Primordial Treasure Mirror

These past few nights.

Su Yang would set aside some time each day to study the stone.

After several repeated trials.

He gradually figured out how to use it and its effects.

As long as he concentrates on looking at the patterns on the surface of the stone.

Consciousness will be drawn in.

That feeling is hard to describe.

It felt like suddenly entering a dark and deep sea.

Everything outside became distant and blurry.

My mind was completely captivated.

He would regain consciousness after a quarter of an hour or two.

When he comes to his senses, his head will feel a little throbbing, or even slightly painful.

There's a feeling of exhaustion after mental exertion.

At the same time, there is an indescribable sense of clarity, as if the brain has been cleansed by something.

After resting for a while.

Once Su Yang recovers, he will find that his mind is more fluent than before when thinking.

After several trials.

He found that his mental state seemed to have improved, and his reaction time and memory were better.

This led him to speculate about the effects of the stone.

"Is this stone helping me temper my spirit?"

Su Yang wasn't quite sure.

He was only a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and had not yet developed divine sense, so he could not accurately judge the strength of his spiritual power.

What he could feel was the clarity he experienced after each use of the stone.

There's also a noticeably sharper and clearer sense of enjoyment now compared to before.

"If we wait until the later stages of Qi Refining, after the development of divine consciousness, we should be able to directly experience the effects of this thing, right?"

Su Yang couldn't help but think.

After all, divine sense is something that can be quantified; more is more, and less is less.

When the time comes, by comparing the results before and after using this stone, we can immediately know whether our spiritual sense has increased or decreased, and thus understand the specific function of this stone.

Su Yang guessed that it was highly likely that, as he had guessed, this stone could help him improve his mental strength, and might even be able to temper his divine sense in the future.

Even if it's just a guess.

He also felt an irrepressible joy in his heart.

The three treasures for foundation building are spiritual power, physical body, and divine consciousness.

His spiritual power was refined with top-grade Green Wood Pills, and its quality became more refined day by day.

His physical body has been refined using an improved version of the Spirit Nourishing Technique, and its strength has steadily increased over time.

Now that he has this bluish-black stone, his spiritual consciousness can also be tempered.

Each of the Three Jewels has its own path to perfection, how could he not be delighted?

"Once I reach the peak of Qi Refining, I will hone these three things to their fullest potential, and I will be able to increase my chances of success by 10% when I establish my foundation."

"Ten percent! That's equivalent to one-fifth of a Foundation Establishment Pill! If I can get another Foundation Establishment Pill later, breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage shouldn't be a problem!"

The more Su Yang thought about it, the more he felt that the stone had come at the right time.

The preciousness of the Foundation Building Pill needs no further explanation.

That's something that countless Qi Refining Perfection cultivators would fight tooth and nail for, but might not be able to snatch.

Although it is simpler to cultivate within a sect compared to independent cultivators, the difficulty is still considerable.

Only the best among the inner disciples are qualified to receive the Foundation Establishment Pill.

Su Yang is currently just a menial disciple, not even an outer disciple, and is still a long way from reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.

Even in the future, it may not be easy to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

When that time comes, this might be his safety net.

Even with Foundation Establishment Pills, having this stone gives him a significant advantage over other cultivators of the same level when he establishes his foundation.

"The five spiritual roots are indeed useless, but as long as I keep accumulating foundation like this, while others only meet two or even one of the three foundation-building treasures, I will meet all of them."

"Even if someone has better aptitude than me, but lacks the foundation I have, their chances of achieving Foundation Establishment are still very low!"

Su Yang took the bluish-black stone and gave it a name:

"From this day forward, you shall be called the Spirit-Gathering Stone."

After choosing a name, he carefully put away the Spirit Stone.

I've made up my mind.

From now on, you must use the Spirit Stone at least once every night.

It accumulates over time.

His advantage in spiritual awareness will likely become more and more apparent.

Two more days have passed.

Su Yang continued his cultivation methodically, and he didn't neglect alchemy either.

He had already mastered the art of refining the skin-healing pill.

Two batches a day are usually enough to produce pills, with only occasional failures.

Moreover, these days, we can produce about two pills each time, and the number of discarded pills has increased significantly.

Su Yang carefully placed the successfully formed pills separately, and he also stored away the defective pills that were of acceptable quality, intending to exchange them for spirit stones from Ma Liu.

That evening.

After finishing his work for the day, Su Yang did not go back to his house immediately, but instead headed towards Tianqing Peak.

The Qingmu Dan waste pills I bought from Ma Liu are almost used up; it's time to restock.

I'll also bring along the discarded Healing Pills I've collected, to see if I can sell them for a spirit stone or two.

Even a mosquito's leg is still meat, no matter how small; we can't waste it.

It has been a long time since I visited the Ruined Pill Academy.

Su Yang found that this place was not much different from what he remembered.

Upon entering the courtyard, I saw the same few familiar faces.

Ma Liu was at the usual spot, chatting with the outer disciples next to him.

His eyes lit up the moment he saw Su Yang walk into the room.

After exchanging a few quick words with the person next to him, he stood up and came over, his voice filled with genuine surprise:

"Oh, Junior Brother Su, you've finally arrived! I thought you'd forgotten about me."

Su Yang didn't expect him to be so enthusiastic, and smiled:

"Brother Ma, you're too kind. How could I forget you? It's just that I've been too busy these days and haven't had a chance to speak."

Ma Liu knew he was just being polite, so he didn't say anything more, but simply asked:

"So you came to see me today, still the same old story, wanting the ruined Green Wood Pill?"

Su Yang nodded slightly:

"That's right, we've used up all the previous ones. Senior Brother Ma said last time that there would be enough Qingmu Pills and waste pills. I wonder if that still counts?"

Ma Liu proudly raised his chin:

"I've already promised you, how could I not have enough? I specially saved some for you, I have forty or fifty on hand right now, how many do you want?"

Su Yang considered it in his mind.

He is currently about ten days away from achieving the fifth level of Qi Refining perfection.

After breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining, one still needs to cultivate to perfection using the Green Wood Pill. This process will take at least three or four months.

Based on the calculation of one waste pill per day, that means he would need at least a hundred waste Green Wood Pills to have enough.

if you can.

Su Yang definitely wanted to buy them all at once, but he also knew he couldn't buy too many at once.

Dozens are already a lot, hundreds are too exaggerated.

Su Yang thought for a moment and then said:

"Then I want forty."

As he spoke, he took out forty spirit stones.

Ma Liu took the spirit stone, his eyes lighting up.

"Looks like my junior brother made quite a bit of money this time."

He remembered what Su Yang had said last time: Su Yang wasn't buying waste pills entirely for his own use; he was also buying them for his other handyman fellow disciples.

Forty waste pills are certainly an astonishing number for a menial servant, but if divided among several or even a dozen people, it is not so much.

Ma Liu took out enough waste pills and handed them to Su Yang.

Su Yang put it away without even looking at it.

Ma Liu was pleased with his trust and pulled him aside, whispering:

"Junior Brother Su, you said last time you wanted a better pill than the Green Wood Pill, do you still want it?"