Huo Chunyan sighed softly, and was very envious of Xu Chunniang for having already learned the art of wielding a sword.
"If I had known I would have done the same as you and focused on learning sword-controlling skills first. I wouldn't be running around between the classrooms like I am now. It's already 15:30 when I get back from the main peak every day."
“It’s not too late to make a change now.”
Huo Chunyan was a little moved, and after thinking for a moment, she shook her head.
"Forget it. I've persisted for a month. If I study for a few more days, I won't have to take this training class anymore. Then I'll be able to relax. Besides, just learning sword control every day is too boring. I can't persist."
After hearing her say this, Xu Chunniang didn't say anything more.
What works for her may not work for everyone.
While the two were talking, people started to bring their stools and squeeze into the empty space at the back of the classroom to sit down.
Until the entire classroom could no longer accommodate any more cultivators, the Jindan cultivator who was giving the lesson walked in slowly.
The classroom, which was originally noisy and crowded, suddenly became quiet the moment it appeared, and you could hear a pin drop.
The Jindan cultivator looked around and saw a lot of unfamiliar faces, but he didn't care and started lecturing and discussing the Dao directly.
"Last time we talked about how cultivators refine their bodies. If they want to be one with the heaven and earth, they must refine all the meridians and channels internally, so that the true qi and spiritual qi can coexist and flow around.
Practice to draw in the Qi, gather the Qi and unite the spirit, until the body is filled with the Qi, only then can one achieve the great path of the Golden Elixir."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then continued speaking after a while.
"This process is simple to say, but it is not easy to do. What you need to understand is that cultivation is not a simple accumulation of cultivation, but a long process of communicating with the five elements of heaven and earth and harmonizing the yin and yang energies.
These may be too obscure and profound for you who have just embarked on the path of cultivation. There is no need to rush to force your understanding. As your realm improves, you will eventually slowly realize the essence of cultivation. "
The Jindan cultivators' insights into cultivation were naturally beyond the reach of these cultivators who had just established their foundations. So even though everyone only understood half of what the elder said, they still remembered every word he said without missing a word.
After the class, everyone was confused, as if they were listening to a foreign language. They could only barely understand some of the relevant explanations about Xiaoyao Jue.
As they walked outside, they shook their heads helplessly and communicated through telepathy.
"Alas, I can't understand what I hear, and I can't learn it. I'd better just practice with spiritual energy."
"I can use my true qi as a guide to absorb spiritual energy to practice Xiaoyao Jue, but the efficiency is really too slow, more than three times slower than using spiritual energy alone. I don't know how long I can stick to this method."
Huo Chunyan frowned and thought hard, then suddenly a look of enlightenment appeared on her face, "I understand!"
Seeing that others were looking at her, she didn't want to say much, and used her spiritual consciousness to convey her thoughts to Xu Chunniang to share her findings.
"In the foundation-building period, practicing Xiaoyao Jue requires not only spiritual energy, but also true energy. Although using spiritual energy alone can also increase the realm of cultivation, when practicing the technique, the two energies coexist, and the effect of cultivation is the best."
Xu Chunniang nodded. She and Huo Chunyan shared the same opinion.
The key to the sword-wielding technique is this true Qi. The practice of Xiaoyao Jue also requires true Qi. To achieve the golden elixir path, the body must be filled with true Qi.
This shows the importance of true qi.
She followed Huo Chunyan's example and transformed her consciousness into a thin thread to transmit sound into the secret place. Sure enough, she succeeded after only one try.
"Spiritual energy is certainly important, but true energy is equally indispensable. Absorbing true energy into the body and blending it with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth may be the real reason why Jindan cultivators can fly."
Although foundation-building cultivators have the ability to fly, they must use a controlling device to do so.
However, Jindan cultivators can fly into the air without relying on any external force.
Huo Chunyan's eyes lit up and she transmitted the message with some excitement.
"Does that mean that as long as I continue to increase the internal Qi, I will be able to form a pill?"
Xu Chunniang shook her head and replied in a voice transmission, "True Qi is the guide, and spiritual Qi is the main thing. It will definitely not work just relying on true Qi."
Huo Chunyan nodded thoughtfully. When she practiced Xiaoyao Jue before, she absorbed spiritual energy directly.
It seems that changes need to be made in the future.
Seeing that most people in the classroom had left, the two of them stood up slowly and walked outside.
After walking out of the lecture hall, Huo Chunyan felt relaxed all over.
"I don't have classes this afternoon, so I can finally get a good night's sleep when I get home. I haven't had much rest in the past month, and it's been hard to practice."
Xu Chunniang smiled softly, "Don't let the elders hear you saying this, or they will say that your Tao heart is unstable."
Huo Chunyan shrugged, looking quite nonchalant.
"I'm just saying it. Besides, I'm not wrong. Cultivation is difficult to understand but hard to practice. If I can cultivate to the level of Golden Core, my ancestors' graves will already be filled with smoke. As for the Nascent Soul, I dare not even think about it."
Huo Chunyan's words seemed to be quite spineless. In fact, there were only two or three foundation-building cultivators out of a hundred who could cultivate to the golden elixir stage.
Don't think that just because there are nearly a thousand foundation-building cultivators and ninety of them have reached the golden elixir stage in Xiaoyao Sect, one out of ten foundation-building cultivators can produce a golden elixir. That's not how it works at all.
Every few days, a Qi training disciple would successfully establish his foundation, providing the sect with a steady stream of new strength.
However, it often takes several years, or even ten to twenty years, for a Jindan cultivator to appear.
Besides, the lifespan between foundation building and golden elixir is a full double.
Being able to cultivate into a golden elixir is already a very good achievement.
After all, the entire Xiaoyao Sect, as one of the five major sects in the northwest of Qianluo Realm, has only two Nascent Soul cultivators in charge. It is conceivable how difficult it is to achieve Nascent Soul.
Xu Chunniang shook her head and drove away the distracting thoughts in her mind.
The Golden Elixir and Nascent Soul are still too far away, so take every step carefully.
Huo Chunyan had not yet learned the sword-flying technique, so she ran to the post boat, borrowed a kite, and left.
Xu Chunniang accompanied her to the post boat, and suddenly wanted to try flying with a sword.
After two hours of classes, her spiritual energy had recovered a little, and her consciousness no longer had the fatigue it had before.
Although she had learned the art of wielding a sword, she had only practiced it at high altitudes before and had never formally used it.
With a thought, a flying sword appeared in his hand and then slowly rose into the air.
Xu Chunniang took a deep breath, jumped onto the flying sword, and controlled the flying sword to fly outside the main peak.
She stepped on the flying sword and flew aimlessly.
Apart from flying higher, it felt no different from previous practice.
It's just that the wind is stronger and the view is wider.
The universe is vast, and you can roam freely.
When she was riding on the paper crane, she was very nervous, fearing that the crane would be damaged for no reason and she would fall and die.
But when flying with the sword, Xu Chunniang remained calm and composed.
Because she knew that even if she fell accidentally, she would be able to use the sword-controlling technique again in a short time.
This is the difference between relying on external forces and relying on oneself.
She thought about it and flew away in one direction on her sword.
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