During the day, Lu Ye had cultivated the twenty-one acupoints to fullness. All he needed to do was break through the barrier of the twenty-second acupoint, and he would be one step closer to the third level of the Spirit Stream realm.
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He did not take the Barrier-Breaking Fruit, although it was highly effective for breaking through the barriers of spirit acupoints.
According to Lu Ye's estimation, the Barrier-Breaking Fruit should be very precious. The last time he took it was to urgently advance to the first level of the Spirit Stream realm. Now, with enough Spirit Nourishing Pills, he could achieve the same goal with just a bit more time, so Lu Ye naturally would not waste it.
He wanted to save these two spirit fruits for the right moment, so they could be used to their fullest effect.
Now, the spiritual energy in his body was incomparable to what it was at the beginning, making it much easier for him to break through the acupoint barriers.
In less than an hour, the barrier of the twenty-second acupoint was broken, and a stream of spiritual energy flowed into it.
Lu Ye continued to cultivate for a while, fully digesting the spiritual energy, before he stopped.
It had been three days since he last checked the spirit pattern leaves on the talent tree. Lu Ye planned to examine the third burning leaf tonight to see what kind of spirit pattern it carried.
Although he had mentally prepared himself, he still felt a bit apprehensive when he was about to do it, mainly because the experience was not pleasant.
But this was something he had to go through sooner or later. Better to endure the short pain than the long one. Lu Ye steeled his resolve, focused his mind, and "looked" at the talent tree in his source spirit acupoint.
The burning leaf rapidly enlarged, and the intricate patterns on the leaf instantly obscured Lu Ye's vision and thoughts. The feeling of being hit hard by a hammer came again.
His mind was split open, and a large amount of mysterious information flooded in, then was stirred vigorously…
After a long while, Lu Ye finally gasped and opened his eyes. Dahu raised his head, standing by the bed, looking at him with concern.
Fortunately, he had experienced this three days ago, so Yiyi was no longer surprised.
Lu Ye calmed his mind and examined the new information in his head.
Gathering Spirit!
This was the name of the spirit pattern on the third leaf.
The first spirit pattern was for attack, the second for defense, and the third for support, right?
The function of this spirit pattern was clear from its name: it was used to gather spiritual energy. Lu Ye activated his spiritual energy and constructed this spirit pattern on his palm. When the intricate and complex spirit pattern appeared, the spiritual energy in the room converged toward his palm, then drew in more spiritual energy from outside.
Lu Ye waited for a moment and found that the spiritual energy in the room did not change much, possibly because the spirit pattern he constructed was not large enough or did not last long enough.
If he could construct a spirit pattern that covered the entire room or even the entire merchant alliance, the effect of gathering spiritual energy would be outstanding.
But aside from whether his spiritual energy could support such a large spirit pattern, doing so would be meaningless.
His body could not absorb spiritual energy well, so no matter how dense the external spiritual energy was, it would not be of much use to him.
Garbage!
Lu Ye cursed inwardly, feeling disappointed.
Both Sharpness and Defense could provide significant help in battle, and he had high hopes for this third spirit pattern. But the result was a spirit pattern that seemed to be of little use.
However, compared to Sharpness and Defense, the Gathering Spirit pattern consumed very little energy. A spirit pattern of the same size would consume only one-tenth the energy of Defense and could be maintained for a long time.
Both Sharpness and Defense could only last for a short time, so Lu Ye had to use them at the right moment in battle. Maintaining them for a long time would increase the consumption of spiritual energy.
But Gathering Spirit was different. While gathering spiritual energy, it also replenished itself, so once constructed, it would continue to function unless Lu Ye actively dispelled it.
Thinking about it this way, this thing was not entirely useless. If a large enough Gathering Spirit pattern were constructed at a sect's base, the spiritual energy in the area would become increasingly dense.
Yiyi watched this scene with some shock.
Three nights ago, she had witnessed Lu Ye casually construct a mysterious spirit pattern. Tonight, she saw it again, and these two patterns were completely different.
She was not sure what the spirit pattern from three nights ago was for, but this one clearly had the function of gathering spiritual energy.
What kind of person is this guy? His cultivation is not high, but his understanding of spirit patterns is so thorough. This requires a lot of time and effort.
It seems he really has a connection with some big figure from a major sect…
Yiyi's thoughts were increasingly skewed. She was smart and did not ask about things she shouldn't, which made Lu Ye feel relieved. Otherwise, he would have to consider whether to continue their cooperation.
Lu Ye had already dispelled the Gathering Spirit pattern and taken off his shirt, taking out a long sword to practice. Dahu had to crouch in the corner to avoid being accidentally injured…
One slash, another slash, Lu Ye practiced seriously.
After a night of practice, at dawn, Lu Ye went from the third floor to the first floor of the Heavenly Opportunity Merchant Alliance, found a manager, and traded two pieces of yuan magnetic ore.
He still had fourteen pieces of yuan magnetic ore, all relatively large, with the largest being as big as a washbasin. He did not trade too much to avoid encountering someone like Liu Ruyin again.
On the way, he would encounter many branches of the Heavenly Opportunity Merchant Alliance, and selling the ore in small amounts would reduce the risk.
When he left Qingyun Market, if he had not been in a hurry to buy a map, he would not have risked selling over a dozen pieces of yuan magnetic ore, which could easily attract attention.
For two pieces of yuan magnetic ore, he received 103 spirit stones. This time, he did not buy more Spirit Nourishing Pills but saved the spirit stones.
The Spirit Nourishing Pills he had were enough to last him to the third level of the Spirit Stream realm and beyond, so there was no need to stockpile more.
As for saving spirit stones… it was because he needed to save a large amount for another purpose.
As soon as he left the Heavenly Opportunity Merchant Alliance, a man with a sharp face and a monkey-like appearance approached, smiling and greeting him: "Greetings, fellow daoist!"
Lu Ye frowned at him, and Dahu stepped forward, growling threateningly.
The man's smile froze, and he quickly stepped back: "Fellow daoist, please don't be angry. I have no ill intentions. I just want to discuss a business deal with you."
Lu Ye looked at the man's spiritual light and confirmed that he was only at the second level of the Spirit Stream realm. His spiritual light was also less pure than average, indicating that he was not very strong.
Seeing Lu Ye and Dahu staring at him, the man felt his scalp tingle and forced a smile: "I really just want to discuss a business deal."
"Move!" Lu Ye said coldly, his hand on the hilt of his sword, leading Dahu straight ahead. The man quickly moved out of the way but did not give up. He probably thought Lu Ye would not do anything to him here, so he followed Lu Ye and said, "Fellow daoist, I have a set of cultivation techniques for auxiliary use. If used, they can at least double the efficiency of cultivation, suitable for someone of your cultivation. Are you interested?"