At this moment, Zhang Yao felt extremely happy.
What he was most worried about did not happen. He practiced "Thick Earth Technique" for the first time and successfully captured the "sense of energy".
"receive!"
Zhang Yao suppressed the joy in his heart, calmed his mind, activated his method, and used his mind to absorb the earthly aura of heaven and earth.
In an instant: spiritual energy from all directions gathered, poured into Zhang Yao's body, and traveled along the invisible energy veins.
After wandering around for a long time, the spiritual energy began to transform into mana bit by bit, gradually converging and accumulating into a stream of mana like a shallow stream.
This is Zhang Yao's first magical power.
"call……"
Zhang Yao let out a long breath, opened his eyes again, and saw the red sun rising in the east again.
He practiced the "Thick Earth Technique" for the first time, absorbing spiritual energy and refining mana, and a full twelve hours passed before he knew it.
"I have finally embarked on the path of cultivating immortality! My decades of hard work have not been in vain."
At this moment, Zhang Yao was in a particularly exciting mood.
Those who eat Qi can live a long life, and those who practice immortality breathe in spiritual energy and refine their magic power. They are the most orthodox "Qi refiners".
With magic power, he has stepped into the immortal gate from now on, and is no longer ordinary.
"The success of capturing the sense of energy and refining mana should be due to my martial arts realm."
Zhang Yao thought about the process of refining Qi, thinking deeply.
The first step in cultivating immortality is to capture the mysterious "qi". This step can take a few days or take a few years.
In addition to the most important talent, which is the spiritual root level, it is also affected by the state of mind and the soul. The three together determine the speed.
Zhang Yao still doesn't know the level of his spiritual roots.
But his martial arts has reached the end of the world, and his soul may be stronger than "Lu Nan" who has reached the third level of Qi refining.
He is already over a hundred years old, has tasted all kinds of tastes in the world of mortals, and looks at the clouds rolling and relaxing in the sky, which gives him a unique advantage in his state of mind.
"In a blink of an eye, I am already one hundred and seven years old, and I finally stepped into the immortal gate."
Zhang Yao sighed and looked at the inconspicuous little bag.
According to the description left by Lunan, this is a storage bag, but there are restrictions on it. Only the third layer of Qi Refining Mana of "Thick Earth Technique" can open it.
Immortal cultivators, starting from the Qi refining stage, are divided into ten levels. There are also many realms such as foundation building, golden elixir, Yuanying, transformation of gods, and purple mansion. Step by step, they can become the masters of great supernatural powers that can move mountains and seas.
Zhang Yao's journey of refining Qi has just begun.
"gone."
He put away the books and storage bag, got up and left the place.
…………
Three years later.
Northwest of Fuzhou, deep in the mountains and old forests.
Zhang Yao was alone in a forest clearing, testing the spells he had learned.
"boom!"
A fist-sized blue-purple fireball shot out, and after a loud bang, a large crater was created on the ground that was more than a foot deep and half a foot wide.
After the flames dissipated, there was still an astonishing high temperature in the pit, enough to cook raw meat.
"Uh-huh!"
The cyan wind blade flew past so fast that only a cyan phantom remained.
After cutting down five towering ancient trees, the green wind blade gradually dispersed into a ball of spiritual energy and disappeared.
"The power of these spells is really amazing!"
This was not Zhang Yao's first time using magic, but seeing this scene, he still couldn't help but be amazed.
Three years have passed, and his magic power has grown steadily. Not only has he stabilized the first level of Qi refining, but he has also mastered many spells.
Small spells such as fireball, wind blade, breath gathering, spiritual eyes, divine movement... do not have many strict restrictions on mana attributes, but they do not have additional increases like earth attribute spells.
"Um……"
Zhang Yao was silent, thinking secretly in his heart.
In the past three years, he combined the description of "Thick Earth Jue" and his own exploration, and gained a deep understanding of the magic of mana.
This is a power that far exceeds martial arts energy, and has unlimited potential.
Martial arts training is essentially about tapping into one's own strength, but the human body has its limits and martial arts will naturally have its end.
The path to refining Qi is different. Its essence is to absorb external spiritual energy and turn it into one's own use. It can be said to be devouring the mysteries of the sun and moon, and intercepting the essence of heaven and earth. There is almost no upper limit.
The gap between the two paths can also be seen in martial arts and spells:
The magic power wanders in the Qi veins, and after running along a specific route, it can be stimulated with thoughts, and in the process of formation, it can independently absorb a part of the external spiritual energy, making its power greatly enhanced.
Zhang Yao has estimated that the magic in the Qi refining stage can have such exaggerated power by leveraging four to five times the amount of spiritual energy with one point of mana.
As for the martial arts skills of a warrior, it is impossible to produce four or five times the power out of thin air. This is equivalent to lifting oneself up by the hair, which is simply a fantasy.
"For a cultivator who is at the first level of Qi refining, even if he does not have the help of spiritual talismans or magic weapons, as long as he is prepared, it is not difficult to kill the master."
"While hiding, a fireball or wind blade can take away the martial arts master."
"If the Grandmaster wants to win, he must first gain an intelligence advantage, hide in the dark, and make a surprise attack when he is not prepared, and he must get within ten steps, otherwise he will not be able to move faster than the magic."
"The lifespan of the Qi refining period is also very long. Generally, they can live over a hundred years old, and the longest they can live is two years..."
Immortal cultivators surpass warriors in all aspects.
At the first level of Qi refining, which has just started, in terms of strength, lifespan, or various magical methods derived from mana, it is already superior to martial arts masters.
After practicing martial arts for a lifetime and reaching the master level, he is worse than a young immortal cultivator. This is the cruel gap between martial arts and immortals.
"The road to refining qi is the real road to heaven!"
"Especially my two talents, only by cultivating immortals can they truly be used!"
Zhang Yao couldn't help but smile when he thought about his talent.
After becoming an immortal cultivator, he used the talent of the source of vitality to sense that his upper limit of vitality had increased sharply.
This is also caused by the gap between cultivators and warriors:
The life extension of immortal cultivators is a real life extension. The upper limit of life span has been increased, and it is not on the same level as that of mortals.
As for martial arts masters, they are still mortals, and their upper limit of lifespan has long been fixed. The reason why they live longer is because the original energy flows slowly.
The two essences and energies are interdependent, and the upper limit of the vitality increases, which drives Zhang Yao's upper limit of essence to also increase sharply.
"My talent for stimulating the transformation of essence is now much stronger than it was three years ago."
"If you continue to practice and your talents will be strengthened, it may not be impossible to reach the level of rebirth after severed limbs, or even death after decapitation."
Zhang Yao thought about this, took a deep breath, and the magic power slowly circulated in his body.
He was about to cast the "Spiritual Root Detection Technique", which was a relatively complex spell mainly used to detect the spiritual roots in himself and others.
It took Zhang Yao three full years to finally master it and be able to try to explore the attributes of his spiritual roots.
"Buzz..."
While the magic power was flowing, a five-color brilliance flashed in front of Zhang Yao's eyes, white, red, green, yellow, and black rotating in sequence.
After waiting for two or three breaths, the five-color brilliance slowly settled down, revealing the true zodiac sign...
