My path to immortality was smooth sailing.

From Yunzhou, Wushan County.

The Wushan Mountains stretch east to west, traversing the entire Wushan Prefecture. To the east of the mountains, the Liangqiang River, running north to south, cuts the mountains in half.

Large areas in the eastern part of the Wushan Mountains have been developed and are home to the Qingfu Sect, the largest sect in Wushan County, which contains countless spiritual veins and fields.

As a result, seven or eight tenths of the cultivators from Wushan County gathered in the eastern part of the Wushan Mountains.

Besides the Qingfu Sect, which was the dominant force, there were hundreds of large and small cultivation families, as well as independent cultivators who had gathered from all over Wushan County.

The Jiangzuo Wei family relied on the Jiangzuo Plain and passed down the Yimu Evergreen Technique for four hundred years. Each generation of the family had a Foundation Establishment Ancestor, and they finally made a name for themselves in the vast Wushan Mountains.

After obtaining the Yimu Evergreen Technique, Wei Jing studied it carefully under candlelight all night.

This was, after all, a cultivation technique, and it was the first time Wei Jing had ever encountered a method of cultivation.

An hour later, Wei Jing blinked his dry eyes.

"A plant spirit master, that seems pretty good."

Simply plant the spiritual plant, take good care of it, occasionally use the Spring Rain spell, catch insects, and nourish it with spiritual power, then wait for the harvest.

In the cultivation world, besides the main practices of meditation, qi cultivation, and magical abilities, there are many auxiliary skills, collectively known as the "Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation".

These skills were used to make a living, to aid in spiritual practice, or to explore the ultimate truths of the universe.

Cultivators cannot be proficient in everything, but most will choose one or two to study in order to aid their cultivation.

Among the various cultivation arts, the cultivation of spiritual plants is relatively easy to begin with, the rewards are predictable, and it is easy and not very tiring.

The cultivators of the Jiangzuo Wei family have mostly chosen the path of spirit plant masters, cultivating spirit fields and nurturing spirit rice.

"My destiny is special, and I have no bottlenecks in cultivation. I can break through by simply following the steps. So why should I fight and kill?"

"I only need to cultivate diligently every day, and I can also enjoy farming and cultivating spiritual plants in my spare time." Wei Jing pondered for a moment.

"The clan elders told me to study and figure it out myself for a few days. I figured there wouldn't be any danger in practicing this Yi Wood Evergreen Technique, and I wouldn't run into any problems."

Wei Jing muttered a few words, thinking that it made sense. The Wei family's family-inherited cultivation method followed a peaceful and steady path, making it difficult to go wrong in cultivation.

Having figured out the key point, Wei Jing no longer hesitated. He slowly sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed, held his breath and concentrated, and the mystery and key to this technique emerged in his mind.

It was late at night, and the bright moon shone through the window.

Suddenly, Wei Jing, who was sitting cross-legged on the edge of the bed, shuddered violently, and the air in the room seemed to vibrate slightly.

Streams of warm air rushed toward Wei Jing's body, swirling around him, trying to penetrate his body, but they couldn't find a way in and could only wander aimlessly around the surface.

Qi sensation? Is this what qi sensation is?

Wei Jing was greatly shocked. He hadn't expected his first cultivation to go so smoothly, but he didn't let his guard down.

Sensing the dense, warm spiritual energy outside his body, Wei Jing slowly circulated the energy into his body according to the cultivation technique.

This is what the practice refers to as drawing qi into the body!

Wei Jing silently recited the incantation, focusing his mind on the dantian and circulating his energy throughout the body.

hum!hum!

Wei Jing shuddered, feeling all the bones in his body vibrating and making a buzzing sound.

The vast spiritual energy was so easily drawn into Wei Jing's body, and as he continuously circulated it throughout his body, it was slowly refined into his own spiritual power.

A quarter of an hour later, Wei Jing successfully completed a small circulation, and immediately a warmer and more intimate stream of air fell into his dantian.

That wisp of spiritual energy was gentle, calm, and unhurried, like a spring breeze and rain, nourishing things silently.

This was the first wisp of spiritual power he had refined, spiritual power that belonged to him.

From this moment on, he could be considered a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining.

Having gained experience from his first success, Wei Jing felt much more confident.

He sat cross-legged like a mountain, activating the Evergreen Wood Technique, continuously circulating the energy throughout his body and refining spiritual energy.

Before I knew it, the bright moon outside the window had already set in the west, and the night was getting deeper.

Wei Jing still showed no signs of ending his cultivation journey.

One strand, two strands, three strands...

By the time the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, Wei Jing had accumulated a full thirty-two strands of spiritual energy.

He cultivated for an entire night, yet he didn't feel too tired.

"It's still early before morning class, I'll take a nap!" Wei Jing rubbed his eyes, pulled back the covers, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

He wasn't worried about oversleeping, as Qiu Niang would come to wake him up later.

Qiu Niang was an ordinary person. Because he was still young, the clan would arrange for an ordinary maid to take care of his daily life, such as eating, drinking, washing clothes, and cooking.

……

"Brother Jing, did you stay up all night practicing your martial arts last night?"

"Hmm!" Wei Jing responded listlessly. Was it that obvious?

Upon hearing this, Wei Tiezhu's eyes were practically overflowing with envy.

"Is cultivation fun? What have you cultivated?"

"Can it fly?"

Wei Tiezhu blinked, then started chattering away like a curious child.

Wei Jing was somewhat helpless. When he first met Wei Tiezhu, Wei Tiezhu couldn't utter a single fart for a long time.

After the two got to know each other, Wei Jing realized that this guy was a complete chatterbox.

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, the two immediately fell silent and sat up straight.

Elder Wei Qingmu slowly walked in, carrying two ancient books in his hands.

"As usual, we'll quiz you on what we taught yesterday, Chapter Seventeen of the Huang Ting Chu Ke."

After saying this, Wei Jing stood up on his own and began to recite.

"The spirit is formless, attached to things. It may be hidden in mountains and marshes, or lie dormant in the meridians. The cultivator guides it with his heart and controls it with his will."

"The Qi circulates throughout the body, like a river flowing into the sea. The Dantian is the center, and the meridians are the channels. Its circulation is inexhaustible, but its use is measured."

"..."

In the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Wei Jing had recited it from beginning to end in its entirety.

"Hmm!" Wei Qingmu nodded in satisfaction, then looked at Wei Tiezhu.

Wei Tiezhu's face turned pale, and he stood up tremblingly. He stammered as soon as he opened his mouth, completely losing his previous talkative demeanor.

"The spirit...is formless."

"Uh, either...or...oh."

"Elder, I can't recite it." Wei Tiezhu admitted defeat and obediently extended his right hand.

Wei Qingmu shook his head almost imperceptibly.

"Alright, alright, sit down!"

Wei Tiezhu blinked. They weren't going to spank him today?

Next, Wei Qingmu led the two through the lesson again, explaining the text once more, before slowly approaching Wei Jing and asking:

"Xiao Jing, after you went back yesterday, did you study the Yi Wood Evergreen Technique? Do you have any questions?"

In his opinion, Wei Jing probably couldn't recognize many of the characters in the technique, and the profound meaning and principles of the technique were also explained in a very vague way. He guessed that the child would be reading a book written in heaven.

Cultivation cannot be rushed. Even if you have thoroughly mastered the technique and understood its profound meaning and principles, it will still take several months to sense the Qi and guide it into your body.

Those with good spiritual root aptitude might take one or two months, but for someone with four spiritual roots like him, it took exactly one hundred days to draw qi into his body back then.

This is what is meant by bottlenecks and obstacles. The Tao is not easily attained; how can one enter the path and achieve enlightenment so simply?

However, this minor bottleneck is nothing compared to the bottlenecks that lie ahead in the Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment stages.

"Elder Hui, this humble one does indeed have a bellyful of questions." Wei Jing bowed respectfully. Although he had successfully guided the Qi into his body last night, he was actually completely unaware of many of the profound mysteries and secrets within the cultivation method.

He practiced mechanically, following the instructions of the cultivation method, and mechanically circulated his Qi throughout his body. He never expected that cultivating immortality would be so simple. He succeeded in cultivating and drawing Qi into his body on his first try.

"Elder, I have a question. Aren't there five elements of spiritual energy in the world: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth? Why is it that only earth, wood, and fire remain in this young man's body?"

"Could it be because my spiritual root attributes are earth, wood, and fire?"

"And why can I only absorb and refine wood-attribute spiritual energy, while I have to painstakingly expel the other two types of spiritual energy from my body?"

After finally absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into my body, I still have to painstakingly expel the fire and earth spiritual energy. Just thinking about it is frustrating.

"Elder, since I can only absorb and refine wood-attribute spiritual energy, is there any trick to making me absorb only wood-attribute spiritual energy? Absorbing other attributes of spiritual energy is a complete waste of effort and a thankless task!"

Wei Jing asked the question that had been bothering him all night.

"The clan elder?"

"The clan elder?"

Wei Jing glanced sideways and whispered a couple of times.

Because Wei Qingmu stared wide-eyed at Wei Jing.

After a long while, he came to his senses. He took a deep breath, his voice trembling slightly, and stared intently at Wei Jing.

"You...you mean you've already guided Qi into your body?"

Wei Jingdian nodded.

Wei Qingmu immediately took Wei Jing's hand to investigate.

"hiss!"

"He truly attained enlightenment overnight!" Wei Qingmu gasped, muttering to himself in a daze.