True Essence (1)
Volume 9 Legendary City Siege Chapter 183 True Essence (Part 1)
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal was taken aback at first, thinking to himself that this person was quite clever!
After thinking for a moment, he took out a bright green conch shell and handed it to Li Wei.
"These are the Penglai Island Basic Immortal Arts, Three Chapters. You can read the techniques within them using a special incantation. For now, you can practice these!"
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal then taught Li Wei a relatively easy incantation, which Li Wei quickly memorized.
Looking again at the conch shell in his hand, which appeared to be carved from green jade, he was stunned by the information he saw with his Eye of Perception, followed by ecstasy.
"The Three Basic Immortal Arts of Penglai Immortal Island, Level *, are immortal techniques that gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to transform the body and soul. Furthermore, after mastering these basic immortal techniques, one can cast some wondrous spells. Once you learn them, you will become an immortal!"
It's a very simple piece of information, but the things it contains are quite sophisticated. Yes, Li Wei used the word "sophisticated" to describe it.
After opening the Emerald Conch according to the incantation taught by the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, Li Wei saw thousands of words appear before his eyes, like a slideshow playing in his mind, which he could flip through at his own will.
The characters were written in tiny, neat characters, strong yet not delicate. Li Wei guessed that they were written by a woman, who then used some kind of supernatural power to imprint them on the emerald green conch shell.
"Before you begin your cultivation, I want to remind you that cultivating immortal techniques is different from martial arts. Cultivating immortal techniques requires focus because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is the purest and most singular. You must not mix in anything else. When I first met you, your true energy was wind-based, but today it has turned into fire. I want to say that once you formally begin cultivating immortal techniques, you must never change your attribute. What you produce after cultivating immortal techniques is not true energy, but true essence. The attribute of true essence can be said to be consistent from beginning to end and must never be changed. Otherwise, your efforts will be wasted and you will die. Remember this, remember this!"
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal had a serious expression, clearly wanting to emphasize that what she was saying was of great importance.
Seeing this, Li Wei also kept these words firmly in mind. The reason why his true energy turned into fire element was mostly related to the magic crystal he had consumed. Once a magic crystal was determined to be of a certain element, it could no longer consume magic crystals of other elements. From this point of view, there was no problem.
After noting down these points of attention, Li Wei immediately began practicing immortal techniques.
After all, the exchange period was only 60 days, and 15 days had already passed. For the remaining time, Li Wei devoted himself to cultivating the three basic immortal techniques.
Demon Suppression Pagoda, there is no alternation of day and night, so the passage of time is imperceptible; ten days pass in the blink of an eye.
Li Wei memorized the first chapter of the immortal technique and practiced it continuously for ten days.
On the first day, he followed the breathing technique to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. According to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is the most important first step in cultivating immortality. Some people spend years or even decades without being able to sense it, while others achieve results in just a few months. However, Li Wei only spent one day to sense a trace of so-called spiritual energy.
Like a gentle, clear spring, it suddenly flowed by, and Li Wei caught that slight sensation. It then entered his body through his mouth and nose, and Li Wei was instantly struck by the sensation, as if he had drunk a century-old vintage wine.
His body also seemed to have strengthened considerably, so Li Wei quickly guided this spiritual energy into his dantian according to the method taught by the Green-Robed Sword Immortal.
According to the Green-Robed Sword Immortal, this martial artist's inner core can be transformed into a cultivator's inner core through spiritual energy. Although the process is arduous, if the transformation is successful, the subsequent progress will be rapid.
A wisp of spiritual energy entered the inner core, and instantly the inner core began to tremble slightly. Pain followed, and Li Wei frowned slightly.
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal had been secretly observing Li Wei's cultivation progress, immediately spoke up, "Don't be nervous, this is a normal reaction. It's because the spiritual energy that's trying to transform your inner core is repelling your internal true energy. So, the first step is to suppress all your internal true energy within your inner core, and then use a large amount of spiritual energy to envelop and assimilate it. If all goes well, that true energy will form true essence. Of course, if it fails, you'll need to dissipate your true energy and directly transform your inner core, but this will require a much greater amount of effort..."
Hearing the Green-Robed Sword Immortal's explanation, Li Wei endured the excruciating pain, felt reassured, and began to continuously channel spiritual energy to suppress the true energy within his body.
The process was extremely Pain, initially like being pricked with needles, and later like being cut with a knife. The pain went deep into his bones, Li Wei wanted to scream several times, but in the end, he endured it with his strong willpower.
This is the most crucial moment. If we give up now, all our previous efforts will be wasted. Not only will we be unable to cultivate the immortal techniques, but even our original true energy will dissipate, and our strength will regress by several levels. In that case, it would be better not to cultivate the immortal techniques at all.
Since he was going to cultivate, Li Wei knew he had to endure the Pain it was.
For five whole days, Li Wei's body was covered in waves of sweat, and a thin layer of salt had long since formed on the spot where he sat cross-legged. At this moment, his face was pale and his lips were bloodless, clearly indicating that he had reached his limit.
Even so, Li Wei did not give up.
If he fails, his combat strength will inevitably decline. In the real world, he still has friends and family. If he encounters a powerful enemy, wouldn't he be powerless to resist? In this world, strength represents everything. If his combat strength truly declines, it is tantamount to annihilation.
Therefore, Li Wei cannot afford to fail!
At this moment, a sufficient amount of spiritual energy has been introduced into his body. Although Li Wei looks miserable, his internal organs have been strengthened and nourished by the spiritual energy, and the spiritual energy in his dantian is so dense that the inner core is no longer visible.
Even the Green-Robed Sword Immortal was speechless with astonishment at being able to accomplish this in just 5 days.
In her understanding, Li Wei was already considered a genius for being able to sense spiritual energy within a month, but the other party actually sensed spiritual energy in just one day.
That's not all; he even managed to channel such terrifying spiritual energy into his body within five days.
It's important to understand that once you sense spiritual energy, channeling it into your body and improving your constitution is not something that can be done overnight. First, your body must adapt to the presence of spiritual energy, and this process is extremely Pain.
Although spiritual energy is gentle and soothing, it is actually like boiling water. A little bit entering the body can be considered comfortable, but if too much is introduced, it will not be a comfortable thing.
According to common sense, cultivators should proceed step by step, slowly using spiritual energy to regulate their bodies and internal organs, making them stronger and stronger. This cycle usually takes 1-2 years.
Only after the body has adapted to the spiritual energy can it be introduced in large quantities. Every effort is made to keep the spiritual energy in the body. Generally speaking, cultivators spend a whole day introducing a portion of the spiritual energy, but less than one percent can actually stay in the body. The rest will overflow from the pores of the body and from the mouth and nose.
Only through years of accumulation, allowing spiritual energy to gather to a certain concentration, can one be considered to have achieved some minor success. Thus, these three basic cultivation techniques can be considered complete.
For those with exceptional talent, this cycle takes 3-5 years. For those with ordinary or average talent, it may take more than 5 years, or even 10 years. In fact, the Green-Robed Sword Immortal once saw a disciple who had joined Penglai spend more than 30 years cultivating the three basic immortal techniques to perfection.
Even the Green-Robed Sword Immortal himself spent a full three years, but the man beside him only took five days to fill his entire dantian with spiritual energy.
Li Wei's talent played a part, but a bit of luck also went into it.
Because Li Wei's martial arts cultivation had already reached its peak and he had formed a martial artist's inner core, he was already very familiar with the sensation of qi and the condensation of qi into the body. In addition, in order to suppress the huge true qi in that fiery inner core, the spiritual qi seemed to have a spirit of its own, and it gathered tightly around the inner core, as if it wanted to compete with the true qi. As a result, the spiritual qi gathered more and more, and slowly formed the current situation.
"Unbelievable! Master said that even with exceptional talent and abundant spiritual roots, it would take at least several months to master these three basic immortal techniques to perfection. How could this lecherous fellow be so fast? Could it be because he has already formed a martial artist's inner core?"
The Green-Robed Sword Immortal tilted his head, attributing this Miracle solely to Li Wei's status as a top-tier martial artist.
Five more days passed, and Li Wei's true energy was completely suppressed within his inner core. The originally crystal-clear, crimson inner core, enveloped by a large amount of spiritual energy, had more than doubled in size. Its surface was covered with spiritual energy that seemed almost tangible, as if it were encased in a layer of ice crystals. The red inner core was faintly visible within, and upon closer inspection, one could see a faint blush of red peeking through.
Suddenly, a wisp of red gas seeped out from the inner core, followed by more red gas shooting out, like steam from a pressure cooker.
Then cracks appeared on the inner core, one, two, and soon countless cracks appeared on the surface of the inner core. Just as the frequency of the cracks increased to a certain extreme, the walnut-sized inner core suddenly exploded.
But without making a sound, the shattered fragments of the inner core and the liquid-like true energy within them did not disappear. Instead, they were enveloped by a large amount of spiritual energy and then slowly gathered together, forming a sphere slightly larger than a peanut. The sphere was entirely red, but it was still crystal clear, as if it were carved from crystal.
At this moment, Li Wei exhaled a long breath, which, like two whirlwinds, stirred up the surrounding sand and dust. The Green-Robed Sword Immortal sitting to the side was delighted upon seeing this, then stood up, walked over, and placed his fingers on Li Wei's back wall.
A look of astonishment quickly appeared on her face.
"Shatter the core... and then re-condense the True Essence Pill? How is that possible!"
For the first time, her expression turned quite astonished. After confirming it again, she stared at Li Wei as if he were a monster, until he opened his eyes and was startled, at which point she slowly returned to normal.
"Fairy sister, what's wrong?" After several days of Pain torment, Li Wei was in a great mood and felt refreshed again, so his words were still full of teasing.
"You... succeeded in condensing your core?" the Green-Robed Sword Immortal asked tentatively.