Although Xiao Shuxiang was also a direct disciple of the Second Elder, he was still not allowed to have a spatial ring which, by regulation, could only be owned by disciples in the Golden Core realm. Disciples at that realm had a higher status and received more attention than disciples in the outer court.
Cultivation levels could be divided into several stages, namely:
"Qi Refinement Stage"
"Qi Foundation Stage"
"Qi Core Stage (Limit for Outer Disciples)"
"Golden Core Stage"
"King Practitioner"
"Emperor Practitioner (Limit for Inner Disciples)"
"Earth Practitioner"
"Heaven Practitioner"
"Sacred Realm"
"Demi-God Realm"
"God Realm (Mortal)"
Each realm had three levels: initial, intermediate, and final. Where each realm had a significant gap and became a benchmark for one's cultivation ability.
In this world, the existence of energy cultivators was highly respected because they were different from ordinary martial artists who tended to rely on martial arts and physical strength. Those called cultivators could absorb the energy of heaven and earth for their own use, allowing them to unleash power that could be measured in kilograms.
Even at a certain level, a cultivator could comprehend certain laws related to their understanding of objects, distance, and also time. So that in turn, they could destroy mountains, earth, and even tear the sky to reveal secrets from other realms which they usually called the realm of immortality.
Xiao Shuxiang had not thought that far, what he got this time was just the beginning of his journey to enter the world of cultivation which had a very long journey. Xiao Shuxiang was also still in the Qi Refinement realm, so what he needed to do was break through to the next stage. Taking advantage of his situation, this time Xiao Shuxiang wanted to cultivate and try his luck in this deserted place. On ordinary days this place looked quite crowded, but this time the disciples preferred to cultivate in private at their respective residences to avoid bad things like what happened to Xiao Shuxiang.
Xiao Shuxiang then sat cross-legged on a large rock near the hot spring where he had thrown the spiritual stone before, with his new cultivation technique Xiao Shuxiang hoped to have a surprising achievement. In the future, he could be a ruler who could stand on his own two feet with the sky as his footing and the sun and moon as something in the palm of his hand.
Xiao Shuxiang immediately closed his eyes, he wanted to practice the Dragon Aura Technique that was in his mind and had become an integral part. The first time he inhaled air from his surroundings, the temperature of the environment suddenly changed. As if he were the center, Xiao Shuxiang's body was like a terrifying vacuum cleaner sucking in natural energy that resembled gusts of strong wind.
The place where Xiao Shuxiang was was now surrounded by strong winds, and an invisible energy-pulling force was present in the hot spring source. As the center, Xiao Shuxiang's body crazily sucked the hot water energy into his energy sea.
“Woosh..”
“Woosh..”
The sound of the wind constantly blew the leaves and the sound of tree branches cracking on the edge of the river, this surge of natural power continued until a tornado-like vortex formed over Xiao Shuxiang's head.
All the energy in that place formed a vortex of wind and entered Xiao Shuxiang's body with each breath he took. The Dragon Aura Technique that he was practicing looked terrifying, but inside him Xiao Shuxiang could feel the sensation of a comfortable and continuous warm sensation forming a strand of new energy, the energy that entered his body was successfully purified and became a new orange energy circle.
Xiao Shuxiang realized that the energy circle which had changed color indicated that he had entered the initial stage of the Qi Foundation realm, therefore he felt happy as if every part of his body was filled with nutrients from the essence of the earth and sky. Xiao Shuxiang continued to control his energy and familiarize himself with the Dragon Aura technique so that he would be more comfortable with it. Of course, it would be very uncomfortable if he used this technique in front of other people and of course it would cause commotion and greedy intentions from other cultivators.
If Xiao Shuxiang was not strong enough, then of course this kind of cultivation technique would only make him die young. So with focused attention, Xiao Shuxiang completed each breathing cycle well and more gently so as not to create anomalies around the place where he was cultivating.
The night grew late as Xiao Shuxiang began to understand the path of energy leading into his dantian, for several cycles he managed to control his aura and keep his body still as a black dot absorbing the energy of heaven and earth. During the next few cycles, Xiao Shuxiang's body began to feel a striking difference along with the change in color of his energy circle at the second point. Xiao Shuxiang clearly realized that he had broken through to the intermediate level again.
What Xiao Shuxiang didn't know was that his cultivation speed was also ten times faster than ordinary cultivators, so it was only natural that Xiao Shuxiang's speed and strength would be different from other cultivators. At this stage, Xiao Shuxiang could also feel his spiritual sense reaching further distances, his hearing also becoming more sensitive to anything alive.
This kind of thing was also directly proportional to the energy capacity in his dantian, his dantian was like a black dot in space sucking in energy particles around it.
Xiao Shuxiang continued to let his body absorb the energy of heaven and earth, now he could control his cultivation without making a fuss around him. The funnel-shaped natural energy coil was no longer visible, replaced by invisible particles that continued to be absorbed into Xiao Shuxiang's body. Luckily this time he was in a quiet place and separated from the outer disciple pavilion, so he could cultivate peacefully without being disturbed.
Until dawn began to bloom, Xiao Shuxiang's eyes shone brightly. With good energy control, Xiao Shuxiang could feel again something he had been waiting for in the form of a breakthrough. The Qi energy, which was so strong, recondensed to form well-synchronized strands of energy in his dantian. The energy that his body managed to purify was also used by Xiao Shuxiang to form vitality energy which would be useful when he was injured or when facing a life-and-death battle.
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