Chapter 25

True Qi permeates the body, as if the heart opens and the eyes see clearly, perceiving everything around with utmost detail!

Qi flows in from the outside and then out from the inside, in a continuous cycle, sensing the universe!

Breaking through the first level of Qi Cultivation, an ordinary person becomes a cultivator, a chicken transforms into a phoenix, and the perception of the outside world changes immediately, the world transforms!

Luo Li felt as if his five senses had suddenly opened, and the outside world became extraordinarily vivid. For the first time, he was surprised to find that everything before his eyes had become so bright, and within a few dozen feet, every movement, seen or unseen, was almost completely within his grasp. This sense of control was something he had never experienced before.

With a slight movement of his ears, he could hear a cricket hiding in the tree outside the house, making a faint chirping sound, and the sound of flies flapping their wings as they flew around the room. His eyes felt as if they had been washed by clear spring water, bright and clear, and the patterns on the ceiling and the threads of the spider web outside the wall were all clearly visible. His nose could smell the blood on his body and the heavy dampness outside.

With a light movement of his hands, Luo Li was stunned, staring in amazement at his incredibly agile hands. A sense of power he had never felt before seemed to surge within his body, different from the internal energy and True Qi he had known before, but another strange energy.

The absorbed spiritual energy transformed into a strange force, circulating through Luo Li's body, cleansing his flesh and bones, refining his physical structure, and purifying his body, expelling toxins!

Luo Li's body had become much lighter than before. With a slight movement in the room, he could dart and move, creating a hazy illusion within a few dozen feet.

Moreover, it seemed as if an eye had grown inside his body, allowing him to see everything clearly, from his internal organs to the tiniest blood vessels. A strange True Qi flowed slowly, nourishing his body.

This is True Qi, the unique True Qi of cultivators, a very mysterious spiritual energy that circulates freely through the body, through the 48,000 pores and the nine orifices, possessing incredible power.

This is the special ability of cultivators! Luo Li's visual, auditory, olfactory, gustatory, and tactile senses were integrated into one, forming the divine sense of cultivators!

However, Luo Li could now sense things several dozen feet away, even more than a hundred feet, but only because he had just broken through. Over time, his divine sense would shrink and eventually stabilize, with the range of the first level of Qi Cultivation being no more than three feet from his body!

Luo Li gradually regained his composure and looked inside his body, only to find that in his dantian, a sea had formed. This is the Sea of Qi, where cultivators store their True Qi!

Entering the Foundation Establishment stage, this would become liquid True Essence. Entering the Golden Core stage, a solid Golden Core would be born here. Entering the Nascent Soul stage, a living Nascent Soul would appear here!

However, upon closer inspection, in that sea, there was only a single drop of water!

A bit of True Qi, this is one breath, a term used to measure the True Essence of cultivators. One breath refers to the True Qi that condenses after the cultivation energy circulates through the body once, completing a full cycle.

This Sea of Qi can contain countless True Qi, which then merge, evolve, and strengthen. When Luo Li advances to the second level, it will once again contain countless True Qi, evolving once more!

Until the tenth level of Qi Cultivation, entering the Foundation Establishment stage, the gaseous True Qi transforms into liquid True Essence, entering the Foundation Establishment stage!

Luo Li took a deep breath, looked at the sun, and realized that from the start of his cultivation, through the nine stages, to now entering the Qi Cultivation stage, it had only taken four hours. Time was truly invaluable, passing in the blink of an eye!

Looking at the time, there was still one hour before dawn. Continue, continue!

Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, exhale, inhale, inhale, exhale, inhale...

Luo Li began his breathing cultivation again. This strange breathing technique, one cycle of inhalation and exhalation, and then another, this is cultivation!

After a hundred cycles, that pleasant feeling returned! This feeling, no matter how many times it repeats, is always incredibly enjoyable!

Entering the Bridge of Heaven and Earth, connecting the Conception and Governor Vessels, gradually, another breath of True Qi formed in Luo Li's Sea of Qi!

Another cultivation session ended, Luo Li took a deep breath, rested for a few breaths, and continued cultivating...

Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale, exhale, inhale, inhale, exhale, inhale...

Luo Li condensed his third breath of True Qi! But after this, he could no longer cultivate. His meridians began to ache, as described in the cultivation scriptures, this is called a bottleneck!

Now, just starting on the path of cultivation, Luo Li could only cultivate for five hours a day. Exceeding this, his body could not handle it, and he would be unable to continue!

Luo Li slowly ended his cultivation, frowning. This wouldn't do!

"I can cultivate for five hours a day, which means I can produce a dozen or so breaths of True Qi. To enter the second level of Qi Cultivation, I need at least seven to eight hundred days. That's at least two years before I can enter the second level of Qi Cultivation, and that's with the resources of a third-grade spirit abode. This can't be right!"

Luo Li was dumbfounded, never imagining that cultivation would be so difficult!

"No, no, there must be other ways to speed this up!"

Luo Li began to review the scriptures and gradually discovered a solution: spirit stones, spirit pills, and spirit meals!

Spirit stones are the foundation of the cultivation world. Holding a spirit stone and absorbing its spiritual energy can accelerate Luo Li's cultivation speed several times over. However, spirit stones contain stone qi, and absorbing too much can be harmful to the body.

Spirit pills are excellent, automatically converting into True Essence upon consumption, strengthening the body faster than spirit stones. However, consuming too many can lead to pill toxicity and resistance.

The best approach is to use spirit stones, supplemented by spirit pills, a basic knowledge in the cultivation world!

Spirit meals are the most enjoyable cultivation aids. Spirit meals are delicious meals that nourish the body through food, with no harmful side effects, making them far superior to spirit stones and spirit pills!

However, spirit meals are the most expensive, far exceeding their value. A meal that replenishes the spiritual energy of five spirit stones costs at least ten spirit stones!

Luo Li shook his head, realizing that this was the only way. In the future, he would need to earn more spirit stones, as having spirit stones means having a future!

At this moment, he looked outside, and the sky was already bright. The night had passed in a flash, and although Luo Li had not slept, his body felt incredibly light, as cultivation was more beneficial to the body than sleep!

He slowly stood up, washed up, and then left his stone residence to report to the Tuo She Courtyard!

Yongchuan Luo Li could not be found, so he went directly to the head of the Tuo She Courtyard, Elder Ji An. When he arrived, Luo Li was surprised to see Gao Peng, who was also there, looking completely different from before!

Elder Ji An, seeing Luo Li, nodded and said:

"Good, good, good! I didn't expect that two cultivators in our Tuo She Courtyard would break through the nine stages and open their Sea of Qi in one night.

Good, good!"

It turned out that Gao Peng had also broken through in one night, entering the Qi Cultivation stage.

Gao Peng clasped his hands and said, "Congratulations, congratulations! Indeed, you are my senior brother!"

Luo Li clasped his hands in response, "Congratulations, congratulations!"

Elder Ji An asked, "How many breaths of True Qi have you both condensed?"

Gao Peng replied, "Disciple has condensed seventeen breaths!"

Luo Li replied, "Disciple has condensed three breaths!"

At first glance, Gao Peng had a clear advantage. He was from a fifth-grade spirit abode, while Luo Li was from a third-grade spirit abode, two grades lower. Moreover, Gao Peng had condensed seventeen breaths, while Luo Li had only three, a significant difference.

However, it wasn't that simple! The reason Gao Peng could break through the nine stages and enter the Qi Cultivation stage was that he had taken pills prepared by his parents, which were worth at least a hundred spirit stones. He had also taken Qi Cultivation pills, which helped him reach seventeen breaths.

Luo Li, on the other hand, had taken nothing, relying solely on himself. Moreover, Gao Peng had two elemental roots, while Luo Li had three, so Gao Peng wasn't much stronger than Luo Li!

Indeed, Elder Ji An pointed at Gao Peng and said:

"You have used too many pills. In the future, be cautious. Only use pills when necessary, as overuse can affect your future cultivation."

Then he pointed at Luo Li and said:

"You, very good!"

"Alright, both of you, go to the supplies area and collect your sect benefits. Gao Peng, you are considered a fourth-grade disciple.

This month is almost over, so you are in luck. You can collect an extra month's worth of benefits, as a reward from our courtyard for your rapid breakthrough!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Li and Gao Peng were overjoyed. The month was almost over, and they could still collect benefits at the beginning of the next month, a reward from the Tuo She Courtyard for their rapid breakthrough.

Luo Li now understood the value of spirit stones. Without spirit stones, relying solely on his own hard work, it would take at least two years to enter the second level of Qi Cultivation. Spirit stones were truly valuable, a hard currency, and extremely precious!

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