Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

A cold glint flashed in Lü Ping's eyes as he exhaled a breath of turbid air.

This foul breath is invisible and intangible to others; only the cultivator himself can sense it.

The impurities accumulated in the body were emptied, and after the physical body was cleansed by spiritual energy, the strength of the physique greatly increased; the spiritual energy that was originally overflowing in the dantian and dantian was now insufficient again; the spiritual consciousness that was as solid as a blade and a sword in the sea of ​​consciousness was nurtured, and its sharpness contained resilience.

Lu Ping's five senses underwent a significant transformation. He could clearly hear the breathing rhythm of Da Huang while it slept; even in the darkest of nights, his eyes shone with an alarming brightness, allowing him to see the patterns on the wings of an unknown flying insect.

By circulating the Lesser Five Elements Technique, one absorbs the surrounding free spiritual energy, transforming the physical body into a vortex. The surrounding free spiritual energy is involuntarily drawn towards it; once inside the body, the spiritual energy circulates freely throughout the body.

Sensing this change, Lü Ping murmured to himself.

"Practicing Qi, practicing Qi, what is practicing Qi?"

"Practicing Qi" can also be interpreted as "refining Qi".

"Refine all sentient beings in heaven and earth to replenish yourself."

"What are spiritual beings? The spiritual energy between heaven and earth, the spiritual plants and herbs that have matured, and the elixirs made from those herbs..."

"To perfect oneself, to purify oneself and seek clarity..."

To replenish oneself means to replenish the cultivator's physique, refining and tempering it to make it stronger; it also means to replenish the cultivator's cultivation level, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for one's own use.

To purify oneself and seek purity means seeking a clean and spiritual body, and to be in harmony with all living things in heaven and earth; it means seeking a clear and lucid mind, free from the defilement of dust and turbidity, and a refined and concentrated spiritual consciousness.

Lu Ping could also feel that the breakthrough in cultivation brought him a powerful physical body and a clear and refined spiritual consciousness, in addition to that.

He became more resilient!

Previously, many miscellaneous notes on cultivation and discussions in the marketplace have mentioned that breakthroughs in cultivation will lead to an increase in lifespan.

Although cultivators cannot quantify this increase in lifespan in terms of one, two, or three years, they can genuinely feel it—that their lifespan has increased and they are able to live longer.

"It's like I've suddenly become younger."

Lu Ping clenched his fist, his muscles bulging as if cast from iron and stone. The blood and qi flowing within his body surged like a river, and the spiritual power in his dantian contained a magical force. His spiritual sense covered his entire body as he quietly experienced this change.

After a moment of excitement, Lü Ping sat cross-legged again to refine himself.

Using the perfected level of the [Turtle Breathing Technique], conceal your aura until your overall demeanor becomes calm and composed again.

In terms of the speed of his cultivation breakthrough alone, even those sect cultivators and Foundation Establishment family disciples cannot compare to Lü Ping.

It only took a few months, less than a year, for him to break through from the fourth level of Qi Refining to the fifth level.

Such a speed of cultivation is terrifying.

Perhaps only those cultivators with exceptional spiritual roots and talents, who have been nurtured by their families and sects since childhood, can rival Lü Ping.

Take Zhao Dashan as an example; he is already of similar age to Lü Ping.

Zhao Dashan was born into a mortal Taoist academy. At the age of six, he was found to have spiritual roots and entered the academy to receive its training. At the age of twelve, he was taken away by the Huayang Sect's guiding immortal master to participate in the sect's entrance examination.

During the sect entrance examination, he failed the spiritual root test and was then sent by Huayang Sect to Yunzhu Market. He worked as a spiritual farmer for six years, but he could not bear the monotony of cultivation and the slow growth of his cultivation. So he chose to become a demon hunter and went into the Snow Toad Mountain Range to hunt demons.

After finding a Daoist partner and starting a family, he chose to find a stable job at Xiangyun Tower.

Zhao Dashan is now thirty years old, and eighteen years have passed since he entered the world of cultivation.

Over the course of eighteen years, his cultivation level broke through from the first level of Qi Refining to the fifth level; if he hadn't chosen to become a demon hunter, his cultivation level would have remained at the third level of Qi Refining at best.

Eighteen years, eighteen years. Before the sixty-year cycle, how many eighteen-year periods can a cultivator have?

If a rogue cultivator follows the established path of cultivation, they will never catch up with the cultivators of a sect or the disciples of a family.

"Fortunately, I have a white light."

Lu Ping silently recited the mantra, and a cool sensation emanated from the Tranquil Jade. After calming his mind, he began to refine himself once more.

......

the next day.

Above the snow-capped Snow Toad Mountains, a pale, fish-belly-like light appeared.

The independent cultivators living on the outskirts of the market had finished their training early and were preparing to head to the independent cultivator market area to secure a good spot.

Recently, the trading volume and the quality of the cultivation resources traded at the independent cultivator market have far surpassed those of the past.

It can be said that many cultivators in Yunzhufang City benefited from the reclamation of the Snow Toad Mountain Range.

Those cultivators who haven't set off yet are perhaps lazy by nature and are dawdling; or perhaps they want to take advantage of this time to see if it's easy to attract the legendary morning glow and purple aura during their cultivation.

The reason these cultivators believed the rumors of the morning glow and purple aura was twofold: firstly, they harbored a great deal of wishful thinking, and secondly, the story of the morning glow and purple aura was spread by the Immortal Master of the Huayang Sect.

Lu Ping had learned that basically every batch of Taoist disciples who went to participate in the Huayang Sect's assessment would be told a story about the legend of the morning glow and purple aura by the Huayang Sect's guiding immortal master on the flying boat.

Over the years, Lü Ping has come to understand why the Huayang Sect's guiding immortal master has always been so attached to the morning glow and purple aura. It's not just empty promises to the disciples of the Dao Academy, but because the Huayang Sect's founding patriarch achieved his high cultivation through a wisp of morning glow and purple aura.

"I believe I can absorb a wisp of the morning purple energy, just like the founder of the Huayang Sect."

"It's better to trust my white light."

After quickly tidying up, Lü Ping put the three Snow Frost Fruits into his storage bag, picked up the Cloud Bamboo Sword, and headed towards the inner city of the market.

The Cloud Bamboo Sword was merely a facade; in reality, hidden inside the left and right sides of the Taoist robes were a green wood amulet and a golden sword amulet, respectively.

On the way to the inner city of the market, you will pass through the area of ​​the scattered cultivators' market.

The current market area for independent cultivators is bustling with activity.

"This is a rare spiritual plant obtained from the Snow Toad Mountain Range. Fellow spiritual plant masters, don't miss it!"

"The Azure Water Turtle Demon Egg is from the Snow Toad Mountain Range. It is genuine and of the highest quality, and we will not deceive you, young or old."

"Mysterious Iron, Mysterious Iron, is an excellent material for forging defensive magical artifacts."

"Selling Crimson Serpent Blood. Fellow talisman makers, don't miss out! This Crimson Serpent Blood is a top-grade spiritual ink used to draw fire-element talismans."

The bustling atmosphere of the market for independent cultivators was not much different from that of a market for ordinary people.

Ordinary people in the mortal world do it for a few taels of silver; cultivators in the market do it for a few spirit stones.

This excitement belongs to the other cultivators, not to Lü Ping.

However, once Lü Ping exchanged the Snow Frost Fruit for spirit stones, he would also get a share of the excitement.

After all, Lü Ping was very interested in the spirit seeds, monster cubs, and monster eggs brought out from the Snow Toad Mountain Range.

To Lü Ping's surprise,

There is no longer an entrance fee to travel to the inner city.

Once inside the city, I knew the way well and arrived at Lingcao Hall.

Manager Lu looked up and saw Lü Ping approaching, a genuine smile on his face.

"Yo."

"Young man Lu, what treasure have you brought for this old man again...?"