Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Whether it's the numerous Qi Refining stage cultivators or the lofty Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, all great power is built upon their own magical power.

Once the magical power in his dantian is lost, everything will naturally be fleeting. Therefore, for Tong Bingfeng at this moment, even the slightest bit of magical power is extremely precious.

Within his mind, his spiritual consciousness, which had been almost completely depleted from this adventurous attempt to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, was now gradually recovering.

Beneath the thin layer of remaining divine consciousness, from the moment the cultivator fell into a coma, it was as if a small, ever-flowing spring appeared, replenishing the depletion of divine consciousness drop by drop.

For cultivators in the Qi Refining stage, in the absence of effective elixirs, unconsciousness or deep sleep is the only and best way to restore their consciousness.

Of course, this is based on the premise that the spiritual consciousness in one's mind has not been completely exhausted. Once it is exhausted, there is no way to reverse the situation.

"Buzz"

The queen bee in the hive breathed a sigh of relief the moment Tong Bingfeng successfully advanced to the ninth level of Qi Refining. Then she emitted extremely violent pheromones, driving away a large number of guard bees from the hive to provide necessary protection for the unconscious cultivator and prevent any other accidents from happening.

At the same time, he directed more than ten worker bees to carefully collect some of the high-quality spiritual honey that was reserved for the queen bee, and then used their wings to apply it little by little to the corners of the cultivator's lips.

With just the slightest movement of the cultivator's tongue or mouth, the spiritual honey can be swallowed, aiding in the healing of injuries.

Although Tong Bingfeng was in a deep coma, he was not dead, and the queen bee's life was naturally safe. Under her command, the other worker bees that had not left the formation for several days also dispersed in groups of three or five on the ice field to go to their respective areas to collect pollen.

After all, with hundreds of bees in such a large hive, the amount of honey they need to consume every day is not small. The amount of honey they accumulate on a daily basis is not enough, so they cannot allow the worker bees to be so lazy.

While unconscious, Tong Bingfeng felt the sweetness on the corner of her mouth and subconsciously moved a little bit of spiritual honey closer to her mouth, turning it into strands of purer spiritual energy to replenish her dantian.

In addition, other special energies above the Spiritual Honey will also begin to actively integrate into the cultivator's body, actively repairing the internal injuries to the five internal organs caused by the breakthrough to the ninth level of Qi Refining.

Day after day, night after night.

Under the protection and meticulous care of the bees, after twenty days, it finally managed to open its eyes, looking around the cramped space of the spirit tent with a still dazed expression.

After a long while, the thoughts in my mind finally became clear again, and the various reasons from the past naturally began to appear in my mind in an orderly manner.

"Things reach their extreme and then reverse; this is indeed the case. Because the completion of the first level of spiritual soil filling in the cave has actually triggered control over the Great Circulation. We should take this as a warning in the future and be sure to maintain the stability of our Dao Heart at all times."

The Great Circulation of Qi Circulation went out of control. He rashly attempted to break through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, exhausting his divine sense and leaving little mana in his dantian. Normally, even if only one of these issues occurred, it would be extremely troublesome. However, this time, they appeared one after another almost simultaneously.

If it weren't for good luck, taking that final step at the most dangerous moment, the danger involved would have been unimaginable.

Tong Bingfeng had always prided himself on having a stable Dao heart, not easily disturbed by external things. Even though he had walked on the edge of life and death several times, he could still maintain basic rationality. However, after this incident, he had a clear understanding of this.

Perhaps when facing powerful monsters or other deadly dangers, a cultivator who makes a living by hunting monsters has enough ability to cope, but in other aspects, he is still far from sufficient.

"The state of mind that remains unchanged even when Mount Tai collapses before us is what we cultivators should strive for."

Tong Bingfeng smiled bitterly. This was the biggest drawback of being a lone cultivator on his own: lacking guidance and help from senior cultivators on his cultivation path.

If he had an experienced master to guide him at this moment, he would never have been in such danger.

Even when the Great Circulation could not be stopped, a single shout could eliminate the subsequent series of dangers.

"Unfortunately, since entering the cultivation world, I have never had a fellow cultivator who can trust me like this. After I establish myself in the Bitter Ice Domain, I will definitely find some auxiliary magical artifacts that can help stabilize my Dao heart and keep them hanging on my waist at all times for future use."

"The fact that this swarm of spirit bees was able to awaken within a mere twenty days is largely due to their use of spirit honey to nourish and replenish the necessary energy and spiritual power. If there is an opportunity in the future, we should continue to invest more spiritual resources to cultivate a queen bee."

Tong Bingfeng still feels fear and lingering apprehension whenever he recalls the whole process. After going through this ordeal, his recognition of the Spirit Bee naturally increased as well.

This advancement to the ninth level of Qi Refining was fraught with peril. Any slackening in the slightest during the process would have had unimaginable consequences. This experience can be considered the closest he had ever come to death since entering the world of cultivation.

However, after all this effort, the result was ultimately good. He reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, the last level of cultivation in the entire Qi Refining stage. He was only one step away from laying the foundation for the Dao and becoming a Foundation Establishment True Person.

Moreover, with his cultivation at the ninth level of Qi Refining, he was more than capable of protecting himself in this lawless ice domain, without having actively provoked any Foundation Establishment cultivators or second-tier demonic beasts.

Now, the spirit honey produced by the spirit bees can be officially sold to the public. A cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining is naturally qualified to cultivate a nest of first-tier spirit bees and has enough strength to deter some greedy and evil cultivators.

"Although this advancement in cultivation was somewhat rushed and flawed, requiring further refinement in the future, it is ultimately not an irreparable hidden danger. In a few days, I will go to Honglan Market to sell the spiritual honey in my storage bag and purchase some high-quality spiritual soil to serve as the core component of the foundation of my cave dwelling."

As his injuries gradually healed, a series of new plans based on his current Qi Refining Level 9 cultivation level began to emerge in his mind.

Of course, before that, his top priority must be to continue mining spiritual soil from the so-called mound spirit island originally discovered by the worker bees, in order to meet the maximum demand for establishing the inheritance cave.

"Although the spiritual soil produced on this mound-shaped spiritual island is of poor quality, it has ultimately been nourished by spiritual energy. In the future, it can be slowly improved by filling it with a sufficient amount of demonic beast flesh and blood and nourishing it with spiritual energy."

He would be willing to pay a certain price if he could establish a legacy cave in this no-man's-land, the Bitter Sea Ice Domain.