Chapter 57
: Spiritual Resources, Foundation, Mortals (Please continue reading)
"It's so delicious... phew..."
Li Changsheng finished two large bowls of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" in one go, and breathed a satisfied sigh of relief. When he felt the warm current emanating from his stomach, he immediately knew that the spirit rice was releasing spiritual energy.
Not daring to be negligent, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to refine the wood spirit using the "Wood Spirit Technique".
Refining on the first day of the lunar month.
He immediately realized that this "spiritual energy" was different from others.
If the woody spirit of "Lingquan Water" is like a gentle, moist, understanding, and interesting young woman.
So the spiritual energy emitted by "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" is like an innocent and naive young girl. It has no attributes and cannot be seduced by willpower. But as long as the willpower is strong enough, it will obediently enter the spiritual vein.
Once the energy circulated throughout his body, filling his dantian, it merged seamlessly with the two families of spiritual energy.
It was then tainted with the color of "wood elemental power".
While refining spiritual energy, Li Changsheng carefully sensed it and immediately discovered the difference between cultivating with "spiritual resources" and cultivating without them.
Take "Huangyaling Rice" as an example.
Its attribute-free spiritual energy is pure and gentle, and when circulated through cultivation techniques, it causes almost no damage to the spiritual veins.
In other words.
By consuming "Spiritual Resources" for cultivation, one is no longer limited by the damage to one's spiritual veins, thus increasing the efficiency many times over.
"No wonder everyone wants to use spiritual resources for spiritual practice..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and immediately focused on refining the spiritual energy.
The unique experience came quickly, and it went quickly too.
It only takes the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The spiritual energy contained in the "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" disappeared completely, leaving only some substances beneficial to the body, which slowly permeated the body.
"call…"
Li Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, felt the increase in spiritual power in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Target: Li Changsheng]
Lifespan: 18/117
Race: Human
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 2 "33%"]
[Spell/Art]
Woodworm Puppet "Beginner"
[Minor Cloud Rain Technique "Beginner"]
[Life Pouch:]
"Love Flower": Tier 1, Low Grade "11%"
Soul-Capturing Wood: *** "In Transformation"
Status: Healthy
Upon advancing to the second level of Qi Refining, the spiritual energy cluster split into two.
The amount of spiritual energy he refined each day increased significantly, but because the scale of his spiritual power doubled, his daily cultivation progress actually decreased from 6% to 4%.
It appears to be 2% less.
In reality, the amount of spiritual energy refined each day is more than when refining Qi to the first level, and the quality and strength of each strand of "spiritual energy" are enhanced.
It's like the spiritual power of someone at the first level of Qi Refining is like that of a tiny ant.
The spiritual power at the second level of Qi Refining has transformed into a strong ant.
"My cultivation level has increased by 1%...?"
Li Changsheng's gaze fell on the cultivation level column, his eyes lit up, and he quickly began to calculate in his mind.
Two large bowls of "Huangyaling Rice".
The weight was close to eight ounces, and the cultivation level increased by 1%.
Doesn't that mean...?
Ten catties of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" can increase cultivation by at least 10%? ...
"This spiritual rice is really necessary..."
After a brief consideration, Li Changsheng was even more delighted. However, once his excitement subsided, he quickly realized something he had overlooked.
That is, although the attribute-less spiritual energy of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" hardly damages the spiritual veins, it also does not strengthen them.
With this in mind, he thought even more.
If he uses the attribute-free spiritual energy of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, will the strength of the twelve main spiritual veins still remain at the second level of Qi Refining?
It may not be noticeable at first.
But what about when you break through to the fourth, fifth, or sixth level of Qi Refining...?
With his spiritual veins strength comparable to the second level of Qi Refining, could he still withstand the operation of "spiritual power" after several transformations?
"hiss…"
Upon thinking about these things, Li Changsheng felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, instantly sobering him up.
If what he thinks is true.
Although one can break through to the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining in a short time by using "spiritual resources," if one cannot even use spiritual power, then what difference is there between one and a cripple?
"Is this the foundation...?"
Li Changsheng sighed softly, then suddenly wondered if his foundation for cultivation, which relied on the "spiritual spring water," was already unstable.
I tried transferring some spiritual energy.
The spiritual veins are stable, showing no signs of being unable to bear the weight.
"It seems I should eat less 'Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice.' I wonder if the same applies to elixirs. Are there any elixirs that can strengthen spiritual veins? I'll ask Manager Zhai another day..."
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he suppressed his distracting thoughts, packed up the remaining two ounces of "Huangyaling Rice" in the pot, and walked out of the kitchen with an umbrella.
soon.
He then went out wearing a straw raincoat, carrying a jade jar, a few pieces of broken iron, and holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Dark clouds piled up on the dome, and rain poured down like a waterfall.
Traveling along the way.
Li Changsheng only encountered a few old spirit farmers going to the fields. He overheard them muttering that they were worried about the heavy rain flooding their spirit fields and were preparing to clear the drainage ditches.
down the mountain.
Before long, he arrived at the fork in the road leading to his own spiritual field. He glanced at the big tree not far away, but neither Uncle Liu nor the oxcart were there.
"Didn't they come...?"
For no apparent reason, an image of a pale face with crimson eyes appeared in Li Changsheng's mind. He shook his head, banished it from his mind, and turned to walk towards his own spiritual field.
We had just arrived at Lingtian not far away.
Then they saw five or six people wearing straw raincoats standing in front of their own sacred fields.
"Um?…"
Li Changsheng frowned slightly. When he got closer, he recognized one of the women wearing a straw raincoat. The mole between her eyebrows was very conspicuous.
It was Hua'er's mother.
The others wearing raincoats were the mothers of the little ones, including Tiemu and Shitou, and three honest-looking men who had brought them here themselves, clearly worried that the rain was too heavy.
"But what about Hana and the others..."
Just as Li Changsheng was thinking...
The group noticed Li Changsheng approaching and exchanged a few whispered words. They then noticed that one of the men's raincoats was slightly open.
A little girl with two buns in her hair and a slightly damp forehead popped her head out and happily waved to greet them:
"Uncle Li..."
Little heads also peeked out from under the other raincoats.
"Uncle Li..."
The adults also hurriedly called out.
"Master Li..."
"Everyone's here..."
Li Changsheng smiled and nodded. He did not ask why he had brought the child in such a rainy day. He simply walked quickly to the "Spirit Gathering Array" and reached out to touch the array barrier.
With a slight thought, he turned the "Spirit Gathering Array" to its maximum power.
next moment.
The originally transparent protective shield quickly solidified, resembling an inverted pale blue bowl, covering the three acres of paddy fields.
The raindrops falling from the sky slid down all around.
A visible portal.
Li Changsheng turned around and greeted them warmly, "The rain is too heavy, come in and take shelter from the rain."
"This formation is truly amazing..."
The adults' eyes lit up when they saw this, and they all went to the door and placed the children they were holding into the "Spirit Gathering Array", but they did not go in themselves.
Seeing this, Li Changsheng quickly waved and said, "Come in quickly, it's raining heavily outside, don't catch a cold..."
They were all mortals, without any spiritual power to protect them.
Getting caught in a downpour won't kill you, but it'll make you feel uncomfortable for a while.
"No, no, please don't pollute your paddy fields, Immortal Master..."
The couple shook their heads repeatedly. They knew that the spirit fields were planted with precious things worth spirit stones, and if something happened to them, they wouldn't be able to afford to compensate even if they sold their entire family's property.
Compared to this risk.
So what if I get caught in the rain? Even if I catch a cold, I can just ask my immortal master father to use his spiritual power to heal me.
Therefore, no matter how Li Changsheng tried to persuade him, he refused.
The couple resolutely refused to enter the "Spirit Gathering Array".
Seeing this, Li Changsheng had no choice but to give up. Looking at the couples standing in the rain, getting soaked, he sighed, pointed to the overgrown wasteland nearby, and said:
"Don't make it too obvious, watch out for mosquitoes..."
After saying that, he shut down the "Spirit Gathering Array" and, with the few little ones who were a little wet, headed towards the location of the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood".
outside world.
The couple exchanged glances, their faces beaming with delight, and showered each other with compliments.
"Master Li is a kind-hearted person..."
"Who says otherwise? Our Temu really likes Master Li, and he hopes to grow up to be like Master Li..."
"Our peonies and stalks are too..."
"..."
Flower's mother secretly pinched her husband, pulled him towards the wasteland, and muttered to herself as they walked:
"Goosegrass is the most valuable and inconspicuous, so let's dig this one."
"By the way, with this heavy rain, all the mosquitoes are hiding in their nests. Keep your eyes peeled and see if you can catch any semi-spirit insects. Master Li has a huge toad that I think it would like to eat these..."
Li Changsheng finished two large bowls of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" in one go, and breathed a satisfied sigh of relief. When he felt the warm current emanating from his stomach, he immediately knew that the spirit rice was releasing spiritual energy.
Not daring to be negligent, he sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, concentrated, and began to refine the wood spirit using the "Wood Spirit Technique".
Refining on the first day of the lunar month.
He immediately realized that this "spiritual energy" was different from others.
If the woody spirit of "Lingquan Water" is like a gentle, moist, understanding, and interesting young woman.
So the spiritual energy emitted by "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" is like an innocent and naive young girl. It has no attributes and cannot be seduced by willpower. But as long as the willpower is strong enough, it will obediently enter the spiritual vein.
Once the energy circulated throughout his body, filling his dantian, it merged seamlessly with the two families of spiritual energy.
It was then tainted with the color of "wood elemental power".
While refining spiritual energy, Li Changsheng carefully sensed it and immediately discovered the difference between cultivating with "spiritual resources" and cultivating without them.
Take "Huangyaling Rice" as an example.
Its attribute-free spiritual energy is pure and gentle, and when circulated through cultivation techniques, it causes almost no damage to the spiritual veins.
In other words.
By consuming "Spiritual Resources" for cultivation, one is no longer limited by the damage to one's spiritual veins, thus increasing the efficiency many times over.
"No wonder everyone wants to use spiritual resources for spiritual practice..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and immediately focused on refining the spiritual energy.
The unique experience came quickly, and it went quickly too.
It only takes the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
The spiritual energy contained in the "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" disappeared completely, leaving only some substances beneficial to the body, which slowly permeated the body.
"call…"
Li Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, felt the increase in spiritual power in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Target: Li Changsheng]
Lifespan: 18/117
Race: Human
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 2 "33%"]
[Spell/Art]
Woodworm Puppet "Beginner"
[Minor Cloud Rain Technique "Beginner"]
[Life Pouch:]
"Love Flower": Tier 1, Low Grade "11%"
Soul-Capturing Wood: *** "In Transformation"
Status: Healthy
Upon advancing to the second level of Qi Refining, the spiritual energy cluster split into two.
The amount of spiritual energy he refined each day increased significantly, but because the scale of his spiritual power doubled, his daily cultivation progress actually decreased from 6% to 4%.
It appears to be 2% less.
In reality, the amount of spiritual energy refined each day is more than when refining Qi to the first level, and the quality and strength of each strand of "spiritual energy" are enhanced.
It's like the spiritual power of someone at the first level of Qi Refining is like that of a tiny ant.
The spiritual power at the second level of Qi Refining has transformed into a strong ant.
"My cultivation level has increased by 1%...?"
Li Changsheng's gaze fell on the cultivation level column, his eyes lit up, and he quickly began to calculate in his mind.
Two large bowls of "Huangyaling Rice".
The weight was close to eight ounces, and the cultivation level increased by 1%.
Doesn't that mean...?
Ten catties of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" can increase cultivation by at least 10%? ...
"This spiritual rice is really necessary..."
After a brief consideration, Li Changsheng was even more delighted. However, once his excitement subsided, he quickly realized something he had overlooked.
That is, although the attribute-less spiritual energy of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" hardly damages the spiritual veins, it also does not strengthen them.
With this in mind, he thought even more.
If he uses the attribute-free spiritual energy of "Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice" to break through to the third level of Qi Refining, will the strength of the twelve main spiritual veins still remain at the second level of Qi Refining?
It may not be noticeable at first.
But what about when you break through to the fourth, fifth, or sixth level of Qi Refining...?
With his spiritual veins strength comparable to the second level of Qi Refining, could he still withstand the operation of "spiritual power" after several transformations?
"hiss…"
Upon thinking about these things, Li Changsheng felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head, instantly sobering him up.
If what he thinks is true.
Although one can break through to the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining in a short time by using "spiritual resources," if one cannot even use spiritual power, then what difference is there between one and a cripple?
"Is this the foundation...?"
Li Changsheng sighed softly, then suddenly wondered if his foundation for cultivation, which relied on the "spiritual spring water," was already unstable.
I tried transferring some spiritual energy.
The spiritual veins are stable, showing no signs of being unable to bear the weight.
"It seems I should eat less 'Yellow Sprout Spirit Rice.' I wonder if the same applies to elixirs. Are there any elixirs that can strengthen spiritual veins? I'll ask Manager Zhai another day..."
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief. After thinking for a moment, he suppressed his distracting thoughts, packed up the remaining two ounces of "Huangyaling Rice" in the pot, and walked out of the kitchen with an umbrella.
soon.
He then went out wearing a straw raincoat, carrying a jade jar, a few pieces of broken iron, and holding an oil-paper umbrella.
Dark clouds piled up on the dome, and rain poured down like a waterfall.
Traveling along the way.
Li Changsheng only encountered a few old spirit farmers going to the fields. He overheard them muttering that they were worried about the heavy rain flooding their spirit fields and were preparing to clear the drainage ditches.
down the mountain.
Before long, he arrived at the fork in the road leading to his own spiritual field. He glanced at the big tree not far away, but neither Uncle Liu nor the oxcart were there.
"Didn't they come...?"
For no apparent reason, an image of a pale face with crimson eyes appeared in Li Changsheng's mind. He shook his head, banished it from his mind, and turned to walk towards his own spiritual field.
We had just arrived at Lingtian not far away.
Then they saw five or six people wearing straw raincoats standing in front of their own sacred fields.
"Um?…"
Li Changsheng frowned slightly. When he got closer, he recognized one of the women wearing a straw raincoat. The mole between her eyebrows was very conspicuous.
It was Hua'er's mother.
The others wearing raincoats were the mothers of the little ones, including Tiemu and Shitou, and three honest-looking men who had brought them here themselves, clearly worried that the rain was too heavy.
"But what about Hana and the others..."
Just as Li Changsheng was thinking...
The group noticed Li Changsheng approaching and exchanged a few whispered words. They then noticed that one of the men's raincoats was slightly open.
A little girl with two buns in her hair and a slightly damp forehead popped her head out and happily waved to greet them:
"Uncle Li..."
Little heads also peeked out from under the other raincoats.
"Uncle Li..."
The adults also hurriedly called out.
"Master Li..."
"Everyone's here..."
Li Changsheng smiled and nodded. He did not ask why he had brought the child in such a rainy day. He simply walked quickly to the "Spirit Gathering Array" and reached out to touch the array barrier.
With a slight thought, he turned the "Spirit Gathering Array" to its maximum power.
next moment.
The originally transparent protective shield quickly solidified, resembling an inverted pale blue bowl, covering the three acres of paddy fields.
The raindrops falling from the sky slid down all around.
A visible portal.
Li Changsheng turned around and greeted them warmly, "The rain is too heavy, come in and take shelter from the rain."
"This formation is truly amazing..."
The adults' eyes lit up when they saw this, and they all went to the door and placed the children they were holding into the "Spirit Gathering Array", but they did not go in themselves.
Seeing this, Li Changsheng quickly waved and said, "Come in quickly, it's raining heavily outside, don't catch a cold..."
They were all mortals, without any spiritual power to protect them.
Getting caught in a downpour won't kill you, but it'll make you feel uncomfortable for a while.
"No, no, please don't pollute your paddy fields, Immortal Master..."
The couple shook their heads repeatedly. They knew that the spirit fields were planted with precious things worth spirit stones, and if something happened to them, they wouldn't be able to afford to compensate even if they sold their entire family's property.
Compared to this risk.
So what if I get caught in the rain? Even if I catch a cold, I can just ask my immortal master father to use his spiritual power to heal me.
Therefore, no matter how Li Changsheng tried to persuade him, he refused.
The couple resolutely refused to enter the "Spirit Gathering Array".
Seeing this, Li Changsheng had no choice but to give up. Looking at the couples standing in the rain, getting soaked, he sighed, pointed to the overgrown wasteland nearby, and said:
"Don't make it too obvious, watch out for mosquitoes..."
After saying that, he shut down the "Spirit Gathering Array" and, with the few little ones who were a little wet, headed towards the location of the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood".
outside world.
The couple exchanged glances, their faces beaming with delight, and showered each other with compliments.
"Master Li is a kind-hearted person..."
"Who says otherwise? Our Temu really likes Master Li, and he hopes to grow up to be like Master Li..."
"Our peonies and stalks are too..."
"..."
Flower's mother secretly pinched her husband, pulled him towards the wasteland, and muttered to herself as they walked:
"Goosegrass is the most valuable and inconspicuous, so let's dig this one."
"By the way, with this heavy rain, all the mosquitoes are hiding in their nests. Keep your eyes peeled and see if you can catch any semi-spirit insects. Master Li has a huge toad that I think it would like to eat these..."