Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Lying in the bathtub, Mo Yuming carefully recalled his dozens of fire-starting exercises, repeatedly analyzing the problems that arose each time and how he solved them.

He eventually discovered that before each problem occurred, there would be a slight fluctuation in the spiritual energy within his dantian.

Even the slightest fluctuation in spiritual energy can cause the originally smooth practice to suddenly become unstable, leading to problems and ultimately failure.

What could be the reason for this? Why did this happen to him? Mo Yuming thought about it for a long time but couldn't come to a conclusion.

I've heard many weapon refiners say that as long as you're a fire-attribute cultivator, weapon refining is very easy to learn. You can learn it just by practicing more. That's why weapon refiners have very low requirements when recruiting apprentices.

This low-barrier-to-entry approach to recruiting apprentices is essentially just recruiting cheap labor.

Because it's easy to get started with weapon crafting but difficult to advance, only one in ten people can truly become a weapon crafter.

The weapon refiner never tells his apprentices these things; all they want is for them to work hard every day to refine iron blanks for him and make money.

As for what achievements one might attain many years later, the weapon refiner, as the master, never cared.

Those who can persevere should continue to work hard for it; those who can't should get out as soon as possible.

Since weapon crafting is so easy to learn, why do I keep failing?

Mo Yuming pondered deeply, wondering if he really wasn't cut out for cultivation.

Why am I able to have a higher elemental compatibility than others?

Even the most extraordinary geniuses who cultivate profound arts can only cultivate three systems simultaneously.

He could be described as a monster, capable of cultivating all five elements simultaneously.

It is said that no one has cultivated all five elements simultaneously for ten thousand years.

If I am a once-in-a-millennium talent, why can't I even learn such a simple introductory technique for weapon crafting?

Am I overestimating myself? Or am I not some once-in-a-millennium genius at all, but a useless person whose illusion is created by spiritual power forcibly instilled by others...?

After much deliberation, Mo Yuming suddenly realized that his problem might lie in his spiritual power.

Could it be that most of my cultivation level was forcibly instilled rather than acquired through my own hard work, leading to an unstable foundation when using it?

Mo Yuming immediately got up, dressed, and went out of the room into the courtyard. He calmed his mind and slowly circulated the spiritual energy within his body.

First, start with your highest level of earth elemental power. Following the cultivation method taught by the old man Dugu, slowly circulate the earth elemental power in your body from your dantian, following the order of your meridians, and carefully feel the smooth flow of the energy in your meridians.

After several attempts, it was indeed found that several acupoints would experience a brief pause when spiritual energy passed through them, resulting in slight fluctuations in the flow of spiritual energy.

Next, Mo Yuming once again mobilized the water elemental energy. Upon careful sensing, sure enough, the water elemental energy would fluctuate when passing through several specific acupoints.

The same situation occurred in subsequent tests of the wood, fire, and metal elemental powers.

The fluctuations in this spiritual energy are very small, and are difficult to detect without paying attention.

After all, Mo Yuming had never seriously cultivated profound arts like ordinary people from the beginning, and he was not very clear about the circulation of spiritual energy in his body.

Due to a lack of effective training, these drawbacks are difficult to detect on one's own.

After all, he hadn't awakened his spiritual root, so other people's experiences weren't very meaningful to him; he had to figure everything out on his own.

Perhaps those who have awakened their spiritual roots will not experience such subtle fluctuations when practicing their cultivation.

Because spiritual roots operate constantly after awakening, they can sense the spiritual energy in the outside world on their own and automatically absorb spiritual energy to replenish the body's consumption. Therefore, they are much stronger in the operation and perception of spiritual power, and their use of spiritual power is also much more stable.

If it weren't for the dozens of failed attempts during this practice session, Mo Yuming wouldn't have discovered these issues by now.

These issues may not be obvious now, but there is a possibility that even greater drawbacks may emerge in the future.

Therefore, this failure turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Mo Yuming, giving him a clear understanding of his own cultivation level.

I will always be vigilant in my future practice and will not repeat the same mistakes! Success gained unexpectedly may be like a beautiful bubble that will burst sooner or later.

After recognizing his shortcomings, Mo Yuming felt much more at ease and secretly resolved to work hard to make up for these deficiencies and solidify his foundation in Xuan Gong.

However, the most urgent task now is to solve the problem of getting started with weapon crafting.

Mo Yuming must understand the world's methods of refining ore in the shortest possible time and have a clear understanding of smelting in order to set the future development direction of the weapons manufacturing industry.

If what those weapon refiners said is true, then Mo Yuming has virtually no chance of building a powerful arsenal in the short term.

The idea of ​​building a powerful army in the short term is even more difficult to realize.

Ultimately, this newly established little country was surrounded by wolves and had to live with its tail between its legs.

Mo Yuming didn't want this situation to happen, so building a powerful army in the shortest possible time was the most important guarantee.

After finding the flaw, Mo Yuming did not try to refine the ore again, but instead focused on strengthening his cultivation of the acupoints in his meridians.

Try to make the output of spiritual energy precise and stable.

In the canyon, apart from the Dugu Nine Palms fist technique taught by the old man Dugu, Mo Yuming had not learned any other martial arts. However, this fist technique was an earth-type technique, which did not help much with the training of fire spirit power.

As for the weapon-forging techniques taught by Zhang the blacksmith, Mo Yuming has only grasped the form and not the essence. As for the application of the mental techniques, he is even more unfamiliar with them.

It's better to continue training the previous fire-starting techniques than to practice now.

However, this basic fire-ignition technique is of little use in resolving the acupoint problems in Mo Yuming's meridians.

The best way to strengthen control over fire elemental power is to have a complete cultivation method.

By strengthening one's cultivation according to the cultivation method, the fire elemental power can circulate freely and smoothly within the body.

The most basic absorption method might work, but that's an introductory mental technique for beginners who haven't practiced any profound arts. It's no longer effective for Mo Yuming, who has already reached the peak of the Earth Rank.

Mo Yuming thought of those Heavenly Realm elders; it seemed that only these elders would share their cultivation insights with him without reservation.

Mo Yuming quietly left the hotel and went to the Prime Minister's residence, where the old men were stationed.

Currently, only two old men remain in Shangyuan City: Lord Long and Lord Hu. The others have been reassigned to other locations to oversee affairs.

After all, the empire was newly established, and there were still unstable factors in many places, which required the presence of Heavenly Realm experts to keep them in check.