Chapter 1146: Chapter 846: First Cultivation Is Not That Difficult
Zhan Zhouzhou, after recording the entire cultivation technique of "Myriad Evils Demon Technique," immediately set off for the Sin Domain. Before she departed, Li Zheng extracted the barren Spirit Stone Ore Vein, selecting nearly a hundred thumb-sized water-blue crystals to give to Zhan Zhouzhou.
These water-blue crystals were what were known as spirit stones. Whether it was due to the inherent nature of the spirit stones or something else was unclear, but each spirit stone was only the size of a fingernail, containing an immense energy within.
This energy was known as "Spiritual Qi."
The spiritual qi was encapsulated within a layer of crystal. By carefully sensing with spiritual power, one could observe a layer of misty aura on the surface of the crystal, which remained cohesive without dispersing.
The massive spiritual qi was locked inside the spirit stone, akin to a highly compressed explosive loaded into some container, originally very unstable, constantly risking leakage and disaster.
The wonder lies in this: after Li Zheng’s private research, he found that even if he attacked the spirit stone with all his strength, its surface would only show a faint white mark.
When a finger rubbed over the mark, it disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
"Such a stable energy source, I wonder what those natives from the mystical world where the treasure chest extracted the Spirit Stone Ore Vein were thinking, using this thing to develop a cultivation system?"
"From a scientific standpoint, spirit stones can completely be seen as similar to a Power Core... no, perhaps the Power Core is just an extremely weakened spirit stone!"
"If we could research how to extract energy from within a spirit stone and establish a way for spiritual qi transmission, perhaps the most disdained aspect of mechanics in the Outer City might rise completely as well."
"Hmm... wait a minute..."
"The tools that use spiritual qi as an energy source, why does this thought feel somewhat deja vu?"
"..."
"Isn’t that exactly what magical treasures are!"
Li Zheng pats his forehead, laughing heartily.
"The ’Myriad Evils Demon Technique’ mentions that within the human body exist three great elixir fields: upper, middle, and lower. Cultivating this demonic technique requires nurturing the Upper Dantian, cultivating Divine Sense Power."
"Then communicate with Heaven and Earth using Divine Sense Power, absorb the drifting spiritual qi from the Heavens to the Upper Dantian, pass through the Middle Dantian, using it as a forge to refine spiritual qi, ultimately flowing into the Lower Dantian to be used."
"There is no spiritual qi in the Matrix, so spirit stones must be used in its stead, extracting energy from them using secret techniques."
"But doing so is not much different from ordinary cultivation techniques, leading to average achievements."
"When assisted by Demon Evil Qi during cultivation, progress is rapid, those clever with talent can quickly refine a Demon-Infused Golden Core."
"Achieving the Golden Core Realm grants abilities to overturn Heaven and Earth, move mountains and seas effortlessly..."
"Is this for real?"
"Hey? That’s not right!"
Li Zheng suddenly recalled the peculiar genetic abilities: "Enhancing an Earth Gene Ability sufficiently can also achieve mountain-moving, right? Water Gene Ability likewise can be strengthened to have the power of ocean backward flooding..."
"In this case, what they call the Golden Core seems not much different after all."
Judging solely by the description, Li Zheng found that this mystical technique didn’t seem very remarkable, many things could likewise be accomplished with genetic abilities.
Moreover, genetic abilities form faster, one only needs to go to the Genetic Research Institute and register with Yan Jinjin to inject enough "genes" and various skills into the body, which assist each other to form.
If done quickly, it can be finished in a day, much unlike cultivation techniques that require daily persistent practice.
However, a description is after all just a description, ambiguous and broad.
"Ultimately, it’s something yielded by a mystical treasure chest; it shouldn’t be particularly lacking."
Sitting cross-legged, Li Zheng attempted to operate the cultivation technique as conveyed by the mystical text, which had many wondrous aspects, easily entering what was called the "meditative state" in his first attempt.
This state was very similar to entering the Dao with a Formless Body, where the mind was emptied, and the waves of spiritual power became clear.
Manipulating spiritual power to surround the spirit stone, substituting spiritual power for Divine Sense successfully extracted a pure energy from within, drawn into the center of his brows.
The next instant, his brow conveyed an intolerable feeling of swelling, very similar to when Li Zheng overused spiritual power, nearly bursting his body.
"Could the Upper Dantian mentioned in the scriptures be the spiritual realm?"
Li Zheng used spiritual power to probe the Upper Dantian within the brow without result, eventually leading his thoughts to the spiritual realm.
"The scriptures state Divine Sense is born from within the Upper Dantian, nurtured, strengthened, until having substance."
"Isn’t this exactly the same as the birth and cultivation of spiritual power?"
Thinking so, Li Zheng led the spiritual power encapsulated qi into the spiritual realm.
Once entering the spiritual realm, the spiritual qi grew restless, seeming to gain a consciousness wanting to escape.
"The scriptures state that spiritual qi is the essence of Heaven, Earth, Sun, Moon, Stars, with sentient energy, hence called spiritual qi."
"And cultivation is the process of taming spiritual qi for personal use."
"Methods of taming are myriad; the technique used in ’Myriad Evils Demon Technique’ is subduing through brute force, using strong Divine Sense to suppress the spiritual qi, forcing it to become docile, assimilating into oneself."
"Any cultivation method that uses brute force to subdue spiritual qi walks against Heaven, hence is called a Demon Technique."
"These techniques have a downside; the spiritual qi within may become unstable at any moment, collide within the cultivator, attempting to escape control."
"If unable to regain control, the cultivator explodes, a phenomenon known as inner deviation."
"Since it’s subdued by brute force of Divine Sense, the spiritual qi will also attack Divine Sense, consuming the cultivator’s Divine Sense until all vanish into Heaven and Earth."
"Hence, those cultivators proclaiming righteousness will, when at the end of their rope, willingly detonate all spiritual qi within, issuing a final scorched-earth blow."
Following the prescribed method in the scriptures, Li Zheng stimulated his spiritual power, forcibly subduing the restless spiritual qi with an imperial dominion-like vigor.
Beforehand, he only used an insignificant trace of spiritual power, and the spiritual qi was rebellious. Now, his spiritual power increased a hundredfold, and the spiritual qi instantly became obedient like a chick, submissive.
"Hmm, the scriptures say that those who succeed in first cultivation of ’Myriad Evils Demon Technique’ are fewer than one in ten thousand."
"Turns out it’s not so difficult, huh."
With strong spiritual power as support, speaking carries confidence.
"Next, one must transmit spiritual qi to the Middle Dantian, and the channel for transmitting spiritual qi is an invisible pathway within the human body, known as meridians."
The locations of meridians were all annotated in the scriptures, so Li Zheng didn’t need to find them, he could directly follow the information.
As spiritual qi was transmitted, Li Zheng divided part of his spiritual power to observe himself.
Soon, a meridian diagram of the human body appeared within his "eyes."
