Gou Zai Qingluo Cave Heaven Cultivation

The ripples on the water disappeared.

Three memories merged into one place, without any gaps.

Zhou Baoqing's eyes were bright and alert, his spirits were high, and he was calm and composed. He was no longer as dazed and confused as before. His memory was readily available and he could use it fluently and naturally.

With a blessed land, a mid-grade spiritual root, excellent academic performance, and the high regard of the teacher, his future is bright and promising. How could he possibly... etc.?

His face suddenly darkened.

According to his grandparents, mother, and aunt, he was the "bright pearl of the Zhou family" who was "intelligent, diligent, and eager to learn," and the hope for the future.

His family scrimped and saved, even selling their land to support his education at the clan school. They treated him like an ancestor.

But after carefully reviewing his ten years of memories, he was shocked to discover that the truth was completely the opposite.

Relying on his decent talent with a mid-grade spiritual root, he slacked off in the academy.

He daydreamed during class and slacked off after class, learning the basics superficially and understanding the theory terribly.

The textbook was opened, and the pages were covered with red marks and annotations, like a tree full of red plum blossoms.

This guy is definitely a terrible student!

Zhou Baoqing rubbed his forehead.

He's just glib and pretends to be a top student, fooling his family without them even knowing!

But you can only hide it for a while, not forever; the moment of truth is fast approaching.

The Zhou clan school had strict rules and always held a small test every hundred days.

Those who receive a "lowest" rating in three consecutive assessments will be advised to withdraw and have their student status revoked.

Because of my playfulness and laziness, I have already come in last place twice in a row. If I fail the next exam, I will pack my bags and leave!

The next assessment will be held in a month.

A thin layer of sweat seeped out on my back.

If the family found out that the "genius" they had pinned their hopes on and nurtured with countless spirit stones was about to be expelled from the clan school...

I can't even imagine what that scene would look like!

He felt ashamed when he thought about how he had just confidently promised to give his cousin special tutoring.

You're such a poor student, teaching others would be misleading them!

What's even more outrageous is that the bump on his forehead was caused by Wang Gou'er making sarcastic remarks after he got the lowest score on the exam. That's when he got angry and started shoving Wang Gou'er, which resulted in the bump.

I absolutely cannot fail the exam again.

Zhou Baoqing gritted his teeth and a thought popped into his head.

Even catching up on a year's worth of material in just one month is no easy task.

The Zhou family school had a complicated curriculum for beginners, with no sudden enlightenment; it was all extremely tedious and time-consuming.

For example, the main cultivation realm of fetal breathing is a minor realm before the refining qi realm. Its purpose is to nurture the spiritual root, strengthen the body, and nourish the soul.

To put it simply, it's about building a solid foundation.

The realm of fetal breathing is divided into four levels.

Cultivate a clear mind and nourish your spirit.

One must use prayer rituals to express gratitude to the universe and all things in nature, to be sincere and calm, to cleanse the mind, until one enters a state of selflessness.

The cultivation realm refines the body and strengthens the foundation.

There is a saying in the immortal sect: the body is the dwelling place of the spirit, and the spirit is the master of the body. If the dwelling place is not secure, the master will be uneasy; if the master is not at peace, the dwelling place will surely fall into ruin.

Peiyuan is to build a sturdy "house" for the soul.

The practical method involves daily breathing exercises to expel impurities and inhale purity, which is similar to the martial arts practice of cleansing the marrow and strengthening the body.

In fact, calming the mind and nourishing the spirit, as well as cultivating one's physical form, are practiced in parallel, like the two wheels of a cart or the two wings of a bird.

These two require long-term effort; even refining qi and building a foundation can help to purify the mind and cultivate vitality.

Zhou Baoqing is currently at this stage, but he is far behind some children with low-grade spiritual roots!

The next stage is the Rebirth Realm, where, with the help of basic medicinal liquids, the bone marrow is nurtured into spiritual marrow, resulting in a complete transformation.

The final stage of Qi cultivation, this "Qi" is not spiritual energy, but specifically refers to the root of innate fetal breathing, that is, the wisp of true breath that an infant receives through the umbilical cord when it neither eats nor drinks in the mother's womb.

When a person is born, the umbilical cord is cut, and the person cries, most of their innate fetal breath is lost and replaced by the breath they take through their mouth and nose.

However, infants with spiritual roots have innate fetal breath that is concentrated and does not dissipate.

After being nurtured and strengthened, it can draw upon the spiritual energy that roams the heavens and earth from the inside out, thereby drawing energy into the body and becoming a Qi-refining cultivator.

Besides the main cultivation techniques, the talismans, medicines, arrays, and artifacts are also very demanding.

symbol.

It emphasizes the flowing strokes and the arrangement of runes. There are hundreds of basic runes alone, which need to be memorized and drawn repeatedly from memory.

medicine.

This involves the shape, taste, properties, habitat, harvesting season, and forbidden combinations of hundreds of medicinal herbs.

Formation.

The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, the Five Elements' generating and restraining relationships, directional nodes, corresponding array flags, and the deduction of solar terms... are like the advanced mathematics of a previous life, dry and unadorned.

Not to mention the minor subjects of geography, spiritual creature illustrations, and immortal genealogy, as well as elective subjects like music theory, chess, astrology, and tea ceremony...

These are all just theoretical knowledge!

Zhou Baoqing felt a headache coming on.

Having lived two lives, he is mentally mature and his comprehension is far superior to that of a ten-year-old child. Yet, he still has to catch up on a year's worth of missed lessons in just one month and also avoid falling behind in the assessment.

I can't do this problem!

Fortunately, there's always a way out!

When the soul returns to oneness, the size of the Qingluo Cave Heaven, as well as its abilities and supernatural powers, also come to mind.

This body of water is about five zhang in circumference (ten zhang in diameter), roughly the size of two standard basketball courts.

It has three abilities.

Zhou Baoqing had already comprehended the first one, which was the Green Snail clone.

The human body and the green snail, two paths, two levels of cultivation, can nourish each other.

The green snail cultivates the bloodline of the aquatic creatures, which in turn nourishes the human body, resulting in physical growth.

If Qingluo breaks through the upper limit of her bloodline and becomes a Golden Snail Immortal, perhaps she can become a majestic and powerful Heavenly Venerable in the future?

Even if a small green snail is fed with a variety of spiritual materials, breaking through the bloodline limitation is no easy feat.

Fortunately, human cultivation can also nourish the Green Snail. Ten years of nourishing it with Azure Water Spirit Eggs and Half-Spirit Fish has made the Green Snail's shell extremely hard, even spirit beasts can hardly break it. The existence of the Water Spirit Root makes it extremely sensitive to changes in the water area. Often, before a disaster arrives, the Green Snail has already fled.

In this way, given enough time to develop, one can easily rise up by stepping on the right foot with the left.

The second type is all-encompassing.

With a thought, one can enter the Azure Snail Cave Heaven, or leave and return to the original location.

It can also instantly teleport the green snail to your side.

The current distance is a thousand feet, encompassing the entire Qinglin Bay.

"So, if I encounter danger, I can escape into the Azure Snail Cave at any time? That's a pretty good trump card for survival!"

"On the other hand, snails can freely forage for food on ordinary days. If they encounter a vicious fish, they don't need to burrow into the mud and tremble with fear. They can simply call it to their palm."

Zhou Baoqing felt very safe.

Despite the protection of the Zhou clan, Qinglin Bay enjoys good public security and a simple and honest folk culture.

However, there's no guarantee against unexpected events such as evil cultivators, treacherous cultivators, demonic beasts, or changes in the world that might occur.

A person who does not plan for the future will have trouble in the present.

Who would complain about not having enough ways to save their life?

As for the third type, it is the spiritual water of the blessed pool beneath his feet, which is what Zhou Baoqing urgently needs right now.

Water nourishes silently, gradually shaping and refining the spirit!

The effect is slow but gentle, and lasts a long time.

The enhancement of the spirit not only greatly improves concentration and memory, but also enhances comprehension and the ability to apply knowledge to new situations.

If nurtured for a long time, it might even develop a photographic memory and extraordinary comprehension!

This ability is truly tailor-made for academically challenged students.

Moreover, in the long run, a powerful spirit has endless uses.

In the world of cultivation, there are three ways for cultivators to refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their own unique magical power.

First, cultivate the body's strength and blood, and refine essence into qi.

Secondly, one can cultivate one's spirit and soul; a powerful divine sense can quickly transform unclaimed spiritual energy into magical power.

Moreover, except in places devoid of spiritual energy, in most cases, when cultivators release spells, they use their own magical power as a guide to draw in a large amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.

In this way, the mana consumption is low, but the power of the spells is strong.

However, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that has not been refined is mostly violent. Without the guidance, suppression, and harmonization of the divine soul, this technique will either be weak or explode, with unsatisfactory results and even harm to oneself.

The third is "meaning".

If one can comprehend the intent of sword, blade, and wind and thunder, the efficiency of converting spiritual energy of this attribute will be greatly enhanced, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will come together and actively gather towards the cultivator.

However, "intention" also requires enlightenment.

Of course, some people with extraordinary physical bodies can also achieve this effect, but those are born that way and cannot be forced.

Thinking of this, Zhou Baoqing felt pleased.

The spiritual water of the Blessed Pool is perfect for cultivating the soul and nurturing understanding, which will greatly benefit future cultivation!

At the moment, they did not find the assessment difficult and were in high spirits, and made two plans.

First, cram on the theory.

While recuperating for a few days, I thoroughly studied the elementary classics on talismans, medicine identification, formations, and weapon crafting.

With the blessing of a celestial abode that condenses the soul, memorization and comprehension become twice as efficient.

Secondly, we must solidify our foundation.

Clarify your mind and cultivate your vital energy simultaneously. Previously, you were just fooling around, which was basically equivalent to starting over from scratch. Fortunately, Qingluo Cave Heaven is a natural training ground.

The first thing he needs to do is to completely forget his previous terrible breathing techniques.

Once your mind is clear, gradually fill back in the "Small Heavenly Circuit Breathing Technique" recorded in the "Fetal Breathing Chapter".

"Heaven and earth breathed forth life from the primordial chaos. Humans, endowed with this breath, were born within their wombs."

"Slowly ascending into the clouds, even as water, fine as silk, long reaching the roots."

"Sinking back to the origin, steady and unshaken, continuous and enduring, forming a perfect circle."

"Inhale the elixir, exhale and return to the root. Beginning and end connected, the universe revolves."

With each inhale and exhale, the breath enters the dantian, descends along the Ren meridian, passes through the perineum, ascends the Du meridian, returns to the Baihui point, and transforms into a fine stream, nourishing his previously almost empty meridians.

After the first breath of fetal breathing was completed, my meridians felt sore and throbbing.

Zhou Baoqing gritted his teeth and continued.

The soreness in his veins hadn't lessened, but the spiritual water from the Blessed Pool seeped into his pores, moistening his entire body in circles.

Despite the sour taste, he could clearly feel the flow of Qi.

The Qi moves along the meridians inch by inch, leaving a trace as it passes through each barrier.

Fifteen minutes later.

The soreness and distension in the meridians turn into warmth, and the warmth turns into unobstructed flow.

After completing a full cycle of the Small Heavenly Circuit, he exhaled a deep breath of white air, creating a ripple.

I still find it quite unbelievable.

Is that all?

It's simpler than I imagined!

Zhou Baoqing was overjoyed. Could it be that I am truly a cultivation genius?

He was so angry that his teeth started to hurt.

The breathing exercises I did for almost a year before were completely wasted.

In a small cycle, not a single breath is taken correctly.

No wonder I got a zero on the test!