Cultivation of Immortality: This is what unorthodox methods are like.

Within the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the round-faced Taoist nun prepared for Wang Quan a set of the finest materials for the "Plain Moon Paper-cutting Box," worth a million coins.

This document cost Wang Quan over 900,000 Qingfu coins.

But Wang Quan felt it was worth it.

Everything was packed into a single package. The round-faced Taoist nun and Wang Quan emerged from the storeroom together, and then she lowered her voice and said, "That Taoist priest from earlier was at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and he was about to reach perfection."

Wang Quan was bewildered: "Nine levels of Qi Refining? What does that mean?"

The round-faced Taoist nun, thinking he was unaware of fear, continued, "He is the main force of a small group, possesses many spells, and is quite troublesome."

"You spoke to him too harshly today; he'll definitely plot against you later!"

"For the foreseeable future, you must not leave the Lower House!"

"To avoid him retaliating!"

Wang Quan nodded: "Don't worry, I won't be leaving the Lower House for the time being!"

The round-faced Taoist nun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

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At this moment, Wang Quan asked curiously, "Senior Sister, what do you mean by the ninth level of Qi Refining?"

The round-faced Taoist nun was taken aback: "You just started cultivating immortality?"

Wang Quan shook his head.

The round-faced Taoist nun asked with a strange expression, "Have you been studying Taoist scriptures all this time?"

Wang Quan nodded.

The round-faced Taoist nun exhaled a breath of stale air: "No wonder!"

"Two years ago, a new teaching came into being, and they called what we practiced the old teaching."

"The old method involved studying Taoist scriptures. Based on these scriptures, one would mainly extract the essence of the sun and moon to refine magical power. As long as one mastered enough Taoist scriptures, one could quickly master various spells, weapon crafting, and alchemy techniques."

"The new method mainly involves absorbing spiritual energy and refining magical power through different cultivation techniques and so-called spiritual roots, without being restricted by Taoist scriptures. This makes the refining process faster, but without the support of Taoist scriptures, it requires slowly honing the spells and learning techniques such as weapon crafting and alchemy little by little."

"They divide the Qi Refining Realm into ten levels."

"Each layer can hold one hundred streams of magical power."

"Generally speaking: the old method excels at refining techniques but not at refining methods; the new method excels at refining methods but not at refining techniques."

"In the past two years, more and more people have been studying the new law."

"That Taoist priest was named Qin Feng. He's a key member of the New Dharma Group and is extremely difficult to deal with."

Wang Quan nodded: "Thank you, Senior Sister, I understand!"

The round-faced Taoist nun added, "The new law is inherently hostile to the old law, not to mention this conflict. That Taoist Qin Feng will definitely scheme against you."

"You must be careful!"

Wang Quan clasped his hands in a fist salute, then turned and left.

Back at the coffin dormitory, Wang Quan didn't rush to refine the [Plain Moon Paper-cut Box]. Instead, he pondered the question about the new and old methods that the round-faced Taoist nun had mentioned.

He used to study Taoist scriptures, fundamental laws, and magic, and never paid attention to this aspect.

After a slight hesitation, he decided to ask Wu Yong.

As a result, after opening the token and seeing Wu Yong's previous message, he then left a message for Qian Xiuyue.

Shortly after he left his message, Qian Xiuyue replied: "The new magic is garbage. Although their overall magical power is higher than our so-called old magic, the quality of their magic is not good."

"Moreover, the means of attack and defense are too limited."

"Any cultivator who has mastered four or five thousand Dao scriptures and possesses seven or eight Dao powers can easily kill their so-called Qi Refining Level 3 or 4 experts."

"Those who practice the new methods are mostly wild cultivators from places seeking immortality."

"Don't worry about it!"

Wang Quan expressed his gratitude.

Qian Xiuyue chuckled: "These are common sense. You'll understand when you develop your magical power and start traveling!"

After Qian Xiuyue's explanation, Wang Quan gained a deeper understanding of the so-called new laws: "These new laws are similar to those in the novels of my previous life."

"I might look into it if I have the chance in the future."

After a short while, he adjusted his state and prepared to refine the [Plain Moon Paper-cut Box].

The round-faced Taoist nun prepared for him a large box carved from a piece of white jade with moon patterns. It was three feet three inches long, half a foot wide, and no more than fifteen or sixteen inches high.

The box is engraved with eight phases of the moon, and decorated with various poems about the moon around it.

The entire box is quite exquisite.

Wang Quan was quite satisfied.

Open the box; inside are a ream of moon-patterned paper and a pair of spiritual scissors.

Moon-patterned paper is a top-grade paper, best used for making paper figures and other similar items, and is also adept at casting illusions, but it is very expensive.

A single ream of moon-patterned paper is worth 100,000 Qingfu coins.

But Wang Quan felt it was worth it.

High-grade paper can double the power of the [Plain Moon Paper Cutting Technique].

Spiritual scissors are something between ordinary objects and magical implements. These scissors cannot kill enemies, but they can cut things and are imbued with a certain spirituality.

In addition, there is a set of writing brush, ink, and inkstone, which are also spiritual objects that can amplify the power of spells.

After verifying that everything was correct, Wang Quan closed the box, lit sandalwood incense, and began refining the artifact.

The method for refining artifacts in the Qi Refining Realm is quite simple: just put the corresponding artifacts together, then recite scriptures and consume mana.

It's a completely foolproof operation.

Later on, when one's cultivation level is higher and one is able to refine magical artifacts, the process becomes quite complicated.

At this moment, the king recited the scriptures:

Some of these scriptures are from Taoist texts, while others are from magical practices. The combination of the two, in different orders, will result in different final effects on the crafted artifacts.

Bilibili!

Girgh!

The recitation of the scriptures ended, and the last bit of magical power was consumed.

The box trembled slightly the next second.

Wang Quan bit his tongue and spat out a mouthful of blood from his heart.

Noisy!Noisy!Noisy!

After the box absorbed the heart's blood, the weapon forging was considered complete.

At this moment, Wang Quan had a connection with the [Su Yue Paper-cut Box].

With a thought, the spirit within his inner realm could command the box to cut out eight phases of the moon and depict meteorite craters on them, and write sentences about the moon on its own.

The entire box was controlled by the thoughts of the Yin spirit: Wang Quan could cut paper figures, so naturally he could cut this box as well, and even better than him.

Overall, this box exists solely for the purpose of the [Su Yue Paper Cutting Technique].

The box is considered the lowest-level magical artifact.

By adding materials and mana in the future, it can continuously evolve and eventually become a magic weapon prototype.

If he can reach the Golden Core Realm in the future, he will be able to refine the magic weapon blank into a real magic weapon.

The box was completed, and the king was delighted.

He put the box into the bag given to him by the round-faced Taoist nun and carried it on his back.

From now on, as long as he has a thought, pre-cut materials will naturally fly out of the box for him to use.

"The box is done; it can increase the efficiency of refining techniques."

"Then, the next step is to practice the [Moonlight Escape] technique."

As night fell, he collected a ray of moonlight and stored it in the interior.

After finishing his night of refining, and gathering three more strands of purple energy, he exhaled the sliver of moonlight and officially began the refining process.

This time, instead of reciting ordinary scriptures, he recited Taoist texts in Taoist language.

Bilibili!

Girgh!

Guided by the Taoist scriptures, the thirty-six Taoist characters, carrying a magical power, landed on that ray of moonlight.

The sliver of moonlight trembled slightly, transforming from an illusory state into a tangible radiance—and that's how easily the [Moonlight Escape] was achieved.

"As expected of unorthodox methods, they can master a spell with ease."

"The only downside is that the speed of refining mana is a bit slow."

"If the new law is combined with the old law, will these unorthodox methods rise to prominence and rival the orthodox schools of Taoism?"