In this exchange of guidance and instruction, most of the time was spent with Lu Yuzhe explaining.
However, on some crucial points, Ji Yuan also offered his own perspectives, leading to mutual discussion.
Given his current realm, comparable to that of a cultivator at the Third Realm, it was naturally not difficult for him to comprehend the understanding of a Second Realm cultivator.
Thus, Lu Yuzhe also reaped considerable rewards in the process. Moreover, the act of explaining constantly helped him to refine his knowledge, deepening and clarifying his comprehension.
Coupled with the fact that he was already a prodigy, and had benefited from the Creation Spring, his cultivation base was already quite substantial.
Ji Yuan was even confident that Lu Yuzhe would succeed in his breakthrough this time, entering the middle stage of the Spirit Nurturing Realm.
He slowly walked into the small courtyard, and a formation pattern then appeared beneath his feet, activating all the major formations within the residence.
"From this moment on, no one is allowed to enter or leave the residence."
A divine sense enveloped the surroundings, and his voice then reached the ears of everyone present.
Ji Yuan did not conceal anything from those around him, informing them that Lu Yuzhe was in the process of breaking through and was not in any danger.
After completing this, he summoned Chen Yuluo, who had been waiting for a long time, and began today's lecture.
At the same time, hundreds of miles away, his divine incarnation closed off the divine land of the Little Yuan Mountain Water God Temple.
He sat cross-legged in a space created by incense and wish power, his entire divine golden body shrouded in a thick golden mist.
Before him, a piece of ore the size of a fist was slowly rising and falling.
This item was obtained from an underground dojo and was a Five Elements Spirit Essence, leaning heavily towards water element power.
In terms of value, this Five Elements Water Essence was equivalent to a high-grade magic treasure!
The quality of a magic tool and a magic treasure is determined, firstly, by whether the contained formations are innate or acquired, and what kind of power they possess.
Secondly, it depends on the quality of the spiritual materials used in its refinement, and the techniques of the refiner, and so on.
A high-grade magic treasure must be forged from at least precious heavenly and earthly spiritual items, containing fifteen or more innate formations, or around twenty acquired formations.
To put it simply, even the taxes of Feiyun Commandery for a hundred years could not match the price of a high-grade magic treasure!
Several months passed, and with the assistance of rich incense and wish power, although Ji Yuan's divine incarnation had not yet reached the middle stage of the Third Realm, he was clearly not far from it, and his foundation had been thoroughly solidified.
And now, it was time to make more plans for the future.
The fourth realm of immortal cultivators is called the Golden Core Realm, which aims to condense all one's cultivation, essence, and spirit into a Golden Core to be swallowed, serving as the foundation for future pursuit of longevity, and even achieving immortality.
The fourth realm of the divine path is called the Golden Body Realm, where everything is dedicated to one's divine golden body.
A golden body solely condensed from incense and wish power, while undoubtedly powerful, was considered the lowest of the low.
In ancient times, only beings or deities with no hope on their path would resort to such methods.
Once a golden body is condensed in this manner and enters the fourth realm, their future achievements would be limited, and they would never reach the realm of Celestial Gods.
This is because deities are bestowed authority by heaven and earth, yet they use the wish power of beings residing within heaven and earth to forge a golden body representing the foundation of the Great Dao, naturally making them unrecognized.
This point, if not for Jiang Yunzhou's patient explanation, Ji Yuan might not have discovered the problem even if he had eventually entered the Golden Body Realm.
Because similar information, outside the territories of the Great Yu Dynasty, while not common knowledge, was not a secret either.
But within the dynasty's territories, under the deliberate control of the court, only a few powerful sects or factions had access to this knowledge.
The reason for this is not difficult to guess; it was simply to restrict the mountain and water deities within the territories, preventing them from escaping their control.
And now, having learned of this secret, Ji Yuan's intention was to forge a path that did not rely on incense and wish power to condense his golden body.
His divine incarnation slowly closed his eyes and began to refine the Five Elements Water Essence before him with his pure divine power.
Threads of essence were slowly refined and integrated into this divine golden body.
With each thread that merged, Ji Yuan's aura would rise significantly. His cultivation realm did not increase, but his origin became more profound and powerful.
And at regular intervals, he would cease refining the Water Essence and instead take out spiritual items he had prepared, absorbing their essence and incorporating it into his divine golden body.
Relying solely on a piece of Five Elements Water Essence would naturally not allow for the creation of a particularly powerful golden body.
According to the secret method sent by Jiang Yunzhou, three hundred and sixty-five precious spiritual items, combined with this piece of essence, were required to achieve the optimal effect.
A golden body forged with this secret method would be considered top-tier even in ancient times.
It is said that many Celestial Gods in the past condensed their exclusive golden bodies using this method, thereby possessing unparalleled power that could shake heaven and earth.
However, with the passage of time and the decline of the divine path, such a precious and powerful secret method is no longer exclusive to a particular Celestial God or race.
Some powerful forces, if they wished, could acquire it for their own libraries by paying a colossal price or through a fortunate encounter.
However, with Ji Yuan's current cultivation realm, after several hours of practicing the secret method, he could not help but have to temporarily stop due to the excessive consumption of his divine power.
He absorbed incense and wish power to recover his depleted divine power, while continuing to study the secret method in his hands.
Although this method was remarkably effective, the process of cultivation was also extremely cumbersome. The three hundred and sixty-five precious spiritual items did not have strict requirements; one only needed to select them according to one's needs and the method's specifications.
This involved one's own Great Dao, as well as the core critical items used.
It was only through the Creation Spring and such a long period of time that Ji Yuan was able to gain a general understanding and select the required spiritual items.
To gather these spiritual items, he had exchanged more than half of his wealth.
And simply gathering the spiritual items was not enough; when practicing this method, even the amount of the core critical items to be refined had strict requirements.
For example, the first time, after refining a certain proportion, one needed to temporarily stop, absorb the essence of specific spiritual items, and then use the critical items to mediate, and so on.
If ordinary cultivation involved comprehending the realm within a cultivation technique and understanding the Great Dao between heaven and earth,
then cultivating this secret method was an extremely long process, constantly consuming one's mental energy, energy, and financial resources.