Upon hearing this, the others also looked towards Xu Chunniang, obviously just as curious as to what rank of Taoist master she had achieved.
"Third rank."
The master once reminded her that there was no need to tell others the rank of the Taoist priest.
If someone outside asks, just say you have reached the third level.
“I actually got the third rank!”
The female cultivator exclaimed and looked at Xu Chunniang with envy on her face.
"You have obtained the third-grade Dao foundation, and you came from the outer sect. I believe you have already become the disciple of the Golden Core Elder, right?"
Xu Chunniang hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Yue Yanru, the master of Qianji Peak, has the cultivation level of the late Jindan stage. Since she has become his disciple, she can naturally be considered his inner disciple.
"A third-rank Daotai is great! Unfortunately, I only got the fifth rank. Although I also worshipped the Golden Core Elder as my master, I am only a nominal disciple."
The female cultivator said, with a look of longing on her face, "I don't know when I can become a regular employee."
"As long as you practice wholeheartedly, there will always be opportunities."
Xu Chunniang was not very good at comforting people. After thinking for a long time, she only said this.
"I know."
The female cultivator curved her eyebrows and said, "My name is Huo Chunyan, from Qifeng. What's your name?"
"My name is Xu Chunniang."
"What a coincidence! Both of our names contain the character 'Spring'."
There was surprise in Huo Chunyan's eyes. When she was about to ask more questions, she caught a glimpse of a figure outside. She quickly shut her mouth and sat up straight.
The others also sat up straight.
Gu Yuanan walked into the classroom, glanced around, and when his eyes fell on Xu Chunniang, he froze slightly.
This female cultivator clearly looked unfamiliar, but for some reason he felt she was familiar, as if he had seen her before.
But he thought about it several times and couldn't remember where he had seen this female cultivator before.
Gu Yuanan shook his head, perhaps he remembered it wrongly.
He walked up to the stage and was about to start his lecture when his hands suddenly stopped.
He remembered.
The appearance of this female cultivator coincided with that of a little girl in his memory.
She has grown up a lot and changed a lot, but the outline of her childhood is still there between her eyebrows and eyes.
If it weren’t for the cultivator’s amazing memory, Gu Yuanan really wouldn’t have been able to recognize him.
It has been less than thirty years, and the outer disciple who was inconspicuous back then has actually established his foundation
Gu Yuanan looked normal, but he couldn't help feeling surprised.
He also built the foundation within 30 years, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to do.
He couldn't help but look at the female cultivator with a higher opinion, "What's your name? Are you willing to become my disciple?"
If she hasn't found a disciple yet, he might be able to help introduce one to her.
Such a genius would be even more powerful if he had a good teacher to help him.
Xu Chunniang was a little surprised, but after she realized what was happening, she quickly replied, "Disciple Xu Chunniang has become a disciple of Qianji Peak."
Gu Yuanan nodded, didn't ask any more questions, and started today's class.
"Yesterday we said that the art of controlling the sword lies in controlling the qi. Using the newly born qi in the body, we can seize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Only when the two qi blend and combine, can we control the qi in the weapon and thus travel freely between heaven and earth."
Having said that, Gu Yuanan demonstrated it on the spot.
After the spiritual energy in his body circulated around his body, it started a small circulation in his body and generated a wisp of qi.
"After a cultivator builds his foundation, his body will circulate naturally. What you need to do is to capture the trajectory of this internal circulation and gain new vitality."
At first glance, this newly generated energy seems to be no different from the surrounding spiritual energy, but in fact there is a huge difference.
This strand of Qi is also called true Qi, and it is the key to building the foundation and communicating with heaven and earth.
As the spiritual energy in Gu Yuanan's body continued to circulate, more and more true energy was generated and condensed into a small cyclone.
“Once the cyclone is born, it attracts the spiritual energy from heaven and earth to enter it. The two merge with each other and soon become one, indistinguishable from each other.
Although you cannot see the special features of this cyclone with the naked eye, as long as you use your spiritual sense to explore it, you will understand what I mean.
Now that the two energies have been integrated, the next step is to control the energy in the instrument."
As he spoke, Gu Yuanan wrapped the air mass with his spiritual sense and carefully guided it into the flying sword.
As soon as the air mass entered the flying sword, the flying sword instantly rose into the air and floated in mid-air.
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but widen their eyes. It seemed that the secret of sword-wielding was hidden in this small air mass.
Xu Chunniang also stared at the flying sword intently, sighing in her heart.
This sword-flying technique is truly beyond words.
Gu Yuanan looked around, put away his flying sword, and dispersed the air with his hand.
"Okay, my demonstration ends here. Next, you should start practicing the small cycle according to what I said before."
Upon hearing this, everyone closed their eyes and started to meditate, following the same method that Senior Brother Gu had done before, and began to stimulate the new energy.
Xu Chunniang closed her eyes and felt the spiritual energy circulating around her body.
The spiritual energy first comes out from the Dantian, then circulates along the small circulation, then enters the big circulation, and reaches various parts of the body.
"Relax, and don't try to deliberately guide the circulation of spiritual energy. This will disrupt the small circulation in the body, making it more difficult to capture its traces."
A voice fell into Xu Chunniang's ears. It was the voice of Senior Brother Gu.
She slowed down her breathing, did not deliberately guide the circulation of spiritual energy, and calmly sensed the so-called "circulation within the body."
The classroom was quiet, with only the occasional sound of a long breath or two.
The two hours of teaching time passed in the blink of an eye. After Gu Yuanan explained the key points again, he left the classroom.
"Ah, the sword-controlling technique is really difficult. I have been learning it for a week, but I have only just sensed the trajectory of the circulation in my body. I am still far from generating new vitality."
Huo Chunyan couldn't help but sigh.
"Just be content. It's already pretty good to be able to sense the small cycle in a week. I heard that some brothers and sisters took a month to reach this level!"
"One month, that's too slow."
Huo Chunyan smacked her lips. "At this speed, how long will it take to learn the sword-controlling technique?"
"It will take about a year."
The disciple who spoke earlier estimated, "But this is just for learning. If you want to fully master it and use it proficiently, it will probably take more than a year."
Hearing this, Xu Chunniang frowned slightly, then relaxed.
Although she did not capture the trajectory of the small cycle just now, she already had some clues. She thought that she would be able to find the pattern within a week.
Huo Chunyan turned around and extended an invitation enthusiastically.
"Senior Sister Xu, I am studying formations as a minor. There will be a lecture on formations by the Golden Core Elder this afternoon. Do you want to go? If you go, we can go together."
"No."
Xu Chunniang shook her head slightly. She wanted to learn the sword-wielding technique first before talking about other things.
"As a disciple of Qianji Peak, you didn't even go when the Jindan elder gave a formation class?"
Huo Chunyan was surprised at first, but then a look of understanding appeared on her face.
"Oh, right. I forgot that you have taken Elder Jindan as your master. You can listen to the master's teachings every first and fifteenth day of the month. No wonder you didn't go. Okay, I'll go first. See you later."
After saying that, Huo Chunyan left the classroom in a hurry. She had to hurry over to grab a seat.
Otherwise, if you go too late, you won’t be able to squeeze in.
Afterwards, several more people left the classroom, and finally only Xu Chunniang and two male practitioners remained inside.
Xu Chunniang thought about it, walked out of the lecture hall and headed towards the training ground.
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