Chapter 123, Body Refining Techniques, is now available!
After Zhou Jue finished digesting the information about the cultivation technique, he reopened his eyes, glanced at the thirty-nine dejected warriors, and spoke loudly.
"Who says you can't become stronger without spiritual roots?"
One sentence was like a stone thrown into a calm lake.
All thirty-nine people, including Qi Si, focused their gazes on her.
“Cultivating immortality involves drawing spiritual energy from heaven and earth into the body, following the path of ‘method cultivation,’ and relying on talent.” Zhou Jue’s voice clearly reached everyone’s ears.
"But there is another path, one that doesn't rely on talent or spiritual roots, but solely on one's own will and hard work!"
"This path is called 'Body Cultivation'!"
"Body cultivators do not seek to sense spiritual energy, but only to temper their own bodies! They forge their tendons, bones, skin, blood, and flesh into the strongest divine weapons! A punch can split a mountain, a kick can sever a river, and they may not be inferior to magic cultivators!"
boom!
The crowd erupted!
The thirty-nine warriors without spiritual roots had their dimmed eyes rekindled with a flame of ecstatic joy at escaping death!
"Major General Zhou! We...we can train too?" a soldier asked, his voice trembling.
"Yes!" Zhou Jue nodded, but her expression became extremely serious.
"However, I must make the unpleasant point clear upfront."
"The path of physical cultivation is a hundred times more difficult and arduous than that of magical cultivation! Every time you cultivate, it is accompanied by excruciating pain of tearing muscles and pounding bones! Every step forward must be irrigated with sweat and even blood! Without great perseverance and determination, one simply cannot go on!"
"Aren't you afraid?"
"I'm not afraid!"
"I'm not afraid!"
"I'm not afraid!"
The thirty-nine people roared out almost in unison!
Their chests heaved violently, and their faces flushed red with excitement.
pain?
They are elite soldiers who crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood; the thing they fear least is pain!
As long as they can become stronger! As long as they can continue to serve their country! They wouldn't even flinch at excruciating pain, or even if it cost them their lives!
Looking at their resolute and determined faces, Qi Si's heart was also filled with turbulent emotions.
Dharma cultivation, physical cultivation...
What Zhou Jue opened for them today was a door to a whole new world!
She thought further ahead.
If both of these paths are successful, what a terrifying force the future national army will be!
The magic-cultivating troops provide long-range firepower coverage, while the physical cultivation troops charge into battle at close range... It's even possible for the entire population to become soldiers and cultivate immortality!
Just imagining that scene is enough to get my blood pumping!
“Alright!” Qi Si stepped forward, his voice resolute.
"Since everyone is so determined, I believe in you all. I hope you won't let me see you back down!"
She looked at Zhou Jue: "How do we resolve the issue of the cultivation technique?"
It's impossible for Zhou Jue to teach them one by one; that would be too inefficient and waste too much of Zhou Jue's time.
“I was prepared.” Zhou Jue smiled slightly and exchanged two jade stones the size of human heads from the system shop.
One piece was pure white, radiating a soft glow; the other was jet black and heavy.
“This is the ‘Heirloom Jade Disc’,” Zhou Jue explained.
"I have already inscribed the methods of the 'Basic Cultivation Techniques' and the 'Basic Body Refining Techniques' inside. Simply place your forehead on it, concentrate your mind, and you will receive all the cultivation information—a one-time solution."
[Heirloom Jade Disc (Blank)] [Price: 500 points/piece]
Zhou Jue just spent another thousand points, but she felt that the money was well spent!
We only have 229% energy left, so we're a bit broke!
Qi Si looked at the two magical jade discs and nodded.
She immediately gathered everyone and began issuing orders.
"Attention, all personnel! Heed my command!"
"Starting today, the unit's organization will be adjusted! Everyone will be divided into four teams! The 'Sharp Sword,' 'Azure Dragon,' and 'Thunderstorm' teams will remain unchanged. All personnel with superior-grade spiritual roots from each team will be transferred to the fourth team, codenamed 'Myth'!"
"For all missions, the first three teams will rotate! This will ensure that one team has training time every three days!"
"The fourth team, 'Myth,' is fully committed to comprehending the cultivation technique. I want to see the results as quickly as possible!"
"Did you all understand?!"
"clear!"
Three hundred soldiers roared in unison, their voices echoing through the valley!
After arranging everything, Qi Si dismissed everyone, instructing them to immediately hand over their missions, and placed the two inheritance jade tablets in the core training ground of the base.
At the mouth of the valley, only Zhou Jue, Qi Si, and Cheng Gan remained.
"Xiao Jue," Qi Si's expression returned to calm, but his tone carried a hint of solemnity: "On Blue Star... is the path of body cultivation viable?"
This was her biggest concern. Since body cultivators didn't rely on absorbing spiritual energy, there was no reason why Blue Star wouldn't work.
Zhou Jue pondered for a moment and said, "They can walk, but not far."
"How so?"
"Although body cultivators do not rely on spiritual roots to store and circulate spiritual energy, they still need to consume external energy in the process of tempering their physical body, repairing hidden injuries, and breaking through bottlenecks. This world is rich in spiritual energy, which makes things twice as effective with half the effort. However, Blue Star has no spiritual energy, and relying solely on food to convert bioenergy is too inefficient and will quickly reach the limits of the human body, making it difficult to make progress."
"In the world of cultivation, body cultivators also use various rare and precious materials to repair their body's meridians; these things also need to be found."
Upon hearing this, Qi Si nodded thoughtfully.
“I understand... but for now, it’s enough.”
Even if one can only cultivate to the limits of the human body on Earth, one will still be the king of kings among kings! That's enough to create an overwhelming advantage!
She looked at the rotating gate of light in the distance, a resolute glint in her eyes.
"No, this is too serious. I must go back immediately and report to my superiors in person!"
She looked at Zhou Jue and said, "Moreover, we urgently need manpower! Three hundred people are simply not enough! We need to ensure the operation of the base while also having some people cultivate. We are already stretched thin."
Zhou Jueshen agreed.
“The most crucial thing is,” Qi Si continued.
"Because of the spacetime flow issues here, the country had already planned to replicate our laboratory here in the early stages!"
Zhou Jue was taken aback. Building a laboratory here? But she instantly understood Qi Si's intention!
Twenty-four times the time!
This means that scientific research problems that would take a year to solve on Earth could theoretically be solved in just half a month here! This will be a huge boost to the country's scientific and technological development!
Moreover, if she could think of exploiting a bug to cultivate here, there's no reason why the country wouldn't have thought of this.
“I agree.” Zhou Jue nodded immediately.
"Alright!" Qi Si made a decisive decision: "Cheng Gan, you stay and temporarily take over all affairs of the base. Xiao Jue, you come with me, we're going back to Blue Star immediately!"
"Yes!" Cheng Gan replied readily.
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