After I cultivated immortality, I discussed the theory of lifespan with a long-lived spirit.

Chapter 10 The Method of Exhaling and Inhaling Turbid Qi

Lin Er was taken aback. He wasn't even acting; he had really become a heretical cultivator.

To be honest, both unorthodox cultivation paths are very tempting, and they might be able to solve his problem of having very little resources for cultivation.

However, Lin Er noticed a problem: Changsheng was singled out.

In other words, these two heretical cultivation paths cannot solve the problem of immortality, and after a hundred years, they will eventually turn into a handful of dust.

Lin Er fell silent.

He realized that the key to cultivating immortality was cultivating immortality itself.

Lin Er made his choice quickly.

……

After dealing with the bounty, Lin Er turned to leave.

At this moment, Ellie suddenly spoke up:

"Lord Lin'er, do you have some free time in the next few days?"

Lin Er looked up at Ellie, who looked shy and stammered.

He then asked, "Is there something you need?"

Ellie mustered her courage and replied, "Lord Lin'er, I would like to invite you to dinner."

Lin Er was slightly surprised, then suddenly realized something. Could it be that Ellie was only willing to help him because of this?

He vaguely guessed what was going on, but he did need to build a good relationship with Ellie. After all, she was also a staff member of the Adventurers' Guild and knew more inside information than he did. She might come in handy someday.

So he replied, "Thank you, I'm free these few days. When shall we go out for dinner?"

Ellie's expression brightened, and she quickly said, "Tomorrow... no, the day after tomorrow morning, we'll meet at the Adventurers' Guild."

Lin Er nodded and agreed.

After saying goodbye to Ellie, he turned and walked towards the Broken Sword Tavern.

This time, Lin Er rented a room for three days. He arrived at the room, closed the door, and couldn't wait to take out the reward.

A jade slip appeared in his hand; it was round, smooth, and exquisitely crafted.

He could clearly sense that the jade slip contained a trace of extraordinary spiritual energy.

[Exhaling and Inhaling Qi Method: First exhale, then inhale. Close your eyes, meditate, and eliminate distracting thoughts. Practice this for several small cycles to absorb spiritual energy and fill the dantian.]

Grade Yellow. It can be mastered by infusing spiritual energy into the jade slip. Suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage; it cannot be used to break through to the Golden Core stage.

After reading the instructions, Lin Er followed the steps to infuse spiritual energy into the jade slip.

With a crash, the jade slip shattered into a pile of white powder and vanished.

At the same time, a stream of light shot out from the jade slip and entered the top of his head.

Lin Er felt dizzy and lightheaded as a flood of cultivation methods rushed into his mind, leaving him dumbfounded.

He subconsciously sat cross-legged on the bed and began to tidy up carefully.

It turns out that spiritual energy is crucial for cultivation, and since spiritual energy exists between heaven and earth, it is best to find an environment rich in spiritual energy. This way, cultivation will be as smooth as a fish in water, and progress will be rapid.

Lin Er has not sensed any spiritual energy in the outside environment so far. Last time, the system even created a celestial phenomenon in order to absorb spiritual energy, so this method can be ruled out for the time being.

Secondly, items such as pills, demon cores, spirit stones, and rare and precious materials also possess spiritual energy and can be used when spiritual energy is scarce.

Lin Er took out the only spirit stone, the method of using it was already given in the cultivation technique.

Crush or swallow.

Crushing it is more convenient and allows for faster absorption, but there will be some loss.

Swallowing them allows for complete absorption, but low-grade spirit stones contain impurities and require circulation through the microcosmic orbit to expel them.

Lin Er naturally chose the second option, swallowing the spirit stone without hesitation, and simultaneously circulating his energy through the small circulation system according to the cultivation technique.

The low-grade spirit stone quickly turned into powder, and a large amount of spiritual energy burst out.

He quickly suppressed his agitation and continued circulating his energy through the microcosmic orbit.

Because it was his first time, he was still a bit unfamiliar with the process and was very careful for fear of making a mistake. What should have been a half-hour task of completing the Small Heavenly Circuit took a full hour.

With the successful completion of the first cycle of the Small Heavenly Circuit, a trace of spiritual energy was absorbed and entered the dantian.

Lin Er's microcosmic orbit circulation also became more proficient. He found that, for some reason, once he understood what was going on, he was inexplicably able to do it with ease.

"Could it be that I'm a genius?"

"Is this Yellow-level cultivation technique too simple? Even an elementary school student could master it?"

Lin Er couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.

Round 1, Round 2, Round 3...

Every time Lin Er successfully circulated his microcosmic orbit and absorbed a trace of spiritual energy, he inexplicably felt like cheering.

It's like being thirsty in the desert for more than ten days and suddenly drinking a sip of ice-cold lemonade. Once you start drinking it, you can't stop, one sip after another.

Cultivating immortality is a momentary pleasure.

Cultivating immortality is always a joy.

unconsciously.

Lin Er has completed ten cycles of the Small Heavenly Circuit.

He exhaled his last breath, signifying that all the spiritual energy had been absorbed completely.

Lin Er suddenly discovered that he had the ability to see inside his body. At this moment, not only was the deficiency in his dantian replenished, but the amount of spiritual energy also doubled.

At this rate, he will definitely be able to break through to the second level of Qi Refining in less than a month.

This requires 30 low-grade spirit stones, and I don't have enough spirit stones.

Lin Er sighed and then retrieved the reward from the side quest.

A rough, yellowish-brown inner core appeared in the palm of the hand.

[Inferior Bear Demon Inner Core: Contains the essence of a bear demon and contains spiritual energy, but is also full of impurities; it can be absorbed.]

Lin Er held the bear demon's inner core in his hands. He could clearly feel that the spiritual energy contained in this inner core was much greater than that of a low-grade spirit stone.

The only downside is that there are many impurities in the inner elixir, making it difficult to absorb.

There's no room for criticism now.

Lin Er swallowed the inner core and continued to circulate his inner energy through the microcosmic orbit. A few wisps of spiritual energy overflowed from the inner core, but not much.

Unlike spirit stones, this inner core cannot be shattered to unleash all its spiritual energy.

As he exhaled turbid air and absorbed spiritual energy, the speed of his microcosmic orbit slowed down immediately.

Time flies.

Lin Er found that his absorption speed was getting slower and slower, and his energy was also a bit scattered, far less focused than at the beginning.

He slowly opened his eyes and looked up; it was already dark outside.

Lin Er stopped circulating his inner energy and examined the bear demon's inner core in his abdomen. He had only absorbed a small portion of it so far.

This inner core was more difficult to absorb than he had expected; there were far too many impurities, and it would take at least several weeks to fully absorb it.

"Let's stop cultivating here for today. Cultivation can't be rushed."

Lin Er stopped cultivating and focused his attention on the content of the cultivation technique.

In addition to the main cultivation method, the method of exhaling turbid qi and absorbing qi also includes several basic minor spells:

"Flying Sword Technique", "Wind Control Technique", "Body Protection Technique"

He had already made a preliminary attempt at flying sword techniques, but this self-taught method of sword control was very crude and he was no match for real flying sword techniques.

Fortunately, there is now an orthodox lineage of magic, and with diligent practice, one can master it sooner or later.

As for the remaining two spells...

The Wind Control Technique, as the name suggests, is a low-level escape technique that is relatively easy to learn.

The protective spell is a defensive spell that forms different protective golden light depending on the spiritual root attribute.

All three spells require a burst of spiritual energy to activate them. Cultivators can actively control the amount of spiritual energy, and the power will fluctuate accordingly.

Because these three spells are so basic, different cultivators will use them in completely different ways due to their different concepts and skills, resulting in drastically different effects from the same spell.

This is related to the lineage of cultivators.

However, these are not things Lin Er can consider right now, as he is only at the first level of Qi Refining.

Lin Er quickly made a decision regarding these three basic spells:

"Let's start practicing flying sword techniques first; attack methods are more important."