Chapter 177 Introduction to Cultivation This house, from the outside, looks like…
From the outside, this house looks like a very typical rural tile-roofed house, with black tiles and white walls, reminiscent of the Hui-style architecture found on Earth.
With Que Xian in front and Qing Yan behind, Sang Zhi Tao curiously looked around. After the two had been inside for a while, she hurriedly caught up.
"Wow!" Sang Zhitao was blinded by the bright light as soon as she entered the room.
She quickly covered her eyes, blinked hard, and then slowly removed her hands.
The interior of this house could almost be described as a golden house, with dazzling gold everywhere and occasional colorful gemstones as embellishments.
"Pfft!" Seeing her shocked expression, Qingyan couldn't help but tease her, "I told you, Xiao Que, your taste is terrible. You've made such a tacky room."
The Sparrow Fairy showed no embarrassment whatsoever. Instead, she raised her eyebrows and said with considerable pride, "I have loved these gold, silver and gemstones since I was a child. Even if I were to become an immortal, I would definitely take all my treasures with me one day."
Qingyan glanced at her sideways: "If I remember correctly, the cultivation world nowadays loves that refined and scholarly style the most, and your bird clan is the most prominent. Aren't you afraid that your relatives and friends will come and laugh at you when they see you like this?"
The Sparrow Fairy nonchalantly poured herself a glass of water: "How could those who love me bear to criticize me? And what if those who don't love me criticize me?"
“That’s true.” Qingyan seemed to have thought of something, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.
Before anyone could notice, she looked at Sang Zhitao and said with a smile, "I came to find you about this little phoenix."
Sparrow Fairy looked at Sang Zhitao with no surprise: "I was just about to ask, how did the Phoenix appear in Qingyuan Realm?"
Qingyan shook his head: "I don't know, and neither does she. Judging from her speech and understanding, she seems to have some characteristics of the demon realm. She is probably a cub who accidentally wandered into the demon realm."
"I'm actually a bit less lucky than you," the Mahjong Fairy sighed softly.
"Let's put that aside for now. First, take a look at her. I can't tell that she has any bloodline inheritance. I also don't know how your bird clan cultivates. I'll need your help to guide her."
Upon hearing this, the Sparrow Fairy's expression became more serious. She looked at Sang Zhitao with caution, yet with tenderness in her eyes: "Good child, come and see me."
Sang Zhitao took a few steps toward her.
The fairy held her hand, and after her spiritual energy flowed through her meridians, she finally let go.
"This is a bit difficult..." she sighed softly.
"What do you mean?" Qingyan asked, somewhat surprised.
After thinking for a moment, the Sparrow Fairy explained, "She wasn't born a phoenix; it's more like... more like someone deliberately inserted a soul that shouldn't be a phoenix into the body of a phoenix..."
She spoke cautiously, and Qingyan frowned as she listened, while Sang Zhitao stood frozen in place.
However, Qingyan did not do as she expected, immediately tying her up and interrogating her, nor did he kill her with a single sword strike. He even looked at her with pity.
"Born from another body?" Qingyan frowned slightly, pulled Sang Zhitao in front of him, and after feeling her stiff body, gently patted her back a few times as if to comfort her.
"Don't be afraid. Borrowing a body to be born is a secret technique of our divine beast race. It's strange that the Sparrow Immortal doesn't know this."
"Born through another body?" The Sparrow Fairy repeated softly, then suddenly clapped her hands and asked, "Could this be the legendary Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance?"
Qingyan nodded, and seeing that Sang Zhitao's back was still not relaxed, he gently patted her and explained with a smile: "The divine beast race is born and raised by nature, and because of their own strength, it has always been difficult for them to have offspring, and there are even many cases of children dying young."
"Later, the divine beast clan, through generations of research, developed the Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance Technique."
"Whenever the cubs are weak, the Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance Technique is used to create a suitable body for them. Then the children are sent into the cycle of reincarnation to temper their souls, and then their souls are sent back to their original bodies."
As she spoke, Qingyan looked at Sang Zhitao and said, "But... every child who uses the Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance Technique should be well protected by their parents and elders. How did you end up in the demon realm of Qingyuan?"
Sang Zhitao looked bewildered, as if she herself didn't know, but secretly she was relieved: "Fortunately, the cultivation world still has such magic, otherwise it would be impossible to explain."
The story of how I went from being a world consciousness to a human, then from a human to an orc, then to a data phoenix, and finally to a real phoenix is a long and difficult story to explain.
Seeing her like this, Qingyan assumed she didn't understand and felt even more sorry for her: "Since the Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance was used, it's normal that this child doesn't have any bloodline inheritance."
She looked at the Sparrow Fairy: "I'd like to trouble you, could you guide this child in his cultivation?"
The Sparrow Fairy nodded: "Don't worry, I'm the most skilled Sparrow Fairy in the bird clan at teaching children. Leave it to me."
As she spoke, she walked up to Sang Zhitao and touched Sang Zhitao's forehead with her fingertip.
Sang Zhitao suddenly felt a heat between her brows, and then a complex and profound technique appeared in her mind that she could hardly understand. However, it quickly became something she could comprehend.
“We don’t cultivate the methods, we only cultivate the mind and virtue. So remember this introductory method, keep the practice running continuously, and the rest depends on your sudden enlightenment.”
Seeing how simple it was for her, Qingyan raised an eyebrow: "That's all?"
The Sparrow Fairy nodded: "Otherwise what? How complicated was your cultivation back then? Your divine beast clan is truly blessed by heaven."
As she spoke, she raised her chin, making her look at Sang Zhitao.
Sang Zhitao, standing next to him, had vacant eyes and was clearly lost in a state of self-forgetfulness, while a faint green light slowly enveloped her body.
"It's actually a wood-attribute phoenix, that's quite rare." Qingyan looked at her in surprise for several moments before taking the teacup from the Sparrow Fairy.
She took a sip, and the bitter tea made her frown.
After swallowing a mouthful of tea, she quickly placed the teacup on the table, took the wine gourd from her waist, and gulped down several mouthfuls.
"You should drink less too. You always rely on being a divine beast or a cultivator to be so reckless. Aren't you just delaying your cultivation?" Sparrow Fairy glanced at her disapprovingly.
Qingyan paused, feeling the aroma of wine in her mouth instantly turn into bitter bitterness, forcing her to put the wine pot down on the table.
His hand was still clutching the wine gourd, his fingertips turning slightly white.
"What are you talking about? I've been cultivating for four thousand years, and I've helped so many people pass away. I can't keep sending you all off forever..."
Her voice was somewhat ethereal, yet it left the Sparrow Fairy speechless, unable to utter a single word despite her open mouth.
Que Xian looked at Sang Zhi Tao beside her. When she first met Qing Yan, she was about the same age as Sang Zhi Tao.
At that time, she was a little sparrow of the bird clan, while Qingyan was already the famous Qingyan Master in the cultivation world.
She remembered that she and her companions had secretly run away from the clan's territory, only to bump into Lord Qingyan, who had been invited by the clan chief to play within the clan.
Qingyan wasn't like this back then. She was beautiful and graceful, yet with a touch of naivety, often acting coquettishly around her teachers, calling out, "Master, Senior Sister~"
However, when she saw him for the second time, Qingyan exuded an indescribable loneliness. She heard that the adults who had always accompanied Qingyan had all ascended to the upper realm.
Everyone thought Qingyan would ascend to immortality long before he did, but to everyone's surprise, there was no news of Qingyan's ascension for many years afterward.
The third time I saw Qingyan, she was accompanied by many newcomers from the cultivation world. Each of them was smiling and holding Qingyan in their hands, constantly calling out, "Uncle-Master, Senior Uncle, please give us a treasure!"
By then, Qingyan had lost her loneliness and gained a more vibrant personality, and she had become a famous bird master among the bird clan.
For many years afterward, she and Qingyan remained strangers to each other.
Two thousand years ago, after she successfully cultivated and became a famous bird fairy, and a powerful figure in the bird clan who could stand alone, she finally had the right to stand beside Qingyan.
The people surrounding Qingyan changed from calling her "Shishu" (junior uncle) and "Shibo" (senior master) to calling her "Shishuzu" (grandmaster grandmaster).
It was then that she learned that there was an unwritten rule in the cultivation world of Qingyuan Realm, in order to ensure that this beloved little green dragon, who had been cherished by countless people, would not be lonely after her master left.
Each successor of the cave dwelling must treat her as a relative.
Even so, Lord Qingyan became increasingly depressed day by day, until he became this dejected.
Why exactly is Qingyan unable to ascend to immortality?
This is a question that almost everyone in the cultivation world has in mind, and the Sparrow Immortal believes that this is also a question that Qingyan himself has.
She watched as Qingyan picked up the wine pot, about to continue drinking, and was about to speak to stop him when she heard a soft cracking sound coming from Sang Zhitao's body next to her.
Looking over in surprise, I saw that Sang Zhitao had grown into a grown-up.
Sang Zhitao looks exactly the same as she does on Earth, with the same eyebrows and eyes, and the same obedient demeanor.
"It seems to have worked." Que Xian smiled at Qing Yan, hoping to use this topic to pull him out of his grief.
Qingyan slowly exhaled, concealing her emotions, and looked up at Sang Zhitao: "The interconnectedness of all things is indeed true."
Sang Zhitao looked herself up and down, then asked curiously, "Can humans use this technique?"
Qingyan and Quexian were both somewhat surprised, but when they remembered that she had used the Nine Heavens Spirit Inheritance Technique, they instantly understood Sang Zhitao's concern for humanity.
"Although it can be used, cultivation still relies on cultivating the mind," the Sparrow Fairy explained after thinking for a moment.
Sang Zhitao frowned. Earth is not the cultivation world. Not only does it lack the Heavenly Dao Laws that can provide enlightenment, it also does not generate spiritual energy on its own when cultivation techniques are activated.
The best way is actually the kind of cultivation method described in novels, which involves gradually absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
After thinking for a moment, Sang Zhitao threw her question at the two of them.
The Sparrow Immortal paused, somewhat puzzled: "If one is destined, a mortal will enter the cultivation world after enlightenment; if one is not destined, such a forced method will only bring backlash."
"Then... what if there's a world without spiritual energy, and no way to achieve enlightenment or cultivate one's mind?" Sang Zhitao frowned and asked again.
Qingyan immediately thought of the suspicious points about Sang Zhitao, lowered his eyes and thought for a moment before saying, "Everything in the world has a glimmer of hope. Since there is such a place, it naturally has its own path to take."
Seeing Sang Zhitao's bewildered look, she softened and said, "I'll try to find out for you."
Seeing this, Que Xian felt a surge of joy. Now that Qing Yan had found someone he could care about again, he would surely be in high spirits. She looked forward to seeing the peerless Lord Qing Yan again.
However, she was still a little worried, wondering if Little Phoenix would stay with Qingyan. But despite her concerns, she said as usual, "Now that things are resolved, let's eat first."
"My place may not be famous for anything else, but it is renowned for its spirit beasts and spirit valleys. You must try them today."
With that, the Sparrow Fairy turned and went out to catch beasts and cook.
"Just focus on the enlightenment you just experienced; don't worry about anything else," Qingyan instructed Sang Zhitao carefully.
Sang Zhitao nodded obediently.
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