Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Qiu Zhen entered a state of quiet meditation.

With his eyes turned inward, warm currents flowed from the heavens and earth into his nostrils beneath his gaze, then into his body, passing through the twelve-storied tower and numerous meridians, finally gathering in the lower abdomen below his navel, filling him with warmth and abundant vitality.

He felt full of inexhaustible energy.

"Refining Grains into Essence!"

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised.

Whether it be martial arts or the pursuit of immortality, the first step in cultivation is always "Refining Grains into Essence."

However, for ordinary people, "grains" refer to the five grains and miscellaneous foods, the nourishment of flesh and blood.

At best, wealthy families consume natural treasures and the precious meat of demonic beasts.

But now, Qiu Zhen was "consuming Qi," "eating" the "Valley Spirit," the "spiritual energy of heaven and earth," the "essence of the sun and moon," the root of all things.

This was a cut above the mundane "grains."

His martial arts foundation was ordinary, his cultivation progress slow, and his family was not wealthy, earning little money.

Without sufficient nourishment, he could only practice martial arts for two hours a day at most.

After practicing for two or three years, like the vast majority of ordinary people, he had not achieved any significant progress, failing to even step through the threshold of a martial master.

But now, with the method of "consuming Qi" and the ability to look inward, his cultivation of martial arts and life force would likely become much easier.

It was like a high-level player entering a novice village, becoming a cheating existence.

Seizing the opportunity.

Qiu Zhen didn't hesitate and immediately began practicing in the hanging cave, his five fingers spread, his tiger's mouth rounded, starting to practice the Tiger Form from the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics].

As Qiu Zhen practiced martial arts, his "Primordial Spirit," seated in the spiritual altar and radiating golden light, was surrounded by tens of thousands of numbers and distorted tadpole-like characters.

Suddenly.

The "Qiu Zhen Primordial Spirit" opened its eyes, shooting out a golden light that transformed into a small figure, also beginning to practice the "Tiger Form" from the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics].

Initially, Qiu Zhen's Tiger Form practice was exactly the same as usual, but with the participation of the "Primordial Spirit," he instantly entered a mysterious state.

He had learned his [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] from a medicine shop martial artist along with a group of apprentices.

This person, originally a "treasure hunter in the martial world," had joined the Medicine King Valley with a skill set, but his mastery of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] was not refined, and his teaching was perfunctory, resulting in Qiu Zhen's superficial understanding.

He had long been aware of this problem, but with no one to consult, he could only work behind closed doors, improving on his own.

Even with his considerable intelligence, his progress was slow.

But at this moment, he had a flash of inspiration, his thinking was sharp, and he was blessed with insight, actually beginning to constantly deduce and improve the "Tiger Form."

If there were pharmacists or martial artists from the [Medicine King Valley] here to observe, they would probably be dumbfounded.

The "Tiger Form" practiced by Qiu Zhen was undergoing an astonishing transformation.

Initially, he was just a half-baked apprentice, but in the blink of an eye, he changed his appearance.

The Qi and blood within his body flowed smoothly, his strength was connected, his fist techniques were pure, and his power was astonishing.

Yesterday's "Tiger Form" was just a superficial imitation, not truly practicing the essence, but now, with each palm and fist, he was like a real tiger, the wind from his palms howling, as if a tiger roared in the mountains, giving people a huge sense of oppression.

This appearance was not that of an apprentice, but clearly like a powerful martial master who had immersed himself in martial arts for many years.

Even more astonishing was that Qiu Zhen's muscles and bones crackled, and his physical body was quietly undergoing an astonishing transformation.

An hour later.

Qiu Zhen finished his stance practice, exhaling a mouthful of turbid air, a wisp of white mist rising from the top of his head.

"Hoo ~ It's truly exhilarating."

Qiu Zhen was in a great mood, subconsciously looking inward at his Primordial Spirit in the spiritual altar.

In the world of the spiritual altar, a neon brilliance shone, and the Primordial Spirit Qiu Zhen sat high in the sky.

However, the golden light around the Primordial Spirit was dimming, appearing quite depleted.

Qiu Zhen was not worried, as the light of the Primordial Spirit dimmed, he could slowly recover by performing the [Returning Light Illumination] method more often.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

In the next moment, tens of thousands of numbers and mysterious runes surrounded the Primordial Spirit Qiu Zhen, constantly changing.

"Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics, first level, estimated to be completed in 368 days."

Qiu Zhen muttered to himself, his eyes full of excitement.

The [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] has a total of five levels.

Reaching the first level means entering the ranks of "Martial Master."

Full completion of the five levels is the realm of Innate Perfection, where "essence is full, Qi is abundant, and spirit is vigorous."

"I can step into the first level of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] in a year."

Qiu Zhen muttered to himself, his eyes flashing with brilliance.

Now, after Qiu Zhen awakened his Primordial Spirit by cultivating the esoteric method of the golden silk, the "method of consuming Qi" was just a small side benefit, the real benefit was awakening "Innate Wisdom."

The Primordial Spirit is the life source of a living being, and the golden light it emits is the "light of Innate Wisdom."

The ancient immortals, Buddhas, sages, and wise men, with their great powers, participated in the creation of heaven and earth, not because they were born knowing everything, but because they enlightened "Innate Wisdom" and possessed the supreme wisdom to comprehend the Great Dao of heaven and earth.

With the blessing of the Primordial Spirit's "Innate Wisdom" and the ability to look inward, he constantly learned and comprehended this martial art, constantly improving the stance and fist techniques of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] according to his own situation, allowing him to reach a very deep understanding of this martial art.

Regardless of anything else, his current understanding of this martial art is definitely better than the medicine shop martial artist who taught him martial arts.

This time, after [Hundred Days Foundation Building], with the help of a True Yang Qi within his body, his [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] greatly increased.

Given his current situation, with no change in his martial arts understanding of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics], no change in his daily nourishment, and only relying on the assistance of the "method of consuming Qi" without depleting his body, he could step into the first level of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] in just over a year, becoming a true martial master.

This result was deduced by himself under the blessing of the Primordial Spirit, with the ability to look inward.

With the "Innate Wisdom" of the Primordial Spirit, he was equivalent to carrying a supercomputer with him, possessing a powerful ability to analyze, learn, and calculate.

In fact, the analogy of a "supercomputer" may even underestimate the ability of the Primordial Spirit.

The "Innate Wisdom" of the Primordial Spirit also has unparalleled creativity, with flashes of inspiration from time to time, allowing his understanding of the [Medicine King's Five Animal Frolics] to break out of the framework of the past and tend towards perfection.

Practicing martial arts is one aspect, but with the "Innate Wisdom" of the Primordial Spirit, there will probably be incredible uses in other aspects as well.

"It's just like cheating."

Qiu Zhen exclaimed in his heart.

Having awakened the Primordial Spirit, what need is there for a golden finger? He himself is a heaven-defying cheat.

Worthy of being called "Tathagata Embryo" "A body outside the body"!

Of course, in addition to joy, his thoughts couldn't help but become a little complicated.

In the past three years, he had suffered countless hardships and made countless efforts to become a martial master, but the result was unsatisfactory.

He sought a teacher but found none, sought a method but obtained none;

His family was poor, with little financial assistance.

Wanting to rely on his own efforts, after three years of hard work, although he learned a superb "pharmaceutical processing skill," the money he earned was only enough for survival.

In order to slightly nourish his body for martial arts, to improve his Qi and see progress, his savings would become stretched.

Reluctantly, he could only throw himself into "working to earn money," dragging his tired body, saving every penny.

Once he tightened his belt and skimped on food, his nourishment would be insufficient, and his progress in martial arts would slow down.

Forcing himself to practice would deplete his body.

He struggled hard, using all his strength, but it was difficult to escape the quagmire of life.

Often, he was just treading in place, wasting his years.

His dream of becoming a martial master was far away.

The more he struggled, the more disheartened he became.

"Choice is greater than effort, fortunately, my Dao heart is firm, and I was not frightened by the warnings of the predecessors on the golden silk, making the most correct choice."

Qiu Zhen secretly rejoiced in his choice.

"The first step is to become a proper martial master and change my original environment."

With the "Innate Wisdom" of the Primordial Spirit and the "method of consuming Qi," his goal was visible to the naked eye, and the path was clear.

Following the steps, he could become a martial master in a year.

For a time, he suddenly became incredibly expectant about life.

Immediately, Qiu Zhen, who was in a state of meditative introspection, did not sit in the cave for long, silently waking up from his meditation, silently opening his eyes.

The moment his eyes opened.

Golden light shone brightly.

In the next moment, Qiu Zhen's expression changed slightly.

For no other reason than that, at the moment when his eyes opened, a golden light bloomed from the center of his brow, as if transforming into an "eye," seeing a blurry outline of light and shadow outside the cave, a figure crouching, silently spying on him.

ps: Regarding the settings:

One, the Five Animal Frolics is a basic skill, not a low-level skill.

Two, awakening the Innate Primordial Spirit mainly gains Innate Wisdom, the method of consuming Qi is crude, and subsequent cultivation methods are proper.

Three, one layer of cultivation takes one year without meat or precious medicines

Please do not impose the settings of other books on another book, thank you.