Chapter 16: Is Spiritual Qi the Key?

Chapter 16: Is Spiritual Qi the Key?

Whether the Wanxian Sect's charging policy is lawful or not is a separate matter, but a massive event where all cultivators can mingle is quite something else.

Song Jiulai was truly tempted. "Can those in the Qi Refining stage go too?"

Su Huanli nodded. "Of course, any cultivator can go. Even if you can't afford the items inside, it's good for broadening your horizons. Besides, weren't you asking me recently if there were any obscure cultivation books? If you attend these kinds of events, you might just stumble upon one or two."

Song Jiulai was even more tempted now.

Even if she had no money, it would be good to gain some experience, and besides, there was still a month left.

Similar events like this could be released for players to participate in in the future.

But this time, it probably wouldn't be possible.

"Can we go there to sell things?"

Su Huanli was somewhat surprised to hear this. "You want to trade as well? Of course you can."

However, there were some words she didn't say aloud.

What could the Longevity Sect possibly have to trade?

But thinking that her Junior Sister had just become the Sect Leader, Su Huanli naturally wouldn't say anything so discouraging.

She had simply come to notify Song Jiulai. As she prepared to leave, she brought out a kite she had brought with her. "Goodbye then. I'll come find you when I return."

This was merely one of Su Huanli's flying magic treasures; it wasn't particularly powerful, it was just fast.

The cultivators of the Yunzhou Continent were diverse. While cultivators could fly on their own, doing so constantly consumed spiritual qi, making it difficult for those in the Qi Refining stage to maintain flight for long periods.

The most common and energy-efficient method was to rely on such flying treasures, which only required a single spirit stone to activate for long-duration flight.

In truth, cultivators were quite competitive. It wasn't just the legendary sword-flying; even these flying treasures came in all sorts of varieties.

Those from the Artifact Refining Sect were even more specialized in this.

The higher the rank, the more competitive it became—not in terms of appearance, but in the safety performance of the magic treasures.

It was much like how modern car manufacturers pursue not just speed, but safety as well.

Many players saw Su Huanli fly away.

Only after she had gone far away did they start gossiping.

"What kind of item is that? A kite can fly?"

"Probably a flying magic treasure..."

"Forget the item, as long as it flies. I have spiritual qi now, so why can't I fly?"

"Damn it, I don't understand what this mental cultivation method means. What do I do? Am I actually a straight-A student in real life but a failure here?"

Everyone had just opened their spiritual roots and become official cultivators, and they were now practicing mental cultivation methods, but they were still a bit lost on how to actually use them.

Since the Sect Leader couldn't be disturbed right now, they all turned to harass the sect's only Senior Brother, A-Wu.

A-Wu could only tell them that if they wanted to cultivate, they had to find the corresponding cultivation formulas and incantations to practice.

One incantation corresponded to one technique.

For example, the most basic ones were fire manipulation and water control.

A-Wu first taught them a simple basic incantation.

Memorizing the incantation was equivalent to mastering the "switch" for that technique.

The most fundamental task now was to refine the elements of heaven and earth.

For instance, traditional cultivation methods are divided into Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth; in reality, as long as these five elements exist, they can be utilized by a cultivator.

"Take this earth, for example—"

A-Wu pointed to the ground and reached out his hand. In an instant, a clump of soil in front of him was lifted into the air out of thin air.

Then it dispersed, and then gathered again into a mud ball. "This is the basis of spiritual qi. First, try to utilize the existing natural elements."

"But if there is no earth present and you want to create it yourself, that involves cultivation formulas and incantations."

"With these methods, you can perform corresponding spells. Such as fire manipulation or water control."

As A-Wu spoke, he pinched a fist-sized fireball out of thin air, making the eyes of the two players watching shine even brighter.

A-Wu scratched his head. "This is as far as Senior Brother can go for now. Even if you can skillfully use these formulas, the power each person produces will be different; it depends on an individual's proficiency in practicing the incantation. So generally speaking, it's enough to practice a few methods; it's impossible to master every single one."

"Higher-level methods require secret manuals, and each has its own complexities in cultivation."

Wu Dahu and Ma Xiaoniao, the two academic failures, listened in a daze, but soon a player reacted: "Holy crap, isn't this just matter conversion? This is middle school first-year knowledge!"

"Damn, so that means spiritual qi is the key to converting matter, and we've now mastered this key?"

"At low levels, we can't perform conversions and have to rely on incantations, so we can only achieve basic changes in form?"

Everyone present had at least nine years of compulsory education; they might not understand it normally, but they had heard of the theories.

Discussing it this way, they realized this thing wasn't actually that hard.

However, once they actually started practicing, everyone realized—there was a reason they were academic failures.

Matter forms could be converted, and spiritual qi was the key, but how did you start this key?

The incantation was the key to activation.

In other words, without mastering the basic incantations, you couldn't activate the key.

Some clever players realized: isn't an incantation just an equation?

If I know the equation, of course I can apply it—but then the question arises: why do "academic failures" exist in this world?

With tears in their eyes, these players discovered that before logging off, they had barely grasped the concept of how to use spiritual qi. Even achieving what A-Wu did—using it skillfully to dig soil—would take them a significant amount of time.

This was quite different from the immortal cultivation they had imagined!

Wasn't it supposed to be that once you practice the mental method and memorize the incantation, you should start summoning wind and rain?

Why is this crappy game exactly like the pressure of going to school?

Of course, school and cultivation are not the same concept.

In school, even if I work hard, it might not work.

But in cultivation, I *must* work hard!!!

Even if I can't become the strongest cultivator, I will learn to summon wind and rain!!

Unfortunately, happy times are always short; players cannot be online 24 hours a day.

Moreover, many people had to go to work tomorrow.

For example, Wu Dahu had set an alarm. He had already played late enough; if he didn't rest well and couldn't get up tomorrow, he would be docked pay for being late.

But with a game like this, who would ever get tired of it?

Wu Dahu didn't want to log off at all. He felt quite strongly that working was indeed a painful thing, and in that moment, he even had the dangerous thought of resigning to play to his heart's content for a few months.

But considering his bank account wouldn't support such a move, Wu Dahu obediently logged off.

At this time, Zhou Xiao had just arrived and was preparing to get online.

Zhou Xiao sent a message to Wu Dahu: 【I'm so pissed off! Those people from the "Philanthropist" group can't play, so they're acting salty, claiming we took money to advertise for merchants to hype things up.】

Wu Dahu responded with a hundred question marks.

"Huh? How much money would a game company have to pay to hire a big shot like Jingbaotian?"