Chapter 53 Cold Moon Crystal
Faced with such an appalling rate of resource consumption, Shangguan Jiannan's face twisted slightly involuntarily, as if even his skin was telling of his inner shock.
The rare elixir of the third rank was used up after only supporting the 64 cycles of the Night Shadowless Heart Technique. It was shocking. "The path of cultivation is indeed a bottomless pit that devours resources."
He sighed inwardly. Even though there were still dozens of spirit stones hidden in the storage ring, facing such an astonishing consumption, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain.
Putting aside the dull Xuanyou grass, Shangguan Jiannan took out ten spirit stones from his storage ring again, his eyes flashing with determination.
With the infusion of the spirit stone, pure spiritual energy surged through his body like a tide, and the "Night Shadowless Heart Technique" in his body roared and started to operate again, as if a sleeping giant beast was awakened.
"Alas...there is not enough food left." Shangguan Jiannan secretly rejoiced in his heart, knowing very well that if he relied solely on his skills to absorb the thin spiritual energy between heaven and earth, it would not only be inefficient but also time-consuming, which was far inferior to the direct and efficient replenishment method of spirit stones.
He deeply realized the value of spirit stones - they could make the path of cultivation smoother and avoid the problem of absorbing too many impurities in spiritual energy and low efficiency due to low cultivation level.
As the "Night Shadowless Heart Technique" continued to operate, the spiritual energy in Shangguan Jiannan's dantian gradually gathered into a trickle, and finally gathered into a vast ocean.
The concentration of spiritual energy surrounding him reached a staggering level, as if he had become a small vortex of spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
The power of "Night Shadowless Heart Sutra" far exceeds that of ordinary entry-level skills. Ordinary skills will reach their limit after circulating in the body for only 9981 times, but Shangguan Jiannan has already cycled nearly a hundred times at this moment, and the momentum is still unabated.
Suddenly, a slight explosion sounded, and the spirit stone held tightly in the hand turned into ashes again. It only took a quarter of an hour from taking it out to being used up.
Shangguan Jiannan's expression became complicated again, and his heart felt as if it was cut by a sharp knife. In just one hour, the two spirit stones had turned into ashes. Even he found such a speed of consumption unbearable.
However, when his eyes fell upon the intertwined and dancing, vibrant spiritual energy in his dantian, a hint of unconcealable joy quietly crept up to the corners of his mouth.
"Forget it, I'll fight for my cultivation!" He clenched his teeth, frowned, and a layer of fine sweat beads seeped out of his forehead, but it could not hide his desire and obsession for power.
Just when Shangguan Jiannan was in a state of confusion and anxiety, a cold and resolute voice suddenly exploded in the depths of his consciousness, like a sharp blade in the cold winter wind: "Fool, didn't you notice the cold moon and cold pond on the side?" The sudden voice made his body tremble, and then he realized that this was the words of the shadow spirit hidden in his body.
There was a hint of disdain and ridicule in the Shadow Spirit's voice: "You think that a mere Xuanyou grass and spirit stone can help you reach the realm of Sword King? How naive! The shadow spirit energy hidden in the Cold Moon Cold Pond is vast and boundless, far beyond your imagination, go and absorb it quickly!"
Upon hearing this, Shangguan Jiannan hurried to the bank of the cold pond.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, taking a deep breath of the fresh air around him, then sat cross-legged, lightly touching the ground with his fingertips, silently reciting the "Night Shadowless Heart Method" in his heart. As the heart method slowly flowed, the shadowy spiritual energy around him seemed to be led by an invisible hand, turning into a torrent, rushing in, instantly filling the emptiness of spiritual energy in his body.
The surface of his body was gradually covered by a layer of faint black light. The spiritual energy in the cold pond, like thousands of fine threads, silently penetrated into every meridian and every inch of his skin.
At this moment, his consciousness seemed to have crossed the boundaries of time and space, and he was in a deep and mysterious darkness. The noise and disturbance of the outside world had all gone away. Shangguan Jiannan was focused, and only the rhythm of "Night Shadowless Heart Method" echoed in his heart.
He practiced this mental method over and over again, condensing the spiritual energy released from the spiritual stone into his body bit by bit. As the spiritual energy continued to accumulate, it began to transform from gas to liquid. This was only the first step on the road of cultivation.
Only after the mental method had circulated in his body for one hundred and twenty-eight times did Shangguan Jiannanfang slowly stop.
At this moment, his dantian was filled with rich spiritual energy, like a vast ocean, containing endless power.
Just as he was immersed in the joy of cultivation, Shadow Spirit's voice sounded again, with a bit of warning and expectation: "Remember, when cultivating, your mind must be as calm as water, and you must not be distracted. There are still many treasures waiting for you to discover in the Cold Moon Pond. They will help you and take your cultivation to a higher level."
Shangguan Jiannan nodded solemnly upon hearing this, and once again calmed down and continued to practice his mental skills. As time went by, he felt more and more that the shadow spirit energy in the cold pond was rich and powerful, and it seemed to have life, wandering and merging in his body.
At this moment, his mind moved slightly, and he saw several strange lights quietly emerging in the cold pond. He stretched out his hand and a light blue light slowly rose from the water and finally fell into his palm.
This is an ice-blue crystal that exudes a biting chill and pure energy. It is the Lengyue Cold Crystal mentioned by Shadow Spirit.
The voice of the shadow spirit sounded at the right time, explaining his doubts: "This is the Cold Moon Crystal, which can greatly enhance your ability to perceive the shadow aura. Continue to absorb its power."
Shangguan Jiannan followed his instructions and took the Lengyue Cold Crystal into his body. Suddenly, a cold force flowed into his meridians like a torrent, interweaving and merging with his spiritual power.
Driven by this force, his cultivation reached a new level. With the steady breathing and the continuous operation of the mind method, Shangguan Jiannan's Dantian regained its calmness.
In this world filled with rich spiritual energy, Shangguan Jiannan seemed to be in the center of an invisible storm.
The originally calm ocean of spiritual energy in his dantian suddenly became stormy and surging like a tsunami, but in the blink of an eye, it was slowly smoothed out by an invisible force and returned to tranquility, as if it was a carefully woven piece of music, from chaos to order.
He closed his eyes and concentrated, moving his fingertips lightly, guiding the unruly spiritual energy to slowly gather, silently reciting in his heart the desire to break through to the Qi Gathering Stage.
And at this critical moment, above the cold moon and cold pond, a shocking vision quietly unfolded.
Shangguan Jiannan's figure appeared particularly lonely and cold under the moonlight. He was surrounded by wisps of faint, looming spiritual energy, like the center of the universe surrounded by stars.
However, the most eye-catching thing was the wonder that was gradually gathering above his head - the originally clear and boundless blue sky suddenly changed, and a few leisurely white clouds seemed to be wiped away by invisible hands. Then, the whole sky seemed to be covered by a layer of gauze, becoming hazy and mysterious.
Although this sudden change did not attract much attention from the world, it was enough to make the creatures around Lengyuehantan feel suspicious.
The monsters all looked up at the sky, their eyes full of confusion and curiosity. They could feel the violent fluctuations of spiritual energy in the air, as if even the laws of nature had undergone subtle changes at this moment.
"What kind of strange phenomenon is this?" They whispered to each other, their voices full of awe for the unknown. "Why is the cold air around so restless?" In the focus of all this, Shangguan Jiannan still maintained his tranquility and determination.