Chapter 16: Qi Refining Level 3

After Mo Hua entered Tongxianmen, the new year's life in the sect began.

Tongxianmen is a first-grade sect, which is the lowest level sect in the cultivation world.

The sects in the cultivation world have strict grades.

When a sect is first established, it must first be graded, which will be reviewed and determined by the Dao Court.

The requirements for grade determination are very strict. The assets of the sect, the mountains it occupies, the depth of the heritage, whether the headmaster has moral defects, the cultivation and number of elders and teachers in the sect, and the number of disciples that can be accepted are strictly examined.

The sect's grade upgrade is even more stringent. It must have several high-level cultivators who have been preaching for a certain number of years before they can apply for grade upgrade at the Tianquan Pavilion of the Dao Court.

Grade upgrade is a top priority for any sect. It requires years of preparation, and it is necessary to smooth relations with the Dao Court, which consumes a lot of manpower and financial resources.

In Tongxianmen, only the old headmaster is a foundation-building cultivator, which is far from the conditions of a second-grade sect. Moreover, it is estimated that they will not be eligible for upgrading within a hundred years.

In addition, the property of Tongxianmen only has three peaks, Tongling Peak, Tongxuan Peak and Tongming Peak.

In the outer sect of Tongxianmen, the disciples in the early stage of Qi Refining, that is, the 1st to 3rd level, practice and learn Taoism on Tongling Peak, the disciples in the middle stage of Qi Refining, the 4th to 6th level, are on Tongxuan Peak, and the very few outer sect disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining, the 7th to 9th level, are also on Tongxuan Peak. Because the number of these disciples is too small, they are placed together.

The inner sect and the disciples who are taught by the family, including the head, elders and teachers of the sect, are all on Tongming Peak.

It is said that there was originally a Tongxian Peak, which was used for the head and elders to live and practice. Later, because the sect was poorly managed and insolvent, it was sold with tears.

How can Tongxianmen be called Tongxianmen without Tongxian Peak?

The heads of Tongxianmen in all generations have been determined to redeem Tongxian Peak, but it is a pity that this ambition has not been realized so far.

The disciples of each peak of Tongxianmen are divided into four classes: A, B, C, and D. The quality of the disciples decreases from Class A to Class B, and the sect attaches more importance to them and trains them faster.

Class A generally only recruits the so-called "chosen ones", who have good spiritual roots, high talent and comprehension, and fast cultivation.

Of course, if you have a relationship with the sect's head elders, or are willing to donate a considerable amount of spiritual stones to the sect, you can also enter Class A.

In short, you either have talent, connections, or spiritual stones.

Class B includes disciples with average spiritual roots, but good talent and comprehension, who are more hardworking and have good grades.

The disciples of Class C have average spiritual roots, comprehension and grades, and the disciples of Class D generally have worse spiritual roots and grades, and can basically only live a muddled life.

Mo Hua was assigned to Class B, which is a disciple with average spiritual roots, but more hardworking, and good grades.

Mo Hua is only at the second level of Qi Refining, so he eats, lives and practices at Tongling Peak, which is also the peak with the most disciples in Tongxian Sect.

After entering the sect, he greeted his familiar fellow disciples and began a year of study and practice.

Even if the lower-level cultivators are poor, they have to collect some spiritual stones to let their children enter the sect to practice, at least to lay some foundation for practice, and not to be too ignorant of the various knowledge in the world of cultivation, so there are most disciples in the early stage of Qi Refining in Tongxian Sect.

As for whether they can continue to practice in the middle stage of Qi Refining, it depends on the cultivator's own talent and the family background of the cultivator.

Some families of casual cultivators really can't afford the spiritual stones, so they can only let their children drop out of school, help others refine weapons and do odd jobs, or learn to hunt monsters in the mountains, so that they can barely make a living. A hundred spiritual stones a year is not a small amount. Otherwise, before the children can practice successfully, the family will starve to death.

And those who can continue to practice in the sect in the late stage of Qi Refining are even fewer.

Several of Mo Hua's familiar fellow disciples disappeared. After asking around, he found out that they all dropped out of school because they were poor and had encountered difficulties, so they could not afford the tuition.

The cultivation of Taoism is extensive and profound. If there is no one to teach, there are many detours to take. If you drop out of school in the early stage of Qi Refining, it will be difficult to make any progress in cultivation unless you have a great opportunity.

Mo Hua sighed slightly, feeling very sorry, but his own situation was not very good, so he did not have much time to sigh.

Mo Hua took classes while practicing, and drew formations in his free time. He lived a busy and fulfilling life.

A few months later, before he knew it, Mo Hua had broken through to the third level of Qi Refining.

The cultivation of Qi Refining depends more on persistence and accumulation. If you persist in practicing every day, accumulate over time, and spend the right amount of spirit stones, you will naturally be able to break through.

But what casual cultivators lack most is always spirit stones.

The breakthrough of a small realm depends on accumulation, and the breakthrough of a middle realm will have bottlenecks. These bottlenecks require some corresponding natural treasures or elixirs to help break through.

As for the breakthrough of the great realm, such as the transition from Qi Refining to Foundation Building, it depends more on fate. For most low-level casual cultivators, it is a natural barrier that they cannot cross in their lifetime.

Every time the realm is improved, it is of great benefit to the cultivator.

Mo Hua, who is at the third level of Qi Refining, feels that his spiritual power is more abundant, and his spiritual consciousness is naturally stronger.

Before, it was laborious to draw the Minghuo Formation, but now it is considered easy, and he doesn't even need to rest for a long time after drawing.

Although it was expected, Mo Hua was still very surprised.

No wonder so many cultivators endure the boring practice and focus on improving their realm. This kind of simple and unpretentious happiness obtained after boredom is the real happiness.

Mo Hua is ten years old and is at the third level of Qi Refining. This cultivation level is in the upper middle level in Class B.

When he reaches the third level of Qi Refining, Mo Hua has to choose a practice method.

After one day of class, Instructor Yan asked several disciples at the third level of Qi Refining to stay, including Mo Hua.

Instructor Yan asked Mo Hua to stay, and then he got straight to the point:

"This was originally the job of Instructor Zhou, but he was a little unwell, so I took over and told you about the practice."

"The most important thing for a cultivator is spiritual power. Whether it is physical cultivation or spiritual cultivation, whether it is drawing arrays and refining pills, or refining tools and making talismans, spiritual power is required. If your spiritual power is strong, you are superior to others, and if your spiritual power is weak, you are inferior to others. The most fundamental difference between cultivators is the difference in spiritual power."

"The spiritual power of a cultivator is determined by the practice, and the practice is determined by the spiritual roots. What kind of spiritual roots determine what kind of practice, The type of cultivation method you practice determines the amount of your spiritual power. "

"Spiritual roots are innate, predestined, and cannot be changed. You cannot choose your own spiritual roots, but you can choose what kind of cultivation method to practice."

"Choosing a suitable cultivation method will be of great benefit to future cultivation. If the spiritual roots are poor, but the right cultivation method is practiced, there will be a relatively long road to cultivation. If the spiritual roots are superior, but the cultivation method is wrong, it is basically equivalent to cutting off the path to longevity."

"So no matter the spiritual roots are good or bad, the cultivation method must be handled with extreme caution..."

"Cultivation method..." Mo Hua muttered in his heart.

Mo Hua has a middle-grade lower-level five-element spiritual root. Among his peers in Tongxian City, he is considered to have a lower-middle spiritual root qualification.

I don't know what kind of cultivation method he can learn with his spiritual roots.