Body Refinement for Longevity: From Health Cultivation Exercises to Overcoming All Techniques

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed.

On this day, on the outskirts of an inconspicuous wilderness, amidst beautiful mountains and clear waters, there was a lake with crystal-clear water. Strange beasts from the surrounding area would often come to replenish their water, but wild animals were rare, as most of them ended up in the bellies of the strange beasts.

In some ways, this place is more dangerous than the depths of the wilderness, a veritable no-go zone for life, where even the most powerful hunting teams dare not venture lightly.

However, at that moment, a figure appeared calmly and unhurriedly. He carried a water gourd and came to the lake, filling it with water.

In the shadows, several pairs of blood-red eyes fixed their gaze on the human. They were the top predators in this area, and the area around the lake was their best hunting ground.

However, when this unsuspecting prey appeared, they only glanced at it before fear showed in their eyes, and they turned away, intending to find another target.

By the lake, the man looked at his ugly face with slight disgust.

His face was covered with scabs from the healing process, and although his eyes were calm, they gave people, even strange beasts, a feeling of unease.

That's right, this person is Chen Han.

Yesterday, he passed through this place and saw that the scenery was beautiful. He wanted to take a good rest and bring some comfort to his boring journey.

Unfortunately, a black lion in the area caused him trouble, so he had no choice but to kill it.

Chen Han has no interest in these strange beasts now, but he doesn't mind occasionally going back to his old ways.

Therefore, the commotion last night was quite significant. Looking back, that black lion was truly tenacious. Without using the Life-Severing Butterfly, he beat the black lion for almost half an hour before it finally stopped moving.

The shout was so loud that Chen Han felt his eardrums were about to burst.

At this moment, Chen Han looked at his face reflected on the lake and murmured, "As my body becomes stronger, my self-healing ability also increases. I suppose it won't take a year for my appearance to return to normal."

Chen Han didn't care much about this. He didn't rely on his looks to make a living, but with his looks, he'd probably starve to death if he did.

"The weather is nice today, so I'll try guiding my Qi into my body before continuing my journey."

On his way back, he thought to himself.

Chen Han's residence was no longer a hidden cave, but an open-air campfire and a horse-drawn carriage.

It's true that the wilderness is fraught with danger and teeming with strange beasts, and it's also true that you need to avoid unnecessary trouble and be cautious in everything you do. But all of this comes with a premise: that there are creatures here that are stronger and more dangerous than you.

But Chen Han clearly didn't have this concern, because he was the strongest and most dangerous guy here.

Last night, he gave the local beasts a completely new understanding of humans, so much so that the predators would keep their distance from him at the mere sight of him, and if he glanced at them again, they would flee for their lives in a panic.

This made Chen Han realize that the black lion he had beaten up last night might be the overlord of this place.

"That's fine, it'll be more peaceful."

After returning to his residence, Chen Han ate something simple and then picked up a book to continue reading.

This book has no title; it is entirely an introduction to the cultivation world and cultivators, designed to help ordinary people understand what cultivation is all about.

Of course, this item is one of the inherited treasures obtained from Eagle Falcon Mountain.

The so-called cultivation of immortality is about seizing the creation of heaven and earth to master extraordinary power and strive for longevity... To put it bluntly, the only goal is to live longer and become stronger.

A mortal's life is fleeting, like flowing water, lasting no more than a hundred years. Every day, one has to toil and struggle for a living, which is far too short and far too boring.

Therefore, one must cultivate immortality, achieve longevity, roam freely across the land, and live a carefree and unrestrained life.

The biggest difference between mortals and cultivators lies in their spiritual roots. Those with exceptional spiritual roots have a deep sensitivity to the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and their cultivation naturally grows faster, making their path to immortality smooth and unobstructed.

Those with inferior spiritual roots have a shallow sensitivity to spiritual energy, and a day of cultivation is not as effective as half an hour of cultivation for those with superior spiritual roots. They can only become low-level cultivators, and if they are born into the secular world, they will never be able to enter the world of cultivation.

There is another type, which is also a true reflection of most people, that is, people without spiritual roots... People without spiritual roots mean that they have no aptitude for cultivation.

However, Chen Han doesn't need to worry too much about this, because he inherited the body cultivation tradition.

Without any seniors to guide him, Chen Han had no choice but to accept this body cultivation inheritance and step into the world of cultivation on his own.

What is physical cultivation?

Body Refinement Cultivators were first invented by mortal ancestors. Because mortals lacked the aptitude for cultivation, they studied the cultivation methods of immortals and cleverly introduced spiritual energy into their bodies to strengthen their physical bodies and activate a certain amount of magical power.

After that, with the help of spirit stones and various magical artifacts and treasures powered by magic, a low-level body-refining cultivator could rival a foundation-establishment stage magic cultivator.

This cultivation method requires the body to endure immense pain with each breakthrough and each body tempering; only those with great perseverance can cultivate it.

Body cultivators are few in number, their methods are limited, and their magical power is far inferior to that of magic cultivators with innate spiritual roots. Despite this, the number of body cultivators remains high.

There are countless ordinary people who wish to cultivate immortality, and those without spiritual power naturally try to take this path. However, throughout history, those who have cultivated to the top level of body refinement are extremely rare.

There are only two ways to break through to the next level: one is to cultivate spiritual roots through rare treasures of heaven and earth and follow the path of cultivating both body and technique.

One approach involves drawing upon and modifying various schools of body-refining techniques to forge the physical body into a magical artifact, achieving indestructibility and immunity to the five poisons.

However, this cultivation method requires a great many rare and precious materials to temper the entire body, including the skin, flesh, tendons, bones, and hundreds of organs of all sizes.

Throughout history, no one has ever succeeded. This is not only because physical cultivation is weak, its methods are limited, and it involves many hardships, but also because there is the insurmountable gap of lifespan.

Furthermore, spiritual energy is something naturally generated by heaven and earth. It exists everywhere within this world, though the concentration varies.

The mortal world is a place where spiritual energy is extremely scarce. Extraordinary creatures and martial arts, which are not worth mentioning in the cultivation world, are things that have been nurtured in the mortal world for thousands of years.

Monsters, spells, spiritual herbs, and spiritual medicines are all spiritual things that cannot be naturally generated.

These are just ordinary items in the cultivation world; there are even more rare and precious materials like spirit stones and spirit veins.

The first step in body refinement is to draw qi into the body, but what is needed is not the thin spiritual energy of the mortal world, but the rich spiritual energy above the spiritual veins of the cultivation world.

However, it was not impossible for Chen Han to try to draw qi into his body at this moment.

He took out his inherited items one by one. Apart from two magical artifacts whose use he didn't know, there was the book that gave him a basic understanding of the cultivation world, and a cultivation technique called the Refining Qi Technique.

The rest was a small porcelain bottle containing a pill and several colorful stones.