“There are too many Misty Spikes there; we can’t possibly get in,” Chen Jing said in a deep voice. “I’ve scouted that place before; it’s extremely dangerous.”
“The reconnaissance team can’t handle extremely dangerous situations,” Mo Wuge said. “Lord Black Hand will clear that area first before letting us in. At most, we’ll be cooperating in the operation.”
"Our main task is to conduct perimeter security and forward reconnaissance before we arrive there."
Chen Jing: "I see. In that case, we should be in no great danger."
Mo Wuge nodded: "This time, Lord Black Hand's intention is to train our teamwork and make us less nervous. After all, Lord Black Hand gave many of you pills at the Body Realm level, which are even more precious than the Golden Turtle Going to Sea Pill. One pill can sell for around three hundred Blue Yang coins on the market, and there is no market for them."
"So expensive!" Li Ai exclaimed in surprise.
“Of course, it’s normal. If a person with extraordinary abilities relies solely on their instincts to absorb spiritual energy, slowly drawing in wisps of spiritual energy from the outside world, it would take several years to reach the true threshold of a cultivator and become a Blood Realm cultivator.” Mo Wuge said, “In order to speed up the process, many sects even directly use spiritual energy deposits such as demon cores at the Body Realm level to refine Blood Realm pills. Once consumed, as long as one is not affected by the Dao traces within and suffers a qi deviation, one will directly become a cultivator.”
"Dao Hen?" Dao Nan asked on behalf of Chen Jing.
“This is common sense. You can check it out at the ship’s library when you have time. It’s free for us.” Mo Wuge seemed quite at ease: “Dao traces are the spiritual imprints contained in the sediment of spiritual energy, the spiritual imprints of countless previous owners. The reason why cultivators cultivate their minds and practice is essentially to use actions and spiritual insights to explore the key spiritual imprints in the Dao traces.”
"If the spiritual imprint is not extracted, forcibly consuming the next level of pills can easily lead to qi deviation and demonic possession."
This confirmed the knowledge Chen Jing had gained, making him feel that he was closer to the essence of things.
Chen Jing sighed inwardly, "I didn't expect that even a lowly henchman of a black hand gang would have such a high level of understanding of cultivation."
"How do we uncover the spiritual imprint?" Chen Jing asked, pretending to be a novice cultivator.
"Master Black Hand said that to excavate the spiritual imprint, one must combine knowledge with action." Mo Wuge seemed to have come to enjoy the feeling of being a teacher: "The key points of cultivation for each type of spiritual energy and each stage are different. For example, I have been cultivating battle qi for a year and a half and have already become a blood realm cultivator. I am also closer to the core realm and my speed is much faster than others. Why? It is because I have summarized the cultivation secrets of battle qi."
"I once heard Lord Black Hand mention that Blood Realm warriors were called warriors or heroes in the past."
"At the time, I wondered if this was the secret to cultivation of cultivators in the past. I decided to learn from them, fight dangerous enemies, and enter dangerous situations... This did accelerate the growth of my spiritual power, and the growth of spiritual power also meant the success of excavating the Dao traces."
"This is only the part of knowing. When it comes to doing it, I have also found many details that are different. For example, maintaining courage does not mean being reckless, but rather a combination of wisdom and determination... in order to achieve the best results."
Using knowledge to guide practice, and using practice to provide feedback on knowledge... Chen Jing thought to himself, but his body bowed to Mo Wuge.
"Thank you for your guidance, Captain," Chen Jing said.
This did indeed help him, allowing Chen Jing to gain a more thorough understanding of cultivation.
“This is common sense that everyone would know,” Mo Wuge said.
“I have a question.” Li Ai raised her hand eagerly and said, “Captain, I was taught a meditation method before, but I get tired after a while and I haven’t been able to grasp many threads.”
Mo Wuge said, "Now is the end of the Dharma era. Our predecessors have already absorbed the easily absorbed spiritual energy. The remaining free spiritual energy is very scarce. This is still considered good. When you reach the Blood Realm, you will find that there is no spiritual energy to absorb at the Blood Realm level or above. You must find spiritual energy sediment to refine into pills."
After explaining some of the knowledge that Chen Jing already knew, Mo Wuge said, "The departure time is tomorrow morning, and the meeting point is at the city gate. We will try to arrive early, not right on time. You can go about your own business, or you can come with me to visit your cabins and activity areas in the ship area."
Chen Jing was fine; he had taken leave yesterday and followed Mo Wuge into the ship area. The others also wanted to see the real situation on the big ship.
After visiting the three reserved rooms (each a double room), the other members' rooms, the library, the restaurant, and other places, Mo Wuge told Chen Jing that they were free to move around.
Chen Jing did not leave the ship or go to his room. Since he had already asked Mr. Pan Fengyu for leave, he might as well make use of this time.
He decided to visit the Black Hand's library to see if there were any books that could help him.
What Chen Jing most wanted to find was the cultivation method for Dao Qi! However, Chen Jing didn't think he would find it, so he decided to do as Mo Wuge and his master had suggested: search the library for books about Dao Qi sects or cultivators to find a way.
There weren't many people in the library, and the books weren't particularly valuable. They were looked after by two ordinary peripheral members dressed as sailors.
Chen Jing walked over and saw that they seemed to be playing cards.
There are no card games like Dou Dizhu in this world, but there are many other board games, such as Go, as well as various card games, such as "Navigator," which is most popular in coastal and riverine areas.
Chen Jing didn't go to see what they were playing, but instead tapped on the counter.
The two guys who were slacking off and playing cards looked up, saw Chen Jing's waist tag, and quickly asked, "Um, what book do you want to borrow?"
"I am Chen Jing," Chen Jing said. "How should I address you both?"
Chen Jing wasn't the type to act arrogantly just because he was of higher status. Besides, these two were librarians, and Chen Jing knew better than anyone what being a librarian meant.
A great number of big names have emerged!
The two librarians exchanged a glance and then introduced themselves.
"My name is Wang Xun."
"My name is Mo Tianyu." The librarian looked at Chen Jing and asked, "What book would you like to borrow, Lord Chen?"
"Just call me Chen Jing. I'm younger than you all and I only recently joined the gang, so I don't deserve to be called an adult," Chen Jing said. "I'd like to borrow a few biographies of cultivators or cultivation sects."
Mo Tianyu said, "The annals of sects and cultivators... there aren't any of those here, but..."
"But what?"
“There are corresponding novels, many of which are adapted from true stories…” librarian Mo Tianyu said cautiously.
"Novels..." Chen Jing suppressed the urge to complain and asked, "Any recommendations? Preferably related to illusions."
“Of course…” Mo Tianyu thought for a moment and began to introduce Chen Jing.
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