Chapter 36: Forging Ahead

After the banquet ended.

Ye Qingxuan resumed his cultivation rhythm, even reducing the time spent refining elixirs to devote more time to cultivation.

Although he possessed eternal life, he did not become negligent in his cultivation because of it.

The path to immortality is long; one step slow, and every step is slow!

Sometimes, if you miss an opportunity, it is missed forever; the peak of the Dao cannot be reached by eternal life alone.

For true experts on the path of immortality, eternal life is nothing!

If he wanted to reach the very peak, he could not rely on his eternal life, harbor false hopes, or slacken his cultivation.

Timing, favorable conditions, and human harmony; sometimes if you miss the moment, you miss the chance to reach the peak forever!

On the path of cultivation, the higher you climb, the narrower the road becomes, the fewer opportunities to help you exist, and missing one could directly cut off your future path.

Only by stepping forward step by step, trampling through thorns, forging ahead with perseverance, can one seize every opportunity, transform oneself, and surpass all!

Therefore, when he, Ye Qingxuan, embarked on the path of cultivation, he never relied on eternal life; what he valued was only the assistance eternal life provided in his early stages.

If in the future he could trade this eternal life for a chance to ascend to a higher level, he would unhesitatingly discard this so-called eternal life to seize the opportunity to ascend.

Since reducing the time spent refining elixirs and increasing the time spent cultivating.

Ye Qingxuan's cultivation base had improved slightly faster than before!

Although each day brought only a slight improvement, over time, this small progress began to show significant results.

In just six years, Ye Qingxuan's cultivation base reached his expectation: the realm of Qi Refining Perfection.

This was a full year earlier than his previous estimate.

After advancing to Qi Refining Perfection, the next step was to open a blessed land and use the feedback from the newly opened blessed land to advance to the Foundation Establishment realm.

Before opening a blessed land, Ye Qingxuan could not break through to the Foundation Establishment realm in advance; once he broke through to Foundation Establishment, the cultivator's essence, qi, and spirit would begin to solidify.

At that time, trying to separate the essence, qi, and spirit to merge with the source of the spiritual land would greatly reduce the success rate!

However, before that, he planned to return home first!

Standing in the small courtyard, Ye Qingxuan looked at the sky, a trace of nostalgia flashing in his eyes.

"In the blink of an eye, twenty-two years have passed; it is time to go home and visit!"

He had entered the Xuantian Sect at the age of twelve; now, at thirty-four, it had taken twenty-two years to finally break through to Qi Refining Perfection.

Had he been outside the Xuantian Sect, perhaps he would have needed to hesitate for over a hundred years to achieve such results?

After casting one last glance at the small courtyard where he had lived for twenty-two years, Ye Qingxuan felt no lingering attachment; he opened the courtyard gate, stepped out, and his figure grew farther and farther away!

Arriving at the Affairs Hall of the Blessed Cultivation Court, Ye Qingxuan found the administrator, Bai Zichun, and respectfully said:

"Administrator Bai, this disciple has broken through to Qi Refining Perfection and has come to register!"

"You broke through? So quickly?"

Looking at the disciple he had only met face-to-face twice, Bai Zichun's eyes showed approval:

"You are very good!"

He had already estimated Ye Qingxuan's cultivation progress as high as possible, yet Ye Qingxuan's time to break through to Qi Refining Perfection still exceeded his calculation.

The first time he saw Ye Qingxuan was when Ye Qingxuan first entered the Qi Refining realm and came to the Affairs Hall to register his cultivation base!

The second meeting was this very one.

Although array restrictions protected the small courtyards where the disciples of the Blessed Cultivation Court lived, preventing him from investigating the situation inside each courtyard.

Through daily observation, he had gained some understanding of the general cultivation status of each disciple.

Facing Bai Zichun's praise, Ye Qingxuan remained calm and responded humbly:

"Administrator, you flatter me; this disciple feels unworthy of such praise!"

These were Ye Qingxuan's true thoughts; compared to true geniuses, his cultivation speed still fell far short!

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's humble response, Bai Zichuan became even more satisfied with him and sighed inwardly:

"He can endure loneliness, and his state of mind is excellent; this youth truly has the potential for blessed cultivation!"

Although Ye Qingxuan's talent was not among the best in the Blessed Cultivation Court, he surpassed the disciples with dual spiritual roots on his own, becoming the second person in his cohort to break through to Qi Refining Perfection.

This was within Bai Zichun's expectations; only the time Ye Qingxuan took to break through to Qi Refining Perfection was slightly faster than he had estimated!

Since entering the Blessed Cultivation Court, Ye Qingxuan had lived in seclusion, maintaining an uninterrupted daily cultivation rhythm, all of which Bai Zichun had observed.

As for the other disciples of the Blessed Cultivation Court, after entering the Xuantian Sect.

Which of them could endure loneliness like Ye Qingxuan, refraining from curiously exploring the scenery within the Xuantian Sect? How could one ever see enough of the mountains?

Most disciples of the Blessed Cultivation Court basically held the mindset of playing as much as possible before officially becoming blessed cultivators, traveling daily in groups to the various peaks of the Xuantian Mountain Range, calling it a balance of work and rest!

Even quite a few disciples of the Blessed Cultivation Court, at the critical moment, could not withstand external temptations, delaying their cultivation speed just to prolong their time for play.

Time passes in such unintentional moments!

Disciples like Ye Qingxuan have always been extremely rare throughout the history of the Blessed Cultivation Court.

For such disciples, Bai Zichun naturally felt very pleased.

Taking a map from his robe, Bai Zichun spoke kindly:

"This map marks the first-grade spiritual lands born in the Xuantian Mountain Range; you may choose one to contract."

Taking the map from his hand, Ye Qingxuan hesitated and said:

"Administrator, before I contract a spiritual land, I wish to return home to visit my parents; is this..."

If he contracted the spiritual land now, would he not be able to return?

Hearing Ye Qingxuan's words, Bai Zichun chuckled and said:

"Hehe, it is no problem, no problem; you may choose the spiritual vein first, and after selecting and registering it, you can still go home!"

"Although they are all first-grade spiritual lands, there are still significant differences between them; among the remaining first-grade spiritual lands, three have just reached the late stage of the first grade."

"Spiritual lands are available on a first-come, first-served basis; securing a good spiritual land early will greatly assist your development in the early stages."

Hearing Bai Zichun's words, Ye Qingxuan's eyes lit up; naturally, he would not foolishly reject Bai Zichun's goodwill.

"Thank you, Steward, for your guidance!"

After expressing his gratitude, Ye Qingxuan unfolded the map in his hand and saw over a hundred markings indicating First-Rank spiritual lands!

Among them, three markings were particularly conspicuous, clearly marking the locations of those three Late First-Rank spiritual lands.

Of these three Late First-Rank spiritual lands, one was not far from Xuantian Peak, the main peak of the Xuantian Sect, separated by a distance of roughly twenty thousand kilometers; it was also the closest of all First-Rank spiritual lands to Xuantian Peak.

As for the other two Late First-Rank spiritual lands, they were located on the outer fringes of the Xuantian Mountain Range, basically near the border of Xuanzhou.

"Steward, may I go and check out these three spiritual lands?"

The Xuantian Mountain Range was too vast; Ye Qingxuan did not intend to inspect every spiritual land, so he planned only to visit these three Late First-Rank ones.

Bai Zichun knew the information about these blessed lands inside out, so he did not refuse Ye Qingxuan:

"Certainly. Not far from these three spiritual lands, there are teleportation arrays you can use to reach them. You won't waste much time going to take a look!"

Afterwards, Bai Zichun continued:

"By the way, once you officially become a Blessed Cultivator, you will be entitled to two attendant slots. You might as well recruit them yourself while you are heading home!"

"Attendants?"