People have different aspirations!
Among the True Disciples, many were already prepared for this!
Unlike ordinary disciples and loose cultivators, they had enough resources and talent to ensure a high probability of advancing to the Golden Core Realm.
These prodigies also had enough resources to spend on lifebound magical treasures like the Moon in the Water!
This is the difference in levels!
In the Shenxiao Dao Sect, thereâs nothing you canât imagine that these prodigies wouldnât dare to do!
Compared to preparing lifebound magical treasures while still in the Qi Cultivation Realm, there have been even more astonishing events.
The incidents caused by these True Disciples have all left a significant mark in the history of the Shenxiao Dao Sect.
Prodigies doing astonishing things is not a rare occurrence.
Some prodigies are even commonly referred to as maniacs!
The line between genius and madness is very thin.
Shenxiao Dao Sectâs teaching methods are also different for each type of disciple.
For True Disciples, the elders of the sect encourage prodigies to try new things.
For Inner Sect Disciples, the Sectâs Deacon Council systematically guides them onto the right path.
For Outer Disciples, there is a monthly sermon by the stewards.
Whether you listen or not is none of the stewardsâ concern, and how you understand it is up to you; the stewards wonât correct you.
As for Servant Disciples, they only get lessons if an Inner Disciple has nothing better to do and voluntarily applies to teach.
Li Yunjing personally experienced this. It was purely to complete a task and earn some contribution points before leaving.
This is how Shenxiao Dao Sect teaches its disciples, adapting to the individual, never controlling them in a dogmatic way and making them learn by the book.
Li Yunjing felt a bit "unconstrained" now.
He was unwilling to follow the routine; he believed he was capable and had ideas, able to do more at his current stage.
Planning to refine the Five Dragon Wheel was an attempt of his.
This was a transformation process from an ordinary disciple towards a prodigy.
After extensive design and spending several days, Li Yunjing finally completed the blueprint for the Five Dragon Wheel.
At this time, he had only five days of vacation left.
"These five days cannot be wasted; I must seize the time to cultivate!"
During this period, Li Yunjing went mad!
He was completely, intensely immersed in cultivation.
For more than a month, work, restâall were dedicated to cultivation!
It seemed that idleness did not exist for him in order to complete his cultivation goals for this stage.
Li Yunjing was unwilling to waste any time, even rejecting a meal invitation from Ma Xingyuan.
During his vacation, he never once went to eat at Yaxiang Garden.
After all, he had plenty of Grain Avoidance Pills, enough to sustain him without food for a lifetime.
Putting aside the blueprint of the Five Dragon Wheel, Li Yunjing resumed his cultivation.
With the Spirit Gathering Array activated, Spirit Stones flowed like water, "whooshing" away. With the addition of his elixirs, Li Yunjing could refine more of the Primordial Energy into his own mana.
Sitting cross-legged, Li Yunjing radiated a gentle glow.
Massive amounts of spiritual energy continuously entered his body from the void, tempering his flesh.
Massive blood energy, like a torrent of blood dragons, surged from Li Yunjingâs body.
Especially above his head, where a thin layer of blood-colored mist formed.
Li Yunjing appeared misty, full of mysterious allure.
"Buzz!"
Li Yunjing relaxed his body, his spirit immersing into a state of emptiness.
He seemed to truly meld with nature, coexisting with heaven and earth, wandering with the Dao, reaching a legendary state of Unity of Heaven and Man!
This was not a state of cultivation!
But a state of the mind!
Unity of Heaven and Man is a mystical state of mind that countless cultivators long for.
No one expected that during a deep cultivation, Li Yunjing would enter the state of Unity of Heaven and Man for the first time.
In the Unity of Heaven and Man, heaven and earth were Li Yunjing, and Li Yunjing was heaven and earth, perfectly fused, forming a harmonious resonance.
In Li Yunjingâs abode, the flowers, plants, and trees in the garden swayed continuously, as if they were sharing his great joy and freedom.
The essence of numerous plants drifted in, like specks of green light, from outside to the place where Li Yunjing was in seclusion.
Fine green light spots formed tiny lines, drawn into Li Yunjingâs body. Suddenly, his body seemed brimming with vitality.
His flesh, organs, and bones appeared to be infused with endless life force.
As time passed, Li Yunjingâs aura became increasingly ethereal, the whole person shrouded in a misty green haze.
Nature and heaven and earth were in perfect harmony.
Li Yunjing was one with the surrounding plants, and the Wood Essence Qi from the plants joyously entered his body.
This process lasted for two days.
The power in Li Yunjingâs body surged, but he had not yet broken through the bottleneck of the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer; he continued cultivating.
The Spirit Gathering Array ran out of Spirit Stones and ceased gathering spiritual energy.
Li Yunjing had long forgotten about it, completely immersed in the state of forgetting self and surroundings, focused only on cultivation without any distractions.
Everything was enhanced and evolved according to instinct.
At night, in the dusky moonlight, under the scattering starlight and moonlight, Li Yunjing continued to absorb and integrate the celestial energy, enhancing himself.
His understanding of the Dao deepened, bringing an entirely new experience, far surpassing the gains from consuming Qi Cultivation Pills and activating the Spirit Gathering Array.
Li Yunjingâs state of mind was elevating.
Power boiled within him, roaring like the ocean. The essence of the sun and moon, and the essence of the plants around, were all absorbed by him, advancing his realm further.
With a loud "boom," his cultivation reached the Sixth Layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm!
The Unity of Heaven and Man state was interrupted at this moment.
The gathered spiritual energy from all directions began to dissipate, and the feeling of integrating with heaven and earth vanished.
Li Yunjing opened his eyes, bright as stars, yet showed no joy for the breakthrough, just slightly shook his head and sighed softly.
Relative to the breakthrough to the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer, that mystical state he experienced was undoubtedly more important.
The cultivation at the Sixth Layer was insignificant compared to the Unity of Heaven and Man.
The weight of importance was clear in Li Yunjingâs heart.
This was a special experience, inadvertently entered; he did not know how long it would take for him to reach the Unity of Heaven and Man again.
How could Li Yunjing not feel a sense of loss?
The Sixth Layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm was the highest level for the Outer Sect.
Li Yunjingâs meridians were expanded once more, more spiritual energy transformed into mana, circulating within him, nourishing his whole body, organs, bones, and flesh further, faintly glowing.
With the enhancement of his realm and the strengthening of his body, Li Yunjingâs state of mind also elevated.
He became wiser, calculated matters more thoroughly and quickly, with a further developed mind.
Vaguely, Li Yunjing felt his spiritual sea brightened considerably.
The previous monotonous gray seemed to have turned into a star-filled sky.
Activating the Spirit Gathering Array and consuming some Qi Replenishing Pills, the endless Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flooded in again.
As the Heaven and Earth energy washed over his flesh multiple times, he stabilized his breakthrough into the Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer.
"With two days left of the vacation, itâs time to relax a bit and visit the sectâs Outer Market."
Li Yunjing stood up, stretched, and prepared to leave.
Sunset Valley is the market in the Western Mountain Area, mainly for Servant Disciples, and incidentally for Outer Disciples, rarely featuring items required by Inner Disciples.
In the Southern Mountain Area, there is a market primarily for Outer Disciples, Liuyun Market.
This market is much higher level than Sunset Valley Market.
Things needed below the Fifth Layer of the Qi Cultivation Realm were almost non-existent, corresponding to levels from the Fifth to Ninth Layer.
Li Yunjing naturally wanted to see it, and he also needed to buy some supplies for talisman making, as those long-term consumables were never enough for him.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Just as Li Yunjing was about to leave, there was a knock on the door.
Li Yunjing checked his identity token and found out it was LingâEr!
He wondered what brought her here?
Could it be some instructions from the young mistress?
With that thought, Li Yunjing left his room, walked through the courtyard, and opened the main gate.
"LingâEr, long time no see. Why have you come? Does the young mistress have some instructions?"
Li Yunjing asked curiously, smiling.
He wasnât particularly anxious.
Yu Yunyi had his communication talisman. Without using one, it indicated there was no urgency and that the matter wasnât something tricky.
"Tsk, tsk..."
LingâEr didnât answer, instead circled around Li Yunjing, examining him closely.
"What are you doing?"
Li Yunjing was speechless, puzzled by what this little girl found so interesting.
It wasnât as if they were strangers.
"I heard youâve become pretty capable lately! Let me see how exactly youâve changed! But you donât seem any different!"
LingâErâs pitch-black eyes swirled, pouting like she was dissatisfied with not being able to discern any changes in Li Yunjing.
Hearing this, Li Yunjing chuckled, "What capabilities? Itâs all rumors. Iâm still the same junior cultivator as before."
"Nonsense! Steward Li personally confirmed your awe-inspiring talents! Are you trying to lie to me? Do you think Iâm a three-year-old?"
LingâEr frowned upon hearing his words, evidently displeased with Li Yunjingâs denial.
"Hmm? Steward Li said that?"
Li Yunjing was taken aback, not expecting Steward Li to have visited Shenxiao Dao Sect, realizing that he was indeed being given importance.
"Of course! Steward Li just left a few days ago!"
LingâEr answered, still a bit huffy.
"Steward Li must have been reporting past events and mentioned my situation! This time, the young mistress summoning me should be related to this."
Li Yunjing quickly understood the situation.
"Alright! I was just teasing you! As an apology, Iâll gift you this High Grade Flying Sword, LingâEr. Donât be mad, okay?"
Li Yunjing said with a smile, feeling like he was coaxing a child.
LingâEr, who followed the young mistress, had indeed never suffered any hardship, let alone faced any danger.
The young mistress protected her like a blank sheet of paper, untainted by the mortal world.
Li Yunjing liked this personality and handed over a crystal-clear jade sword to LingâEr.
The sword was of decent quality and could sell for around 100 Low Grade Spirit Stones if sold outside.
After gaining wealth, Li Yunjing didnât mind this sword anymore and gave it away without hesitation!