Chapter 43

The description of the Immortal Path in the *Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique* made Li Fan feel increasingly uneasy.

Before the Golden Core stage, things were relatively normal, with practitioners absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, borrowing their wonders, and peering into their laws.

After the Nascent Soul stage, the tone gradually became more and more frenzied.

Seizing the essence of heaven and earth, extracting their marrow, and sacrificing their spirits...

And ultimately, defying the principles of heaven and earth.

Just reading these words made one feel a chill down their spine.

The Heavenly Dao stands high above, nurturing all living things.

For cultivators to practice in such a way is no different from rebelling against heaven, a grave act of defiance.

What does this mean? Do the cultivators not know?

Unfortunately, this method of cultivation progresses too quickly.

The book records that after the Immortal Venerable spread his teachings, a large number of ordinary people who were previously unable to cultivate suddenly rose to prominence within a few decades.

Cultivators with Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Deity Transformation realms sprang up like mushrooms after the rain.

At that time, the prosperity of the cultivation world was such that Golden Core cultivators were everywhere, and Nascent Soul cultivators were as common as dogs.

Those who adhered to the ancient cultivation methods saw their own cultivation levels easily surpassed by mere mortals. How many could still hold onto their principles and not try the Immortal Venerable's method?

Thus, the ancient cultivation methods gradually declined, and the new methods gradually took their place.

A thousand years after the new methods became widespread, the cultivation world reached its peak.

Unfortunately, the Heavenly Dao is clear, and when things reach their peak, they must decline.

Countless cultivators greedily plundered the resources of heaven and earth without restraint.

Even the increasingly frequent heavenly tribulations could not suppress the growing number of cultivators.

Finally, the retaliation of the Heavenly Dao arrived.

The world underwent a great transformation, and a great calamity descended.

From then on, the Immortal Techniques could no longer be cultivated together!

The once prosperous cultivation world suffered a severe blow.

Cultivators, in their struggle for a glimmer of hope, fell into endless mutual slaughter.

For a long time, the cultivation world showed signs of decline and decay.

It took thousands of years to slowly recover.

Now, cultivators have become accustomed to the malevolence of heaven and earth.

They have summarized their experiences and lessons, and on the ruins of the cultivation world after the great calamity, they have established a new cultivation order.

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The introduction to the origins of the current cultivation world is complete. The subsequent content in the book is the "Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique."

If a person who has removed the miasma cannot easily draw qi into their body, they can cultivate their own five spirits, forcibly absorb the essence of heaven and earth, and then refine it to break through to the Qi Condensation stage.

The so-called five spirits refer to the five innate emotions of a person.

Greed, fear, rage, hatred, and self-centeredness.

These five emotions are hidden in the human heart, inexhaustible and endless.

The Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique uses these five spirits as fuel to cultivate the "Root of Heaven and Earth" in the dantian.

The Root of Heaven and Earth connects the cultivator's dantian to heaven and earth. Once formed, the cultivator can use it to forcefully absorb the essence of heaven and earth and make it their own.

Compared to the ancient cultivation methods, which relied entirely on one's innate talent, the Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique is characterized by its stability.

Those with excellent talent can cultivate the Root of Heaven and Earth in just one day and night, embarking on the path of cultivation.

Even those without any cultivation talent can, through daily effort, form their own Root of Heaven and Earth within ten years at most.

Having learned the method to draw qi into the body, Li Fan spent most of his time at home, practicing the *Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique*.

Despite his mental preparation, he knew his cultivation path might not be smooth.

But even so, day after day, three whole years passed, and Li Fan still had not successfully drawn qi.

Li Fan was very clear about his cultivation talent, average, not a genius, but certainly not bad.

The current situation must have another reason.

"The Mystic Yellow Heart Cultivation Spell... truly a mixed blessing." Li Fan felt somewhat helpless.

The Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique requires the five emotions as fuel to form the Root of Heaven and Earth.

However, Li Fan's practice of the Mystic Yellow Heart Cultivation Spell left him with very little of these five emotions.

Even if he did not deliberately activate the Heart Cultivation Spell, it acted instinctively, spontaneously crushing these negative emotions in his mind.

This was like carrying a heavy burden, which led to Li Fan's slow progress.

Li Fan had also tried to draw qi into his body without the Root of Heaven and Earth.

But he clearly did not have the talent of Xiao Heng.

The external essence of heaven and earth showed no interest in him at all.

Without guidance from others, Li Fan had no confidence in how long it would take to draw qi into his body.

Therefore, Li Fan decided to stick to the Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique to break through to the Qi Condensation stage.

It might be slow, but it was stable.

What Li Fan lacked the least was time.

At the beginning of the three years, He Zhenghao occasionally sent people to inquire about Li Fan's cultivation progress.

But after Li Fan made no progress for a long time, he no longer sent people.

At Tianbao Tower, due to Li Fan and Xiao Heng, although they no longer had the support of the Wan Hua Merchant Guild, their business in the surrounding islands actually improved.

No one wanted to offend a merchant house that might have an immortal master as a backer, and they tried to avoid conflicts with Tianbao Tower as much as possible.

Thus, Tianbao Tower expanded its market over the three years, thriving.

Yin Yuzhen's confidence grew, and she was eager to return to Ye Lan Island to reclaim control of Tianbao Tower's headquarters.

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Li Fan only occasionally paid attention to external matters.

Most of his energy was focused on cultivating the Root of Heaven and Earth.

Unfortunately, this was something that could not be rushed.

Li Fan estimated that, if nothing went wrong, he would need about two more years to succeed.

He had been cooped up at home for a long time. On this day, feeling restless, Li Fan decided to go out for a walk.

Without disturbing anyone, he changed into different clothes, put on a felt hat, and went to the market in Liuli Island.

Compared to three years ago, there seemed to be no change here.

The sounds of haggling, vendors calling out to customers, and children playing echoed continuously.

Here, Li Fan felt a long-missed sense of "humanity."

The various thoughts in his mind, like withered saplings receiving nourishment, suddenly sprang up in large numbers.

In just this moment, the progress of the Root of Heaven and Earth was more than what he had achieved in three days of closed-door cultivation at home.

Li Fan suddenly realized.

For ordinary cultivators, seclusion and focused cultivation are necessary because ordinary people do not lack the five spirits that serve as fuel.

But Li Fan's situation was special. The Heart Cultivation Spell in his mind constantly ran, turning these杂念 into nourishment for his mental strength.

The Five Spirit Qi Sensing Technique, being less advanced than the Mystic Yellow Heart Cultivation Spell, could not compete and could only pick up the leftovers.

Li Fan could not change this situation for now. To speed up the formation of the Root of Heaven and Earth, he needed to increase the number of杂念 in his mind each day.

Seclusion every day was clearly not the solution; he needed to engage with the world.

Realizing this, Li Fan felt a sense of joy.

It seemed that he might not need two years to reach the Qi Condensation stage.

...

"Senior Li?" At this moment, a somewhat familiar voice came from behind.

Li Fan turned around, looked at the person, and after a moment, recognized who it was.

It was Zhang Haobo, the captain of the Cangyuan ship on Liuli Island, whom he had met once before.