Add skills To My Body novel - Chapter 104
Chapter 104: Liu Mengyun ‘s Reward
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Liu Mengyun flicked her sleeves. The sound of crystals clashing rang out. Some materials were placed on the table.
Li Ming looked at Liu Mengyun, waiting for her to continue.
“Let me explain it to you clearly. It’s actually quite simple.” Liu Mengyun had a calm look on her face as she spoke.
“Between cultivators, monsters, and demons, it is the most difficult for cultivators to obtain spiritual qi.”
Seeing Li Ming’s surprised expression, Liu Mengyun chuckled before saying, “You must be wondering why it is so difficult for cultivators who use spiritual qi as their foundation to obtain spiritual qi. When it comes to monsters or demons, they both have an innate connection to spiritual qi. For example, when demons are born, they attract the energy between the heaven and earth, automatically absorbing the surrounding energy, filtering out the impurities, and using the absorbed energy to cultivate their own bodies.”
“What then do they do with the spiritual qi they absorbed? Their bodies contain plenty of spiritual qi, but in terms of aptitude when it comes to qi cultivation, they cannot compare to cultivators. You have practiced a lot of cultivation techniques, so you should know what the essence of cultivation techniques are, right?”
“What?” Li Ming, who was listening attentively, blurted out.
“Formations.” Liu Mengyun’s eyes suddenly became extremely deep, as if she could see through the passage of time. “All chants are formations in a sense. Ordinary cultivation techniques are divided into several stages. The first stage is absorption. If one could not even absorb spiritual qi, then it is completely useless to try and cultivate. The next step is refinement. If a person cannot extract the impurities from the spiritual qi they absorb, they would be hard-pressed to use it and, using the spiritual qi might even cause harm to their body. The third level is storage. If they cannot preserve or store the spiritual qi that they had refined, then there is no point to absorbing spiritual qi.
Li Ming was stunned. No one had ever told him of this perspective on cultivation techniques. Liu Mengyun’s explanation was very simple. There was nothing obscure or difficult to understand about it. Li Ming thought about it and was touched. It was indeed as she said!
“A good cultivation technique allows a person to cultivate better and store more spiritual qi. Isn’t that how it is?” Liu Mengyun sighed. “You must be very curious. How can monsters and demons absorb the spiritual qi in the world? They were born with a kind of magical technique. This is a gift to them from the heavens. However, monsters and demons are not as intelligent as cultivators. They had a treasure trove but were unaware of it. For tens of millions of years, they had been merely acting according to their instincts, which is why the progress of their cultivation is so slow.”
“Alright, that’s enough about that.” Liu Mengyun suddenly smiled. “Let’s get back to your matter. In fact, your matter is easy to handle. You can even resolve it in one go. Would you like to give it a try?”
Liu Mengyun, who was already extraordinarily beautiful, had a smile on her face that would make the eyes of anyone that saw her light up in delight. Even Li Ming could not help but look to the side to calm himself.
“What do I need to do?” Liu Mengyun was talking about something else. If this was a simple matter that could be solved once and for all, then there was a high chance that he would have to do something in exchange.
“Consider yourself lucky to have met me.” Liu Mengyun said lazily, “Didn’t I tell you that monsters and demons can naturally gather the energy of the world and convert it into their own energy? It just so happens that I’ve done quite a bit of research on such naturally formed formations.”
“Would such experts give up on such a method?” Cultivators had captured countless monsters and demons. If the monsters and demons had any secrets, they would have long solved them.
Liu Mengyun ridiculed, “Unfortunately, this thing that the heavens and earth bestowed upon them is probably something to prevent the extermination of monsters and demons! It is not that simple. It can only increase the purity of the spiritual qi in your body to a certain extent, but it cannot reach a perfect level.”
Li Ming asked, “To what extent can it be improved? Will there be any adverse reactions? Will the chant contradict my mental cultivation technique?”
“Hehe, the exact extent of the improvement depends on your physical fitness, but there will at least be an improvement of several times compared to your current state. As for adverse reactions? Well, how can there be something in this world that only brings you benefits without any drawbacks? You should know that there is always an exchange loss. As for the incantation, there was no problem.”
Liu Mengyun was full of confidence as she spoke.
Li Ming lowered his head and pondered.
Liu Mengyun did not rush him. Instead, she sat down slowly at the table.
For some reason, Li Ming felt that the option he was about to make would have a huge impact on his life. However, he really could not explain why he felt this way. He had learned a lot of knowledge from Liu Mengyun.
He hesitated.
He had been very happy recently. Although he still had some worries, he felt that everything was good. He was improving himself bit by bit, and every day was very fulfilling.
At this rate, he would no longer have to worry about the issue of money. He could live very well and obtain an extremely high position in the sect.
Li Ming, who had his head lowered, could not help but clench his fists. His body was trembling slightly.
What did he want?
He thought about it for a long time before he finally said, “I’ve decided, please help me resolve the impurities in my spiritual qi.”
Liu Mengyun waved her hand, and some strange things were placed on the table.
Seeing all kinds of strange things on the table, Li Ming could not help but feel his scalp go numb. He had the illusion that some evil ritual was going to be carried out here, and those strange and fresh things that had just been taken out were like sacrifices. Even the formations he usually studied would not be anywhere as strange and terrifying as this.
“We can only make do with what we currently have.” Liu Mengyun had a helpless look on her face. “Regardless, this should be enough to make the most basic level demonic pattern.”
“Demonic pattern? What’s going on?
“This matter is very difficult to explain.” Liu Mengyun picked up everything and looked at it carefully before saying, “You can think of it as a type of rune, a natural rune. It is a formation made of flesh, blood, hair, and essence. Haha, cultivators always hoped to be able to understand these subtle details, but how could these subtle details be so easy to understand?”
“What do you plan to do next?”
“Don’t be silly. Can’t you figure it out yourself?” Liu Mengyun looked at Li Ming as if he was an idiot. “Naturally, it’s to make a demonic pattern on your body.” “Drawing a demonic pattern? Would that not be very difficult to do?”
“If I can’t do it, then that means that others can’t do it either.” Liu Mengyun snorted coldly, her face filled with pride.
Liu Mengyun wanted to say something, but she hesitated. Although Li Ming was puzzled, he did not ask further. Instead, he pointed to another set of materials and herbs. “Where are these materials for? Are you these also for the making of the demonic pattern?”
The ingredients on the table were very distinct. One side was made up of spiritual herbs, while the other was a demon’s internal organs.
“Let’s begin then.” Liu Mengyun giggled.
As she spoke, Liu Mengyun handed Li Ming a cup.
“Oh.” Li Ming nodded as if he understood something. He drank the liquid in the cup in one gulp. He wanted to speak, but his vision blurred and he got sleepy.
Then, in a daze, Li Ming felt his clothes being unbuttoned. The pain began to spread throughout his entire body, but he was very sleepy.. The pain seemed to be very distant…
