From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 135 Meditation for Soul Refinement
Deep in the Baihe Mountains, in the core area.

On the surface, this place still looks like a wild mountain, with weeds and wildflowers everywhere, dense forests, and deep ravines.

In fact, it contains caves and underground chambers of various sizes.

Outside Xu Fugui's cave, the willow tree stood crookedly, growing as thick as a water bucket and two zhang tall.

internal space.

He sat cross-legged beside the precious tree, meditating in peace.

At this time, the cultivation method he was practicing was not the "Lingnong Qi Refining Technique", but the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" that he had been taught last year by the Enlightenment Spirit Fruit.

Last year, the Enlightenment Fruit was upgraded to a yellow Qi Refining level spiritual fruit after being nourished by the bloodlines of three descendants of the "Li" generation.

【Meditation and Soul Cultivation Technique: Strengthen the power of the soul through meditation, solidify the foundation of the soul, and aid in foundation building.】

The combination of sitting meditation, abdominal breathing, and the circulation of spiritual energy is necessary to cultivate the soul...

When Xu Fugui first obtained this technique, he asserted that it was far more valuable than the "Lingnong Qi Cultivation Manual".

Ordinary Qi cultivators reside their spirit in the upper dantian, also called the "Niwan Palace," located between the eyebrows, at the intersection of the Yintang and Baihui acupoints. Their spiritual energy resides in the lower dantian, also known as the Dantian Qi Sea.

All the cultivation techniques practiced by Qi Refining cultivators, such as the Earth Element Technique, the Nine Flames Spiritual Fire Technique, and the Mysterious Earth Turtle Spiritual Technique, all aim to increase spiritual energy.

The power of the soul can only be passively enhanced as one's cultivation level increases.

When a mortal becomes a Qi Refining cultivator, their soul also transforms from the mortal soul of a mortal into the soul of a Qi Refining cultivator.

From the early stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage, and then to the late stage, the spirit and soul are strengthened accordingly.

Especially in the later stages of Qi Refining, the power of the soul will be greatly enhanced, and it can be integrated with spiritual energy to exhibit various mysterious effects.

When a Qi Refining cultivator progresses to Foundation Establishment, their soul undergoes a qualitative improvement, giving rise to the divine sense that only Foundation Establishment cultivators possess.

The "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" is a cultivation method that allows Qi Refining cultivators to actively enhance their spiritual power!

Its benefits to spiritual practice are countless.

There is usually a minor bottleneck between the mid-stage and late-stage Qi Refining realms. However, if one's spiritual power is strong enough, breaking through this bottleneck becomes effortless and natural.

Similarly, breaking through from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment is an extremely difficult "chasm" to overcome.

To achieve the perfect state of Qi cultivation, one needs to reach the peak state of essence, Qi, and spirit in order to build the foundation of the spiritual platform.

The "spirit" among the three refers to the soul.

Using the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" can temper the soul to the limit of Qi Refining, just one step away from transforming into divine consciousness, which will help with foundation building.

Furthermore, a strong spirit is helpful for cultivating techniques.

For example, the "Basic Flying Sword Technique" is divided into three levels.

One can only cultivate the first level in the early stage of Qi cultivation, the second level in the middle stage, and the third level in the late stage.

The reason for this limitation is the difference in spiritual power.

Without a soul at the late stage of Qi Refining, one cannot meet the requirements for cultivating the third level of the Flying Sword Technique.

The "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" can grant mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators the divine soul power of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators.

These are just some of the benefits of having a strong spirit.

What Xu Fugui cared about most was a spell that came with the "Meditation and Soul Refining Technique": the Soul Sealing Technique, also known as the "Soul Locking Technique".

This technique requires one's spiritual power to reach the late stage of Qi Refining to be used. One can set up a "sealing barrier" in one's Niwan Palace to protect oneself from being searched by the soul.

If one's soul is forcibly searched, the Niwan Palace will collapse and the soul will dissipate.

With the Xu family's descendants increasing and so many secrets lurking around them, this "Soul Sealing Technique" is crucial.

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Xu Fugui has been in seclusion for five days.

Over the past year, he has spent most of his time meditating and cultivating his soul, and a small portion of his time practicing the "Spirit Farming Manual" and helping spiritual plants grow.

He has reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Twenty-five years ago, when he was nearly fifty, he embarked on the path of cultivation and finally managed to reach the fifth level of Qi Refining by relying on the "blessed land" within his body.

For a rogue cultivator with five pseudo-spiritual roots, such cultivation speed is very fast. If a rogue cultivator has no spirit stones or spiritual land, it would take a long thirty years to reach the third level of Qi Refining.

He closed his eyes and meditated, when suddenly an invisible wave surged out of his Niwan Palace and merged with the spiritual energy.

Its spiritual energy seems to have suddenly grown "eyes," making it much easier to control than before.

"It's done!"

He was close to breaking through five days ago, and this time he finally cultivated his spiritual power to the late stage of Qi Refining during his seclusion.

"You can practice the third level of Flying Sword Technique and Soul Sealing Technique now."

he thought.

He stood up, looked around, and then looked up at the family's precious tree.

Today, the family's precious tree has grown to 7.3 meters tall, with a trunk as thick as a bucket and a lush canopy.

The top of the trunk branches into six main branches, with the first branch representing Xu Xiaoniu, reaching a length of 5.3 meters.

The sixth branch represents Xu Xiaohou and is 3.4 meters long.

The third branch representing Xu Xiaogou is forever stuck at 4 meters long, but the branch at its end is still growing, and the branch has branched out again.

The branch representing Xu Zhonghuai grows at the end of Xiao Gou's branch, from which another branch, just half a meter long, branches out, representing his five-year-old son, Xu Liyuan.

What Xu Fugui paid special attention to was the branch that represented [Zhongxi].

It has not stopped growing and is now 1.9 meters tall.

This means that his granddaughter, Xu Zhongxi, is still alive.

“My great-grandson, Li Yi, is about three years old now.”

Xu Fugui recalled this incident.

He was only three days away from Li Yi's third birthday banquet before he went into seclusion, and two days have passed since then.

With that thought in mind, he withdrew from the space within his body.

He needs to personally collect the aura of the Xu family descendants used to nourish the family's treasure tree.

This is the troublesome part. Fortunately, it's okay to wait a couple of days. As long as the child is three years old, it doesn't matter when we collect their aura.

Emerging from the cave, he slipped through dense willows and bushes, using his lightness technique to gracefully depart.

As he passed through a forest in the core area, he saw Xu Xiaohou practicing flying sword techniques.

The feather-patterned flying sword transformed into an almost imperceptible arc of light, whizzing and weaving through the air.

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"brush!"

Xu Xiaohou originally wanted to control the feather-patterned flying sword to fly back to his hand, but the spiritual energy and divine soul power on the feather-patterned flying sword were exhausted at the critical moment, and the angle was just off, causing the feather-patterned flying sword to fly towards his chest.

"Ok?"

He quickly turned his head to dodge, but the feather-patterned flying sword, still possessing considerable momentum, pierced through a century-old poplar tree behind him using its inertia.

"Phew~ My spiritual energy and soul are still a bit weak."

He almost became a Qi Refining cultivator who was pierced through by his own flying sword.

His strength has already surpassed his own level, because he has practiced the third level of the Flying Sword Technique: he can control the flying sword to accelerate or decelerate in the air and change direction at will.

He is currently at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

After Xu Fugui obtained the "Meditation and Soul Refining Technique" last year, he taught it to the other members of the Xu family.

Xu Xiaohou was the fastest in his cultivation, having already cultivated his spiritual power to the late stage of Qi Refining several months ago.

He doesn't usually practice cultivation techniques; he only cultivates when he has spiritual stone resources. He spends most of his time practicing martial arts stance training and studying fist and foot techniques, reaching the second level of the Grandmaster realm in martial arts.

With the second level of the Grandmaster realm, the fourth level of Qi Refining, the third level of the Flying Sword Technique, and the superior-grade magic weapon Feather Pattern Flying Sword, he barely has the strength to threaten a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

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Inside a cave not far away.

This cave is very spacious, and ventilation openings have been carved out on all sides.

Various medicinal herbs were neatly piled up, almost filling the open space inside the cave.

The alchemy furnace in front of Xu Zhongche spun up and down, with flames rising below.

"Last time the fire wasn't hot enough, and one of the blue vines didn't release its medicinal properties. This time, the fire will be bigger."

With that thought in mind, he moved with lightning speed, throwing a Blue Vine Spirit Plant into the alchemy furnace.

"Fire!"

A bright golden flame appeared beneath the original alchemy furnace.

That was the spiritual flame from his "Nine Flames Spiritual Fire Technique": Raging Fire.

In just three breaths, his nose twitched, and he smelled a faint burnt smell.

"Sigh, another failure."

He didn't stop; he continued refining the medicine.

A few more common medicinal herbs were added, and the pills were finally made.

Inside the alchemy furnace, there were several dark-colored pills.

Xu Zhongche casually picked up a pill, without any hesitation, and put it in his mouth to chew and taste it.

"Pah, using spiritual plants to improve the quality of pregnancy-preserving pills is still too difficult..."

He spat out the chewed pills and pondered his failure.

The Nine Flames Spiritual Fire Technique is a fire-based Qi cultivation method that is extremely suitable for alchemy, and it can unleash nine kinds of spiritual flames.

Xu Zhongche is currently at the third level of Qi Refining and can unleash three types of spiritual flames: gentle fire, warm fire, and raging fire.

With his current alchemy skills, he can easily make ordinary Qi and Blood Pills and Five Elements Pills, and can easily refine a large number of Qi and Blood Pills or Five Elements Pills in one batch.

He wanted to use the spiritual plants provided by Xu Fugui to try to improve the quality of ordinary pills and make them reach the level of "semi-spiritual pills".

This is the path from alchemist to master alchemist: continuous trial and error.

Those families with alchemy traditions all initially relied on this tedious method, experimenting countless times to refine elixirs.

The time, effort, and amount of wasted medicinal materials consumed are countless.

This is why alchemy families value their heritage extremely highly, even more than their own lives. No one wants to hand over the prescriptions and alchemy methods they have painstakingly researched to others.

Xu Zhongche's talent in alchemy is nothing short of monstrous, but unfortunately he lacks the resources.

If he were to appear in a family of alchemists, he could elevate the family's alchemy tradition to a new level.

However, in the Xu family, there were no elixirs for him to taste, no theories on elixir refining, and not many spiritual plants. He could only rely on his inherited experience in alchemy to figure things out.

"There are too few spiritual plants available for me to try, so I'll meditate first."

The "Meditation and Soul Refining Technique" is also of great help to alchemists like him, allowing him to better control the flames.

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After leaving the core area, Xu Fugui arrived at the residential area of ​​Baihe Mountain.

He concealed his spiritual energy, appearing only as someone practicing martial arts stances as he traveled.

Not far from the core area, there is a mansion where Xu Fugui and Jiazhen live.

"Great-Grandma, Great-Grandma~~"

A three-year-old child reached out and hugged Jiazhen's leg.

Beside her was Xu Xiaoan, who had come with his grandson Xu Liyi to keep Jiazhen company.

Jiazhen is actually 72 years old this year, but thanks to the effects of the anti-aging and longevity pills, she looks like a beautiful woman.

"My dear great-grandson, let your great-grandmother give you a hug."

Jiazhen bent down and picked up Xu Liyi.

"Dad~~"

Xu Xiaoan saw Xu Fugui walking towards him from a distance and called out.

(End of this chapter)