Chapter 7 Successfully Guiding Qi into the Body in the Early Stages of Qi Refining
Unbeknownst to Song Yin, her actions had been observed by her gentle senior sister.
There was another man beside the gentle senior sister.
Man: "Kids these days can cry so easily, they're really something else."
The gentle senior sister said, "Don't underestimate children of any age; they know everything." But thinking of Song Yin's behavior just now, she couldn't help but want to laugh, but she had to hold it in. The gentle temperament in Song Yin's eyes had completely disappeared.
The man said, "A person with only one spiritual root cannot draw qi into their body. This shouldn't be the case. Could it be that she's encountered a problem and is stuck?"
Gentle Senior Sister: "I know why she can't draw in Qi. I met her before I left. It's fate that we met, so I'll help her out."
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After the lesson ended, Song Yin asked Senior Zhou to give her a follow-up lesson. Shi Heming wanted to stay and wait for Song Yin, but Song Yin urged him to go back first. Senior Zhou explained the mental cultivation techniques and incantations word by word, as well as the meridians in the human body and how spiritual energy circulates. After the follow-up lesson, Song Yin walked back with blurred vision, her mind filled only with the complex and convoluted incantations and the circulation of spiritual energy in the meridians.
Why can't cultivation be as simple as eliminating mutated species in her previous life? In comparison, even mathematics seems to have become clear and bright.
Song Yin was lost in thought and didn't look where she was going, so she bumped into someone.
Song Yin looked closely and saw that it was none other than her gentle senior sister.
"Senior sister, are you alright?"
"Everyone says you have to be careful when you walk, and now you've been bumped into again."
Song Yin felt very embarrassed, as she had bumped into the same person twice.
Gentle senior sister: "What's wrong with you? You seem distracted while walking."
It was no secret that she could draw qi into her body, so she explained her problem.
Later, Song Yin complained, "Actually, I think the failure wasn't my fault. It was because the cultivation method was too convoluted and complicated. Cultivation techniques need a translator to translate the obscure and difficult texts into plain language."
The gentle senior sister chuckled, "You're quite to my liking. I happen to have some different insights into cultivation, so why don't I teach you?"
Apart from Shi Heming taking the initiative to teach her, she has always been the one actively seeking guidance from others. Now that someone is offering to teach her, she couldn't be happier!
Song Yin immediately invited her senior sister to her courtyard. She had only said it casually in her excitement, but to her surprise, her gentle senior sister actually agreed.
On the way back, the gentle senior sister said, "Since we are destined to meet, don't call me senior sister anymore. My name contains the character 'Yuan,' so just call me Sister Yuan."
“Okay, Sister Yuan, my name is Song Yin.”
"Song Yin, that's a nice name."
"Hehe, I think so too."
Sister Yuan stood in front of the teleportation array and suddenly said, "Would you like to try flying on a sword? I can take you back to the bamboo house on a sword."
Song Yin: "Really? Sister Yuan, are you a sword cultivator?"
Sister Yuan: "I am a sword cultivator."
Song Yin: "But sword cultivators generally don't like to carry other people on their swords."
Sister Yuan: "You said it yourself, it's under normal circumstances, and besides, I don't use my natal sword to carry anyone else. Do you want to fly around for a bit?"
Song Yin's heart skipped a beat: "I want to."
Sister Yuan conjured a sword, a common sword worn by disciples in the sect. She stood on the flying sword and used her spiritual energy to lift Song Yin up, placing Song Yin in front of her. The flying sword then soared into the sky. She thoughtfully set up a barrier for Song Yin, so the strong wind wouldn't hurt her, and there was no need to worry about Song Yin falling.
Sister Yuan noticed Song Yin's interest and led her on a tour of the outer gate of the sect before flying back to the bamboo hut. Song Yin gave Sister Yuan her courtyard number, and Sister Yuan landed on her sword.
"Back when I was still an outer disciple, the courtyard I lived in was also numbered 6666. We really are destined to meet." Sister Yuan looked at the courtyard with nostalgia.
Song Yin realized that cultivators always liked to talk about fate, and when fate was mentioned, some illogical things could become reasonable.
"Sister Yuan, are you an inner disciple?"
"Yes, after the Foundation Establishment Competition, I entered the inner sect and naturally moved out of Bamboo House No. 6666. I was happy for a long time when I was assigned this numbered courtyard because the number was really auspicious."
Song Yin: "Great minds think alike."
In the courtyard, Sister Yuan sat on a stone bench and asked Song Yin to first explain her understanding of cultivation.
Song Yin had no choice but to repeat the mental techniques and formulas she had memorized perfectly, and also talked about the experiences she had gained from others.
After listening, Sister Yuan pondered for a moment, then asked Song Yin seriously, "Do you find cultivation methods all very complicated and difficult to understand? Things that are simple to others become exceptionally difficult for you?"
Song Yin nodded vigorously.
That's right! That's exactly it!
Song Yin grasped Yuan's hand, looking at her with eyes full of understanding, "Yuan! You understand me!"
Sister Yuan chuckled. "I think I understand your problem. You're overcomplicating things, giving yourself the impression that everything about cultivation is difficult, which is why you're not making progress. What kind of spiritual root do you have?"
"Wood Spirit Root".
"Then close your eyes and imagine many green light spots floating around you. These green light spots are the spiritual energy you need. Then imagine the light spots floating back into your body. Abandon all the techniques and incantations for guiding energy into your body, and do as I say."
Following Sister Yuan's instructions, Song Yin closed her eyes and began to imagine green light spots around her. From initially imagining it, to later seemingly actually "seeing" green light spots, Song Yin opened her eyes in surprise.
"Don't interrupt, just keep doing what I say."
Song Yin immediately continued to imagine the light spots, but this time she truly "saw" them. As she imagined them entering her body, the light spots began to rush in. Once they touched her body, they would automatically disappear inside. She felt her body undergo a purification, becoming lighter, her mind clearer, and her connection with nature strengthened.
At this moment, a vortex of spiritual energy formed around Song Yin, and her body was undergoing a baptism of spiritual energy.
Finally, in the middle of the night, Song Yin slowly opened her eyes. Although it was night, she could see everything in the courtyard clearly. Sister Yuan was still sitting in the courtyard and hadn't left.
"Congratulations on successfully drawing Qi into your body. You are now a cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining."
Carefully feel the changes in your body. Is this what it means to draw qi into the body? Is this what it means to cultivate immortality?
Song Yin bowed sincerely in gratitude, "Thank you, Sister Yuan."
Sister Yuan nodded. "You're welcome. It's getting late, and I should head back now. Remember this! Don't think that cultivating immortality is some lofty and noble thing. It's just a group of mortals seeking immortality and pursuing longevity. Don't overcomplicate things. When you encounter difficulties, simplify them and think about things in a simpler way. You'll find that many things aren't actually that difficult."
Song Yin nodded, "I've got it." She hadn't realized she'd overcomplicated things.
Sister Yuan: "By the way, the kid next door came looking for you, but I told him you were cultivating, so he went back."
Song Yin: "I'll look for him again tomorrow morning."
Before leaving, Sister Yuan ruffled Song Yin's hair again, saying, "Oh my, so cute, I'm leaving now."
After leaving, they thoughtfully closed the door behind them.
Song Yin felt incredibly lucky to have met such a gentle and wonderful person as Sister Yuan!
Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she muttered to herself, "The protagonists in novels always seem to have incredible luck when they encounter danger or difficulties... Could it be that I've really become Aotian?"
Instead of flying away on her sword, Sister Yuan, who was leaving outside the door, used a teleportation array to leave.
Qi Zibo returned very late today. He saw an unfamiliar female cultivator emerge from Song Yin's courtyard, and his eyes narrowed. Before he could investigate who she was, she had already teleported away.
Qi Zibo paused, his expression changing. The female cultivator had clearly made eye contact with him as she left.
The next day, Song Yin got ready before dawn, preparing to surprise Senior Zhou and the others at the academy. Having successfully cultivated, she felt refreshed even after a sleepless night.
Shi Heming opened the door and found Song Yin already waiting for him outside. In the past, he was the one who would wait for Song Yin at her door.
Shi Heming looked closely and exclaimed with delight, "You've successfully guided Qi into your body!"
Song Yin nodded with a smile: "Thanks to Sister Yuan's help, I've now reached the early stage of Qi Refining!"
Shi Heming: "Sister Yuan?"
Song Yin: "It's the senior sister who was in my courtyard last night. She told me to call her Sister Yuan." She briefly recounted what happened yesterday.
Shi Heming: "From what you've said, that Sister Yuan is truly a good person."
Song Yin: "Class ended this morning, and I'm going to collect my spirit stones! Luckily, I successfully guided my Qi into my body, otherwise I would have had to borrow your spirit stones."
She had been frugal with the hundred low-grade spirit stones the sect had initially given her, but they were almost gone a few days ago. Shi Heming was the one who helped her retrieve the spirit stones for the teleportation array.
Successful cultivation will yield significantly more spirit stones per month than one hundred low-grade spirit stones.
Spirit stones are classified into low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, and top-grade. One hundred low-grade spirit stones equal one mid-grade spirit stone; one hundred mid-grade spirit stones equal one high-grade spirit stone; and one hundred high-grade spirit stones equal one top-grade spirit stone. The higher the grade of a spirit stone, the purer its spiritual energy.
The Immortal Cloud Sect provides ten mid-grade spirit stones per month to Qi Refining stage disciples and one hundred mid-grade spirit stones per month to Foundation Establishment stage disciples. The higher the cultivation level, the more spirit stones one receives. Starting from the Nascent Soul stage, the sect directly provides top-grade spirit stones.
Song Yin went to the school happily. When Senior Zhou saw that Song Yin had successfully guided Qi into her body, he was first surprised, and then repeatedly said "good, good, good!"
Without the pressure of drawing qi into the body, Song Yin had a relaxing day of classes.
On her day off, Song Yin rushed to collect her ten mid-grade spirit stones for the month. Only after receiving the spirit stones did she feel at ease.
Now that she had plenty of spirit stones, Song Yin, carrying her "huge sum" of ten mid-grade spirit stones, headed to the sect's Wanbao Pavilion with Shi Heming. She had long been curious about the Wanbao Pavilion, as everyone said it contained many cultivation resources, as long as one could afford the spirit stones.
Wanbaolou is bustling with people, and inner disciples, who are rarely seen in normal times, are a common sight here.
The first floor displays common elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans, as well as array formations made by array masters for sale. As long as you choose the right profession, you can also sell your own crafted elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans to Wanbaolou.
"What would you like to see, junior sister and junior brother?" A cultivator working at Wanbaolou came over and asked Song Yin.
Song Yin: "Just take a look, no need to trouble you, senior brother."
"Alright, junior sister, please feel free to do as you please." After saying that, she went to greet the newly arrived guests.
Song Yin spotted the familiar Bigu Pills on the shelf and went over to check the price. Bigu Pills were valuable; one pill could sustain her for a month without food, so she should stock up on them. Now that she was in the early stages of Qi Refining, she could use spiritual energy, and she could also freely use the storage bags provided by the sect.
One bottle of First-Grain Fasting Pill, ten mid-grade spirit stones.
One bottle of Grade Two Bigu Pills, and fifty mid-grade spirit stones.
One bottle of Grade 3 Bigu Pills, and one hundred mid-grade spirit stones.
Song Yin gasped. Pills were divided into nine grades, each grade further categorized into superior, medium, and inferior quality. A grade one Bigu Pill cost her a month's worth of provisions—she couldn't afford it, so she was out of luck.
"Song Yin?"
Someone was calling her name. Song Yin turned around and saw that it was someone she knew.
Sister Yuan walked in. "You bought something at Wanbaolou?"
Song Yin said with a pained expression, "I came to take a look, but I found out I can't afford it."
Sister Yuan: "The allowance for Qi Refining stage disciples is indeed small, but I have a way to ensure you don't lack spirit stones."
Song Yin's ears twitched. "What method?"
Sister Yuan said confidently, "If I find a master, I can legally use his spirit stones."
The man observing from the shadows was speechless, having expected him to share some legitimate ways to earn spirit stones.
The suggestion was outrageous, but to everyone's surprise, Song Yin actually thought about it seriously and listened to the advice on how to deal with it.
Song Yin: "To become an apprentice, I need a master who is willing to accept me, but I haven't been able to come into contact with any seniors at the Golden Core stage yet."
Man in the shadows: So all you're asking for is a Golden Core stage master? How ambitious of you.
Sister Yuan: "It is indeed difficult. Why don't you go to the mission hall to take on missions? There are some simple missions that you two can do at your age, and the spirit stones you earn will not be less than your allowance."
A note from the author:
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Man in the shadows: Are kids these days so unambitious? They only want to become disciples of someone at the Golden Core stage. [Question mark]
Song Yin: Sister Yuan is so kind. She wasn't angry when she was bumped into, but instead taught me how to guide my Qi into my body [pity]. I like her so much [pity].
Sister Yuan: Wow! What an adorable child! *pats head* [pats head][pats head]
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