Chapter 5: The Path of Cultivation

  (Brothers are too powerful, Muzi Year is grateful, must update more!)

  Zi Lei spread his wings, feeling completely relaxed, letting his instincts control his body. With a flap of his wings, he took to the air, moving with incredible smoothness. Even as he flew through the dense network of tree branches, not a single leaf was disturbed, and no sound was made.

  This is not flying, this is dancing in the air!

  He even wanted to throw his head back and laugh loudly to express the joy in his heart, but unfortunately there was something stuck in his throat blocking the airflow, unable to make a sound.

  He flew smoothly and naturally didn't slow down, soon he found the source of the fragrance.

  This is a row of calabazas, and I don't know how the calabaza vines grew, they climbed so high and tied all the calabazas to the top of the tree.

  However, the Tian Shan Mountains are extraordinary and full of strange and bizarre things. It's not surprising to see a single gourd vine climbing so high.

  "What a fragrant calabaza! It even has a hint of wine flavor. Could it be that it's filled with fine wine?!"

  Zi Lei was both startled and delighted, and he quickly used his claws to pluck one. The hard beak made an effort to peck, and a hole was opened on the gourd. A yellow juice like amber slowly flowed out, accompanied by a strong aroma that carried a rich wine flavor, spreading all around, causing him to feel invigorated.

  "Good stuff, indeed it's wine! The calabaza that can brew wine is really too peculiar!"

  He was overjoyed and couldn't resist the temptation, so he quickly inserted his beak into the gourd and took a long drink.

  He finished one calabaza and still wasn't full, so he picked another one.

  After drinking three large gourds in a row, he finally let out a long sigh and felt a sense of satisfaction.

  The lively and unrestrained wind blew over, lifting his feathers, making him feel extremely refreshed, and he couldn't help but let out two loud whoops.

  The wine is starting to take effect!

  He only felt his whole body soft and fluffy, as if his soul had left his body, with an indescribable clarity. At the same time, a warm current rose from his stomach and spread throughout his body in all directions. Initially, it was chaotic and disorderly, but eventually, it slowly developed a certain regularity, finally forming a complete cycle.

  As soon as this cycle was formed, he heard a loud "boom" sound, like a muffled thunderclap in his ear, which shocked him awake and completely sobered him up.

  "What's going on?"

  He was shocked and looked up at the sky, but it was still sunny and calm, with a peaceful atmosphere, and there was no way thunder could be heard.

  "Did I hear that wrong!"

  He was suspecting it was an illusion caused by drinking too much wine when he suddenly discovered something abnormal about his body.

  There is a flow of air slowly flowing from the skull to the wings and then to the double claws, forming a complete cycle.

  At the same time, many bright spots flashed in the air, like birds returning to their nests, swarming and gathering towards him, then seeping in through his pores, drop by drop, eventually merging into the airflow, just like a stream flowing into a river.

  "Impossible! How can there be a light spot in the air? It's an illusion. You must have had too much to drink!"

  He shook his head hard, sobering up a bit, and the light spots in front of him indeed disappeared, but his body was still warm and cozy, with an indescribable comfort. However, he didn't think deeply about it - this was always how he felt after drinking. Instead, the more than ten remaining gourds caught his attention.

  A gourd that can brew its own wine is absolutely a genius treasure!

  Now that we've found them, we can't let them go, even if it's one by one, we have to bring them back to the old nest.

  Yes, it's an old nest.

  He had decided that the giant tree where he would land would become his old nest for business, and hide there until he had the ability to avenge himself.

  Adequate rest, combined with the three large calabashes of fine wine, made him full of energy and strength. Before long, he hung more than a dozen calabashes of fine wine on the giant tree, making them his private property.

  As soon as he arrived, he had his own property, which made him extremely excited.

  Of course, to be precise, his current private property is not much. Apart from the fine wine he just got, there is also a yellow booklet that originally belonged to Yandao. He had planned to throw the booklet into the depths of the Tian Shan ancient vein, so that Yandao would never find it in his lifetime. However, now it's not urgent - anyway, Yandao can't find him either, whether he throws it away or not is the same.

  "I don't know what's recorded in this yellow booklet, but it seems to be very important for Yandao."

  After eating and drinking his fill, he began to indulge in wild fancies, thinking of the yellow booklet, and naturally being very curious, he couldn't help but open it and take a look.

  It was just one glance, and he was deeply attracted, unable to move his feet again!

  "The Beast Tamer's Notes" is a book written by a beast taming master of the near ancient era. All contents related to beast taming are listed one by one, and many things unrelated to beast taming, such as cultivation insights, attitudes towards certain spells, were also casually written in it by that beast taming master.

  It can be said that "The Beast Tamer's Notes" is an all-encompassing and extraordinary book, not only do beast tamers seek it out, but also cultivators, none of whom don't want to take a look.

  "So it was, so it was!"

  Just like dispelling clouds and seeing the sun, the "wonderful world" that once made him forget to sleep and eat suddenly became clear.

  The so-called "magical world" is actually the world of cultivators.

  An ancient saying goes: The human body is like a huge treasure trove, and once you find the key to unlock it, you can gain unimaginable power.

  Heaven and earth are the great universe, the human body is the small universe.

  These two sentences undoubtedly illustrate that the human body is the most suitable for cultivation between heaven and earth, not only does it store the five elements internally, but also the meridians and acupoints in the human body are mysteriously extraordinary, corresponding to the sun, moon, stars, and constellations in the sky above, and corresponding to the mountains, rivers, and streams on the ground below. As for the response to and absorption of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it has an unparalleled advantage.

  Apart from this, the greatest advantage of human cultivation is that there are three major dantians in the body, namely the upper, middle and lower dantians. The existence of the dantian can store essence, energy and spirit. Therefore, among those who cultivate truth, there is a saying about the purple mansion of the dantian. This purple mansion of the dantian is used to store the true yuan, providing a place for the golden elixir and the primordial infant to reside. Only with it can one be considered to have a foundation.

  Of course, not everyone can sense and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, store their essence and spirit in the dantian, and embark on the path of cultivation. The vast majority of people in this world are ordinary people, and the world they form is what is called the mundane world.

  Corresponding to them is what is called a Cultivator of Truth.

  They, under the banner of pursuing the ultimate truth and seeking the way to eternal life, grasped certain cultivation secrets, absorbed the spiritual energy from nature, either tempered their bodies or purified their souls, and thus possessed incredible powers. They could travel a thousand miles in one day and eight hundred miles in one night, move mountains and seas with a wave of their hand, and destroy heaven and earth with a single kick, almost invincible.

  Humans can become monks, and beasts can naturally become demons.

  However, the demon's cultivation method is completely different from humans.

  Firstly, the complexity of the meridians in animals is far inferior to that of humans. For example, snakes only have one meridian running through their body from top to bottom. Similarly, animals also have a dantian (elixir field), just like the seven-inch point on a snake's body, which is its vital spot. Once grabbed, even if the snake is extremely fierce, it will instantly become limp and weak.

  Of course, there are also those without a dantian, such as plants and trees, which only have meridians. Who can find the dantian in a tree?

  But whether it's beasts or plants, as long as the opportunity arises, they can all cultivate into demons in the end. Why is that?

  The world is vast and nothing is impossible. The cultivation methods are also the same, after tens of millions of years of development, the demon clan has already had a set of cultivation methods suitable for itself.

  Regardless of whether there is a dantian or where the dantian is, cultivators of evil spirits do not care at all, but instead directly choose a suitable place in the body to open up a place for storing essence and gathering spirit, which is also known as the Dantian Purple Mansion. For the demon clan, it is also the Demon Mansion.

  Just as Xiūzhēn Jiè is the "mystical world" for ordinary people, Xiūyāo Jiè is also the "mystical world" for beasts.

  "No wonder they say people have their own language and animals have theirs, it turns out that animals also have so many nuances."

  Zi Lei looked very carefully, especially after seeing the content of Xiuyao, his heart was shocked, and the sadness of transforming into an eagle suddenly disappeared by more than half. It was as if he had found a reason to live on besides avenging and clearing his grievances.

  "As a human, I was unfortunate and couldn't cultivate to enter the True Immortal Realm. But since I've become a beast, with the 'Beast Taming Notes' in hand, what's there to hesitate about? I must rise to the ranks of the Demon Cultivation Realm and become a mighty demon that shakes the heavens."

  His heart was ablaze with passion, his enthusiasm radiating in all directions, and the sorrow of losing his physical body but retaining his soul had completely disappeared. He couldn't wait to embark on his journey to refine the demon.

  However, "The Tamer's Notes" is a strange book after all, and in the end it was written by human masters from a human perspective, revealing many secrets of demon cultivation. The main purpose is to warn beast tamers how to use these secrets to turn beasts into obedient demon servants, rather than how to become a great demon that can dominate the world.

  "Isn't there a record of the method for cultivating demons?"

  He hastily flipped through it, but ultimately ended up in extreme disappointment. The book mostly recorded how to erase the soul imprint of beasts, that is, the "Soul Sealing Secret Technique" and "Soul Sealing Technique" spoken by Yan Dao, but did not involve the method of cultivating demons.

  The art of cultivation is recorded, such as "Lianhun Jue", but unfortunately it is only for human cultivation, not for beasts.

  "No, the cultivation technique of humans, how can it not be suitable for me? Since 'Soul Refining Decree' can strengthen the soul's imprint, cultivating it will only bring benefits and no harm to me. Since there is no other method for now, why not continue to cultivate 'Soul Refining Decree' first?"

  He was overjoyed to have escaped the misunderstanding of his training, and carefully studied the "Soul Refining Manual". He found that although the manual only taught superficial knowledge, it did not contain any false or misleading information, and provided a foundation for understanding the subject. With this foundation, he had already entered the door of mastery, and further practice became smooth and effortless, without any feeling of awkwardness.

  "Great, I didn't expect the ending to be like this?"

  He secretly made up his mind that once he had cultivated successfully, he would definitely avenge the destruction of his body.

  Just as he was getting into a good state of cultivation, a sudden and mournful howl came from afar, sounding like the roar of a tiger or wolf.

  "Ahhh!"

  Then came the crashing sound of trees snapping and toppling, followed by countless squeaking calls, as if responding to the first howl, and also seeming to defy the broken tree.

  It seems things won't end here after all; the sound of breaking branches keeps getting closer and is actually heading towards Zilei!