Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

After returning home, Lu Qian first took a nap, and then carefully checked his physical condition, but there was no reaction.

When he opened his inner world as usual, he felt that it had become more vibrant than before, and seemed to have improved.

In a corner of his inner world, no matter how the scene shifted, a crack could always be found. Lu Qian suddenly seemed to understand something, "Is this the flaw left in my mind?"

Lu Qian tried to heal the crack, but it only made it less noticeable. He kept trying, but the results weren't great, though there were still some noticeable progress.

"The inner world is a manifestation of my mind. It seems that this crack is indeed a flaw, but as long as I work hard to repair it, it should be able to be repaired after a period of time."

It is generally difficult for low-level cultivators to examine their own minds, and even if they could, whether they could repair the flaws in their minds is another matter entirely.

Because the mind is invisible and intangible, existing solely through sensation, it is naturally extremely difficult to do anything about it.

Lu Qian is different. His mind can be fully manifested as a mental world. He can not only control it freely, but also immediately detect and solve problems himself.

"It's unlikely that my cultivation will break through again in the short term, and I don't need to fight anyone, so the current weakness in my mind shouldn't cause too much of a problem!"

After careful consideration, Lu Qian quickly came to this conclusion. He didn't take it to heart at the moment, first taking the Qi-Nourishing Pill to cultivate, and then continuing to deduce the location of the eye aperture.

After another three days, all those who had left returned, and the exchange of battle merits was naturally opened.

There was no triumphant ceremony; it was just the destruction of a few Golden Core sects. To the Holy Land, it was a trivial matter, merely an opportunity for the Qi Refining disciples to be tested. It was not worth making a big deal out of it.

Soon news came that Luo Wei, one of the Ten Sons of the Canghai Sea, had exchanged for the Spirit Nourishing Stone and the Dragon Blood Body Refining Pill, and had gone into seclusion to prepare for Foundation Establishment!

Lu Qian could only sigh that although the Spirit-Nourishing Stones seemed good, they were only prepared for a few exceptional talents. Someone like Luo Wei, as the number one of the Ten Talents of the Canghai, could naturally exchange for Spirit-Nourishing Stones.

If you're just an ordinary disciple of the Holy Land, you might not be able to exchange for a Spirit Stone even if you do this kind of training mission a hundred times.

Some things are simply impossible to do, no matter how many opportunities you give them.

Therefore, the precious treasures on the war merit list are really just like carrots hanging in front of a donkey—everyone can see them, but only a few people can actually eat them.

If you want to make rapid progress and obtain cultivation resources, you must fight for them!

To obtain everything without fighting or grabbing is probably only possible in dreams.

Moreover, Luo Wei went into seclusion after exchanging the items, which may also be a way to prevent others from coveting the treasures.

Although the holy land is rich in resources, spiritual materials like the Spirit Stone are obviously not easy to obtain. Wealth is tempting, so it's best to use them as soon as possible.

Every now and then, another wave of news would come in, but Lu Qian stopped paying much attention to it. After all, it was someone else's honor, and he was just a nobody now, so paying attention to these things was useless.

Soon after, Mu Xue arrived and handed Lu Qian a bottle of pills as soon as she entered. "This is a Mind-Clearing and Spirit-Calming Powder. It's very useful for repairing the mind. Take it!"

"The Mind-Clearing and Spirit-Stabilizing Powder? I remember it takes more than 500 Dao merits to exchange for it. Its effect is to calm the shock of the mind and stabilize the mind. It is usually used by people who have failed to establish their foundation. It can repair the mental damage caused by the failure to establish the foundation."

After Lu Qian took it, he felt it was a bit of a waste. "Actually, the injuries to my mind and body can heal themselves in a while, so I don't need such good pills at all."

Mu Xue simply smiled, like a blooming white lotus, "You'd better take the pill quickly! What's the use of saying all this now? Are you going to save it until you fail at Foundation Establishment?"

Lu Qian said nothing more, opened the porcelain bottle, and a slightly sour and spicy smell came out. He poured it into his palm, and there was only one pill inside.

He quickly drank it, and his mind instantly became much clearer. It was like drinking a sip of ice water on a hot summer day, and he felt a refreshing and light feeling all over his body.

Mu Xue then said, "The Mind-Clearing and Spirit-Stabilizing Powder doesn't need to be refined through internal energy. Just let it take effect slowly after you take it; you don't need to worry about anything else."

Lu Qian didn't ask how many battle merits were left. He was certain that the majority of the merits came from the Mind-Clearing and Spirit-Stabilizing Powder he had just used, so there was no need to ask about the rest. What he was curious about was something else: "Why didn't Brother Mu share them with you?"

He's really lost face, and he's not in the mood to go out now!

Mu Xue betrayed Mu Dong without hesitation, but she still seemed somewhat worried. "He's been trying to learn the Turbid Wave Corrosion Curse for almost half a year, and he still hasn't mastered it. Yet, he wanted to show off in the previous training mission, and as a result..."

Even without Mu Xue's explanation, Lu Qian already knew what the outcome would be. Without real strength, yet still trying to show off, wouldn't that just be embarrassing?

Mu Xue continued, "He suffered a bit of a shock and is currently in seclusion trying to break through to the eighth level of Qi Refining. There shouldn't be any problem with that. He might feel better after he comes out of seclusion."

Lu Qian comforted him, "Brother Mu is only at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Among those at the late stage of Qi Refining, he will naturally appear weaker. But after he cultivates for a while longer, he will definitely be no worse than anyone else!"

Mu Xue remained noncommittal. In this sacred place, there was practically no one who was truly bad. Those who remained all had some ability, but she couldn't say that her brother was inferior to others. So she changed the subject, "In a few days, we will be going back to class, but there may be new announcements."

Lu Qian was startled and immediately asked, "Is there another new mission?"

Aside from this, he couldn't think of any other possibility.

After all, the school is just a place for classes. If we have to say that it's an announcement of something, then it's just a training mission.

Mu Xue reached out and grabbed her jet-black hair, looking somewhat troubled. Her fair face scrunched up. "Although it's not a training mission, it's not much different. The Holy Land has always been preparing to expand into the Western Continent, which is why there have been so many conflicts with the Heart Demon Sect."

"It's not just the Heart Demon Sect that's causing trouble in the cultivation world of the East Sea; the Holy Land is also spreading its teachings in the Western Continent, which is why it provoked the Heart Demon Sect's counterattack."

"Preaching" is just a nice-sounding term; in reality, it's invasion. They call it preaching and enlightening the ignorant, but in fact, they're eyeing the resources of the Western Continent.

In the consensus of the Holy Land, the Western Continent is a rather dangerous place, full of swamps and poisonous miasma, where demons roam freely, witchcraft and evil magic are widespread, and the people are living in misery. Therefore, the Holy Land is needed to spread the teachings and save them.

Although the Holy Land did not lie, and the environment of the Western Continent was indeed treacherous, and the rest was largely as the Holy Land described, the Western Continent was also very rich in resources. It was a vast and sparsely populated land, with many rare spiritual materials in remote and inaccessible places.

Because most people in the Western Continent do not cultivate immortality and are obsessed with witchcraft and evil arts, many spiritual materials are not used. Over time, they accumulate more and more, and the Holy Land has therefore set its sights on that place.