Cultivating Immortality in a Family: I Prove Immortality Through the Chaotic Dao Realm

Chapter 9 Choosing Exercises
In view of this, Chen Qian's next goal became clear.

Actively cultivate, make the most of the resources and cultivation materials from the Chen family, and seize any opportunity to learn.

The last of the three items, a light blue, low-grade robe, is the Chen family's standard equipment, the Fenglin Robe.

Although it is the lowest-level magic robe in the cultivation world, it is still a high-level piece of equipment that is hard to come by for a rogue cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refining.

It features a customizable size, dust removal and temperature control, skin-friendly and waterproof properties, and wind-absorbing and force-dissipating effects. Of course, its basic protective capabilities are also quite good.

Many divine weapons and magical artifacts in the mortal world cannot damage it.

In the cultivation market, this would be worth at least fifty low-grade spirit stones, which is considered the largest donation the Chen family has given to a clansman who has just embarked on the path of cultivation.

After changing into his Buddhist robes and locking the courtyard gate, Chen Qian's first stop was naturally the Sutra Repository.

He has not yet received the cultivation technique.

Along the way, I've met many people, many of whom are just kids who have only been practicing for a few years.

These children have varying levels of skill, but currently they are definitely stronger than Chen Qian.

Chen Qian had been away from the valley for many years, and these children didn't recognize him at all. No one greeted him warmly, since he currently looked like an ordinary person without any cultivation.

As long as cultivators do not practice cultivation techniques that conceal their cultivation level, they can sense each other's cultivation realm.

Of course, the specific details cannot be known without careful investigation, but the difference in their levels of skill is immediately apparent.

Chen Qian could sense the disdain these kids had for him. After all, they looked like adults, but they had no cultivation at all. How could they possibly achieve anything great in the future?
This is the basic rule of the world of cultivators, an unshakable hierarchy of cultivation levels deeply rooted in the hearts of every cultivator.

Those with high cultivation levels are generally high and mighty, while those with low cultivation levels must be respectful and deferential.

Chen Qian looks like an ordinary person; if you don't take the initiative to greet him, no one will pay attention to you.

In a nearby pavilion, several boys around fourteen or fifteen years old were gathered together, watching Chen Qian walk past on the road beside them.

A young man standing in the center of the crowd, with rosy lips and white teeth, was radiant and had a truly impressive appearance.

This person is named Chen Yunzheng, the direct grandson of Chen Ruiang, the current patriarch of the family, and possesses a superior spiritual root.

After more than two years of cultivation, he had already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining before he was fifteen, thus advancing to the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

It even seems that he is not far from the fifth level of Qi Refining.

He is undoubtedly the new generation's rising star of the Chen family, and with the most profound background, he is praised wherever he goes, naturally making him extremely arrogant.

"Was that Chen Qian, the newcomer to the valley? I heard he's already eighteen and hasn't started cultivating yet. Bringing him in now is just a waste of resources."

Yesterday, Chen Hongyuan paid a visit to the family head, reported on Chen Qian's situation, and requested the family's support.

Chen Yunzheng happened to be there at the time and overheard Chen Hongyuan's report.

He disagreed with Chen Hongyuan's assertion that Chen Qian was a man of great fortune.

They thought this person had just gotten lucky and scoffed at him.

Upon seeing him today, I naturally didn't speak kindly.

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding teenagers naturally agreed loudly, and everyone said so.

………………

They arrived at the Sutra Repository without any trouble, and naturally, no one would try to cause trouble, bully, or mock Chen Qian.

Everyone is quite busy, and since there are no direct conflicts of interest or grudges, few people pay attention to others.

Cultivators are mostly accustomed to solitude, as cultivation is a relatively private matter, and the emotions of the entire social group tend to be relatively detached.

In other words, the proportion of i people is extremely high.

The Sutra Repository is a three-story wooden building shrouded in a pale blue protective barrier.

After all, it's an important forbidden area for the family, so it's normal that it's not allowed to be entered or exited at will, and it's protected by a formation.

The person guarding the gate is the family's second elder, a powerful figure in the family, who is said to have reached the Great Perfection of the Qi Refining stage.

Unfortunately, he is too old and lacks the confidence to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

In this world of cultivation, humans generally possess exceptionally strong physical abilities, significantly superior to those of ordinary people on Earth.

Even people without spiritual roots can live to be nearly a hundred years old as long as they don't get seriously ill and live a worry-free life.

If one possesses the aptitude for cultivation, each of the three stages of Qi Refining—early, middle, and late—can add ten years to one's lifespan. Therefore, if one cultivates to the late stage of Qi Refining, living to be 120 or 130 years old is not a problem.

The Second Elder is nearly 100 years old, but he still looks healthy and vigorous, showing no signs of old age.

However, to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, the body's Qi and blood are a crucial hurdle; without an extraordinary stroke of luck, the chances of advancing are extremely low.

Cultivating immortality requires wealth, companions, methods, and a suitable environment. Wealth, which refers to the resources available for cultivation, is always the top priority.

If there are enough suitable resources, even if one's lifespan is coming to an end, one can still try to seize the opportunity for promotion.

But for the Chen family at present, this is obviously impossible.

"Second Elder, this junior, Chen Qian, has come to choose a cultivation method to learn."

After respectfully bowing to the Second Elder, Chen Qian took out the family nameplate.

After examining the body, the Second Elder nodded to Chen Qian.

"I heard you went back to the valley to cultivate."

"Since we have this opportunity, we can be considered very fortunate. We should make the most of it."

The Second Elder waved his hand and cast a spell, causing a ten-foot-wide crack to appear in the pale blue restriction of the Scripture Pavilion.

“Hongwei should have told you about the rules of the Scripture Pavilion, so I won’t go into details. Let’s go in.”

"Yes."

Chen Qian returned the greeting once more, then stepped inside with his head held high.

The first floor of the library appears to be very spacious, divided into various areas, furnished with wooden tables, wooden shelves, stone platforms, cabinets and other decorations.

The walls were filled with all sorts of books.

There are ordinary paper, animal hide, bamboo skin, wood, and even stone.

There are also some jade slips, but Chen Qian can't use them yet. His soul is not manifest and his consciousness has not yet been born, so he can only stare blankly at them.

The first floor is divided into areas for cultivation techniques, spells, various arts and crafts for cultivating immortality, miscellaneous essays and biographies, and so on.

Chen Qian first looked around and saw a wooden staircase leading to the second floor, but there was also a faint barrier sealing off the staircase entrance. Obviously, the floors above the second floor were not open to Chen Qian at the moment.

The Chen family has an exceptionally strong foundation in the study of Buddhist scriptures, after all, they were once a family that had achieved the Core Formation stage.

It can be said that within a radius of more than a thousand miles, no family can compare with the Chen family.

This is something that many cultivation families envy.

Chen Qian first walked towards the central area, which was the training area.

His goal was clear: given his chaotic spirit body, his speed in absorbing and refining spiritual energy was unparalleled.

The only thing that can limit his cultivation growth is the Gray Pearl World.

Moreover, he can practice any type of cultivation technique.

Therefore, his goal was clear: to see which technique could make his magical power deeper and have stronger offensive and defensive attributes.

Slow cultivation speed, numerous physical limitations, and high difficulty in breakthrough are all negligible considerations.

After careful analysis and comparison, Chen Qian chose a cultivation technique called "Five Elements Primordial Chaos Technique".

This cultivation technique only has the first four levels, which can be cultivated up to the early stage of Foundation Establishment.

Its most prominent feature is that after practicing it, one's magical power becomes profound, far surpassing that of others of the same level, and the power to unleash the Five Elements spells is enhanced.

The difficulty lies in the slow pace of cultivation and the challenge of advancing to higher levels.

The most suitable physique for cultivation is that of a cultivator with a relatively balanced five elements attribute. However, this type of cultivator is often the least talented, with no outstanding attribute, so the speed at which they can refine spiritual energy is predictably slow.

This was naturally not a problem for Chen Qian.

Once Chen Qian has chosen his initial cultivation path and mastered the basic techniques, the Gray Pearl World can deduce more suitable subsequent techniques based on the cultivation path of the techniques and the underlying rules.

Of course, this depends on the progress of the construction of the underlying rules of the Gray Pearl world.

The current Gray Pearl World is definitely not enough. Chen Qian needs to learn more cultivation techniques, spells, and secret arts, and provide more types and levels of resources into the Chaos Pool as nourishment for the evolution of rules, so that the Gray Pearl World can grow faster.

(End of this chapter)