Chapter 6: First Layer of Qi Refining

Time passed for another three months. In his own cultivation room, Lin Zhangqing was fully focused on running the heavenly circuit, continuously introducing external spiritual energy into his body, then running a heavenly circuit to refine the spiritual energy, and finally merging it into the dantian.

Then he used the spiritual energy in the dantian to impact the acupoints in the meridians. There was only one acupoint left, it seemed like it would break through with just a breath, but this acupoint had been impacted for a week. It wasn't until today that there were signs of softening.

Lin Zhangqing gritted his teeth, he didn't want to wait any longer. He stopped impacting the acupoint and started accumulating spiritual energy in the dantian, waiting until it was enough.

He made a full-force sprint at that acupoint in one go. He heard a loud "boom" in his mind, and the surrounding spiritual energy surged toward Lin Zhangqing's body.

A refreshing feeling came, Lin Zhangqing felt his life undergo a qualitative leap, and a layer of black filth that was extremely foul-smelling was discharged from the surface of his body. His aura also surged by a large margin.

Too busy to experience this feeling, he hurriedly packed up his excited mood, calmed his mind, and excluded external interference.

Stabilizing the cultivation base that had just broken through, looking at the first meridian that was completely opened, he continuously ran the heavenly circuit. The spiritual energy finally merged into the dantian, circulating many times like this.

The spiritual energy in the dantian slowly filled up, and the cultivation base of the first layer of Qi Refining gradually stabilized.

Finally, he breathed a sigh of relief. After breaking through, he was too excited and didn't stabilize his cultivation base in time. Leading to falling back down, there were many such cases.

Especially scattered cultivators without experience. These were all valuable experiences learned in the family academy. It could let family descendants take fewer detours.

His body was really too smelly, Lin Zhangqing hurriedly left closed-door cultivation, went to the courtyard to fetch water, and washed his body clean.

Breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, his five senses obtained a huge improvement. He was now sharp-eared and bright-eyed, and could even hear the sound of bees collecting pollen. Seeing things was also extremely clear. Even the tiny dust in the air could be seen very clearly.

Finally broke through to the Qi Refining stage, it was really not easy. Other little friends had all broken through one after another, and only Lin Zhangqing was left. Fortunately, he had broken through now, otherwise, Lin Zhangqing would have been depressed and introverted.

Breaking through to the Qi Refining stage, he was one step closer to contracting that spirit seed with the halo, Lin Zhangqing vaguely felt that the spirit seed was very important to him. He was very expectant in his heart.

Not thinking about that anymore, he hurriedly went to tell his family. Grandfather had a gift waiting for him.

His parents and the others heard that he had broken through to the Qi Refining stage, and they were so happy that they took out the gifts they had prepared one after another.

His father's was a First-Grade Middle-Quality Purple Bamboo Sword. It was a Wood attribute Dharma artifact, the sword body was two feet two inches long, overall smooth and neat, and it could be considered the best among middle-quality Dharma artifacts.

His mother's gift was an exquisite storage bag. Inside, there was a space of three cubic feet, and inside were two hundred spirit stones and several bundles of spirit talismans. What kind of spirit talismans they were, he would have to wait until Lin Zhangqing refined the storage bag to know.

And what his aunt took out were three bottles of First-Grade Middle-Quality Qi Gathering Pills, each bottle had ten spirit pills.

Telling him to take one at least every ten days. He must wait until the pill poison was discharged before taking the next one. Otherwise, accumulation would harm future advancement to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Second Uncle was participating in the hunting team and hadn't returned yet. When he returned, a gift would certainly not be missing. It's just that I don't know what he will send. A little expectant.

Thanked his parents and aunt. Without needing to be reminded, he ran to find his grandfather himself. Tell him this good news.

Grandfather smiled and took out two jade bottles, saying: "Inside these two jade bottles, one is a First-Grade Upper-Quality Marrow Cleansing Pill, upper-quality pills have less pill poison. This is to let you further discharge impurities and toxins in your body and increase your potential. It can let you go further.

The other jade bottle is a hundred-year spirit peach, eating it can increase your spiritual energy by at least one layer. Natural spirit fruit has no pill poison. This is recommended for you to take when you are at the third layer of Qi Refining and preparing to break through to the fourth layer. It can help you."

Lin Zhangqing thanked his grandfather and happily put away the two jade bottles. Knowing that his grandfather loved him. After achieving success in cultivation in the future, he must repay his grandfather well.

Grandfather also exhorted that for spells, priority should be given to Spirit Rain Technique, Golden Needle Technique, and Nourishing Origin Catalysis Technique.

Happily agreed. Lin Zhangqing understood that this was preparation for being a Spirit Plant Master. Especially the Nourishing Origin Catalysis Technique is a secret art in the Lin family's Spirit Plant Master inheritance, which can catalyze without harming the spirit plant itself. It is the core inheritance of the Lin family's Spirit Plant Master. Coming out from his grandfather's place, Lin Zhangqing was in a very good mood. He even felt that the air was much fresher.

Now go back and quickly refine the storage bag and Purple Bamboo Sword. Otherwise, it would be too inconvenient to put too many things in his arms. Then seize the time to cultivate.

Lin Zhangqing hoped that he could make up for his clumsiness with diligence. His aptitude was not good, so he had to race against time to cultivate diligently. Besides, cultivation makes people happy, and Lin Zhangqing likes cultivation.

In the afternoon, he went to the academy to tell his little friends that he had broken through to the first layer of Qi Refining. Everyone was very happy. They shared their cultivation experience of the Qi Refining stage with Lin Zhangqing one after another. Everyone had already reached the Qi Refining stage, and only Lin Zhangqing was the slowest.

Like Lin Changlian, who introduced Qi into the body in ten days and reached the first layer of Qi Refining in twenty days, her speed was much faster than Lin Qing's. Now that six or seven months had passed, she was already at the second layer of Qi Refining. Everyone was the fastest in her cultivation. Deeply loved by the Third Elder.

The Third Elder was ninety-five years old this year, with a cultivation base of Qi Refining perfection. Since failing Foundation Establishment forty years ago, he had been teaching the next generation in the family academy.

Many people in the family embarked on the road of cultivation under his teaching. Including Lin Zhangqing's father, second uncle, and aunt, all were taught by him. So he was very respected by everyone.

After class, he found the Third Elder and received his identity jade token. This time he was truly a person with an identity.

Lin Zhangqing followed the instructions and dripped a drop of blood on the jade token. It showed Nine Peaks Mountain and Lin Zhangqing's name, as well as 100 family contribution points.

The Third Elder introduced: "These 100 contribution points are the benefits given by the family to every cultivator, and can be exchanged for spirit stones, pills, storage bags, Dharma artifacts, etc., at the family's Affairs Hall..."

Lin Zhangqing listened earnestly to the Third Elder's introduction, although he had already known these from his family.

After the Third Elder finished introducing these basic knowledge, he exhorted him to cultivate well, he could come to ask him if he had any questions, and remember to take care of the clansmen after achieving success in cultivation in the future, etc...

Lin Zhangqing respectfully agreed, talked for a while, and then bowed and retreated.

The academy had introduced family contribution points, Lin Zhangqing knew that the exchange rate of contribution points for spirit stones was 1:1, but the exchange rate of spirit stones for contribution points was 1.5:1. This was to prevent people from using spirit stone loopholes to brush contribution points.

After all, Foundation Establishment Pills could only be exchanged with contribution points. Generally, Foundation Establishment Pills could not be bought in the market outside.

Only when large auctions were organized in the market every few years would a few Foundation Establishment Pills flow out. But the transaction prices were all between forty and fifty thousand, which could be called a sky-high price! The family also had to accumulate for many years to have the ability to take down a Foundation Establishment Pill.

The price in the Affairs Hall was 35,000 contribution points. It would be cheaper than outside. It was also a benefit given by the family to the clansmen.

It was fine if the family members were cultivators, they could provide some cultivation resources. Like mortal clansmen, if there were no cultivators in the ancestors, they had to rely entirely on themselves, so these 100 contribution points were especially important to them.

Like the three mortal clansmen who were tested to have spirit roots this year. That is, Lin Zhangqing's classmates.

Generally, these 100 contribution points were spent by exchanging 10 points for a half-cubic storage bag, 40 to 50 points for a First-Grade Lower-Quality Dharma artifact, and the rest were exchanged multiple times for First-Grade Lower-Quality Qi Gathering Pills at 2 contribution points each.

This was still for family cultivators with a background.

Like scattered cultivators, the cultivation conditions were even more difficult. 1. No cultivation method, 2. No resources. 3. No spirit vein, no safe cultivation environment, 4. No one to guide.

They all embarked on the road of cultivation after getting a little opportunity. Often they fought for a little cultivation resources until their heads were broken and blood flowed, and there were not a few who died and disappeared.

So Lin Zhangqing was especially grateful to the family and grateful to his family. With nothing to repay, he could only work hard to cultivate. Repay them in the future.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 7 =====