**Primordial Liquid (元液) – The Currency of Geniuses** Primordial Liquid is the ultimate fast-track resource in Xianxia: purified energy that can be absorbed instantly with zero side effects. But its exponential cost scaling is a classic trope. At the Zifu stage, a few hundred jin is a fortune; by the Wanxiang stage, even a sect’s elite disciple burns through thousands just for a minor boost. By the time you’re a Primal Daoist, you’re either a million-jin heir or you’re cultivating the slow way—breathing in natural energy for centuries. This economic cliff is what separates spoiled young masters from true geniuses who must earn their own breakthroughs.
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**Primordial Liquid (元液) – The Currency of Geniuses** Primordial Liquid is the ultimate fast-track resource in Xianxia: purified energy that can be absorbed instantly with zero side effects. But its exponential cost scaling is a classic trope. At the Zifu stage, a few hundred jin is a fortune; by the Wanxiang stage, even a sect’s elite disciple burns through thousands just for a minor boost. By the time you’re a Primal Daoist, you’re either a million-jin heir or you’re cultivating the slow way—breathing in natural energy for centuries. This economic cliff is what separates spoiled young masters from true geniuses who must earn their own breakthroughs.
Story context
It’s loot time, fellow Daoists! Chapter 0198 is a satisfying payoff chapter where Ji Ning and Mu Northson finally count their spoils from the four Wanxiang Adepts they slaughtered. And oh boy, are they fat! Thirty-two Earth-ranked treasures, eighteen hundred jin of Primordial Liquid, plus talismans and pills. But before Ji Ning can ramp up, the duo first makes a pit stop at the Yinglong Guard outpost to drop off the enslaved humans they rescued. In a rare moment of institutional mercy, a Primal Daoist overseer takes the poor souls in, acknowledging that only the children have a future. Then it’s off to a lonely cave where Ji Ning—after a jaw-dropping two-thousand-plus-jin foundation expansion—finally triggers his breakthrough to Wanxiang. The economic reality check on cultivation resource scaling is brutal, but for a monster like Ji Ning, the numbers just keep climbing.
Why it matters
Get ready, because the next chapter is where Ji Ning finally transforms into a Wanxiang Adept. That 2,500-jin foundation is no joke—expect a spectacular expansion of his abilities. Meanwhile, Mu Northson’s cheerful support and the duo’s perfectly balanced partnership (one breaks through, the other guards) is a joy to watch. If you’re a new reader to Xianxia, pay close attention to the resource numbers: they’re not just filler; they’re the hard constraints that shape the entire power ladder. And if you’re a veteran, you know what a 2,500-jin Zifu Sea means—Ji Ning is about to become an absolute monster.