Shen Yuan Ring

the next day,

Ji Daoyi and Ji Xiaohu arrived at the lobby of the resource building to collect resources and awakening rewards.

If it weren't for the chance encounter with Ji Xiaohu yesterday, Ji Daoyi would definitely still be cultivating in the cultivation room right now. He would not only miss out on this cultivation resource, but also miss out on a spot in the selection competition a month later.

What Ji Daoyi and his group never expected was that the resource building was packed with people today.

"Wow, I didn't expect so many people today. I should have come earlier." Ji Daoyi complained as he looked at the long queue that seemed to stretch on forever.

"Brother Dao, judging from this situation, even if we get in line, it'll probably take several hours to get in. Instead of wasting time queuing here, why don't we go out for some fresh air and come back to collect the resources when there are fewer people? The resources aren't going anywhere." Ji Xiaohu was also shocked by the scene before him.

“Okay, we’ll come back in two hours. There shouldn’t be so many people then.” Ji Daoyi nodded.

Two hours later,

When Ji Daoyi and Ji Xiaohu returned, the once endless procession had disappeared, leaving only scattered clansmen coming and going in the hall.

It didn't take long for Ji Daoyi and Ji Xiaohu to register and receive their information. They received the first set of cultivation resources distributed by their family: a one-cubic-meter storage bag, 10,000 taels of silver, three Yuan techniques, twenty low-grade Yuan stones, a Seven-Star Blade, and a bottle of low-grade Body Tempering Pills (five pills).

Storage bags are the most common storage devices in the cultivation world, and they are also an indispensable storage device for low-level cultivators. They are cheap and easy to use. You only need to imprint your own Yuan Power mark in the storage bag to easily collect some items.

Of course, there are even more advanced storage rings, but these are generally worn by experts at the Divine Realm or above. The only difference between a storage ring and a storage bag is that a storage ring requires imprinting with spiritual power, providing stronger privacy protection; while a storage bag only has an imprint of Yuan energy aura, so if someone tries to use their spiritual power to examine the items inside, the owner of the storage bag will not be able to detect it.

Therefore, most powerful figures above the Divine Realm use storage rings rather than storage bags.

When receiving resources, under the guidance of the manager, they imprinted their own elemental energy aura onto their storage bags, and then put all other items into the storage bags.

Ji Daoyi played with his first storage bag for a while before stopping.

"Brother Dao, you've received the resources. For the next month, do you plan to break through your cultivation realm or cultivate Yuan Techniques first?" Ji Xiaohu asked Ji Daoyi.

"Of course I'm practicing Yuan Techniques while also cultivating my general skills. What about you?" Ji Daoyi said with a smile.

"A month is not enough time to cultivate Yuan Techniques. I don't know whether to break through my realm first or learn Yuan Techniques first, so I asked you for advice. I want to have a reference."

"I think that Yuan Techniques definitely require practice. We should spend a few hours each day focusing on one Yuan Technique, and use the rest of the time for general cultivation," Ji Daoyi said after thinking for a moment.

“That makes sense. I’m afraid that even after a month of practice, I still won’t be able to get the basics down.”

“Xiao Hu, this attitude won’t do. Cultivation is like rowing against the current; if you don’t advance, you fall behind. Since we’ve chosen this path, we should forge ahead. Besides, you’re the most talented one among us. Don’t lack confidence in yourself,” Ji Daoyi said. “I think Yuan Technique cultivation is very simple, and I’m confident that I can practice them all to the minor completion level in a month.”

"Brother Dao, stop bragging. I've heard that even the most talented members of the family needed at least three months to reach the minor completion stage of these Yuan Techniques. You think you can achieve minor completion in just one month? You know, cultivating Yuan Techniques requires comprehension, which is different from cultivating talent," Ji Xiaohu said disbelievingly.

“Let’s make a bet. If I win, you treat me to dinner; otherwise, you lose.” Ji Daoyi was very confident. Although he hadn’t seen the specific cultivation content of the Yuan Technique, his intuition told him that reaching the Lesser Completion Realm was not difficult.

"Then it's a deal, Brother Dao, I'm definitely going to eat your feast."

"Don't be too happy yet, you'll regret it later."

After saying goodbye to Ji Xiaohu, Ji Daoyi returned home.

Cultivating Yuan Techniques relies on the cultivator's comprehension, which, like cultivation talent, is innate; however, it differs from talent in that it does not require additional awakening. Even an ordinary person may possess exceptionally high comprehension, but because they haven't awakened their cultivation talent, they remain buried among the masses.

Therefore, for the strong among cultivators, talent and comprehension are both indispensable. If one only has good talent but lacks a certain level of comprehension, one will not be able to go far on the path of cultivation and will be eliminated sooner or later.

Yuan Techniques are the key to a cultivator's full potential, allowing them to unleash power far exceeding their own abilities.

Of course, the higher the level of the Yuan Technique, the greater the difficulty of cultivation, and the more powerful the Yuan Technique.

After returning home, Ji Dao took out the three Yuan Techniques and began to study them. Each of the three Yuan Techniques had its own merits. The Yellow Wind Palm, a low-level Yellow-rank technique, was a close-combat palm technique. The Seven Star Blade Technique, also a low-level Yellow-rank technique, was a close-combat blade technique. The Cloud Stepping Step, a mid-level Yellow-rank technique, was a good movement technique that was very useful for both combat and travel.

After a moment's thought, Ji Daoyi decided to practice the Cloud Stepping Step first, because it could play a very important role in both combat and retreat.

After that, he began to practice the Cloud Steps in the courtyard. Within a quarter of an hour, Ji Daoyi's Cloud Steps were already quite good, and he moved lightly and quickly.

"I've mastered the basics, and my movement speed has increased by about 20%. My intuition was right. Maybe it won't take that long before I can master all the Yuan Techniques to a minor level." Ji Daoyi glanced in the direction of Ji Xiaohu's house. "Xiaohu, you're treating this meal."

An hour passed quietly, and Ji Dao's movement speed was now even faster than before, with the increase reaching four levels, which is a sign that he had reached the minor success of the Cloud Stepping Step.

After achieving a minor mastery of the Cloud-Stepping Technique, he clearly felt that this Yuan Technique had encountered a bottleneck. This wasn't due to a lack of comprehension, but rather because his cultivation level was too low. Unless he broke through to a higher level, the Cloud-Stepping Technique could not advance any further.

At the same time, he also felt that the Yuan energy of the Cloud Stepping Step in the Lesser Completion Realm was consumed very quickly, and it was not something that he could use for a long time with his current level of power.

Even if he fully unleashed the Cloud Step technique at the Lesser Completion stage, he could only maintain it for about half a minute before his Yuan energy was exhausted.

Therefore, Ji Daoyi switched to another Yuan Technique for cultivation.

After several hours of practice, he finally mastered both the Yellow Wind Palm and the Seven Star Blade to a minor level!

It can be said that his cultivation of Yuan Techniques has reached its limit, and he cannot improve the level of Yuan Techniques without breaking through his realm.

After mastering all the Yuan Techniques to the minor completion level, I originally wanted to go and show off to Ji Xiaohu, but after thinking about it for a long time, I gave up the idea!