“My name is Ning Cheng, and I have indeed just arrived here.” Ning Cheng clasped his fist for a moment, not saying that he had come from Ping Chau through the Da’an Forest.
Tai Shu Shi said with great interest, “This place is indeed good, I have been training here for half a year and have gained a lot. But I wouldn’t dare to go deeper, for fear of getting lost, and because I’m a bit weak alone. If Brother Ning can come to the Da’an Forest, he must be a member of my generation.”
Ning Cheng immediately understood Tai Shu Shi’s meaning, daring to say that he wanted to go deeper into the Da’an Forest to look for opportunities, but he was a little weak and wanted to find a team. This saw that he was also experiencing at the edge of the Great An Forest, so he came to his door.
Ning Cheng had been inside the Great An Forest for a few months and was well aware of the dangers inside, he was aware of the safe routes and had walked for a few months before coming out. Once he got lost, it would not be a good thing. What’s more, Ning Cheng also knew that there were really not many good things inside the Great An Forest. Compared to the dangers, this kind of adventure was not worth it.
Besides, Ning Cheng simply did not want to go back to the Great An Forest, so he smiled and said, “I wonder if Brother Tai Shu wants to train himself, or is he looking for some high grade spirit herbs? If you are looking for high grade spirit herbs, I would advise Brother Tai Shu to change places before it’s too late. I am familiar with this Da’an Forest, but there are certainly some high grade spiritual herbs in it, but they are extremely rare and you may not come across one a year. Brother Tai Shu has been in this area for almost half a year, so he must know it very well.
If Brother Tai Shu is looking for training, there is no need to go deep inside the Da An Forest at all, as long as you are at the edge, you can achieve the effect.”
After hearing Ning Cheng’s words, Tai Shu Shi tapped his head and said, “Aiya, why didn’t I think of that. I’ve already been here for half a year and the highest grade of spirit herbs is only grade two, so there’s really no need to stay here any longer. As for the adventure, I’ve long since gotten tired of fighting these brainless low-level demonic beasts. Although I need these low-grade spirit herbs in large quantities, it’s not necessarily necessary to stay in the Great An Forest.”
“You need a large amount of low-grade spirit herbs? Could it be that you are a pill refiner?” Ning Cheng asked suspiciously, he now knew that not all people who refined pills were called alchemists. Only those who could refine out pills could be called alchemists, those who could not refine out pills and could only refine out spirit liquid and pills were called alchemists.
Tai Shu Shi did not look too old to be an alchemist, so Ning Cheng heard him say that he needed a large amount of spirit herbs and a*sumed that he was an alchemist.
Tai Shu Shi smiled proudly, “Brother Ning you can underestimate me, I am an uncompromising first level Mortal Pill Master, and I am already sure of refining a second level Mortal Pill.”
Ning Cheng had heard people say that refining pills was difficult more than once, and the people who said to him that refining pills was difficult all had some origins. Whether it was Fang Yijian or that old crone, they all sounded the same. Fang Yijian was a bit better, he was just saying that alchemy was difficult. The old crone, on the other hand, not only said that alchemy was difficult, but also said that alchemy was a small path.
Ning Cheng was trying to refine the Condensing True Pill, and when he met an alchemist at that moment, he immediately got the urge to inquire. Even if the Tai Shu Shi in front of him could not refine the pills he wanted, the other party must have had more exposure to this than he did.
Thinking of this, Ning Cheng hurriedly asked, “Brother Tai Shu Shi, I have often heard people talk about Mortal Dan masters, I don’t know what a Mortal Dan master is, can I ask Brother Tai Shu Shi to explain?”
Hearing Ning Cheng’s enquiry, Tai Shu Shi looked Ning Cheng up and down once in some doubt before asking, “Could it be that Brother Ning is not from Waki Continent and has crossed over from Da’an Forest?”
Ning Cheng secretly said that Tai Shu Shi was so shrewd and did not hide it, “That’s right, I had good luck and experienced several months before I crossed through the Da’an Forest.”
What Ning Cheng said was very simple, but Tai Shu Shi’s heart was in shock, he had almost been taken out several times at the edge of the Great An Forest. For Ning Cheng to be able to cross the Great An Forest, this was simply a little too bullish. Moreover, Ning Cheng said that he could cross the Great An Forest as easily as if he was eating and drinking water, but this was definitely not the case. From this, it could be seen that Ning Cheng was not someone who liked to boast about his achievements, this kind of person had a calm and steady heart and would definitely have a future.
Thinking of the contrast between his own pride in being able to refine pills just now, Tai Shu Shi was ashamed in his heart, and at the same time, he already had a desire to make friends with Ning Cheng.
“So that’s how it is, Brother Ning originally came from the Ping Continent. The Ping Continent is the most deprived of spiritual energy, and many things have not spread, so it is normal not to know.”
Tai Shu Shi calmed his shock before saying in detail, “Actually, in the Yixing Continent alchemists are divided into Mortal Dan Masters, True Dan Masters, Xuan Dan Masters, Earth Dan Masters and Heavenly Dan Patriarchs. The levels of pills are also divided into one to nine. Those who can refine level one and two pills are Mortal Dan Masters, those who can refine level three and four pills are True Dan Masters, and those who can refine level five and six pills are Xuan Dan Masters. Only those who can refine Grade 7 and 8 pills can be called Earth Dan Masters, and as for those who can refine Grade 9 and above pills, they are Heavenly Dan Grandmasters.”
After hearing Tai Shu Shi’s words, Ning Cheng then realized that those spirit liquids and dan pills simply could not make it to the stage.
“Brother Tai Shu Shi, then how many Heavenly Pill Sect Masters are there in the Yixing Continent? I guess there shouldn’t be many, right?” Ning Cheng asked again.
Tai Shu Shi said with a bitter smile, “I’m actually not very sure, but I’m sure that even if there were Heavenly Pill Sect Masters, there would only be one or two, so it’s not even a question of how many.”
Ning Cheng suddenly thought of a question he had pounced on when he had talked to that old crone and Fang Yijian back then, and then asked again, “Brother Tai Shu, I have heard people say that in the lower level continent’s gong methods, Qi gathering cultivators rarely have their divine thoughts stretched out. And how does Brother Tai Shu refine pills when strong divine thoughts are needed?”
Tai Shu Shi stared blankly at Ning Cheng for a while before saying, “I finally understand why Brother Ning can cross the Da An Forest, so Brother Ning and I are of the same path.”
Seeing that Ning Cheng was about to speak, Tai Shu Shi raised his hand to stop Ning Cheng’s words and continued, “I am certain that Brother Ning is not cultivating an easy technique. In fact, this is not really a secret, in the high-level continents, or even the middle-level continents, most of the cultivators cultivate complete gong methods, that is, they have to start cultivating their divine thoughts from the Qi gathering layer. After the fourth level of Qi gathering, one can fly on a sword. When they reach the True Condensation, they form the Sea of Consciousness, and their divine thoughts become divine consciousness. But it’s not the usual low-level continent that says you need the Yuan Building realm before you can have a Sea of Consciousness.”
After saying this Tai Shu Shi laughed to himself, “I guess Brother Ning and I are both practicing the same complete merit method and both have divine thoughts outwardly.”
Ning Cheng thought that this was a secret of his, but he did not want that any random person in Waki Continent could know about it. He was even more puzzled as he asked, “Could it be that everyone in the Waki Continent knew about this?”
Tai Shu Shi shook his head and said, “All know, how is that possible? But there are some people who know, it’s just that everyone’s aura resources are scarce and they want to advance to the next level, so they have to cultivate low level techniques. Don’t look at the lower level continents to advance to Condensed True, if a Condensed True cultivator from a lower level continent went to a higher level continent, he might not be able to beat a talented Qi gathering cultivator, this is a fact, no one can change it.”
As expected, it was just like what he had guessed, Ning Cheng was also a little gloomy. With his cultivation level it was remarkable that he could reach the Harmonized Continent, and if he wanted to go to the Intermediate Continent, he thought it would be even more difficult.
“Brother Ning was able to cross the Great An Forest, so he should have the same mind as me, always thinking that one day he would be able to travel to the Intermediate Continent. Unfortunately, although we understand this, the spiritual energy here is just not enough to allow us to advance to a higher level. Without the escort of a Xuan Dan or above cultivator, it would simply be a delusion for us to go to the Intermediate Continent.” Tai Shu Shi was not sure whether he was persuading Ning Cheng or comforting himself.
Ning Cheng quickly put these distracting thoughts aside, who was sure that he could cultivate to the ninth Qi gathering level back then? He had not cultivated to it all the same. Who could say what would happen in the future?
“Brother Tai Shu, the way I heard you speak earlier, it seems that there are other continents outside of our Yixing Continent?” Ning Cheng had wanted to ask this question for a long time, he was eager to know if Earth was another continent relative to the Yixing Continent.
“That’s right, the Yixing Continent is just one realm in the entire Chaos Universe, in the Chaos Universe, there are countless realms, some of which can be crossed with cultivation, and some of which cannot be crossed with cultivation at all. Or rather, it is impossible to cross the realm with less than an extremely terrifying level of cultivation.” Tai Shu Shi’s tone also gripped as he spoke of the countless realms.
Ning Cheng knew absolutely nothing about these, but after hearing Tai Shu Shi’s words, his heart also sank. What Tai Shu Shi meant was that he would never be able to return to Earth.
“Brother Tai Shu Shi, how do you know all this? Could it be that all cultivators of the Waki Continent know these truths?” Knowing that Tai Shu Shi had no reason to lie to him, Ning Cheng still missed something in his heart, hoping that he could make an exception.
Tai Shu Shi shook his head and said, “Brother Ning and I met at first sight, and I deeply feel that Brother Ning is a person that I can befriend. In fact, the technique I cultivate is that of my Tai Shu family, which appeared in the high-cla*s continent of Le Continent in the Yixing Continent thousands of years ago. Later on, the old ancestor left the Le Continent in order to find a way back. After the old ancestor left, my Tai Shu family also gradually fell into decline. To this day, I am the only one who has strayed to a low-level continent like Waki Continent.”
Tai Shu Shi sounded despondent, clearly resigned.
Ning Cheng was excited in his heart, Tai Shu Shi’s ancestor was able to cross the realm, he was definitely a great power among great powers, would he be able to do the same in the future?
Ning Cheng didn’t even care about Tai Shu Shi’s despondency and asked somewhat eagerly, “Brother Tai Shu, your ancestor must have been a person of astonishing talent, were the techniques of your Tai Shu family also pa*sed down from that ancestor?”
Originally, what Ning Cheng wanted to ask was whether there was some information about the Tai Shu Family’s ancestor who had travelled across the realm, but thinking that the two of them did not have a very deep friendship, it seemed a bit abrupt to ask this question. He decided to slowly lead up to this question.
Hearing Ning Cheng talk about his ancestor, an extremely proud look immediately appeared on Tai Shu Shi’s face, “My ancestor’s name is Tai Shu Yi, according to my Tai Shu family’s heritage, when my ancestor landed on the Yixing Continent after crossing the realm due to an accident, his cultivation level was already only a billionth of it. But even so, the most powerful people in the entire Yixing Continent were like ants in front of my ancestor.”