Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

Mu Dong cleared his throat before saying, "Now that you've passed the first level of the Myriad Laws Battle Tower, I can rest assured that I'm entrusting Mu Xue to your care."

Mu Xue listened quietly without offering any rebuttal, leaving Lu Qian completely bewildered. He could sense that Mu Xue's cultivation was higher than his own, so why did she need him to take care of her? It was hard to say who would take care of whom.

However, Lu Qian did not immediately object, but waited to see how Mu Dong would arrange things.

"In the past, most of the training missions were carried out separately, taking into account the situation of each academy. Back then, I was the one leading Mu Xue."

Mu Dong didn't keep them in suspense and directly explained the reason: "This training mission is different. Four academies will participate together. The teams will definitely be divided according to cultivation level. Mu Xue is at the sixth level of Qi Refining, which is also the middle stage of Qi Refining. She should be grouped with you."

"She's too young and hasn't experienced the wickedness of human nature, so you can go with her and offer suggestions."

So that's how you take care of people. That's not a problem!

Although Lu Qian could not be described as having extraordinary wisdom, he had lived two lives and understood basic human relationships. Moreover, Mu Xue's cultivation was higher and her combat strength was certainly not weak, so she would not be a burden to him.

So he quickly said, "If we are indeed assigned to the same group, I will act together with her!"

Mu Dong laughed, his eyes filled with a deeper meaning, and looked at Mu Xue, "When the time comes, you must listen to Brother Lu, and don't be as willful as you were when you were with me!"

This time, Mu Xue didn't refute, but simply nodded silently.

With the general direction arranged, Mu Dong continued, "Brother Lu, the training mission is coming up soon. Have you prepared? It would be best to prepare some commonly used pills, such as Rejuvenation Pills and Antidote Pills, as well as magical artifacts..."

The Rejuvenation Pill is actually the Spirit Recovery Pill, and its effect is a level above the Lesser Spirit Recovery Pill. Even if used in the late stage of Qi Refining, it can quickly restore 50% of true Qi, and if used in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it can quickly restore more than 70% of true Qi.

Although this thing cannot be used for cultivation, it is more expensive than ordinary pills. If used at the right time, it can save your life in battle.

Lu Qian felt somewhat embarrassed. When he left the Canghai Sect, his cultivation level was low, and he hadn't even learned any spells. Now, although he had learned spells, he still didn't have any magical artifacts. He could only say, "I've been quite busy these past few days, but I'll prepare them soon!"

What can we do?

The only thing they could do was ask Xie Xunzhen to see if he could get in touch with Tao Pili. He had no other options; he couldn't possibly go on a training mission empty-handed, could he?

Seeing Lu Qian's troubled expression, Mu Dong said thoughtfully, "I see... Didn't Elder Tao prepare anything for you beforehand?"

Mu Xue immediately replied, "I'll always keep some pills on hand. I'll bring enough for two people, so don't worry, Brother Lu!"

Lu Qian smiled upon hearing Mu Xue's words, "Thank you for your kindness! I'll let you know if I need anything."

Mu Dong had already figured something out. He felt that the relationship between Lu Qian and Tao Pili might not be so simple. If Lu Qian was really Tao Pili's bloodline descendant, and was even specially sent to Zhou Tian Academy, it was unlikely that he would be ignored like this, and not even a magic weapon would be prepared for Lu Qian.

Even though resources are scarce, descendants of Golden Core families like Mu Dong and Mu Xue can still manage to arrange everything clearly. But Tao Pili only has Lu Qian as his only descendant and doesn't even have any disciples. So why is he just left to his own devices and ignored?

After chatting for a while, the group soon dispersed.

Lu Qian prepared a letter with a talisman, specifying what he needed, and sent it to Xie Xunzhen, saying, "Hopefully, I'll get a good result!"

He suddenly remembered Lei Yunxing, the first Zhou Tian Academy disciple to speak to him, but their relationship had become somewhat distant, as Lei Yunxing was now very close to Xiong Kaishan.

The Mu siblings, who were initially thought to have ill intentions, actually had the best relationship with Lu Qian. This was mainly because Mu Xue seemed to have some affection for him. She probably rarely interacted with outsiders, which is why she treated Lu Qian as a friend and took good care of him.

Mu Dong, on the other hand, is much more rational and keeps a certain distance from Lu Qian.

However, these are ultimately external things. For Lu Qian, his own cultivation level is definitely more important.

Now that the cave was empty, Lu Qian finally began to try open-air cultivation, mainly to test the effects of the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao (a type of energy cultivation technique).

"Theoretically speaking, the Zhou Tian Xing Qiao (a type of acupoint) can draw upon the power of the stars, which can not only accelerate the cultivation speed, but also seems to make the Qi recovery speed faster."

If that's really the case, Lu Qian will stop cultivating indoors and start cultivating outdoors from now on. He'll do whatever is most convenient and better.

Lu Qian first went outside to cultivate, carefully sensing the surroundings. He then nodded, "It's a bit faster than normal cultivation, but the difference isn't very noticeable. It's probably due to the terrain and the fact that only one star aperture has been opened."

"If we can use formations to gather the power of stars, or in a place like the Starfall Land, the cultivation speed will be even faster."

That being said, the training mission was just around the corner, and Lu Qian had no intention of going to the Starfall Land.

Moreover, he felt that he should open the second star aperture as soon as possible. Although opening the first star aperture had some improvement, it was not very obvious. When he opened the second star aperture, his comprehension would be improved again, and even cause a qualitative change. This was the direction he was striving for.

Lu Qian then used the Star-Stepping Step to quickly deplete his true energy. He then immediately began to meditate and regulate his breathing. After about an hour, his true energy was fully restored, and he seemed to be deep in thought.

"My cultivation speed hasn't increased much, but my Qi recovery speed has increased several times. Normally, it takes at least half a day to fully recover after my true Qi is depleted. If I had a Qi Recovery Pill, it would be even faster... Wait, doesn't this mean that even if I don't use a Qi Recovery Pill, my Qi recovery speed is not much different from others?"

"However, the Rejuvenation Pill can also be used in battle to quickly restore true energy. But if I don't regulate my breathing, although I can still restore true energy, the speed won't be as fast!"

Overall, each has its advantages, and having the Rejuvenation Pill is definitely better than not having it!

In the end, Lu Qian returned to the secret chamber to cultivate. Since there was little difference, there was no need to cultivate outside. Moreover, he often trained himself in his inner world and was most afraid of being disturbed, so the secret chamber was more convenient.

This time he didn't practice the Turbid Wave Corrosion Spell again. No matter how much he practiced in a short time, it would be difficult to improve much, so there was no need to rush. His main goal was to try to open the second star aperture, which should have been put on the agenda long ago.

"It took me about two or three months to open my mind."

"But practice makes perfect, so this time it shouldn't take that long to open your eyes. If we just focus on trial and error, it should take about a month!"

Lu Qian has two eyes, which means he can open two eye orifices. He chose to open the left eye first, and will decide whether to open the right eye orifice later depending on the situation.

"Actually, after the eye apertures are opened, the functions of both the left and right eyes are the same, so there's no need to go through the extra step. However, the comprehension brought by the star apertures can be accumulated, which makes it very necessary!"

He began a process of trial and error, and as his eyes opened again and again in his mind's world, he eliminated wrong answers one by one, and took another step closer to the right path!