Chapter 226 Qi Refining Level 1
Chapter 226: First Level of Qi Refining
Xiao Jie found a corner and started practicing.
Although the old man's words were very certain and said that the spiritual energy was too thin to reach a high level, what if it was false?
This kind of thing must be tried personally to be assured.
As Xiao Jie's character began to breathe in and out, as expected, the spiritual energy value in his body began to slowly increase.
You can see white spots of light constantly pouring into your body from the surroundings.
This ancient Qigong technique is indeed a perfect practice method created by a group of Qigong practitioners with all their efforts. After a short while, the spiritual energy in the body gradually replenished, and the 1000 points of spiritual energy were gradually filled. Finally, as the spiritual energy value reached one thousand, the auxiliary skill of Qigong - Lingjin was activated.
Lingjin——activate!
The next second, Xiao Jie saw his character surrounded by white light, and the spiritual energy continued to circulate around his body, eventually merging with his physical body, as if his color was coated with a layer of white halo.
When the halo gradually dissipated, the character seemed to return to normal, but when the screen was zoomed in very close, Xiao Jie vaguely discovered that his character seemed to have become a little more handsome.
No, it's not that he has become more handsome, but it's more like some subtle change has taken place in his temperament, maybe his skin has become smoother? Or maybe there is more light in his eyes.
Although he still looks the same, he seems to have more aura and a sense of being a master.
System prompt: Your ancient Qi training technique has been upgraded, and you have successfully opened the first level - the entry level. Unlocked the legendary trait [Eat Wind and Drink Dew].
[Eating Wind and Drinking Dew (Legendary Trait)
Passive effect: You can maintain your health by absorbing energy from nature - satiety MAX.
Skill Introduction: According to legend, in ancient times, Qigong practitioners could breathe out clouds and mist, eat wind and drink dew, eat morning dew and evening glow, and could survive for a long time without drinking or eating. This was the first phenomenon of refining spiritual energy...】
That’s it!
Xiao Jie was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the first level of Qi Refining Technique would be so easy to master.
It's a pity that this free skill is a bit lousy. Apart from saving a lot of money on buying food, it has little meaning.
Each time you advance a level in Qi Refining Technique, you can unlock a legendary trait. I hope the ones that come later won’t be so disappointing.
Keep practicing!
Xiao Jie continued to breathe in and out without saying anything, but this time, his spiritual energy value did not increase at all.
System prompt: The spiritual energy value is too thin and cannot be cultivated.
System prompt: The spiritual energy value is too thin...
System prompt: Spiritual energy...
Xiao Jie thought to himself that he actually couldn't practice it anymore.
If we follow this setting, the higher the level of your Qi Refining Technique, the higher the concentration of spiritual energy you need.
Then the difficulty of improving your realm will naturally become higher.
If I can’t even refine the first level now, then wouldn’t the next nine levels be even more difficult?
What kind of place would have enough spiritual energy to continue upgrading...
Xiao Jie frowned for a moment. It seemed that normal cultivation was really a dead end.
He couldn't help but look at the old man in the cave on the stone wall in the distance.
If what the old man said was true, then his deal was really a good deal. It gave him a way to ascend. If he could cultivate and become an immortal, then killing a few big monsters would be a piece of cake. So what would helping him become an immortal mean to him?
This deal still feels like a good deal.
But Xiao Jie always felt that there was something wrong here. There was nothing he could do. He had been beaten too many times by the real society, and he was naturally distrustful of such good things that fell from the sky.
Even though the ins and outs of this good thing seemed very clear and seemed to be completely logically sound, Xiao Jie still instinctively felt that there was something wrong.
If a liar wants to deceive someone, he will definitely make the lie airtight, and 70% true and 30% false. At least he will do that himself.
Most of what this old Taoist said should be true, but it might be that he also hides some unspeakable secrets.
But how should I choose? If I don't choose, then I've come here for nothing.
Feeling annoyed for a moment, I couldn't help but look around again. This waterfall cave is very huge, so I might as well explore it first.
Maybe you can find some useful information.
He looked at the stone wall again. Fortunately, the old man seemed to be sleeping and had no intention of stopping him.
Xiao Jie stood up and walked along the stone path below the waterfall into the valley.
Not long after walking, Xiao Jie was attracted by a strange little tree. Hey, what kind of fruit tree is this?
The fruit tree was very slender, with sparse branches and emerald green leaves, and dozens of golden fruits hanging on the tree.
Xiao Jie clicks to collect.
System prompt: Collection successful, obtained Golden Sun Fruit.
【Golden Sunflower Fruit (Medicinal Material)
Item Description: This ancient exotic fruit is grown in Konglao Mountain. It has strong medicinal properties and is a good material for refining elixirs. Alchemists from all over the world may be interested in it.
It’s good stuff. Although we don’t know its specific effects yet, this kind of material that can be used to make medicine and refine equipment is generally very valuable.
He had originally collected some scarlet resin from tree tumors in Monkey Valley, but he didn't take it seriously at the time. Later, he found out that it was quite valuable.
And generally speaking, things with the suffix "may be interested in this" are not low in value.
Xiao Jie started mining without saying a word, and soon he had mined more than a dozen pieces.
In fact, there are still a lot, and you can pick more, but think about it, it’s better not to make the old man angry, maybe the Taoist priest wants to eat some of them.
Although Qi Refiners can eat wind and drink dew, maybe they use it as snacks.
Then Xiao Jie discovered another pool of water, just under a waterfall, with some silvery-white fish swimming in the pool.
It’s a pity that I don’t have any fishing skills, otherwise I could catch some.
Hey, these vines look nice.
Xiao Jie uses the wood-chopping skill.
System prompt: The wood chopping was successful, and [Millennium Qingfeng Vine] was obtained.
Thousand years! It sounds like a good thing. As soon as he started to cut, more than a dozen thousand-year-old green wind vines fell into the bag.
Everything Xiao Jie saw in this valley was strange. He had to say that this was indeed a treasure land for ancient Qi-refining practitioners. Everything looked strange and bizarre, and they all looked like good things.
Xiao Jie became more and more excited as he picked more and more fruits. He gradually went deeper into the valley. The surrounding plants became more and more lush. He passed through a patch of weeds and suddenly a mound appeared in front of him. In front of the mound stood a stone tablet.
There are eight big characters written on it - The Tomb of Qi Refiner Linglongzi.
Ok?
Will Qigong practitioners die? Yes, if Qigong practitioners cannot cultivate to become immortals, their life span should also be limited...
Xiao Jie thought about it, but felt something was wrong.
That's not right. As long as you have sufficient spiritual energy, it should be easy to practice. A newbie like me can reach the first level in half an hour.
Since the Qi cultivators in this valley were studying cultivation methods with each other, there was no reason why the others were all able to cultivate well for hundreds or thousands of years while this one died inexplicably?
No, absolutely not!
According to Taoist Hongchen, the spiritual energy was very abundant before this. It was not until other cultivators gradually became immortals and left one after another that he realized that the situation was not good and the spiritual energy became thin.
In other words, no one should have died before this, right?
A bold idea suddenly popped up in Xiao Jie's mind. He had a feeling that Linglongzi might know something. Why not dig him out and ask him?
He looked far away in the direction of the valley entrance, but because he was too far away he couldn't see the old man's specific situation.
If I get caught, it will be a disaster. This is different from just picking some fruits. After all, they are his fellow Taoists...
And if Linglongzi really knew some secret, wouldn't that mean——
No, I have to get to the bottom of it, otherwise this matter will always be a hidden danger. Let’s take a gamble!
Xiao Jie summoned Xiong Da out.
"Big Xiong, go stand guard for me. If you see someone coming, roar and then pounce on him immediately. Tie him up, no matter what means you use!"
Big Bear let out a low growl and ran over there to stand guard.
Xiao Jie took this opportunity to quickly equip himself with a shovel and use his digging skills.
In no time, they dug a corpse out of the mound of earth.
What surprised him was that the corpse was not rotten at all and looked very lifelike. If it weren't for the health bar showing 0 when he clicked the mouse, it would almost look like the corpse was asleep.
Linglongzi is a handsome guy, but there are a lot of white hair in his hair, making him look old.
Xiao Jie directly used the corpse speaking technique.
I saw the screen in front of me suddenly became dark, and the surrounding scenery seemed to be shrouded in a layer of gray mist, and even the surrounding sounds became blurred.
Only the corpse in front of him suddenly became extremely clear, and even slowly raised its head and opened its eyes.
The pair of dull and lifeless eyes looked at Xiao Jie. Because the body was preserved so well, it seemed as if it were alive.
The first question – “How did you die?”
"I was killed... by the world..."
Xiao Jie suddenly shouted in his heart, "There's something here!" Hong Chen actually killed a fellow Taoist who was also a Qi Refiner. He is indeed not a good person!
The second question - "Why does Red Dust Master want to kill you?"
"In order to... become an immortal... and take away my... cultivation..."
Damn! There is something wrong with this old man!
The third question - "How did the Red Dust Master take away your cultivation?"
"Take my...golden elixir...refine it...the gourd..."
Golden elixir! Golden elixir!
Xiao Jie instantly recalled a few sentences in the ancient Qi-refining technique related to the golden elixir.
It seems that the Golden Elixir Realm is a realm in the middle to late stages. Once spiritual energy is cultivated, a golden elixir will form in the practitioner's body. At this stage, the practitioner's life span will be greatly improved. As the saying goes, "After swallowing a golden elixir, I realized that my life is not controlled by heaven."
The golden elixir is a special product formed by the gathering of spiritual energy, and it has some similarities with the inner elixir of the demon race.
Could it be that the Taoist Hongchen took away the man's golden elixir, refined it directly, and then absorbed it himself? He made the demon refining gourd, maybe it was just to attack the Taoist friends around him!
Xiao Jie could almost imagine what had happened at that time. As the immortals ascended to heaven, those who remained in the valley and failed to ascend were naturally extremely anxious. However, there was not enough spiritual energy, so an internal conflict broke out in order to ascend.
A Taoist in the mortal world kills his fellow Taoists in order to become an immortal, so how could he place his hopes on himself?
There is definitely something wrong with this matter.
At this time, he already roughly understood the plan of this Taoist priest in the world.
True Man Hongchen is now only one step away from ascending to immortality, so he gave himself this demon-refining gourd and asked him to collect inner elixirs and refine spiritual energy.
There might be something wrong with this demon-refining gourd, or maybe the Qi-refining technique on the wall has been tampered with. In short, after I reach the Golden Core Realm and before I ascend, I will definitely be stuck and unable to ascend. At that time, I will naturally have to come to Master Hongchen for help.
And when that time comes, it will be time for him to take action against himself. By killing himself and increasing his cultivation, he can ascend to become an immortal!
The more Xiao Jie thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
His mind was racing, what should he do?
Reject the other party's proposal? But if so, I won't be able to practice. Although this Taoist Hongchen has concealed something, some of his words should be true, such as the statement about spiritual energy.
And what if after you reject me, the other party goes all the way and kills you too?
The other party even killed fellow Taoists, so what’s the big deal about killing an ordinary person?
No, I still have to accept this proposal, even if it means pretending to do so. I must keep the other party stable. This Taoist priest in the world is currently behaving normally, but once he loses his usefulness, he will most likely be killed immediately.
Xiao Jie hurriedly buried the body again.
Then he hurried out of the valley, sent Xiong Da away, returned to the stone platform where he had meditated before, sat cross-legged, and continued to refine his Qi.
Naturally, he couldn't achieve anything great by refining Qi, but he didn't need to achieve any results. He just wanted the other party to think that he was working hard to refine Qi.
I don't know how long it took, but a yawn sounded from the cave.
"Ah, what a good sleep, what a good sleep!" Taoist Hongchen jumped down from the stone wall and landed in front of Xiao Jie after two or three jumps.
"Little brother, how is your Qi refining going? Have you achieved any results?" The tone of this Taoist priest in the world unexpectedly became friendly.
Xiao Jie did not dare to have any more fantasies, and immediately said what he had prepared, "Alas, I have already reached the first level, but I don't know why, no matter how hard I practice, my spiritual energy won't increase."
"Haha, of course it won't increase. The concentration of spiritual energy in this valley is not enough. The spiritual energy in this waterfall cave is only enough for you to practice to the first level. If you want to go higher, you must have great spiritual energy. There are few places like this in the world. Where can you find it?
Besides, even if you find it, and it reaches a higher level by chance, what will happen then? It will still be a dead end.
It is better to listen to my advice and cooperate with me. There is no one else in this world who can help you become an immortal.
I help you, you help me, and we all help each other and become immortals together, isn’t that great?
I don't want to waste my time talking to you, just tell me straight out loud whether you are going to accept this mission or not."
As the Taoist priest spoke, his tone gradually became stern.
(End of this chapter)