Perfect Xiantian Cycle, Apertures Automatically Draw Qi

"Not a problem!"

Seeing the Primordial Chaos True Art appear on the panel, Zhou Qing nodded.

As long as it appeared on the panel, he could pour Dao Source Points into it for arduous cultivation and rapidly raise the realm of this cultivation method.

"Mr. Luo, why is there only the method for opening Spiritual Apertures?"

Zhou Qing asked.

The Primordial Chaos True Art appearing on the panel proved that the cultivation method was genuine.

However, Zhou Qing had purchased intelligence on the Primordial Chaos True Art from Wind Full Tower. A complete Xiantian cultivation method had to include a method for opening Spiritual Apertures, a method for Condensing Qi into Gang, and finally a method for Refining Gang into Core.

The method for opening Spiritual Apertures corresponded to Xiantian First through Third Level; the method for Condensing Qi into Gang corresponded to Xiantian Fourth through Sixth Level; and the method for Refining Gang into Core corresponded to Xiantian Seventh through Ninth Level.

"There were, as I recall, two volumes of the Primordial Chaos True Art within the Vajra Gate. But when I first entered the Xiantian Realm, my father only showed me the method for opening Spiritual Apertures from the Primordial Chaos True Art. It could open one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures and form a perfect Xiantian cycle. Ordinary Xiantian cultivation methods can only open thirty-six Spiritual Apertures and form a minor Xiantian cycle." Luo Xi said, "The other volume of the Primordial Chaos True Art, which I have never seen, should record the method for Condensing Qi into Gang."

"I see." Zhou Qing nodded, then said, "Mr. Luo, go rest first. When it is time to head for the Vajra Gate, I will send someone to notify you."

"Alright!"

Luo Xi nodded and followed a constable out.

"Upgrade the Primordial Chaos True Art!"

Only Zhou Qing remained in the main hall. He poured all seven Dao Source Points he had accumulated during this period into the Primordial Chaos True Art.

You began cultivating the Primordial Chaos True Art. Following the Primordial Chaos True Art, you circulated Xiantian True Qi to open Xiantian Spiritual Apertures. With every Spiritual Aperture opened, your speed of absorbing heaven and earth spiritual qi increased.

After one year of arduous cultivation, you condensed a Primordial Chaos Intent seed and opened thirty-six Xiantian Spiritual Apertures, completing a minor Xiantian cycle. Your speed of absorbing and refining heaven and earth spiritual qi greatly increased. From originally being able to refine only one strand of Xiantian True Qi per hour, you could now refine fifteen strands of Xiantian True Qi per hour. You cultivated tirelessly day and night, refining one hundred and eighty strands of Xiantian True Qi each day.

After the second year of arduous cultivation, the Primordial Chaos Intent seed transformed into a rudimentary Primordial Chaos Intent. You opened seventy-two Xiantian Spiritual Apertures, completing a major Xiantian cycle. You could refine thirty strands of Xiantian True Qi per hour, or three hundred and sixty strands of Xiantian True Qi per day.

After the third year of arduous cultivation, the rudimentary Primordial Chaos Intent reached the Merging with Heaven stage. You opened one hundred and eight Xiantian Spiritual Apertures, completing a perfect Xiantian cycle. Your apertures automatically drew in qi, and you could refine three hundred strands of Xiantian True Qi per hour.

After the seventh year of arduous cultivation... your dantian and one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures were filled to the brim with True Qi. You reached Xiantian Third Level.

Name: Zhou Qing

Realm: Xiantian Third Level (Ordinary Grandmaster)

Martial Arts Mastered: Primordial Chaos True Art/Spiritual Aperture Chapter (Traits: True Qi Fusion, Intent Fusion, Automatic Qi Absorption)

Intent Mastered: Sword Intent/Merging with Heaven (1%), Primordial Chaos Intent/Merging with Heaven (1%)

Talent: Nine Breaths Assimilation (omitted...)

Dao Source: 0

Zhou Qing looked at the panel.

His realm had reached Xiantian Third Level.

Most importantly, he had opened one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures and completed a perfect Xiantian cycle. Without deliberately breathing and circulating qi, air currents slowly flowed around his body as the one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures automatically drew in qi.

Apertures automatically drawing qi was a trait unique to the Primordial Chaos True Art. Or rather, it was a characteristic that came only with opening one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures and completing a perfect Xiantian cycle.

Ordinary Xiantian cultivation methods only opened thirty-six Spiritual Apertures and completed a minor Xiantian cycle, while the Primordial Chaos True Art could open one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures.

However, heaven and earth spiritual qi was thin in the secular world. Even if one opened one hundred and eight Spiritual Apertures and could automatically draw in qi, they would not be able to absorb much heaven and earth spiritual qi. Moreover, opening Spiritual Apertures required enormous amounts of True Qi and time. Thus, over ninety-nine percent of Innate Grandmasters chose cultivation methods that opened only thirty-six Spiritual Apertures.

"Having reached Xiantian Third Level, the next step is Condensing Qi into Gang!"

Zhou Qing silently pondered.

Breaking through from Xiantian Third Level to Xiantian Fourth Level meant Condensing Qi into Gang—melding the True Qi within his body with Artistic Conception power, then condensing it into True Gang.

Once True Gang was condensed, under the enhancement of True Gang power, whether it was physical strength or the released Artistic Conception power, both would receive a threefold to tenfold boost.

For example, a Xiantian Third Level Grandmaster and a Xiantian Fourth Level Grandmaster might both have cultivated Sword Intent to the Merging with Heaven stage. Yet if the Xiantian Fourth Level Grandmaster had condensed Sword Dao True Gang, the power of the Sword Intent he unleashed would be three times that of the Xiantian Third Level Grandmaster.

If one reached Xiantian Fifth Level, the boost would be fivefold.

At Xiantian Sixth Level, it would be tenfold.

But without the method for Condensing Qi into Gang from the Primordial Chaos True Art, Zhou Qing did not know how many Dao Source Points he would have to consume to break through to the Xiantian Fourth Level True Gang Realm.

Zhou Qing deliberately remained in Ping'an County for another five days and gained five more Dao Source Points. He poured all five Dao Source Points into the Primordial Chaos True Art, but still failed to condense Primordial Chaos True Gang.

"Looks like I still need to make a trip to the Vajra Gate." Zhou Qing immediately had someone summon Luo Xi and asked directly, "What is the Vajra Gate Master's cultivation level?"

"Three years ago, that old bastard Meng Qishan had opened twenty-eight Spiritual Apertures." At the mention of the Vajra Gate Master, hatred appeared in Luo Xi's eyes. "Over the past three years, he has monopolized the spiritual land. He has likely opened thirty-six Spiritual Apertures and completed a minor Xiantian cycle. But without the assistance of corresponding Spiritual Matter, merely completing a minor Xiantian cycle gives less than a one percent chance of breaking through to Xiantian Fourth Level by Condensing Qi into Gang.

"According to ancient records, only after completing a major Xiantian cycle can one Condense Qi into Gang and break through to Xiantian Fourth Level without relying on Spiritual Matter."

"Spiritual land?" Zhou Qing asked in surprise. "The Vajra Gate actually possesses spiritual land?"

"The spiritual land possessed by the Vajra Gate is merely low-grade spiritual land. The heaven and earth spiritual qi it can provide is limited, and it can only accommodate one to three Grandmasters below Xiantian Fourth Level for cultivation. Once that number is exceeded, the spiritual qi supply will fall short. Excessive absorption of heaven and earth spiritual qi will cause the spiritual vein to wither."

"Originally, the Vajra Gate's spiritual land could support the daily cultivation of two Innate Grandmasters. But because my father forcibly attempted to break through to Xiantian Fourth Level and failed to Condense Qi into Gang, the spiritual vein was damaged. It can now only accommodate the daily cultivation of one Innate Grandmaster."

"Mid-grade spiritual land can accommodate around five to ten Grandmasters below Xiantian Fourth Level for cultivation. But nearly all mid-grade spiritual land is occupied by those top sects and great schools that have been passed down for centuries or even millennia."

"Furthermore, mid-grade spiritual land gives birth to Spiritual Matter every hundred years. Therefore, these top sects and great schools basically never need to worry about their Innate Grandmasters dying out."

"As for high-grade spiritual land, there are only three places in the entire Great Xuan Dynasty. They are respectively controlled by the Great Xuan Imperial House, True Martial City, and the Imperial Heaven Sect. Outsiders can forget about laying a finger on them."

Luo Xi explained.