Gou Zai Liang Jie Dao Wen Cheng Xian

Chapter 52: Heaven, Earth, Man, Gods, and Ghosts!

Chu Xuan shook his head inwardly. As for whether Qi cultivation or body refinement is stronger or weaker, opinions vary, and each has its own advantages and disadvantages. He would not make a judgment.

But one thing is certain: neither Qi cultivation nor physical training can compare to the true method of cultivating all three simultaneously! Humans possess the three treasures of essence, Qi, and spirit, and cultivation naturally requires all three to advance in tandem in order to achieve perfection.

Humans may have a much higher talent for Qi cultivation than demonic beasts. This is a human talent, but it doesn't mean that physical cultivation is unimportant. The physical body is the foundation of the soul and the vessel of magical power.

Without a physical body, magical power is like a rootless duckweed. Years of arduous cultivation can dissipate in an instant. Even if one has cultivated to the highest level, one can only barely hold onto a wisp of remnant soul.

This alone demonstrates the utmost importance of the physical body.

However, according to the young man, Qi cultivation has become the mainstream practice of the human race, and the path of body refinement has long been relegated to the dustbin of history.

Judging from this, the ceiling for cultivators in this world should not be high, and it is highly likely that no immortals have ever emerged.

If an immortal were born, they wouldn't be unable to see such a simple problem.

After the Mahayana stage, one must undergo the Immortal Tribulation. The physical body, the soul, and the magical power must all be perfect and flawless in order to succeed and condense the True Immortal Dao Fruit.

If one's physical body is weak, it is impossible to condense a true immortal Dao fruit. Even if one only cultivates magic power and uses the soul and magic power to forge a Dao fruit, the physical body cannot bear the true immortal Dao fruit, so one can only take other paths.

According to federal records, there are five immortals in the world: Heaven, Earth, Man, God, and Ghost. Among them, only the Heavenly Immortals are the true transcendent beings, and only the Heavenly Immortals can be called True Immortals!

Celestial Immortals are those who take their own physical body as the foundation, and integrate the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit to transform into the Dao Fruit of True Immortals. They are true cultivators who have attained the Dao. Among the Five Immortals, True Immortals have the most legitimate status, the strongest strength, and the greatest potential!

He is the leader of the Five Immortals!

As for the other four types of immortals, they are essentially those whose physical bodies are inadequate, so they use other things to bear the fruits of immortality.

Earth Immortals are those who use a region of mountains and rivers to bear the fruits of their cultivation. Their potential is limited, and they are confined to a small area, making them inconvenient to move around.

Human immortals are those who carry the fruits of the Dao through the Qi and fortune of the human realm. Their continued existence on the path of the Dao is subject to the abundance or scarcity of Qi and fortune. Once their Qi and fortune decline, even those with extraordinary Daoist abilities will find it difficult to escape their demise.

Immortals are beings who carry the fruits of the Dao through the rules of the Heavenly Dao. Among the Five Immortals, they are the only beings who can rival Heavenly Immortals. However, they are in danger of Dao transformation and are extremely difficult to achieve, even more so than Heavenly Immortals. Furthermore, their cultivation is restricted by the Heavenly Dao and is extremely difficult to improve.

Ghost Immortals directly abandon their physical bodies, using their divine souls as the core and their magical power to condense their physical forms. They roam the world without many restrictions, but their strength is relatively weak, making them the weakest among the Five Immortals. Many Ghost Immortals are even no match for some Mahayana cultivators in the human world, and their potential is limited.

There are countless methods of cultivation in the world, but most of the paths to immortality are only these five. As long as someone becomes an immortal, they will inevitably feel the importance of the physical body.

Nowadays, Qi cultivation is prevalent throughout the world, but the true methods are nowhere to be found. Either someone is blocking the news, or no one in this world has yet broken through.

We'll see how it goes when we become stronger.

Suppressing the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Chu Xuan smiled and said, "I didn't expect that although you haven't entered the Dao, your knowledge is truly extraordinary."

"You're too kind, Immortal Master. It's all just hearsay; please just listen for fun."

"By the way, Immortal Master, are you here today to rent the courtyard you looked at yesterday?"

"That's exactly what I was thinking!"

The young man's eyes lit up immediately. "Immortal Master, I knew it. You must be a big shot, someone who lives in a courtyard house. In the market, you must be a person of considerable standing."

Chu Xuan shook his head and smiled. "Don't say too much. Tell me about the process of renting a courtyard here."

"All you need to do is sign a spiritual contract at the naval base."

Led by the young man, Chu Xuan obtained the array jade from courtyard number seventy-seven a quarter of an hour later.

Stroking the array jade in his hand, Chu Xuan's face showed a thoughtful expression. This Qingyuefang has four types of array jade: Heaven, Earth, Black, and Yellow, corresponding to four types of houses.

The Heavenly Rank consists of only four small buildings in the core of the market, the Earthly Rank consists of two-story buildings surrounding the market, and the Mysterious Rank consists of ordinary courtyards behind the buildings.

As for the Yellow Rank, it is the area outside the market formation. The valley where Qingyue Market is located is quite large, but the market area is only a small part of it, leaving most of the area empty. This part of the land gradually attracted a large population.

The vast majority of these people were innate martial artists, the pillars of the villages outside, and the lowest rungs of the market. The rest were ordinary Qi-inducing cultivators.

This section describes the residences corresponding to the Yellow-Rank Jade Array.

Although this part is not protected by the market formation, spirit stones are still required.

This world is truly cruel; cultivators and mortals at the bottom are no different from weeds.

If I were to become invincible in both realms, I could bring over the Federation's system and build a new immortal abode here.

Chu Xuan shook his head. These things were too far ahead. Aiming too high was not a good thing. He should focus on building his foundation first.

Taking the array jade back to his courtyard, Chu Xuan took a stroll around the small yard and nodded in satisfaction. It was very good; it couldn't be more suitable as his place of residence.

He took a spirit stone and exchanged it for a bottle of Vitality Pills. The bottle contained thirty pills, and he took one out to hire a master of the Innate Realm to clean the entire house and even plow the garden in the courtyard.

The Vitality Pill is of little use to Qi Induction Realm cultivators, but it can promote the cultivation of Innate Realm cultivators and greatly enhance the strength of Acquired Realm cultivators.

These innate masters are not worth much attention from gold beans, and they are reluctant to use spirit stones, so this Vitality Pill is the most suitable for them.

Qingyuefang has existed for hundreds of years and has long since evolved a complete order. As a high-ranking immortal master, he naturally has ways to command the low-level innate cultivators.

It is worth mentioning that among the pills Chu Xuan seized was a bottle of Vitality Pills, which was also the first pill Chu Xuan recognized.

After doing all this, Chu Xuan put on his bamboo hat, got up and left the courtyard. Now it was time to prepare to return to the Federation.

Before that, prepare some valuable items in the Federation, go back and exchange them for some good things, at least to set up a decent large formation.

He went straight to a shop called Xu's Magical Artifacts Shop, glanced inside, and saw that there were many magical artifacts hanging inside, the most numerous of which were the same as the green wooden sword in his storage bag.

Perhaps due to the abundance of spiritual trees here, most of the magical artifacts used by cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining are green wood swords.

After some haggling, the two magic swords were sold for a total of thirty-five spirit stones. However, if you were to buy new ones, it would cost fifty spirit stones. But since they were secondhand, it was normal for them to depreciate.

He found another pharmacy and spent fifty spirit stones to buy a ten-year-old Xuan Shen, which is a first-grade high-quality spiritual medicine.

The Federation has no shortage of cultivation techniques and spiritual artifacts. As for spirit stones, although they are a form of hard currency, the Federation also has plenty. In that case, we can only buy spiritual herbs.

The birth of a spiritual herb requires a growth environment rich in spiritual energy, but this is clearly what the Federation lacks most. Taking it should be worth a lot of contribution points.

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