The Path to Immortality: Starting with an Analysis of Basic Concepts

"If someone hasn't advanced in Qi Refining within a year, they're not worth the sect's training. And those who aren't worth training aren't worthy of becoming disciples of the Heavenly Dao Sect's Yinming Cave; they're only fit to be used as waste."

...

Zhu Yu felt a splitting headache, as if an iron rod was being violently stirred inside his head. A large number of unfamiliar and fragmented memories were constantly being pieced together, like a silent slideshow, flashing by scene by scene.

A towering, white structure, seemingly made of marble, pierces the sky, its size unknown.

Outside the tower, thousands of young men and women, some dressed in rags and others in fine clothes, lined up in several columns and entered the tower one by one, some excited and some bewildered.

A thin, timid-looking boy, under the cold gaze of a woman in black robes, raised his hand and placed it on a piece of white jade about ten feet in diameter.

The jade disc rippled like water.

A withered, leafless locust tree, as thin as a young boy, slowly appeared, growing to more than three feet tall before abruptly stopping. Then, a grayish-white color spread from the base of the locust tree, extending for nearly two feet before ceasing to spread further.

The woman in black robes made a note of it and said coldly, "Zhu Yu, third-class soul aptitude, with an affinity for earth and wood in her spiritual roots, assigned to the 'Netherworld Cave'."

The boy was immediately taken to the side of an old man with a sinister face.

After the woman in the black robe finished testing everyone's qualifications.

The sinister old man led the boy and dozens of other boys and girls to a deep, dark cave with the words "Yinming" engraved on it.

Rooms have been assigned.

After recounting the above words, the sinister old man left behind a book titled "Basic Visualization Diagram," a book titled "Records of the Heavenly Dao Sect," a book titled "Precepts and Regulations," and a book titled "Treasures of Nature," before turning and departing.

The boy meditated day after day.

Every time I'm about to complete a visualization, I always fail at the last minute.

He then inadvertently learned that his condition was due to a congenital deficiency of his soul, and with only one month left until the one-year deadline, he feared he would become a consumable and died in fear.

"call..."

After digesting the memories, Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, a strange excitement welling up inside him.

In his previous life, he was just an ordinary person from Blue Star who loved the legendary tales of immortals and gods. Now that he had transmigrated to a world with cultivators, how could he not be excited?

Zhu Yuqiang suppressed his excitement and reached for the "Basic Visualization Diagram" on the table to look through it.

"Basic Visualization Diagram".

It is a simple pattern consisting of a perfect circle containing two ovals, one vertical and one horizontal, which looks like a cross-shaped pupil.

According to the book.

The three-ring pattern has the effect of concentrating the soul. When the pattern is first drawn in the space of consciousness, it can gather the soul power that has been dissipating in a person's body since birth, and open up a place for nurturing the soul in the unknown depths of the mind, the sea of ​​the soul.

The divine sea was opened.

Each complete meditation on the three-ring pattern gathers the naturally dissipated spiritual energy, condensing it into a spiritual particle that exists between the tangible and the intangible.

When enough soul particles accumulate, they merge into a soul thread.

By using the Soul Thread to solidify the three-ring pattern in the Divine Sea, one can then attempt to draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, open the mysterious gate between heaven and earth within the human body, and successfully refine one's Qi.

"Visualize...empty your mind and imagine the shape of the pattern..."

Zhu Yu closed his eyes and concentrated, seemingly due to the fusion with the soul of his predecessor. In just a few breaths, the blurry outline of a three-ring pattern appeared in the dim world.

The key points are explained based on the "Basic Visualization Diagram".

Zhu Yu did not attempt to visualize it all at once, but instead used his consciousness as a brush to carefully sketch it from a single point.

The three-ring pattern seems to contain some kind of inexplicable force. When drawing the outer ring, one can clearly feel a resistance. If one is distracted even slightly, the lines drawn will twist and dissipate, and one will have to start all over again.

Try it repeatedly.

Just as Zhu Yu's consciousness began to feel tired, the pattern of three interlocking rings finally appeared in his mind, emitting a faint glow like fireflies.

"Um?"

At that moment, Zhu Yu's consciousness suddenly felt a refreshing coolness. "Coolness? How can a void consciousness feel something...?"

The center of consciousness space.

The three-ring pattern resembled a candle flame that had been replenished with oil, its faint glow increasing rapidly at a visible speed.

Zhu Yu suddenly felt his mind become exceptionally active, and vague childhood memories and fragmented memories of his past life emerged clearly one by one.

"Is this the effect of condensing divine soul power...?"

In the blink of an eye, a faint light, like the sun, illuminated the space of consciousness.

until a certain moment.

boom...

Zhu Yu felt as if the world was filled with white light, and his consciousness was plunged into chaos and obscurity.

I don't know how long it has been.

Zhu Yu slowly woke up and immediately sensed a space about an inch in size appearing in her mind.

This is the Divine Sea, a place where gods and spirits reside.

Just then.

A virtual information panel slowly unfolded before his eyes.

【Zhu Yu】

Age: 16/76

[Spiritual Root: Wood and Earth, "Third Grade"]

[Attributes: Physical Strength 0.6, Spirit 2.8]

[Skill: Introduction to "Basic Visualization Diagrams" "1/10"]

[Original Destiny: Underworld Yun Yin Sophora japonica]

"This is... a cheat code!"

Zhu Yu was overjoyed. He knew it! He had already transmigrated, so how could he not have a cheat code?

Gazing at the virtual panel, a sudden realization dawned on me.

The "Eye of True Sight" possesses the ability to detect, collect, record information, and then deduce and analyze the results.

The passive ability of a character in a farming-themed mini-game.

"What is this...?"

After digesting the information, Zhu Yu scanned through it one by one, his gaze landing on the "Natal Sign" section. A moment of doubt crossed his eyes, then his gaze fell upon the "Basic Visualization Diagram" introduction. He thought for a moment, then silently recited:

"Establish a model and analyze the 'basic visualization diagram'."

The panel twisted and changed according to his thoughts.

["Basic Visualization Diagram", Analysis Progress "∝"]

"Um?"

Upon seeing the indefinitely delayed analysis progress, Zhu Yu was stunned for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead.

Such techniques, which do not require specific aptitudes, may seem unremarkable to the general public, but in reality, they represent the most stable foundational inheritance of a faction.

The "Eye of True Sight" collects and analyzes information; it is not created out of thin air.

Without a large amount of supporting information and data, relying on his meager knowledge of cultivation, trying to analyze the "basic visualization diagram" is simply wishful thinking.

A thought flashed through his mind, and Zhu Yu pondered for a moment, then silently recited: "Establish a model, analyze the 'Basic Visualization Diagram,' from beginner to expert."

As the thought settles, the panel changes again.

["Basic Visualization Diagram" Beginner to Advanced, Analysis Progress "1%", Estimated Analysis Time: Half an Hour.]

"This is the correct way to use the 'Eye of True Sight'."

Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction, and while waiting, he looked around the room.

The room was small, less than 30 square meters. A stone that emitted a soft light was embedded in the ceiling, reflecting a deep, dark black color onto the walls, ceiling, and floor.

The interior furnishings are also very simple.

Besides a bed, there was only a table and a chair.

Zhu Yu glanced at it a few times, then looked away and picked up the "Precepts and Regulations" to flip through it.

The book contains the precepts and regulations of the Tiandao Sect, which can be summarized in one sentence.

Mutual killing is strictly prohibited. If anyone is found killing each other, regardless of the reason, their disciple title will be revoked and they will be rendered useless.

"The Heavenly Dao Sect doesn't seem to be very righteous..."