Cultivation: Beginning with the Heart Reflecting Heaven and Earth

"Finish all mundane tasks as quickly as possible, and depart in fifteen minutes!"

Jiang Qi gave a speech, and the remaining cultivators began to organize the immortal seedlings to board the flying boat, without specifying the location of the seedlings with different spiritual roots.

There were two people with two spiritual roots, who were arranged in guest rooms on the second floor, on the same floor as the disciples of the Canghai Sect.

There are dozens of people with three spiritual roots, and they have all been assigned to the first floor.

There were over a hundred people with the four spiritual roots, and they were all driven down to the bottom of the hold, where several people were crammed into one room.

Lu Qian was also assigned a room, but instead of enjoying the scenery on the flying boat like the others, he was exploring the functions of his inner world, constantly materializing objects. He soon discovered that he could only materialize objects that he could touch or understand.

He can conjure a sheep or a bowl with ease, but if you ask him to conjure a black hole, he simply cannot do it.

Moreover, the inner world also has a certain area, which can be expanded to a maximum size of 200 square meters. Perhaps it can be expanded in the future, but that can only be discussed in the future.

Bang!Bang!

There was a knock on the door. Lu Qian was annoyed, but he still went to open it. As expected, it was Chen Yu, who had brought Shi Daqiang with him.

"Lu Qian, why don't you go hang out with those two with two spiritual roots? I saw a lot of people go over there, including Li Yikui who went up to flatter them."

Chen Yu revealed a mocking smile, "If I didn't have four spiritual roots, I would definitely have passed by now."

Lu Qian was at a loss for words and could only reply perfunctorily, "You know what kind of person I am."

"That's right! We're brothers, I know you perfectly well, you're not that kind of person!"

Chen Yu burst into laughter, hooking his arm around Lu Qian's shoulder. "When you get to the Canghai Sect, don't forget your brother!"

Lu Qian broke free from Chen Yu's arm, found a place to sit down, and frankly, he thought Chen Yu had gone mad.

"I heard the flying boat will take several more days to arrive, so why didn't you give us the cultivation technique beforehand?"

Chen Yu started complaining again, "If they had given us the cultivation technique, we wouldn't have wasted so much time. Don't the people in the sect know how important time is for those with four spiritual roots?"

Shi Daqiang rarely spoke up, "Even if we were given the techniques, we wouldn't be able to learn them. You need someone to teach you to get started, and usually you choose a technique after you've already gotten started, and everything has to be recorded."

"We can't waste time!"

Chen Yu was still somewhat unconvinced, but then he thought of something and chuckled, "Actually, I called Wu Ling'er before, but she was stuck with Young Master Li and I couldn't get her back no matter how hard I tried."

"We haven't even arrived at the sect yet, and they've already completely forgotten about us country bumpkins. They really are forgetful!"

Lu Qian and Shi Daqiang simply listened without offering any opinions. They found it hard to understand why someone who was already on the path to immortality was still so fixated on a woman.

However, Chen Yu seems to have always had a crush on Wu Ling'er since childhood, and he should have treated her differently, but unfortunately Wu Ling'er didn't care.

"Two people with dual spiritual roots, one named Qi Linye, who looks similar to us."

"The other one is a young girl named Wan Qiushui. She is wearing a veil, so her identity must be extraordinary."

Chen Yu showed off the information he had gathered, but soon felt sorry for himself, "No matter what their identities are, having two spiritual roots means they are inner disciples. After entering the sect, they will soon be accepted as disciples by Foundation Establishment elders. They are worlds apart from us."

After talking for a long time, Chen Yu finally stopped and walked out with Shi Daqiang. Lu Qian was extremely annoyed, and for the rest of the time, Chen Yu was kept out of the door and was finally not disturbed again.

There were five fasting pills prepared in the room. One pill could keep you from hunger for a day, so there was no need to worry about food.

Three days later, the flying boat finally stopped and landed on a mountain peak.

When Lu Qian emerged, he saw other flying boats landing from time to time, each carrying a large number of promising young immortals. He couldn't help but be surprised, "Does the Canghai Sect really want to recruit so many people?"

"Brother Lu, you may not know this, but the Canghai Sect has 108 peaks, with dozens of Golden Core cultivators and hundreds of Foundation Establishment cultivators."

Li Yikui had approached without anyone noticing, picked up a folding fan and patted it twice in her hand. "We recruit immortal seedlings every five years, with tens of thousands of people each time. It seems like a huge number, but in reality, only a dozen or so of them will reach the Foundation Establishment stage, sometimes even less."

"Whether you're an outer disciple or an inner disciple, just the journey from Qi Refining to Foundation Establishment is like a thousand troops crossing a single-plank bridge—extremely difficult!"

Wu Ling'er followed behind Li Yikui with a smile on her face, "The path to immortality is difficult, so it's hard to succeed alone. Lu Qian, why don't you reconsider joining us?"

Lu Qian took a closer look and realized that there were already more than a dozen people following Li Yikui and Wu Ling'er, but most of them had four spiritual roots. He quickly declined again, saying, "There's no need for that. I prefer to be alone!" and hurriedly walked away.

Without even asking, Lu Qian could guess that this group of people were definitely following the old pattern of the rich helping the poor, or the Foundation Establishment cultivators helping the Foundation Establishment cultivators. He had already eaten too many of those things in his previous life, so he didn't have much of an appetite in this one.

Time flew by, and two days later it was already time to go.

On the high platform, a person dressed in a close-fitting and gorgeous Taoist robe was speaking eloquently, "My Canghai Sect has a total of 108 peaks. Disciples can choose to become disciples and learn skills. There are also four pavilions for alchemy, artifacts, arrays and talismans, which are used to select talented people. In addition, there are the Hall of Battle Immortals and the Hall of Punishment for Evil, which are in charge of the affairs of the sect."

"Of course, there's also the mission hall. Disciples who don't want to be restricted only need to complete the basic missions."

Over the past two days, Lu Qian mainly studied some coded language and explanations related to cultivation techniques. These were tricks to prevent the techniques from being leaked, a kind of encryption method. Each sect had its own version, and even if outsiders obtained the Canghai Sect's techniques, they might not be able to cultivate them.

Today we'll be introducing the internal workings of the Canghai Sect.

According to Lu Qian's understanding, the Canghai Sect has 108 peaks, and those who join them are the inner disciples. The four pavilions of alchemy, weaponry, array formation, and talisman are the sect's production institutions and also train talents.

The Hall of Battle Immortals represents the sect in matters of war, while the Hall of Punishment for Evil is responsible for monitoring the sect and also assessing the completion of tasks. Both halls need to be capable of fighting, as there are basically no easy opponents, whether external enemies or internal traitors.

The task hall incentivizes disciples to complete tasks by distributing contribution points, which can be considered a basic assessment. Outer disciples must complete at least one task every three months. If they fail to complete a task more than three times, they will be automatically demoted to menial labor.

Even menial laborers can take on tasks. Once they cultivate to the mid-stage of Qi Refining or learn immortal cultivation techniques and pass the assessment, they can become outer disciples.

As for how an outer disciple can become an inner disciple, there are several methods. One is to become a disciple of a Foundation Establishment Elder and automatically be assigned to a certain sect, thus becoming an inner disciple. Another method is through the ten-year outer sect competition, where the top ten can become inner disciples and receive Foundation Establishment Pills.

Another aspect is that if a certain cultivation technique reaches a certain standard, one can automatically become an inner disciple and obtain a Foundation Establishment Pill. Generally, only the second-tier level is required. For example, the second tier of alchemy and formation techniques is sufficient. However, sometimes there are too many people who have reached the standard for a certain technique, so only the most outstanding one can obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

"Outer disciples can go to the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion to receive one cultivation technique and one spell for free. They can also receive one bottle of Yellow Sprout Pills every month. If they want more, they will need contribution points."

"Miscellaneous disciples can receive one cultivation technique for free; the rest require contribution points to exchange for."

After giving a long and eloquent speech, the disciple on the platform left.

Lu Qian did not follow the crowd to the Scripture Pavilion. He went there alone in the afternoon. As soon as he arrived at the entrance of the Scripture Pavilion, he saw a man stuffing a few spirit stones into the hands of the fat deacon in front of the door. The deacon smiled and pointed in a direction, and the man hurried over to look for the cultivation technique.

"So bribery is possible, but I don't have any spirit stones."

Some of the disciples who have entered the Canghai Sect are relatives of some people in the sect. They just can't directly join the inner sect, but it's no problem for them to provide some spirit stones.

Lu Qian entered the Scripture Pavilion and, with a thick skin, approached the portly deacon. "I possess the three spiritual roots of wood, fire, and earth..."

Seeing that Lu Qian showed no intention of taking out spirit stones, the fat deacon's expression changed. He waved his hand dismissively, as if swatting away a fly, "Everyone has their own destiny. To force others to interfere is simply a waste of time."

Lu Qian's face stiffened, and then he walked away silently.

From the outside, the library doesn't look very big, but once you go inside, it's bigger than a football field. Even if it's just one floor, you could spend a long time exploring it.

"Luckily there's no time limit, so I can take my time choosing!"

The fundamental cultivation method requires the coordination of spiritual roots. If someone with a fire spiritual root insists on cultivating water-based techniques, it will be counterproductive and only lead to unnecessary suffering. Lu Qian knew this basic common sense.

Single-element cultivation techniques are the most numerous, such as True Water Technique, Black Water Technique, and Crimson Fire Technique. There are many of them. These are the most basic techniques. If someone with a Heavenly Spiritual Root were to cultivate them, it would be much faster, because the cultivation speed of a Heavenly Spiritual Root is inherently very fast. A single-elemental root can bring out the greatest advantage when cultivating single-element techniques, and it won't be too weak.

However, if you don't have a Heavenly Spiritual Root, you need to consider other spiritual roots when choosing a cultivation method. For example, cultivating the Five Elements Cultivation Method is very suitable for people with five spiritual roots, but the speed is too slow. Without a large amount of resources, it is difficult to even reach the late stage of Qi Refining, let alone Foundation Establishment.

Lu Qian spent several hours selecting two techniques that suited him: "Black Tortoise Camel Mountain Technique" and "Firewood Filling Furnace Technique!"

The Xuanwu Camel Mountain Technique is most suitable for those with the three spiritual roots of water, earth, and wood. This technique has the effect of body tempering, which can solidify the foundation, enhance vitality, and accelerate the healing of injuries.

The "Fire-Filling Furnace Technique" is most suitable for cultivators with both fire and wood spiritual roots. The wood fuels the fire, which can accelerate the cultivation process and enhance fire control. This is quite good for Lu Qian, who wants to become an alchemist.

"There are very few cultivation techniques that are perfectly suitable for three spiritual roots, and most of them are incomplete. These two can be cultivated to the Golden Core stage, but the Xuanwu Camel Mountain Technique is a bit too slow to cultivate and is not suitable for me."

After choosing his cultivation method, Lu Qian left immediately. As for the free spell, he didn't need to rush. He needed to accept a mission first and then choose the spell based on the mission requirements.