diskusbooks Chapter 343 Deception? No! This is mobilization!
Chapter 343 Deception? No! This is mobilization!
"I've succeeded, Daoist Master!"
With an excited howl, Xiao Yan, thanks to the combined help of Yao Chen and Li Muyang, finally regained his Dou Zhe cultivation level.
The first ten stages of Dou Qi before becoming a Dou Zhe are equivalent to a process of opening up the body's meridians. There are basically no shortcuts in this process; one can only rely on gradual accumulation. Otherwise, the road ahead will be difficult. Dou Qi is a means of diluting and weakening the violent Dou Qi and absorbing it into the body to build a foundation.
However, this behavior is not like breathing, which can be innate. How could a child understand how to circulate qi throughout the body? How could they understand how to specifically absorb fighting qi? If they don't start cultivating early, their bones and muscles will be fully formed and their meridians will be blocked when they grow up, making cultivation even more difficult. Therefore, it can only be started when they are young.
This is one of Xiao Yan's advantages. After all, he has memories of his past life. Even though his body is affected, he knows the importance of cultivation and will not slack off too much because of his childish nature.
The cultivation of fighting spirit requires gradually forming a habit, and it is mostly passive and unconscious absorption. Active cultivation can only slightly accelerate the process.
Progress in spiritual practice is very slow.
That's why Xiao Yan's original performance was highly praised by the family, and it could be said to be the foundation of the Xiao family's prosperity. Who would have thought that he would suddenly become useless halfway through?
The higher you're praised, the harder you'll fall.
Therefore, most cultivators on the Dou Qi Continent begin accumulating Dou Qi from a young age. Besides accumulating Dou Qi, the most important thing is to expand and open up the meridians to lay a solid foundation.
Therefore, Xiao Yan had already become a Dou Zhe, and the Foundation Establishment Elixir was only expanding his foundation so that he could go further. This allowed him to quickly skip the three years he had wasted and quickly recover his strength.
"Alright, stop getting excited. With me and your teacher helping you out, if you can't condense your Qi vortex and break through to the Dou Zhe level, Xiao Yan, you might as well just go to sleep." Li Muyang waved his hand dismissively and pressed Xiao Yan, who had jumped three feet high, back to the ground.
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes, speechless: "Senior brother, can't you praise me a little?"
"Ugh~" Li Muyang Σ_(???」∠): "What are you doing, you grown man acting all cutesy! How disgusting! If you want to be cute, go be cute with your two wives! I'm not interested in men!"
Xiao Yan's face darkened: "Senior brother! I'm not interested in men either!"
"Alright, alright, now that you've broken through to the Dou Zhe level, it's time to start cultivating Dou Qi techniques." Yao Chen casually reminded him. He had been quite discouraged by Li Muyang's abnormal behavior during this period, but now that he saw Xiao Yanzi's normal progress, the old master felt that his joy of being a "good teacher" had returned.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan stopped arguing with Li Muyang and just stared at him longingly, hesitant to speak.
Yao Chen's lips twitched. He cursed, barely suppressing the urge to slap this unfilial disciple! Couldn't he get his head straight?! Who was the master?!
Without even guessing, it was clear what this kid was up to. Li Muyang spread his hands expressionlessly: "Don't even think about it. I don't recommend you take this path right now."
"Why?" Xiao Yan asked.
Li Muyang bluntly retorted, "Because this world has no spiritual energy."
Xiao Yan's expression immediately fell. Okay, so that's the problem. He really had overlooked it.
“Actually, if you really want to cultivate, I have a way to solve the problem of spiritual energy.” Li Muyang said meaningfully. Seeing Xiao Yan’s hopeful eyes again, he changed the subject and explained, “However, to be honest, cultivating immortality is a tough job, and your current situation is indeed not suitable for the path of cultivation.”
"Judging from your innate talent, physical attributes, and other factors, you have some talent in cultivation, but not much. I don't know how many years it will take you to reach even one-tenth of my current level. Don't think that everyone at the Integration Realm is as strong as me. I'm an exception! Not to mention, I have both an Innate Dao Body and a Chaos Body! Moreover, I rely on more than just talent! I also rely on hard work and willpower! (Said with righteous indignation)"
Ten persistences, ten efforts, one father, one mother, and eight technologies.
"Most of the Nascent Soul Realm cultivators I know are probably less than a tenth of my strength! And none of them are as well-rounded as me! This isn't me belittling others to elevate myself, it's just the reality! Let me put it this way, a solid foundation in cultivation is essential, but too much of a good thing can be bad. In my case, if I wanted to, even stepping into the Immortal Realm wouldn't be a problem!"
At this point, Li Muyang, with a calm yet awe-inspiring presence, solemnly asked, "Do you know why I haven't broken through?"
Before Xiao Yan could speak, Li Muyang preemptively answered his own question: "Because I can continue to accumulate experience! I can still continue to consolidate my foundation! And I'm far from reaching my limit!"
"An unstable foundation is unacceptable, but over-consolidation can also lead to difficulties in breaking through. My foundation is still in an unsaturated state! Naturally, I can continue to consolidate it! The advantage of doing so is that my combat power is terrifying! Based on current calculations, once I step into the Immortal Realm, most ordinary Celestial Immortals will not be my match, and I will even be able to fight against True Immortals!"
"The amount of power you accumulate before reaching the Immortal Realm determines how far you can go after breaking through to the Immortal Realm. As long as you haven't reached your limit, the more the better!"
Xiao Yan blinked, opened his mouth, and leisurely complained, "Senior brother, you... never mentioned the cultivation system's realms to me! I don't understand!"
Li Muyang choked for a moment; his attempt to show off had failed! He awkwardly touched his nose before recounting the cultivation system's realms, mentioning that all realms above the Golden Core stage were paths to heaven.
After hearing these explanations, Xiao Yan and Yao Chen breathed a sigh of relief. Although they still didn't quite understand, they could sense that the cultivation system was indeed much more advanced than the battle qi system.
At least, the fact that Li Muyang was able to easily integrate the Dou Qi system into the cultivation system shows that only the weak can be devoured and absorbed by the strong.
"Getting back to the point, the main reason I don't want you to cultivate immortality now is because you're on the Dou Qi Continent, where you have the blessing of luck, so you might be very suitable for cultivating Dou Qi." Li Muyang earnestly persuaded... oops, I mean instructed, "So my suggestion is that you cultivate Dou Qi first, and when your realm is higher, I'll help you start expanding your cultivation!"
"Starting your cultivation journey based on the Battle Qi system will definitely be stronger and easier than starting from scratch like this!"
The promise was made very attractively, but Xiao Yan said he didn't want to take it. He had been fooled enough times already. He asked with a strange look, "Senior brother, when you said 'when my cultivation level is higher'... which cultivation level are you referring to specifically?"
Li Muyang solemnly held up one finger and said, "Battle Emperor!"
"Puff!" x2
"Relax, it's no big deal!" Li Muyang waved his hand dismissively. "With me here, I guarantee your breakthrough to Dou Di will be faster than you can imagine! I'm not kidding, I'm confident I can guarantee you'll break through to Dou Di within thirty years!"
"Even if you don't reach the Dou Di level within thirty years, I can directly elevate you to the Dou Di level without any side effects!"
Xiao Yan fell silent. If it were three years or ten years, he might not believe it, but thirty years... he felt that it was indeed very credible!
Yao Chen still seemed a little incredulous. So many years had passed since those eight ancient clans, and none of them had succeeded. Yet Li Muyang had actually predicted that Xiao Yan would become a Dou Di in thirty years... Hiss!
But when I think back to how Li Muyang evolved his Dou Qi system to Dou Sheng in just a few days, and even his combat power was extremely strong... I started to believe it for a moment... I felt that Li Muyang might really be able to train Xiao Yan to become a Dou Di within thirty years!
(Hehe, in the original plot, Xiao Yan broke through to Dou Di at the age of 37. This time, with my help, he also has two reborn wives, and there is one more waiting for him in the future. My thirty years is already very conservative!) Li Muyang thought to himself.
That's confidence!
"Then...may I ask, senior brother, what is your purpose in helping me like this?" Xiao Yan gave a wry smile and complained in annoyance, "If you don't explain clearly, to be honest, I've been feeling a bit apprehensive lately."
Li Muyang stopped joking and explained seriously, "Alright, the purpose is actually very simple. There are no Dou Di on the Dou Qi Continent now. Based on the traces they left in the world, I think it would be difficult to evolve Dou Di into the Dou Qi system. Therefore, I want to personally cultivate a few Dou Di."
"And... we've been talking for a while now, and I've already mentioned Battle Through the Heavens to you. Haven't you realized yet? The Flame Emperor that your two younger siblings are talking about... is that you in the future?"
Xiao Yan's expression changed immediately. He was confused and a little surprised, but at the same time, he suddenly realized something. He had guessed this possibility, but... neither Gu Xun'er nor Nalan Yanran were willing to say it directly, probably because they were afraid of interfering with Xiao Yan's growth. Li Muyang only told Xiao Yan that his story had a novel prototype in that world.
"So... don't think you're all out of the woods! There's a world-destroying boss waiting for you to take him down! He's killed you and a bunch of your wives, family, and friends! Do you want to wait for him to destroy the world?" Li Muyang said, exasperated.
"Most importantly! Your wife has been reborn! So how can you be sure that the big boss didn't notice? What if he also sent something back to the past? A Dou Di on this continent can definitely do it! If he crosses the river of time and sends back a memory... tsk tsk tsk!"
Xiao Yan and Yao Chen were no longer able to remain calm! This statement was too frightening!
"Senior brother... Senior brother, please stop talking. I'll refine it, I'll refine it, okay?" Xiao Yan raised his hands in surrender, both amused and exasperated. If he continued, he would feel completely insecure!
Li Muyang nodded with a look of approval, "That's good... I'm not exaggerating. The Dou Di realm has been extinct for countless years. Therefore, if you want to usher in the next new era, the first Dou Di you break through to will bring amazing fortune and benefits!"
"You must have heard of the concept of luck. That's right. If you want to go further after breaking through to Dou Di and continue on the path of cultivation, you can't ignore luck. The first Dou Di to usher in a new era on the Dou Qi Continent must be you, Xiao Yan!"
"So, besides my help, you also have to prove yourself! Don't forget that Gu Xun'er is the daughter of an emperor-level bloodline from the ancient clan! It won't be easy for you to marry her! Not to mention, if you want to maintain your harem, you yourself must be strong enough! None of your destined wives are simple! Do you really intend to lie down there for the rest of your life?"
"Go for it! I believe in you!"
After hearing those words, Xiao Yan was filled with excitement!