Born with immortal seed

Chapter 91 Choosing a Body Refining Technique
The disciples of Qingfeng Sect have always looked down on the path of body refinement, regarding it as a second-best option for those with insufficient natural talent, and very few people specialize in it.

Since there are no true body-refining sects in the entire Liang Kingdom's cultivation world, nor any great cultivators who have made a name for themselves with powerful physiques, it is not surprising that this viewpoint has taken hold.

Since he had decided to find a body-refining technique to make up for his shortcomings, Bai Zichen naturally didn't want the basic body-refining techniques in the first and second floors of the Transmission Hall that were only helpful to Qi Refining cultivators.

The Qingfeng Sect only possesses two body-refining techniques that can be helpful even for those who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or the Core Formation stage.

"So that's how it is... It's the body-refining technique we obtained from the Five Sacred Mountains Temple!"

Bai Zichen first took the jade slip containing the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture, pretending to place it on his forehead, but in reality, his divine sense had already penetrated it and read all its contents.

The jade slips containing the inheritance in the third layer only contain the opening and detailed introduction of the cultivation method; they do not contain the complete text. Only the notes and comments are complete.

After you are selected, you need to submit an application to the Transmission Hall before the complete technique will be taught to you.

Even true disciples are limited in the number of techniques they can learn from the third level of the Transmission Hall.

Of course, the bigger reason is to prevent true disciples from being greedy for too much and neglecting to master it, thus scattering their energy.

The reason why there are only two copies of the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture is that this body-refining technique comes from the inheritance stone tablet in the Five Mountains Temple. It has only been accepted into the Qingfeng Sect for a few years, and only Elder Ni was interested in cultivating it and left behind his experience.

The entire text is divided into nine levels. Completing the cultivation is equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage. However, as long as you cultivate to the third level, you can condense a Fiend Body, which slightly increases the probability of Foundation Establishment.

According to Elder Ni's speculation, the effect of the Fiend Body should be similar to the Pure Yang Fiend, a Foundation Establishment spiritual object produced by the Qingfeng Sect. Both of them have the effect of changing tendons and marrow, allowing Qi Refining cultivators to successfully pass the physical body test.

However, because it is similar to Foundation Establishment spiritual items such as Pure Yang Gang Sha, its effects cannot be stacked, but it does not conflict with Foundation Establishment Pills.

Later on, the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture becomes less useful for cultivation, only enhancing combat strength.

This Nine Revolutions Fiend Body continuously improves, which can greatly enhance the physical strength of the cultivator, and can also transfer the fiendish energy cultivated to spiritual weapons, adding considerable power.

It can have an unexpected and miraculous effect on opponents with weak will and feeble mind.

Once you reach the ninth level, which is equivalent to the late Foundation Establishment stage, this body-refining technique comes to an end, with no further developments.

As for the difficulty of cultivation, it requires drawing various kinds of evil energy into the body during the cultivation process, which is accompanied by intense pain, making it difficult for those with weak willpower to persevere.

Bai Zichen held the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture jade slip in his hand, hesitated for a long time, and then picked up another jade slip, the inheritance of the Five Crystal Glazed Body.

"The Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture is quite suitable for me in many ways. As long as I cultivate to the third level, the physical shortcomings I had during the Foundation Establishment stage will be made up for... Let's see what the next one is like before making a decision."

In contrast, the Five Crystal Glazed Body technique was passed down from the founding ancestor of the Qingfeng Sect and has been practiced by all the Foundation Establishment elders in the sect who are interested in body refinement.

That's how so many experiences and insights were accumulated.

By harnessing the essence of the three elements and five energies, one can cleanse one's bones and refine one's fur... By studying the mysteries of the five-crystal divine iron and the glazed fire jade, one can refine one's body in this way, never becoming stale... Upon reaching the highest level, one can combine the strengths of both and achieve a five-crystal glazed body, which is similar to the indestructible body of Buddhism.

With every gesture, he can shake the heavens and the earth, yet remain untouched by any magic.

Both Five-Crystal Divine Iron and Glazed Fire Jade are legendary fifth-tier spiritual materials. Among them, Five-Crystal Divine Iron is known as the hardest and is the best choice for refining weapons of destruction.

Glazed Fire Jade is a special type of soft jade that has no fixed shape. It can absorb magical power. It is said that even a Core Formation cultivator's entire magical power cannot fill a grain-sized piece of Glazed Fire Jade. It is often used to refine defensive magic weapons and spirit puppets.

This body-refining technique uses two types of fifth-grade spiritual materials as references to continuously improve the cultivator's physical body in two aspects, ultimately integrating the advantages of both.

Based on the description, the Five Crystal Glazed Body at its peak is definitely far superior to the Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture, but the difficulty of cultivation is also different.

Throughout history, Qingfeng Sect cultivators have only progressed to the second or third level. Even the founding patriarch only reached the fourth level, failing to complete the five-level body-refining technique.

The biggest obstacle is that cultivating the fifth level of the Five Crystal Glazed Body requires the use of two spiritual materials, Five Crystal Divine Iron and Glazed Fire Jade, to refine into one's own body.

Although it only requires a grain of rice, fifth-grade spiritual materials only exist in ancient books, and no one has ever seen them in reality.

Perhaps among the treasure troves of those Nascent Soul sects that have been passed down for tens of thousands of years, there might be one or two treasures that have been passed down as the sect's heirlooms, but those are beyond the reach of the Qingfeng Sect.

Aside from the nearly impossible fifth level, according to the predecessors who cultivated this body-refining technique, the difficulty in cultivating the Five Crystal Glazed Body lies mainly in the entry point of each level.

It is called a body-refining technique, but it does not follow the usual path of defeating evil spirits and tempering the body. Instead, it follows a mysterious path of simultaneous cultivation.

What's worse, there's no connection between each level. Once you've completed the first level, the second level is like starting from scratch, as if you've switched to a completely different cultivation method.

After reading several commentaries, I found that the time it took for the predecessors to get started at the first level was basically between eight and fifteen years.

However, once you get the basics right and practice the techniques correctly, this body-refining method can be mastered very quickly.

Therefore, the experience and insights are all about how to get started, while the specific practice is only mentioned in passing.

Bai Zichen even found a comment from the patriarch Ge Cang: it took Ge Zhenren six years to enter the first level, half a year to complete the training, and another twelve years to open the second level, which was completed in one year.

Qi Refining disciples must not become addicted! Remember this!
The comment from Ancestor Ge Cang clearly indicated that he felt the Five Crystal Glazed Body cultivation method was too time-consuming. If a disciple were to choose this method and waste their precious Qi Refining period time on it, they might regret it for the rest of their life.

"The Nine Revolutions Condensing Evil Scripture is easy to learn, but the cultivation process is painful and the growth in the later stages is limited... The Five Crystal Glazed Body is extremely difficult to learn, but the cultivation is smooth and the power is great, but the last level of the technique can be ignored."

The founding patriarch of the Qingfeng Sect, with his fourth-level Five-Crystal Glazed Body and perfected Core Formation realm, dominated the Liang Kingdom. He was known as having never been defeated below the Nascent Soul stage, and could even stand up to a Nascent Soul True Monarch.

This demonstrates the power of the five-crystal glass body.

If one can cultivate to the fifth level and achieve complete mastery, needless to say, it is an extremely powerful technique that even those at the Nascent Soul stage can rely on as a great wall.

Bai Zichen laughed heartily. He had been having trouble choosing before, but now that the advantages and disadvantages of the five crystal glass bodies were listed, wasn't this all made for him?

"If my judgment is correct, the biggest difference between my spirit body and the Golden Body of Merit is that, in addition to greatly assisting in breaking through the bottleneck of cultivation, it can reduce the difficulty of entry into any kind of cultivation method or spell, and there will be no stagnation or difficulty."

From the Yi Wood Azure God Technique to the Forging God Technique, Bai Zichen could cite several examples to prove this point.

Especially in the art of forging spirit, even among the Qi Refining disciples of a Nascent Soul sect like the Naihe Sect, very few could master this secret method for cultivating spiritual sense. Yet, without anyone teaching him the tricks, he managed to comprehend and master it on his own.

It should be noted that, according to the evaluation of the inheritance stone tablet, his comprehension was only at the middle grade.

The ability to turn the impossible into the possible is all due to the power of mysterious spiritual entities.

(End of this chapter)