Time flies, and more than half a year has passed quietly.
[You are practicing the Spirit Flame Technique, more courage after setbacks +1, understanding +2, proficiency of the Spirit Flame Technique +2]
[You are absorbing spiritual energy, spiritual energy affinity +1, spiritual energy +3]
Early in the morning, the dormitory was quiet, and Zhou Ling was concentrating on practicing.
Suddenly, he felt a muffled sound in his body, and the 21st spiritual point was stimulated as if it was a matter of course.
"Finally, I have reached the third level of Qi training!"
Zhou Ling was delighted.
Then he exhaled and clicked on the panel to check the attributes.
[Spiritual Root]: Five Elements Lower Grade 2/100
[Cultivation]: Qi Training Level 3 2/100
[Body Refining]: Level 1 Level 2 26/100
[Physical Fitness]: Comprehension (Average Appearance 451/1000), Constitution (Great Potential 31800/100,000)
[Unique Talent]: More courage with more setbacks (Level 2 180/1000)
[Growth Talent]: Born with malnutrition, No Breastfeeding, Crisis Response (Level 1 65/100), Physical Evolution (Level 3 1586/10,000), Searching for Treasures in the Mountains (Level 2 250/1000), Immortal Wisdom (Level 2 523/1000), Primary Insight (Level 2 558/1000), Aura Affinity (Level 3 8380/10,000), Roar (Level 3 9520/10,000)
[Skills]: Spirit Flame Technique (Level 1 Small Success 630/1000)
[Technique]: Dayang Fist (870/1000 for the first level), Basic Inscription Pattern (970/1000 for the first level)
Zhou Ling looked satisfied as he looked at the panel.
After all the hard work of cultivation during this period, he finally gained something.
In the past six months, Zhou Ling has been practicing while going to the stall of Old Man Zhao in the market to buy some inferior magic tools in his spare time.
After repairing them, he sold them to Old Man Zhao.
Repairing a few ordinary magic tools every month can not only improve the level of inscriptions, but also earn some spiritual stones.
Life is busy and fulfilling.
Seven and a half years old, the third level of Qi training, this is already very good for a casual cultivator.
Of course, in addition to his daily practice, he also has the blessing of innate attributes.
But it is also inseparable from Wang Xin's occasional supply of elixirs.
After all, the Lingyan Jue, which he is currently focusing on, is not assisted by spiritual objects, so the speed of cultivation is not fast.
However, next, if he wants to break through the fourth level of Qi training, it will not be so easy.
This is the early to middle stage of Qi training, which belongs to a breakthrough in the middle realm, and there will be a big bottleneck.
The difficulty is much higher than breaking through the second level from the first level of Qi training.
It also requires the assistance of spiritual objects or the assistance of rank-breaking elixirs.
"For the next practice, I have to find a way to buy spiritual objects such as Fire Cloud Grass to assist!"
Zhou Ling frowned slightly. After
these months of hard work, he has saved more than 30 low-grade spiritual stones.
However, he plans to exchange these low-grade spiritual stones with the Taoist Academy for the cultivation method of inscriptions to improve the level of refining.
After all, his basic inscription pattern has reached the great success level, and now he has broken through the third level of Qi training.
It is enough to draw inscriptions.
As long as he can draw inscriptions, he will be a first-level low-grade refiner.
At that time, whether it is repairing magic tools or refining magic tools, he will earn much more spiritual stones!
After a long time, Zhou Ling's mood returned to calm.
"Earn more spiritual stones to buy Fire Cloud Grass!"
"In addition, after entering the third level of Qi training, I have to start practicing some offensive techniques!"
Zhou Ling thought in his heart.
Although he has been practicing in the Taoist Academy for more than four years, he has not yet practiced offensive techniques.
On the one hand, he basically went from one place to another, and his main activities were between his home and the Taoist temple.
He went to the market once or twice a month, and there was no risk.
In addition, most of his time was spent practicing the Spirit Flame Technique, basic inscriptions, and the Dayang Fist.
So he couldn't squeeze out time to practice magic.
"However, the first priority at the moment is to try to draw inscriptions."
With the blessing of talents such as [More Courageous in the Face of Frustration], [Primary Insight], and [Primary Analysis], he still had a great advantage in refining inscriptions by himself.
With a clear direction, Zhou Ling continued to meditate and practice.
He immediately felt that the speed of absorbing spiritual energy had increased significantly by several percent.
And his spiritual consciousness was also much stronger.
Seven and a half years old, at the third level of Qi Refining, this level of cultivation is also above average among the six key Taoist classes.
After a while, the disciples came to the school one after another.
Yuan Hu sat down on the futon in front of Zhou Ling, his expression a little unnatural.
"Brother Ling, I may not come to the Taoist Academy in a few days!"
Yuan Hu scratched his head and whispered to Zhou Ling.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why?"
"Something happened at home, and there are not enough spiritual stones for me to continue practicing."
Yuan Hu's expression was a little wooden, and his eyes swept across the school with a look of reluctance.
Zhou Ling was speechless for a moment.
Although the monthly tuition for the key class is only three yuan now, as the cultivation level increases, various expenses are the biggest.
Like Zhou Ling, he saves as much as he can, and there is a bonus from the Taoist Academy, but the expenses are still not small.
Just the daily spiritual food and the consumption of practicing inscriptions require two or three low-grade spiritual stones.
Not to mention the monthly tuition.
The expenses of six or seven low-grade spiritual stones a month are a huge burden for the bottom-level casual cultivators.
For two laborers like Zhou Ling's parents, it is already very good to earn fifteen low-grade spirit stones a month.
But the various expenses of the family alone cost seven or eight low-grade spirit stones.
In this way, they worked hard every day, but did not get any resources for cultivation.
And if you study in the Taoist temple until the age of seven or eight, you can be considered to have a foundation for cultivation.
Therefore, many casual cultivators whose families can't afford it will choose to let their children drop out of school.
Once you leave the Taoist temple, there will be no one to teach you, and there will be no inherited skills. The road ahead is destined to be difficult.
Most of the time, you can only go to workshops, kitchens, shops and other places to do odd jobs, or go into the mountains to look for medicine. If you want to improve your cultivation, it is probably impossible.
It is good enough to be able to make a living.
Zhou Ling sighed slightly. In the past few years of cultivation in the Taoist temple, he and Yuan Hu have become friends.
But his family situation is not very good now. His parents gave all the resources to him, and his cultivation has not improved much.
He does not have enough ability to help him.
"Yuan Hu, what happened to your family?"
At this time, Wang Xin, who had just arrived, asked with concern.
Yuan Hu whispered, "My father was accidentally injured while fishing and was stabbed by the poisonous spines of a black-scaled fish. He was poisoned and needed a first-grade top-grade detoxification pill to be saved."
"And a first-grade top-grade detoxification pill requires forty or fifty low-grade spirit stones, which my family can't afford."
As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes and his voice became a little choked.
Hearing this, Zhou Ling thought for a while and asked, "Yuan Hu, how many spirit stones does your family have now?"
He now has more than thirty low-grade spirit stones, although he has worked hard to save them for seven or eight months.
But saving people is important, and the later the imprint is, the later it will be.
Yuan Hu shook his head, "My family has no extra spirit stones to support me to go to the Taoist Academy."
Hearing this, Zhou Ling frowned.
"Detoxification pill, I can find a way for you!"
At this time, Wang Xin said.
Zhou Ling then remembered that Wang Xin's mother was a second-grade alchemist.
He was relieved immediately. Wang Xin agreed to help Yuanhu.
Then he didn't have to drop out of school!
"Wang Xin, thank you so much!"
Yuanhu was excited.
His whole body was shaking slightly.
"Yes!" Wang Xin nodded.
(End of this chapter)