From the family treasure tree to build an eternal family

Chapter 182 Qi Refining Perfection
Early morning, a vast open space.

Standing in front of Xu Zhonghuai were twelve juniors of the "Li" generation, and he was leading them in practicing the Five Elements Stance Technique.

The oldest among them is Xu Zhongyi's eldest son, Li Jia, who is sixteen years old.

The youngest is Xu Zhongsan's son, seven-year-old Li Chuan.

They were all fully focused and serious about standing in the stance, ranging from the first level to the third level of stance training.

Seven-year-old Li Chuan had just started practicing stance training and was not yet proficient in the "Five Elements Stance Training." Xu Zhonghuai would occasionally offer guidance and correct his movements.

Most of the stance training for the [Zhong] generation members was taught by Xu Xiaohou.

Now that the generation with the character "Li" has reached this point, this task has been handed over to Xu Zhonghuai.

Zhong Lei, Zhong Yao, Zhong Che, and Zhong Chuan only practice cultivation techniques; their Five Elements Stance Techniques have long been neglected.

Xu Zhonghuai, on the other hand, cultivated both the Dao of Immortality and the Dao of Martial Arts simultaneously, without neglecting his martial arts stance training.

Among these juniors of the "Li" generation, Li Yuan is currently the strongest.

He possesses exceptional martial arts talent, having mastered the third level of stance training, and is currently attempting to break through the bottleneck of the Innate Martial Artist realm.

"Huhu~~"

His punches and kicks were powerful and dynamic, unlike the static stances of others; he practiced the innate dynamic stance of the Five Elements Stance Kung Fu.

Before practicing stance training, he took one and a half Spirit Pills of Qi and Blood and one Five Elements Spirit Pill.

With the Xu family's current resources, his foundation is too solid. After a few rounds of stance training, internal strength will grow in his body, and he will advance to the Innate Martial Artist level without any effort.

Among the group practicing stance training, one person was quite special: nine-year-old Li Jing.

Li Jing started practicing stance training at the age of seven. Because he was blind, it took him a lot of effort to learn stance training at the beginning.

He practiced stance training for two years and took several Qi and Blood Pills, but he still hasn't mastered the first level of stance training, which shows that his martial arts aptitude is average.

An hour later, the morning standing meditation practice ended.

"Li Yuan, come with me."

Xu Zhonghuai saw that Li Yuan had broken through to the Innate Realm and could now learn the secrets of their Xu family.

"Father, I'll take the mirror home first."

Over the years, Li Yuan and Li Jing have often spent time together, and the two are like brothers.

They couldn't have maids in the place where they practiced stance training, so he had to send the mirror home.

"No need, Brother Yuan, I can walk back by myself."

Li Jing walked the path from his home to the training ground for stance training for two years. Even though he couldn't see, he could walk home without missing a single step.

"Why are you being so polite with me? Come on, I'll tell you..."

Li Yuan put one hand on Li Jing's shoulder, and they walked arm in arm, whispering in his ear.

"Really?"

Upon hearing Li Yuan's words, Li Jing developed a longing for the Innate Realm.

Li Yuan told him that breaking through to the Innate Realm would allow his internal energy to nourish his meridians and internal organs, transforming him completely and potentially restoring Li Jing's sight.

"Maybe. You should practice your stance training diligently, and I will do my best to help you advance to the Innate Realm."

Li Yuan took Li Jing home and then went to find his father, Zhong Huai.

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"follow me."

Zhonghuai led Liyuan toward the core area of ​​Baihe Mountain.

"Dad, this..."

Li Yuan looked at the "forbidden zone" ahead, feeling both doubt and a strange sense of excitement.

Before this, he was not allowed to set foot in this area, a rule his father had repeatedly emphasized.

"You have entered the Innate Realm and are qualified to know some things. You are the first among your generation in the Xu family to be qualified to enter."

Chung-hwa was somewhat proud because Ye-won was his son.

The two entered the core area. Zhonghuai led Liyuan to the area of ​​the first-tier spiritual land of Baihe Mountain and into the underground secret chamber where he usually practiced his cultivation techniques.

There were only two people in the hidden, dimly lit underground chamber.

"Liyuan, what I'm about to say is very important!..."

Later, Li Yuan learned the secret of the Five Elements Stance Technique from his father, as well as this first-class spiritual land of a hundred acres deep in the Hundred Valleys Mountain.

This secret shocked Li Yuan for a long time before he came to his senses; their Xu family was actually a family of cultivators!

He had assumed that the Xu family's current power was due to Xu Xiaoniu, who became a celestial official, but he never expected that their hidden strength was even greater.

"You must learn the 'Meditation and Soul Refining Technique'. Quickly raise your soul power to the late stage of Qi Refining, and set up a soul-sealing technique in your Niwan Palace to prevent others from searching your soul and revealing your family secrets."

"As for cultivation techniques, the family has several; you can choose one..."

Zhonghuai introduced the martial arts techniques stored in his home.

Li Yuan did not rush to choose, but considered it for two days before finally choosing the Crimson Gold Sword Qi Technique.

A few days later, Li Yuan successfully guided Qi into his body and opened his Dantian in the spiritual land, embarking on the path of cultivation.

The Xu family has gained another Qi Refining cultivator.

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Inside the sacred ground, in a secret underground chamber.

Xu Xiaohou sat cross-legged, practicing his martial arts.

He held a spirit stone in each hand, and the spiritual energy within his body circulated continuously.

The cultivation method he practiced was the "Lingnong Qi Refining Technique".

At that time, the Xu family had no other cultivation methods for him to choose from, so he practiced the same Lingnong Qi Refining Technique as Xu Fugui.

This dual-attribute (wood and earth) technique, while not particularly powerful in combat, is of very high quality.

Xu Xiaohou only practiced the cultivation method itself, not the spells that came with it. The spells in the "Spirit Farmer's Qi Cultivation Technique" were all used to assist the growth of spiritual plants.

His combat strength relies on flying sword techniques and martial arts prowess, so he doesn't waste time on auxiliary spells.

The spirit stone in his hand gradually dimmed, as he absorbed all its spiritual energy.

After dozens of cycles, the spirit stone in his hand turned into an ordinary pebble.

"That's the limit~~"

His body was filled with spiritual energy, overflowing his dantian and qi sea, and flowing like an endless stream into his meridians and acupoints.

No matter how he circulated his cultivation technique, his spiritual energy could not increase by even a fraction.

"Qi Refining Perfected!"

This is not the ninth level of Qi Refining, but the perfect state within the ninth level of Qi Refining, where spiritual energy can no longer be increased.

Unless he breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, his cultivation will stagnate at this bottleneck.

In the past five years, he devoted most of his energy to the path of cultivation. In addition, most of the spiritual stone resources of his family were given to him, which enabled him to advance from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the peak of Qi Refining in just five years.

"Continue, meditate and refine your soul!"

Having reached the pinnacle of Qi cultivation, he was in peak condition and continued practicing the "Meditation and Soul Refining Technique".

With his five pseudo-spiritual roots, he encountered almost no bottlenecks in the late stage of Qi Refining, one of the important reasons being the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique".

A strong spiritual power is helpful for breaking through realms.

After a few more days of seclusion and cultivation, he found that the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" had almost lost its effectiveness.

"My spiritual power has also reached the limit of the Qi Refining stage."

Although the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique" can enhance the power of the soul, it cannot allow the power of the soul to break through the Qi Refining level and reach the Foundation Establishment realm.

The soul power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator can leave the body, producing the effect of "divine consciousness".

Xu Xiaohou's spiritual power is also stuck at the bottleneck of the Qi Refining Limit.

Because of his years of practicing the "Meditation Soul Refining Technique," his spiritual power is much stronger than that of ordinary Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators.

(End of this chapter)