You promised yourself to be a caged bird, but you became the supreme young master?

Chapter 103 Essence, Qi, and Spirit: Three Major Paths!

"A cultivator from the Body Refining Realm has no chance of winning against a cultivator from the Qi Refining Realm unless they awaken their talent beforehand or even possess a higher-level talent."

Otherwise, I can't think of any possibility of winning the battle.

However, I still recommend that you participate in this secret realm trial and not rush to break through to the Qi Refining Secret Realm.

Anyway, this secret realm trial will teleport you out directly after you fail.

There is no need to worry about your life being in danger.

Being able to face off against a Qi Refining Realm expert in the Body Refining Realm is a very rare experience.

Furthermore, every three trials you pass will reward you with a portion of a rare spirit-refining technique that can be practiced from the body-refining secret realm.

As long as one can obtain a complete cultivation technique and master it.

Your spiritual sense after breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm might be equivalent to that of a cultivator in the mid-stage of the Qi Refining Realm.

This technique was almost completely lost thousands of years ago.

The sects that possess this kind of technique probably originated from a much more distant era.

Most people never need to use it; true cultivation that touches the soul usually only occurs after becoming a True Person of Spirit Refinement.

But I think you might want to give it a try.

The remnant soul finally made its conclusion and then offered its advice.

"Senior, in which level of the Qi Refining Secret Realm do the cultivators appear as opponents?"

Lu Heng, who seemed unmoved by the ruthlessness of the secret realm's designer, spoke up.

Compared to the remnant soul who thought he had no chance of defeating his opponent in the Qi Refining Secret Realm, he subconsciously looked at the characteristics of his own cultivation technique.

Both the "Basic Body Refining Method" and the "Basic Sword Technique" possess further potential under the enhancement of the techniques' unique characteristics.

Especially with "Basic Sword Techniques," if Lu Heng were willing to spend the time, it might not be impossible for him to deduce a sword technique that surpasses perfection.

Of course, once you reach that level, it no longer falls under the category of first-order sword techniques or combat methods, but should be called sword energy.

Compared to the Body Refining Secret Realm, which mainly focuses on body refining and blood circulation, the Qi Refining Secret Realm's foundation for all cultivation lies in the Qi Refining spiritual power derived after advancement.

Compared to spiritual power, the blood and qi in the Body Refining Secret Realm are merely a lower-level substitute.

Once you reach this level, the combat methods that no longer rely on the use of qi and blood are no longer called combat methods, but rather spells and techniques released through the refining of qi and spiritual power.

Sword-type spells in the Qi Secret Realm are often named with "Sword Qi" as a suffix.

What should the sword energy derived from "Basic Sword Techniques" be called?

Basic sword energy? Or is it simply called sword energy? Lu Heng couldn't help but wonder.

Whether one can deduce the sword energy component of "Basic Sword Techniques" before encountering opponents in the Qi Refining Secret Realm at the final stage of the trial depends on how many stages of opponents there are.

Compared to "Spiritual Food Making," which emphasizes the number of times it can be done, the fundamental aspect of "Basic Swordsmanship," a combat technique, is still combat.

Sufficient combat experience is essential for quickly deducing the sword energy aspect of "Basic Sword Techniques".

Currently, Qinghe City's highest record in clearing the trials is level nine, and they are stuck at level ten.

The opponents in each level are simulated from the secret realm. The combat skill level is divided into two levels, starting from the beginner level and moving upwards. The reason for dividing it into two levels is that the opponent in the second level of each combat skill level will change from one to two.

Upon reaching the ninth level, the opponent is a peak-level Body Refinement Realm expert who has mastered perfected combat techniques.

Only a very small number of cultivators with rich combat experience and whose combat techniques have reached their peak in the Body Refining Secret Realm may be able to pass the level.

After all, true scions of noble families, if they have any hope, will often spend several years pursuing the perfect level of the "Basic Body Refining Method".

Some also practice combat techniques in their spare time, laying the foundation for the Qi Refining Secret Realm techniques in advance.

With sufficient talent in combat techniques and guidance from others, even those who are not combat technique geniuses can still improve their combat techniques to the perfect level within a few years.

But even if you manage to do that, that's all you'll ever go.

And then we reached the tenth level—

In the ninth level, there were two opponents, and they were perfectly coordinated.

Given that no items above the second tier are allowed in the Secret Realm Trial, Lu Qingyan, who had mentioned the contents of the Secret Realm to Lu Heng, had some reservations.

She believes that this secret realm trial was designed with no intention of allowing anyone to pass it in the first place.

Even though the "Basic Body Refining Method" has not reached the perfect level, the fact that it is only a perfect level combat technique is already almost at the limit of the Body Refining Secret Realm.

Being able to defeat even one opponent of equal caliber is quite an achievement.

However, there are two opponents at the level of the tenth level of the secret realm!

To win in this situation, besides possessing equally masterful and perfect combat techniques, one must also have a terrifying combat awareness.

But what the girl didn't know was—

"The eleventh level is also the final level of this secret realm."

"There will be a hint before the level; there is no twelfth level," the remnant soul explained.

"Senior, I would also like to ask, what is the purpose of cultivating the Divine Soul Method at the first level?"

Isn't the cultivation of the soul usually something that only begins to be addressed when one reaches the Refining Mystic Realm?

Even if one develops divine consciousness in the Qi Refining Secret Realm, the foundation of cultivation remains merely the refining of spiritual energy.

Lu Heng nodded to indicate that he understood, but couldn't help asking.

In his view, the path of cultivation is very clear: the first secret realm, "Body Refining Secret Realm," is fundamentally about the physical body; the second secret realm, "Qi Refining Secret Realm," is fundamentally about spiritual power; and the third secret realm, "Mystic Refining Secret Realm," is fundamentally about the soul.

Each corresponds to essence, energy, and spirit, and the difficulty of cultivation increases sequentially according to the order.

Each secret realm is the foundation of the previous one, and is indispensable.

If that's the case, then why can one obtain the Soul Refining Technique, which can be cultivated in the Body Refining Secret Realm, within the secret realm?

This is clearly information that cannot be found in ordinary miscellaneous books.

In any world, information asymmetry and information cocoons are important tools for distinguishing between upper and lower classes.

Even in the world of cultivators, this is no exception, and it is even more serious.

Lu Heng didn't want a momentary oversight to cause irreparable problems in his cultivation.

Even those with evolutionary talents are no exception.

Faced with the remnant soul that shared his fate, Lu Heng did not hide his worries.

"You're overthinking it. Contrary to what you think, the current cultivation system has no problems whatsoever."

The reason why there is a soul cultivation method that can be practiced in the Body Refining Secret Realm, which is the first level.

The fundamental reason is that, long ago, there was no unified system of cultivation.

There is a strong prejudice against certain schools and sects, and they value the inheritance of tradition above all else.

They basically all shut themselves off and cultivate themselves in their own way.

As time goes by, and even as the world changes, those who refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the very beginning, and those who cultivate their divine souls from the very beginning, have all been eliminated by time due to the high difficulty involved.

What you are seeing now is the most superior and well-established system of spiritual practice.

The remnant soul replied, somewhat amused and exasperated.

After listening to the remnant soul's reply, Lu Heng seemed to be deep in thought and asked another question.

"Senior, is it possible to cultivate three techniques simultaneously within the Body Refining Secret Realm?"