Chapter 275: Five-Element Cultivation Technique
Li Lang swept a wistful gaze across the tide of people conducting trade, lost in thought. He had failed to find viable materials for his cultivation, as nothing present was of adequate quality. As his escort, Jun Ziyan, had warned, the only exception was the Emberlight Stone. It was quite beautiful, with layers and layers that were all different shades of orange, but it lacked the luster of gems.
If only it wasn’t of the fire element.
Letting out a sigh, Li Lang shook his head.
He had nothing to do while he waited for Tai Xilin to hear back from his superiors from his conclave, but that didn’t mean he should be wallowing in his predicament.
Hopefully, the Bloodwave Conclave has what I need, but I also need to plan for the worst-case scenario. I need these materials as soon as possible so I can test out my five-element technique, and I don’t exactly have a lot of time to waste. There are so many other matters I have to attend to, including recruiting more students.
Hmm, maybe I can settle for lower-quality alternatives? It won’t be the most efficient, but I can have the Primordial Star Fire adjust. It may make the overall cultivation speed slower, but that can be fixed later on when I find more appropriate sources of Qi.
The only other alternative I can think of is using higher-quality crystals, but that has its own issues.
Li Lang summoned his purse and took out a piece of orange spirit crystal. It represented a sizeable sum of wealth, equivalent to one hundred red spirit crystals. It was quite a high denomination of currency for Foundation Establishment cultivators and was more commonly used by those in the Violet Core Realm.
After inspecting it in the light for a few moments, he then took out a red spirit crystal and began absorbing its Qi. The red crystal glowed as it released its energies. Li Lang shut his eyelids tightly as he focused on the energy entering his spiritual roots.
The flow was much stronger than what he was normally used to. Ambient Qi was what all Energy Gatherers relied on, but the spirit crystals provided several times more energy. As a result, the strain it put on the cultivator to filter out the correct energy was also much greater. It prevented Li Lang from filtering out all five types of Qi that he required.
Attempt after attempt, Li Lang tried to make it work until the red crystal was completely depleted, but to no avail. He let out yet another sigh as he received results that were consistent with his previous experiences.
Yeah, I’m not going to waste an orange spirit crystal when I can’t even get it to work with red crystals.