Chapter 20 - Conversion(2)

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(A/N: The 1-5%, 5-15% and etc., percentage are just an estimate as to how he feels, therefore, he can't be so accurate because he doesn't have a system.)

Tian Ye, feeling the hunger in his stomach, grabbed a fasting pill from the pill box next to him with a slight frown on his face, 'The progress of conversion is 0.5-1% per day. With 85-90% neutral spiritual qi to convert, it'll take 90-180 days?'

Realizing this, his face paled. Although it wasn't considered slow, it wasn't considered fast either, with the current rate of progression with the fire cultivation technique, he estimates to reach the 9th Layer in his twenties, in contrast to reaching the 9th layer in his teens with the neutral element cultivation technique. 

But after thinking it through, he nodded to himself, 'Now that I think about it, it's not too bad to break through to the 9th layer in my twenties, I'd still have plenty of lifespan to discover the next major realm and break through.

Putting the conversion of the neutral spiritual qi to fire spiritual qi aside for now, he stood up and walked towards the bed within the Seclusion Cave.

For the first time, in the last 3 weeks, nearly 4 weeks that he had stayed here, he approached the bed. Although he approached it, it was not to sleep but to retrieve the pieces of paper, the quill pen, and the inkwell resting on top of the headboard.

With the writing materials with him, he sat down directly on the ground and began to write about the elemental cultivation techniques starting from fire then water, earth, wind, and lightning like what was mentioned within the Burning Heart Technique.

He couldn't help but shake his head as he came to realize the mindset of the people in the cultivation world.

'People here are too primitive and conservative and rely too much on following instructions.. They don't try to be creative with the existing solutions and find other solutions to other unsolved problems. If one has even the slightest ability in critical thinking, they'd be able to deduce the cultivation techniques to other elements just based on reading the Burning Heart Technique.'

Although Tian Ye complained, he didn't mind taking advantage of it to have more benefits to himself. 

When his master comes next week, he'll probably bring the next batch of spiritual herbs. By then, he'll have bargaining points that they can't refuse if he asked for most of the hundred year old spiritual herbs.

With his pace of progress with his new cultivation technique, he needed as many resources as possible so he'll take advantage of his knowledge about theories to bring him as many benefits as possible.

After an hour or two, he was able to write 5 total manuals, respectively: fire, water, earth, wind, and lightning.

He casually threw it to the bed, causing it to scatter around but he didn't pay it any more attention and began to continue converting his neutral spiritual qi into fire spiritual qi.

A few hours passed and he received goosebumps all over his body as he heard a rowdy voice of a man filled with laughter, "Hahaha! So that was it."

Tian Ye's eyes that were closed due to being in a meditative state snapped open and he jumped away from the direction of the voice or on top of his bed and asked warily, "Who are you?"

"Hm?" The man who laughed frowned a little then nodded in understanding, "You haven't met me before, have you?"

The man, closing the manual in his arms, stood up from the bed and said, "I'm Yang Feng, the sect leader of the Eternal Lotus Sect."

Tian Ye's eyes widened slightly in surprise but then nodded as he saluted respectfully, "First Elder's Disciple, Tian Ye, greets Sect Leader Yang Feng."

Yang Feng just waved his hand casually with a light laugh, "It's fine, it's fine. Don't be too uptight like Old Han, I don't like that but…"

A grin appeared on his face as he looked at Tian Ye in interest, "You have quite the unique way of thinking huh? It hasn't been too long since Old Han gave you the Burning Heart Technique yet you've already figured out the other elements?"

Tian Ye simply agreed and explained with a respectful tone, "Yes, it wasn't too difficult. Just like with Qi Refinement Technique, after just thinking about how to make it easy for a while, you'd be able to create a chant-based technique when you understand its principle. The same goes for the conversion of the neutral spiritual qi into elemental spiritual qi."

Yang Feng nodded knowingly and casually, "That's true but someone who isn't even 10 years old is able to think much better than an old man who's passed his hundred years like me… I forgot the exact number, haha."

Hearing his words, Tian Ye looked at him in amazement, "Then, sect leader's cultivation is probably at the realm after the 9th layer of Qi Refinement Realm?"

Yang Feng obviously looked to be in his twenties based on appearance alone, so his cultivation should be quite high.

Yang Feng nodded, his head held high in proudness, "That's right, I'm at the 6th Layer. I call the next major realm based on the qualitative change in spiritual qi to be the Qi Condensation Realm."

"6th Layer… Qi Condensation Realm…" Tian Ye muttered in amazement then was faced with Yang Feng dissatisfaction, "Why couldn't you have been born earlier? If you were born earlier, I'd have cultivated a wind cultivation technique but now, converting my total spiritual qi into wind will take a long time!"

Tian Ye, slightly surprised at Yang Feng's playful complaint, scratched the back of his head and said with a confused tone, "I apologize?"

Yang Feng just shrugged with a smile, "But it's fine, based on the vitality I feel in my body, I should be able to live till early 200s if I remain in 6th Layer, that's plenty of time to convert it as I have quite a few ideas on how to hasten the conversion. As the sect leader, for your great achievement, I'll reward you myself, what do you want? You were expecting a reward somehow right?"

With Yang Feng having seen through him already, he answered honestly, "Yes, I want more hundred year old spiritual herbs or…" With a bit of embarrassment, he continued, "If the sect leader has something better, I'd like to ask for it."

Yang Feng, who heard Tian Ye's words, nodded in satisfaction, praising his honesty and straightforwardness in his mind.

He soon raised his hands, then revealed his spatial ring, he outstretched his right hand and pointed his palm towards the ground.

With a light blue color gathering in his palm and into the ring, spiritual herbs on top of spiritual herbs hurriedly came out of his spatial ring.

Tian Ye who was watching on the side, looked over in excitement, 'Hundred year old spiritual herbs?'

Although he hadn't seen a hundred year old spiritual herbs, he had seen ten year old spiritual herbs and these spiritual herbs that the sect leader was giving him were glowing a brighter blue color than the previous ten year old spiritual herbs that Han Yi had provided him with.

Furthermore…. The amount! It was too much, there were tens of them! He didn't know how much it was but when it formed a small mountain, the sect leader took back his outstretched arm and chuckled, "I don't really count it and just store it in my spatial ring as I travel when I see one so you can count it yourself. They have been in my spatial ring for quite some time so there might be spiritual herbs that have lost about half its efficacy."

Tian Ye hurriedly bowed slightly, "Thank you, Sect Leader."

Yang Feng turned his back on Tian Ye as he took all the 5 cultivation manuals with him and waved his hand casually, "What do you mean thank you? It's the pay for these valuable elemental cultivation manuals."

"Still, Thank you." Tian Ye insisted, looking at Yang Feng's back in thankfulness. With Yang Feng's strength, if he wanted to take it forcefully without anything in return, he could have done so but he had given him so much, much more than he expected. Of course he was extremely grateful.

Yang Feng just exhaled with a hint of disappointment as he walked out, "In the end, you're old Han's disciple after all."

Tian Ye just smiled then watched Yang Feng's back disappear as he went out of the Seclusion Cave.

After confirming that Yang Feng had left, he started counting the spiritual herbs that were put on the ground by Yang Feng.

After a few minutes, he had finished counting and couldn't help but breathe in a cold air, "132 spiritual herbs furthermore… each one is a hundred year old spiritual herbs even if some of them had lost half its efficacy."

After getting over his shock and excitement, he hurriedly put the spiritual herbs into his spatial ring and started to continue converting his neutral spiritual qi into fire spiritual qi.

He couldn't wait to finish the conversion and start increasing his cultivation with the spiritual herbs, with the amount of hundred year old spiritual herbs that Yang Feng had given him, he could maybe reach the 9th Layer before the age of 20 despite the harder cultivation technique he was practicing.

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