"Changchun Gong" is a wood-attributed Qi-refining method that requires wood-attributed spiritual roots in order to practice it.
There are three iron rules for possessing another's body. If you break one of them, you will die.
There are three realms: upper, middle and lower.
Yi Xiaochuan gained a lot of information about the world of immortal cultivation from Yu Zitong, and learned a lot of common sense that immortal cultivators should know.
According to their realm, cultivators can be divided into three stages: lower realm, middle realm and upper realm.
The lower realm includes five levels: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Dan Formation, Nascent Soul, and Spirit Transformation. The middle realm includes three levels: Refining Void, Combination, and Mahayana. When it comes to the upper realm, the only level left is Tribulation Crossing. After passing this level, you can ascend to the fairyland and live as long as heaven and earth.
It's easier said than done, but it's beyond your reach to actually practice it!
Not to mention the improvement of the three major realms, even in the initial lower realm, according to Yu Zitong, there has never been a single person in the entire Yue Kingdom who has refined to the highest level of the Spirit Transformation Stage. Even those who are lingering in the Nascent Soul Stage are very rare, and there are only a few old monsters with great blessings.
As for the realm that Yi Xiaochuan inferred himself to be, it might be above the foundation-building stage, but he didn't know whether it was the golden elixir stage or not, because he didn't see a golden elixir formed in his body.
However, this may also be due to differences in cultivation systems.
As for combat effectiveness, it’s hard to say.
Realm is related to combat power, but it is not the only criterion for judgment.
In addition to the realm divisions of immortal cultivators, Yi Xiaochuan also had a general understanding of the immortal cultivation sects and families of the Yue Kingdom.
Yu Zitong didn’t know anything else, but he could talk about the entire Yue Kingdom’s immortal cultivation sects in great detail.
From him, Xiao Yi learned that in Yue Kingdom, there were seven immortal cultivation sects of varying sizes, namely Yanyue Sect, Huangfeng Valley, Lingshou Mountain, Qingxu Sect, Huadaowu, Tianque Fort, and Jujian Sect. Among these sects, Yanyue Sect was the strongest, followed by Lingshou Mountain. The strength of the other sects were all similar, with no huge disparity between them.
If these immortal cultivation sects are the towering trees that support the entire immortal cultivation world of Yue State, then the immortal cultivation families are the various branches that are more or less entangled with them. They need the help of these sects to survive in the immortal cultivation world.
As long as the immortal cultivation family is a little bit old, their ancestors were all disciples of these sects, and they are the continuation of these disciples' bloodlines.
The reason for this has to do with the "spiritual roots" that all immortal cultivators possess in common.
Most of the immortal cultivators have no idea what "spiritual roots" are.
But all practitioners know that if a person does not have "spiritual roots", then there is no point in even thinking about cultivating immortality, because you simply cannot sense spiritual energy, let alone cultivate magical powers!
Spiritual roots!
Xiao Yi grasped the key point.
This is the foundation of a cultivator.
Generally speaking, "spiritual roots" are divided into the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The spiritual roots of most people are a mixture of these five or four multiple attributes. Although these people can also sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the effect of their cultivation can be said to be terrible. Basically, they can only practice the basic five elements skills in the Qi Refining stage to the third or fourth level, and then they will not move forward and fall into a bottleneck. Generally, they will have no hope of crossing the foundation-building period in their lifetime.
Therefore, spiritual roots with five or even four attributes are also called "pseudo spiritual roots" in the world of immortal cultivation, to distinguish them from "true spiritual roots" which have only two or three attributes and are faster to cultivate.
As for a single spiritual root with only one attribute, it is called a "heavenly root" in the world of immortal cultivation, which means the favorite of heaven.
Because people with this kind of spiritual roots, regardless of their attributes, can cultivate two to three times faster than people with ordinary spiritual roots. Moreover, when they reach the peak of the foundation-building stage, they do not have to face the bottleneck that they would face when entering the pill-forming stage, and can easily start to form pills.
If the astonishingly fast speed of cultivation makes other immortal cultivators extremely envious, then the fact that "Tian Gen" people can form a pill without any bottleneck makes other immortal cultivators jealous to the point of vomiting blood.
The theory of spiritual roots made Yi Xiaochuan think for a long time.
First of all, one's spiritual roots must have the attributes of the five elements. Even if they were incomplete before, they must have been completed after swallowing the five-element super-level spiritual stone.
Secondly, in terms of the method of cultivation, Taoists comprehend the great way of heaven and earth that follows the laws of nature, while those who practice Taoism cultivate the true essence of the five elements.
There is a huge difference in essence, and it is hard to say who is stronger or weaker.
But this distinction leads to the difference between the two. Tao follows nature, so naturally one must be omniscient and omnipotent, while in the practice of Taoism, a single attribute is more suitable for cultivation progress and rapid development.
There are differences, but naturally there are also commonalities.
For example, when practicing the "Eternal Spring Skill", Yi Xiaochuan had no obstacles, and he was able to comprehend the spells "Fire Bomb Skill", "Calming Mind Talisman", "Wind Control Skill", "Object Control Skill" and "Heavenly Eye Skill".
As for refining elixirs and drawing talismans, they didn't feel that difficult.
When the brain is developed to level 4, learning magic spells is really easy.
During the training, Erlangzi arrived at the Qixuan Sect as scheduled, and used his willpower to become an outer disciple of the Qixuan Sect.
Then, Doctor Mo, whose injuries had recovered a little, took him into Shenshou Valley, arranged by Yi Xiaochuan.
As for Yu Zitong, who was in soul state, Xiao Yi put him into a piece of white jade to be nurtured. He was not killed for the time being, but handed over to the fool Han Li.
From then on, Erlangzi embarked on the path of spiritual cultivation. In name, he was taught by Doctor Mo and Yu Zitong, but he called Yi Xiaochuan his master.
With Xiao Yi providing a large amount of spirit stones to assist in his practice, Han Li quickly broke through to the second level of Changchun Gong.
As for why Xiao Yi wasted his time here, it was because he discovered something very interesting.
There is a difference between cultivating the Tao and practicing Taoism.
Otoshi Ogawa believed that practicing Taoism was closer to the great way.
For example, the first spell obtained, Firebolt, is recorded as being cast as Fireball.
But after Otogawa thought about it, there were improvements. There was not much change in power, but the form was greatly changed.
He just waved his hand towards the rising sun, and a flame seemed to spread out from his palm. The flame was so intense that it burned people, and the heat wave rolled.
Instead of forming into a ball and rushing around like before, the flame actually turned into a giant claw in the void.
Huge claws of fire.
He grabbed a rock and it burned into a fiery red color.
"Do you understand?"
The fool shook his head.
Han Li was not actually stupid. On the contrary, he was very smart. But when he encountered this kind of magic that followed the laws of nature, he was a little confused.
"Understand it well! Real magic moves with form, is born with momentum, everything is from the heart, the five elements are the basis... it's not rigid."
"So what is form? What is momentum? Master, I don't quite understand, and Senior Yu doesn't seem to understand either..."
Yi Xiaochuan realized a bit of the Tao and was in a very happy mood. He said, "Come with me. I will show you what form and momentum are."
Not far from Shenshou Valley, there is a waterfall with a huge drop and secluded scenery.
The two came to the waterfall. Xiao Yi pointed at the waterfall and said, "The mountains and rivers of the world all have shapes and powers. The so-called Tao follows nature. You can understand Tao and law from all things in the world. A person can practice, but it does not mean that he can go far, although practice does require talent. But the real talent is not in the flesh. The talent in the flesh is dead and is innate, such as spiritual roots. The real talent is your understanding. Look at this waterfall, what do you see?"
"Like... like a dragon!"
Yi Xiaochuan slapped the stream with his palm, and immediately the water began to spin like a gyroscope.
Suddenly, a whirlpool appeared on the stream, spinning rapidly. A water dragon suddenly emerged from the whirlpool, its whiskers and scales clearly visible. It flew several feet high, with a fierce momentum, baring its fangs and claws, and roared at Han Li.
"Do you understand? Do you know the fundamental principle of this spell?"
Han Li shook his head.
"Actually, this is the object control technique you are learning now, but I have evolved this technique to an extremely high level. If you have enough magic power and understanding, it is possible to summon a real dragon from the water. You have now cultivated the Changchun Gong to the second level. Practice the object control technique more, which will make your magic power more pure... If you don't meet my requirements before I leave, you will not be qualified to go with me to see this world."
"Yes, Master, I will try my best."
After Yi Xiaochuan left, Han Li sat by the waterfall and practiced two skills, one was Changchun Gong, the other was object control technique.
As the sun set, Han Li stood up and walked back. As he walked, his hand hung in front of him, his palm formed into a claw, and a leaf rose and fell in his palm. He was controlling the leaf, practicing the art of controlling objects.
Suddenly, Han Li took a breath, his expression became strange, and then his mouth almost stretched behind his ears.
He squatted down reflexively, pressed his right big toe tightly with both hands, and then half-lay on the grass in pain. The sudden severe pain knocked Han Li down at once. His face turned pale and a piercing pain came from his big toe from time to time.
It seemed that he accidentally kicked a very hard stone in the pile of leaves.
As for why it hurt so much, it was because he was wearing straw sandals that exposed his toes!
After a long time, the pain subsided and he used a branch to dig hard into the thick pile of leaves around him.
Hey! Something the size of a fist was picked out by the branch.
Han Li took a closer look. The culprit that caused his glorious injury was a round bottle-shaped object with a thin neck. The surface of the bottle was covered with mud and turned completely into earthy gray. No trace of its original color could be seen.
Han Li originally thought that this was a small porcelain bottle, but when he held it in his hand, he found that the weight was wrong. It was heavy and very heavy, as if it was made of metal.
I rubbed the dirt off the neck of the bottle with my hands, and the original color of the bottle was revealed. It was very beautiful green, and there were some exquisite dark green leaf patterns on the surface of the bottle. There was a small bottle cap on the top that tightly sealed the bottle mouth.
There shouldn't be anything in it. I put the bottle to my ear and shook it gently, but I couldn't feel anything shaking inside.
I put my hand on the bottle cap and twisted it hard but it didn't budge.
After struggling for a while, he finally gave up helplessly and washed the bottle by the river. It was already dark at this time.
Thinking that he couldn't let his master wait for him for dinner, he immediately ran towards the valley.
I could smell the aroma from far away, and my stomach immediately started growling.
"Master, I found a beautiful bottle, but I can't open it!"
As he spoke, he placed the exquisite dark green leaf-patterned vase on the table. It made a "dong" sound and seemed exceptionally heavy.