Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 451 - 417: Master’s Dilemma

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Master Mao supported Chen Xu.

Later, Chen Xu saw Master Mao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Being a master is tough.

If the disciple is incompetent, the master will die of anger.

But if the disciple is too accomplished, too formidable, the master also suffers.

After all, if the disciple’s aptitude truly reaches a monstrous level, can a small Sixth Grade sect like Shenji Sect handle it?

In Shenji Sect, Master Mao can be considered as a founder, but in front of those masters from higher sects, what does a mere Nascent Soul count?

Master Mao doesn’t want to lose his newly acquired disciple in the blink of an eye.

Besides, he also cherishes his puppets.

He gave away three puppets without hesitation, but what if Chen Xu later says: "Master, I want to try fighting four puppets simultaneously..."

Should the master allow it or not?

If he defeats the four puppets in one go, should Master Mao give them away or not?

Cough, he is definitely not stingy.

He merely doesn’t want his disciple to bite off more than he can chew.

Master Mao supported Chen Xu, smiling warmly: "Good disciple, you’ve worked hard.

Come, let me teach you a chant to regulate your breathing.

Once you recover your True Qi, let us go to the Thousand Refinement Workshop, and I will teach you to repair these three puppets.

From now on, these three Hundred Battle Puppets are yours."

"Yes, Master!" Chen Xu’s pale face immediately showed a joyful expression.

Master Mao then imparted the breathing chant to Chen Xu.

The chant was not complex, with only eight lines in total, Master Mao said:

"The way of regulation lies first in sorting True Yuan, second in sensing Spiritual Qi, and third in sorting Spiritual Qi.

Since the Star Xuan Calendar, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi remains potent and thriving, yet increasingly restless and chaotic.

The greatest difficulty for us cultivators lies in how to absorb pure Spiritual Qi, and how to transform Spiritual Qi into pure True Yuan.

This difficulty troubles the vast majority of cultivators.

As a result, while Qi Cultivation is common, only one or two in ten achieve Foundation Establishment.

Golden Core is only two or three in a thousand, while Nascent Soul is one in ten thousand.

Disciple, cultivation is hard, and requires a clear mind and calm thoughts."

Master Mao guided Chen Xu to sit cross-legged on the battle platform and chant the incantation:

"All thoughts return to the void, Divine Guarding Mysterious Gate.

Muddiness spring forth, clarity raises to the mud pills.

Breathing like the moon, inhaling and exhaling like a river.

Body unites with the North Star, Qi leads to Heavenly Origin..."

After chanting, Master Mao continued: "Disciple, feel it calmly, do not rush. Let me see how fast you recover your True Qi."

Chen Xu carefully followed suit, but the greatest difficulty for him at this moment was not capturing pure Spiritual Qi, but hiding his True Yuan—

Master Mao didn’t know, his so-called "exhaustion" was all an act.

His True Yuan was copiously abundant at the moment, with the Innate Qi inherently possessing an Endless characteristic.

The bit of True Yuan consumed while fighting the three puppets was replenished in between his breaths.

To ask him to regulate breathing and recover, oh where should he "recover" from?

Chen Xu felt somewhat guilty, momentarily unsure whether to cry or laugh.

Yet the chant Master Mao imparted was indeed remarkably exquisite, Chen Xu diligently suppressed his own True Yuan and carefully comprehended the incantation.

Gradually, he truly felt the "Divine Guarding Mysterious Gate".

On the battle martial platform, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gently swirled, and a portion began to slowly merge into Chen Xu’s body.

Chen Xu discovered that the chant Master Mao imparted and the Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll were essentially two different systems.

The Food God Technique Scroll mainly focused on elevating cultivation amidst the mundane kitchen stove, and explanations on absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi were not particularly clear.

In terms of Spiritual Qi, Chen Xu had always absorbed it crudely, his True Yuan grew primarily relying on the absorption and digestion of Attribute Points.

And the reason Chen Xu’s efficiency in converting Spiritual Qi far exceeded others wasn’t because the Food God Technique Scroll was exceptionally exquisite.

The fundamental reason was due to his balanced Tri-Attribute.

Hence, his body naturally functioned like a sophisticated furnace, able to automatically refine impurities and distill True Yuan.

This is not to say it is bad, merely such refining is overly passive.

While the technique Master Mao imparted granted Chen Xu a new "active" ability.

Allowing him to intuitively sense the connection between Heaven and Earth and himself.

This is the benefit of joining a sect.

If one doesn’t join a sect, where would they get a master to impart techniques?

Chen Xu’s Divine Thought returned to the void, gradually floating around.

Within the Dantian, his Golden Core lay dormant.

Throughout the meridians, however, gradually apertures opened, distinguishing the pure from the turbid of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

Pure Qi swallowed, turbid Qi expelled.

With eyes closed, sitting cross-legged, his pale complexion gradually returned to normal, his demeanor starting to appear serene and distant.

Master Mao circled around him, at first carefully watching him, gradually clicking his tongue:

"No wonder he’s my disciple, although he lacks a Daoist Body, his comprehension is not inferior.

Alas, how is my discernment this good?

Just happened to encounter such a good disciple...

Yet uncertain how long I can remain his master, should I have him participate in this year’s immortal sect contest?"

Master Mao murmured softly, as if speaking to himself, or perhaps to some distant void-bound existence.

"Our time is limited..."