Food gives me an entry, I will be invincible if I stay alive

Chapter 418 When Will My Disciple Achieve Core Formation?
Master Mao helped Chen Xu up.

Later, Chen Xu saw that Master Mao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being a master is tough.

This disciple is useless; the master will be furious.

But if my disciple becomes too accomplished and too powerful, I will also suffer and be in a difficult position.

After all, if this disciple's aptitude is truly so powerful as to be monstrous, how could a small sixth-grade sect like the Divine Mechanism Sect possibly handle him?
He, Master Mao, may be considered the patriarch of the Shenji Sect, but what is he, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, compared to those high-ranking masters from other sects?

Master Mao didn't want to lose his newly acquired disciple in the blink of an eye.

Besides, he also felt sorry for his puppet.

They just gave away three puppets like that, but what if Chen Xu says later, "Master, I want to try fighting four puppets at the same time..."

So, as the master, should he give in or not?
If he defeats all four puppets in one go, will Master Mao give them away or not?
Well, he's definitely not stingy.

He just didn't want his apprentice to bite off more than he could chew.

Master Mao helped Chen Xu up, beaming with joy: "Good disciple, you've worked hard."

Come, let me teach you a mantra. You should regulate your breathing properly.

Once you have recovered your true energy, come with me to the Thousand Forging Workshop, where I will teach you how to repair these three puppets.

From now on, these three battle-hardened puppets belong to you.

"Yes, Master!" Chen Xu's pale face immediately showed a joyful expression.

Master Mao then taught Chen Xu the breathing techniques.

The formula is not complicated, consisting of only eight lines, Master Mao said:

"The way to regulate one's breath lies in three aspects: first, to organize one's true essence; second, to sense spiritual energy; and third, to organize spiritual energy."

Since the beginning of the Starry Sky Calendar, although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth remains abundant and vigorous, it has also become increasingly volatile and chaotic.

For us cultivators, the greatest challenge in our practice lies in how to absorb pure spiritual energy and how to transform it into pure true essence.

The difficulties here have troubled the vast majority of cultivators.

This means that while many practitioners in the world practice Qi cultivation, only one or two out of ten actually reach the Foundation Establishment stage.

Golden Core cultivators are only two or three out of a thousand, while Nascent Soul cultivators are one in ten thousand.

My disciple, cultivation is difficult, and the key lies in purifying the mind and calming the thoughts.

Master Mao instructed Chen Xu to sit cross-legged on the platform and recite the incantation:
"All thoughts return to nothingness, the spirit guards the mysterious gate."

Turbid springs sink, clear springs rise.

Breathing like the moon, exhaling like a river.

"My body merges with the Big Dipper, my energy draws upon the celestial origin..."

After reciting the incantation, Master Mao said again, "Disciple, carefully sense it, don't be anxious, let your master see how fast you recover your true energy."

Chen Xu followed the instructions diligently, but for him at this moment, the greatest difficulty lay not in capturing pure spiritual energy, but in concealing his own true essence—

Master Mao was unaware that his so-called "exhaustion" was all an act.

He was brimming with true energy at this moment, and his innate Qi possessed an inexhaustible quality.

Chen Xu replenished the true energy he had consumed in the battle against the three puppets in the blink of an eye.

If you ask him to regulate his breathing and recover, where will he go to "recover"?

Chen Xu felt a little ashamed and didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

However, the incantation taught by Master Mao was truly exquisite. Chen Xu suppressed his own true energy and carefully comprehended the incantation.

Gradually, I actually began to feel a sense of "guarding the mysterious gate".

On the fighting platform, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged slowly, and a portion of it began to slowly flow into Chen Xu's body.

Chen Xu discovered that the oral instructions given by Master Mao and the Food God Cultivation Scroll were actually two different systems.

The Food God's Manual primarily focuses on improving cultivation amidst the smoke and fire of the stove, and its explanation of absorbing spiritual energy from heaven and earth is not very clear. Regarding spiritual energy, Chen Xu has always adopted a crude absorption method; his true essence growth mainly relies on the absorption and digestion of attribute points.

The reason why Chen Xu's efficiency in converting spiritual energy far exceeds that of ordinary people is not because his Food God Scroll technique is particularly exquisite.

The fundamental reason lies in the fact that his three elements are perfectly balanced.

Therefore, his body naturally became like a wonderful furnace, capable of spontaneously refining impurities and extracting true essence.

This isn't to say it's bad, but this kind of refining is too passive.

The method that Master Mao is currently imparting has given Chen Xuxin a kind of "proactive" ability.

This allows him to more intuitively feel the connection between heaven and earth and himself.

This is one of the benefits of joining a sect.

If one does not join a sect, how can one receive teachings from a master?
Chen Xu's divine sense returned to the void, gradually floating around.

Within his dantian, his golden core lay dormant.

Throughout the body's meridians, acupoints gradually open, separating the pure from the impure spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Inhale the pure air and exhale the turbid air.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, his pale face gradually returning to normal, and his expression began to appear serene and distant.

Master Mao circled around him, initially staring intently at him, but later gradually making clicking noises:

"Truly worthy of being my disciple. Although he does not possess a Dao Body, his comprehension is in no way inferior."

Wow, how come I have such good taste?
It just so happens that I've encountered such a fine disciple...

I don't know how much longer I can remain his master. Should I let him participate in this year's Immortal Sect Competition?

Master Mao muttered to himself, as if speaking to himself, or perhaps to some being in the distant void, seemingly existing in nothingness.

The other person's voice was invisible and traceless, yet Master Mao spoke to himself with a vivid tone.

"We don't have much time left..."

"Well, since he's here, it's fate. I hope he'll make good progress in his cultivation today, and that in the future, with this favor from the sect, he can help out in some way."

"That thing is still haunting you every night? Sigh, only you, Old Qian, I really admire you. You can still endure such torment day and night."

"You must hold on! I'll nurture another Nascent Soul cultivator!"

"Nonsense! I'll make him reach the Core Formation stage this year..."

Seeing that Master Mao's tone was becoming increasingly agitated, as if he were about to jump up and down.

Chen Xu suddenly awoke from his meditation.

Master Mao's expression changed instantly: "My disciple is awake! Hahaha, good, good disciple, how are you feeling now?"

Has your true energy been fully restored? How well did you comprehend the mental cultivation technique I just taught you?
Is there anything you don't understand?

He fired a barrage of questions, like a machine gun.

As he spoke, he reached out and tapped Chen Xu's body repeatedly to check his cultivation level.

Chen Xu hurriedly suppressed his golden core, but the true essence flowing in his meridians vibrated spontaneously as if in response, suddenly flicking away Mao Zhenren's fingers.

Master Mao withdrew his finger and exclaimed in delight, "True Yuan Repulsion Force, you're starting to awaken?"

Chen Xu countered, "Enlightenment?"

"Didn't your former master teach you anything?" Master Mao chuckled. "Come, come, let your master teach you properly!"

He told Chen Xu to get up, and then put the three puppets into a storage container and handed it directly to Chen Xu.

Then, as the two headed to the Thousand-Refining Workshop, Master Mao explained cultivation to Chen Xu.

As he spoke, he asked Chen Xu, "Disciple, you are now in the late stage of Foundation Establishment. I see that your true essence is pure and your aura is harmonious."

Have you ever thought about when you will form your core?

(End of this chapter)