When Ryƫya did not deliberately investigate, he did not feel anything, but if he did so intentionally, he could clearly perceive the existence of the Talent Tree.
This magical tree was rooted in his Origin Spirit Acupoint.
The power of the Spirit Essence Pill dissolved in his abdomen, transforming into spirit energy. Ryƫya divided his attention, guiding the pill's power to flow into the spirit acupoints while paying attention to the Talent Tree.
The spirit energy obtained from the transformation of the pill's power was not directly injected into a specific spirit acupoint but had to first pass through the Origin Spirit Acupoint. For example, if Ryƫya's twenty-one acupoints were not yet full, the spirit energy he obtained from taking the spirit pill would need to first pass through the Origin Spirit Acupoint before surging into the twenty-first acupoint. If a spirit acupoint was too far from the Origin Spirit Acupoint, it might even need to pass through several acupoints.
However, without exception, the Origin Spirit Acupoint was the starting point for accepting spirit energy. Therefore, this first opened acupoint was called the Origin Spirit Acupoint, which was the most important acupoint for cultivators.
According to Ryƫya's understanding, the Origin Spirit Acupoint was similar to the dantian of martial arts experts.
However, the Origin Spirit Acupoint was indeed located at the dantian, and the spirit acupoints opened by low-level cultivation techniques were all near the Origin Spirit Acupoint, so there was no need for too much redirection; it only needed to pass through the Origin Spirit Acupoint.
Previously, Ryƫya had not carefully investigated, but this time, with deliberate attention, he was surprised to find that the spirit energy transformed from the Spirit Essence Pill's power... seemed less pure than his own spirit energy. There was a vague mixture of something indescribable in the spirit energy, and those things were likely harmful to him.
Is this the pill toxicity? A thought popped up in Ryƫya's mind.
The sect leader had mentioned this to him before. All medicines have some toxicity, and this is even more true for the spirit pills taken by cultivators. The lower the quality of the spirit pill, the more severe the pill toxicity. Therefore, cultivators need to find ways to resolve the pill toxicity after taking the pills, otherwise, it would leave some hidden dangers.
The less pure spirit energy flowed into the Origin Spirit Acupoint and then, through the redirection of the Origin Spirit Acupoint, into the twenty-first acupoint. However, a miraculous thing happened: the spirit energy that flowed into the twenty-first acupoint no longer had any traces of pill toxicity and became as pure as the spirit energy in other acupoints.
Ryƫya keenly noticed this and thus confirmed that the change in spirit energy occurred in the Origin Spirit Acupoint.
He quickly focused most of his attention on the Origin Spirit Acupoint and observed it closely, quickly discovering its secrets.
The Talent Tree rooted in the Origin Spirit Acupoint had grown roots, seemingly absorbing the spirit energy from the Origin Spirit Acupoint, which then flowed through the tree and was fed back. The less pure spirit energy, after going through this process, became pure.
Throughout this process, a grayish aura continuously emanated from the Talent Tree, like ashes after burning.
Indeed, the problem lay with the Talent Tree!
From the current observations, it seemed that the Talent Tree had a purifying effect on spirit energy, burning away all the pill toxicity.
Ryƫya recalled another matter: since he started cultivating after opening his acupoints, he always felt uncomfortable after each cultivation session, as if a layer of dust had settled on his body.
This situation became more pronounced after he entered the Spirit Stream Battlefield and had enough Spirit Essence Pills.
On the contrary, during a period when he did not have Spirit Essence Pills and practiced by refining essence into qi, this phenomenon did not occur.
Putting all this together, Ryƫya suddenly understood.
The Talent Tree had a purifying effect on spirit energy, and the pill toxicity from his cultivation was burned away by the Talent Tree. Therefore, his cultivation with pills did not leave any hidden dangers. The burned pill toxicity could not disappear without a trace and was expelled from his body, causing him to feel as if a layer of dust had settled on his body after each cultivation session.
Everything was now clear, and Ryƫya's previous hypothesis was confirmed, which was not too surprising.
However, understanding this, he would not feel too much psychological pressure when cultivating with pills in the future.
Relaxing his mind, Ryƫya continued to guide the pill's power in his abdomen, gradually increasing the spirit energy in the twenty-first acupoint.
Yīyī was originally watching him with tension, but seeing no abnormalities, she could not help but fall asleep. Who knew how a spirit entity could sleep...
She was awakened by a sound, and when she opened her eyes, it was already bright. The campfire beside her had long since burned out, and not far away, Ryƫya, bare-chested, was holding a knife and continuously slashing. Each movement was not fast, but his expression was serious.
This guy... is he made of iron? Yīyī's eyes twitched.
In fact, Ryƫya had slept for three hours last night. Although a cultivator's constitution was stronger than that of an ordinary person, they still needed rest, especially for a low-level cultivator like him, who had not yet completely transcended the realm of ordinary people.
However, he knew the road ahead was fraught with difficulties, so he did not want to waste time.
After RyĆ«ya finished his morning cultivation, YÄ«yÄ« and DĂ hÇ had already collected enough firewood and lit the fire. RyĆ«ya took a piece of snake from his storage bag and threw it to them to handle.
After eating and drinking, they continued on their journey.
The journey was not as pleasant as they had imagined. While moving forward, Ryƫya swallowed a Spirit Essence Pill, trying to cultivate on the tiger's back. If this issue was not resolved, he would waste a lot of time.
Along the way, they occasionally encountered some low-level cultivators in a hurry, but DĂ hÇ avoided them in advance. Those cultivators, seeing DĂ hÇ from a distance, would not provoke him if they were not insane, let alone catch up to him.
At night, they found a suitable place to rest as usual.
Eating snake meat, practicing with the knife, and then cultivating with pills.
Today's progress was good. Although Ryƫya still felt the tiger's back was bumpy, he could at least start cultivating, albeit with low efficiency.
At dawn, Ryƫya took out the detailed map, comparing his current position with his starting point to determine the direction and the nearest goal.
After riding DĂ hÇ for two days, they had not yet left the range of the Green Cloud Mountains, showing how vast this mountain range was.
A day later, in the evening, Ryƫya looked at a nearby market and sighed in relief. The nearest destination had been reached.
On the detailed map, this place was marked as Green Cloud Market 5.
RyĆ«ya rode DĂ hÇ into the market, drawing the attention of many people.
He had seen cultivators with spirit beasts in Green Cloud Market 3 before, but those spirit beasts were all fierce and unruly, unlike DĂ hÇ, who was majestic.
RyĆ«ya had considered leaving DĂ hÇ outside to wait for him, but DĂ hÇ's strength was not very high, and this place was unfamiliar. If he accidentally entered another spirit beast's territory, he might suffer.
After much consideration, he decided to bring DĂ hÇ in.
He planned to rest here for the night.
It must be said that DĂ hÇ's presence was quite intimidating, and many timid cultivators kept a distance from RyĆ«ya.
After half an hour, Ryƫya arrived at the Tianji Merchant Alliance in the market. He did not have spirit stones, but the merchant alliance also accepted payment in spirit pills. After Ryƫya paid with a Spirit Essence Pill, he was led to a guest room on the third floor by the merchant alliance staff.
The room was not very large but was quiet. DĂ hÇ lay on the floor to rest, and RyĆ«ya fed him a Spirit Essence Pill. YÄ«yÄ«, who had been cooped up for a long time, came out to breathe.
Ryƫya, on the other hand, sat cross-legged on the bed, guiding the pill's power to impact the barrier of the twenty-second spirit acupoint.