Exploring Immortality Cultivation

Wang Qi: "I always feel like I've seen this system somewhere... it's so mysterious..."

Li Ziye said, "It's already late spring, and for young Brother Wang Qi, time cannot be delayed even by a day..."

Xiang Qi waved his hand: "Senior Brother Li, we are only teaching him some beginner-level knowledge. Either you or I can handle it."

Li Ziye thought for a moment. "That's true. How do you feel about it, young brother? Just to clarify, we will only teach you beginner-level knowledge, and the way Sister Xiang and I teach will not be far off from those lecturers on the podium."

Wang Qi pondered for a long while. If the Immortal Ascension Test Takers of this Immortal Alliance organization were as he imagined, then he had nothing to fear. It was just a review for the exam, something he had done before in his past life. However... calming the villagers...

Upon further thought, the fellows in the village indeed hadn't let his grandfather down. He might as well do a good deed before leaving.

Wang Qi nodded and said, "Alright then."

Li Ziye nodded, "According to what you think, young brother, where would it be suitable for the two of us to stay?"

Wang Qi replied, "My ancestors left some family property; the house is rather spacious. What do you two think?"

"We will follow our host's convenience."

With that, Li Ziye activated his Escape Technique using Escape Light to gradually fly towards Dabai Village with Wang Qi, and Xiang Qi followed closely behind on her Sword Light.

Wang Qi asked, "By the way, Senior Li, you always mention 'Ancient Method Cultivators' and 'Modern Cultivators'. What is the difference between the two?"

Li Ziye smiled, "Since there's nothing urgent, let me explain it to you."

"Ancient Method Cultivators focus on 'stealing the essence of Heaven and Earth' and 'a Saint is the great thief of Heaven', aiming to absorb the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth to build their own small worlds. Modern Cultivators, on the other hand, follow 'Daoist Natural Law', borrowing the strength of Heaven and Earth."

"Borrow?" Wang Qi was greatly puzzled. "If it is borrowed, there must be a return... Is this to return mana back to Heaven and Earth?"

Li Ziye shook his head, "Not at all. Didn't Sister Xiang just mention it to you? All things in nature actually participate in the natural flow of spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth. Do you know where this natural flow originates?"

Wang Qi shook his head to indicate he did not know.

Xiang Qi interjected, "The breathing of Heaven and Earth."

"The breathing of Heaven and Earth?"

Li Ziye explained: "Heaven and Earth also exchange Spirit Elements with the universe beyond. If we liken Heaven and Earth to a person, is this not breathing? The simplest example is that the power of the sunfire and the power of the stars all come from beyond the heavens."

Wang Qi nodded slightly and thought to himself, "This world has even developed concepts of 'Heaven and Earth,' 'Celestial Bodies,' and 'Cosmos.'"

"Modern Cultivation involves integrating oneself into the breathing of Heaven and Earth, and directly harvesting the pure spiritual energy from beyond the skies through this breath! Not only does this process not harm Heaven and Earth by a single bit, it also strengthens the breathing of Heaven and Earth, making the realm even more robust. In return, as the power of Heaven and Earth grows, it becomes easier for us to harvest spiritual energy."

"And at a later stage, we can directly learn from nature itself, creating a perfected internal Heaven and Earth, unlike the Ancient Method where one painfully contemplates one's own path."

Wang Qi nodded again. The essence of cultivation is to transform oneself into a 'miniature Heaven and Earth,' capable of existing independently from the external vast Heaven and Earth, and truly sharing a lifespan with Heaven and Earth. If we liken Heaven and Earth to a peasant woman and spiritual energy to eggs, then the Ancient Method Cultivation is like knocking down the peasant woman to seize all her eggs for oneself, whereas Modern Cultivation is like borrowing the peasant woman's hen to lay one's own eggs...

Why does that sound so vulgar?

Just as Wang Qi's thoughts drifted off to "It's not a big deal, I thought she was stealing my eggs" — the peasant woman — Zhen Chan spoke up in admiration, "Incredible, the founder of Modern Cultivation was truly remarkable. Who was the great power that founded Modern Cultivation? Did he achieve Immortal Ascension?"

Li Ziye shook his head, "The so-called founder of Modern Cultivation doesn't refer to a single person. Elder, have you ever heard of Bi Gezi and Ji Midu, two ancient cultivators?"

Zhen Chan sounded unsure, "They seem to be two Mahayana Grandmasters from the ancient times."

Pythagoras and Archimedes, then! Wang Qi thought to himself. Once accepting such absurd settings, these corresponding relationships were exceptionally easy to guess.

"Primordial Heavenly Monarch Bi Gezi, Geometric Demon Lord Ji Midu, both were great mathematicians in ancient times. Their Daoist inheritances were combined long ago, forming the foundation of the Wanfa Sect. The mental method of the Wanfa Sect is considered the orthodox Modern Cultivation, and nearly all Modern Sects' cultivation techniques have traces of Wanfa's teachings."

"However, while the Wanfa Sect was the first to research the path of Modern Cultivation, it was not the oldest Modern Sect. The true researchers of the preliminary Modern Cultivation were Xuanxing Temple and Tianling Ridge."

"Xuanxing Temple is currently the strongest sect in Immortal Dao, proficient at meditating under the starlight and moonlight. From the inception of the sect by Master Ge Bai of Xuanxing, Xuanxing Temple has continuously produced remarkable individuals. Master Ge Bai was initially a low-ranking protector in the Ancient Cultivation's leading sect, Holy Infant Sect. Later, he progressively realized that the Heavenly Dao practiced by Ancient Cultivators was not the true Heavenly Dao. Depressed all his life, he finally decided in his later years to defect from Holy Infant Sect and establish Xuanxing Temple to pursue the ultimate truth. Thus, at the inception of Xuanxing Temple, they were severely oppressed and persecuted by the Ancient Method Practitioners; many founding disciples like Bruno were killed."

"On another side, the sects gradually establishing Modern Cultivation were Spirit Beast Mountain and Wanhua Valley. Initially, these two sects advocated for not harming the life beings of Heaven and Earth in their cultivation, but could only ensure not to harm the life beings around them when harvesting the essence of Heaven and Earth. It was until the Heavenly Selection Divine Monarch Darwin appeared. Like Master Ge Bai, the Divine Monarch was originally an affiliate disciple of Holy Infant Sect in his early years and later discovered the fallacy of the Ancient Method, thus he defected to Spirit Beast Mountain."

"Since Wanfa Sect had a wide network back then, it was able to take cultivation practices from Spirit Beast Mountain, Wanhua Valley, and Xuanxing Temple, transforming their own cultivation method and eventually forming the Modern Sects. Due to ideological differences, there were constant disputes between masters of Modern and Ancient Sects. However, at that time, no matter how wonderful Modern Cultivation was, it could not withstand the overwhelming number of Ancient Cultivators. It was an extremely tough period for Modern Cultivators."

Xiang Qi continued, "But afterwards, Modern Cultivation encountered great fortune. In the west of Shenzhou on Split Peak Island emerged an unprecedented genius, Yuanli Master Newton! Yuanli Master originally practiced the 'Power Cultivation' lineage among the Ancient Methods..."

Zhen Chan asked, "Is that the one who doesn't practice Daoist skills but focuses solely on strength and martial skills?"

Xiang Qi nodded, "Yes, but Yuanli Master felt it was insufficient. He joined Wanfa Sect, elevating his Power Cultivation techniques to a state beyond skill and closer to Dao itself, forming a unique lineage. Legend has it that Yuanli Master was favored by Heaven and Earth, who chose a fruit to teach him three major universal truths!"

"Empowered by the three heavenly truths, Yuanli Master founded 'Elemental Power Sect' in the central region of Shenzhou. Yuanli Master's good friend Bo Yi'er established Burning Gold Valley, and his rival, the loose cultivator Hu Ke, by reforming basic cultivation techniques, unified Spirit Beast Mountain and Wanhua Valley to form today's Tianling Ridge. Later, the aristocratic-born Fentian Marquis Kelvin rallied a group of bold individuals to establish Fentian Prefecture."

Li Ziye closed his eyes, seemingly lost in nostalgia for that era full of enemies, where the predecessors of Modern Cultivation fought their way out bloodily, "Yuanli Master and his generation of geniuses completely turned the tide of war, allowing Modern Cultivation to ultimately prevail over Ancient Cultivation, becoming the orthodox in Shenzhou!"

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