Chapter 40 Nangong Comes to Find Me
I stayed in Lingxu Inn for about ten days.

Li Zhi read the volume of common sense of cultivation that Jiang Shuwen gave him three times.

I also focused on studying and understanding the various things to pay attention to when practicing in the Lunhai Secret Realm.

Not until he had memorized the knowledge by heart did Li Zhi realize how outrageous it was for him to rashly practice without understanding the common sense of cultivation.

It turns out that practicing cultivation is not as simple as just having scriptures.

Just like building an airplane, you can't just build it with a blueprint. If you don't understand the various manufacturing details, the airplane may not fly.

It is similar with spiritual practice. If you have resources and scriptures but no experience and no one to guide you, and you rely on your own to figure things out, it is easy to go astray.

The Jiang family's great man's explanation of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm was easy to understand, and even someone like Li Zhi, who had not undergone systematic learning and had just stepped into the threshold of cultivation, could understand the contents.

At the same time, it also made him realize how lucky he was that he had opened up the Sea of ​​Bitterness on his own and successfully opened up such a large sea of ​​bitterness.

If you blindly pursue size at the beginning of the sea of ​​suffering, it is easy to damage your own origin due to lack of energy.

This is what is commonly known as the injury caused by cultivation.

After learning this common sense, Li Zhi was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Moreover, Li Zhi also learned a common sense of spiritual practice, that is, in the early stages of spiritual practice, the bigger the sea of ​​suffering is, the better.

Because the larger the sea of ​​suffering, the more life essence needs to be absorbed from the outside world, the more difficult it is to awaken the fountain of life, and then the more difficult it is to build a divine bridge to cross the sea of ​​suffering.

It is even possible that one will not be able to cross the divine bridge over the Sea of ​​Bitterness to the other side throughout his life due to lack of sufficient resources for cultivation.

After reading those common sense, Li Zhi also discovered a blind spot that he had previously overlooked.

That is, there is a huge difference between the five secret realms and other cultivation systems.

There is no such thing as being unable to start practicing again after reaching a higher realm.

As for the secret realms, there is actually no step-by-step growth relationship between the various secret realms.

Monks can check for deficiencies in the secret realms that have been opened up at any time and rebuild the areas that have been neglected in the past.

Take the Wheel Sea Secret Realm as an example. After completing these four steps of cultivation, namely, the Sea of ​​Bitterness, the Fountain of Life, the Bridge of God, and the Other Shore, the Wheel Sea Secret Realm is merely completely opened up. It does not mean that the cultivation of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm is completed.

According to the ancient powerful people's method of practicing in a single secret realm, the Wheel Sea Secret Realm can undergo nine transformations at this time.

Only after experiencing nine life and death transformations can it be said that one has cultivated the Wheel Sea Secret Realm to a perfect state and completed the practice of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

Moreover, among the five secret realms, one only needs to cultivate one secret realm to perfection, and then one can reach the realm of saint.

The sea of ​​suffering that Li Zhi opened up, which was as big as a stadium, was actually comparable to the sea of ​​suffering experienced by many cultivators in the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

If one wants to use this as a foundation, awaken the Fountain of Life, build a divine bridge, reach the other side, and open up the entire Wheel Sea Secret Realm, the difficulty will increase exponentially compared to practicing to the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm according to normal steps.

In such a vast sea of ​​suffering, if one wants to open up the fountain of life and connect the wheel of life, the amount of life essence required will be enormous.

According to Li Zhi's estimation, just to awaken the Life Spring, he would need to inhale and exhale life essence equivalent to that contained in a thousand kilograms of Origin Stone.

If one relies solely on daily meditation and qigong exercises to accumulate life essence, it may take decades.

Only then did Li Zhi realize what a huge hole he had dug for himself due to his previous rash behavior.

According to the current size of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, he would need to consume a hundred or even a thousand times the resources of a cultivator of the same level to open up the entire Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

Of course, if he can really complete the cultivation of the Wheel Sea Secret Realm.

Then his cultivation and combat power would no longer be matched by the cultivators of the Lunhai Secret Realm.

Perhaps it is equivalent to the strength of an ancient powerful being who practiced in a single secret realm after three or four transformations.

In other words, once Li Zhi has initially cultivated his Wheel Sea Secret Realm, his combat power will even be comparable to that of the cultivators in the Four Extremes Secret Realm, or ordinary cultivators who have just entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm.

This is the result of not understanding the common sense of cultivation and practicing recklessly.

Li Zhi smiled bitterly more than once for this.

Originally, the life essence stored in his body was enough for him to open up the entire Wheel Sea Secret Realm, and it was more than enough to complete the nine physical transformations at the other shore level, and it could even help him enter the Dao Palace Secret Realm.

But now, he has used all his life energy to open up the sea of ​​suffering.

This is simply setting obstacles for yourself on your path of cultivation.

I have just enjoyed a few years of a wealthy life without worries about food and clothing.

However, he never expected that within less than a year after entering the spiritual world, he would inadvertently wipe out his huge fortune.

This will force him to fight for money again.

What's going on?

After learning the truth of the matter, Li Zhi was so sad that he could not even cry.

Originally, he could have easily passed the novice period and walked out of the "Novice Village" directly as a cultivator at the Taoist Palace level.

Now he has to struggle in the "Novice Village".

Even Ye Fan needed a huge amount of source to practice only after he broke through to the Taoist Palace Secret Realm.

But he had just opened up the Sea of ​​Bitterness and had to run around to make money before he could even fly.

Qianjinyuan, that’s Qianjinyuan.

It is not known whether the six great paradises of Yan State combined have enough stocks of Qianjinyuan.

How could a cultivator like him, who was only at the level of the Sea of ​​Bitterness, find the Thousand Jin Source?

Soon, Li Zhi realized that something was not right.

Ye Fan didn't seem to be much better than him. It was because he ate the two kinds of holy fruits in the ancient forbidden land that he was able to quickly complete the training in the secret realm of the wheel sea. However, thinking of Ye Fan's experience, Li Zhi became a little autistic.

He does not have Ye Fan's "terrifying talent" that allows him to enter and exit the ancient forbidden land at will.

It seems that we must go to the Northern Territory as soon as possible to solve the problem of insufficient cultivation resources.

Originally, he didn't plan to go to the Northern Territory too early.

At the very least, one must elevate his cultivation to the level of the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, so that his life will be sufficiently protected while roaming in the Northern Territory.

Now it seems that I have no choice but to go.

After paying for the hotel accommodation with the ferocious beast materials, Li Zhi left the town directly and walked towards Lingxu Cave Heaven.

The tomb of the Green Emperor in the original ruins is about to be opened, and perhaps he will have a chance to make a fortune.

Otherwise, I won’t even be able to raise enough money for the trip.

Taking out the Luoyang shovel, Li Zhi gently stroked the probe and said to the shovel: "Brother Shovel, whether we will drink and eat meat or starve in the future, it all depends on you."

After coming to the world of cultivation, Li Zhiben didn't want to go back to his old ways.

But in reality, there is really no better way.

He could not create something out of nothing, nor could he locate dragons and determine their veins, nor did he know how to make elixirs or medicines. He was not a direct descendant trained by aristocratic families or holy places.

No one will take the initiative to provide him with cultivation resources.

Thinking about refining elixirs and making medicines, Li Zhi suddenly remembered the medicinal gardens in the Hundred Herbs Map.

He immediately took out the Hundred Herbs Picture from the Sea of ​​Bitterness, unfolded the scroll, and Li Zhi showed a hint of disappointment.

Although the small world in the picture has recovered a trace of spiritual energy, there is still not a single herb in the medicine fields that has reached the level of spiritual medicine.

At the same time, Nangong Wentian finally managed to temporarily control the injuries on the Wheel of Life and reappeared.

At this time, Nangong Wentian looked like a young man of about twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

It can be seen how much impact the previous injury had on him.

The Wheel of Life was damaged, and unless he used a sacred medicine to heal it, the injury would continue to haunt him.

It will continue to deplete his lifespan.

Now, he just wanted to control his injuries so that they would not get worse, and he went out urgently to look for Li Zhi's whereabouts.

He wanted to extract Li Zhi's life essence to repair the scars on his wheel of life.

If he could do that, not only would his injuries heal, but his physique would also become stronger.

Following the traces left by Li Zhi, they arrived at the small town outside the ancient forest.

After arriving at Lingxu Inn, Nangong Wentian directly used his magic power to condense the image of Li Zhi and asked, "Tell me, where is this child?"

"Sir, we at Lingxu Inn operate with integrity and will never sell out any of our guests' information." The innkeeper looked at Nangong Wentian, who had a murderous look on his face, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Having lived in the inn for more than ten days, Li Zhi not only digested and absorbed all kinds of cultivation knowledge, but also made great progress in the "Eternal Life Lock Body Technique", which could lock his own blood and qi and various auras so that they would not leak out.

This is also the reason why Nangong Wen lost his trace after following Li Zhi's breath and chasing him to the inn.

"Humph!"

Nangong Wentian seemed very dissatisfied with the innkeeper's answer. He snorted coldly. Then the innkeeper was like being hit in the chest by a sledgehammer. He flew backwards with a "bang" and hit the wall behind him heavily.

Blood was flowing out of his mouth, and he was breathing in less than he was breathing out. It seemed that he was no longer alive.

Nangong Wentian turned his head and looked at the waiter next to him.

The waiter was overwhelmed by Nangong Wentian's aura and immediately stammered, "Sir, that kid paid the bill and left early yesterday morning."

"Where did he go?" Nangong Wentian asked.

"I don't know where he went." said the waiter in fear.

"Don't you know it's so easy to say it?" Nangong Wentian stared at the waiter, as if warning him whether he wanted to end up like the shopkeeper.

The waiter was so frightened that his face turned pale and he was sweating profusely. Then he said, "Senior, I am just an ordinary person and I really don't know the whereabouts of that child. If you really want to know where he is, maybe you can ask the monks who have been staying in the town these days."

Nangong Wentian didn't say anything, as if he was waiting for the waiter's response.

The waiter seemed to remember something, and immediately ran to the counter, took out two sharp animal teeth from the box under the counter, and said, "These two animal teeth are what the kid used to pay for the store."

Nangong Wentian simply stretched out his hand, and the two fangs flew from the waiter's hand into his hand.

Then a green light flashed, and Nangong Wentian extracted a breath belonging to Li Zhi from the beast's fang.

Before this, the animal fang was placed in the Sea of ​​Bitterness by Li Zhi, and over time it would inevitably be contaminated with some of his aura.

Afterwards, the two animal fangs turned into powder, and Nangong Wentian's figure disappeared from Lingxu Inn.

At the same time, Li Zhi, who was walking on the road to the original ruins, looked at the animal skin clothes he was wearing and felt that they were somewhat out of tune with the dressing style of the Yan State monks.

Afterwards, Li Zhi went to a nearby mortal city.

He wanted to sell all the monster materials he had collected before in exchange for some cultivation resources, even the most ordinary herb liquid would be fine.

Just after Li Zhi entered the mortal city, Nangong Wentian, who had been following his scent, suddenly lost sight of Li Zhi.

In the world of mortals, all kinds of auras are the most complex and can easily cover up a person's aura.

Especially for those who have just embarked on the path of spiritual practice, if they stay in the worldly world for too long, their heart for the Tao will be extinguished by the worldly atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)