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He immediately asked a question he had been curious about for a long time:
"Hall Master, why does the Sect collect these recipes despite knowing they can’t be put into practice, and still spend Merit to acquire them?"
Song Dongyang didn’t think too much and replied:
"Perhaps it is to prevent the impending disaster and to store up these items, in case they might be useful in the future."
Wang Ba couldn’t help but frown:
"This... I heard that the Sect’s rewarding of new spirit food recipes has been going on for many years, not just since the flood or the Truth Membrane Eye incident."
Song Dongyang casually said, "Maybe it’s to encourage you to diligently research recipes that can benefit the Sect... Right, let’s talk about these matters some other time when we’re free. I didn’t call you here for idle chatter. Linglong Ghost Market has developed two new sites, Enforcer Li has already listed all the materials needed for each item. As usual, you help me oversee it and then distribute to Rende Hall..."
"Yes, Hall Master."
Wang Ba quickly got busy.
He was occupied for several days.
During a break, he returned to the Spirit Food Department and allocated some of the Merit.
Just these spirit food recipes had brought him 73,500 points of Merit.
Enough to sustain his cultivation for thirty to forty years.
He also had a small gathering with Tao Ruyi, Zhou Lve, Zhen Boen, and Lou Yi.
Tao Ruyi and Zhou Lve were both starting to accumulate Merit, preparing to make the breakthrough to Golden Core.
Among them, Tao Ruyi was under immense pressure; his master would not live much longer, and as the highest in Cultivation Base in Shixian Peak besides his master, he had become Shixian Peak’s hope to continue.
If he failed to reach Golden Core, Shixian Peak would also be temporarily withdrawn by the Sect.
Wang Ba indeed supported him with Merit and some spirit food, but Tao Ruyi still could not find the right opportunity and thus had not yet crossed the tribulation.
Wang Ba shared his own breakthrough process without reservation, but alas, his circumstances were different from everyone else’s, so it wasn’t of much reference value.
After finishing, Wang Ba went to Xinjian Peak with Bu Chan to visit Wang Yi’an.
Upon returning, he checked on the situation of the Stone Lizards.
Over the past two years, the spirit beast store in Xuanwu Market had acquired a few Ghost-pattern Stone Lizards.
After infusing them with Lifespan, these Ghost-pattern Stone Lizards had gradually begun to reproduce.
However, these Ghost-pattern Stone Lizards were only Class II middle grade, and even after reproducing, it would take a lot of time and effort to catch up with the Class III middle grade Hundred Colored Stone Lizard.
A few days passed, and it was finally the day he arranged to meet with Ding Chun, the peak master of Tianji Peak.
Wang Ba immediately went to Tianji Peak.
When he arrived at Tianji Peak, he unexpectedly found Ding Chun sitting cross-legged on the peak top, constantly soothing the slightly agitated thunder light around him.
Wang Ba quietly waited for nearly a day until the other party finally finished and slowly descended.
"Uncle Master Ding."
Wang Ba respectfully greeted him.
"Hmm, you’ve waited long enough. Someone was crossing tribulation earlier; the Thunder Tribulation disturbed the thunder power here, so I specially tidied it up," Ding Chun nodded slightly and said.
Wang Ba sensed the lingering thunder power and was slightly surprised:
"The Four-step Thunder Tribulation? It feels... much stronger than a regular Class IV Thunder Tribulation."
"Your perception is quite sharp," Ding Chun said, somewhat surprised as he glanced at Wang Ba.
Wang Ba wasn’t surprised himself.
His soul was strong, and having cultivated the "Natural Law", he had opened the Thunderstorm Body. Although he didn’t have a Thunder Spiritual Root, his perception of Thunder Tribulation was far stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.
While Ding Chun quickly absorbed some Thunder Style spirit items, he said casually:
"After all, it’s Chunyuan Peak’s face of this generation, with a deep foundation; Thunder Tribulation is naturally much stronger than an average Class IV Thunder Tribulation. It’s a pity that he still fell a bit short, so the tribulation was a failure."
"Chunyuan Peak? Failed tribulation?!" Wang Ba’s heart jolted when he heard "Chunyuan Peak". 𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑝𝘶𝘣.𝑐𝘰𝘮
He couldn’t help but inquire, "May I ask who the Chunyuan Peak disciple is...?"
"Xi Wushang, the one who ranked first among the Golden Cores in the Dao-asking Conference. What a pity," Ding Chun slightly shook his head.
Although Wang Ba had his suspicions, he still felt a sinking feeling in his heart when he heard the name ’Xi Wushang’ from Ding Chun’s mouth. He quickly expressed his concern:
"How is he now?"
"He got a bit injured, which isn’t key. The troublesome part is that failing the first attempt at crossing tribulation makes it much harder for subsequent attempts," Ding Chun said with a hint of regret.
Wang Ba immediately breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
Failing the tribulation is far better than dying on the spot.
After all, as long as you live, there’s hope.
However, as he came back to reality, he couldn’t help but feel a weight in his heart.
The first attempt at crossing tribulation is generally faced with the best state and full confidence. If one fails the first time, the subsequent attempts do indeed become increasingly difficult.
The key issue is he couldn’t figure out why someone like Xi Wushang with an incredibly deep foundation would fail to cross the tribulation.
"The path from Golden Core to Nascent Soul is much harder than you think," Ding Chun shook his head slightly, sensing Wang Ba’s thoughts:
"Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core; as long as you have enough resources and decent talent, you can generally achieve them."
"However, to achieve a Nascent Soul, you need to have a strong enough understanding of your own path. That’s something others can’t help much with; you have to rely on yourself."
"Besides that, the most troublesome part is the Thunder Tribulation; the deeper your foundation, the stronger the tribulation. The increase from the Nascent Soul Tribulation far exceeds the Golden Core Tribulation. Even for us who practice Thunder Law, it is the same. Under the Thunder Tribulation, it doesn’t treat you any differently just because you practice Thunder Law; at most, we might handle a couple more bolts than the average person."
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