Cultivation begins with harvest.

After leaving Yunlou, Chen Guang felt even more that Yunlou was special and powerful.

This cloud tower can accommodate all cultivators, each entering their own independent space. It can bestow inheritances and conduct trials, without the interference of other cultivators. From the outside, it is impossible to imagine that there are so many changes and mysteries inside.

After the inheritance ended, Chen Guang immediately found a spirit crane and was taken to Xingfeng Market. He went to the Cang Clan's Fanglin Hall to inquire and learned about the difficulty of the first level of the Cloud Tower Formation Trial.

Peach Blossom Forest has no fixed changes. Once inside, cultivators need to use the materials and environment to refine divination objects and set up formations. Based on the formations set up by the cultivators, Peach Blossom Forest will generate some variations on its own. There are indeed specific formation methods for passing through Peach Blossom Forest in the market, but Cang Yunxian reminded Chen Guang not to take any shortcuts.

The first three stages of all the inheritances in Yunlou are fixed, but after that they become unpredictable and difficult to grasp. There are no fixed stages, and if you try to gain an advantage for a while, you will find it very difficult to move forward afterward.

Each level presents progressively greater difficulty. If you overcome each level on your own, you will achieve greater success later on. If you start by using other people's successful formation methods, when you need to break the formation independently, you will often waste time on the fourth and fifth levels because you did not follow the gradual approach. Trying to make up for the lack of formation operation skills by taking shortcuts will be counterproductive.

"As long as we can set up the second level of the formation, we can pass through the first level without any problem," Cang Yunxian said.

"The requirements are quite high." Chen Guangxin was glad that he hadn't rashly barged into the peach grove.

The Yanhuang Formation ranges from the lowest level, the third level, to the highest level, the third level. The third level requires skillful application and the application of each element's unique abilities, meaning it's a formation with multiple effects. This is almost the initial level, composed of simple, single-function formations. Chen Guang is at this level.

The second level is the circulation of Qi and the equalization of power within the array. It already shows signs of utilizing the environment. The array no longer has only a central hub, but multiple array nodes that work together to maintain its operation. Even if the array is damaged, as long as a sufficient number of array nodes are still operating, the array will not fail. This level can only be achieved by a small number of late-stage Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment cultivators.

"It's not about completely reaching the second level, but getting close enough to utilize the environment and open up the second array's central point. These are all experiences from past challengers; just take a look and have a standard in mind," Cang Yunxian explained. "Therefore, you need to reach a high level within the third level."

"I understand." Chen Guang said thoughtfully. After all, he had received the inheritance, which was systematic. Although the later parts became more and more vague, the earlier parts were still very clear and enough for him to study for a while.

Cang Yunxian smiled and said, "We also have the insights left behind by the sages who cultivated formations..."

Chen Guang laughed too. What a coincidence! It just so happened that he was short of money.

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After politely declining Cang Yunxian's offer, he went to the Scripture Pavilion again to learn the spell "Cloud-Piercing Hand." He returned to the branch building earlier than expected and only had time to do his own thing after receiving a warm welcome from two Thousand Needle Wrens.

The orchid sac can remove extra scents and allow insects to rest more peacefully. Initially, Chen Guang used it to hold the food of the black beetle and the thousand-needle wren. Now, only the green centipede lives in it. After being released by Chen Guang, the green centipede quickly regained its senses and moved carefully on the ground.

The emerald centipede has the ability to quickly repair its body and spew poison gas. It is not particularly strong and does not have many special features, but as a first-stage Gu King of the Three-Smoke Rice, Chen Guang still gave it respect.

After paying 30% of the share, the remaining Sanyan rice was almost entirely prepared for the green centipede. Consuming Sanyan rice would increase the amount of venom in the green centipede.

Three-smoked rice is inherently compatible with poisonous creatures, increasing the toxicity and toxicity of the poisonous insects it consumes. Even if the insects are not poisonous, they can still receive spiritual nourishment and become stronger. The green centipede is a perfect match for three-smoked rice in every aspect.

The green centipede scattered a handful of pitted and yellowish Sanyan rice, and hurriedly put each poorly-looking grain into its mouth.

Chen Guang glanced at it a few times, then paid little attention to it, letting it eat its fill and roam freely in the yard, focusing his attention on the tea.

As expected of the records in the Sutra Repository, there are three tea recipes for Chen Guang to choose from. In the Sutra Repository's view, although they are three different methods, they are all methods for refining Dingzhen tea and are regarded as one.

The most suitable method for Chen Guang is to use Kui Flame to smoke the tea. This requires using Black Vein Stone and Red Scale Stone to transfer heat during the dehydration and fixation of the tea leaves. Throughout the process, the tea leaves need to be covered with spiritual objects rich in cloud energy to prevent them from being exposed to light. Floating oil cloud soil can also be used.

This process requires extremely high control over the heat. The heat must penetrate the stone and act on the tea leaves, while simultaneously using magical power to ensure the tea leaves are heated evenly and rolled and spread out on the stone surface. It is not an easy task.

"Let's get everything done while it's still winter; once winter's over, we won't have that kind of time."

Having become a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, he was also bestowed with the "Mysterious Dao Pill Consumption Record" on how to efficiently consume pills, the low-grade flying spirit artifact "Azure Leaf Boat," the "Complete Strategy" for opening acupoints and meridians, and "Basic Spells" containing one hundred spells, among other things. There was still a lot of content worth learning.

Although I have the better Azure Cloud Boat, the Azure Leaf Boat, which consumes less mana, is also a good choice. It's just that its upper limit is far less than that of the Azure Cloud Boat, but it's perfectly fine for getting around within the sect.

In the mid-stage of Qi Refining, frequent visits to areas such as Tongchuan Cliff, Cloud Tower, and Marketplace are necessary, making the use of Spirit Cranes somewhat burdensome. Each branch building only has two Spirit Cranes, mainly for use by cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining. Because they fly fast, cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining prefer to ride Spirit Cranes when possible. However, in terms of convenience, it is very important for cultivators in the mid-stage of Qi Refining to possess their own flying artifact.

Having easily refined the Azure Leaf Boat, Chen Guang began to make some plans for his time.

In the first half of the day, I tended to the spirit fields and made some preparations for planting in the spring. Since it was winter, there were fewer things to do, so I could take some time to read some of the classics given to me by the sect.

In the second half of the day, he practiced magic, refined divination objects, and studied the inheritance of formations. At the same time, he used the fire-attribute spiritual plants he planted at the beginning of the year to practice the Return to Spring. He also took some time to refine another batch of pills to hone his alchemy skills.

In the evenings, one can be more free, either by playing with the Thousand Needle Wren, training the Emerald Centipede, practicing the Bloodstained Battle Technique, or beginning to comprehend the Purple Qi Rising to Brightness Technique to accumulate experience for future improvements to one's skills.

Without accumulating magical power, Chen Guang found that his time was still very tight and not enough every day. Under such circumstances, the day of the lecture at the lectern soon arrived. Although the lecture that day was about the opening of acupoints, which he didn't really need, Chen Guang, who had long been curious about Taoist sermons, couldn't help but set off for the lectern.