Within his dantian, he could faintly sense the presence of a mysterious power. Although it was not much, this must be the spiritual power that the old Taoist priest had mentioned.
As he stepped out of the meditation room, a middle-aged man in his fifties had been waiting for him for a long time. Upon seeing him, the man immediately stepped forward and respectfully said, "Sixth Senior Brother is out."
Xiao Wenbing looked at him in surprise. At his age, he could probably be his father, so why was he still calling him Sixth Senior Brother?
Seeing the doubt on Xiao Wenbing's face, the man quickly introduced himself: "Sixth Senior Brother, I am Zhao Feng, the head of the outer disciples of this sect. Although I was appreciated by Master and accepted as a nominal disciple, I am limited by my aptitude and cannot take a step further. I have never been able to join the main sect. I have not made any contributions to this sect. I just run errands for Master and a few senior brothers and do some chores that they disdain to do."
“Ah, Zhao…” Xiao Wenbing hesitated for a moment, but he just couldn’t bring himself to call him “Junior Brother”.
Zhao Feng smiled slightly. This wasn't the first time he'd encountered this situation, and he was already used to it. As long as they spent more time together, it wouldn't seem strange anymore.
"Sixth Senior Brother, Master said he has to go to meet Eldest Senior Brother, so he won't be able to come back for a while. He left you a Foundation Establishment Pill, instructing you to take it and practice diligently in the inner room."
Taking the jade bottle from Zhao Feng, Xiao Wenbing noticed that it resembled the one in the safe, but he knew they were definitely different.
When he took the jade bottle from Zhao Feng, he clearly saw the extreme envy in Zhao Feng's eyes, as if the bottle contained some rare and precious treasure, making him reluctant to part with it.
Just by looking at his expression, you can tell that what's inside is extremely precious.
“Master said that once you have absorbed the medicinal properties of the Foundation Establishment Pill, you can go home to settle your family affairs before returning to the mountains for arduous cultivation. It may take decades.”
"That long?"
"That's right. Inner disciples can only leave the mountain after reaching the Core Formation stage. Those who are chosen by the master to be accepted into the inner sect are all geniuses. Generally speaking, if there are no accidents, they can achieve Core Formation in about forty or fifty years."
"Forty or fifty years? Hmm... it seems cultivating immortality is a very long process." Xiao Wenbing said with a sigh, "Isn't it possible to do it faster?"
"This..." Zhao Feng looked distressed, unsure how to answer.
Forty years may seem like a long time to ordinary people, and for some, it might even be a lifetime. But for these ancient monsters who have dedicated their lives to cultivating immortality and are at least several hundred years old, it's just a blink of an eye.
Besides, if the path to immortality were really that easy to cultivate, Zhao Feng would have become an inner disciple long ago.
"Okay, I understand." Xiao Wenbing was just saying it casually.
He turned around and, with Zhao Feng watching him go, re-entered the quiet room.
Sitting bored on the futon, even though that state of being is indeed very attractive, you can still get bored if the sex lasts too long.
Taking a break in between is perfectly reasonable.
He looked around to make sure no one was watching, then focused his mind and activated his supernatural ability. A wave of energy appeared again, scanning the medicine bottle.
The progress bar habitually appeared in his mind. This time, it went relatively smoothly, and he only felt powerless after reaching eighty percent.
Having learned from his previous experience, Xiao Wenbing was not worried. Just as he was about to stop temporarily, a surge of spiritual energy suddenly welled up in his dantian, directly transforming into supernatural power and completely replenishing the energy he had lost.
Overjoyed, Xiao Wenbing pressed on with renewed vigor and completed the progress bar to 100% in one go.
It turns out that my spiritual power can be transformed into superpowers. Although I don't have much spiritual power now, as long as I persevere, it will definitely gradually increase.
If things reach a certain point, and Xiao Wenbing becomes truly interested, then one day, the contents of that safe could also be manufactured.
Volume One: Farewell to the Mortal World, Chapter Ten: Chocolate Beans
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Although he had no idea what it was based on his current knowledge, he could tell from the attitudes of Daoist Xianyun and Lu Jun that it must be something good.
Upon this discovery, Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed. He opened the jade bottle and found only one pill inside, about the size of a thumb, green and quite cute.
Gently pinching it between my fingers, I thought, "This pill is so strange. Could it be that the old Taoist priest took the wrong thing?"
This style and color are something Xiao Wenbing will never forget, something he will cherish for a lifetime.
In the orphanage, candies are distributed during holidays and festivals, including colorful chocolate beans, which are exceptionally popular with the children.
Back then, Xiao Wenbing had been showing off a bright green chocolate bean, only to have it snatched away by a kindergarten kid and get a beating. He certainly couldn't forget that culprit.
I brought it to my nose and carefully sniffed it, but there was no smell.
"The old Taoist priest values me so much, he probably wouldn't give me fake medicine, would he?" Xiao Wenbing murmured.
Although counterfeit drugs are rampant in the market now, true saints should have their noble character and not be infected; otherwise, what difference is there between them and thugs?
After much hesitation, he finally put it in his mouth. This thing wouldn't kill him anyway, and if it didn't work, he could just complain to the old Taoist priest when he returned.
After chewing a few times, Xiao Wenbing felt annoyed. This taste was clearly that of chocolate beans.
Just as he was about to get up, a ball of heat suddenly rose in his stomach, and the power of that power was definitely a hundred times stronger than that of the old Taoist priest.
Xiao Wenbing immediately knew that this thing was genuine, a real piece of pure gold.
He cleared his mind of all distractions and focused all his energy on directing the raging fire to circulate within his body.
Fortunately, although this Foundation Establishment Pill contains a lot of energy, its medicinal properties are not strong; it just lasts for a relatively long time.
Therefore, Xiao Wenbing was still able to manipulate that heat flow through his meridians for one full cycle before returning to his dantian.
This time, he remained in meditation for even longer than last time. When he woke up, his phone was out of battery.
However, he still did not feel the slightest bit of hunger. Could it be that this Foundation Establishment Pill also has the effect of preventing one from abstaining from grains?
With a slight exertion of his internal energy, Xiao Wenbing was overjoyed by the changes within his body.
The originally tiny amount of spiritual energy has now increased a thousandfold, like a bucket of clear water suddenly turning into a small river, the amount of which is immeasurable.
It's unbelievable that a Foundation Building Pill has such effects. No wonder Zhao Feng looked so envious. If that's the case, wouldn't it be possible to ascend to the heavens in one step if one took a few more pills?
Thinking of this, Xiao Wenbing suddenly had an idea and looked around, but there was no one there. In fact, even if there were people, he might not have noticed.
He lowered his head, calmed himself, and activated his supernatural power.
A strange ripple appeared in the space, and in Xiao Wenbing's hand, a jade bottle was forming out of thin air at a speed visible to the naked eye.
At first, it seemed like nothing more than a fleeting illusion, but it became clearer and clearer.
Xiao Wenbing's supernatural abilities had long been exhausted. At this moment, what was supporting him to continue creating was the continuous spiritual energy in his dantian.
"Phew..." Xiao Wenbing let out a long breath and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This creation out of thin air only took him a minute, but the spiritual energy in his body had been completely dried up.
If the Foundation Establishment Pill were even slightly more difficult to manufacture, he would be powerless to help.
Hehe... This is incredibly lucky!
Holding the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, Xiao Wenbing couldn't help but feel smug. This path of cultivating immortality was far too easy!
If one simply takes a few of these pills every day, wouldn't one quickly reach the legendary realms?
Hmm, can one only leave the mountain gate upon reaching the Core Formation stage? Forty years, hehe... With my special abilities to help me, let alone forty years, I'm afraid it will only take about two months.
He opened his mouth and swallowed the green Foundation Establishment Pill again.
I wonder who invented chocolate beans. Could it be that the inventor was a celestial being? Otherwise, how could such a coincidence happen?
The two are similar in color, style and taste, but their effects are worlds apart.
Lost in thought, that familiar heat surged within him once more. This time, however, Xiao Wenbing was confident. He remained calm and collected, following the same route, and quickly channeled the heat into his dantian.
This time, what surprised him greatly was that, in his perception, the time it took to circulate his energy seemed much shorter than last time, basically only about half.
He calmed his mind and focused on his dantian, but the conclusion he reached was extremely disappointing. The spiritual energy within his dantian had indeed increased, and by a considerable amount. However, compared to the first time, it was far less, only about half the amount.
After sighing for a while, Xiao Wenbing knew in his heart that his wishful thinking was probably not going to work out. His dream of breaking through to the Core Formation stage within two months was absolutely impossible to achieve.
However, he was still somewhat unwilling. He took a deep breath. Since the Foundation Establishment Pill could also increase spiritual power, he would make full use of it.
Perhaps due to the increased spiritual power, the sensitivity of his senses had increased several times over. Even the fine cracks in the wall were clearly visible, as if he had an adjustable telescope in his eyes—it was truly astonishing. Moreover, he could hear distant sounds as long as his mind was focused on them.
He was in the quiet room, but as long as he concentrated, he could hear even the chirping of insects and birds outside clearly.
Superman, that was his only feeling at that moment.
Although he didn't yet know how to use the vast amount of spiritual energy within him, the more of that stuff, the better. He chuckled, stretched out his palm, and with a flick of his power, the small jade bottle reappeared out of thin air.
He triumphantly opened the jade bottle and poured out the green chocolate beans. Suddenly, his movements abruptly stopped.
Just now, he unexpectedly discovered something. This time, when he created the Foundation Establishment Pill, he used all of his own special abilities. Although his special abilities were almost completely exhausted, he did not use any of the spiritual power in his dantian.
When did his supernatural ability become so powerful? It actually reached the level that allowed him to create a Foundation Establishment Pill on his own.
Before consuming his first Foundation Establishment Pill, he lacked even the energy to perform a simple scan.
So what's going on? Could it be that the Foundation Establishment Pill can also enhance one's alien energy?
His brows furrowed deeply as he held the Foundation Establishment Pill in his hand, lost in thought. After a moment, a flash of inspiration struck him. He vaguely remembered that when he created the first Foundation Establishment Pill, due to insufficient energy from his special ability, he only managed to succeed by relying on the spiritual energy in his dantian to replenish it.
The amount of supernatural power I used this time was estimated to be similar to the amount of spiritual power I replenished last time.
Is it possible for spiritual power to be permanently converted into superpowers?
Volume One: Farewell to the Mortal World, Chapter Eleven: Leaving the Seclusion
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He acted on his thought immediately, flipping his wrist, causing a ripple in the space, and a jade bottle appeared in the void, appearing and disappearing.
As if by instinct, the spiritual energy in his dantian was quickly transformed into supernatural power. When he had transformed most of the spiritual energy into supernatural power, the second Foundation Establishment Pill also appeared in his hand.
Xiao Wenbing showed no intention of stopping, and a strange change occurred once again in the space.
However, this time, his strength was clearly insufficient. When the jade bottle was more than half full, both his supernatural abilities and spiritual power were exhausted and he could no longer continue.
He dared not overdraw his spiritual power and immediately gave up. The jade bottle, which had already appeared more than halfway through the space, rippled twice like water and then suddenly disappeared.
It comes from nothingness and returns to nothingness.
If he cannot complete the task in one go, then what he creates will cease to exist and will not leave a trace in this world.