hotmtlnovel Chapter 124 Trading
Chapter 124 Trading
Luis discovered another benefit of body-refining techniques:
They could increase a cultivator's success rate during the Foundation Establishment process. Of course, this was for traditional cultivators.
It was widely known that achieving Foundation Establishment required not only Foundation Establishment Pills but also the assistance of at least a second-tier spiritual vein.
These two resources were essential because, during Foundation Establishment, a cultivator's true qi transforms into true essence.
Unlike the docility of true energy in a cultivator's Qi Sea under normal circumstances, the transformation of true energy into true essence during the Foundation Establishment process caused violent expansion in the Qi Sea.
At this point, the stability of the true essence became critically important.
The Foundation Establishment Pill's role was to make the newly transformed true essence incredibly stable, helping cultivators bypass the obstacle of Qi Sea expansion.
The second major hurdle of Foundation Establishment was the infusion of spiritual energy.
As true energy transformed into true essence and the Qi Sea expanded, an enormous amount of spiritual energy was consumed in a short period.
Without a second-tier spiritual vein or higher, it would be impossible to sustain a breakthrough.
However, the infusion of spiritual energy also brought another issue: Could the cultivator's body withstand the damage caused by the influx of spiritual energy?
Some cultivators successfully navigated the Qi Sea expansion stage, only to fall at the final hurdle of spiritual energy infusion due to insufficient physical resilience.
This was why disciples of great clans often consumed spiritual rice throughout their lives.
Spiritual rice nourished and strengthened the body, enhancing its resilience.
With long-term consumption, they could avoid the scenario where they successfully passed the most dangerous Qi Sea transformation only to fail during spiritual energy infusion.
Cultivating body-refining techniques, however, clearly offered even greater physical enhancement than long-term consumption of spiritual rice.
Not only that...
Improving the physical body could even accelerate a cultivator's training progress in certain ways.
This was because the amount of spiritual energy a cultivator could refine daily was fixed. Exceeding this amount would damage their body.
But what if their physical strength improved?
In that case, the total amount of spiritual energy they could refine would undoubtedly increase, thereby speeding up their cultivation.
Of course...
All of this was premised on the cultivator being able to sustain the immense consumption required by body refinement.
However, this was not a problem for Luis.
Of course, it was only for a number of people.
If everyone cultivated like this, no amount of wealth could sustain it.
With this realization, Luis abandoned the idea of having all Hartmann family Knight practice body-refining techniques.
Continue your journey with empire
Shaking his head, Luis stopped dwelling on the matter.
He walked out of the Training ground and began to roam around the Hartmann City in disguise.
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Time flies.
In a blink of an eye, three months passed.
In the southwest waters of Ten Thousand Star Sea, there is the underwater Demon Ape Mountain, about 10,000 miles away from the Hartmann Island.
Looking around, large groups of mermaids are digging caves everywhere in this mountain range.
"Knights have done a good job."
Luis smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the pavilion below.
The Trading Pavilion is a simple stone structure built on a cluster of reefs, giving it the appearance of floating on the sea. Its base is made of smooth, white rock cut from the reef.
The pavilion has a hexagonal design with plain columns and a basic roof. Inside, there is a stone table and two stone stools, both simple and functional. Though the pavilion's design is rough and lacks detail, its location above the water gives it a peaceful, unique charm.
The words "Trading Pavilion" are carved neatly above the entrance.
Of course, this was made by the Knights under his instructions.
Inside the Pavilion, there was a fancy table and a chairs.
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As night fell, Luis waited patiently for an entire day.
Finally, the Mermaids arrived, although very late.
As expected, this time Luo Li came alone.
Her subordinates remained concealed within the reef cluster beneath the sea, unlike their first meeting, where a group of Mermen warriors had encircled Luis to assert dominance.
However, Luis was also not alone this time a group of shadow guards were hidden within the shadows protecting Luis.
"Luis, I'm here!"
"Wow, such a beautiful place."
Emerging from the water, Luo Li gave the stone pavilion a curious look before leaping onto it and sitting on one of the Soft Chairs.
Seeing her, Luis became a little curious.
His eyes couldn't help but wander downwards, but he could see clearly, he was caught red handed.
Luo Li tilted her head, a puzzled expression on her face. "What are you looking at?"
"Ahem, nothing."
Luis coughed awkwardly and quickly smiled.
"It's good to see you again, Miss Luo Li."
Seeing him like this, Luo Li felt a little suspicious but didn't ask any more questions.
Then she thought of something else. She looked at the pavilion, then looked at Luis and said, "Did you build this pavilion?"
"No, my family members built it."
"It's ugly."
Hearing this, Luis showed an awkward smile on his face.
"It's indeed a little ugly."
Seeing him like this, Luo Li covered her mouth and chuckled: "But you are quite attentive."
"Of course I have to be attentive. After all, you, the mermaids, are important customers of my Hartmann family." Luis said with a smile.
The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Luis got to the point, saying, "Miss Luo, I wonder how many flying swords you plan to buy this time?"
Hearing Luis talking about business, Luo Li also sat up straight and said,
"Of course, the more the better. The weapons you sold to us last time were very good, but the quantity was a little too small.
We are going to buy more weapons this time."
After a pause, she added, "We'll take as many as you can give."