Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 311 - 309 Ice Soul Divine Stone

Chapter 311: Chapter 309 Ice Soul Divine Stone

Chapter 311 -309 Ice Soul Divine Stone

Early in the morning, the mountain gate was shrouded in mist.

Ning Daoran and the other new disciples had finished their meal and were standing in groups of fifty in the courtyard, waiting for the Deacons and Managers of the Fierce Sun Dao Palace’s Outer Sect to select them.

This group was indeed very picky, just like picking livestock in the market – checking bone age and Spirit Root attributes, some even looked at the condition of the teeth.

The fifty people were quickly picked one by one, and in the end, more than ten teenagers including Ning Daoran were still waiting.

Some teenagers already showed signs of impatience and anxiety. They had learned some secrets beforehand through their guides, that being chosen earlier as an Outer Disciple was better, indicating a better talent and constitutional root.

On the other hand, the remaining Outer Disciples who were left at the end and still unwanted, were very likely to become Servant Disciples of the Outer Sect. If one became a servant, the Immortal road would become incredibly dim; perhaps they could only become tools at the disposal of Inner Sect Disciples, to be driven and commanded without any dignity to speak of.

“Uncle Master, it’s over here.”

Outside, the voice of an Outer Sect Manager came through, and at once, all the waiting Outer Disciples looked over eagerly.

At the circular archway, a hunched figure appeared. It was an Outer Elder in a grey robe at the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, seemingly aged and decrepit, as if he might pass away at any moment.

Wu Qingyuan, the Outer Sect Elder of the Medicine Garden, was once acclaimed to have a natural talent for farming; indeed, he ended up farming spiritual medicines and Spirit Rice for over a hundred years, making full use of his talent for the Dao Palace.

“Why are they all Fire Spirit Roots?”

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Wu Qingyuan glanced over the group and eventually stopped at Ning Daoran: “Eh? It’s actually a Mixed Spirit Root. Besides the Fire Attribute that reaches Fifth-grade, the Wood Attribute also reached Sixth-grade?”

He was thrilled, pointing at Ning Daoran’s nose and smiling to a Manager beside him: “This boy is like me, I’ll take him!”

“Good.”

The Manager looked at the list and said, “Ning Daoran, you will follow Master Wu to the Medicine Garden to take care of the Spiritual Medicines and Spirit Plants, are you willing?”

This was exactly what he was willing to do.

Ning Daoran’s plan in staying in the Fierce Sun Dao Palace wasn’t for any heroic diligence or to become an Inner Sect or True Disciple; he was simply waiting for the right opportunity. The ones guarding the medicine gardens in all the major Sects were always inconspicuous, and he needed a place to cultivate the Dragon Demon Heart Scripture properly – the Medicine Garden was just the right choice!

“The disciple is willing!”

“Very good, follow your Uncle Master.”

…

Wu Qingyuan summoned a Flying Boat, carrying Ning Daoran across the mountains.

Hunched over, he leaned on a walking stick, not turning his head as he said: “Little Ningzi, this Fierce Sun Dao Palace is no ordinary place. There’s a Prohibition every five li, an Array every ten li, and you can’t run about day or night, otherwise, if caught, you’ll be executed~~~”

Ning Daoran felt his scalp tingle: “Yes, grandfather… oh no, I mean, Master Wu!”

Soon after, they arrived at the Medicine Garden.

The outer prohibitions had more than ten layers, and below them, there was a Third-tier Array hidden underground. Although the Array wasn’t activated, with Ning Daoran’s cultivation, he could see it at a glance.

The 66th Number Medicine Garden managed by Wu Qingyuan only had two houses. Wu Qingyuan sought peace and lived in the backyard, while Ning Daoran’s residence was the gatehouse at the entrance; it was very simple, barely sufficient for shelter from wind and rain.

He wasn’t bothered by it, after all, his cultivation spot was within the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, so he didn’t care much about the external living environment.

After handing over a Jade Scroll for the Medicine Garden’s Prohibitions and a thick Handbook for taking care of Spiritual Medicines, Wu Qingyuan waved his hand and left: “Take good care of the Medicine Garden, I’ll go take a nap.”

What a hands-off shopkeeper!

Ning Daoran was somewhat speechless, so he started wandering around the Medicine Garden and found that there were large patches of Purple Blood Ginseng, Earth Ganoderma, and Heart-focusing Grass – though they were only Second-order Herbs, they were the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill!

This was indeed the Fierce Sun Dao Palace!

A Sect at the level of the Ten Great Immortal Sects is truly different.

Ning Daoran silently estimated, based on the reserve of Spiritual Medicines in the garden, that the Fierce Sun Dao Palace definitely did not lack Foundation Establishment Pills. This meant that whether it was Inner Sect Disciples or Outer Sect Disciples, as long as they met the standards for Foundation Establishment, they would basically be able to get a Foundation Establishment Pill!

This is also why the Fierce Sun Dao Palace had Nascent Soul cultivators, as well as a large number of Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators; their resourcefulness meant that the disciples of the Fierce Sun Dao Palace didn’t need to worry about Foundation Establishment Pills, and perhaps even Dust-falling Pills weren’t a major concern!

‘My Nima…’

Ning Daoran felt speechless. If the Chaotic Sect also had such foundation, then the Senior Sister back then, now his Junior Sister, wouldn’t have to struggle so hard, and perhaps many of his passed away fellow disciples wouldn’t need to wander and could naturally advance to Foundation Establishment within the Sect, or even to Golden Core.

The gentle breeze swayed, the medicinal herbs danced with the wind, many already matured, their seeds blossoming.

That was great, Ning Daoran showed two rows of pearly white teeth. It was the perfect opportunity to replenish the resources for his Spirit Garden Cave Heaven. For instance, the main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill – Ning Daoran could entirely take away half of the seeds to plant in the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, surely no one would notice. At worst, he could say they were blown away by the wind, and no one would care.

He swiftly, like a whirlwind, collected half of the seeds of most of the rare Spiritual Medicines.

The feeling of guarding and thieving was so joyful; he felt very satisfied.

…

The next day, early morning.

“Little Ningzi!”

Very early on, Wu Qingyuan kicked open the door of the room and tossed a small bag to Ning Daoran: “These are your belongings as an Outer Sect Disciple; I have collected them for you. Keep them safe, and diligently pursue your cultivation!”

“Alright, thank you, Master Wu!”

Ning Daoran opened the bag, inside of which there were quite a few treasures.

There was one Outer Disciple identity jade token, one storage bag, four sets of Outer Disciple outfits, one hundred spirit stones, one mid-grade magical artifact, and, in addition, there was a jade scroll that copied a part of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique.

‘I can’t believe it…’

After bidding farewell to Wu Qingyuan, Ning Daoran immediately checked the contents recorded in the jade scroll. But he shivered slightly; it contained the first four chapters of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique!

The Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique is divided into six chapters altogether. According to the rules of the Fierce Sun Dao Palace, Outer Disciples can cultivate the first four chapters, and Inner Disciples gain access to the fifth chapter. As for the sixth chapter, which is also the most important, it encompasses peak mental methods like “Nine Suns Return to One” and “Nine Suns in the Sky,” and thus, only True Disciples, as well as past and current Palace Masters and Vice Palace Masters, are qualified to cultivate it.

When one obtains the sixth chapter, it means they possess the complete Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique.

However, back at the Chaotic Sect, I only cultivated the first three chapters of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique.

Thinking of this, Ning Daoran remembered the Great Elder Gongyang Yan who diligently practiced the True Yang Furnace Technique, as well as Senior Brother Lin Sheng, Senior Brother Lin Zhuojun, and others. Tears nearly welled up in his eyes.

Comparisons are truly odious!

Senior Brothers, Great Elder, turns out the cultivation techniques practiced by the Outer Disciples of Fierce Sun Dao Palace are much more complete than ours!

He made up his mind, deciding that once he obtains the complete mental technique of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique and cultivates it to the Return to Nature level, he will refine its secrets, make some slight modifications, and create a new True Yang Furnace Technique. Then, he’ll secretly pass it on to the people of the True Yang Peak in the Chaotic Sect, allowing the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World to know that our Chaotic Sect’s True Yang Furnace Technique is also invincible!

Thinking about this slightly eased his mood!

Thus, Ning Daoran composed himself, stopped thinking about the messy matters, and focused on cultivating in the Medicine Garden.

…

Time flies; in the blink of an eye, four years passed.

This year, Ning Daoran was two hundred and fourteen years old. After honing his skills with the Refining Time technique and using high-quality True Blood Pills, his Dragon Demon Heart Scripture had already advanced very steadily to the Twelfth Layer. His physical body was further quenched, and his foundation became incredibly profound.

Furthermore, he adjusted his cultivation as “Ning Cheng” to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, stepping into the Late-stage Qi Refining.

Not long after he adjusted his realm, an Outer Elder came to the Medicine Garden and handed Ning Daoran a jade talisman, saying: “Ning Cheng, now that you have advanced to Late-stage Qi Refining, you should also contribute to the Dao Palace. You have earned an opportunity to go on a trial in Cold Soul Valley. Report to the Outer Sect before noon tomorrow; be sure not to be late or absent, or you’ll bear the consequences.”

Ning Daoran held the token, his face full of confusion.

“Sigh…”

Not far away, Wu Qingyuan, who was piling up straw from the Purple Jade Spirit Rice, shook his head and muttered to himself, “Looks like it’s time to go to the Outer Sect and choose someone new to take care of the Medicine Garden~~~”

“Huh?”

Ning Daoran was speechless. I’m not dead yet, how can you say such things so bluntly?

“Master Wu, what exactly does this ‘trial in Cold Soul Valley’ entail?”

“You’ll find out when you go tomorrow.”

Wu Qingyuan looked at him with eyes as if he were looking at a dead man.

“…”

Ning Daoran felt speechless once more. But he wasn’t worried. As a Mid-stage Golden Core Cultivator with an arsenal of Return to Nature-level Absolute Skills, including the Twenty-First Layer Evergreen Technique and Twelfth Layer Dragon Demon Heart Scripture, what’s there to fear? He could venture through the sea of flames and mountains of knives. What more if it’s just the mere Cold Soul Valley, which he had already visited before.

…

The next day, wearing a set of Outer Disciple’s clothes, he went to gather with the Outer Sect.

In the Outer Door Hall, there were about a hundred Outer Disciples assembled, most of whom did not recognize Ning Daoran.

“Eh, this Junior Brother seems unfamiliar. Which division are you from?”

“Me?”

Ning Daoran replied respectfully, “This Senior Brother, I am Ning Cheng, from the Sixty-Sixth Number Medicine Garden.”

“Medicine Garden Disciple?”

That Senior Brother patted his shoulder with a pained expression: “Junior Brother, try to stay alive. That’s better than anything else…”

Ning Daoran was speechless again.

Soon after, a Late-stage Foundation Establishment Outer Elder appeared and spoke gravely, “Listen up, everyone. Cold Soul Valley is a forbidden land of the Fierce Sun Dao Palace. The training within Cold Soul Valley is a necessary path for all disciples of the Fierce Sun Dao Palace. Do not take it lightly after entering, and use the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique to resist the cold. Your target is the Ice Soul Divine Stone, which is congealed from the Heaven and Earth Essence Qi within Cold Soul Valley. Take a good look; it’s this item.”

The Elder took out a blue gem the size of a hen’s egg. The gem exuded a bone-chilling cold, and the Elder said indifferently, “The more Ice Soul Divine Stones you obtain, the higher the points you will get from this trial. When you have enough points, you can join the Inner Sect!”

Instantly, the group of Outer Disciples was eager to try, their eyes lighting up.

“Eh, what is the Ice Soul Divine Stone used for?” a disciple asked quietly.

Immediately, a Senior Brother spoke harshly, “When the cultivation of the Nine Yang Furnace Divine Technique reaches the later stages, the Fire Attribute Power becomes too robust, forming something called ‘fire poison.’ The Ice Soul Divine Stone is used to neutralize this fire poison.”

“Oh, I see…” The disciple understood.

Ning Daoran frowned, also coming to a realization. It turns out that both inside and outside were the same. The Ten Great Immortal Sects were also willing to send ordinary disciples to be cannon fodder!