Chapter 343: The Prodigal Cultivation Technique
Qilin Grass belongs to the category of heavenly treasures.
It is said that this Treasure Grass blooms and bears fruit after a thousand years, thus attracting the Qilin to devour it.
Such rumors are rather vague and elusive, as the Qilin is a legendary divine beast, only ever appearing in folklore throughout history, and no one has ever seen its true form.
Another saying is that anyone who sees the true form of the Qilin will spontaneously combust and die on the spot!
But regardless of whether the legend is true or false, Qilin Grass is an extremely precious treasure material.
In the booklet Fan Tai produced, there was conspicuously a 270-year-old Qilin Grass available for exchange.
Zhang Yuan, without hesitation, pointed at the page listing the Qilin Grass separately and said, "Junior wishes to exchange for this item!"
Fan Tai curiously took the booklet and looked at it, then immediately laughed, "Qilin Grass?"
His smile was very profound, "Little friend, are you planning to cultivate the Six Harmonies Qilin Body?"
"That’s right."
Zhang Yuan’s heart was moved, and he asked, "Senior, is there anything inappropriate?"
It’s not surprising that Fan Tai could state the connection between Qilin Grass and the Six Harmonies Qilin Body.
The other party is a gang leader and also a Tier Six expert, with naturally extraordinary knowledge and experience.
If he were to deny it, it would instead be an insult to this expert.
However, the expression on the other party’s face gave Zhang Yuan an uneasy feeling.
Fan Tai shook his head, "There’s nothing inappropriate; this Qilin Grass is more than sufficient to assist with the entry-level of the Six Harmonies Qilin Body, but are you sure you want to cultivate this wasteful technique?"
Wasteful technique?
Zhang Yuan was suddenly bewildered.
The Six Harmonies Qilin Body is a Horizontal Training Method for the Qi Entry Realm, and he had acquired this Cultivation Technique for quite some time now.
Although he had browsed through the Secret Manual, he hadn’t invested much time and effort into cultivating it.
But Zhang Yuan knew that using Qilin Grass to cultivate the Six Harmonies Qilin Body would yield excellent results.
The opening Chapters of the Secret Manual provide detailed explanations.
So when he saw the Qilin Grass available for exchange in the booklet, Zhang Yuan immediately made a decision.
It had to be this!
It’s worth noting that even in the Daoist Vault of the Celestial King Hall, there’s no such Treasure Grass.
Encountering it here was undoubtedly a stroke of luck.
And such opportunities must not be missed!
But now, listening to Fan Tai, there seemed to be more to it.
Fan Tai appeared to have quite a comprehensive understanding of the Six Harmonies Qilin Body and didn’t seem to mind sharing his knowledge.
He informed Zhang Yuan that although the Six Harmonies Qilin Body is a top-notch Horizontal Cultivation Technique, capable of refining a true Qilin form and is not lacking on the Tier Seven or even Tier Eight levels.
However, cultivating this technique, while possible to progress step by step, would be exceedingly slow without the legendary Qilin Bloodline, even for the extraordinarily talented.
To advance quickly, one must invest enormous resources.
A two or three hundred-year-old Qilin Grass is merely the entry-level foundation, and ordinary heavenly treasures barely suffice. As one’s Cultivation Level increases, the resources required to progress become more precious and scarce!
Thus, it gained its reputation as a wasteful technique.
"Let me guess, the Secret Manual you obtained doesn’t have a supplementary copy, does it?"
Fan Tai said with a chuckle, "The supplementary copy records the Treasure Materials needed for different stages of cultivating the Six Harmonies Qilin Body."
Zhang Yuan was speechless.
Once again, this Tier Six expert guessed correctly; he indeed didn’t have a supplementary copy for the Six Harmonies Qilin Body!
Fan Tai put away his smile and said calmly, "Little friend, if you exchange for the Qilin Grass, I can gift you a transcription of the supplementary copy, but are you sure you want it?"
Zhang Yuan pondered for a moment and then answered decisively, "Thank you, Senior, for your guidance; I am sure I want to exchange!"
For Fan Tai, the Six Harmonies Qilin Body is somewhat excessive, holding little allure yet not quite discardable, which is why he offered Qilin Grass as one of the items available for merit exchange.
He was even willing to present Zhang Yuan with the supplementary copy.
But Zhang Yuan wanted to give it a try.
Fan Tai had no reason to deceive him.
But the wasteful cultivation style of the Six Harmonies Qilin Body also highlighted the power of this Cultivation Technique!
"Alright."
Seeing that Zhang Yuan stood firm, Fan Tai ceased his persuasion.
This Golden Sand Gang Leader clapped his hands, and soon a warrior in tight clothing entered.
Fan Tai gave him instructions, and the latter left and then returned.
He handed Zhang Yuan a jade box and a booklet.
Of course, Zhang Yuan paid six thousand merit points for this.
Just as he was about to take his leave, Fan Tai specifically reminded him, "You’ve killed so many barbarians, the Wuqi Tribe certainly won’t let it go. You must be cautious of their wizards in future outings!"
The Southern Barbarian Wizards are akin to Daoist Mages, capable of casting by leveraging the power of totem faith.
Curses, poison toxins, beast-taming and serpent control...
Extremely troublesome!
Since the Golden Sand Gang issued the recruitment order, Zhang Yuan has undoubtedly been the most prominent figure in recent times.
The illustrious name of the Blood Saber Butcher was built upon heaps of barbarian corpses.
He had long become a thorn in the side of the Wuqi Tribe.
Today’s ambush against Zhang Yuan was proof.
And this disastrous defeat would surely lead the Wuqi Tribe to greatly reassess Zhang Yuan’s strength.
Next time they target Zhang Yuan, they will certainly dispatch a much stronger force.
The intervention of high-tier wizards from their tribe is almost inevitable.
Fan Tai worried that Zhang Yuan, being young and inexperienced, didn’t realize the terror of the Southern Barbarian Wizards, hence the reminder.
This Golden Sand Gang Leader clearly did not wish for anything untoward to happen to Zhang Yuan.
After all, currently, Zhang Yuan is a flagbearer against the Wuqi Tribe.
And he is a flagbearer outside the Golden Sand Gang system; his existence and performance can greatly boost morale and inspire confidence in resisting the barbarians.
If Zhang Yuan died at the hands of the Southern Barbarian Wizards, while it wouldn’t hurt the Golden Sand Gang one bit, it would severely dampen morale and confidence!
As for Fan Tai’s reminder, Zhang Yuan also expressed his gratitude.
This Tier Six expert bore considerable goodwill towards him and was generous, deserving of the title of a hero.
However, through this close interaction, Zhang Yuan could ascertain that Fan Tai’s current Cultivation Realm was quite unstable.
He suspected that this Tier Six level was reached through some special means.
Such as relying on elixirs.
Some elixirs could aid in Breaking into a new Realm but often come with side effects.
Fan Tai was originally a peak Tier Five expert and likely, under immense pressure from the impending Wuqi Tribe invasion, resorted to shortcuts out of necessity to forcefully breach Tier Six.
Although he succeeded, the consequences were quite severe.
Of course, such consequences can be gradually mitigated given enough time and resources.
But the question is, does Fan Tai have that much time?
To be honest, although the Golden Sand Gang’s retaliatory efforts against the Wuqi Tribe were intense.
Zhang Yuan wasn’t very optimistic about the future of Golden Sand Island!
After all, he was just one person, his capabilities were limited.
He could only manage to kill a few more barbarians.
Meanwhile, he vigorously worked on elevating his own strength!
