110: Chapter 110 On Law and Barbecue

When night fell, the two energetic cultivators had nothing to do. As their relationship gradually grew closer, they brought over two meditation cushions, sat facing each other, and began to exchange their cultivation experiences.

The steam from the boiling water in their cups rose in wisps, looking like smoke and mist.

"The Cultivation Technique I practice is called the 'Mysterious Ice Dao Canon'. Because my Spiritual Root is a mutated one—the Ice Spiritual Root—its power is quite decent. This Dao scripture follows the Yin Meridians and focuses on Kidney Water."

"Mine is a bit complicated. Generally speaking, it mainly consists of the 'True Qi Circulation Method' and the 'Nine Palaces Visualization Method', along with some martial arts."

The two began to introduce their own Cultivation Techniques. At the very beginning, without a doubt, it was mostly Luo Ying talking and Zhao Feng listening.

"The Human Race focuses on cultivating Meridians, while the Yao Race focuses on cultivating Bloodlines. Most of the Cultivation Techniques that can be named are basically created by the Human Race. The Yao Race can inherit knowledge through their Bloodline, so they don't need written records." Luo Ying continued to educate Zhao Feng.

"In the Qi Refinement Stage, whether it is the 'Mysterious Ice Dao Canon' or other Cultivation Techniques, a Senior is initially needed to activate the Spiritual Root. This stage is called Qi Nourishing. It comes from the Senior's spiritual power continuously circulating through the Meridians, slowly awakening the Spiritual Root. This process takes about a month."

"Actually, this is just the process of the Spiritual Root getting familiar with the Spiritual Qi, right?" Zhao Feng interjected.

"Correct." Luo Ying nodded. "Generally, after a month, the cultivator can slowly refine the Spiritual Qi themselves, continuously converting the Spiritual Qi into spiritual power, and eventually filling the Dantian."

"Is this refining process essentially attaching one's own mental will to the Spiritual Qi, so that the spiritual power can be used by oneself?" Zhao Feng asked back, according to his own understanding.

"I hadn't thought about that." Luo Ying frowned with her beautiful eyebrows. "Can you explain your thoughts in detail?" She didn't blame Zhao Feng for being talkative; as a Genius, why hadn't she thought of it this way?

"You know, I don't have a Master. So my initial cultivation was just by trial and error. I discovered that Spiritual Qi actually has a spiritual nature, but although this spiritual nature allows us to use it, before refining it, external Spiritual Qi can only be driven, not controlled as easily as one's own arm. However, the spiritual power inside our bodies is different; we can use spiritual power to do very detailed things. So I suspect that after entering the body, the Spiritual Qi is continuously permeated by our bodies, and only then is it converted into spiritual power."

Zhao Feng said his thoughts in one breath; he also wanted to know if his own method was feasible compared to mainstream cultivation ideas.

"In the more than three thousand years since records began, no one has studied it in such detail. What a novel theory." Luo Ying's eyes lit up, as if a door was slowly opening.

"Please continue," Zhao Feng said, feeling embarrassed.

"Mn." Luo Ying nodded and continued: "After the spiritual power gradually fills the Dantian, the spiritual power will form a spiritual power vortex, which causes the spiritual power in the body to move. Cultivators like us who focus on Kidney Water will convert the spiritual power into Wood attribute within the vortex to nourish the Liver Wood, followed by the Heart Fire..."

"After the body is completely filled with spiritual power, there will be a major change in physical fitness, and at the same time, spiritual liquid will gradually appear in the vortex. This period is the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"The Foundation Establishment Stage is a process of continuously improving the body's quality. Various wonders will appear, and the body will gradually exceed the limits of a Mortal. When reaching the Late Stage, the spiritual power within the body has reached a certain limit, and at this time, the body will feel light and ethereal, and one can fly using a Magical Artifact."

Luo Ying took a sip of water and continued: "When the spiritual liquid accumulates to the limit, the cultivator must trigger the Heavenly Tribulation to descend, transforming the liquefied spiritual power into a Golden Core. The Dao scripture says, 'Once the Golden Core is swallowed into the belly, my life is no longer determined by the Heavens.' Although the Golden Core Stage is extremely difficult to reach, and eight or nine out of ten cultivators die under the Heavenly Tribulation, once reached, one is already an expert in their own right. Of course, these are all records from the Dao canons, as I haven't reached the Golden Core Stage myself, so it's hard to say the specific situation."

"The Golden Core Stage actually involves a Heavenly Tribulation?" Zhao Feng said in surprise. It seems that his Golden Core was indeed just a fake one.

"Of course, this Heavenly Tribulation is also called the Four-Nine Heavenly Tribulation." Luo Ying nodded.

"Wait a moment, talking like this is quite tiring." Zhao Feng suddenly stood up and said. He walked to the kitchen and started to get busy.

"Hm?" Luo Ying seemed very confused by his actions. Isn't that how discussing the Dao is usually done?

After a short while, Zhao Feng walked back over, but this time he was carrying a large pile of things.

He just smiled and said: "When the Queen Mother of the West discusses the Dao, there is the Flat Peach Feast. Our conditions can't compare to the Immortals, so let's have a small barbecue party instead."

A pile of firewood was quickly stacked on the ground. Zhao Feng pointed his finger, and a burst of Fire spiritual power shot out, setting the firewood ablaze instantly. Two lamb skewers were placed on the fire to roast, and they soon began to sizzle.

"Charcoal grilling is better, but conditions are limited now, so let's make do. Let's continue talking."

Luo Ying rolled her eyes at him and continued: "I won't talk about what comes after the Golden Core Stage. My Dao canon only opens up to here; I can't see what's beyond that yet."

"Can I take a look?" Zhao Feng said casually.

"Look at what? It's in my brain." Luo Ying chided.

She suddenly remembered and asked: "What I'm curious about is, with such a messy Spiritual Root, logically you shouldn't be able to refine Spiritual Qi at all. How did you manage to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

"Look." Zhao Feng used one hand to roast the meat skewers, while raising a finger on the other hand, and red light began to emit from his fingertip. "What is your view on Spiritual Qi, and what about spiritual power?"

"Spiritual Qi is just Spiritual Qi, while spiritual power is refined Spiritual Qi. According to your explanation, it's just Spiritual Qi with mental will attached." Luo Ying said coquettishly.

"Mn, but I feel there is something deeper in this. I feel that spiritual power has life." Zhao Feng glanced at her and continued.

"Life? You mean, spiritual power is alive?"

"Correct. Only then can there be such a concept as 'refining'. I saw in the 'Brief Theory of Artifact Refining' that Spiritual Artifacts and Immortal Artifacts have spiritual nature. This spiritual nature, in the end, is life, or something similar to life." A dazzling light seemed to shine in Zhao Feng's eyes; it was unclear whether it was the firelight or just an illusion of Luo Ying's.

"How have I never thought of it this way?" Luo Ying began to doubt her own intelligence.

"Come, try it. The meat is cooked. Sprinkle some salt on it. Sigh, if only there were pepper powder, I wouldn't even trade it for a Flat Peach." While she was dazed, Zhao Feng suddenly handed over the meat skewers.

"Flat Peach, what kind of peach is that?" Luo Ying caught on to a strange term.

"That is a type of Immortal peach. It is said that taking one bite allows one to instantly achieve Immortal Ascension. It is a treasure of the Queen Mother of the West." Zhao Feng started to go off-track and began boasting.

"And who is the Queen Mother of the West?"

"She is the head of the female Immortals in mythology, possessing vast Divine Abilities and boundless magic power. It is said that she also has seven daughters who are very beautiful. What was the youngest daughter's name again? Oh right, she's called the Seven Fairies..."