Chapter 16: Spells

Five years later.

Ye Qingxuan was seventeen years old. His body had fully matured, and though he still wore a simple green robe, he possessed an air of elegance and grace that commanded attention.

It had to be said that Ye Qingxuan’s appearance in this life was indeed exceptionally handsome.

Furthermore, his cultivation had finally broken through to the third level of Qi Refinement.

If he had been in the outside world, relying solely on his single-attribute spiritual root, it would have taken him at least twenty years to reach the third level of Qi Refinement.

However, by relying on the superb cultivation environment and resources within the Xuantian Sect, Ye Qingxuan had accomplished it in only five years.

This was one of the advantages of joining the Xuantian Sect.

After breaking through to the third level of Qi Refinement, Ye Qingxuan’s constantly evolving soul allowed him to condense his Divine Sense ahead of schedule.

Under normal circumstances, one would need to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refinement—reaching the late stage of the Qi Refinement Realm—to condense Divine Sense.

But Ye Qingxuan was born with a powerful soul, and combined with the nourishment of spiritual energy over the past five years, he had birthed Divine Sense upon breaking through to the third level of Qi Refinement.

Once his Divine Sense was established, Ye Qingxuan began to study and research the alchemy inheritance passed down by his clan.

With the assistance of Divine Sense, his steps into the threshold of alchemy would be much smoother.

The alchemy inheritance prepared for him by his clan was a Fifth-Tier Alchemy Technique, which was comparable to the Nascent Soul Realm. The inheritance contained numerous pill recipes ranging from the first to the fifth tier.

This brought Ye Qingxuan immense joy; a fifth-tier alchemy technique would be sufficient for him to study and utilize for a very long time.

When he began learning alchemy, Ye Qingxuan did not rush to purchase cauldrons or spiritual herbs for practice. Instead, he settled his mind to absorb the fundamental knowledge of alchemy.

Due to his constantly evolving and strengthening soul, Ye Qingxuan’s capacity for learning and comprehension was monstrous.

From the characteristics of tens of thousands of spiritual herbs to the subtle variations in heat control, Ye Qingxuan absorbed and mastered every detail within less than a year.

Furthermore, regarding the Flame Control Technique—a spell included in the alchemy inheritance—Ye Qingxuan had successfully mastered the basics after only a few attempts.

With his current theoretical knowledge of first-tier alchemy, he was already comparable to most first-tier alchemists.

What he lacked now was merely practical experience.

Therefore, Ye Qingxuan planned to go out on a trip to purchase alchemy cauldrons and various spiritual herbs to attempt alchemy himself.

At the same time, he intended to go to the Sect's Hall of Dharma to exchange for several spells to practice.

Aside from the series of Flame Control techniques included in his alchemy inheritance, he possessed no other spells.

Having made up his mind, Ye Qingxuan stood up, opened the courtyard gate that had not been opened for a long time, and left the Fuxiu Courtyard silently and alone.

After such a long time, most people in the Fuxiu Courtyard were almost entirely unaware of Ye Qingxuan's existence.

After leaving the courtyard, Ye Qingxuan used his disciple token to take a teleportation array, intending to head to the Hall of Dharma first.

The Xuantian Sect also had a Library, but that library housed miscellaneous books from across the entire Dizuan Realm, covering every aspect of life; the number of books was truly countless.

Therefore, to distinguish them, cultivation-related inheritances, techniques, and spells were exchanged at the Hall of Dharma.

As for the Library, it served as an open repository used to broaden the horizons of the sect's disciples.

Occasionally, disciples would even find "hidden treasures" in the Library, stumbling upon decent spell inheritances.

The Xuantian Sect did not mind this, as some of the sect elders enjoyed such whimsy.

As long as the disciples were willing to bear the loss themselves and did not harm the interests of the sect, the Xuantian Sect was happy to let it be.

Upon arriving at the Hall of Dharma, Ye Qingxuan was surprised to find that there was no one guarding it; thousands of disciples were flowing in and out of the massive entrance.

Out of curiosity, Ye Qingxuan followed the crowd into the interior of the Hall of Dharma.

"Where am I?"

Looking at the unfamiliar environment before him, Ye Qingxuan was somewhat startled.

Once inside, it felt as if Ye Qingxuan had entered an independent dimension; the people who had entered with him had vanished.

The space within the Hall of Dharma felt like a celestial expanse, where the originally dark void was illuminated by a sky full of stars.

Soon, a piece of information surfaced in Ye Qingxuan's mind, and he immediately understood how to exchange for spells in the Hall of Dharma.

It turned out that the countless stars in the sky were actually individual inheritances.

As long as he mentally recited the name of a spell he desired, if the Hall of Dharma possessed it or if it met the requirements, it would float before him for selection.

After making a selection and confirming the deduction of contribution points from his disciple token, Ye Qingxuan would receive the corresponding inheritance.

Spells were categorized into: Low-grade, Mid-grade, High-grade, and Top-grade.

Above spells were Minor Divine Abilities.

The cultivation levels for both spells and Minor Divine Abilities were divided into: Entry, Small Success, Great Success, and Perfection.

Specifically

Low-grade spells were suitable for: Qi Refinement Realm, Foundation Establishment Realm.

Mid-grade spells were suitable for: Purple Mansion Realm, Golden Core Realm.

High-grade spells were suitable for: Golden Core Realm, Nascent Soul Realm.

Top-grade spells were suitable for: Deity Transformation Realm.

Minor Divine Ability (Entry) was suitable for: Void Piercing Realm.

Minor Divine Ability (Small Success) was suitable for: Emptiness Realm.

Minor Divine Ability (Great Success) was suitable for: Tribulation Transcendence Realm.

Minor Divine Ability (Perfection) was suitable for: Great Ascension Realm.

High-level cultivators could also use low-grade spells, but the effects were not very effective when facing cultivators of the same realm.

Thus, once a cultivator's realm broke through, they would cultivate corresponding spells or Minor Divine Abilities for self-defense.

Having understood this, Ye Qingxuan thought to himself

"Low-grade spells!"

Instantly, as soon as his thought finished, the stars above began to fall toward him like dumplings being dropped into a pot, with a quarter of them descending at once.

"Holy crap!"

Seeing this scene, Ye Qingxuan was startled!

Fortunately, after falling, the stars merely hovered not far from his body, displaying the names of various spells.

Names like Lightness Technique, Wind Riding Technique, Earth Escape Technique, Clear Wind Swordplay, Water Bullet Technique, Wood Entanglement Technique, Earth Spike Technique, and so on, appeared densely before him, making his head spin.

Ye Qingxuan shook his head to clear his mind and began to deliberate.

One low-grade spell required one thousand contribution points for exchange.

Regarding his current contribution points, besides the one thousand he received upon breaking through to the Qi Refinement Realm, he received a monthly stipend of thirty points. Over five years, that amounted to one thousand eight hundred points.

Combined, he had a total of two thousand eight hundred contribution points, meaning he could only exchange for two low-grade spells for the time being.

Between the two spells, the Sword Kinesis Technique was a must.

The interior of the Xuantian Sect was vast; while one could use teleportation arrays for long distances, one had to rely on oneself for short distances.

To save time and facilitate travel, exchanging for the Sword Kinesis Technique was essential.

Having made his decision, Ye Qingxuan mentally recited

"Sword Kinesis Technique!"

In an instant, the dense cluster of low-grade spells around him vanished, leaving only the Sword Kinesis Technique.

After Ye Qingxuan used his token to pay one thousand contribution points, a streak of light from the Sword Kinesis star cluster instantly merged into his mind.

Upon the merging of this light, Ye Qingxuan obtained the inheritance of the Sword Kinesis Technique.

Simultaneously, a restriction was placed within the content of the inheritance, preventing Ye Qingxuan from passing it on to others.

Ye Qingxuan did not particularly care about this.

As a hegemon-level power, it was perfectly normal for the Xuantian Sect to place restrictions on the dissemination of its own inheritances.

After exchanging for the Sword Kinesis Technique, Ye Qingxuan contemplated which spell he should exchange for next.

Being inside the Xuantian Sect and holding the status of a Fuxiu reserve, Ye Qingxuan had no need to face enemies in the short term.

In fact, once he truly became a Fuxiu, he might not even strike once in several thousand years.

Therefore, there was no point in wasting contribution points on low-grade spells right now.

Since that was the case, everything should focus on the future development of the Blessed Land.

With this thought, Ye Qingxuan mentally recited again

"Low-grade spells for assisting and accelerating the growth of spiritual plants."

In the next second, dozens of spells surfaced around him once more.

He carefully browsed through all the spells, finally letting his gaze rest on the Resuscitation Technique and the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique.

The Resuscitation Technique targeted small areas or even single spiritual plants; it not only accelerated growth but also had a healing effect on them.

The Spring Breeze and Rain Technique, however, targeted large-scale spiritual plants, allowing for the wide-scale casting of spiritual rain to accelerate growth.

After a moment of contemplation, Ye Qingxuan ultimately chose the Spring Breeze and Rain Technique.

After all, once he was in charge of a Blessed Land in the future, Ye Qingxuan did not want spiritual plants to consume most of his time.