Chapter 465: Cultivating Immortality Without Cultivating the Heart

Chapter 465: Cultivating Immortality Without Cultivating the Heart

Chapter 465: Cultivating Immortality Without Cultivating the Heart

God, what a good thing.

Why do you say that?
After Li Zhongren completely integrated the Heavenly Book into his soul, he allowed it to control his soul like an operating system.

It’s like an upgrade in both the hardware and software systems.

The whole world looked different.

It was not until this time that he could understand why those so-called geniuses were geniuses.

The difference in spiritual roots leads to different people having different efficiency in spiritual cultivation.

The higher the efficiency of spiritual cultivation, the greater the control over oneself and spiritual energy, and even the higher the level of comprehension will be.

To give the simplest example, it is like you can continuously upgrade your CPU through practice, which is a flywheel effect.

Right now, he has just completely exerted his power to the extreme, and he has already reached the ninth level of Qi training without even overclocking.

It is conceivable that once you have mastered this skill, your future will be bright.

After coming to this conclusion, Li Zhongren's mood improved a lot.

After all, this conclusion illustrates one thing: as long as the future self is careful enough, the so-called bottlenecks in cultivation will not exist for him. His only bottleneck is the malice of other people and the malice of the world.

Left Lingbaoxuan.

Li Zhongren continued to stroll on the street.

His talismans were not sold directly in Lingbaoxuan for a simple reason: it would attract attention.

As a little Karami at the third level of Qi training, given the size of Lingbaoxuan, no one would care about him. But if he just bought eight talisman papers, and then took out a combination set of four talisman papers for the great perfection of Qi training, what? Does he dislike that he is not the brightest guy in the night sky?

This is no longer in line with common sense in cultivation.

Therefore, it was the right choice for him to leave Lingbaoxuan quietly.

As for being seen through by others.

In this world of cultivation, there is no such thing.

A monk with advanced cultivation has enough intuition and may be able to sense danger and crisis. He or she may have enough experience to judge your level of cultivation based on the various sound and light effects produced when a monk casts a spell.

But it does not exist. With just a scan of the spiritual sense, I can tell what level of Qi training you are at.

Because spirit and energy exist in a very magical and unique way in the body of a cultivator. If Li Zhongren were to explain it with words that he could understand, it would be like a quantum state, a feeling between existence and nothingness.

As long as you don't use it and don't let it affect the outside world, the outside world will not be able to intuitively see what level of Qi training you are at. After all, reality is not a game, and there is no such thing as a level symbol on your head.

I walked around to make sure no one was paying attention to me.

Li Zhongren found an empty corner, changed his clothes, and activated the spiritual energy in his body, wrapping a layer of light spiritual energy on his head. Combined with the cloak that already concealed his body shape, it was almost impossible for people to see his face directly.

And people wearing the same attire as his can be found everywhere in the entire Xianfang.

Basically, as long as one's cultivation level is above the fifth level of Qi training, one can do this.

At this time, if outsiders want to see through your appearance, they must break your spiritual energy.

It is a very convenient way to hide yourself.

Of course, the only price is that because you are driving the spiritual energy, outsiders will have the opportunity to judge your cultivation level.

But then again, at this time, others can't see your appearance, and even your voice will be deviated. Even if they can see that he is at the ninth level of Qi training, what does it matter? No one would think that half an hour ago, this person was still a Karami at the third level of Qi training.

Wanbao Pavilion.

A trading platform whose physique does not belong to Lingbaoxuan.

And it is a chain cross-platform type.

You can see it in almost every fairy house in Tianyuan Continent.

In other words, it cooperates with almost all sects.

why?

Because it has its own magical logistics system and cargo channels, the sect is willing to give up part of its profits in exchange for their logistics and channels. After all, no sect dares to say that it has a full industrial chain and lacks nothing. It is always good to have such a purchasing channel.

Therefore, apart from Lingbaoxuan, Wanbao Pavilion is the most reliable, and it is rare for black-eating-black situations to occur.

The transactions between those casual cultivators in Jianghu are full of traps, cheating, deceiving and stealing.
This is also why Li Zhongren said that the cultivation of immortals in this world is very low.

There is not the slightest fairy spirit about her. To call her fairy-like is just flattering yourself.

There is absolutely no so-called spiritual cultivation. They are more like a group of scientists who have freed themselves from the constraints of ethics and morals.

If you want to go deep, you need enough wisdom and talent, but you don't need the so-called worldly heart training.
This kind of cultivation of immortals, when fed back to the grassroots, becomes naked social Darwinism.

The weak eat the strong, the fittest survive.

"Your Majesty, welcome."

Compared to the elegant and solemn Lingbaoxuan, Wanbao Pavilion is more like a club.

As soon as you enter the door, you will see a beautiful fairy welcoming you.

“I’m here to sell something.”

"Okay, please take the sign and turn left to room 303."

Cultivating immortality requires secrecy.

There is no such thing as buying things in public.

Therefore, whether it is Lingbaoxuan or Wanbao Pavilion, buying and selling things are actually done in the private rooms. The difference is that the private rooms for selling things have signs posted on them, and you just have to queue up and wait to go in, but for the private rooms for purchasing things, you need to take a token to make a reservation.

There will be special inspectors.

"What do you want to sell, sir?"

"Talisman."

Li Zhongren didn't waste any words.

He directly took out four talismans.

Put it on the table.

"Good stuff."

Opposite him was an old man with a goatee and a weathered face. It was obvious that he was a Qi-refining practitioner in the late stage of cultivation.

Cultivating immortals has no beauty-enhancing effect. You won't turn from an ugly duckling into a white swan just because you practice cultivation. But it does have the effect of delaying aging. So when you see an old man in the world of immortal cultivators, don't think about it. Either he is pretending, or his life has reached the end.

However, although his life span is short, he still has rich experience.

Therefore, the old man only took a glance and was able to tell that these four talismans were talismans of the perfect Qi training level, and that the four talismans combined both offense and defense, forming a system.

With these four talismans, even if you encounter a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage, you will be able to deal with him. Even if you are intentional, it is not impossible to seriously injure a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage. After all, Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment, just means laying a good foundation.

There is no substantial difference in combat effectiveness between a cultivator in the early stage of foundation building and a cultivator at the great perfection stage of Qi training.

Because in the final analysis, the so-called foundation building is actually the integration of the body and the soul, just like shaping a ball of mud into a human-shaped puppet, and then drying the copy in the sun, so that it gradually becomes hard and takes shape. A cultivator at the end of the foundation building period is like a real puppet that can move, and can attack a ball of mud casually.

However, for cultivators in the early stages of foundation building, since the drying process has not yet been completed and their own hardness is not enough, if they are really hit by a ball of mud, their hands and feet will still be broken.

Of course, this is not the most important thing.

As an appraiser who has worked in Wanbao Pavilion for many years, he can clearly see that the four talismans have the same brushstrokes, specifications, and shapes, and are all from the same person. At the same time, the ink on the talismans is very new, and they must have been drawn not long ago.

Moreover, all four pictures are identical, and were drawn not long ago, with even the time intervals between them being very close.

Basically, we can infer that the cultivator opposite is at least at the ninth level of Qi training, and may not be far from breaking through to the tenth level. Judging from his figure and the way he talks, he is not very old, so the possibility of him becoming a cultivator in the foundation-building stage in the future is definitely not small.

And such a person, who is also good at drawing talismans, is definitely a high-quality resource.

You must build good relationships with people like this.

Thinking of this, the old man looked at Li Zhongren with a smile.

"Four systematic Qi training spells, each one costs five hundred lower-grade spirit stones, but these four are a set, and they were made by one person, so they will be able to sense each other. Therefore, I can offer four thousand lower-grade spirit stones. What do you think?"

"it is good."

Li Zhongren nodded.

"Oh, this is my nameplate. Next time you come to my Wanbao Pavilion, you can use this nameplate to find me. Whether it's for sale or not, I guarantee you'll get a suitable price."

"it is good."

Li Zhongren nodded again.

At the same time, he also understood why this treasure appraiser was so enthusiastic about him. Simply put, he was equivalent to a person in the sales department, and he was a high-quality customer. With him in his hands, he could make a living just from the commission.

"Speaking of buying, I really need to buy some things."

The transaction was very smooth. Four thousand low-grade spirit stones and a storage bag were delivered to Li Zhongren. Yes, although the cultivation of immortals in this world has a very LOW feeling, and even does not require cultivation of the mind, let alone the so-called inner demons, but it is precisely this kind of unscrupulous and unscrupulous spirit that makes the magic of this world prosperous. For example, a storage bag, in some worldviews, may be a priceless treasure, but in this world, a small storage bag can even be given away for free in large transactions.

"I wonder what the guest wants to buy?"

"Magical weapon."

Li Zhongren spoke.

He is good at drawing talismans, and can even use talismans to save his life. In addition to his success rate and cost, he can even use talismans to kill enemies. After all, as long as he does not sell the talismans in large quantities, he will not attract attention. When fighting, the dead will not talk nonsense.

Therefore, he does not need to buy magical weapons for combat.

What he wanted to buy was a magical instrument similar to a formation. After it was activated, it could temporarily construct a space. In this space, he could get a stable environment to draw talismans.

As expected, after hearing Li Zhongre's description, the treasure appraiser had no doubts. Each talisman master had his own unique secret method, and there was a risk of leakage in the secret room of someone else's house, so they usually carried similar magic tools.

After a while, the treasure appraiser brought a round thing that looked like a small spinning top.

Place it on the table.

"Sir, this is made by the weapon refiner of Wanbao Pavilion. It is a five-element gyroscope. Once it rotates, it can open a barrier. This barrier has no attack or defense capabilities. It only has the ability to stabilize, purify, and gather spiritual energy through the principle of the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the five elements. It requires a soul crystal to use. A low-grade soul crystal can last for one hour."

Soul Crystal
It is another item besides spirit stones. It sounds strange, but in fact it is equivalent to the crystal core in the mind of Warcraft in Western fantasy novels.

After all, formations can absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Some conventional formations do not require external spiritual stones, and the spiritual energy of nature is enough. However, to maintain the formation, the power of the soul is needed. The cultivator can use his own power, but presiding over the formation is already time-consuming and laborious, so using the crystal cores of monsters and demons has become the best substitute.

"it is good."

Li Zhongren nodded. With his success rate and grade, he didn't even need to do any calculations, he was guaranteed to make money. The only thing he needed to worry about was that he had to keep a low profile and not ship out in large quantities. Otherwise, there was a 10% chance that he would be targeted, and the worst case scenario was that he would be imprisoned and spend the rest of his life drawing talismans.

This is the world of cultivation, it is so realistic.

If you don't have enough ability to protect your wealth, you will definitely be exploited and there will be no room for luck.

Dusk.

Li Zhongren returned to his home and gave all the food he had bought to Li Ningshuang.

I started to look through some books I had bought.

These are some of the common techniques available in the market.

It is the lowest grade common goods.

However, for Li Zhongren, with the heavenly book in his hand, as long as he wanted, he could deduce any of these skills and raise them to a very high level.

Of course, he would not waste his origin at will, and the deduction of the Heavenly Book was not free.

What he was looking for this time was a Qi-refining technique.

The Qi-refining technique he practiced was terrible.

If the various accessories of a car are various spells, then the engine is the art of refining qi.

If the engine is not good, everything else is useless no matter how good it is.

But how could it be so easy to find high-level Qi-refining techniques?

Therefore, his idea was very simple. He would find a Qi-refining technique that was of high purpose but at the entry level, and then use all his strength to create miracles, deduce it, and finally transfer all his spiritual energy to it.
For ordinary Qigong practitioners, this is impossible. Abandoning the existing skills and practicing again is extremely risky. But for Li Zhongren who has the Heavenly Book, it is very simple.
Breathing.
Finally, Li Zhongren saw such a Qi-refining technique.

Simply put, it is not about meditation and breathing, but about absorbing spiritual energy from the outside world through diet. Of course, in terms of concept, it says that everything in the world can be digested and spiritual energy can be extracted, but in fact, this breathing technique can only absorb a small amount of spiritual energy from the food, and the efficiency is too low, so it has become a common product and no one cares about it.

But in Li Zhongren's eyes, this thing is worth investing in.
"Master, it's time to eat."

"Ah."

night.

Li Ningshuang knocked on Li Zhongren's door.

In the study, the light was dim. Looking at this man whose face had not changed at all but was so quiet, she couldn't help but sigh again about the ups and downs of life.
Li Zhongren put down the book and stretched lazily.

He came to Li Ningshuang, grabbed her arm, pulled it up and took a look.

"Very good, the scar is much lighter."

"In a few days, it should be completely gone."

"Will you still have nightmares at night?"

"meeting"

Li Ningshuang took a deep breath, her eyes moistened with emotion, fear, and relief.
"When I'm done with my work these few days, I'll find you some Buddhist exercises to practice. Maybe that will help you calm down."

"Thank you, Master."

"You're welcome. Although I took over his body and it has nothing to do with you, I still occupied his body. I may not mind it, but how can you remain calm when looking at the person who abused you? If I were you, I wouldn't be able to do it either. I think you are amazing for not taking your anger out on me."

"master."

Li Ningshuang held Li Zhongren's hand and walked towards the living room, where the dining table was.

But at this moment, she suddenly hoped that this distance could continue forever.

I used to abuse my hands so much, but now they are so warm.

(End of this chapter)