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

Among them, colorful stones make up a large portion, totaling more than forty.

Although it may seem like a small amount, it was enough for Chen Han to begin his cultivation journey.

Moreover, there's still a portion of the inheritance in that storage bag that hasn't been taken out yet.

He currently lacks magical power and therefore cannot activate or use it.

"These colorful stones must be spirit stones, which is the main purpose of Lu Tianren and the woman surnamed Su this time."

These spirit stones are the currency of the cultivation world. These forty-odd stones represent the final savings of the cultivator who established the legacy.

For Lu Tianren and the woman surnamed Su, this was a considerable fortune; for Chen Han, it was his greatest source of confidence as he entered the world of cultivation.

He had already suffered enough from a lack of resources in the secular world, so Chen Han cherished these spirit stones all the more.

After tidying up, Chen Han carefully put away the items, leaving only two stones. Then, following the instructions in the Soul-Sweeping Heaven-Supporting Technique, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and naturally opened his hands, holding a spirit stone in each hand and placing it flat on his knees with his palms facing upwards.

This is a common cultivation posture in the practice of cultivating immortality, in order to better attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

However, since this place is secular and spiritual energy is scarce, Chen Han naturally cannot absorb spiritual energy like a real cultivator. He uses a more luxurious method among cultivators—directly absorbing the spiritual energy from spirit stones.

Spirit stones are formed from the convergence of spiritual energy in places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant. At that time, they were not called spirit stones, but spirit mines.

Spirit ore is mined by cultivators and, after simple processing, becomes the practical currency of the cultivation world—spirit stones.

Spirit stones contain a very rich spiritual energy, and the effect of directly absorbing the spiritual energy from them for cultivation is several times better than being in a spiritual vein. This is why the value of spirit stones has remained high in the cultivation world for so long.

However, spirit stones are extremely rare. Using them to rent spirit land, purchase spirit artifacts and pills is the best solution for ordinary cultivators. If other cultivators saw Chen Han using them like this, they would probably cry out on the spot that it was a waste of precious resources!

But Chen Han had no choice. Living in the secular world, this was the only way to obtain spiritual energy, and he had no other option to improve his strength.

At this moment, following the instructions in the "Soul-Sweeping Heaven-Supporting Technique," Chen Han began to clear his mind and tried to sense the spiritual stone in his hand, attempting to feel the so-called spiritual energy condensed from heaven and earth.

Gradually, a bell...

Two hours...

As time passed, Chen Han felt as if he had entered a deserted place, his mind completely blank.

Three hours...

Chen Han remained motionless, his eyes naturally closed, his breathing even. If someone else had seen him, they would probably have thought he was asleep.

Four hours passed, and it remained the same. The only thing that didn't change was the words "Tai Chi Health Preservation Exercise" on Chen Han's proficiency panel, which had changed to "Soul-Soothing Heaven-Supporting Exercise" at some point.

Heaven rewards diligence; success is inevitable!

Name: Chen Han

Lifespan: 23/140

【Skill: Soul-Sweeping Heaven-Supporting Skill (Beginner) 1/50】

Chen Han, however, had entered a state of tranquil stillness, completely unaware of it.

Six hours later, a full half-day, Chen Han was finally overjoyed, as he finally sensed the so-called spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy was in his hands, faint and elusive, seemingly real yet unreal. He couldn't feel it at first, but as his mind calmed down, he began to sense it slightly.

Nine hours later, Chen Han's perception of spiritual energy became increasingly clear. He could even tell that it was multicolored and dormant within the spirit stone without opening his eyes.

At this point, Chen Han knew it was time to move on to the next stage.

This is also the most crucial part: drawing qi into the body.

At first, Chen Han's attempts were ineffective; the spiritual energy seemed to be dormant and had no intention of acknowledging him.

However, after the previous stage, Chen Han clearly understood that the methods of cultivating immortality are all about perseverance and slow, gradual progress; one can only endure it slowly and cannot rush it.

Two hours... four hours...

Chen Han once again calmed his mind, focused to the limit, and entered a state of emptiness and tranquility.

......

For thirteen hours, more than a day, Chen Han remained motionless, neither eating nor drinking. If it weren't for his slightly rising and falling chest, one might mistake him for a stone sculpture.

At this moment, Chen Han finally found the technique and successfully touched the spiritual energy, activating the spiritual energy that had been dormant for who knows how long. At the same time, he was able to interact with the spiritual energy in a preliminary way. With just a thought, the spiritual energy in the spirit stone would react accordingly.

Chen Han then began to slowly guide it, trying to introduce it into his body.

Then, another ten hours passed.

During this period, Chen Han tirelessly attracted spiritual energy, starting from a tiny bit at the beginning, which occasionally broke off, and now it flowed like water to the five hearts.

The so-called "five centers" actually only have three centers: the crown of the head, the palms, and the soles of the feet.

When the crown of the head is open, one connects to the Way of Heaven; when the soles of the feet are open, one establishes oneself on the Way of Earth; when the palms are closed, one governs the Way of Humanity.

When the three powers converge, the path to immortality is complete!

Two hours later, the spiritual energy finally entered the body one after another, and swirled around like a dragon that had broken free of its restraints.

Chen Han dared not be careless, knowing that this was a critical moment, and quickly used his physical body to harmonize his spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in the spirit stone was still slowly flowing into his five hearts, and he was slowly harmonizing it within his body. His blood and qi were gradually boiling, which gave Chen Han a sense of crisis, and he dared not be careless in the slightest.

Half an hour later, the spiritual energy in the spirit stones was exhausted, and the colorful spirit stones became dull and lifeless. With a gust of wind, they turned into ashes and vanished into thin air.

Chen Han tried his best to harmonize the spiritual energy within his body, attempting to integrate it into his flesh and blood, and into his soul. This was the most crucial step: the spiritual energy entering the body would strengthen the foundation and nourish the vital energy.

This process was also very time-consuming and involved a lot of persuasion. Before we knew it, it was dawn and then darkness again, and nearly two days had passed.

At a certain moment, Chen Han's clothes fluttered without wind. A faint constraint reached its limit and exploded with a loud bang, without a sound, yet as loud as thunder. What followed was a completely new feeling, as if his bones and marrow had been cleansed and he had been reborn.

Four days later, Chen Han finally opened his eyes again. His gaze was different from before; it was noticeably sharper and more spirited.

At the same time, he also had a completely different feeling, as if he could see further and hear more clearly.

He knew that this was the unique keen senses and perception of cultivators.

From this moment on, Chen Han truly transcended his mortal form and became the legendary immortal in the mortal realm!

"So this is what it means to be a cultivator... This feeling..."

Chen Han clenched his fist. Although there was no huge change, he felt incredibly refreshed.

"By drawing Qi into my body in this way, I am now a Body Refining cultivator. According to Lu Tianren, a Body Refining cultivator is equivalent to a Martial Venerable. I have directly skipped the Martial Master realm and reached the Martial Venerable realm!"

The term "Martial Venerable" is generally understood to be above "Martial Master," but there is no standard for what level that "Martial Venerable" actually refers to.

Chen Han only learned from Lu Tianren that the Martial Venerable was a body-refining cultivator in the cultivation world.

However, Chen Han is currently only intelligent and perceptive, and his magical power is limited, far less powerful than the world-renowned Martial Venerable.

Simply put, although he is now a Martial Venerable, he would still have a tough fight against a Martial Master. However, his potential has increased by a hundred times, or even a thousand times.