Spirit Sea Realm powerhouses can walk on air without the assistance of magic artifacts. The reason is that after opening the Spirit Sea, their Dantian can contain significantly more Mana True Yuan. This makes their Dao Body more ethereal, almost like nature's spiritual energy. Expending only a bit of Mana, they can soar through the sky and burrow into the earth without hindrance!

Allow me to present a somewhat imperfect analogy. A Qi Gathering Realm cultivator is like a solid iron ball; if thrown into water without external force, it will naturally sink to the bottom. In contrast, a Spirit Sea Realm expert is like a hollow iron ball, easily able to float on the water's surface. This is because their Dao Body accommodates more Mana. The body's weight is negligible compared to this vast spiritual power, thus allowing them to ride the wind and float like immortals!

Shen Mo once encountered a rogue cultivator named Lou Feng. Due to cultivating the "Gold Sand Pagoda Magic," Lou Feng's body had become unbearably heavy. This man was not only incapable of hovering in mid-air, but even his speed when artifact controlling was quite slow. After Shen Mo saw through this weakness, when facing Lou Feng's pursuit, he chose not to confront him directly and instead returned to his sect by controlling his sword.

Now, with this "Control Wind" Skill, Shen Mo could also hover and move through the air for short periods without the aid of a Flying Sword, much like a Spirit Sea Realm cultivator. However, as his cultivation Realm was not yet sufficient, his speed was inevitably quite slow. Only after opening his Spirit Sea could he truly achieve Flying Escape by riding the wind; only then would the true brilliance of this Skill be revealed!

Of course, even now, when Shen Mo used Sword Escape on his Thunderstroke Sword, supported by his attainment in cultivation methods, the Violent Speed technique, and the "Wind Riding" Skill, his escape speed was already comparable to that of an ordinary early-stage Spirit Sea Realm cultivator!

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His attainments in these three magic cultivation methods were already extremely profound. Therefore, Shen Mo had prioritized them, cultivating them to the "Epic" level. Additionally, after this period of arduous cultivation, his other cultivation methods had also progressed to varying degrees, each improving by one or two Minor Realms.

As for low-class magics like the "Heavenly Origin Technique" and "Immortal Wind Cloud Physique," Shen Mo had changed his mind and decided not to invest more resources and energy specifically into them. He could simply wait for a high-class magic to be cultivated to Perfection, then after activating Godlike for that magic, he could gain free proficiency through profound insights, continuously enhancing their levels and attainments! Currently, the results were quite good. It wouldn't be long before these two magics could also advance to the "Epic" level.

When I accumulate more Innate Divine Abilities, any offspring I have in the future will likely be born extraordinary! Shen Mo couldn't help but think.

But soon, he realized something was amiss. With my ever-increasing extraordinary characteristics, it will likely be extremely difficult for me to have children.

Fortunately, I have no intention of establishing a cultivating family. If I can achieve a long life, why would I need descendants to continue my bloodline or fulfill my aspirations?

With a faint smile, Shen Mo brushed away this unnecessary worry, as if dusting off a mirror.

In addition to the gains in all his cultivation methods, his Realm had also advanced from the Qi Gathering Realm Seventh Layer to the Qi Gathering Realm Layer IX.

A month ago, Shen Mo could have already attempted to open his Spirit Sea. However, the earnest teachings of Peak Master Zhou Shili were still fresh in his mind. Therefore, Shen Mo did not advance immediately but decided to linger in the Qi Gathering Realm for a while longer. He planned to solidify his foundation to an unparalleled degree, until he could no longer suppress his cultivation, and only then would he attempt to break through!

Currently, his three Spirit Seas had expanded to an astonishing degree. Taking just one of his Spirit Seas for comparison, apart from a few exceptionally talented prodigies who also possessed a Spiritual Body, it was almost unsurpassed among disciples at the peak of the Qi Gathering Realm. And with the combined might of all three Spirit Seas, Shen Mo was confident he wouldn't be inferior in the slightest, even when facing a once-in-a-century prodigy from the cultivation world!

Furthermore, his attainments in his three secondary professions had also improved significantly. Especially after he had maxed out his proficiency in crafting thirteen types of Grade III Elixirs, such as the Seven Treasures Spirit Pill, and the Grade IV Blood Ginseng Red Sun Pill, his attainment in the Alchemy Path had unsurprisingly advanced to Grade IV.

From that moment on, he and Wu Gong, Zhao Lingyin's Master, were the only two Grade IV Alchemists in the Riverside Sect!

With his current attainment in alchemy, he was already capable of refining Grade V Elixirs. However, given that he hadn't refined enough Grade IV Elixirs, the success rate for refining Grade V Elixirs would be frighteningly low. Not to mention, Shen Mo didn't currently possess any Grade V elixir recipes; even if he did, he wouldn't attempt to forcefully refine Grade V Elixirs and waste a large amount of precious spiritual medicine!

It's a pity that after this seclusion ends, my bone age will have exceeded thirty. I won't be able to enter the Alchemy Tower to exploit the Alchemists Alliance anymore.

Shen Mo felt quite regretful about this. However, how could everything in one's cultivation journey go perfectly smoothly? If he hadn't had ample time to cultivate in seclusion and refine Elixirs over the past few months, he wouldn't have had the leisure to max out his proficiency with so many Grade III Elixirs!

Besides, on second thought, he would eventually form a Dao companion bond with Zhao Lingyin; how could he possibly lack Grade III and Grade IV elixir recipes then? It was only because he was too proud to constantly sweet-talk her; otherwise, with a few more affectionate words, he could easily coax the little heiress into a state of delight, and she wouldn't be stingy with any elixir recipes except for those passed down from her Master. However, Shen Mo's nature was not that of someone who only knew how to take without giving anything in return. Even if his relationship with Zhao Lingyin became extremely close, he wouldn't treat the elixir recipes in her possession as his own!

Lingyin... she probably lacks High-Level Talismans for combat and self-defense.

But my attainment in the Talisman Path hasn't reached Grade IV yet, and I'm severely lacking high-grade talisman scrolls. I can't even begin to think about crafting them.

The entire Riverside Sect's proficiency in the Talisman Path was not particularly impressive. Even if there were Talisman Makers who possessed Grade III or IV talisman scrolls, they treated them as treasures, using these talismans to earn substantial Mana profits and rarely offering them for sale. Hampered by this, Shen Mo's progress in the Talisman Path had always lagged behind his vigorous advancements in the Alchemy Path!

He could, of course, use High-Level Talismans to exchange for elixir recipes with Zhao Lingyin, but the problem was he had no way to acquire such high-grade talisman scrolls in the first place. This was a major headache for Shen Mo.

Among the Five Great Sects, the Seven Stars Altar is relatively renowned for its art of talismans. If I get the chance, a trip to Yu State might be worthwhile.

I could see if I can find some Grade III and IV talisman scrolls there!

Unlike other immortal sects, the cultivators of the Seven Stars Altar were fond of performing rituals, which often required the power of talismans. Consequently, their talismans and Spells were relatively more abundant and intricate. For Shen Mo, who wanted to obtain more high-grade talisman scrolls, visiting Yu State, where the Seven Stars Altar was located, seemed like a promising option.

Additionally, Shen Mo had also asked Shopkeeper Qian to gather as many high-grade talisman scrolls as possible, hoping for a pleasant surprise when he emerged from his seclusion. In the sect's Deacon Hall, he had also posted bounties for information on high-grade talisman scrolls and rare spiritual items. However, many cultivation resources were elusive and hard to come by. Cultivators with insufficient cultivation or limited perspective were unlikely to obtain information about such high-level spiritual items. Inner disciples with higher cultivation and broader vision, even if they acquired such information, would rarely exchange it for rewards; instead, they would try to obtain the items themselves for greater personal gain. As a result, the effectiveness of the bounties posted in the Deacon Hall was rather poor.

His attainment in Forging was merely so-so, inferior to his progress in the Alchemy Path but better than his standing in the Talisman Path. The Forging Path required one to gain experience with a wide variety of magic artifacts; whether repairing them or crafting them from scratch, every bit was beneficial. It actually had fewer limitations! As long as one was willing to invest time and effort, advancing to Grade IV was an eventual certainty.

Most of the magic artifacts Shen Mo had been refining recently were standardized models, so the experience gained was exceptionally scarce. His Universe Bag was piled full of lower and middle profound-level magic artifacts, yet he had only gained just over two thousand experience points from them.

I'll set aside these auxiliary skills for now.

In the coming days, I will focus on consolidating my cultivation in the Qi Gathering Realm. Once no further progress is possible, I will begin to open my Spirit Sea!

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