After that, the cave returned to calm, and only once every month or two would the cave gate open, revealing a blue beam of light flying into the sky.
Besides focusing on cultivation and raising spirit beasts, Lin Xiuyuan would spend his spare time studying and copying jade slips from the Scripture Pavilion. These jade slips mostly contained rumors and related information about "gods" and involved a large amount of barbarian cultivation methods.
This gradually enriched Lin Xiuyuan's understanding of gods and divine arts, and unconsciously erased some of the hidden concerns in Lin Xiuyuan's heart.
Based on the information we have gathered, the so-called gods and divine arts are indeed the path of barbaric cultivation, and the basic process is similar to Lin Xiuyuan's process of learning "divine arts".
Among the barbarian cultivators, there are many tribes that worship and believe in various "gods." Almost every tribe has a different belief. For example, the nameless jade slip that Lin Xiuyuan cultivated, now known as the Golden Mirror Secret Technique, is a divine technique for worshipping and believing in the god "Spirit Lord" of the Eternal Heaven.
Some tribes may worship other deities such as "Yangyuan God", "Leifang God", "Yanfeng God" and so on.
Even the name "Chang Sheng Tian" is not consistent. In some tribes, it is called "Ling Jie", "Shen Jie", "Tian Wai Tian", "Thirty-Six Shen Tian", and "Shen Tian" and other different names.
Although they have different names, their cultivation methods are basically the same.
This leads to the reason why almost all cultivators in the cultivation world refer to the barbarian cultivators of the North as "barbarian cultivators".
Although their cultivation level is roughly the same as the four levels of immortal cultivation, the path they cultivate is mainly about seeking external things rather than self-cultivation. Compared with the orthodox path of cultivation, it is relatively backward and barbaric, and goes against the mainstream cultivation path of today.
Of course, the fact that the path of faith or divine way of barbarian cultivation has continued to this day naturally has its own unique characteristics. In some aspects, it is no less profound and powerful than the methods practiced by cultivators. Take Lin Xiuyuan's "divine technique," also known as the Golden Mirror Secret Technique, for example. It is extremely powerful, no less than the inherited true methods, and even the inherited true methods of ordinary large forces may not be able to compare.
The power of those barbarian cultivators is basically obtained through worshipping and believing in "gods". Their cultivation is based on the divine arts of the "gods" worshipped by their tribes. They need to gain recognition through worship, just like Lin Xiuyuan cultivated the Golden Mirror Secret Technique before.
Even some people without spiritual roots can acquire a certain level of cultivation through these "divine blessings".
This is truly astonishing. But the reason it is described as a certain level of cultivation rather than stepping onto the path of cultivation is because once one is "blessed by the gods," the resulting cultivation level is almost impossible to improve, and there is no increase in lifespan. One simply gains cultivation power.
Moreover, the highest level is basically the Foundation Establishment stage. There are also those at the Purple Mansion stage, but they are rare. As for those above the Golden Core stage, they seem to have never appeared. In addition, a considerable amount of resources are required for offerings and sacrifices, as well as obtaining the approval of the gods. It seems that the high priest in the tribe is also involved, and the approval of the high priest is basically required.
Therefore, while such a thing is astonishing, shocking, and unbelievable, once understood, it is enough to extinguish all such thoughts. The cost is extremely high, simply not worthwhile. Perhaps only the descendants of some powerful beings, lacking spiritual roots, would resort to such a method, but wouldn't it be better to cultivate martial arts?
Therefore, although such things are unbelievable, they have not spread in the cultivation world. Even among those barbarian cultivation tribes, the occurrence of "divine blessings" is rare.
After learning this information, Lin Xiuyuan's concerns naturally dissipated somewhat. It seemed that everything was a normal procedure and there was nothing wrong with it.
His only worry was whether he had stepped into the path of divinity. However, he had not cultivated any corresponding "divine" techniques, but had only practiced one of the divine arts. Therefore, he should not worry too much about the impact on himself.
At this point, Lin Xiuyuan was completely relieved and no longer worried about the issue.
"I wonder which tribe worships this 'Spirit Lord'. I might find out sometime in the future! Now that I have successfully cultivated the Golden Mirror Secret Technique and gained the 'Spirit Lord's' approval, I suppose I can also cultivate other divine arts. If they are as powerful as the Golden Mirror Secret Technique, I might as well try cultivating them. I can keep an eye on this in the future."
With this thought in mind, Lin Xiuyuan dispelled his worries and continued to devote himself to cultivation.
However, I would occasionally visit the Sutra Repository to have jade slips of travelogues, biographies, and anecdotes copied, so I could read them in my spare time and broaden my horizons.
For example, in the last mine incident, Lin Xiuyuan had no clue about the poison on the cultivator surnamed Liu, while Zhang Zhenghai recognized it at a glance. This shows a lack of experience. In the future, when traveling in the cultivation world, there will likely be many similar situations, so it is very necessary to learn more about them.
With Yunxiao Sect
Thus, apart from the incident involving Wang Qiuhe during this period, nothing else happened, and everything remained peaceful.
As time goes by, year after year passes.
Time passes unnoticed in the mountains; the passing of winter leaves one unaware of the years.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Xiuyuan has entered his second decade as a disciple of Jiuxiao Mountain, and there are only a few years left until the next Inner Sect Competition.
Over the course of those eleven or twelve years, Lin Xiuyuan maintained his cultivation pace, diligently and steadily cultivating in this peaceful environment.
Although his cultivation level has not improved quickly due to limited resources, after more than ten years, he is still quite far from reaching the advanced stage of the early Foundation Establishment stage.
However, the purple light is overflowing, and it's almost here.
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