How can one become an immortal with such laziness?

In the pure white space, Hong Butian's eyes were tightly closed.

He placed his hands on his legs, each gripping a low-grade spirit stone tightly. His blood and qi surged, and his body temperature rose rapidly.

"Pay attention, activate your Qi and blood, try to draw in the spiritual energy within the spirit stone, just a small wisp is enough, do not rush it."

The ring's solemn voice rang in Hong Butian's ears: "Slowly guide the spiritual energy, and follow the route I taught you before. You must not deviate from the path, or the consequences will be unimaginable!"

When you encounter obstacles, don't think that you can overcome them by putting in more effort; that only proves that you're on the wrong path!

"At that point, you should leave without hesitation, otherwise you'll either suffer a qi deviation or die!"

"Ok!"

Hong Butian remembered the elder's words, but at this moment, he was so focused that he could only let out a heavy nasal sound before he could say nothing more.

The first step is to draw out the relatively condensed spiritual energy from the spirit stone. At first, Hong Butian couldn't get the hang of it. He thought that if he crushed the spirit stone, the spiritual energy would come out. So he used all his strength, but it was no use.

Fortunately, the Grand Elder gave Hong Butian timely advice, telling him not to try to forcibly destroy it from the outside, but to guide the spiritual energy to leak out from within on its own...

Before long, fine beads of cold sweat covered his forehead, and Hong Butian's body even began to tremble slightly. His clothes were completely soaked and clung to his body, but he still couldn't get the hang of it.

Finally, after an unknown amount of time, the spiritual energy seemed to belatedly realize what was happening and finally responded to his call.

A wisp of spiritual energy, really just a tiny wisp, and even so, controlling it had already left Hong Butian feeling utterly exhausted.

But this is far from the end, or rather, the most important step has just begun: circulating spiritual energy through the meridians and transforming it into one's own spiritual power, without any mistakes during this process.

It can be slow, but it can't be wrong.

"..."

"..."

"It's the seventh day."

The ring suddenly spoke: "Open your mouth."

Upon hearing this, Hong Butian spoke, and a flash of light appeared on his ring. A pill made of herbs was thrown into the former's mouth, melting instantly upon entry.

"..."

"The fourteenth day."

"..."

"The twenty-first day."

"..."

"On the twenty-eighth day, speak."

This time, Hong Butian didn't speak. His blood and qi suddenly surged violently, and veins bulged on his forehead: "Ahhh!"

"Kacha."

The two spirit stones in his hand shattered and turned into dust.

As if reaching a limit, Hong Butian's aura gradually began to stabilize. After another half day, he opened his eyes, which were bloodshot, but showed no signs of weakness.

"congratulations!"

The ring congratulated him with delight: "You have successfully reached the Qi Refining stage and become a cultivator in the true sense. Although you are still very weak, once you learn a few techniques and moves, you can be called an immortal in the mortal world."

"Thank you for your help!"

Hong Butian sincerely thanked him: "I will definitely fulfill my promise to you!"

"As for the immortal..."

Hong Butian gave a self-deprecating smile: "The last one called Immortal Master was already killed by my younger siblings with a stool."

ring:"……"

"That was just a special case..."

The ring coughed twice: "That weasel was too careless and underestimated its opponent, otherwise it wouldn't have been so powerless to resist."

"But once someone is dead, they are dead; no amount of reasoning will help."

Hong Butian shook his head and sighed, "Xiao Li and Xiao Yang are the real geniuses. My cousin has been cultivating in the Five Elements Sect for almost a year now, and I wonder how powerful she must be."

"Hey, hey, don't bring up the Five Elements Sect again, okay!"

The ring said unhappily, "Once you arrive at the Medicine King Sect, you will be the closed-door disciple of the Grand Elder of the Medicine King Sect. The resources you receive will be far superior to those of a newly initiated disciple of the Five Elements Sect."

By then, it will be no problem for your cultivation level to surpass that of your cousin, right?

You should be competing with the true prodigies, the young talents of various sects…”

After a pause, the ring changed its tone: "Besides, it's not even certain whether your sister has successfully cultivated Qi yet!"

Spiritual practice knows no time; what can one accomplish in a year? Nothing!

"Hey, I can't control whether you look down on the Five Elements Sect, but what gives you the right to make such assumptions about my little sister!"

Hong Butian retorted defiantly, "I've heard my uncle and aunt say that Xiao Li is doing very well there, and all the elders have to give her some face!"

If she hadn't refused, all the elders would have begged her to become the sect leader!

"laugh."

The ring couldn't help but chuckle: "I'm not trying to discourage you, but you can tell from that kind of talk that a young girl would make up. She only reports good news, so it's understandable."

However, if you were to say that a disciple who has only been a disciple for less than a year could command the respect of the elders and even be considered for the position of sect leader, that would be utterly laughable. Do you know how many years the position of sect leader of the Five Elements Sect has been vacant?

"Furthermore, as far as I know, the Five Elements Sect rejects a lot of disciples in each batch, those who failed to cultivate Qi within a year."

The ring-wearing man speculated in a sly voice, "Maybe your little sister will be eliminated after a year?"

You might not know this, but the Five Elements Sect's airships, besides picking up new disciples and taking them to the sect, also have the mission of sending rejected disciples home.

"Wait two months... oh, no, wait until the Five Elements Sect's mountain closure ends, maybe you'll see your sister being sent back on the airship?"

"This……"

Upon hearing about the ring, Hong Butian was momentarily uncertain.

Having just entered the Qi Refining stage, he knew all too well the difficulties involved. Moreover, there was a senior cultivator here who was suspected to be the Great Elder of the Medicine King Sect guiding him, which allowed him to overcome this hurdle without any major incident.

But if it's Xiao Li...

Newly initiated disciples certainly can't receive guidance from Golden Core cultivators like he did, especially considering Xiao Li's lazy personality...

"I think I vaguely heard Uncle Xiaochen mention it..."

Hong Butian frowned: "They said that Xiao Li will be coming back to get married soon, and they even teased me about when I'm going to find a partner..."

"See, see, I told you so."

The ring spoke with an air of certainty: "That girl has probably lost all interest in cultivation and is already thinking about coming back to be a wife and mother, just like most mortals, and living a dull and short life."

"how come……"

Hong Butian found it hard to believe: "My younger sister's talent far surpasses mine. She is bound to achieve great things in the future. How could she possibly become mediocre as you say?"

All I can say is, believe it or not.

The ring remarked, "Everyone's life experiences are different. It's not about who has the strongest ability; there are always various factors that influence their growth."

"certainly……"

The ring changed the subject, chuckling, "I'll protect you from now on. When you've achieved some success in your cultivation, you can help out your own family members too."

If your cousin hasn't lost her spirit due to life and reality by then, you can give her another chance.

"..."

Hong Butian was silent for a moment, then raised his head with a determined look on his face.

"I understand. I will work hard in my cultivation and strive to become a great cultivator who can help my family, not only Xiao Li, but also other relatives and friends who care about me..."

"It's good that you have ambition. Now let's go out. I've put everything else here into my ring. Some of it can replenish my power, and the rest is for you."

The ring's voice was cheerful: "Now, I'll show you the direction of the Medicine King Sect..."

.........

On the Five Elements Sect airship, Hong Li suddenly frowned: "Hmm? Are people talking about me?"

Shadows swirled around her, and vaguely, there seemed to be ferocious demonic figures baring their fangs and claws.

"Hmm, but it doesn't seem like there's any malice involved, and there's even a hint of concern?"

Hongli scratched her cheek, looked in a certain direction, and suddenly realized: "Oh ho, that's my hometown. It's alright then. My family is probably worried about me. All clear!"

The shadows receded like the tide.

Supernatural Power: Demonic Heart (The True Demon)

Quality: purple

Effects: Detection shielding, hostility detection, reverse tracking, psychological trauma, personality modification...

When information is mentioned or observed by others, the Shadow will lock onto the other party's location and silently approach the target.

When others attempt to forcibly detect specific information, they will fall into a state of "possession/obsession," suffering severe mental damage, and the demonic shadow will take advantage of the situation.

Scope of application: Nascent Soul stage and below