Longevity starts with learning

In the cave, Chu Mu went back and sat cross-legged in the cave again, holding the book "Psychic Energy Foundation" that he had spent all his money to buy, and carefully flipped through it.

The book was very thick, almost as thick as a fist. The content of the book, since the title was "Psychic Energy Foundation", the word "foundation" was naturally much simpler and clearer than the "Fire Art".

Chu Mu flipped through the pages one by one, not fast, almost pondering every word.

Combined with the content of the book, the original general understanding of this seemingly true and false world of cultivation gradually became clear.

The so-called spiritual energy refers to spiritual energy.

There are two types of spiritual energy. One is emitted from the spiritual veins created by heaven and earth, filling the world and everywhere.

The other is derived from spiritual stones. Spiritual stones are produced from spiritual stone veins. Although they are called stones, they are filled with pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The energy degree he learned in Xuezhi Pavilion is equivalent to the measurement unit in his previous life, such as one liter of gasoline, one kilowatt-hour of electricity, etc.

According to the description in the book, the mining of spiritual stone veins is all carried out according to the conventions of the immortal world, and the spiritual stones are divided according to the energy intensity contained in them.

The so-called broken spirits are actually some scraps when mining spiritual stone mines, and then unified into one degree of spiritual energy, which becomes the unit of broken spirits.

The lower-grade spiritual stones above broken spirits are unified into ten degrees of spiritual energy, and the middle-grade ones are one hundred degrees of spiritual energy. The decimal division is undoubtedly very clear.

However, according to the description in the book, the purity of the spiritual energy contained in different grades of spiritual stones will also jump exponentially.

Of course, this jump does not include broken spirits and lower-grade spiritual stones, because these two types of spiritual stones are actually produced from the same vein, and broken spirits are the scraps of mining lower-grade spiritual stone mines.

Obviously, this broken spirit is a smaller spiritual stone currency unit artificially divided, or in other words, the lowest monthly salary currency unit...

The meaning is obviously very clear.

The purer the spiritual energy, the greater the benefit to the immortal cultivators.

Therefore, although the decimal system is still used,

Ten low-grade spirit stones can basically not be exchanged for one medium-grade spirit stone, or in other words, few immortal cultivators who can use medium-grade spirit stones will exchange them for low-grade spirit stones.

Similarly, those who can afford high-grade spirit stones will not exchange them for medium-grade spirit stones.

As for the best-grade spirit stones, there is no description in the book, only the four words "rare treasures" are left. Obviously, even in the world of immortal cultivation, the best-grade spirit stones are extremely rare.

And the cultivation of immortal cultivators, whether it is skills, spells, or the hundred arts of cultivation, is also inseparable from spiritual energy.

The only difference is the various ways of using spiritual energy.

According to the description in the book, there are two paths for the immortal cultivation that he has been thinking about, one is body training, and the other is qi training!

Although the names of the two are different, they have the same realm, that is... Qi training realm!

The reason why they are all called Qi training realm is that no matter it is body training or Qi training, the fundamental purpose is to breathe in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and return it to oneself.

The difference is that one is to breathe in and out spiritual energy to strengthen the body and take the path of breaking all laws with one force, and the other is to breathe in and out spiritual energy to cultivate magic power and take the path of combining the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. For example, spells, magic tools, and the hundred arts of cultivation basically require the support of magic power.

Obviously, the mainstream of the world of cultivation is to practice Qi and body training, which is obviously just a minor path.

According to the description in the book, these two paths were actually one path when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was extremely rich in ancient times. However, as the era of cultivation continued, resources were scarce and cultivation was difficult, so they gradually evolved into two paths of cultivation.

Until now, there are not a few cultivators who practice both physical and magic. Most cultivators, even if they do not have resources to support the dual cultivation of two paths, will practice one or two of them.

It was not until the next morning that Chu Mu slowly closed the book on the basics of spiritual energy.

There is a lot of content in the book. The name of the so-called spiritual energy foundation is indeed worthy of its name.

The content of the book is very superficial, and there is no profound knowledge. It is basically an enlightenment book for cultivators.

And this is exactly what Chu Mu needs.

He has advanced knowledge. He has already bought the Fiery Art. The knowledge of alchemy and puppet inheritance is more advanced.

What he lacks is basic cognition.

At present, this book of spiritual energy foundation that he emptied all his wealth to buy can just make up for it.

Chu Mu put away the book and walked out of the cave. Not far away, the cliffs are straight and soaring into the sky.

The Jade Emperor Valley is hidden in the mountains and there is no trace, but occasionally you can see the spiritual light rushing into the sky and the clouds.

"Late stage of Qi training..."

Chu Mu murmured softly. According to the description of the book of spiritual energy foundation, cultivators must reach the late stage of Qi training, that is, above the sixth level of Qi training, to have the magic power and spiritual awareness foundation for flying.

Before the sixth level of Qi training, if you want to fly, you need a magical instrument to assist flying and some kind of secret technique.

But these two, without exception, are extremely precious and cannot be obtained by ordinary Qi training cultivators.

Chu Mu stared blankly, his mind was also surging with thoughts. As his understanding of the world of cultivation was completed, an increasingly clear fact emerged.

Cultivation requires knowledge and material resources. It is obviously impossible for a person to achieve great success through seclusion and hard work.

And knowledge and resources are under control.

Even if he jumps out of the current chain, there will definitely be another chain waiting for him.

Just rely on him alone, fighting alone...

Or... find a backer?

Chu Mu pursed his lips and couldn't help but recall the patrol career since he came here.

Then, he suppressed this thought.

Even the secular world is helpless, and with all kinds of mysterious methods in the world of immortal cultivation, it is really a complete waste.

Just as he was about to turn around and enter the cave, a wisp of smoke in the distance immediately attracted Chu Mu's attention.

"Are there... other immortal cultivators?"

Chu Mu's pupils condensed slightly. He had been wandering around the Jade Emperor Valley Market before, but because he was afraid of immortal cultivators, he did not dare to check too much in the mountains outside the market.

But after understanding it during this period of time, he naturally knew that the Jade Emperor Valley Market had no living space for poor immortal cultivators like him.

But there must be exceptions to everything. Although there is no living space, there are always newcomers like him who come here by accident, not to mention that the Yutai Mine is not far from the Jade Emperor Valley Market.

Obviously, in the mountains outside the Jade Emperor Valley Market, there are probably many poor immortal cultivators like him who live in the open air.

After a moment of hesitation, Chu Mu did not return to the cave, but went straight into the mountain.

Today is different from the past.

Outside the Yutai Mine, there are people like him who are neither immortal nor mortal, so he is naturally not inferior.

But in the Yuhuang Valley Market, with the housing prices in the Yuhuang Valley, I am afraid that many real immortal cultivators who have entered the Qi training realm cannot afford it.

This means that in the mountains outside the market, there are not only poor immortal cultivators like him, but also real immortal cultivators who live in the mountains.

The blood outside the Yutai Mine is still vivid in his mind, and Chu Mu does not want to experience it again outside the Yuhuang Valley.

Without hesitation, Chu Mu decisively packed up his belongings, dug out the two jade slips buried outside the market, and went out of the mountain.

This Yuhuang Valley, when he really steps into the immortal path, he will come back!

Chu Mu did not go too far away, nor did he go to the secular town, but ran directly to Yuzhu Mountain where he first discovered the existence of Yuhuang Valley. The distance of hundreds of miles also made Chu Mu feel at ease.

He had wandered around Yuzhu Mountain for several days and was familiar with the situation in the mountain. Chu Mu found a cave and settled down in Yuzhu Mountain.

There is no time in the mountain.

He studied a book of spiritual energy foundation for nearly seven days before he had some confidence in the practice of Fiery Fire Art.

At night, the mountains were silent, the bonfire flickered in the cave, and the firewood crackled.

Chu Mu sat cross-legged on a straw mat on one side, holding the book of Fiery Fire Art in his hand.

A book of spiritual energy foundation has greatly broadened his cognition, and looking at the practice method of Fiery Fire Art again, he is no longer confused.

However, there are only a dozen pages of thin paper for one layer of practice method. Chu Mu read it from beginning to end in more than half an hour.

The general outline, under the broadened cognition, also slowly took shape in Chu Mu's mind.

The so-called Fiery Art is to breathe in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, transform it into the magic power of fire attribute, and become the source of power for the cultivator.

It looks simple, but in fact it is extremely complex.

The cultivation of qi and blood is just for concentration, and everything else is ignored.

Therefore, to practice the Fiery Art, it is also necessary to connect the meridians and open up the Dantian, which are the foundation of magic power.

The magic power flows in the meridians and is finally stored in the Dantian, which is the container of magic power.

In addition, it also needs the assistance of spiritual consciousness to understand many things about the nature of spiritual energy.

But in the final analysis, the word "qi training" in the Qi training realm can explain many problems.

The thirteen levels and thirteen stages of the Qi training realm are just a process of breathing in and out spiritual energy and condensing magic power.

Condensing step by step, step by step, and finally changing quantitatively and qualitatively, it is the next realm of cultivation!

That is the legendary foundation building realm!

Chu Mu read through a book of more than ten pages over and over again. The rough framework in his mind was slowly filled with details as he read through it over and over again.

When he encountered a question that he really couldn't understand, Chu Mu decisively "enhanced his spiritual light". With the wisdom of his leaping mind, he maximized the benefits of his limited cognition.

Slowly comprehended and understood this thin book of Fiery Secret.

Time... flew by...

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