Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

After resting for a few days, Chen Yi resumed his dedicated cultivation.

On the path of spiritual practice, one must not be impatient or agitated, otherwise it is easy to affect one's own foundation, or even worse, to generate inner demons.

Having broken through two levels in succession, Chen Yi naturally needed to calm down and reflect.

For the next two weeks, he focused on his cultivation in the courtyard, detached from worldly affairs. Chen Yi's aura gradually solidified, stabilizing his fourth-level Qi Refining stage cultivation.

"The fire poison is being generated in my body again. This is going to be troublesome," Chen Yi thought to himself.

Although Jade Dew Fragrant Rice can dispel fire toxins, the cultivation of the Blazing Sun Furnace Technique generates fire toxins very quickly. Chen Yi vaguely sensed that fire toxins would still remain in his meridians and internal organs.

"I'll need to buy water-attribute herbs and spiritual plants in the future, which will add to my expenses." Chen Yi felt a bit of a headache.

He doesn't have to worry about survival now, but he needs more spirit stones to become stronger.

Chen Yi went to the backyard to check on the spirit field and spirit insects. The Jade Dew Fragrant Rice was growing vigorously, and two or three Purple Winged Centipedes had grown directly from eggs to mature bodies.

Now we just need to wait and the harvest will be completed in a few months.

Chen Yi collected many more Azure Poison Crystals from the Azure Spirit Devouring Insect King. He couldn't help but think of the formation.

If one can learn array formations on their own, they can create poison arrays and also use array formations to protect the courtyard.

Now that his courtyard has a spiritual field and precious spiritual insects, he naturally needs to set up safeguards.

Chen Yi left his own courtyard and headed to the Hundred Treasures Pavilion alone.

He had just left the courtyard and was heading to the Treasure Pavilion when he ran into two 'acquaintances'.

Aunt and Zhao Junri appeared on Central Street and happened to run into each other.

Zhao Junri was taken aback, then a look of shock and anger appeared on his face. He quickly stepped forward and said:

"Chen Yi, you..."

Chen Yi remained calm and composed, and began to speak:

"It turns out to be my aunt and cousin. What a coincidence!"

Aunt Chen Li's eyes flashed with disgust as she said arrogantly:

"Chen Yi, you've got some really good luck; you actually managed to pay the management fee."

"But are you capable of protecting this family fortune?"

Zhao Junri was furious. The reason was simple: Zhang Mazi and his two companions had mysteriously disappeared without a trace.

He had previously sent three people to monitor Chen Yi, hoping to find a way to seize the land deed from him.

But since he returned to the market, he hasn't seen the three of them again. There's only one possibility: Chen Yi is behind this.

"Where did Chen Yi, Zhang Mazi, and the other two go?" Zhao Junri asked coldly.

Chen Yi smiled and said calmly:

"How should I know? Aren't they your lackeys?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junri snorted coldly, actually wanting to attack directly. However, after sensing Chen Yi's aura, his expression instantly turned to surprise.

"You, you've broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining?" Zhao Junri asked in surprise.

Chen Yi remained calm, but secretly he contained the Blazing Sun Furnace Technique, causing his aura to surge and the surrounding temperature to rise several degrees.

Originally, Zhao Junri was a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator who could easily control Chen Yi.

But when the two met again, Chen Yi had actually advanced two levels, reaching the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage.

Seeing that Zhao Junri dared not make a move, Chen Yi sneered a few times and strode forward.

Zhao Junri's expression kept changing. There must be something fishy about Chen Yi breaking through two levels in succession. Now he dared not make a move rashly.

"Indeed, the cultivation world is all about strength." Even as Chen Yi walked away, Zhao Junri didn't make a move.

Previously, the two were far apart in strength, but now they are both at the mid-level of Qi Refining, so Zhao Junri dared not make a move easily.

Only after Chen Yi had walked far away did Zhao Junri let out a furious roar in resentment.

He vaguely sensed that Chen Yi's aura had completely changed, which actually made him feel a bit afraid.

"Junri, why didn't you..." Chen Li asked.

Zhao Junri said in a deep voice, "Mother, Chen Yi has already reached the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage."

Chen Li's face was filled with disbelief. She herself was of low aptitude and basically had no chance of becoming an immortal. If it weren't for her good fortune in marrying Zhao Deyan, she wouldn't be able to live in the market town at all.

"Has this kid become an apprentice?! Otherwise..." Chen Li exclaimed in shock.

Zhao Junri's expression was complicated. He originally wanted to seize Chen Yi's residence in exchange for cultivation resources.

Chen Yi's rapid progress and subsequent payment of management fees thwarted Zhao Junri's plans. However, recalling Chen Yi's expression earlier, a strange look appeared on Zhao Junri's face.

"Mother, I will think of another way to resolve this matter."

"I don't believe that someone with only three attribute spiritual roots can achieve Foundation Establishment in the future," Zhao Junri said coldly.

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Chen Yi didn't take the matter to heart. Now that he had met Elder Su and Deng Liangyu, his horizons were no longer limited to Zhao Junri and others.

He arrived at the Treasure Pavilion, and a servant immediately came to greet him.

After Chen Yi and Deng Liangyu signed the contract, they naturally became VIPs of Baibaoge.

Whenever he entered the Treasure Pavilion, a servant would come to greet him.

The two arrived at the formation area one after the other, where various formation plates and flags floated in mid-air.

When Chen Yi inquired about the price of these formations, he was immediately taken aback.

These formations are all at the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages, but the lowest price is still a thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Chen Yi secretly estimated that if he could create a poison array, he could sell it for more than two thousand low-grade spirit stones in the Treasure Pavilion.

He was instantly motivated and immediately bought several jade slips containing basic knowledge of formations.

Chen Yi immediately returned to the courtyard, picked up the jade slip, and began to examine its contents.

After a long while, Chen Yi put down the jade slip in his hand, dumbfounded.

Although the jade slip contained the simplest knowledge of formations, Chen Yi could only understand a little of it. To put it simply, this knowledge was as obscure and difficult to understand as advanced mathematics.

Chen Yi immediately realized that the only way to learn the formation was to ask others for help.

"I'm afraid it will cost me a lot of money again; I'll have to use my reserve spirit stones."

In the world of cultivation, elixirs, weapon crafting, formations, and talismans are all external means of enhancing a cultivator's strength.

Formations and talismans are the most difficult to learn, requiring not only powerful spiritual sense but also extensive knowledge and experience. Only sects and ancient families can pass them down through generations.

Chen Yi remembered that there was a place where he could learn about formations: the outer sect of the Heavenly Spirit Sect.

Many markets rely on the Tianling Sect for survival, attracting numerous independent cultivators and cultivation families. The Tianling Sect also provides some additional support to the markets, such as building schools within them to teach independent cultivators.

Of course, there's no such thing as a free lunch; joining the academy also requires spirit stones.

Chen Yi took out some spirit stones and put them into his storage bag, then flashed away from the courtyard.

He headed straight for the central area of ​​the market, the most bustling part of the entire market.

One of the outer sects of the Tianling Sect is located in the center of the city. Chen Yi usually doesn't go there except to pay the management fee.

A moment later, Chen Yi appeared at the outer gate of the Tianling Sect.

The magnificent and imposing pavilions feature a large mahogany plaque hanging above the central pavilion.

Chen Yi secretly observed the outer sect of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, and soon several outer sect disciples of the Heavenly Spirit Sect walked towards him.

"Who are you? What brings you to the outer sect of Tianling Sect?" the leading Tianling Sect disciple asked.

Chen Yi clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying:

"Senior brother, I wish to come here to learn the art of formations."