The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 30 Wood Spirit Vein
Jiang Yuan and Qing He rented the smallest shop in Luofu Immortal City. It was inconspicuous, like a small kiosk selling snacks in a tourist area in later times, but at least it had some depth and some space at the back.

The two would sell pills in Luofu Immortal Market for two hours every day, and return to their village to cultivate regardless of whether they had business or not.

Even within Luofu Immortal City, Jiang Yuan handled all the business, while Qing He always meditated and cultivated behind the curtain.

In his previous life, Jiang Yuan was a working slave. To supplement his family's income, he also set up a stall at the night market and was quite adept at bargaining.

As a result, Qinghe's cultivation level improved quite rapidly, and she already showed signs of breaking through to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Qinghe has been cultivating for several years and has also studied medicine. She is quite familiar with the meridian pathways. With Jiangyuan's guidance, her goal is very clear.

Qinghe first broke through the Yi Wood spiritual vein, and then followed suit by breaking through the Ding Fire spiritual vein.

If you were to open up the metal, water, and earth elemental veins, it would actually be detrimental to your cultivation. The ideal approach would be to open up the wood elemental vein and the Shaoyang gallbladder meridian.

Both being wood-type spiritual veins, the gallbladder is yang, called Jia wood, while the liver is yin, called Yi wood. Yang governs growth and development, while yin governs descent.

Therefore, the Jia Wood Spiritual Vein will greatly enhance the effects of the Rejuvenation Technique, and will also greatly assist in alchemy.

If one reaches the Nascent Soul stage, one will know that the human body is like a cauldron, and cultivation is like refining elixirs.

Alchemists are a group of people with exceptional talent in the path of cultivation, and many ascended powerful beings are high-level alchemists.

Contrary to this, the vast majority of low-level alchemists never achieve high cultivation levels throughout their lives.

The reason for this is that alchemists are favored by various sects and have no shortage of spirit stones, which makes them lack the motivation to improve. Cultivation is an extremely tedious and arduous process, and only those with great perseverance can go far.

Another possible reason is that they did not obtain the right training method or had no one to guide them.

Qinghe not only has no shortage of cultivation techniques, but also has a master of true immortal level to guide her, so naturally she won't take any detours.

Three months after settling in Luofu Immortal City, Qinghe broke through the Jia Wood Spiritual Vein and opened the first acupoint, Tongziliao, the extreme Yang point of Jia Wood, which is the edge of the eye socket.

This acupoint greatly assists in the treatment of rejuvenation techniques. Later, when one's magical power is advanced, one may even be able to see the flow of true qi within the patient's body.

Of course, Qinghe also successfully advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Qinghe wasn't particularly excited; it just felt like a natural progression.

Last time, Qinghe ignored Jiang Yuan's advice and insisted on refining the Bigu Pill to help the disaster victims. As a result, she gradually slid into the abyss and eventually couldn't stop. It had a great impact on her state of mind. Only after Jiang Yuan's enlightenment was she able to avoid affecting her Dao heart.

From then on, Qinghe never questioned any of Jiang Yuan's suggestions, especially his mysterious theories of cause and effect, which seemed ethereal but carried an unbearable weight.

At the outer gate of Mount Luofu, Jingxuan was summoned twice by Elder Lu, who each time subtly inquired about the origins of Jiang Yuan and Qinghe, which puzzled Jingxuan.

Finally, unable to resist any longer, he decided to go to Luofu Immortal City to see them.

Upon seeing that it was Jingxuan, Jiang Yuan immediately stood up to greet her.

Jingxuan returned the greeting, but was slightly surprised to see that the shop sign actually sold second-tier fasting pills.

Upon hearing Jiang Yuan's greeting, Qinghe stopped her cultivation, got up, and went to the front to pay her respects to Jingxuan.

Jingxuan was truly astonished this time, discovering that Qinghe had already advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining. This young lady had caught up with her forty years of cultivation in just four years, leaving Jingxuan extremely shocked and even somewhat dazed.

Qinghe had long regarded Jingxuan as a benefactor, and warmly pulled her to the back of the shop for a chat. Jingxuan responded with a few words here and there, but her heart remained unsettled for a long time.

Qinghe naturally asked why Jingxuan had gone to the Five Ridges Mountains in the first place.

Jingxuan didn't hide anything, saying that his cultivation had stagnated for many years and he originally wanted to try his luck in the Five Ridges. If he could encounter a level two demon beast and obtain a wood-type demon core, he might have a chance to break through.

Hearing Jingxuan's words, Qinghe realized how mysterious cause and effect truly were. She had not only obtained Jingxuan's alchemy furnace but also stolen her opportunity, hunting a level-two snake demon for its core. Finally, they met again on Mount Luofu, which greatly facilitated her entry into the Luofu Immortal Market. Qinghe could only change the subject, "Are there many demonic beasts in the Five Ridges?"

"No, the Hundred Thousand Mountains are where demonic beasts gather. However, at my level, going to the Hundred Thousand Mountains would be suicide!"

"Does your cultivation level require a wood-type demon core to break through?"

Qinghe's idea was that the Luofu Immortal Market also sold demon cores. If she earned spirit stones in the future, she might as well buy one and give it to Jingxuan to settle this karmic debt.

"Not necessarily, it's just a matter of luck."

Jingxuan then left in a daze, leaving Qinghe feeling quite disappointed as well.

Jiang Yuan naturally overheard their conversation. "The fifth level of Qi Refining is a hurdle that many people cannot overcome in their entire lives."

Qinghe asked, puzzled, "Why is that?"

Jiang Yuan gave a brief explanation. In the early stages of Qi Refining, cultivators only need to open any one of the twelve main meridians to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for cultivation.

Spiritual energy is ultimately an external thing, that is, the so-called acquired essence.

To advance one's cultivation to the next level, one must sense the innate essence, which is related to the Ren and Du meridians.

The Governing Vessel (Du Mai) runs along the spine in the back and is also known as the "Great Dragon," governing all the Yang meridians in the body. The Conception Vessel (Ren Mai) runs along the midline of the chest and governs all the Yin meridians in the body.

To advance to the fifth level of Qi Refining, one needs to open any acupoint on the Ren and Du meridians to sense the innate essence. However, most cultivators lack the aptitude, having only opened one or two spiritual meridian acupoints to begin with, making it impossible for them to open the Ren and Du meridians on their own.

"So, does that mean Senior Jingxuan has no hope of advancing to the next level?"

Jiang Yuan shook his head, "Not necessarily. Perhaps the technique is wrong, and there is no master to guide me."

Qinghe hesitated, not daring to ask Jiang Yuan for guidance on Jingxuan. After all, Jiang Yuan's reincarnation experience was too bizarre, and he had already warned her not to reveal it to outsiders under any circumstances.

Jiang Yuan was well aware of Qing He's thoughts, and indeed, he had some karmic ties with Jing Xuan that needed to be settled.

"If you want to help her, give her the 'Yi Mu Jing' to try. Since you've already given it to the Blind Man, one more person won't make a difference."

Qinghe then poured the "Yimu Jing" into a jade slip and waited for Jingxuan to come again every day, but half a year passed and Jingxuan still did not appear.

Qinghe sighed repeatedly, saying that this was a matter of fate; it would be worse to go to the outer gate of Luofu specifically to look for her.

In the past six months, Qinghe has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining and reached the same level as Jingxuan. She is also facing the fifth level of Qi Refining and the hurdle of sensing the innate essence.

In Jiang Yuan's view, Qinghe would not encounter any obstacles in sensing the innate essence.

After the first Yi Wood spiritual vein was opened, the Ding Fire spiritual vein was opened in the same way, and the Ren Meridian was easily connected. The spiritual energy was introduced into the dantian without any resistance.

Otherwise, how could Qinghe, with only a third-level Qi Refining cultivation, instantly kill a fourth-level Qi Refining cultivator?

With Qinghe's current magical power, opening a Ren meridian acupoint is not a problem at all.

Jiang Yuan, however, aimed for something higher, hoping to guide Qinghe to open the Yangguan acupoint on her back's Du meridian, which would greatly enhance her healing and alchemy skills.

Therefore, it is necessary to open another Yang meridian. The best option is the Bing Fire of the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian, which combines Yin and Yang fire, making it easier and less strenuous to control the fire during alchemy.

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