Mortal Cultivation: Starting from Hiding in the Cultivation Techniques Pavilion

After Liu Yiyi left, the proofreading room became quiet.

Su Xiaoyuan had just sat down to catch her breath when the door was pushed open again.

Zhao Ming walked in, a half-smile on his face: "Junior Brother Su."

Su Xiaoyuan remained expressionless, stood up and bowed: "Senior Brother Zhao."

Zhao Ming strolled in, put his hands behind his back, and pretended to look around: "What does Senior Sister Liu want with you? I remember she came to pick up the 'Qingfeng Manual' this morning."

Su Xiaoyuan had already prepared her explanation: "Reporting to Senior Brother Zhao, Senior Sister Liu feels that there are a few places she wants to adjust again, and she asked me to revise them according to her wishes."

"Oh." Zhao Ming nodded. "I see. Senior Sister Liu is an inner disciple, so you naturally have to serve her requests well."

At the same time, Zhao Ming also sighed that this guy was lucky, actually managing to strike up a conversation with Liu Yiyi.

Liu Yiyi was known for her generosity within the sect. She came from a good family and had been apprenticed to a famous teacher, so her future was bright and promising.

Zhao Ming then patted Su Xiaoyuan on the shoulder insincerely: "Alright, do a good job. If you have any trouble in the future, just come to me. I'll help you if I can."

Su Xiaoyuan wore a grateful smile on her face, but inwardly she sneered.

While Huang Qi was waiting for him outside, Zhao Ming was standing by the railing on the second floor of the Gongfa Pavilion watching the commotion.

They only come here now to pretend to be good people; how shameless they are.

Zhao Ming turned to leave, but stopped at the door. "By the way, Junior Brother Su, I noticed your aura seemed much calmer than before. It seems you've gained new insights into cultivation recently, even with your spiritual root damaged. Congratulations!"

He chuckled as he spoke, then pushed open the door and went out.

The smile on Su Xiaoyuan's face gradually disappeared.

I can no longer hide the fact that I have broken through to the third level of Qi Refining.

Su Xiaoyuan took a deep breath to suppress her agitation.

He walked to the table, looked at the several martial arts manuals on it, and pondered for a moment.

We can no longer modify cultivation techniques in the proofreading room. It's only thanks to Liu Yiyi that there was no ill intent on her part. If anyone else had seen what I was doing, it might have caused quite a bit of trouble.

He put the "Qingfeng Jue" and "Xingqiao Yangen Fa" into his pocket, first did his usual proofreading, and then left the proofreading room when it got dark.

There's no rush with "Explosive Spirit Finger"; let's finish these two books first.

Back at his place, Jiang Yang next door was hanging clothes out to dry in his yard.

"Hey, Brother Su's back." Jiang Yang winked at him. "No plans for tonight?"

Su Xiaoyuan smiled and said, "Yes, anything can happen in dreams."

"Haha, that's right."

After exchanging a few words with the two, Su Xiaoyuan returned to her room, bolted the door behind her, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He lit the oil lamp, sat down at the table, and took out the book "The Method of Star Aperture Root Development" from his pocket.

He slowly turned the book over, his heart pounding.

If he hadn't happened to witness Xiu Zhun being humiliated by Huang Qi today, he would have even forgotten that there was such a special cultivation technique in the cultivation technique pavilion that could enhance spiritual roots.

It had a great reputation and anyone could borrow it, but no one had mastered it for hundreds of years, and it was gradually regarded as the most useless technique in the entire Nine Profound Sect.

The reason why others fail to achieve results in their cultivation may be due to limitations in their natural talent, or it may be because the cultivation method itself has flaws.

But he won't!

With the system for tracing back to the source, no obstacle exists!

If possible, wouldn't my damaged spiritual root have a chance to recover? With the optimized "Basic Qi Induction Technique," catching up and surpassing others will no longer be a dream!

Su Xiaoyuan's hands trembled with excitement.

As the book was opened, an interface appeared before my eyes:

[Optimizable target detected: "Star Aperture Root Evolution Method"]

[Current version optimization assessment: 89%]

Su Xiaoyuan stared at that number for a long time.

In other words, this exercise manual has very few errors.

His doubts deepened, and he began to read on, word by word.

"The stars are the essence of the heavens. The orifices are the pivot of man. By transforming the human body into the celestial bodies, starlight is drawn into the body, cleansing the marrow and reshaping the spiritual root..."

Su Xiaoyuan nodded as she read.

This line of thinking is perfectly sound and without any problems.

The idea is that by corresponding acupoints in the human body to celestial bodies, the power of the stars can be drawn to temper the physical body and cleanse the meridians, thereby enhancing one's spiritual roots. This is theoretically plausible.

He continued reading, scrutinizing each word one by one.

[Current version optimization assessment: 92%...96%...]

When he finished making the last correction, the number in front of him jumped to 99%!

[In-depth analysis complete... currently tracing back to the source...]

coming soon!

Su Xiaoyuan's vision went black, and her consciousness was pulled away.

He stood beneath an endless starry sky, with billions of stars revolving around him and light flowing around him like water.

Suddenly, the surrounding stars began to slowly rotate along some mysterious trajectory.

One, two, ten, a hundred...

More and more stars were drawn to him, forming a huge ring of stars around him.

Suddenly, light surged into his body.

His body began to glow, his skin became transparent, and the meridians within his body, infused with starlight, were expanding inch by inch...

He sensed that the aura of this body was beginning to transform!

That's an elevation of the essence of life!

Consciousness suddenly returned.

He found himself still sitting at the table, the oil lamp flame flickering, already mostly burned out.

He looked down at his body, and strangely, there was no change at all.

The spiritual energy did not increase, the meridians did not expand, and there was no sign of the spiritual root being repaired.

Su Xiaoyuan stared at the "Star Aperture Root Evolution Method" on the table, which he had optimized to 100%, and fell into deep thought.

The current cultivation method is fine, and he personally witnessed the senior's cultivation process, so theoretically there shouldn't be any obstacles.

Why is that?

Su Xiaoyuan blew out the oil lamp and went outside.

He looked up at the sky.

The clouds were thin tonight, but he couldn't see the whole starry sky because of the nearby trees and buildings.

He looked around and decided to find an open area.

There was a low ridge to the east, not high, bare, with few big trees, and Su Xiaoyuan climbed up it.

He climbed to the top of the ridge, and his view suddenly opened up!

To the north, the main peak of the Nine Mysteries Sect is ablaze with lights, to the south, the mountains and forests are shrouded in darkness, and above is the entire sky.

The night sky was clean and deep, with a dense cluster of stars.

He began to search for the corresponding starlight based on the acupoints in his body that he had just sensed during the tracing process.

First, there's the Purple Palace Enclosure in the northeast, Star 15, no problem.

Next is the Eight Stars of the Eastern Barbarians, correct, and then...

As we counted, we arrived in the southwest, where there was a formation of three stars side by side, with a lone star below.

That constellation is called "Zhuiyuan" in the book; it's the location where stars are drawn into the Kun (坤) acupoint.

Yes, that's right, it's just a little off-center, but it's not a problem.

But... Su Xiaoyuan's eyes widened suddenly!

That lone star!

It's gone!

Su Xiaoyuan's brain was suddenly jolted violently.

He stared blankly in that direction, straining his eyes to see!

There were no clouds in that spot! You could see it clearly!

But it's as if a piece of that starry sky has been cut off with a knife!

He closed his eyes and recalled the scene of tracing back to the source.

The three stars fell steadily to the southwest corner, with the lone star nailed to the lower edge, its starlight flowing into the acupoint through an invisible channel.

At that moment, the lone star in the sky above disappeared!

"No wonder!"

Su Xiaoyuan's lips moved slightly.

No wonder no one has mastered the "Star Aperture Root Evolution Method" for hundreds of years.

It's not something made up by our predecessors, nor is it because our successors are incompetent, nor is it a mistake in the technique!

The star cluster has changed!