I Have No Qualifications, The System Asked Me To Marry A Wife To Practice

If we say that Qi Refining and Foundation Building are like fledglings in the cultivation world, then entering the Spirit Gathering stage is a sign of maturity for cultivators, the backbone of various sects.

However, the Spirit Gathering stage is also the most difficult stage for cultivators.

They are neither like Gold Core cultivators, who already have a certain foundation to support their cultivation, nor do they have the abundant cultivation resources needed to assist in their breakthroughs, and their personal strength is stuck in a stage where it is neither high nor low. Unless they unexpectedly come into a windfall, they can only follow the prescribed path and endure hardships to accumulate experience. This is the most difficult period.

What's even worse is that the cultivation resources such as pills and talismans at this stage are always in shorter supply compared to the Qi Refining and Foundation Building stages.

After all, with the advancement of cultivation realm, the consumption of resources also increases. Moreover, Spirit Gathering cultivators generally have a lifespan of over three hundred years, and their numbers are often large, exacerbating the scarcity of cultivation resources in the market.

Cultivators at this stage emphasize the word "poor" and attach great importance to the "cost-effectiveness" of cultivation resources.

There is no doubt that Spirit Gathering pills are an unavoidable obstacle.

Unfortunately, the difficulty of refining Spirit Gathering pills is much higher than that of Qi Refining pills. The number of alchemists capable of refining high-quality Spirit Gathering pills is much lower than the number of alchemists capable of refining high-quality Qi Refining pills. The supply of materials in the market has also been consistently tight, resulting in the price of Spirit Gathering pills remaining high at 980, while the efficiency of utilization fluctuates greatly.

However, Chu Shen has successfully refined Spirit Gathering pills with an efficiency rate as high as 80%, which is already top-notch!

The crowd around him was in an uproar. An alchemist who could achieve this level was definitely worthy of their respect. Some people even took out spirit stones, indicating their intention to purchase.

However, Chu Shen secretly frowned. It was still not enough. The appearance of top-quality Spirit Gathering pills only made people acknowledge his alchemy skills. Although his reputation had spread, it was still not enough to describe it as "rising to fame."

Was it because the grade of the pills was not high enough?

Do you want to...?

No, I'm only at the Foundation Building stage. If I were to refine higher-level pills, I'm afraid I would attract attention.

I can only win by surprise.

He had a calm expression as he bowed to the surroundings, appearing as if he was making a fool of himself, but he was actually secretly observing.

Suddenly, his eyes brightened and he looked at a middle-aged sword cultivator who had a withered appearance but was trying to appear energetic while paying attention to his pill refining.

"Fellow Daoist, do you often feel mentally exhausted, listless, and physically weak?"

The middle-aged sword cultivator was taken aback and nodded somewhat embarrassedly, but he didn't think it was a big problem. It was just that he hadn't rested well and, in order to earn cultivation resources, he had been busy every day and was tired.

Chu Shen, however, had a serious expression. "No, this has hurt your foundation. If you don't take it seriously, I'm afraid your cultivation progress will become slower and slower, until you're stuck at a certain realm and can't make any progress!"

The middle-aged sword cultivator was skeptical. "Isn't that too exaggerated?"

"How could it not be? Look deep in your heart and ask yourself, how has your cultivation progressed in recent years?" Chu Shen had a serious expression, as if he was a doctor proving an incurable disease to a patient.

The middle-aged sword cultivator carefully recalled and started to panic a little. "Well... that's right, my cultivation has hardly increased in the past two years. I thought it was because the pill's efficacy was insufficient..."

"Not so, that is your essence sending out a distress signal!" Chu Shen's words were harsh, but no one objected, because the intermediate alchemist inheritance already included the "art of reading people." Coupled with his 【Innate Evil-Repelling Spirit Body】, he could see that the middle-aged sword cultivator was surrounded by a lot of malevolent energy, eroding his essence's radiance. It was obvious that he had been involved in some heavy killing recently, which allowed Chu Shen to make the correct judgment.

He looked at the people around him.

"We cultivators often regard essence, energy, and spirit as the three treasures. When these three are in harmony, everything goes smoothly. But in the complex world, no one can escape the need to toil and suffer in the Four Seas and Eight Wildernesses. Over time, our essence, energy, and spirit will inevitably be worn down."

This was already a sermon, but many cultivators present were independent cultivators who had not received systematic cultivation education. Those disciples who had received systematic cultivation education were not as knowledgeable as Chu Shen, who had obtained knowledge through a system. Most of them could hear the benefits and would not refuse.

Even those high-level experts who had received systematic cultivation education and came from good backgrounds found Chu Shen's novel theories quite beneficial and interesting, without disturbing his interest.

As a result, everyone gathered here was quietly listening to his sermon... or rather, pretending to listen.

"In many cases, this kind of wear and tear is extremely subtle and difficult to detect. By the time you actually feel it, you have already reached the stage of being seriously ill. Therefore, preventing wear and tear and refining our three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit to the maximum extent is a basic requirement of many divine techniques and supreme arts."

Many independent cultivators suddenly realized, and even the disciples of sects felt that Chu Shen's explanation was quite profound, more exquisite than what they usually heard. Even those higher-level cultivators showed subtle expressions.

Many people only knew that higher-grade techniques were more beneficial for cultivation, but they didn't know the principle behind it. They would just imitate the secret manuals of divine techniques. Now, after listening to Chu Shen's analysis from the perspective of essence, energy, and spirit, they felt a sudden enlightenment.

As Chu Shen expected, his speech began to have an effect. Some cultivators, mainly independent cultivators, were already excitedly sharing what they saw and heard here with various means, attracting more people to come and listen.

It was originally Chu Shen's intention to make a name for himself. He gathered his spirits and continued to elaborate on the relationship between essence, energy, spirit, and cultivation. Many of the contents mentioned here are only found in large sects, but there are also many exquisite aspects that even ordinary sects do not possess. This is the power of the system. The "Qi Refining Technique General Outline" alone contains many fundamental principles.

"So, how can we reduce the extra wear and tear on essence, energy, and spirit, apart from cultivation methods? Or how can we replenish them?"

After speaking for a while, he finally reached the final stage.

"Take this fellow cultivator as an example. He is already deficient in his original source, and his essence, energy, and spirit have been damaged, which in turn affects his cultivation level. Even if he cultivates immediately, it will be difficult to fully recover without ten or eight years. And cultivation is a matter of advancing or regressing. After ten or eight years of cultivation, how much damage will his cultivation level suffer?"

Everyone nodded, thinking it made sense.

"So, what should we do?" someone timely chimed in.

Chu Shen glanced appreciatively at that person and said, "I have a method specifically for nurturing essence, energy, and spirit, and repairing the state of wear and tear. Today, I will demonstrate it to everyone!"

The crowd immediately became excited, and even the stronger cultivators began to pay attention to Chu Shen's actions.

There are indeed elixirs for nurturing essence, energy, and spirit, but there are very few elixirs for repairing the state of wear and tear. Even if they exist, they are often of high grade and are not accessible to ordinary cultivators.

If Chu Shen can refine these high-grade elixirs, it would indicate that he is truly formidable and can stand on his own as an alchemist.

If his elixir formula is not for high-grade elixirs but for lower-grade ones... that would be extraordinary!