Chapter Seven Little Lion

  Three months, indeed not slow, if one had to evaluate it, barely enough to be considered good. However, Yang Tianwen didn't know that when he crossed over into the spatial realm, he had absorbed some faint and imperceptible spatial energy. Adding this to the special effects of the first level of the Destiny Heavenly Disk's activation, which cleansed his marrow and strengthened his bones, Yang Tianwen's body underwent a tremendous transformation. Yet, despite this, it took him three months to cultivate his Qi Sensing, such talent could only be described as mediocre. Still, Yang Tianwen didn't know any better, feeling rather pleased with himself.

  Yang Tianwen has now entered the Qi Refining stage after three months of hard work, which is also the first and most basic threshold of cultivation. Oh, in "The Grand Dao of Self-Cultivation", it's called the Nascent Soul stage.

  Now, let's introduce the cultivation hierarchy of this world. It is broadly divided into five parts: Qi Refining, Foundation Building, Core Formation, Void Spirit, and Great Vehicle. Further divided into: Qi Refining, Opening Illumination, Fasting from Grains, False Core, Golden Core, Primordial Infant, Departure from the Cavern, Separation of Spirits, Union of Bodies, Tribulation Crossing, and Ascension to Immortality. Among them, Qi Refining and Opening Illumination belong to the Qi Refining stage, Fasting from Grains and False Core are called Foundation Building stage, Golden Core is called Core Formation stage, Primordial Infant, Departure from the Cavern, Separation of Spirits are called Void Spirit stage, while Union of Bodies, Tribulation Crossing, Ascension to Immortality are called Great Vehicle stage.

  However, the main character's cultivation of "Zi Zai Da Dao" is somewhat different. It is divided into: Tu Na, Shi Qi, Xing Qi, Lian Qi, Tai Xi, Hua Shen, Yun Dan, Yang Dan, Jie Dan. If you really count it, the early stages of Tu Na, Shi Qi, Xing Qi, Lian Qi, and Tai Xi are all referred to as the "Qi Cultivation Period".

  Because Yang Tian's cultivation is based on the long-lost ancient Qi refining method. It emphasizes that it is difficult to start but easy to follow, and it is extremely hard to get started, but once you have entered the door, everything will become easy as water flowing into a canal. Therefore, laying the foundation in the early stages, grinding oneself, and tempering one's internal energy occupy the most important position and are also the most time-consuming. However, this cultivation method has an advantage: the foundation is laid very solidly, and generally, there is no danger of going astray or getting possessed by evil spirits. Moreover, progress in the later stages is very rapid. This is also why ancient Qi refining masters were very particular about the opportunity and destiny when accepting disciples.

  At the level of Tu Na, you can slowly open up the body's Qijing Eight Extraordinary Meridians. At the level of Shi Qi, you can absorb and ingest the primordial energy of heaven and earth to accelerate your cultivation pace. Meanwhile, you should also gradually open up the remaining meridians and acupoints throughout the body, open up the two bridges between heaven and earth, forming a perfect circulation loop. At this point, the internal energy flows like clouds and water, unobstructed and smooth, entering the stage of Xing Qi.

  After entering the Tuna period, Yang Tianwen climbed up to the giant tree where he now lives. He didn't know what was going on until he took a look and got a fright. This forest is so vast that it can't be seen at a glance, and Yang Tianwen's biggest worry now is that this place is not like Earth, but rather a desolate place with no human habitation, where all sorts of powerful demons are likely to appear instead of wolves and tigers. For the current Yang Tianwen who has some experience, it's better to be honest and not run around recklessly, at least for now it's safe. As for what happens next, we'll talk about it later.

  Yang Tianwen, who had finally found peace of mind to cultivate, was also working hard to cultivate. From dawn till dusk, apart from eating and sleeping, he was either cultivating or deciphering the second level of the Destiny Heavenly Plate. However, the current Luo Pan had added three more layers, with a complexity that far exceeded the first level by several times. It wasn't something that could be settled easily, and it required a lot of time to cultivate the techniques.

  Spring has gone and summer has come, time flies quickly. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Yang Tianwen has reached the stage of "eating air", clearing all the meridians and some acupoints on his body, almost entering the stage of "walking air". This is already very fast for Yang Tianwen, thanks to his diligence and perseverance. However, this result also led to a significant slowdown in breaking through the second level of the Luo Pan. Yang Tianwen enjoys his current life, every time he clears a meridian or an acupoint, he feels that his grasp of himself has taken another step forward, a very strange feeling. This body was originally his own, but his control over it had always been at the lowest level. After two years of cultivation, his strength is now evident. Not only can he adapt to external weather conditions, but he can also jump several meters high and chop off branches as thick as a bowl with his bare hands. In the past, he wouldn't have dared to think about it, which makes Yang Tianwen even more enthusiastic about his practice. Even sitting in meditation for a whole day and night is a common occurrence.

  That day, Yang Tian finished his three-day and three-night meditation, ate something, and then began to study the Destiny Sky Plate. After two years of time, the second level of the Luopan was roughly settled, leaving only a little bit left.

  Suddenly, a strong vibration was felt, and countless leaves floated down. Looking up, a white light burst out from about 70-80 meters away on the trunk of a giant tree. It danced everywhere, and wherever it passed, countless large trees fell with it. This feat alone made Yang Tian ask jump in surprise. The surrounding trees were not as exaggerated as the one he lived in, but they were also quite old, and even the worst ones would take several people to hug.

  After a while, the white light seemed to have vented and stopped, slowly falling from the sky. After the light dissipated, what was left there was actually a small snow-white lion, its body length no more than half a meter, with four feet on the ground, and even its head was only about twenty centimeters high. Its adorable short tail curled into a circle, a pair of lively little eyes curiously sizing up the surroundings. When it saw Yang Tianwen's figure, its eyes lit up with joy, and it pounced over.

  Yang Tianwen's first thought was to hide, but the little lion's performance just now had startled him, and he didn't know if being hit once would leave him half-paralyzed.

  But after two years of cultivation, Yang Tianwen just moved a thought and was pounced on by the little lion. Yang Tianwen had another thought, that he was done for, definitely going to be unlucky. With his eyes closed, waiting for that moment to arrive, time suddenly became particularly long.

  Until a wet sensation came to his face, Yang Tianwen opened his eyes and saw that the little lion was licking his face fiercely. After confirming that the little lion had no malice, Yang Tianwen let out a sigh of relief, gently picked up the little guy, stopped him, and sighed: "Wow, scared me, okay, little guy, don't lick anymore, it's so itchy."

  The little guy seemed to understand Yang Tianwen's words, "Woo woo woo ~~" called out a few times, and didn't chase after him to lick again. Instead, he looked at Yang Tianwen with his cute big eyes.

  Yang Tian asked with a puzzled expression, this little thing is so human-like, and suddenly appeared here, and just now it showed such powerful destructive power, what's the origin of this? Yang Tian asked thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of any introduction to it in the "Qí Wù Piān" (Strange Objects Chapter).

  Yang Tian asked then thought again, it's also possible that since the "Zǐ Suī Bǎo Lù" (Purple Dusk Treasure Record) Strange Objects Chapter records many things, but it can't possibly record everything in the universe? Moreover, the origin of the Purple Dusk Treasure Record is from his hometown, not this Purple Mystic Continent. Of course, it's also possible that this little lion isn't some rare breed, so there's no record of it?

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  That's it for today, normal updates will resume tomorrow.