Chapter 1292: Attempt at Cultivation

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Wind Rises in Kyushu

This is something unknown in Kyushu. The storage items in Kyushu are simply storage bags, which are very easy to make. One only needs to use the hide of a certain monster, which can even be bred in captivity. Thus, even a Spirit Stream Realm cultivator in the Kyushu cultivation world can carry several storage bags.

A storage ring like the one Jian Guhong held had never appeared in the post-Kyushu era. As for where Lu Ye obtained it...

Jian Guhong knew without a doubt that this storage ring must have come at the cost of a life! And not just any life, but that of a top prodigy from another realm!

Upon examining the contents of the ring, Jian Guhong was astonished!

Inside, Spirit Jade was piled high, forming a small mountain. A quick scan with his divine sense estimated approximately fifteen thousand pieces!

Jian Guhong had never seen so much Spirit Jade. Previously, when he collected Spirit Jade in the starry sky, his haul wasn't small, but it was only a few hundred pieces. Fifteen thousand pieces would take him at least several years to collect in the starry sky!

Shocked by Lu Ye's wealth, he also knew this must be Lu Ye's gain from the Grand Beginning Realm. Filled with gratitude, he immediately sent a message to Lu Ye.

"On behalf of future Garrison Masters, I, your senior brother, thank you for your generous gift, junior brother!"

Lu Ye had made it clear: this was to be a shared asset of the Garrison Hall. In other words, whoever was responsible for guarding this place would be authorized to use this Spirit Jade for their cultivation.

Jian Guhong was the first Garrison Master of Kyushu. To guard Kyushu, he voluntarily gave up his right to explore the starry sky and collect cultivation resources. Making such a decision at this time required great self-awareness, because staying in Kyushu meant he would have no cultivation resources to obtain. He could only be relieved and leave once his successor took over.

Given his self-awareness, Lu Ye naturally wouldn't hoard his possessions.

In the Grand Beginning Realm, he had mined about thirty thousand pieces of Spirit Jade with the help of the Jade-eating Ants. So, he simply took out half of it.

This way, at least during the period he was guarding Kyushu, Jian Guhong's cultivation wouldn't fall behind. And if someone replaced Jian Guhong in the future, they could also use that Spirit Jade for cultivation.

Of course, Lu Ye wasn't sure how long fifteen thousand pieces of Spirit Jade would last, but once a good precedent was set, followers would surely emerge. Perhaps a new situation would evolve in the future where the Garrison Masters of Kyushu might receive a monthly stipend, which would be excellent.

Being a Garrison Master was not compulsory; since it was voluntary, there should be some benefits.

Returning to Cui Bamboo Peak, Lu Ye first familiarized himself with the various changes after his promotion to the Constellation Realm. Then he took out a supreme-grade Spirit Stone, put it in his mouth, and crunched it.

He wanted to know if Spirit Stones were still useful after advancing to the Constellation Realm.

After some attempts, he found Spirit Stones were still useful. However, compared to before, their effect was almost negligible because the energy refined from Spirit Stones simply couldn't boost the vitality of his flesh and blood much further.

If that was the case for supreme-grade Spirit Stones, then lesser Spirit Stones were out of the question.

Lu Ye then took out a bottle of ordinary Cloud Spirit Pills, poured them into his mouth, and chewed them.

A moment later, he reached the same conclusion: Cloud Spirit Pills had little effect on Constellation Realm cultivation. If ordinary Cloud Spirit Pills weren't effective, what about those refined by a pill furnace? Thinking this, Lu Ye took out a Cloud Spirit Pill from the Pill Gourd, but the result was the same.

Although it came from the Pill Gourd, it was still just a Cloud Spirit Pill. Its essence hadn't changed; it simply meant the Cloud Spirit Pills refined by the Pill Gourd contained no impurities, making them easier for cultivators to absorb and refine, and without side effects.

Immediately after, Lu Ye took out another spiritual pill. This was also a spiritual pill used for cultivation; Lu Ye didn't know what to name it. It also came from the Pill Gourd, but it was refined using rare and precious medicinal herbs from the Grand Beginning Realm.

Lu Ye didn't have many such spiritual pills. A previous batch yielded nine pills; he had tested one on the spot, leaving only eight now.

He swallowed it whole and activated the Gluttonous Feast. He quickly noticed a difference.

This spiritual pill... was useful for cultivation. He could clearly feel subtle changes in the vitality of his flesh and blood, which indicated an improvement in his flesh and blood essence.

Although he had found an effective cultivation method, it couldn't be popularized. This was because Lu Ye didn't know which medicinal herbs he had thrown into the Pill Gourd during his initial attempts. So, even he couldn't refine the same pill now, unless he kept experimenting.

Feeling a slight pity, Lu Ye then took out a golden spiritual token and crushed it.

A golden vortex rotated before him. The roots of the Talent Tree extended into it. A moment later, Lu Ye frowned.

The cultivation method of the Dao of Heavenly Secret was no longer very useful to him either.

He sighed softly. No wonder the Constellation Realm's stage was the starry sky. Resources within the realm, whether Spirit Stones, spiritual pills, or even ambient spiritual energy, provided too little improvement for Constellation Realm cultivators, almost to the point of being negligible. This undoubtedly forced Constellation Realm cultivators to delve into the starry sky.

Of course, this also had to do with Kyushu only recently having ascended to a large realm. Perhaps in the future, Kyushu would produce higher-quality medicinal herbs; if not comparable to those from the Grand Beginning Realm, at least they could refine spiritual pills beneficial to Constellation Realm cultivators.

Currently, the medicinal herbs produced in Kyushu didn't have this effect.

After various attempts, Lu Ye then took out two pieces of Spirit Jade. He wanted to test the effects of this cultivation resource unique to the Constellation Realm.

Sitting cross-legged and maintaining focus, he circulated his spiritual power, refining the energy within the Spirit Jade in his hands.

Immediately, he felt two streams of warmth flowing from his palms into his body, beginning to nourish his flesh and blood.

The effect was quite noticeable. Of course, this was also thanks to the changes in Lu Ye's cultivation aptitude. When he first started cultivating, he couldn't cultivate by holding Spirit Stones like this, just as he initially couldn't absorb ambient spiritual energy, due to insufficient aptitude.

But after receiving the gift from the Dragon Ascent Realm's origin, he had undergone a complete transformation. His one-leaf aptitude had become sixty-four leaves. He could now use the ordinary cultivation methods for normal cultivators, and they were even more effective for him.

After meditating for half a day and comparing it with the energy dissipation from the Spirit Jade, he roughly estimated that these two pieces of Spirit Jade could sustain his cultivation for a full three days.

For others, it might last about four days.

This meant that a newly advanced Constellation Realm cultivator, even if cultivating continuously, would only need less than twenty pieces of Spirit Jade per month.

Such low consumption!

Given this consumption rate, Constellation Realm cultivators searching for Spirit Jade in the starry sky should be able to meet their cultivation needs, provided they weren't too unlucky.

Of course, this was also because Lu Ye had just advanced to the Constellation Realm. As his cultivation improved in the future, the efficiency of refining Spirit Jade energy would certainly increase.

Normally, cultivators wouldn't cultivate in the starry sky, because for most, cultivation required a stable, undisturbed environment. The starry sky was not suitable for cultivation. They would usually find a sufficient amount of Spirit Jade, then return to their home realm or find a peaceful environment, only topping up their energy when it was somewhat depleted.

Lu Ye, however, didn't need a peaceful and stable environment. When he cultivated, he always multi-tasked.

What he was currently trying was the most orthodox and widespread cultivation method.

But he had rarely used this method to cultivate.

He had his own unique cultivation method.

Activating the power of the Talent Tree, invisible roots spread out, piercing into the two pieces of Spirit Jade in his hands, rapidly absorbing!

The sensation was different again. He could clearly perceive the energy from the Spirit Jade rapidly pouring into his body, settling as his potent capital.

Cultivating with the Talent Tree always resulted in extremely high efficiency. Of course, the consumption was also high. With the normal cultivation method, two pieces of Spirit Jade could last three days. But once the Talent Tree was activated, let alone three days, it wouldn't even last an hour.

But Lu Ye quickly noticed something was amiss. Perhaps it was because he had just advanced to the Constellation Realm. With such frantic absorption, while cultivation efficiency became extraordinarily high, he simply couldn't refine the Spirit Jade energy pouring into his body quickly enough.

This resulted in a consequence: much of the Spirit Jade's energy was absorbed into his body but dissipated before it could be refined, creating unnecessary waste.

Lu Ye tried to control the Talent Tree's absorption speed.

After some experimentation, he determined a relatively reasonable absorption efficiency. This way, he could more perfectly refine the energy within the Spirit Jade while also achieving the highest cultivation efficiency. Two pieces of Spirit Jade could last about half a day.

In other words, even if he cultivated without rest, he would only consume about one hundred and twenty pieces of Spirit Jade per month.

He still had fifteen thousand pieces of Spirit Jade, enough for four or five months of cultivation! In fact, it should last even longer, as he couldn't cultivate non-stop.

So, even though he had shared half of his Spirit Jade, he wouldn't have to worry about his cultivation resources for a while.

After establishing a reasonable cultivation method, Lu Ye couldn't resist trying another method.

He acted on the thought. He held a piece of Spirit Jade in his hand, put it in his mouth, and bit down hard.

Crunch!

Spirit Jade was a condensed form of wondrous energy from the starry sky. In essence, it was not much harder than a Spirit Stone. Any level of cultivator could easily crush it with a little force.

Not to mention Lu Ye's current bite strength.

After a brief chew, he swallowed it whole.

Lu Ye immersed himself, sensing the changes.

There was a burning sensation in his belly, which was not a big issue. But the energy contained within the Spirit Jade completely burst forth in a short time. Even with Lu Ye's best efforts to refine it, he couldn't prevent most of the energy from dissipating.

Upon inner examination, gray mist ignited on the Talent Tree. Evidently, harmful impurities from the Spirit Jade were being incinerated. In terms of sheer activity, it was greater than when he ate Spirit Stones before. This meant that cultivating by eating Spirit Jade consumed even more fuel for the Talent Tree.