Cultivation

The Gathering Cloud Mountains is nestled among countless peaks, and no one knows how many monsters lurk within its deep forests.

Silver Horn Mountain is 700 li away from Brocade Cloud Peak. Every now and then, sects send people to clean up the surrounding mountains.

But inevitably some fish will escape the net.

Wang Yuan guarded the herb garden, and besides tending to the medicinal herbs, his most important task was to prevent attacks by Demon Beast that could ravage the garden.

"Hide!"

"Elder, be careful!"

Wang Yuan first shouted at the disciples who were stunned in the herb garden, then reminded Lu Qingfeng, and at the same time took a soft sword from his waist.

Lu Qingfeng took a look and saw that it was only Third-Rank Talisman Artifact.

Law Artifact are rare.

Talisman Artifact are precious.

Even a deacon of the Sunset Glow Sect is not wealthy; his wealth is even less than that of Lu Qingfeng when he was in Shangyang Country.

Seeing Wang Yuan's serious demeanor, Lu Qingfeng smiled and said, "Don't panic, Wang Zhi. These spirit birds are raised by me and won't hurt anyone."

"Raised by the elders?"

Wang Yuan gripped his soft sword, prepared for a fierce battle and to make a good impression on Lu Qingfeng. Upon suddenly hearing Lu Qingfeng's words, his eyes widened in surprise.

"Good."

"Aren't you coming down?"

Lu Qingfeng nodded and called out to the spirit bird in the sky.

Then, seven spirit birds of various sizes landed and gathered in front of Lu Qingfeng, vying for his favor.

"Pill Bird, Luan Bird, Ironwing Flying Eagle, Five-Colored Bird, White Crane, Wild Goose, Divine Cat Owl."

Wang Yuan recognized the seven spirit birds one by one, and his curiosity about Elder Lu grew even stronger.

As for the disciples in the medicine garden, they looked at Lu Qingfeng and the spirit bird with great surprise.

These spirit birds were not commonly seen, and what was even more remarkable was that they were gathered in front of Lu Qingfeng, vying for his favor. Then, Elder Lu took out several pills from his waist and placed them in his palm. The pills contained Radiance and were clearly not comparable to ordinary Yellow Dragon Pill or Golden Marrow Pill.

Upon seeing the pill, the spirit bird happily snatched it away and swallowed it, then fawned over Lu Qingfeng.

"Such a miraculous elixir, yet it was casually consumed by a few spirit birds—truly—"

Upon seeing this, Wang Yuan felt that Lu Qingfeng was extremely extravagant. But then he became even more certain of Qingfeng Alchemist.

Lu Qingfeng fed the seven spirit birds.

He had specifically ordered his puppets to keep an eye out for these seven spirit birds in the Weeping Marsh, and then used a carrot-and-stick approach to subdue them one by one. It wasn't that he valued their combat power, but rather that he wanted to use them to perform the 'Seven Birds Lesser Evolving Numerology'.

After two or three years of nurturing, feeding them with Yellow Chestnut Pellet and Spirit-Nourishing Pill, all seven spirit birds have reached the second level, comparable to the True Qi Realm. Among them, the White Crane and the Ironwing Flying Eagle have even reached the peak of the second level, almost ready to advance to the third level (Foundation Establishment Qi Guiding).

It has an impressive presence.

Before coming to the Sunset Glow Sect, Lu Qingfeng had instructed them to wait quietly in any place within the Gathering Cloud Mountains. Now that he had settled in Silver Horn Mountain, he summoned them using Secret Method.

"From now on, they will live with me on Silver Horn Mountain. I will trouble you, Steward Wang Zhi of them. Please also inform the elders and stewards in the sect who deal with demons, and do not misunderstand and kill them."

Lu Qingfeng looked at Wang Yuan and gave him instructions.

"Your subordinate obeys."

Wang Yuan glanced at the seven jubilant spirit birds, swallowed hard, and immediately responded.

After strolling around the Silver Horn Mountain Garden with Wang Yuan, Lu Qingfeng returned to his cave abode.

Today's trip has temporarily resolved the issue of the source of spirit medicine. At least for now, there won't be a shortage of top-tier pills before reaching the Foundation Establishment.

As for the rank-advancing elixirs needed for cultivation after Foundation Establishment, it's always better to search the entire vast Sunset Glow Sect than to collect them all by himself.

"At the moment, the most important thing is still the Foundation Establishment."

Inside the cave abode, Lu Qingfeng pondered.

A cultivator with Root Bone of four or five can establish their foundation without needing a Foundation Establishment Foundation Establishment. However, having Foundation Establishment can significantly shorten the time required.

For Lu Qingfeng, without Foundation Establishment Pills, the hope of Foundation Establishment was extremely slim.

"The main ingredient of the Foundation Establishment Pill is a third-tier spirit medicine, Pill Formula also contains several second-tier spirit medicine— "

Lu Qingfeng shook his head.

Second and third-tier spirit medicine can be used to refine ordinary second and third-tier spiritual pills, so it must not be easy for the Sunset Glow Sect to collect them.

We can only try it first; if we can't find it, we'll look for other methods.

Fortunately, Lu Qingfeng had only recently advanced to the Sixth Layer True Qi Realm, and still had several years of hard work to go before he could Foundation Establishment.

"First, cultivate."

Lu Qingfeng sat cross-legged in his cave abode and took out a handful of Qi-Gathering Pill from his Storage Bag and swallowed them.

Boom!

His internal True Qi surged, and the three Cultivation Method were activated simultaneously.

Cultivation Method can be divided into two parts—

Firstly, the route of the circulation of True Qi.

True Qi circulates in the meridians, and different Cultivation Method pass through different meridians.

Generally speaking, the more complex and profound Cultivation Method, the more meridians it involves, and the more complex the pathways it opens. Of course, there are also profound Cultivation Method that return to simplicity and reduce complexity. However, such Cultivation Method are extremely rare, seldom seen in the Primordial World, and require extremely high Root Bone talent and aptitude, which Lu Qingfeng clearly cannot cultivate.

Lu Qingfeng cultivates three Cultivation Method—

The Orthodox Grade the "Luofu Sword Canon".

Orthodox Grade Twelve Dutian Demon God Method.

Orthodox Grade Iron Refining Body.

The Cultivation Method opens up numerous meridians.

Lu Qingfeng's experience in the game allowed him to master it quickly. Ordinary cultivators would have to put in a lot of hard work, and even finding it difficult to get started could delay their cultivation.

The second part is the general outline of the mental cultivation method.

The circulation of meridians enhances and refines True Qi, but the general principles of the mental cultivation method are the core of the Cultivation Method, relating to the advancement of realms, various states of mind, and containing the essence of the Dao.

It consists of two parts; the former needs polishing, and the latter needs careful consideration.

Most cultivators can only sustain the circulation of their Cultivation Method within their meridians for one or two hours. However, pondering the intent of the Cultivation Method the various principles it contains requires the entire remaining time of the day, and even that may not be enough.

Certainly.

Some cultivators have resilient meridians and can circulate their Cultivation Method for extended periods. Others may slowly circulate their Cultivation Method to reduce pressure on their meridians while simultaneously comprehending the profound mysteries of the Cultivation Method.

In that case, one could practice meditation all day long.

This is what is commonly known as seclusion.

The reason Lu Qingfeng could keep up with his cultivation level in real life despite spending most of his day in the game was because he would study each level of the Cultivation Method ten or a hundred times in the game until he fully understood it. In real life, he didn't need to go through that process of comprehension; he could simply focus on refining his True Qi.

It saved a lot of time.

Otherwise, if one only practices superficially for an hour or two each day, without understanding and comprehending the Cultivation Method, one's cultivation will eventually stagnate.

This is why the vast majority of cultivators get stuck at a bottleneck, remaining at a certain level for years, decades, or even a lifetime.

Lu Qingfeng did not have this worry.

Although his Root Bone was poor, he had a thorough understanding of the Cultivation Method. As long as he had enough pills, he would not encounter any bottlenecks and could make rapid progress.

In this comparison, the principle is similar to that of the tortoise and the hare race.

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and circulated his internal Cultivation Method, continuously refining the power of the Qi-Gathering Pill and transforming it into True Qi.

Whoosh whoosh!

During his cultivation, streaks of Sword Qi swirled around Lu Qingfeng, appearing and disappearing within and outside his body, sharp and ethereal.

This is the "Luofu Sword Canon".