Chapter 4

• Mu Xiyu's words were merciless. Xue Wanyun was furious. “You little brat, if you don't say anything, no one will think you're dumb!”
• She glanced at Su Bai quietly and saw that his expression had not changed, so she let out a sigh of relief. Turning to Mu Zhenhong, who was drinking his soup, she said, ”Zhenhong, is there any department in your new district that is short of staff?”
• Mu Zhenhong looked at her for a moment, without saying a word. His gaze fell on Su Bai, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said sternly, “Today, a degree is the key to success. A degree is important in any industry. You can't rely on connections alone, and you can't do anything without real talent!”
• Mu Zhenhong spoke in a tone of authority, looking at Su Bai and reprimanding him, ‘Do you understand what I mean?”
• Su Bai gave a faint smile and replied without arrogance, ’You're right.”
• Mu Zhenhong obviously didn't want to help, but he still put on the airs of an elder and lectured him, which was really hypocritical.
• They had no idea that at that moment, Su Bai was already a cultivator. If he wanted to, passing the national exam with the highest score would be nothing.
• However, at the moment, Su Bai's thoughts were not on his studies.
• It was past 8 o'clock in the evening when the depressing dinner finally ended. Xue Wanyun comforted Su Bai a little, basically telling him not to mind the straightforwardness of Mu Xiyu and Mu Zhenhong, and then hurried to the hospital to perform an emergency operation.
• “My aunt has a gentle and refined heart. She is gentle and beautiful, and her cooking is superb. Unfortunately, she married someone like Mu Zhenhong, who chases after power.” Su Bai shook his head and sighed inwardly.
• Su Bai naturally didn't care about the attitude of the Mu family father and daughter, but took advantage of the night to quietly go out.
• On the trail at the foot of the Cangshan Mountains, Su Bai walked while feeling the changes in the aura around him.
• “The aura in this world is already close to depletion,” he shook his head. ”Even if there are cultivators, they can barely reach the pinnacle of cultivation at most.”
• “I'm afraid I'm the only cultivator on the planet.”
• What this means is that if Su Bai practices a little, and successfully cultivates his foundation, he can probably walk all over the planet.
• In Su Bai's opinion, to be able to protect his family and not be afraid of modern weapons, missiles, airplanes, and cannons, cultivating one's foundation is more or less enough. After all, once he enters the stage of cultivating one's foundation, he will be able to practice real magical powers and supernatural abilities, and will be able to leave the mortal world behind.
• “Along the way, the density of the aura has been high and low. I have to find a place where the aura converges to practice in order to get twice the result with half the effort.”
• “If I can also find some genius spiritual treasures, I will be able to break through the foundation stage and truly enter the threshold of cultivating immortals in three years at most.”
• However, upon thinking about this, Su Bai suddenly laughed at himself, “I've been thinking too much. With the aura environment on Earth, not to mention genius spiritual treasures, even the slightly older medicinal herbs are probably all gone.”
• Shaking his head, Su Bai carefully felt the changes in the spiritual energy around him as he walked all the way to the foot of the Yun Cang Mountains.
• He finally stopped after walking a few kilometers on the path at the foot of the mountain.
• “This should be the place with the densest aura within a radius of ten kilometers. To find a better place, you would probably have to go deeper into the Yun Cang Mountains.” Su Bai looked around. It was already pitch black, and with his current eyesight, he could only barely see the surrounding green trees and the Liuxin Lake not far away, emitting a few glimmers of light under the hazy moonlight.
• Su Bai found a patch of grass and sat directly cross-legged. In the hazy moonlight, his figure appeared ethereal and seemed to slowly merge with the surroundings.
• Immortals cultivate in eight realms: refining qi, laying the foundations, golden elixir, primordial spirit, transforming the divine, returning to nothingness, unifying with the Dao, and crossing the tribulation.
• The qi-refining stage is divided into three sub-realms: the 'condensation of qi realm, the realm of supernatural powers, and the innate realm.
• The Qi-condensation realm, as the name suggests, is the beginning of cultivation, where one condenses the innate Qi within the body. After cultivation is complete, one can lift thousands of pounds with just a single hand, move as fast as a galloping horse, and transcend the limits of the human body, transforming into a superhuman. Furthermore, by condensing the true essence within the body, one can draw talismans and perform minor spells.
• The “supernatural realm” is when the innate qi has condensed to a certain stage, and one has supernatural powers, can summon the wind and rain, and turn beans into soldiers. It is like a myth in the eyes of mortals.
• As for the innate realm, at this time, the acquired qi in the body of the cultivator is completely eliminated, and the innate body is achieved. It is immune to water and fire, difficult to injure with swords and spears, and the speed of cultivating magical powers is dozens of times faster than that of ordinary people. One has already qualified to knock on the door of immortal cultivation.
• As for the realm of foundation building after refining qi, one can ride the wind for 90,000 li and live more than 500 years, completely like the immortals and gods of ancient legend!
• The qi-refining stage is the foundation of cultivation. Without a strong and stable accumulation of qi at this stage, how can one completely liquefy the primordial energy within the body and complete the foundation-building of the Dao?
• Su Bai attaches great importance to the qi training stage. In his previous life, his qi training stage was just an ordinary method of cultivation. He suffered a lot in the early stages, until later he had a series of lucky encounters during the golden elixir period, and achieved the holy product golden elixir, which made him an instant sensation and led to his rise ever since.
• “In my mind, there are 30,654 methods of cultivation in the Qi-cultivation stage. Among them, the Xianwu Sect's Qi-eating method is the most widely spread and most highly regarded. And the Dao Jue of the ancient Heavenly Palace is the most mysterious and domineering.” Su Bai's eyes narrowed slightly, ”Although the ancient Heavenly Palace has been destroyed, it was after all the once-ruling overlord of the great world of cultivation. In my previous life, I didn't have the opportunity, but today let me try this method of the ancient Heavenly Palace and see what is so extraordinary about it!”
• Having made up his mind, Su Bai no longer hesitated. He sat cross-legged, his mind slowly emptying, and the mnemonic for the Da Dao Jue appeared in his mind. With a thought, the hazy moonlight and starlight in the night sky fell directly on his head.
• As he gradually entered cultivation, his body seemed to turn into a black hole, and all kinds of aura and energy around him surged into his body. If anyone had paid attention, the entire forest at this time seemed to be enveloped in a vortex of rich energy.
• Somewhere inside Su Bai's body, a blocked and damaged meridian was rapidly recovering under the purifying and repairing effects of the concentrated spiritual energy. It had even become even more resilient than before. In just ten minutes, the hidden danger that had remained in his body for ten years had already been resolved!
• Feeling the changes within his body, Su Bai let out a smile at the corner of his mouth. The Daoist Dao of the ancient Heavenly Palace is truly formidable!
• Time passed, the moon rabbit fell, and the golden crow rose in the east. It was already dawn.
• Su Bai had actually sat cross-legged on the grass all night practicing! Fortunately, it was a remote area and no one disturbed him.
• A golden light shone through the pale light of dawn from the trees and landed on Su Bai. He suddenly opened his mouth and a white stream of air rushed out, extending for several meters. It made a 'sizzling' sound as it pierced the air, as if shooting through it.
• This white stream continued in the air for several minutes before gradually dissipating, which was extremely strange.
• “The Daoist secret arts are truly the cultivation methods of the ancient heavenly palace. I have practiced for the first time and have directly cultivated to the mid-stage of condensing qi! This is still the result of the depletion of the aura on Earth!” Su Bai exclaimed.
• If this pace continues, he will definitely reach the realm of supernatural powers in three months at the fastest, or six months at the slowest. At that time, supernatural powers will arise spontaneously, and he will be able to practice some rather powerful magical arts.