Chapter 26: Years of Time, Change of Cultivation Technique
Chapter 26: Ten Years, Change of Practice
"Why didn't Brother Ning go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range to try his luck?"
In the small courtyard, Wei Zhong and Ning Cankun raised their glasses and had a drink.
"I'm old, I don't want to move, and my old bones don't want to take risks anymore."
Ning Cankun drank a glass of spirit wine, and a blush appeared on his face.
"Brother, didn't you gain anything from your last trip to the 'Qingchuan Secret Realm'?"
The latter smiled bitterly:
"My grandson wanted to buy a magic sword but was short of some spirit stones, so I gave him some.
He also thought that he hadn't fought with anyone for many years, and even if he found good things in that secret realm, he wouldn't be able to keep them.
I gave up the idea. Now I have to take a step back and I don’t want to take any more risks.”
“Alas, Brother Ning is open-minded.
But I was jealous when I saw the spiritual creatures brought back from the Myriad Beasts Mountains. "
Ning Cankun glanced at Wei Zhong and said:
"I'd better advise you to give up this idea."
"Oh?"
Wei Zhong wanted to hear about the Qingmu Sect's development of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, so he took the initiative to fill his wine glass.
"Do you know why our Qingmu Sect suddenly marched towards the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range?"
Wei Zhong considered it:
"Could it be that the 'Qingchuan Secret Realm' is running low on resources?"
The latter nodded:
"In addition, this incident was also arranged by the higher-ups."
"Brother Ning, what did you say?"
"It was the idea of those Yuanying-stage seniors. Maybe the legendary Huashen-stage cultivators are involved in the development of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range in various prefectures now."
Wei Zhong took a deep breath. Just as he had guessed, this matter was a decision made by the human race's top leaders.
Just because of the different regions, Mangyuan Prefecture was a little behind Mingluo Prefecture.
"Then why did Brother Ning persuade me to give up this idea?"
"Haha, although it was a decision made by the top leaders, our Qingmu Sect is still a few days behind the neighboring Luosha Sect, and the front line is still unstable.
We humans are greedy for the resources in the mountains, so why don’t the monsters and beasts in the mountains be greedy for our bodies?
Especially the spiritual bodies of cultivators like me are more delicious than the spiritual medicine in the eyes of monsters. "
Wei Zhong felt a chill after hearing what he said.
"Don't think that we have gained a lot now, but those are all earned by the monks at the cost of their lives."
"Over the past year, our Qingmu Sect's cultivators have suffered heavy losses in the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range. There are rumors within the sect that one third of the first batch of disciples who went there died within a year."
"Even the true disciples suffered injuries, especially the most powerful second true disciple, who almost died at the hands of a Jindan monster. If it weren't for Palace Master Yu guiding them in time, I'm afraid the current eight true disciples would have been reduced to seven."
“Oh, but that Senior Lu in white clothes and with a paper fan?”
"That's right, it's said that he holds eight second-level flying swords and is extremely powerful. But who would have thought that such a senior master would almost die."
Wei Zhong couldn't help but sigh:
"The Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range is truly a den of dragons and tigers in the eyes of our human cultivators."
"Brother Chu, you have been farming for so many years, it is better not to go to such dangerous places. Save up your family wealth. Even if you can't buy foundation-building pills, you can still exchange for one or two foundation-building spiritual objects. It may be possible for you to impact the foundation once in your lifetime."
Wei Zhong raised his glass:
"Then I'll take your advice, brother."
"Speaking of which, have there been any new foundation-building cultivators appearing nearby this year?"
"Of course there are. A year ago, several cultivators who came out of the secret realm successfully established their foundations, including a casual cultivator. In addition, there are also several disciples who established their foundations during the group that went to the Myriad Beasts Mountain Range."
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"I never thought that in just one year, so many cultivators would succeed in building their foundation."
After watching Ning Cankun leave, Wei Zhong returned to the small courtyard and asked Jiucai to guard the house. He then entered the cave and started practicing again.
The task of accumulating longevity has not been completed yet, and the transformation of martial arts practice has not yet begun, so he is not in a hurry to build a foundation.
When the outside world becomes more stable and the Qingmu Sect has completely established its foothold in the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain Range, it will not be surprising to see a few strains of 'Jade Marrow Ganoderma' on the market at that time.
Let the 'chalcedony ganoderma' in the cave grow a little longer.
In the blink of an eye, spring went and autumn came, and ten years passed.
In the eyes of outsiders, this middle-aged cultivator named Chu Zhong has been farming peacefully in Qingmu Sect for twenty years and is considered a veteran among spiritual farmers.
No matter how the outside world turmoil, he always adheres to his belief in farming. With his farming experience and winemaking skills, he has accumulated a network of people in the Aoki clan that is enviable.
Not only is he on good terms with the outer sect deacon who is in charge of leasing spiritual fields, but he also has access to the true teachings within the sect.
One of them is especially so, he is the true disciple of the Alchemy Palace Master, Shen Yuqi, who is also an alchemist.
However, Wei Zhong has improved the formula of Qingluozui in his spare time in recent years, making its ability to nourish the body even better.
This attracted the attention of Shen Yuqi who stayed inside the sect. He wanted to spend a large sum of money to buy the wine recipe from Wei Zhong, but Wei Zhong gave it to him for free.
The latter was overjoyed and said that he owed Wei Zhong a debt of gratitude. If Wei Zhong had any trouble, he could go to him.
Wei Zhong was naturally happy to do so, as his share of wine was not easy to take.
Maybe he will need several furnaces of precious elixirs to pay off the debt in the future.
These ten years have also brought Wei Zhong a lot of rewards.
【Name: Wei Zhong】
[Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 99 (%)]
[Kung Fu: Bilang Kung Fu·Master (89%); Health-preserving Kung Fu·Mastery (9%)]
【Shouyuan: 105/150】
After ten years of practice, he not only advanced from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the ninth level of Qi Refining, but also experienced a krypton level, which increased his lifespan by ten years.
The Bilang Gong is not far from the Grandmaster level, but unfortunately he will switch to other techniques next, so no matter how proficient he is in this technique, it will be useless.
What is gratifying is that the "Health-Preserving Exercise" has been successfully mastered, completely repairing the hidden injuries on Wei Zhong's body, and bringing Wei Zhong's upper limit of lifespan back to 150, reaching the standard of an ordinary Qi-refining cultivator.
Moreover, there is still room for further development of "Health Preserving Exercises". I wonder if it will be able to increase the upper limit of my lifespan like some longevity exercises.
All in all, Wei Zhong already had forty-five years of extra life left, so he could start practicing new techniques.
I heard that it would be easier for a cultivator to break through the realm by practicing high-level techniques. I don’t know if it’s true or not.
Inside the cave, Wei Zhong picked up the jade slip containing the "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Technique" and modified the technique according to the description.
As both were water-attributed techniques, Wei Zhong did not encounter any difficulties during the conversion process. After just one month, all of the spiritual power in his body was converted into the unique spiritual power of "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art".
At this moment, Wei Zhong's cultivation level also dropped from the ninth level of Qi Refining to the sixth level of Qi Refining.
There is a certain degree of loss in converting skills. Apart from that, Wei Zhong fell down a small realm because the spiritual power of "Spring and Autumn Water Refining Art" was much stronger than that of "Green Waves Skill".
If Wei Zhong's spiritual power was like driftwood floating on the water before, then at this moment it was like a rock hidden deep under the water.
The quality has been improved by more than one level, and it has a unique and rich flavor.
The various spells performed in this way are also much stronger than before.
The column "Time and Taoism" on the panel has also lit up. As long as Wei Zhong has a thought in his mind, he can turn it into foundation building in an instant.
This book sets the life span of a Qi-refining cultivator at 150 years old, while some novels set it at 100. I think that since they are Qi-refining cultivators, 100 years old is too much, so I added 50.
(End of this chapter)