Immortal Venerable of the Beast Race-Chapter 61 - Immortal Cultivation Techniques_1

61: 61 Immortal Cultivation Techniques_1

61: 61 Immortal Cultivation Techniques_1

Half an hour later, Shen Long exited the Spirit Control Tower.

He released the Iron Tail Scorpion and the Gold Ant, feeding them some Silver Marrow Spirit Rice and a piece of Profound Iron Ore, respectively, before putting them back into the spirit beast bags.

A spirit beast bag could only hold one type of spirit beast or spirit insect; they couldn’t all be put into a single spirit beast bag.

Shen Long took out a Qi Nourishing Pill and placed it in his mouth.

As soon as the elixir entered his mouth, it melted, and a surge of spiritual energy rose in his abdomen, darting about chaotically.

Shen Long hurriedly began cultivating to refine this spiritual energy, guiding it towards his dantian to gather.

The next day, early in the morning just as the sky brightened, three loud bell tolls signaled the start of a new day.

A large number of disciples from Green Cloud Peak left their residences, rushing towards the peak of the mountain.

Shen Long was among them; he first went to the Spiritual Meal Pavilion for breakfast, and then proceeded to the Teaching Pavilion.

“Yesterday, I talked about the exploits of the Grandmaster, the development history of the Spirit Control Sect, and the history of the Donghua Cultivation Realm.

Today, we’ll discuss the hundred arts of cultivation.

What I’m telling you is theoretical.

If you want to learn a skill, you need guidance from a reputable teacher.

I don’t recommend you explore on your own.

Don’t just see the benefits of mastering a skill while ignoring the cost and effort of learning it.

Most Qi Refining Cultivators don’t have the luxury of trial and error.

One misstep could lead to many errors.”

Sun Sen’s tone was stern.

Some cultivators were wishful thinkers, believing they had a talent for a particular skill and spending years of savings to learn it, or even the accumulated wealth of several generations.

If they were successful, well and good; if they failed, the rest of their lives might be spent paying for that impulsive mistake.

“Failure is the mother of success; how do you know without trying?”

Gu Tianhong said.

“You may try, but do so within your means.

Our sect has a Teaching Hall specifically for teaching skills, but you have to provide your own expenses.

I wouldn’t recommend you learn a skill right now.

It’s better to focus mainly on Foundation Establishment.

If you succeed in Foundation Establishment, you’ll have a lifespan of 250 years and can move to live at the Inner Peak.

Your monthly stipend will also substantially increase.

It’s safer to learn a skill after that,” Sun Sen said slowly.

Shen Long wholeheartedly agreed with this plan.

Aside from breeding spirit insects and beasts, he wouldn’t consider learning a new skill before progressing to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

As Sun Sen said, he couldn’t afford to make too many mistakes.

“Alright, getting back to the point: alchemy, array setting, brewing, talisman crafting, artifact refining, divination, plant cultivation, breeding, beast mastery, vein exploration, puppetry, ghost exorcism, corpse driving, gu poisoning, dual cultivation, music, treasure appraisal, etc., are all part of the hundred arts of cultivation.

Let’s start with alchemy, which is fundamentally about breaking down and recombining Spiritual Medicine and Spirit Fruit using high temperatures to condense into pills.”

“It sounds simple, but material proportion, temperature control, and the timing of the pill formation are all critical to producing an elixir.

Any minor deviation during the process can lead to failure…” Sun Sen elaborated.

Disciples like Gu Tianhong, who came from cultivation families, had already learned about this and weren’t particularly interested, but they dared not leave; they could only patiently listen.

Disciples like Shen Long, who came from a loose cultivator background, listened intently, as their knowledge in this area was practically non-existent.

“Senior Brother Sun, are there grades to elixirs?” Shen Long asked curiously.

“Of course, there are.

Elixirs are divided into four grades: lower, middle, upper, and extreme.

Three pill patterns indicate a lower grade, nine indicate an upper grade, and twelve indicate an extreme grade.

As far as I know, it’s rare for an alchemist to produce upper-grade elixirs, let alone extreme-grade.

Most elixirs on the market are of the lower grade.

Take the Foundation Establishment Pill, for example—the ones our sect exchanges with disciples are of the middle grade, with slightly better effects,” Sun Sen explained.

“Senior Brother Sun, does that mean a cultivator with Five Spirit Roots could achieve Foundation Establishment with an extreme-grade Foundation Establishment Pill?” Qin Bao asked curiously.

Sun Sen laughed and said, “What do you think an extreme-grade elixir is?

Even an upper-grade Foundation Establishment Pill is very rare, let alone an extreme-grade one.

Even within the Medicine King Valley, one of the top five powers in the Donghua Cultivation Realm, there aren’t many alchemists capable of producing upper-grade elixirs, not to mention other forces.”

“However, having said that, it is indeed hard for a cultivator with Five Spirit Roots to achieve Foundation Establishment.

Some may need five Foundation Establishment Pills just to succeed.

If they had an upper-grade pill, it’s highly likely they could advance to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

Anyway, I’ve never heard of anyone who could produce an extreme-grade elixir,” Sun Sen added.

“Senior Brother Sun, the Qianyang Realm has a long history.

Surely there have been alchemists who could produce extreme-grade elixirs?” Ye Yutang inquired.

“Of course, over a million years, there was indeed a divine farmer with a physique adept in alchemy from Han Family on Golden Gourd Island in the Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, who had the ability to make extreme-grade elixirs, and its formation even caused a phenomenon,” Sun Sen said.

“Northern Sea Cultivation Realm, Han Family!” Shen Long said with a look of contemplation on his face.

They were in the Donghua Cultivation Realm of the Qianyang Realm, which was divided into Donghua, Southern Border, Western Desert, and Northern Sea— each region was inhabited by the Human Clan.

“Only one from over a million years ago?

There haven’t been any alchemists capable of making extreme-grade elixirs within the last million years?” Qin Bao continued to inquire.

“I wouldn’t know about that, perhaps there have been, but I simply haven’t had contact with them.

This is not surprising; the Cultivation Realm is full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there are many capable individuals,” Sun Sen said, changing his tone and then added: “We’ve talked about elixirs, now let me tell you about weapons.

The weapons used by cultivators, from lowest to highest, are Magic Artifacts, Dharma Treasures, and Spiritual Treasures.

First, let’s talk about Magic Artifacts…”

The two hours passed quickly, and only a fraction of the hundred arts of cultivation had been introduced.

Shen Long and the other disciples left the Teaching Pavilion, had lunch at the Spiritual Meal Pavilion, and Shen Long returned to his residence.

He saw Lin Cheng from afar, standing at the entrance of Qingmei Courtyard.

“Junior Brother Lin, sorry to have kept you waiting.”

Shen Long deactivated the prohibition and let Lin Cheng in.

“I just arrived myself.

Go on with your business; just leave the pest removal to me,” Lin Cheng said.

Shen Long nodded, brewed Lin Cheng a pot of Spiritual Tea, and then used his Magic Artifact to head to the Scripture Pavilion to look up some texts.

There were some aspects that Sun Sen had only briefly mentioned without detailed explanations, and given the limited time for teaching, Sun Sen couldn’t keep answering Shen Long’s questions indefinitely.

To master solid knowledge in cultivation, one must actively learn, rather than passively wait for others to teach.

This time, Shen Long checked out the classics that introduce the various arts of cultivation.

More than two hours later, Shen Long left the Scripture Pavilion and hurried back to Qingmei Courtyard with his magic artifact.

Lin Cheng had already left, and a pot of Spiritual Tea had been completely finished by him.

Shen Long activated the prohibition spell and rushed to the Teaching Pavilion.

Upon entering the Teaching Pavilion, he saw that Qin Bao, Ye Yuqing, Tang Yuting, and others had already arrived and were chatting casually.

“Junior Brother Shen, where did you go?

I went to Qingmei Courtyard to find you, but you were not there,” Qin Bao asked.

“I went to the Scripture Pavilion to consult the classics.

Is there something Senior Brother Qin needed from me?” Shen Long politely asked.

“Nothing much, just wanted to have a chat.

I didn’t expect Junior Brother Shen to be so studious.

It’s not enough for you to learn in the Teaching Pavilion; you even use your rest time to look up classics in the Scripture Pavilion.

Cultivation is fundamental, knowing roughly about the knowledge of cultivation is good enough.

There are many things that we can’t even come into contact with at the moment,” Qin Bao kindly reminded him.

“Thank you for the reminder, Senior Brother Qin.

I have taken note of it,” Shen Long said in thanks.

Qin Bao nodded and said no more.

Soon after, Sun Sen arrived, took attendance, and continued his lecture on the various arts of cultivation.

“Controlling ghosts and refining corpses are also among the various arts of cultivation.

In Qin Country’s Cultivation Realm, few cultivators practice these arts.

In the neighboring Zhao Country, however, the Hundred Ghosts Sect and Yin Corpse Sect are famous for controlling ghosts and refining corpses.

Ghost Creatures and refined corpses typically feed on the essence blood and True Yuan of Monster Beasts or cultivators.

To train Ghost Creatures and refine corpses, the cultivators of Hundred Ghosts Sect and Yin Corpse Sect often harm the innocent and even cause trouble in Qin Country’s Cultivation Realm.

Once we discover them, we will immediately send people to encircle and suppress them,” Sun Sen explained.

“There are many types of Ghost Creatures and refined corpses, and their abilities vary greatly.

If you want to understand them in detail, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to read the relevant classics.

Our sect has some classics that introduce Ghost Creatures and refined corpses,” Sun Sen said slowly.

“Senior Brother Sun, I heard that the Corpse Pearls inside refined corpses have the effect of tempering the body.

Is that true?” Qin Bao asked.

Sun Sen nodded, “Indeed, that is true.

However, only refined corpses of Core Formation Stage and above might produce Corpse Pearls.

When Ghost Creatures are killed, they leave behind Yin Pearls, which are somewhat similar to the Demon Cores of Monster Beasts.

Yin Pearls can be used for Array Setting, Artifact Refining, and also to feed Spirit Insects.”

“Used to feed Spirit Insects?

What kind of Spirit Insects eat Yin Pearls?” Tang Yuting asked curiously.

“The Soul-Eating Cicada!

It is the nemesis of Ghost Creatures.

More than five hundred years ago, one of our Grandmasters raised a third-stage Soul-Eating Cicada that killed a Core Formation Stage Gui Yaksha.

However, the Soul-Eating Cicada is ranked fifty-fifth on the Heaven and Earth Exotic Insect List, which is quite high.

To raise it to the third stage, who knows how much in the way of cultivation resources would need to be poured into it.

There are quite a few Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts that have miraculous effects against Ghost Creatures.

Common ones belong to the thunder series of Spirit Insects and Spirit Beasts…” Sun Sen patiently answered the questions of Shen Long and others, enriching their knowledge.

The two hours passed quickly, and Shen Long and the others gradually left.

After dining in the Spiritual Meal Pavilion in the evening, Shen Long returned to Qingmei Courtyard to sit on the stone bed and cultivate.

Two days quickly flew by.

Shen Long’s life was very regular.

He rose early for breakfast, then went to the Teaching Pavilion to listen to lectures.

After lunch, he returned to Qingmei Courtyard, activated the protective formations for Lin Cheng to remove pests, and then he headed to the Scripture Pavilion to review classics.

After spending more than two hours, he would rush back to Green Cloud Peak to attend the lecture in the Teaching Pavilion.

After dinner, he returned to Qingmei Courtyard to cultivate.

One evening, as the sunset in the west and the afterglow of the twilight bathed Green Cloud Peak in a golden hue, it was as if the peak had donned a golden coat.

At Qingmei Courtyard, Shen Long stood in front of the Spirit Field while Lin Cheng was planting Silver Marrow Spirit Rice.

Every so often, he dug a small hole, sprinkled a few grains of Silver Marrow Spirit Rice into it, and then covered them up.

After a while, Lin Cheng pinched a spell, and a blue cloud cluster the size of a washbowl appeared out of nowhere above the Spirit Field.

“The Cloud Gathering Rainfall Technique!

An instant casting spell!” Shen Long silently nodded to himself.

Lin Cheng pinched another spell, and the blue cloud cluster churned and tumbled, spilling out large drops of rain that fell into the Spirit Field.

He used the Cloud Gathering Rainfall Technique to irrigate the Spirit Field, ensuring every plot received its share.

“The seeds have been sown.

Now we just wait for germination.

I’ll irrigate once every five days, so I’ll come by every five days.

When will it be convenient for you, Senior Brother Shen?” Lin Cheng asked politely.

“Let’s aim for noon,” Shen Long replied.

“Alright, then I’ll come back the noon of five days from now!

If Senior Brother Shen has any questions, feel free to contact me with a Messaging Plate or send someone to bring a message.

It’s best to activate the formation array when going out, to prevent pests from flying in.

I will also remove pests whenever I irrigate, which will be a double effort” Lin Cheng said.

Shen Long nodded and agreed.

“Then I won’t disturb Senior Brother Shen’s cultivation any further, farewell,” Lin Cheng took his leave from Qingmei Courtyard.

After seeing Lin Cheng off, Shen Long activated the prohibition spell, went into the basement of Qingmei Pavilion, and sat on the stone bed to begin cultivating.

He had already adapted to life in the Spirit Control Sect.

During the new disciple training period, he was provided for and could focus on cultivation without concerns.