Practice Qigong for four layers, then re-absorb

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  The morning sunlight shines through the window into the room, illuminating the figure sitting cross-legged on the bed in quiet meditation.

  Lin Feng spent the entire night in cultivation.

  Suddenly, Lin Feng's eyelids moved slightly, and he slowly opened his eyes. His eyes shone brightly, and a white misty air shot out of his mouth like a flying sword. An uncontrollable excitement appeared in his eyes.

  "Finally... I've finally reached the fourth layer of Qi training..."

  Feeling the true energy inside his body, which was nearly twice as full as before, Lin Feng was overjoyed. Although he had only reached the fourth layer of Qi training, he had still taken another step forward and gained even greater strength.

  At the age of twenty, he has only reached the fourth layer of Qi Refining. To be honest, if this were to be made public, he would definitely be ridiculed. Even an ordinary cultivator with average talent can reach the middle stage of Qi Refining by the time they are fifteen years old, and by twenty years old, most have already reached the late stage of Qi Refining. Those with slightly better talent have already established their foundation.

  The "normal cultivation" mentioned here refers to those cultivators who are not core disciples of a major sect. The best age for starting cultivation is around 10 years old, at which point one's cognitive abilities have opened up, their spiritual roots have begun to form, and their potential can be developed to the greatest extent. Therefore, most sects generally recruit ordinary disciples between the ages of 10-20.

  Of course, the Xiu Xian world is not lacking in people with exceptional innate talents or those born with special spiritual roots or even golden keys. These individuals are generally core disciples of major sects, such as descendants of the sect leader or elders. From birth, they possess resources and conditions that others do not have, and from a young age, they consume spiritual pills and elixirs to cultivate their spiritual roots and talents, starting from a point far beyond what ordinary cultivators can compare to.

  In addition, a high-level cultivation method is also closely related to the growth of a cultivator's cultivation. In the Cultivation Realm, the levels of cultivation methods are divided into three major stages: 'Heaven', 'Earth', and 'Man'. Each stage is further divided into three sub-stages: 'Upper', 'Middle', and 'Lower'. The higher the sub-stage, the more powerful it naturally becomes. With the same innate talent, a cultivator who practices a high-level cultivation method will absolutely grow in cultivation at a faster rate than one who practices a low-level cultivation method. Similarly, with the same level of attainment, a cultivator who practices a high-level cultivation method is often much more powerful than one who practices a low-level cultivation method, whether it be in terms of the thickness or purity of their True Qi. The difference will be very large.

  The cultivation method Lin Feng was practicing was just a low-grade, nameless, attribute-less technique that wasn't even considered to be of the human rank. This kind of inferior technique not only had a slow cultivation speed, but it also had a limit. No matter how good one's talent was, they could at most only reach the Golden Dan realm. If they really cultivated to the limit and wanted to advance further, they would have no choice but to change to a higher-grade technique and start over from scratch.

  Lin Feng remembered that when he was young, he had a strong desire to cultivate, but his mother said to wait until he grew up a bit more before letting him cultivate. She also said that later on, she would give him an extremely powerful technique to cultivate, which made him look forward to it eagerly... but afterwards...

  Unconsciously thinking of his parents again, Lin Feng felt a pang in his heart, but immediately put away this sadness, and the expression in his eyes became even more determined.

  It's no use thinking about these things now, as long as I work hard to get stronger it'll be fine. The low quality of my current cultivation technique doesn't matter, now that I have the repair technique I can earn a lot of spirit stones. Later on, I'll find an opportunity to buy a higher level cultivation technique and cultivate that instead!

  "Alright!! So... let's continue making money then!!"

  Lin Feng patted his own face, invigorated his spirit, and made a passionate declaration of action.

  ……

  After tidying up, Lin Feng took the remaining seventy-seven spirit stones and headed out. Last night's cultivation had used up thirteen spirit stones, but he still had a lot left over. This time's 'funds' were much more than last time, so he should be able to buy quite a few scrap magical artifacts.

  Before going to the free market, Lin Feng went to Zhen Bao Ge first and submitted his resignation to Li Guan Shi. Then, under the other's astonished gaze, he turned around and left.

  Although he didn't have any feelings for Zhen Bao Ge, he had a beginning and an end, so he specially went to say goodbye.

  Then, Lin Feng came to the free market again, strolled through two streets, and luckily bought a small can of first-class ice grass juice. He then found a stall and started setting up on the spot.

  And this time he was well prepared, still first shaking out a tablecloth and spreading it in front of him, then taking out a smaller piece of white cloth and placing it beside it, with several lines written on it:

  "Buying damaged ancient artifacts with damage over 80%, don't want brand new ones. High price for remaining linked spell symbols."

  After arranging the 'stall', Lin Feng cleared his throat and started shouting.

  "Cough, cough!! Passersby, please note! Collecting all kinds of used and broken magical artifacts! Don't need the perfect ones, just those that are 80% or 90% damaged will do! Whether it's a magic tool, treasure, spirit tool, or dao tool... if it's broken and you don't want to use it anymore, bring it here to sell! It's not like leaving it there will be of much use, might as well exchange it for some spirit stones and buy something good instead! Passersby, please note!!"

  He shouted loudly and immediately attracted the attention of many people around him. Just like last time, many people looked over with a strange expression on their faces.

  "Where did this top-grade item come from? Buying up 80-90% of the old magical treasures? What's it for? Are you just showing off?"

  "Huh? Isn't that the 'scavenger' from the rumors who appeared just the other day in the afternoon? He's actually shown up again!"

  "Hey, it's him! No mistake about it! Even the way he yells is exactly the same! He's the legendary junk collector!"

  "Is that really him? Well, I just so happen to have two low-grade magic tools that are about to break, and they're only good for decoration anyway. It's a good thing I can exchange them for two or three spirit stones!"

  “……”

  Lin Feng's behavior was really too extraordinary, the brief appearance of the day before yesterday had already spread within a small range in the free market, and this time it appeared again, immediately attracting many people.

  In an instant, a small circle of low-ranking cultivators gathered in front of Lin Feng, and he also started his own "junk collection" business...

  ……

  The morning passed quickly and by noon Lin Feng finally stopped collecting, carrying a big bag full of various old broken magical instruments, walking out of the market.

  But as Lin Feng left, several figures followed him secretly...

  He walked out of the free market, but Lin Feng turned into a small alley next to it and quickened his pace, turning from one corner.

  Several suspicious figures quickly caught up, but when they turned the corner, Lin Feng's trail had already disappeared.

  "Hiss! He's running pretty fast! That kid's cultivation isn't high, but his vigilance seems to be quite low, he should have discovered us."

  Among the three of them, the one who looked the oldest, a young man with furrowed eyebrows, cursed and scolded.

  The young man with a somewhat disdainful look on the right side of the road said, "I don't know where this little brat came from, but he actually used so many spirit stones to buy those useless broken artifacts - what a waste! Just now, he probably used nearly fifty or sixty spirit stones. He has a spirit stone pouch, who knows how many more are inside!"

  Upon hearing his words, a glimmer of greed flashed in the eyes of the leading youth, who said with hatred: "That little brat is carrying such a large package, it's not hard to find. Let's chase after him and see! If we can't find him, we'll wait for him next time he comes to the free market! He has already come twice, so he might come again... Let's go!"

  After finishing speaking, these three people hurriedly chased forward again.

  But they didn't notice that just a short distance away from them, on the right side of a street stall, a young man in a long coat was watching their departing figures with cold eyes...

  ……

  Until those three people disappeared into the distance, Lin Feng stood up and turned to walk towards the other side of the street.

  He indeed discovered the pursuit of the three people behind him after leaving the free market, and when he turned the corner just now, he secretly put all the law enforcement tools into the storage ring, and also took out a coat from the storage ring to wear on his body, instantly completing the 'disguise'.

  Those three followers would never have thought that Lin Feng would have a spatial ring, and subconsciously they had set their target as 'the person carrying the large package'. Moreover, Lin Feng's cloak covered his original attire and physique, so they couldn't think of the fact that the person they were looking for was actually standing not far away, even listening to what they said.

  "It seems I need to be even more careful, my actions were indeed too eye-catching. But it's okay... after selling this batch of treasures, I should get a large amount of spiritual stones, and I can cultivate in peace for a while. Once my strength increases, I won't have to fear these local rascals anymore..."

  Lin Feng thought for a moment, then turned around and returned to the free market. He deliberately chose a few streets away from where he had set up his stall earlier and began to purchase various materials in large quantities.

  It was several hours later when Lin Feng left the Free Market with a large package of materials and headed straight home.