Chapter 581: Selecting a Cultivation Technique (I)
"The Daoist Master has painstakingly guided you; you must reflect on this carefully." Li Xuanfeng offered some advice.
Ning Heyuan nodded in response, his expression complicated, and said softly, "I understand. I do not resent the Daoist Master for reprimanding me, nor do I fear offending any so-called Fated One. What I truly fear is the day the Daoist Master no longer bothers to chastise me, truly leaving me here without a word or care. That would be the point of no return."
Li Xuanfeng paused. Ning Heyuan retrieved a jade bottle from his sleeve and said in a quiet voice, "The matter brother-in-law entrusted to me... it has been completed. The ten Enduring Tranquility Spirit Pills have been exchanged for eight Profound Tempering Pills of even higher quality. They are all pure and uncontaminated."
Li Xuanfeng gave a slight nod and accepted the bottle. Ning Heyuan cupped his fist in salute and withdrew.
Li Xuanfeng said nothing more as he watched Ning Heyuan retreat in silence. Only then did he turn around, mounting the wind to fly back to his own cave dwelling.
Among the cave dwellings in the marketplace, a few were particularly rich in spiritual qi, with spirit springs gushing forth. Renting one of these caves usually cost over ten spirit stones per year. One of them had long been vacated for Li Xuanfeng's cultivation, while Li Qinghong was arranged in an adjacent cave of slightly lower quality.
Yet even this second-tier cave dwelling was far richer in spiritual energy than Mount Qingdu. Treasuring the opportunity, Li Qinghong dove wholeheartedly into her cultivation and only came up to pay her respects when Li Xuanfeng returned.
Li Xuanfeng took out a Harmonic Noonstone, several heavy pieces of Ocean Resonance Mercury, and a piece of emerald-blue Threadlink Jade, handing them all to Li Qinghong. He instructed, "I have no use for these; you may take them back home."
Li Qinghong nodded in acknowledgment. Li Xuanfeng then retrieved a jade bottle from his sleeve and asked softly, "The Yuwa Stone Liquid I gave you earlier—do not save it. Take it whenever you have the chance. This is the Profound Tempering Pill; consume both of these treasures, and you should be able to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment Realm."