10 All Things Return to Their Origin and Form a Great Path

Money, magic, and land were the foundation of cultivation.

The 100-cubic-meter storage bag had been emptied of other materials, and it was being used to store spirit stones.

More than half of the storage bag was occupied by 2.7 million Low-grade spirit stones.

It also contained 100,350 Medium-grade spirit stones, and each one of them flickered with spirit energy.

In addition, there were 11,200 High-grade spirit stones, 125 Spirit Crystals, and 11 Chalcedony Beads.

This wealth was the foundation for his future cultivation.

After carefully putting away the big storage bag, Zhang Li looked at the rest of the 10-cubic-meter storage bags.

One bag had all kinds of pills, and another bag had all kinds of magical materials.

Talismans, array disks, magical tools, and other resources were all stored in different storage bags.

After checking them all, he felt much more at ease. Satisfied, he put each bag away and left only one storage bag on the table.

This one held all kinds of booklets.

These were cultivation booklets that he had exchanged his contribution points for in the library.

Taking a deep breath, Zhang Li took out four booklets and placed them on the long table.

Each cultivation technique was worth more than 10 contribution points.

Compared with the Misty Cloud Sect's basic Quiet Cloud Mist Technique, which he had cultivated, these cultivation techniques were much stronger.

The limit for the Quiet Cloud Mist Technique was Level 5 of the Spirit Refinement Realm.

Zhang Li's immortal cultivation was about to reach that very realm.

Therefore, he needed to choose a new technique to continue his cultivation.

Aside from cultivating martial arts techniques in the past month, Zhang Li had spent most of his time studying the various books and booklets he had brought from the library.

Right now, there were a few cultivation techniques before him. He had copied them down after many rounds of selection, but it was still difficult for him to choose.

[Thousand Autumns Cloud Wave Technique]

It was one of the Misty Cloud Sect's inherited cultivation techniques. It gathered the power of True Essence like waves and focused on letting nature take its course.

This technique could be cultivated to Level 1 of the Foundation Establishment Realm. Then, the cultivator would be connected to the secret cultivation method of the Misty Cloud Sect's inner court, the Myriad Valleys Mysterious Technique.

It was a precious cultivation technique that could lead straight to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Unfortunately, he could only reach Level 1 of the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The subsequent cultivation techniques were secrets of the inner court, and they were all placed on the second floor of the library. How could Zhang Li, an outer court disciple, have the chance to obtain them?

Anyway, if he could enter the Foundation Establishment realm, he would be able to cultivate this technique. At the very least, the Foundation Establishment Realm would give him 300 years of lifespan and a chance to return to the cultivation world.

However, with his golden touch that could fuse all things and so much wealth in his storage bag, how could Zhang Li willingly stop at the Foundation Establishment Realm?

He put down the Thousand Autumn Cloud Wave Technique and looked at another one.

[Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force]

This was a body-tempering technique. He had copied it because it could be used as a reference for martial arts cultivation.

It tempered the body and condensed the strength of nine bulls and two tigers into one elephant. He would have the strength of nine elephants once he entered the Foundation Establishment Realm.

It was a pity that this physical technique could only go as far as the Foundation Establishment Realm. Plus, there were no details on merging the strength of nine elephants into one person.

If it really involved the cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Realm, this cultivation technique would not have been on the first floor of the library.

[Green Lotus Sword Technique.]

He could condense green lotus sword energy and enter the Foundation establishment Realm with this technique.

The way of the sword had always been simple and sharp. There were many sword cultivators in the world of cultivation. It was mainly because sword practitioners were known to have the best combat strength among those of the same level.

However, the Green Lotus Sword Technique was not particularly profound. It only emphasized the understanding of the sword path.

Zhang Li had only cultivated a set of entry-level sword techniques, so how could he have any comprehension of the sword path?

Therefore, it would probably be very difficult to cultivate this technique.

The fourth booklet contained a cultivation technique called the Pure Element Condensation Technique. It was a cultivation technique that a senior had written down when he was at Level 9 of the Spirit Refinement Realm. He had no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm.

This technique purified one's cultivation and repeated the process until one's cultivation was pure to the extreme. From there, one could break through the shackles and step into the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Not only did this booklet record how to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, but it also recorded how to reach the Gold Core Realm.

However, these were all the fantasies of a Level 9 Spirit Refinement cultivator who could not break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. He did not even know what the Foundation Establishment Realm was like, so how could he talk about the Gold Core Realm?

Nevertheless, Zhang Li copied down the cultivation technique. Firstly, among so many cultivation techniques, very few who could dabble in the Foundation Establishment Realm. Secondly, he felt that this senior's "nonsense" seemed to make sense.

Was cultivation not about purifying one's strength and accumulating it?

When all things returned to their origin, they formed a great cultivation path.

He looked at the four cultivation techniques and could not decide.

The Thousand Autumn Cloud Wave Technique was easy and stable, the Divine Elephant Body Condensing Force was powerful, and the Green Lotus Sword Technique was powerful. The Pure Element Condensation Technique gave him a chance of survival.

"I really want both…"

Putting the four cultivation techniques together, Zhang Li patted his forehead and sighed.

His eyes lit up.

He stood up and walked around the quiet room a few times before he slowly sat down in front of the long table. A smile appeared on his face.

"The mindset of a small farmer isn't good."

"Now that I have plenty of spirit stones and time, I can cultivate however I want. I can't believe I'm still worrying about which cultivation technique to choose.

"I'll just cultivate these four cultivation techniques at the same time!" Zhang Li punched the long table fiercely and shouted.

With his mind clear, Zhang Li instantly felt refreshed. The True Essence in his blood, spirit energy, and meridians surged.

It was a sign that his cultivation was about to break through!

Cultivation was inseparable from enlightenment, so the words of his seniors were indeed true!

Zhang Li's face lit up. He waved his hand, and jade bottles landed on the long table before him.

He had consumed the Clear Jade Pill during the early stages of the Spirit Refinement Realm. It contained a trace of spirit energy and had a mild medicinal effect. It could increase the efficiency of converting a trace of spirit energy into True Essence.

The price of this pill was not high, as fifteen pills only cost one spirit stone.

Back when Zhang Li was sweeping the goods in the various trading companies, he bought no less than 20,000 Clear Jade Pills.

He poured out the pills from the jade bottle and placed them in his palm. Then, he held them gently.

"Fusion!"

In a flash of azure light, the ten Clear Jade Pills fused into one. They transformed into a single pill that glowed with a green light.

This was a Pure Jade Essence Pill!

It was obtained after purifying the medicinal strength of the Clear Jade Pill by 10 times. Its medicinal strength was rich and gentle, with very few impurities. It did not only nourish the meridians, but it also increased the concentration of True Essence. It was most suitable for mortals to advance in their cultivation if they were in a bottleneck situation.

The Pure Jade Essence Pill was sold for at least two spirit stones in the market.

Only the inner court disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect were willing to cultivate with this pill.

After putting the Pure Jade Essence Pill into his mouth, Zhang Li sat cross-legged and began to circulate the True Essence in his body.

As he raised his hand, dozens of sparkling spirit stones around him flew down and shattered one by one.

A single cultivation session cost dozens of spirit stones. Such luxury was only available to the top second-generation cultivators.

The steaming spirit energy turned into clouds and mist that enveloped his body. Then, it condensed into whirlpools and poured into his body.

Unknowingly, the aura around his body began to slowly change. It became more mysterious and unfathomable.

...

Yuan Chen Hall was Jing Yang Temple's main hall, which enshrined the Supreme Elder's jade tablet and a plaque honoring the masters from heaven and earth.

The sandalwood hall was simple and dignified, with upturned eaves, golden tiles, and white walls.

Jing Yang Temple had been passed down for thousands of years. It had the majesty and grandeur that a cultivation sect should have.

Right then, the head of Jing Yang Temple, Wang Qingyang, was frowning in the hall. He was wearing light green cultivator robes with a golden lotus crown.

The two spirit stones that Elder Yuanqing had brought back from Zhang Li were on the long table beside. There was also a fish scale the size of a copper coin with a faint red glow.

Meanwhile, Elder Yuanqing was standing next to another cultivator in his fifties. The cultivator was wearing white cultivator robes and carrying a greenish-black longsword on his back.

"This Great Elder is pretty generous." After a long silence, Wang Qingyang shook his head and muttered.

His words made the two people grin.

Two spirit stones were worth four thousand taels of gold, and that was enough to feed an entire city for half a month.

Most importantly, it contained spirit energy that could help one cultivate the immortal path. A spirit stone could make grandmasters and martial arts sects fight to the death.

Zhang Li had given such a precious item to Jing Yang Temple without even blinking.

It was really hard to fathom.

"Send these two spirit stones to the storeroom." Wang Qingyang tapped the table.

A middle-aged cultivator in green robes walked forward and carefully held the two spirit stones in his hands before bowing and retreating.

"With these, Jing Yang Temple now has 60 spirit stones in its reserve, right?"

Looking at the middle-aged cultivator who left the hall, Elder Yuanqing turned his head and said, "I wonder how many pieces our great elder still has."

These words made the cultivator next to him change his expression, and anticipation filled his eyes.

Wang Qingyang waved his hand and glared at Elder Yuanqing. "How many spirit stones can a cultivator who's been banished to the mortal world have?"

Jing Yang Temple was a sect that guarded other sects, so he naturally knew the information of the disciples who guarded it.

They were all existences at the bottom of the cultivation world. It would be good if they had three to five spirit stones.

Based on this calculation, Zhang Li should not have more than three spirit stones left.

"Just pay more attention to those immortal cultivators. There are more than a hundred of them in the Zhao state. As long as we can gather half of the spirit stones in their hands and send them to Jing Yang Temple, our immortal cultivation will also be settled."

Wang Qingyang's words made the two others nod.

The core members of Jing Yang Temple consisted of both immortal and martial arts cultivators, so they naturally needed spirit stones.

Activating Jing Yang Temple's magical tool, the Vitality Suppressing Whip, consumed a lot of True Essence and required a reserve of spirit stones.

As the guardian sect of Zhao, it was only right for them to take half of the spirit stones.

This was the strength that Jing Yang Temple should have.

Elder Yuanqing cupped his hands and solemnly said, "Senior Brother, you're right. I'll get the Foreign Affairs Hall to supervise this matter and use all the power of the sect's power. We can't let those spirit stones get away. "

Wang Qingyang nodded and looked at the table beside him. He reached out and picked up the fish scale that was the size of a copper coin.

Faint spirit light flashed on his fingertips, and as the spirit light and fish scales intertwined, sparks seemed to flash.

"Demon."