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

Chapter 94, "Mastering Cultivation," the Possibility of Perfection

[Basic Body Refinement Method (Perfected, Derivative Technique "Cultivation Mastery")]

With a thought, Lu Heng opened the panel and checked the "Mastery of Cultivation" characteristic of the cultivation technique derived from the "Basic Body Refining Method".

[Cultivation Mastery: Reduces the resource consumption of the Basic Body Refining Method and improves its time efficiency. If prerequisite knowledge is mastered, it may be possible to deduce a higher-level cultivation technique during the cultivation process.]

Even though he had seen it more than once before, Lu Heng, who had personally experienced the [Mastery of Spiritual Food], still couldn't help but feel excited about it.

They didn't mention reducing resource consumption or reducing cultivation time.

While the third ability may seem insignificant compared to the characteristics, its effects are actually immediate.

Without these two points, even with prior knowledge, Lu Heng would not have been able to deduce the entry-level spirit food in such a short time.

As for the third point, which is the most important and crucial in Lu Heng's view, it is the ability to "predict the future".

The so-called possibility of deducing future capabilities is not a matter of repeatedly trying one's luck.

Instead, it presents a progress bar-like deduction. After a certain number of deductions, it is certain that the subsequent techniques or knowledge can be deduced.

This is also what excites Lu Heng!

However, what excited him most about the acquired cultivation technique being "Mastery of Cultivation" rather than "Mastery of Body Refinement" was actually—

In this world, at least within the Eastern cultivation system of the Great Qi Dynasty, only the Body Refining Secret Realm has a single universal cultivation method.

Since the beginning of the Qi Refining Secret Realm, there has never been a unified and perfect Qi Refining Secret Realm technique.

Perhaps the imperial court possesses a method for refining qi that goes beyond the "Basic Body Refining Method".

However, it is clear that, for various reasons, it cannot achieve the absolute dominance of the "Basic Body Refining Method" in the Body Refining Secret Realm.

It is not possible to allow those who practice the "Basic Body Refining Method" to overwhelm those who practice other body refining methods, thereby forcing everyone to practice the same "Basic Body Refining Method" during the body refining secret realm stage.

Furthermore, compared to the most widespread body-refining secret realm practitioners, the qi-refining secret realm practitioners are one in hundreds or even thousands.

Cultivators at this level may still not pose any threat to the imperial court, but as their numbers increase, trouble will be inevitable.

Individual power is inherently opposed to order.

Therefore, the Qi Refining Methods publicly available by the imperial court are not as easy to obtain as the Basic Body Refining Methods in the Body Refining Secret Realm.

Joining the imperial court was often a prerequisite.

Aside from those who are destitute and desperately want a powerful patron, no cultivator from aristocratic families or sects with a complete lineage would easily join the imperial court.

As far as Lu Heng knew, the "Void Qi Refining Method," which the Lu clan claimed was comparable to the highest grade, was just like that.

Whether the "Void Refining Qi Method" itself is of the highest grade is another matter.

However, Lu Heng was very clear that the upper limit of the Lu clan was the Refining God True Person realm of the Refining Mystic Realm.

Furthermore, as a member of a branch family, he had absolutely no chance of obtaining the Lu family's method of refining the spirit.

If that's the case, should he continue to cultivate the Lu clan's "Void Qi Refining Method"?

Although cultivators are not prohibited from switching to other cultivation methods, that would be tantamount to starting from scratch, wasting a lot of cultivation time.

Even Lu Heng would be no exception.

His panel simply displays proficiency levels for all cultivation-related skills, ignoring any bottlenecks.

There's no way to let him directly add points and skip the cultivation process.

He originally had no choice, but now he just wants to be a good person.

Uh, no, I've got the wrong channel.

In conclusion, the "Mastery of Cultivation" characteristic that emerges after the "Basic Body Refining Method" is perfected directly solves an urgent problem.

Since the "Void Qi Refining Method" is not suitable for him, and he cannot obtain the methods of the subsequent Qi Refining Secret Realm, and even the techniques of each stage of the Qi Refining Secret Realm require passing an examination to obtain.

If this place doesn't want me, there are plenty of other places that will!

Rather than being confined by the Lu clan, it would be better to forcibly deduce the subsequent Qi Refining Secret Realm method of the Basic Body Refining Method through the characteristics of the cultivation technique.

Furthermore, compared to the difficult-to-obtain knowledge of "Spiritual Food Production" which is related to alchemy, it is also highly sought after.

In terms of cultivation techniques, due to their widespread dissemination and unavoidable circumstances, as long as one is willing to spend a lot of money, Lu Heng can actually buy even cultivation techniques at the Mystic Realm level.

Of course, Lu Heng didn't have the money, nor the ability, to obtain a cultivation technique at the Refining Mystic Realm level within Qinghe City and the sphere of influence of the Lu Clan, without the Lu Clan's knowledge.

However, the Qi Refining Secret Realm techniques under the Refining Secret Realm are still without any problems.

The prerequisite knowledge for each exercise is actually the same; the difference lies in its application, but there is no essential difference.

It's just that powerful techniques require more comprehensive and extensive prior knowledge.

But that just means collecting a few more martial arts techniques.

As long as one possesses multiple complete Qi Refining Secret Realm techniques and meets the prerequisites, theoretically one can directly deduce a Qi Refining Secret Realm technique that perfectly suits oneself.

The Qi Refining and Spirit Refining realms are similar to the original Body Refining realms!

Furthermore, based on the unique body-refining technique of the Body Refining Secret Realm, subsequent techniques were deduced.

Lu Heng was also somewhat looking forward to whether it could achieve absolute dominance in the Body Refining Secret Realm.

"How good is 'the best it can get'?"

Lu Qingyan glared at Lu Heng, who was lost in thought in front of her, with annoyance.

"If I can gain something in the secret realm, I will choose to break through to the Qi Refining Secret Realm directly."

Instead of answering the question directly, Lu Heng suddenly remembered another very important matter.

The girl in front of him lowered her eyes after hearing his answer, and it took her a long time to reply, "I'm probably about the same as you."

As a person with blue eyes and a cultivation genius, Lu Qingyan has actually cultivated the Basic Body Refining Method to the point of mastery.

For cultivators in the Body Refining Secret Realm, once the "Basic Body Refining Method" reaches the Great Perfection stage, as long as they are willing—

With a will, one can easily break through to the Qi Refining Realm at any time, following the natural course of events.

There will be no unexpected events along the way!

Even if you are disturbed, you can stop at any time.

Compared to the breakthrough of the Lesser Completion stage of the Basic Body Refining Method, it is worlds apart.

However, with Lu Qingyan's talent, if she weren't in a branch family, she would have had the potential to pursue the perfect level of the "Basic Body Refining Method." If she succeeded, she wouldn't be an ordinary cultivation genius, but a genuine top-tier genius.

Regardless of one's previous talent, the "Basic Body Refining Method" at its perfect level is just that amazing.

Is there still a possibility for Lu Qingyan to achieve a happy ending?