Chapter 159 - 121: Fur Ball’s Breakthrough, Tidal Body Refining Technique

Chapter 159: Chapter 121: Fur Ball’s Breakthrough, Tidal Body Refining Technique

There were forty-eight buckets of Unicorn Spirit Blood. The recycling price for one bucket was fifteen grains of Spiritual Sand, totaling seven Spirit Stones and twenty grains of Spiritual Sand.

The Unicorn pelts were not of high value; two of them only brought in three Spirit Stones.

The parts of the two Wind Wolves were much cheaper, yielding only four Spirit Stones in total.

Over the past half a year or so, Little Black and Fur Ball had earned a total of twenty-six Spirit Stones and twenty grains of Spiritual Sand.

Of course, the costs were also much higher.

From this, it seemed that as long as there were enough Demon Beast flesh bodies, the two Spirit Beasts could earn quite a bit.

He now had a total of four hundred and seventy-five Spirit Stones and eighty grains of Spiritual Sand on hand.

He went to the Hundred Treasures Tower and bought two True Spirit Pills, five Black Pig Hides, and five boxes of Spiritual Ink, spending one hundred Spirit Stones.

Later, he went up to the third floor of the Hundred Treasures Tower to look at the Body Refining Techniques. The cheaper ones had extremely high requirements for Supporting Spiritual Objects. As for the more expensive ones, he was still a bit short on Spirit Stones. Left with no choice, he could only wait a little longer.

Time flew by in the blink of an eye. More than two years passed.

In the small courtyard, Chen Jianghe practiced the moves of the *Tidal Body Refining Technique*. The Acupoints in his Physical Body seemed to transform into miniature Spirit Gathering Arrays, devouring the Spiritual Qi drifting through the void.

With every move and stance, a faint blue and white light shimmered across his body.

After practicing the sequence three times, he steadily concluded his routine. Sitting cross-legged, he began refining the Spiritual Qi within his Acupoints, nourishing every inch of his Physical Body.

An hour passed.

Chen Jianghe opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing through them. He opened his palm. The originally black Tidal Essence had turned into pure crystal.

WHOOSH.

A light breeze blew past, and the crystal-clear Tidal Essence turned into fine powder, dissipating into the air.

"The consumption rate of Tidal Essence is getting faster and faster," he murmured to himself. "However, my Physical Body Realm is also improving very rapidly. It has reached Mid-Stage Body Refining."

Chen Jianghe revealed a satisfied smile.

Over these past two years, his Talisman Dao Skills had improved greatly. His Talisman Success Rate for the Middle-Grade Five Elements Escape Talisman had nearly reached forty percent.

During his first year of seclusion, he drew thirty-eight Middle-Grade Five Elements Escape Talismans, selling them for three hundred and seven Spirit Stones and eighty grains of Spiritual Sand. He purchased five Black Pig Hides, five boxes of Spiritual Ink, one Middle-Grade Wolf Hair Talisman Pen, and two True Spirit Pills, costing him one hundred and twenty-five Spirit Stones. Subtracting the sixty-four Spirit Stones spent on four Demon Beasts, he pocketed a net profit of one hundred and eighteen Spirit Stones and eighty grains of Spiritual Sand in the first year.

Adding his previously accumulated Spirit Stones, he had a total of four hundred and ninety-four Spirit Stones and sixty grains of Spiritual Sand.

Now that he had Spirit Stones, he naturally couldn’t delay getting a Body Refining Technique any longer.

After browsing through over twenty Body Refining Techniques, he finally chose the *Tidal Body Refining Technique*, which required an oath and cost four hundred and twenty Spirit Stones. There was no other reason than its Supporting Spiritual Object being quite simple—it only required Tidal Essence. Moreover, it was sold right there in the Qinghe Marketplace and wasn’t expensive, with one piece of Tidal Essence costing twenty-five Spirit Stones.

A year of Cultivation would consume two pieces of Tidal Essence.

After purchasing everything, he was left with only twenty-four Spirit Stones and sixty grains of Spiritual Sand.

In the second year, he drew forty-three Middle-Grade Five Elements Escape Talismans, selling them for three hundred and forty-eight Spirit Stones and thirty grains of Spiritual Sand. He bought two True Spirit Pills and ten Five Elements Crystal Stones. As for Talisman-Making Materials, he didn’t need to buy any, as he still had enough on hand for a year’s worth of use.

He also bought another four Demon Beasts, spending seventy-two Spirit Stones. He pocketed one hundred and eighty-six Spirit Stones and thirty grains of Spiritual Sand. Adding the eighteen Spirit Stones earned by Little Black and Fur Ball, he now had two hundred and twenty-eight Spirit Stones and ninety grains of Spiritual Sand in his possession again.

However, moving forward, he would need to purchase Qi Blood Pills, Meridian Opening Pills, and Body Refining Pills. His Physical Body Realm had reached Mid-Stage Body Refining. Going forward, he would need not just Tidal Essence, but also the support of Spirit Pills.

It was now June, during the period of Great Heat.

Chen Jianghe’s Magical Power had recovered to perfection, so he stopped circulating the *Ten Thousand Waters Scripture*.

"Fur Ball, fetch the letters from the post box."

Chen Jianghe transmitted his voice to Fur Ball through the Spirit Beast Circle. Before long, Fur Ball walked in.

By now, Fur Ball was over ten feet tall, with a burly physique radiating a sense of explosive power. Its bright, large eyes were full of spirit. Two months ago, Fur Ball had smoothly broken through to Late-Stage Tier One, becoming an adult Spirit Beast.

Its combat strength had also undergone an earth-shattering transformation. It could exchange a couple of blows with Little Black—well, only two blows.

If he were to refine a special Magical Artifact for Fur Ball, it might be able to last a few more rounds. That was because Little Black’s defense was simply too absurd. Especially after it used its Divine Technique, "Petrification," it became entirely impenetrable.

He took the three letters Fur Ball handed over. As usual, he first checked the sender names. One was a message from Ruan Tieniu, one was a letter from Yu Daniu, and the last was a letter from Zhou Miaoyun.

He opened Yu Daniu’s letter first and read it.

Over the past two years, he and Yu Daniu had exchanged letters twice, updating each other on their current situations. Chen Jianghe hadn’t hidden the fact that he was practicing Body Refining.

During this time, Yu Daniu had written to ask if Chen Jianghe had enough Spirit Stones. If needed, he could provide five hundred Spirit Stones. Chen Jianghe had politely declined and informed Yu Daniu about the improvement in his Talisman Dao Skills. This had made Yu Daniu very happy, and he had written back to congratulate him.

Towards Yu Daniu, he felt a very deep affection. He was the only brother Chen Jianghe truly acknowledged.

Reading Yu Daniu’s current letter, a smile appeared on Chen Jianghe’s lips as he felt happy for him.

"Xiaoniu’s Cultivation has actually caught up to me, and his Physical Body Realm has even reached Late-Stage Body Refining," Chen Jianghe thought.

Chen Jianghe was sixty-five this year, twenty-four years older than Yun Xiaoniu. That meant Yun Xiaoniu had broken through to the Eighth-Layer Qi Refining at the age of forty-one, and his Physical Body Realm had also reached Late-Stage Body Refining.

For a moment, Chen Jianghe couldn’t help but wonder if he was just too useless. To think he had been caught up to by a junior.

But thinking about it carefully, it wasn’t that his Cultivation speed was too slow, nor was Yun Xiaoniu’s too fast. It was entirely an issue of resources.

Chen Jianghe had to earn his own Spirit Stones to buy resources, and he also had two Spirit Beasts to nurture. Yun Xiaoniu didn’t have to worry about any of that. He had started to cultivate at the age of ten and had access to abundant Cultivation Resources. All he had to do was work hard on his Cultivation to raise his level.

He pondered, "At this pace, Xiaoniu should be able to cultivate to the Ninth-Layer Qi Refining before he turns forty-six, and reach Ninth-Layer Qi Refining Perfection before he is fifty-two. His Physical Body Realm should be able to reach Physical Body Perfection, but his Spiritual Realm is a bit more uncertain."

Chen Jianghe estimated Yun Xiaoniu’s Cultivation progress and his success rate for Foundation Establishment. Without a Foundation Establishment Pill, it would reach forty percent.

Then he compared it to himself.

In a year at most, his Cultivation would rise to the Ninth-Layer Qi Refining, allowing him to easily attempt Foundation Establishment before he turned seventy-two. Assuming he didn’t have a Foundation Establishment Pill but had attained Physical Body Perfection, his success rate for Foundation Establishment would also only be forty percent.

"Oh? Yun Wuniu had a child. That’s quite nice," he murmured.

Reaching the end of the letter, he saw that Yu Daniu had mentioned Yun Wuniu. Zhou Miaoyun’s niece had given birth to a son for him.

It was a boy.

This was Yu Daniu’s first grandson. He was also the first child of the third generation, deeply doted on by the couple as well as his uncles.

As for Yun Wuniu, his life’s mission was complete. With the strange acupoints in his limbs shattered by Yun Xiaoniu, he had become a cripple. He would live the rest of his life better than an ordinary mortal, but Cultivation was no longer a possibility.

With the birth of his child, all the resources that once belonged to him would now be entirely poured into his son. As for Zhou Miaoyun’s niece, if she stayed in the Yun Family to take care of the child, Yu Daniu would definitely treat her as part of the family. If she didn’t want to, she could leave the Yun Family.

With all the resources poured into her over the years, Zhou Miaoyun’s niece hadn’t lost out; one could even say she had profited massively.

Chen Jianghe then opened Zhou Miaoyun’s letter and read it.

It also talked about her niece giving birth to a son, and how the entire Zhou Family was overjoyed. However, reading between the lines of Zhou Miaoyun’s letter, it wasn’t hard to see that the Zhou Family knew what had happened to Yun Wuniu.

Yet, they didn’t care.

What they cared about was that a daughter of the Zhou Family had given birth to a grandson for Yu Daniu—and his very first grandson at that. That was more than enough.

Moreover, Zhou Miaoyun expressed in the letter that her niece would remain in the Yun Family for the rest of her life to guard her child and take care of the crippled Yun Wuniu. At the same time, this was also the message her niece was conveying to her maiden family.

Chen Jianghe smiled. The meaning behind Zhou Miaoyun’s letter was very simple: she wanted him to pass on the Zhou Family’s intentions on their behalf. However, Yu Daniu already liked this daughter-in-law very much, and the couple felt they owed her. How could they possibly take the initiative to drive her away?

Promptly, Chen Jianghe first wrote a letter of congratulations to Yu Daniu. Then, he wrote a congratulatory letter back to Zhou Miaoyun, adding a few comforting words to reassure her that she didn’t need to worry about her niece.

After that, he picked up Ruan Tieniu’s message and opened it to read.