Chapter 156: Immortal Cultivator

A person's energy is limited, so, under normal circumstances, Immortal Cultivators only practice one type of attribute technique, and only need to absorb one corresponding type of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The path of immortal cultivation is to defy Heaven and change one's fate; it is destined to undergo countless hardships, ultimately to attain carefree longevity, to roam the North Sea in the morning and the Cangwu in the evening. During the process of cultivation, one must advance by leaps and bounds to reach higher realms within a limited lifespan.

Very few cultivators absorb several types of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi at the same time to practice several different attribute Immortal Cultivation Techniques.

For those who dare to do so, their energy is dispersed, their cultivation progress will be significantly reduced, and it is basically very difficult to reach a profound realm.

Meng Yifan has a Nine-Element Spiritual Root, which is to say, he can practice any kind of Immortal Cultivation Technique.

This is a good thing, and also a bad thing.

The good thing is that the half-volume of Corpse Refining Technique Meng Yifan obtained belongs to a Yin Attribute technique, which he can practice completely.

The bad thing is that, according to normal circumstances, it is very difficult for him to have major development on this path of immortal cultivation.

However, Meng Yifan does not care at all; instead, he is secretly delighted. Others all think the Nine-Element Spiritual Root is a Waste Spirit Root, but Meng Yifan feels the Nine-Element Spiritual Root is the most suitable for him, because he has a Game Panel. If others had a Nine-Element Spiritual Root, they would be almost unable to move an inch, while Meng Yifan only needs a large amount of Experience Value to directly raise his own cultivation.

"Haha, the Nine-Element Spiritual Root is good. The nine types of Spirit Qi generate and restrain each other. If I master the Nine-Element cultivation technique, when fighting others, I can completely restrain the enemy."

Meng Yifan is incredibly excited; he picks up the sheepskin scroll recording the Corpse Refining Technique and begins preparing to practice.

This type of Corpse Refining Technique is named "Nine Yin Corpse Refining Art," and practicing this technique requires absorbing Yin Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Meng Yifan is already a Third Grade Martial Artist; many of the meridians in his body are unobstructed, circulating thick True Qi.

Starting to practice an Immortal Cultivation Technique now can save a lot of trouble, but True Qi is a type of energy condensed from the Martial Artist's own Blood Qi Power; it is energy produced by the Martial Artist themselves.

However, the Spirit Power required for an Immortal Cultivator to cast spells is Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi that the Immortal Cultivator absorbs from between Heaven and Earth, from which they refine Spirit Power for their own use.

These two types of energy have essential differences; one is absorbed from between Heaven and Earth, and the other is tempered from the Blood Qi within the body.

"Come over, come to me." Meng Yifan empties his mind, imagining in his head that he is an empty bottle, sending out a summons to the Yin Attribute Spirit Qi, longing for the Yin Attribute Spirit Qi to enter his body.

He does not know how much time has passed, but suddenly, Meng Yifan feels a slight tremor in the Baihui Acupoint at the top of his head, and a mixed mass of Spirit Qi drills into his body.

"Is this Nine-Element Spirit Qi? Why is it mixed together?" Meng Yifan is somewhat distressed. He has a Nine-Element Spiritual Root; when absorbing Spirit Qi, he will simultaneously generate a response to all nine types of Spirit Qi.

Now the Spirit Qi entering his body is like a hodgepodge; Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Yin, and Yang are mixed together. He wants to practice the "Nine Yin Corpse Refining Art," but the other attribute Spirit Qi is useless to him; instead, it will cause trouble for his practice. If he wants to start practicing, he must strip the pure Yin Attribute Spirit Qi from this chaotic mass of Spirit Qi.

But wanting to strip a single type of Spirit Qi from mixed Spirit Qi requires the cultivator to use their own Spiritual Power to separate it bit by bit, like reeling silk from a cocoon. This is a very mentally exhausting and strenuous task.

From this point, one can see the advantage of a single-root Immortal Cultivator, because they only sense one type of Spirit Qi, and when practicing, they only generate a summons for one type of Spirit Qi, naturally making it easier to absorb this Spirit Qi into the body.

After a moment, Meng Yifan shakes his head in disappointment. He discovers that with his current Spiritual Power, wanting to separate Yin Attribute Spirit Qi from the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is truly too difficult.

Just now he tried to separate some Yin Attribute Spirit Qi, but after only a short while, he felt dizzy and had to stop.

"Try holding a Yin Spirit Stone to practice," Liu Zhongyong says. Ever since he learned that Meng Yifan has a Nine-Element Waste Spirit Root, he has held no hope for Meng Yifan's immortal cultivation.

If it were not for the fact that Meng Yifan is currently afflicted with Corpse Poison and must rely on practicing the Nine Yin Corpse Refining Decision to neutralize the Corpse Poison, Liu Zhongyong would have been prepared to persuade Meng Yifan to give up immortal cultivation and just practice martial arts techniques well.

Immortal Cultivators and Martial Artists each have their strengths and weaknesses; it cannot be said who is stronger or weaker. Immortal Cultivators can cast mysterious and unpredictable spells, while Martial Artists have strong physical bodies and powerful close-combat strength.

The two cultivation methods, after being practiced to the extreme, lead to the same destination by different routes; both can achieve life evolution and unleash incredible combat power.

Meng Yifan already knows that the rhombus-shaped crystal in the Space Ring is a Yin Attribute Spirit Stone; it contains pure Yin Spirit Power inside that can assist an Immortal Cultivator in their practice.

"What a beautiful Spirit Stone." Meng Yifan brings the Yin Spirit Stone before his eyes. The whole Spirit Stone is like transparent crystal, with a mass of black airflow rotating inside, as if pure Yin Attribute Spirit Qi is compressed inside this small Spirit Stone.

That book of immortal cultivation miscellany says that Spirit Stones are naturally generated in places where Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is dense; they are a very precious treasure. The reason the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty is able to recruit Immortal Masters to work for the dynasty is because the Emperor of the Great Wu Heavenly Dynasty controls a Spirit Stone Mine.

Meng Yifan calms his heart and spirit again, empties himself, and begins to practice. This time he feels a clear difference. Previously, when he practiced, he felt the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was mixed together, and the nine types of Spirit Qi were almost evenly distributed.

But this time, after he holds the Yin Spirit Stone and practices again, he is pleasantly surprised to find that a large amount of Yin Attribute Spirit Qi is surging around his body, occupying almost more than half of the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

That is to say, this time when Meng Yifan absorbs Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, more than half of the Spirit Qi he absorbs is Yin Attribute Spirit Qi. In this way, it is much simpler for him to use his Spiritual Power to separate the Yin Attribute Spirit Qi.

Meng Yifan guides the Spirit Qi into his body and separates the Yin Attribute Spirit Qi bit by bit. He does not know how much time has passed, but a wisp of pure Yin Attribute Spirit Qi is finally separated out.

Meng Yifan guides this wisp of Spirit Qi to circulate through the meridians in his body. After one Great Heavenly Cycle, this wisp of Spirit Qi has been tempered into Spirit Power belonging to himself, finally gathering in the Mud Pill Palace between his eyebrows.

With this wisp of Yin Attribute Spirit Power, Meng Yifan can be considered an Yin Attribute Immortal Cultivator; the first step of immortal cultivation is considered crossed.

On the Game Panel, a huge change occurs instantly.

Name: Meng Yifan

Race: Human

Profession 1: Third Grade Lower Tier Martial Artist

Profession 2: First-Grade Lower-Tier Immortal Cultivator

Martial Arts Technique: Hunyuan Strength Third Grade, Yellow-grade Upper-tier Technique, Proficiency (23/6000).

Immortal Cultivation Technique: Nine Yin Corpse Refining Art, Mysterious-Grade Lower-Tier Technique, Proficiency (1/3000)

Skill 1: Shooting Technique Second Grade (200/1000)

Skill 2: Lingbo Microsteps (Fragment), Lightness Skill, Mysterious Grade Mid-Rank Lightness Skill, Experience Value (682/).

Strength: 225/300 (Third Grade Martial Artist physical strength limit is 300)

Defense: 211/300 (Third Grade Martial Artist physical defense limit is 300)

Speed: 212/300 (Third Grade Martial Artist physical speed limit is 300)

Aptitude: 0.2/100

Experience Value: 1092 points

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Territory: Luolong County