Chapter 353 Half-Demon Fox's Black Moonlight Monk 54
Qiao Nangen frowned, "This secret realm can only be entered by cultivators of the Foundation Establishment stage or above. You probably can't."
Shen Xinran frowned, "Foundation Building Monk?"
Tan Jingxue: “…”
Junior sister, you don’t even know what foundation building is!
Tan Jingxue explained, "From the lowest to the highest level, cultivators are divided into Qi training, foundation building, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, spirit transformation, and tribulation crossing. Our master is currently in the middle stage of spirit transformation, and I am currently in the middle stage of golden elixir."
Shen Xinran nodded and asked, "Then how do you know what stage of cultivator you are at?"
Tan Jingxue was completely speechless. How had her junior sister survived the past two years? She didn't even know this.
Shen Xinran smiled shyly. She had found the sect's basic courses boring, so she had never attended. Plus, she only liked to read books that she liked, so she didn't really understand any of this.
Yuan Feiping took over the topic and explained in detail: "Through breathing and meditation, practitioners transform spiritual energy into true energy. This is called Qi training. The true energy condenses into a sea of qi, which is called foundation building. In the golden elixir stage, the true energy is condensed in the sea of consciousness to form a golden elixir. When the golden elixir is cultivated to a deep level, it can give birth to a Nascent Soul..."
Chen Xinran nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask, "How many Golden Cores and Nascent Souls can a cultivator have?"
Tan Jingxue's eyes widened in surprise. "Of course it's one. Do you have two?"
Shen Xinran frowned slightly. Others all started from the Qi training stage, but she had her own sea of consciousness, so she started from the foundation building stage right from the start.
According to Yuan Feiping, cultivators can form a golden elixir by concentrating their true qi. However, her true qi was directly absorbed by her spiritual roots, so her spiritual roots are the golden elixir, while Huo Wa and the others represent the Nascent Soul.
Therefore, she suspected that there were three golden cores and two Nascent Souls in her sea of consciousness. If the tribulation thunder was added, that would make it three Nascent Souls.
Thinking of this, Shen Xinran sighed. Her cultivation method was different from others, and she didn't know whether it was fortunate or unfortunate.
Yuan Feiping patted Shen Xinran's shoulder and comforted her: "Little Junior Sister, it's okay. As long as you work hard, you will be able to build your foundation sooner or later. If this secret realm is gone, there will be the next one."
Shen Xinran blinked, "No need to wait for the next secret realm, I will go to this secret realm because I have already established my foundation."
Yuan Feiping's eyes widened. "When did you establish your foundation?"
Shen Xinran said casually, "I didn't think this was a big deal, so I didn't tell you."
Qiao Nangen felt strange. He used his spiritual sense to check Shen Xinran's sea of consciousness, but he only saw a gray area. However, that was indeed the sea of consciousness, which proved that what Shen Xinran said was true.
"Since you have already established your foundation, you can participate, but you still need to find a team of four before you can register."
Shen Xinran nodded, "Okay."
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Ever since Wu Jieying became Li Yizhi's disciple, she and Yang Qingyi had become a regular partner. Whether carrying out missions or joining forces for expeditions, she was always accustomed to being with Yang Qingyi.
When the two learned that the secret realm was about to open, they quickly assembled a five-member team consisting entirely of sword cultivators and went to the Mission Hall to sign up together.
However, just as they arrived at the door of the mission hall, Wu Jieying heard a familiar voice. She turned around and saw Shen Xinran running towards her, panting.
Chen Xinran affectionately took Wu Jieying's arm and said in a coquettish tone: "Sister, I also want to go to Longyuan Secret Realm. Can you take me with you?"
Wu Jieying couldn't help but look at Yang Qingyi. After all, he was the captain and had the final say.
Yang Qingyi's gaze lingered on Shen Xinran for a moment, and he was about to nod when he was interrupted by a blue-robed female cultivator beside him, "No, we are all sword cultivators. If you, a secondary cultivator, follow us, you will only cause trouble."
Shen Xinran's eyes flickered, and she asked with a smile, "What's the name of this senior sister?"
The blue-robed female monk straightened her back and said solemnly, "I will not change my name, nor will I change my surname. My name is Lin Man."
Shen Xinran nodded. So you are Lin Man, the granddaughter of the elder of the First Peak. You are also the one who was jealous of Wu Jieying getting the magic sword, poisoned her, and tried to steal the magic sword.
The corners of Shen Xinran's lips curled up slightly. She nodded and shouted directly, "I think Senior Sister Lin is right. Since Senior Sister looks down on auxiliary cultivation so much, then Senior Sister, if you get injured during your trip to the secret realm this time, please don't use our medical cultivation pills. It would be a waste if you take them."
Shen Xinran's voice attracted the attention of many people, including some minor practitioners. Seeing that the crowd was growing, Yang Qingyi quickly stepped forward and said seriously, "Lin Man, apologize to Junior Sister Wu quickly."
Lin Man was suddenly accused by Yang Qingyi. She was embarrassed and snorted coldly, "I'm not wrong. Can't she just stay in the sect as a secondary cultivator? Why did she have to follow us out and cause trouble?"
Although it was common practice in the world of cultivation for sword cultivators to look down on auxiliary cultivators, this was the first time Lin Man had said such words without realizing that he was wrong.
One of the onlookers, a weapon refiner, shouted directly, "The sword in your hand was made by one of our weapon refiners. Why do you look down on auxiliary cultivators?"
The other auxiliary cultivators also said, "That's right. If you encounter danger in the future, don't use the talismans drawn by us cultivators if you have the ability."
Lin Man's face turned pale as she watched everyone start to blame her, but it was impossible for her to admit her mistake.
She looked at Yang Qingyi and said seriously, "Anyway, let me put this on the line. I will never team up with a minor to go to the secret realm. This team can either be her or me, or me or her!"
A sly glint flashed in Shen Xinran's eyes, because she was waiting for Lin Man to say this. She stood up and snorted coldly, "If you don't welcome me, I don't want to be in the same team with you!"
After she finished speaking, she took Wu Jieying's hand and said, "Sister, don't team up with them, team up with me!"
Lin Man laughed out loud when she heard this. "Team up with you? You're just a minor, can you get five team members?"
Wu Jieying fell into deep thought, weighing Shen Xinran's proposal.
Seeing that Wu Jieying was actually considering it, Yang Qingyi frowned and said, "You have to think carefully. The powerful sword cultivators already have their own teams, and the rest are just those with low martial arts skills."
Shen Xinran took Wu Jieying's hand and called out, "Sister."
Wu Jieying took a deep breath, then looked at Yang Qingyi and said seriously, "Brother, thank you for your care over the past two years, but I want to go to the secret realm with my sister this time."
After a moment of silence, Yang Qingyi nodded and said, "Okay, then you must be careful."
Shen Xinran was secretly delighted, but she lowered her head and said pitifully, "Sister, have I caused you any trouble this time? But I really want to go on an adventure to the secret realm with you."
Wu Jieying patted Shen Xinran's hand, "It's okay."
Shen Xinran took Wu Jieying's hand and walked out, saying as he walked: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely be able to get five people together."
Wu Jieying smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if we don't have all the members together. The sect will group the remaining people together, and we will still be a team then."
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