Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

Compared to others, Lu Qian obviously has even less to worry about. He is only at the third level of Qi Refining, and nothing can weigh on him. What is there to care about?

However, Lu Qian still wanted to improve his cultivation as soon as possible, because the Myriad Laws Battle Tower required reaching the mid-stage of Qi Refining before one could attempt it. He also wanted to pass through the Myriad Laws Battle Tower as soon as possible to showcase his talent.

In this sacred place, disciples who perform poorly are generally not valued and have little to no human rights.

There were six other people like Lu Qian who got in through connections. They all had two spiritual roots and would always huddle in a corner during class, so nobody paid them any attention. They were just like stray cats and dogs that had wandered into this place by mistake.

If it weren't for Tao Pili's influence, Lu Qian might not even be considered as good as others, which made Lu Qian feel more threatened.

Even if not for the Holy Land, he wanted to improve his cultivation as soon as possible for his own sake!

After returning, Lu Qian continued to cultivate the "Fire-Filling Furnace Technique" and also checked the jade slip that Jin Changgeng had given him. It did indeed contain information about many deacons and elders, and detailed their specialties. If one was interested, one could go and request guidance.

Even so, he didn't have much interest in it. With such a low level of cultivation, it would be extremely difficult to learn anything.

Moreover, although this was a mission issued by the Holy Land, the elders in charge had certain requirements. It was not a matter of just anyone going there to receive guidance; one had to pass their tests before they would even give them a second glance.

Otherwise, isn't the time spent building the foundation also time?

Even if all these disciples of the academy are geniuses, they are not yet at the point where they can be bossed around by any Foundation Establishment cultivator or Core Formation cultivator!

Because those who can enter the Holy Land are all outstanding among their peers. Even if they cannot compare with the geniuses in the academy, they are by no means mediocre!

During his breaks from cultivation, Lu Qian continued to study the Star Undying Body in his inner world. This was a process of gradual refinement, related to willpower, and the difficulty lay entirely in enduring pain. As long as one could endure the pain during cultivation, the rest would be a matter of practice makes perfect.

For an ordinary person, absorbing the essence of the star stone would be difficult, but Lu Qian had already entered the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao (a technique for absorbing the essence of the stars) and even opened up a Xin Qiao (another technique for absorbing the essence of the heart), so this was not a problem for him at all.

After five cycles of meditation, Lu Qian awoke from his deep meditation. Just as he was about to take the Cleansing Pill to continue, he suddenly saw someone in front of him. He quickly stood up, "Elder Tao!"

He had initially thought Xie Xunzhen had brought him the blood-tonifying pills, but he was surprised to find that it was Tao Pili who had come in person.

Tao Pili immediately asked, "How's your cultivation of the Star Undying Body going?"

Is it in such a hurry?

Lu Qian was somewhat puzzled. Only a few days had passed, yet he was so eager to ask. At that moment, he suddenly noticed Tao Pili's expression and was immediately startled.

Previously, Tao Pili, though he looked like an old man, was generally quite energetic. Now, however, Tao Pili's face is ashen, his lips are pale, and he looks like he's not in good condition.

Could something have happened?

Lu Qian was helpless. He had been thinking that nothing would affect him, but reality immediately taught him a lesson.

Because of Tao Pili, Lu Qian was able to enroll in Zhou Tian Academy. If something happens to Tao Pili, even if Zhou Tian Academy doesn't expel Lu Qian, he obviously won't receive any additional support.

After all, most of the others entered Zhou Tian Academy because of their own talent and were considered key trainees, but Lu Qian got in through the connections of a Golden Core elder, which is to say, he got in through the back door.

Without talent or a powerful background, even if Lu Qian wanted to do something, he would likely be constrained and find it difficult to achieve anything significant.

However, despite these thoughts in his mind, Lu Qian outwardly remained calm and said, "I'm currently trying to get started. In a few more days, I should be able to begin my cultivation!"

The previous events had helped Lu Qian mature a bit, and he naturally understood that he shouldn't ask questions he shouldn't ask. As long as Tao Pili didn't bring it up, he would pretend he didn't know.

"Will I be able to get started in a few more days?"

Tao Pili was also surprised. He had long sought out someone to cultivate the Star Undying Body, and he had also tried it himself, but he could not get the hang of it. The main reason was that he had not entered the Zhou Tian Star Aperture and could not mobilize the power of the stars. Now that he heard that Lu Qian was about to enter the door without any difficulty, he was naturally surprised.

But being several hundred years old, Tao Pili quickly realized that Lu Qian had already cultivated the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao, so it was not surprising that he could continue to cultivate the Star Undying Body. He quickly remembered his purpose, "You want something to greatly replenish your qi and blood? This kind of thing is not easy to find, mainly because the demand is too low and few people collect it. You can get some if you put in some effort, but it won't work if the quantity is too large."

Body refinement is no longer mainstream; it's considered a relatively niche cultivation method. Therefore, cultivation techniques and spiritual materials related to body refinement have also become niche.

Although many talented disciples still cultivate their bodies, it's similar to Lu Qian cultivating the Xuanjing Technique—it's all just in case. It's unlikely that they place great importance on it.

Before Lu Qian could speak, Tao Pili quickly added, "If you just want some spiritual medicine to replenish your qi and blood, I can give it to you now. If the demand is too large, then you'll have to go to the True Spirit Palace. The True Spirit Palace is good at body refining, and they have a lot of powerful spiritual medicines and foods to replenish qi and blood. They also like to refine corpses, and they have a lot of monster blood essence to collect."

Lu Qian quickly said, "Then it's best to go to the True Spirit Palace. The Star Undying Body is too violent, and some spiritual herbs alone may not be enough to meet its cultivation needs."

If you're just starting out, finding some spiritual herbs will suffice, but if you want to continue cultivating the Star Undying Body, you still need to constantly replenish your Qi and blood.

He had also practiced body-refining techniques, but compared to the Star Undying Body, the Profound Whale Technique was only good enough for a child's table.

The Stellar Undying Body technique requires absorbing the essence of a second-tier star stone just to get started. Even with some basic body-refining skills, Lu Qian couldn't withstand it and had to practice it again and again in his inner world.

Just then, Tao Pili arrived, so Lu Qian naturally had to state his demands all at once, lest he be unable to find him later.

In the past, Lu Qian would not have worried about such things, but with war about to break out, Tao Pili's current condition was clearly not good, and it was hard to say what would happen in the future. He should think more about himself.

Tao Pili didn't react much to Lu Qian's words. He had obviously thought about it before bringing it up and was confident in his abilities, so he said, "Alright! I'll go talk to that old bastard Duan Hai later. He should be able to arrange it for you."

"Oh, right, he also runs a tavern called the Hall of Slaughter, which specializes in swindling spirit stones from younger generations. It'll be perfect for making him bleed!"

The Hall of Slaughter?

Lu Qian had just visited not long ago, so perhaps he could get free food and drinks in the future, which would be great.

Of course, it's impossible for him to eat and drink for free; Tao Pili will definitely have to pay some price, but that has nothing to do with Lu Qian.