Cultivation: I can see the proficiency level

After traversing mountains and bends, crossing ridges and rivers, and traveling hundreds of miles, a weary Wang Mian finally brought Bai Jiuniang back to Luopo Mountain.

The young lady from the Lü family was right; he was indeed a cultivator from Luopo Mountain.

Wang Mian's cave dwelling was located in Luopo Mountain, Songlintan.

After several months of absence, when the mechanism was turned and the Dragon-Slaying Stone was lifted, the cave by the pool was already covered with a thin layer of dust, and the desolate chill of long-term uninhabitedness was palpable.

Bai Jiuniang couldn't stand seeing the cave so dirty. She always loved cleanliness. She pushed Wang Mian aside, exhaled a gust of demonic wind, and the wind swirled around the cave a few times, blowing the dust out of the cave.

Then it fetched water, and under its control, the water washed the stone table, stone chairs, and ground clean. The dirty sewage ball landed on the grass outside the cave, and the cave became spotless again.

Bai Jiuniang is the snow-white dog demon who serves Wang Mian.

Having grown up with Wang Mian since childhood, both she and her dog were taken back to Luopo Mountain and raised by an old Taoist priest who had passed away more than two years ago. Jiu Niang is a rare intelligent demon. When Wang Mian was young, Bai Jiu Niang was able to breathe in moonlight and absorb spiritual energy to cultivate.

When Wang Mian reached the age of twelve and discovered his spiritual root, he began cultivating. At that time, Bai Jiuniang was already a demon beast with considerable cultivation, comparable to a cultivator in the early stages of Qi Refining.

Cultivators' Qi Refining is divided into nine levels, with three levels each for the early, middle, and late stages. Demonic beasts and pets are only divided into upper, middle, and lower grades, corresponding to each other.

During the years of his cultivation, the old Taoist priest passed away. In this desolate mountain full of wild cultivators, no one dared to bully Wang Mian or seize his spiritual land, all because of Bai Jiu Niang.

Many rogue cultivators know that there is a minor cultivator in Songlin Pool who relies on his dog for power.

"Thank you for your hard work, Ninth Sister," Wang Mian said gratefully. "You've been busy these past few days, so please take a good rest."

Bai Jiuniang let out a whimper and walked towards the soft vine nest that Wang Mian had woven for her, curling up inside like a fluffy white ball.

Bai Jiuniang was the most exhausted during this trip with Wang Mian. She had to coerce the tiger demon to block the road, ambush Lü Xiuzhi, clean up the traces, and finally take Wang Mian back to Luopo Mountain.

Wang Mian rode him all the way.

Without disturbing its rest, Wang Mian tiptoed to the innermost stone chamber. Wisps of spiritual energy filled the chamber, controlled by a crude spirit-gathering array, preventing most of the spiritual energy from escaping.

This cultivation room was built entirely by the old Taoist priest, using all his knowledge. It was constructed at a tiny node of the spiritual vein, so that the spiritual energy could be supplied for cultivation.

In this desolate mountain, spiritual veins extend and radiate like tree roots. The spiritually rich places are occupied by cultivators with higher cultivation levels. Wang Mian, a lowly cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining, can only guard these insignificant spiritual places.

Even such a sacred place is coveted by other poor, unruly cultivators who lurk in the shadows.

If a cultivator relies solely on the spiritual energy dissipating from the air, they can at most maintain their cultivation level to prevent it from regressing. To try to improve their cultivation level is nothing short of a pipe dream.

In this remote and impoverished place like Luopo Mountain, the spiritual energy is so thin that it's almost indistinguishable from that of the mortal world.

In the world of cultivation, famous rivers and lakes, blessed lands and grotto-heavens have long been occupied by major cultivation clans and sects.

More often, there are places like Luopo Mountain, where a single spiritual vein leads to countless cultivators practicing in the wilderness.

Fallen Mountain, Fallen Mountain, the mountain is as its name suggests, and so are the people there.

Because they were poor, the cultivators of Luopo Mountain dared to do anything: burning, killing, looting, stealing, cheating, murdering to steal treasures, betraying their neighbors, and using any means necessary.

From a young age, Wang Mian's neighbors were a group of monks with no moral compass.

Over the years, if it weren't for Bai Jiuniang, the dog demon, protecting him, Wang Mian would have long since died, his grave overgrown with weeds, just like the old Taoist priest who adopted him.

Bai Jiuniang, a low-grade demon beast, has cultivation levels approaching those of a mid-grade demon beast. Her demonic body is strong, her demonic arts are proficient, and her magical power is refined. She is no less powerful than a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator from Luopo Mountain. If it were a life-or-death struggle, she could fight against a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator with no power.

This is Wang Mian's trump card for stability.

Inside the cultivation room, Wang Mian took out the Qi cultivation technique that he had obtained through coercion, inducement, and torture.

Chapter 1 of Lüshi's Method of Eating Qi.

Under Wang Mian's meticulous and perverse interrogation and various detailed verifications, he felt that this technique had no problems or loopholes, after all, Lü Xiuzhi was afraid of death and pain.

Wang Mian is preparing to revise his Qigong method.

After half a year of investigation and half a month of stakeout, all for this low-grade Qi cultivation method.

If it weren't for insufficient ability and inappropriate conditions, Wang Mian would have even considered devising a high-grade Qi refining technique, but such techniques are only practiced by disciples of immortal cultivation sects.

Those from prominent families have many tricks up their sleeves.

Even a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan disciple cultivating a mid-grade technique couldn't defeat Wang Mian, who was only at the first level of Qi Refining, let alone a disciple of an Immortal Sect.

Finally, he set his sights on Lü Xiuzhi, who was born into a minor Qi Refining clan. Even so, he made many preparations before finally obtaining this low-grade Qi Refining technique.

Compared to the inferior cultivation method he is currently practicing, the low-grade Qi refining method of the Lü Clan is far superior.

On the way back, he had already memorized the exercise method thoroughly, and he knew the flow of qi and meridians by heart. Wang Mian began to practice the Lü Family's Qi-Eating Method for the first time.

As the cultivation technique circulated, wisps of spiritual energy floating in the air were pulled and attracted, gradually merging into Wang Mian's body. The spiritual energy gathered, passed through his meridians and major acupoints, circulated throughout his body, and finally converged into his dantian.

This is one round of spiritual practice.

Wang Mian opened his eyes, his gaze sharp and piercing.

"The gap in resources and cultivation techniques is so huge. No wonder the rogue cultivators of Fallen Mountain are all quite old by the time they reach the mid-stage of Qi Refining. The divide is so enormous," Wang Mian muttered to himself.

At this moment, Wang Mian clearly felt that there was an insurmountable difference between the disciples of the major sects and the rogue cultivators in the mountains.

Before he could think too much, the golden seal in Wang Mian's mind shone brightly.

Tadpole-sized characters emerged, rearranged, and eventually evolved into two lines of text.

[Lower-grade Qi Refining Method: Diligently practice 150 times until the skill is perfected, then you can enter the second level of Qi Refining]

[Eating one Blood Vessel (or a single Blood Vessel) can increase the success rate of Foundation Establishment by 100%.]

This is Wang Mian's cheat code: the golden pages that can display cultivation progress and methods to increase the probability of breaking through to higher realms.

These two functions were very useful and helpful to Wang Mian.

Before switching cultivation methods, according to the golden seal, Wang Mian needed to practice 3,324 times to break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

He practiced diligently, twice a day, and it took him four and a half years to break through to the second level of Qi Refining.

Now, with two training sessions a day, one hundred and fifty repetitions of the practice are enough to break through to the second level of Qi Refining, and it only takes a little over two months to achieve this breakthrough.

Compared to low-grade Qi cultivation techniques, inferior techniques are as crude as a pile of dog shit.

Eight or nine out of ten spiritual energies dissipate during circulation, and very little of them ultimately flow into the dantian, resulting in low efficiency.

This is why Wang Mian spared no expense and risked being discovered by the Immortal Clan in order to obtain a more advanced Qi Refining Technique.

It has immediate and outstanding effects.

At sixteen, one reaches the second level of Qi Refining; around twenty, one breaks through to the middle stage of Qi Refining; and before forty, one breaks through to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Furthermore, as indicated by the golden inscription, with each breakthrough increasing the success rate of Foundation Establishment, one may have the opportunity to achieve Foundation Establishment in this lifetime and become the Foundation Establishment Ancestor mentioned by the Immortal Clan cultivators.

"Only with this kind of progress can I begin to feel the essence of cultivating immortality and seeking the Dao," Wang Mian murmured to himself.

Having awakened his innate wisdom at the first level of Qi Refining, the bustling, neon-lit world of his memories is fading further and further from his mind. The greatest gift left to him is the golden chapter in his mind.

With this as proof, perhaps we can see the scenery at a higher level in the cultivation world.

Feeling the spiritual energy in the air gradually thinning, it was no longer enough to run the Qi Refining Technique. In the lower-class spiritual land, the spiritual energy was thin and accumulated slowly, far from being able to support a cultivator's daily practice.

The next time you cultivate, you need to fill the cultivation room with spiritual energy before you can continue cultivating.

After finishing his meditation, Wang Mian got up and walked out of the stone chamber; it was already dusk.

Outside, Bai Jiuniang's dog ears twitched slightly. She opened her eyes, stretched her demonic body, and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

Strands of demonic power gathered firewood of varying sizes and sent it into the stove. Hair-like blue demonic flames ignited the firewood, and it tossed water into the iron pot, manipulating a broom to scrub the pot twice.

The rice is tumbled in the water and then poured into a steamer.

The clear water was sent into the wooden basin by the demon's power. The vegetables and cured meat on the wooden rack were washed clean under the control of the demon's power, and then jumped onto the cutting board, where the cleaver rose and fell rhythmically.

Just as the rice was about to be cooked, oil was poured into the pot. Once the oil was hot, the sliced ​​meat was stir-fried until fragrant, followed by the shredded vegetables. A little salt was added, and the dish was ready to be served. Bai Jiuniang turned to look at Wang Mian and barked twice.

"Coming!" Wang Mian replied, getting up to fetch a bowl and serve rice.

A man and a dog sat quietly eating at a stone table. This scene had existed since he could remember. Bai Jiuniang never let him into the kitchen; the dog was responsible for all the cooking.

Bai Jiuniang, the most virtuous wife of Luopo Mountain.

She can grace a grand hall, work in the kitchen, fight monks, and be a skilled cook.

Wang Mian couldn't help but think that if things were like this before, and would continue to be like this in the future, then that would be better than anything else.