The Dantian is the foundation of a Cultivator; most people’s Dantian is this large, so the Spiritual Power stored is limited.
As one’s cultivation improves, the Dantian will gradually expand under the influence of Spiritual Power, but it is impossible for the proportion to double. After all, a limited Dantian helps the Spiritual Power condense more purely.
Because, before reaching the late stage of Qi Cultivation, the Spiritual Power in the Dantian is not full. After reaching the late stage, it’s a process of condensing Spiritual Power and converting it into Spiritual Essence to achieve Foundation Establishment.
Therefore, after the Dantian is damaged, one’s cultivation will regress to the first layer of Qi Cultivation, and before recovery, it can only be restored to the fourth layer.
Now that his Dantian has doubled in size, Spiritual Power will be much more abundant in the future, and the improvement of his realm will be much slower, relying on external objects to make up for it.
"In the short term, it will affect cultivation speed. In the long run, it will make my foundation deeper, but I will have to use Spirit Stones and Elixirs to cultivate every day."
Shen Wang thought quietly and, supporting Jia’Er, sat her down in the house, saying, "I’ll go find some fruit for you to eat."
"Husband, there’s no need to bother. It’s deep into winter, and fruit is hard to find."
Jia’Er shook her head with a smile.
"Why say that? Just because it’s hard to find doesn’t mean it can’t be found. You wait at home; I’ll go buy some oranges for you."
Shen Wang touched Jia’Er’s cheek, tidied up a bit, left Liu Shan to guard the door, and quickly departed Fengming Mountain.
This time, not only did he need to buy some fruit, but the Spirit Rice at home was nearly gone, and he also needed to replenish Spirit Stones and Elixirs.
Having walked a distance, Shen Wang decided not to go to Baixi City but to handle the Talismans in another place.
Otherwise, selling Talismans too frequently would make his production seem too high.
"I’ll go to the Lingxi Sect Market; the market there is bigger and can easily absorb my Talismans."
After considering, Shen Wang changed his direction and decided to go to the Lingxi Sect Market eight hundred miles away.
The Lingxi Sect is the number one sect in Xi Province, located in the southeast, while his area is in the west, with the Shen Family and Celestial Travel Sect further west.
And the Celestial Travel Sect is the number one sect in Yun Province. It shows that although the Shen Family is in Xi Province, they chose to affiliate with the Celestial Travel Sect and do not get along well with the Lingxi Sect.
However, the nearest market to him at the moment was the Lingxi Sect, and the road was relatively easy. If he were to go to the Celestial Travel Sect, the distance would exceed a thousand miles, making it difficult to return before dark.
Nowadays, there could be zombie disturbances at any time during the night, and he dared not stay out overnight. The ancestral home’s array has already decayed and may not be able to withstand zombie destruction.
Entering the forest, he infused Spiritual Power into the meridians of his legs, stepping on the Wolf Step, like a lone wolf rapidly shuttling through the mountains, leaving a remnant shadow behind.
He found the Wolf Step very suitable for traveling; moving like the wind, he could advance three hundred miles in one hour, and a thousand miles a day was easy.
At this speed, factoring in rest time, it was enough for him to make a round trip during daylight.
Shen Wang swiftly shuttled through the forest.
The whole Xi Province is a hilly area, and the slopes along the way are relatively gentle, so traversing them is not very difficult.
As he moved forward, the Minor Circulation in his lower body circulated rapidly, with the Spiritual Power and Essence Qi within him merging to support his consumption, indirectly tempering his lower body. The more he ran, the lighter his legs felt.
Stamina was slowly depleted on the move, with wisps of heat emanating from his body as Shen Wang tread on the grass. It wasn’t as graceful as Sword Flight, but it was free and easy.
An hour later, Shen Wang stopped to rest on a piece of blue stone.
From the time he left home until now, he had run about five hundred miles, with the up and down of mountains affecting his speed, otherwise he could have run six hundred miles.
At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, physically exhausted, especially his legs feeling soft, having consumed a considerable amount of energy.
"With my current physique, it seems I can advance at most five hundred miles in one breath. Once I arrive, I will be very tired and must stop to recuperate."
Shen Wang muttered, "It will still take at least another hour to reach the area of the Lingxi Sect."
He rested for a quarter of an hour, and after restoring his status, he continued on his journey.
The hills ahead became lower and lower, eventually transforming into plains. An hour later, he stood, steaming with heat, by a calm, wide river.
"Arrived at the Lingxi Sect."
Shen Wang looked toward the river; in the distance, it formed a lake with mist rolling over it, faintly revealing some buildings.
Within the lake was the location of the Lingxi Sect. This sect controls a Spiritual Creek, which is actually a stream of Spiritual Power from an underground Spiritual Ore, containing natural Spirit Liquid, a top-level cultivation resource.
The present Xijiang was the outer water system of the Lingxi, also a natural barrier of the Lingxi Sect.
He did not cross the river but rested for a moment before heading toward an unoccupied area by the riverbank.
Here, the mist was pervasive, discoverable only by Cultivators, and it was where the Lingxi Sect’s market was located, the most bustling trade venue for resources among Cultivators in the vicinity of a thousand miles.
Having been here once with his father, the clan leader of the Shen Family, Shen Wang was quite familiar, easily traversing through a dozen miles of mist before a small-town-like structure emerged, which was the market.
The market was bustling with noise, with streams of Escape Lights occasionally descending from the sky, sometimes accompanied by sightings of Flying Ships, Spirit Ships, or other High-level Flying Magical Artifacts and mounts like Spiritual Cranes.
Shen Wang looked on with envy; these were the luxuries enjoyed by High-Level Cultivators or those with family backgrounds.
He took out his conical hat and put it on, calmly heading toward the market.
The entire market had elegant and exquisite architecture, with predominantly ink-green and blue hues. It was arranged with quite powerful arrays, prohibiting flight and magical combat within the market, ensuring security was well guaranteed, with no need to generally worry about danger.
Of course, outside the market, everyone was left to fend for themselves.
The entrance was a white jade plaza two acres in size, with a gatehouse displaying the words ’Lingxi Market’ in blue-gold characters on a white background.
Shen Wang observed for a moment, sighing, "It has been ten years since I last came; it seems unchanged."
The plaza had many small stalls, but Shen Wang did not linger. He passed through a layer of water-like array ripples upon entry, revealing a broad and quiet street lined with taverns, teahouses, shops, and pawnshops far more abundant with varieties compared to Baixi City.
Pairs of eyes glanced over him and then dissipated. Among these gazes, many could exert pressure on Shen Wang, including a fair number of Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
Unfazed, Shen Wang wandered around the market and soon stopped at a pill shop.
It offered not only Elixirs but also various medicinal materials and a variety of fruits unseen in the mundane world.
The fruits were dazzlingly arrayed, all fresh, not only oranges and persimmons but also some fruits typically only available in spring and summer, like peaches and grapes.
The means of Cultivators were no less than the technological means he knew in his previous life, and in many cases, exceeded what technology could achieve, such as setting up an array barrier to use it as a greenhouse for planting all kinds of out-of-season fruits and vegetables without much hassle.
"Would you like to buy some, sir? Although these fruits are not Treasure Fruits, they’re not ones you can eat at this time."
The young attendant managing the fruits smiled and said, "They are very cheap; one Spirit Stone can buy several jin, suitable for treating guests or for personal consumption."