Chapter 649: Chapter 231: Returning to Origin

When nothing else fell out, he couldn’t wait to pick up the secret manual on the ground.

"Guiyuan Skill..."

"The legendary cultivation technique?"

Lin Zheyu was overjoyed.

He had coveted a true cultivation technique for a long time.

Except for the "Seven Evils Ghost Canon" given by Master Liang Song, which had some taste of a cultivation technique, he had not encountered any related techniques since then.

Lin Zheyu eagerly began to read.

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In Bitao Pavilion.

Mr. Yang frowned, drinking wine, his heart very anxious.

"Is there still no news of Xiaoyu?"

Wu Xuan came over and asked softly.

A space-time node appeared outside Wuling City, and she was transferred here overnight to support.

Not only her, but also Bai Zhong, Jiang Jun, and Chen Ding returned.

"Not yet, I’m afraid it’s more bad than good."

"Has Bai Zhong returned?"

Mr. Yang looked at Wu Xuan, frowned, and asked.

"Senior brother has already followed the powerhouse from the Observatory into the Demon God Barrier to execute the mission."

"I haven’t told him about Xiaoyu yet."

Wu Xuan sat beside Mr. Yang and said.

The power of the Seven Evils was extremely dense within the Demon God Barrier, and weak cultivators dared not enter.

Grandmasters, Transforming Force experts, and even Innate Powerhouses among martial artists replaced the role of weak cultivators, entering with the strong to execute missions.

"Wasn’t Xiaoyu on the Hidden Dragon List; can his whereabouts be seen from the list?" Wu Xuan asked.

"I tried, it’s useless."

"His Hidden Dragon Order shattered, and the light point on the Hidden Dragon List turned gray," Mr. Yang frowned.

It was precisely because of this that he was so anxious.

The Hidden Dragon Order is extremely important to a martial artist; under normal circumstances, martial artists carry it with them, well protected.

"The Hidden Dragon Order is shattered?!"

Wu Xuan, upon hearing this, also felt something was amiss.

"Perhaps he’s trapped in the Demon God Barrier, unable to get out."

"I’ve already sent Wenzi, Gu Ye, and others into the Demon God Barrier to search, and I’m estimating news will come soon."

Mr. Yang sighed softly and said slowly.

"That’s all we can do..."

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"...Qi Cultivation...Foundation Establishment...Golden Core...I see..."

Lin Zheyu murmured.

This manual can only cultivate up to Foundation Establishment; there is no subsequent technique content.

So-called cultivation is extremely discerning about qualifications, emphasizing methods, wealth, partners, and the location.

If one’s qualifications are poor, and they don’t have enough resources, they won’t achieve much in their lifetime.

Lin Zheyu just tried cultivating according to the Guiyuan Skill technique and could only sense a slight sensation of qi.

What is the sensation of qi? It is the ability to perceive the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and absorb it into one’s body.

With Lin Zheyu’s poor qualifications, if he truly embarked on the cultivation path without any lucky encounters, even reaching Foundation Establishment would be a miracle.

"The world is having problems. If one doesn’t cultivate in blessed spots and absorbs the external Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, they’ll eventually turn into a demon."

Lin Zheyu shook his head, muttering to himself.

He just tried absorbing only a small amount of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy and felt extremely uncomfortable.

Active absorption and passive absorption by the body are two different concepts.

Actively absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, the power of the Seven Evils and Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy enter the body together, and as the Spiritual Energy circulates within, the body is rapidly eroded.

"Cultivation..."

"If it’s merely the existence of the power of the Seven Evils, it’s impossible for the once glorious Immortal path to decline to this extent."

"Surely there are other factors that have led the Immortal path to fall into its current state," Lin Zheyu muttered to himself.

When martial artists advance to Innate, even ordinary people without cultivation qualifications can qualify for cultivation.

Lin Zheyu, although highly yearning for so-called cultivators, was filled with hesitation.

Throughout Great Wei, cultivators are hardly seen roaming outside; even Innate Powerhouses in Martial Dao do not appear.

According to Mr. Yang, after advancing to Martial Arts Innate, one needs to cultivate in blessed spots.

Staying outside for a long time not only fails to improve their strength but also regresses due to the erosion of the Seven Evils.

"Although I’m not taking the path of a cultivator, their method of condensing Spiritual Sense can be referenced."

Lin Zheyu thought to himself.

Using storage bags, controlling magical artifacts, all require Spiritual Sense. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Though Lin Zheyu’s spirit and soul were strong, he still couldn’t condense Spiritual Sense, clearly indicating a wrong method.

He turned to the part of the manual discussing Spiritual Sense and began reading carefully.

Spiritual Sense is an extension of the spirit and soul.

The spirit and soul of living creatures are ethereal, existing within the flesh, a difficult-to-perceive energy mass.

Cultivators, through special means, condense the ethereal spirit and soul energy, refining more powerful Spiritual Sense.

Martial artist cultivation focuses on body refining, honing physique through Martial Dao, refining spirit and soul.

The Immortal path is the opposite; it focuses on comprehension, emphasizes spirit and soul refinement, and mind cultivation, making the flesh secondary.

Cultivators primarily train the spirit and soul, gather more mana, harness more spiritual power, and craft stronger magical artifacts.

Magical artifacts can compensate for cultivators’ deficiencies; they need not spend time and effort to cultivate powerful physiques.

As long as their mana is strong enough, their realm high enough, and they have enough silver taels, they can buy stronger defensive artifacts and even carry arrays and restrictions with them.

In cultivators’ eyes, spending time on cultivating the physique is a foolish endeavor.

The strength of the physique doesn’t put food on the table, nor is it the best plan for extending life.

With this time, it’s better to think more about how to earn more silver taels, Spirit Stones, and craft stronger magical artifacts.