By "the top cultivator", they meant that of the thirty-six cultivators here in Qiyun, he was the closest to reach the innate state.
Lu Yuanqing was the last disciple Li Qingzhi took in and was of exceptional qualities. Li had been training Lu as his successor ever since the latter was little. The method Lu Yuanqing used for cultivation was called "Small Universe Technique", one of the purest Neidai techniques. It consisted of four steps: collecting the medicine, sealing the furnace, refining the medicine, and ignition.
With the vital essence of the body, activate the intrinsic essence and primordial Qi. Starting from Dantian, lead both kinds of energy up the Du vessel passing through the three meridians Wei Lü, Jia Ji, and Yu Zhen[1], the upper, middle, and lower Huang Ting[2] , and the upper and lower Que Qiao[3], before a full cycle was completed, which was also the process of refining the essence of the small universe.
