Cultivation Technique

Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh when he saw Lu Yunxia's expectant look.

"Spiritual plants, I'm only at the first level of Qi Refining. It would be too difficult for me to learn anything else. I might as well start with spiritual plants."

I've been cultivating bamboo for the past nine years, so I have some experience and should be able to pick it up quickly.

That's true, but the most important thing is that you need to cultivate your luck.

For Lu Yang now, the biggest support is cultivating his luck. With the help of the Life-Breaking Pearl, as long as his luck continues to improve, his cultivation speed will definitely not be too slow.

Especially when breaking through bottlenecks, you should know that the path of cultivation not only has major bottlenecks like breaking through from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, but also many smaller bottlenecks.

For example, if you're not talented or lucky enough to progress from the third to the fourth level of Qi Refining, it's common for you to be stuck for several years.

The three spiritual roots were only relatively good; Lu Yang wasn't too superstitious. If he wanted smooth cultivation, he would still have to rely on the Life-Breaking Pearl.

According to the introduction of the Divine Power of Nourishing Fortune, cultivating spiritual plants and raising spiritual beasts can both improve one's fortune. Compared to going out to do good deeds, cultivating spiritual plants is slower, but it is also more stable.

Doing good deeds is never easy, and good people don't live long, especially in the treacherous world of cultivation. The outside world is not as safe as the clan.

Lu Yang was determined to survive until his strength improved. He had the Life-Breaking Pearl and his aptitude was decent, so surviving to the end would be victory.

Lu Yunxia was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Clan leader, Lu Yang has already said he will be a spirit plant grower. You must keep your word. From now on, Lu Yang is mine."

After saying that, Lu Yunxia gave Lu Yang a look that said, "Your aunt hasn't spoiled you for nothing."

Seeing this, Lu Qingren shook his head. Since Lu Yang had already said so, Lu Qingren naturally wouldn't refuse. Besides, in his opinion, Lingzhi Fu was quite good.

At least initially, it was very suitable for Lu Yang. It's not like choosing to be a spirit plant cultivator means you can only be a spirit plant cultivator for life. If you want to draw talismans and refine pills later, you can just change it.

The various arts and crafts are meant to aid cultivation. Cultivators don't cultivate to become spiritual plant growers or alchemists; that would be putting the cart before the horse.

Watching Lu Yunxia's light and cheerful figure as she left, Lu Qingren slowly said to Lu Yang, "This child has had a tough time too. The one in charge of our family's Spirit Plant Hall is the Sixth Elder, who is also your Aunt Yunxia's father."

A few years ago, our family was conscripted to resist the beast calamity. The Sixth Elder was seriously injured, which not only made it impossible for him to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but also affected his lifespan.

From then on, most of the affairs of Lingzhi Hall fell on this child's shoulders.

In the past two years, the clan has expanded and the affairs of spiritual plants have become more demanding. This child is also very responsible, which has really slowed down her cultivation progress.

After you join the Spirit Plant Hall, you can also help her share the burden.

As for replacing someone else with someone else to handle the affairs of the Spirit Plant Hall, that is not a simple matter.

Regardless of whether a different person could do the job well, the Lu Clan, with its five hundred years of history, has grown into a large and prosperous clan with three main branches, nine major offshoots, and hundreds of sub-branches, each with its own interests.

The Sixth Elder represents a branch of the lineage, and for hundreds of years, the Spirit Plant Hall has been controlled by the Sixth Elder's lineage.

The person was injured for the clan, and you immediately handed over their spiritual plant hall to someone else. Wouldn't that be disheartening?

Being the clan leader isn't easy for him either.

However, Lu Qingren naturally wouldn't discuss these matters with Lu Yang. For Lu Yang, the most important thing was still cultivation.

Lu Qingren first took Lu Yang to the ancestral hall to offer incense to their ancestors.

The Lu family of Qingcang has reached its current scale over the past five hundred years thanks to the tireless efforts of its ancestors, who fought bravely and relentlessly, a feat that future generations will never forget.

Therefore, the first thing that younger generations do after breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining is to come to the ancestral hall to offer incense to their ancestors.

Looking at the densely packed memorial tablets inside the huge ancestral hall, Lu Yang couldn't help but feel a jolt of emotion.

Lu Yishan, Lu Yuanzhong, Lu Yuanfeng...

Lu Yang looked at each person from top to bottom and found that Lu Yishan was the ancestor of the Qingcang Lu Clan, the one who came out of the Qingyun Sect and established the family.

Since then, almost every generation of the Qingcang Lu clan has produced one or two Foundation Establishment cultivators, ensuring the Qingcang Lu clan's enduring prosperity.

"After breaking through to the first level of Qi Refining, the members of the Qingcang Lu clan can inherit the generation name and carry on the clan's legacy. Your generation is the Xuan generation. From this day forward, you will be known as 'Lu Xuanyang'."

Lu Xuanyang!

Lu Yang was filled with excitement. At this moment, he had truly become a member of the Qingcang Lu Clan.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Lu Qingren took Lu Yang to the Inner Affairs Hall. After entering the Qi Refining stage, the clan would give them a beginner's reward.

A storage bag with an internal space of one cubic meter.

After imprinting the mark with one's divine sense, one can use it at will.

Probing with my divine sense, I found quite a few things inside. First, there were five spirit stones, which was a beginner's allowance. From now on, I would only have one spirit stone per month.

Then there's a robe, a low-grade magic artifact called the Azure Green Robe, made primarily of Azure Green Bamboo. That's right, it's a product of the Azure Green Lu Clan.

Not only the robe, but also a low-grade magic weapon, the Azure Azure Sword, is a standard magic weapon, and every member of the Lu clan receives one after breaking through to the Qi Refining stage.

These two types of ritual implements bear the mark of the Lu family. The Lu family also sells them to the public, but they are different in style.

As for the price, a low-grade Azure Azure Sword costs fifty spirit stones.

The Azure Cang Dharma Robe is the same. In other words, these two magical artifacts alone cost one hundred spirit stones. How long would it take an ordinary Qi Refining Level 1 cultivator to accumulate that many spirit stones? But as a member of the Lu clan, they can possess them directly.

This is the advantage of clan power.

Another book is called "Qingcang Chronicle," which records the Lu clan's history, the local customs and traditions of Qingcang County, and various spiritual objects, so that Lu clan members will not lose the Lu clan's demeanor when they go out in the future.

Finally, there was a bag of spirit rice. Qi Refining cultivators cannot abstain from grains and still need to eat food regularly.

However, ordinary grains contain too many impurities, which are not conducive to cultivation. Therefore, after entering the Qi Refining stage, even if one does not consume the Bigu Pill, one mostly eats spiritual rice.

Spirit rice may not be of high value, but it is a fundamental resource for Qi Refining cultivators. Even the lowest grade of spirit rice contains some spiritual energy, which is helpful for cultivation.

Moreover, the barrier to entry for cultivating spirit rice is not high, so most families rely on spirit plants as their main source of revenue.

In addition, the Inner Affairs Hall also allocated a courtyard to Lu Yang, which is a privilege that all clansmen receive after breaking through to the Qi Refining stage.

Compared to the collective dormitory in the Taoist academy before the Qi Refining stage, the improvement in treatment is significant.

After leaving the Inner Affairs Hall, Lu Qingren led Lu Yang straight to the Sutra Repository.

"Hey, Clan Chief, why did you bring your disciple here personally today? Wait, little Lu Yang? Has he broken through?"

A figure appeared directly at the entrance of the Sutra Repository. He had a thick beard like a halberd and a broad back. Even without getting close, one could feel the murderous aura emanating from him.

If one didn't know the inside story, who would have thought that this person was actually the guard of the Sutra Repository?

"Qingwen, you've been reading this book for nothing! It's been so long, and you still can't settle down!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingwen scratched his head and chuckled, "I was just a little excited to see the clan leader. So, is my sentence over and I can finally leave?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingren was so angry he laughed. "Lu Qingwen, do you think I let you study here to go to jail? A prison sentence? If you don't want to stay, then get out of here. This is an opportunity that others would kill for, and you're complaining about it?"

Lu Qingwen is of the same generation as Lu Qingren, but is a few years younger than Lu Qingren. He is the deputy captain of the clan's demon hunting team, and his cultivation has reached the eleventh level of the Qi Refining stage.

Perhaps due to the cultivation techniques he practiced and the numerous killings he committed, he had accumulated a murderous aura. Yes, this murderous aura was naturally quite effective when fighting enemies, but it was more harmful than helpful for cultivation, especially when breaking through to higher realms.

Since the Lu family does not practice demonic cultivation techniques, Lu Qingwen has the potential to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage. Naturally, the Lu family would make arrangements for him in advance, allowing him to read books in the Scripture Pavilion in order to calm his mind and dispel the evil energy.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. I just thought you were too serious. I'm not going out, I'm not going out."

"By the way, Lu Yang, now that you've broken through, let me put in a good word for you. Join the demon-hunting team; that's where a real man should be."

Lu Yang looked at Lu Qingwen with some helplessness. This guy had been in the Scripture Pavilion for more than three years, and it seemed that his personality hadn't changed much.

Three years ago, Lu Yang visited the Scripture Pavilion. At that time, Lu Qingwen got excited as soon as he heard Lu Yang's name. Their demon hunting team was short of people, especially a Foundation Establishment seed like Lu Yang.

Moreover, Lu Qingwen asked the clan elders, and if calculated carefully, Lu Yang should be considered as belonging to his collateral branch.

"Alright, Lu Yang has already decided to join the Spirit Plant Hall. Don't worry about it anymore. Go back and cultivate your mind and body properly. Don't waste all our efforts."

Lu Qingren, too lazy to waste time with Lu Qingwen, led Lu Yang directly to the second floor of the Sutra Repository.

This is where the clan's cultivation techniques are stored.

After entering the Qi Refining stage, Lu Yang needs to choose a suitable cultivation technique to practice.

"Our Lu family has been established for five hundred years and has accumulated a lot of cultivation techniques, but there are only nine foundation-building techniques and only one golden core technique."

With your three spiritual roots, your chances of reaching Foundation Establishment are not small, so you should naturally prioritize Foundation Establishment techniques.

However, since you possess the three spiritual roots of metal, water, and wood, your cultivation method must be compatible with your spiritual roots. That leaves only the five Foundation Establishment cultivation methods. As for the Golden Core cultivation method, it is not suitable.

As he spoke, Lu Qingren casually reached out and five martial arts techniques appeared in front of Lu Yang.

"Geng Metal Skill", "Ren Water Skill", "Xi Wood Skill", "Jin Yang Opening River Skill", "Falling Wood Returning to Metal Skill".

The first three are single-attribute cultivation techniques, while the last two are dual-attribute techniques; the former are both metal and water attributes, and the latter are both metal and wood attributes.

With such a wide range of choices, Lu Yang naturally didn't hesitate much and directly chose the "Golden Sun Opening River Technique". When nurturing the spirit, Lu Yang sensed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and found that his affinity for the dual attributes of metal and water was higher than that for the attribute of wood.

This must be fate.

Seeing that Lu Yang had made a choice, Lu Qingren waved his hand again, and the remaining four books disappeared. "Hmm, this cultivation technique is quite suitable for you. Alright, that's all for now. After leaving the Scripture Pavilion, just go directly to Yunxia to report."