I created an extraordinary era

Chapter 164 I also want to see the scenery that fellow Taoists have seen

After getting away from the crowd, Xia Yuan's figure flashed a few times and soon he arrived at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain.

It's still the same as usual here, with crowds of people and tourists coming and going everywhere.

But this time he was not in the mood to stroll around, and he headed straight to Tianshiyuan without stopping.

As luck would have it, the person guarding the gate was still the little Taoist priest from yesterday.

After seeing Xia Yuan, he led his men inside without even reporting.

"Senior, please wait here for a moment. I will go and inform Senior Brother Li."

Yesterday, he also went to ask Li Tianyi, but the other party didn't say anything, just said that he didn't need to stop this person from coming in the future.

"it is good."

Xia Yuan nodded.

In fact, he had found the place where the master and disciple were as early as when he came in.

Li Qingxuan's complexion was indeed much better, but upon closer inspection, it could be seen that he was still a little depressed.

It seems that he hasn't recovered from yesterday's exhaustion.

But this time he was not sleeping, but reading a book.

Soon, Li Qingxuan arrived here.

"Master Li, how do you feel?"

As soon as someone enters the door, he gets straight to the point.

"I'm sorry for making you laugh yesterday. I still feel a little tired."

"Master, please tell me about your cultivation process."

Li Qingxuan nodded. He was about to ask something, so he recounted the entire process of yesterday's cultivation in full.

"You only practiced the technique twice?"

Xia Yuan frowned. He never expected that he could complete two temperings in half an hour.

It's not like he hasn't practiced before, and it only takes about a minute to complete one cycle.

Considering his current level, he guessed that it would take an ordinary person five to ten minutes.

But the reality is very different. According to Li Qingxuan, even if it is operated twice, it can only be completed barely.

And it was precisely because he forced himself to complete the second round of tempering that he became mentally exhausted.

"Yes, the process of practicing the technique is not only very painful, but the obstacles are also gradually increasing. Two times is already my limit."

"I don't know how long it took you to run it twice."

Xia Yuan was thinking about something, so he blurted out the answer without thinking.

"A minute or two!"

"what?"

Li Qingxuan looked horrified, as if he had heard it wrongly.

He knew better than anyone else how difficult it was to practice this technique.

Considering that one has reached this level, even if that person has strong willpower and is proficient in the technique, it is impossible to do it in such a short time.

Indeed, you can be very familiar with the skills and have a strong spirit, but if you want to temper them quickly, there must be a condition.

Sufficient power means sufficient source energy.

However, with the physical strength of an ordinary person, it is impossible to support such a strong force for body tempering.

If the speed increases too quickly, the heart is likely to explode instantly.

Now he felt that the source energy provided by one source crystal was a bit too much.

In fact, if the source energy is a little less, although the time for tempering the body will be longer, the pain and consumption of mental will will be reduced accordingly.

Now the person opposite actually said that it would only take one or two minutes to complete two rounds of tempering.

Could it be a born extraordinary life?

After coming to his senses, Xia Yuan obviously realized that he had said the wrong thing.

"Oh, I did it in an environment without source energy."

"You didn't ask if I was tempering my body, you only asked about the practice of the technique."

"???"

A string of question marks popped up in Li Qingxuan's head. Is this joke funny?

"Well, my tempering time was about ten minutes, a little faster than yours."

"It's just that I tempered it for three rounds."

Hearing this, Li Qingxuan still felt a little unbelievable.

Regardless of whether there is source energy or not, one minute is fast enough to complete two rounds of exercises.

Not to mention completing three rounds of tempering in an active energy environment, it seems difficult to do just by thinking about it.

"Fellow Daoist Xia is indeed the first person to succeed in cultivation. His talent and perseverance are far behind those of the old Daoist."

That’s right, before Xia Yuan taught him the cultivation method, he also repeated the background story he had told Zhang Changsheng and others.

"Master, there's no need to say that. You're already excellent enough for being able to persevere through two rounds of tempering."

By now, Xia Yuan already had a rough idea of ​​the difficulty of the cultivation method.

If Li Qingxuan could only barely complete two rounds of tempering, it would be hard to say whether an ordinary person could complete one round of tempering at the beginning.

Although young people have stronger physical functions, most young people nowadays are in sub-health status. It is not certain whether they are better than Li Qingxuan, a sixty-year-old monk.

And that's not even the most important thing.

Without strong willpower, the pain during the practice would be unbearable for ordinary people.

"Master, do you think the pain of this training process is such that an average person can endure it and complete a full round of tempering?"

Li Qingxuan thought for a moment and nodded.

"According to my cultivation experience, if the energy concentration is as high as it is now, an ordinary person might not be able to complete the first round of body tempering. However, if the energy concentration is lower, it is still possible."

"At the beginning, the source energy concentration is low enough that you can slowly grind it over time. Even if you give up halfway, you can slowly get used to it over time."

"As long as one is proficient enough in the technique and doesn't rush into anything, a young person can complete the first round of tempering in ten days or half a month."

"Of course, even if the source energy concentration is low, there will still be pain during tempering, but it will be relatively easier."

"If your willpower isn't strong enough, and your skills aren't proficient enough, the danger is still very high. If you're not careful, you could die."

If it were anything else, Li Qingxuan still lacked confidence.

But in terms of character, he thought he was doing okay.

There is still a little gap between him and a pervert like Xia Yuan.

He even doubted whether Xia Yuan was really as young as he appeared, and he might be an old man in his seventies or eighties.

Because he once said that the lifespan of one can reach 120 years in the innate realm alone, and 200 years after breaking through and awakening.

Although Xia Yuan didn't say it explicitly, Li Qingxuan guessed that he might have reached a higher level.

In this case, it is difficult to determine the specific age by looking at the face alone.

After all, if you want to create a cultivation method and then cultivate to such a high level, it would take even a genius dozens or hundreds of years, right?

"In a source crystal environment, is the source energy concentration also high?"

Xia Yuan looked a little speechless. One source crystal only had 0.05 units of source energy. How could that be too much?

"For ordinary people who have never practiced cultivation, it is indeed considered high. I feel that the cultivation speed is a bit too fast and the mental pressure is a bit great."

Li Qingxuan nodded and expressed his thoughts.

"The source energy contained in this source crystal is too huge."

"..."

The source energy of a source crystal is huge?

Suddenly he seemed to understand that he was the only one who complained about the lack of source energy.

In the eyes of ordinary people, the energy contained in a star is so huge that it is unimaginable.

Actually, that’s true. For ordinary people, source energy is ultimately out of reach.

Although the energy of a source crystal is small, the coverage area is also very small.

Looking at it this way, if source energy existed in the universe, it certainly wouldn't be less concentrated than the source energy provided by the source crystal. I'm convinced, so this is why he could only cultivate for half an hour.

Fortunately, he was not allowed to use two source crystals to practice before, otherwise he would have suffered more pain.

In that situation, it is hard to say whether one can complete a round of body tempering.

What's worse, sudden death is possible.

No wonder the panel records that the source energy concentration cannot be too high. I'm afraid that the human race in the mythological era also learned a lesson learned through blood and tears.

But now, he had no choice but to rely on source crystals to provide source energy.

This is only possible if several people practice together to reduce the concentration of surrounding source energy.

"So, as long as the source energy concentration is reduced, the danger and difficulty of ordinary people's cultivation will be greatly reduced. It's just that the cultivation speed will be slower, right?"

It seems that the difficulty of this practice is not as high as imagined!
I guess the high mortality rate mentioned on the panel only applies when awakening.

Li Qingxuan looked strange, not knowing why Xia Yuan had such an idea.

Doesn't he know the difficulty that lies ahead, or is it that for a genius like him who created the law, apart from awakening, it is not difficult at all?

Suddenly, a sentence came to mind.

"Why not eat minced meat?"

It seems that you are looking at ordinary people through the lens of your own cultivation process?

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?"

Xia Yuan was also very surprised. Isn’t that the case? What’s wrong with what I said?
"Well, of course not."

"I believe fellow Daoist should also know that the further you advance in cultivation, the more difficult it becomes to temper your body, and the greater the demand for source energy."

"Lowering the source energy concentration can indeed allow most people to complete the first round of tempering, but if the source energy concentration is insufficient afterwards, it is likely to lead to insufficient power."

"If this is the case, then it's not a matter of slow speed, but rather an inability to fully temper the body in one round."

"Lowering the source energy concentration will only reduce the difficulty of entering the Dao. We will still have to face the same problems later on."

“So, it’s simply impossible to lower the difficulty.”

"..."

Ok!

What's the point of lowering the difficulty of entering the Dao? Why does he have so many people who can only complete a few rounds of body tempering?

"The awakening method that Daoyou created is only applicable to a small number of people. It will be extremely difficult for others to cultivate to the Xiantian realm."

He was not exaggerating when he said this. Although Xia Yuan had told him about the difficulty of cultivation before, he did not understand the dangers until he actually practiced.

It can be said that it is not difficult to get started with this technique, but the difficult part is continuing to practice it.

According to the technique, in order to reach the innate state, one needs to complete a full thousand times of tempering.

Two hundred times for each of the five parts of the body.

He had just started practicing and could only complete two rounds of exercises a day before continuing.

After practicing, you will need at least one day of rest.

Of course, this is related to the fact that Li Qingxuan exerted too much force and the source energy concentration was too high.

According to his own speculation, if the source energy concentration is lower and the practice time is extended, he should be able to temper it three to four times a day.

But even so, it would take at least two months to complete the first stage of tempering.

Not to mention that it becomes increasingly difficult as you progress.

If you want to maintain your peak mental state the next day, you may only be able to complete one or two temperings a day.

This requires a strong enough mental will, otherwise if you give up halfway all your efforts will be wasted.

As for errors in the operation of the exercises, it is not as simple as wasting all the previous efforts.

If you are lucky, you can recover after resting for a while, but if you are unlucky, you will die on the spot.

Therefore, even if the practice goes smoothly without any mistakes, it will take at least one year to reach the innate level.

If there is a slight delay in the middle, the time will be stretched to infinity.

It is not impossible to get stuck at some stage.

Not everyone has the courage to continue practicing after experiencing life and death, or facing such intense pain.

In this world, people with strong wills are ultimately only a minority.

Even Li Qingxuan himself was not sure whether he could cultivate to the innate level, let alone the subsequent awakening.

This is also the reason why he said it is difficult to practice using the awakening method.

It's not just difficult, it's a hurdle at every step.

"Master, you're right. I thought it was difficult before, but I never imagined it would be this difficult and dangerous."

"I wonder if Chang Ke still wants to continue practicing?"

Li Qingxuan smiled calmly, with an indescribable determination in his eyes.

"What's there to be afraid of?"

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist. I won't let your efforts go to waste, right?"

"As long as I have a life left, I will never retreat. Since I have embarked on this path, I have never thought of stopping."

"Not only that, I also want to see the scenery that fellow Taoist has seen!"

When he said the last sentence, there was a hint of longing in his eyes, which was a longing for the road ahead.

"I really saw the right person."

Xia Yuan smiled and nodded. He could not see any fear on Li Qingxuan's face, and that was enough.

As for his character, there is nothing to say.

Those who truly cultivate their minds will not deceive their own hearts.

"By the way, after completing two rounds of tempering, did you feel any difference, Taoist Priest?"

After understanding some issues regarding cultivation, Xia Yuan asked about the changes after body tempering.

"Of course, old Taoist, I can clearly feel my heart is full of energy now."

"Although I've only tempered it twice, my arm strength has increased significantly, and the blood circulation in my body feels smoother."

Speaking of this, Li Qingxuan also looked happy.

Since getting up today, he can clearly feel that his body has become much stronger, as if he has returned to his youth.

I have to say that although it is difficult to enter the Tao, the benefits after entering the Tao are far beyond imagination.

This is just the second tempering.

He didn't even dare to imagine what state his body would be in once his heart was tempered.

Previously, when Xia Yuan said that Xiantian could live to 120 years old, he was a little skeptical.

Now there is no doubt about that.

Xiantian, I’m really looking forward to it!

In fact, most young people should not experience such obvious changes after they succeed in practicing.

This change only occurred because he is a little older and has many years of experience.

If you want to feel the changes intuitively later, it will not be possible to do it by just tempering it once.

Just then, Xia Yuan teased.

"Master, your appetite will be increasing in the future. Are you sure you can fill your stomach with just vegetarian food?"

Suddenly, Li Qingxuan's smile froze.

"Is it really as scary as you say?"

“There’s more to it than you think.”

"Master, do you know how much I ate when I was a celestial being?"

Li Qingxuan looked curious.

“It’s close to the size of ten average adults.”

"???"

(End of this chapter)