Chapter 40: Barriers to Cultivation
Two years have passed with the tides rising and falling, the sun rising and the moon setting, and the seasons changing. The gray-black Gravel Island is as desolate and lonely as usual, like an inconspicuous deserted island, standing in the vast blue sea.
But who would have thought that this inconspicuous deserted island is one of the three major sects of the human race, and the border station of Qianyuan Sect!
Late at night, the valley of the Gravel Island Mine Vein was silent. On the north side of the mountain wall, there were two small attics, about a hundred feet apart.
At this time, in one of the attics, Nangong Yu and Lin Feng were having a secret conversation.
The attic was simply furnished, with no other decorations except tables and chairs. Only a few night pearls inlaid on the wall emitted a soft glow.
In the living room, there was a majestic middle-aged man in a blue robe, sitting on the main seat with his eyes closed, and it was Nangong Yu.
Below stood an arrogant young man, it was Lin Feng.
At this moment, Lin Feng was telling something with a respectful face.
"You mean, there has been no unusual movement in the Blood Spirit Demon Sect's base recently? Even the monks in the base rarely go out?" Nangong Yu asked with a surprised expression.
"According to the report from the spies, this is absolutely true!" Lin Feng responded with a puzzled look.
To be honest, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lin Feng would not believe that the Blood Spirit Demon Sect's base, which was always full of conspiracies and tricks, would be so quiet.
Nangong Yu lowered his head and fell silent after hearing this. After a long time, he raised his head and said thoughtfully:
"It's just that it's too abnormally quiet, which makes it more suspicious! You pass the order down, and the disciples stationed there should be more alert recently. At the same time, tell the spies to keep a close eye on it. If there is any unusual movement in the Blood Spirit Demon Sect, report it at any time. I don't know why, the master has a bad premonition!"
"Disciple obeys the order!"
After Lin Feng responded respectfully, his heart tightened. You must know that the higher the cultivation level, if there is any feeling in the dark, it must be a big thing!
"Okay, remember not to spread this matter to avoid causing panic. Leave for now."
Nangong Yu warned calmly, and then said no more. Seeing this, Lin Feng bowed solemnly and left.
Nangong Yu sat alone in the main seat, frowning and thinking about something.
"Because of this mine, our Qianyuan Sect has almost formed a monopoly on the "cloud pattern ore". Such a huge profit happens to be at the border. With the previous style of the Blood Spirit Demon Sect, it is impossible for them to do nothing. But now they are so quiet. What are they planning?"
In the dim living room, Nangong Yu's figure looks a bit solemn...
On the coast, there is still the reef, and Qin Tian sits cross-legged on it.
Although the task of garrisoning the island is boring, Qin Tian does not feel bored when he is practicing and there are monsters that occasionally appear as sparring partners.
In the past two years, with the supply of "Perfect Qi Gathering Pill", Qin Tian's cultivation has not only steadily increased, but his spiritual power has become more and more solid, and the power of his magic has become stronger and stronger as he becomes more proficient in battle, and he is developing towards the state of great success!
But at this moment, Qin Tian, who should be happy about his improved cultivation, is a little worried.
It's nothing else, the pills are used up.
Although there are a lot of "cloud pattern ore" coming in after being stationed here for a long time, the pills are still supported by the previous inventory. As Qin Tian's cultivation level increases, the demand for pills is also greatly increased. Now that the pills are exhausted, he can only use spirit stones to assist in cultivation. In this way, the speed of cultivation is naturally greatly reduced.
"It seems that I have to find an opportunity to go to the market."
After Qin Tian made a secret decision, he stopped thinking about it and closed his eyes to practice again.
When chatting with the garrison disciples on weekdays, Qin Tian had already inquired that the nearest market was 5,000 miles away from here, and because the sea area where the three sects met was in chaos, there were many people with bad intentions on the way, doing things like blocking roads and robbing, killing people and stealing treasures. With Qin Tian's strength, unless his cultivation level broke through to the seventh level of Qi Refining, it would be difficult to guarantee a safe return trip!
In desperation, Qin Tian had to practice with all his strength in order to break through as soon as possible. In order to speed up his cultivation, he even took out the only middle-grade spirit stone from the old man Xuan Lie's legacy.
Although this move was a bit of a waste of natural resources, the effect of the middle-grade spirit stone was also quite amazing. The concentration of spiritual energy contained in the middle-grade spirit stone was more than a hundred times stronger than that of the lower-grade spirit stone!
In two years, Qin Tian's cultivation level had reached the peak of the sixth level of Qi Refining and touched the seventh level barrier.
However, this time, Qin Tian obviously encountered a bottleneck. After all, the sixth to seventh level was a hurdle. After crossing it, he could enter the late stage of Qi Refining and begin to prepare for foundation building. If you can't get over it, it's not uncommon to be stuck in a bottleneck for decades without any progress.
The so-called breakthrough of the bottleneck, in addition to cultivation, is mainly about the perception of the state of mind. After all, the cultivation of immortals is also about cultivating the mind. If there is no state of mind to support it, the foundation is undoubtedly unstable, and it is difficult to exert strength. What's worse, it is common to go astray.
Obviously, Qin Tian is in this situation. Perhaps it is from Cao Xu's oppression and sense of crisis that Qin Tian is eager to gain higher strength, so that for a long time, he has been blindly pursuing the improvement of cultivation, thus ignoring the cultivation of the state of mind.
With this in mind, Qin Tian woke up immediately after two attacks failed and even almost hurt his meridians.
In the following time, Qin Tian stopped cultivating spiritual power and continued to fight monsters, honing his magic with all his strength to make his spiritual power more condensed, and at the same time, the power of his magic continued to rise.
On this day, Qin Tian was stationed at the seaside, honing his magic as usual. At the same time, he watched the tide and listened to the wind every day, hoping to gain some insights and break through the barriers of the realm in one fell swoop.
At this time, the spiritual arrow technique was performed, and ten exquisite and small two-color spiritual arrows appeared in front of him, and the casting speed was extremely fast. In a breath, the technique was formed.
Qin Tian waved his hand, and ten spiritual arrows shot towards the distant reef. After a muffled sound, the hard reef was instantly shot into a sieve.
Then Qin Tian quickly pinched the formula with one hand, and in a breath, four spiritual shields appeared around Qin Tian's body. The shields emitted a two-color light, and the spiritual power on them was extremely condensed, making the shields look like substance.
Qin Tian nodded with satisfaction. Although he has been pursuing the speed of cultivation in the past two years, he has never fallen behind in the cultivation of this technique.
Now, I don’t know how far this realm of technique is from the realm of great success.
Qin Tian shook his head while thinking secretly in his heart, thinking that he was greedy. With the talent of mixed spiritual roots, he was not satisfied with the speed of cultivation. The state of great success was illusory. According to rumors, it was not available to those with great perseverance and great opportunities.
Thinking of this, Qin Tian no longer thought about it and just let it go.
Then Qin Tian expanded his divine consciousness, and all the pictures within the range of 400 feet were directly projected in his mind, clearly visible, as if they were right in front of him, even if he closed his eyes, he could see them.
After a careful search, Qin Tian sighed helplessly. In the past two years, Qin Tian would come here whenever it was his turn to be stationed. He would practice and fight against monsters, accumulating practical experience while honing his own magic power.
The low-level monsters near this coast were either killed on the spot by Qin Tian, or injured by Qin Tian and fled. Over time, it was difficult to see the traces of monsters here!
