radicalducati Chapter 9: Subverting Common Sense! A Cultivation Method Without Soul Rings!
Chapter 9: Subverting Common Sense! A Cultivation Method Without Soul Rings!
As Zhang Tiezhu opened the book "Changchun Gong".
The image on the sky also changed accordingly.
The contents of the book pages, which were originally only visible to Zhang Tiezhu, have now transformed into ancient characters emitting a faint golden light, appearing directly in the sky above the entire Douluo Continent.
Even illiterate commoners can automatically grasp the meaning of those golden characters the moment they see them.
"The universe creates all things, and all things possess a spirit."
"Drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, circulating it throughout the limbs and bones, and gathering it in the dantian is called refining qi."
The opening few sentences describe a cultivation system that is completely different from that of Douluo Continent.
Inside Shrek Academy.
Tang San's eyes glowed with a purple light, and he activated his Purple Demon Eye to its fullest extent.
He stared intently at the golden characters in mid-air, his brain racing, trying to memorize every single word of the techniques.
However, the further Tang San read, the more shocked he became.
"Guiding Qi into the body, opening up all the meridians..."
Tang San swallowed hard, feeling his back completely soaked in cold sweat.
The Xuan Tian Gong, the Tang Clan's ultimate skill that he was so proud of in his previous life, was ultimately just an internal energy cultivation method in the martial arts world.
The essence of Xuan Tian Gong is to continuously accumulate internal energy within the body.
However, the basic technique in the heavens called "Eternal Spring Skill" directly plunders the energy between heaven and earth to nourish itself!
The difference in concept and scope between the two is like heaven and earth!
"If I could change my cultivation method..." A hint of undisguised greed flashed in Tang San's eyes.
Yu Xiaogang, who was standing in front of him, seemed to have gone mad.
He grabbed his hair with both hands, his eyes scanning back and forth over the gold lettering, muttering to himself.
"Impossible, why doesn't this explain how to absorb a spirit ring?"
"Having reached a bottleneck in cultivation, is it no longer necessary to hunt soul beasts to break through?"
"What are these things: the dantian forming a sea, the foundation forming a platform?"
The most basic of Yu Xiaogang's ten core competencies that he is proud of is that a Soul Master must absorb a Soul Ring in order to continue breaking through after reaching a level of ten.
But it's written very clearly on the Changchun Gong (a traditional Chinese medicine formula).
From the initial stage of Qi Refining to the Great Perfection of Qi Refining, one only needs to continuously absorb spiritual energy and supplement it with some external objects called pills to break through the realm naturally.
From beginning to end, not even a single mention was made of martial spirits or soul beasts!
Then what use is his core theory?
……
Meanwhile, deep within the Star Dou Great Forest.
Ripples spread across the surface of the Lake of Life.
The Azure Bull Python's enormous head suddenly emerged from the water, its eyes gleaming with an unprecedented light.
"Big brother, did you see that?"
The Titan Ape standing nearby was also trembling with excitement, nodding repeatedly.
"I saw it! I saw it!"
"This cultivation technique, called the Immortal Cultivation World, doesn't require hunting down our soul beasts at all!"
Before this, there was an irreconcilable blood feud between soul beasts and humans.
In order to become stronger and break through limitations, humans must hunt spirit beasts to obtain spirit rings.
This is the law of nature, and no one can change it.
This has led to a decrease in the number of high-level soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. Even 100,000-year-old soul beasts are constantly at risk of being hunted by top human experts.
But the technique now revealed on the sky offers a completely new path.
No need for killing, just absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!
"If all the humans on the continent practiced this kind of cultivation technique, wouldn't my soul beast race never have to suffer slaughter again?"
Upon hearing this, the Azure Bull Python also looked up at the golden characters in the sky, its tone filled with longing.
……
In the scene, Zhang Tiezhu has been led by his senior brother from the Lingxiao Sect to a simple wooden house outside the gate.
Although the conditions were simple, it was already very good for Zhang Tiezhu, who was used to being a farmer.
He couldn't wait to sit cross-legged on the wooden bed, following the description in the "Changchun Gong" manual.
"Close your eyes and focus your mind, concentrate your energy in your dantian..."
Zhang Tiezhu closed his eyes and awkwardly assumed a meditation posture.
All eyes in the Douluo Continent were now focused on this ordinary young man.
Everyone wanted to see if a cripple without a martial spirit could defy common sense.
The time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed.
Just as some Soul Masters were getting impatient and were about to make sarcastic remarks.
A sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, the air around Zhang Tiezhu began to distort slightly.
Wisps of pale white mist, visible to the naked eye, gathered from all directions, slowly seeping into his body through his mouth, nose, and pores.
Zhang Tiezhu's originally sallow and rough face visibly became rosy.
His breathing became long and steady.
"Click."
With a slight muffled sound coming from inside his body, Zhang Tiezhu suddenly opened his eyes.
His eyes were filled with disbelief as he raised his hands and clenched them into fists.
"I...I have the strength again?"
He felt a warm, gentle current slowly circulating below his navel.
With a little effort, this airflow can instantly surge to the limbs.
Zhang Tiezhu successfully guided Qi into his body, advancing to the first level of the Qi Refining stage.
The entire Douluo Continent was even more astonished after the words appeared on the sky.
Half an hour.
It only took half an hour!
How could a piece of trash who doesn't even have half a level of companion soul power cultivate the power of that world out of thin air using this basic cultivation technique?
In the Douluo Continent, if you don't have accompanying soul power when you awaken your martial soul, it means your meridians are blocked, and you will never be able to cultivate.
This is an ironclad rule that even titled Douluo cannot reverse.
But now this ironclad rule has been broken.
……
Meanwhile, inside the Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong took a deep breath, her full chest heaving violently.
She looked at the Ghost Douluo beside her and said:
"Give the order to have all the clerks and scholars of the Spirit Hall immediately copy down every single word of the 'Everlasting Spring Technique' displayed on the celestial screen!"
"Not only this cultivation technique, but all information about the cultivation world that appears on the celestial screen in the future must be recorded!"
It's not just the Spirit Hall.
The Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan...
Almost all the factions were issuing the same order.
Copying frantically!
This is an unparalleled opportunity that could change the world order!
However, just when everyone was caught up in the frenzy for this technique...
The image on the screen zoomed in again, focusing on the last page of the book "Changchun Gong".
That seems to be the preface to the book, or some kind of common-sense popular science.
"We cultivators defy the heavens."
"Those who reach the Qi Refining stage will live to be 120 years old."
"Those who reach the Foundation Establishment stage can live for two hundred years, fly on magical artifacts, and abstain from grains for several months."
"Those who reach the Core Formation stage can live for five hundred years, and their alchemical fire can shatter gold, allowing them to establish their own sects."
"As for Nascent Soul stage experts, they have a lifespan of a thousand years. As long as their Nascent Soul is intact, their physical body is immortal, making them giants in their respective regions."
I saw these lines describing lifespan.
Inside the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in Tiandou City.
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but gasp, somewhat unable to believe his eyes.
"Core Formation stage, lifespan of five hundred years?"
Sword Douluo Chen Xin, standing to the side, also looked bitter and shook his head.
He is now over one hundred years old, which is considered a long life in the Douluo Continent.
Even if he reaches a level of 97, he can only live for a maximum of two hundred years.
Unless one becomes a god, no one can escape the erosion of time.
In this cultivation world, a casual Core Formation stage cultivator can live for five hundred years?
What about the Nascent Soul stage? A thousand years?
This is only the record of cultivation techniques in the human realm.
What about the spirit world?
What about the celestial realm?