After replenishing the uninterruptible power supply in the computer room, Li Shiming's consciousness opened the "Five Elements Qi Gathering Secrets" document stored in the large server IBMz15.

Thanks to his accumulation of knowledge about his original body, he was able to understand the "Five Elements Qi Gathering Art" to some extent, so he was not completely clueless.

This method of cultivating immortality involves using a kind of energy called spiritual energy for one's own use, producing a spiritual energy vortex in the chest. As long as a stable spiritual energy vortex appears, it is the first level of Qi Refining, and is considered the entry point to cultivating immortality.

The "Five Elements Qi Gathering Art" is a Qi Refining Stage practice that can be practiced until you reach the peak of Qi Refining, after which you will need to switch to another practice.

Li Shiming tried to sit on the ground and sense the spiritual energy around him using the "Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique".

But to his disappointment, no matter how hard he tried, he could not sense the so-called spiritual energy.

How could he know that in order to go from being a mortal to being able to sense spiritual energy, one must first be in a place with abundant spiritual energy. If one has less talent, one will also need the power of elixirs to be able to pass the stage of sensing spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy in the secular world is already weak, and he is in Nanling Prefecture, not in the deep mountains and forests where the spiritual energy is relatively abundant, so it is even more difficult to sense the spiritual energy.

Disappointed, Li Shiming used his consciousness to open the document of "Introduction to Runes" again. Runes are the characters used to write talismans.

"Introduction to Runes" contains many methods of making basic talismans, but all basic talismans have one basic requirement, which is that they need to possess spiritual energy.

Moreover, the more complex the primary talisman, the more spiritual energy is required, and the stronger the strength required of the drawer.

Through "Introduction to Runes", he knew that the patterns on Ximing's legs that emitted green light at that time were exactly the state after the primary light body talisman was used.

He was envious of the talismans with magical effects, especially the primary electric talisman that could generate electricity. If it could be made, it might solve the problem of power shortage.

He shook his head helplessly. Not to mention that he couldn't sense spiritual energy, even if he could, he didn't have the materials to make talismans.

The materials for making talismans need to be prepared. Most of these materials are specially cultivated by people who practice Taoism. They contain spiritual energy and do not exist in the secular world at all.

At the end of "Introduction to Runes", there are some explanations about items for cultivating immortals. This was written by Chief Escort Wang's ancestors in order to prevent the emergence of descendants with the qualifications for cultivating immortals, so that they would enter the world of cultivating immortals in the dark.

This also made Li Shiming realize that the wooden sword was a top-grade magic weapon, and the leather waist bag he picked up was a storage bag, a space item commonly used by cultivators.

The storage bag is the lowest grade of space items. It is not difficult to open. You only need spiritual power to open it.

The problem is back to the original point, spiritual energy is still needed.

Li Shiming was not in a hurry. Although practicing the 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique' had no effect, he still read it repeatedly every day.

In order to increase his understanding of the 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique', he used the input capabilities of the large server IBM z15 to input all the books collected in the study room in the mansion into the large server IBM z15.

He also borrowed a large number of Taoist books from a nearby Taoist temple through his father Li Wenyuan's connections, and entered them all into the large server IBM z15.

With the addition of a large amount of knowledge, his understanding of the 'Five Elements Qi Gathering Technique' became more profound.

As long as he could sense the spiritual energy, he had the confidence to start formal practice.

Four days later in the morning, he walked into the garden with a book. The garden had been almost cleaned up in the past few days. Except for the area near the rockery, the rest of the garden had been cleaned up.

The survey work has also been completed. According to the information brought by the servant Mo Yan, the big hole at the rockery will be filled in the next day or the day after tomorrow, and flowers and plants will be replanted.

Without the busy yamen runners, the garden returned to its quiet state, making him feel much better.

He came to the pavilion and sat down, and Siqin brought him tea and cakes.

The surroundings were quiet and peaceful, with beautiful maids serving on both sides, and the scriptures in the hands became meaningful.

After learning that there were immortal cultivators in Zhongdu, he developed a new attitude towards the Autumn Examination, which he had previously not taken seriously.

If one can pass the Autumn Examination held every three years, then in the spring of next year one must take part in the Spring Examination in Zhongdu, and in that way one can go to Zhongdu with a legitimate reason.

As long as we find someone who practices Taoism, perhaps we can solve the problem of not being able to sense spiritual energy. At least this is a hope.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, he will work hard for it.

As for passing the Autumn Examination, even someone like him who had all the books in the study stored in his head and could recite the family heirloom "Selected Classics" of more than 6 million words by heart could not pass the Autumn Examination. He really couldn't think of anyone who could be better than him in reading.

However, the quiet reading environment was soon disrupted. Li Shiming heard the footsteps of many people. He put down the book in his hand and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

This is the back garden, which belongs to a private residence. The bailiffs were allowed to enter and investigate because of an explosion in the garden.

Now that the investigation is over, the only person who can enter the garden is his father Li Wenyuan.

Li Shiming looked at the sky. It was already morning, which was the busiest time of the day for Li Wenyuan. According to Li Wenyuan's official code of conduct, it was impossible for him to come to the garden at this time.

Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Li Wenyuan leading two young people, a man and a woman, walking towards him.

He narrowed his eyes slightly. Two young people, a man and a woman, walked on the side of Li Wenyuan, not falling behind even a step.

Li Wenyuan made the two young men do this, so their identities must be extremely extraordinary.

The two young men had an expression on their faces that made Li Shiming extremely uncomfortable. It was an expression that treated ordinary people like ants. Their condescending attitude made Li Shiming, who came from a world of equality, very uncomfortable.

What allowed Li Shiming to confirm the identities of the two young men was the leather bags on their waists. Although the style was different from the one he had, the surface had the same complex patterns.

"Shiming, come and meet the two immortals!" After seeing him, Li Wenyuan said the first thing he did even though he knew that his son was calm by nature.

He was afraid that his son would accidentally offend the two immortals, and as the prefect, he would not be able to control them.

Li Shiming stood up and performed the Confucian salute to the two immortals.

The two immortals didn't say anything, just nodded slightly and ignored him.

"The two immortals are going to see the scene, so you should study hard!" Seeing the attitude of the two immortals, Li Wenyuan did not introduce them in detail, but just told Li Shiming.

"Father, I was the first to discover that scene. I will go there with you!" Li Shiming said after thinking for a while.

Li Wenyuan glanced at the two monks. When the male monk heard that Li Shiming was the first one to see the scene, he nodded.

Li Shiming waved to Siqin and asked her to go back to the yard by herself, while he followed Li Wenyuan.