Chapter 266: The Academy of Transmission of Skills
Although Qingyang started later than others, his cultivation speed is not slow. He is not yet 20 years old this year, and he still has several decades of life ahead of him. As long as he works hard, he will have no problem cultivating to the late stage of Qi Refining. If he has the opportunity to get a foundation-building pill in these decades, he may even be able to fight for the foundation-building stage.
Foundation-building cultivators are already the elite among cultivators. There are only a few thousand of them in the entire Jiuzhou Continent, and they are not far from the top of the cultivators. Moreover, the life span of foundation-building cultivators is 200 years. Who dares to guarantee that he can't make further progress in these 200 years?
After thinking about it, Qingyang sat in meditation in the quiet room. He had just broken through the cultivation level, and his realm was not particularly stable. He couldn't waste any time.
However, Qingyang also felt that after breaking through the Qi Refining stage, his cultivation speed seemed to be much slower. Although the surrounding spiritual energy was more abundant and the skills were running faster, the true energy in the dantian did not increase much. Qingyang knew that this was because the true qi in the Dantian was compressed countless times, and it took more time to refine the same amount of true qi.
It seems that it is not enough to just practice hard behind closed doors. At this rate, it will not be able to improve by one level in five or six years. If you want to practice to the late stage of Qi Refining, you will probably be in your seventies or eighties. At that time, it will be even more difficult to break through the foundation-building stage. It seems that some auxiliary methods are still needed.
There are many auxiliary methods. The nectar and pollen collected by alcoholic bees are the same, but spiritual flowers are hard to find. You can't get them just because you want to. It depends on chance. Occasionally, some are collected, and they have to be left to the alcoholic bees to maintain their lives. Qingyang can't bear to snatch food from the bees.
Pills are also a way. A Qi-gathering Pill is equivalent to a month of hard practice, and it only takes a few days to refine a pill. If you can have dozens of Qi-gathering Pills, you may be able to improve your cultivation by one level in more than a year. However, the outer courtyard only issues four pills a year, which is just a drop in the bucket for Qingyang's practice. It seems that learning the art of alchemy can no longer be delayed.
There was no conversation that night. The next day, Qingyang and Lu Dingshan went to find Tian Shengcai in the outer courtyard. After three years of not seeing each other, Tian Shengcai's cultivation had broken through to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage. Seeing Qingyang and Lu Dingshan both in the outer courtyard, he was very happy. At least he would not be so lonely in the outer courtyard in the future.
The three chatted for a long time. Tian Shengcai also told them a lot about the outer courtyard, which benefited them a lot and helped them avoid many detours in the future.
After getting Tian Shengcai's guidance, the two said goodbye and went to the Qingfeng Hall's Transmission Courtyard together. Yesterday at Uncle Deng's place, both of them received a free jade talisman for the practice method, and they needed to choose a practice method that suits them as soon as possible.
The Transmission Courtyard is an extremely noble place inside the Qingfeng Hall. There is a hall in front of it that is dedicated to answering questions and solving doubts. All inner and outer disciples of the sect can come to listen. This is not the kind of errands where a Qi-refining disciple is sent to answer questions and solve problems. Instead, there are special foundation-building uncles in charge, including all categories of immortal cultivation, whether it is problems with the techniques, questions about cultivation, or even alchemy, refining, array formations, talismans, etc., there are people who come to teach regularly.
The Transmission Institute does not restrict the entry and exit of disciples from the inner and outer courtyards. You can come at any time, and there is no limit on the number of times, so it seems very lively here. Even some foundation-building cultivators will come to exchange some insights on Taoism or questions in cultivation with other fellow disciples.
The back of the Transmission Institute seems much quieter. There is also an extremely important place here, that is, the Technique Pavilion. Almost all the techniques that can be found in the entire Qingfeng Hall are gathered here, including common basic techniques, advanced spells, secrets in alchemy, refining, array formations, talismans, etc., as well as the experience and insights of predecessors in cultivation in previous generations, as well as geographical knowledge, major events, introductions to spirit beasts and spirit insects, etc. There are many kinds of things, and almost everything you need can be found here.
However, there is only one free chance. If you want to read more, you must spend spirit stones to buy it. For things like cultivation techniques, everyone chooses carefully. One or two books are enough. Unless you feel that it is extremely unsuitable for you after practicing, you will change it. Therefore, there are few disciples who come here at ordinary times. Only occasionally can you meet one or two, which seems very deserted.
The cultivation method pavilion is a two- or three-story attic with a large area. It can be seen from a long distance. Qingyang and Lu Dingshan did not stay in the front yard, but came directly to the cultivation method pavilion. The protection here is extremely strict. There are not only two cultivators in the early stage of foundation building guarding outside, but also a huge defensive formation. It is difficult for ordinary people to approach.
Qingyang and Lu Dingshan handed over their jade talismans. After one of the foundation building cultivators checked it, he opened the formation outside and let them in.
Inside the cultivation method pavilion, there are rows of bookshelves filled with various books and jade slips. A rough glance shows that there are at least thousands of them. Inside the gate, there was an old man with white beard who was resting with his eyes closed. He opened his eyes, glanced at the two of them, and said, "Each new outer disciple can choose two secret manuals of martial arts. You must read them carefully."
Just such a casual glance made Qingyang tremble with fear, as if all his secrets could not escape the other party's glance. Since joining Qingfeng Hall, he has also met several high-level people in Qingfeng Hall. The only one who can compare with this person is probably the deputy head Qingjing Sanren.
Before Qingyang came, Tian Shengcai said that this white-bearded old man was Uncle Qinghe, the head of the Transmission Institute. Like the deputy head, he was also at the ninth level of the foundation-building period. He was one of the top masters in the entire sect except for the Jindan cultivators. He usually stayed at the Gongfa Pavilion.
Tian Shengcai also explained the rules here very clearly. After entering the Gongfa Pavilion, you can stay there for a day to choose the Gongfa you need. There is still plenty of time. However, each person can only choose two books. The standard configuration is a basic Gongfa and a magic secret.
If you want to take more, you have to spend spirit stones to buy them yourself. The price is different according to the category. The price of Gongfa secrets is very high, and many people cannot afford it.
This category is generally used by high-level talisman masters using special methods to print Gongfa secrets on jade slips with divine thoughts. It is very troublesome to make. When using it, the cultivator only needs to probe the divine thoughts into the jade slip, and the information inside will be transmitted to the cultivator's Yuanshen. However, this kind of jade slip can only be used once, and then the jade slip will be discarded.
As for those reference or basic knowledge types, they are copied directly from books. Because the cost is very low, the price is very cheap and can be bought with one or two spirit stones.