txolops Chapter 112 Cultivation Plan, The Choice to Dissipate Power!
Chapter 112 Cultivation Plan, The Choice to Dissipate Power!
He gathered his thoughts and entered Blackrock City.
The city may be small, but it has all the essentials.
Lin Chuan quickly found a shop selling maps and spent one spirit stone to buy a detailed map of Kui Xing Island.
And a map of the surrounding sea area spanning thousands of miles.
The map is clearly marked, showing the distribution of mountains, rivers, towns, markets, and spiritual veins at a glance.
Lin Chuan's gaze fell on an area in the center of the map that was specially marked in red—
Kui Xing City.
Kuixing Island's most prosperous and largest city, and also the core of the entire island.
"Let's go here."
He put away the map, left Blackrock City, summoned the Greywing Boat, and carried his avatar, speeding off in the direction marked on the map.
……
Half an hour later.
On the horizon ahead, three towering peaks rise into the clouds, standing majestically between heaven and earth in a tripod formation.
The three peaks are majestic and pierce the clouds. The mountainsides are shrouded in mist, and pavilions and towers can be faintly seen among them.
The spiritual energy was far more abundant than anywhere else Lin Chuan had seen along the way.
These are the iconic peaks of Kuixing Island: Tianzhu Peak, Tianxiao Peak, and Tianmen Peak.
According to the map, these three peaks are respectively occupied by the island lord of Kui Xing Island (a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator) and two deputy island lords (both early-stage Core Formation cultivators), making them the center of power and resources on the island.
Lin Chuan glanced at it once, then looked away and continued on his way.
They flew for about an hour.
On the horizon ahead, a colossal city surrounded by tall and majestic stone walls slowly came into view.
The city wall is over ten zhang high, and is made entirely of huge bluish-black stone blocks. It stretches to the horizon, completely protecting the entire city.
The city is filled with buildings standing side by side, with pavilions and towers arranged in a staggered pattern, and streets crisscrossing like a chessboard.
Although he had never been there, judging from its imposing presence and the markings on the map in its hand, Lin Chuan concluded—
This city must be Kui Xing City!
Just as the gray-winged boat was about to approach the city wall, Lin Chuan suddenly felt the flying boat beneath his feet sink slightly, as if weight had been added out of thin air.
"No-fly zone"
This is a common protection and control measure in large cities. It usually only allows flying at specific altitudes or in specific areas, and unauthorized intruders will be attacked by the array.
Lin Chuan activated his escape technique and landed on the ground with his avatar, then walked into the city.
……
The streets in Kui Xing City are extremely wide, and at a glance, they are wide enough to accommodate several huge beast-drawn carriages side by side.
The streets are paved with sturdy bluestone slabs, and are flat and clean.
Shops lined both sides of the street, including restaurants, inns, shops selling magical artifacts, shops selling elixirs, shops selling medicinal materials... you name it.
The area was bustling with pedestrians and incredibly lively.
Lin Chuan and his avatar did not linger on the perimeter.
They traversed the bustling streets and alleys, heading straight for the area renowned as the most prosperous cultivator trading district in Kui Xing City and even the entire island—
Beicheng District, Tiandu Street.
Before long, an area completely covered by a huge light shield appeared before us.
The light shield was white and semi-transparent, like an inverted giant bowl, completely covering the entire northern district of Kui Xing City.
The light screen was filled with complex runes and faintly emitted powerful spiritual energy fluctuations, serving as both a symbol and a form of protection.
"Is this Tiandu Street?"
Lin Chuan's heart stirred slightly.
This area is probably as large as hundreds of ordinary streets combined! Even the most prosperous market town of the Yue Kingdom, the Yanyue Sect, pales in comparison to this scale.
However, what is most eye-catching is not this huge light shield.
Instead, it was a colossal building floating above the center of this city, inside the light shield.
It was a pavilion entirely emerald green, as if carved from a single, enormous piece of jade, more than thirty feet above the ground, quietly suspended in the air, emitting a soft and noble fluorescent light.
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"Yunmeng Pavilion".
Lin Chuan recognized the building.
It is said to employ an extremely sophisticated levitation restriction, making it the most prestigious trading venue in Kui Xing City. Those who can enter are either extremely wealthy or powerful.
At this moment, the gates of Yunmeng Pavilion were tightly closed, clearly indicating that it was not open.
Lin Chuan withdrew his gaze and stepped into Tiandu Street.
……
With the divination indicating a warning, he naturally wouldn't go looking for trouble.
Since we can't sell magical artifacts in large quantities, let's do something else.
Lin Chuan, accompanied by his avatar, began to wander through the shops on Tiandu Street. His target was clear—shops selling elixirs, prescriptions, and medicinal herbs.
The pill formulas of Tiannan are considered closely guarded secrets by all major sects, and ordinary cultivators have no access to them.
However, the Chaotic Star Sea is different. The control over pill formulas here is obviously not as strict. Even in some large shops, you can find good pill formulas.
Lin Chuan visited each shop one by one.
If he saw a useful prescription, he would buy it; if he saw a medicinal herb of good quality, he would also buy it.
After wandering around for most of the day, he had more than a dozen pill formulas in his hands, ranging from the early to late stages of Foundation Establishment, and even two formulas that could help with Core Formation.
The total cost was only a few thousand spirit stones.
"Cheap."
Lin Chuan was satisfied.
This is also the biggest difference between the Chaotic Star Sea and the Southern Sky.
In the Tiannan alchemy world, the main ingredient is high-aged spiritual herbs; while in the Chaotic Star Sea, the main ingredient is the demon core of a demon beast.
The seas here are teeming with monsters, and obtaining their cores is far easier than acquiring medicinal herbs. Over time, a pill-refining system centered around these cores has been formed.
Lin Chuan was a time traveler, so he wasn't surprised.
……
After browsing the shops, Lin Chuan rented a room with independent enclosures on Tiandu Street.
After setting up the restrictions, he sent his avatar, Qu Hun, to the quiet room to cultivate, while he himself sat cross-legged in the main room and began to think about the next steps.
Now, he is a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.
The next goal, naturally, is to form the Golden Core.
With his dual spiritual roots, as long as he cultivates to the peak of Foundation Establishment and finds a suitable Core Formation spiritual object, his success rate in breaking through to Core Formation will be much higher than that of ordinary cultivators.
But he doesn't plan to make a move so soon.
The "Azure Origin Sword Manual" he cultivates is accompanied by a special technique called "Three Revolutions Rejuvenation Technique".
The core of this technique is that after reaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, one must disperse one's power three times and rebuild it three times.
Each time he regroups and rebuilds his cultivation, he can refine his magical power and solidify his foundation. After three such regroupings, the solidity of his magical power and the stability of his foundation far surpass those of ordinary Foundation Establishment peak cultivators.
There are three advantages to doing this:
Firstly, it significantly increases the success rate of Core Formation. The more solid the foundation, the more confident one is in breaking through bottlenecks.
Secondly, after forming the Golden Core, the total amount of magical power is greater and more solid. Among Golden Core cultivators of the same level, those who cultivate the Three Revolutions Replenishing Yuan Technique have a far greater amount of magical power than ordinary people.
Thirdly, it lays a solid foundation for subsequent cultivation. A stable foundation provides more advantages when breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage in the future.
Of course, the cost is time.
He had to rebuild his skills three times, each time requiring a significant amount of time and resources.
Ordinary cultivators cannot afford to wait, nor are they willing to wait.
But Lin Chuan can wait.
He has a daily divination to seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, allowing him to constantly find opportunities and acquire resources; he has the Spirit Eye Spring to provide pure spiritual energy, enabling him to cultivate at a speed far exceeding that of ordinary people; he has avatars to share trivial matters, allowing his true self to concentrate on cultivation.
More importantly, his ambition was to achieve immortality, not to gain or lose in the short term.
"First, find a place to settle down, familiarize yourself with the environment of the Chaotic Star Sea, and collect all the resources needed for the Third Rebirth Technique. When the time is right, then begin to disperse your cultivation and rebuild your skills."
Lin Chuan made up his mind.
Outside the window, the night in Kuixing City was deep, and Tiandu Street was brightly lit and bustling with people.