Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 775 - 749: Innate Realm Ninth Layer

Seeing Tangyu and his companion swiftly bring in fifteen hundred lower grade Spirit Stones, the shop owner was also quite surprised, having not expected they could produce so many Spirit Stones.

Although a lower grade Spirit Stone was worth a hundred Tempering Spirit Pills, in truth, Spirit Stones were more precious. Spirit Stones were the real universally accepted currency. As for Tempering Spirit Pills, they were actually only circulated on a small scale, and many Ancient Martial Artists didn’t even recognize them. After all, Tempering Spirit Pills were man-made, while Spirit Stones were naturally formed by the world.

After spending 240,000 Tempering Spirit Pills and fifteen hundred lower grade Spirit Stones, Tangyu and his companion finally returned fully laden.

Back at their residence, Tangyu divided the soft armor and half of the Talisman Treasures between himself and Liang Youshan. Liang Youshan immediately shook his head and waved his hands, "No, no, no, boss. You’re giving me so much when I only contributed one hundred thousand Tempering Spirit Pills. That’s too much."

Tangyu shook his head and smiled, "Just take it. Aren’t you calling me boss? If I don’t look after you, who will I look after?"

Liang Youshan was deeply moved by this and hugged Tangyu’s leg, "Boss, you’re really good to me. From now on, I’m your man. Do as you will."

"...Get lost." Tangyu kicked him unceremoniously. Liang Youshan really rolled away, but he immediately came crawling back, grinning broadly, "Tsk tsk, with these treasures, my strength has changed dramatically. I could even cut down a Ninth Layer expert of the Innate Realm."

Looking at the treasures that cost a lot of money, Tangyu’s foundation grew even stronger, and with these additions, his trump cards increased even more, "Lack of ambition. A mere Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm, we can cut them down as we please. Even without using the treasures, I might still be able to cut down one or two. Such fine treasures are mainly for dealing with experts of the Earthly Realm. The Innate Realm poses no obstruction for us anymore. Look further into the future."

Liang Youshan immediately grinned, but soon he was also relieved. With Tangyu’s current strength, indeed, he no longer feared the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm.

"Hehe, boss, you’re right, our goal should be the experts of the Earthly Realm. Haha, even when facing an Earthly Realm expert, with the boss’s current strength and cards, he could still cut it down, right?" Liang Youshan immediately grinned and said.

Tangyu smiled wryly, weaker Earthly Realm experts naturally posed no threat to him. Even if it meant exhausting his treasures, he could still exhaust them to death. But the cost was too high, even for Tangyu, who was upset by it. Earning money was hard, but spending it was like flowing water.

It took great effort to earn over two hundred thousand Tempering Spirit Pills, and now nearly four hundred thousand had been spent in one go. Thankfully, this time he had a great opportunity and found a good master. Otherwise, Tangyu could only sigh at the sight of the sea. Such a scale was indeed something not many Outer Sect Disciples could achieve.

Tangyu patted Liang Youshan’s shoulder, "Although treasures are good, they are only for self-defense, to be used only in times of crisis. Do not rely on these treasures to the point where you neglect your cultivation."

"Yes, I know, boss. Don’t worry, I won’t hold you back. I’ll work hard and break through to the Seventh Level of the Innate Realm as quickly as possible. If I don’t achieve it in this seclusion, I won’t come out," Liang Youshan assured with a determined face.

Tangyu nodded, then suddenly produced a top-grade Spirit Stone from his hand and tossed it to Liang Youshan.

Having received the top-grade Spirit Stone, Liang Youshan was immediately shocked, staring at Tangyu with utmost surprise, "Boss, this—"

A top-grade Spirit Stone, how precious was that?

A top-grade Spirit Stone was equivalent to ten thousand lower grade Spirit Stones, or a million Tempering Spirit Pills.

A million—although they had just bought so many treasures, it was still less than four hundred thousand Tempering Spirit Pills. The sudden one million was indeed like a huge mountain pressing on Liang Youshan’s hands, heavy, leaving him both shocked and overjoyed, and deeply moved, he momentarily couldn’t speak.

Tangyu grandly waved his hand, somewhat majestically saying, "Just a mere top-grade Spirit Stone. This is nothing. Your boss, I, still have some foundation. No matter how precious Spirit Stones are, they aren’t as valuable as strength. Strength is everything. If your strength doesn’t increase quickly, how can you follow me into the Inner Gate? Don’t waste words, take it and cultivate. To make it worth my while, repay me with your strength, just don’t let my top-grade Spirit Stone go to waste on you."

Liang Youshan was even more tearful, overwhelmed with gratitude.

With that great gain, Tangyu could now truly be described as wealthy and imposing. Perhaps even a Myriad Saints Valley Elder couldn’t boast as much wealth as Tangyu.

"Boss, I—"

Tangyu kicked Liang Youshan, "Stop dilly-dallying, quickly go seclude yourself and cultivate. Let’s set the time at one month. Come out after a month."

"Alright, boss, then I’ll go into seclusion," Liang Youshan immediately nodded and left.

After sending Liang Youshan off, Tangyu shook his head and smiled. He too should properly seclude himself now. This time, even if it meant spending more Spirit Stones, he was determined to spare no expense to elevate his strength to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm. Without increased strength, Tangyu always felt insecure.

After all, Dong Zinian was watching him in the shadows, definitely not letting him off.

"Time really flies, it’s already been nearly a month since I came out. I wonder how Master Feifei and the others are doing. Next time I go back, I must help them all ascend to the Innate Realm. Although I now have considerable wealth, to upgrade them all to the Innate Realm could be very costly. Spirit Stones need to be saved for boosting strength. Treasures are just external things; increasing strength is the real path." Tangyu pursed his lips, and his thoughts drifted to Donglin City.

"Just wait, it won’t be long before I enter the Inner Gate, and it won’t be long before I return to Donglin City," Tangyu said.

This was an unwavering belief in Tangyu’s heart and also the motivation for his efforts—for his woman, brothers, and master—he must strive.

Calming his emotions, Tangyu began his seclusion for cultivation, which was also the first time he had sequestered himself in his life. Fortunately, his residence had a seclusion room, where once entering, the outside world could not disturb him, so Tangyu naturally locked himself in the seclusion room.

With a movement of his hand, Tangyu directly took out an upper-grade Spirit Stone, a luxury that not even a handful in the Outer Sect could afford to practice with.

Looking at the crystal-clear Spirit Stone, emitting a rich aura of Immortal Spirit Qi, Tangyu became somewhat greedy. Just breathing in, he immediately felt refreshed and indescribably comfortable.

Upper-grade Spirit Stone, for Ancient Martial Artists of the Innate Realm, that was indeed a treasure. Even for masters at the Earthly Realm, it was an extremely important resource for cultivation. If there were enough Spirit Stones to provide for cultivation, they could completely enable an Ancient Martial Artist at the first level of the Earthly Realm to quickly advance to the Ninth Layer of the Earthly Realm.

But Spirit Stones were too precious, and probably no power that trained disciples could afford to splurge on them to such an extent.

Moreover, relying solely on Spirit Stones for cultivation was not feasible. The process of improving one’s mental state was also important in the cultivation of Ancient Martial Arts. If the mental state did not reach the required level, excessively using Spirit Stones for promotion could lead to deviation and a fallen state from which one could not recover.

Of course, at the Innate Realm, there was no need to consider the issue of mental state yet.

It was only at the Earthly Realm that one would start considering the mental state.

Upon activating the "Immortal Nine Heavens Great Technique," Tangyu immediately felt as if he had transformed into a smelting furnace, crazily absorbing a massive amount of Immortal Spirit Qi from the upper-grade Spirit Stone in his hand, voraciously consuming it. The speed was so incredible that it left Tangyu dumbfounded.

When he had first entered the Outer Sect, Tangyu had also practiced using the "Myriad Dynasty Sacred Heart Art" and at the same time, refining upper-grade Spirit Stones, but the speed was far slower than this, not even one-tenth as fast.

Tangyu had attempted the "Immortal Nine Heavens Great Technique" before, but he had never felt it so vividly. This practice session made Tangyu utterly admire his adoptive master, to think there was such a profound Cultivation Technique.

What was the "Myriad Dynasty Sacred Heart Art"? In front of the "Immortal Nine Heavens Great Technique," it was nothing but trivial. Having such a profound Cultivation Technique, Tangyu’s cultivation speed could easily be more than ten times that of others. Added to the fact that he inherently had the Pure Yang Body, his speed of cultivation was originally different from ordinary people. So with this, Tangyu’s cultivation speed had reached an unimaginable level.

Even the true geniuses of the Inner Gate would feel ashamed in front of Tangyu, wouldn’t they?

In just a short three minutes, Tangyu looked at his empty hands, amazed and said, "Has an upper-grade Spirit Stone been refined so quickly?"

This speed indeed frightened Tangyu; it was too fast.

However, what somewhat disappointed Tangyu was that he had not managed to break through to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm immediately. But he realized it also made sense—if an upper-grade Spirit Stone could allow an Ancient Martial Artist at the Eighth Level of the Innate Realm to break through to the Ninth Layer immediately, then the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm wouldn’t be worth much.

Using Spirit Stones for cultivation was, after all, an extremely extravagant act.

Continuing—

Tangyu took out two more upper-grade Spirit Stones and began to practice again.

As time passed, it was not until he had exhausted ten upper-grade Spirit Stones that Tangyu successfully broke through to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm.

Of course, this was mainly because Tangyu had already been on the verge of breaking through earlier; otherwise, ten upper-grade Spirit Stones definitely would not have been enough.

After breaking through to the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm, Tangyu did not stop there, but continued to refine ten more upper-grade Spirit Stones, completely stabilizing his realm, pushing him to the edge of the Ninth Layer of the Innate Realm to lay a solid foundation for the attack on the Earthly Realm.

Through this session of cultivation, less than two hours had passed, a speed that, if spread, would probably even startle the Valley Master of Myriad Saints Valley.

Tangyu had not expected his improvement speed to be so fast; so fast that it was frightening, monstrously so.

Originally planning for a month of seclusion, unexpectedly, it had reached its goal in just over an hour. But the cost was also enough to make Tangyu extremely pained—twenty upper-grade Spirit Stones, equivalent to twenty million Tempering Spirit Pills. If converted to treasures, how many would that buy?

Painful!