Chapter 309 The Harvest of a Year of Seclusion Opening the Storage Bag Again

The journey was uneventful, and Yu Xian quickly returned to the courtyard, first putting away the little phoenix cat and the heron in the clouds.

Then he left a message inside the protective formation.

This passage indicates that he has gone to the sect’s secluded cultivation room for closed-door training.

If it’s urgent, you can come looking for me; otherwise, please don’t bother me.

After leaving his words, Yu Xian raised his hand and pointed, restoring the formation.

Whenever someone triggers the formation and calls out to him, these words will be calmly transmitted.

Yu Xian clapped his hands, smiled faintly, and turned to head towards the upper peak of the Haotian Sect.

The Haotian Sect’s secluded cultivation grounds are far beyond the reach of ordinary Foundation Establishment disciples.

Only Golden Core elders, a few holy sons, or particularly wealthy Foundation Establishment disciples like Yu Xian can afford to use it.

Because of its location near the mountain peak, it is blessed by the main spiritual energy vein of Little Kunlun Mountain, which can only be cultivated and absorbed by Nascent Soul stage experts!

Even Golden Core cultivators, unless they are at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage or have a special status, cannot enjoy such a position. If they want to come here to cultivate and go into seclusion, they must pay contribution points.

This place is a cultivation paradise that you can’t find more than a handful of in the entire Eastern Continent!

Yu Xian followed the mountain path upwards. The higher he went, the colder the air became, and the richer and purer the spiritual energy became.

Upon reaching the ridge of the back mountain, the surrounding spiritual energy was already 50% denser than that at the mountainside.

Before them, a massive sloping peak was surrounded by array formations, and a palace of moderate size stood within it.

Behind the palace are thirteen secluded retreat sites, each enjoying the blessings of the Little Kunlun Mountain Master’s spiritual veins!

This kind of secluded cultivation room is only slightly inferior to the cave dwellings of those Nascent Soul Grand Elders. It is unmatched by any other place and is an excellent place for cultivation!

Similarly, it’s incredibly expensive here, requiring two contribution points per day.

One day, two o’clock!

How could an ordinary disciple afford it? After all, no one can go into seclusion for just a few days. If someone is going into seclusion, it will take at least a month, which is 60 contribution points!

However, Yu Xian still has more than 3,000 contribution points, so renting a 1,000-point one would be fine.

With these thoughts in mind, Yu Xian took a step into the air and flew to the huge sloping peak.

It is said to be a sloping peak derived from the Little Kunlun Mountains, but the Little Kunlun Mountains are so large that this sloping peak is also much larger than ordinary mountains, reaching a height of a thousand feet.

To avoid disturbance from outsiders, the secluded cultivation area is located independently of the main peak and is also protected by an array, making it extremely quiet.

Yu Xian arrived from the air and stood outside the formation, saying loudly, “Disciple Yu Xian of the Alchemy Sect has come to rent a secluded cultivation room. Please, Elder, open the formation.”

As Yu Xian spoke, the formation trembled slightly, and a crack appeared.

Yu Xian followed and landed on the mountain peak. In no time, he arrived at the gate of the main hall. Instead of going in directly, he first respectfully bowed and said, “Disciple Yu Xian of the Alchemy Sect greets Elder.”

“Hmm? Hehe…”

The person inside the hall was clearly surprised that Yu Xian was so polite, not entering the hall directly but bowing to him at the entrance. He couldn’t help but chuckle in surprise and then said, “Come in.”

Hearing this, Yu Xian got up and went inside.

The secluded retreat was extremely quiet, and few people came.

After all, Golden Core experts rarely go into seclusion; they only come here to seclude themselves when they have had a sudden enlightenment.

They usually cultivate in their own cave or main hall, so it doesn’t matter if there’s less spiritual energy.

The Nascent Soul Grand Elder wouldn’t come here.

As for Foundation Establishment disciples, even fewer can come; they don’t have that many contribution points to squander.

The main hall was spacious and quiet, with only a counter in front and no one around.

Yu Xian stepped forward, not bothering to look around, and regardless of whether anyone was there, took out a black jade token and bowed, saying, “This disciple wishes to rent a secluded cultivation room for a year. This is this disciple’s contribution token.”

“A year?”

The voice carried a faint smile as it said, “That’s 730 contribution points. How long did it take you, a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the Great Perfection stage, to accumulate that many? Are you planning to break through to the Golden Core stage?”

Clearly, Yu Xian’s act of bowing first at the palace gate greatly increased the goodwill of the administrator of this mysterious secluded place.

Furthermore, because of his presence here, the administrator was clearly unaware that Yu Xian had killed Mu Hanling and gained 5,000 contribution points.

After all, only a month had passed, and no one would specifically tell him such ordinary news.

Yu Xian naturally wouldn’t pretend to be generous, and said with a wry smile, “Contribution points are hard to come by, but for the sake of cultivation, I can only bear to spend them.”

“That’s right. We work hard to earn contribution points, isn’t it all for the sake of cultivation?”

The voice rang out again, and then it was discovered that someone had appeared behind the counter at some point.

Dressed in purple gauze and veiled, with a graceful figure, she was indeed a woman.

Yu Xian was momentarily stunned, but quickly came to her senses.

The voice was neutral, suitable for both men and women, and there was no problem if it was a woman’s voice.

He simply subconsciously believed that the voice belonged to a man.

Yu Xian did not know the woman’s name. The secluded cultivation place was too quiet and remote. The cultivators who could be in this place were obviously extremely tolerant of loneliness, or even liked loneliness.

Therefore, few people know her name, and those who do know it don’t spread it around.

However, the aura emanating from her body at the peak of the Golden Core stage was no less powerful than that of Hong Shao and Zhuo Lin, both of whom were at the peak of the Golden Core stage!

He was clearly an extremely powerful figure.

Yu Xian immediately bowed slightly and said, “Disciple greets Elder.”

“Alright, no need for formalities. You’ve already bowed three times; there’s no need for that.”

The woman, whose face was hidden by a mask, smiled faintly and said something. Then, she raised her hand and the black jade contribution token in Yu Xian’s hand flew into her hand.

She glanced around briefly, and a hint of surprise appeared in her beautiful eyes: “Oh? There are so many? Could it be that those Nascent Soul elders have taken on new disciples? Is your master that Supreme Elder?”

More than three thousand contribution points is simply not something a Foundation Establishment cultivator can earn.

The woman knew perfectly well what was going on, hence her confusion.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xian shook his head and said, “This disciple has not formally become a disciple of the Supreme Elder. These contribution points are earned by this disciple through completing tasks.”

“You’re really something else. To accumulate so many contribution points, you must have been doing some very important missions that put you in danger of dying.”

The woman didn’t ask any more questions, nodded in approval, then flipped her hand and transferred 700 contribution points. With another flick of her wrist, a token appeared in her hand.

“Seeing how polite you are, I’ll only charge you 700 points. Go to the third seclusion room. It’s all the same anyway, there’s no difference in ranking. It’s a one-year term.”

After the woman finished speaking with a faint smile, she tossed the contribution token and the seclusion room token to Yu Xian.

Yu Xian reached out and took it, bowing again and saying, “Thank you, Elder. This disciple will take his leave.”

After saying that, he turned around and quickly left the main hall, heading straight up the mountain.

The woman inside the hall watched Yu Xian leave and muttered to herself, “More than three thousand contribution points, not given by a Nascent Soul elder, he actually earned them all by doing tasks himself… I haven’t seen such a ruthless person in many years. Although this kid’s aptitude is not high, he either won’t grow up and will be stuck at the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection stage for life, or once he achieves the Five Elements Perfection and grows into the Great Golden Core of Heaven and Earth… Hehe, his potential is limitless.”

…

Yu Xian came up the mountain and flew all the way. Guided by the token, he soon arrived at the front of a cave.

The cave’s stone door was tightly closed, with some patterns carved on it, giving it a rustic and natural feel.

This is the third seclusion room.

The surrounding area is filled with strangely shaped rocks, and even before entering the seclusion room, the spiritual energy is 60-70% denser than when we were halfway up the mountain. Even cultivating right here at the entrance of the seclusion room would be quite beneficial!

Yu Xian’s face lit up with joy, and he raised his hand and waved.

The token flew out and stuck to the groove in the stone door. With a flash of light, the stone door opened with a bang.

Yu Xian raised his hand to put away the token, stepped inside, and the stone door slammed shut again.

As soon as I stepped into the secluded cultivation room, a rich, pure spiritual energy, even purer than a top-grade spirit stone and only slightly inferior to the spiritual energy of a supreme-grade spirit stone, rushed towards me!

What came into view was like a thick fog, completely enveloping Yu Xian.

Yu Xian couldn’t help but tilt his head back and take a deep breath, feeling truly refreshed. With a smile on his face, he walked inside.

The secluded meditation room was quite large, about forty or fifty feet in size, but the contents were very simple.

A prayer mat was placed in the center.

There are three spirit-testing stone pillars in the distance to the east, obviously used by those in seclusion to test the power of their spells. These spirit-testing stones are very tough; even those in the late stage of the Golden Core realm would have difficulty destroying them.

There is another agency located at the southwest corner.

If a person in seclusion suffers a qi deviation during practice, one can cast a spell or rush over and pat them. The woman in the main hall will immediately notice and rescue them.

Great place!

Although it costs two contribution points a day, it’s worth it.

Yu Xian came to the center, sat cross-legged, and let out a heavy breath, feeling extremely relaxed.

Even before Hua Yuandu invited him to the inheritance secret realm, after finishing his alchemy session, he had planned to go into seclusion to cultivate properly.

However, due to the sect competition, Hua Yuandu’s invitation to the inheritance secret realm, and Zheng Huo’s request to borrow contribution points, he was never able to have much free time.

Only now have things finally settled down, and I’ve had a whole year of free time.

It’s expected that nothing else will happen within the next year.

If so, Yu Xian only hopes that it is his master who comes to find him.

Otherwise, if other things don’t bother you, they must be extremely serious matters.

“The eighth and ninth vines should appear soon.”

Yu Xian let out a soft breath, his expression calm. He muttered to himself and raised his hand to form a hand seal.

When the Longevity Wood Spring Exercise is activated, the Wood Vine Great Technique is performed.

Seven tendrils burst forth, like seven dragons swimming within the secluded chamber, and then, a eighth tendril began to appear, slowly taking shape…

…

As the saying goes, spiritual practice knows no time, and the cold does not end with the passing of years.

Yu Xian has many spells to comprehend, including the late stage of the Lesser Elixir Body, and he also wants to try to break through to the Great Perfection.

Now, he is cultivating in this secluded room surrounded by spiritual energy, where even the power of the laws of heaven and earth has been greatly enhanced, and he is benefiting immensely.

In the first month, the Vine Technique broke through to the ninth root, which can be described as a natural outcome.

In the second month, the Wood Spirit Heart-Tip Technique made some progress. The power that constantly gathered from the Qi Sea to the Sea of ​​Consciousness increased significantly, but Yu Xian still didn’t understand what kind of power it was. Perhaps he would be able to understand it after he reached the Golden Core stage and learned the Heart Sutra left behind by the Great Wutong Tree.

In the third month, the Wood Yang Lightness Technique was completely perfected, and when activated, it could increase the speed of escape by 30%.

In the fourth month, he gained some understanding of the Great Five Elements Hand Seal, and its power increased by about 10%.

In the fifth month, Xue Linglong gained some insight, and her power increased by about 10%.

In the sixth to eighth month, the Three Treasures Divine Thunder Technique finally made a breakthrough, and the three thunder orbs merged in just thirty breaths! However, it was still a very long time constraint, and it was difficult to use it easily in battle!

In the ninth month, both the Mirror Image Technique and the Profound Heaven Spirit Slaying Technique made breakthroughs. The casting speed of one increased by 30%, and the power of the other increased by 20%, reaching the current limit that Yu Xian could achieve at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment.

From the tenth to the twelfth month, both the Mountain and Forest techniques of Wind, Fire, Mountain and Forest made breakthroughs. The Mountain technique increased the strength of the physical body by 0.5%, and the Forest technique increased the speed by 10%!

Before Yu Xian could continue practicing the Wind Word Technique, the Heavenly Star Six Elements Grand Array, the Azure Spirit Sword Technique of the Azure Spirit Sword, and even the most difficult Great Elixir Body Refining Technique, a year had passed.

Not to mention pondering the Spirit Void Fan, the Mysterious Void Ruler, the Flying Sand Soul Gourd, and other miscellaneous items.

Time flies so fast, it feels like I just entered this seclusion room yesterday!

As Lin Dong slowly finished his practice, the mystery of his speed gradually dissipated, and Yu Xian opened his eyes.

The time was up, and the token had already given a notification. If he lingered and deliberately dragged on, only to be forcibly dragged out by the female elder’s magic, that would be quite embarrassing.

So just go out directly, no need to dawdle.

As for spending another 730 contribution points to buy it for a year?

There’s no need for that anymore. All the subsequent insights can be gained within the courtyard; there’s no need to go to such great lengths.

Contribution points are truly hard-earned.

After all, how many Mu Hanlings are there for him to kill?

Keep the remaining two thousand points for emergencies; these are much more useful than spirit stones.

Yu Xian let out a breath, a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

This period of seclusion has been very fruitful, and many spells have reached their current limits.

If you want to increase power, speed, defense, etc., you can only break through the Golden Core realm, rather than gaining a deeper understanding.

It’s like an ordinary person wielding a knife. The knife has already reached its sharpest point. If you want to increase its killing power, you can only break through by improving your own strength, rather than continuing to sharpen the knife.

Yu Xian stood up and prepared to leave.

But after taking only two steps, his eyes flickered, and he stopped.

The day isn’t over yet; there are still a few hours left. It wouldn’t hurt to leave early. After all, leaving right on time would only make people laugh, and there’s no need for that.

The reason he stopped was that he suddenly remembered something!

That top-grade storage bag was incredibly powerful at absorbing spiritual energy; every time it was opened, it would drain his own dantian (energy center).

Last time, it took a lot of high-grade spirit stones to barely maintain the situation. In the end, I opened the top-grade storage bag for two breaths and took out three top-grade spirit stones.

Now, in this secluded cultivation room, the spiritual energy around us, which is as liquefied as molten material, is even more concentrated than that of a high-grade spirit stone!

Why not use this spiritual energy to try opening that top-grade storage bag again?

If we could retrieve a few more top-grade spirit stones, it would be a huge profit.

There are still a few hours left, so there’s plenty of time.

Thinking of this, Yu Xian turned around and sat cross-legged again, reaching into his robe and pressing his palm against the top-grade storage bag.

“You top-grade storage bag, although you are a treasure that only Nascent Soul cultivators can use and are difficult to open, today I am in this ocean of spiritual energy with an endless supply of spiritual energy. Do you think you can drain my Qi Sea dry? I don’t believe it.”

Nearly ten years have passed since the last time I was almost drained dry.

Yu Xian also progressed from the mid-Foundation Establishment stage to the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, and his Qi Sea capacity increased more than tenfold.

In addition, the spiritual energy here is abundant, and every breath is filled with pure spiritual energy, which should be enough to open this top-grade storage bag again.

Softly muttering to himself, Yu Xian’s eyes flashed, and spiritual energy flowed from his palm into the top-grade storage item!

The third time, let’s begin!