Eternal Life: Hundredfold Rewards-Chapter 39 - 38: Little Profound Crystal Jade Body, Talisman Treasure

Chapter 39: Chapter 38: Little Profound Crystal Jade Body, Talisman Treasure
"There’s actually a skeleton here?"
Staring at the skeleton within the tree hollow, Qi Chuan looked utterly surprised.
One must understand, beneath this Ginseng Spirit Tree, a swarm of Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees resides, and this skeleton, in its lifetime, could actually come here?
"It must have arrived at this tree hollow before the appearance of the Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees and then sat and died here."
Qi Chuan speculated in his heart.
Then, he looked at the skeleton before him.
This skeleton was evidently many years dead, with no trace of flesh and blood left, only bones remained. However, its bones did not exhibit a pale color; instead, they appeared somewhat translucent and crystal-like, as if made of crystal stones, extremely peculiar.
"It should be the skeleton of a cultivator, and its owner, during their lifetime, had an extraordinary cultivation level." Qi Chuan thought internally.
Ordinary people couldn’t reach the Cloud-Rising Mountain Range. Although the Cloud-Rising Mountain Range is relatively safer compared to some truly dangerous places, there are still numerous demon beasts.
Moreover, such unique bones are not what ordinary people possess.
As for why this cultivator would sit and die here, whether they suffered fatal wounds before death, or were hunted by some enemy, Qi Chuan knew nothing.
Because from the surface, this skeleton didn’t reveal any mysterious information, instead, it brought an even more mysterious feeling, making Qi Chuan unable to discern who the person was.
"Maybe they were a cultivator from the Wind Moon Sect, or an outsider?"
Qi Chuan speculated in his heart.
He leaned towards believing it was an outsider because he felt the cultivation level of the skeleton’s owner was not low. If they were a sect disciple, having such a level of cultivation, they could have made it back to the sect even if mortally wounded.
Only an outsider would hide in this tree hollow for some reason, fearing to disturb a possible pursuer.
Of course, there is another possibility that the enemies of this skeleton during their lifetime were from within the Wind Moon Sect.
However, no matter what the reason, it doesn’t concern Qi Chuan much because now, he’s more concerned about something else.
At that moment, Qi Chuan’s gaze turned to the gray robe underneath the skeleton. Although this gray robe was a magic robe, the array engraved on it had already lost its effect due to the erosion of time.
But beneath the gray robe, there seemed to be something faintly present.
Seeing this, Qi Chuan waved his hand, and the hem of the gray robe lifted, completely revealing the item within.
"This is..."
Staring at the item, Qi Chuan’s eyes widened in shock. He then lifted his hand, making a gesture, and two items appeared before him.
One of them was a yellowed book with five ancient characters written on it: "Little Profound Crystal Jade Body."
"Could this be..."
Upon seeing these characters, Qi Chuan speculated internally, then a trace of anticipation appeared in his eyes, and he immediately opened the yellowed book and skimmed through it.
[You have skimmed through the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body, attempting to understand its content, triggering a tenfold critical strike, and gaining a tenfold reward, slightly enhancing your comprehension of the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body.]
As expected, a line of text emerged before his eyes.
"Indeed, it’s a body refining technique!"
Seeing this, Qi Chuan smiled slightly.
Simultaneously, some understanding about the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body emerged in his mind, confirming it as a body refining technique.
He had unexpectedly stumbled upon a body refining technique.
"It’s rumored that to break through the Qi Refining bottleneck and reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, one will face three major barriers..." Thoughts surfaced in Qi Chuan’s mind.
Though born of the mortal world, he is now an inner sect disciple of the Wind Moon Sect, naturally, he knows the basic knowledge of the cultivation realm.
"The first barrier is the mana, which needs to reach Qi Refining Perfection, meaning the Qi Refining Tenth Level. Only with ample mana can one break through the Foundation Establishment bottleneck."
"The second barrier is the physical body, or the Qi and Blood Barrier. The stronger the Qi and blood, the easier it is to break through to the Foundation Establishment."
"Cultivators, having mana within them, with their body being continually nourished by mana, their body continuously strengthens, their Qi and blood deepening, allowing them to possess a body akin to a martial artist or martial arts master among mortals. Yet, this is still insufficient to break through the Foundation Establishment bottleneck."
"And once a cultivator’s age exceeds sixty, their physical body wanes, and their Qi and blood decline, sharply dropping the success rate of Foundation Establishment."
"Therefore, to reach Foundation Establishment, the physical body is extremely critical. It’s said that extraordinarily gifted cultivators are confident they can reach the Qi Refining Tenth Level before sixty and thus would start cultivating a body refining technique during the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, to enhance their body and Qi and blood, thereby increasing their future chances of successful Foundation Establishment..."
"As for me, with a hundredfold critical strike, reaching Qi Refining Tenth Level before sixty is quite easy, and I will have plenty of time. Now that I’ve found a body refining technique, why not start dual cultivation of body and magic?"
"Surely this will add significantly to the probability of Foundation Establishment!"
Numerous thoughts surged in Qi Chuan’s mind as he stared at the body refining technique "Little Profound Crystal Jade Body" in his hand, his eyes filled with delight.
He didn’t mind what cultivation technique it was, as long as it was a body refining technique. Following the steps of cultivation, he could ultimately succeed, given his hundredfold critical strike.
Moreover, according to his understanding of the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body that surfaced just now, it seemed to be a pretty good body refining technique.
It consisted of six layers, with the first three corresponding to the Qi Refining Realm and the last three corresponding to the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Once reaching the Third Layer, the physical strength was sufficient to contend with cultivators in the Late Stage of Qi Refining and even those at the Qi Refining Tenth Level, purely with the physical body.
If one could cultivate to the Sixth Layer, it would be enough to challenge any cultivator below the Core Formation.
Unfortunately, beyond the Sixth Layer, the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body reached its limit.
Yet even so, for Qi Chuan, at this moment, the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body was indeed a very good body refining technique, especially since he has still quite a distance to go before reaching Foundation Establishment.
"Let’s keep it. I’ll start cultivating when I return."
With a slight smile, Qi Chuan pocketed the Little Profound Crystal Jade Body Manual and then looked at the other item.
"As for this... Is it a Magical Artifact? Or a Talisman?"
However, after looking for a while, a hint of confusion appeared in Qi Chuan’s eyes.
Qi Chuan believed he could differentiate Talismans and Magical Artifacts, though he’d not seen many.
Yet now, he was somewhat puzzled.
For this item, although it had the appearance of a Talisman, it was several times the size of a typical Talisman, and a black giant ruler was vividly drawn on it, so lifelike, as if a real, solid black ruler was there.
Unlike typical Talismans where symbols were inscribed on the talisman paper.
"What exactly is... Could this be the legendary Talisman Treasure?"
An astonished expression crept onto Qi Chuan’s face as he suddenly recalled something.
In the cultivation realm, above Magical Artifacts are Spiritual Artifacts, although usually only Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators can wield and unleash their power.
Above Spiritual Artifacts are Magical Treasures, which only those above Core Formation can wield.
However, one item doesn’t fit this categorization. It surpasses the realm of Spiritual Artifacts, and though not a Magical Treasure, possesses some of a Magical Treasure’s power.
This is known as the Talisman Treasure.
The so-called Talisman Treasure is actually a powerful Core Formation Cultivator sealing the power of a Magical Treasure onto a special talisman, which results in the creation of a Talisman Treasure. Though this method destroys the original Magical Treasure, it is only employed when a Core Formation Cultivator is nearing the end of their life, intending to leave the Talisman Treasure for their descendants or disciples for protection.
Even in the best scenario, a Talisman Treasure only retains about thirty percent of the original Magical Treasure’s power and has limited usage; once its spiritual power is exhausted, it crumbles into ashes.
Reflecting on this, as Qi Chuan stared at the large talisman depicting the black ruler in front of him, his gaze grew increasingly bright.
"This should indeed be the legendary Talisman Treasure!"
It was too fitting, and Qi Chuan couldn’t think of another explanation.
He wished to test it, but given the current location, it wasn’t suitable to linger, so he had to forgo it.
"I’ll test the power of this Talisman Treasure when the opportunity arises," Qi Chuan thought.
Afterward, in high spirits, he pocketed the talisman treasure, conducted a brief search within the tree hollow, and finding nothing else of value, prepared to leave.
As for the skeleton, though its owner was once a quite cultivated cultivator and had practiced body refining techniques, the bones were of no use to Qi Chuan.
Glancing out of the valley, until now, the swarm of Bloodthirsty Spirit Bees hadn’t returned, but to be safe, leaving early was wise.
Immediately, Qi Chuan leaped from the Ginseng Spirit Tree, his body suspended in the air, flying toward the valley’s entrance, ignoring the spiritual herbs within, and holding a heart full of gains, ready to reunite with Qi Chan’Er.