Chronicles of Celestial Origins

Tang Ning sat cross-legged on the futon, took out a pill in her hand, and swallowed it.

The elixir melted, and spiritual power circulated throughout his body. About two hours later, he opened his eyes and took a deep breath.

Since the golden blood was absorbed into his body and his muscles and bones were tempered several times by Xuanwu blood, he clearly felt that the speed of absorbing and refining spiritual power was more than a little faster than usual.

Originally, it took four or five hours to refine a pill, but now it can be completed in only two hours.

There was a vague guess in his mind that perhaps after his body was tempered by Xuanwu blood, his own spiritual root qualifications had been "qualitatively" improved.

If this is the case, then my trip to Millennium Island will be very worthwhile.

It should be noted that the spiritual root qualification accompanies the monk throughout his life. Although it does not represent the monk's final achievement, it determines the speed at which the monk absorbs and refines spiritual power.

This also means that he can refine more spiritual power in a shorter period of time. For example, the elixir that originally took four or five hours to refine now only takes two hours, saving more than half of the time. , the speed of cultivation more than doubled.

Tang Ning's eyes seemed to be filled with light, and his eyes were scorching. If his spiritual abilities were really improved by absorbing Xuanwu blood, his future cultivation would be smooth sailing, and the great road would no longer be an unattainable dream.

Before, he had always lacked confidence in how far he could go in his spiritual practice. This was because his spiritual root qualifications were too low and his Qi training speed was far slower than others.

The higher the cultivation level, the more spiritual power in the body, and the more important the spiritual root qualifications are.

Low-level disciples don’t have much spiritual power, so there won’t be much of a difference. If their practice goes smoothly and they don’t encounter bottlenecks, those with superior spiritual roots and qualifications will only be a few steps faster than those with inferior qualifications. At most, they’ll be just a few steps faster. A difference of ten to hundreds of years.

As his cultivation level gets higher and higher and his spiritual power increases, his spiritual root qualifications become even more important, which means he has more time.

It took Tangning a full 152 years to break through from the early stage of Yuanying to the middle stage of Yuanying. You must know that the lifespan of the early stage of Yuanying is 800 years, and the lifespan of the middle stage of Yuanying is a thousand years.

There was a lifespan difference of two hundred years between the two, and it took him one hundred and fifty-two years to take this step. From the perspective of increased lifespan, this step was basically in vain.

This is only in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. If you are lucky enough to go to the Divine Transformation Mirror, the more spiritual power in your body, the more important the speed of spiritual power refining will be.

With his spiritual root qualifications, every time he advanced to a higher level in the Divine Transformation Mirror, his lifespan would increase by four hundred years, but his spiritual power would increase by more than ten times.

Four hundred years of life may not be enough for him to practice Qi and reach the next level.

Following this path, there are no particularly powerful opportunities, such as the Millennium Spiritual Milk, or this trip to the Millennium Island. Even if he is lucky enough to break through the transformation into a god, or even refine the void, one day he will be defeated due to the speed of refining Qi. If the longevity is not increased, the person will eventually die at the end of his life.

Some people may wonder why he was able to reach this point without any hindrance while his spiritual power was ten times different in each of the previous great realms.

But as your cultivation level gets higher, you will be unable to move forward due to your poor spiritual root qualifications.

The reason is actually very simple. If the spiritual power of a monk in the Qi training stage is compared to one, the spiritual power of a monk in the foundation building stage is ten. Although the difference is ten times, in fact there is only a difference of nine.

In the same way, the golden elixir is one hundred, which is ninety different from the foundation.

The Nascent Soul is one thousand, which is nine hundred different from the Golden Pill.

The power of the Transformation Spirit is ten thousand, and the difference between the power of the Nascent Soul and the Nascent Soul is only nine thousand.

Although they are the same ten times, due to the different base numbers, the gap between the two is also huge.

The increase in longevity is far less than the increase in spiritual power. Therefore, it is difficult for monks with low qualifications to become the top monks in the world without great opportunities.

That's why when Su Yuanhua talked about this, he said that sooner or later he and Liu Ruhan would become a gray-haired old man and the other a cardamom girl due to the difference in spiritual talent. He was speechless and could not argue.

Because he knew in his heart that this was a basically established fact.

Now, due to absorbing the holy blood of Xuanwu, his spiritual root qualifications have been "qualitatively" improved, and all the previous difficulties and problems were instantly solved.

Tang Ning seemed to see a scene in the not-too-distant future where he would be sitting in the majestic hall of Emperor Taixuan, talking and laughing with Su Yuanhua and even Nangong Muxue.

The corner of his mouth raised slightly, he turned his hand, took out a pill, swallowed it again, and started refining it.

…

One day passed in the blink of an eye, and the next day, Tang Ning came to Ren Quandong Mansion to visit again. After waiting for a long time, a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes came out and said, "Senior Brother Tang, Senior Uncle Ren has important matters to deal with today, so he won't be free." , you’d better come again next time!”

…

On the third day, he came back here, and this time he finally got the chance to meet. In the spacious and bright hall, the man led him in and then left. About half an hour later, Ren Quan came.

"Disciple pays homage to Master Ren."

Ren Quan walked to the main seat with an expressionless face and sat down: "No need to be polite, you can sit down too!"

"Thank you, Uncle Master." Tang Ning took her seat as instructed: "This disciple went out for some reason before and did not expect to be in danger. He was trapped in a dark place for decades. Fortunately, he finally escaped by chance and returned to the headquarters the day before yesterday. Therefore, I took the liberty of disturbing you. Report to you."

Ren Quan glanced at him: "Why are you going out?"

"The disciple got a treasure map, and the location was shown in the Nether Sea. It was that time, and there was no important matter in the headquarters. So the disciple reported to Master Huang and took a merchant ship to go there. He thought he would be able to come back in just two or three years, but unexpectedly Trapped in a space rift for decades.”

"There are state laws and sect rules. Since you went out on private matters and haven't been heard from for so long, you will naturally be punished accordingly. If everyone leaves their post without permission on their own initiative like you, what will happen to the sect?"

Tang Ning felt a little displeased when he heard his reprimanding tone. He had already advocated for his removal from his post before, but now he was talking about these things, which showed his authority. He had a calm expression on his face and nodded in agreement: "Uncle Master, scold me." Yes, the disciple knows his mistake.”

"I believe you already know that after the alliance decision was submitted to the sect, you have been removed from the positions of team manager and team captain. Since you have not been working in the headquarters for a long time, your salary for these years has also been deducted."

"yes."

"As for your new position, wait until I find time to report it to the alliance, and we will make arrangements then. If there is nothing else, you can go."

"Disciple, please leave." Tang Ning stood up, walked out of the room, and left.

…

The moon is bright and the stars are sparse. In the alchemy room, a middle-aged man with short stature is concentrating on the changes of the pills in the alchemy. His left hand is covering the hole on the left side of the alchemy, and the flames transformed from spiritual power surround the pills. Roasting, the consciousness pulls the main medicine powder into the elixir.

After a while, the man frowned and tapped the alchemy cauldron. A round elixir was spit out from the dragon's mouth. Before it could fall into the wooden box below, it had already turned into a ball of powder.

The man wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a breath. His expression was not angry, but more thoughtful and solemn. Then he sat up cross-legged and closed his eyes to think.

I don't know how long it took, but there was a knock on the door from outside, and then the stone door was pushed open. The man opened his eyes, turned around and saw a handsome man in his late thirties wearing Taixuanzong clothes. Enter from the outside.

The visitor was none other than Tang Ning, and this was where Shao Hui refined the elixir.

"Friend Shao, it's been a long time." Tang Ning smiled and nodded.

Shao Hui looked a little unnatural when he saw it was him. He stood up and returned the greeting: "Senior Tang, you are back."

"You don't need to be so polite. Since you have successfully given birth to a baby, we should treat each other as equals. I went out for a personal matter earlier and encountered some obstacles, so I was delayed for so many years. I just returned to the headquarters a few days ago. I know that you are still there. This is the Alchemy Hall, so I came here to take a look."

"Thank you for your concern, senior, Senior Tang, I..." Shao Hui hesitated to speak.

"Fellow Daoist Shao, I heard that you are now an alchemist recruited by this shop. Is this true?"

Shao Hui's face turned red: "Senior Tang, let me explain this slowly. In fact, I have always wanted to explain it to you, but I just didn't have the chance."

"Since you disappeared, the supply of elixir for alchemy here has been cut off. I can only buy the main medicine from outside. It was able to support me at first. Later, the person in charge here told me that the use of my alchemy room would be taken away. Unless I join them and refine elixirs for them."

"I have no choice but to accept it."

Tang Ning nodded. He and Shao Hui originally had a cooperative relationship. Shao Hui was responsible for refining the elixir, and he was responsible for providing the elixir and paying his salary. The profit from the elixir was split 50-50.

Now that the Alchemy Palace here recruits him, it means that he has been eliminated by three shocks, and the previous agreement between the two is naturally void.

It's just like this when people take a break.

This alchemy hall was originally one of the private properties of the alliance. It was he who found Xu Mengyuan and asked him to sell a favor, and then he placed Shao Hui in, freed up an alchemy room, and only delivered a small amount of spiritual stones every year.

Now that Fang Dasheng, the leader of the alliance, has been transferred to the fifth column, the properties of the alliance will naturally be handed over to the new director, Hao Jianren.

Now that the Emperor and his courtiers, Fang Dasheng had been transferred, Hao Jianren was now in charge, and the stewards of the Alchemy Palace were naturally replaced by his subordinates.

Naturally, they would not buy into Xu Mengyuan's account. Therefore, it was reasonable for Shao Hui to continue to occupy this alchemy room.

Seeing his silence, Shao Hui thought he was angry about this, so he said: "Senior Tang, you are kind to me and my wife, and we will always remember your kindness. As long as you find a new alchemy room, I will Leave here immediately, our previous cooperation agreement can still be carried out, what do you think?"

"Fellow Taoist Shao, don't get me wrong. I'm just here to see my old friend today, and I'm not asking for an apology. What's more, it's not your fault at all. It's because I didn't fulfill our previous agreement," Tang Ning said.

The reason why he wanted to win over Shao Hui and take him into his employ was mainly because of his talent and potential in alchemy. As of now, he did not gain much benefit from the cooperation between the two.

Therefore, he didn't care too much about Shao Hui leaving him and turning around to cooperate with the Alchemy Palace. What he valued was his future potential, not his current value.

Besides, he is currently in a lot of troubles, so how can he have the energy and ability to provide him with elixirs and find a new alchemy hall? As long as he has this promise, it is enough.

"Thank you for your understanding, senior. If you need anything in the future, senior, just give me your instructions at any time."

"Okay, I remember this sentence. I think we will still have the opportunity to cooperate again in the future."