Starting Immortal Cultivation from a White Dog

Chapter 26 Spiritual Aura, New Talent

After returning to Qiyun Cave, Wu Tian focused his energy on the two superior spells he had just acquired.

These two superior spells can be practiced even by ordinary people, but without true qi, progress is slow and it is difficult to reach a high level.

The Fire Eye Mantra requires looking into the sunlight and using 108 ancient sounds to resonate with the essence of fire in the world, nourishing the eye orifices.

The Thunder Sound Mantra has 122 ancient sounds and 18 illustrations depicting various postures such as walking, standing, sitting, and lying down. Practicing with these ancient sounds makes it even more obscure.

Wu Tian used his mind to observe the essence of the two spells. The runes of the technique that Zhu Yeshuang passed on to him were very mysterious. As long as he touched them with his mind, he could understand their meaning. If there were any parts he did not understand, he could gradually understand them by immersing his mind in the runes.

This is even more effective than explanations from famous teachers; it's like a divine initiation, truly miraculous.

When he first started practicing the Fiery Eyes Mantra, he could only nourish his eyes with a wisp of the purple aura of the rising sun at sunrise. Therefore, he could only begin practicing again from the next day.

Although the Thunder Sound Spell is profound and obscure, he has the system panel. Skills entered into the system panel can be improved as long as they are practiced, and there will be no mistakes or danger of going astray.

Instead, it is not as limited as the Fire Eye Curse.

Wu Tian lay on the stone chair, activating the Thunder Sound Incantation. Immediately afterward, muffled thunder rumbled from within his body, as if a bolt of lightning had exploded from within him. A tingling sensation spread from his internal organs throughout his entire body.

Before he could even catch his breath, another thunderous sound exploded.

The 122 Thunder Sound Ancient Mantras are like 122 bolts of lightning, forging the five internal organs, cleansing away evil, and refining the spirit.

He only lasted for a dozen breaths before stopping, as if he had been struck by lightning and was on the verge of death. Neither his mind nor his body could continue to endure it, as the cultivation of superior spells is inherently extremely difficult.

After resting enough, Wu Tian began practicing the Thunder Sound Mantra again, and at noon he switched to practicing the Netherworld Connection Mantra...

The next morning, Wu Tianxian practiced the Netherworld Connection Mantra, exhaling blue light, making his snow-white fur even smoother. When the first ray of morning light fell, he activated the Fire Eye Mantra, and a wisp of purple morning sun energy nourished his eyes.

After the meditation, they went to the dining hall for a meal.

He was by nature a calm and resilient person. He cultivated himself every day, feeling his own gradual growth and transformation, a feeling that was fascinating.

With the system panel in place, every bit of progress is clearly visible, which makes it even more important not to slack off.

Time flies, and before we knew it, a year had passed since Wu Tian went up the mountain.

On this night, Wu Tian activated the Netherworld Connection Mantra, exhaling azure clouds, his entire body enveloped in a hazy glow.

Beside him stood a burly, tall figure, none other than Man Xiongmu, who had emerged from seclusion a month ago.

He looked at Wu Tian with some surprise on his face. "This Bai Long'er's talent is even more outstanding than I imagined. In just over a year, she has already mastered the Tongyou Mantra."

It should be noted that this speed is already comparable to that of a top-grade immortal root.

Top-grade immortal roots are said to take a hundred days to establish a foundation, while high-grade immortal roots usually take more than a year, mid-grade immortal roots take three to five years with no fixed timeframe, and low-grade immortal roots take at least ten years.

The difference is enormous; those with insufficient innate talent are simply not qualified to cultivate to a higher realm.

In fact, Wu Tian's aptitude at this time was only equivalent to a mid-grade immortal root. It was only because of the system panel that he made progress every day and had no bottlenecks that he was able to achieve a cultivation effect equivalent to a high-grade immortal root.

Under the watchful gaze of the Wild Bear Wood, Wu Tian exhaled azure clouds, eighteen ancient sounds flowing, yet not a sound was uttered, like the murmur of ghosts and gods, reaching straight to the netherworld, only audible to ghosts.

With each breath in and out, each inhale and exhale, the rosy light spreads, and the Daoist rhythm is naturally formed.

Unbeknownst to him, a dark and profound aura began to emerge from his body, like a stream of black water or a black serpent.

Once this energy was formed, the surrounding天地精气 (heaven and earth essence) surged, more than twice as fast as before. The rosy light flowed into Wu Tian's mouth and nose like a stream, and after entering his body, it was swallowed by that wisp of deep energy.

Wu Tian's feelings were different at this moment. That wisp of energy was like his own hands and feet, as if a new organ had grown. With a thought, he could control it with great precision.

He could only draw upon the essence of heaven and earth by casting the Tongyou Incantation, but now that he has this wisp of energy, he can absorb and exhale the essence of heaven and earth even without casting any spells.

This is a qualitative change, like a complete transformation, a sublimation of life, a shift from passive to active, no longer ordinary.

A white dog became a spirit, and mastered the ability to communicate with the supernatural.

At this point, he could be called a spirit. "No wonder they distinguish between ferocious birds and beasts and spirits. After generating true energy or demonic energy, they are almost fundamentally different. They can actively draw on the essence of heaven and earth, as if their life has been sublimated."

Wu Tian's mind and spirit merged with the spirit of the Netherworld, feeling incredibly refreshed. More than a year after obtaining the Netherworld Mantra, he finally achieved perfect Netherworld connection and generated the spirit of the Netherworld.

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

Option 1, Breathing Intake: You can inhale and exhale the extremely rare essence of heaven and earth through breathing.

Option two, Yin Eye, allows you to see evil spirits, ghosts, and malevolent energy, and slightly increases your ability to control ghosts.

Option 3, Spirit Communication: Your soul talent is slightly enhanced, allowing you to sense and communicate with ghosts.

All three of these talent options are basic talents, but their quality is significantly higher than that of talents generated by other skills.

Breathing energy, clairvoyance, and spiritual communication—each of these is incredibly practical.

“I already have the talent for absorbing qi, and it has advanced to the intermediate level of consuming qi and drinking dew, so this can be eliminated directly.”

"The talents of Yin Eye and Psychic Communication are both very useful!"

Wu Tian was overjoyed. It was one thing that the Yin Eye could see ghosts and evil spirits, but the key was that it could increase the ability to control ghosts. If it were upgraded to a higher level, it might become a nemesis of ghosts.

"Most disciples of Skull Mountain raise ghosts. If I had the talent of the Yin Eye, the benefits would be numerous..."

"As for the talent of spiritual communication, putting aside everything else, the fact that it can improve one's soul talent is already very tempting."

After pondering for a moment, Wu Tian still chose to communicate with spirits. "With the Fire Eye Spell that senior taught me, I should be able to obtain other eye-type talents in the future, and they will be even more profound."

"On the contrary, this enhancement of soul talent is extremely rare."

After the decision was made, the system panel naturally changed.

Name: Wu Tian

Age: 4
Bloodline: Southern Xinjiang White Dog
Realm: Qi Cultivation Level 1, 1% (Spirit/Monster)
天赋：百毒不侵10%（中级）千里神行12%（中级）趋吉避凶10%（中级）餐霞饮露15%（中级）通灵1%（初级）
Skills: Fiery Eye Spell 5% (Superior), Thunder Sound Spell 6% (Superior)
Note: Perfect skill has been hidden.

The current interface is vastly different from before; even monsters probably don't possess these talents.

"Finally, I have completed the Foundation Establishment stage and entered the Qi Nourishing stage."

Wu Tian breathed a sigh of relief. His hard work over the past year had finally paid off. He hadn't dared to slack off for so long, practicing diligently day and night, even honing his talent for traveling thousands of miles while on the road.

I am overjoyed to have gained this.

"Unfortunately, after the talent is promoted to the intermediate level, it becomes very difficult to improve. It only improves by about 10% in a year, and the talent of being immune to all poisons has almost stagnated."

"At this rate, it would probably take ten years to complete."

"As for those two superior spells, without the support of true qi, even with the system panel, progress is still slow. However, now that we have the Qi of the Netherworld, things should go much smoother from here on out."

Wu Tian knew this was normal; intermediate-level talents couldn't improve as quickly as before. "It's difficult for other people and fairies and monsters to advance their talents. I should be content with this opportunity."

"Next, we should seek further methods."

He turned around and saw Man Xiongmu looking at him with a smile.

"Bai Long'er, congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment today, with pure energy entering your body."

"From now on, you can be called a spirit, you dog."

Wu Tian wagged its tail happily and barked.

"Wang Wang Wang!"

"Hahaha!" Man Xiongmu laughed loudly. "Come with me, and I will teach you the next step of your cultivation method today."

(End of this chapter)