[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world":3,"chapter-i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-chapter-26":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Live Forever In The World of Cultivation World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1855114,2463,"Chapter 26 - 26","i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-chapter-26",26,"\u003Cp>26 Chapter 26: The Struggle of Loose Cultivators\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Translator: 549690339\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, who made a living by cooperating with others to hunt demonic beasts, still had some savings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His successful breakthrough this time filled his heart with unspeakable joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even if it meant treating his friend to a feast at the Osmanthus Pavilion, he didn't mind at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osmanthus Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most expensive restaurant in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, without a doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dishes in Osmanthus Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Used spirit rice for the rice, spiritual materials for the vegetables, and demonic beast meat for the meat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, they were meticulously selected, and only the best parts were used for cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, after having a meal here, the spirit power absorbed from the dishes could be worth several days of hard cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can increase your cultivation just by eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, the consumption at the Osmanthus Pavilion was extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just having a meal for two people alone would cost at least several spirit stones!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was the cost for just two people, ordering dishes that were not particularly rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were more people and the dishes were of a higher quality, it could possibly even cost tens to hundreds of spirit stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such terrifying consumption made the Osmanthus Pavilion's status in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion unparalleled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinary loose cultivators would not usually go there unless it was a special occasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who could casually eat and drink at the Osmanthus Pavilion were mostly noble family members or sect disciples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between them and loose cultivators was as vast as a chasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then we shall drink till we're drunk.\" Facing Lin Cong's invitation, He Song didn't have any intention of refusing and agreed directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Cong's decision to invite him to the Osmanthus Pavilion was his own choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't because He Song had forced him to go for a meal there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the one treating wanted to go,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would just go with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than pretending to refuse, it was better to be straightforward, otherwise, it would make him look too pretentious and not good.action\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As friends, there was no need for pretense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing He Song agree, Lin Cong nodded satisfactorily, immediately put down the teacup, and dragged He Song out with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, it was lunchtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They crossed the bustling street,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and arrived at the famous Osmanthus Pavilion in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered, a waiter dressed as a \"little two\" came up to them, and at the same time, his voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome, Immortal Masters. Would you like to be on the first or second floor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second floor, the view is better.\" Lin Cong casually replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, please take a seat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Osmanthus Pavilion's second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Song and Lin Cong sat at a table near a window,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which was so well positioned that they barely had to twist their heads to see the street outside. The view was excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they looked far away, they could even see the towering mountains in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streaks of mist adorned the mountains,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>making them appear even more lofty and towering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little two had already left, and Lin Cong had placed their order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the two were chatting idly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. He, do you know why it took me so long to break through this time?\" While waiting for the food, Lin Cong lowered his head and asked in a slightly depressed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. Was it hard to break through the bottleneck?\" He Song thought for a moment and hazarded a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not it. I've always heard other loose cultivators say that it's hard for loose cultivators, but I didn't really care until now, after experiencing it myself.\" Lin Cong shook his head, his words trailing off before he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"During the month of my breakthrough, I spent over half of it preparing to break through the bottleneck. But who would have thought that when I finally got everything ready and began my breakthrough, I'd realize that my four spirits root made it actually quite easy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Lin Cong gave a bitter smile, his feelings hard to express in words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In order to break through to the Qi-refining mid-stage, he had made a lot of preparations and heard various things about what would be needed to break through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he finally bought everything one by one and started his breakthrough, he suddenly found that these things were absolutely useless to someone with his four spirits root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his four spirits root qualification, breaking through the bottleneck from early-stage Qi refining to mid-stage Qi refining was actually quite easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he did succeed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that he had wasted the spirit stones spent on buying those items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the things he bought turned out to be useless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his own cultivation had indeed successfully reached the Qi-refining mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hence, he was able to casually recount these events to He Song as if they were jokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had failed the breakthrough, things might have turned out differently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, after experiencing it all, Lin Cong truly understood the hardships of loose cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loose cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of the time, their information channels relied on hearsay, but who could guarantee the accuracy of what they heard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Take his own experience as an example.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he hadn't gone through it personally, he wouldn't have believed it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loose cultivators faced many issues during their cultivation journeys, such as how to break through bottlenecks, how to practice cultivation skills, how to learn skills, and how to choose artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost all loose cultivators had to figure these things out for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In comparison to sect disciples and noble family members, it is extremely difficult for loose cultivators to keep progressing in their cultivation journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the drawback of having little knowledge and no guidance from elders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not difficult for someone with a four spirits root to break through to the Qi-refining mid-stage?\" He Song marveled, then his eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He himself also had a four spirits root!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Lin Cong's words, when he reached the fourth stage of Qi refining, breaking through the bottleneck should not be too difficult as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this thought, He Song's eyes sparkled with gratitude when looking at Lin Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had initially thought that when Lin Cong successfully broke through to the Qi-refining mid-stage, it would somehow benefit his own future breakthrough to the Qi-refining mid-stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Lin Cong—who had experienced the breakthrough himself—would bring him such news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that when it was time for his own breakthrough to the Qi-refining mid-stage, he wouldn't have to take the same detours as Lin Cong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Cultivation World,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone knows how important wealth, partners, skills, and land are.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wealth refers to cultivation resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For partners, it's Daoist partners or knowledgeable friends with whom you can discuss your path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills are cultivation skills, spells, and other practices in the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for land, it's the place with abundant spirit Qi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Song had always thought that wealth, partners, skills, and land were important, yet it was only after hearing Lin Cong's words did he truly understand just how crucial they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't know Lin Cong, he wouldn't have received this information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't know this, when breaking through to the Qi-refining mid-stage, he might have had to make the same mistakes Lin Cong had made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Lin Cong didn't have such a good relationship with him and didn't tell him the truth, he still wouldn't have known about these things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this regard, He Song felt he owed Lin Cong a favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to tell him all this showed that Lin Cong was indeed a good friend!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for sharing this with me. When I break through to the Qi-refining mid-stage in the future, I will definitely invite you here to catch up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Song didn't hesitate to make a promise in the face of such kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spending some spirit stones was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was showing his gratitude to Lin Cong that mattered to He Song at that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>",1372,"2026-06-10T05:03:05.174Z",1,"novelbin.me","3770dbd51fa53d49835457e916a586735368b0ab28002323838dabf993c5fcf7","i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-chapter-27","i-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-chapter-25",1957,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-live-forever-in-the-world-of-cultivation-world-cover.jpg"]