Chapter 689: Strength Enhancement
The speed of the spirit ship is not very fast, less than 300 miles in an hour, much slower than the speed of the Jindan cultivator flying, and even slower than the speed of Qingyang Yufeng Gourd.
However, this spirit ship is better in uniform speed and endurance. Two shifts of crew members take turns to operate it, and it can travel 3,000 miles a day, and almost a million miles a year.
If the cultivators are in such a hurry, they will be exhausted. The Jindan cultivators have a deep foundation and can fly without sleep. However, it is okay for short distances, but no one will do it for long distances. Not only is it a safety problem, but it will also affect the progress of cultivation.
This problem does not exist on the spirit ship. After the speed of the spirit ship stabilized, Qingyang came to his room, closed the formation outside the room, and set up restrictions in the room. Then Qingyang sat cross-legged in the middle of the room and began to practice.
As the technique was running, Qingyang could roughly feel that the concentration of spiritual energy on the spiritual ship was slightly better than that in the outside world, but it was far worse than that in the Qingfeng Palace. The efficiency of cultivation on the spiritual ship was estimated to be much lower than that in the Qingfeng Palace.
If it takes twenty years to improve one level of cultivation in the foundation-building period, then it takes at least thirty years to improve one level on this spiritual ship, which is so slow that it is despairing. However, cultivation is a matter of accumulation. Slow now does not mean slow in the future, so you can't give up cultivation because of the slow speed, otherwise you will never get ahead.
However, Qingyang does not have this problem. He mainly relies on elixirs for cultivation, and absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world only plays an auxiliary role. As early as the Qi Refining Period, in order to improve the alchemy, Qingyang practiced with Yangyuan Dan, and had accumulated a large amount of Yangyuan Dan for himself, so he would not lack elixirs in a short time.
In the days that followed, Qingyang spent his time in seclusion and cultivation. Because he had no shortage of elixirs, Qingyang did not feel that the days of cultivation were boring. He could truly feel that his cultivation was growing almost every day and improving every moment.
In addition to cultivation, Qingyang rarely went to the deck outside. For others, the speed of cultivation was slow, and sitting every day without seeing any results would have a great impact on their character over time, so they had to go out and relax every once in a while to avoid being suffocated.
However, because of the elixirs, Qingyang's cultivation improved very quickly, and his character would not be affected. Moreover, the space inside his Drunken Immortal Gourd was huge, with mountains, water, flowers, and trees, as well as a group of alcoholic bees and iron-armed spirit monkeys as companions, which was much better than the deck outside.
In addition to practicing himself, Qingyang would occasionally instruct the iron-armed spirit monkey. After breaking through to the fourth level, the iron-armed spirit monkey seemed to be smarter than before. He could understand some simple words of Qingyang, even some cultivation terms. Even the Iron-armed Spirit Monkey knew how to absorb and refine some of the Yangyuan Pills Qingyang gave him to improve his cultivation, and how to use them to help break through bottlenecks.
Foundation-building cultivators cannot practice fasting yet, but Qingyang has already refined a large number of fasting pills. Over the years, he has planted a lot of spiritual grains in the Drunken Immortal Gourd and accumulated a lot of spiritual rice. If the fasting pills are not enough, he can refine them at any time without going out.
Unknowingly, more than six years have passed. During this period, Qingyang's room has never been opened once. In fact, it is not just him. There are many cultivators who have been practicing hard in seclusion all year round on the ship. On several occasions, Xiao Yuhan, Xiying and others wanted to visit Qingyang, but seeing that his door was closed and the formation was isolated, it seemed that he was in a dead end, so they did not come forward to disturb him.
In these six years, Qingyang's cultivation has gradually improved to the peak of the second level of foundation-building, and he is almost one step away from the third level. Qingyang can feel that as long as he gives himself another half year of quiet practice, he is absolutely sure to improve his cultivation to the third level of foundation-building.
It takes about seven years to get from Ziyan City to Zhongsha Region. Now, I have been sailing for more than six years. The remaining distance is only a few hundred thousand miles. That is to say, when I reach the destination, I should be a third-level foundation-building cultivator. Thinking back to the past, Nong Zaitian was more than 150 years old and was only a third-level foundation-building cultivator. Now I am only in my forties. Even if I don’t practice so fast in the future, I will have the opportunity to rush to a higher realm in the future.
Qingyang’s actual combat power cannot be confirmed for the time being because he has not encountered a suitable opponent and cannot be used in the small room of the spirit ship. However, Qingyang estimates that his current strength is not a problem for dealing with cultivators in the early stage of foundation building. If he encounters a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building, he is not sure about the sixth level, and the fourth and fifth levels should not be a problem.
In addition to Qingyang, the one who has changed the most in recent years should be the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey. Because he refined the sixth-level demon beast inner pill obtained from Hua Qingyao Cave Mansion, and Qingyang often gave him the Yangyuan Pill to take, the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey’s strength has improved by leaps and bounds. He had reached the peak of the fourth stage half a year ago, and seemed to have the sign of evolving to the fifth stage, and only lacked an opportunity to break through.
This was not a big deal. The most important thing was that the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey had made some progress in the Blood Bath Body Forging Skill, and his body defense had been improved by several levels. Even if Qingyang used a low-grade spiritual weapon to attack, as long as he did not attack the vital parts, it would be difficult to break his defense, and his comprehensive strength was amazing.
Because of the Iron Arm Spirit Monkey, the consumption rate of the Yang Yuan Pill exceeded Qingyang's expectations. Now he only had more than 20 pills left. If he did not use them sparingly in the future, he might not be able to hold on to the Zhongsha Region. After reaching the destination, he had to replenish them as soon as possible.
Compared to the Iron-armed Monkey, the changes in the alcoholic bees are not that big, just more in number than before, with the entire group reaching more than 400. Although the strength of each alcoholic bee has slightly improved, the improvement is not much, and it is not as obvious as the Iron-armed Monkey.
As for the changes in the Drunken Immortal Gourd, they are mainly the four spiritual plants planted by Qingyang around the wine pool square. The Wannianhong has become taller and taller, and the whole tree is bright red, which is very pleasing. The Iron-armed Monkey has advanced to a higher level, and the master has passed away. Qingyang does not need the Longevity Pill and the Rejuvenation Pill for the time being, so he leaves all the petals of the Wannianhong for the alcoholic bees to collect and eat.
The peach tree is still the same, just a little more than before, lush and full of vitality. After so many years, the small flowers on the grapevines have gradually withered, and several bunches of small grapes have been produced, but they are only the size of mung beans, and it is unknown when they will mature.
The first gourd that grew on the gourd vine has been picked by Qingyang and refined into the Yufeng Gourd. During this period, the second flower also withered, and a small gourd grew in the original position of the female flower. It is now only the size of a soybean, and it is still unclear what it will look like in the future.