txolops Chapter 3: Brilliance Abounds!
Chapter 3: Brilliance Abounds!
An hour later, an invisible roar resounded within Chu Xuan's body, and his power instantly increased dramatically.
Chu Xuan opened his eyes with a look of surprise and delight. He had reached the third level of Body Refinement!
This was the first time he had experienced such exhilarating cultivation since he began practicing. Breaking through a level in a single day was something that would be impossible in the Federation.
The feeling of having an unlimited supply of spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and cultivating to the limit of your physical body, is simply wonderful.
Even though Chu Xuan's Limitless Skill had reached a superb level in the Federation, he couldn't draw in much spiritual energy from heaven and earth. Often, after painstakingly drawing in spiritual energy for three or four hours, it would only be enough for ten minutes of body tempering.
Compared to the Federation, this place is paradise.
Even if one has only mastered the Wuji Gong (limitless skill), one can still draw upon sufficient spiritual energy from heaven and earth in this world.
What a treasure trove!
Even if I can't enter the Immortal Abode later, with this world here, plus the Federation's various insights into body refinement, I can become a Foundation Establishment Body Cultivator and step into the Immortal Abode again.
It's not impossible for someone to gather the resources of both worlds into one person, achieve immortality, and live a long and prosperous life!
At that moment, Chu Xuan's eyes shone with an terrifying light!
Taking a deep breath to suppress his excitement, he realized that he was only a minor Body Refinement Level 3 cultivator, while the average strength of adults in the Federation was Body Refinement Level 5. He was still far behind.
Be very careful, you absolutely cannot let it end halfway through.
After giving himself a pep talk, Chu Xuan left the tomb chamber through the tunnel. It's worth mentioning that the person who dug the tunnel was really skilled; it didn't collapse at all and was perfectly usable.
Moreover, the exit of the tomb was located on a mountain wall, next to a large willow tree, which completely concealed the tomb. In this lush forest, it was really not easy to find the tomb.
It's a good safe house!
Six hours later, Chu Xuan was numb. This world was completely different from the Federation. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was incredibly rich. In this small mountain forest, every weed contained spiritual energy.
Many of the medicinal herbs had reached the standard of spiritual herbs. In just six hours, Chu Xuanguang picked more than a dozen spiritual herbs. This was only because Chu Xuanguang only picked spiritual herbs that were over ten years old in order to save space.
This small patch of forest is truly a place brimming with wonder!
Startled by the approaching birds in the distance, Chu Xuan's gaze sharpened. Relying on the support of the Boundary Gate, he could leave at any time and immediately crept over.
Hiding behind a tree and looking down at the two people below, Chu Xuan frowned immediately. Damn it, he couldn't understand them.
In the woods below, a middle-aged man who looked to be about forty years old was chopping down a plant that Chu Xuan had never seen before with an iron axe. A young girl was picking unknown wild vegetables next to him. The two were working and chatting, but Chu Xuan couldn't understand a word they were saying.
It seems I'll have to learn another language again. But that's fine, I might as well learn it. I learned almost the Federation language in just six months.
It is said that Foundation Establishment cultivators can develop divine consciousness and communicate directly with their souls, without even needing language. Unfortunately, I don't even know what divine consciousness looks like.
Chu Xuan secretly observed them for ten minutes and was able to confirm that they were both ordinary people, but their physical condition was much better than that of ordinary people in his previous life, probably because they were nourished by spiritual energy.
Chu Xuan did not compare the citizens of the Federation. Under the governance of the Immortal Mansion, the Federation only lacked spiritual energy, not body-refining techniques, and the physical fitness of the citizens of the Federation was still very high.
Pretend to be deaf and mute first, and learn the rest slowly!
"Father, someone's here!"
Mancang turned around, looked at Chu Xuan who was walking down the mountain, wiped his sweat, and asked, "Young man, where are you from?"
Seeing Chu Xuan's lack of reaction, Man Cang was slightly taken aback. "Something's wrong, A Qing, hide behind me."
The girl was startled upon hearing this and quickly ran behind her father. "Father, could it be a demonic cultivator?"
"It shouldn't be that bad. We'd be dead long ago if we were demonic cultivators. Besides, this is under the jurisdiction of the Immortal Sect. Which demonic cultivator would dare to come here?"
Mancang paused, his grip on the axe tightening. "But this guy doesn't seem normal. Better safe than sorry."
"Young man?"
"Young man?"
As Chu Xuan approached, Man Cang called out twice more, but the young man still didn't move, his hands holding the axe were soaked with sweat.
That's weird, I should have known better than to come out today.
Chu Xuan walked over, pointed to his mouth and ears, and waved his hand to indicate that he couldn't hear.
Mancang breathed a sigh of relief, "You young man, you scared me to death."
Aqing, who was standing to the side, also breathed a sigh of relief and rolled her eyes at her father. "Dad, I can't hear you."
"I didn't know he couldn't hear."
"So what do we do now?"
"Never mind it, it's better to avoid trouble."
Aqing hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Alright."
"Speak," the two men said, gesturing wildly, indicating that Chu Xuan should go home by himself.
Going home? No way.
Chu Xuan immediately started gesturing wildly. Half an hour later, Man Cang wiped away his sweat and said, "Forget it, let's take him back and give the village chief a headache."
Twenty days passed in the blink of an eye.
Chu Xuan used a wooden mallet to smash the pulp in front of him. He had been here for twenty days, and although he still couldn't understand their language, he had learned a bit about the situation.
This village has about three hundred people and they probably belong to a cultivation group. Everyone in the village has the same job: to cut down a type of tree from the mountains, make pulp, dry it, and then cut it into paper talismans of uniform size.
Then use the talisman paper to exchange for gold beans, and use the gold beans to exchange for various daily necessities.
The vast majority of people in the village are ordinary people, with only a few seven or eight people showing signs of cultivation, and it's not qi cultivation, but more like body refinement.
However, the method is very rudimentary, with the strongest being only around the second level of body refinement.
Such abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth must have given rise to a cultivation civilization. It's just that Chu Xuan doesn't know what kind of cultivation method it is. The level of cultivation in the village is too low, so he can't make a judgment.
I have a general understanding now, but I'll learn more about the rest next time I come; the time was too short.
I'm going back to take the college entrance exam now, and there are only ten days left. Although it's hard to get eight points, what if I do?
What if I'm one of those rare geniuses who can score eight points?
Moreover, it doesn't matter if you fail the exam. You can possess the gate between realms and freely travel between the two realms. Foundation building is just a matter of time, and entering the Immortal Mansion is also just a matter of time.
It is worth mentioning that this world is so rich in spiritual energy that the spiritual energy needed to open the gate can be gathered in less than an hour. Chu Xuan gathered enough spiritual energy for the next gate opening very early on.
In other words, after returning to the Federation, Chu Xuan no longer needs to worry about the spiritual energy from his time travel.
After finding Mancang and Aqing, Chu Xuan gestured for a while, and the two, who had spent twenty days with Chu Xuan, immediately understood what he meant. "Great, Brother Dali, you finally remembered where your home is."