novelraw Chapter 11 – Start Cultivation Practice
Chapter 11 – Start Cultivation Practice
After a brief chat, Qin Yu estimated that it was about time.
"Let's go find Uncle Wende first. Want to come along?"
Li Zhengtong didn't dare refuse and nodded repeatedly, "Together, together!"
Qin Yu: "Why do you seem a bit reluctant? Forget it then!"
"No, no, I'm willing, I'm willing!" Li Zhengtong wiped the sweat off his forehead and explained, "I'm just a bit nervous!"
Qin Yu was puzzled, "Uncle Wende is quite kind, what's there to be nervous about?"
Li Zhengtong: "..."
The two of them walked together and soon found Zhong Wende.
"Everyone's almost here, so let me say a few words first."
"The reason I called everyone here is mainly to assign work, which is the main task for us servant disciples."
"To be fair, I've written all the sect's job positions on slips of paper for everyone to draw."
"Whatever work you end up with depends entirely on your luck."
"Everyone, come and draw a slip!"
Qin Yu walked over and drew a slip. When he opened it, there were three words written on it.
[Bright Moon Plaza!]
Zhong Wende saw Qin Yu's slip and explained, "This means you'll be responsible for the cleanliness of Bright Moon Plaza."
Qin Yu asked, "Is Bright Moon Plaza large?"
Zhong Wende: "Not large, the bigger areas are handled by two to three people."
Qin Yu: "Are there trees around Bright Moon Plaza?"
Zhong Wende thought for a moment and said, "There are a few small trees, not big ones!"
Qin Yu nodded in satisfaction, feeling secretly pleased.
'Looks like this is a good job!'
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The plaza isn't large, which means it's easy to clean, and small trees mean fewer fallen leaves.
Moreover, since the Xuantian Sect is full of cultivators, they probably won't litter.
Cleaning should be quite easy.
Qin Yu glanced at the slip in Li Zhengtong's hand, which also had a plaza written on it.
"Maple Leaf Plaza, is it big?"
Li Zhengtong: "Uncle Zhong just said it's not big, just that there are a lot of fallen leaves, but there are usually few people around, so it's considered a good job."
'Not as good as mine!' Qin Yu thought happily.
Apart from cleaning, some servant disciples also drew tasks like helping in the dining hall, being a young pill refiner, or spiritual herb harvesting.
After the work was assigned, everyone went their separate ways.
Qin Yu directly took Li Zhengtong to the sect's dining hall for a meal.
They hadn't had time to eat lunch, and by now they were starving.
The sect's dining hall had three floors, with hundreds of windows and thousands of dishes.
Braised Imperial Lion's Head, Spicy Deep-Sea King Whale Head, Fried Red-Scaled Golden Scorpion, Steamed Eight-Clawed Dragon...
The dazzling array of dishes left Qin Yu dumbfounded.
'The Xuantian Sect is simply amazing!'
'With this dining hall, who the hell needs inedia? Even dogs wouldn't eat Fasting Pills!'
Qin Yu walked to a window and ordered a portion of Steamed Flood Dragon Tendon.
Li Zhengtong ordered a bowl of Deep-Sea Turtle Green Bean Soup.
The young lady at the window said, "That'll be 5 contribution points, please pay here!"
"Pay? Isn't the food in the dining hall supposed to be free?"
"Little brother, are you a new disciple this year?"
Qin Yu's expression was serious, "Ha! Woman, don't think you can fool me just because I'm new. I'm not that young."
The young lady giggled, "Little brother, not all the food in the dining hall is free. Only the food from the innermost window is free."
"Also, this Flood Dragon Tendon is extracted from a Foundation Establishment stage beast. Any cultivator below the fifth level of Qi Refinement would explode just from taking a bite."
Qin Yu awkwardly scratched his nose and walked away with Li Zhengtong in embarrassment.
"Ah, how embarrassing!"
"Xiaotong, it's all your fault. Why didn't you stop me just now?"
Li Zhengtong: "Huh? Me?"
Qin Yu and Li Zhengtong walked to the innermost part of the dining hall and found the window offering free dishes.
The tomato and egg dish had only tomatoes, and the potato braised pork had only potatoes.
This is really not treating us like humans.
Free food, and they dare to skimp like this.
The two reluctantly got a portion each. The tomatoes were overly salty, and the potatoes weren't even cooked.
"Brother Yu, maybe we should go back and eat Fasting Pills!" Li Zhengtong suggested.
Qin Yu thought Li Zhengtong's suggestion was good, so he accepted it.
"Alright, I'm also curious about what Fasting Pills taste like."
The two returned home and each took a Fasting Pill.
To their surprise, the Fasting Pill was truly miraculous; as soon as it entered Qin Yu's stomach, his hunger vanished without a trace.
"Ah, this Fasting Pill is just perfect for me, hahaha..."
Qin Yu patted his belly and took out the Xuantian Technique manual to study.
The first step in cultivation is to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Following the method described in the book, Qin Yu sat cross-legged on the bed, breathing in and out rhythmically.
The Xuantian Sect's location was rich in spiritual energy, which helped disciples sense it more quickly.
In a trance, Qin Yu felt the whole world expanding, while he became increasingly insignificant.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but Qin Yu's consciousness was hazy, as if he were in a half-asleep, half-awake state.
In a daze, Qin Yu felt tiny glimmers of light around him, like fireflies in the night sky, floating up and down, dancing with the wind.
Suddenly, Qin Yu awoke, his face full of joy.
"I sensed the spiritual energy!"
He didn't know what time it was, but the room was already pitch black, so Qin Yu hurriedly lit a candle.
By the candlelight, Qin Yu flipped through the pages, looking at the second step of cultivation.
Qi Inflow Technique!
Drawing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body, allowing it to circulate through the meridians and refining it into one's own spiritual energy.
Thus, is cultivation achieved!
After carefully reading the precautions and experiences of predecessors recorded in the book, Qin Yu began to try it out while sitting cross-legged.
'First, sense the surrounding spiritual energy...'
'Use the spiritual root to draw the energy into the body...'
After countless attempts, Qin Yu finally drew a wisp of spiritual energy into his body, cautiously guiding it to circulate through his meridians.
But soon, Qin Yu was forced to stop again.
The human body's meridians are complex, and he forgot the correct route for the energy to circulate within.
After glancing at the book, Qin Yu closed his eyes and tried again.
After about six or seven attempts, Qin Yu finally managed to circulate the energy through one complete cycle within his body.
When the cycle ended, most of the energy returned to the world, but a small amount condensed into a liquid form, like a drop of water, merging into his meridians and becoming part of his body.
This success gave Qin Yu immense confidence.
Striking while the iron was hot, Qin Yu continued with a new round of cultivation.
The sun slowly rose, and a hint of dawn appeared in the eastern sky.
Qin Yu opened his eyes. Although he hadn't slept all night, he felt energetic and not the least bit tired, even more refreshed than if he had slept.
Cultivation is truly miraculous.
After a night of hard work, Qin Yu's meridians had already condensed more than ten 'drops of water.'
Although Qin Yu's body showed no obvious changes, he knew he was gradually getting stronger, and he enjoyed this feeling of reaping what he sowed.
Qin Yu opened the system's personal template to see what changes had occurred after cultivation.
[Name: Qin Yu]
[Talent: Low-Grade Spiritual Root (D-Level)]
[Progress: 2% (Note: When progress reaches 100%, you will get a chance to copy a talent!)]
Qin Yu instantly noticed that the progress bar had increased by two percent.
'Could this progress bar represent my cultivation progress?' Qin Yu pondered.
'When the progress bar reaches one hundred percent, will my cultivation level just reach the first level of Qi Refinement?'