Qingcang Immortal Clan: Starting with Farming to Increase Luck

Chapter 98, Seventh Floor

This is the power of refining the spirit. As long as he continues to cultivate along this path, Lu Yang can look forward to the day when his divine soul is condensed into something substantial.

At that time, one's divine sense can leave the body and travel far away, and one can directly attack and suppress low-level cultivators with divine thought, which seems to be something that many Golden Core cultivators cannot do.

As he cultivated, Lu Yang seemed to have gained some understanding of how ghost cultivators cultivated. In fact, it was the same as Qi cultivation, except that the energy was replaced by the power of the soul.

In the future, the divine soul will condense into a divine infant, or even become immortal and possess an indestructible foundation. Isn't this the same as the Nascent Soul and Deity Transformation realms of Qi cultivation?

I've heard that those Nascent Soul cultivators can achieve the Primordial Spirit, allowing their soul to exist independently of their physical body. In the blink of an eye, they can travel thousands of miles, and possession and reincarnation are commonplace. In a sense, they are already halfway to immortality.

After all, the physical body has a lifespan, but the soul may not.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang actually had the idea of ​​letting his divine consciousness leave his physical body and switch to cultivating the ghost path. Just then, the fortune in the Life-Breaking Pearl suddenly boosted his strength, allowing Lu Yang to instantly regain his senses.

Goodness, Lu Yang was also a little scared after regaining his senses.

No wonder it's widely known in the cultivation world that the Path of Refining the Spirit is the most dangerous of the three cultivation paths. Lu Yang had only just begun his cultivation and had already almost become a ghost.

Not daring to be careless, and with the blessing of good fortune, Lu Yang began to meditate and recuperate.

According to the theory of Guiliu Lianshen, those who have just started practicing Lianshen should not be overly ambitious. They should focus on meditation, stopping thoughts, visualization, and sitting in oblivion to clear away inner demons and allow their spirit to grow naturally.

However, this kind of cultivation is undoubtedly too slow. Since he has talent and is blessed with good fortune, Lu Yang may be able to skip this step and comprehend a deeper level of the Dao of Refining the Spirit.

With three years of good fortune, Lu Yang directly entered a state of enlightenment. The previously somewhat profound Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit technique now seemed not so difficult to comprehend.

Gradually, Lu Yang seemed to have grasped the essence of the Refining Spirit Path, and was able to control the divine soul within his body, preventing it from fluctuating during the Refining Spirit process.

The reason why Lu Yang's mind was wavering and he had all sorts of delusions before was because he had just started cultivating and could not control his soul.

Ultimately, it was all done in too much haste.

Now, with the blessing of good fortune, the deeper my understanding, the more I feel that I can control my soul with ease and effortlessness.

In this state, Lu Yang skipped the first step and naturally strengthened his spirit.

The spiritual energy within his body circulated, and under Lu Yang's conscious control, he began to practice the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit Method to nourish his spirit with energy.

According to the theory of "returning to the source and refining the spirit," nourishing the spirit with qi is not only about using pure spiritual qi, but also about using innate purple qi, the power of stars, and so on to gently nourish the soul.

However, the latter two are not something that ordinary cultivators can possess or control.

After a long while, Lu Yang woke up from his cultivation. His spiritual energy was completely depleted, and the spiritual energy around him was also much thinner.

"It seems my talent in the path of refining the spirit is truly remarkable. With only three years of favorable fortune, my proficiency in the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit has improved so much!"

While not quite achieving a basic level of proficiency, it represents a significant step forward from the initial stage.

According to Li Hu, he had been practicing the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit technique for thirty years, but his skill over those thirty years was still not as profound as Lu Yang's skill after just two months of practice.

If you do the math, two days have already passed since he started his cultivation.

With just this one cultivation session, Lu Yang's spiritual sense became much more solid, and its range doubled.

This kind of improvement is truly satisfying.

Lu Yang has now mastered the art of nourishing the spirit with qi and refining the spirit by returning to the source, and his proficiency is not low. With continued cultivation, his spirit will surely continue to grow stronger.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but look forward to the cultivation path after returning to the Flow of Spirit Refinement.

Besides nourishing the spirit with qi and refining the spirit by returning to the source, one can also refine the spirit with the heart. Reaching this stage is considered a minor success in refining the spirit by returning to the source, which is enough to sever obsessions, cut off the seven emotions, and break through inner demons. It can be said that the purer the heart, the stronger the spirit.

Of course, Lu Yang can also use external objects to assist his spirit cultivation, just like he does when cultivating qi.

Divine crystals, soul grass, spirit-condensing pills, soul-nourishing wood, and even supreme treasures of the divine soul can all be used for refining the spirit.

For example, the Divine Essence Fruit that Li Hu obtained before, and the Tranquilizing Wood planted in Lu Yang's spiritual field.

Looking at the calming tree that was already more than half a leg tall, Lu Yang was also quite pleased. He had only thought about planting the calming tree and making calming incense to earn spirit stones.

In retrospect, it turned out to be a lucky accident, as it proved useful for refining the spirit.

Once the calming wood matures, it will be used to make calming incense to aid in refining the spirit. This will make his spirit refining cultivation twice as effective, and at least it will be sufficient for his cultivation at the Qi Refining stage.

Besides using external aids to strengthen his spirit, Lu Yang can also refine his spirit through battle.

For example, it could be a battle of wits, a fight against inner demons, a breakthrough in an illusionary formation, or a tempering process in a crisis.

However, this training method was indeed quite dangerous. Lu Yang shook his head and decisively ruled it out. If there was no other way, then so be it. Now that Lu Yang's foundation was so good, there was no need to engage in such dangerous training.

However, the later mention of inheriting and forging gods is worth a try.

If one has the opportunity in the future to encounter some Daoist imprints, ancient divine techniques, or divine soul inheritances, then by taking advantage of such an opportunity, one can directly elevate the foundation of one's divine nature.

Such an opportunity is incredibly difficult to come by, but it's not entirely impossible. Perhaps we can look forward to the inheritance of the Guiliu Sect.

One day, once Lu Yang's cultivation level improves, he will be able to travel to the Boundless Sea.

If the remains of the Guiliu Sect can be found, there may be a possibility of obtaining the inheritance of their divine soul.

After formally refining his spirit, Lu Yang's gains were not just limited to doubling the range of his spiritual consciousness.

Divine sense detection is just the foundation; the real skill lies in seeing things from afar, seeing through concealment, and deciphering formations.

Before cultivating the Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit, Lu Yang could not use his spiritual sense so freely in important spiritual attacks. Now it's different. After his spiritual sense has solidified, Lu Yang can use it to suppress the weak with the strong, directly injuring the opponent's soul, causing hallucinations, and making them dizzy.

In the midst of battle, such a sudden and unexpected attack can be enough to secure victory.

However, it can only be used on cultivators whose spiritual awareness is weaker than Lu Yang's; otherwise, it is easy to suffer a backlash.

Furthermore, even if the soul is immortal, one can still possess another body, reincarnate, or reunite even if the physical body is destroyed. Of course, this is still somewhat lacking and can only be looked to in the future. However, before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage, it may indeed be possible to forge the soul to the point where it is sufficient for possession.

Lu Yang can now control all magical artifacts with his divine power, control artifacts with his mind, and cast spells with a single thought. Although it sounds far-fetched, Lu Yang can now truly control more magical artifacts, and he can use them more freely, cast spells faster, and has more control.

He also has immunity to inner demons. Although it cannot be said to be completely immune, Lu Yang is now significantly stronger than before in resisting charm, curses, illusion arrays, and Dao Heart Tribulations.

Previously, Lu Yang was still somewhat frightened when he saw the ancient priest cursing the Yang family patriarch.

Most importantly, if a Southern Barbarian priest really wants to curse you, he doesn't even need a medium; he just needs to capture enough living beings. This is absurd and completely impossible to defend against.

According to Lu Changfeng, sword intent can defend against curses, but it will take Lu Yang a long time to master sword intent.

Now that he has returned to the realm of spiritual cultivation, he has gained some confidence. With the improvement of his spiritual cultivation, Lu Yang can prevent the curse from befalling him with just his divine soul strength.

In cultivation, the divine soul governs and controls the physical body and spiritual energy.

After all, many traditions say that the spirit is primary, qi is secondary, and the body is the vessel; without the spirit, everything is an empty shell.

Originally, Lu Yang could only say that he was not worthy of contacting these people.

But now it's different. After mastering the basics of Spirit Refinement, Lu Yang felt that not only was his spiritual awareness stronger, but his Qi Refining and Body Refinement also seemed to be more effective and efficient.

That was absolutely fantastic.

While recovering his spiritual energy, Lu Yang took out the Returning Flow Puppet Technique and began to study it.

He planned to strike while the iron was hot and also teach the Guiliu Puppet Technique.

Lu Yang had originally planned to invest all the luck he had gained this time if his talent for refining spirit was insufficient.

Now, things are looking up. Three years of good fortune have been invested and have yielded some results. With the remaining four years of good fortune, we can definitely look forward to the Returning Flow Puppet Technique and advance the progress.

In fact, Lu Yang had already studied the Guiliu Puppet Technique before, but he had previously found it somewhat obscure and difficult to understand.

But looking at it now, it seems just so-so. At least I can understand the text and interpret its meaning.

I also had a feeling that if I followed the steps to understand it, I should be able to get started.

This made Lu Yang sigh in admiration. Guiliu Refining Spirit was indeed a prerequisite technique for Guiliu Puppet Technique. If Lu Yang hadn't been in a hurry to practice Guiliu Refining Spirit and instead recklessly poured his luck into Guiliu Puppet Technique, he would have suffered a huge loss.

Now that he had entered the realm of enlightenment, Lu Yang was in no hurry to enhance his luck and began to concentrate on comprehending it.

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed. During this time, Lu Yang focused his energy mainly on the Returning Flow Puppet Technique.

He also didn't give up his spiritual practice, practicing Qi and physical exercises in the morning and spiritual exercises in the evening.

According to the theory of refining the spirit by returning to the source, the initial stage of refining the spirit is best done during the most yin time. Lu Yang tried it and found it to be true, so he followed the advice.

More than half a month has passed, and perhaps because of the spirit cultivation, Lu Yang's progress in both Qi cultivation and body cultivation has improved considerably.

The sixty strands of spiritual energy at the sixth level of Qi Refining have been accumulated. Now, he is only one step away from breaking through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. Crossing this step will lead to the late stage of Qi Refining.

In the cultivation world, those in the early stages of Qi Refining are like children, those in the middle stages are like teenagers, and only those in the late stages of Qi Refining can become the backbone of a cultivation family like the Lu family.

If one works within the clan, one can become a steward or similar position, which is considered to be within the clan's middle ranks.

Now that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, Lu Yang didn't intend to delay and immediately began his breakthrough. With the support of his luck, Lu Yang's breakthrough was smooth and effortless.

A day passed, and his cultivation level successfully entered the seventh level of Qi Refining, reaching the late stage of Qi Refining.

It has to be said that every three levels in Qi Refining cultivation is indeed a threshold. This time, Lu Yang used a month of luck to break through. After the breakthrough, Lu Yang not only gained a spiritual pattern in his spiritual seed, but the quality and quantity of spiritual energy also made a qualitative leap.