Xu Qingtong was extremely excited when he heard Shopkeeper Gu say that he had actually refined an intermediate talisman. But he had no intention of telling Shopkeeper Gu how he refined it.

He looked confused and said: "Shopkeeper, I don't know how to refine it. I just feel that it is very smooth when refining this one. Unexpectedly, I actually refined a mid-level talisman."

Shopkeeper Gu pondered for a moment, took out a spiritual stone, handed it to Xu Qingtong, and said: "Qingtong, please put this talisman in the shop first. This spiritual stone will be regarded as the reward for this talisman. In the future, if you can refine it again,

If I produce this kind of talisman, I will give it to you at the price of five pieces of one spiritual stone."

After that, he handed the mid-level fireball talisman to Wu Zheng and asked him to place it in a conspicuous position to attract business.

After Shopkeeper Gu left, Xu Qingtong took out five spiritual stones and handed them to Wu Zheng. He said, "Brother Wu, I want to buy some talisman paper and refine some talismans for my own use."

Wu Zheng collected the spirit stones and brought him fifty talismans. Xu Qingtong took them and returned to his room.

Now that he knew that he could refine mid-level talismans, and that he was refining them for himself, Xu Qingtong naturally had no intention of refining low-level talismans.

He meditated and adjusted his breath on the bed, restored his mana and consciousness to their peak, and began to refine the intermediate fireball talisman.

With the first successful experience, this time, he refined an intermediate fireball talisman without much effort.

With Xu Qingtong's current mana, he could barely refine two mid-level talismans, but he still cautiously chose to meditate to recover.

Later, he refined three more fireball talismans, a water arrow talisman, a rejuvenation talisman and a shield talisman, all of which were mid-level talismans.

Xu Qingtong put these talismans into his storage bag, then sat cross-legged and meditated to restore his mana.

Suddenly, he felt a swelling and pain in his Dantian and meridians. Xu Qingtong was shocked, then overjoyed.

He knew that he had reached the first level of Qi refining and it was time to break through to the second level.

He took out the Five Pills Refining Formula and read it carefully from beginning to end. After thinking through several key links, Xu Qingtong took out two more spiritual stones from the storage bag, held them in his hands, and carried out the Five Pills Refining Secrets.

, began to attack the second floor of Qi Refining.

After running for five days, the spiritual stone in Xu Qingtong's hand had lost its luster, and the mana in his body was full and reached its limit.

He did not stop and was still running the technique. Suddenly, his whole body was shaken, and his Dantian and meridians suddenly swelled, and then they quickly shriveled up like a deflated rubber ball.

Then, a layer of greasy substance on the surface of his body overflowed from the body, and he broke through to the second level of the Qi Refining Stage.

Xu Qingtong didn't care about cleaning the dirt on his body, and hurriedly took out two more spiritual stones and continued to absorb them to consolidate his newly advanced cultivation.

Two hours passed, his cultivation gradually stabilized, and his mood relaxed.

Xu Qingtong walked out of the room, went to the yard, took a shower, washed away the dirt on his body, and returned to the house refreshed. He sat cross-legged on the bed and began to recall the process of passing the test.

Xu Qingtong thought for a long time, and finally shook his head with a wry smile. His qualifications were really poor!

It has been nearly two years since he started practicing, before he could break through to the second level. Not to mention single spiritual roots, even with dual spiritual roots, he has probably reached the fourth level of Qi refining in two years!

It should be noted that the early stage of Qi refining is the shortest time-consuming. People with good qualifications can reach the third level of Qi refining in one year. Those with less qualified qualifications usually only need two to three years. The middle stage of Qi refining is much more difficult than the early stage and requires

Five to ten years.

Moreover, the sooner you enter the path of immortality, the better, because the younger you are, the simpler you are. A child is like a blank piece of paper, you can draw whatever you want.

For older people, their bodies and minds have been contaminated by the secular world, and it will be very difficult for them to practice cultivation. Unless they have the talent to defy heaven, it will be difficult to achieve much.

For example, the shopkeeper Gu Mingli only started cultivating immortality when he was in his thirties. He is seventy-three this year and has only reached the eighth level of Qi refining. It is hard to say whether he can build the foundation in this life.

I started practicing at the age of ten, and it took me nearly two years to break through the first level and enter the second level of Qi refining. If this continues, I don't know when it will be until I reach the middle stage of Qi refining.

Forget it, it's useless to think too much. I remember what my uncle said: "You have to eat your food one bite at a time, and walk the road step by step. Don't take too big a step. If you take a big step, it will be easier... What is easy?"

Anyway, you have to take it one step at a time and don’t aim too high.

Thinking of this, Xu Qingtong felt that he had a clear mind, and it didn't matter if he had poor qualifications. As long as he strengthened his confidence and walked down-to-earth, even if he died of exhaustion halfway, he would die without regrets.

Xu Qingtong didn't know that his unintentional thoughts coincided with the path of cultivating immortals. In fact, cultivating immortals is not only about tempering the physical body, but more importantly, cultivating the state of mind. If the Taoist heart is unstable, how can we go further?

After reaching the second level of Qi Refining, Xu Qingtong's Dantian and meridians increased a lot. But this did not make him very excited. What made him happy was the change in his consciousness.

He sunk his mind into the Niwan Palace and carefully felt the changes in his consciousness.

He found that his spiritual consciousness had increased by 30% compared to the first level of Qi Refining, and it had also become more condensed. Wherever his spiritual consciousness swept through, some subtleties were also revealed.

He slowly spread his consciousness outward, one foot, two feet..., and soon, Xu Qingtong's consciousness had extended to five feet away.

He "saw" brother Wu Zheng, lying on the bed and sleeping soundly.

After a while, his consciousness reached ten feet away, and he "saw" Shopkeeper Gu, who was meditating with his eyes closed on the third floor.

Suddenly, he felt as if his head had been hit hard, there was a sharp pain in his mind, and his consciousness suddenly withdrew.

After a while, a voice came: "Young boy, come to my room."

Hearing the voice of the shopkeeper, Xu Qingtong did not dare to neglect, and quickly climbed up, resisting the discomfort in his head, and came to the third floor. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he heard the shopkeeper say: "Come in."

Xu Qingtong pushed the door open and walked into the house. He saw the shopkeeper still sitting there, and he hurriedly bowed and saluted. Shopkeeper Gu asked: "Qingtong, why are you using your spiritual consciousness to probe me today?"

"Shopkeeper, I broke through to the second level of Qi Refining today, and my consciousness has increased a bit. I was so happy that I accidentally found the shopkeeper's place. I am really reckless." Xu Qingtong quickly explained.

"Oh! It's really gratifying that you have reached the second level of Qi Refining. However, it is very impolite to use your spiritual consciousness to probe others at will, and others may mistakenly think that you are provoking."

"It's better to meet someone with a lower level of cultivation than you. If you meet someone with a higher level of cultivation than you, your soul will be damaged at least, and your life will be at risk. Remember, you must not be so reckless in the future." Shopkeeper Gu said. Xu Qingtong listened.

Yes, thank you quickly.

Shopkeeper Gu seemed to have thought of something. He pondered for a moment and then said: "I guess you don't know the art of looking at qi. Today I will teach you the art of looking at qi. After you learn it, you can use this technique to check the general cultivation of others."

Because it won’t arouse people’s resentment.”

As he spoke, he took out a jade slip and placed it on his forehead. After a while, he picked up the jade slip and handed it to Xu Qingtong.

Xu Qingtong took the jade slip, thanked him again, left the shopkeeper's room, and returned to his own house.
Chapter completed!