Chapter 13 of Volume 3 - Diligently Cultivating Dispersed Qi

Chapter 13 of Volume 3 - Diligently Cultivating Dispersed Qi
For Wang Rui, who had already dispersed his qi once, it was like a walk in the park. He sat cross-legged and then placed his hand on several acupoints on his body. Like a gust of wind, a “pu chi” sound quickly emanated from these acupoints.
Streams of white mist containing thunder spiritual power evaporated from the dantian and dissipated into the air from several points.
As his spiritual energy continued to deplete, Wang Rui's cultivation slowly declined, falling from Foundation Establishment Peak to Foundation Establishment Later Stage, then to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, then to Foundation Establishment Early Stage, and finally dropping to Qi Refinement Stage, continuing to decline.
With a full six days of time, his lightning cultivation technique disappeared completely, and the corresponding spiritual power attribute dissipated completely.
The Huanglong Technique automatically ran, taking him back to nine years ago.
After taking a brief break and adjusting his state of mind, Wang Rui took out the skill manual of the Divine Thunder Technique and went over it again, memorizing the majority of the incantations, simply reviewing them one more time.
Due to his experience in practicing lightning-based techniques, Wang Rui was not too worried about the conversion of spiritual power.
Half a day later, the formal practice began.
Separating one-tenth of the earth-element spiritual power, he started to slowly transform it according to the practice method of the Heavenly Thunder Technique.
When practicing the Thunder Attraction Formula, it took him three years to complete the transformation, but this time, Wang Rui was confident that it wouldn't take so long.
After entering a meditative state, Wang Rui's vitality gradually disappeared and he returned to his original state, similar to that of a stone.
Spring turned into summer, autumn turned into winter, and a year's time passed in the blink of an eye.
Wang Rui, who had entered a state of meditative trance, was enveloped in a layer of earthy yellow spirit energy. One year later, the spirit energy slowly dissipated and was replaced by a force of thunder spirit.
As expected, he completed the conversion of spiritual power of the Divine Thunder Technique and stepped into the Qi-Training Stage in just one year.
The speed of his subsequent cultivation was astonishing, supported by a large amount of medicinal pills, and without the obstacle of bottleneck, his cultivation progressed smoothly and rapidly.
Within a month, he progressed from the initial stage of Qi cultivation to the middle stage, and in just over a month, he advanced to the later stage of Qi cultivation.
In order to quickly improve his cultivation level, he even gave up practicing the techniques recorded in his current cultivation method, saving them for future practice.
In the third month, he had reached the peak of Qi-training. At this point, he had consumed almost all of the 500 bottles of Qi-gathering pills, which was equivalent to the portion of dozens or even hundreds of people.
At the peak of Qi refining, he stayed for more than two months before starting to vigorously pursue Foundation Establishment without hesitation.
For other cultivators, especially those who are attempting to reach Foundation Establishment for the first time, this process is an extremely difficult obstacle. However, for Wang Rui at present, it is just a common checkpoint.
He did not show any excitement or nervousness, nor that kind of disdain and arrogance, just started to strive in a very calm manner, feeling that it was a matter of course.
In the spring of the following year, with a wave of energy in the secret room, a burst of rosy light emerged, and Wang Rui officially stepped into the Foundation Establishment realm.
At this point, it was almost two years since he had dispersed his cultivation and started over, and it had taken him more than a year to complete the Foundation Establishment. Even among the four major top sects, such a speed was enough to rival those monstrous geniuses.
However, Wang Rui knew that his aptitude was not excellent and his talent was only average. He relied more on two things: firstly, the "Yellow Dragon Gong" he practiced since the time of the Yuan Tian Sect, and secondly, his nearly hundred years of life experience, which had changed his state of mind completely. He was fully capable of enduring all kinds of storms and fluctuations.
After breaking through to the foundation building stage, Wang Rui stopped consuming dan medicines continuously. Instead, he spent a year eliminating and purifying the impurities of the dan medicines within his body, even though his cultivation did not progress at all during this year.
During this year, he devoted himself to adjusting himself without distractions while also not forgetting to practice the only skill he currently possessed: the Dari Ralei Sword Art. The Heavenly Thunder Divine Energy Technique allowed his spiritual power to significantly improve, and the superior quality of the technique far surpassed the Thunder Induction Formula.
He can clearly feel that the spiritual power sea in his lower abdomen now has a distinct separation of half thunder and half earth spiritual power. However, the compression proportion of the thunder spiritual power is quite high, making his spiritual power storage far better than before.
Furthermore, his spiritual power recovery speed has greatly improved, and even some internal injuries and superficial wounds have seen an improvement in healing. At the same time, his body's endurance has also increased significantly. These are just his initial observations, and there is much more for him to explore.
At this moment, Wang Rui finally understood why there were so many cultivators in the world who would spare no effort to fight to the death for a supreme technique. Often, a good technique could greatly enhance one's strength, even to the point of a world-shaking difference.
In the summer of the third year, Wang Rui once again embarked on a frenzied training mode, swallowing a large amount of medicinal pills like eating a meal.
In the winter of the fourth year, while practicing, Wang Rui sensed that someone was waiting for him outside the barrier. He felt a stir in his heart and left the secret room.
Upon arriving outside the spell boundary, Wang Rui immediately saw Chen Qi whom he had not seen for over four years. Feeling guilty for not being able to protect her, he embraced his fellow Daoist.
Bringing Chen Qi into the secret room, they confided in each other and, due to their long separation, both felt a strong physical desire and enjoyed each other's company throughout the night.
The next morning, Chen Qi, dressed and ready, asked, "Rui ge, how long will it take for you to regain your original strength?"
"Probably about a year," Wang Rui replied. He was currently in the late foundation-building stage, not far from his peak.
Chen Qi nodded and said, "Big brother also wanted to come over, but he was afraid of delaying your training. We have accepted some two-star missions in the past few years, and we have basically completed them. However, we have recently accepted two three-star missions and plan to give them a try. However, I am still a little worried, so I hope you can go with us."
"No problem, let older brother wait for another year and improve his strength. After I come out of seclusion, I will come find you all and we can go together." Wang Rui knew that a three-star mission was definitely not simple. It usually involved some sort of secret cave or treasure trove, and the risks were great, especially with the guarding beasts. However, the rewards were also high. If they were able to obtain treasures like high-level skills, rare artifacts, and precious medicinal herbs, then it would be worth it.
Chen Qi threw herself into his arms and said, "That's good. I can't get used to it without you. Ruige, do we have to wait until we both become Yuanying cultivators to live our own lives freely?"
王睿抚摸着她的腰肢，感受着道侣略显丰隆的身子，苦笑道：「元婴修士我们现在看起来很强大，但说不定等我们到了那个境界，还会发现更高强的修士，或许修行这条道路永无止境吧。」
Chen Qi's mood could be understood, but for now, the two of them still need to strive for their future and it's not yet time to relax.
After seeing off his fellow disciple, Wang Rui continued to practice. He estimated that he could restore his peak Qi Condensation cultivation in half a year, but currently, he needed another half year to further enhance his strength by practicing some spells.