Chapter Ten: The Cultivation of Ancient Times

  Luyu Feng, in a very accidental yet inevitable encounter, followed a man and a woman onto a road filled with ups and downs, filled with bloodshed. On this road, there were many fellow travelers, but it was unclear who were friends and who were enemies...

  On the top of Qingyun Mountain, there is a sect that cultivates immortality and enlightenment, called Yunyang Sect. This sect is located at the main peak of Qingyun Mountain, amidst a sea of clouds. Lu Yifeng unknowingly joined the Yunyang Sect and obtained the most basic cultivation method...

  The first realm of cultivation is called "Na Qi"!

  What is Na Qi? It's about calming the mind and cultivating Qi, absorbing the spiritual energy from the air to eliminate the five Qi in the body. Then use the spiritual energy to break through the barriers of the Dan Tian and nourish and expand one's own Dan Tian. The Na Qi stage is also the simplest entry-level stage in cultivation, divided into nine layers. However, it's only necessary to cultivate up to the third layer to break through to the next realm, there's no need to cultivate all the way to the ninth layer because the third layer has already broken through the barriers of the Dan Tian and eliminated the five Qi from the body.

  Lu Yu Feng's innate talent was not too bad, of course, it wasn't good either. After entering the sect for a year, he had already cultivated the Basic Breathing Technique to the second layer. As long as he reached the third layer, he could break through to the next realm. Lu Yu Feng found out that once he reached the next realm, he would have the ability to fly short distances. Therefore, since Lu Yu Feng obtained the Basic Breathing Technique, he had been cultivating it bitterly.

  However, on a very accidental occasion, Lu Yufeng found an ancient book in the Scripture Pavilion, which recorded that the stage of Nasal Qi was a very important stage in cultivation. Cultivating to the seventh layer would give one the opportunity to gain insight into nature, and cultivating to the ninth layer might even grant a reward. What this reward is, no one knows; some say it's the ability to sense the existence of the Tao, while others claim it's the acquisition of an innate gift.

  Luyu Feng had already decided to cultivate the Qi to the ninth level. In fact, this ancient scroll is basically available in every sect, and many people have done it according to the ancient scroll, but no one has cultivated it to the ninth level for thousands of years. Moreover, Luyu Feng was different from those people, although he had a child's body, he had a complete adult mind.

  Because the breakthroughs after the sixth layer are extremely difficult, many talented and intelligent individuals get stuck at the sixth layer, and as they grow older, they have no choice but to break through to the next realm.

  No one is willing to waste their best cultivation time for a legend that has not been verified by anyone for thousands of years.

  Lu Yu Feng was indeed an anomaly, relying on his mediocre innate talent, he actually broke through to the seventh layer in the third year, and also gained insight into a hand seal in the comprehension of the natural way. This hand seal could gather his own breath, hide his cultivation, so Lu Yu Feng always kept his cultivation hidden at the sixth layer, except for Lu Yu Feng himself, no one knew that Lu Yu Feng's cultivation had already reached the seventh layer of the Nascent Soul realm.

  One year ago, Lu Yu Feng's cultivation had already broken through to the eighth layer. However, in the following three years, Lu Yu Feng was unable to break through to the ninth layer. The reason for this wasn't that Lu Yu Feng's cultivation was insufficient, but rather that every time he was about to break through, he would feel a strong resistance holding him back and preventing him from advancing. Although the ninth layer of Nascent Soul was right in front of him, he couldn't take that final step. This feeling made Lu Yu Feng extremely depressed.

  A hair's breadth away, like being separated by heaven and earth.

  "Alas, it's been ten years......" Lu Yufeng slowly opened his eyes, let out a mouthful of stale air from his chest, and got up to head towards the sect.

  "Hey, everyone, look! That idiot is here, I'm dying of laughter. He's been stuck in the Nascent Soul stage for ten whole years and still hasn't broken through... Haha, what an idiot! You're not even cut out for cultivation, so why don't you just pack up your things and get out of our sect?" Just as Lu Yu Feng walked into the square, a cultivator started mocking him.

  Chen Yong, a disciple of the fourth layer of Ding Qi, often made fun of Lu Yu Feng and called him an idiot. This made some of his fellow disciples look at Chen with disdain, but they couldn't do anything about it since he was the disciple of a senior elder.

  But Chen Yong just smiled and didn't dare to go too far, after all, he was a sect's person. If Lu Yufeng had good luck that day and broke through, it would be easy to teach him a lesson later on.

  Actually, many of Lu Yufeng's fellow disciples were very curious - having reached the sixth layer of Nascent Soul, why hadn't he broken through yet? No one suspected that it was Lu Yufeng himself who chose not to break through. After all, he had been laughed at for so many years, even a fool would know to break through!

  Lu Yu Feng didn't mind Chen Yong's teasing at all. Since he broke through the sixth layer and reached the seventh layer, understanding the natural way, he had long been indifferent to such teasing. Lu Yu Feng's temperament was far beyond what these second or third-layer disciples could compare to. Moreover, Lu Yu Feng was a warrior who had experienced bloody battles, so how could he be provoked by this little teasing?

  Lu Yu Feng ignored him and walked along the edge of the square, heading straight for the Scripture Pavilion. It seemed he was going to read books in the pavilion. The Scripture Pavilion not only had the sect's collected martial arts techniques but also some books that recorded strange events and people. Lu Yu Feng always looked at these books whenever he went there. Of course, the martial arts techniques were on the second floor or above, while these books were only on the first floor, so Lu Yu Feng could read them freely. Also because of these books, Lu Yu Feng gained some understanding of this world.

  Lü Yu Feng had crossed over to this place, which was also a planet called Wumu Star. This was a world of immortals and knights-errant, where anyone could cultivate their powers, even become an immortal or achieve the Dao. Of course, these stories of becoming immortals were just legends, but some people indeed cultivated their powers to fly through the skies and move mountains and seas! So Lü Yu Feng was filled with both curiosity and trepidation towards this world, sometimes wondering if he would be crushed by a falling mountain peak at any moment.

  The sect that Lu Yu Feng entered is called Yun Yang Sect, which is a medium-sized sect in the cultivation world. It is located on Qingyun Mountain. At the foot of this mountain, there is a city called Qingyun City, and it was two cultivators returning from Qingyun City who saved Lu Yu Feng.

  By understanding, Lu Yu Feng also knew that the red-clothed woman who saved him was named Nan Gong Yue Er and had a considerable status in Yun Yang Sect. The other senior brother's name was Feng Chen!

  "Feather Wind Junior Brother, come to read books again?" The guardian of the Scripture Pavilion smiled and said to Lu Yu Feng, it seems that they are quite familiar with each other.

  "Well, since there's nothing much to do anyway, I'll just take a look around, kill some time and see if there's any possibility of finding a way to solve my current problems..." Lu Yufeng smiled.

  "Hmm, then you'd better take a good look. You should know that among the disciples of this generation, most have already broken through. You must also seize the opportunity!" The guardian conveniently opened the Scripture Pavilion and let Lu Yu Feng enter.

  Actually, the relationship between Lu Yu Feng and his generation is still pretty good. Especially after seeing that Lu Yu Feng couldn't break through, many people came to comfort him, telling him not to worry, that cultivation isn't something that can be achieved overnight, etc. This also made Lu Yu Feng feel some warmth in his heart.

  "At least, there aren't too many plots and schemes! Are there? And no bloody battles either!" Lu Yufeng shook his head and slowly walked towards the Scripture Pavilion.

  "Alas, I've always wanted to break through..." But after tasting the reward of the seventh layer, the reward of the ninth layer was also a great temptation for Lu Yufeng. Lu Yufeng shook his head, muttering "stolen half a day's leisure" and then dove into his books...

  Lu Yufeng opened a book of ancient and modern theories, and the content recorded in it immediately attracted Lu Yufeng.

  "In ancient times, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was abundant, and there were sacred springs born from the convergence of heavenly and earthly energies. By smelling it once, one could reduce their breathing exercises by three days; by drinking a mouthful, one could attain the equivalent of a year's worth of bitter cultivation. The power of the cultivators was so great that they could seize control of heaven and earth's creation, intercept the flow of sunlight and moonlight... Later, due to changes in circumstances, the spiritual energy dissipated, the Three Rivers were severed, and the Five Veins dried up..."

  "In ancient times, the law was in chaos, its power extending from ancient times to the present..."

  "In ancient times, various sects emerged..."

  "In ancient times, the elixir..."

  .........

  Lu Yifeng finished reading the ancient and modern theories, his heart was surging with emotions. The ancient strong and prosperous, how magnificent! Why is it that today's spiritual energy is scarce, and those with slightly inferior talent can't even break through the initial stage? A big question emerged in Lu Yifeng's mind: since these cultivators were all born from the creation of heaven and earth, why wasn't there a specialized ancient book recording them?