SFS Chapter 11 Ancient Tree Steals the Spirit
Chapter 11 Ancient Tree Steals the Spirit
The following day, Li Erniu was summoned away by Master Niu.
Even the usually stern Master Niu couldn't help but praise him for developing sword energy in such a short time.
Master Niu agreed to perform the Yi Jing Marrow Cleansing for Li Erniu and specially arranged for the outer sect's Marrow Cleansing Pool.
If other outer disciples knew this, even someone with a mid-grade spiritual root like Chen Xiru would be envious.
Even they had to participate in the outer sect competition and be among the top ten to enter the Marrow Cleansing Pool.
Although the Marrow Cleansing Pool cannot change one's spiritual root, the improvement of one's physique is equally rare and hard to come by.
After this marrow cleansing, Li Erniu will no longer encounter any bottlenecks before reaching the later stages of Qi Refining.
Lu Qingyun shook his head.
Erniu's opportunity was something he could only envy. The elders weren't fools; none of them would accept a disciple who practiced the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique."
"The highest good is like water, which is not necessarily a bad thing."
Lu Qingyun understood.
His opportunity lies not in this life, but in the next.
All I need to do in this life is to see and learn more.
The longer you live, the better.
In this way, in the next life...
Only then would he have the opportunity to obtain those hidden opportunities.
...
Two and a half months passed in the blink of an eye.
On Lingfeng Peak, the young people were either joyful or nervous.
This was the time to collect the spirit rice for the second time, and some of them successfully guided the qi into their bodies.
However, some people had their spiritual rice stolen and were unable to hand it over on time. At this moment, they were about to be demoted to mortals and had no choice but to go down the mountain or become someone else's servant.
Lu Qingyun sat with his eyes closed, seemingly oblivious to everything around him.
Almost everyone had forgotten about him, and even Mu Chuan and the others knew that he had gone into seclusion.
Lu Qingyun's aura became increasingly calm, like an ancient tree, his energy contained, and his body exuding a verdant fragrance.
The next moment, he suddenly clasped his hands together.
The spiritual root within the body resonates with the cultivation technique, and streams of spiritual energy are continuously absorbed into the body.
In an instant, several spirit stones shattered.
Drawing Qi into the body means drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body.
Ultimately, an orderly cycle is formed, allowing the body's acupoints to spontaneously absorb and release spiritual energy, thus transforming the mortal body and enabling both the spirit and flesh to harmonize with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Therefore, once one successfully draws qi into the body, one is no longer an ordinary person. Although one may live for a hundred years, one will no longer suffer from old age and illness. Only when one dies will one show signs of old age.
"What a wonderful 'Ancient Tree Longevity Technique'!"
Lu Qingyun opened his eyes, a look of joy on his face.
With the help of the spirit stone, he finally succeeded in drawing qi into his body.
It was later than expected.
But from that moment on, he was no longer an ordinary person!
Feeling the power filling his acupoints, Lu Qingyun swung his arm and punched, his true energy circulating with the force, creating a blue ripple in the air.
"Buzz!"
As the energy rippled outwards, Lu Qingyun withdrew his fist, a feeling of joy welling up within him.
The long-cherished wish from the previous life comes to an end.
He has finally embarked on the path to immortality!
The jade talisman vibrated, signaling a message.
Seven days ago, Li Erniu entered the Marrow Cleansing Pool. The young marquis's first attempt to draw in Qi failed. When the spiritual energy was forming a cycle, he lost his composure and failed at the last moment.
Fortunately, the talisman master took pity on him and, considering his hard work in the past few days, granted him another two months, so that he would not be demoted to a mortal.
However, among them, Chen Xiru made the fastest breakthrough in cultivation.
In just over two months, she has already reached the third level of Qi Refining!
Lu Qingyun seemed to be deep in thought.
It turns out that Chen Xiru's spiritual root was not just a mid-grade spiritual root.
She also possesses a constitution known as the Ice Profound Treasure Body.
The Ice Profound Body interacts with her mid-grade Ice Spiritual Root, resulting in a boost in cultivation comparable to that of a high-grade spiritual root.
...
"I'm afraid my cultivation level will fall further and further behind theirs."
Lu Qingyun sighed.
Now that he has only just begun to cultivate Qi, he has fallen behind Li Erniu and the others. In fact, if it weren't for the young marquis's impatience, he would have been the last among them to cultivate Qi.
Among all the cultivation methods, the Ancient Tree Longevity Cultivation Technique is among the fastest at drawing Qi into the body.
This shows how poor his qualifications are.
Moreover, the cultivation of the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique" becomes increasingly slow as you progress.
"Is this what it feels like to be at the bottom of the class?"
Lu Qingyun shook his head, calming his mind.
In this life, his advantage over others lies in his rich experience and the hardships he has endured.
The path of spiritual practice emphasizes "wealth, method, place, and companion".
Even if he is not as talented as others, he can find ways to earn more spirit stones to make up for it.
Next, he needs to consider how to earn spirit stones, and how to earn them safely.
……
Several months have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Qingyun stood silently in deep thought beside the spirit field.
"I never expected that Deacon Sun would stop me here."
A higher rank can crush a lower one; the black-robed steward Sun Yang held a grudge against him because he chose the "Ancient Wood Longevity Technique".
After months of investigation, they discovered that he was just an ordinary person from the Liang Kingdom, and the idea of taking advantage of him arose in their minds again.
Having successfully guided Qi into the body, one should have been given more cultivation resources or an opportunity to change one's spiritual field.
Unexpectedly, Deacon Sun, under the guise of training, withheld the resources and did not give them a chance to change their spirit fields.
An enemy who obstructs your path is as cruel as murdering your parents.
He would never forget this grudge, not even after several lifetimes.
A message arrived from the jade talisman.
"Is Master Niu unwilling to make a move?"
Lu Qingyun slightly opened his eyes, his face remaining calm and expressionless.
When Deacon Sun met him, he gave him a hint.
If he is willing to change his cultivation method, he can still be given the treatment he deserves, and may even be accepted as a disciple.
But Mu Chuan had already inquired about the situation for him. Over the years, Steward Sun had as many as a hundred disciples under his command.
Yet not a single one of them cultivated to the late stage of Qi Refining.
The "Azure Wood Sword Transformation Technique" can indeed help one cultivate the Azure Wood Sword Body after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.
But Steward Sun wants to achieve it himself.
Once his disciple breaks through to the peak of the mid-stage of Qi Refining, he will immediately harvest the wood marrow from its bone marrow.
After all these years, he is not far from forging the sword body and successfully establishing his foundation.
Therefore, they keep a close eye on disciples with a primary wood and secondary metal spiritual root.
Switching to the "Azure Wood Sword Transformation Technique" is tantamount to cutting off one's own path to immortality.
But if it's not repaired, he'll have to rely on himself.
Both Master Niu and Steward Sun were at the peak of Qi Refining, so they were unwilling to break off relations for him.
As for the young marquis and Chen Xiru, even if they wanted to help, they were powerless to do anything in the face of Steward Sun.
Chen Xiru has not yet become an apprentice to the young marquis, who is currently still doing odd jobs for the talisman master.
"Every drink and every bite is preordained by fate."
"But that's not necessarily the case; there might be a turning point."
If one reaches the mid-stage of Qi Refining, one can shed the status of a menial servant and formally enter the outer sect.
At that time, Steward Sun was far away on Miscellaneous Peak, so it was no longer possible to deduct from his salary.
Lu Qingyun turned his gaze to the spirit bees in the spirit field. This spirit field was planted by Deacon Sun when he entered the sect, and it was he who sent a message to Lu Qingyun to choose it.
Although the spirit field was barren, it was covered with lush trees and teeming with spirit bees.
At that time, Deacon Sun told him that he could brew spirit honey and exchange it for spirit rice with other disciples.
Currently, Lu Qingyun is not brewing spirit honey.
However, there is a method in the "Ancient Tree Longevity Technique".
These spirit bees can be used as food, sacrificing one's foundation-building potential to rapidly improve cultivation.
Lu Qingyun copied down the words from his memory.
The Ancient Tree Spirit-Seizing Technique: Using spiritual roots as a guide, it sacrifices the potential for foundation building to absorb the life force from spiritual insects and beasts.
[Master Juyang: Dual cultivation is not such an inconvenient thing. If one does not seek to establish the foundation, but uses life force as yin and yang, and seizes the creation of insects and beasts, this cultivation method can be cultivated even faster. In my opinion, it is not difficult to reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining in at least a few months.]
[Master Aoki: Ju Yang, you treacherous dog, a demonic and heretical scoundrel, deserves to be punished by Heaven!]
[Ruomu Zhenren: Qingmu Zhenren is right]