55: Chapter 55 Successful Transformation, Spiritual Power Greatly Increased

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

"Creak—"

The door to the left wing, which had been tightly shut for many days, was slowly pulled open from the inside.

When Chen Qingyuan emerged from seclusion again, the autumn wind was already bleak; without realizing it, it was late autumn once more.

"Ah—! Eldest Uncle, stop hitting me! I... I really studied...!"

Just as he stepped out of the quiet room, he heard Chen Yanhu's wails echoing through the courtyard.

Chen Qingyuan couldn't help but shake his head with a laugh and called out loudly!

"Xiao Hu!"

"Ninth Uncle! Help, Ninth Uncle... ah!"

Before his cry for help could fade, the solid sound of a ruler hitting flesh was heard, followed by Chen Yanhu's shrill scream.

At the same time, the three juniors immediately gathered around as if they had found a savior, each with tears glimmering in their eyes.

Chen Qingyuan opened his arms, letting Chen Yanchuan crash into his embrace, and gently stroked his head.

Then he turned his head toward Chen Yansu and spoke softly!

"Su Su, tell me, what's going on here?"

The usually stubborn and competitive little girl immediately pursed her lips with a look of grievance upon seeing Chen Qingyuan.

Finally showing a side appropriate for her age!

"Little Uncle, please come back... Eldest Uncle... he's too fierce, he only knows how to hit people!"

It turned out that after Chen Qingyuan went into seclusion, the heavy responsibility of teaching the juniors had been taken over by Chen Qingshan.

However, teaching children to read was a strenuous task, far from as easy as he had imagined.

In less than three months, he was fuming with rage.

Right now, he was huffing and puffing with anger!

"You ungrateful little girl, you dare to complain?"

"You couldn't even memorize a copy of the Encyclopedia of a Hundred Herbs in half a month. Tell me, do you deserve a beating or not?"

As he spoke, he raised the ruler, making a gesture as if to strike her, scaring Chen Yansu into screaming all over the courtyard.

Chen Qingyuan shook his head with a chuckle, his body moved slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, he gently snatched the ruler away.

"Big Brother, calm down. It's only natural for children to be a bit playful."

He casually placed the ruler on the stone table and waved his hand at the children!

"What are you still standing there for? Go play. I'm giving you a half-day off today."

"Long live Ninth Uncle!"

"Thank you, Little Uncle!"

The children, who had been crying just a moment ago, suddenly erupted into cheers and vanished in the blink of an eye.

Chen Qingshan stared, both annoyed and amused, pointing at their receding figures!

"Look at that! Look at that! These little rascals! They've really been spoiled by you!"

Chen Qingyuan pulled his elder brother down to sit on a stone stool in the courtyard and personally poured tea for him.

"Big Brother, it's true that a strict teacher makes a fine student, but there must be a balance between tension and relaxation. Constant pressure is counterproductive."

Chen Qingshan shook his head and sighed; his previous demeanor had mostly been an act.

The anger on his face quickly vanished, replaced by concern!

"Forget it, let's not talk about them. It's good that you've come out of seclusion; I was just worrying about you. The path of recultivation is incredibly arduous, you..."

"Huh?!"

Before he could finish, he sensed the aura on Chen Qingyuan's body, and his eyes instantly widened.

"Wait! This aura... Qi Refining Level Six?!"

"How long has it been since you dispersed your cultivation? Barely over a month at most! Is dispersing and recultivating really this fast?!"

Chen Qingyuan shook his head slightly!

"It's not like that. There are still some techniques involved. Let me explain the key points of this recultivation to you in detail..."

Chen Qingyuan then proceeded to explain the intricacies of the recultivation process in detail.

"So that's how it is..."

Chen Qingshan nodded repeatedly as he listened!

Finally, with a wave of his sleeve, a wooden box and two jade bottles appeared on the table.

"Here, spirit gathering pills, as well as this Condensing Yuan Fluid and soul nurturing pills!"

"Don't worry, I had Old Man Liu from Hui Chun Hall check the soul nurturing pills; there's no problem!

I thought it would be a while before you needed them, but I didn't expect you to be so fast. Fortunately, I prepared them in advance."

"Thank you, Big Brother." Chen Qingyuan didn't say much and put the Medicinal Pills away.

"Between brothers, what's there to thank?"

Chen Qingshan patted his shoulder with a solemn expression!

"Since you've already reached the threshold of the first revolution, don't be distracted by external matters. Go back and continue your seclusion as soon as possible. I'll handle everything at home; you don't need to worry."

"Alright!"

Chen Qingyuan nodded heavily without arguing! He indeed urgently needed to Breakthrough to Late Stage Qi Refining; otherwise, there were many things he couldn't do.

Moreover, he hadn't made any Talismans for a long time, and his elder brother couldn't go hunting, so the family's income was meager!

Whether it was the spirit gathering pills or the Condensing Yuan Fluid he used, which one didn't require a large amount of Spirit Stones?

Especially this Condensing Yuan Fluid; even without counting the losses from trial and error, it cost a full hundred Spirit Stones!

He really couldn't imagine how his elder brother, who had no possessions, had managed to raise the funds for him.

Thinking too much was useless! After chatting for a few moments, Chen Qingyuan resumed his seclusion.

...

Condensing Yuan Fluid!

Its color was green with a hint of gold; with a gentle shake, ripples of light flowed within.

One such bottle contained about a hundred drops, each harboring pure spirit-tempering power.

Chen Qingyuan impatiently removed the stopper, and the fragrance of herbs greeted his nose!

He took a drop and placed it in his mouth!

At first, it felt cool going down his throat, but in the next moment, it seemed to transform into a warm current, plunging straight into his Dantian Qi Sea!

Not daring to be careless, he immediately operated the Three Revolutions Primordial Condensation Art at full power, guiding the spiritual power into his Dantian Qi Sea to begin purifying it!

In the Dao of cultivation, the Dantian is the core for the gathering and refinement of spiritual power; if the Dantian is destroyed, one's entire cultivation is lost!

The Meridians serve as the pathways for the movement of spiritual power; whether absorbing or transporting it, one must rely on the Meridians!

At this moment, the Condensing Yuan Fluid took effect in the Dantian,

continuously drawing the spiritual power distributed among sixty-nine acupoints back to the Dantian, thread by thread through the Meridians,

using its medicinal power to repeatedly temper and purify it.

Thus, after seven full days, all the spiritual power in the acupoints had undergone tempering.

"The first revolution is complete!"

Chen Qingyuan's eyes snapped open, his expression unable to hide his joy.

Focusing his mind internally, his spiritual power was like flowing water, dense and solid!

If the spiritual power cultivated with the previous Spirit Guiding Art was compared to a wisp of blue smoke, then after switching to the Three Revolutions Primordial Condensation Art, the spiritual power had already condensed into a thin mist;

and after being tempered by the Condensing Yuan Fluid, his spiritual power had surprisingly transformed into a thick cloud, its purity and density increasing several times over!

This meant that at the same cultivation level, his spiritual power possessed greater explosive power and resilience, with combat strength far exceeding his peers;

The most direct manifestation of this was his efficiency in making Talismans!

If his limit for drawing Rejuvenation Talismans was previously sixteen per day, with his current profound spiritual power, he could probably draw more than thirty in a row and still have energy left!

"A pity. Although my spiritual power is sufficient, my Divine Soul strength hasn't increased in sync. Otherwise, with just this path of Talisman making, I could accumulate a vast amount of resources..."

Chen Qingyuan sighed softly, his gaze falling on the jade bottle to the side—the soul nurturing pills obtained from the demonic cultivator.

These pills were exceptionally precious; his elder brother had specifically asked Old Man Liu to check them repeatedly, only handing them over after confirming they were non-toxic!

In the Sea of Sand, resources were scarce; the only known Medicinal Pill that could strengthen the Divine Soul during the Qi Refinement Stage was likely these soul nurturing pills.

Therefore, the value of each pill approached that of a second-grade Medicinal Pill, costing as much as a hundred Spirit Stones.

"Five soul nurturing pills... I wonder how much they can help my Divine Soul grow?"