novelapdf Chapter 4 Qi Refining Level 3
Chapter 4 Qi Refining Level 3
When using the [Life Barrier] to absorb lifespan, is it possible to absorb a portion of the lifespan without damaging the fruit?
In this way, you'll have both longevity and dragon blood rice.
He's only growing ordinary Tier 1 Dragon Blood Rice right now. If he were to grow higher-tier and more precious Tier 2 and Tier 3 spiritual plants and herbs in the future, and then consume them all like this, it would be too wasteful...
Accompanied by his thoughts,
The next moment, a system notification immediately appeared in my mind.
[A Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, "Dragon Blood Rice," has been discovered. Absorbing excess life force will grant 0.05 years of lifespan. Absorb?]
"Devour!"
After Jiang Chuan finished speaking, his gaze was fixed on the Dragon Blood Rice in front of him. When he found that it was still intact in the same place, he showed an expression of "I knew it".
The Emperor's father is not such an inconvenient thing; he will surely consider the master's needs.
"It's done, now you don't have to worry."
It took Jiang Chuan two or three days to slowly harvest the dragon blood rice.
After deducting the 200 plants that were completely consumed, a total of 101 catties of Dragon Blood Rice were harvested, and a total of 40 years of lifespan were gained.
[Remaining lifespan: 55.7 years]
Having gained a sufficient lifespan, Jiang Chuan's appearance returned to that of a normal eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy.
Looking at the handsome young man in the mirror, Jiang Chuan's face showed reluctance.
He dared not go out looking like this; it would definitely cause unnecessary trouble. Suddenly transforming from a middle-aged man into a handsome young man—even a blind person could see something was wrong…
"The reason for all of this is simply a lack of strength."
"Start your grueling training now!"
Jiang Chuan sat cross-legged, pondering which aspect he should prioritize improving.
Spiritual root, cultivation method, cultivation level, spells...
Thinking of the terrifying lifespan he had consumed to upgrade his spiritual root last time, he immediately ruled out this option.
With 55 years of lifespan remaining, even if I spend all of it, it will probably only increase my affinity with the Wood Spirit Root by two or three points, which won't help my strength much for the time being.
As for improving and optimizing the techniques?
He guessed that it must also require consuming a lot of lifespan.
The Evergreen Technique he is currently practicing is a low-grade, first-tier wood-attribute technique. It can be cultivated up to the ninth level of Qi Refining, which is enough for him for now. He can improve it further when he has enough lifespan in the future...
[You have invested 30 years of your lifespan in cultivation and evolution]
[You spent a year in seclusion meditating and practicing breathing exercises, painstakingly opening two spiritual apertures, and your cultivation level has slightly increased.]
[You have practiced breathing exercises for twelve years, gaining new insights into the "Evergreen Technique" and opening thirty-six spiritual acupoints... You attempted to break through the bottleneck of the second level of Qi cultivation, but failed.]
[After thirteen years of practicing breathing exercises, you have successfully broken through to the second level of Qi Refining, and the quality and quantity of your magical power have increased significantly... You continue to open new spiritual apertures.]
[You have practiced breathing exercises for twenty-eight years, reopened thirty-six spiritual acupoints, and reached the "proficiency" level in your understanding of the "Evergreen Technique"... You attempted to break through the bottleneck of the third level of Qi cultivation, but failed.]
[You have practiced breathing exercises for thirty years, breaking through to the third level of Qi Refining, resulting in a significant increase in both the quality and quantity of your magical power.]
With each notification, Jiang Chuan noticed that spiritual apertures within his body were being opened, and the quality and quantity of magical power in his dantian and sea of qi had increased several times over, making it incomparable to when he was at the first level of Qi Refining.
With a gentle clench of the fist, a surge of power fills the body, as if capable of splitting stone tablets and lifting cauldrons...
"This feeling of rapid improvement is simply amazing!"
Jiang Chuan's eyes gleamed as he took out a bronze mirror to examine his appearance. After consuming thirty years of his lifespan, he had returned to the appearance of someone in their thirties.
"But am I really that bad at the job?"
"Without using spirit stones or pills to aid cultivation, it actually took him thirty years to barely break through to the third level of Qi Refining?"
Jiang Chuan shook his head helplessly. Without any cheat codes, he would be grateful if he could even break through to the mid-stage of Qi Refining in this lifetime, let alone Foundation Establishment.
"Spiritual root aptitude is too important. Once you have enough lifespan, it's more worthwhile to prioritize improving your spiritual root aptitude."
Jiang Chuan looked at the system.
[Remaining lifespan: 25.7 years]
He thought about it carefully, and realized that his remaining lifespan might not be enough to break through the bottleneck from the third to the fourth level of Qi Refining...
Let's use it to enhance our spells.
"I'll upgrade Fireball first, then Healing. One for offense, one for defense, that'll give me some self-protection."
You have dedicated five years of your lifespan to mastering the Fireball Technique.
[After a year of studying and practicing the Fireball spell, your understanding of magic has significantly improved, and you can now roughly master the Fireball spell.]
[You have studied and practiced the Fireball Technique for three years and have already mastered it.]
[You have studied and practiced the Fireball spell for five years, and have perfectly mastered this spell, enabling you to cast it instantly.]
Jiang Chuan opened his eyes, arrived at the spirit field, raised his right hand, and with a thought, a red fireball the size of a basketball instantly formed and flew towards a pile of dragon blood rice stalks in the spirit field.
Sizzle!
The pile of straw burst into flames instantly, and soon turned into ashes.
Seeing the power of a perfect-level fireball spell, Jiang Chuan's pupils shrank, and he gained a new understanding of the personal power in the world of cultivation.
If he, an ordinary cultivator at the third level of Qi Refining, had sufficient magical power to support him, he would be able to withstand thousands of troops in the mortal world.
only……
Jiang Chuan focused his inner energy on his dantian and released a fireball spell, which consumed about one-tenth of his total mana. He wouldn't be able to use it more often.
Next, Jiang Chuan devoted another five years of his lifespan to cultivating healing techniques.
[You have studied and practiced healing techniques for five years, perfectly mastering them and achieving instantaneous casting.]
After ten years of his lifespan had passed, Jiang Chuan looked at himself in the mirror and returned to his previous appearance as a middle-aged man with graying temples.
"With a cultivation level of the third stage of Qi Refining, and perfected Fireball and Healing spells, I can barely protect myself."
"However, since my cultivation has improved so significantly, I need to find a reason beforehand. Ideally, I should cultivate a concealment technique; that's essential for being the sixth brother..."
Jiang Chuan thought to himself.
After finishing his cultivation, Jiang Chuan looked at the hundred catties of Dragon Blood Rice. Each grain was about the size of a soybean, crystal clear, with a blood-red luster, and a faint aroma of rice, which whetted his appetite.
They immediately set up a stove, lit a fire, cooked a pot of spirit rice, and also stir-fried two side dishes.
Although Taihu Market is a market for cultivating immortality, there are also many mortals living there. They have no shortage of ordinary food, and not everyone can afford spirit rice and spirit pills.
"The annual rent for one mu of spirit field is 4 spirit stones. This 100 jin of dragon blood rice can only be sold for 5 to 6 spirit stones at most, which is enough to break even."
Of course, if you include the 200 Dragon Blood Rice plants that he chose to devour, an acre of spirit field can still earn three or four low-grade spirit stones every year.
Farming may not be very profitable, far less so than mining, herb gathering, or hunting, but it is safe and stable. If one could rent dozens of acres of spirit fields at once, earning hundreds of low-grade spirit stones a year would not be a problem. Over time, one might even be able to accumulate enough spiritual resources for Foundation Establishment...
"I can't stop selling books for now; it's a decent source of income. Anyway, I'm just idling around, so I might as well use it as practice for calligraphy."
In the past ten months, he has written two, three, or four more volumes of the novel, which he occasionally sells in various places in the market. After deducting his daily expenses, he has also accumulated 12 low-grade spirit stones.
However, he never encountered a sect disciple as generous as Lin Zhiwei again, nor did he see Lin Zhiwei again.
When Jiang Chuan thought of Lin Zhiwei, a bright and beautiful figure immediately came to mind.
That day when we first met, I was truly amazed by her beauty; she was like a fairy descended to earth...
"No, what am I thinking?"
Jiang Chuan quickly cleared his mind of distracting thoughts.
After finishing a large bowl of fragrant dragon blood rice with stir-fried pork and chili peppers, Jiang Chuan let out a satisfied burp and a contented smile appeared on his face...
Boom boom boom!
Just then, there was a knock on the door.