From bone collectors to the supreme ruler of humanity

Chapter 94 Qi Condensation Realm, Beginner Level!

Back in the courtyard, Chen was already packing her things.

Manager Feng's men arrived much faster than him; four or five maids were already standing in the courtyard, busily packing bedding and clothes.

Lin Xiu was also standing at the door. When she saw Lin Yan return, she jumped and skipped into Lin Yan's arms.

"Brother, are we moving?"

"Um."

"Where are you moving to?"

"East of the city, a large mansion."

Lin Xiu pouted: "I don't want to move. I like this courtyard."

Lin Yan squatted down, stroked his little sister's head, and said softly, "There's a garden in our big house where we can grow lots of beautiful flowers and plants. It's much better than this little yard."

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Before nightfall, Lin Yan and his family moved into a large house in the east of the city.

The three-courtyard house, with its imposing blue bricks and gray tiles, had a brand-new plaque hanging on the gate. The two large gilded characters "Lin Mansion" shone brightly in the dark sky. The tables and chairs in the hall were made of fine sandalwood, and the walls were adorned with many landscape paintings and calligraphy. If outsiders saw it, they would all sigh that the owner of this place must be a high-ranking official or nobleman.

After settling Chen and her sister in, Lin Yan went to the courtyard alone and toured the entire mansion along the long corridor.

[Observing Qi] unfolds silently and without warning.

Everything within a ten-step radius became clear to him.

Five female servants were busy preparing dinner in the kitchen. Outside the main gate of the house, four soldiers stood on either side of the entrance, with steel knives at their waists. They appeared to be on guard duty, but their eyes were actually constantly glancing into the courtyard.

There are two more behind, one on the left and one on the right, hidden around the corner.

This is not over yet.

In the alley on the east side of the house, a person was hidden in the canopy of an old locust tree. His true energy was abundant, and his breathing was long and even, clearly indicating that he was a master of the Unending Realm. If it weren't for the extraordinary perception granted by his [Aura Observation] ability, which allowed him to detect the subtle fluctuations in true energy, he might not have been able to find this person even if he walked right up to the locust tree.

On the second floor of the teahouse opposite the main entrance, a half-open window facing the street revealed a young man dressed as a scholar, holding a book and seemingly reading. However, Lin Yan noticed that this young man was actually at the early stage of the Transformation Realm. It was unbelievable that a second-grade spiritual cultivator would have the leisure to read in a teahouse in the evening, especially since it was so close to his residence. Lin Yan didn't believe it was just a coincidence.

He silently counted them: six visible stakes and two hidden stakes, one of whom was a third-rank martial artist.

The Crown Prince really "values" him.

Lin Yan returned to her room and closed the door.

Lying in bed, Lin Yan closed his eyes and remained motionless.

Having been in this world for so long, he finally had a chance to catch his breath. Since Black Wind Ridge, he had been forced to walk against his will. Every step seemed to be his own choice, but upon closer reflection, which step did he have any other options?

Every step felt like walking on a narrow path flanked by high walls, pushed by the gale behind you into the fog ahead.

Lin Yan didn't like this feeling.

But he knew that now was not the time to turn against him. With his current level of cultivation, he couldn't even defeat the Crown Prince's secret guards, let alone the Second Prince and the Third Prince.

Since we can't escape, we might as well try to get our hands on the tiger's skin. We need to establish a firm foothold first, and only when we improve our cultivation will we be qualified to talk about other things.

Lin Yan took out the book "The Essentials of Qi Condensation" from the cabinet and spread it out on the bed.

His only trump card is his cultivation technique and physical strength.

And that skill panel—that's his biggest secret since he transmigrated, and the only thing that can help him turn the tide.

He opened the "Essentials of Qi Condensation" and began reading carefully from the first page.

The Qi Condensation Realm is the first threshold of spiritual cultivation. As the saying goes, physical cultivation strengthens the body, while spiritual cultivation condenses Qi. Physical cultivation trains the muscles, bones, skin, and flesh, and nourishes the true Qi within the body, while spiritual cultivation condenses the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth to forge one's own Dharma form.

Although the two are not contradictory and can be pursued simultaneously, most people can only choose one path to follow throughout their lives.

Lin Yan, as a body cultivator, has already reached the Great Perfection of the True Qi Realm. Under the effect of [Basic Body Tempering], his muscles, bones, skin and flesh have been greatly strengthened. Now he is cultivating spiritual energy, which is considered a latecomer. However, he has the ability to [observe Qi], and his sensitivity to spiritual energy in the environment is far beyond that of ordinary spiritual cultivators of the same level.

The core of the "Essentials of Qi Condensation" is to form a vortex of spiritual energy within the dantian, serving as the central hub for the circulation and movement of spiritual energy throughout the body.

The specific steps of condensing qi are mainly divided into three steps: qi introduction, condensation and circulation, and foundation building.

Lin Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, with his palms facing the sky, and gradually adjusted his breathing using the methods mentioned in the manual, beginning to guide the Qi into his body.

In his perception of "Qi Observation," countless invisible and intangible tiny points of light entered his body with each breath, slowly flowing along his meridians.

Lin Yan guided the spiritual energy down the Ren meridian into his dantian. Once the spiritual energy in his dantian reached a certain concentration, he began the second step: condensation and circulation.

The key points state that the condensation and vortexing stage is the most difficult and crucial step in the Qi Condensation Realm. This step mainly involves getting the spiritual energy to rotate, continuously compressing and purifying it during the rotation process, and finally forming a stable vortex in the dantian.

Lin Yan began to try to guide the spiritual energy to rotate with his mind, but the spiritual energy was like a stagnant pool. When Lin Yan pushed it, the spiritual energy did not change at all.

He wasn't in a hurry; he repeatedly pushed the spiritual energy to rotate.

It wasn't until the thousandth time that the spiritual energy finally began to slowly circulate.

The first rotation was very clumsy.

The second lap went a little better.

In the third cycle, the spiritual energy began to flow.

Lap N...

The spiritual energy circulated faster and faster, and Lin Yan felt his lower abdomen, specifically his dantian, getting hotter and hotter, and sweat began to bead on his forehead. He did not stop.

With each rotation of the spiritual energy, its density increases, gradually changing from a gaseous state to a misty state, then thickening, and finally transforming into a translucent bead.

Click!

Lin Yan seemed to hear a soft sound as the bead shattered.

A crystal the size of a sesame seed hung quietly in the center of his dantian. A few wisps of spiritual energy flowed out from the crystal, along the meridians to his limbs. Wherever it passed, Lin Yan felt as if his meridians had been widened a bit more.

Qi Condensation Realm, Beginner Level!

Lin Yan tried to mobilize this wisp of spiritual energy and infuse it into his right index finger, then gently pressed his finger against the foot of the bed.

laugh!

The sandalwood bed legs looked as if they had been scorched by fire, with a small, charred hole appearing.

Spiritual cultivation is indeed different from physical cultivation.

After being possessed by spiritual energy, one can do many things that physical cultivators cannot do with brute force.

[Skill Advancement: Qi Condensation Techniques (Beginner) - Qi Condensation Techniques (Beginner) (1/200)]

[Basic Body Tempering (Minor Success) (400/2000)]

A new skill appeared on the panel, and to Lin Yan's surprise, his [Basic Body Tempering] progress also increased.

Can spiritual energy and true energy be cultivated together and still complement each other?

I'll have to verify it again when I have time.

It was late at night, so Lin Yan pulled the blanket up and closed his eyes.

Starting tomorrow, I will handle official business during the day and focus on spiritual practice at night.

Once his cultivation is sufficient, he'll see how to cut off the ropes binding him.