Refining the Spirit

Chapter 97 Refining the Spirit (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

This!

Lu Yang was taken aback when he heard this. He hadn't thought about these things before, but now that he thought about it carefully, it made perfect sense.

The cultivators who grow spirit fields in the clan are almost all clansmen with four or five spiritual roots. Moreover, even these clansmen with four or five spiritual roots will try to learn other money-making skills after their cultivation improves, and no longer rent spirit fields.

When Lu Yang visited the Spirit Plant Hall several times, the Spirit Plant Masters he saw were almost all clansmen at the early stage of Qi Refining, with very few at the middle stage.

So it was a deliberate arrangement by the clan. In that case, Lu Yang's idea of ​​monopolizing the cultivation of the clan's spirit fields is no longer feasible.

Lu Yang originally planned to refine some puppets after mastering the puppetry technique, and then hand over the spirit fields to these puppets to manage after the spirit grains were planted.

Although it's not as good as if he took care of it himself, it's good enough.

But now it seems that trying to take advantage of the clan's spiritual fields is not going to work. This is not just because the clan doesn't want him to waste time on spiritual plants, but also because it presents an opportunity for other members of the clan.

Ugh, this is giving me a headache. Luckily, I opened up the Spirit Lake project, otherwise, Lu Yang would have been really troubled.

After Lu Yang posted the announcement that he could help perform spells in the spirit fields, he returned to his courtyard. He didn't ask if he could rent more spirit lakes. Since the spirit fields were an opportunity for newcomers, the spirit lakes were naturally the same.

However, the difficulty of aquaculture in the spirit lake is even higher than that of planting in the spirit field. He is in the middle stage of Qi Refining, which is just right, so he meets the requirements.

However, if too many are rented out, the clan might not be happy.

Linghu Lake No. 19.

The clan didn't have time to name these spiritual lakes on Qingcang Mountain; they simply numbered them and then rented them out directly.

The spirit lake that Lu Yang rented is the nineteenth spirit lake, which is five acres in size, about half the size of a football field. This is not small, after all, it is a spirit lake, the kind that can nurture first-order spirit beasts, unlike ordinary rivers.

Upon arriving at Spirit Lake, Lu Yang looked around and frowned slightly. It was rather uneven; compared to his spirit fields, this place was simply too rough.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yang immediately got to work, clearing the area around the Spirit Lake, then cutting down the surrounding trees and building a fence.

Next time I go to the market or the inner affairs hall, I should buy another array. After all, there are quite a few birds that prey on spirit fish, especially the young spirit fish, which are the most vulnerable. We still need to take some precautions.

The Spirit Lake had been rented out before, but the spirit fish in the lake had already been scooped out, so there was no need to clean it much.

Lu Yang used the Minor Spirit Gathering Technique to gather spiritual energy, and then released a thousand fish fry directly into the tank.

There's not much to worry about with fish food. Linghu Lake is a small ecosystem, and even if you don't feed them anything, these flower-whiskered carp won't starve.

Of course, to increase production, you can also feed them some things.

The spirit fish are not picky; Lu Yang can feed them with spirit grains, or even grain husks.

It's perfect for self-production and self-sales; they won't make much money anyway, and it saves Lu Yang the trouble of selling them elsewhere.

After building a small courtyard by the Spirit Lake, Lu Yang went straight back to the Spirit Field.

boom!

Approaching the spirit field courtyard, Lu Yang saw a vortex of spiritual energy swirling within, which dissipated after a long while, and his eyes lit up with joy.

A solar eclipse breakthrough has been achieved!

Shi Ri was born at the third level of Qi Refining, and has been cultivating for quite some time now. The cultivation of spirit beasts is indeed slower than that of cultivators. It has only now broken through to the fourth level of Qi Refining, which is quite slow in Lu Yang's opinion.

A Spirit-Nourishing Pill was launched, and Shi Ri caught it precisely.

It swallowed the food but didn't rush to refine it. Instead, it nuzzled against Lu Yang, who stroked it a couple of times before letting it go.

"Alright, go and consolidate your cultivation."

Six Purple Sun Peaks circled around Lu Yang. Their auras were already quite strong, and they were about the size of a fist. One of them, in particular, already had the aura of the first level of Qi Refining. Three of them even showed signs of laying eggs.

Because of the six Ziyang Peaks, the Lingyang Rice yield this season was particularly high, allowing Lu Yang's fortune to improve, directly reaching seven years.

Therefore, Lu Yang spared no effort in cultivating Ziyang Peak.

Six spirit stones were flicked at them, and the six Purple Sun Peaks happily hugged the spirit stones and returned to the hive.

yard.

Lu Yang took out the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit, as the prerequisite for cultivating puppetry techniques was this Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit.

Having just returned to the mountain, Lu Yang immediately focused on studying it. Two months later, he now has some ideas about cultivating the Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit.

However, the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit technique is indeed difficult to cultivate. Two whole months have passed, and Lu Yang has only just barely grasped the basics.

That's right, without relying on luck, Lu Yang has already entered the realm of Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit.

However, Lu Yang didn't know whether his cultivation was fast or slow, so he simply summoned Li Hu from the Thousand Soul Banner. After explaining the situation, he asked Li Hu whether his progress was fast or slow, and Li Hu's face turned green.

He had thought that Lu Yang didn't have the talent to cultivate the Returning to the Flow Refining Spirit, and even if he did obtain it, he wouldn't be able to cultivate it successfully.

Now, things have taken a turn for the better. In just two months, Lu Yang has already mastered the basics.

You even asked him how fast or slow he was?

He cultivated for three whole years without even entering the first level. It was only after obtaining the Divine Essence Fruit that he finally entered the first level a year later.

Now, things are much better. Lu Yang didn't use the Divine Essence Fruit, and in just two months, he entered the beginner level.

Such talent goes without saying.

He was so angry that he didn't want to say anything, but Lu Yang could tell something from Li Hu's reaction, and to be honest, he was actually quite pleased.

After all, this was the first time since I started cultivating that I had actually done something that showed some talent. Most of the other things I did relied on luck to enhance my cultivation.

Could it be that this time travel truly grants some kind of spiritual blessing?

Lu Yang didn't think too much about it; he would know whether it was blessed or not after cultivating for a while.

This is Lu Yang's first encounter with the Dao of Refining the Spirit. According to the description of Refining the Spirit by Returning to the Source, cultivating the spirit transcends the physical body and directly points to the origin.

It can cultivate the mind, nourish the soul, strengthen the spirit, and transform the spirit. In a sense, refining the spirit is an indispensable part for cultivators to break through to higher realms in the future.

Body refinement and Qi refinement form a three-tiered system of "physical body, spiritual energy, and divine soul".

In fact, Lu Yang's usual cultivation does involve the soul, but he doesn't have a fixed method. Ordinary cultivators like Lu Yang mainly focus on cultivating Qi. If they don't involve body refinement and spirit refinement, then when the physical body, spiritual energy, and soul are unbalanced...

The spiritual energy will automatically nourish the soul and temper the physical body. This is also why people will find black dirt in their pores when breaking through to a higher realm. This is the so-called cleansing of the essence and marrow. This is the result of the spiritual energy feeding back into the physical body and helping to temper it.

Ultimately, all three are interconnected; it's just that human resources are limited, hence the need for specialization.

If one could cultivate all three simultaneously, that would be even better. Ordinary cultivators might not cultivate all three methods at the same time, even if they had them, because it is too difficult. Firstly, one would learn everything but be mediocre at everything, and secondly, it would be difficult to maintain a balance among them.

Lu Yang only dared to try this because he had the Life-Breaking Pearl. Now that he sees that he has the talent to refine the spirit, he will not hesitate any longer.

Refining the spirit is different from refining the body and cultivating qi. Refining the spirit cultivates the soul, consciousness, mind, and intention.

A cultivator's spiritual consciousness is actually an extension of their divine soul. As their cultivation level increases, spiritual energy nourishes their divine soul, and their spiritual consciousness extends—this is the principle.

After Lu Yang successfully refines his spirit, the range and quality of his spiritual sense among those of the same level will definitely be much stronger.

Moreover, cultivators often experience qi deviation or demonic possession during their cultivation, which is the result of their spiritual soul not keeping up with the advancement of their qi cultivation level.

By simultaneously cultivating the path of the gods, these things can be avoided.

Looking at it this way, refining the spirit truly has endless benefits. After all, whether breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Realm or the Golden Core Realm, there will be obstacles such as inner demons.

Success in refining one's spirit will definitely help in breaking through to a higher realm.

Although Lu Yang has the blessing of good fortune and is not afraid of breaking through to a higher realm, the amount of good fortune he needs to break through to a higher realm after refining his spirit will definitely decrease.

From this perspective, refining one's spirit at this time is not considered a delay in cultivation. Accumulating knowledge and experience before unleashing it is the true path to cultivation.

Lu Yang had heard his teacher at the Taoist academy say that there was a type of cultivator in the cultivation world called ghost cultivators.

These cultivators either attained enlightenment as ghosts, or after death their souls left their bodies to cultivate again, or under the tribulation of lightning their souls transformed into yang and transformed into cultivators.

Don't underestimate these ghost cultivators. The powerful ones possess immortal souls and divine senses that reach the heavens. They can even control objects with their spirits and unite with the Dao with their hearts. Although they have lost their physical bodies, they are no less powerful than those who practice Qi cultivation properly.

Lu Yang had already entered the first stage of Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit, but this was his first time formally practicing it, since the entry threshold for Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit was Sensing the Spirit.

To cultivate the Returning to the Flow and Refining the Spirit, the first step is to perceive one's own soul.

Lu Yang spent two months on this step. He initially thought it was because he was not talented, but now he realizes that he actually has some talent.

Calming his mind, Lu Yang suppressed his distracting thoughts and began to begin to perceive his own soul.

In this state, Lu Yang was able to project his divine sense outwards, sensing the surrounding aura and the flow of spiritual energy. This was different from his usual projection of his divine sense. Normally, when Lu Yang projected his divine sense outwards, the world he saw was almost identical to what he saw with his naked eyes, merely an extension of his vision. At most, he could use this to detect the strength of the aura of some living beings.

However, when Lu Yang released his spiritual sense in a state of spiritual awareness, the world before him was completely different.

The five elements' spiritual energy, the energy of living beings, good intentions and evil intentions, etc., are all clearly visible.

Even the cicadas' chirping was clearer, and the frogs' croaking was louder.

However, this is only the first step in returning to the source of spiritual refinement. He has not yet truly begun refining his spirit. After his spiritual state stabilizes, Lu Yang begins to nourish his soul with spiritual energy, inner fire, and Daoist rhyme. At this moment, whether it is the spiritual energy inside his body, the spiritual energy outside his body, the energy within his heart, or the Daoist rhyme he obtains when comprehending cultivation techniques and spells, all of these can serve as resources for refining his spirit.

This is the refinement of the spirit, and the most direct manifestation of it is that Lu Yang's divine sense seems to have been strengthened.

The range of spiritual awareness is expanding, and the intensity of spiritual awareness is increasing.