Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Chapter 10 Consuming Qi
Time flies. More than three months have passed since Wu Tian awakened the Spirit of Wind, and winter has descended upon this land.

Since Wu Tian awakened the Wind Spirit, the hunting team's hunts have become much simpler. He can use the wind to perceive information from extremely distant places, thus avoiding danger and finding suitable prey.

Therefore, the village quickly stocked up on enough food.

After a heavy snowfall, the hunting teams stopped going out, as it was difficult to catch anything in such weather.

Meanwhile, Wu Tian was hiding in the tallest ancient tree in the village. His fur was so white it shone, and every hair was as smooth and lustrous as jade, giving him an indescribable aura.

He closed his eyes slightly, breathing in and out rhythmically. In the cold weather, the hot air from his nostrils shot out like a serpent, then quickly dissipated into the air.

The act of swallowing and spitting out holds a unique mystery.

He was practicing the Nine Forms of Slaying the Serpent, a sword technique that he had finally begun to understand more than two months ago.

The Snake Slayer Sword Technique is completely different from hunting skills. Hunting is the most suitable killing technique for white dogs, while the core of the Snake Slayer Sword Technique lies in breathing.

By harnessing the body's power through breathing, this power is concentrated into a single force. When the blade flashes, the power solidifies into a single line, capable of severing even the tough yet supple body of a snake in one strike.

By using breathing, one can gain more precise and nuanced control over one's own power; this is the essence of the Serpent Slayer Sword Technique.

As for the techniques, they are coordinated with breathing, one internal and one external, to break one's own control over power.

Having mastered all his other skills, Wu Tian devoted almost all his energy to the Snake-Slaying Blade Technique.

A month ago, he never stopped practicing breathing exercises, whether he was walking, sitting, or lying down; he had almost integrated breathing exercises into his every move.

After a heavy snowfall yesterday, he didn't go home all night, as if he had fallen into a state of enlightenment. He was on this ancient tree, breathing in and out, as if he wanted to melt into the wind.

Suddenly, the wind picked up, whipping up the snow from the trees and ruffling his fur, sending a chill through him.

Wu Tian did not feel the slightest chill. Instead, he slowly opened his eyes, and a look of joy appeared in his pupils.

Ding! System notification: Your skill "Nine Forms of Serpent Slaying" has been upgraded to perfection and can be awakened as a talent. Please choose one of the following three talents.

Option 1, Claws: Your claws will become sharper, and you will gain a power boost.

Option two, Iron Lungs: Your breathing becomes longer and more sustained, your physical strength is greatly enhanced, and your vitality is increased to a certain extent.

Option three, Breathing Intake, allows you to inhale and exhale the extremely rare essence of heaven and earth through breathing.

The first talent, which was discovered through the hunting skill, was also discovered before. Obviously, some skills can reveal the same talent.

The second talent is somewhat similar to the regeneration talent, but it excels more in stamina and endurance.

As for the third talent...

Wu Tian didn't hesitate at all this time and directly chose option three. Whether it was mythology or folk tales, whether it was the immortals in the legends or the monsters in the stories, they all had a common characteristic.

That's consuming qi!
Immortals abstain from grains by consuming qi, while spirits and monsters transform into demons by inhaling and exhaling the essence of the sun and moon.

In all legends, consuming qi is the beginning of transcendence.

Wu Tian never imagined that he could discover such a talent through the Serpent Slaying Blade Technique, which was enough to set him on the path to extraordinary success.

With a thought, the system panel appeared before my eyes.

Name: Wu Tian

Age: 2
Bloodline: Southern Xinjiang White Dog
Talents: Poison Absorption 60% (Beginner), Agility 30% (Beginner), Wind Spirit 30%, Qi Consumption 1% (Beginner)
Skills: Hunting 100%, Listening to the Wind 100%, Nine Styles of Serpent Slaying 100%
With a total of four basic talents and three perfected skills, Wu Tian's strength has caught up with Silver Frost.

"Silverfrost should have awakened its talents in claws and agility, and it has also begun to develop spirituality. Its hunting and wind listening skills are also perfected."

"But now, I've already started to surpass it..."

Wu Tian silently assessed his own strength. The difference between him and Yin Shuang was not significant, but his talent of Wind Spirit greatly enhanced his ability to survive in the jungle.

"Silver Frost and I are basically at the same level, equivalent to spirits that are about to become spirits. Although we are still not as good as that bear demon, we have already surpassed ordinary ferocious birds and beasts."

During this time, he used his Wind Spirit talent to explore the environment around the village and discovered that in addition to the bear demon in Black Fish Lake to the east, there was also a python that had become a spirit, a purple-tailed sable that had become a spirit, and more than a dozen other ferocious beasts that were close to becoming spirits.

"The people in the village divide the creatures in the wilderness into three classes according to their strength: ferocious birds and beasts, spirits and monsters, and demons."

“While ferocious birds and beasts are terrifying, they can be hunted if we are well prepared.” “As for those creatures that are close to becoming spirits, the hunting team is unwilling to provoke them. Although they are confident of killing them, they will inevitably pay a bloody price, and it is very likely that their people will lose their lives.”

"As for beings that have become spirits, the hunting team should avoid them. If they are forced to encounter them, the Jade Centipede can only make those spirits slightly wary."

"As for demons, they are beings that can completely slaughter ordinary people. Even if you have a jade centipede, it would be completely useless."

"My current strength is close to that of a spirit, but I am only hovering on the edge. In other words, I have not yet become a spirit."

As Wu Tian pondered, he activated his newly acquired Qi-eating talent. As the talent was activated, he inhaled and exhaled through his mouth and nose, and white mist swirled around his mouth and nose like a serpent.

About fifteen minutes later, he felt a cool breath enter through his mouth and nose, pass through his throat, and enter his body.

The feeling was incredibly exhilarating; every hair on my body was filled with a pleasure that came from my very blood.

"Is this what it means to absorb qi?"

"Is that wisp of pure energy the essence of heaven and earth described in the system interface?"

Wu Tian exhaled white mist, his mind immersed in immense joy. "As long as I keep absorbing qi, sooner or later I will be able to become a spirit, and then step by step become a demon..."

He didn't want to waste any time, so he kept swallowing and exhaling, but after about half an hour, he felt a pain between his eyebrows and involuntarily stopped swallowing.

"It seems that this breath-consuming technique is not just simple breathing, but consumes mental energy. I need to rest for a while and recover before I can continue."

Just then, he heard a call coming from the wind.

"White Dragon, White Dragon, where are you?"

"It's the voice of the Red-Clad Tree!" Upon hearing the little girl's voice, Wu Tian immediately leaped down from the ancient tree. Just before landing, he used his supple claws to dissipate the weight and landed lightly on the ground.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

He let out a few roars and then ran toward the direction from which the little girl's cries came.

In this world, only Chi Limu truly cares about him, even treating him as a partner rather than a pet.

He didn't go home last night; the little girl must be very worried.

Thinking of Chi Limu's tender little face, Wu Tian's heart was touched. He ran through the snow at top speed, like a white light, moving at an extreme speed.

He quickly found the little girl, and with a nimble leap, he landed precisely in her arms.

"Bai Long'er, where did you run off to? Do you know how worried I was about you?"

"Ah, it's so cold, you bad guy..."

"Whee!"

It turned out that Wu Tian's snow-covered fur had brushed against Chi Limu's fair neck. The cool sensation and soft fur made the little girl burst into silvery laughter.

"White Dragon, stop being naughty. It's so cold outside. Come home with me."

Chi Limu held Wu Tian tightly in his arms, afraid that he would get sick from the cold wind, but his own little hands and nose were already frozen red.

"Let's go home quickly."

Wu Tian casually placed his tail on Chi Limu's hand, using his fur to bring her a touch of warmth.

"Bai Long'er, the clan chief said that in a few days, after the snow melts, the envoy from Skull Mountain will come to the village."

"The envoy will examine our qualifications, and those selected will become celestial children."

"Grandpa talked to me a lot and taught me many rules. Do you think I can be selected?"

"But I don't want to leave the village. I can't bear to leave Grandpa, and I can't bear to leave you..."

The cold wind howled, whipping up the snow that covered the ground, gradually engulfing the man and his dog in the vast expanse.

(End of this chapter)