Cultivation Starts with Rejuvenation

Chapter 48: Chapter 14: Beginning Qi Cultivation

”Yan Family? The Yan Family where Zhang Tiezhu went to pioneer?” Li Ji’an had an impression of this Yan Family.

He wanted to tell Chen Qingling that unless there was a major conflict of interest or a complete strength disparity, in this world where everyone holds their own truth, a mentally sound adult would not recklessly cause unnecessary conflicts like children.

Chen Zhaohu’s strength as a mid-stage Tier One Body Cultivator, even cultivators at the Qi Cultivation 6th Layer need to be cautious of him.

”You’ve underestimated your brother’s strength!” He finally gave no further explanation.

After this little interlude, Chen Qingling was no longer in the mood to show Li Ji’an around the market and directly led him back to the Dao Field area near the eastern outskirts of the market.

What is called a Dao Field, in fact, is a row of rental houses designated by the market’s management, prepared specifically for loose cultivators like Chen Qingling who have no foundational support.

The closer to the core area of the Spirit Vein to the west, the denser the Spiritual Qi becomes, and vice versa.

Rent for the Dao Field also varies accordingly.

The most central single courtyard costs upwards of three hundred Spirit Stones a year, while the area Chen Qingling rents costs around ten Spirit Stones a year. However, it’s not a single courtyard but rather a row of two-story small buildings, one unit per household.

Coincidentally, there was an empty room upstairs from Chen Qingling, which Li Ji’an rented.

”Luckily, Chen Zhaohu gifted ten Spirit Stones. Otherwise, the pressure would be too great. These twenty-four Spirit Stones should barely be enough for my year’s plan.” Sitting alone in the room, organizing his Spirit Stones, Li Ji’an nodded with a smile.

The next morning, Li Ji’an once again pulled Chen Qingling to take him to the stalls on North Street.

The first task was to select a Cultivation Technique.

Like the Middle Grade Cultivation Technique Chen Qingling practiced, he didn’t dare to expect too much for that. Chen Zhaohu said he spent fifty Spirit Stones to buy it from a client, and it was even embedded with Divine Soul Restriction, usable only by Chen Qingling.

”Once a Cultivation Technique is chosen, for people like us, there’s no room for regret, no chance to start over. So, how you choose is very important. Of course... for you, it doesn’t need to be complicated, you can only cultivate Fire Element Techniques.” Although full of reluctance, Chen Qingling took Li Ji’an to the stalls. Upon knowing he wanted to buy a technique, he carefully explained some precautions.

”No room for regret?” Li Ji’an’s mouth turned up in a slight smile.

This life doesn’t matter. If he can roughly understand the cultivation conditions to accumulate some experience for the next life, it would be considered a success.

What technique he cultivates doesn’t matter, it would just be an experience.

Besides, Chen Qingling was right. His Fire Spirit Root’s sensing Spirit Charm was two strands, while others were only one strand, so there’s no need to be conflicted.

This life, he will first try Fire Element Techniques.

”Friend, stop and take a look at the Magical Artifact I risked my life to obtain from a mysterious Secret Realm, genuinely Upper Grade quality...”

”Don’t miss out, everyone! This is talisman paper, washed by young maidens using Secret Techniques, ensuring a thirty percent increase in success for Talisman Masters in Talisman Making.”

”Secretly crafted Fasting Pill, formulated using ancient methods and added with premium Spirit Rice, not only giving fasting effects but also replenishing Spiritual Qi.”

...

Upon entering the stall area, cries for selling continued endlessly, along with haggling sounds, swearing by oath, mockery and angry curses, people bustling.

The not-so-wide street was bustling with people, very lively.

”How many Spirit Stones do you plan to spend on a Cultivation Technique?” Chen Qingling asked.

Li Ji’an nonchalantly waved his hand, ”Let’s take a look first. If necessary, I’ll just buy the ’Nine Yang Technique’.”

The ”Nine Yang Technique” and several other techniques belong to the commonplace techniques of this realm. Apart from the cultivation efficiency and the Magical Power it refined being relatively weak, mainly it’s because too many people have propagated the technique, rendering it commercially valueless.

Nowadays, those selling this technique are merely earning the labor cost for imprinting the technique and the material cost of the Jade Talisman.

”You should think it through, once a technique is initiated, it cannot be changed.” Chen Qingling reminded once again.

Li Ji’an nodded.

Chen Qingling pursed his lips, not wanting to waste more words, directly brought Li Ji’an to a stall specializing in imprinting Cultivation Technique Jade Talismans.

”This person specializes in imprinting techniques. Besides those few commonplace ones, the rest are unreliable.”

Li Ji’an took advice and did not fantasize about finding a special deal, decisively buying ’Nine Yang Technique’ for five taels of Spiritual Sand.

Seeing Li Ji’an obtain the Jade Talisman, Chen Qingling turned to leave.

”Wait, take me to find a place selling Pill Medicine.” Li Ji’an called out to him.

The Hundred Skills of Cultivation, Pill Artifacts, and Talisman Arrays.

The ”Pill” is placed first because no cultivators in this realm can live without it.

If Spiritual Qi is insufficient, one needs Qi Replenishing Pills; to accelerate the condensing of Magical Power, one needs Qi Condensing Pills; not consuming food, one needs Fasting Pills... Breaking through realm bottlenecks requires Breaking Rank Pills, and Foundation Establishment requires Foundation Establishment Pills.

Moreover, it is the biggest consumable for cultivators.

”You also want to buy Pill Medicine?” Chen Qingling was very surprised, and somewhat resistant. He had been controlling the urge to buy pills recently because his consumption had increased too much lately, and he could sense Chen Zhaohu’s pressure.

Therefore, he wanted to try not using pills and relying on time and effort.

”Get a preliminary understanding.” Li Ji’an replied.

This life, newly in the Cultivation Realm, without support, he naturally can’t be like in the Immortal Dynasty where he becomes a full-time martial artist; Pill Master is naturally his first choice.

Precisely, he practices Fire Attribute Cultivation Techniques, allowing him to condense out Pill Fire.

Alchemy in this realm doesn’t use ordinary firewood; you must use Pill Fire, which greatly raises the threshold to become a Pill Master.

Chen Qingling impatiently bit his lip, but finally brought Li Ji’an to the stall where he had previously been purchasing pills.

”Oh, little friend hasn’t come for quite some time, still the old arrangement?” The stall owner saw Chen Qingling, greeted while smiling and picked up a white jade porcelain bottle.

”No... No need, I don’t need pills for now.” Chen Qingling forced a smile and quickly waved his hand.

Li Ji’an didn’t care about him and squatted down himself, inquiring about each pill at the stall.

”Beginner Qi Replenishing Pill, five taels of Spiritual Sand per piece, Qi Condensing Pill, eight taels of Spiritual Sand per piece, Soul Condensing Pills, ten taels of Spiritual Sand per piece...”

Fortunately, with Chen Qingling’s backing, the stall owner patiently answered all of Li Ji’an’s questions.

Even chatted with him, revealing some business tricks of pill medicine.

That night, Li Ji’an tried cultivating the ’Nine Yang Technique’ for the first time, according to the experience Chen Qingling shared from his Qi Cultivation Introduction.

”Among heaven and earth, the Five Elements Spiritual Qi mixes together. To cultivate Fire Attribute Cultivation Techniques, you need to sense Fire Attribute Spiritual Qi, follow the guidance of the technique to absorb it into your body. My cultivation of the Flame Spirit Technique only needs three circulations before it can be refined into Magical Power,

whereas your ’Nine Yang Technique’ needs five circulations.

However, the initial difficulty is not in refinement, but in understanding the technique.

Understand the operation of Spiritual Qi entering the body.

A complete operation is one circulation.

From the first time I touched a technique to completing one circulation, it only took me one day. For you... there’s no need to rush; completing one circulation in three days isn’t bad...” Chen Qingling saw Li Ji’an starting to operate the technique to absorb Spiritual Qi and continued to explain possible issues and the normal procedure.

However, before he finished speaking.

Li Ji’an had already slowly opened his eyes.

”This is one circulation? Spiritual Qi entering the body is indeed mystical...”