Triple Cultivation of Essence, Qi, and Spirit

The cultivation techniques of the Mortal World were far better than Fang Yu had expected, no less than the three basic martial arts of the Ascension Immortal Sect.

Afterward, following the circulation paths described in the technique, Fang Yu began refining the abundant vital energy brought by the Foundation Establishment Pill.

For Fang Yu, who had reached the Breath Realm, this was no difficult task.

After all, the sixth level of the physical body, the Breath Realm, granted exquisite control over one's flesh, meridians, strength, and everything else. He could control every piece of flesh, every tendon and bone, and every internal organ in his body. Thus, in merely half a day, Fang Yu reached the first level of Qi Refinement.

The pure vital energy brought by the Foundation Establishment Pill had only consumed one percent, so he had more than enough vital energy for cultivation and did not need to worry about it.

As a result, Fang Yu's cultivation rose at a rate visible to the naked eye. Calling it a thousand miles in a day would not have been an exaggeration.

At the same time, he used the vital energy to nourish and temper his flesh, internal organs, and meridians, making his body stronger in preparation for breaking through to the seventh level of the physical body: the Internal Strength Realm.

If he could obtain a technique for cultivating divine sense—or spirit—then he would be cultivating essence, qi, and spirit all together.

As for techniques for cultivating divine sense, he remembered that someone in Yellow Maple Valley, one of the Yue Kingdom's seven sects, possessed one.

It seemed the sect he would join had already been decided. He needed to carefully consider how to obtain that divine-sense cultivation technique, the Great Development Art.

He simply did not know whether the Great Development Art or the Eclosion Sect's Origin Spirit Art was stronger. In any case, both had something to do with the mind, spirit, or divine sense.

Only by cultivating a technique capable of tempering the spirit would one have a chance of breaking through into the Mystical Ability Realm.

Someone like Fang Zetao could practically forget about reaching the Mystical Ability Realm in his lifetime, unless he consumed a heaven-grade pill and gained enough lifespan to slowly temper his spirit.

Therefore, the Great Development Art possessed by that Yellow Maple Valley cultivator was something Fang Yu had to obtain. He needed to make careful plans.

At the same time—

Meng Shan the Third, the man in blue, had already discussed with the rested Meng Shan the First and Meng Shan the Second when they should send Fang Yu to the Ascension Conference to join one of the Yue Kingdom's seven great immortal sects.

"Third, he has only just begun cultivating. It won't be too late to send him once he reaches the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refinement. Otherwise, the second or third level of Qi Refinement is simply too low. Even if he has a lightning-element variant spiritual root, I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to gain the recognition of the seven great sects. After all, he is still somewhat older, and his potential has diminished somewhat."

Meng Shan the Second, the man in yellow, spoke with a helpless expression.

"More importantly, there is still quite some time before the Ascension Conference. So long as we assist him with all our strength, with the aptitude of his lightning-element variant spiritual root, breaking through to the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement should not be difficult."

"How could he cultivate that quickly? Even a heavenly spiritual root would find it difficult."

Meng Shan the Third, the man in blue, shook his head, utterly unconvinced.

He was not an idiot. How could he believe that Fang Yu could reach the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement in just two or three months? That was beyond absurd. It had taken him several years to cultivate to the fourth level of Qi Refinement.

"Hehe, the cultivation speed of a variant spiritual root is more than ten times that of you and me. On top of that, Big Brother and I specifically exchanged for lightning-element spirit stones and cultivation-advancing pills for him. The third or fourth level of Qi Refinement is nothing difficult."

"Now we only need to see when he can reach the first level of Qi Refinement. Once he has some true essence and magical power, he can refine the spirit qi of the same attribute contained within spirit stones. With the assistance of pills as well, reaching the third or fourth level of Qi Refinement in a short time should not be difficult. Rest assured."

"When that time comes, we might even be able to take the opportunity to join one of the seven great immortal sects. After all, we do not need Foundation Establishment Pills, and all our cultivation levels are above the tenth level of Qi Refinement. It should not be a problem."

"Even if it does not work now, once he establishes his foundation and becomes part of an immortal sect's upper ranks, he can bring us into the sect then."

Meng Shan the First picked up where Meng Shan the Second, the man in yellow, had left off.

"That's right, Big Brother is right. When the time comes, Fang Han can bring us into a sect."

"But Big Brother, which sect do you think Fang Han will choose? Should we ask for his opinion?"

Meng Shan the Fifth, the only woman among them, nodded lightly. Her jade-like face glowed with a rosy hue. While agreeing, she also raised a rather important question.

"Of course we should ask for his opinion. Over the past few days, we have also gathered some information on the seven sects. We can let him look it over then, so he can make preparations as well."

Meng Shan the First nodded.

Afterward, Meng Shan the First explained the general information they had gathered about the Yue Kingdom's seven sects, allowing the others to understand and offer their thoughts.

After all, Meng Shan the First and Meng Shan the Second, the man in yellow, had already decided on the road that Meng Shan the Second would seize Fang Yu's body, obtain his lightning-element variant spiritual root, and join one of the Yue Kingdom's seven sects. The others would do the same afterward.

First, they would help Meng Shan the Second establish his foundation after he seized the body. Then Meng Shan the Second would help the others establish theirs.

All this required was sacrificing Fang Yu, an utterly insignificant person.

Naturally, Fang Yu knew nothing of this. Even if he had known, he would not have cared. Ever since learning that he possessed a lightning-element variant spiritual root, he had anticipated such a possibility and prepared himself to turn hostile at any moment. If he could not win, he would return to the The Great Primordial World.

If the five truly bore him no ill will and merely wished to use him to enter one of the Yue Kingdom's seven sects, he would not mind lending them a hand and granting them an opportunity.

For now, it could only be said that Meng Shan the First and Meng Shan the Second had chosen a narrow path.

Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed. Fang Yu had completely refined the abundant, pure vital energy contained in the Foundation Establishment Pill within his body, raising his cultivation to the third level of Qi Refinement.

In ten days, he had gone from a "mortal" with no cultivation to the third level of Qi Refinement. Apart from Fang Yu's exceptional lightning-element variant spiritual root, the greatest contributor was the Foundation Establishment Pill Fang Qingxue had given him.

Worthy indeed of a top-grade human-tier pill, the vital energy it contained surpassed the Fang Family pills the original owner had taken by hundreds or even thousands of times.

Not only had he reached the third level of Qi Refinement, but his physical body had also improved tremendously. However, he was still quite some distance away from the seventh level of the physical body, the Internal Strength Realm.

In truth, even an inner disciple of the Eclosion Sect at the tenth level of the physical body, the Transformation Realm, would need at least eight to ten years to break through into the Mystical Ability Realm, even with enough Foundation Establishment Pills to consume.

Otherwise, how could the Eclosion Sect have only one hundred and eight true disciples in the Mystical Ability Realm?

That step truly amounted to ascending to the heavens in one stride—a difference as vast as heaven and earth, like a carp leaping through the Dragon Gate...

Yet Fang Yu had now found another path and advanced that step ahead of time by cultivating the immortal arts of the Mortal World.

Of course, a Qi Refinement cultivator could not possibly compare to someone in the Mystical Ability Realm, but they were still stronger than most physical-body cultivators without spirit artifacts.

In the The Great Primordial World, those in the Physical Body Realm who possessed spirit artifacts or treasure artifacts could likewise kill from afar and even contend against those in the Mystical Ability Realm.

As for these spirit artifacts, Fang Yu estimated that they were equivalent to the magical treasures and ancient treasures of the Mortal World.