Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

"I'll go buy a few bottles of Yellow Sprout Pills later. Since Senior Brother Chu said he could introduce me to a friend, there's no need to save my contribution points to buy alchemy inheritance."

Lu Qian has been busy refining pills, collecting pearls, and deducing the Palm Thunder technique for some time now, and has not been able to focus on cultivation.

Of course, Lu Qian still didn't neglect his daily meditation, but he wasn't as focused on it as before. "I'll also improve the energy circulation route of the technique. Over this period of time, I've come up with some ideas."

An ordinary outer disciple can only circulate the cultivation technique for three cycles a day before having to stop and let the meridians rest. As for the speed of circulating the technique for one cycle, it is affected by spiritual root, comprehension, and understanding of the technique, and each varies from person to person.

Lu Qian slightly adjusted the Qi circulation route of the cultivation technique in his mind world, so it could be circulated for four cycles and was completed in half a day, without taking up too much time.

For newly initiated outer disciples, most can only circulate their Qi for two cycles, and by the time they finish those two careful cycles, it might be dark.

From this perspective, Lu Qian can be considered a minor genius, and he also plans to continue optimizing his cultivation technique.

"Perhaps, I am really more suited to Wanfa Peak."

After Lu Qian finished practicing the Xuanjing Technique, he realized that he didn't have many Qi and Blood Pills left, so he had to go and buy more.

"Actually, the Xuanjing Technique has been cultivated to this level, which is already sufficient. The most important thing is cultivation level. If your cultivation level is low, you can't do anything."

For the time being, Lu Qian does not need to fight, and the Xuanjing Technique is only an incomplete version. Even if he cultivates the first level to its peak, it is not worth investing too much energy in it.

"If it's a more powerful body-refining technique, then it's worth investing some money in. But something like the Mysterious Whale Technique, forget it. How about we go to the Scripture Pavilion?"

Since receiving the free spells, Lu Qian hasn't been to the Scripture Pavilion. At the early stage of Qi Refining, cultivating any spells is of little use. He's been saving his contribution points to buy Yellow Sprout Pills and has no interest in going to the Scripture Pavilion to select cultivation techniques.

However, if you want to cultivate body-refining techniques, choosing one from the Scripture Pavilion should be a good approach.

Body-refining techniques are not only useful for close combat, but also have many benefits in improving physical strength. For example, if the physical body is too weak, spells like Palm Lightning can easily injure oneself. Lu Qian has a deep understanding of this.

If Lu Qian's physical body were more resilient, he could undoubtedly be bolder in releasing palm lightning, and wouldn't need to be so cautious.

Unfortunately, the Xuanjing Technique is still too rudimentary, and its main function is to enhance qi and blood, making a person's essence and blood become as enormous as a whale in the sea. It can also increase strength, but it doesn't improve the toughness of the physical body much, not to mention that this is only an incomplete version.

"It is said that when breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, there are physical body barriers, magical power barriers, and finally, spiritual consciousness barriers. Sufficient blood and qi are of great help in overcoming the physical body barrier."

"So the Xuanjing Technique isn't entirely useless."

During the Foundation Establishment process, cultivators absorb a vast amount of spiritual energy from heaven and earth into their bodies. If their physical body is not resilient enough and their blood and qi are not sufficient, their bodies are prone to collapse, and the Foundation Establishment will fail.

As for the mana barrier, it requires converting all the spiritual energy absorbed from heaven and earth into mana, and even the true qi in the body must be converted into mana unique to the Foundation Establishment stage. This barrier tests the ability to control true qi and mana, and also places considerable demands on the strength of the meridians.

Once the magical power is formed, it flows into the brow and the spiritual platform. If all goes smoothly, the divine consciousness will also condense. This is the barrier of divine consciousness.

The difficulty of Foundation Building lies in the fact that these three stages do not proceed in order, but may occur simultaneously. A slight mistake can lead to failure in Foundation Building.

Therefore, cultivators who break through to the Foundation Establishment stage will make some preparations in advance, such as condensing their divine sense, practicing body-refining techniques, and preparing protective pills. Only by being thorough in all aspects can they increase their chances of success. Otherwise, they will have to rely on luck and risk their lives for a tiny chance.

The more Lu Qian thought about it, the more he felt he should choose a body-refining technique, but he still needed to think about which one to choose.

"No! I know people from Wanfa Peak, why should I figure it out myself? Why not just ask Senior Brother Chu Liu?"

In terms of understanding cultivation techniques, no one in the entire Canghai Sect knows better than Wanfa Peak. There's no need for Lu Qian to go to great lengths and insist on choosing one himself; that would be too unreliable.

Upon seeing Lu Qian, Chu Liu immediately frowned. "Why are you here again? Are you in such a hurry? I've already sent a message via flying talisman, and I should have news within two or three days."

"I didn't come here to ask that; I have something else to discuss."

Lu Qian quickly explained his purpose, "My cultivation level is too low right now, and I'd like to find a body-refining technique that can protect me, one that's suitable for me."

Why do you have so many ideas?

Chu Liu pressed his hair in frustration. "Why not just cultivate step by step? Why think so much? Once my cultivation level improves, these things won't be a problem. There's no need to waste time on trivial matters."

Lu Qian smiled and said, "I've heard that body-refining techniques are also effective for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage."

"There's no need to waste time on this. There are many ways to improve one's physical body, the simplest being taking elixirs."

Chu Liu waved his hand dismissively. Seeing that Lu Qian didn't want to give up, he didn't want to persuade him anymore. He had experienced Lu Qian's personality firsthand and knew that Lu Qian was not someone who could be easily persuaded. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Actually, body refining techniques are not weak, but they require too many resources, and it is more difficult to cultivate them to a high level than Qi refining techniques."

"If you just want an extra means of self-defense, there's no need to choose a body-refining technique; buying some spirit talismans will suffice."

"A talisman?"

Lu Qian thought about it and it made sense. Regardless of whether he needed to buy them or not, he could buy talisman paper and make them himself. This was easier than alchemy and required less investment. The methods for making ordinary spirit talismans were everywhere and easier to obtain than alchemy techniques.

If he could make some talismans and sell them, it would seem to solve the problem of insufficient resources, especially the Palm Thunder spell, which he was extremely familiar with. The jade slip containing the Palm Thunder spell contained the method for making Palm Thunder talismans. Although it was for the convenience of understanding the Palm Thunder spell, Lu Qian still memorized it.

However, Lu Qian hadn't forgotten his purpose for coming here. Moreover, the benefits of body tempering weren't limited to self-protection; the improvement in physique brought comprehensive benefits that he could feel at any time. He didn't intend to give up. Hearing that Chu Liu's words seemed to have some unfinished business, he immediately asked curiously, "Does the body tempering technique have other uses besides self-protection?"

Chu Liu quickly gave his answer, "Of course! Many body-refining techniques are created based on certain demonic beasts and special physiques. Learning them can change one's own physique. There are also some body-refining techniques that can purify one's spiritual roots and improve one's cultivation talent. These are the more promising body-refining techniques."

The body-refining techniques created by demonic beasts are very easy to understand; for example, Lu Qian's Xuanjing Technique is just like that.

As for special physiques, he had heard of them. For example, some cultivators whose spiritual roots were not particularly outstanding but whose cultivation speed was very fast were considered to have special traits. There were also some talisman-making spirit bodies and sword-making spirit bodies that were good at swordsmanship. These were relatively well-known, but also very rare.

Lu Qian had previously planned to use his special physique to cover up the problem of his rapid cultivation speed, but he never thought that he could cultivate himself into a special physique through cultivation techniques.

Lu Qian had never even heard of the idea of ​​purifying one's spiritual root through cultivation techniques. If he hadn't come to Wanfa Peak to ask Chu Liu, he probably wouldn't have gotten such information.