Táng Kūnshān patted Lǐ Xián on the shoulder and said with great approval, "Do well! The Táng family will definitely not treat you unfairly in the future."
Lǐ Xián nodded, "I will fulfill my responsibilities."
Lǐ Xián tucked the booklet and the three hundred silver notes handed over by Táng Kūnshān into his tunic. He continued patrolling with the others until dawn before bidding them farewell and returning to his residence.
At this time, the maid had already delivered breakfast as she had the day before. After eating, Lǐ Xián returned to his bedroom and took out the Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula booklet to read. The name sounded ordinary, but the patrol members invited from outside looked extremely envious, suggesting it must have something special about it.
Lǐ Xián quickly finished reading. It turned out to be a cultivation technique for the Core Condensation Realm. If cultivated to the extreme, one could break through to the Eighth-grade Yuan Liquid Realm. The meaning of 'returning to truth' was to transform the Qi of the Core Condensation Realm into the purest Yuan Liquid.
This cultivation technique came just in time. He would be lacking a technique once he broke through to the Eighth-grade Core Condensation Realm.
【Current Ultimate Skills】
【Lǐ Family Swordplay (Mastered)】
【Dragon Elephant Condensing Origin Art (Mastered)】
【Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula (Uninitiated)】
【Cultivation/Level: Peak Spirit Gathering Realm】
【Current Vital Energy: 6000 Cards】
Lǐ Xián glanced at the panel. The information for this ultimate skill had already been recorded.
Lǐ Xián poured his Vital Energy into this ultimate skill, and the panel quickly provided information.
【You have infused 200 Cards of Vital Energy to cultivate the Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula. You attempt to comprehend and operate this technique. After one hour, you gain a faint sense of understanding and a deeper comprehension of the bottleneck in the Core Condensation Realm.】
【You continue to infuse 1000 Cards of Vital Energy to cultivate. You finally operate this technique, crossing the threshold, and at the same time, you finally break through to the Eighth-grade Core Condensation Realm, your strength multiplying exponentially.】
【You continue to infuse 1000 Cards of Vital Energy. The Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula circulates five heavens. Each heaven consumes 200 Cards of Vital Energy. You are surprised by the high consumption of Vital Energy, but you quickly stabilize your early Eighth-grade Core Condensation Realm cultivation.】
【You continue to infuse 2000 Cards of Vital Energy to cultivate the Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula. The spiritual energy in your body transforms into more and more True Essence, and your understanding of the Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula deepens. As you cultivate more times, you finally reach the Minor Accomplishment level, and you manipulate True Essence more proficiently.】
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【Current Ultimate Skills】
【Lǐ Family Swordplay (Mastered)】
【Dragon Elephant Condensing Origin Art (Mastered)】
【Primal Chaos Returning to Truth Formula (Minor Accomplishment)】
【Cultivation/Level: Early Core Condensation Realm】
【Current Remaining Vital Energy: 1800 Cards】
"Hoo!" Lǐ Xián exhaled. As his cultivation grew higher, the Vital Energy consumed each time he operated a technique also increased. The 6000 Cards of Vital Energy he had painstakingly accumulated were almost depleted, leaving only 1800 Cards, which was far from enough.
These 1800 Cards of Vital Energy could barely restore his strength twice if his True Essence ran out, so they had to be kept in reserve and not consumed.
Lǐ Xián had originally wanted to deduce the Lǐ Family Swordplay, but now he had to give up. Now that he had broken through to the early Core Condensation Realm, the Lǐ Family Swordplay was somewhat limited and could not unleash the power of True Essence in the Core Condensation Realm effectively. He also needed to master a new ultimate skill.
However, there was no easy way to find such ultimate skills.
Lǐ Xián looked outside. The sun was high in the sky. He had been up since last night. Although his cultivation had improved, he instinctively felt sleepy. He lay down on the bed, his breathing soon becoming steady, and he fell asleep.
When he woke up, two hours had passed. Lǐ Xián got up and opened the door. He saw a slender figure standing in the courtyard, with the maid Qíng'er beside her.
Lǐ Xián walked into the courtyard and stood beside Táng Shīyǐng, saying, "You came to see me so early, is something up?"
"I heard about what happened last night," Táng Shīyǐng looked at Lǐ Xián. "You actually managed to kill a monster from the Peak Spirit Gathering Realm?"
"It was a fortunate surprise attack," Lǐ Xián said.
"That's not something a cultivator at the early Spirit Gathering Realm could do. They said your cultivation was already at the Late Spirit Gathering Realm. Were you hiding your strength before?" Táng Shīyǐng asked.
"I wasn't hiding it. It's just that my talent seems to have suddenly awakened recently, and I'm cultivating much faster than before. When I told you last time, I was almost at the Middle Stage, and yesterday I just broke through to the Late Spirit Gathering Realm." Lǐ Xián said.
Lǐ Xián felt fortunate that he had let Táng Kūnshān say his cultivation was at the Late Spirit Gathering Realm last night, otherwise, it would have been difficult to explain now.
Táng Shīyǐng looked surprised. "Is that really so?"
"Yes," Lǐ Xián replied.
"By the way, my Lǐ Family Swordplay is really lacking. Do you have any better sword techniques or palm techniques, or other ultimate skills, for me to learn?" Lǐ Xián took the opportunity to change the subject.
Táng Shīyǐng pondered for a moment. "I did obtain a sword technique. I can't learn this technique myself; it can only be fully utilized when one is at or above the Eighth-grade Core Condensation Realm."
'This is perfect for me!' Lǐ Xián looked at his Wife with fervent eyes.
"Qíng'er, go and get the Flowing Light Sword Technique booklet for Lǐ Xián," Táng Shīyǐng instructed the maid beside her.
"Yes." Qíng'er quickly ran to get the booklet.
Lǐ Xián looked at Táng Shīyǐng and reached out to hold her soft hand, saying, "Thank you, Wife!"
Táng Shīyǐng's face flushed slightly. "You're welcome! You are my husband, of course, I must help you."
Lǐ Xián held her hand, and she did not pull away. They sat quietly for a while until the rustling sound of footsteps approached, and Lǐ Xián finally let go of her hand.
Qíng'er brought the booklet over and handed it to Lǐ Xián, saying, "Young Master, your book."
Táng Shīyǐng stood up and said, "You can read it here. I'll be going back now. Tonight... you can come back to the room tonight and sleep, it's always a bit lonely sleeping here alone."
With that, she turned and left with the maid.
Lǐ Xián was a bit dazed. After a while, he realized that she meant he could return to their marital room to sleep tonight, so he wouldn't be alone, and neither would she.
Lǐ Xián shook his head. He still hadn't adapted to the role of a husband. In his past life, he was a high school student. Although he had a vague understanding of romantic matters, he was still clueless in terms of emotions.
Right, although the original owner had married Táng Shīyǐng, the two had never truly consummated their marriage. The original owner had always slept on the floor, which had always been a source of frustration for him.
So, should he go back to the room tonight or not?
Lǐ Xián decided not to think about it for now and flipped through the booklet, carefully studying the incantations of the Flowing Light Sword Technique.
After a brief skim, the sword technique information appeared on the panel.
【Flowing Light Sword Technique (Uninitiated)】
Lǐ Xián attempted to practice the ultimate skill a few times, but he always felt a sense of stagnation when operating the incantations of this sword technique.
Lǐ Xián understood that his aptitude was still somewhat poor. If he relied on his own comprehension, he didn't know when he would be able to grasp it.
To initiate this sword technique, even with years of diligent practice, it would likely be impossible.
It seemed he had to rely on the panel to obtain more Vital Energy.
Lǐ Xián looked at the sky. It would be dark in another hour. He still had time to go out for a walk and see if there were any monsters to kill.
He picked up his iron sword and strode out of the side courtyard onto the street.