Gou Zai Fei Men made up myths

[Editable building detected: Sutra Repository (Damaged). Current status: Heritage fading, Daoist essence dissipating.]

[Should "reputation energy" be injected for "internal secrets" editing?]

Editing effect: Expands the internal space dimension, condenses a little bit of Daoist charm, improves the efficiency of comprehending cultivation techniques, and slightly improves the quality of stored classics (requires at least one low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique or equivalent value of knowledge core as a "starter").

Editing requires 15% of your current reputation energy.

"A universe within!" Expanding space! Condensing Daoist essence! Enhancing comprehension efficiency! Even... subtly improving the quality of the scriptures!

Shen Mo's heart skipped a beat! This effect was practically tailor-made for the current Qingyun Sect! If successful, the Scripture Pavilion would undergo a qualitative leap, becoming one of the true holy lands of cultivation!

However, the cost is not small, as it requires consuming some of the reputation energy that has just been accumulated, and most importantly... it requires a low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique as a "starter"!

A Xuan-level cultivation technique! In this era of Dharma decline, a complete low-grade Xuan-level cultivation technique is enough to form the foundation of a small or medium-sized family, and is priceless!

Where could the Qingyun Sect possibly produce such a work now? The core chapter of the "Qingyun True Explanation" might far surpass the Xuan level, but he wouldn't dare use it as a "starter"—the risk was too great.

"Could it be... that we have to fabricate another 'cause and effect'?" Shen Mo frowned. The success of the Body Tempering Spirit Pool had given him a taste of the benefits of "cause and effect weaving," but he was also well aware of the risks and limitations involved.

To conjure up a profound-level cultivation technique out of thin air is too astonishing and could easily lead to annihilation. There must be a logical and self-consistent "source".

His gaze swept over the room full of "waste paper" again, his mind racing.

The Qingyun Sect's lineage has been severely interrupted, but it has a long history. Is there really nothing of value left behind? Or... could we "create" one ourselves?

Creating cultivation techniques is no easy feat! It's a realm that only powerful beings at the Nascent Soul stage or above can venture into.

But Shen Mo is not a pure cultivator from this world! He comes from a world of information explosion and a completely different knowledge system!

That world has a unique and profound understanding of human anatomy, energy flow, and even the laws of the universe!

Although it cannot be directly applied, could its thought patterns and theoretical frameworks collide with the cultivation knowledge of this world and spark new ideas?

A bold idea flashed through his mind like lightning!

He doesn't need to create a complete and profound cultivation method; he only needs an "innovative" and "inspiring" classic that can "touch" the threshold of the Xuan level!

Even if it's just a theory, even if it's just a prototype! Use it as a "starter" to activate the system's functions, and then let the system consume reputation energy to "radiate" its effects to the entire Library!

With that in mind, Shen Mo no longer hesitated.

He immediately set to work, searching through all the fragments and incomplete books in the library concerning the principles of cultivation techniques, the human body's meridians, the circulation of spiritual energy, and even the cultivation notes and miscellaneous reflections of senior cultivators. Ignoring the dust and filth, he piled them up on the only relatively intact wooden table.

Then, he closed his eyes and focused his mind, frantically comparing, grafting, and deducing the concepts of systems, energy, and information from biology, physics, and even philosophy he had learned in his previous life with the cultivation system of this world.

He didn't intend to overturn the cultivation system, but rather to "optimize" the most basic part—breathing techniques—from a different perspective!

The foundation of the Qi Refining stage, and indeed the entire path of cultivation, lies in breathing in and refining spiritual energy for one's own use.

The core of breathing exercises lies in breathing itself! The existing breathing methods in the "Qingyun Qi Refining Technique" are relatively crude and inefficient.

What Shen Mo needs to do is combine his knowledge of the respiratory system, blood circulation, and nerve regulation from his previous life with the characteristics of spiritual particles he observed in this world to optimize the most basic breathing rhythm, depth, and coordination with mental guidance to the extreme!

This is an extremely demanding project.

He would sometimes bend down and write furiously, sketching intricate diagrams of human meridians and spiritual energy flow on blank animal hides.

He would sometimes pause to ponder, his fingers unconsciously tracing patterns in the air, mimicking the movement of spiritual particles at different breathing frequencies.

Sometimes he would get up to practice, adjust his breathing, and feel the subtle changes.

For several days, Shen Mo hardly left his house, immersing himself in a mysterious creative state.

Su Xiao brought him food, but seeing his disheveled appearance and bloodshot but gleaming eyes, she didn't dare disturb him, so she quietly put the food down and left.

When Shi Tie and the others saw the lights shining in the Sutra Repository from afar, their reverence for the sect leader grew even stronger.

Finally, at dusk on the seventh day, Shen Mo threw down his pen and let out a long sigh of relief.

The animal skin scroll spread out in front of him was covered with densely packed, illustrated characters. At the top were several powerful characters: "Optimization of Basic Breathing Method (Draft)".

This cultivation method doesn't have any profound or unfathomable techniques, nor does it possess any earth-shattering power.

All of its content focuses on how to more efficiently capture, guide, and refine the free-floating spiritual particles in the world by adjusting the subtle rhythm and depth of breathing and precisely coordinating it with intention.

It even introduces techniques such as "introspection" and "meditation" to help practitioners better perceive their interaction with Reiki.

"System, assess the value of this piece," Shen Mo silently instructed in his mind.

The light screen moved, and feedback was given after a moment:

[Knowledge Creation Detected: "Optimization of Basic Breathing Techniques (Draft)"]

Evaluation: The concept is novel and the perspective is unique. It has significant inspirational value for cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining and has an optimization effect on basic cultivation techniques below the Yellow Rank.

Overall assessment: Touches the threshold of the lower-grade Xuan level (theoretical value). Can serve as an introduction for the "Hidden Secrets" section.

"Reaching the threshold of the lower-grade Xuan level...theoretical value..." Shen Mo's eyes gleamed with surprise! He succeeded!

Although it only "touches" something and has only "theoretical value," it has already met the minimum requirements to serve as a "starter"!

This proves his approach is feasible! Knowledge is power! The collision of knowledge across worlds can indeed produce miracles!

Without further hesitation, he carefully placed the animal skin scroll, which embodied his painstaking efforts and wisdom, on a newly cleared stone platform in the very center of the library.

Then, he focused his mind on the illusory image of the "Scripture Pavilion" on the system interface and issued the command:

"Infused with prestige energy, using 'The Optimized Basic Breathing Technique' as a starting point, edit—there's more to it than meets the eye!"

hum! ! !

An invisible wave suddenly spread out from the animal skin scroll on the stone platform!

Shen Mo clearly "saw" that the pale golden reputation energy, like a trickle, was drawn from the void and poured into every inch of wood and every grain of dust in the Scripture Pavilion!

At the same time, the animal skin scroll on the stone platform moved without wind, emitting a faint, milky-white glow, a strange Taoist charm containing the meaning of "order", "enlightenment" and "optimization"!