Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 31: Hirudo Water

The spiritual water extracted from the body of the first-tier mid-grade water-attribute demon beast Red Willow Leech is indeed important and has a wide range of uses. It can restore the mana in the dantian, assist in the improvement of cultivation, and has no side effects. It can be called a panacea suitable for mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

In addition, spiritual water is quite popular in the market. It is said that by adding it through certain special means, it can effectively increase the success rate of refining weapons and alchemy.

Unfortunately, the Red Willow Leech was no pushover either. Even with his Qi Refining Level 4 cultivation and his dantian mana at its peak, he was still not strong enough to kill two in a row, let alone today.

If one continues to search for other red willow leeches that may be lurking in this place because of greed for leech spirit water, that would be a truly irresponsible act of putting oneself in danger.

"First, refine the eleven drops of mid-grade first-level leech spirit water. Not only will the mana in your dantian be restored to its original state, but your cultivation at the fourth level of Qi Refining will also be effectively improved."

"Although red willow leeches are rare, they are known for being difficult to find. This red willow area is also known for its barrenness, so it will not attract the attention of other cultivators in the short term."

Tong Bingfeng forcibly suppressed the greed in his heart, turned around and walked out of the Red Willow District, preparing to come back to hunt other Red Willow Leeches that might be hiding somewhere when he was fully prepared.

Half an hour later, Tong Bingfeng, carrying the Azure Water Sword on his back and the Leech Spirit Water hidden in his bosom, returned to the small courtyard without attracting the attention of any cultivators. He couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the futon, calm his mind, and prepare to refine the famous Leech Spirit Water and personally experience its effects.

Previously, the effects of leech spirit water were all rumors circulating in the market, and these rumors came from different cultivators who spoke with great certainty. The descriptions of the effects varied greatly from one another to the next. Naturally, cultivators who had actually experienced refining leech spirit water would not easily spread these details.

Moreover, given Tong Bingfeng's cultivation level of the fourth level of Qi Refining, the circles she comes into contact with would also make it impossible for her to have any substantial contact with cultivators at the level of refining leech spirit water.

"Does it live up to its name, or does it fall short? Let's try to compare them today."

"Even if it's slightly inferior in terms of aiding cultivation, you can still choose to sell it in the market and exchange it for some suitable mid-grade first-tier spirit pills."

Tong Bingfeng certainly had high expectations for the effects of the leech spirit water, but he was not without options. If the effects of directly refining the spirit water did not meet his expectations, he would sell it immediately.

In short, from any perspective, after careful comparison and consideration, we will definitely choose the appropriate path to maximize the benefits of Hirudo medicinalis, without wasting a single drop.

A quarter of an hour later, Tong Bingfeng circulated the Water Spirit Technique throughout the day, refining the spiritual energy that had dissipated in the room. His spirit and energy were slightly restored before he carefully took out the jade bottle containing the leech spirit water from his bosom.

"Hirudo Spirit Water, Divided, Imperial Edict"

Tong Bingfeng did not pour out the leech spirit water directly from the jade bottle. Instead, after opening the bottle cap, he used a rather uncommon water-retrieving technique recorded in the "Water Spirit Technique" to extract a complete drop from the jade bottle without damaging the quality of the spirit water itself.

"The leech spirit water is crystal clear, with a misty aura swirling around it. Its quality is top-notch among those of the same grade, and because it has been stored in the body of the red willow leech for a long time, it is free of any impurities."

After carefully examining the situation, Tong Bingfeng no longer hesitated. He opened his mouth wide, and a suction force came. Under the pull of the suction force, the spiritual water entered his mouth directly, went down his throat, and went straight into the cultivator's stomach.

The leech spirit water itself has no taste. When it enters the mouth, it is no different from drinking water. Most importantly, it has no trace of the fishy smell or bloody smell of demonic beasts.

"boom"

After the leech spirit water entered the stomach and intestines, it burst open instantly. The pure water-attribute spiritual power contained within it permeated the cultivator's entire abdomen and expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Tong Bingfeng felt a peculiar coolness filling his abdomen. The rich and pure water-attribute spiritual power quickly invaded his entire body and actively merged into the meridians through the Great Circulation of the Water Spirit Technique. After being purified by the Great Circulation, it became part of the dantian's magical power, quickly filling the empty dantian with water-blue magical power again.

As for the other pure water-attribute spiritual energy that could not be fully refined in a short time, although it could not dissipate into the world for a while due to the natural seal of the physical body, some of it was still indispensable and actively integrated into Tong Bingfeng's physical body to strengthen certain special parts.

After all, during the years of cultivation before this, the refinement of spiritual power was basically done piecemeal, and there was never such an abundance as the refinement of leech spirit water today.

Each time a cultivator's cultivation level increases within the Qi Refining stage, a certain amount of mana will overflow from their dantian. As the level rises, the improvement in the quality of the cultivator's physical body is also visible to the naked eye.

However, compared to some cultivators who have a constant supply of spiritual energy to nourish them, the physical body of a rogue cultivator like Tong Bingfeng is undoubtedly slightly inferior.

This time, by utilizing the pure water-attribute spiritual power contained within the leech spirit water to provide sufficient nourishment to the cultivator's physical body, it can be considered a way to make up for shortcomings in another sense, and it cannot be considered a waste. Therefore, Tong Bingfeng was naturally happy to see this happen.

Although Tong Bingfeng had focused his cultivation efforts on improving his cultivation level over the years, he was also fully aware of the importance of his physical body.

Of course, nourishing the body with spiritual energy and thus improving its overall physical qualities is not something that can be achieved overnight; it requires long-term investment.

Therefore, Tong Bingfeng did not focus too much on nourishing his physical body. Instead, he concentrated on circulating his energy throughout his body to refine the extremely rich water-attribute spiritual power within him.

Time flows like a river, never ceasing day or night; this is especially evident for monks.

Cultivators are undoubtedly happy during their cultivation journey. The abundance and pure spiritual energy that can be readily supplied during cultivation makes it irresistible for every cultivator.

The Water Spirit Technique is not of a high grade, and its records of various cultivation common sense are incomplete. Tong Bingfeng needs to spend time and effort to supplement most of them in his daily cultivation. However, its upright and peaceful characteristics are its greatest advantage.

After each major cycle of energy circulation is completed, streams of pure water-attribute magic power will be added to the dantian in an orderly manner.

Every drop of water-attribute magic power refined can be guaranteed to unleash sufficient destructive power at the first moment under the cultivator's command.

Of course, during the Qi Refining stage of cultivation, the overall mana is still in a gaseous state. The term "drop" is just an adjective. Only when one achieves Foundation Establishment can liquid mana appear in the dantian. This is a qualitative improvement, which requires sufficient opportunity and chance to achieve.

For a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator like Tong Bingfeng, who was penniless and destitute, achieving liquid mana was still an unattainable goal.