Chapter 224-225 (Patreon)

224. Essence Enhancement Pills

Lin Fei returned to his cave dwelling.

News about him in the outside world was undoubtedly being spread far and wide. After all, he had overpowered Ao Yunxiao with great force that day. Furthermore, he had severed Ao Yunxiao's Dao with a single saber stroke.

Whether Ao Yunxiao could recover remained uncertain. As for harboring resentment in Ao Yunxiao's heart, Lin Fei was even less concerned. Until this day, had there been any shortage of individuals who bore ill will towards him? He Mountain Dao, Guardian Primordial Mountain, Sky Reaching Sect - didn't each hold a grudge against him? Yet, he had destroyed the top ten immortal sects of Great Chang.

Therefore, Lin Fei was indifferent to others holding any resentment towards him. Those he had surpassed, none had ever managed to catch up!

Lin Fei carefully savored the battle with Ao Yunxiao. Although Ao Yunxiao was defeated by him, in fact, Ao Yunxiao had his merits. For example, Ao Yunxiao's physical body and true essence were indeed strong. Even when Lin Fei had given his all, displaying his saber momentum and the three saber skills at the Martial Saint level, he was still unable to do anything to Ao Yunxiao.

In the end, he had to combine three saber strokes into one, concentrating his saber momentum to defeat him with a single, most powerful saber strike! If that one saber stroke still failed to defeat Ao Yunxiao, then ultimately, Lin Fei could only resort to attrition. This also allowed Lin Fei to see some of his own shortcomings, or rather, his areas of weakness.

"Merely relying on saber momentum, if my saber momentum does not reach perfection, then there can be no substantial improvement. However, for my saber momentum to reach perfection, there is still a long way to go. Therefore, to enhance my power, I should focus on my physical body and saber essence.

I have saber momentum. When using it to perform saber skills, the stronger my saber essence, the stronger my power, even increasing exponentially. On the other hand, the strengthening of the physical body can be delayed. It is not easy for the physical body to condense an Energy Flower.

To enhance saber essence, given the nature of my True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique, I can transform heaven and earth and the sun and moon. Some heavenly treasures or elixirs can rapidly enhance the cultivation progress of my True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique, increasing saber essence. Seems that a trip to the Treasure Exchange Pavilion is in order."

Lin Fei analyzed the area he should now focus on enhancing. Saber essence! Or rather, he should enhance the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique.

The True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique could transform heaven and earth, the sun, moon, and stars, leaving nothing untouched. As long as there are heavenly treasures or elixirs, the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique could improve.

However, this martial art was difficult to cultivate successfully. Yet Lin Fei had used the True Intention Scroll, swallowing this martial art, so this martial art had become Lin Fei's skill. Now, without the need for heavenly treasures or elixirs, his cultivation progress could increase by 1% each day.

In a hundred days, approximately three months, he could break through to the mid-stage of Martial Saint. This was an incredibly terrifying speed. But Lin Fei still found it too slow.

With elixirs or heavenly treasures, the speed would undoubtedly be faster. So, Lin Fei left his cave dwelling and flew towards the Treasure Exchange Pavilion.

Soon, Lin Fei arrived at the Treasure Exchange Pavilion. The pavilion was bustling with people coming and going. Many disciples could come here to trade various treasures. Here, one could not only buy but also sell. And the transactions could only be made using contribution points.

Lin Fei arrived at the Treasure Exchange Pavilion and directly took out his Elder token. The one who attended to Lin Fei was an inner sect disciple. He was only at the innate level. He was likely there to earn some negligible contribution points.

Seeing that Lin Fei was an Elder, the disciple's eyes brightened slightly. His demeanor became more respectful: "Elder, may I know what treasures you need?"

"Do you have any elixirs that can directly enhance a Martial Saint's True Essence?" Lin Fei asked directly.

"Elixirs that enhance a Martial Saint's True Essence? Yes, definitely. And, there are many types of elixirs."

Then, this disciple took Lin Fei to see those elixirs. Based on different effects, the elixirs were also categorized into several types. For example, there was the Great Revival Pill, which had a mild but lasting effect. It could increase Martial Saint's True Essence without damaging the foundation. But, it was too expensive! And honestly, its effects were not very noticeable. It also required time to refine.

Then there were the impressively effective Essence Enhancement Pills! These Essence Enhancement Pills were indeed very effective. They could have excellent effects on the True Essence of early and even mid-stage Martial Saints. However, they were not easy to refine. Often, it required immense energy to refine. And, in a word, expensive! In two words, very expensive!

Many Martial Saints would rather cultivate slowly on their own. After all, Martial Saints had a lifespan of five hundred years. Slowly cultivating their True Essence, they could also cultivate their True Essence to the peak one day.

"Essence Enhancement Pills, how much do they cost?"

Lin Fei was interested in the Essence Enhancement Pills.

"One Essence Enhancement Pill costs one hundred contribution points."

"One hundred contribution points?"

Lin Fei thought for a moment.

"Give me ten Essence Enhancement Pills."

Thus, Lin Fei spent the remaining one thousand contribution points to buy ten Essence Enhancement Pills. He quickly returned to his cave dwelling.

"Let's test the effect."

Lin Fei directly swallowed an Essence Enhancement Pill.

"Boom."

As soon as the Essence Enhancement Pill went down his throat, a surge of heat quickly flowed through his entire body. Immediately afterward, a large amount of energy radiated from the Essence Enhancement Pill. The True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique rapidly operated and transformed this energy into the saber essence.

One hour, two hours, three hours...

After an entire day, the effect of the Essence Enhancement Pill gradually disappeared. Lin Fei's True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique took a whole day to refine a single Essence Enhancement Pill. It should be noted that other Martial Saints could not always maintain the operation of their techniques. And they didn't have the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique. Their refining speed was far slower than Lin Fei's.

According to the inner sect disciple from the Treasure Exchange Pavilion, generally, a Martial Saint would need five to ten days to fully refine an Essence Enhancement Pill.

And Lin Fei? It only took him one day to refine a single Essence Enhancement Pill. As for the effect of the Essence Enhancement Pill, Lin Fei could feel that it was not bad.

"System."

Then, Lin Fei immediately pulled up the system panel to check.

Host: Lin Fei

Martial Arts Realm: Early Martial Saint

True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique: Early Stage (Progress 10%)

Blood Essence Nine Transformations: Seventh Transformation (Progress 12%)

Holy Spirit Saber Technique: Mastery (Progress 58%)

Flame Burning Heaven Saber: Mastery (Progress 65%)

Rainbow Transformation Saber Technique: Transcendence (Progress 10%)

Saber Momentum: Transcendence (Progress 0%)

Lin Fei saw the progress of the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique. It had increased from 6% to 10%.

That is to say, a single Essence Enhancement Pill could enhance the cultivation progress of the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique by 4%. This effect was actually quite terrifying. After all, if he took twenty-five Essence Enhancement Pills, doesn't that mean he could reach the mid-stage of Martial Saint?

"No, Essence Enhancement Pills definitely don't have such a good effect on ordinary Martial Saints. The pills will also have some wastage. Most Martial Saints can't refine all the energy in the pill. As time goes on, the slower the refining speed, the more the pill is wasted. After all, not everyone has the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique and can refine the power of the pill every moment of the day..."

Lin Fei thought carefully. Perhaps, only he himself could utilize the medicinal power of the Essence Enhancement Pills so well. Other Martial Saints, if they could absorb 20% of the power of the pill, would be considered pretty good.

But Lin Fei, because of the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique, and because he could refine the power of the pill at every moment almost let this Essence Enhancement Pill have no medicinal power wastage, he absorbed 100% of the medicinal power of the Essence Enhancement Pill. That's why he was able to increase the cultivation progress by 4% all at once. So, Lin Fei continued to take the Essence Enhancement Pills.

Two, three, four, five...

Nine days passed, and the remaining nine Essence Enhancement Pills were consumed by Lin Fei.

Lin Fei opened his eyes. He glanced at the progress of the True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique. The cultivation progress was at 46%. If he took about fourteen more Essence Enhancement Pills, Lin Fei's True Intention Myriad Transformation Technique should be able to break through to the middle stage.

Just that, there were no more Essence Enhancement Pills. Even the contribution points were gone, unable to purchase from the Treasure Exchange Pavilion.

"Either find the pill formula for Essence Enhancement Pills and refine the pill myself or buy Essence Enhancement Pills directly. But no matter which method, it requires contribution points."

Lin Fei now also realized the importance of contribution points. Before, he had the six thousand contribution points given by the Ancient Origin Sect, even the true disciple would be envious. But now, the contribution points were spent. If he wanted to improve his strength faster, he could only do tasks to earn contribution points.

The sect is just like that. To get something, one has to give something. Even true disciples are no exception.

So, Lin Fei got up and left the cave, flying towards the task hall of the Ancient Origin Sect.

225. The benefits of reputation

Lin Fei arrived at the Task Hall. Unexpectedly, there weren't many people in there. Because outer sect disciples didn't even have the qualifications to take on tasks. Only inner sect disciples, true disciples, and some elders were qualified to take them.

For outer sect disciples, they need to practice step by step until they enter the inner sect. This also showed the Ancient Origin Sect's attitude towards outer sect disciples. It was like a selection place. Among the countless disciples of the outer sect, select those with outstanding potential and promote them to the inner sect. Only then could they be considered true disciples of the Ancient Origin Sect.

On the wall, there were some tasks. There could be private tasks or tasks issued by the sect. However, some tasks were published privately. The contribution points were relatively low.

For example, some true disciples needed some heavenly treasures and there were none in the Treasure Exchange Pavilion. So they purchase, but the contribution points are not much. And, these kinds of tasks were usually more complex.

Sect tasks provide many more contribution points. However, to receive a sect task was also a requirement. It was not something one could take at will.

And, many were investigation tasks. One had to spend a lot of energy and time. And it was not necessarily clear. For example, Lin Fei saw a task.

"Investigate the Foggy Sea, the traces of three missing true disciples. Find clues, and you can get 3,000 contribution points. Find the true disciples, and you can get 10,000 contribution points."

This contribution point, indeed, was very generous. Even, Lin Fei was moved. However, the Foggy Sea, Lin Fei also had heard. It was not in the Tianqi Country. That is to say, it was not within the power range of the Ancient Origin Sect.

Those three true disciples had even been missing for a year. Even with 10,000 contribution points, most people would not be willing to take on this task. However, this also reflected the Ancient Origin Sect's emphasis on true disciples. Just missing, it offered 10,000 contribution points. That's a big shot!

Lin Fei needed at least fourteen Essence Enhancement Pills to break through to the middle stage of Martial Saint.

Lin Fei did a task not just wanting to get over a thousand contribution points, he also hoped that going out once could get enough contribution points. After all, after reaching the middle stage of Martial Saint, he still needed to continue practicing.

Essence Enhancement Pills seemed to be effective for the middle stage of Martial Saint as well. Therefore, Lin Fei continued to look for tasks.

Some investigation tasks were too complicated and draining. Lin Fei didn't even look at them.

Having gone through all the options, finally, Lin Fei found a task that seemed suitable for him.

"In the Imperial City of Tianqi Country, occasionally martial artists at the Martial Saint level disappear. Even members of the royal family are among them. Now, everyone in the Imperial City is in fear, willing to give out 10,000 contribution points to issue a task. They hope that a Martial Saint from Ancient Origin Sect will go to the Imperial City, find the missing people, and solve the true culprit behind the scenes. The royal family suspects that the real culprit behind the scenes is powerful. To take on this task, you need to be at the top Martial Saint level."

Lin Fei saw this task. It was a task issued by the royal family. The royal family of Tianqi Country had a close relationship with the Ancient Origin Sect. Many members of the royal family were outer, inner, or even true disciples of the Ancient Origin Sect. By rights, the strength of the royal family was not weak. Unexpectedly, they still needed to issue a task, asking for help from Ancient Origin Sect.

Normally, if a major event occurred in the royal family, Ancient Origin Sect would send a sect expert to investigate. However, these were just some missing cases. Even if they involve members of the royal family, they were not core members They did not affect the normal operation. Therefore, the Ancient Origin Sect did not send a sect expert to investigate. They just let the royal family solve it themselves. The royal family could only issue tasks. Fortunately, the royal family had accumulated a lot. 10,000 contribution points were not a problem.

Lin Fei's eyes lit up. Although it was also an investigation task, the scope was much smaller. It was just in the Imperial City. Moreover, there were Martial Saints missing. There must be a true culprit behind it.

As long as it was confirmed to be in the Imperial City, then Lin Fei didn't have to search all over the place, wasting time and energy, and in the end not finding any clues. It was just in the Imperial City.

Lin Fei thought it wouldn't be a problem. Although his saber momentum couldn't cover the entire Imperial City, he could cover it multiple times if necessary. He would always find the true culprit.

Moreover, 10,000 contribution points was definitely not a small amount. Only the royal family, with their wealth and influence, could make such a big offer. After all, the contribution points of the Ancient Origin Sect were very precious.

However, the task required a top Martial Saint to take on. This is a basic condition. Lin Fei didn't know if he now met the condition of a top Martial Saint.

A topMartial Saint should be an existence that is infinitely close to condensing an Energy Flower, Qi Flower. Like Ao Yunxiao, who was a top Martial Saint.

As for Martial Saints who had condensed Energy Flower, and Qi Flower, they were generally referred to as Limit Martial Saints, implying one aspect had reached its limit.

Lin Fei's current cultivation level was only at the early stage of Martial Saint. Although his physical body and blood essence were vast, he hadn't reached the point of condensing an Energy Flower.

However, Lin Fei's saber momentum was in transcendence, this was his biggest advantage. Lin Fei didn't hesitate, he directly went to ask the elder of the task hall. Therefore, Lin Fei walked up to the two elders in the task hall. He pulled out the identity token of the outer sect elder.

"Elder, I want to take the task of investigating the Imperial City," Lin Fei said directly.

"The task of investigating the Imperial City?"

The elder looked up and glanced at Lin Fei.

"It requires a top Martial Saint to accept. You are an outer sect elder...Hmm? 'Dao Seeker' Lin Fei?"

The elder in the task hall was slightly surprised. Then, another elder came over. The two discussed for a while. Finally, they nodded and said: "Elder Lin, you just joined the outer sect, and your cultivation level has not been confirmed to reach the top Martial Saint level. Normally, you wouldn't be allowed to accept this task. However, you recently defeated Ao Yunxiao. Ao Yunxiao is a true top Martial Saint. Since you can defeat Ao Yunxiao, your strength must have reached the level of a top Martial Saint. Therefore, you can accept this task."

This was the advantage of having a reputation. Even if they hadn't seen Lin Fei, they knew that "Dao Seeker" Lin Fei's strength was extraordinary. Therefore, others were not eligible to take this task. But Lin Fei was eligible!

"There is no time limit for this task. After the task is completed, the royal family will naturally send out a message to the Ancient Origin Sect. Then, you can come to collect the contribution points. If the task is not completed, you must also come to the task hall to abandon the task."

Lin Fei nodded, indicating that he understood. Then, Lin Fei made a note and received the token for the task. When the time came, he just needed to show the token at the Imperial City. The royal family would know that Lin Fei was a Martial Saint from Ancient Origin Sect who came to take the task. They would certainly cooperate with Lin Fei in investigating the case of the missing Martial Saint in the Imperial City.

"By the way, has anyone else taken this task before?"

Lin Fei suddenly asked.

"You are the first Martial Saint to take this task."

The elder shook his head.

"The first one?"

A strange light flashed in Lin Fei's eyes. He could tell this task had been issued for some time. Why was he the first Martial Saint to take the task? 10,000 contribution points. For many Martial Saints, it's a large number.

The elder of the task hall laughed and said, "Hahaha, there must be Martial Saints who want to take this task. But they need to have the qualifications. Do you think that any Martial Saints in Ancient Origin Sect can be called a top Martial Saint? They must be evaluated by us. Otherwise, they are not qualified to take the task."

Lin Fei understood. There were indeed many Martial Saints in Ancient Origin Sect. But there weren't so many that could be called top Martial Saints.

10,000 contribution points were indeed a lot, but those top Martial Saints were all busy condensing Essence Flower or Qi Flower. Few of them would do this task. It could be considered Lin Fei's luck.

"Thank you, both elders."

After saying that, Lin Fei left the task hall with the token.