Immortality starts from eating melons in the cold palace

Chapter 38 The Secrets of Immortal Cultivators
  "One is the ancient method, and the other is the current method."

Li Changsheng listened patiently to Master Zhiyuan's words and asked.

“What is the difference between ancient methods and modern methods?”

"The ancient method is a method from ancient times. In ancient times, our world was full of spiritual energy."

"The path of cultivation at that time was not called martial arts training, but cultivation of immortality."

Xiuxian!

These two words rang in Li Changsheng's ears.

Like thunder above the nine heavens.

This was the first time Li Changsheng heard about cultivating immortality from other people.

Li Changsheng clenched his hands, showing the unrest in his heart.

Sure enough, there were rumors of immortal cultivators in the Zhou Dynasty.

He has never heard of it before, but because of his strength, he has not been able to reach that circle.

"The innate master we call him now was called the first level of Qi training in ancient times."

"People in ancient times, if they had spiritual roots and used spiritual stones to assist their cultivation, could reach the first level of Qi training in less than a year."

When Master Zhiyuan talked about things from ancient times, his eyebrows were full of envy.

Within a year, he was promoted to Xiantian.

How can this not make martial arts masters like Master Zhiyuan envious?
  They have practiced martial arts diligently since childhood. Forty or fifty years, but they are not as good as the ancient monks for one year.

It’s simply envy, jealousy, and hatred!
  "So the ancient method is to have spiritual roots and practice with the help of spiritual stones."

Li Changsheng was not an idiot. He quickly deduced the so-called ancient method from Master Zhiyuan's words.

Master Zhiyuan nodded.

"exactly!"

"Master, do you have any spiritual stones?"

Under Li Changsheng's expectant gaze, Master Zhiyuan shook his head.

"The spiritual stones have been used up by our ancestors a long time ago!"

"In the past few decades, I have traveled all over the country, even to the Western Regions, just to find a spiritual stone."

"Alas - it was all in vain."

"The ancient warriors have searched the whole world for a long time, but they have not found any spiritual stones."

"Those immortals are really nothing. They don't know how to leave some good things for future generations like us."

Master Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows and said with a curse.

"What about today's method? How do today's warriors return to their innate world?"

"Today's method is quite simple. It does not require such things as spirit stones. It only requires two techniques."

"One yin and one yang, yin and yang merge into one, returning to the innate world."

Master Zhiyuan's words made Li Changsheng enlightened.

Sure enough, a famous teacher can give you guidance and avoid many detours.

If you let yourself think about it, it will probably take another ten years to figure out how to combine yin and yang.

Yin and Yang merge into one!

Return to nature!

You only need to practice two techniques, one yin and one yang.

The Tianshui Meridian Method he practiced was considered a Yin attribute method.

You only need to practice another yang attribute skill to try to return to your innate nature.

As for the yang attribute skills, Li Changsheng happened to have them ready-made.

Xuanyang Heart Fire Sutra of Zoroastrianism!
  Master Zhiyuan paused and then said.

"Using the method of combining yin and yang to return to the innate, the probability of success is less than one tenth."

Less than one tenth?

Li Changsheng frowned, not satisfied with this probability.

"Why only one tenth?" Li Changsheng asked puzzledly.

Master Zhiyuan pondered for a while and paused.

"According to my guess, it may be related to spiritual roots."

"The martial arts of the Great Zhou Dynasty were inherited from the ancient world of immortal cultivation. They were originally designed to replace the immortal methods and enable them to practice in an environment without spiritual energy."

"In ancient times, it was impossible to practice qi without spiritual roots. This should have been inherited by martial arts."

"Only warriors with spiritual roots can return to their innate world."

"Of course, this is just speculation. The methods used to test spiritual roots in ancient times have long been lost."

"If you want to test your spiritual roots, you can't do it either."

"So when it comes to spiritual roots, it's just speculation."

Master Zhiyuan spoke in an uncertain tone, and Li Changsheng did not inquire further.

He could only hope that he had spiritual roots.

After knowing the way to return to his innate nature, Li Changsheng began to ask Master Zhiyuan about the secrets of ancient immortality.

"Master, according to your statement, in ancient times, spiritual energy was rich and there were immortal cultivators. Why is it that now martial arts are prosperous and immortal cultivators have disappeared." "Hey! I also have this doubt in my mind."

"Over the years, I have searched ancient books and barely found some clues."

"The most recorded sentence in ancient books is the nine words [The demon star fell into the wild, and the world changed drastically]."

The demon star fell into the wild, and the world changed drastically.

Li Changsheng thought about this sentence and frowned.

Is this the reason for the decline of spiritual energy?
  So what is the demon star?
  "Master, the demon star in this sentence?"

Before Li Changsheng finished asking his question, Master Zhiyuan shook his head.

"I don't know what the demon star is."

"Perhaps, in this era, no one knows what the demon star is."

"Anyway, according to the clues I found, since the demon star fell into the wild, the prosperous world of immortality began to decline and eventually perished."

"Ugh--"

"If there were still spirit stones in the world, why would we, the innate warriors, have to practice so hard?"

Master Zhiyuan's face was filled with sadness, which aroused Li Changsheng's curiosity.

"Master, after returning to Xiantian, do you also need spiritual stones for cultivation?"

Master Zhiyuan saw that Li Changsheng was not far away from returning to the innate world, so he simply talked to Li Changsheng about the cultivation of the innate warrior.

"The cultivation of an innate warrior can also be divided into two paths."

"One way is to use external objects. In ancient times, spiritual stones were used to cultivate with the spiritual energy in the spiritual stones."

"Nowadays, spiritual stones are extinct, but you can take elixirs, but elixirs are also hard to find."

"Elixirs that are effective for innate warriors must be at least three hundred years old. If they are too old, they will have no effect on innate masters."

"Do you know how Master Zhang of the martial arts became a land god?"

Li Changsheng shook his head.

Before Li Changsheng could ask any questions, Master Zhiyuan took the initiative to speak.

"That Mr. Zhang had a good life. He dug up a thousand-year-old ginseng in Wudang Mountain."

"He took thousand-year ginseng and became a land god."

"Thousand-year-old ginseng! This is a thousand-year-old ginseng!"

"Looking at the past thousand years, I'm afraid no one has better luck than Zhenren Zhang."

When Master Zhiyuan mentioned Master Zhang, the envy on his face could be seen even by a blind man.

"If I have a spiritual stone, I can become a great master in ten years and a land god in thirty years. It is absolutely no lie."

"It's a pity... alas..."

"What about the other way?"

"The other path is the path that Lao Na took. Other innate masters basically follow this path."

"Spiritual stones or thousand-year-old elixirs are something you can encounter but cannot seek."

"So the ancient warriors found another way to refine their energy."

"Refining Qi means refining the food you eat and turning it into spiritual energy for use in cultivation."

"The road to refining qi does not require adventure or talent. It only requires the endurance to penetrate water and stone."

"According to a normal person's appetite, it will take about two hundred years to refine Qi and advance from Xiantian Grandmaster to Xiantian Grandmaster."

"Two hundred years? Doesn't that mean you won't be able to break through until you die?"

Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment.

Why does the path of refining energy seem like a dead end!

Master Zhiyuan nodded with an expression of approval.

"That's right, it's a dead end."

"This is a bad era. Without adventure, you will be trapped in the realm of the innate master for the rest of your life."

Li Changsheng was silent, feeling the despair in Master Zhiyuan's heart.

Two hundred years, ordinary people simply cannot live that long.

Li Changsheng has a long life, so he might give it a try.

According to Li Changsheng's estimate.

The Xiantian Grandmaster is at the first level of Qi training.

The Xiantian Grand Master is on the second level of Qi training.

The land gods are at the third level of Qi training.

It takes two hundred years to go from the first level of Qi training to the second level of Qi training.

This is just... too slow.

No classic car is that slow.

Li Changsheng asked Master Zhiyuan.

"Master, isn't there any martial arts that can increase your appetite? The more you eat, the more spiritual energy you will refine."

(End of this chapter)