"It took me over a month to successfully draw Qi into my body and circulate it through a full cycle. It seems my spiritual roots aren't that great."
Ling Tian was not discouraged by his poor aptitude, but became more diligent. Although the book said that the chances of someone with low aptitude breaking through to the foundation-building stage were not high, he believed that hard work would be rewarded. Moreover, he still had the space to exist, so the growth of his spiritual power would definitely not be slow.
After Ling Tian practiced day and night for half a year, he was finally able to complete ten cycles of circulation, which also meant that he officially broke through to the first level of Qi Refining.
"Officially entering the ranks of immortal cultivators is truly not easy."
He looked inward at his meridians and found that they were much stronger than before, but the meridians were thinner than a hair, which made him speechless. His aptitude was really poor. Qiwenzhi had described that people with good aptitude had meridians several times or even dozens of times that of ordinary practitioners. If ordinary practitioners wanted to increase their practice speed, they could only find another way and use external forces to widen their meridians.
"Meridian Tempering Fruit, Sutra Condensing Flower!"
Looking at the two spiritual plants introduced in the book, Ling Tian shook his head and sighed. These spiritual creatures of heaven and earth are almost extinct in the world. If they still exist, they can only be found in those dangerous broken worlds.
"Let's take it one step at a time and improve our cultivation first."
Ling Tian practiced in seclusion again, and with the help of the Divine Life Milk, his progress was much faster than before.
There is no time in cultivation, and three years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ling Tian showed a hint of excitement. Just this morning, he successfully broke through to the fourth level of Qi Refining. What made him even more excited was that he was qualified to learn the three techniques recorded in the Changsheng Gong, namely the Fireball Technique, the Light Body Technique and the Shield Technique!
He suppressed the urge to practice magic immediately. He had just made a breakthrough and his condition was not stable yet. He needed to consolidate it, otherwise there was a possibility of falling back to a lower realm.
A day later, his realm had completely stabilized, and Ling Tian began to study these three spells. Although the descriptions were simple and easy to understand, it only required following the designated meridian routes, drawing in the Qi and circulating it, and then concentrating the spiritual energy at the last moment. However, his eyes knew how to do it, but his body didn't. There was nothing he could do. His aptitude was poor, and his comprehension was low; he could only make up for his shortcomings with hard work.
After repeated practice, Ling Tian discovered that in order to operate smoothly, the spiritual power must be stable, and any slight fluctuation will lead to failure.
"The energy flow is very similar to the previous one. If we find the same frequency, it will be very smooth."
After figuring out the key point, the subsequent practice went extremely smoothly. After a few attempts, I was able to condense a flame on my fingertips, but it was still quite a distance from the fist size described in the book.
A few days later, Ling Tian had successfully mastered these three basic techniques, and he was now having a lot of fun in the cave.
"Fireball!"
“Swoosh…Puff~”
Ling Tian condensed a fireball the size of an egg, swung it casually, and it hit the wall of the cave with a sizzling sound. After a few seconds, a small hole half an inch deep was burned on the wall, which showed its extraordinary power.
The light body technique is even more interesting. Once it is performed, the whole person will feel like they are floating in space, but only 20 to 30 centimeters off the ground. With a push of the feet, the whole person will move quickly, and ten meters in one step is no problem. As long as the spiritual power is sufficient, it can be performed continuously.
According to his own spiritual energy reserves at the fourth level of Qi Refining, if he keeps using the light body technique, he can run dozens of miles in one breath without any problem.
"Hey, compared to the skills of the psychic back then, it's really far behind. How come they all disappeared without a trace?"
After a while, Ling Tian finished his training. He was still a long way from the fifth floor. It would take a long time just by absorbing the spiritual power and the divine milk of life in the air, so he decided to go out for a walk to see if there was any news about the blessed land.
After cleaning up the cave and walking out, Ling Tian was stunned by the greenness in front of him.
"This... am I dreaming?"
Ling Tian walked over quickly, squatted down, pulled out a small grass, looked at it carefully, sniffed it, put the tender white stem into his mouth and chewed it. It was bitter but sweet.
"It's not a dream!"
Ling Tian was overjoyed, because with the plants, the soil layer underneath could be used for planting. Now the hundreds of acres of fields in the space had all been planted, and if he wanted to add more soil, he would need it. This way, his wish came true.
"The surface is still very hard. Fortunately, we have an excavator and a few drills, so we can dig through the rock layer."
Ling Tian was not in a hurry to dig. He walked along the low area for more than half an hour. Everywhere he went, the only plants he saw were grasses. There were no trees at all. However, he was surprised to find some small insects, which was an unexpected surprise.
With plants and insects, the Earth might flourish again in a few years.
Ling Tian continued his journey eastward, cultivating as he went, and finally found traces of people a month later. However, he did not approach to reveal his intentions, preferring to investigate the situation first.
The divine consciousness spread out and followed them several hundred meters behind. After most of the day, the two men finally stopped.
"Brother, you've been eating grass stems every day and you're almost like a cow or a horse."
"Oh, there's nothing we can do. If we don't eat, we'll starve. Let's collect them quickly. Winter will be here soon, and we won't be able to dig them up even if we want to."
"Why don't we go to Stone City? They've already dug up the soil there, and grass is already growing in large quantities. I heard there's even a mysterious little tree growing there. Although we have to dig up the soil every day, it's more comfortable than going out to dig grass every day, and it's also guaranteed to last until winter."
The man thought for a long time and finally nodded.
"Okay, let's hurry over there now. We should be there by evening. But it will be hard to regain our freedom after joining."
"Brother, if you're dead, why bother talking about freedom? Let's go!"
"Mysterious little tree?"
Ling Tian decided to go over and take a look, maybe it was a spiritual plant, and he also had other purposes. He believed that there must be many spiritual objects hidden on the earth, but they were buried in unknown places, so he urgently needed a large number of people to help him find various spiritual objects.
We followed them all the way and finally arrived at the Stone City the two men mentioned in the evening. Just like the name, it was a city built with huge stones. It was called a city, but in fact it was just a larger village with a large area, as large as several football fields, and was surrounded by high stone walls.
"Stop, who are you?"
Two guards holding axes at the entrance saw the person coming, shouted, and stood ready with their weapons tightly grasped.
"Don't be nervous, brother. Don't be nervous. We are here to join the Stone Gang."
"real?"
"Absolutely true."
"Very good, but now is a special period. New members must wear shackles, which will not be removed until one year. Those who can accept it can come in, and those who can't can leave."
"Leg irons?"
The two men were obviously stunned. This was not what they had imagined.
The two thought about it for a long time and finally nodded. After all, the reputation here is much better than other gangs.
"Okay, let's join."
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