The Basic Qi Refining Instruction, Spirit Root possessors, Spirit Stones-with these things strung together, it was not hard to guess that the nation had discovered traces of cultivators.
Jiang Daocheng simply did not know the specifics.
So far, Lu Chenxing's existence was known only to the leaders at the very heart of Great Xia's leadership.
Inside the quiet cultivation chamber, Zhang Weiguo kept practicing the essential movements of the cultivation method under Jiang Daocheng's guidance.
His initially awkward postures gradually became precise.
For a moment, everyone seemed to sense an otherworldly presence about him.
One hour, two hours...
Two and a half hours.
With his eyes closed, Zhang Weiguo saw only darkness. Suddenly, a speck of light flashed within it.
This was...
"I sensed it! I sensed Spiritual Qi!"
Zhang Weiguo spoke excitedly.
The instant his voice rang out, Ji Chang'an and the others shared in his joy.
Jiang Daocheng, however, sucked in a breath of cold air.
According to ancient Daoist records,
sensing Qi was an extremely arduous process. Those who were slow took three to five years, while even the swift needed three to five months.
He had originally thought that even if this carefully selected candidate on the screen could cultivate,
it would take at least half a year.
Jiang Daocheng had long since prepared himself for a protracted battle.
But...
"Two and a half hours, just over one double-hour, and this young man has already sensed Qi. Such talent..."
He did not dwell on it further, instead resuming his guidance of Zhang Weiguo.
"Focus your attention on the Spiritual Qi you sensed. Imagine drawing it in through your palm, then follow the cultivation method to guide it through your meridians, past the Shenquan, Baihui, Jiugong, Tianshu, and other acupoints, until it finally gathers in your Dantian..."
"The Shenquan acupoint is located..."
Jiang Daocheng explained every detail.
Zhang Weiguo followed his instructions meticulously.
During his first few attempts, Zhang Weiguo made mistakes because he was unfamiliar with his own acupoints, causing him to fail to draw in Spiritual Qi.
But he had already crossed the threshold of sensing Spiritual Qi; drawing it in was not difficult.
After a few more attempts, he succeeded.
Refined by the cultivation method, the Spiritual Qi turned into Spiritual Power and flowed into the sea of Qi in his Dantian.
Boom!
At that very moment, Zhang Weiguo abruptly opened his eyes, suddenly finding his hearing keen and his vision clear.
As he stared straight ahead, the range of his vision kept expanding. He could even see an exceedingly tiny pit in the smooth wall.
The miraculous experience made his eyes widen in disbelief.
And that was not all.
The instant he drew in and refined his first wisp of Spiritual Qi, becoming a cultivator at the Qi Refining First Layer, his body also underwent an unknown change for reasons he did not understand.
A surge of power arose throughout his limbs and body, forcing the impurities inside him out through his bodily apertures and pores.
In an instant, a foul stench filled the entire room.
Zhang Weiguo instinctively covered his nose.
"Ugh, that stinks! What's happening to me?"
Ji Chang'an and the others wanted to know as well. He hurriedly switched to the channel for communicating with the experts and asked urgently,
"Does anyone know what's happening to him?"
Jiang Daocheng answered with a smile.
"There's no need to worry, sir. After becoming a cultivator, his body has begun cleansing his meridians and marrow on its own. In simpler terms, his level of life has undergone a change to a higher state."
Cleansing the meridians and marrow.
So it was a good thing!
Ji Chang'an and the other Great Xia leaders breathed sighs of relief at his words, smiles returning to their faces.
"Quick, take Comrade Weiguo out to wash up first."
Meanwhile, far away in another world, Lu Chenxing's body was undergoing the same cleansing of meridians and marrow.
However, the impurities he expelled were very, very few.
He was only two and a half months old, after all.
He had yet to start eating grains, so naturally, his body had not accumulated too many impurities.
Although the meridian and marrow cleansing was wasted, his body grew stronger under the nourishment of a special power.
Lu Chenxing stood up in an instant, his body perfectly straight.
He clenched both fists, itching to give them a try.
He felt that he could punch a chicken to death now!
Not far away, the instant Lu Xuanqing sensed fluctuations of Spiritual Qi from Lu Chenxing, he immediately broke off his cultivation and sprang up in shock.
After probing him with his Spiritual Sense,
he stared at him, dumbstruck.
A two-and-a-half-month-old infant at the Qi Refining First Layer.
Am I hallucinating from Qi Deviation?
It was common knowledge in the cultivation world that Spirit Roots only took shape and manifested at the age of ten, and only then could one begin cultivating.
But what in the world was going on with this grandson of his?
Could being the reincarnation of a mighty cultivator
change the established laws of the Heavenly Dao?
"Looks like someone in Great Xia has started cultivating. The age of cultivation has begun. Woohoo, time to take off!"
Having received cultivation feedback and become a cultivator at the Qi Refining First Layer, Lu Chenxing's face was filled with excitement.
His body had been strengthened.
Now his handwriting would no longer be crooked.
Besides, he would not even need to write to communicate anymore, because he could speak!
With his hands on his hips, Lu Chenxing turned the bright, large eyes on his little head toward Lu Xuanqing, blinked, and said with a smile,
"Grandpa, just wait for me to carry you to new heights!"
Carry me to new heights?
How?
Flying on a sword?
That would take the Spiritual Power of the Qi Refining Tenth Layer just to sustain a brief flight.
My grandson certainly has ambition.
Also, the way Lu Chenxing addressed him stirred something in Lu Xuanqing's heart.
Grandpa.
"Senior..." Lu Xuanqing had only just spoken when he was interrupted.
"Forget all that senior business. Everything in my past life has vanished like smoke and clouds. Now I have only one identity: a disciple of the Lu Immortal Clan, your own grandson, Lu Chenxing!"
Upon hearing those words, Lu Xuanqing suddenly felt at ease.
A delighted smile appeared on his face.
He approached Lu Chenxing and asked in puzzlement,
"Little Chenxing, you're only two and a half months old, yet you can already cultivate. How exactly did you do it?"
He could reveal the system's existence to Great Xia because they were in different worlds and their interests were bound together.
Lu Chenxing would not foolishly tell others about his golden finger.
Not even those close to him.
He brushed the question aside with a few casual words.
"This is nothing. Grandpa, have you ever heard of people who were immortals from birth?"
Immortals from birth?
How was that possible?
Lu Xuanqing shook his head, indicating that he had never heard of such a thing.
"Oh, just consider your grandson exceptionally gifted. Enough about that. Let's plan how we're going to take off!"
"Grandpa, I need resources. Lots of resources. Spirit Stones, pills, cultivation methods-I want anything and everything."
The cultivation world had four essential elements for rising and growing stronger: wealth, companions, methods, and land.
Wealth, which ranked first, referred to resources.
That alone showed how important resources were.
Resources-which cultivator did not want them?
But he had none!
If he wanted them, he had to fight for them.
A bitter smile tugged at Lu Xuanqing's lips. He, too, wanted to fulfill his dear grandson's requests, so that once this "reincarnated mighty cultivator" grew stronger, he could give him a helping hand in return.
But he really was far too useless!