Nascent Soul Rebirth: Starting as a Wizard

"With the concentration of spiritual energy here comparable to that of a small spiritual vein core, if we proceed step by step without disrupting the fragile balance of spiritual energy here..."

With my four spiritual roots, combined with the top-tier Qi cultivation techniques I knew from my previous life, and the relatively unobstructed meridians I've cleared through consistent internal energy over the past six months...

It is estimated that within a month or so, one will be able to successfully "draw qi into the body" and enter the first level of qi cultivation.

This speed is extremely fast for someone with a pseudo-spiritual root, entirely dependent on environment and experience.

however……

"If I disregard the consequences and forcefully construct a 'spiritual vortex' with my immense spiritual consciousness at the peak of Qi Refining, violently extracting the spiritual energy from this spiritual cave to forcefully break through..." A glint flashed in Solo's eyes as he rapidly deduced...

"With the meridians already unblocked, perhaps a breakthrough can be achieved in just one day and one night!"

The advantages and disadvantages are obvious.

The safest approach is to preserve this rare and auspicious burial site, allowing the water to flow steadily and potentially be utilized in the future.

An aggressive approach can immediately grant power, but it will inevitably severely damage the spiritual energy of the site, potentially causing it to collapse completely and become a mortal place.

Solo's gaze sharpened.

He looked around the hidden, but not entirely safe, underground water cave once again.

Above Moonlight Pool is a village, and my successful descent this time was entirely due to the full moon rumor and the swift resolution of the demon snake.

Will we have to go through all this trouble every time in the future? This place is not ideal as a long-term secret training site.

Moreover, although Catherine has left, the Wizarding Academy on Emerald Isle is about to begin its enrollment process, and she will have to go there in six months.

However, if I don't quickly recover some of my cultivation strength as a trump card... it will be too dangerous.

"The opportunity is before me; I should seize it. This sacred burial site, born here, is destined to be the fuel for my journey on the path of cultivation!"

After much deliberation, the last trace of hesitation in Solo's eyes vanished, replaced by determination and resolve.

The path of cultivation is inherently about contending with fate and spiritual energy.

Indecisiveness will only lead to missed opportunities.

Having made up his mind, he did not delay any longer.

First, I cautiously probed the air here with my spiritual sense. I confirmed that although it was damp and stuffy with a slightly low oxygen content, and that keeping it here for a long time might be bad for my health, it was not obviously toxic.

He removed his protective aura and used a secret breathing technique from the battle scroll that could reduce his body's metabolism and breathing rate to an extremely low level.

It switches to a deep internal circulation to minimize the consumption of the limited air in this area.

He chose a flat rock, slightly protruding in the center of the cave, where the spiritual energy was most abundant, as the altar.

He sat cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, assuming the most standard meditation posture for a cultivator.

At this moment, he restrained all the ferocity of a warrior and the fierceness of a knight, and his temperament became calm and profound, as if he were gradually merging with the spiritual energy flowing around him.

Introduce Qi into the body, let's officially begin!

Step 1: Spreading a network of spiritual awareness and constructing channels.

The vast spiritual consciousness was no longer used for outward vigilance, but rather spread out like thousands of invisible yet resilient roots, delicately and firmly penetrating the cave walls, the air, and even the dark pool below.

They do not plunder indiscriminately, but rather engage in the most subtle perception, like the most skilled explorers, precisely locating all the high-concentration, highly active spiritual energy gathering points in the space.

And around these "spiritual treasures", they laid out layers of extremely subtle spiritual "markers" and pre-set "guiding pathways".

This step is to build invisible "ditches" and "pump stations" in advance for the subsequent large-scale spiritual energy attraction, which is extremely mentally taxing.

Solo's forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat, but his eyes shone with an astonishing brightness, his control over his spiritual senses had reached the pinnacle of his current level.

Step 2: Calm your mind and seek the "qi sensation".

With the spiritual energy channel set up, Solo completely focused his mind inward, achieving a state of clarity and emptiness.

He abandoned all acquired breathing techniques and distracting thoughts, allowing his breathing to become naturally long, subtle, and almost cease.

This is not about control, but about "letting go," allowing the body and mind to be in a state of extreme relaxation yet highly alertness—a state of "ethereal tranquility."

His eight hundred years of cultivation experience from his previous life had now become instinctive, and he carefully adjusted the subtle "frequency" of his life field and spiritual waves.

Trying to resonate at the most basic level with the omnipresent spiritual "pulse" in the surrounding environment—

This is the first hurdle for a cultivator to overcome: seeking "qi sensation".

For the vast majority of beginners, especially those with inferior spiritual roots, sensing the elusive "qi sensation" often requires years of arduous meditation.

But Solo is different.

He possesses a powerful spiritual sense far exceeding his current level. Although this spiritual sense cannot directly replace "qi sensation," it is like the most sensitive radar and amplifier.

With the aid of his spiritual sense, the marked spiritual energy seemed to stand out from the background noise, and he could more clearly "touch" its existence and flow.

More importantly, he was not a truly clueless newcomer; he "knew" what Reiki was and how it "should" be sensed.

This absolute cognitive advantage, combined with the assistance of spiritual awareness, enabled him to overcome the most difficult period of exploration in sensing Qi.

Soon, a subtle "feeling" appeared, like skin soaking in a hot spring or a feather gently brushing against the soul.

This is not visual or auditory, but a direct confirmation of the existence of "energy" that reaches the consciousness.

The Qi sensation is complete!

Step 3: Guiding Qi into the body and transforming the spiritual root.

As soon as the Qi sensation arose, Solo's mind stirred slightly. The pre-set spiritual "guiding pathway" was instantly and slightly activated, no longer just a mark, but began to generate a gentle pulling force.

Like throwing a pebble into a calm lake, creating ripples, it guides the "perceived" spiritual energy to slowly converge and flow towards his body.

When the first wisp of invisible spiritual energy truly touched his body surface and seeped into his body through the natural attraction of his pores and acupoints, a crucial change occurred.

The "spiritual root," which had been dormant deep within the body's origin and represented the four innate qualities of metal, wood, water, and fire, seemed to be "activated" by this external, pure energy.

They are not driven by voluntary action, but rather like a lock that has encountered a specific key, and they begin to function naturally.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth that flows into the body is quickly "captured" and "transformed" as it flows through different spiritual root areas.

Those that pass through the metal spiritual root region are endowed with a trace of pure and sharp characteristics; those that pass through the wood spiritual root region are transformed into vibrant fluctuations; and those that pass through the water and fire spiritual roots respectively exhibit the qualities of being moist and supple and active and rising.

The four spiritual roots are like four primary transformation furnaces with different attributes, initially refining the chaotic spiritual energy into "spiritual power" with different attribute tendencies, which is more easily accepted and driven by the human body.

Of course, due to the limitations of pseudo-spiritual root aptitude, this conversion is inefficient and results in mixed attributes.

This results in the initial flow of spiritual energy into the meridians being mottled and even slightly conflicting with each other, causing a slight swelling, soreness, and numbness in the meridians.

Solo had anticipated this.