He ate his fill.
Xiao Huohuo clumsily gathered up the bowls and chopsticks from the floor.
After he finished cleaning up, he stared at Chu Feng for a while, hesitation showing on his face, as though he had something to ask. But after wavering for a moment, he ultimately let it go.
After closing the latrine door, Xiao Huohuo suddenly slapped his face and said in frustration:
"Master couldn't possibly fail to see that I still can't cultivate spiritual energy."
"The reason he chose not to help me must be because he trusts me enough—he believes I can comprehend the mysteries within on my own."
"How could I have even thought of asking Master?"
After muttering to himself for a while, a trace of dejection still lingered on Xiao Huohuo's youthful face.
"Three days have passed now, and there still hasn't been the slightest reaction."
"Could it be that I'm not suited for martial arts, nor for qi cultivation?"
Suddenly, his expression grew resolute.
"No. Since Master was willing to teach me this supreme path technique, that must mean I definitely have talent in this area."
After calming his heart, Xiao Huohuo sat down on the creaking bed board and closed his eyes. Following the cultivation method Chu Feng had given him, he began practicing the Exhalation Technique.
Outside the thatched hut, Chu Feng had stood motionless for a long while, his brows tightly furrowed.
He lowered his head and pondered.
"He stared at me for so long just now. Could it be that he can't cultivate it and has started to suspect me?"
The moment this terrifying thought arose, Chu Feng immediately shook his head and rejected it.
"No. He probably can't cultivate spiritual energy and wanted to ask me, but then thought better of it."
"It must be that."
After reaching this conclusion, Chu Feng's brows still refused to relax.
Because neither of the two possibilities was anything good.
Xiao Huohuo still hadn't comprehended any spiritual power at all.
For peace of mind, he had tried it himself over the past few days, but had gained nothing as well.
That very likely meant this whole method simply didn't work.
He paced back and forth, sighing with every step.
The blazing sun hanging high in the sky sank beneath the valley before he knew it.
By evening, heaven and earth had dimmed. The air grew desolate and cool, and a chill spread through the forest.
Yet inside the house, the boy sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed was drenched in sweat from head to toe.
Xiao Huohuo continued to knit his brows tightly as he breathed according to the Exhalation Technique.
He drew breath in through the tip of his nose, let it flow throughout his body, then relaxed his muscles and expelled it.
As he breathed in this manner, he silently circulated the cultivation method his master had given him.
With every cycle, it seemed as though something passed through his body, but it always vanished in the blink of an eye.
Before he knew it, Xiao Huohuo's body began to heat up.
He froze for a moment.
"The blood ginseng's medicinal power is taking effect."
It felt as though he were lying between blazing furnaces.
With every breath, he felt his skin begin to burn, his muscles grow sore, and even his blood seethe with scorching heat.
Sweat and impurities poured from his body in great sheets. Before long, the entire bed was soaked.
In this state, Xiao Huohuo felt an unprecedented ease in both mind and body.
Even his perception had become considerably clearer.
Suddenly, within his tightly shut eyes, a streak of crimson rosy glow lit up the pitch-black world.
Xiao Huohuo's entire body trembled, and even his breathing grew somewhat ragged.
Was this the spiritual energy his master had mentioned?
Xiao Huohuo was so excited that he was about to open his eyes and reach for it, but he immediately steadied himself again and thought silently:
"Right. Master said that merely seeing spiritual energy isn't enough. Only drawing it into the body counts as true success."
"I haven't even reached the entry level yet."
Thinking this through, Xiao Huohuo completely settled down.
The Exhalation Technique continued as the breath of the method circulated.
Within the dark world, that wisp of rosy glow was slowly guided into his body...
Outside the thatched hut, Chu Feng could no longer sit still. He paced about, muttering aloud:
"No. I can't wait ten days. Ten days is too long."
"I have to think of an excuse first and find a way to get Xiao Huohuo to bring several martial artists to take me out before he loses faith in me."
"Get out first, then find a chance to run."
"Otherwise, once enough time passes and Xiao Huohuo becomes thoroughly disappointed, if he asks me how to cultivate qi and I can't give him any explanation, I'll be in danger!"
Chu Feng slapped his thigh, and his expression immediately hardened.
"Right, that's what I'll do!"
However, the moment this idea appeared, he no longer had the mind to plan it further.
A blue light screen naturally appeared before him.
At the same time, a cold electronic voice rang beside his ear:
[ Ding, congratulations to the host's disciple for achieving Spirit Absorption into Body! ] [ Ding, tenfold return successful! ] [ Host: Chu Feng ] [ Age: 20 ] [ Cultivation: Spirit Absorption into Body—Great Perfection! ]
Chu Feng stared at the words before him. After a moment, he clutched his head with both hands, his face full of disbelief.
"It worked! It really worked!"
"Spirit Absorption into Body—I actually mastered it!?"
Even after seeing the light screen's notification, Chu Feng still found it unbelievable.
I made the cultivation method up out of thin air!
Is this disciple's talent really that powerful?
After only three days, he managed to master even a fabricated technique?
Immediately afterward, he looked toward the thatched hut.
Sure enough, in the darkness, a faint rosy glow lit up inside the hut.
Chu Feng clenched his fists in excitement, the shock in his eyes completely transforming into wild delight!
There really is spiritual energy! Doesn't that mean cultivating immortality is entirely possible too?
And as long as I take this successfully tested cultivation method outside, with the system's support, if I absorb a few more people blessed with great fortune, won't I be able to become an immortal ancestor and dominate this world?
Suddenly, without any warning, a stream of pure energy rose directly within his body and spread throughout him.
A surge of spiritual energy burst from his body, billowing his robes outward as though a violent wind had swept past, making them snap and rustle.
As this energy poured in, he suddenly felt as though his mind had been unlocked. Even his thoughts became considerably clearer.
Chu Feng immediately calmed his heart as well, closed his eyes, and guided his qi through a cycle.
The spiritual energy coursed through his limbs and bones. Before he even circulated the cultivation method he had made up himself, the energy seemed to receive guidance and seep into his muscles and marrow.
A faintly feverish warmth seemed to melt into every cell, and his body experienced a comfort beyond anything he had imagined.
His bones and muscles crackled softly. As waves of refreshing soreness arose, his body also felt more fulfilled than ever before.
From head to toe, he was filled with strength!
In the brief span of half an incense stick, Chu Feng experienced a complete transformation.
Within his tightly shut eyes, which should have been unable to see anything, it was as though a new world had opened. Streak after streak of red rosy glow appeared before him.
He immediately understood that they were manifestations of spiritual energy!
Finally, after the energy had been infused into him for the better part of an incense stick, it gradually stabilized.
Chu Feng opened his eyes and looked at his hands with a faint smile at the corners of his mouth.
Streaks of red light shimmered faintly.
At this moment, after spiritual power coursed through his body, ten acupoints within him were filled with spiritual energy and connected into one.
With just one more step, he would be able to enter the Qi Refining Stage!
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