Chapter 20: Qingping

As a result of this investigation, a certain Mr. Shi immediately frowned.

"Turns out it's not within the territory of the Immortal Sect?"

He reported this result to the boss, who, known for his calm demeanor, was taken aback for a moment, almost thinking this employee was playing a trick on him.

"Our authority over the satellites in the sky can only locate the immortal realms of the Immortal Sect. Since we can't find the address, it must be outside the Immortal Sect's territory."

After Mr. Shi finished speaking, the boss nodded lightly.

"Alright, I understand. Keep a close eye on this account and notify me immediately if there's any new information."

Before they could be 100% certain it was the old ancestor of the Soul Transformation, they didn't dare to disturb the sequestered Yuan Ying cultivator. They could only proceed this way for now.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

…

Chen Mobai was still worried about whether the operators of the "Auxiliary Cultivation" app would lock onto his location and bring him in for questioning by the Immortal Sect's law enforcement cultivators.

After two days passed without anyone finding him, he finally felt relieved.

That night.

Chen Mobai entered the Water Mansion once again, feeling the pure spiritual energy permeating the surroundings, and nodded in satisfaction.

Thanks to this second-tier treasure land and his diligent efforts, his cultivation steadily improved.

At the current rate of progress, he should be able to attempt to break through to the sixth level of Qi Condensation in about two months.

But this pace was still a bit too slow for him.

In his class, there were already two cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Condensation: Song Zheng and Yan Bingxuan. In the entire grade, there were twelve cultivators at this level, all of whom had been guaranteed admission to the two major universities in the area.

Compared to them, Chen Mobai, at the fifth level of Qi Condensation, was far behind.

Not to mention, there were three cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Condensation, who were potential candidates for the four major Daoist academies, the pride of the heavens.

Expanding the scope to the entire Danxia City, including both public and private schools, the number of geniuses was countless.

The heavenly spirit root of the top student at the Immortal Sect's No. 1 High School had already been pre-selected by the Gou Mang Daoist Academy upon enrollment. Additionally, two other students with unique spirit roots had received exemption notices from the Natural Academy.

It was said that in other high schools, there were students at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, but many were hiding their abilities, waiting to shine during the college entrance exams to be selected for the four major Daoist academies.

"If only my spirit root were a bit better," Chen Mobai sighed. Although the Immortal Sect's philosophy is "man can conquer nature," and those with outstanding insight and remarkable fortune can earn rewards from the upper echelons, transforming into a heavenly spirit root and rapidly advancing to become a revered ancestor, such stories are often seen on TV. However, the number of people who can truly achieve this is few and far between.

While sighing, he picked up his chopsticks and picked up a piece of chilled fish, placing it in his mouth.

The cool and refreshing sensation made him very satisfied.

He took out the last spirit force test paper and measured his spirit root attributes. As expected, his water spirit root had increased by 2 points, though it was temporary.

This was the last blue carp he had caught near the Water Mansion.

Perhaps because he had been too aggressive in his recent catches, there were no more blue carps within a mile radius. This one had been chilled since yesterday.

Chen Mobai didn't feel regretful, as these blue carps were delicious and had enhanced his spirit root attributes.

He didn't waste the fish's effects and decided to start practicing the Five Elements Technique while his spirit root was enhanced.

In the end, he didn't switch to the Black Water Technique. Besides not having reached 33 points in his water spirit root, the Black Water Technique had no subsequent levels.

Although the Five Elements Technique was very ordinary, the spiritual energy it cultivated was balanced and harmonious, and switching to any other technique would be seamless. Moreover, if one didn't mind the weak combat ability, one could use points to exchange for the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core levels of the Five Elements Technique at the Immortal Sect's national library.

Throughout history, the cultivator who reached the highest level of the Five Elements Technique was a Yuan Ying cultivator named Qingping from the Buxian Daoist Academy.

However, after Qingping broke through to the Yuan Ying stage with the Five Elements Technique, he immediately switched to another technique.

Because at the same level, he couldn't defeat anyone in combat.

Chen Mobai thought of the legend of Qingping's love for grinding weak opponents. Before practicing the technique, he suddenly, for no apparent reason, picked up his phone, opened the Auxiliary Cultivation app, and typed "Five Elements Technique" into the search bar at the top.

After typing "Five Elements Technique," he remembered that his phone had no signal in the Water Mansion.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself, intending to put down his phone and focus on cultivation.

Suddenly, a loading circle appeared on the screen, then quickly turned into a turtle shell, which filled the entire interface as if it had connected to a signal. A few moments later, over ten thousand pages of search results appeared.

"This…"

Chen Mobai felt a bit dry-mouthed, as he saw the first result on the first page, with the large title:

[Guaranteed to Teach, All Insights for Breaking Through to the Yuan Ying Stage with the Five Elements Technique]

[Author: Qingping]

He trembled as he tapped the screen, not caring to investigate why his phone suddenly had a signal in the Water Mansion.

The internet speed was very fast.

Chen Mobai clicked into a page similar to a video website, with the title he had seen outside.

It was a video series!

There were a total of twenty-eight videos, each with a helpful subtitle.

[Five Elements Technique: Qi Condensation Level 1]

[Five Elements Technique: Qi Condensation Level 2]

[Five Elements Technique: Qi Condensation Level 3]

…

All the way to: [Five Elements Technique: Yuan Ying Level 1]

Chen Mobai eagerly scrolled to [Five Elements Technique: Qi Condensation Level 5] and clicked to open it.

"Hello, students, this is your teacher Qingping. Today, we will continue our discussion on the fifth level of the Five Elements Technique."

"Please turn to page 26 of your Five Elements Technique textbook. Before we start this lesson, let me go over the homework I assigned yesterday."

"Although this basic Qi Condensation technique is simple, it contains a wealth of knowledge and can even be considered the first Qi Condensation technique of the Immortal Sect, the foundation of the sect. This is why the Immortal Sect mandates that all cultivators must practice the Five Elements Technique during their启蒙 (enlightenment) period."

"Even cultivators with heavenly spirit roots must practice the Five Elements Technique to the seventh level before they can switch to their elemental techniques. What is the reason behind this? I will explain it in detail in this lesson."

…

Chen Mobai couldn't help but set the video to double speed, as Qingping was too verbose.

But after watching the 45-minute teaching video, Chen Mobai couldn't help but feel enlightened. He then listened to Qingping's explanation of the Five Elements Technique cultivation from the beginning at normal speed.

Afterward, he eagerly sat cross-legged on the cushion.

Chen Mobai felt that he could now cultivate to the sixth level of Qi Condensation within a month.