So, To the Heavens!
July 27th, Saturday, light rain.
On the windowsill, Yu Jiaojiao had already Dream Entry. The rainy weather and the abundant moisture in the air made her sleep especially soundly.
Today, Song Shuhang, whose Daoist name is "Scholar Seeking the Dao," suddenly woke up from his dream.
He quickly glanced at his left hand... At that moment, he was holding the 'Inch-Shrinking Bag'.
All his magical artifacts and Talisman Treasure were kept in the Inch-Shrinking Bag, so even when he was sleeping naked, Shuhang kept this Inch-Shrinking Bag in a place where he could easily reach it.
In the event of an emergency, he can immediately retrieve the Overlord Shatter Saber from his bag, or various Talisman Treasure and elixirs within, and quickly enter battle mode!
Now, he was gripping the Shrinking Bag tightly in one hand, and holding several glittering crystals in the other.
It's Spirit Beast Crystal!
Recall the mutton-flavored thing he chewed and ate in his dream—was it the beast crystal that possessed the mutton spirit beast?
This is terrible!
Song Shuhang quickly sat cross-legged and silently circulated the <Thirty-Three Beasts Innate Unity Qi Technique>, his consciousness sinking into his Qi Sea Dantian.
Sure enough, next to the 'Proto-Innate True Qi', a phantom of a 'sheep' appeared, circling around the 'Proto-Innate True Qi' together with the phantom of a 'shark'.
On the 'Proto-Innate True Qi', another spirit beast pattern has been added - when all thirty-three spirit beast patterns are collected, it will be time for it to advance to 'Pseudo-Innate True Qi'.
Normally, having an extra phantom image and spirit beast pattern is a good thing.
But now a problem has arisen—four days ago, on the 23rd, Song Shuhang used the <Whale Swallowing Technique> to swallow that 'Shark' Spirit Beast Crystal. But because that Spirit Beast Crystal was a Rank Third-Grade crystal, Shuhang's Qi Sea Dantian and Dragon Tail Dantian were almost burst from the strain.
At the same time, due to the Whale Swallowing Technique, his mental strength also surged, and his current physique was starting to feel strained.
For the past four days, Song Shuhang has been diligently cultivating, but he still hasn't digested the 'shark' spirit beast—and now there's an additional 'sheep' attribute Spirit Beast Crystal energy causing trouble.
This 'sheep' attribute Spirit Beast Crystal was also purchased at the 'Cultivator Trade Conference', and it is of grade Third-Grade.
In short, his body is currently in a very dangerous state.
When Fortune, he felt like he was at full capacity, as if his meridians and Dantian were about to explode at any moment. The same was true for the spiritual energy between his eyebrows; it felt like it was about to materialize and tear his brow apart.
Song Shuhang tried to mobilize his mental energy, attempting to use tricks like the 'Spirit Detective Method,' but his brain felt like it was being pricked with needles.
I'm really stuffed.
Moreover, this kind of overeating is life-threatening, and even digestive pills won't help.
"A major crisis," Song Shuhang murmured. Now, his physique has become a weakness limiting his rapid growth.
If his physique is strong enough, Song Shuhang's cultivation level can rise rapidly simply by absorbing Spirit Beast Crystal.
If you can't keep up, you'll explode.
Song Shuhang immediately unlocked his phone, logged into the chat app, entered the "Nine Provinces Number One Group," and changed his group name card to "Scholar Seeking the Dao."
Scholar Seeking the Dao: "Good morning, seniors. May I ask if there is a way to quickly improve 'physical fitness'?"
The first to reply to Song Shuhang was naturally Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "Young friend Shuhang, cultivation is a journey of taking one step at a time. The more you exercise, the better your physical condition will become. Don't always think about taking shortcuts; that will be detrimental to your cultivation."
Scholar Seeking the Dao: "[Soft Feather with tears streaming down her face]"
These are emojis that Soft Feather herself compiled and posted on her social media. Currently, besides the [Senior White Sticker Pack], there's also a [Senior Song Sticker Pack] and a [Soft Feather Sticker Pack]. Additionally, there's a 'Collection of Emojis from Fellow Daoists in Nine Provinces Number One Group' compiled and posted by Venerable White in the group chat. This collection contains raw materials, and Soft Feather will, as promised, create emojis from each person when she has time.
Scholar Seeking the Dao: "Senior Northern River, you may not know this, [Baby's Heart Is Bitter Sticker], I recently started practicing a special technique called <Whale Swallowing Technique>, and after just a few days, my mental strength and internal energy have increased too rapidly. My Qi Sea Dantian and Dragon Tail Dantian are almost bursting. My mental strength has also far exceeded the limits my body can currently handle... but my physique can't keep up!"
If his physique couldn't keep up, he wouldn't dare to attempt to break through to the Third Dantian, the 'Dragon Claw Dantian'. Otherwise, if he were to attempt to break through to the Dragon Claw Dantian, his spiritual power would definitely surge again.
If his physical constitution can't keep up, the surge in mental power will turn Song Shuhang into a brilliant firework.
Northern River's Loose Cultivator: "..."
His mental strength and true energy are increasing too fast, almost bursting his body? Is this the plot from an old, fast-paced, action-packed novel, where the protagonist digs up a bunch of 'millennial sweet potatoes' and eats them?
Ordinary cultivators almost never suffer from this problem. Generally speaking, a cultivator's physical constitution is far superior to their mental strength and true qi capacity.
Young friend Song Shuhang, this is truly a happy dilemma.
However, Northern River's Loose Cultivator quickly summarized several methods. "There are a few ways to solve this, each with its own advantages and disadvantages. First, find a fellow Daoist who is proficient in Sealing Art to seal all your true energy and spiritual power. Then, during the sealing period, you can frantically practice body-refining techniques to improve your physique. After achieving your goal, you can then unseal the seal—but this method is very dangerous. If all your true energy and spiritual power are sealed, you will be completely powerless to resist if something goes wrong."
Song Shuhang nodded secretly; he didn't like this self-imposed constraint either.
Northern River's Loose Cultivator continued, "The second method is to find Secret Realm that can suppress true qi and spiritual power for cultivation—in such Secret Realm, the Fortune is extremely difficult, and spiritual power is also suppressed. Conversely, it is particularly effective for body tempering. The drawback of this method is that 'the harder it is suppressed, the greater the rebound may be.' Perhaps the spiritual power that was suppressed in the Secret Realm will rebound and surge as soon as you leave the Secret Realm."
Song Shuhang smiled wryly. If it rebounded, he'd explode! "Anything else, Senior Northern River?"
"Of course there is. Do you remember when Senior Xian Gong came online a few days ago? Senior Xian Gong has the recipe for the Dragon Demon Potion.' That recipe can greatly enhance a cultivator's physical fitness, and it even works on Sixth-Grade True Lord! For you, even just a small sip would be enough to boost your physical fitness several times over," Northern River's Loose Cultivator.
This is undoubtedly the best solution; one sip and all your troubles disappear.
Song Shuhang smiled wryly, "But we need to find the 'Dragon Demon,' right?" And it's been several years since we've seen the Dragon Demon, hasn't it?
"That's exactly right," Northern River's Loose Cultivator replied.
Song Shuhang sighed.
Of these three methods, the easiest is the first one— the Fairy Flowing Firefly is in Wenzhou, and you can ask her to help you put a few seals on your body.
The best solution, of course, is the 'Dragon Demon Potion,' which only requires one dose.
Does he really have to tie his own hands and seal his true energy? He really doesn't want to do that.
Just as Shuhang was thinking about Fairy Flowing Firefly, the @#%×Fairy immediately answered the call and appeared in the Nine Provinces Number One Group.
Fairy Flowing Firefly: "I also have a good idea, Scholar Seeking the Dao Daoist Scholar!"
Song Shuhang, "Please speak, @#%×Fairy."
"Anyway, you're going to space, right? After I send you into space, you can take off your spacesuit and cultivate the 'Body Refining Technique' near the moon. There are special energies, rays, and magical substances in that location that are very effective in enhancing a cultivator's physique, allowing them to progress by leaps and bounds in a day," Fairy Flowing Firefly replied.
Song Shuhang: "Cultivating 'Body Refining Techniques' in space, and even taking off your spacesuit? @#%×Fairy... I'm just Second-Grade Realm cultivator. Without my spacesuit, I'd die in a heartbeat."
"Now is the time for your 'Jade-Green Kasaya' to shine. Wear it and cultivate by the moon; the effects will be amazing, trust me!" Fairy Flowing Firefly affirmed.
At this moment, the Northern River's Loose Cultivator, "What the @#%×Fairy said makes sense. There are many strange energies in the universe, many of which we cultivators have not yet been able to fully understand... For example, demon cultivators like to cultivate by Moonlight because Moonlight contains mysterious energy and substances that can enhance the physique of both cultivators and demon cultivators. In the last few hundred years, with our renewed exploration of the universe, many powerful demon cultivators have been going to the moon to cultivate every now and then, and the effects are much better than on Earth."
Northern River's Loose Cultivator continued, "Therefore, young friend Shuhang, you can try this method. Of course, you must pay attention to your physical condition at all times, and if you feel anything is wrong, stop this cultivation method immediately."
Does it really work?
The Fairy Flowing Firefly pressed her advantage. "There's no time like the present! Scholar Seeking the Dao the Dao, I'll send you to heaven today!"
"No rush, I plan to go to Ox Summit Mountain tomorrow to see how film directors and crews shoot movies," Song Shuhang replied, as his physical condition shouldn't cause any problems for the next few days.
"No problem. I can leave a clone on Ox Summit Mountain to oversee the entire filming process. Then, I can directly transmit the data to your phone in space. You can watch the filming while you're cultivating in space," Fairy Flowing Firefly replied quickly.
Song Shuhang: "..."
Why does it always feel like the Fairy Flowing Firefly really wants to send him to heaven today?
"But my young monk is still at home, and I have to wait for my senior brother to come and take him back in Three Days," Song Shuhang added. He had only just returned to Wenzhou, and there were still many things he hadn't finished taking care of.
He had barely finished speaking when the chat software beeped with a notification sound.
An account with the ID 'Three-Day Little Monk' sent a message: "Little friend Shuhang, are you in Wenzhou now? I'll be Little Guoguo in an hour to pick up Wenzhou."
Song Shuhang: "..."
Song Shuhang replied to his Three Days brother, "I'm in Wenzhou City. You can come anytime."
"See you in an hour," Senior Brother Three Days said hurriedly.
Song Shuhang stroked his chin—was it all destined that he would set off for space to play with the stars today?
So he Dao Initiation in the Nine Provinces Number One Group: "Let me prepare first, at least let me convince my parents first."
Venerable Seven Cultivations: "Oh, is young friend Shuhang about to depart? Perfect timing, I'll come find you after you reach space."