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Chen He breathed a sigh of relief upon breaking through to the Qi Refining Realm, but did not leave seclusion.

At the first level of Qi Refining, one's magical power is too weak to instantly refine the token.

He did not intend to leave seclusion, but instead continued his cultivation.

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The Qi Refining Realm serves as a crucial stage for cultivating magical power, with the primary goal of this cultivation.

This realm is divided into nine levels.

The first layer is a cyclone.

The second layer is the meridian.

The third level is the practice of acupoints.

The fourth layer is the Qi channel.

The fifth layer is Zhou Tian.

The sixth level is the Sea of ​​Transformation.

The seventh layer is condensed fog.

The eighth level is for spirit training.

The ninth layer is the True Essence.

According to the sayings summarized by senior practitioners in the Wenshi Guili sect,

The main purpose of the Qi Refining Realm is to condense magical power and open up the meridians and acupoints.

Finally, the magical power condenses from gas into liquid.

Through this magical power, one can ascend to the Purple Mansion Realm.

Of course, this path is not that simple.

Even those with earth-elemental roots need time to accumulate and cultivate.

Many outer disciples have been stuck at this level for more than ten or even several decades.

The importance of spiritual roots is also highlighted in this realm. Chen He was prepared, but he still suffered a considerable blow.

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Chen He is practicing the Qi Refining Chapter of the Five Elements Returning to Origin Divine Scripture.

Among them are the meridian diagram, acupoint diagram, qi meridian diagram, and circulatory system diagram.

Different cultivation methods have different requirements for the Qi Refining Chapter, and the cultivation diagrams are also different.

Chen Hecai is only at the first level of Qi Refining, not yet qualified to comprehend the diagram.

So, for the rest of the time, he simply continued to guide the spiritual energy.

The energy vortex in the dantian is like a whirlpool, constantly drawing in and refining spiritual energy.

Magical power was naturally generated strand by strand.

However, this development speed is still too slow.

The efficiency, speed, and quantity of refining spiritual energy are all far from ideal.

This is the limitation of spiritual roots.

If it is an earth spirit root, the first layer of qi vortex should grow rapidly.

As the cyclone expands, the dantian also expands.

However, Chen He's dantian remained open, as did his qi vortex.

It looks vivid, but in reality, it has little accumulated magical power and its dantian expands slowly.

Even the expansion is negligible.

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After cultivating for a few days, Chen He stopped.

He browsed the information in the oracle and knew that this situation was subject to the influence of the spiritual root.

There are three ways to improve cultivation efficiency.

One method was to take elixirs.

Secondly, spirit stones are used.

Thirdly, one can use rare and precious materials, or receive spiritual energy to infuse the body.

Each of the three methods has its advantages and disadvantages, but none of them are something Chen He can handle.

Not to mention spirit stones and rare treasures, they simply cannot afford to take pills.

First-tier pills were useless to him.

If Chen He wants to use pills, they must be of the second rank.

Second-tier pills are very expensive.

The cheapest second-tier pills cost 1,000 merit points per bottle.

Both Qi Condensation Pills and Qi Nourishing Pills, which meet the needs of cultivation, cost 3,000 merit points per bottle.

The key issue is that there's no market for it, so you have to rush to buy it in Wenshigui.

I learned that the Lingxiao Immortal Sect has a large number of outer disciples.

There are newly promoted Qi Refining Realm disciples as well as veteran Qi Refining Realm outer disciples.

They all need elixirs for cultivation, but the number of elixirs released by the sect each time is limited.

First come, first served.

If you can't buy it, just consider yourself unlucky.

Alternatively, you can spend more merit points to trade privately. However, such transactions are not guaranteed, are easy to be scammed, and are very unsafe.

The key issue is that Chen He doesn't have many merit points, so buying a few bottles won't help at all.

Moreover, he had only just advanced to the first level of Qi Refining.

Using elixirs to enhance magical power too early will make the magical power impure.

It will also affect your future cultivation.

For Chen He, it's best to avoid using pills if possible.

Chen He was very clear-headed, understood the principle that haste makes waste, and was able to control himself.

The key issue is that he had no choice at all.

He could only slowly cultivate in seclusion in the bamboo house.

However, this kind of training is as slow as a snail, with pitifully little progress.

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Having ended his seclusion once again, Chen He sat cross-legged on the bamboo bed, expressionless.

There was no change in the vortex and dantian; only five strands of magical power were generated in a day.

It takes at least ten years to advance to the second level of Qi Refining.

Chen He realized once again how unbearable the pain brought by the spiritual root was.

"In that case, I have no choice but to put all my eggs in your basket."

Chen He slowly exhaled and opened his hand, revealing a dark-colored token.

His original intention was to refine the token after advancing to the second level of Qi Refining.

Because the magic power of the second level of Qi Refining is more powerful, refining the token is more efficient.

But now he can't wait any longer.

If he doesn't activate the token, he will be trapped in the Qi Refining Realm.

This is not what he wanted, nor is it what he was willing to accept.

He had no other choice.

After re-adjusting his breathing and entering a meditative state, Chen He began to refine the token with his magical power.

In the sermon, one can find experiences shared by senior practitioners.

The most important steps to refining anything with magic are just two.

Magical erosion, magical imprint.

Envelop the target with your own magic power, and gradually penetrate it.

Once the target has been completely penetrated, it can be refined with magic to form a mark.

Once these two steps are completed, the refining process is finished.

Of course, this is just a basic refining technique.

In fact, every cultivation method has its own refining techniques and secrets.

Chen He's cultivation of the "Five Elements Returning to Origin Divine Scripture" also contains related techniques, but he is only at the first level of Qi Refining and cannot use them at all.

Basic refining techniques are very suitable for him.

Chen He had no idea what changes had occurred to the token in this world.

He simply followed the steps, inputting mana little by little.

A wisp.

Two strands.

Three strands.

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Even though the magic power was exhausted and the vortex became unstable, the token was not refined.

The token seemed to contain an abyss; no matter how much magic power he poured into it, there was no change whatsoever, which was somewhat disheartening.

Chen He could only stop, grab the token, and then enter a meditative state to recover his magical power.

He still did not emerge from seclusion.

He did his utmost to refine the token.

Once the magical energy vortex becomes unstable, stop refining, continue meditating to absorb spiritual energy and replenish magical power, and resume refining once the magical power is restored.

This process continued, with Chen He gradually grinding and allowing his magic power to permeate the token.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

It's the third month of the fourth year.

Chen He had finished all the fasting pills in his hand. Fortunately, he had completed the Foundation Establishment and advanced to the first level of Qi Refining, so he could now fast on his own.

As long as the magic power is circulating, it's fine not to eat or drink, and you can concentrate more on cultivation.

However, the progress of refining the token is unsatisfactory. In two months, less than one-tenth of it has been refined. At this rate, it will take at least a year.

"I can wait a year." Chen He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He had no choice but to bury himself in refining the token to have a glimmer of hope.

He thought of his parents and sister down the mountain, and the Qi Refining disciples who were retired in the city. Without any hesitation, he continued to output his magic power to refine the black token.

For the next six months or so, Chen He did not leave the bamboo house.

The magic power is replenished when it is depleted, relying entirely on the spiritual energy within the bamboo house.

The room was filled with abundant spiritual energy, and importantly, the recovery was rapid, which created excellent conditions for Chen He.

During the process of refining the token, Chen He consumed mana, which indirectly tempered his mana and its recovery speed.

Even the cyclone became stable, without the instability that occurred when too much mana was used up at the beginning, which was a pleasant surprise.

Six months later, two-thirds of the black token had been refined.

In mid-October, the magic power completely permeated the entire token. Chen He carefully controlled the magic power and imprinted a mark inside the token.

A magical mark that belongs only to him.

The moment this mark appeared, the entire token was completely refined by him.

Once the patterns appeared on the token, they disappeared instantly, after which the token naturally emitted an orange light.

The light enveloped Chen He's consciousness, carrying him away from his body and into the void.