Mid-April, it was late spring season. That night, the moon bright and got little stars.
Young Wang Qi was sitting in the courtyard, using the moonlight to meditate.
At this time, the moon right in middle of sky, clear moonlight spread all over the courtyard, showing the view. This was a big house's backyard, around ten square meters, but never take care properly, all overgrown, no pine no chrysanthemum. On the ground, got some freshly dug soil, and some shallow trenches, just dug not long ago. But, the owner of this yard digging soil not for plant flower. Can see under moonlight, the trench got a thin layer of cinnabar, and the whole trench make up one strange pattern. At the pattern's junction, still got big jade stones.
This is Basic Gathering Spirit Array, a common array used by low-level cultivators in Divine Land, a classic design lasting seventy thousand years. But it not some powerful grand array, just a simple beginner array, can slightly gather heaven and earth spiritual energy, just right for Wang Qi, who just can feel the spiritual energy.
Because the Gathering Spirit Array effect, Wang Qi can see the messy spiritual energy with his eyes closed.
To permanently take a wisp of heaven and earth spiritual energy into own body, refine it into own magic power, this is the first step of cultivation, also the first step of seizing heaven's fortune.
Bit by bit, spiritual energy naturally flow into Wang Qi body. Not long, the spiritual energy inside Wang Qi body reach maximum.
Suddenly, Wang Qi change his hand sign, raise head, open mouth big big, like swallow sky frog, take deep breath. This breath, like drink one catty of ice-cold strong liquor, cool and refreshing, but also got another kind of rich power spreading all over body! Wang Qi mind and heart as one, try to control this energy, at same time jump up, like practice many times before, start doing a set of boxing moves.
This boxing is not normal boxing. If use for fight, maybe worse than street gangster's farmer moves, but Wang Qi know, this boxing rather than say is fighting skill, better say is guiding technique, for practicing Qi.
Boxing not only move Wang Qi whole body, but also move the spiritual energy inside, the energy unwillingly flow in Wang Qi meridian, bit by bit change property. Slowly, the energy flow start to follow Wang Qi command!
After finish one set of boxing, Wang Qi already control the energy like own limb, inside vision, the energy no more messy, but become pure black.
This is magic power!
Cultivation realm divide from low to high: Xuan Zhao, Kai Guang, Bi Gu, Lian Qi, Zhu Ji, Jie Dan, Yuan Ying, Fen Shen, He Ti, Da Cheng.
Among them, Xuan Zhao, Kai Guang, Bi Gu three realms together call "Spirit Body," is changing body foundation, pave road for cultivation. In this step, cultivator body slowly become strong, if no weapon injury, can live at least 120 years. But, because got no magic power, only count as cultivation trial version.
And Qi Practicing Realm's sign, is to create magic power. Wang Qi inside vision see the black energy inside body, this means he step onto cultivation path, long life possible.
Wang Qi originally got cheerful personality, feel the magic power inside body, he show excited expression, immediately play with that energy. But after play while, his face become dislike look.
At this time, the jade ring on Wang Qi hand shake little bit, a cold feeling come from ring, stab his head. Then, an old voice sound inside Wang Qi mind:
"Magic power protect body, strength equal bull, speed equal horse. You still not satisfied?"
Wang Qi pout mouth: "Three years of hard work just get this, feel like no worth lah… The money I spend for medicine, cinnabar, maybe can buy many cows and horses liao. Somemore, if use machine take water force, even ten bulls also cannot compare leh."
The old man angry: "Little kid, what you talking? That kind outside thing can compare with Immortal Dao? Don't forget, every bit of Immortal Dao power is your own!"
"But every method of animal training, every design of machine, all is human wisdom pass down. You say wisdom also count as outside thing?"
"You where got so many weird logic?"
See the old man in ring so stubborn, Wang Qi no say more, just lie on ground, casually say: "Boring lah."
Maybe this is the biggest difference between technology civilization and cultivation civilization?
Wang Qi think with helpless feeling.
Come to this world from Earth already fourteen years, he already accept the fact of transmigration, no more like first few years so hopeless. Just, past life thinking style still hard to change.
Wang Qi past life from a place called Earth, because small accident, soul cross over to Divine Land become a baby. This life not so smooth. His father born weak, die early, mother die from childbirth, all rely on grandfather raise up. Grandfather feel grandson life hard, give name "Qi" for him. Wang family considered landowner, home got money, even though no strong labor, still live okay. But, if not enter Immortal Dao, one day still must return to dust. Grandfather and grandson live few years happy, then old man peacefully pass away.
But, things change on grandfather funeral day. Wang Qi dig grave, find one jade ring—this was his transmigrator special cheat item.
That night, he dream. Dream inside, he sit opposite a black robe old man.
"You say, your name is Zhen Chanzi, ancient sect's head master, in one extermination calamity, body and Yuan Ying both destroy, only a wisp of soul hide inside ring to survive. Now want accept me as disciple, hope one day I can help you rebuild body?"
When Wang Qi ask this, his face full of disbelief. Old man very satisfied with Wang Qi expression. But he never know, Wang Qi care about totally different thing.
"Aiyo, this is standard transmigrator ring old grandpa, but I remember recent years no more popular liao, which lousy author still write this cliché plot…"
This few words in Wang Qi heart spin many time.
No matter what, Wang Qi cultivation road just like that begin.
From start, Wang Qi suspect himself is low-quality novel main character. Spirit Body stage most can test talent. Poor talent, must take medicine to progress, worse one need senior help or spend decades hard work.
But Wang Qi? From start never eat one pill, but progress same as ancient big sect's core disciple.
"Eh, nowadays no more popular 'Mortal Cultivation' flow liao meh? If I got heaven-defying talent, plus got ring old grandpa, then now should have fiancée come break engagement liao right? But my Wang family never got rich ancestor, how got second-rate family young lady engaged to me? Betrothal since young? Cheh, my unseen mother was bought as child bride, how possible got rich family sell daughter?"
Even Wang Qi complain his life story too cliché, but his cultivation path still smooth smooth start liao.
The old man in ring sigh: "Got supreme talent, why don't want work hard?"
Wang Qi coldly reply: "I most hate two words, 'work hard' and 'jiayou.'"
The old man snort: "You already teenager liao, still act like kid, only know play?"
Wang Qi sharp reply: "You know what I like to play?"
He look at moon, then laugh: "Live in world, not just want to be exciting?"