In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 9 The Five Key Points of Breathing Exercises
During the three-day holiday, Su Yuanlin earned nearly four thousand yuan.

For an ordinary person, this amount of money would be enough to live comfortably for a month, but if it were used for cultivation, it would clearly be insufficient.

Not to mention the various pills used for cultivation, the rental fee for this artificial spiritual root alone could wipe out all the money he had worked so hard to earn in just a few hours.

Looking at the large amount deducted from his account balance, Su Yuan felt a pang of regret.

However, the effects of the artificial spiritual root are indeed worth the price.

He opened the box containing the artificial spiritual root, and as soon as he opened this sophisticated preservation box, gusts of cold air rushed out from it.

A silver-white patch, resembling a belly button patch, appeared in front of Su Yuan.

After so many years of development, artificial spiritual root technology no longer requires transplantation into the body; it can simply be applied directly to the body.

He took out the patch, lifted his shirt, and stuck it on his stomach.

Instantly, a cool sensation emanated from the patch, like plant roots probing into Su Yuan's body and establishing a connection with his dantian.

As the artificial spiritual root took effect, the surrounding spiritual energy began to actively converge towards Su Yuan. Now, he only needed to freely circulate the breathing technique to obtain a boost of more than ten times his normal cultivation speed.

"I wish the system could give me a spiritual root someday."

Su Yuan felt the changes brought about by the spiritual root and secretly looked forward to it.

Even in an era where everyone cultivates immortality, those born with spiritual roots are as rare as in ancient times, one in ten thousand. Current cultivation techniques have not yet developed to the point where they can alter the genes of newborns.

More than 90% of geniuses with innate spiritual roots can enter top universities, and some even have the potential to enter one of the top ten immortal academies.

If he could obtain his own spiritual root, he would be willing to drive luxury cars and live in a mansion!

Su Yuan repeated this wish to himself several times, hoping the system would hear it.

He suppressed his distracting thoughts and focused intently on practicing the basic breathing technique for high school students. Centered on his dantian, a small vortex of spiritual energy appeared around Su Yuan.

Entering a meditative state instantly.

This is the benefit brought by the Pure Land Demon Heart. Normally, Su Yuan would need to dawdle for more than three minutes before he could enter a state of cultivation, and he would often lose focus.

None of the students in the class could enter a meditative state instantly.

Even Chen Nuoyi, who is the top student in the class, needs about thirty seconds to get into the zone.

Therefore, Su Yuan's performance stood out in the class.

Feeling the spiritual energy in the classroom rapidly converging in one direction, Yue Lin turned his gaze and was taken aback when he saw Su Yuan absorbing the spiritual energy.

How come this kid is so fast? Did he start?
Or is Su Yuan's instant entry into meditation just a coincidence that won't last long?
Yue Lin couldn't help but pay more attention to Su Yuan.

Time passed slowly, and all forty-eight students in the class had basically entered a state of cultivation.

However, breathing exercises are a skill that requires complete concentration. Even a momentary distraction or a disruption in breathing rhythm will drastically reduce the rate at which spiritual energy is absorbed.

Yue Lin stood on the platform with his arms crossed, glanced at the entire class, and spoke coldly:
"When you hear the following sentence, you will find that swallowing saliva will change from automatic to manual."

Upon hearing this, several students instinctively swallowed, their breathing rhythm completely disrupted.

One of the students, who was affected and forced to exit his cultivation state, opened his eyes, a look of terror flashing in them!
It's coming! The Five Key Points of Breathing!

Yue Lin continued speaking:
"From now on, your blinking will switch you from an automatic to a manual transmission!"

"From now on, there will definitely be a spot on your body that's very itchy!"

"Feeling sleepy? Think about all the yawns you've seen in your life!"

"From now on, your breathing will be manual!" With each sentence Yue Lin uttered, some students on the field couldn't hold back, and their cultivation rhythm instantly became chaotic.

These are the five major hurdles that every cultivator must face when breathing in spiritual energy!

Blinking, breathing, swallowing saliva, yawning, and even the psychological effect of an itchy spot on a part of the body—every bodily instinct is forced into manual control after being reminded by external stimuli.

This is nothing short of a thunderbolt for students who must always be single-minded in their breathing of spiritual energy!

After Yue Lin revealed all five major obstacles, more than two-thirds of the students in the class lost their composure and began to try to adjust their physical condition. However, the more anxious they were, the less their bodies could recover.

Yue Lin said coldly:
"Your minds are filled with distractions and your Daoist resolve is unstable. Just a few words have kept you off-focus. During the hour of breathing exercises, you were out of sorts for at least half an hour! You all need to practice properly!"

After reprimanding the student for not focusing enough on cultivation, Yue Lin turned his gaze to Su Yuan, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This kid was completely unaffected by the five major energy gates of breathing exercises and continued to cultivate at the most efficient speed. Even Chen Nuoyi was slightly inferior to him in terms of concentration.

Has this meant I've finally figured it out?
With such a high level of focus, one cannot expect to achieve good results in terms of spiritual cultivation.

But Yue Lin knew himself very well as the class representative. His Dao Heart grades were only average to above average. But after not seeing him for three days, he had to look at him with new eyes.

It's a bit strange.

Compared to cultivation, which can be improved with the help of external forces, the Dao heart can only be improved step by step.

There are only two possibilities for a sudden increase in one's Dao Heart achievement: one is that one has encountered a major turning point in life and has a goal to strive for throughout one's life; the other is... that one has developed a mental illness.

Yes, many mentally ill people think differently from ordinary people and can maintain a level of focus on certain things that far exceeds that of ordinary people.

Su Yuan's situation... seems to be showing some signs of trouble!
Yue Lin recalled Su Yuan's family background: an orphan with no parents, a broken home, coupled with the pressure of the college entrance exam and life itself... Hiss—

A hint of concern rose in Yue Lin's originally cold and serious gaze.

Two hours later, the bell rang to signal the end of get out of class.

Su Yuan looked at the 1,000 yuan deducted from his account balance, and like sending away a plague god, he tore off the spirit root patch and put it in a food container, then had the unmanned flying sword take it away.

However, feeling the tremendous improvement in his cultivation over the past two hours, Su Yuan felt that the money was well spent.

The high school basic breathing technique includes a method for self-testing cultivation progress. As soon as Su Yuan activated this technique, a set of data appeared in his mind.

[Spiritual Power: 57.5 (Qi Refining Level 5)]

This wasn't system data, but rather a rough estimate he had made. It couldn't compare to a professional cultivation level detection tool that could be accurate to three decimal places, but it was still quite accurate.

Two hours ago, his cultivation level was only 57.0. This sudden increase of 0.5 in cultivation progress is quite remarkable.

"Having the Pure Demon Heart makes all the difference. In the past, with the same amount of time and artificial spiritual roots, the cultivation progress was at most 0.2 to 0.3. System is really amazing."

Su Yuan sighed inwardly.

Just then, Su Yuan saw his homeroom teacher, Yue Lin, walking towards him.

A thought struck him:

"I performed so well in this class, Teacher Yue must have noticed. Maybe she has already seen my talent and is preparing to give me extra tutoring."

Thinking of this, Su Yuan couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Then, he saw Yue Lin reach out and pat him on the shoulder, saying with a hint of concern in his voice:
"Su Yuan, if you have any difficulties, you can come to my office. Don't keep them to yourself. You have to look forward and don't do anything rash."

Su Yuan: "???"

(End of this chapter)