I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 290: A Genius Who Shines Through the Ages

Getting in the car, Xia Yuan drove all the way towards Qingcheng Mountain.

This time he had completed all the things he needed to do when he returned home, and now he could devote himself to cultivation!

Xia Yuan
Status: Transcendent Stage 2
Body: 100
Soul: 100
Source energy: 72.8/100
Origin point: 11.7
"Alas, in just 8 days, I've already consumed nearly 30 points of source energy. This body's energy consumption is really huge now!"

Looking at the data on the panel, Xia Yuan sighed helplessly.

I have to say that being in an environment without source energy really affects the speed of cultivation.

If he could use external objects to replenish the source energy in his body, he might have already been promoted to the third stage of Transcendental Realm.

It’s a pity that apart from source energy, there is currently nothing on Earth that can replenish his energy.

"I hope we can create a substance that can replenish energy for extraordinary people in the future!"

He has a panel to supplement, but others cannot.

If they cannot find the source of energy, the first thing that will hinder their progress may be the energy problem.

"Forget it. I don't need to worry about this kind of thing. There are researchers out there to find a solution."

Xia Yuan shook his head and didn't think about it anymore.

There was only one thing he needed to think about now.

That is to seize the time to accumulate enough source points to achieve a breakthrough.

If an additional 300 source points were needed, it would probably only take him a little over a month to meet the promotion requirements.

I’m afraid that the dog panel will hit 3,000 points, that would be terrible!
"But fortunately, now that we have that giant ship, the speed of obtaining source points should be slightly increased."

In the past few days, Xie Xuan has ordered people to transport the huge ship along the river to the dividing line between Shazhou and Xizhou.

As for the location further upstream, it is no longer possible to continue traveling.

So Xia Yuan needs to drag it by himself later.

After going to Qingcheng Mountain and seeing the techniques Xie Xuan mentioned, Xia Yuan can start practicing!

……

Because Hanzhou and Shazhou are not too far away.

In the afternoon, Xia Yuan drove to Qingcheng Mountain.

At this time, most people are still in the process of cultivation.

Xia Yuan also saw Shao Longcheng and Lin Feng among them.

Shao Longcheng had a ferocious expression on his face, and it was obvious that he was in great pain.

but
"This old man can actually succeed?"

After observing his physical condition with his soul, Xia Yuan couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Although he couldn't be sure what stage of tempering he had reached, he found that Shao Longcheng's heart had changed compared to before.

This is clearly the first step.

To be honest, Xia Yuan actually thought that it was almost impossible for Shao Longcheng to succeed. The pressure on his almost exhausted body during the tempering was far beyond imagination.

Moreover, the loss of mental strength is also quite exaggerated.

At this level, taking the first step is even more difficult than Li Qingxuan's initial two temperings.

Just as Xia Yuan was observing, Shao Longcheng suddenly opened his eyes with a pale face.

The whole person became shaky and looked like he was about to die at any moment.

However, there was a hint of excitement in his eyes.

Yes, he succeeded again!
"As expected of a self-made business tycoon, he's got something!"

Xia Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Shao Longcheng's obsession with immortality is probably so strong that it cannot be strengthened.

Otherwise, under normal circumstances, people of his age would have a zero chance of survival.

But this is just the beginning.

If you want to defy life and death and prolong your life, you must complete the subsequent steps of tempering.

If it were someone with a weaker will, just thinking about it would fill them with despair.

In comparison, the first stage of training is just an appetizer.

Can Shao Longcheng really hold on?
Xia Yuan remained silent.

If he can really awaken successfully at the age of 90, his legend will surely be immortal.
"Let me see if you can create a miracle!"

Xia Yuan smiled, feeling a little bit of anticipation.

After he finished practicing, someone immediately helped him into the room opposite to rest.

Not long after, Lin Feng also opened his eyes.

His condition is obviously much better.

Although he was also in a weak state, at least he could still walk on his own.

"Finally completed the fifth tempering!"

After taking a deep breath, Lin Feng murmured to himself:

"This practice is just as Mr. Xia said. You must be highly focused at all times. Even the slightest misstep can lead to death."

As soon as he finished speaking, a familiar laugh sounded at the door.

"Haha, I've already said that becoming a transcendent isn't that easy."

"The cultivation process is almost like constantly tearing your body tissues apart and then reassembling them."

Seeing the person coming, Lin Feng quickly stood up.

"Mr. Xia!"

Xia Yuan waved his hand to signal him to sit down, then asked:

"Well, do you regret it now?"

Lin Feng shook his head firmly.

"No regrets."

He always believed in one principle.

Whatever you want to get, you must pay for it.

The more precious something is, the more you have to pay for it.

Compared to possessing extraordinary powers, these sacrifices are nothing.

After all, becoming a transcendent not only allows you to possess powerful strength, but also allows you to achieve the immortality that everyone has longed for since ancient times.

Xia Yuan smiled.

This Lin Feng is indeed a rare talent.

"Tell me about your two training sessions over the past few days."

Lin Feng nodded and told Xia Yuan in detail about his experiences over the past few days.

"We arrived here on the morning of November 11nd and started practicing in the afternoon."

From him, Xia Yuan learned that Shao Longcheng did not make it to the end of the first day.

After a day of rest, I was able to take the first step on the third day.

And today is the fifth day.

He had just completed his second tempering.

This speed can only be described as a turtle's pace!

According to Shao Longcheng's current physical condition, he needs to rest for an average of two days after each tempering before he can continue the next practice.

And this is just the beginning.

Wait until the second, third, or even sixth level or above.

Then I'm afraid the interval will be longer.

It is estimated that it will take at least a year just to complete the first step of tempering the heart.

It will take at least four to five years to reach the innate level.

But his life is like a candle in the wind.

Therefore, if he wants to successfully cultivate to the innate level, he cannot slack off in the middle.

If the progress slows down a bit, there may not be enough time.

This can almost be said to be a race against time.

After hearing this, Xia Yuan had actually completely lost hope.

He had originally thought that Shao Longcheng could complete his tempering every two days. But now, the possibility of cultivating to the Xiantian level was extremely small.

As for Lin Feng, he is pretty good.

Although not as good as the people in the Extraordinary Management Bureau, they can still be tempered once a day.

Being able to maintain this speed steadily would make you a genius!
After learning about the two people's cultivation situation, Xia Yuan went straight to the residence of Li Qingxuan, who had just finished his cultivation not long ago.

He had just heard about Xia Yuan's arrival from the young Taoist priest guarding the gate.

"Has the Taoist priest already broken through to the eighth level?"

Noticing that Li Qingxuan had changed a lot compared to last time, Xia Yuan couldn't help but ask curiously.

"That's right, I just broke through yesterday."

Li Qingxuan smiled and nodded.

The further you go, the more source energy is required for each tempering.

Especially after level six.

It can be said that there will be relatively big changes every time you advance to a higher level.

It is relatively easy to see if you just use your soul to explore it a little.

Now his heart is much stronger than that of most young people, even many wild beasts have weaker heart power than him.

When we are still mortals, our heart is the source of our strength.

"Then it seems that you, Taoist Priest, should be able to completely temper your heart in less than a month!"

Xia Yuan began to look forward to it.

After all, Li Qingxuan was the person who completed the tempering of his heart the fastest besides him.

Then we can see what changes will happen.

"I'm afraid not."

But Li Qingxuan smiled bitterly and said:

"After breaking through the eighth level, with my current mental strength, I can only complete one tempering."

"I just tried to do a second tempering, but unfortunately I felt like I was reaching my limit before I even got halfway through."

"So, if you want to completely temper the heart, it will take at least forty days."

In fact, 40 days is just the ideal situation.

If things don't go well later, I'm afraid I'll be stuck for a long time in the last few temperings.

This is not smooth sailing, as it depends on whether the upper limit of mental strength can support Li Qingxuan to complete a tempering.

If it is not enough, he will need to wait until the upper limit of his mental power is increased before he can break through.

Judging from the current difficulty of cultivation, Li Qingxuan believes that this situation is very likely to occur.

"Fellow Daoist, I think the concentration of source energy should not be too low when you first start practicing."

As he spoke, Li Qingxuan expressed his thoughts.

"At the beginning, having too low a concentration of source energy does not really have any impact, and it can also greatly reduce the difficulty and danger of cultivation, thus increasing the speed of cultivation."

"However, due to the excessive success in the early stages, it is difficult to increase the upper limit of mental strength, which will become a shackle when practicing later."

"At this point, it's no longer a question of whether it's dangerous or not. It's more that even if you completely exhaust your mental strength, it's impossible to fully temper it in one go."

"So instead of wasting a lot of time improving your mental strength later, it's better to lay a good foundation from the beginning so that you don't waste too much time."

Now it is not just Li Qingxuan who feels this problem, but most people have noticed it.

Especially those people from the Extraordinary Management Bureau.

The concentration of source energy they first cultivated was extremely low.

This has resulted in a significant decrease in the speed of cultivation.

Take Feng Yuanshan, the best among them, as an example.

On the 106th, he had tempered it times.

But to date, it has only been tempered 117 times.

You know, he could complete two tempering sessions every day before.

Now after breaking through the sixth level, the speed has suddenly slowed down to almost half.

Among the remaining few people, Tang Ping, the slowest, could only complete the tempering once a day after breaking through the sixth level.

This is only the sixth level.

When you reach the eighth level, you will definitely not be able to guarantee even one tempering per day.

After hearing what Li Qingxuan said, Xia Yuan frowned.

It’s just the Body Tempering Stage, how could it be so difficult?
These people are the top talents carefully selected by the government.

If even they are in this situation, doesn't that mean that most people can't even complete the first step of heart tempering?
After all, if you practice at a very high concentration of source energy from the beginning, you might not even be able to get started.

Xia Yuan suddenly realized that he had underestimated the difficulty of practicing the awakening method.

How many people have the willpower to persist until their mental strength is completely exhausted?

I'm afraid that most ordinary people will not be able to hold on when half of their mental strength is consumed.

"You don't have to cultivate at the same concentration of source crystals from the beginning. The first one or two levels can be used as a transition stage to slowly adapt."

Hearing Xia Yuan's question, Li Qingxuan shook his head.

"Wait until you reach the third level before you start practicing alone."

"In this case, if you have a strong mental strength, you may not need to worry about the problem of insufficient mental strength before the eighth level."

Having said that, Li Qingxuan smiled.

"Of course, another possibility is to elevate your understanding of the Awakening Method to another level right from the start."

"In this way, the utilization rate of source energy will be improved, the difficulty of cultivation will be greatly reduced, and the requirements for mental strength will not be so high."

This approach is like improving the performance of an engine.

It can be said that if one can truly elevate the understanding of the awakening method to another level, then one will hardly encounter any danger during the practice.

This method is also the most difficult one.

Li Qingxuan didn't think anyone could do it in a short period of time.

Understanding the exercises requires not only long-term study, but also a strong understanding.

In other words, sweat and inspiration are both indispensable.

It's impossible for someone to spend several years studying the exercises before practicing, right?

And this person happens to have a good understanding?

It’s strange that there are such people!

If you have that much time, wouldn’t it be better to practice directly?
In a few years, he might have already broken through to the innate level or even awakened successfully.

However, now Li Qingxuan could probably understand why Xia Yuan felt that practicing in the Body Tempering Realm was not very difficult.

After all, as the person who created the awakening method, he must understand it the best.

His cultivation is undoubtedly much easier than that of others.

He also understood why Xia Yuan had said that he must create his own technique for future cultivation.

Because if you keep following other people's paths, not only will your cultivation speed be slow, but most importantly, you will only be able to walk on the path set by others.

Those who learn from me live, those who resemble me die.

So if you want to go further, you must find your own way.

It’s a pity that it’s so difficult to achieve this!
Almost the vast majority of people can only practice the skills created by others.

Those who can create their own martial arts techniques on their own are true geniuses.

For example, the owner of the tomb discovered in Kunlun Mountain.

Two thousand years ago, people knew nothing, but they were able to make their own way.

Thinking about it now, it’s unbelievable.

It is undoubtedly a loss for such people to disappear in the passage of time.

If he were alive, he might be another Fellow Daoist Xia.

Oh, maybe a little more!
After all, Fellow Daoist Xia created a method that can transform one from a human to a transcendent being.

This is the decisive step.

Without this step, even if there is source energy, humans will never be able to absorb it.

I actually met such a genius!
How lucky am I?

(End of this chapter)