87: Chapter 87 Treasure Pavilion

On the next stone platform, a piece of soft armor was suspended.

The soft armor was as thin as cicada wings, silver-gray all over, with a faint luster flowing over it.

The jade tablet read:

"Silver Silk Soft Armor, Low Grade Magical Artifact, woven from thousand-year-old ice silkworm silk. Can withstand attacks below Qi Refining Level 7, lightweight and form-fitting, does not hinder movement."

Good stuff.

Li Changsheng touched the clothes on his body, then looked at the soft armor.

If he could wear this soft armor, his survivability would greatly increase.

But he still didn't take it.

Walking further ahead, it was the Cultivation Technique area.

On the stone platforms, Jade Slips were neatly arranged, each with a jade tablet description beside it.

"《Mysterious Thunder Sword Formula》, Profound Rank Low Grade sword technique, seven forms in total, reaching Major Achievement can invoke the power of heavenly thunder."

"《Thick Earth Formula》, Profound Rank Medium Grade defensive Cultivation Technique, can condense earth into armor, amazing defensive power."

"《Cloud Concealment Formula》, Profound Rank Low Grade movement technique, reaching Major Achievement can shrink the earth into inches, traveling a thousand miles in a day."

"《Spirit Wood Evergreen Technique》, Profound Rank High Grade Cultivation Technique, wood attribute, focuses on Foundation, cultivation speed is gentle but stable, not easy to suffer Qi Deviation."

Profound Rank High Grade!

Li Changsheng's heartbeat accelerated.

The Qingyuan Formula he was cultivating was only a Yellow Rank Cultivation Technique, barely even having a Rank.

Profound Rank High Grade, it was countless times stronger than his current Cultivation Technique.

If he could obtain this 《Spirit Wood Evergreen Technique》, his cultivation speed would increase by at least thirty percent!

His hand almost reached out.

But in the end, he pulled it back.

Continuing to walk forward.

Medicinal Pill area.

On the stone platforms, jade bottles of all sizes were densely packed. Li Changsheng picked one up and looked at it:

"qi gathering pill, High Grade, ten per bottle, each can offset seven days of hard cultivation for a Qi Refining Stage Cultivator."

High Grade qi gathering pill.

Much stronger than the Medium Grade and Low Grade ones he bought in the market.

One bottle was worth three months of his hard cultivation.

He put it down and picked up another:

"foundation establishment pill, Low Grade, can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by thirty percent. Note: Only those at Qi Refining Level 9 can consume it."

foundation establishment pill!

Li Changsheng's breathing quickened.

The foundation establishment pill was something countless Qi Refining Stage Cultivators dreamed of.

Just one could increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by thirty percent; it was priceless and hard to find in the outside world.

His hand trembled slightly; was this real?

But he still put it down.

Continuing to walk forward.

Further back were some strange things.

That fiery red stone was called "Fire Spirit Stone", containing pure fire spiritual energy, which could assist in cultivating fire-attribute Cultivation Techniques and could also be used to set up fire-type Formations.

That piece of withered wood was called "Withered Wood Meets Spring", a rare spiritual plant that would take a hundred years to mature after being planted, and once mature, it could be used to refine life-prolonging pills.

That token was called "Void Escape Token", which could trigger a short-distance spatial teleportation once, and could save a life at a critical moment.

That compass was called "Treasure Seeking Compass", which could sense the aura of treasures within a radius of a hundred miles.

Li Changsheng was dazzled; he wanted to take every single one, but he could only think about it.

He could only choose one.

He took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.

He began to think about a question—what did he lack the most right now?

Weapons? He had the green steel sword; although it was just a mortal weapon, it was sufficient.

Armor? He had Talismans; the Golden Light Shield Talisman could protect his body.

Cultivation Techniques? He had the Qingyuan Formula and Evergreen Plant Truth Scripture; although their Ranks weren't high, they were enough.

Medicinal Pills? He had qi gathering pills; although their Rank wasn't high, they were enough.

Special items? Although those things were good, they weren't necessities.

So what did he lack the most?

It was time.

Cultivation required time, and Breakthroughs required time.

And what he lacked most was precisely time.

Zhao Yan was watching him, the Blood Fiend Sect was watching him.

The "Spirit Devourer" in Qinghe Town might recover in a few years.

He had to grow strong enough in a short period to protect himself, protect his fellow villagers, and protect the elders of Qinghe Town.

Currently at Qi Refining Level 5.

Not enough.

Far from enough.

He needed to be faster, stronger.

His gaze slowly swept over the Medicinal Pill area and finally landed in an inconspicuous corner.

There, a palm-sized jade bottle sat alone on the stone platform.

The jade bottle was emerald green, with a faint luster flowing over it. On the jade tablet beside it, a few lines of small text were carved:

"barrier breaking pill, Rank 3 Medicinal Pill, exclusively for the Qi Refining Stage. After consumption, it can unconditionally elevate one small Realm."

"Note: Each person can only consume it once in their lifetime; the second time is ineffective."

"Note: There will be a three-day period of weakness after consumption, with all spiritual power lost."

Li Changsheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

Unconditionally elevate one small Realm.

The further one went, the longer it took to improve one's cultivation Realm.

And this pill could allow him to skip all that time, saving at least half a year or more.

The price was just a three-day period of weakness.

His hand slowly reached toward the jade bottle.

But just as he touched the jade bottle, he stopped again.

He remembered the voice in the illusion.

"Those who are greedy will die of greed."

Was this pill really that simple?

He carefully read every word on the jade tablet, especially the few lines of small text.

"Each person can only consume it once in their lifetime; the second time is ineffective."

This was normal; many pills had drug resistance.

"There will be a three-day period of weakness after consumption, with all spiritual power lost."

This was also normal; forcibly increasing cultivation base would inevitably have a price.

But was there anything else?

Was there anything else he hadn't seen?

He picked up the jade bottle and examined it carefully.

There were no other words on the jade bottle, only the words "barrier breaking pill".

He opened the bottle stopper, and a rich medicinal fragrance wafted out.

He leaned in to look; inside was a thumb-sized pill, light gold all over, with a faint luster flowing over it.

It looked fine.

But he was still a bit uneasy.

He remembered a sentence Ding San said when he was at the market.

"The better the item, the more careful you need to be. Those who sell fake medicine are the best at packaging."

He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the classics he had read in the Scripture Pavilion regarding records of Medicinal Pills.

barrier breaking pill... barrier breaking pill...

Got it!

He opened his eyes abruptly.

The barrier breaking pill was indeed a pill that could unconditionally elevate one small Realm.

But the classics recorded that the medicinal power of this pill was extremely overbearing, and after consumption, it would violently impact the Meridians.

If someone with an unstable Foundation and Meridians that were not tough enough consumed it, at best, their Meridians would be damaged and their cultivation would regress; at worst, they would explode and die on the spot.

This was why it was labeled "exclusively for the Qi Refining Stage".

Because the Meridians of those above the Foundation Establishment Stage had already solidified and could not withstand this impact.

And for Qi Refining Stage Cultivators, the Meridians were still in the growth stage, so they had a certain ability to withstand it.

But even so, it required the user to have sufficiently tough Meridians and a solid Foundation.

Li Changsheng looked down at his hands.

Was his Foundation stable enough?

From Qi Refining Level 1 to Level 5, he hadn't used any pills to forcibly increase his cultivation; every level had been cultivated solidly.

His Meridians, under the nourishment of the Evergreen Plant Truth Scripture, were much tougher than those of Cultivators at the same level.

His Foundation was solid enough.

Moreover, he had the Longevity Dao Body.

He gritted his teeth and tucked the jade bottle into his bosom.

This was it.

The moment he put away the jade bottle, the entire Treasury Pavilion suddenly shook.

Li Changsheng was shaken for a moment and discovered that there was actually a yellowed Talisman on the ground by this stone table; he picked up the Talisman.

Before he could even examine the Talisman closely, he saw the treasures on those stone platforms beginning to become illusory one by one, finally turning into specks of spiritual light and dissipating into the air.

At the end of the passage, a new stone door slowly opened.

Li Changsheng looked back at the disappearing treasures, without lingering, and strode toward the stone door.

Passing through the stone door, the view before him suddenly opened up.

He was standing on the peak of the mountain from before again. Looking back, the Treasury Pavilion had disappeared without a trace.

And the surrounding environment was exactly the same as before he went in; the stone tablet stood quietly there, and nothing around it had changed.

It seemed that the Treasury Pavilion and everything else were fake, but the Talisman paper in his hand and the barrier breaking pill in his bosom were real.

Li Changsheng carefully examined the Talisman in his hand and couldn't help but widen his eyes.

It was actually...