Gou Zai Xian Men Dang Void Workshop Master

Jade tablets themselves have the effect of assisting in cultivation.

This time, Chen He began cultivating with the jade tablet in his hand, which allowed him to perceive spiritual energy more quickly.

But the perception is still unclear, as if there is a layer of frosted glass between us.

He was not discouraged, remained focused, and began to draw upon spiritual energy.

At first, the five elements of spiritual energy didn't react much.

Gradually, as he became free from thoughts and desires, his mind naturally followed his lead.

With the help of the jade tablet, after five hours, they finally managed to draw in a wisp of spiritual energy.

Unfortunately, this wisp of spiritual energy did not successfully enter the body.

Chen He opened his eyes, ending his second training session.

He didn't care about the passage of time, nor was he discouraged; on the contrary, he clenched his fist with great excitement.

He jumped off the bamboo bed and paced back and forth inside the bamboo house, swinging his arms.

Efficiency is still not high, but at least there has been a change.

For Chen He, who possesses the pseudo-spiritual roots of the five elements, every inch of progress is worth celebrating.

After resting with his eyes closed for a while, Chen He fed himself another fasting pill.

He continued his meditation and began practicing the Foundation Building Technique.

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The Foundation Building Chapter of the Five Elements Returning to Origin Divine Canon states its purpose clearly at the outset.

The first step is to sense the Qi.

It can sense the spiritual energy of the five elements, or focus on a single attribute of spiritual energy.

The second step is to guide the Qi.

Qi enters through the five sensory organs, and the five sensory organs correspond to the five internal organs.

The heart's orifice opens to the tongue, the liver's orifice opens to the eyes, and the lungs' orifice opens to the nose.

The kidney orifice opens into the ear, and the spleen orifice opens into the mouth.

The third step is body tempering.

The spiritual energy flows naturally within the body, gradually tempering the skin, muscles, bones, and internal organs.

Allow your body to adapt to this spiritual energy, and you will gradually be able to touch the spiritual root within your body.

Thus, magical power is naturally generated, the foundation is completed, and one advances to the Qi Refining Realm.

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During his third cultivation session, Chen He was able to consistently sense spiritual energy.

It only stops at the pull of spiritual energy.

He tried breathing through his nose and mouth to draw spiritual energy into his body.

The effect was smaller than expected.

After this failure, he began to reflect and communicate with Yu Gui to find the problem.

Ultimately, it was discovered that using the mouth and nose to draw in spiritual energy was not a mistake.

The mistake was disrupting the breathing rhythm.

The rhythm is easily misjudged, the flow of spiritual energy is unstable, and failure is very likely.

Chen He began to conduct experiments, focusing on his breathing while using his nasal passages to draw in spiritual energy.

This attempt also failed, but there was significant progress.

Because spiritual energy is just one step away from oneself.

Chen He was not discouraged; on the contrary, he was encouraged.

After swallowing the third fasting pill, he began his fifth cultivation session.

This time, he tried to focus on using his mouth to draw in spiritual energy.

It took him a little over four hours to successfully draw in the first wisp of spiritual energy.

It felt very different; that wisp of spiritual energy was like sweet dew.

After entering the mouth, it leaves a moist, fragrant, and cool sensation.

However, the stimulation of a breath of spiritual energy disrupted his cultivation state.

This time he was forced to stop his cultivation.

But Chen He wasn't angry; instead, she smiled.

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"Finally, finally, I successfully guided the Qi into my body."

"A real first step has been taken!"

Chen He was quite excited.

Even though this step took three days,

Even though most of the true outer disciples successfully induced Qi on the first day.

He still felt great about himself and was still very happy.

Only by clearly understanding one's own abilities can one truly succeed.

Only then can one realize how precious every bit of progress is.

For Chen He, making progress is a happy thing.

He continued to cultivate diligently without the slightest slackening.

He ate the fasting pills like candy, taking one every twelve hours.

On the seventh day, he successfully introduced three strands of spiritual energy.

From that day on, he was able to successfully draw three strands of spiritual energy into his body every day.

The spiritual energy began to cleanse his flesh, and at first, the feeling was not pleasant.

The sensations intensified step by step: tingling, swelling, and stinging.

The key is that these physical sensations disrupt his rhythm.

If he is unable to maintain his state, he will fail to draw spiritual energy, thus ending his cultivation.

This is also why he can only draw three strands of spiritual energy into his body each day.

Attracting more spiritual energy is extremely difficult.

Chen He had no choice but to persevere and try his best to let his body adapt.

Fortunately, there are plenty of fasting pills; if you don't have enough, you can continue to get more from the jade tablet.

With no worries about the future, Chen He focused all his energy on cultivation.

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At the end of the first month, Chen He could only barely cleanse his facial skin by channeling spiritual energy.

Starting in the second month, he channeled spiritual energy to refine the skin and flesh of his throat and chest.

Such progress can only be described as barely satisfactory.

According to the case of Yu Gui,

The outer disciples are the worst; they have already completed the skin and flesh tempering above the chest in the first month.

But for Chen He, making progress with each training session was already a remarkable achievement.

He remained very calm and tried his best to endure the sensations in his body.

Focus your mind and spirit, and draw spiritual energy into your body with all your might.

Foundation building is the physical barrier.

The skin and flesh are the first step, and this step is crucial.

Only by taking the first step steadily can the rest naturally follow.

Outer disciples can generally complete the physical training within a year.

In other words, once the foundation is fully established, magical power will naturally arise.

Inner disciples can complete the 100-day Foundation Establishment process.

That is, to complete the physical training within one hundred days.

Chen He doesn't compare himself to others, he only compares himself to himself.

He feels he's made a profit as long as he's improved from yesterday.

If there is no progress, that would be a big problem, and he would continue his practice.

despite this,

The second month passed, and he had still only completed the skin and flesh tempering of his chest.

On the first day of the third month, Chen He did not cultivate.

He took the time to meet with a servant who came to visit.

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He was in charge of 18,400 mu of spiritual fields, with a total of 368 servants.

Each servant was responsible for fifty acres of sacred fields, and used the provided tools to sow the seeds.

Weeding, watering, pest control, harvesting, etc.

Each servant practiced different techniques depending on the mountain peak they were assigned.

Qingniu Mountain cultivates spiritual farmers and practices the "Qingniu Gong" (Azure Ox Skill).

This skill only covers the physical body stage, also known as the Foundation Building stage.

Moreover, it is a single wood-attribute technique.

All the menial servants who could be dispatched were of the wood element.

All 368 servants had higher cultivation levels than Chen He.

At the very least, they had completed the tempering of their skin and flesh.

Chen He only met with the oldest servant and briefly learned about the situation.

No new instructions were given; they were simply told to maintain the status quo.

Firstly, he needs to focus on his spiritual practice.

Secondly, his merits and the contributions of the servants were all in the spirit field.

Not to mention that Chen He was unwilling to spend time on the spirit field,

If something goes wrong with the spirit field, Chen He will lose fewer merit points.

But for the menial laborers, it was a matter of life and death.

The servants valued the spirit field more than Chen He did.

That's why Chen He didn't show himself after meeting the old handyman.

The servants, on the contrary, breathed a sigh of relief.

They didn't know Chen He's background; they only knew that this outer disciple was focused on cultivation.

What they fear most are outer disciples who pretend to know what they don't and arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the spirit fields.

Chen He's indifference to affairs makes him the ideal manager of the spiritual fields.

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After meeting the servants, Chen He's mind was in turmoil, and he had no intention of cultivating.

He was homesick.

Even those who have been cultivating need rest, so he decided to relax for a day.

After clearing his mind and resting for a while in the bamboo house, he took out the jade tablet.

With a thought, the jade tablet transformed into a swift.

It pecked at Chen He's palm and then flew away.

The swift is no match for the celestial sparrow, and Chen He's strength is no match for Steward Zhu Huang.

Being able to transform a jade tablet into a flying bird is already considered to be the beginning of cultivation.

Chen He didn't care about the difference; he simply asked Yuyan to send a message home.

He told his parents and sister that he had been assigned to Qingniu Mountain and had become the manager of the spirit fields.

Sixiang City is located at the foot of Qingniu Mountain.

Although it is a mortal city, it still possesses a sliver of spiritual energy.

Everyone here grows medicinal herbs, including Chen He's parents.

Ordinary medicinal herbs contain very little spiritual energy and cannot be used for alchemy.

However, it allows alchemy apprentices to understand the properties of medicines and to refine medicinal liquids.

The medicinal liquid can be added to feed for celestial birds and mythical beasts.

Chen He is very skilled in planting, harvesting, and processing medicinal materials.

The Chen family has been cultivating medicinal herbs for the Lingxiao Immortal Sect for eighteen generations, which is why Chen He has such an opportunity today.