A Mortal’s Journey to Immortality: Wang Yu’s Rebirth as the Reincarnation Dao Ancestor - Chapter 4

Chapter 4 Steady Progress vs. Impatience

“Is this my first wisp of true magical energy?”

An extremely faint, strange energy.

So faint that it was imperceptible without careful observation.

Feeling the energy flowing through his meridians, Han Li’s spirits suddenly lifted: “Good, good, good…”

This proved he possessed a spiritual root.

At least a wood-attribute spiritual root.

Because the *Eternal Spring Technique* was a wood-attribute basic cultivation method.

Only those with a wood-attribute spiritual root could cultivate the corresponding magical power and even begin to understand the technique.

However,

his own spiritual root attribute was somewhat lacking.

After all, the three steps of “drawing qi into the body,” “condensing the first wisp of magical power,” and “generating qi sensation” could be completed in a week at most for a cultivator with three spiritual roots. For a promising cultivator with two spiritual roots, or even a unique spiritual root or a special physique, as long as they found the right method, they could complete these three steps in just two or three days.

But he, on the other hand, had taken half a month to barely achieve it.

The difference in spiritual root talent for cultivation was therefore self-evident.

This enormous gap left him feeling powerless and even suffocated for a moment.

“How did I manage to create such a useless talent for my protagonist?”

Spiritual roots are the stepping stone to the path of immortality; without them, one cannot cultivate. One must

have spiritual roots to cultivate.

However, having more attributes is not necessarily better.

The more mixed and numerous the attributes of a spiritual root, the slower the cultivation.

On the contrary, those with a single spiritual root, also known as a Heavenly Spiritual Root, are truly exceptional talents. These darlings of heaven cultivate as easily as eating and drinking. They can begin cultivating at six or seven years old and naturally establish their foundation by fourteen or fifteen. Furthermore, there are no bottlenecks between Foundation Establishment and Core Formation. Generally, they can enter the Core Formation stage around seventy years old.

In the Yue Kingdom, which spans a territory of 100,000 miles, a Heavenly Spiritual Root is a genius rarely seen in a century. Once such a talent appears, it is sure to be fiercely contested by all sides, who will undoubtedly pay a high price to bring them into their fold.

As for his pseudo-spiritual root of “wood, water, fire, and earth”?

Let alone forming a core, even reaching the Foundation Establishment stage is uncertain without a major stroke

of luck. With four-element pseudo-spiritual roots, a bottleneck will appear between the third and fourth levels of Qi Refining. Without sufficient elixirs to aid cultivation, relying solely on arduous training in a spiritual vein paradise, even in the “Great Jin Cultivation World,” a sacred cultivation ground in this realm, one would only be able to linger at the sixth or seventh level of Qi Refining for their entire life.

With a five-element mixed spiritual root, it would be even more limiting, confining them to the third or fourth level of Qi Refining.

“Four-element pseudo-spiritual roots…”

Fortunately, he could go and find the Heavenly Bottle.

“Luckily, the Heavenly Bottle is near Divine Hand Valley.

The Heavenly Bottle is a super cheat code he gave to the protagonist Han Li in the book.

It can accelerate the growth of any spiritual plant in the world.

Even a Xuan Tian spiritual root containing the laws of a realm can be accelerated by the Heavenly Creation Dew produced by the bottle, increasing its law foundation, and even reviving the root from the brink of death.

As long as he gets the Heavenly Bottle, he will have the benefits brought by this celestial treasure, thus possessing an inexhaustible supply of spiritual herbs and medicines, which means he will not lack cultivation resources. This will undoubtedly greatly compensate for his huge disadvantage in cultivation talent.

With the bottle in hand, ascension is possible.

With the bottle spirit’s allegiance, achieving Dao is within reach.

” “No rush.”

“Stay calm.”

“The Heavenly Bottle is on the way to a waterfall somewhere here.” “

While that treasure could bring him immense fortune, it also carries astonishing risks. If he were to find it now, a single misstep could benefit Doctor Mo.

That would be unwise.

Therefore,

I will wait until Doctor Mo leaves the valley to search for the spiritual herbs before attempting to find it myself.”

Having made this simple plan in his mind, Han Li felt reassured.

His anticipation for the future grew stronger.

“Circulate my energy…”

Following the Great Cycle of Heaven and Earth, he began to circulate that peculiar energy flow.

This was a painstaking process.

Initially, he didn’t feel anything strongly during the Great Cycle of Heaven and Earth, nor could he subtly perceive the changes brought about by the energy. Only after repeated practice and cycles did he gradually discover its wonders.   Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Compared   to three days ago, the changes in the energy flow within his body were quite noticeable.   Firstly, after many days of continuous practice, the energy flow was no longer a single stream, but two. In other words, after three days of arduous cultivation… Secondly, the first strand of magical energy was   much more refined and powerful than it had been three days ago, having undergone a significant increase in strength.   Thirdly, the circulation of magical energy according to the Great Cycle of Heaven was no longer as difficult as it had been initially, becoming much smoother.   Fourthly, even disregarding his understanding as a creator god, he could realize that this energy within him did not originate from his body’s blood and qi; in other words, it did not exploit his own body. Unlike other martial artists who needed a sufficient amount of meat and rice daily to cultivate internal energy, the internal energy cultivated by martial artists was precisely the development or exploitation of their own physical potential. Eating meat was to compensate for the body’s deficiencies.

The saying “the poor study literature, the rich study martial arts” originates from this.

The magical energy he refined was more like the extraction of external spiritual energy.

“Finally, I’ve condensed the second strand of magical energy,”

Han Li sighed.

The thought of such slow progress made him feel uneasy.

After all, this was the talent he gave to the protagonist of his book, the poor cultivation talent he himself had set for this body.

It was no use blaming anyone else.

It’s worth mentioning that

since refining the first strand of *Changchun Gong* magical energy, he hadn’t been in such a hurry to achieve results. He

maintained a fixed seven-cycle practice every day,

and didn’t cram all his energy into one session.

He knew his body’s condition all too well.

Or rather, he knew all too well the pitfalls and limitations he had set for the protagonist of his book.

This body, at its current age, hadn’t fully matured yet. Although young, the flexibility of its meridians and acupoints was good, but its strength was ultimately insufficient. Performing the seven-times-a-day Great Circulation of Qi is fine; the meridians will only experience a slight discomfort, which can be recovered with a night’s rest.

However, exceeding seven times a day will overload the body.

Forcing the circulation of Qi and mana to continue the Great Circulation will not only fail to bring benefits but will also tear the overloaded meridians, causing internal injuries.

This is a setting the author made for the protagonist.

In other words, this body cannot “make up for its shortcomings with diligence.”

After practicing, the remaining time can only be used for other things.

Han Li is helpless about this. On the other hand,

Zhang Tie is gradually becoming obsessed.

In order to become a formal disciple of Doctor Mo, for a better future for himself, and for his family to earn a few more taels of silver each month, he is racking his brains every day to work overtime, practice extra hours, and put in extra effort.

However,

although Zhang Tie is extremely hardworking, cultivating during the day and working overtime at night

, he lacks the wood attribute spiritual root and cannot even begin to understand the “Evergreen Technique.”

No matter how hard they tried, without the “stepping stone” of a wood-attribute spiritual root, they were ultimately blocked from entering the “immortal gate.”

“Should I remind Zhang Tie? Stop focusing so intently on cultivating the Everlasting Spring Technique…”

This technique is completely unsuitable for Zhang Tie.

But then, he immediately dismissed the dangerous thought.

“Forget it. Zhang Tie and I are still living under someone else’s roof, facing Mo Juren’s assessment.”

Advising someone to give up with good intentions might not work.

Leaving aside Zhang Tie’s attitude, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to Doctor Mo.

Therefore, he should respect others’ fate.

Respect others’ efforts and sacrifices.

…

In the shadows.

Silently observing all this, Old Mo nodded in satisfaction at Han Li’s reasonable time arrangement. He remained

noncommittal about Zhang Tie’s diligence.

He then focused his mind on his body.

In his sea of consciousness, he faced a pale green, semi-transparent ball of light:

“Yu Zitong, tell me, can my two disciples succeed?”

The pale green ball of light was a remnant soul.

This remnant soul was none other than Yu Zitong, the cultivator who was severely injured while fighting for the “Blood Spirit Grass,” and whose physical body was destroyed, forcing him to reside within his body.

“Those with spiritual roots are one in ten thousand in the mortal world. What are the odds? In short, don’t put all your eggs in one basket, and don’t put all your eggs in one basket… Mo Juren, if you ask me, you should learn from two years ago and recruit hundreds of children at once. That way, your chances of finding someone are much higher.”

“Hmph, it’s not as easy as you make it sound…”

the old man snorted.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to recruit people, but that he couldn’t.

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