My ordinary path to immortality shouldn't end here.

Chapter 38: Cultivation in the External Realm
Tujian Mountain, inside Jianxiao Hall.

Bai Fengyun, who had been reading the nameless alchemy method in his hand for the third time, could not hide a hint of surprise between his brows.

Because from his level of cultivation, he could see at a glance how advanced this seemingly simple and ordinary method of alchemy was.

It is much more advanced than the three volumes of alchemy cultivation methods that he had spent a lot of effort to obtain.

This nameless alchemy method can be considered as an upper-middle grade method even in the Fuqing Palace.

Because the three volumes of alchemy cultivation methods in Bai Fengyun's hands were all mid-grade methods in the Fuqing Palace. And this was already the highest level that Bai Fengyun could obtain.

Not to mention the top-grade alchemy method, he couldn't even think about getting the upper-middle-grade one.

The first thing Fuqing Palace did after becoming the Yaotian Realm's holy alchemy site was to monopolize all alchemy cultivation methods in this world. Although some of them were later circulated, they were only low-grade alchemy cultivation methods.

"This talent is even better than Yu Cheng at that time!"

Bai Fengyun said this with a sigh, but couldn't help showing a look of regret, but it was not because Shi Yucheng had betrayed the sect and joined the Fuqing Palace, but because of the limitations of this volume of alchemy practice methods.

"You must take the extraordinary Xuandan before you can start practicing..." Bai Fengyun shook his head slightly. This restriction is indeed very small.

However, despite this, the value of this volume of alchemy cultivation methods is still extremely great.

So, Bai Fengyun asked his disciples: "What did Bai Chijing take after he went to the third floor of Zhaotian Tower?"

Shi Jing also heard this and quickly replied, "Master, Junior Brother Bai took three ounces of Broken Gold, three ounces of Star Essence, a jade bottle of Kongwu Qi, and twelve ounces of Sky Blue Gang Qi..."

"Everything he took was related to the Wanjian Xiang. In that case, help him gather all the natural treasures he needs for the Wanjian Xiang's practice." Bai Fengyun said.

This is an additional reward and also a special treatment for Bai Chijing.

Otherwise, I can only help to collect half of it at most.

"Master, now that Junior Brother Bai has finished refining the elixir, should we still prohibit him from obtaining the poem written by the Heavenly Official?" Shi Jing asked again.

The reason why the news about Bai Chijing was kept secret before was largely due to this aspect.

"No need. He has been on the mountain for three years. It's time for him to come down and see his parents and relatives. Our Tujian Mountain is an immortal sect, not a demon sect. How can you be so unkind?" Bai Fengyun said.

"Yes."

Shi Jing also responded immediately, and then left Jianxiao Palace to do his work.

Because gathering all the natural treasures needed for the cultivation of the Ten Thousand Swords Formation was no simple matter. Just the ten treasures he had just mentioned needed to be doubled in value.

Some of them are even not stored in Zhaotian Tower.

Because it is in several forbidden areas.

It wasn't that Tujian Mountain had a hidden weapon, it was just that those things were simply too ferocious. Even the infamous Ten Thousand Souls Banner in the demonic world wasn't half as ferocious as those things.

Only the forbidden land could suppress those things. After the Ten Thousand Swords transformed from a fictitious form into a true Dharma form, the killing power of the sword was revealed, all thanks to those things.

About half an hour later, Bai Chijing, who had just left Zhaotian Tower, learned about this completely unexpected news. He had not expected that after he handed over the alchemy method as a reasonable explanation for his rapid progress in cultivation, the sect leader would give him such a great benefit.

"The fundamental aspects of the external realm are actually divided into inferior and superior levels. The Ten Thousand Swords Form, although the external method of achievement is only twelve words, is a genuine superior method."

"Uncle-master, is there a distinction between the upper and lower levels of external techniques?" Bai Chijing was surprised when he heard this, because this was his current blind spot in knowledge.

"The lower level of the external form method has nine orifices. After cultivating the Dharma form, although it is normal to break through to the middle realm of the external form, it often stops at this realm unless one can find something to open the orifice of one's own Dharma form."

"The superior outer appearance method has thirty-three orifices. Even if you can't cultivate all thirty-three orifices, you can cultivate only eleven or twelve of them to the upper outer appearance realm. However, you can't hope to reach the outer world realm. If you want to cultivate to the outer world realm, you must at least condense the twenty-one orifices of the Ten Thousand Swords Realm."

Shi Jing also knew that Bai Chijing had no master to teach him the Dharma, so this explanation was particularly detailed.

Bai Chijing only knew that the Wanjian Xiang did not need to condense the Gangsha Qi, so he wanted to give it a try. However, he did not expect that there were so many tricks in the outer realm.

It is no wonder that in this world, people in the external realm have made rapid progress and become famous when they were young, but after they have reached the level of cultivation, they suddenly stop moving forward.

At that time, Bai Chijing was puzzled when he heard these rumors.

Now they suddenly understood that there was a problem with the fundamental form they had condensed themselves into, and they were unable to condense even the nine orifices.

"Uncle-master, those casual cultivators in the Outer Appearance Realm who don't have a deep foundation, usually only condense three or five Dharmakāya orifices, right?" Bai Chijing asked.

He guessed it, but still asked to confirm.

However, Shi Jing also heard Bai Chijing's question, but he shook his head. Then, facing Bai Chijing's puzzled gaze, he said, "Three or five? You think too much about them. A casual cultivator in the Outer Appearance Realm usually only has one Dharma Acupoint. Although nine acupoints are considered inferior, not everyone in the Outer Appearance Realm can condense all of them."

Upon hearing this, Bai Chijing couldn't help but be stunned, because he hadn't expected that the gap between cultivators of the same realm in the same world could be so huge.

Cultivators from sects like Tujian Mountain possess at least three or five Dharma-Appearance Acupoints, and the more powerful ones possess over ten. And what about those casual cultivators? Even if they manage to reach the Outer Appearance Realm, they can only condense one Dharma-Appearance Acupoint.

The gap between them is so huge that it's like heaven and earth.

"The external appearance realm, the fundamental appearance of oneself, and the orifices of the Dharma appearance condensed from it are the most important in the practice of the initial external appearance realm. Therefore, Junior Brother Bai, I hope that after you have condensed the twenty-one orifices, you can break through to the middle external appearance realm." Shi Jingye's words were somewhat heartfelt.

After saying this, Shi Jing took out a jade bottle.

"There are five enlightenment pills in here. You can take them. I think you can use them to improve your cultivation talent to the level of enlightenment."

"Thank you, uncle!"

Bai Chijing did not refuse. Although he did not intend to take and refine the parasitic fruit before figuring out what it was, he would not directly reject such a pill.

After all, even if you really don’t need it in the future, you can trade it with others for what you need.

After experiencing the natural treasures needed to refine the Dharmakaya, Bai Chijing had already deeply understood the importance of cultivation resources. His magical items were not omnipotent.

(End of this chapter)