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

"no problem."

Lu Heng agreed to the ethereal voice's proposal regarding the deal.

At the same time, he keenly sensed the Daoist vow mentioned by the ethereal voice, which he had seen in a book.

This is an oath that only a true cultivator at the foundational level can take charge of.

Once a vow is made, breaking it will at best tarnish one's Dao heart, and at worst, destroy one's entire Dao path.

No one would easily joke about their own path.

There is no free lunch in the world.

For the ethereal voice to offer help, it would probably require him to swear an oath of faith.

Only after realizing that he wouldn't agree did she choose to settle for second best.

………………

"Young man, I wonder if you'll regret it later."

The ethereal voice seemed to carry a hint of laughter.

Lu Heng did not answer, but sighed helplessly in his heart, "Why does this great power talk so much?"

Could it be that it has been sleeping for thousands of years and is feeling restless?

Not receiving a response from Lu Heng, the ethereal voice didn't seem to care and continued speaking on its own.

"With my full guidance, even an ordinary genius can become a top genius."

Those with a better foundation, like the little girl you just met, have innate superior cultivation talent and a half-awakened bloodline talent.

I am even confident that I can train her to become a prodigy.

Based on my observations over the past few days, I can even be certain that your family does not have a stable way of cultivating top geniuses.

Otherwise, based solely on the Caged Bird technique, which can even restrict the bloodline of a True Immortal, your family shouldn't have set such a strict limit on the number of branch families.

Of course, it's also possible that I'm overthinking it.

It's just that the head of your family is short-sighted.

What? Are you tempted yet? It's not too late to back out now.

The ethereal voice continued.

"Is the Heavenly Demon Sect's inheritance in the Body Refining Secret Realm comparable to the Great Qi Dynasty's 'Basic Body Refining Method'?"

Lu Heng directly asked the ethereal voice.

Although the Basic Body Refining Method is touted as the only body refining method in the Body Refining Secret Realm, that is ultimately how it is perceived by the people of Qinghe City.

To find out the truth, Lu Heng chose to directly ask the ethereal voice.

Even for a great being from thousands of years ago, the perspective and overview gained from a higher realm do not disappear.

In this respect, even a True Immortal of Spirit Refinement would probably not be qualified to compare with the other party.

"From my perspective, the Basic Body Refining Method truly deserves the title of the only body refining method in the Body Refining Secret Realm."

Thousands of years ago, even the most renowned body-refining techniques, considered the best in the world, were incomparable to this.

It completely surpassed its predecessors, fundamentally changing the nature of the Body Refining Secret Realm technique.

If one can cultivate to perfection, one can probably forge a perfect foundation for the Body Refinement Secret Realm.

The Heavenly Demon Sect's Body Refining Secret Realm inheritance is far inferior.

Without the right opportunity, relying solely on the Heavenly Demon Sect's cultivation techniques is insufficient to forge a perfect foundation for the Body Refining Secret Realm.

The Great Qi Dynasty's willingness to open up this cultivation method directly demonstrates far greater boldness than any dynasty thousands of years ago.

After a period of silence, the ethereal voice finally spoke.

Even a great power in life had high praise for the Basic Body Refinement Method.

For this reason, they were even willing to belittle the Heavenly Demon Sect's own lineage.

Having said that, the ethereal voice said no more.

At least within the Body Refining Secret Realm, this young man named Lu Heng does not need help or to propose a deal.

………………

[Basic Body Refinement Technique Proficiency +100]

Without saying more, the ethereal voice did not reappear.

Lu Heng completed his day of cultivation.

This time, however, he was no longer idle, nor did he choose to read books to enrich his understanding of the world.

Instead, he took out the booklet he had received from Lu Qingyan.

That is, the knowledge of making spiritual food.

"This is the knowledge of how to make cultivation resources in the Body Refining Secret Realm of this era." Blank's voice appeared, filled with curiosity.

"That's right, didn't spirit food appear back then, senior?"

Lu Heng said softly, and because the transaction agreement had been completed, he silently added the title of "senior" to his address.

"Tsk tsk, young man, you're really realistic..."

However, I didn't have any spiritual food back then, nor did I have any spiritual rice that wasn't of a higher grade. Even the lowest grade of spiritual rice was extremely difficult to produce, and even cultivators in the Qi Refining Secret Realm couldn't bear to eat it every meal...

Naturally, it cannot be used as a cultivation resource for practitioners in the Body Refining Secret Realm.

In that era, the resources used for cultivation in the Body Refining Secret Realm were called blood food.

As the name suggests, it is a cultivation resource for body refining secret realms made from the flesh and blood of demons.

Compared to the spirit rice currently used for spiritual consumption, the difficulty and cost of obtaining it are simply incomparable.

The ethereal voice also noticed the change in address, muttered a complaint, and still replied.

"I see."

Upon hearing that the cultivation resources of the Body Refining Secret Realm thousands of years ago could only be made from the flesh and blood of demonic beasts, Lu Heng silently gave up the idea.

If he remembered correctly, blood offerings still existed in this era; the Lu family's outer courtyard canteen had them, but they were considered a luxury.

It only tastes slightly better than spiritual food, yet it costs several times more, and its effects are about the same.

Therefore, even a young lady like Lu Qingyan would not usually be so wasteful.

"You want to satisfy your spiritual needs by making spiritual food..."

Forgive my bluntness, but getting started on the path of alchemy is not that simple.

Even if spiritual food is only a minor part of alchemy.

Even if you eventually manage to produce spiritual food, setting aside the effort you put in, the initial cost alone exceeds the resources you might try to save.

The ethereal voice spoke without any politeness.

"I have my own reasons," Lu Heng said calmly.

Seeing this, even though the ethereal voice had only observed for a few days, it was clear that this exceptional young man was unlikely to act irrationally unless he had lost his mind.

The reason I spoke out was simply to offer a reminder.

Since Lu Heng has his own ideas, there's nothing more to say.

You are responsible for your own affairs; this principle applies to everyone.

He took out a dish; Lu Heng had already read through the booklet that contained knowledge about making spiritual food.

The preparation method is surprisingly simple; the preparation of spiritual food only requires refining spiritual rice.

Refining spirit rice doesn't require complicated methods; it can be done through qi and blood.

But Lu Heng also knew very well that any knowledge that seemed simple was only summarized and seen by him after countless practices.

It cannot be summarized in a single sentence.

He picked up a bag of spirit rice from the room. This was something Lu Heng had bought in advance at the Internal Affairs Hall a few days ago. The dish was a medium for refining the spirit rice that came with it.

With his qi and blood circulating, Lu Heng placed his hand on the dish and began making his first spiritual food.