After clearing the level, the fairies were reborn!

Xu Ze felt that she was just a little more hungry and more energetic... but not much stronger than an ordinary person.

This is completely different from the concept found in many online articles!

Some books say that one can fly by refining Qi, and that one can deduce cause and effect by establishing one's foundation.

Ding Wan did not answer directly, but instead extended her slender, jade-like finger and gently touched the surface of the pond.

"Okay."

As soon as the words were spoken, a fish in the pond seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand, instantly frozen in the water, even its swaying tail fins suspended in mid-air.

The next moment, it regained its freedom and swam away blankly, flicking its tail.

"Mortals are like fish in this pond."

She withdrew her finger and looked calmly at Xu Ze. "Born of heaven and earth, trapped by heaven and earth, relying on the five senses to perceive the world, seeing only water and feeling only waves, thinking that this small pond is the entire universe."

Even if one is briefly brought to the surface by external forces and witnesses the vastness of the world, one will still choose to forget everything due to a lack of understanding and will continue to sink into oblivion.

Hearing this vague and abstract macro concept, Xu Ze felt he simply couldn't understand it.

I'm not a fish, and I've never leaped out of the water.

He thought for a moment, then asked:

"And what about the Qi Refining stage? Is it like a carp leaping over the dragon gate?"

"The Qi Refining stage is actually similar. The transformation from fish to dragon that you are thinking about will at least take until the Core Formation stage."

"..." Xu Ze couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Wouldn't that be a waste of time?

The question is about the difference between ordinary people and those in the Qi Refining stage!

"Sigh..." Ding Wan sighed softly, looking at his speechless expression, as if she were struggling with how to talk to a brick wall. "How should I explain this to you..."

Suddenly, a cluster of pale golden vortex rose from her fingertips, attracting the fish that had just been pulled from the water.

"Perhaps, the Qi Refining stage was when this fish first became aware of the existence of 'water,' wanted to leave on its own, and began to learn how to jump out of the water."

"And the 'spiritual energy' that permeates the world is the only thing it can grasp and rely on."

She flicked her finger, and the vortex vanished silently, restoring the pond to its calm state.

The fish swam away again, but whenever it saw a similar whirlpool, it would swim towards it immediately.

It was as if the cyclone could actually carry it away from the pond.

Xu Ze's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had truly gained some insight from such an abstract concept.

Is it because you want to leap out of the water that you seize the power of heaven and earth for your own use?

That's interesting!

"Did you understand?" Ding Wan turned her head, a hint of surprise flashing in her beautiful eyes.

This principle was taught to her by an elder in her family.

Even she only gradually came to understand it many years later.

"I only have a superficial understanding." Xu Ze smiled and shook his head, but his eyes shone brightly, and he eagerly continued:

"Teacher, please teach me the method of breathing in spiritual energy!"

Ding Wan gave a soft snort and muttered under her breath, "She really knows how to order people around," but she did not refuse.

She pointed her fingers like a sword, and a beam of light flowed from her fingertips, like a warm current of life, precisely entering Xu Ze's brow.

boom!

A strange feeling exploded in Xu Ze's mind, something he had never experienced before.

It's like having a whole book of knowledge that you don't need to read; it's directly 'stored' in your brain and becomes a part of your body.

Xu Ze's eyes lit up.

If only we had such convenient abilities in the real world, we wouldn't have had to go to college!

"I'll give you a month. If you can't even learn the most basic 'Qigong Techniques,' then don't bother me anymore. It's a complete waste of your time."

After she finished speaking, the invisible force field around Ding Wan quietly dissipated, and the noise in the hall surged in again.

Sun Dehai and the others resumed their movements, completely unaware that time had stood still for them.

She leaned back lazily in her chair, as if the sword immortal whose words had become law was just an illusion.

Xu Ze remained standing in place, taking a deep breath and constantly processing the contents of the book in his mind.

Second-grade cultivation technique—

Mysterious Spirit Forging Meridian Technique!

Chapter 7 Breathing Exercises

Just as Xu Ze was getting excited.

The system immediately popped up a panel displaying detailed information about the cultivation technique:

[Mysterious Spirit Meridian Forging Technique]

[Rank: Second Grade]

[Status: Complete and intact]

[Description: An ancient method of Qi cultivation, characterized by its balanced and moderate approach, with a strong emphasis on foundational knowledge. Upon mastery, it can broaden the meridians and solidify the foundation of one's Dao.]

This woman is so generous!

What they gave him was a complete cultivation technique!

Moreover, what does it mean to be ranked in the second rank?

The cultivation techniques practiced by ordinary Qi Refining stage cultivators are only of the eighth or ninth grade. After mastering them, they are considered lucky to have a 30% or 40% chance of establishing their foundation.

This cultivation method clearly states that once you achieve mastery, you will inevitably establish a foundation!

There's even a chance of building a perfect foundation!

If this gets out, it will be enough to make countless cultivation families fight tooth and nail for it!

"He only spent ten thousand taels of silver in the mortal realm, and he actually got such a top-tier cultivation technique?"

Xu Ze looked towards the counter, his gaze somewhat complicated.

With the strength and methods this woman just displayed, how much silver couldn't she get?

It can't be some kind of plot where someone unexpectedly gets a great opportunity, right?

Based on his experience in this game, being tricked is the norm, so Xu Ze is really not used to suddenly receiving such a big benefit.

"This technique looks fine on the panel, but just in case, it's best not to try it in real life..."

He quickly calmed down.

Although he felt that Ding Wan had no motive to harm him, caution was always the top priority.

He would never attempt to use this technique in reality until he had thoroughly studied it inside and out and eliminated all potential risks.

After thinking it over, Xu Ze suppressed his thoughts, turned around and went upstairs, casually choosing a clean room.

As soon as he sat on the bed, he couldn't wait to immerse his consciousness in his mind and open the first chapter of the Meridian Forging Technique—

Once you cultivate Qi, you'll never be an ordinary person again!

"Before breathing, first gather your breath and concentrate your mind, eliminate distracting thoughts, and find the feeling of 'entering a meditative state'..."

Following the written description, Xu Ze sat cross-legged, pressed his heels against his perineum, and placed his hands naturally on his knees, attempting to enter the state of arousal.

He had tried meditation in real life as well.

Even if you sit for an hour or two, you might only feel a little calmer, but never have the wonderful experience you're having now.

At this moment, he only felt warmth in his lower abdomen, a warm current arose out of nowhere, and it seemed as if a flame was burning in his dantian, growing stronger with his breathing rhythm.

"Hang in there."

Xu Ze wiped the sweat from his forehead. Although he was unbearably hot, he gritted his teeth and persevered when he thought about how he would be reborn after cultivating immortality.

Young people don't know the value of things, and now they deserve to suffer!

At first, he felt that even breathing was very difficult, and his heart was pounding faster and faster, making him feel panicked.

But it was only after Xu Ze happened to master the trick once that he realized that breathing exercises and simply inhaling and exhaling are completely different concepts.

After the spiritual energy between heaven and earth is absorbed into the body, it is refined into one's own 'true energy'. Through the control of breathing techniques, it circulates through the body once, which is called a 'small circulation'.

For an ordinary person, a single breath takes only a moment, a second or two.

How powerful must a cultivator's body be to achieve such exquisite control?

Having grasped this point, Xu Ze's mind became more focused, and distracting thoughts receded like a tide.

Gradually, he stopped relying on "chance" to complete an effective breathing exercise and instead incorporated it into his meditation instincts.

As his inner energy continued to circulate, Xu Ze felt his eight meridians burning hot, and his originally handsome face turned bright red, like a boiled shrimp.

Just as he sensed that the temperature of this true energy had reached its peak and was about to transform into real flames—

"Stop!"

It was that same fair finger again, touching Xu Ze's forehead.

Ding Wan frowned and interrupted him with a crisp shout.

"What are you doing? I'm about to succeed!" Xu Ze said anxiously.

At this moment, the finger on his forehead was emanating a chilling aura, and his once-hot blood seemed about to freeze.

"You big idiot! If you stay out any longer, you'll go mad!" Ding Wan glared at him fiercely.

Xu Ze's expression froze for a moment.

You've been hit with so many blows every day, haven't you?

"How can someone with a pure Yang physique practice martial arts like this? Didn't any of your family elders teach you?"