Good Fortune Immortal Road

Chapter 24: Cultivation in the Mountains

After finishing a day of lectures, Shen Lang returned to his room to absorb what he had learned today.

While in the upper courtyard, Shen Lang had always been somewhat proud of learning more spells than others. However, under the guidance of Sword and Wine Ancestor's explanation today, Shen Lang realized how shallow his previous thoughts were.

Leaving aside other matters, Shen Lang was still far from sufficient in swordsmanship. His grasp of the basics was still far from enough. Therefore, Sword and Wine Ancestor devised a different cultivation plan for Shen Lang.

Every morning, Shen Lang would practice swordsmanship for two hours, focusing on cultivating the fundamentals. Sword and Wine Ancestor recognized Shen Lang's talent, but that didn't mean Shen Lang was already perfect. There were still many areas for improvement.

At this moment, Shen Lang was like an unpolished jade, still in need of meticulous refinement in order to become the most dazzling treasure.

Recalling what he had learned today, Shen Lang took out the "Primordial Origin Scripture" that Sword and Wine Ancestor had given him in the morning. This would become Shen Lang's main cultivation technique for now.

The "Primordial Origin Scripture" was obtained by Sword and Wine Ancestor during an exploration of a secret realm. However, at that time, the Ancestor's cultivation level was already very high, and the technique he learned was no worse than this one, so he didn't cultivate it.

Now that Shen Lang had become his disciple, Sword and Wine Ancestor found that Shen Lang was more suitable for this divine technique, so he passed it on to him, hoping that this technique would flourish.

Shen Lang held the jade slip and memorized the cultivation route of the "Primordial Origin Scripture." Compared to the previous "Void and Dark Void Art," it was much more complex.

Although the Void True Qi cultivated before was gentle and did not conflict with other attributes, its characteristic was a deep and ethereal feeling, making one feel as if they were floating in the clouds.

Shen Lang felt that this kind of True Qi was not suitable for him. Although the agile True Qi was very suitable for the Void and Dark Void Sword Art, Shen Lang believed that solidity and heaviness were more suitable for his temperament.

He began to circulate the True Qi in his body according to the route of the "Primordial Origin Scripture." The Void True Qi in his body gradually transformed into Primordial Origin True Qi as the route of cultivation changed.

Basically, ten parts of Void True Qi could be converted into one part of Primordial Origin True Qi. Shen Lang was pleasantly surprised as he watched the True Qi in his body slowly decrease.

Primordial Origin Qi was a higher-level Qi than Void Qi, and its power was stronger. As the Void True Qi decreased, Shen Lang could absorb more Primordial Origin True Qi. He began to convert the True Qi with even more effort.

Gradually, the Void True Qi was exhausted, but only one-tenth of the True Qi in Shen Lang's dantian had been converted. There was still a lot of space to absorb Primordial Origin Qi.

As the True Qi circulated in circles, the Azure Lotus in Shen Lang's dantian began to exert its effect, vigorously absorbing the surrounding Primordial Origin Qi.

The Wine Sword Ancestor, who is currently cultivating, felt a massive amount of spiritual energy gathering towards Shen Lang's room. He softly exclaimed, "I didn't expect this kid to cause such a commotion during his first cultivation. It seems that his True Qi in the dantian hasn't been replenished. As his master, I will lend him a hand."

With that said, the Wine Sword Ancestor formed a hand seal and unexpectedly shattered the space in front of him. A powerful spiritual energy condensed into an extremely pure sphere and was directly thrown by the Wine Sword Ancestor towards Shen Lang's room. Shen Lang instantly felt the increased density of spiritual energy in his surroundings and immediately began absorbing it without hesitation.

Gradually, the spiritual energy within Shen Lang's body gradually returned to its previous level, and the Primordial Origin True Qi in his dantian started to fluctuate slightly as it circulated through dozens of meridians, becoming even more agile than before.

Seeing that the Primordial Origin True Qi had filled his dantian, Shen Lang slowly stopped his cultivation.

Recalling the description in the "Primordial Origin Scripture," although he had converted all the spiritual energy in his body, this did not count as a successful cultivation.

The creator of this technique explicitly stated that although the quality of the Primordial Origin True Qi was extremely high, it was ultimately acquired spiritual energy and did not belong to the category of Innate Qi.

Therefore, the method he thought of was to absorb various types of Innate Qi essence during cultivation, and then achieve true Innate Chaos True Qi.

As for various Innate essences, those were not things Shen Lang could obtain at the moment. He could only slowly cultivate and hope to encounter opportunities to obtain them when his cultivation level became higher.

When the sky was just beginning to brighten, Shen Lang got up to practice swordsmanship. This was also a task set by the Wine Sword Ancestor, to practice swordsmanship for two hours every morning.

Shen Lang didn't want to waste any other time, so he got up early to practice swordsmanship. He continuously performed each move, carefully recalling any differences compared to before, gradually integrating each move into his instincts.

After practicing swordsmanship, Shen Lang went to the edge of the pond, where the Wine Sword Ancestor was silently drinking.

Shen Lang first greeted him with a bow, but the Wine Sword Ancestor waved his hand and said, "We don't need to be so formal as master and disciple, as long as you don't commit the crimes of disrespecting your master or betraying the sect, there's no need to be overly polite in normal times."

Shen Lang was also happy with this and nodded in agreement before starting his new learning.

Today, the Wine Sword Ancestor was explaining the Dao of Formations to Shen Lang. Formations have always been considered an Apex Level Great Dao in the cultivation world. Why is that? The cultivation of formations is different from cultivating oneself; there are no shortcuts, only pure talent.

Perhaps through hard study, one can decipher some simple formations, but they can only learn other people's formations and cannot create one that is completely their own.

Formations require a very high level of personal talent. During the cultivation journey, there will always be times when one goes on adventures in search of opportunities. At such times, a solid foundation in formations will be of great help. Adventure teams will always bring along someone who is well-versed in formations.

Some people with exceptional talent in formations may have low cultivation levels, but they can set up formations that can trap enemies with much higher cultivation levels than themselves, and even counter-kill them.

This is also because Shen Lang is interested in it. Old Master Jiu Jian only has a superficial understanding of formations, but he is more than capable of explaining it to Shen Lang. After all, he has lived for so many years. Hasn't he seen a pig run without eating pork?

Shen Lang began to study the way of formations. With simple objects, formations can be arranged according to different rules to trap people, provide protection, and even kill. This is the essence of formations, using material to change the rules in order to meet the requirements of the formation.

Old Master Jiu Jian spoke up, saying, "The so-called formations make use of the principles of natural changes. Regardless of any formation, it must operate based on the changes of heaven and earth. Formations borrow the changes of the overall situation. Only by grasping the fundamentals can one arrange or break a formation."

Shen Lang nodded, attentively listening to Old Master Jiu Jian's explanation. Shen Lang also had his own understanding of formations. Formations are like programs in his previous life. They must follow certain rules in order to function. As long as the rules are disrupted, the formation can be broken.

Old Master Jiu Jian took a sip of wine and continued to speak unhurriedly, "For example, the 'Four Spirit Sword Technique' not only refers to the four Spirit Beasts, but also includes the changes of the Four Spirit Formation and the rotation of the celestial bodies."

"Lang'er, currently you can only condense the illusion of one Spirit Beast to fight against enemies. This is just the most basic method." Shen Lang was secretly surprised by Old Master Jiu Jian's comment. He didn't expect this sword technique to be so profound.

"The true 'Four Spirit Sword Technique' relies on the rotation of the celestial bodies to condense the physical forms of the four Spirit Beasts, and then evolves into the Four Spirit Formation to fight against enemies. At that time, trapping or killing enemies will be at your fingertips." Old Master Jiu Jian patted Shen Lang's head and laughed.

Shen Lang thought to himself, he didn't expect his senior brother to have such amazing creations.

The master and disciple explained meticulously, one explaining while the other listened attentively. Shen Lang occasionally asked questions about things he didn't understand, and the old master patiently explained.

Before long, Old Master Jiu Jian was secretly amazed by Shen Lang's talent in formations. He originally thought that Shen Lang far surpassed others in cultivation, but he didn't expect him to have such a remarkable comprehension in formations.

Shen Lang did not tell his master that it was because of the effect of his Spirit of Good Fortune. All the low-level formations explained by Old Master Jiu Jian were recorded by the Spirit of Good Fortune in Shen Lang's sea of consciousness. He learned and analyzed each formation from the most straightforward perspective, so Shen Lang could easily grasp them and come up with his own ideas.

This made Old Master Jiu Jian sigh with emotion. He admitted that he only had a superficial understanding of formations. In the future, he would let Shen Lang seek guidance from other Grandmasters of formations in the sect. Shen Lang naturally welcomed this, as it would allow him to learn more advanced knowledge of formations and expand his abilities.

In addition to formations, Old Master Jiu Jian also taught Shen Lang alchemy and artifact refining. These two Great Dao were also easy to learn but difficult to master, and they required talent.

The Grandmasters of these two Great Dao were highly respected in the cultivation world, just like the Grandmasters of formations. They were considered the most formidable figures in the cultivation world.

Imagine that in cultivation, one would always need Law Treasure weapons. At this time, it was natural to seek out a master of artifact refining. A good Law Treasure weapon could change a person's destiny or cause them to lose a battle and die.

Similarly, in cultivation, one could not avoid fighting with others, and injuries were inevitable. This was where the role of pills came into play. There were pills that replenished spiritual energy, pills that healed injuries, pills that helped increase cultivation, and countless other auxiliary pills.

Because of this, these three types of cultivators may not have particularly strong actual combat power, but they had many friends. Among them were senior experts who would seek their help when in need. Therefore, the status of these three types of cultivators was high in the cultivation world, and both righteous and evil cultivators were reluctant to easily offend them.

For the art of refining weapons and alchemy, Shen Lang has also demonstrated his astonishing learning ability. He quickly managed to refine some of the simplest elixirs and Low Grade Law Weapons, which greatly surprised the Sword and Wine Ancestor.

The Sword and Wine Ancestor believed that Shen Lang's talent might be higher than that of his senior brother, but it had its limits. However, now in the fields of formations, weapon refining, and alchemy, Shen Lang's performance was not inferior to those geniuses who specialized in one of the Great Daos. This made the Sword and Wine Ancestor exclaim that he had obtained a treasure.

If the Sect Master knew, he would probably have come to snatch him away long ago. Once such a talent appeared, they would become the object of contention for various factions.

Apart from his expertise in weapon refining, the Sword and Wine Ancestor had some insights, although not at the level of a Grandmaster. But in the other two areas, he was far behind. In just a few days, Shen Lang had exhausted the foundation the Sword and Wine Ancestor had given him. Helpless, the Sword and Wine Ancestor could only give Shen Lang some jade slips for him to study on his own. He also mentioned that he would introduce Shen Lang to Grandmasters in these fields for further learning.

Shen Lang naturally felt very happy in his heart. His master was so considerate of him. As a disciple, he naturally couldn't let his master down and diligently cultivated every day.

On this day, the Sword and Wine Ancestor taught Shen Lang the methods of controlling ghosts and zombies. Although these two spells were easy to learn in the beginning, it was very difficult to truly use them well.

In addition to his own cultivation, Shen Lang also had to take time to take care of his ghosts and zombies and spend a lot of resources to strengthen them. This was not worth it for ordinary cultivators.

However, if both of these were cultivated successfully, the rewards would be astonishing. High-level zombies and ghosts could easily deal with cultivators of the same level, unless the opponent was also a genius at the level of a heavenly pride. Ordinary cultivators had no power to resist.

For Shen Lang, these things were still distant. Besides having a low cultivation base, he didn't have as many resources and time. After all, he had only been cultivating for a few months. The future was full of time.

The Sword and Wine Ancestor himself did not rely on controlling ghosts and zombies for a living. He relied on powerful sword techniques and spells to dominate the world. Naturally, he had very strict requirements for Shen Lang's sword techniques and spells.

These two things were originally the Sword and Wine Ancestor's specialties. He could be said to be a person who could establish a sect. When teaching Shen Lang, he pointed out his shortcomings in a straightforward manner.

Having such a master to guide him, Shen Lang's progress was like a thousand miles in a day. Although he couldn't make rapid breakthroughs in his cultivation base, he could greatly increase his skills and experience in these techniques.

Every day, Shen Lang practiced diligently, not only in cultivation but also in learning various skills such as sword techniques, spells, formations, weapon refining, alchemy, and reading a large amount of local customs and practices. Compared to those who specialized in one field, Shen Lang had to learn so much more. It was precisely because of this that he could better utilize his talent.

Take formations, weapon refining, and alchemy for example. Shen Lang could easily understand and learn the Spirit of Good Fortune in his sea of consciousness. This gave Shen Lang a good foundation. In addition, Shen Lang had lived for many years in his previous life, so he had his own unique perspectives and understanding of what he learned.

This kind of comprehension allowed Shen Lang to have innovations and discoveries that others did not have in his cultivation. He always sought to understand the essence of the problem and once he grasped it, he could better unleash its potential.

This was just one of the effects of the Spirit of Good Fortune. Although the other two Spirits of Good Fortune were temporarily not as useful as the one in his sea of consciousness, they were silently changing Shen Lang every day, increasing his aptitude.

Compared to an Innate genius, Shen Lang was more of a postnatal genius. In addition to his hard work, the Divine Abilities bestowed by the three Seeds of Good Fortune allowed Shen Lang's aptitude to improve every day. With this unlimited improvement, even Shen Lang himself didn't know what heights he would ultimately reach.

(End of this chapter)