The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Han slowly opened his eyes.

There was no longer any strange feeling in her body, as if the treasures she swallowed had not brought her any changes.

Xiao Han stood up and walked out of the training room, and saw Qu Zhiyun playing with Ba Dou in the yard.

Seeing Xiao Han coming out, Qu Zhiyun dropped the croton seeds, took out the spirit-testing plate, and placed it on the stone table in the yard.

"Come, test it and see the quality of this supplementary spiritual root."

Xiao Han walked over with a smile, and after circulating his spiritual power for a circle, he activated the spirit-testing disk.

The spirit-testing plate lights up with five colors: red, yellow, gold, green, and blue.

The purity of the four colors, red, gold, and green, are all full, and only the blue can barely be considered above average.

Xiao Han immediately said with regret: "Oh, the quality is too poor."

Qu Zhiyun tapped her forehead with her finger and said, "Just be content. Most of the spiritual roots that rely on external things to replenish are of low quality, and even medium quality is rare. Yours is already above average, which is very good."

Xiao Han: "Then, are there no spiritual roots that are of top quality or even full value?"

Qu Zhiyun said: "There are still top-grade items, but those are usually treasures that replenish the spirit. The quality is extremely good, and when refining the spirit, the process is also very smooth, so it is possible to reach the top grade.

As for the full value, I haven’t heard of it.”

Well, Xiao Han no longer felt regretful.

There is no harm without comparison. I am already above average, so I should be content.

Now, she has developed from four spiritual roots to five spiritual roots, and has formed a small universe within her body.

In this way, when she comprehends the universe and life, the mutual connection and induction between the big five elements outside and the small five elements inside her body will enable her to gain a better understanding of the Tao.

When a cultivator reaches the peak of Yuanhou, he needs to begin to comprehend the world, life, and the artistic conception.

The artistic conception merges with the spiritual consciousness and then merges into the Nascent Soul. At this point, the Nascent Soul cultivates into the Primordial Spirit. As long as the Primordial Spirit is immortal, the soul will not perish. The cultivator begins to understand the true self and comprehend the essence of the Great Dao.

When one reaches this level, the transformation into a spirit is successful, and the cultivator enters a new realm.

Although the transformation of the spirit is only the later stage of practice and the beginning of understanding the great Dao, this kind of enlightenment still requires an opportunity.

This is something that no external force can help with.

Qu Zhiyun can tell Xiao Han about some of her experiences in becoming a god, but her story, like Ye Ling's in Yunwu City, serves only as a guide and pointer.

The final epiphany depends on Xiao Han himself.

So, Xiao Han entrusted the croton to Qu Zhiyun's care and started traveling again.

Her mentality for this trip was different from any other trip she had ever taken.

She didn't know what kind of thing could touch her, or what kind of scenery could make her suddenly more enlightened, so she could only wander around aimlessly, looking for something that could touch her.

After embarking on the path of spiritual practice for hundreds of years, it was only at this time that she truly felt free from all pressure, completely relaxed and enjoying life.

Because she has completed the initial training, which has a high probability of achieving her goal with effort, now it is time for an alternative training that requires comprehension.

Now, she felt that her fate was determined by fate and not by herself. If that was the case, she would just leave everything to fate and enjoy life to the fullest.

Strolling around the fairy city casually, watching the busy monks coming and going.

In the teahouse, you can taste various famous teas from the world of immortal cultivation, taste various delicious cakes, and those delicacies that are all plant-based and do not contain any meat.

Experience the fairyland of Yaotai in the world of immortal cultivation in a beautiful place. Every frame of the scenery can be picturesque with magnificent mountains and rivers.

After enjoying it like this for a few years, she felt a little bored and uninteresting, and still hadn't found the opportunity that could trigger her enlightenment.

Then, Xiao Han suddenly thought that since Li Moyun came to Yuantian Continent and he sent the token back and met him, they had only contacted each other occasionally through communication magic tools over the years.

Anyway, I'm wandering around with nothing to do now, so I might as well go to Fenyang Valley to meet Senior Brother Li.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, Xiao Han immediately headed straight for Fenyang Valley without wasting even a minute.

Jiling Mountains, in Fenyang Valley.

Li Moyun looked at the spear in his hand, which had a restrained spiritual aura and barely reached the quality of a top-grade magic weapon, and felt both happy and regretful.

Since he had been an apprentice for a hundred years and then formally became Gongsun Yan's disciple, Gongsun Yan taught him everything he knew, which made his weapon refining skills rise sharply.

It’s a pity that the time he spent as an apprentice was too short, and now he still has a hard time refining a top-grade magic weapon.

At this moment, a registered disciple came over and called out to Li Moyun, "Junior Brother Li, Senior Brother Deacon wants you to go to the main hall. Someone is looking for you."

Li Moyun put down the spear in his hand and flew towards the main hall on the valley's peak used to entertain guests.

When he walked into the main hall and saw Xiao Han sitting there drinking tea accompanied by his deacon brother, a look of surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

"Junior Sister Xiao, why are you here?"

Xiao Han put down the teacup and said with a smile, "I was traveling and passed by Fenyang Valley, so I came to see you."

The deacon brother stood up and said, "Junior Brother Li, you accompany Fellow Daoist Xiao to walk around and have some fun. I will go and get busy first."

Li Moyun thanked the deacon brother and walked out of the hall with Xiao Han.

"The scenery at Five Finger Peak in Fenyang Valley is nice. Let's go sit over there."

He led Xiao Han to the middle peak of Wuzhi Peak and sat down at a stone table under a towering ancient tree.

Although many Nascent Soul cultivators from the Juxian Sect came to Yuantian Continent, Li Moyun was not familiar with them and had never contacted them.

Xiao Han is his only friend in Yuantian Continent, and they are also old friends he has known for hundreds of years.

After the two inquired about each other's recent situation, Xiao Han sighed, "Back then, when we were apprentices together in Zixiao City in this small world, we were both just Qi-cultivating cultivators in our twenties. Hundreds of years have already passed in the blink of an eye. You've already reached the level of a master in weapon refining, while I've been busy for hundreds of years, feeling a bit like I've accomplished nothing."

Li Moyun immediately comforted him, "After all, these skills are all for cultivation. The realm of cultivation is the most important. You are now preparing for the Divine Transformation, while I am still in the early Nascent Soul stage, so why envy me and belittle yourself?"

Xiao Han smiled and said, "That being said, the elites in every industry always command respect and admiration from others. You've reached the master level in the field of weapon refining. Who would dare to look down on you if they knew about it? And if I consider cultivation as an industry, a cultivator in the late Nascent Soul stage is nothing in this field."

Li Moyun said, "Fenyang Valley has a rule that any disciple who reaches the master level of weapon refining can take on his own disciples, and Fenyang Valley will not be involved at all. If you still want to continue learning weapon refining, I can teach you."

As soon as he said this, he suddenly thought, in this way, wouldn't his junior sister become his apprentice?

He quickly made amends, "Actually, you don't have to become my disciple. It's just like being in the immortal mountain. If you want to learn, I can teach you."

Xiao Han smiled and said, "No, I'm not the Xiao Han who used to seize every opportunity to learn more skills. I'm not like you, who not only has a talent for refining weapons, but also has a passion for it, and is able to persistently pursue and improve my skills."

At last, he sighed softly, "I don't have any other advantages. My only advantage is probably self-awareness. When I first studied refining in Zixiao City, it wasn't because I loved it. I just wanted to learn a skill to make a living and earn resources for cultivation.

So, since I can earn cultivation resources through other means, why should I insist on learning to refine weapons?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Han suddenly understood something.

Only when you truly love something can you be motivated to pursue it. If you don't love it from the bottom of your heart, there's no need to force yourself.

So, what she really loves is the pursuit of immortality?