vstars Chapter 284 Secluded Cultivation
Chapter 284 Secluded Cultivation
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Splash!
Inside the cave, the "Weak Water Spirit Spring" gushed forth, osmanthus blossoms stretched all around, and silver crows cried out, stirring up wisps of gentle breeze and drizzle.
In the misty rain, water snakes emerged, each holding a pill in its mouth and crackling with purple lightning, before landing in Fang Qing's palm.
"Thunder is associated with wood, and wood and water are mutually generative. When thunder strikes, clouds rise; when clouds rise, rain falls; when rain falls, water overflows. Thunder, with its strength, inspires gentleness, and water, with its gentleness, responds to strength. Together they create the wonders of yin and yang in heaven and earth, nurturing endless life..."
"I used the [Well Wood] as the base for the elixir, incorporating the 'Wind and Rain' alchemy technique, which complements the 'Thunderclap Elixir' I've conceived..."
Fang Qing looked at the several purple pills crackling with lightning in his hand and couldn't help but feel extremely satisfied.
During this period of time, he had been pondering the "Thunderclap Technique" and trying to master its basics, but he found that his progress was indeed slow.
However, as a grandmaster of alchemy, he naturally had to develop several pills suitable for assisting in refining lightning spiritual energy in this situation.
This "Thunderclap Pill" is a mid-grade first-level pill conceived by Fang Qing. Using it to assist in cultivation to the first level of Qi Refining is a complete waste of its potential.
"Now that my cultivation of the Water Virtue Dao is profound, alchemy is like spiritual practice, and I feel no burden at all..."
Fang Qing sat cross-legged and took a pill of the premium "Thunderclap Pill" in his hand.
In an instant, he immediately sensed something was different.
The lightning-attribute spiritual energy, which was difficult to capture and comprehend in the past, was now surging wildly in his dantian, circulating along the meridians of the "Thunderclap Technique" and giving birth to the first strand of magical power.
The first wisp of lightning-attribute magic power was born, and he immediately entered the first level of Qi Refining!
He smiled slightly, and the Dao Sheng Pearl spun around, instantly unleashing a surge of lightning-attribute magic power that shot straight from the first level of Qi Refining to the ninth level!
Splash!
Inside the cave, lightning flashed and thunder roared.
Then comes Foundation Establishment, Core Formation...
Before long, a purple true core condensed in the previously empty dantian!
Its quality is exceptionally high, even surpassing ordinary top-grade elixirs!
"As expected, the quality of the True Core is still based on my first Core Formation."
Fang Qing sensed it for a moment and nodded.
"This Thunderclap Technique requires both physical and magical cultivation... If I didn't already have a mid-grade third-level body refinement, it would seem quite troublesome to break through the bottleneck smoothly."
He looked at his own hands, and with a thought, wisps of purple electric arcs appeared.
"In terms of lethality, this technique truly surpasses the 'Azure Sea Technique' and the 'Black Mystic Scripture'..."
"But this kind of true core transformation is only possible for a beginner Core Formation cultivator who doesn't have a matching natal magic weapon... so it's impossible for them to fully unleash its power."
"However, with my mid-stage Core Formation cultivation and a magic weapon with incompatible attributes, defeating an ordinary mid-stage Core Formation demonic cultivator shouldn't be a problem..."
Fang Qing also discovered the problem: after reaching the Core Formation stage, due to the existence of natal magic treasures, secret techniques, and other supporting facilities, there was actually not much benefit in transforming into a true core.
It's far inferior to the Daoist practice of accepting fate; that one supernatural power is ever-changing and incredibly convenient.
"If we're talking about rigidity, is the Qi Refining method really the most rigid?"
Fang Qing made a complaint and then tested several spells recorded in the cultivation technique; their power was quite good.
As for the accompanying secret techniques, they either require years of practice or several kinds of rare and precious materials with lightning attributes, as well as the essence blood of matching demonic beasts, etc. There is really no way to do so, so we can only give up.
After all, Fang Qing's foray into thunder magic was merely a precaution, intended to counter the possibility of someone possessing a thunder path fruit position within the Primordial Heaven.
Therefore, practicing is enough; at most, one might learn a few quick-to-master secret techniques to enrich one's own means of fighting enemies.
He familiarized himself with the "Thunderclap Technique," and with a thought, the purple elixir dissolved, transforming into a vibrant cyan elixir.
It is the "Turtle and Crane Longevity Secret"!
"The Turtle and Crane Longevity Technique of the Nascent Soul Cultivation Method... is becoming increasingly vibrant, and seems to contain hidden mysteries, almost comparable to my Sea Devouring Technique... but ultimately, without a natal spirit beast, its mysteries cannot be fully realized."
"As for those secret techniques, especially those that shorten lifespan, they are extremely harsh... harmful to both the user and the attacker..."
Thinking of this, Fang Qing couldn't help but take out his own Sea Devouring Token again.
"According to what was said at the last top-tier auction, the Guixu Secret Realm in the East Sea cultivation world will open within sixty years... There are opportunities to form a Nascent Soul within, perhaps I should try my luck?"
"However, judging by the timeline, the secret realm on Tianxin Island in Xiaohuanhai definitely opened earlier... perhaps it also holds great opportunities!"
As a True Person of the Purple Mansion, Fang Qing had great faith in his sudden premonition.
Especially in this world of Qi Refining!
"Now that I think about it, there must have been a powerful being in this cave, who deliberately banned all qi cultivation techniques, including the Heavenly Secrets, in order to test the methods of qi refining... thus creating a perfectly clear environment."
"Hiding here to cultivate is indeed too perfect, but unfortunately... the final step of becoming a gold standard holder is a big problem."
Even in the Taihuang Heaven, the final step for the "Kitchen God" to verify gold is still to open the cave heaven and communicate with the heaven and earth of the main world.
Therefore, Fang Qing estimated that even if there were Thunder Fruit positions in this Qi Refining World, and even if he found and attained them... the final step would definitely not be hidden from the many True Monarchs on the Qi Subduing Path!
"Unless... they smuggle themselves in through ascension and then begin their cultivation of gold through the Qi-cultivation path?"
"If I'm not mistaken, this 'Ascension Ritual' is also a method of asset verification... and may even be imitating the ritual of a certain powerful being, thus significantly enhancing the value of assets..."
"However, all of that is still too far away for me. I haven't even perfected the first divine ability yet."
"It's time for a deep retreat."
Fang Qing closed his eyes, instantly sinking into a deeper state of meditation...
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Whether it's a True Person of the Purple Mansion or a Core Formation cultivator, it's common for them to go into seclusion for several or even ten years during a single cultivation session.
Spring goes and autumn comes, time flies...
Fang Qing was so engrossed in the wonders of "Position in the Wind" that he was unaware of the passage of time outside...
Eight years have passed in the blink of an eye...
Inside the cave, a spiritual spring gushed forth, surrounded by eight winds.
Fang Qing suddenly opened his eyes, and the light of the [Ji Shui] point between his brows became even more dazzling, his whole body was shrouded in a layer of mysterious blue-green radiance.
"Having exhausted the spiritual treasures I obtained from Sangji and after eight years of seclusion... the 'Position of the Wind' divine power is finally complete, and I can begin cultivating the second divine power..."
He did some quick calculations and fell silent: "I'm already 148 years old... Fortunately, after years of seclusion, I haven't only made some progress in my cultivation."
With a thought, Fang Qing conjured a golden aura from his lungs, which transformed into a flying sword surrounded by starlight.
With a hum, the sharp aura of "Kill the Wolf" almost overflowed.
"Form and substance refined seven times... It is now a seventh-level flying sword."
"Even if you go to Sword-Asking Mountain, you can still inscribe your name on Sword Cliff, turning the forty-nine famous swords of Shu into fifty famous swords of Shu!"
This is certainly not only due to the blessing of the "Sharp Edge Chapter" divine power, but also the effect of the two Purple Mansion spiritual objects, "Radiant Scales".
Even so, I, a True Person of the Purple Mansion, spent countless Purple Mansion spiritual resources and nurtured myself within my own body for an unknown period of time with the 'Illumination of Ignorance,' only barely reaching the seventh stage...
Compared to Zhang Yajiu, a swordsmith at the Foundation Establishment level who forged a seventh-rank flying sword, he is still far inferior...
Furthermore, Fang Qing's "Kill the Wolf" technique benefited from being powered by his natal flying sword.
Just like the natal magic weapon of a Core Formation cultivator, which can accompany the cultivator's advancement.
If it were the second time, even with the same ingredients, he would be completely lost.
Once a master swordsmith like Zhang Yajiu forges a seventh-grade flying sword, he can continuously forge more seventh-grade flying swords as long as he has enough materials!
Fortunately, Fang Qing wasn't greedy. He wasn't a sword cultivator who practiced dual swords or even ten thousand swords, so one natal flying sword was enough for him!
After playing with the "Kill the Wolf" for a while, he activated the Dao-Generating Pearl, switched his supernatural power to "Hidden Forest," and took out the "Forest Creek Deer-Seeing Technique" to study it silently.
After achieving the perfection of "Position of Wind", one can begin to cultivate the second supernatural power!
While the Purple Mansion True Man's further cultivation of supernatural powers is naturally different from that of the Dao Foundation, there are also similarities.
For example, one must first ingest true qi, which then condenses into the foundation of "prototype of supernatural powers".
However, the Dao foundation within a real person's body is not the "foundation of the Great Dao," so even if they fail, it doesn't matter.
"Furthermore... I have already ingested the true qi of 'Hidden Forest Bank,' so I won't need to ingest any more true qi to cultivate this divine ability; I can directly condense my Dao foundation..."
During these eight years, Fang Qing did not only remain in seclusion, but also ordered his disciples and even Tara to collect the true qi needed for his cultivation techniques, and even to gather various kinds of true qi for future use...
The "Six Yang Qi of Earth" required for the "Heavenly One Water Technique" were all found, condensed, and ingested...
"The cultivation world of the East Sea is originally a Qi-gathering paradise... therefore, one can also find the necessary true Qi, as long as one has the Qi-gathering method, one can collect it..."
"Compared to the healing-oriented 'Long-lasting Rain,' I need the ability to conceal myself more, so I'll cultivate 'Hidden Forest' first..."
Although Fang Qing wouldn't go so far as to cheat by practicing "Positioning in the Wind" several times in a row, he still had to use his cheat code.
Therefore, he chose to first transform his supernatural powers and experience the wonders of the "Hidden Forest".
When the time comes, I will transform my supernatural power into "Wei Lin Feng" and then cultivate "Yin Lin Pan". I will make rapid progress in the same way!
Furthermore, it allows one to better appreciate the subtle details of the four divine abilities' foundational sublimation, which should be quite beneficial in the future.
"A single tree cannot make a forest, and without a forest, where can one find shelter? This supernatural power truly controls the secrets of water..."
Fang Qing silently sensed the cultivation level of the "Hidden Forest".
When he felt it was about time, his internal supernatural power changed, transforming into "Wei Linfeng".
Then, wisps of primordial energy fell down and transformed into a Dao foundation called "Hidden Forest Edge" in the dantian's sea of qi.
The surrounding area was lush with vegetation, and the silhouettes of trees appeared.
His aura continued to rise, from the early stage of the Dao Foundation stage, through the breakthrough to the middle and late stages of the Dao Foundation stage... and then to perfection!
"With the primordial energy of the Dao-born Pearl, even with some of the reserves from the 'Sea-Swallowing Technique,' my progress is truly astounding!"
Fang Qing sighed with emotion. How much effort would it take for an ordinary Purple Mansion True Person to go from cultivating Qi in the Dantian Qi Sea to the Foundation of the Dao, and then from the early stage of the Foundation of the Dao to the perfection?
Even with the aid of miraculous elixirs, the speed at which a True Person of the Purple Mansion refines spiritual energy far surpasses that of a lower-level cultivator; it would take at least eight to ten years.
Unlike myself? I achieved it all in one fell swoop!
"True Immortals of the Purple Mansion don't face the boundless tribulation of inner demons when cultivating supernatural powers, so...shall we try to break through it?"
Fang Qing was highly skilled and daring. Looking at the "Hidden Forest" in his dantian, where his Dao foundation was already perfected, he immediately had a thought and began to try to sublimate it into a supernatural power!
In an instant, 'Hidden Forest' radiated a mysterious light, like trees taking root, absorbing the essence of his body, seeking to transform it into divine power, sublimate it into the Purple Mansion, and stand alongside 'Wei Linfeng'...
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