My experience of grinding in another world

Chapter 721 The Gourd of the Underworld
"The Secret Scroll of Spiritual Treasure Construction?"

"So, do you want the external training method or the internal training method?" The thin middle-aged man in indigo robes asked as he led Chen Mu deeper into the library, his face quite amiable.

"Supervisor Mao, could you please tell me the difference between the external and internal training methods?" Chen Mu respectfully clasped his hands in a fist salute.

The person in front of me is Mao Shiyuan, the supervisor of the Sacred Heart Academy's Library.

According to Bai Shou, this person's Taoist cultivation was profound, second only to Luo Dingluo.

"The foundation of the Dao is the root of the primordial spirit, like a seed or a root."

"To nurture it and help it grow into a primordial spirit, you need to water and fertilize it."

"Pure Yang Qi is the water and fertilizer needed for the foundation of the Dao."

"The greatest purpose of a Qi cultivator forging a spiritual treasure is to cultivate pure Yang energy and nourish their Dao foundation," Mao Shiyuan explained slowly and deliberately.

Chen Mu nodded repeatedly as he listened.

He only knew a few bits and pieces about the cultivation path after the Dao Foundation stage, far less clearly than what Abbot Mao had explained.

"If one cultivates the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation Technique, reaching this stage requires forging one's root essence."

"The root can cultivate Yin energy, which can cause the true body of the Heavenly Demon to transform into the true form of the Heavenly Demon, and then completely transform into the Heavenly Demon, comparable to a Primordial Spirit Qi Refiner."

"Our Luo Du Academy has been crafting artifacts for many years. Who knows, one day he might even achieve true immortality," Mao Shiyuan said with a slightly teasing laugh.

Chen Mu listened respectfully but did not respond.

The fact that this Supervisor Mao could talk about Director Luo so casually clearly meant that his cultivation was not far from achieving the Nascent Soul stage.

Chen Mu had only just achieved the Foundation Establishment stage, and was nearly two realms away from it, so he dared not speak out casually.

Mao Shiyuan glanced at the cautious Chen Mu, but didn't pay much attention, and continued his introduction.

“Traditional Lingbao internal cultivation method is similar to Dao foundation cultivation. It requires using innate Qi as material and following the construction method to build up Lingbao little by little.”

“If this process is not handled carefully, the spiritual treasure embryo will collapse, and the practitioner will have to start all over again.”

"This would require a massive amount of primordial energy and take an extremely long time. There are many examples of projects that have been delayed for decades or even centuries without success."

"It is precisely for this reason that the Lingbao external training method came into being."

"Find materials containing innate energy as the foundation, and use the Refining Treasure Technique to nurture and refine them into magical treasures."

"Although it lacks some spirituality, it can still be absorbed into the Niwan Jade Seed, and can be refined with pure Yang Qi or Taiyin Qi to strengthen the Dao foundation."

"Moreover, as long as there are enough materials, it can be mastered in three to five years, making it a shortcut to cultivation," Mao Shiyuan said with admiration.

Chen Mu immediately thought of the unexpected twist of fate between his eyebrows.

After he refined this treasure with the Taiyi Refining Treasure Technique and infused it with the spiritual energy of the Dragon Pearl, its spirituality greatly increased.

It can be stored in the secret acupoint between the eyebrows and can be refined into cold white mist to nourish the body of the celestial demon. It is obviously an external cultivation magic weapon.

However, it's not quite the right direction; it's more suitable for celestial demons and heretics.

"That cold, white mist is probably the Yin energy that nourishes the true form of the Heavenly Demon," Chen Mu realized.

His own Cloud Mirage Heavenly Demon Body was extremely special, its essence being similar to that of a Yin Spirit.

Ordinary spirits cannot cultivate a spirit embryo without enduring more than a hundred years of hardship.

I mastered it in just over ten years, all thanks to a series of unexpected and fortunate events.

What a baby!
Chen Mu looked inward at the space between his eyebrows, glanced at the strange coincidences that were slowly swimming like fish, and felt quite pleased.

"I'll have to think about the Taiyi Refining Treasure Technique when I have time in the future."

"I initially thought it was just an ordinary secret technique, but now it seems there's still a lot of potential to be discovered!"

While they were talking, Mao Shiyuan had already led Chen Mu to the center of the Sutra Repository.

After passing through a barrier that resembled a water curtain, we suddenly entered a vast hall.

Bright light streamed in through the transparent glazed tiles overhead, illuminating the hall.

Seven or eight tall bookshelves stood in the center of the hall.

Mao Shiyuan turned to look at Chen Mu: "So, are you choosing the internal training method or the external training method?"

After regaining his senses, Chen Mu frowned slightly.

"Since it's a shortcut, doesn't it come at a price?"

Mao Shiyuan raised an eyebrow: "You're quite perceptive."

“The path of cultivation is one step at a time. If you save effort in this step, you will naturally have to make up for it later.”

"But that's something you'd only consider after you've cultivated your primordial spirit or mastered the true form of a celestial demon."

"At that time, I will live as long as the heavens. Even if it takes a lot of time to make up for it, I can afford to wait."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mu frowned even more deeply.

Everyone knows that following the orthodox cultivation method is the safest. However, the internal cultivation of spiritual treasures is indeed time-consuming.

Many Qi cultivators who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage are already quite old. If they were to spend even more time practicing internal cultivation methods, even if they succeeded, they probably wouldn't have time to nurture their Foundation Establishment and cultivate their primordial spirit. Therefore…

"I want to try the internal cultivation method first." Chen Mu looked up at Mao Shiyuan.

Mao Shiyuan sighed, feeling as if he were seeing his younger self: "Have you thought it through?"

Chen Mu said with a determined look, "I've thought it through."

Anyway, I have the Taiyi Refining Treasure Technique.

If the internal training method doesn't work, it's not too late to try the external training method then.

However, if this opportunity is missed, it will not be so easy to find a secret scroll for cultivating spiritual treasures elsewhere.

“Although Sacred Heart Academy controls the entire Yizhou continent, it is ultimately just a branch of the Yellow Springs Sect,” Mao Shiyuan explained.

"Half of the seventy-two basic diagrams are missing, and of the three great spiritual treasures within the sect, there is only one copy of the 'Yellow Spring Gourd Construction Method'."

"Then I'll choose the Yellow Springs Gourd Technique!" Chen Mu made his decision immediately.

……

The next day.

Bai Shou appeared in front of Chen Mu's stilted house early in the morning, with the exquisite and spacious chariot floating beside him.

"The person who led me to Shuanghua Courtyard is you, fellow Daoist?" Chen Mu raised an eyebrow.

After receiving the Spirit Treasure Scroll yesterday, the Sacred Heart Academy arranged a place for him. He was to go to a branch of the Twin Flower Academy to guard it for three years.

Today was the day to set off, but Chen Mu never expected that the person who came to guide them would be Bai Shou.

This old fellow is quite old; he had been in seclusion cultivating for some time.

The reason he was personally brought to the Sacred Heart Monastery was because of the generous reward for recommending him.

I thought the other party would return to Baijiazhai immediately after receiving the benefits, but I didn't expect them to stay here.

"It seems you have indeed gained quite a bit of benefit, fellow Daoist." Chen Mu looked at Bai Shou, whose face was flushed, and said with some displeasure.

"Thanks to your blessing, fellow Daoist, Dean Luo bestowed upon me three Heart Nourishing Pills, enough to allow my cultivation to advance significantly." Bai Shou said with a broad smile.

Heart-Nourishing Pill?
What kind of secret medicine is this that Bai Shou values ​​so highly?

"What I practice is the Sacred Heart Sutra. This method is the foundation of the Sacred Heart Academy and can forge one's fundamental qualities with the heart as the core."

"Most importantly, it can improve both internally and externally!"

"The kind of cultivation that combines internal and external training?" Chen Mu asked in surprise.

"Just as you think." Bai Shou said smugly.

"The Sacred Heart Sutra can be practiced independently or by absorbing the Heart Nourishing Pill, which greatly accelerates the construction of one's root essence."

"It's a pity that you didn't follow the path of the Heavenly Demon Reincarnation, so you're destined to miss out on this precious scripture." Bai Shou became increasingly smug.

Is there such a wonderful method that can cultivate both inner and outer qualities?

That Supervisor Mao didn't say anything yesterday either!
If the Heavenly Demons and Heretics have such a secret method for creating artifacts that combines internal and external cultivation, do Qi Refiners also have it?
That was too hasty!

“Fellow Daoist, there is no need for regret,” Bai Shou comforted him. “The Sacred Heart Sutra is extremely rare; it is a wondrous method personally transmitted by the Dao Ancestor of Luofu.”

"It is precisely through this scripture that the Sacred Heart Academy has been able to control the entire Yizhou."

I don't know if there is a spiritual treasure refining method that combines internal and external cultivation, but I have never heard of it in the Yizhou region.

That is not bad.

Chen Mu felt better.

But seeing the smug old man with white hair, Chen Mu felt unhappy again.

He signed a contract to risk his life, but the old man ended up getting the biggest benefit?

"Don't worry, I won't treat you unfairly, fellow Daoist." Bai Shou chuckled.

"Didn't you want the roots of Bizhen tea? Here you go!" He waved his hand with a hearty smile and said, "When I return to Baijia Village, I will immediately have Xiaoqing from the Fifth Branch send you two pieces."

Previously, they were stingy and wouldn't give us any Bizhen tea roots, but now they're just delivering them to our door like this?

"I feel like I've lost even more," Chen Mu said, glancing sideways at Bai Shou.

"What loss? Fellow Daoist, didn't you also obtain the Yellow Springs Gourd Construction Method?"

"This is one of the three great spiritual treasures of the Yellow Springs Sect. It has a very promising future," Bai Shou said with a hint of envy.

"Is this magical treasure very powerful?" Chen Mu asked curiously.

"As expected of a true master of Qi Refining, how could they not be powerful?"

"Let's go, let's go. It's more than ten days' journey from Canglei Ravine to Shuanghua Valley. I'll tell you all about it along the way," Bai Shou said cheerfully.

(End of this chapter)