Forging Immortality through the Dao Seed

The night had unwittingly grown deep.

Inside the cultivation room.

The Calming Incense released waves of tranquil and pleasant fragrance.

Zhang Jing, sitting cross-legged on the mat, slowly opened his eyes, and a smile emerged at the corner of his eyes.

His cultivation had noticeably advanced.

When he left the Luodu Tower earlier today,

Zhang Jing had taken the three bottles of Water Element Pills promised by Senior Brother Li with him. He had just been cultivating with the Water Element Pills.

Just like his previous experiences,

Advanced Spirit Pills lived up to their name, offering a much greater effect than Purple Spirit Pills.

If he added the water-attribute spiritual medicine in his hand to the equation,

In Zhang Jing's view,

If he continued to cultivate methodically like this, there was a high likelihood that he would reach the tenth level of Qi Refinement before the Void of the Myriad Gods opened.

However—

That was just a high probability, not a certainty.

As if thinking of something, his gaze sharpened suddenly.

Even within the tenth level of Qi Refinement,

Zhang Jing did not believe that entering the Void of the Myriad Gods with the cultivation of just breaking into the tenth level would be the same as entering with the formidable cultivation of Senior Brother Li.

So this time, although Senior Brother Li's requirement was to reach the tenth level of Qi Refinement, Zhang Jing's goal was much higher than that.

He wanted more.

"It seems, I urgently need to exchange for a top-tier Cultivation Method," Zhang Jing muttered to himself.

He could see from Chen Xiandao and Shen Qingqing,

The cultivation speed of a top-tier Cultivation Method was far beyond that of his current cultivation of the Five Zang Solution to Direct Water Element, which he was practicing.

The gap between the two might even be tenfold.

Otherwise, how could top-ranking Monsters achieve breakthroughs to the tenth level of Qi Refinement within just three to five years under normal circumstances?

Admittedly, talent in cultivation played a part in this.

But Zhang Jing believed the top-tier Cultivation Method was likely more critical.

After all, during the assessment, he had already witnessed the all-round enhancement brought by the Taoism Rhyme to cultivation, let alone a complete Taoism Rhyme!

Besides,

There were also Demon Cores!

Earlier, when he was cultivating, he did a simple comparison.

When cultivating with the Five Treasures Spirit River's 'Digesting Demon Core',

It took about three Water Elemental Pills to barely equate to an aqua-attributed Demon Core at the first level of Qi Refinement in terms of effects.

Upon thinking of this,

Even Zhang Jing, who possessed the Origin Talisman, could not help but smack his lips in astonishment.

Although he was not clear about the profit a Pill Master could make from refining Spirit Pills, even if the materials wasted in failed attempts were taken into account, the profit would undoubtedly be several times or even tens of times higher, based solely on comparisons of his own.

After all, the price of a single Water Elemental Pill alone was enough to buy two pure Demon Cores of the first level of Qi Refinement.

His thoughts returned to reality.

Zhang Jing's gaze gradually turned firm.

A plan quietly took shape in his mind.

Tomorrow, he would go to the resource stockpile and sell all the unrequired spiritual medicine in his hands, as well as the pure Demon Cores, to gather the Tao Merits needed to exchange for a top-tier legacy.

After that,

He would quickly apply for the position of Deacon.

Once he became a Deacon,

On the one hand, he could exchange the natural treasures of the Water Attribute from the team's resource stockpile at a lower price.

On the other hand, a more crucial point Zhang Jing valued was,

He could issue private missions to collect a large number of water-attributed Demon Cores and all kinds of water-attributed natural treasures.

With high enough prices,

Zhang Jing believed that he could fully utilize the enormous power of the top ten outer faculty teams.

As for what kind of impact this would cause or whom it would offend, he did not care much.

Zhang Jing saw it clearly.

As long as his cultivation progress met his expectations, the Luodu team represented by Senior Brother Li would naturally block all threatening waves for him.

Anyway, before he reached the tenth level of Qi Refinement,

Zhang Jing would not set foot outside the Dao Institute.

As long as he was alive, the more monstrous his performance, the less someone would dare to act rashly!

When it came to interests,

Zhang Jing had to plan thoroughly.

It was only a year and a half at most.

Add the Water Elemental Pills supplied by Senior Brother Li to the equation.

With efforts from multiple angles,

Zhang Jing felt that his speed of cultivation might exceed everyone's expectations, including his own.

As for collecting Demon Cores and precious natural resources, they needed Tao Merits.

For him now, it isn't much of a problem.

Let's talk about the talisman copier.

...

The next day.

Zhang Jing ended his cultivation practice early and walked out of the cave house.

However, when he was passing by the Spirit Plant Room, he saw Thirty-Eight popping his head out, carefully reminding him, "Master, don't forget about my Life-Saving Ring."

"I know."

However, just as his words fell, Zhang Jing's steps involuntarily paused.

He looked at Thirty-Eight in surprise:

"Thirty-Eight, why did you come here?"

"Master, didn't you say this is the Spirit Plant Room? The room is full of rich Spiritual Energy, it's a pity not to plant Spiritual Medicine in it."

Thirty-eight smiled naively and then continued to diligently dig pits.

Right there.

Zhang Jing wanted to tell him that they might not live in this cave for a long time, so there was no need to plant Spiritual Medicine in it.

But he really didn't have the heart to crush this guy's enthusiasm.

So he didn't say much else.

He turned around and left directly.

It's just some Spiritual Medicines; they could be transplanted when the time comes.

Thirty-Eight should be quite adept at this kind of thing.

...

The southwest corner of Luodu Island.

"It should be here, right?"

Zhang Jing looked at an ancient building in front of him, entirely cast into the mountain body.

When he was still in Langya region's city, he had asked Senior Brother Yan about it.

The resource stockpile, as a resource storage and transfer place for Luodu team, allows high-ranking members and various deacons to not only exchange cultivation resources at a low price here but also sell various resources.

Essentially, it's a simplified version of the Thousand Law Pavilion.

At the moment.

There were constant green-robed figures coming in and out in front of the resource stockpile, making it quite lively.

"Most of these people should have just returned from Langya region and come to the resource stockpile to sell materials," Zhang Jing hypothesized to himself.

He sensed a hint of murderous intent from many people.

In two or three steps.

Zhang Jing blended into the crowd and slowly walked into the resource stockpile.

As soon as he entered.

"This senior brother, do you want to sell or exchange resources?" A petite woman greeted him with enthusiasm.

Zhang Jing looked at her, smiled and said:

"I want to sell some items."

"This way, please, senior brother."

After the woman finished speaking, she led Zhang Jing to a bronze door not too far away.

The bronze door slowly opened.

There was actually a secret room.

In his line of sight, at a square table in the middle of the secret room, an old man with white hair and beard seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

...

"Younger brother, please sit down."

The old man said with a beaming smile.

"Senior Brother, are you also a member of our Luodu team?" Zhang Jing asked curiously.

"Younger Brother, no, I am from the Thousand Law Pavilion."

The old man answered straightforwardly.

Hearing this, Zhang Jing couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.

If the old man was from the Thousand Law Pavilion, then the Luodu squad's resource stockpile was essentially ——

Then, the other top ten squads should be the same.

At this moment, Zhang Jing suddenly understood.

Why Senior Brother Li had a strange feeling of being restrained everywhere when deciding what cultivation resources to give him.

With a solemn expression.

Zhang Jing looked at the old man and asked directly, "May I ask senior brother, do you buy Demon Cores cleansed of residual monster thoughts? What's the price?"

Upon hearing this.

The old man's eyes lit up: "Does the junior brother have pure Demon Cores?"

Zhang Jing nodded.

"These Demon Cores are extremely rare. We purchase them at twice the price of ordinary Demon Cores of the same level."

The old man said with a beaming smile.