Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments-Chapter 96 - 93: The Hundred Poison Demon’s Storage Bag

Chapter 96: Chapter 93: The Hundred Poison Demon’s Storage Bag

After six hours of continuous refinement, Xiao Chen finally broke into the Hundred Poison Demon’s Storage Bag.

His first reaction was—huge!

Compared to his own original three-foot-square Storage Bag, this one was six feet on each side—a full eight times the volume.

Naturally, it could hold far more supplies.

However, that was hardly an issue.

Xiao Chen swept his Divine Sense across the interior, taking a full inventory in just a few breaths.

First up were 3,238 Spirit Stones.

Next was a large stack of assorted Tier One Talismans, as well as two custom-made Tier Two Spirit Talismans.

The two Spirit Talismans were the Yellow Earth Warrior Talisman that the Hundred Poison Demon had used before, and a Gang Wind Demon Slayer Talisman.

He checked them and saw that their Spirit Seals were still good for a full two months.

Xiao Chen had heard before that after Foundation Establishment, the Spirit Seals drawn by a Talisman Cultivator could last for up to three months.

A full three times longer than the previous one-month limit.

Now that he was holding the real things, he immediately understood that this was another benefit brought by Liquid Magical Power.

Then, there were over a hundred stalks of Spirit Grass he couldn’t name—or rather, they were probably Poisonous Grass.

That was because all these Spirit Grasses had extremely vibrant colors.

After that was a copy of the *Hundred Poison Scripture*, which recorded the crafting methods for over a hundred different poisons, including Meteorite Powder.

There was also a *Hundred Poison Scripture Annotation* and a *New Annotations on the Hundred Poison Scripture*, which added many insights on their creation.

’This must be the legendary Poison Dao, one of the so-called unorthodox paths.’

Xiao Chen flipped through it curiously and discovered that the *Hundred Poison Scripture Annotation* even came thoughtfully equipped with Ink and Water illustrations.

They helped him confirm that the Spirit Grasses from before were, in fact, genuine Poisonous Grass.

However, the Cultivation Heart Method in the *Hundred Poison Scripture* only went up to the third level of Foundation Establishment; there was nothing beyond that.

One would have to switch to another Cultivation Technique or create a new one themselves.

He couldn’t help but shake his head. ’Without a follow-up technique, it’s just a dead end.’

Still, Xiao Chen could understand. For many Cultivators, the bigger problem was simply reaching the third level of Foundation Establishment in their lifetime, let alone worrying about what came after.

Next was a pile of bottles and jars, all of them filled with poison.

Two bottles of Tier Two Spring Pills, which could restore Magical Power.

One bottle of Tier Two Green Frost Pills, which could aid in cultivation.

Finally, besides some other miscellaneous items, there were three important items left.

The first was a leather scroll titled *Luotian Seven Poison Secret Scroll*. It looked like another Demon Technique from the Luotian Sect.

The second was a full pound of Flame Light Spiritual Sand.

Flame Light Spiritual Sand was an extremely rare treasure. After consumption, it could temporarily and significantly increase a Cultivator’s control over their Fire Spirit Power, allowing them to wield it with absolute precision.

Therefore, it could be used to accelerate the cultivation process for most types of Fire Magic.

Even Fire Avoidance Techniques, like the Fire Transformation Treasure Talisman, were no exception.

The Hundred Poison Demon had been carrying a whole pound of it, which was more than enough to push all three of Xiao Chen’s current Fire Magic techniques to Great Success.

The third was a Tier Two Yellow-level Technique that the Hundred Poison Demon had collected: *Sky-Filling Flame Radiance*.

’Could it be that he prepared the Flame Light Spiritual Sand because he wanted to switch to cultivating Fire Magic?’

This *Sky-Filling Flame Radiance* was, naturally, also a Fire Magic technique. That couldn’t be helped. Li State was close to a volcanic cluster, so things related to the Fire Element were inevitably more common.

Xiao Chen briefly skimmed through it and was surprised to find that this technique had four Realms.

They were Entry, Minor Success, Mastery, and Great Success.

’Compared to the Magic of the Qi Refining Stage, this one has an extra Mastery Realm. Is this a characteristic of Tier Two Magic? Or is this technique itself simply more advanced?’

Pondering this, Xiao Chen sorted and organized all the items.

He then immediately began cultivating *Sky-Filling Flame Radiance*, eager to experience the difference in a Tier Two magic for himself.

Although it was a Fire Technique, the method of cultivation felt somewhat like Water Magic.

It actually required one to first follow the Heart Method to condense cloud-like formations of Flame Radiance, each one a fiery red.

Concealed within the Flame Radiance were varying numbers of Red Flame Radiance strands, forming freely moving traps.

It seemed to be a magic geared toward kiting and battles of attrition.

As someone who had achieved Celestial Dao Foundation Establishment, Xiao Chen’s affinity for the Five Elements Attributes had increased by a large margin compared to before.

At the same time, he unhesitatingly took a grain of Flame Light Spiritual Sand and swallowed it to help him quickly reach the entry-level.

Besides, it wasn’t something he had collected himself, so he didn’t feel the slightest bit of regret using it.

Under the triple boost of his Celestial Dao Foundation Establishment, the Flame Light Spiritual Sand, and his Featherweight talent, it took him only half an hour to successfully condense his first wisp of Flame Radiance.

After another half an hour, he successfully refined a strand of Red Flame Radiance into the Flame Radiance.

This meant that in just one hour, he had smoothly achieved the entry-level.

Afterward, Xiao Chen was pleasantly surprised to discover that the Flame Radiance also had the effect of blocking Divine Sense.

If he didn’t place his own imprint on the Flame Radiance with his Divine Sense during its Refinement, then after it finished condensing, not even his own Divine Sense could penetrate it to see what was inside.

’That makes sense. If you could just sweep it with Divine Sense and see if there was Red Flame Radiance hidden inside, who would fall for the trap?’

’But in that case, couldn’t this magic also be used as a Concealing Technique?’

Xiao Chen quickly thought of an ingenious application.

For example, during Magical Combat, he could completely hide himself within one of the wisps of Flame Radiance.

That way, unless the enemy attacked all the wisps of Flame Radiance simultaneously, they would first have to guess where he was.

’However, at the Entry Realm, I can only condense three wisps of Flame Radiance. That’s still too few.’

Moreover, Xiao Chen discovered that this time, his Featherweight talent hadn’t increased the number of Flame Radiance wisps, but had instead enhanced the power of the Red Flame Radiance.

He wasn’t sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing.

After all, if he could fill the sky with fiery clouds with just a wave of his hand, how damn cool would that look?

Whether a magic is strong or not is one thing; if it’s not good enough, he could always find a way to replace it.

But whether it looks good or not? That’s for life.

’Thankfully, it’s not completely hopeless.’

With every breakthrough in *Sky-Filling Flame Radiance*, the number of Flame Radiance wisps would triple.

Reaching Minor Success would yield nine wisps, Mastery would yield twenty-seven, and if he could reach the Great Success Realm, he could condense a full eighty-one.

The thought of that spectacular scene instantly filled Xiao Chen with motivation.

He picked up another grain of Flame Light Spiritual Sand, swallowed it, and continued his diligent cultivation.

He did this both to master the magic sooner and to gain another effective tool for combat.

Xiao Chen decided to simply stay at the Liu Family’s residence for a few more days.

Liu Zhiyuan, of course, was delighted by this, arranging for a different girl to deliver Xiao Chen’s food for each of his six daily meals.

Furthermore, each meal consisted of eight dishes, and the selection was different every time.

It was as if he were testing the limits of his household’s chef.

This continued until the sixth day, when Xiao Chen finally broke through to the Minor Achievement Realm.

He then enjoyed a proper feast and, under the chef’s gaze of immense relief, waved goodbye to the Liu Family members who came to see him off.

He headed straight back to the Li Huo Sect.