Feeling the breath in his dantian, which resembled a vast ocean, Zhang Yuhe was filled with excitement, though some questions lingered in his mind.
According to his understanding, when a cultivator first builds their foundation, the liquefied spiritual energy in the dantian typically varies based on the practice method and personal talent. Normally, it ranges from half an acre to a few acres, but his dantian was now like a boundless sea.
It was an exaggeration.
"Is it because of the Hunyuan Heavenly Scripture, or is my talent just that amazing? Or is it both factors combined?" Zhang Yuhe silently wondered.
"Forget it. There's no point in overthinking things I can't explain. I should focus on testing my current strength."
Despite reading countless classics in the library, Zhang Yuhe had never come across a situation like his own.
He didn't dwell on it. After all, having a solid foundation was undoubtedly a good thing.
Walking out of the pavilion, Zhang Yuhe stood at the top of Yinhe Peak and pointed forward.
Boom...
A large stone in the distance split in two with a single motion.
Gengjin Sword Pointing.
This was the basic magic he had learned in the library. The power he unleashed was far stronger than he had imagined.
"If I had learned magic back in Podao Temple, killing monsters would've been as easy as cutting vegetables."
Thinking about the times he wielded a long knife to slay monsters in the barren mountains, Zhang Yuhe couldn't help but laugh.
"Now, this is real cultivation. Back then, I was just reckless. I was too... LO."
Zhang Yuhe tried several other basic techniques, and the results satisfied him greatly. While these were just the most basic techniques in the cultivation world, the power he demonstrated was still significant.
Now that Zhang Yuhe had successfully built his foundation, he should be able to learn more advanced magical powers. However, he lacked merits, which were required to learn higher-level magic skills.
But he wasn't in a hurry. He didn't plan on going out to kill monsters, so he didn't need powerful magic for now.
He had already decided to focus on cultivating on Yinhe Peak for the next hundred years. When it was time for him to go out and guard, he would visit the Book Tower to exchange for two more magical powers.
As an inner disciple, Zhang Yuhe didn't need to do tasks regularly, but he was required to serve as a guard once every hundred years.
The Daosheng Sect divided the entire Yufantian world into ninety-nine states, each containing ten prefectures. Inner disciples were tasked with guarding one prefecture at a time, with rotations every hundred years.
This meant that Zhang Yuhe had only a hundred years to cultivate before the sect would assign him a guarding position.
Going out to guard wasn't as safe as staying in the sect; it carried potential dangers.
Zhang Yuhe planned to quietly cultivate for a hundred years to strengthen himself, then learn new magical powers and prepare magic weapons.
"Continue practicing."
As he returned to the pavilion and prepared to resume his practice, a sudden message appeared in his mind.
[Feixiantai is low on spiritual energy. Please log off in time.]
A five-minute countdown followed.
"Uh, has it really been a hundred days?"
He almost forgot that, as a player, he could only stay in Yufantian for a hundred days at a time.
Offline.
Zhang Yuhe summoned the game system and chose to log off.
After a period of time and space conversion, he found himself back in his room.
Looking at his familiar surroundings, Zhang Yuhe felt as though he had been away for much longer.
He checked his phone—it had only been twelve hours.
"What an incredible journey."
Recalling his experiences in Yufantian over the course of a hundred years, Zhang Yuhe sighed inwardly.
He waved his right hand, and an exquisite flying sword floated quietly in front of him. Then, he looked at his left hand, where a storage ring was worn.
"Damn, the strength and items from the game can really be brought into the real world."
"There won't be any trouble when the immortals come to the real world, right?"
At that moment, Zhang Yuhe found himself deep in thought.
He silently examined himself, noting that his dantian still exuded a surging breath like the sea.
"Forget it. Why think so much? Anyway, no one can practice faster than me. Even if the world falls into chaos, it won't affect me."
Zhang Yuhe turned his head to look at the Feixiantai on the desk and suddenly noticed a trace of spiritual energy slowly gathering toward it.
This caught him off guard.
"Does Blue Star also have spiritual energy?"
Zhang Yuhe quickly activated the Hunyuan Tianjing, and sure enough, spiritual energy began to gather toward him.
However, compared to the Yufantian world, the spiritual energy in Blue Star seemed very thin, and the cultivation effect was poor.
Zhang Yuhe stopped practicing and focused on the Feixiantai on his desk.
He had a general understanding of how it worked.
To him, the Feixiantai was essentially a teleportation array. By absorbing Blue Star's spiritual energy, it allowed players to travel to the Yufantian world.
It took twelve hours to charge and another twelve hours to run. It was a strange yet magical object.
"Should I see what's happening in the outside world?"
Zhang Yuhe quickly grabbed his phone and logged into the game forum.
The fastest way to understand the current situation was to go online.
At that moment, the Yufantian forum was buzzing with activity, and the post page had already exceeded 999+ posts.
The first post had a bold title:
[Spiritual Energy Is Revived, Immortal Cultivation Is Coming, Urgent to Establish the Blue Star Immortal Cultivation Alliance.]
Zhang Yuhe clicked the post to read.
According to the poster's description, the spiritual energy on Blue Star had fully revived. While the energy was weaker than in Yufantian, it was still enough to support cultivation.
Since humans could cultivate, could the beasts of Blue Star also evolve? Would they turn into ferocious monsters?
The poster called for all players to unite and establish the Blue Star Immortal Cultivation Alliance. While everyone improved their strength in Yufantian, they would monitor the evolution of wild beasts in Blue Star's wilderness, preventing them from evolving too quickly and invading human settlements.
The poster also mentioned that he had an eighth-grade water spiritual root and had reached the first level of Qi Refining.
The replies below the post were numerous.
"Spiritual energy revival? Does that mean everyone can cultivate?"
"You wish. Cultivating immortals requires spiritual root qualifications. Even in Yufantian, mortals are the majority, and cultivators are less than one in ten thousand."
"It's over! Are monsters going to attack our cities?"
"Don't worry, I'll take action if that happens."
"You're just a weakling; your keyboard won't save you."
"Haha, the keyboard warrior is unbeatable."
"I'm not too worried about the wild monsters on Blue Star. After all, they evolve at the same rate as us, so the speed of their evolution shouldn't be faster than ours. I'm more concerned about the monsters and natives of Yufantian invading Blue Star."
"Overthinking. Blue Star is tiny, not even comparable to one prefecture in Yufantian. How could they bother with it?"
"Exactly, this is all unfounded worry."
"Why worry? If that day comes, we'll just lie down and not struggle."
"Haha, the guy above is right. The power of the immortal world is beyond our imagination. Yufantian could flatten us all with any Yuanying boss. Just focus on cultivation."
"I support the poster. Let's unite, form an Immortal Cultivation Alliance, and protect Blue Star together."
"Support +1."
...
Zhang Yuhe closed the post and pondered.
He found some of the poster's points valid.
Since spiritual energy had revived and humans could cultivate, the beasts in the wilderness could naturally evolve. Although the evolution hadn't caused any harm yet, in time, evolved beasts could certainly pose a threat.
Preparing early was a good idea.
However, this should be led by the Blue Star Federal Government.
Zhang Yuhe wasn't sure why the poster had spread this information, but he suspected that it was driven by ambition. As the spiritual energy gradually recovered, Blue Star was on the verge of major change, and some individuals were eager to be the trendsetters.
This poster seemed to be one of them.
But these matters had little to do with him. His goal had long been set on immortality. Blue Star was a small pond, and the disputes within it weren't worth his concern.
As long as it didn't interfere with his cultivation, he would let these people stir up whatever they wanted.