9: Chapter 9 Obtaining Spiritual Awareness Techniques and Body Refining Techniques

Fang Yuan entered the Exchange Room.

After his Identity Token was verified, the transmission platform automatically transmitted a Jade Slip.

This was precisely the first three levels of the Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art.

He took it, waited for a moment, and then walked out of the Exchange Room.

Yu Jin had already left.

Fang Yuan also leisurely returned to Treasure Peak.

Returning to the quiet room in his Immortal Cave, he took out the Jade Slip and pressed it against his forehead to examine it.

A vast amount of knowledge surged into his mind, causing his brows to knit together tightly.

After a good while, he finally managed to organize the contents of the Cultivation Technique.

"So difficult."

Fang Yuan saw the explanation within the Cultivation Technique; the entire technique required precise manipulation of Spiritual Sense from various angles, known as the Nine-Character Formula: Gather, Scatter, Sphere, Thread, Absorb, Release, Rotate, Condense, and Form.

The first three volumes contained detailed cultivation content regarding Gather, Scatter, and Sphere.

Gather could bring multiple strands of Spiritual Sense together into a ball; Scatter could spread a single strand of Spiritual Sense as far as possible; Sphere involved gathering multiple strands of Spiritual Sense together and then spreading them out evenly.

This required extremely high control over Spiritual Sense.

"No wonder Yu Jin said it would take two or three months to get started. For an ordinary Cultivator, the difficulty is truly too great. This technique has requirements for Comprehension Ability, Spiritual Sense Aptitude, and resources; it is really not something an average person can Cultivate!"

Fang Yuan shook his head in amazement, then whispered.

"Decompose!"

He tapped his finger lightly on the Jade Slip.

A golden light flashed.

The Jade Slip turned into a piece of pure Spirit Jade and a ball of light.

He grabbed the ball of light.

[Item]: Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art Experience and Insights

[Grade]: Tier 1 top grade

[Effect]: Contains the recorder's cultivation insights regarding the Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art.

He pressed it against his forehead.

Waves of brand-new experience and insights surged out of thin air into Fang Yuan's mind.

He understood various techniques for manipulating Spiritual Sense, and a feeling of sudden enlightenment washed over him.

This experience and insight contained the entire content of the Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art, and his level of comprehension of the technique had already reached the Major Achievement level. This was clearly a copy made by a Cultivator who had practiced the Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art; luck was once again on Fang Yuan's side.

"So that's how it is! So it can be done like this!"

He looked inward at his Sea of Consciousness.

Inside the Sea of Consciousness, strands of condensed Spiritual Sense were floating, along with some Soul mist.

The number of Spiritual Sense strands reached four hundred.

The strands of Spiritual Sense appeared extremely thin within the Sea of Consciousness.

This was the Spiritual Sense passively increased during a Breakthrough in Realm; each level added one hundred strands of Spiritual Sense, which was simply not enough.

That is why there are specialized methods for practicing Spiritual Sense to enhance its strength and quantity.

Fang Yuan then activated his Spiritual Sense.

He saw nine strands of Spiritual Sense, under Fang Yuan's manipulation, gather together; one moment they dispersed into a spherical shape, and the next they were stretched into a thread-like shape.

The nine strands of Spiritual Sense could also rotate and solidify on their own, eventually forming the shape of a small Spirit Stone—yes, exactly the shape of the Low-Grade Spirit Stone used for cultivation.

This was the key formula of the Xiao Yan One-Nine True Art: imitating the form of a Spirit Stone.

Then, this Spiritual Sense shaped like a Low-Grade Spirit Stone actually began to absorb the scattered Soul mist within the Sea of Consciousness.

At the same time, the Qi within his body flowed along his Meridians into the Sea of Consciousness, being absorbed together by this Spirit Stone.

Ten minutes later, this jade-shaped Spiritual Sense dissipated back into nine individual strands of Spiritual Sense.

But he could clearly perceive that every strand of Spiritual Sense had become tougher, and the size of each strand had increased slightly!

"So that's how it is!"

The entire process of Spiritual Sense cultivation was under Fang Yuan's control.

This was merely a small test, but the results of his cultivation were already visible to the naked eye.

Fang Yuan continued to Cultivate.

This time, he manipulated all his Spiritual Sense to gather together, controlling them to rotate and condense, evolving into the shape of a Medium Grade Spirit Stone.

Subsequently, this Medium Grade Spirit Stone-shaped Spiritual Sense immediately began to absorb the Soul mist in the Sea of Consciousness to strengthen itself.

At the same time, the Qi in his body was mobilized, flowing into the Sea of Consciousness to be absorbed along with it by the Medium Grade Spirit Stone.

Just half an hour later.

Fang Yuan was forced to stop his cultivation.

He saw that the Soul mist in the Sea of Consciousness had been completely absorbed.

Only the humanoid Soul at the very center of the Sea of Consciousness was slowly and leisurely emitting a little bit of mist, filling the void in the Sea of Consciousness.

Fang Yuan's Spiritual Sense returned to its original state; he saw that the original four hundred strands of Spiritual Sense had now become four hundred and one!

And each strand of Spiritual Sense was about one percent more condensed and larger than before; the effect was very significant.

"The soul power I had accumulated in my Sea of Consciousness for who knows how long was only enough for half an hour of cultivation!"

His soul power had all condensed into Spiritual Sense when he broke through to Qi Refining Level 4. In that case, this stockpile had started accumulating since the day of his Breakthrough; after deducting the consumption for recovering Spiritual Sense in the meantime, that was still a few days' worth!

"It only generates enough soul power for one strand of Spiritual Sense per day! How is this amount enough!"

"Furthermore, the process of cultivating Spiritual Sense also consumes Qi. The difficulty of this Spiritual Sense cultivation is even greater than I imagined!"

Fang Yuan scratched his head.

No wonder cultivating Spiritual Sense requires Spiritual Sense Aptitude and resources.

"It seems Alchemy skills also need to be put on the agenda!"

Fang Yuan pondered in his heart.

"No rush, it's time to go to work."

Fang Yuan leisurely arrived at the Rear Hall and continued to be his little invisible self.

In the morning.

He had just sent away a group of Talisman Hall Disciples who had come to deliver Talismans.

An old man slowly walked in.

"Eh, Senior Brother Li?" Fang Yuan called out immediately upon seeing the old man.

Li Chenggong laughed heartily: "Is the work manageable?"

"It's alright, not too difficult!" Fang Yuan replied with a smile, "The work is quite relaxed. Does Senior Brother Li have any instructions?"

"Haha, I was just passing by and came to check on you."

He turned to leave, but suddenly paused and looked back at Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan's expression froze, and he asked: "Senior Brother Li, what is it?"

Could this person be a hidden expert who saw through his abnormality? That's not right; he didn't have any abnormalities right now.

He had stopped the Bright Qi Technique the moment he saw someone come in.

Li Chenggong shook his head and said: "Your physique is a bit weak!"

He stepped forward and squeezed Fang Yuan's arm.

Fang Yuan smiled awkwardly: "I'm alright, aren't I?"

Li Chenggong shook his head: "Your Body Refining strength is only at Qi Refining Level 2; it's too weak. I forgot to give you a welcoming gift last time. Take this and Cultivate well."

He handed over a yellowed, ancient book.

Fang Yuan looked over curiously.

On the cover were the three characters for "Cloud Body Art".

"This is the Yellow Rank High Grade Cloud Body Art. It is relatively simple to get started, but it is difficult to refine and consumes resources, but at the very least, it can make your body stronger in the early stages."

Li Chenggong said casually.

Fang Yuan's eyes lit up: "A High Grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique? Senior Brother, this is too valuable. I cannot accept it; you should take it back."

As he spoke, he took the "Cloud Body Art" into his own hands.

Li Chenggong's mouth twitched: "You brat."

He waved his hand and turned to leave: "Alright, I'm going fishing. I'll leave this place to you, Fang Yuan."

"Alright, Senior Brother Li, I wish you catch a Dragon!"

Fang Yuan said with a laugh.

"Haha! Thanks to your good luck!"

Li Chenggong left with his hands behind his back.

Fang Yuan picked up the "Cloud Body Art" in his hand and flipped through it.

Inside was indeed the content of a Tier 1 High Grade Body Refining Cultivation Technique, and it went all the way to Body Refining Perfection.

This was truly a generous gift; if one were to exchange contributions for the Complete Manual, it would take at least ten thousand contribution points.

He looked at it carefully, studying the cultivation methods within.

He discovered that this Cultivation Technique was very magical; at the beginning of cultivation, it required very few resources, but the further one went, the more resources were needed.

It was just like a sea of clouds; a small cloud is still a cloud, but to form a sea of clouds, the resources required are boundless.

"Why does the concept of this Cultivation Technique feel somewhat similar to the Sect tenets of the Luoyun Sect?"

Fang Yuan vaguely felt the extraordinary nature of the "Cloud Body Art".

He shook his head: "It can't be such a coincidence, right? Cultivating this technique is simple to get started with and can quickly improve one's Body Refining Realm, but once you reach the Late Stage of Qi Refining, the resources consumed become exaggerated. Normal Cultivators would need to switch to another Cultivation Technique!"

Fang Yuan casually put it into his Storage Pouch and continued working leisurely.

This job was truly easy; retiring here was really nice.

During work, the Bright Qi Technique operated automatically, and the Qi within his body was also increasing in an orderly manner.

The Tier 1 Low Grade "Bright Qi Technique" was a Cultivation Technique gifted upon entry to the Luoyun Sect, but its grade was still a bit too low.

Fang Yuan was wondering whether he should switch to another Cultivation Technique to practice.

"Eh, something is wrong."

Sitting in his seat, Fang Yuan unconsciously thought of the content of the "Cloud Body Art" and subconsciously tried to practice it.

Then he discovered that the Qi within his body, like cloud vapor, easily merged into his flesh and blood, easily completing his first practice of the Cloud Body Art.

Fang Yuan raised his eyebrows: "This Cultivation Technique, is it a matching set?"

With doubts in his mind, after work, Fang Yuan returned to his Immortal Cave, took out the "Cloud Body Art" book, the yellowed paper having a sense of the passage of time.