Chapter 7

After about fifteen minutes, Lu Tianyu was almost impatient, his heart pounding in his throat, his head drenched in sweat, and he was extremely nervous.

It was no wonder; whether Lu Tianyu could change his fate hinged on this moment.

Suddenly, a burst of colorful light erupted from within the white stone, like a colorful firework exploding in the night sky. The color of the white stone instantly changed, becoming more crystalline and transparent, and its color turned to a pale white-gold.

"Ha ha, it's a success." Dao Gu's voice suddenly echoed in Lu Tianyu's mind.

"Success?" The anxious Lu Tianyu couldn't help but be overjoyed, his tightly clenched fists suddenly loosened, and he let out a long breath, his heart finally settling.

"Yes, boy, sit cross-legged, and I will impart to you the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book*..." Dao Gu's voice slowly sounded.

"The way of Pangu is derived from heaven and earth, empty the mind, fill the belly, the Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two give birth to three, and three give birth to all things.

The great Dao of emptiness, the utmost tranquility, the great enlightenment, steal the true essence of the emptiness of heaven and earth, instantly surpass and enter, equalize right and wrong, unify self and others, enter the chaotic realm without heaven and earth, cultivate nature and life. Guard only the divine, guard and do not lose, be one with the divine...

The first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* consists of 108 characters, containing the mysteries of heaven and earth, and the 108 transformations. Boy, have you remembered it?"

"Senior Dao Gu, I have remembered it, but I don't quite understand it," Lu Tianyu replied with a bitter smile.

"What? You remembered it all after hearing it once?" Dao Gu was immediately surprised.

"Yes, Senior." Lu Tianyu immediately nodded. Since being transformed by Dao Gu, he found that not only had his body become much stronger, but his memory had also improved significantly. Now, after Senior Dao Gu recited it once, he could remember it completely.

"Then recite it for me to hear." Dao Gu seemed to disbelieve, asking doubtfully.

"Alright, the way of Pangu is derived from heaven and earth, empty the mind, fill the belly, the Dao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things... Senior Dao Gu, did I recite it correctly?" After three minutes, Lu Tianyu recited the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* without a single mistake, then asked in return.

"Ha ha, not bad, boy. It seems I haven't misjudged you." Dao Gu was very pleased and couldn't help but laugh heartily.

"Senior Dao Gu, I don't understand this cultivation technique at all. Please guide me." After Dao Gu finished laughing, Lu Tianyu scratched his head, embarrassed.

"That's normal. This is your first time encountering this cultivation technique, so naturally, you don't understand it. Moreover, the *Pangu Heavenly Book* is extremely profound, far more mysterious than ordinary cultivation manuals. Without my guidance, you wouldn't be able to cultivate on your own. But you have remembered it. I will only explain it once. How much you can understand depends on your own destiny..." Dao Gu explained the meaning of the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* in detail, and half an hour had already passed.

"Do you understand?" Dao Gu asked slowly after finishing his explanation.

"I still don't quite understand..." Lu Tianyu replied with a bitter smile, shaking his head.

"That's right. The path of cultivation lies in your own understanding. If you rely on others for everything, your future achievements won't be high. I can only guide you so much. As for subsequent cultivation, it's up to you. For the time being, I won't appear again. I need to spend some time continuing to heal my injuries. Cultivate on your own."

As he spoke, the white-gold stone in Lu Tianyu's hand immediately turned into a bolt of lightning and shot into Li Tianyu's forehead, disappearing without a trace.

"Senior Dao Gu..." Lu Tianyu couldn't help but secretly sigh bitterly. He had many questions in his mind and wanted to ask Senior Dao Gu to help him solve them, but no matter how he called, Senior Dao Gu didn't respond at all, as if he had completely disappeared.

"It seems I can only rely on myself." Lu Tianyu stopped calling and took a deep breath, slowly closing his eyes. He recalled and firmly remembered the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* and Senior Dao Gu's explanation in his mind.

Next, Lu Tianyu followed Senior Dao Gu's guidance, combined with his own understanding, and slowly absorbed the spiritual energy from the outside world, gradually storing it in the dantian.

Lu Tianyu's cultivation journey officially began.

In the Divine Wasteland Continent, cultivators must first condense a qi vortex in the dantian to lay the foundation for cultivation. The larger the qi vortex, the smoother and faster the future cultivation process will be compared to ordinary people.

What Lu Tianyu needed to do now was to use the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* to condense his own qi vortex.

Although Lu Tianyu didn't fully understand the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* and hadn't completely grasped it, he could still understand the method of condensing the qi vortex.

As the spiritual energy from the outside world continuously flowed in, transforming into wisps of pale white gas, it continuously entered through the Baihui acupoint on Lu Tianyu's head. Lu Tianyu felt his head begin to swell, as if something had been forcibly stuffed into his brain.

Lu Tianyu didn't dare to be negligent and immediately used the cultivation technique to guide the spiritual energy entering the Baihui acupoint to slowly enter the millions of meridians in his body.

At the beginning, because his meridians were extremely weak and many were blocked, when Lu Tianyu guided the spiritual energy to flow, he immediately felt intense pain, as if thousands of sharp blades were cutting through his meridians.

Large sweat drops rolled down his cheeks, and the spiritual energy had only flowed through half of his meridians when Lu Tianyu almost bit through his lips, and the veins on his forehead bulged. The indescribable pain almost made him groan involuntarily.

But Lu Tianyu gritted his teeth and endured the pain of the spiritual energy impacting his meridians. He understood a principle: only by enduring great hardship could one become a superior person.

Although Lu Tianyu didn't have such grand ambitions or the hope of becoming the most top-tier powerhouse in the world, he had a firm belief in his heart: to quickly improve his strength and protect himself and his loved ones.

This was the main driving force that spurred Lu Tianyu to work hard at cultivation.

To free himself and his mother from the oppression and humiliation in the Lu family, Lu Tianyu was determined to do whatever it took.

Compared to the indescribable pain of being looked down upon and tormented every day, this pain was nothing.

Lu Tianyu's face, distorted by pain, still showed an unusually determined expression. He had been looking forward to this day for a long time. As long as he could cultivate, no matter how bitter it was, he didn't care.

"Crack" A faint sound of meridians breaking seemed to come from inside his body. The spiritual energy Lu Tianyu absorbed from the outside world had already impacted his abdomen, not far from the dantian.

With the breaking of a few small meridians, Lu Tianyu felt as if someone had stabbed him in the abdomen and then twisted the knife. The excruciating pain almost made him faint.

But as soon as he thought of the white eyes and humiliation he and his mother had suffered in the past, Lu Tianyu's dazed mind immediately became clear again. If he couldn't even endure this pain, what right did he have to talk about revenge? What right did he have to boast about making his mother live a good life?

"I can do it, I must do it!" Lu Tianyu silently encouraged himself, regardless of the intense pain, and used the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* to guide the spiritual energy, crazily rushing towards the dantian.

"Whoosh" The first strand of external spiritual energy was finally successfully guided into the dantian.

Of course, Lu Tianyu was just beginning to cultivate. Theoretically, he didn't have a dantian yet. The current position of the spiritual energy could only be considered as being in the dantian area.

The true dantian would only form after Lu Tianyu successfully condensed the qi vortex.

Lu Tianyu had heard his father say before that the condensation of the qi vortex was the easiest and the most difficult step for cultivators. The reason for this was that some people only needed one strand of spiritual energy to successfully condense the qi vortex, thus laying the foundation for cultivation.

But such an easily condensed qi vortex would only be able to accommodate a small amount of spiritual energy in the future, and the cultivation progress would be abnormally slow.

Only by continuously merging and compressing as much spiritual energy as possible could the most powerful qi vortex be formed.

The amount of spiritual energy that could be compressed varied from person to person. If one blindly pursued the condensation of a large amount of spiritual energy, it might trigger an explosion, and the cultivator would die before laying the foundation.

Lu Tianyu naturally wouldn't choose the easiest way. One must have a long-term perspective. If one always chose the easiest path, their future achievements would be limited.

"I wonder how many strands of spiritual energy I can guide to condense the qi vortex?" Lu Tianyu muttered to himself, allowing the first strand of spiritual energy to remain in the dantian and continuing to use the first level cultivation technique of the *Pangu Heavenly Book* to absorb external spiritual energy, entering the Baihui acupoint on his head, and slowly guiding the second strand of spiritual energy into the dantian.

With the first strand of spiritual energy having opened some of the originally blocked small meridians in his body, Lu Tianyu only took less than three minutes to successfully guide the second strand of spiritual energy to the dantian, stopping to the right of the first strand.

Noticing that the dantian still felt somewhat empty and not swollen, Lu Tianyu knew that he could still absorb more spiritual energy.

Thus, Lu Tianyu again used the cultivation technique to absorb and guide the third strand of spiritual energy, slowly sliding it down the meridians to the dantian...

Time quietly passed, and half an hour had already gone by.

In this half hour, Lu Tianyu had already successfully guided more than thirty strands of spiritual energy into the dantian.

Now, he looked quite comical, with his abdomen highly raised, as if he had eaten too much, and his clear face was distorted by pain.