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After making up his mind to cultivate the "Spirit Absorption Technique," Mo Yuming did not hesitate any longer and devoted himself to the study of the technique that very day.

Kerry recorded the techniques in the form of a memoir on a scroll. By carefully reading the entire scroll, one can firmly memorize the cultivation techniques.

When Kerry was recording the exercises, he also made detailed records of his process of perfecting and modifying them.

This is of great help to learners during practice, enabling them to interpret the techniques more accurately and avoid many detours.

The entire technique is divided into three levels.

The first level mainly focuses on physical training, using several specific movements to improve physical strength while also enhancing the absorption capacity of the dantian (lower abdomen).

At this stage, the main focus is on opening up several special meridians, strengthening the circulation of energy in the dantian, and enhancing the ability to absorb spiritual energy.

After a period of training, bodily functions will be significantly enhanced, movements will become more agile, and strength will increase exponentially.

The second layer primarily enhances the absorption of spiritual energy.

When facing an opponent, the key is to firmly control them and quickly absorb their internal energy.

At the same time, through a special meridian pathway, the absorbed spiritual energy is drawn into the dantian, and then transformed into one's own internal force through assimilation and fusion.

The third level is about strengthening the control over spiritual power.

Once you reach this level of cultivation, you can use the Spirit Absorption Technique to interfere with your opponent's spiritual energy attacks. You can absorb your opponent's spiritual energy, interfere with their control over it, and even use their spiritual energy to attack them.

Mo Yuming resolutely decided to skip the first level and start cultivating directly from the second level.

The first level mainly relies on high-intensity physical training to achieve the goals of strengthening muscles and bones and increasing strength.

Kerry is extremely diligent in his training, starting physical training at the age of three, constantly strengthening his physique through climbing, carrying weights, jumping, and extreme challenges.

Kerry attached great importance to this kind of intensive training and never stopped until he obtained the advanced Yin Sha Body Refinement Technique at the age of thirteen. Only then did he begin to study the Spirit Absorption Technique and change his cultivation method.

In Kerry's view, a strong physique is of paramount importance. For the Soul Absorption Technique to be effectively executed in actual combat, robust physical strength is the most basic guarantee.

However, Mo Yuming lacked the perseverance to train his physical body. What he desired most at that moment was to cultivate spiritual power in the shortest possible time.

In this way, he could enjoy the meat of monsters without any scruples, no longer needing to be so cautious.

As for how strong his combat power was, he didn't particularly care. So he wanted to use the 'Spirit Absorption Technique' to help himself quickly absorb spiritual energy in order to awaken his spiritual root as soon as possible.

The second level of the Spirit Absorption Technique is an improvement upon the Yin Sha Body Refining Technique.

The essence of the Yin Sha Body Refining Technique lies in guiding Yin Sha Qi into the body to refine the physical body and dantian with Sha Qi.

Through repeated training, one's constitution is altered, enabling the body to develop antibodies against Yin energy, thus becoming immune to its influence and forming a Yin-Yang Mystic Body. Ultimately, one embarks on the path of cultivating profound arts based on Yin energy.

The Spirit Absorption Technique focuses on shaping one's own physique, absorbing and refining various spiritual energies from the outside world, and transforming them into one's own internal energy. It does not require absorbing Yin energy for body refinement. However, this is not the key point. The most extraordinary aspect of the Spirit Absorption Technique lies in its ability to absorb the spiritual energy of enemies for one's own use.

Others' skills are built up through their own hard work and cultivation, little by little, and the improvement of their cultivation is slow and long.

However, the Soul Absorption Technique can forcibly absorb the profound cultivation of others through combat.

Although it is impossible to absorb and utilize 100% of the cultivation of each cultivator, after converting their power, one can obtain at least 30% of their power.

The speed of this improvement is simply unimaginable.

Mo Yuming had not made any breakthroughs in awakening his spiritual roots, but he was very good at learning the Spirit Absorption Technique. After several days of repeated practice, he had completely mastered the secret.

Although he is still a little unfamiliar with its application, this does not affect his practical use of it.

However, relying solely on internal energy to absorb external spiritual energy is not significantly more effective than traditional breathing techniques in refining it.

If you want to quickly improve your strength, you need to absorb the spiritual power of others.

In the canyon, apart from the two children, Mo Yuming and Xinlan, 57 of the remaining 78 old men and women had fallen there from the outside world.

These people were originally exceptional individuals, cultivation prodigies. In the spiritually rich canyon, even without much effort, they all quickly advanced to the Heavenly Rank.

Most of the remaining twenty-one elderly people who were born and raised in the canyon have also advanced to the Heaven Rank, with only seven people still hovering at the peak of the Earth Rank.

Kerry clearly states in his scroll that the Soul Absorption Technique is only effective against those below the Heavenly Rank.

Therefore, if Mo Yuming wanted to absorb the spiritual power of others, he could only start with these seven people.

As for Xinlan, Mo Yuming would definitely not absorb her spiritual power.

"Hey Tu, shall we have a spar?"

The next day, when several old men came to Mo Yuming with large baskets of salt ore to have the salt washed, Mo Yuming said to Tusheng.

"Practice? Inscription... Inscription, what do you mean by 'practice'?"

Tu Sheng stroked his gray beard and asked, looking confused.

"You, use your spiritual power to attack me!"

Mo Yuming assumed a fighting stance, signaling Tu Sheng to launch an attack on him.

Tu Sheng is one of the seven Earth-rank masters, and he cultivates an earth-attribute profound technique.

Mo Yuming chose him first because Li Mubai had mentioned that Mo Yuming had a strong affinity for the earth element.

So for his first attempt, he chose Tu Sheng, who cultivated earth-attribute profound arts.

"Hit you? With spiritual power?"

Tu Sheng was utterly bewildered. He couldn't understand why Mo Yuming would make such a request. He was a powerful expert at the peak of the Earth Rank, while Mo Yuming was just a seven or eight-year-old child with no cultivation. How could he possibly withstand his attack?

Despite his doubts, Tu Sheng did as instructed. He bent down, extended his little finger, and gently poked Mo Yuming's palm.

"puff!"

The moment he was struck, Mo Yuming's entire body flew up like a leaf and floated into the pool.

He skipped stones several times across the surface of the small pond, eventually landing on the other side. The water wasn't deep, and after thrashing around in the water for a while, Mo Yuming scrambled onto the shore in a disheveled state.

Seeing this comical scene, everyone was amused by Mo Yuming's embarrassing situation.

Even the usually stern-faced Dugu Xian couldn't help but grin.

Why did you use so much force! Are you trying to kill me?!

Mo Yuming rubbed his swollen, red palm and said with annoyance.

"I didn't use any force! This is already the minimum! You want me to use spiritual power? Otherwise, I won't use spiritual power next time..."

Tu Sheng hurriedly explained.

Mo Yuming knew that Qiu Sheng wouldn't deliberately tease him, so he didn't say anything more and could only run into the house to change his clothes in a huff.

When Mo Yuming came out after changing into clean clothes, Xinlan rushed over, her face full of worry, and asked:

"Brother, are you hurt?"

"It's nothing, falling into the water won't hurt you anywhere."

Mo Yuming replied.

At this moment, Mo Wen also walked over, looked him up and down, and said:

"Do you feel any discomfort anywhere? Has the spiritual energy affected your body?"

"It's alright. Didn't Master Qiu say he barely used any spiritual power? Grandpa, don't worry, I'm going to cultivate!"

Mo Yuming secretly hid his swollen, red palms behind his back, not wanting everyone to worry. After saying that, he climbed up the large rock, intending to try and understand the effects of the Spirit Absorption Technique on spiritual energy absorption.

Kree stated in the scroll that the best targets for the Soul Absorption spell are opponents of equal or lower strength.

This will ensure nothing goes wrong.

The lowest cultivation level among the old men in Yishi Valley is Earth Rank 9, and even little girl Xinlan has awakened her spiritual root, with a cultivation level above Mo Yuming.

Fortunately, the old men who accompanied Mo Yuming through the trial were not hostile and would not have any bad intentions towards him.

However, the difference in cultivation level between the two was too great. Even though Tu Sheng had tried his best to reduce the output of spiritual power, it still greatly exceeded Mo Yuming's acceptable range.

Tu Sheng used only the smallest trace of spiritual power.

Even this wisp of spiritual energy caused considerable damage to Mo Yuming's arm.

Earth-attribute spiritual energy flowed through his palm into Mo Yuming's arm, surging and crashing like a raging wave, heading straight for his chest.

Mo Yuming promptly used the Spirit Absorption Technique to painstakingly control the flow of this power, gradually guiding and channeling it into his dantian.

Fortunately, Mo Yuming's meridians had been strengthened by Li Mubai's previous treatment, so this wisp of spiritual energy did not cause him any harm.

After more than an hour of refining, all the earth-attribute spiritual power that entered Mo Yuming's body was incorporated into his dantian and transformed into Mo Yuming's own spiritual power.

The originally thin spiritual energy in his dantian has increased significantly, more than double what it used to be.

Mo Yuming sighed inwardly, this spirit-absorbing technique was truly heaven-defying.

In just a few moments, he refined more spiritual energy than he had accumulated over the previous few months of cultivation.

Although the process was somewhat painful, the results were so obvious!

Despite his excitement, Mo Yuming was still a little uneasy. He tried to feel the compatibility of the increased spiritual energy with his own cultivation and found that the absorbed spiritual energy was perfectly fine and no different from the spiritual energy he had cultivated.

The first attempt at absorbing spirit energy was successful; all the efforts were not in vain.

After finishing his cultivation, Mo Yuming was in high spirits. He and Xinlan ran around the Yishi Valley with great joy.

They flitted around the group of old men like two butterflies chasing each other.

"Looks like the kid's had quite a haul! Hehe, how about a magic pig's trotter as a reward for lunch?"

Shi Potian led several second-generation members of the Valley back to the pool with some prey, including a spotted demon boar.

"I think we should just make a pig tail soup as a token gesture! As for the pig's trotters, let's forget about them; he can't even handle half of one!"

Gan Ran, with white hair and a red beard, slowly walked over and looked at Mo Yuming with a mocking smile.

"You can keep the pig's tail for Grandpa Redbeard!"

Mo Yuming rolled his eyes at Gan Ran, then pulled Xinlan away and headed towards Old Master Mo's herb garden.

"Oh, so you've got a temper now! Haha..."

"Ha ha……"

Since discovering that the spirit-absorbing technique was effective, Mo Yuming no longer cared about being embarrassed.

He would find Tusheng every day and then climb up the rock to refine it.

Although his palms were swollen and cracked from each beating, and his entire arm was in excruciating pain, Mo Yuming endured it.

However, the benefits were also obvious. Just three days later, the spiritual power in his body increased several times.

With so much spiritual energy, it would take at least half a year to cultivate using the previous basic techniques.

However, despite carefully sensing the circulation of spiritual energy within his dantian every day, Mo Yuming found no changes in this spiritual energy, nor did he feel any special sensations from it.

"This shouldn't be the case. With so much earth-attribute spiritual power gathered, I should be able to sense the location of the spiritual root by now. Why can't I sense it?"

After Mo Yuming asked Li Mubai, Li Mubai gave him a suggestion.

"The perception of spiritual roots is not that simple. Try absorbing some spiritual energy of other attributes."

Although you have a strong affinity for earth-elemental spiritual energy, your spiritual root may not necessarily be earth-elemental. This is perfectly normal!

A month later, seven Earth-rank elders took turns channeling their spiritual energy into Mo Yuming several times.

Currently, there are five clusters of spiritual energy in Mo Yuming's dantian, slowly rotating around each other at the center of the dantian.

Judging from the levels of Xuan Gong cultivation, the amount of the five types of spiritual energy in his body has reached the initial level of the human realm.

Even with so much spiritual energy, Mo Yuming couldn't be happy.

Because he was never able to sense his own spiritual root, let alone awaken it.

Mo Yuming told Li Mubai, Ji Xianlin and several other experienced old men about the situation, but none of them could answer it.

They had never heard of such a situation before.

After discussing it, the group unanimously concluded that Mo Yuming might have the same physique as Ke Li, and suggested that Mo Yuming cultivate according to Ren Wuxing's will.

They believe that Mo Yuming is still young and does not need to figure things out on his own, which will save him from many detours. Therefore, his future achievements will definitely be greater than those of Mr. Ren.

Moreover, Mo Yuming lives on a continent rich in spiritual energy, absorbing pure spiritual energy.

Therefore, there is no need to worry about being corrupted by Yin energy in the future. When you reach the Profound Body Realm, you will likely no longer need the Tribulation-Crossing Pill to neutralize the evil energy.

After receiving this result, Mo Yuming was depressed for several days. Although the old men did not say it explicitly, their meaning was clear: Mo Yuming had no spiritual root and was just an ordinary person who could not cultivate.

Although Mo Yuming was very frustrated, he had to accept reality. If he wanted to become stronger, he could only cultivate according to the techniques created by Pericles.

Kerry's cultivation path actually focuses on body refinement, with spirit absorption techniques as a secondary method.

This is because the Spirit Absorption Technique mainly relies on absorbing the enemy's spiritual power. If one does not have a strong physique and resilient meridians, when the enemy's power attacks, the body's bones, muscles, and tendons will not be able to withstand the powerful force and will be injured by this force, or even have their meridians burst.

In this way, not only would he be unable to absorb and refine the other party's spiritual power, but he would also be in danger of losing his own life. Therefore, Mo Yuming had no choice but to start learning body refining techniques from scratch.

Kree's body-refining techniques are rather primitive, without any special methods.

He started practicing rock climbing when he was three years old, often climbing alone to the hillside behind his hometown to practice.

The mountain behind Kerry's hometown is steep, and it is extremely difficult for a child of a few years old to climb it.

Kerry's ability to persevere demonstrates his exceptionally strong will.

Speaking of mountain climbing, the terrain of Heartbreak Valley is steeper and more suitable for climbing.

Mo Yuming was far more knowledgeable than Ke Li was at the time.

Rock climbing can indeed train a person's courage and perseverance, and it is also a great exercise for the coordination and strength of the limbs.

It is especially helpful for improving the grip strength of the ten fingers and the flexibility of the arms.

The most direct way to perform the spirit-absorbing technique is to grab the target's body and absorb their spiritual energy through the palm. The strength of the grip is the key to success.

Mo Yuming asked Zhang the blacksmith to make him a pair of knee pads and wrist guards, and to attach iron plates as weights to his calves and arms.

This set of equipment weighs dozens of kilograms, and he decided to carry the weight up the mountain, which would double the intensity of the exercise, but also make the results more obvious.

And so, Mo Yuming began his arduous body-refining training.

There are no shortcuts in body tempering techniques. Only by progressing step by step, training continuously, and constantly challenging the limits of the body can one achieve rapid growth.

Fortunately, among the old men, Shi Potian had practiced body-refining techniques, and Zhang the blacksmith had also practiced them for the needs of iron smelting. Although they only practiced body-refining techniques as a sideline for special purposes, they still had considerable insights and experience. They passed on some of their body-refining techniques to Mo Yuming, helping him solve many problems and greatly improving his cultivation efficiency.

In addition, every now and then, Old Man Mo would prepare some medicinal liquids to relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, and improve physical condition for Mo Yuming to soak in, helping Mo Yuming treat the hidden injuries caused to his body by cultivation and improving the efficiency of his body training.

Therefore, Mo Yuming made rapid progress in his subsequent physical training, with very noticeable results. In just a few months of training, Mo Yuming's body underwent significant changes; he was full of vitality, and his energy and spirit were exceptionally vigorous.

The pitcher's stomping foot was full of powerful beauty, and he even grew taller over the past few months.