Chapter 164 - Energy-gathering Position (2/2)

“I might not even make it into the top ten thousand.”

This was what Xu Fu had said to the elder of the black market in front of Su Mo.

This is why Su Mo felt so strongly that there was more to his master than met the eye, and that if he continued on his current course, he would have the chance to attain the Dharma Laws stage, or even the Primordial Soul stage!

As for the Primal Core stage, it was a given for him at this point in time.

“Only one square foot?” Zhou Donghuang took the space ring and infused his qi into it. An image rose in his mind, that of a small space of one square foot.

A thousand spirit stones practically filled up the small space completely.

Space rings were classified into different grades depending on their storage capacity. Inferior-quality space rings had a storage space of less than three square feet, with the smallest no less than one square foot.

The space ring in Zhou Donghuang’s hands had a storage space of one square foot, indicating it was the lowest quality of inferior-quality space rings.

“I’ll just use it first. When I attain the Primal Core stage, I’ll use the three Samadhi fires to remake it, and I’ll be able to increase the storage space to two square feet,” Zhou Donghuang said to himself.

With Zhou Donghuang’s methods, he could maximize the use of a space stone to forge space rings.

Although the space stone used to forge his space ring was very low quality, he could nevertheless use it to forge a space ring with a storage capacity of two square feet.

“Take these one hundred spirit stones to practice.”

Zhou Donghuang took out a hundred spirit stones and passed them to Su Mo, saying, “In the meantime, I intend to practice in seclusion. If you want to use these spirit stones and attain the Primal Core stage in half a year, you’d better practice in seclusion with Big Gold and me. If you have nothing else to do…”

Zhou Donghuang gave Su Mo another reminder before returning to his room.

Bang!

When the youth shut the door Su Mo was startled back to his senses and looked at the hundred spirit stones he was holding with disbelief.

“Master … Master said earlier … I … I can attain the Primal Core stage in half a year? Can it be true?”

Startled by the thought, Su Mo struggled to believe it. However, in the end, he chose to believe his master.

In the room.

Zhou Donghuang sat cross-legged on the bed, a thousand spirit stones intricately arranged on the mattress surrounding him.

At first glance, these spirit stones appeared to be randomly placed.

Upon closer inspection, the placement of these spirit stones was deliberate, not random.

“I didn’t expect to be able to get a thousand inferior-quality spirit stones in such a short time. With these spirit stones, I might even be able to set up a small energy-gathering position.”

As Zhou Donghuang placed his hands on one of the spirit stones in front of him, his movement immediately caused the thousand spirit stones to light up.

A thousand rays of light shot out from a thousand spirit stones, combining and finally forming a bell-shaped envelope of light that cocooned Zhou Donghuang inside.

“With this energy-gathering position added to the strength from the Buddha’s lifeblood and the Connate elixir, and using the Lord of the Four Supremes, if nothing unexpected occurs, I will attain the Primal Core stage in half a year!”

With this thought, Zhou Donghuang closed his eyes and began practicing.

At the same time, the spirit energy was being swallowed into the energy-gathering position at an incredible rate, forming a clearly visible white haze that spun like a whirlpool at the top of the energy-gathering position.

After the spirit energy had been swallowed up, it flooded into Zhou Donghuang’s body, following the pathways of the Lord of the Four Supremes, making circuit after circuit, and finally turning into qi that belonged entirely to him.

The energy-gathering position was a set-up for rapidly gathering spirit energy and could absorb spirit energy from the surroundings at an incredible rate.

Practicing in an energy-gathering position allowed one to progress in leaps and bounds.

Zhou Donghuang was now just a Connate-stage adept, and even a small energy-gathering position was enough to allow his level of practice to increase at a rapid rate.

Of course, while he was practicing Zhou Donghuang did not forget to look after Su Mo and the golden-crowned eagle Big Gold.

The strength of the Buddha’s lifeblood reached out and enveloped them as well, aiding their practice.

…

One month later.

The black market.

“Seventeenth Elder, I can confirm that the one who sold the Qi-gathering core formula to the Shenguang sect was that middle-aged man with uncertain background,” the old man reported to Liu Xuanyu in a room in the black market.

“Can’t you find out anything else?” Liu Xuanyu asked with a slight frown.

Someone on whom no information could be found was either an obscure person from an insignificant place, or one with such a powerful background that there was no way to find out more.

He had to be extremely careful since the matter concerned the spirit stones and the space ring from the black market.

“At this moment, only that he and the youth with him rode the early Connate-stage demon golden-crowned eagle into the capital city.”

The old man continued, “And before entering the city, that middle-aged man killed the eighth elder Yang Wei of the Yang family.”

“The Yang family is still pursuing the assailant.”