Chapter 309 Old Wu in the Mid-Stage of Fusion
Zhong Cai did not rush to pick these precious herbs, but instead roughly noted down their requirements.
At the same time, he turned to look at Wu Shaogan and asked, "Old Wu, it seems that only level nine can move things themselves. Do you think I should pick out some level eight and send them to suitable environments as well?"
Wu Shaogan already understood what his wife, A Cai, was thinking, so he smiled slightly, deliberately made a gesture of rolling up his sleeves, and said, "I'll go with A Cai."
Zhong Cai immediately beamed with joy, hugged Wu Shaogan around the waist, pointed in a certain direction, and said loudly, "Then let's go move it!"
Wu Shaogan also raised his voice slightly: "Good!"
The next moment, Wu Shaogan darted away, putting his arm around Zhong Cai and heading towards the "a hundred years in a day" herb garden.
Level 7 and 8 rare herbs, especially those that require increasing their medicinal lifespan, are mostly grown here.
Some level 7 herbs can now be moved to regular herb gardens, while level 8 herbs will be divided up. Some common herbs can be planted on suitable mountain peaks, and the special ones will be moved separately...
In the ancient city's medicinal garden, if it's just the planting of ordinary medicinal herbs, it can be done simply by thinking.
However, higher-grade medicinal herbs require specific planting techniques, which necessitate manual labor.
The couple were mainly in charge of directing, and most of the work was done by the level eight puppets—they could also perform many delicate operations.
The two now have eight level-eight puppets at their disposal, and they are all working together.
After a day or two of busy work, all the medicinal herbs were finally arranged.
Zhong Cai mainly relies on talking, but it's still quite tiring.
Wu Shaogan reached out and put his arm around him, letting him rest against his chest, and then gently stroked his hair to comfort him.
Zhong Cai let out a breath and said with a smile, "I'm a little tired, but look at all these medicinal herbs covering the mountains, valleys, and fields, it's just so wonderful!"
Wu Shaogan looked around and indeed saw excellent medicinal herbs everywhere, with their fragrant aroma filling the air and making people feel relaxed and happy.
It's definitely a sight that A-Cai would like.
Wu Shaogan himself didn't have any particular fondness for hoarding medicinal herbs, but seeing A Cai so happy, he couldn't help but smile as well.
Zhong Cai grasped Wu Shaogan's hand and bounced around several times before she could barely express her feelings at that moment.
Wu Shaogan let him pull him around, his eyes full of tenderness.
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After processing the medicinal herbs, the two walked through many palaces.
Manipulating with his mind, with their bedroom as the center, the left circle outside is the resource hall, and the right circle is the cultivation room.
The most effective place to simulate lightning tribulation is also placed together with the palace related to body tempering cultivation.
Basically, I've looked at all the training rooms.
At each stop, the ancient city's consciousness provides a detailed introduction.
Many things that didn't exist before, or weren't detailed enough, have appeared.
For example, there was a place specifically for Wu Shaogan to practice archery.
It can set up countless types of targets, and Wu Shaogan can adjust them continuously according to his archery skills, whatever he needs.
It will also simulate arrows of various materials, which Wu Shaogan can pick up at will and quickly choose the most suitable ones to use—including arrows formed by some secret techniques, and at the same time recommend the name of the secret technique—some secret techniques even contain related inheritance!
Although the total number of inheritances is not large, it is still quite terrifying.
However, the simulated arrows are not real. Leaving aside those formed by secret techniques, if Wu Shaogan takes a liking to a physical arrow, he will need to find the materials himself and forge it in the weapon pool...
Another example is the place where Zhong Cai practiced his secret techniques.
Because his secret techniques are related to stars and the five elements, there will even be simulated night skies and stars, allowing him to comprehend and hone his skills.
There are also options suitable for both of them.
For example, the [Secret Technique Derivation Simulation Room] —
Some highly promising secret techniques require continuous understanding and insights to upgrade their level. Although the general direction remains the same, the deductions made on one's own may not be the best. Often, this can lead to failed deductions, causing the cultivator to suffer great losses and have to start all over again.
Nowadays, cultivators can create a dummy that is exactly like themselves in such a cultivation room and manipulate the dummy to practice their deductions—the dummy is not a real cultivator, so it can be completed quickly and the results can be shown.
For example, the [Self-Created Secret Technique Simulation Room]—
The cultivator also simulates a dummy, which quickly completes and displays the cultivator's ideas, and provides the cultivator with pre-emptive corrections.
There is also a [Danshu Simulation Room] that is very suitable for Zhong Cai himself.
There are many things that can be simulated here. As long as Zhong Cai brings a set of the medicinal materials she needs into the room, she can replicate many identical medicinal materials.
Even if these medicinal herbs look incredibly realistic, they can't actually be used to refine pills. They can only be used by alchemists to hone their skills. Once an alchemist feels they've reached a certain level of proficiency, they'll still need to use real medicinal herbs for refining.
There is a very slight inconsistency between the simulated medicinal materials and the real ones, but only alchemists with extremely strong talent can detect it—just like Zhong Cai, who couldn't wait to conduct an experiment.
Zhong Cai prepared all the ingredients for the Disguise Pill and simulated its effects. After refining it several times, she then used the real pill and noticed the subtle difference in feel.
However, Zhong Cai was well aware of the difference and could adjust quickly without causing him any confusion. Afterwards, he only needed to make slight adjustments to return to normal.
Overall, it only benefits him and does him no harm.
This ability to simulate medicinal herbs may not be very useful for Zhong Cai now, but it will be different after she reaches a few more levels.
When he reaches level seven or eight, the collection of medicinal herbs will be more dangerous and difficult. Some rare pill formulas require very few medicinal herbs, and it is impossible to collect enough for him to practice. That's why this simulation is useful.
If you reach level nine...
That would be so convenient!
Moreover, if Zhong Cai wants to create his own pill formula, he can bring his conjectures here to conduct simulations. After taking out all the medicinal materials he might need, he can practice extensively!
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As they walked and looked around, they both felt quite satisfied.
Suddenly, they all stopped in their tracks.
Both of their gazes fell upon the small hall in front of them.
Zhong Cai blinked: "This place seems to be for assisting Nirvana Peak cultivators in advancing to the Heavenly Realm..."
Wu Shaogan was also slightly surprised, and added, "...the place where one can perceive the universe."
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The Tongtian Realm actually means "connected with heaven and earth".
To put it more bluntly, it means to perceive certain rules of the universe, and then a certain rhythm of cultivation around the body resonates with the universe. Then, the soul seems to naturally enter a vast universe, and can freely mobilize the energy between the universe.
As for what kind of rules one will come to understand, that's hard to say.
This might be something the cultivator has a clear understanding of, or it might simply be something they haven't fully grasped yet, but which has indeed resonated with them...
Ultimately, it was the cultivators themselves who "saw" those rules, and touched and collected some of their essence.
Or perhaps there are even more strange mysteries.
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Neither Zhong Cai nor Wu Shaogan, with their current strength, could even begin to grasp the essence of it. Furthermore, the methods of advancing to the Tongtian realm and comprehending the rules vary greatly among cultivators.
Without firsthand experience, one simply cannot understand, and even with firsthand experience, it is difficult to explain clearly—and there is no guarantee that it may affect the cultivators who hear the story.
After all, the rules that each cultivator is compatible with are at least subtly different.
In short, it's mysterious and enigmatic.
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The small hall in front of us is still closed, to prevent the two masters of the ancient city from entering it out of curiosity and accidentally comprehending the universe, which could lead to a collapse of their consciousness.
However, both Zhong and Wu understood that once they reached the peak of Nirvana, they could go into seclusion.
This can help them accelerate their advancement to the Heavenly Realm.
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Zhong Cai murmured, "What a wonderful place!"
Wu Shaogan's eyes brightened slightly as he said, "In the future, you and I will have more ways to cultivate."
The two were very excited, but mostly joyful.
Each evolution of the ancient city brought them a variety of auxiliary methods. As long as they used them to the fullest extent, their future cultivation would not be a smooth road, but it would certainly remove a large number of obstacles.
Very practical.
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The two looked at the small hall for a while and found it increasingly mysterious.
Then, without hesitation, they left hand in hand.
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After their busy work, the upgrade of the ancient city has been completed, and the changes in the ancient city have been completely stabilized.
Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan also arrived at the last place.
In front of the inner city gate tower.
When they arrived earlier, the ancient mirror above the city gate, where the plaque stood, was shrouded in mist, as if some invisible force was constantly wiping it, seemingly trying to make it bright again.
And now, it is indeed completely bright.
Zhong Cai's eyes were bright. She gripped Wu Shaogan's hand tightly and said, "The mirror has indeed been upgraded along with the ancient city."
Wu Shaogan nodded.
Zhong Cai added, "Through this upgrade, the ancient city, which was slowly adapting to the top-tier continent, has now fully adapted."
Wu Shaogan nodded again.
Then, the two looked at each other.
They said almost in unison, "We'll never be apart again."
After they finished speaking, they both laughed again.
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As expected of a top-tier continent, even though the ancient city fully adapted, its functions were still greatly limited.
Unlike its near-unbridled behavior on the Flying Star Continent, the Ancient City, as a mid-grade level nine mystic artifact, has seen its functions improved, but its scope has also shrunk or some functions have been reduced accordingly.
Mirrors can still see into all things, and even into energy fields of level nine.
However, the lower the level, the clearer the scene can be seen, while the higher the level, the more blurred it is.
The mirror can still sense treasures and locate people, reaching a maximum level of nine.
However, for treasures, the lower the level, the clearer the route and the more choices there are. The higher the level, the shorter the route, and the destination of the route may only show a general area.
The mirror's ability to detect malice and rank objects still exists.
Because the population of the top continent is much larger, it is very difficult to screen people, so often only their name, gender and cultivation level are displayed at the same time, and no other information is displayed.
Therefore, we need to use the mirror to search for the person by name, narrowing down the search area further.
The mirror also has the function of communicating with Taoist soldiers and reflecting their images.
However, for this function to be fully utilized, the distance between the Dao soldiers and the two ancient city masters must not exceed two million li.
...This is actually quite far away.
The communication function between the two mirror keys has been restored, as has the transmission function.
but……
Video calls and communications are only permitted when the distance between the two parties does not exceed two million miles.
Once the distance is exceeded, the location of the other party will be displayed, and a reminder will be given when the distance is within reach.
If the two owners of the ancient city are within a hundred miles, one of them can be teleported directly to the ancient city that the other is in.
If you are more than 100 miles away, you can only teleport 100 miles in the direction of the other party, wait for the mirror to recover its energy, and then teleport again until you can teleport into the ancient city.
In addition, there are also restrictions on the number of times various functions can be used.
If it's a search function, it can search three to five times, or even seven or eight times. Once it exceeds that, it will take a lot of Xuan Stones to replenish its energy before it can continue to be used. If you wait for it to recover its energy on its own, you will have to wait a few more days until the energy is full before you can continue to use it.
If it's a teleportation function, you can only teleport 100 li per day. If you exceed that, you'll have to spend Xuan Stones. However, the energy will recover relatively quickly, so you can truly teleport 100 li every day.
It is also important to note that you should never use a mirror to spy on a cultivator who has undergone a tribulation of lightning.
Ordinary cultivators who have reached the Heavenly Realm can sense the spying, but may not be able to find the direction of the spying. However, cultivators who have reached the Heavenly Realm through the Thunder Tribulation have a chance to catch it—they need to inform the mirror with their thoughts before searching it, so that the mirror will avoid the cultivator who has reached the Heavenly Realm through the Thunder Tribulation.
In addition, the two ancient city masters can teleport when they are both inside the secret realm, but if one is inside and the other is outside, they will be separated by space - they can teleport again after they come out.
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The upgrades and changes in the ancient city brought peace of mind to Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan.
Even on a top-tier continent, the two wouldn't desperately search for each other anymore, and even if they accidentally separated, they wouldn't be considered truly separated.
What a relief!
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Having seen everything they needed to see, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan prepared to leave the ancient city.
Suddenly, Wu Shaogan stopped in his tracks.
Zhong Cai turned his head and asked, "Old Wu, what's wrong..." But before he could finish speaking, he had a premonition and immediately pressed, "Old Wu, are you about to break through to a minor realm?"
Wu Shaogan took a deep breath, his aura surging continuously, and the faint pain of his primordial soul merging with his companion treasure was also faintly visible.
Without hesitation, Zhong Cai stuffed a handful of pain-relieving pills into his mouth, took his hand, and focused her thoughts on him.
The two appeared in front of a training room.
Zhong Cai pushed Wu Shaogan further inside.
Wu Shaogan immediately entered the hall.
Zhong Cai smiled and waved: "Go, Lao Wu!"
Wu Shaogan smiled in response and quickly sat down cross-legged to meditate.
Countless energies of heaven and earth swirled around him, constantly swirling and condensing until they almost formed a funnel.
Wu Shaogan absorbed a large amount of energy from the funnel, turning it into his own resources.
The primordial spirit slowly and steadily merged into the ancient city, making its fusion rate exceed 30%. This was a sign that it had officially entered the mid-stage of fusion and could continue to accumulate.
Wu Shaogan calmly manipulated the energy of heaven and earth, sensing his strength gradually increasing.
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Zhong Cai stood quietly outside the palace, staring at the door without moving.
After a short while, he also sat down cross-legged.
Perhaps because the two had cultivated together for many years and their auras were connected, Zhong Cai could sense that her master Wu's cultivation was progressing smoothly.
Zhong Cai was in a very good mood.
Old Wu advanced quickly. I wonder if he can make it into the top two when the Sky Ranking is ranked again next time?
The top two are not too far apart in terms of combat power. If Lao Wu can rank second next time, then the day when he can knock down the first place will not be far away... And if he is still in third place, then after Lao Wu breaks through again, he may knock down the two at once.
As Zhong Cai was lost in thought, she unconsciously began to circulate her internal energy.
He was startled right from the start.
Wow, that's fast!
The speed at which the energy of heaven and earth entered his body was at least three times faster than before!
That's incredibly efficient.
The pursuit of aptitude by countless cultivators is indeed very reasonable...
Zhong Cai slowly exhaled, unable to help but think: Could this be the cultivation speed of Old Wu in his early years? It's really too fast!
He then thought about how, after he and Old Wu's talents became equal, the speed at which the two of them could move the energy of heaven and earth...
Zhong Cai couldn't help but complain: "To Lao Wu, what's the difference between that and a snail!"
It's truly thanks to Lao Wu's good mentality that he was able to hold on through the highs, the lows, and the slow pace...
He truly lives up to his reputation as the main villain in the original book!
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Wu Shaogan's breakthrough this time wasn't a major one, but because he needed time to adjust to his body after the breakthrough, he stayed in the training room for a while longer.
Naturally, Zhong Cai had already received the news from him, so she wasn't too worried.
The restoration of the ancient city brought Zhong Cai a great sense of security.
While Wu Shaogan was diligently cultivating, Zhong Cai still had the mind to refine pills on the spot, and tried to refine several batches of disguise pills.
Zhong Cai has now gained a lot of experience in refining level 5 pills. Unless it is a very special pill or a very obscure formula, Zhong Cai's mastery speed is superhuman.
So even in just one or two days, Zhong Cai was still able to refine this new elixir!
This is mainly because the method of using the Disguise Pill is not very difficult. Some minor problems that are difficult for other alchemists to overcome are easily solved by Zhong Cai.
However, no matter how skilled he was, the time was still too short, and it took four hours to produce a batch of pills. So even if he managed to produce the pills, the quality of the pills was not high.
Most of them are only of the lower to middle grade.
At this point, Zhong Cai no longer had time to hone his alchemy skills.
Because Wu Shaogan has emerged from the pass.
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Zhong Cai sensed it in advance and immediately cleaned up the alchemy furnace and put it away. With a leap, she landed right in the arms of Wu Shaogan, who had just walked out of the palace.
Wu Shaogan smiled broadly and caught Zhong Cai.
At this moment, Wu Shaogan exuded a powerful aura, stood tall and elegant, his black hair flowing freely, and was extremely handsome.
Zhong Cai looked up and was immediately stunned.
Wu Shaogan couldn't help but pinch his cheek.
Zhong Cai then realized what was happening and couldn't help but shout, "Old Wu, your disguise is gone!"
Wu Shaogan smiled, touched his face, and said with a laugh, "It's really gone."
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Although the pill could change one's appearance for quite a long time, it shouldn't have changed back so quickly. However, Wu Shaogan underwent a breakthrough, and during the breakthrough, the effects of the pill were expelled, thus losing its disguise effect.
Therefore, when Wu Shaogan walked out of the cultivation room, he had already returned to his original appearance.
That exceptionally handsome face that dazzled Zhong Cai at first glance.
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Zhong Cai glanced at Wu Shaogan, then glanced at him again, and then glanced at him once more…
Wu Shaogan chuckled and said, "Don't you recognize me, A-Cai?"
Zhong Cai sighed seriously and said, "It's not that I don't recognize you. Every time I see your new face, I always imagine what you look like now." His tone was wistful. "Now that I actually see you, you're quite..."
Wu Shaogan raised an eyebrow: "Really?"
Zhong Cai said, "I really miss it."
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That is indeed the case.
Wu Shaogan's ability to disguise himself saved him a lot of trouble. At first, Zhong Cai was very interested when she saw Wu Shaogan create a handsome face in a different style, and even thought that she could have a lot of fun with it. But after a few days, Zhong Cai got tired of looking at that new face.
Zhong Cai began to miss Wu Shaogan's original face.
Moreover, for Zhong Cai, only this face truly matched his husband's, so it was only this face that he could look at endlessly without getting tired of it...
Now that she's suddenly seen it again at an unexpected moment, how could Zhong Cai not look at it more?
His eyes were practically glued to Wu Shaogan's face!
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Wu Shaogan quickly understood Zhong Cai's thoughts and couldn't help but lower his head slightly, his nose brushing against Zhong Cai's nose.
Their breaths mingled, and both of them felt slightly warm.
Zhong Cai stared intently at Wu Shaogan, her eyes fixed solely on his face.
Zhong Cai was even more stunned when Wu Shaogan smiled gently at him.
So much so that...
When Wu Shaogan picked up Zhong Cai and rolled him into the depths of the bed in the bedroom, he still didn't react.
When exactly did Zhong Cai finally realize what was happening?
It was when Wu Shaogan stripped him naked.
In the instant Zhong Cai came to her senses, she unceremoniously stripped Wu Shaogan naked as well.
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The couple spent a few more days in the ancient city, enjoying each other's company.
At this moment, Zhong Cai and Wu Shaogan left the ancient city and stood in the cultivation room.
Although the two came here mainly to purchase defensive measures, the place is filled with a large amount of natural energy, so they couldn't just waste their money, could they?
Therefore, the two of them drew a large amount of energy into the ancient city and stored it in the cannon turrets on the city wall—in which they synthesized the energy of the cannon muzzles, which is the Xuanjing of different qualities—which could only be synthesized using Xuanzhu and Xuanshi in the past, but can now also be synthesized using rich heaven and earth energy.
There is a daily limit to the amount of energy that can be poured into the cultivation room—no matter how much is used, this amount can be accumulated every day.
The two of them simply collected all this energy, and that was enough if they didn't lose money.
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