Zu An didn't know what was going on either. After all, he hadn't been cultivating for very long, so his knowledge in this area was definitely not as good as Pei Mianman's, who had been cultivating in a large family since childhood.
“There’s something even stranger,” Pei Mianman said. “That Mosquito Daoist should at least be a Grandmaster, so why did you only increase your cultivation by two ranks after absorbing all of her cultivation?”
"Is increasing by two ranks really that little?" Zu An was taken aback. He knew that the number of Yuan Qi Fruits required for each of the formations after the fifth rank was astronomical. Now that he had reached the seventh rank, the demand was even more astronomical. So he was already very surprised that he could improve by this much.
“Of course it’s rare. Mosquito Daoist is a Grandmaster, and she may have already reached the threshold of a Great Grandmaster. Her cultivation is so extraordinary, yet she only improved by 2 ranks. Could it be that she suffered too much loss along the way?” Pei Mianman looked puzzled.
"Most likely." Zu An had studied physics and knew that most of the energy conversion was wasted, so how could he possibly absorb all of Mosquito Taoist's power?
Pei Mianman stared at him for a while: "There might be another possibility."
Zu An looked puzzled, and the other party continued, "Your seventh rank, third stage cultivation level is probably different from that of normal cultivators, and is likely far superior to that of others. In the past few days, whether you were fighting that Mr. Jiaqian or Mr. Wen, your cultivation level was clearly lower than mine, but you posed the greatest threat to them. Moreover, you never showed any signs of exhaustion throughout the entire process, so your combat power is definitely far beyond your actual level. This must be due to the wonders of the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture."
“Exhausted vitality?” Zu An was taken aback.
“Yes,” Pei Mianman said with a strange expression, “Although one can communicate with heaven and earth at the eighth rank, it is only a short-term communication and cannot last. Only by reaching the Grandmaster level can one communicate with heaven and earth at any time, making the vital energy endless and not having to worry about the depletion of vital energy during battle.”
“For cultivators like us, no matter how powerful we are, once our vital energy is exhausted, we basically have no fighting power left. But you don’t seem to have this problem from beginning to end, and I didn’t see you take any vital energy replenishing medicine in the middle.”
Zaun finally understood; it all boils down to mana regeneration, or the restoration of internal energy in the world of martial arts.
However, he has fought countless bloody battles in the past, and it seems that he has never been troubled by the depletion of his vital energy.
"You're only realizing this now?" Mi Li's cold snort echoed in my mind.
Zu'an was overjoyed: "Empress, you're awake?"
"Hmph, you and that dead mosquito were making such a racket just now, how could I not wake up? Originally, you had never used the 'Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique' before, and you might not have been able to out-swallow the other party. Fortunately, you are smart enough." Mi Li's tone was full of praise.
"Of course!" Zuan said with some pride. "By the way, you just said I don't have the problem of energy depletion?"
Mi Li replied, "There are two reasons. First, in addition to restoring physical injuries, the 'Primordial Chaos Scripture' can also restore vital energy. Second, your 'Phoenix Nirvana Scripture' has also stored a massive amount of vital energy in your body, which is difficult to use up at your current level. Otherwise, why do you think the 'Phoenix Nirvana Scripture' is so difficult to upgrade? Because each small level requires countless times more vital energy than an ordinary cultivator."
Zuan's heart stirred. He had previously used 700 Yuan Qi Fruits to raise Daji to the peak of the fourth rank, but 700 Yuan Qi Fruits were not even a fraction of what he needed for the later magic array.
Mi Li then sighed: "Legend has it that if the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture is cultivated to its ultimate level, one can attain immortality. For tens of thousands of years, no matter how powerful a cultivator becomes, they can only increase their lifespan. There is no true immortality. So it is no wonder that the Phoenix Nirvana Scripture is so difficult to cultivate. Normally speaking, the massive amount of vital energy required at the end is simply impossible to cultivate successfully."
"But you happen to have all sorts of other extraordinary encounters that I envy. Maybe you'll actually be able to master them and achieve immortality."
Zuan asked in confusion, "Haven't you lived for tens of thousands of years? Isn't that considered immortality?"
“Of course not,” Mi Li replied. “My situation is different. Being sealed in the underground palace back then wasn’t without its advantages. The time flow was very slow within the seal. Although from your perspective I’ve lived for tens of thousands of years, in reality, for me, I haven’t lived through that long period of time. In a sense, it’s like I just took a nap.”
Zuan laughed: "I thought she was an old hag, but I didn't expect her mental age to be just a little girl in her teens. Come on, call me good brother."
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That's all for today. I need to think carefully about the later parts of the story in the capital over the next couple of days.
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