Kong Huan raised his head and muttered to himself.
"Did Fellow Daoist Xu give up on himself after failing to climb the mountain? Or is Fellow Daoist Xu trying to find another way to attract the attention of the Holy Mountain Spirit and gain its recognition?"
Xu Chunniang did not hear Kong Huan's words. She was immersed in her spiritual practice and her perception of the outside world became vague.
I don’t know if it’s because the spiritual energy in Xiaoze Realm is more abundant, or for other reasons, but practicing in this Endless Mountain is several times more efficient than usual.
As her practice deepened, she entered into a mysterious realm.
When looking inward, one can see through everything as clearly as if seeing through fire, and even the direction of the flow of spiritual energy can be captured accurately.
Xu Chunniang could even "see" the trajectory of each strand of spiritual energy flowing through the meridians.
As she meditated more deeply, she felt as if she had entered some mysterious state.
The body seemed to have become a container for carrying spiritual energy, and with every breath, a cool and clear feeling came from the Baihui point, descending and spreading throughout the body.
It took about several hours for Xu Chunniang to come out of this state.
She stopped practicing, and with a sense of unprecedented peace, she sat there to comprehend what she had gained.
The so-called Qi training is actually "refining Qi". Absorbing spiritual energy and using it for one's own benefit is only the first step. What is more important is to refine essence into Qi.
Using one's own body as a furnace, one constantly refines the essence of the spiritual veins, bones and blood, thus achieving the goal of refining essence into qi.
When she thought of this, her realm suddenly dropped.
Starting from the middle stage of the ninth level of Qi training, he fell directly to the early stage of the ninth level of Qi training, and then fell directly below the ninth level of Qi training and reached the eighth level of Qi training.
It was not until his cultivation level reached the early stage of the seventh level of Qi training that his downward trend stopped.
At the same time, Xu Chunniang's cultivation was rapidly compressed, and its solidity and stability were several times higher than before.
On the surface, her realm had dropped by more than two levels.
But in fact, the benefits brought by solid cultivation are undoubtedly greater.
There may not be much change in her strength, but it has invisibly improved her potential and laid a solid foundation for her future.
This is the truth, but Xu Chunniang watched helplessly as the cultivation level she had worked so hard to obtain dropped by two levels in just a few breaths. She felt really bad.
Originally, she was planning to start building her foundation after leaving Xiaoze Realm, but the sudden change disrupted her plan.
Fortunately, it was simply because her cultivation was not good enough that her realm fell.
As long as you absorb enough spiritual energy, you can make up for your cultivation in a short time.
It took Xu Chunniang half a minute to adjust her mood, exhaled the foul air, and continued to meditate.
While I am now in the small swamp with abundant spiritual energy, I will practice more as much as possible.
The noise Xu Chunniang made was not big, but it was quiet here. Kong Huan noticed it almost as soon as her cultivation started to decline.
"What's going on? Why has her cultivation level dropped? Am I seeing things right?"
Kong Huan rubbed his eyes in disbelief and almost suspected that he was hallucinating.
He had never heard of a decline in cultivation on the Holy Mountain. Could it be that he had angered the soul of the Holy Mountain
"No, after Fellow Daoist Xu's cultivation level dropped from the ninth level to the seventh level, his aura became even stronger. How did she do that?"
For a moment, Kong Huan was so anxious that he almost wanted to find Xu Chunniang to ask for clarification.
But after seeing that she had entered a state of meditation again, he opened his mouth several times to speak, but in the end, nothing came out.
Kong Huan was restless. Finally, he stood up, looked towards the holy mountain, with determination in his eyes.
Since Fellow Daoist Xu has gained some kind of opportunity through meditation and practice, if he learns from her, will he be able to get the same opportunity
As soon as this thought came to Kong Huan's mind, he could no longer hold back and headed towards the holy mountain regardless of the fact that the sky had already darkened.
After stepping onto the holy mountain, Kong Huan thought for a moment, stopped at the same height as Xu Chunniang, and began to meditate directly.
Xu Chunniang didn't know that after seeing the changes in her cultivation, Kong Huan made the same decision as her.
Even if she knew, she wouldn't care.
Kong Huan practiced for several days but still gained nothing.
As time goes by, more and more people come to the holy mountain.
Among these monks, two of them leaped forward twenty or thirty steps on the first day of climbing the mountain, leaving the others far behind.
After seeing this scene, Kong Huan could no longer sit still. He finally gave up meditating on the spot and continued climbing.
Among the monks climbing the mountain, Xu Chunniang's figure meditating at the foot of the mountain was particularly conspicuous.
From time to time, people cast curious glances at her, and many people imitated her.
However, these people were just like Kong Huan. After persisting for a period of time, they gained nothing and finally had no choice but to give up, wasting several days of effort in vain.
"What on earth is this female cultivator doing? Does she really think the Holy Mountain is her own cave? She is simply wasting our time!"
A male cultivator finished his meditation and said unhappily.
His words immediately resonated with some people around him.
"Who said it wasn't true? Why do you have to meditate and practice on the Holy Mountain? Isn't this deliberately misleading us?"
"I suspect she's not good at climbing mountains, so I came up with this idea so that no one else can get the treasure."
After all, those who complain are a minority, and most monks are rational.
"You people at Qifeng are so unreasonable. You blame others for your own mistakes. Did that female cultivator who was meditating and practicing interfere with your business?"
"That's right. The female cultivator has been meditating since the first day I came to the Holy Mountain. You think she did this because she got an opportunity, so you just did it without asking. Now you blame her for wasting your time. It's ridiculous."
The male cultivator from Qifeng couldn't help but blush and spoke in shame and anger.
"You're talking about me, so why are you talking about Qi Peak? You guys from Baihua Peak, you only know how to deal with poisonous insects and witchcraft all day long, which is not good either!"
"You don't need to judge the good or bad of my Baihua Peak. At least we are not as stupid as you."
"you!"
The male cultivator at Qifeng was very angry. He felt that this female cultivator was very unreasonable, but he couldn't win against her.
"Alright, alright, we are all from the same sect, so please stop talking. Ignore that female cultivator and hurry up to climb the mountain to win the approval of the Holy Mountain Spirit. That is the important thing to do."
With the mediation of others, the few people finally stopped arguing and each found a place to start climbing the mountain.
Xu Chunniang, who was not far away, was always meditating and practicing, and never paid attention to the movements in the outside world.
These days, she has been practicing meditation, trying to enter that mysterious state again.
She vaguely realized that such a state would be extremely beneficial to her practice and enlightenment.
But Xu Chunniang tried everything these days, but still couldn't find the right method.
There were times when she even felt that there was only a layer of fog between her and that state, but that fog could not be dispelled no matter what she did.