His original practice of the "Maoshan Qi Refining Technique" could be considered a lower-level technique of the "Jade Maiden and Joy God Technique," so switching techniques should have been easier.
Unfortunately, the transition to a higher realm was not smooth at all, even though Lin Yu had already thoroughly comprehended this Dao technique.
The main reason is that there is not enough spiritual energy.
Secondly, the realms are completely different. Take the first realm Foundation Establishment and Self-Refinement, for example.
This means that a person needs to replenish the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit through methods such as stopping thoughts and entering a state of tranquility. Only after essence, energy, and spirit are all perfected can a sufficient foundation be laid for the cultivation of the next level.
Only with a sufficient foundation can one sustain further cultivation.
This process will take at least one hundred days.
One hundred days is still too much for a child like Lin Yu, because their childlike body has relatively abundant energy and spirit, and they don't need much supplementation.
However, for middle-aged and elderly people, whose energy and spirit are severely depleted, it may take much longer, and they may not be able to complete it even in their later years.
Therefore, Daoism has a term "100-day foundation building" to describe the rapid progress of foundation building.
Lin Yu has now cultivated the Yin Spirit due to his practice of the Maoshan Qi Refining Technique.
According to the Inner Alchemy Cultivation Method, he can now be considered to have reached the "Refining Ki into Spirit" realm.
This realm describes the process of further condensing one's Qi within the body, like a pregnant woman carrying a child, to nurture the embryonic form of the Primordial Spirit.
Lin Yu's current Yin Spirit corresponds exactly to this realm.
There's actually a clever way to do this.
Lin Yu can directly advance to the "Refining Ki into Spirit" stage.
Although his previous efforts hadn't met the standard, what could he do when he possessed the Yin Spirit?
Lin Yu immediately and began the transformation, which lasted for two months.
Lin Yu still can't forget how miserable he was at the beginning.
Lin Yu took action as soon as he discovered that the method was feasible.
The result was shocking; no wonder the skill was nerfed, there was a reason for it.
It's also his fault for being greedy and taking too big a step.
The realm of "Refining Ki into Spirit" is the process of allowing one's "essence qi" to leave the body and take form, detach from the mortal form, shed its shell, grow, and condense into Primordial Spirit.
The previous two steps were all about accumulating a lot of "essence" for this step.
Lin Yu, however, skipped over it, thinking that no matter what, he was at least Dharma Master Stage, which was enough.
Who knew that in the end they would drain him dry. With insufficient vital energy and at a critical stage of transformation, his body had no choice but to fight desperately, even if it meant squeezing out every last bit of vital energy to complete the task.
This is not merely an overdraft of Spiritual Power, but a rapid burning of the very essence of life!
If there were enough spiritual energy, Lin Yu could absorb it while simultaneously supplying it. However, when Lin Yu exhausted all the spiritual energy within a radius of dozens of miles, he still almost became a true dried-up corpse.
Fortunately, at the critical moment, a willow branch mark appeared on Lin Yu's Lin Yu, replenishing the energy his body needed.
This is why Lin Yu wasn't completely drained immediately.
Fortunately, there was Uncle Nine and the Chat Group. Uncle Nine sensed the unusual spiritual energy movement immediately and was almost scared to death when he arrived.
His beloved apprentice was already skin and bones and was still losing weight. In the blink of an eye, he would be completely devoid of flesh and blood. Anyone would be horrified to see that.
Lin Yu was completely absorbed in the moment and was unaware of his physical condition. Uncle Nine had no choice but to take a gamble to save his life.
Uncle Nine quickly placed his hands on Lin Yu's back, and the energy within his body surged towards Lin Yu.
Fortunately, Uncle Nine also practiced the "Maoshan Qi Refining Technique," which could be said to be of the same origin as Lin Yu.
And most importantly, Uncle Nine is a "Innate Human Race," which ensures that Uncle Nine has a continuous supply of energy to Lin Yu.
Uncle Nine can absorb all energy and transform it into spiritual energy.
With Uncle Nine's help, Lin Yu was finally able to take this most difficult step.
Lin Yu's Yin Spirit received nourishment, and a crisp sound, seemingly emanating from the depths of his soul, rang out.
Lin Yu's realm successfully transitioned, from Yin Spirit to Primordial Spirit, and from Dharma Master to God.
Even though two months have passed, Lin Yu still needs to maintain his cultivation every day.
He couldn't have taken such a big step; he'd hurt himself, and now he needs to repair it little by little.
If he doesn't diligently cultivate every day, what awaits him is a situation where his needs exceed his resources, and his cultivation will either stagnate or regress.
Now, what awaits him every day is his Primordial Spirit, which is eagerly awaiting nourishment, and his vital energy, which is like buying a ticket after getting on the train.
"Essence" is transformed into spiritual essence through the absorption of spiritual energy, and finally absorbed by the body to become one's own essence.
"Brother, may you rest in peace. You sacrificed your own interests for the greater good." Lin Yu said with a heavy heart, taking out the Five-Colored Bamboo and circulating his Qi-gathering technique to absorb its "essence."
This is what he learned after breaking through the "Refining Ki into Spirit" stage: using his Primordial Spirit to absorb Qi from physical objects, collecting the essence of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, etc., to improve his cultivation.
Fortunately, he also had the Five-Colored Immortal Bamboo, which corresponds to the five essences of the heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Lin Yu would take it out and collect some every day.
In just two months, the five-colored divine light on the bamboo dimmed somewhat.
It pained Lin Yu.
That wasn't enough. Every day, after absorbing the spiritual energy from the surrounding area, Lin Yu would use the points in the Chat Group to exchange for more spiritual energy to cultivate.
His points also decreased from 27804 to 20804, a loss of 7000 points in two months.
Seeing his points dwindling every day, Lin Yu had no choice but to return to his old ways.
[Ding~ You uploaded Tiger Fist and received 50 points]
[Ding~ You uploaded Crane Fist and received 50 points]
[Ding~ You uploaded Five Forms Fist. Because it is similar to the previous martial art, your points will be reduced. You have received 30 points.]
"Hey! This Chat Group is really clever, they don't give anyone a chance to get freebies!"
These skills were created by Lin Yu based on what he saw in the Primordial True Explanation and combined with his knowledge from his previous life.
Although Lin Yu didn't know how it compared to the real Five Forms Fist, the fact that each element could be bought with points meant it was a good skill.
Lin Yu was truly intoxicated by the feeling of becoming stronger every day.
If there were an attribute panel, you could see that Lin Yu's attributes increased by at least one hundred compared to yesterday and today.
Lin Yu is improving every day, surpassing his past self.
Lin Yu's confidence in what was to come suggested he was getting a little arrogant.
If you were to take it a little seriously, you could call him a Divine Transformation True Lord.
"Hey! Wen Cai, did you hear that? Did they just talk?"
Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai were hiding in the Lingying Hall at that moment and witnessed Lin Yu's departure.
"Well... it seems so~" Wen Cai was clearly a little scared; so many terracotta figures made it seem a bit eerie.
"Does your shoulder feel a bit heavy?" Qiu Sheng patted his shoulder, which suddenly felt a little sore.
"It must be because you've been squatting here for too long..." Wen Cai turned his head and stopped mid-sentence.
"What's wrong with you? Why are you like this?" Qiu Sheng walked up to the group of spirit infants, rubbing his shoulders.
"Qiu Qiu Sheng! On your shoulder..." Wen Cai pointed tremblingly to Qiu Sheng's shoulder.