Chapter 4: Inducing Qi into the Body

“Chuckle…”

Listening to the crowing of roosters outside, Lin Xiaoman stretched his limbs comfortably and woke up.

He opened his eyes and looked at the roof, stunned, and let out a silent cry.

"Oh, how did I fall asleep?"

As expected, with her crappy talent, she couldn't draw Qi into her body in one day as described in novels.

It’s just like when she was in school. Those poor students who couldn’t concentrate would fall asleep as soon as they saw the books. She is almost the same now.

She still knows a little bit about reading, but she can't find that bit about cultivation...

She touched her stomach and it was growling with hunger. She decided to solve the problem of food and clothing first.

There was a bowl at the door with two steamed buns in it. Lin Xiaoman smiled with her lips curved. Although Lu Youling was a bit of a talker, he was a very nice person.

It was already getting light outside. She didn't expect that she would sleep until the early morning of the next day. What a sound sleep she had!

She sat down on the small stool at the door, not caring whether the steamed bun was cold or not. She ate a steamed bun to fill her stomach. Halfway through the meal, she choked. She quickly got up and went to the kitchen next door to scoop a bowl of water and drank it down.

"Phew! I almost choked to death."

After eating the steamed buns, Lin Xiaoman went back to the house to continue practicing. She didn't believe it. It was just an internship period for cultivating immortals. Who couldn't pass it?

I practiced again, and this time I felt more familiar with it. I recited the mantras silently in my mind, felt it quietly, and tried hard not to fall asleep.

Then, I don’t know how long it took, I didn’t feel anything, but I heard a noise outside.

Lin Xiaoman opened his eyes, hesitated again and again, and said, "Forget it." He slammed the table, jumped out of bed, opened the door and went out.

"Lu Youling, what happened?"

Seeing her open the door, Lu Youling quickly pulled her over and asked, "Lin Xiaoman, have you drawn the Qi into your body?"

"Ah, no."

"You also have four spiritual roots. There's someone on the opposite side who has successfully drawn Qi into his body."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes widened in surprise. This news was so shocking that she could ignore the mental damage caused by Lu Youling's critical strike. "Really? Success in just three days?"

"Hey, her name is Li Qingyue, she's eight years old, and she has four spiritual roots: gold, wood, water, and earth. Her family is also from Fuyang City."

Lin Xiaoman followed his gaze and saw that the other party was surrounded by a crowd of people. Some were flattering him, some were asking about his success story. It was no exaggeration to say that he was like the moon surrounded by stars.

"Haha, but starting today, she won't have any free steamed buns to eat."

Lin Xiaoman: ...Hmm? "What do you mean?"

"She successfully drew the Qi into her body, so the village chief wouldn't give her free steamed buns."

"Then...what should we do?"

Lin Xiaoman frowned. Although she had not yet succeeded in drawing the Qi into her body, she would eventually succeed.

"Hehe, there are two options. One is to get a piece of land in the village to plant spiritual fields, and give the harvest to the village according to a proportion. The rest is yours."

Farming, is she really still following the same script?!

"Another option is to go to the city and find work."

Working people's script!

Good guy, Lin Xiaoman discovered that no matter which one it is, the goal is to make money, make money, and make money!

"Thinking about it, I think it's better not to draw Qi into the body. The free white steamed buns are quite delicious."

Lin Xiaoman turned to look at Lu Youling and couldn't help laughing. What a coincidence! They had the same idea. "I think so too!"

"Hehe, yeah, the steamed buns are pretty good, but it's a pity there's no meat. I heard that meat buns are even better, but they require spirit beads to buy."

"Spiritual Pearl?"

"Yes, that's the 100 stones we received. Lingzhu is a smaller version of Lingshi. All purchases in Andu City must be made with Lingshi or Lingzhu. 1 Lingshi can be exchanged for 100 Lingzhu."

Lin Xiaoman nodded. It turned out that Tianyan Sect had given them the start-up capital to survive. "Lu Youling, you know so much."

"Of course. If you have any questions in the future, just ask me. We are from the same town after all."

Lin Xiaoman blinked. It was true. Among the group of people who set out from that town, only she and Lu Youling had spiritual roots. But in fact, to have this number was already very high. In some places, there were hundreds of people brought over and not even one had spiritual roots.

In the morning, Li Qingyue packed her bag and followed the village chief out of Yuehe Village.

"Do you know where she went?"

That night, Lin Xiaoman continued to practice hard and finally fell into a sound sleep. While having breakfast, Lu Youling came over and excitedly shared gossip with her.

"You know?"

"She went to the medicine shop to be an apprentice."

Lin Xiaoman's eyes lit up. Alchemist, this is a very promising career.

"Are there any requirements to be an apprentice at the medicine shop? After we draw the Qi into our bodies, can we go there as well?"

"Of course... not!"

Lin Xiaoman: Can you speak without panting?

"Generally speaking, the three types of shops like the medicine shop, the talisman shop, and the weapon refining shop are where most apprentices go. However, they are also very strict when accepting apprentices. The reason why Li Qingyue was able to go is because her family has connections working in the medicine shop."

Lin Xiaoman's mouth twitched. Wow, in the world of cultivating immortals, one has to use backdoors to establish connections. Being a slave for a lifetime isn't enough, do you need another lifetime?

No matter what, even if she has to be a cow or a horse, she wants to be a war horse that eats well, drinks well, and runs freely on the grassland.

"Go practice. I also want to draw Qi into my body as soon as possible."

Lin Xiaoman got up and went back to the house, praying secretly that he would not fall asleep again.

Sitting on the bed, she continued to cross her legs and recite the spell, trying hard to feel the spiritual energy around her. Maybe she would succeed soon.

However, ideals are beautiful and reality is cruel.

Lin Xiaoman continued to practice, sleep, eat, practice... the cycle continued until the eighth day, when she suddenly saw something different while practicing.

In the endless darkness, a bright spot suddenly appeared, then two, three... Hmm? Is this spiritual energy?

Lin Xiaoman felt excited, and then the bright spots disappeared the next moment. When he opened his eyes, he saw darkness.

"Huh? It's dark?"

She didn't care about anything else. Thinking of the bright spot she had just seen, Lin Xiaoman became excited. That must be the spiritual energy.

He adjusted his mindset and continued practicing calmly. Not long after, the light appeared again. Lin Xiaoman did not dare to get too excited and just felt it calmly.

Then he saw more and more bright spots around him, with the most being golden, green, blue and yellow. Lin Xiaoman tried hard to catch these lights. After trying several times, he finally caught a little bit, which entered his body, and then other bright spots followed. Lin Xiaoman hurriedly followed the formula to let these bright spots move through his tendons and veins, and after a cycle, they were finally stored in his dantian.

At this moment, Lin Xiaoman felt his whole body light, warm, and very comfortable.

When he opened his eyes, it was already bright outside. Lin Xiaoman blinked, his eyes gleaming with surprise, "Ah, it worked?! It worked!"

She jumped out of bed with joy, spun around and touched her body. Wow!!! She became a monk?!