Chapter 575: Cultivation (4200 added, Sixth Update)

Nameless Barren Mountain.

Inside a mountain cave.

Aaron sat cross-legged and, following the techniques recorded in the "Hunyuan Art," began his first cultivation session.

The older he got, the more astonishing his memory became; he had long since memorized the entire "Hunyuan Art" and knew it by heart.

At this moment, as he began the first layer of the foundation cultivation method—"Drawing Qi into the Body"—he was actually feeling somewhat apprehensive inside.

After all, immortal cultivation requires the aptitude of a Spirit Root; if this body didn't have one, he would be completely stuck.

The main body was too far away, and the disparity in the passage of time was too great; it might not be able to provide effective support.

And after so many years of worldly life, he had also discovered a phenomenon—those Immortal Cultivators rarely appeared among the mortals!

Perhaps it was due to the iron rule mentioned by the Demon Queen Yu Linglong, or perhaps it was because the Spirit Qi in the secular world was thin and items to assist in cultivation were rare...

"I cannot become arrogant and complacent just because my main body is a big shot. I must be humble and learn the knowledge of immortal cultivation from the beginning; this is the proper attitude for scholarly pursuit!"

"Clearly, this cultivation method is incomplete; it is likely that even Lin Tuizhi did not collect it in its entirety... Sigh, things in life often go against one's wishes, six or seven times out of ten..."

For them, this place is simply worse than a desert!

However, the enhancement of movement techniques by the "Wind Control Technique" gave Aaron some pleasant surprises.

"And... this feeling of Spirit Qi is completely different from Spirituality... The two are not the same thing at all!"

The "Hunyuan Art" can be cultivated as long as one has a Spirit Root!

The fact that he could cultivate meant that, regardless of the quality of this body's immortal cultivation aptitude, it at least possessed a Spirit Root!

"At least I didn't encounter the worst-case scenario..."

And after learning the Spirit Eye Technique, Aaron discovered that the Spirit Qi in this barren mountain was truly thin to the extreme!

Furthermore, while practicing the "Wind Control Technique," he took the opportunity to look around the surroundings and failed to find a single object possessing Spirit Qi!

This made Aaron understand why Immortal Cultivators did not linger in the mortal world.

The "Hunyuan Art" foundation cultivation method recorded by Lin Tuizhi only had six layers!

And according to his description, the Qi Refining stage should have ten layers of realms, from the initial Qi Refining first layer to the third layer, known as the Qi Refining Early Stage.

"That's true... I don't even understand the martial arts of this world clearly, nor have I fully stepped into the Refining Spirit realm, let alone immortal cultivation... How could I understand the essence of Spirit Qi without cultivating to the Nascent Soul or even a higher level?"

Aaron did not intend to make contact with those Immortal Cultivators.

Once the Spirit Eye Technique is mastered, it can be used externally to view the Spirit Light of Spirit Qi and spirit objects, and internally to inspect the Immortal Cultivator's own body; it is a quite practical spell.

Aaron's tightly closed eyes seemed to brighten suddenly, seeing colorful "points of light" in the darkness!

This was "Spirit Qi"! Next, he only needed to absorb it into his body to complete the first step, "Drawing Qi into the Body," and officially become a Qi Refining first-layer Immortal Cultivator.

Besides the "Spirit Eye Technique," there was also a "Wind Control Technique," a "Golden Light Shield," and a "Fireball Technique."

Subsequently, he learned of his own aptitude: "Water, Wood, and Earth Three Spirit Roots, neither good nor bad... no special Spirit Body or Immortal Body aptitude."

But the "Hunyuan Art" could only be cultivated up to the Qi Refining sixth layer!

【Martial Art: Iron Shirt Fist Third Layer (1000/1000)】

"But that was in an environment with abundant Spirit Qi; I just found a random deep mountain to cultivate in, and I had no Spirit Pills or miraculous medicines to assist me... Two years to achieve this... So my aptitude should be considered around average among Immortal Cultivators?"

The fourth to sixth layers are the Qi Refining Middle Stage.

According to the "Hunyuan Art," Immortal Cultivator aptitude is classified by Spirit Roots: Heavenly Spirit Root is best, Different Spirit Root is next, Two Spirit Roots and Three Spirit Roots are after that, and Four Spirit Roots and Five Spirit Roots are the worst.

"Finally succeeded in Qi Refining, becoming a Qi Refining first-layer cultivator."

But all in all, the human world is quite safe!

This is very important!

Aaron finally completely drew the heaven and earth Spirit Qi into his body, opened his dantian, and refined it into thin wisps of extremely cool Dharma Power.

【Talent: Immortality】

And the "Golden Light Shield" gave Aaron a sense of familiarity.

"But for a mortal to have a Spirit Root, it already counts as winning the lottery."

"However... it's really miserable that I only started immortal cultivation at over a hundred years old..."

It happens to cover investigation, movement, defense, and attack methods, which shows Lin Tuizhi's thoughtfulness.

The next day, Aaron continued his cultivation.

As a Martial Master who had one foot stepped into Refining Spirit, leaping several zhang was his limit, but after being enhanced by the "Wind Control Technique," a casual leap could reach seven or eight zhang!

In the blink of an eye, two years passed quickly.

This day.

Aaron looked at the Attribute Panel:

【Name: Fang Yu (Aaron)】

The Qi Refining tenth layer is the Great Perfection, at which point one can attempt Foundation Establishment.

【Age: 105】

There are no suns or moons in the mountains.

However, when it came time to practice, he had already become free of distracting thoughts, his mind ethereal, and he began to sense the "Spirit Qi" in the void according to the method recorded in the "Hunyuan Art."

"As for the issue of spell attributes... actually, any cultivator with a Spirit Root can practice any of the Five Elements spells without being restricted by aptitude; it's just that cultivators with a Spirit Root have a certain bonus when practicing spells corresponding to their Spirit Root attributes..."

But at this time, Aaron already felt very exhausted.

【Cultivation Method: Hunyuan Art First Layer (50/100)】

He did not know how much time had passed.

"During the few months of practicing the foundation cultivation method, I managed to get all four spells started..."

Aaron knew this was because his mental exhaustion had reached its limit, so he hurriedly stopped his work, a trace of joy appearing on his face.

Several months later.

Aaron secretly made a decision, while also feeling somewhat worried.

If one had a Heavenly Spirit Root, one could likely draw Qi into the body and become a cultivator in just a few days.

"The 'Hunyuan Art' has several supporting spells, among which is the 'Spirit Eye Technique'; once cultivated, one can perform internal observation to know what one's Spirit Root is like."

He opened his eyes and let out a long whistle.

Whereas for Three Spirit Roots, it takes about several months.

Aaron recalled the supporting spells of the 'Hunyuan Art' again.

【Skills: Fishing (95/100), Sea Gathering Residual Art (4/5), Disguise Technique (95/100), Bone Shrinking Technique (49/100), Medicine (90/100), Zither, Chess, Calligraphy, and Painting (88/100)】

After all, he was only at the first level of Qi Refining at this time, a novice with the lowest cultivation base, so it was not suitable for him to come into contact with those dangerous cultivators.

【Realm: Qi Refining Level 1】

After his mood calmed down, Aaron pondered again: "With my aptitude... taking two years just to enter the first level of the Foundation Cultivation Method, in an Immortal Cultivator family or sect, I must be in the worst category, right?"

Aaron pinched a spell gesture and began internal observation.

"The cultivation method progress being slow is fine, safety is most important... I won't contact other Immortal Cultivators until I have cultivated the 'Hunyuan Art' to the peak."

【Spells: Spirit Eye Technique (11/100), Wind Control Technique (7/100), Golden Light Shield (10/100), Fireball Technique (5/100)】

The seventh, eighth, and ninth levels are the Qi Refining Late Stage.

When cast, it can release a bell-shaped golden shield to protect the whole body, which even an ordinary Martial Master of Transformation Energy would find difficult to break.

Isn't this the Spirit Talisman that Nie Fengxiang and Cao Tianshang used back then?

"It seems... those two were just dismissed by an Immortal Cultivator using the most low-level spell Talismans back then..."

(End of this chapter)