Chapter 40

This type of auxiliary cultivation method can generally only be practiced after the main cultivation technique has reached the middle to later stages.

The second-to-last level of the Iron Sand Palm technique that he had recorded auxiliary cultivation methods called Swift Force and Vajra Power.

When he first bought the Iron Sand Palm technique, Ding Qi was quite surprised by them, thinking they were remarkable methods.

However, after he inquired, he realized it wasn't quite so.

Like the 'Swift Force,' which sounds quite powerful and grand, it only serves as a common auxiliary function.

Even if it is cultivated to perfection, it can only increase the speed of the Iron Sand Palm by less than one level when striking.

It's just a loud name, not something extraordinary.

The so-called Vajra Power is the same. When cultivated to perfection, it can at most increase the palm force by one level, and there is no Vajra power.

Some other true qi cultivation methods that Ding Qi knew were mostly similar to the Iron Sand Palm. Their accompanying auxiliary techniques only have a slight enhancement effect on the main technique.

The effect is actually negligible.

Many of these auxiliary methods have loud names, but they are merely showy and insubstantial.

Ding Qi suspected that the three techniques recorded in the eighth level were also just showy and insubstantial auxiliary methods like Swift Force.

Thinking about this, the joy he felt after the conscription issue was resolved was overshadowed by a shadow.

Ding Qi, however, did not realize that his thinking had already gone astray.

Because he did not know the true origin of the先天功 (Xian Tian Gong), Ding Qi could only compare it to secular martial arts. This led to a mistaken understanding of the Wind Control Technique, Golden Body Technique, and Giant Force Technique.

The Xian Tian Gong he cultivated was not a secular martial art but a cultivation method for immortals.

How could such a technique be compared to ordinary martial arts? The techniques recorded in the cultivation method for immortals are certainly not simple.

The Wind Control Technique, Golden Body Technique, and Giant Force Technique, which he suspected to be ordinary auxiliary methods, are genuine immortal techniques.

When the Xian Tian Gong reaches the eighth level, the cultivator can already use techniques.

The three techniques that Ding Qi considered to be mere usage techniques are actually the first three techniques that cultivators can use.

Ding Qi was completely unaware of this.

He was still worried that they were merely auxiliary techniques with little value, feeling uneasy about it.

Although Ding Qi felt uneasy, he was also aware that he had no time to focus on this matter. He was busy searching for the Phoenix Tail Grass on the mountain every day.

Everything would have to wait until the conscription issue was resolved.

Thus, time passed as Ding Qi went up the mountain to gather herbs every day. Soon, two months had passed.

During these two months, Ding Qi would go to Liangcheng every so often to hand over the Phoenix Tail Grass he had collected to the government.

With his current efficiency of collecting more than fifteen Phoenix Tail Grass plants per day, it would only take a few more days to completely resolve the conscription issue.

Although the Xian Tian Gong had not strengthened his body or increased his strength when it reached the seventh level, Ding Qi noticed an unexpected change due to the cultivation technique over these days.

That is, sleep had become almost unnecessary for him.

For example, now, Ding Qi has not slept for four whole days, but strangely, he does not feel any fatigue or exhaustion.

With the circulation of the Xian Tian Gong true qi in his body, it seems that there is an endless supply of energy emerging from his body, making him completely devoid of any sleepiness.

At first, Ding Qi was somewhat worried about this situation, but he soon realized that not sleeping would not have any negative impact on his body.

He also understood that this was clearly a peculiar effect of the Xian Tian Gong reaching the seventh level.

He could only marvel at the strange and mysterious nature of the Xian Tian Gong technique.

However, given the bizarre event of the brocade projecting golden patterns, immobilizing him, and infusing him with forty years of cultivation, he accepted this situation calmly after being surprised.

For the Xian Tian Gong to reach the seventh level, sleep, which is essential for ordinary people, has become almost unnecessary for Ding Qi.

His body has become increasingly different from that of an ordinary person.

The need for sleep gradually disappearing means that Ding Qi has nearly twice as much usable time each day compared to ordinary people.

Not needing to sleep also made Ding Qi quite excited.

This way, he could devote more time to cultivation.

As the cultivation realm improved, the method of enhancing cultivation speed through water and fire, recorded in the Xian Tian Gong, had already lost its effect.

This method was only effective up to the fifth level. Now, he could only rely on ordinary meditation to increase his cultivation.

Ding Qi had long known this and was not surprised.

Fortunately, because he did not need to sleep, his cultivation time increased, barely compensating for the slower progress.

Now, Ding Qi spends almost every night cultivating the Xian Tian Gong.

He hopes to quickly cultivate the Xian Tian Gong to the eighth level.

Five days later, Ding Qi brought the last batch of Phoenix Tail Grass to Liangcheng and handed them over to the government.

Soon after, he came out of the government office again.

Standing in front of the government office, Ding Qi looked at the document in his hand that offset the conscription, then looked up at the nearby government gate. He then turned around and left Liangcheng without looking back.

After today, the conscription issue would no longer be related to him.

"Since the conscription issue has been resolved, the remaining task is to quickly cultivate the Xian Tian Gong to the eighth level." On his way back, Ding Qi thought.

With the help of the true qi infused by the brocade, Ding Qi's Xian Tian Gong at the seventh level was almost complete, and he was just a step away from the eighth level.

Once he reached the eighth level, he could cultivate the three usage techniques of the Xian Tian Gong.

Thinking about this, Ding Qi couldn't help but become somewhat anxious.

On the way back in the carriage, Ding Qi's heart was quite troubled.

While he was looking forward to the three techniques, Ding Qi was also worried that the techniques recorded on the brocade were just ordinary auxiliary methods that didn't have much effect, not the true usage methods of the Xian Tian Gong he was hoping for.

The usage techniques of the Xian Tian Gong that he knew were only these three. Ding Qi could only place all his hopes on them.

If even these three techniques were useless, Ding Qi would really have no other options, which is why he was so uneasy and unable to calm down.

When the Xian Tian Gong reached the seventh level, Ding Qi no longer needed sleep. However, he only truly realized this situation in the past half month.

If he had realized the special effects the technique had on his body two months ago and practiced in the evenings after gathering herbs, he might have already cultivated the Xian Tian Gong to the eighth level.

Even so, Ding Qi is now just a step away from the Xian Tian Gong.

Ding Qi estimated that it wouldn't take long for him to cultivate the technique to the eighth level, and then everything would be clear.