You're Trying to Reach Heaven, Aren't You

"Are you satisfied now?"

Nuwa had returned to her cool and aloof demeanor, looking at Liu Feng as she asked.

This left Liu Feng a bit dumbfounded. Master, isn't your face-changing speed a bit too fast? Just moments ago, you were looking thoroughly pleased! How did you suddenly turn like this?

That expression of utter satisfaction—how can it just flip on a dime? Women, oh women, your name is unreasonableness!

Of course, Liu Feng only dared to grumble inwardly; on the surface, he remained utterly respectful.

"Ahem, I'm satisfied. My cravings for food and drink are completely fulfilled.

Master, Martial Uncle, shall we head back?"

"Mm."

"Let's go."

The three returned to the square, once again arriving by the lotus pond.

Nuwa spoke first.

"Disciple, earlier you told me about those four cultivation realms of Qi Refinement into Spirit. Do you have any deeper insights into them? If so, could you elaborate? Then, I'll share my own understanding with you."

"Ah!"

Liu Feng had already prepared himself to listen to the Dao, but he hadn't expected Nuwa to ask about this. It seemed the Mythic Method must be of great benefit to his master—perhaps even more powerful than the Heavenly Dao Inheritance Memories she was currently comprehending.

This gave Liu Feng a thought: if his master became the strongest among the Sages, even able to go toe-to-toe with the Dao Ancestor in the future, wouldn't he be able to strut across the Primordial World without fear?

Fortunately, Nuwa and Fuxi had no idea what Liu Feng was thinking. If they did, they'd probably scoff—you can already strut across the Primordial World as it is. The Heavenly Dao doesn't even bother you. Are you still afraid of the Dao Ancestor?

Speaking of which, who even is the Dao Ancestor?

"Master, well... about the specific understanding of these four realms, I do have some, but a lot of it I don't fully grasp. It only exists in my mind, waiting for me to keep comprehending before it surfaces—just like comprehending the Heavenly Dao Inheritance Memories."

After saying this, Liu Feng added, "Master, is there something wrong with these realms? Are they basically useless? I knew it!"

Liu Feng played dumb.

Nuwa: ...

Fuxi: ...

Nuwa and Fuxi looked at Liu Feng helplessly, their eyes filled with speechlessness, exasperation, and a hint of disappointment at his lack of ambition—an utterly complex mix.

Are you genuinely clueless or just faking it?

You're sitting on a mountain of treasure without realizing it.

Do you have any idea that the cultivation method you call useless is one capable of cultivating Primordial Qi?

With that carefree attitude of yours, aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?

At this moment, Fuxi wished he could crack open Liu Feng's head to see what was going on inside.

Such a powerful method, and you dismiss it as worthless.

You really deserve a beating. I can't even find a way to cultivate it, and here you are, turning your nose up at it.

Heavenly Dao, is this the one you protect? Just send down a thunderbolt and strike him dead!

Fuxi genuinely felt the urge to teach Liu Feng a lesson—to stop him from wasting such a divine gift, from neglecting cultivation to mess around with random barbecues and such, even if they did smell amazing.

But shouldn't the priority right now be cultivation? Don't you realize your strength is pitifully low? How will you survive in the Primordial World like this?

"Disciple, don't be difficult. That method of yours is still highly valuable for reference. Earlier, when I heard what you said, I gained some insights myself. And you must have seen the Dao rhyme surrounding me while I was comprehending, right?

Your foundation looks rock-solid, so you must have gained something too.

That's why I'm asking you for the details on those four realms. Think carefully—is there anything you've missed?"

Nuwa explained helplessly.

Hearing this, Liu Feng inwardly struck a pose of "I knew it all along."

But on the surface, he remained impassive, putting on a look of surprise at Nuwa.

"It's really that useful? Then does this count as me raising my master? All the better—the stronger my master, the safer I am."

Now, seeing his master and Martial Uncle looking so serious, Liu Feng composed himself.

"Master, as for the detailed information on the four realms, to be honest, I don't understand the last three. I only have some insights into the first realm. Do you want to hear them, Master? These four realms are just like the Heavenly Dao Inheritance Memories—the stronger your strength, the more you can comprehend.

The details of these realms also appear in my mind bit by bit." Liu Feng wasn't lying about this. Even though he had drawn the first four realms of the Mythic Method, once they entered his mind, something seemed to block them—probably because his strength or comprehension wasn't sufficient.

Liu Feng even suspected that without his Heaven-Defying Comprehension Buff 1.0, he might not even qualify to comprehend the first realm.

Hearing this, not only Nuwa but even Fuxi was utterly astonished.

They naturally knew that the Heavenly Dao Inheritance Memories grew with one's strength.

But for Liu Feng to be unlocking those memories while simultaneously having such a powerful method emerge in his sea of consciousness—this was something unheard of before.

"In that case, disciple, lay out the comprehension method for the first realm. I happen to have some insights into that realm myself, and we can verify them against each other.

And since your Martial Uncle is here, he can help analyze it too. It might be very beneficial for your future cultivation, and perhaps even for me and your Martial Uncle."

"Yes, Master."

Liu Feng began to explain the first realm of the Mythic Method, Refining Qi into Spirit, in meticulous detail.

He was actually curious to see if, with his master and martial uncle present, they could truly comprehend some new divine technique or inspire him in some way. After all, he also had the Heaven-Defying Comprehension Buff, which should play a role, potentially allowing his strength to advance further.

"Master, the so-called Refining Essence into Qi is the process of converting the innate essence and acquired essence within a living being into the life-source Qi. The innate essence seeps out from the kidneys, while the acquired essence arises from the spleen and stomach. Using the mind to guide threads, these two essences are drawn to the lower dantian, where they converge into an essence pearl the size of a grain of rice. Once the essence pearl forms, the body's yang energy is drawn as fire, encircling the pearl and burning it. The pearl gradually melts in the flames, transforming into a colorless flow of Qi—this is 'Qi.'"

"This continues until the essence pearl completely dissolves into a flow of Qi, swirling like mist within the dantian."

"When the Qi flow within the dantian is full, one can begin guiding it to circulate through the body, gradually refining it from a mist-like state into a liquid form, called 'Qi Liquid.'"

"Once the Qi Liquid stabilizes in the dantian without agitation, and can be moved through the body's meridians at will, the stage of Refining Essence into Qi is considered complete."

"Right now, a tiny speck of light has appeared in my lower dantian, so faint it might vanish with the slightest carelessness."

"That's all the Qi there is. To want..."

Before Liu Feng could finish, Nuwa interrupted him.

"Wait, disciple, you're saying a speck of light appeared in your dantian?"

"By the way, what is a dantian? Where is it?"

Fuxi also looked at Liu Feng with urgent intensity.

Liu Feng: ???

This left him dumbfounded. What was going on? Why were his master and martial uncle so anxious?

Was the Mythic Method really that powerful in the Primordial World? But this was the Primordial World!

Even if it truly was the Mythic Method, it shouldn't make his master and martial uncle this frantic!

This was too strange.

Little did Liu Feng know, the moment he mentioned Qi, they had already guessed he was cultivating Primordial Qi—the Qi of Primordial Qi—and he was even circulating it through his body, transforming it into Qi Liquid. Were you trying to ascend to heaven?

And this dantian he spoke of, he wanted to fill the entire dantian with Primordial Qi. Were you trying to ascend to heaven?

For beings like them, refining even a single thread of it was an immense stroke of fortune, yet he was talking about filling what he called a dantian. It was utterly unbelievable, but Liu Feng had already succeeded, even storing it in his dantian, meaning his method was feasible.

How could Nuwa and Fuxi not be anxious? If they could truly cultivate this way, their power would undergo earth-shattering changes.

That was the root cause of Nuwa and Fuxi's urgency.