Longevity starts with learning

Chapter 181 Yuning Town

"The purer the mana, the higher the quality, the less impurities..."

"The words of the body..."

Chu Mu pondered silently, with a vague direction in his mind.

Essence, energy, and spirit correspond to the body, mana, and soul respectively, and the erysipelas of mana and soul are mixed, and have the effect of the sword of the soul. From the current observations, it seems that he doesn't need to worry too much.

Even if the saber technique is still stuck at the critical point, as far as his current cultivation level is concerned, the effect of the Soul Saber is still not at its limit.

But the body is not under the effect of the Soul Saber, and the erysipelas is complex and hidden very deep, and it is difficult for him to directly touch it, let alone get rid of it.

So, it seems...

Chu Mu dug out the book of psionic energy foundation that he bought when he first entered the fairyland.

Flipping through the pages of the book, the information in memory also came to mind.

According to the description in the book, there are two paths for immortal cultivation, one is body training, and the other is Qi training!

Although the names of the two are different, they have the name of a unified state, that is... Qi training state!

The reason why it is collectively referred to as the Qi training environment is that whether it is body training or Qi training, the fundamental purpose is to breathe in the spiritual energy of the world and return it to one's own body.

The difference is that one is to breathe out spiritual energy to strengthen the body and take the path of breaking all kinds of magic with one force, and the other is to breathe out spiritual energy to cultivate mana, which is to take the way of combining heaven and earth spiritual energy with all kinds of methods, such as spells, magic tools, and various arts of cultivating immortals, basically all need mana support.

Obviously, the mainstream in the world of cultivating immortals is Qi training and body training, which are obviously just auxiliary aids.

According to the description in the book, these two paths were actually the same in ancient times when the aura of heaven and earth was extremely strong. However, as the era of cultivating immortals continued, resources were scarce and cultivation was difficult, so they gradually evolved into two paths of cultivating immortals.

The dividing point between the two roads is undoubtedly the hurdle where Qi and blood cultivation is promoted to immortality.

What he is walking is undoubtedly the mainstream way of cultivating qi and ten thousand methods in the world of cultivating immortals.

And body training...

Chu Mu recalled the changes in his body when he was cultivating qi and blood, and he had already made a decision.

The purer the mana, the less chaotic it is.

And the body is obviously the same.

The former practice of qi and blood was also a process of purifying and strengthening the body.

Every time the Qi and blood practice is like forging iron, it has been tempered thousands of times to remove impurities bit by bit.

And the body, under such forging, became stronger and stronger.

After stepping into the immortal path, although he cultivated mana and soul, he was nourished by spiritual energy and mana, but strictly speaking, his body is not much stronger now than when he was at the first level of qi training.

Now if the guess is correct, and the erysipelas is mixed and hidden in his body, then at present, it is obvious that he can only continue to practice body training.

Through tempering and practicing the body, we can gradually eliminate the erysipelas complex, and avoid or even reduce the hidden dangers caused by the erysipelas complex from the root.

"Cultivation of Dharma and Body..."

In the end, all thoughts gathered into these four words appeared in Chu Mu's mind.

Chu Mu frowned, thinking about the advantages and disadvantages of the dual cultivation of Dharma and body.

Even if he doesn't know much about body training, he can come up with countless benefits just by guessing.

And there is obviously only one disadvantage.

That's resources!
Every era has its own characteristics.

The way of practice of ancient monks has evolved to the present. The reason why it is divided into two ways is the change of the cultivation environment and the scarcity of resources.

Among other things, it's like his practice of Qi training. If it weren't for the existence of spiritual brilliance and the inheritance of knowledge, he is probably still wasting three or four spiritual stones every month.

Qi training and cultivation are full of ups and downs. Except for a few beings who are born noble, there are a few who dare to hope that body training is a big resource consumer!
Does he dare to hope?
Chu Mu was very moved, but he couldn't help but hesitate.

Resources are on the one hand, and so is energy.

Although he does not lack resources at present, it does not mean that he will not lack in the future, and the higher the cultivation level of resources, the more terrifying the consumption will be, and they will only become rarer and harder to find.

After all, he is only in a small Qi training environment now, and the resources he needs are all common things.

And energy...

One day, just a little bit, you need to practice Qi, practice spells, and practice sword skills...

There are also puppet art and alchemy, two vast knowledge systems that require him to expend countless energy to explore and seek the truth...

Now that he hasn't touched the puppet technique, he feels that every day is full of time, and there is almost no free time.

Add one more...

"Take a step, let's take a step..."

Sensing the hidden bottleneck in his cultivation, in the end, Chu Mu could only comfort himself in this way.

Looking around the room, secular houses, after more than ten days of practice, the whole room is already covered with a layer of dust, and spiders weaving webs and ants and insects can be seen crawling in the corners.

Patting the dust on his body, Chu Mu stood up, and with a slight movement of his mind, it seemed that a gust of wind swept across the room without any dead ends. The dust, ants and insects were all rolled up, and finally condensed into a fist-sized gray ball, suspended in front of Chu Mu.

With a wave of his hand, the gray ball flew out of the window and fell into the corner of the wall behind the house.

"We have to get a partition to restrict it..."

Chu Mu pondered in his heart, this secular house really does not have any privacy for cultivators.

Immediately after tidying up the room, without leaving anything useful, Chu Mu pushed open the wooden door that had been closed for more than ten days.

The pure wooden door is not restricted by any formations, and its material is only ordinary secular wood. When it is pushed open, it even creaks with friction.

When the wooden door is pushed open, what comes into view is the road paved with bluestone. Looking at the surrounding area, it is a harmonious and contradictory town.

At the first sight, there are antique small courtyards, exquisite attics, low and dilapidated houses, and dilapidated shacks built with random pieces of wood.
The reason for such a scene is obviously due to the lax management of the Longevity Sect.

According to what he inquired, for this small town outside Fangshi, the Longevity Sect was only a rent collector and a protective umbrella.

Three broken spirits, one month's rent.

After handing in the spirit stone, don't care about the rest.

This has also led to many immortal cultivators choosing to rent with others in order to save some spiritual stones.

The houses built by the Longevity Sect are obviously not suitable for shared renting. Therefore, some cultivators demolished the secular houses built by the Longevity Sect, built smaller houses on the foundation, and divided them into several rooms to accommodate shared renting, or even rent them out as second-hand landlords!
Coupled with the mixed fish and dragons in Fangshi, this chaos is even more obvious.

As for the Longevity School, as far as it is concerned, it may be due to management costs, and it seems that they don't care about such details.

The so-called protection is even more superficial, it is nothing more than a ban on the use of force within a radius of two hundred miles.

Although the law enforcement team patrols, the focus is only on those industries outside Fangshi.

Under such circumstances, although there is order in Yuning Town, this order is undoubtedly two completely different concepts compared with the order in Fang City.

For the vast majority of immortal cultivators living in Yuning Town, they are probably thinking about how to earn enough spirit stones, and then move into the square city, enjoy the rich spiritual energy in the square city, and have almost absolute safety.

But these are obviously not shortcomings for him at present.

The limited order can basically guarantee that he will not encounter too serious danger to his life, and the chaos mixed with fish and dragons can bring him a natural camouflage.

As for the thinness of the aura, at present, he really doesn't have much demand for whether the aura is rich or not.

And Yuning Town is located outside of Fang City, and it is only more than 300 miles away from the Jade Emperor Black Market that Wang Mazi once told him about.

Perfect, at least for now, perfect.

It's just... don't mess around with shit, it's more perfect.

Chu Mu glanced at the shanty not far away, and an immortal cultivator was pouring a bucket of filth into the big wooden barrel at the door.

The faint foul smell in the air became intense in an instant, sweeping in like a poisonous gas bomb.

Fortunately, in the end, the immortal cultivator also put the lid on the big wooden barrel in time, which slowed down the strong stench a bit.

Looking at such a scene, Chu Mu suddenly remembered the girl in the red dress. She seemed to be doing this job when she was in Fangshi.

It's just that the conditions in Fangshi are obviously much better. There are partition restrictions on the big barrels that contain filth, and there are purification restrictions on the streets and in the rooms, which can purify the air and ensure the quality of life.

I don't know where she went.

"Fellow Daoist, did you live here recently?"

Just as Chu Mu was recalling, the door to the side room opened, and following the sound, a slovenly old man who seemed to be at the third level of Qi training came into view.

A gray robe, as if it hadn't been washed for decades, one piece of black, one piece of white, full of filth, gray hair so greasy and sticky, Chu Mu seemed to be able to smell a strong stench from far away.

Chu Mu nodded and responded.

"Fellow Daoist, do you know the rules in our area?"

The old man's eyes lit up and he asked immediately.

Chu Mu raised his brows, glanced at the filth on the old man's body, and then at the big wooden barrel at the door of every house, and suddenly understood.

"Fellow Daoist, are you dealing with this?"

Chu Mu pointed to the big wooden barrel in front of the door.

"exactly!"

The old man nodded again and again, rubbing his hands and shining his eyes: "I can help fellow Taoist deal with the filth, and I will give you a Broken Spirit every three months."

"The price is the same, no one cheats!"

"Old man Chen, you're full of nonsense again. You haven't suffered enough from the beating last time, have you?"

Before Chu Mu could speak, the door to the opposite room was pushed open, and a clear female voice rang out.

Chu Mu turned his head to look, and saw a female cultivator in tulle leaning against the door, as if she had just woken up, with a charming laziness on her face.

While raising his hand, the tulle slipped off, and the jade arm was half exposed, and it seemed that he could get a glimpse of beauty. Although no makeup was applied, but with his beautiful face and attractive figure, it also gave people an unspeakable impulse and an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"familiar?"

Chu Mu was slightly taken aback. He probably didn't recognize the woman in front of him, right?
"Where is it, Fairy Wang, don't talk nonsense!"

The old man was obviously a little afraid of this female cultivator, he waved his hands again and again, then looked at Chu Mu, nodded and bowed and said:

"Fellow Daoist, look at my memory. I'm getting old and my memory is not good. It's a broken spirit every six months, and a broken spirit every six months..."

Chu Mu smiled, took out a Broken Spirit, and threw it away.

The old man nodded and bowed, pinching and flattering again and again.

Chu Mu looked at the female cultivator, nodded, without saying a word, closed the door, and walked towards Fangshi.

"familiar?"

Chu Mu still couldn't help recalling.

A strange female cultivator, why does she feel familiar?

For a moment, as if thinking of something, the corner of Chu Mu's mouth twitched, he was really familiar with it!

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(End of this chapter)