Chapter 139 - 72: Qi Cultivator Perfection, Class Change, Golden Legend

Chapter 139: Chapter 72: Qi Cultivator Perfection, Class Change, Golden Legend

Amid the intense stimulation just now, Jiang Xuan’s *Nine Breath Qi Refining Method* had unexpectedly surged by several thousand experience points.

Combined with his daily, accumulated hard work, this Cultivation Technique was already on the verge of breaking through to the Fourth Realm.

Furthermore, there was a well-known principle in the Cultivation Realm: starting from the Third Realm, most Cultivation Techniques would encounter an insurmountable barrier, also known as a bottleneck.

If one couldn’t comprehend their own unique Dao Rhyme, this bottleneck was enough to trap the vast majority of Cultivators for their entire lives.

However, that recent experience of becoming one with the vastness of heaven and earth had allowed Jiang Xuan to unintentionally touch upon the crucial secret to advancing the *Nine Breath Qi Refining Method* to the Fourth Realm.

’Heaven and Earth!’

’The human body is a small heaven and earth, while the outside world is a vast, boundless one. A Qi Cultivation Technique, especially the *Nine Breath Qi Refining Method*, is essentially a bridge connecting the microcosm of the human body with the macrocosm of the outside world. The core secret to this technique’s Fourth Realm is to use Magical Power to construct a network of illusory meridians, break through the body’s shackles, and let my Magical Power and the external Spiritual Qi form a self-sustaining cycle.’

’Once I successfully advance, my Circulation of Heaven and Earth will no longer be confined to my body. I’ll even be able to draw external Spiritual Qi for my own use and form a solid Mana Shield outside my body!’

Of course, a Profound Level Cultivation Technique breaking through to the Fourth Realm was far more than just gaining a Shield.

A cycle between his Magical Power and the external Spiritual Qi meant that the power Jiang Xuan could mobilize would effectively multiply. Although this unrefined Spiritual Qi couldn’t directly nourish his acupoints, it was more than enough to amplify the might of his Techniques and Sword Qi when mixed with his Magical Power.

’Magical Power is the foundation of everything. If I succeed in advancing, my strength will multiply several times over...’

The sheer scale of this amplification made Jiang Xuan tremble. It felt a bit exaggerated, but he quickly found it reasonable. The Cultivation Realm had a saying: mastering Ten Thousand Laws is no match for achieving Divine Communication through one. Raising a single Cultivation Technique to the Master level was more useful than a thousand at the beginner level.

’Even a wondrously powerful Celestial Level Cultivation Method requires one to reach the corresponding Realm to unleash its true might.’

Of course, completely breaking through to the Fourth Realm with the *Nine Breath Qi Refining Method* would still require a period of refinement.

For now, Jiang Xuan’s attention was focused more on the profession advancement for his Beginner Qi Cultivator.

’Half a month of hard cultivation, and I’ve finally reached Perfection. Let’s see what professions I can advance to!’

SWISH!

As he opened the professional panel and his gaze swept over the list of available advancements for Qi Cultivator, the first thing that caught his eye was a dazzling, brilliant golden light.

’This is... I got a gold one!’

In the game *Celestial Vault Immortal Realm*, a golden light represented a Golden Legend profession or Spiritual Treasures.

This was an existence that surpassed the Purple Grade. Discovering a golden light among the available profession advancements, Jiang Xuan’s Heart Spirit naturally leaped with joy.

However, after just a single glance at the requirements for this legendary profession, the smile on Jiang Xuan’s face suddenly froze. The joy in his eyes was quickly replaced by a sense of resignation.

The requirements for this legendary profession weren’t strange or bizarre. They were right there in front of him, but at his current stage, Jiang Xuan simply couldn’t fulfill them.

[Shenxiao Qi Cultivator · Saint Heir]

[Advancement Requirements:

①: Reach Perfection as a Beginner Qi Cultivator (Completed)

②: Cultivate one Qi Cultivation Technique to Minor Success (Completed)

③: Cultivate one Technique to Minor Success (Completed)]

The first three advancement requirements were basic enough, but starting from the fourth, the difficulty skyrocketed to an absurd level.

[④: Become a personal disciple of the Shenxiao Sect’s Sect Leader;

⑤: Cultivate the Shenxiao Sect’s Foundation Method, Volume One: *Shenxiao Celestial Map*, and raise it to the Minor Success stage;

⑥: Obtain the recognition of the Shenxiao Sect’s legacy Spiritual Treasure, 0/1]

"..."

The advancement requirements for the Shenxiao Sect’s Saint Heir naturally didn’t stop at just six, but Jiang Xuan had already lost all interest in reading further.

’This is completely out of my reach at my current stage!’

Perhaps he could fulfill these conditions after a dozen or so years, but he simply didn’t have that much time to spare, nor was he prepared to waste it on this.

’A Golden Profession is powerful, but what I need is immediate combat strength. Besides, subsequent advancements might also yield a gold, or even something of a higher Level. Giving this one up isn’t a big deal.’

Shaking his head, Jiang Xuan decisively abandoned the "Saint Heir" Golden Legend profession and turned his attention to the other options.

[Available Professions for Beginner Qi Cultivator: Qi Cultivator - Five Yin (Blue), Qi Cultivator - Celestial Time (Purple), Qi Cultivator - Star Sword (Purple), Qi Cultivator - Devouring Heaven and Earth (Pitch-Black), Qi Cultivator - Talisman, Qi Cultivator - Elixir Pills, Qi Cultivator - Magical Artifact, Qi Cultivator - Blood Qi, Demonic Qi Cultivator, Beast Taming Qi Cultivator...]

As the most versatile, core, and fundamental profession in *Celestial Vault Immortal Realm*, the Beginner Qi Cultivator had many possible advancement paths.

A quick count revealed thirty or forty options. After carefully browsing through them, Jiang Xuan filtered them down to the four most promising and suitable advancement paths for him.

They were: Qi Cultivator - Celestial Time, an advancement exclusive to the Four Seasons Valley lineage. To choose this profession, Jiang Xuan would need to learn the Techniques representing Celestial Time and the Twenty-four Solar Terms—one for each solar term, for a total of twenty-four.

Although this core advancement requirement was tedious, it wasn’t too difficult to complete. The system only required Jiang Xuan to learn the twenty-four Techniques, without specifying their Grade. The required proficiency was mostly just reaching the Second Realm, "Proficient." Only the four Techniques representing the four seasons needed to reach the Third Realm, Minor Success.

A few days ago, while holed up in the Scripture Pavilion studying, Jiang Xuan had learned quite a few Minor Magic on the side. If he chose this advancement, he was confident he could complete the requirements in a very short amount of time.

The Professional Skills gained after taking this profession were also quite good. One of them was "Celestial Time Embodiment": during the corresponding solar term, when Jiang Xuan used the matching Technique, he would receive a blessing from the power of that solar term, multiplying the might of the cast Magic severalfold.

’It’s powerful and well-suited for me, since I’m preparing to cultivate the Techniques of Four Seasons Valley. But it has nothing to do with acupoints.’

His gaze shifted to the second option: Qi Cultivator - Devouring Heaven and Earth (Pitch-Black).

This was a special advanced profession he had unlocked due to the Feast Ceremony he had experienced earlier.

As the name suggested, its focus was on devouring. It could devour the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to nourish the user.

Unlike other professions, its color wasn’t Purple, blue, or gold, but a pitch-black glow. This signified that the profession was not tolerated by Heaven and Earth, making one susceptible to heavenly retribution.

But as everyone knew, Heaven and Earth were vast and boundless; they wouldn’t concern themselves with mere mortal affairs.

Therefore, a profession restricted by Heaven and Earth was also a symbol of great power.

"That which is forbidden by Heaven and Earth must be of the utmost power." This statement was practically a truth.

’Its Grade has definitely reached gold. This is a profession on par with the Shenxiao Sect’s Saint Heir...’

Despite this thought, Jiang Xuan still shook his head.

A profession subject to heavenly retribution would face too many hardships. It wasn’t just about the overt heavenly tribulations; due to the aversion of Heaven and Earth, one’s luck would plummet. One could be walking down the street and suddenly encounter a random enemy.

In the game *Celestial Vault Immortal Realm*, Jiang Xuan wouldn’t have feared heavenly retribution. The worst that could happen was dying and restarting.

But in reality, he only had one life.

The third profession was Earth Fiend Qi Cultivator. The reason Jiang Xuan kept it as an option was that by advancing to this profession, he could hope to learn the seventy-two Earth Fiend Magic, such as Tongyou, Exorcism, Carrying Mountains, Forbidden Water, Borrowing Wind, Fog Formation, Praying for Clear Weather, Rain Prayer, Sitting Fire, Entering Water, and so on.

Each of these seventy-two Earth Fiend Magic was very useful.

More importantly, this profession could later be advanced to Celestial Spirit Qi Cultivator, at which point he would have the chance to master the thirty-six Celestial Gang Techniques one by one.

’It’s very powerful with great future prospects, but these Techniques are ultimately a bit different from this world’s Laws. Therefore, they can’t help me achieve Acupoint Perfection. At the very least, Earth Fiend Magic alone won’t be enough.’

’Besides, if I want to learn the Earth Fiend Skill and the Celestial Spirit Technique, advancing my profession isn’t my only option.’

With this in mind, Jiang Xuan thought of the Scripture Profound Daoist.

’The Daoist profession is also in the same lineage as the Earth Fiend and Celestial Gang Techniques. When I advance my profession again in the future, I can likely obtain the legacy of the Earth Fiend and Celestial Gang Technique lineages through that path.’

Once he realized he had another way to obtain the Magic he wanted, Jiang Xuan immediately set aside the Earth Fiend Qi Cultivator and focused on the last option—the one that caused him the most conflict.

[Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer (Purple)]

In Jiang Xuan’s opinion, the appearance of this profession was related to the Clear Heart Swordsman’s Clear Heart Mirror (Observing Oneself), as well as his recent experience of becoming one with the vastness of heaven and earth, which allowed him to grasp a sliver of the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Mechanism.

This was clearly evident from the advancement requirements for Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer.

[Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer Advancement Requirements

①: Reach Perfection as a Beginner Qi Cultivator (Completed)

②: Cultivate one Qi Cultivation Technique to Minor Success (Completed)

③: Cultivate one Technique to Minor Success (Completed)]

The three requirements above were the basic conditions for any orthodox advancement. Unless it was an unconventional profession like Qi Cultivator - Devouring Heaven and Earth, these would be required.

The real key, the part that distinguished the various professions, lay in the subsequent requirements:

[④: Soul Strength reaches Spirit Core Late Stage; (Completed)

⑤: View Heaven and Earth with a special type of vision; (Completed)

⑥: Possess a pair of special Spiritual Pupils;

⑦: Learn a divination or Qi Observation Skill and reach the Minor Achievement Realm]

’Soul Strength, a special perspective, and a Qi Observation Skill... This is a profession focused on observation with the Heart Soul.’

Jiang Xuan had two reasons for keeping this profession as an option. The first was observation.

In this world, the tempering of acupoints during the Spirit Core Stage was never the hard part. As long as one spent enough time and their Spirit Root wasn’t excessively poor, any Cultivator could accumulate enough Magical Power to nourish their acupoints.

Not to mention, Jiang Xuan also had the Feast Ceremony, so he wasn’t particularly lacking in Magical Power.

During the Spirit Core Stage, what separated prodigies from ordinary Cultivators was observation and the body’s purity.

After all, the prerequisite for nourishing acupoints was being able to find them in the first place.

And Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer was a profession that specialized in this very aspect of "observation."

Jiang Xuan was fairly confident that if he advanced to this profession, finding all of his acupoints would become an easy task.

The other reason Jiang Xuan kept it as an option was that he had already fulfilled more than half of its requirements.

He wouldn’t even mention the first five requirements he had already met. For the last two, Jiang Xuan could also find a shortcut.

’I don’t have special Spiritual Pupils, but I can rely on certain Secret Techniques or Spiritual Liquids to temporarily gain some Pupil Techniques. It’s a workaround, but since the Profession System is rigid, this approach is likely feasible.’

’As for the divination or Qi Observation Skill, that’s also simple. The requirement is just to find a Technique and cultivate it to Minor Success, with no specified Grade. And Four Seasons Valley has a Skill called the Qi Observation and Celestial Observation Skill.’

The name of this Skill was grand, but its effect was simple and straightforward: it was used to accurately predict the weather—sunny skies, wind, and rain—for the next few days by observing changes in wind direction, wind force, clouds, temperature, and humidity.

Because its effect was so basic, cultivating this Skill was also extremely easy. He was confident he could master it and cultivate it to Minor Success within a day.

’If I choose this advancement path, I’m confident I can fulfill all the requirements before the three-academies’ joint exam.’

Even though he could complete it quickly and it would be useful to him, Jiang Xuan was still incredibly conflicted for a single reason: the Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer profession consisted entirely of support-type abilities and offered no direct boost to his immediate combat strength.

’My plan for the Qi Cultivator profession was to use it to enhance my combat strength...’

After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Xuan finally made his decision and chose it.

He did this not only because this profession offered him the best chance at achieving Acupoint Perfection, but also because the future prospects of a Qi Cultivator - Celestial Observer were by no means poor.

’I remember a saying from my past life: To know the Way of the Heavens is to command the actions of Heaven!’

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