A leisurely life in the world of cultivation

Chapter 163 Entering the Spiritual Essence in One Day
Despite Tao Xixing and Tian Ru repeatedly reminding him that the path of cultivation should avoid being hasty and seeking quick results.

Every instance of taking shortcuts and indulging in laziness will eventually be repaid tenfold or even a hundredfold in the future.

But fate is like flowing water, turning when it encounters a reef, and is never in our control.

Li Weizhou originally intended to follow the established path, savor the pleasures of cultivation, maintain his reputation as an "ordinary prodigy," and gradually revive the Five Elements Sect when it was in decline. He wanted to teach a few junior sisters to cultivate, occasionally showcasing his extraordinary abilities, which would not only amaze the world and enrich his life but also deter the lesser scoundrels.

Those days were so carefree and leisurely...

Of course, this is on the premise that there are elders protecting you.

It's good to find shade under a big tree.

Unfortunately, life is unpredictable, and things rarely go as planned.

The big shot hadn't even finished his seclusion when his ship capsized, and like him, he had to start his cultivation all over again.

There's no hope in the short term...

It's so hard to rely on others.

Of course, Li Weizhou still hoped that the day Tao Xixing entered the Immortal Realm would be the day he could roam freely in the Northern Spirit Realm.

You can flirt with whichever fairy you want...

But that was a long time from now.

Right now, he can only seize the opportunity and advance quickly.

The Spirit Transformation stage is too weak; even controlling the Five Elements Formation is difficult.

Is it his cultivation level that's hindering his rapid advancement?
Actually it is not.

For those with top-grade spiritual roots, there is basically no bottleneck in the first to ninth levels of spiritual cultivation, let alone for those who have opened the Hidden Divine Palace and obtained innate supernatural powers.

If you encounter bottlenecks even in cultivating to the Spirit Transformation stage, then there's no point in talking about how important talent is.

What needs to be done now is simply to draw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body and transform it into primordial spiritual energy.

The change from the first heaven to the ninth heaven is that the spiritual energy changes from faint to dense, like mist condensing into dew, gradually becoming substantial.

Once one has thoroughly comprehended the Daoist principles and spiritual energy has been transformed into liquid, that marks the beginning of the Spiritual Origin Realm.

Ultimately, quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

The reason why ordinary cultivators encounter bottlenecks is because they lack talent and are unable to transform spiritual energy effectively, so they can only hone their skills over many years.

The reason why geniuses are geniuses is because they are gifted, have great potential and strong foundation, and can achieve great things in one fell swoop, reaching the depths of the realm.

The black cat Xuanmeng once told him that the three great demon emperors of the spirit world, the Jade Dragon, the Stone Ape, and the Golden Roc, had their direct descendants reach a level that most human cultivators could not achieve in their entire lives as soon as they were born.

That was Xuan Meng's retort when he boasted that he would be "invincible in the spirit world sooner or later."

Li Weizhou believed it.

Such is fate; often, one's destiny is determined at the moment of birth.

Although this is a somewhat pessimistic statement, that's just how things are...

But this also shows that following the prescribed path of training is not the only way.

If one has enough talent, there is no need to ascend step by step through the various levels of cultivation.

What could be better than the talent of opening the Hidden Divine Palace, receiving the favor of the Heavenly Dao Laws, and being bestowed with innate supernatural powers?

The strength of the three great demon royal families, in essence, is nothing more than their exceptional talent.

Now, he and the woman beside him both possess this talent.

What is lacking is only inspiration, endless inspiration.

This is the real problem hindering Li Weizhou's rapid promotion.

The so-called way of Heaven is impartial; it bestows benefits while also imposing hardships.

Even the descendants of the three great demon royal families need to consume a vast amount of rare and precious materials to grow into towering powers.

Li Weizhou was no exception.

While ordinary cultivators need to fill their meridians and dantian, Li Weizhou's entire family also needs to feed the Hidden God Palace.

Especially Li Weizhou, whose Hidden Divine Palace was like a bottomless cave, greedily absorbing everything and never being satisfied.

No wonder, after all, seven supernatural marks were formed in one pregnancy, so the appetite was naturally different from that of ordinary people.

Fortunately, there's still the foundation built up by the Five Elements Grand Array...

This makes it even faster, as the array plate already contains primordial true energy, which only needs to be slightly purified by the Taiji diagram before it can directly enter one's body.

Inspiration surged forth like a tide, never ceasing.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, the Tai Chi diagram hung in the void, its clear light flowing, distributing Tao Xixing's fire-elemental spiritual energy across the five elements.

The illusory image of the Jianmu tree stretched out its branches, the small mirror hummed and trembled, the blood-red eye emitted red light, and the five elemental divine power imprints shone brightly.

Go all out, no one's just sitting around doing nothing!
Li Weizhou also worked very hard, the voice urging him from his mind almost materializing, like a drumbeat: "My children, we raise an army for a thousand days to use it for one. If we don't fight now, when will we?"

As if heeding a command, the spirits worked even harder to absorb and refine the essence.

He broke through the fifth level with a roar!

The six-layered barrier shattered instantly!

The spiritual energy of the seventh realm surged, almost forming a vast ocean!

Tao Ling'er is only at the seventh level of the Spirit Realm.

only……

Tao Xixing's century of arduous cultivation had finally come to an end.

Sigh, this is the age when we should be taking risks, how could Master be so lax...

However, the appetite of the Hidden God Palace... is truly astounding and terrifying.

Fortunately, the power of the array plate remains profound.

The barrier of the Eightfold Realm shattered instantly!

The gate to the Nine Realms opened, and spiritual energy surged forth like a river!
And that primordial spiritual energy showed no signs of depletion...

In his sea of ​​consciousness, Li Weizhou's divine thoughts surged, as if an invisible giant hand was forcefully pressing down on that boundless spiritual energy, forcing it towards a deeper transformation.

The already rich and dense spiritual energy of the Five Elements was slowly, slowly... beginning to liquefy deep within the Purple Mansion.

He has broken through to the Spirit Origin Realm.

One day, one enters the spiritual realm.

……

Within the Hidden God Palace, there is actually a vast amount of spiritual energy stored up during the blessings bestowed by Heaven, which has not flowed into the divine power imprints, nor has it been used for cultivation.

That is something even purer and better than the spiritual energy in the spirit crystal.

These inspirations are reserved for when one advances in supernatural powers.

Li Weizhou thought to himself that it would be hard to find such a pure inspiration again.

How powerful are innate supernatural abilities?
Before reaching the Spirit Origin Realm, Li Weizhou couldn't say for sure, but now that he has reached the Spirit Origin Realm and experienced its power, he can be certain that the innate divine abilities of the Spirit Movement Stage can enable him to fight enemies beyond his level.

Whether or not we can kill the enemy can only be determined after a real life-or-death struggle, which is very difficult.

However, the Golden Rainbow Technique and the Gengjin Divine Thunder can be used to fight against Spirit Origin Realm opponents and can pose a threat and pressure to opponents of this level.

In other words, now that he has entered the Spirit Origin Realm and his spiritual energy has been liquefied, he can also contend with the Spirit God Realm.

Once the supernatural power is upgraded, it may truly be able to kill enemies of higher levels.

In the spirit world, this is almost impossible.

According to Xuan Meng, Tao Ling'er, and others, among all the geniuses throughout history, none have ever been known to have accomplished the feat of defeating enemies of a higher level.

Taking advantage of someone's vulnerability and launching a surprise attack doesn't count.

It refers to a legitimate and open hostility.

The division of realms is not a trivial matter; even if a Spirit Transformation cultivator exerts all their strength, they often find it difficult to withstand a single move from a Spirit Origin cultivator.

The reason Li Weizhou was able to exchange a few blows with a Spirit God Realm expert before was because his master's good intentions were desperately fighting against evil intentions and hindering him.

However, innate supernatural abilities seem to be able to break the ironclad rule that one cannot fight enemies of a higher level...

As for when the supernatural power will be upgraded?

I don't know about the others, but the metal-type and lightning-type divine abilities will definitely be upgraded first.

Because the almost inexhaustible power of metal and electricity has never stopped being drawn upon, Li Weizhou calls these two things Metal Force and Thunder Force.

And indeed, the supernatural seals welcomed them warmly, accepting all who came.

When the critical point is reached, use the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth to break through the barrier in one fell swoop.

Although there was no experience from anyone before him, not even a word or two for his reference, Li Weizhou could sense that this day was not far off.

……

Above the Five Elements Hall.

Li Weizhou stood on the Kunwu Sword, gazing at the starry sky.

The stars are especially bright tonight.

The sky in the spirit world seems to be higher than that in the mortal world, and the other side of Earth is far beyond its reach.

Here, the starry sky seems to be the unreachable starry sky, rather than the stars that can be seen after passing through the stratosphere and troposphere and entering the universe.

no.

Because you can't get up there at all.

Even with Li Weizhou's current cultivation level, he could feel the abyss-like heaviness above him.

Perhaps this is what is called divine might.

This is because the Five Elements Grand Array is activated, which can isolate some of the pressure...

Li Weizhou withdrew his gaze and looked out over the entire Five Elements Sect.

Tranquil and peaceful.

Of course, if you adopt a negative mindset and learn about the history of the Five Elements Sect, you'll find it chilling...

Of all the people on Hunyuan Peak, he is now the only one who can fly on a sword.

Because he was the only one who possessed Primordial Chaos Qi, he held the highest authority...

The five-colored spiritual energy circulates endlessly within the sect's protective formation.

Based on Li Weizhou's current limited understanding of formations, only this Five Elements Grand Formation can remain open for an extended period.

The five elements' spiritual energy in the air, like mischievous sprites, kept touching Li Weizhou, swirling around once before entering his body.

After standing there for a long time, Li Weizhou felt a bit foolish and got down...

Upon returning to the hall, they saw that Tian Ru had already woken up, but had lost most of her cultivation.

But his energy and spirit were as if he were twenty years younger, and the smile on his face was pleasing to the eye.

"Wei Zhou is back!" Tian Ru greeted Li Wei Zhou as he entered.

There were several bundles beside her.

Li Weizhou asked in surprise, "Master's wife, why don't you rest for a few more days? What's wrong with you...?"

Tian Ru looked at Li Weizhou with affection and trust in her eyes and smiled, "I'm going to take care of your master. Your master seems meticulous, but he's actually quite careless. Now that he has to start all over again, I can't leave him alone on Li Huo Peak. I won't disturb him; I'll live in the Nanming Hall above Li Huo Cave. I'll 'rule the law' right above him!"

Everyone laughed.

Tao Ling'er, now back to her carefree and innocent nature, winked at Li Weizhou and said, "Mother can't live without Father, even though Father is a bit ugly."

Li Weizhou reprimanded, "Senior Sister, what are you saying! Your beauty is entirely due to inheriting Master's looks!"

Zhou Yueniang and the others smiled, suppressing their anger.

After thinking for a moment, Tao Ling'er retorted, "Then you said Mother is ugly?"

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "Not at all. Senior Sister, you and Master are both like Ruhua, and Master's wife is the Queen Mother of the West descended to earth."

The Li family members who knew the story of "Ru Hua" laughed one by one. Tao Ling'er was puzzled. Was the sentence humorous?
Tian Ru was very clever and saw through the situation. She laughed angrily and said, "Now that you're the sect leader, don't bully your senior sister."

Li Weizhou chuckled hurriedly, "No, no, I wouldn't dare." He then added, "Master's wife, let's wait until Master recovers his strength before discussing the matter of becoming the sect leader. To be honest, I'm really not suited for this kind of job. I just wanted to rely on Master and Master's wife's protection and become the sect leader's disciple..."

Tian Ru interrupted him with a laugh, "Being a sect leader's disciple, carefree and easy, isn't it? Dream on! It's precisely because we saw that you're not that kind of person that we had to have you. If you were an unscrupulous and ambitious person, your master and I wouldn't dare entrust you with this task. Alright, that's settled then. Now that the sect is sealed, you should focus on your cultivation. Strive to bring glory to our Five Elements Sect during the Seven Sects Grand Competition in five years."

She has a straightforward and outspoken personality, and she's quick to leave whenever she wants.

After making a face at Li Weizhou, Tao Ling'er followed behind him, laughing and joking, looking very happy. She even called Xi Mei away.

Both of them were playful by nature, and their meeting was like Bo Ya meeting Zi Qi, a case of meeting too late in life.

Tao Ling'er only just learned that her father's demonic poison had not been fully cured. He originally only had a year left to live, but now, although his power was gone, the aftereffects were gone, and he could live to be a hundred years old.

Pshaw, no, he's way over a hundred years old!

In short, it's a hundred times, a thousand times better than she expected; she can play happily again now!
After the three of them left together, Situ Qingyue looked at Li Weizhou's toothache-like expression and laughed, "It's not that troublesome, there are only a few people in the sect."

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "The reason why the Seven Sects are so famous in the Northern Spirit Region is not only because of their reputation, but also because of the benefits they represent. Within the territory of the Five Elements Sect, there are countless single-spirit fields, as well as spirit beast enclosures where spirit beasts can be raised. There are also top-grade medicinal fields and earth fire weapon refining workshops where magical artifacts can be made... They used to have thousands of disciples, but now they are like ghosts."

Feng Biwu said softly, "The more I think about it, the more terrifying it becomes. Why would internal strife be so cruel? The bloodbath and massacre of former fellow disciples."

Qi Erniang sneered, "Actually, it's nothing. In the mortal world, which change of power isn't accompanied by mountains of corpses and seas of blood, with heads rolling everywhere? That's human nature."

Zhou Yueniang looked at Li Weizhou and said, "So, what your master's wife just said is that it's precisely because of your personality that she feels comfortable entrusting the sect to you, is that right?"

Li Weizhou nodded and said, "When Master fell into demonic possession and was suppressed by the Five Elements Formation controlled by my master's wife, she wanted me to kill Master. Actually, I hesitated. At that time, Master only had a sliver of clear spiritual light struggling in his spiritual platform; he was almost completely possessed by demons. Killing him was fine, but killing Master would cripple my master's wife, and my senior sister, with her personality, would be even more unable to accept it... In short, to put it bluntly, if I had just followed my master's wife's wishes and killed Master, the Five Elements Sect would have been ours. Such a large sect..."

However, I ultimately chose to save my master. Actually, I didn't think too much about it at the time; I just felt that this was the right choice.

It is precisely because of this choice that I can no longer refuse; my master and mistress are completely at ease with me now.

The women all laughed.

This is one of the reasons why they are so fond of this man.

Situ Qingyue said, "What are you planning to do now? You need to reach the Spirit Origin Realm first before you can make these arrangements, right?"

Li Weizhou shook his head and said, "It's such a waste to leave it empty; it definitely needs to be put to use. However, I need to take another look."

Putting aside other things, you can raise some colorful golden pheasants in the spirit beast circle. Apart from using them for drawing talismans, the rest can be sent into the Blood Sea.

Get some more pig demons and raise them in captivity like on Earth...

Administering gonadotropin-type drugs can promote follicle development in sows, increasing the number of eggs ovulated and the number of piglets born.

Hmm, I wonder if there are any True Monarch-level pig demon kings in the Demon Realm. Just make sure they don't see them.

Otherwise, they might issue a kill order against him.

There are also spirit fields and such that need to be planted.

Li Weizhou had read the jade slips about spiritual plants. The most troublesome thing about spiritual fields was not watering, since the Five Elements Sect had no shortage of spiritual springs. The most troublesome thing was that the spiritual rice would attract a kind of fine aphid called "Dragon Aphid Demon".

The most difficult thing about this pest is that it can fly, and it flies very fast.

So even though these little demons are weak, it is precisely because of this that the spirit plant growers have suffered a lot.

One person can only take care of three to five acres of spiritual fields at most; any more than that and they won't be able to manage it all.

But Li Weizhou felt that he might have a better idea...

Furthermore, in terms of process alone, the cultivation of spirit fields is not much different from that on Earth.

Well, you could also give tillers and seeders a try.

Zhou Yueniang advised, "In the end, strength is the most important thing. With Master and Mistress in their current state, I'm afraid we few at the Spirit Transformation stage won't be able to handle the situation."

Li Weizhou nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, yes, so everyone should work hard to cultivate and enter the Spirit Origin Realm as soon as possible! How about this, let's make a bet to see who enters the Spirit Origin Realm first. I'll bet with each of you. If I enter first, each of you will grant me a small request. If you enter first, I'll do whatever you say, however you want!"

"Pooh!"

Several women blushed and spat.

Situ Qingyue glared at him and said, "So confident?"

They knew that Li Weizhou had to work five jobs. While the Five Elements Mixed Yuan technique was powerful, there was no such thing as a free lunch.

They put in five times, or even more, the effort of others.

Therefore, Situ Qingyue felt that something was amiss!
Li Weizhou patted his chest and said, "I'm prepared to put in a hundred times the effort, even if it kills me, to reach the Spirit Origin realm as soon as possible! As a man, as the head of the family, I have no choice but to do this!"

Situ Qingyue's eyes flashed with sharpness as she glanced at him and left.

This man is too cunning; it's often impossible to figure out what he's up to.

Qi Erniang said with a grin, "Good brother, I'll bet with you! If I really win, you'll do whatever I tell you to do."

"Pah! You're going to die!"

Zhou Yueniang laughed and scolded, "Speak properly. You were well-behaved when Sister Situ was here."

Feng Biwu sneered, "She's afraid that Lord Situ will ask her to practice her swordsmanship."

Qi Erniang pouted and said, "I have the ability to enter the earth, so I'm not afraid of anyone."

Even so, she was still intimidated by the magnanimous and imposing Situ Qingyue.

It's not fear, but rather a sense of awe towards such people.

After the four women went into seclusion to cultivate, Li Weizhou happily went to visit them one by one.

Life is about...

……

Earth.

Florida, Space Center.

The planned lunar landing was postponed due to issues with the spacecraft's heat shield.

Now that the problem is solved, we can launch.

Inside the aerospace building, the world's richest man stared intently at Li Weizhou, his eyes filled with a look of inquiry.

Despite his madman-like nature, he wasn't stupid. The satellite that Li Weizhou destroyed with a single punch was one he had been spying on.

Upon seeing the real person, the madman approached with almost fanatical enthusiasm, shook hands, and introduced himself: "Mr. Li, just call me Xiao Ma."

Li Weizhou smiled, shook hands with him, and then said to Xiao Rui beside him, "You prefer driving electric cars. Is Tesla good or bad?"

Xiao Rui said, "Tesla in America is superior to that at Dongda University, mainly because of FSD."

Xiao Ma raised both hands and said, "Wow! Don't blame me. It's because the University of Tokyo's regulations prohibit cross-border data transfer. We can only rely on engineering vehicles to collect data and train models based on publicly available videos on the internet. Naturally, the data quality is far lower than that of America. Moreover, when faced with scenarios unique to the University of Tokyo, such as electric bicycles weaving in and herringbone lanes, it is indeed inferior to local car companies. However, beautiful lady, I am glad to know that you like Tesla. I would like to give you a brand new Model YL."

Xiao Rui laughed angrily, "You really live up to your name as a madman, you don't even know how to spell the word 'death'."

Xiao Ma immediately said, "NONONONO!! Madam must have misunderstood!" His eyes kept glancing at Li Weizhou as he continued, "I may be a madman, but I'm only arrogant towards useless trash. Besides, even the most arrogant person wouldn't seek their own death. I absolutely did not mean any disrespect to Madam. In fact, let alone someone as noble as Madam, even the most ordinary woman, if she were someone else's wife and living a happy life, I would never disturb her. Some people are trying to smear me by saying I seduced Sergei's ex-wife, which is utterly absurd. I've only seen that woman twice, and there were many people around each time. I'm not a traditional moralist, but I have my own bottom line."

This exceptionally intelligent person truly sensed the approach of death.

Li Weizhou smiled, ignoring the man's fear.

Looking at the rocket standing tall on the launch site, he said, "Let me explain the process of the rocket going up."

Xiao Ma quickly replied, "This was launched by NASA; I'm just here for a visit. However, I'm honored to be able to explain it to you and your wife."

Li Weizhou found this person very interesting. He seemed humble, even subservient, but the man's eyes were always observing and scrutinizing him.

Without a doubt, this guy came today to observe the true god on earth up close, no different from observing a chimpanzee in a laboratory.

However, Li Weizhou didn't care, after all, geniuses often have a mentally challenged side.

He immediately began to demonstrate his knowledge and eloquence upon dismounting, and his explanation was quite interesting.

Finally, he said jokingly, "Sir, with your superhuman strength, you don't actually need a spaceship to get up there. Last time, you were quite at ease in space. Sir, could you tell me what it feels like to be alone in space? You don't even need to wear an astronaut's spacesuit!! Wow, I felt like I was seeing God!"

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "That stupid satellite that followed me to take pictures, was it under your control?"

pony:"……"

He chuckled and shrugged, admitting, "That's right. But please forgive me, sir, really, I thought I saw God. Since the dawn of humanity, this is the first time anyone has been able to do something like this. I envy you so much, really. If I could become your apprentice, I would be willing to give up half of my entire fortune. Of course, I know that's impossible. Just like I'm a genius, no one else can learn from me."

Li Weizhou chuckled and said, "You're quite honest, but space isn't as comfortable as you think. It's over two hundred degrees below zero."

Xiao Ma asked earnestly, "Sir, if you land on the moon, will you wear a spacesuit?"

Li Weizhou glanced at him, and Xiao Ma immediately smiled and said, "Although it's presumptuous of me, I'm really very curious. You'll definitely tell me the answer, right?"

Li Weizhou said, "No."

pony:"……"

The announcements in the space building began, and everyone started making final preparations.

Li Weizhou said to Xiao Rui, "It will take three days to get up there. I won't contact you during these three days. After I get to the moon, I'll take a look around and then come back on my own. You can stay here and shop for a few days, and then we'll go home together when I get back."

Xiao Rui smiled and nodded in agreement.

Xiao Ma couldn't help but ask, "Sir, if the spaceship explodes, like the Challenger, will you die?"

The NASA staff around were startled. Some of the people who clearly had special status turned pale and looked at Xiao Ma as if he were an idiot.

Li Weizhou smiled and said, "Even if you hid dozens of atomic bombs in the rocket, it wouldn't make a difference. I'm actually looking forward to you doing that, after all, I really like this land."

pony:"……"

Xiao Rui giggled.

She had absolute confidence in Li Weizhou, because if Li Weizhou felt there was even the slightest problem, he wouldn't have brought her along.

However, their behavior, in the eyes of some, evoked a deep-seated despair in them.

The devil is among us.

An hour later, as the rocket soared into the sky, it captured the attention of all global powers.

Countless people are hoping that Orion will explode one minute after launch, like Challenger, ideally carrying dozens of nuclear warheads that will detonate together.

Unfortunately, America ultimately didn't dare to take action. After the rocket lifted off, it circled the Earth once before heading towards the moon...

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(End of this chapter)