Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 40 Ancient Body Cultivation: The Boulder Body Refining Method!

"Master, do we have body-refining cultivators in our Xuanhuang Realm?"

Lin Chen picked a mature spiritual herb and casually asked a question.

Han Jihai leaned against the shade of a tree, and with nothing else to do, he began to explain things to Lin Chen.

"Body-refining cultivators certainly exist."

"Just like the mortal kingdoms within the area where our Changchun Gate is located, it is called Yanlai Kingdom."

"Yanlai Kingdom is just a small country in the whole of Qingzhou, but it has quite a few body-refining martial artists."

"A powerful body-refining martial artist can even rival a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining..."

Lin Chen nodded to himself upon hearing this.

Before he even began cultivating immortality, he had already killed several cultivators who were just beginning to refine their Qi.

Although the advantage of firearms was taken advantage of, it also shows that cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining are not that strong.

"Of course, most of these body-refining martial artists are self-taught, having only occasionally obtained fragments of ancient body-refining cultivation techniques."

"But within our Changchun Sect, there truly is a body-refining technique... located on the second floor of the Techniques Pavilion, I think it's called something like Body Refining Technique..."

After a pause, Han Jihai looked at Lin Chen with a strange expression and said:

"My dear disciple, you don't actually want to learn that body-refining method, do you?"

"Body-refining techniques are only somewhat useful for self-defense during the Qi Refining stage; you can't waste your great talent on that!"

At this point, Han Jihai seemed genuinely worried that Lin Chen would waste time on body tempering.

He said earnestly:

"Unless you obtain an ancient body-refining method... ordinary body-refining methods can only be studied superficially; don't waste too much time on them!"

"Yes, Master!"

Lin Chen readily agreed, but in his heart he was already thinking about the body-refining method inside the sect.

"Are there any similarities between the body-refining methods of the cultivation world and the breathing techniques of Earth?"

"If we could find a few copies, perhaps we could find some inspiration to improve the breathing techniques of Earth?"

Lin Chen seemed to be deep in thought.

The breathing techniques of Blue Star were not developed overnight, but rather refined by countless generations over thousands of years.

It took hundreds of revisions to create the seventh set of martial arts breathing techniques that Lin Chen is currently learning.

Breathing techniques are of great importance, and almost everyone practices them!

If we can find something of value in the body-refining methods, it might bring about a huge change to the entire martial arts of the Great Xia Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Lin Chen felt a surge of excitement.

……

The next morning, after having breakfast, Lin Chen went to the Cultivation Technique Pavilion again.

Inner disciples are allowed to take three cultivation manuals out of the cultivation manual pavilion each month to read.

However, there are no restrictions if one reads within the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion.

Lin Chen first searched on the first floor of the Cultivation Technique Pavilion.

This floor contains over 100,000 books on various cultivation techniques, but upon closer inspection, it is not difficult to find that most of them are duplicate copies.

Lin Chen estimated that having tens of thousands of different cultivation techniques would be quite good.

Among these ten thousand martial arts manuals, there are quite a few ordinary martial arts techniques.

There are many martial arts techniques, such as the Meteor Blade Technique, the Arrogant Heaven Sword Technique, and the Mountain Shattering Fist Technique.

These martial arts techniques sound impressive, but they're actually just so-so.

Most of them were created by ordinary martial arts masters. Their moves were commendable, but when they were perfected, they only had a strength of a little over a thousand catties.

Lin Chen searched for an hour and found that he didn't like any of the martial arts books on the first floor, only picking out a few that looked decent.

Afterwards, he went to the second floor of the cultivation technique pavilion and found the body-refining method called "Giant Stone Body Refining Technique".

"Compared to the martial arts techniques on the first floor, the name of this true body-refining method is rather ordinary..."

Lin Chen chuckled and began to examine the body-refining technique.

The exercise is divided into four parts.

The first part roughly explains the origin of this technique.

"I was originally a hunter in the mountains. When I was young, I went into the mountains to collect herbs and happened to save an old man. That old man was a cultivator who practiced an ancient body-refining method. Even at several hundred years old, he still had the strength to withstand ten thousand men."

"Later, out of gratitude for saving my life, he taught me an ancient body-refining method while I was recovering from my injuries. However, due to my dull aptitude, I only grasped the basics after several months of study..."

"After the old man left, I cultivated my body for several years and became invincible among mortals... After cultivating my body for ten years, I have transcended the realm of martial arts."

"At the age of eighty, I was still as swift as the wind. I encountered a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator, fought him... and emerged victorious!"

"Therefore, I incorporated all my life's insights into this body-refining method and named it the Giant Rock Body Refining Technique."

"..."

After reading it through, Lin Chen discovered that although the name of this Giant Stone Body Refining Technique was ordinary, its content did indeed have some resemblance to ancient body refining methods.

If this method is practiced to perfection, one may be able to lift a boulder weighing 100,000 jin (approximately 50,000 kg)...

Aside from the first part of the cultivation method, the rest consists of mental cultivation techniques, body-refining exercises, and the author's insights into cultivation.

Lin Chen silently put away the Giant Stone Body Refining Technique and murmured:

"As expected of an ancient body-refining method, this technique is indeed quite profound... but it seems that studying it would take a lot of time."

"But... what does this have to do with me? I just need to bring the cultivation technique back, and leave the rest to the specialized researchers!"

Lin Chen took the Giant Stone Body Refining Technique and several martial arts manuals from the first floor and went to register on the first floor.

"Yes, inner disciples can borrow three level-two cultivation techniques per month, and there is no limit to the number of level-one techniques..."

"This is your third book this month. Are you sure you want to borrow it?"

The elder of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion glanced at the Giant Stone Body Refining Technique and frowned slightly.

He had heard of Lin Chen, who was the first among this year's disciples to advance to the Qi Refining stage.

He didn't want Lin Chen to waste his precious time on body tempering, so he reminded him:

"Body-refining techniques can increase combat power in a short time, but they are tasteless and have no benefit to cultivation..."

Lin Chen knew the elder meant well, so he cupped his hands and said:

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder. I'll just take a quick look; it won't take up much of my time!"

After saying that, Lin Chen returned the two cultivation techniques he had previously borrowed ahead of schedule.

The elder of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion simply nodded slightly and said nothing more.

Just as Lin Chen finished borrowing the cultivation technique and was about to leave the cultivation technique pavilion, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind him.

"Is that you? Lin Chen!"

Lin Chen turned around and saw Li Zhengqian standing behind him, his eyes fixed on Lin Chen with a piercing gaze, as if burning with intense passion.

Lin Chen paused slightly and asked:

"Fellow Daoist Li, is there something you need?"

But then Li Zhenqian said smugly:

"Lin Chen, it was my carelessness that you were the first to advance to the first level of Qi Refining..."

"But this time, I will put in a thousand times the effort!"

Lee Jin-gon seemed to recall the efforts and hard work he had put in over the past few days, and a few tears welled up in the corners of his eyes.

He wiped away his sweat, and his tone regained its confidence:

"Lin Chen, in three days at most, I'll be able to advance to the second level of Qi Refining!"

"At that time, I will be the first disciple in this cohort to advance to the second level of Qi Refining!"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Lin Chen with a smile, hoping to see a look of shock and inferiority on Lin Chen's face.

However, Lin Chen remained calm, only nodding slightly and saying:

"In that case, congratulations, Fellow Daoist Li!"

Having said that, Lin Chen continued walking and stepped out of the Scripture Pavilion.

Li Zhenqian behind him was stunned. Lin Chen's reaction was completely different from what he had imagined!

"Hmph, he's just putting on a show of calm!"

Li Zhenqian snorted, seemingly still immersed in the joy of about to break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

however……

The elder of the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion gave Li Zhenqian a strange look and said:

"That kid named Lin Chen has already reached the second level of Qi Refining..."

(End of this chapter)