2: Chapter 2 Choosing a Cultivation Method

"Our Family currently has six Cultivation Techniques. Aside from the four Cultivation Techniques obtained by our ancestors when they were young, the remaining two were acquired by the Family later."

Inside the Cultivation Technique Pavilion, Chen Yuanzhan introduced to Chen Changqing.

"In addition to Cultivation Techniques, our Family also holds Legacies such as talismans and artifacts, but these require contributions to learn, or Family cultivation."

"Mm, I know, Father." Chen Changqing nodded and said.

"Then let me first introduce these six Cultivation Techniques. Among the six Cultivation Techniques currently owned by our Family, four can be Cultivated to the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, while the other two can be Cultivated to the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Perfection. These six Cultivation Techniques are..." Chen Yuanzhan continued to introduce.

"Blazing Fire Art", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, suitable for those with Fire Attribute Spiritual Roots to Cultivate.

"Supreme Qi Nourishing Art", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, suitable for those with any Spiritual Root to Cultivate.

"Golden Radiance Art", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Perfection, suitable for those with Gold and Fire Spiritual Roots to Cultivate.

"Evergreen Art", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Foundation Establishment Ninth Layer Perfection, suitable for those with Wood Spiritual Roots to Cultivate.

"Transforming Rain Art", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, suitable for those with Water Spiritual Roots to Cultivate.

"Dust and Sand Skill", the Cultivation Technique can reach the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, suitable for those with Earth Spiritual Roots to Cultivate.

"According to your Spiritual Root, you can Cultivate the "Supreme Qi Nourishing Art", "Golden Radiance Art", "Evergreen Art", and "Transforming Rain Art"."

"Father, besides the Spiritual Root attributes, what is the difference between these four Cultivation Techniques?" Chen Changqing asked.

"The difference between ordinary Cultivation Techniques generally boils down to Cultivation difficulty, Cultivation Technique power, and the number of Bottlenecks."

"If you want to become a Cultivator with formidable offensive capabilities, then choosing the "Golden Radiance Art" is most suitable. Your Ninth Grand-Uncle chose this Cultivation Technique."

"As for the "Supreme Qi Nourishing Art" and "Transforming Rain Art", the former has greater difficulty; although its strength is also very strong, the difficulty of Cultivating it is too great. While the latter is easy to Cultivate, compared to the "Evergreen Art", it lacks the Foundation Establishment Cultivation Technique."

"I see." Chen Changqing pondered carefully.

After a moment, Chen Changqing spoke: "Father, I want to Cultivate the "Evergreen Art"."

This choice was the result of his careful deliberation. As someone experiencing Transmigration, having a second chance, how could he be willing to live a mediocre life like in his past life?

In his past life, he was a web novel author writing ten thousand words a day, until one day he died suddenly from overwork.

When he opened his eyes again, he came to this world, and after living here for a full six years, he had now grown accustomed to life in this world.

Regarding this world, he still had some understanding.

For instance, the Immortal Realm where the Chen Family resided was named Great Yan Country.

Great Yan Country governed the lands of Nine Prefectures, and each Prefecture possessed several commanderies, while each commandery governed several counties. Each county had a population ranging from a few hundred thousand to over a million.

The place where the Chen Family was located was Qinghe County, Cang Prefecture of Great Yan Country. Among the dozens of Immortal Cultivation families in Qinghe County, the overall strength of the Chen Family belonged to the bottom-tier batch. Throughout the entire Family, aside from one person at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, there were only three Cultivators in the Late Stage of Qi Refining.

A look of as expected flashed across Chen Yuanzhan's eyes, and he immediately spoke: "Although choosing this Cultivation Technique makes one relatively weak in combat power at the same stage, the Immortal Realm has never been about showing off temporary prowess. Compared to being invincible at the same stage, when your Realm is far higher than theirs, they will have to respectfully address you as Senior."

Chen Changqing understood.

Chen Yuanzhan continued: "Alright, go to the Family Treasury to collect this month's resources, and then begin Cultivating. Do not fail the Family's expectations of you."

Chen Yuanzhan's tone became serious.

"Yes." Chen Changqing left the Cultivation Technique Pavilion alone. After heading to the Family Treasury to collect his resources, he walked toward the Immortal Cave specially prepared for him by the Family.

...

Three months later.

Inside the Immortal Cave, Chen Changqing sat cross-legged. Following the Cultivation methods of the "Evergreen Art", he guided Qi into his body. After wisps of Spiritual Qi entered his body...

Suddenly, his body seemed to break through shackles, and the cells within his body crazily absorbed the external Spiritual Qi. This phenomenon lasted for about a quarter of an hour.

"Hoo!" Chen Changqing exhaled a breath of foul air.

"I have finally taken the first step. Now I am also a Qi Refining First Layer Immortal Cultivator." Chen Changqing felt the changes within his body and said pleasantly surprised.

"Guided Qi into the body in three months—this speed is something even the Foundation Establishment seeds of Foundation Establishment families might not be able to achieve, right?" Chen Changqing sighed with emotion.

The reason he was so fast was because he possessed a Golden Finger. As the sole item that had Transmigrated with him, he discovered that this dao bead possessed an indescribable power.

Currently, he had uncovered several functions.

The first was strengthening the Physical Body, the second was nourishing the Divine Soul, and the third was tempering spiritual power.

Each function had a tremendous effect on him. Since his Divine Soul had been nourished since childhood, his Divine Soul was far more powerful than those at the same stage. For example, his current Divine Soul strength was at least at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining level, around the fifth or sixth layer of Qi Refining.

The strength of the Divine Soul represented your level of comprehension regarding Cultivation Techniques and so on, especially for Artifact Refining, Alchemy, and the like.

This was also why among the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation, talismans, arrays, artifacts, and Alchemy were basically only mastered to the end by Cultivators with naturally powerful Divine Souls.

"It is also time to go outside and take a walk." Three months of bitter cultivation had made him somewhat restless. During this time, aside from going out to collect each month's cultivation resources, the rest of the time was spent Cultivating.

After leaving the Immortal Cave, he walked toward his home's direction.

"Hmm? Seventh Brother, you have finally emerged from seclusion!" Three children stood directly in front of Chen Changqing, and one of the little girls shouted.

"Sixth Brother, Ninth Sister, Tenth Brother."

After he walked closer, Chen Changqing greeted them.

The three of them had their Spiritual Roots tested in the same year as Chen Changqing, namely Chen Changyue, Chen Changxi, Chen Changhong, and there was also Chen Changming.

"Where is Eighth Brother?" Chen Changqing asked with doubt. Since several of them started Cultivating at the same time, their relationship was extremely good.

"Him? He is completely the opposite of you! You stay in the Immortal Cave to Cultivate every day, whereas he often loafs around. Seventh Uncle had no choice but to watch over him personally; until he reaches the Qi Refining First Layer, he is not allowed to leave seclusion for a single day." Chen Changyue explained.

"Hmm?" From just now, he had felt that Chen Changqing possessed an extra trace of transcendent temperament compared to before. Could it be?

"Seventh Brother, you have had a Breakthrough?"

"Sixth Brother, your senses are so sharp! You even managed to discover this." Chen Changqing was surprised.

Hearing this, the other two also looked at Chen Changqing in astonishment.

"How do you Cultivate?" Chen Changyue hurriedly asked.

"I just stay in the Immortal Cave to Cultivate every day, and naturally had a Breakthrough."

"This? Comparing people to people will only make one angry to death. Let's not chat anymore, I'm also going to Cultivate."

Chen Changyue had a helpless expression. As the eldest of the group, and also possessing Four Spiritual Roots, he actually hadn't even entered the Qi Refining First Layer yet. However, he couldn't blame Chen Changqing for entering the Qi Refining First Layer so quickly; it was truly because he cultivated so fiercely. From this moment on, he was going to grind hard as well.

After Chen Changyue left, the other two also successively bid farewell, truly feeling a sense of shock from Chen Changqing's Cultivation speed. They themselves also developed the intention to compete, although Chen Changqing's paternal generation were Cultivators and he obtained more resources than them, it did not mean they were willing to fall behind.