The Profound Light Technique is truly a high-level cultivation technique of the Questing Immortal Sect, far superior to the previous Snow Transformation Scripture.
After contemplating for a moment, Lu Qinghe already understood the difference between the two.
"It needs to be pondered over."
Lu Qinghe pondered while visualizing the Qingping Sword’s shadow in his mind.
As the Qingping Sword's shadow emerged, Lu Qinghe could clearly feel that his mind had become clearer, and the true qi in his body, interacting with the sword's shadow, made the sword's shadow clearer than before, even if it was only slightly so.
Although this clarity was negligible.
During visualization, Lu Qinghe's mind was clear, and any slight movement of true qi in his body was vividly presented in his mind.
Even cell division, blood circulation, and heartbeats were clear and audible.
In this state, his control over true qi in his body reached its peak.
"Buzz!"
True qi was circulating!
Continuous attempts and practice.
In this special state, the true qi in Lu Qinghe's body quietly transformed.
After a day and a night, points of profound light slowly emanated from his body's true qi, like flickering stars during the circulation of true qi.
The first level of the Profound Light Technique was successfully cultivated.
After refining the first level of Profound Light true qi, Lu Qinghe felt a wave of fatigue, and the Qingping Sword's shadow quickly dispersed, making him sober from his visualization.
"Phew."
Without hesitation, Lu Qinghe quickly concentrated his mind and controlled his breathing, entering a state of meditation to recover the mental exhaustion from visualizing the Qingping Sword.
This meditation lasted a full three days.
After three days, Lu Qinghe felt that his mind had recovered to a great extent, but excessive use of his brain still left him feeling groggy.
"The mental consumption of cultivating the Profound Light Technique in a state of visualization is much greater than practicing other sword arts."
Lu Qinghe sensed his condition and felt a shiver in his heart.
Excessive mental consumption could easily lead to a disorder in the vegetative nervous system, posing a fatal threat to the body's circulatory system.
In simpler terms, it led to imbalance in essence, energy, and spirit.
Excessive bleeding could lead to death!
Excessive loss of essence and energy could lead to death!
Mental exhaustion could also lead to death!
Visualizing the Qingping Sword enabled Lu Qinghe to control his true qi to the extreme, making the cultivation of Profound Light true qi more efficient, but it also resulted in great mental consumption.
Essence, energy, and spirit are inherently interconnected.
Lu Qinghe had previously refined his essence into energy, consuming a large amount of blood essence, and now, consuming his mental energy, he was feeling that his body's functions were falling into disarray, showing signs of collapse in the chain of essence, energy, and spirit.
"The body must be properly regulated before delving into the practice of cultivation," Lu Qinghe murmured, summoning a maid.
"Young Master Lu, what are your orders?" the maid inquired of Lu Qinghe.
Though her tone was polite, her expression did not indicate much respect for the young master, who relied entirely on Lu Qingyun.
"Do we have the flesh and blood of fierce beasts? I need to replenish my vitality," he asked.
"Flesh and blood of fierce beasts? I'm sorry, we don't have any," the maid replied.
"Snow Sword Villa has a specialized team that ventures into the Kunwu Mountains year-round. It is impossible that they have never hunted down medium to high-level fierce beasts, right? I'm willing to purchase with gold coins," Lu Qinghe proposed.
"As a mere maid, I naturally have no way of knowing these things. If the young master needs them, you can apply to the warehouse yourself," the maid replied, adding, "Is there anything else you need to ask, Young Master Lu?"
Lu Qinghe glanced at the maid and shook his head, allowing her to leave.
The guards in the entire courtyard believed that Lu Qinghe's achievements today were due to his reliance on the brother-sister relationship with Lu Qingyun. While they didn't show it, they looked down on him in their hearts.
After resting for a while, Lu Qinghe got up and left the courtyard, intending to go to the warehouse. However, he realized that he didn't know the third floor of Snow Sword Villa, nor did he know where the warehouse was located.
As Lu Qinghe was about to return to the courtyard, a voice suddenly called out to him.
"Lu Qinghe."
Following the voice, Lu Zixia and Lu Xuejian quickly approached.
"What's the matter?" Lu Qinghe asked.
"Lu Qinghe, do you know that you are about to face a great calamity?" Lu Xuejian warned with a solemn expression.
However, when he saw that Lu Qinghe did not seem to have a proper reaction, he had to continue, "Do you really think that going to the Immortal Asking Sect is an opportunity for you? Let me tell you, the competition at the Immortal Asking Sect is extremely fierce. Outer disciples fight with other outer disciples, and inner disciples fight with other inner disciples. For some resources, they are willing to fight to the death. Such conflicts also involve the close attendants of the inner disciples. Every year, numerous close attendants die for various reasons, except for those close attendants around the top ten inner disciples, very few close attendants can survive for more than ten years!"
"Oh," Lu Qinghe responded indifferently.
"Lu Qinghe, what's with your attitude? We want to help you, you know?" Lu Zixia expressed her dissatisfaction at Lu Qinghe's indifferent response, and then scolded, "The close attendants of the inner disciples of the Immortal Asking Sect cannot fight each other. Close attendants have become the bridge and target of the competition among inner disciples. The cultivation of the close attendants in the Immortal Asking Sect, even the weakest ones, is at the fourth level of Refinement. With your cultivation at the second level, following Qingyun to the Immortal Asking Sect is a dead end."
"Is there anything else?" Lu Qinghe remained calm as usual, which left Lu Zixia and Lu Xuejian feeling helpless.
At this point, Lu Xuejian intervened, "Lu Qinghe, the Immortal Asking Sect is too dangerous for you. If you are willing to give up the place to the Immortal Asking Sect and bestow it upon me, I can provide you with resources, wealth, women, and status—anything you need, just name it."
"I don't think the things you offer can surpass what Qingyun can provide. Please excuse me," Lu Qinghe said, turning and leaving.
"Stop!" At this point, Lu Zixia couldn't bear it any longer and angrily said, "Lu Qinghe, don't act foolish. Give up the spot for the close attendant of the inner disciple. If we both benefit, everyone will be happy. Otherwise... no matter how prestigious the position of the close attendant in the Immortal Asking Sect is, can it compare to your own life?"
"Are you threatening me?" Lu Qinghe said calmly.
"It's not a threat; it's advice," Lu Zixia said coldly. "Inner disciple's close attendants often go out on sect missions to exchange cultivation resources for sect contribution points. During that time, some ungrateful close attendants accidentally meet their end, and no one will know what happened."
"Is that so," Lu Qinghe looked at Lu Zixia, who had a cold and ruthless look in her eyes, and said calmly, "Initially, I didn't care about the identity of being an inner disciple's close attendant, but now, as you put it, I suddenly realized that perhaps life at the Immortal Asking Sect could be quite exciting, and I can't wait for it."
"Lu Qinghe...," Lu Zixia was about to say something harsh, but Lu Xuejian seemed to have understood something, and she interrupted, "Lu Qinghe, I just hope that when you enter the Immortal Asking Sect, you will still be able to smile. There is more than one way to become a close attendant at the Immortal Asking Sect. I and Zixia are well qualified to become outer disciples of the Immortal Asking Sect."
"Congratulations."
"Goodbye to the Immortal Asking Sect." Lu Xuejian finished speaking and turned and left.
At this point, Lu Zixia had nothing more to say. Her gaze was like a sharp blade, coldly assessing Lu Qinghe before making a throat-slitting gesture and then leaving with Lu Xuejian.
"At the pinnacle of the fourth level of Refinement, the fifth level of Refinement..."
Lu Qinghe withdrew his gaze and entered Lu Qingyun's courtyard, quickly arriving at his own room.
After a day of rest, he had somewhat replenished his vitality. The next day, when Lu Qinghe's spirit had fully recovered, he keenly noticed that his perceptual ability seemed to have slightly improved.
However, because the improvement was small and his mind was clear at the moment, he didn't pay much attention to it. After sitting in meditation for a while and regulating his vitality to the peak, a maid had already brought a bowl of medicinal soup.
For a moment, a rich medicinal fragrance filled the room.
"Tianxin Begonia."
Lu Qinghe looked at the bowl of medicinal soup with a calm expression.
This was the medicinal soup made from Tianxin Begonia and some auxiliary drugs.
Lu Qinghe took a glance at the maid, he could see the envy, jealousy, and a sense of not being satisfied in her eyes.
Lu Qingyun was dedicated to cultivation, and the maid's behavior was truly intolerable.
If it weren't for Lu Qingyun's personal instructions regarding the Tianxin Begonia, there might have been less of this medicinal soup than what he currently saw.
"It seems that in the future, I need to personally handle the medicine-making process."
Lu Qinghe thought to himself, then said to the maid, "You may leave, I want to seclude myself for cultivation, and no one should enter my room."
"Yes, young master Lu."
The maid responded respectfully.
The look in her eyes when Lu Qinghe glanced at her just now seemed guilty.
She had stolen some of the Tianxin Begonia medicinal soup, but just a sixth of the whole bowl. Surely, with Lu Qinghe's shallow insight, he wouldn't be able to tell.
Comforting herself in this way, the maid felt disdainful in her heart, then quickly retreated and closed the door behind her.
Once the maid left, Lu Qinghe took a sip of the medicinal soup, allowing it to dissolve in his blood, enveloping it in his blood and meditating on the quality of the medicinal soup while visualizing the shadow of the Qingping Sword in his mind.
Thankfully, those maids did not dare to tamper with the medicinal soup, so aside from its potent medicinal properties, it was harmless.
With the medicinal soup intact, Lu Qinghe didn't waste any more time, he picked up the soup and drank it in four sips. After drinking the soup, he stood still and began practicing the Thunderous Body Refining Technique to refine the medicinal energy within his body, integrating it into his essence and blood.
At the same time, the Mysterious Light Formula quickly operated, transporting true energy, significantly accelerating the speed of his true energy circulation...
Twenty-six meridians, twenty-seven meridians, twenty-eight meridians, twenty-nine meridians, thirty meridians...
With just one bowl of medicinal soup, his true energy circulation had reached thirty meridians, completing the first half of the second level of True Essence cultivation.
And in order to maximize the effect of the Tianxin Begonia's medicinal power, Lu Qinghe had instructed to complete the medicine-making process in three days, which meant that this medicinal power was only one third of the Tianxin Begonia's medicinal power.
"It truly lives up to being the sacred medicine in the hearts of True Essence cultivators. If I hadn't cultivated the Mysterious Light Formula, and the path of true energy circulation wasn't comparable to the Snow Melt Scripture, I'm afraid I would have already reached the thirty-six meridians and entered the third level of True Essence cultivation."
Lu Qinghe thought to himself, feeling astonished.
After all, a part of the Tianxin Begonia's medicinal power had been integrated into his flesh and blood, replenishing his essence and blood losses, and would still be able to make future achievements in essence cultivation.