Published: March 3, 2025
Chapter 438: Choice of Cultivation Technique
Searching for body refinement techniques had always been considered an important task by Liu Yu, and it had already taken quite a long time.
From the time he had just established his foundation until now, nearly thirty years had passed.
Unfortunately, the results had not been satisfactory; he had not found any technique that met his expectations.
Either they were severely lacking or simply too ordinary.
This left him without any desire to cultivate them; at most, he would just glance through them for reference.
Incomplete techniques posed too many risks, effectively cutting off the path, and Liu Yu did not dare to experiment with them personally.
Ordinary techniques were just as lacking, offering minimal benefits for his current level of power growth.
He felt that he might as well spend that time studying the various skills of cultivating immortality.
There were many deficiencies that were difficult to express in words.
Thus, despite having a few ordinary body refinement techniques in hand, Liu Yu restrained himself from cultivating them, hoping to find something better.
Having reviewed numerous texts, Liu Yu had developed his own insights into the path of cultivating immortality.
Body refinement, qi refinement, and spirit refinement corresponded to the essence, qi, and spirit of a cultivator.
However, there were certain connections among the three, indicating they were not entirely unrelated.
Improving one could passively enhance the other two, albeit to a very small extent.
But looking at the prospects, if he could cultivate all three simultaneously, it would undoubtedly open a broad path to longevity.
According to his speculation, such a method should effectively influence the quality of the golden core and have a certain degree of feasibility.
If successful, it would greatly increase his potential on the immortal path.
Therefore, as long as there was even the slightest chance, Liu Yu wanted to try this broad yet difficult path.
However, in today's cultivation world, where resources were increasingly scarce, it was only because he had the support of his Immortal Abode that he had the confidence to walk this path.
If he were an ordinary cultivator, specializing solely in qi refinement would already be an immense challenge, let alone attempting to cultivate all three paths.
Even the offspring of divine transformation stage cultivators might not be able to achieve such a feat!
The limited resources available to true disciples were, frankly speaking, not impressive to Liu Yu.
With his current alchemical skills and channels, he had already been able to effectively utilize the extraordinary capabilities of the Immortal Abode, stabilizing and safely "monetizing" them into spiritual stones.
The status of a true disciple, along with the accompanying conveniences, was just one part of his motivation for seeking advancement.
Liu Yu's real goal was still to use his identity after promotion to access the sect's resources and see if he could procure satisfactory body refinement techniques.
If that still didn't work, to enhance his essence and improve the quality of his golden core, he would have to settle for an ordinary technique.
"With the identity of a true disciple, I should be able to access some superior techniques from the sect, or even top-tier techniques," he mused while playing with the True Inheritance Token.
Afterward, he swallowed an Ascension Yuan Pill and began refining the medicine's effects using the Qingyang Skill, as time gradually passed.
Three hours later, the cultivation of the Qingyang Skill came to an end.
After a brief rest, Liu Yu swallowed a Mind Nourishing Elixir and practiced the art of spirit preservation, enduring ten years' worth of painful spirit refinement.
After another two hours, the art of spirit preservation completed its cycle four times before finally concluding.
At this moment, Liu Yu was already drenched in sweat.
After washing up again and changing into a brand-new black robe, he headed out of the cave dwelling.