Thousand Poisons Qian is the best example. When his true strength was at the mid-Elemental Infant stage, he could easily defeat late-Elemental Infant experts and even contend with those at the Great Perfection of the Elemental Infant stage without losing ground.
Additionally, Zhang Ke also saw significant improvement. He had long given up on Evolutionary Immortality due to his lack of talent. However, with a change in his aptitude, and under the supervision of his junior brothers, he smoothly advanced to the Great Perfection stage of Qi Refining within two months. With a bit more cultivation, he could even break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, something he had never dreamed of.
Mi Xiaojing began preparing to form his Golden Elixir.
Once a cultivator reaches the Golden Elixir stage, they gain a certain level of self-protection and the ability to move freely on a planet.
The Foundation Establishment stage is far inferior in this regard. The range of activities for those in the Foundation Establishment stage is much more limited compared to those in the Golden Elixir stage.
Mi Xiaojing's Golden Elixir formation was different. While others form a Golden Elixir, he was forming a Star Elixir. The two are vastly different. The Star Elixir is an ancient method, belonging to the ancient immortals, whereas the Golden Elixir is the path of the immortals. Although both lead to the same destination, forming a Star Elixir is undoubtedly more difficult. The reason the Golden Elixir is more popular now is that it is relatively easier to form.
It's not that ancient methods are inherently better and modern methods worse; it's a matter of development. The complexity of ancient methods means few can master them, while simpler methods are more accessible to the masses.
Ancient cultivation methods are more direct and true to the heart, while modern cultivation often focuses on appearances. Those who can still use ancient methods are usually extraordinary, especially those who can advance further; their potential is limitless.
The characteristics of ancient cultivation are twofold: few in number and only those with exceptional talent can receive the inheritance. Thus, the success rate of ancient cultivators is high, but their numbers are very small.
In contrast, the modern cultivation world is vast, with a large population of cultivators. Especially in those super sects that occupy entire planets, the number of cultivators is considerable.
It's like fishing: one method targets specific fish, while the other casts a wide net. The techniques are different.
Under Wang Weijun's guidance, Mi Xiaojing chose the Qianyuan Art from the Starry Sky, embarking on the path of an ancient cultivator.
The Qianyuan Art from the Starry Sky is a standard ancient cultivation system. Those with good aptitude and potential can cultivate rapidly, often without needing Spirit Pills. As long as they persist, they can naturally progress through bottlenecks.
However, this method has a significant drawback: those with slightly poorer aptitude will find their cultivation speed unbearably slow. Fortunately, Mi Xiaojing's aptitude and potential were excellent; otherwise, choosing this method would have been a major problem. Moreover, once one starts cultivating this method, it is almost impossible to change.
Cultivating the Qianyuan Art from the Starry Sky involves two particularly difficult stages: advancing from the Qi Refining stage to the Foundation Establishment stage, where one officially begins cultivating the Qianyuan Art, and advancing from the Foundation Establishment stage to the Golden Elixir stage, where forming the Star Elixir is a major challenge. Once successful, the path ahead becomes much smoother.
Ancient cultivation methods are difficult at the beginning but easier later on, while modern cultivation is easier at the start but becomes increasingly difficult, especially after the Soul Division stage. Advancing to the Body Fusion stage is extremely challenging, and reaching the Mahayan stage is a miracle, a legend.
After being baptized by the Tea of Dao Lord, Mi Xiaojing's aptitude and potential were forcibly enhanced, giving him greater confidence in forming his Golden Elixir. His aptitude and potential were already excellent, and now they were even more extraordinary.
Mi Xiaojing was very confident about advancing to the Golden Elixir stage.
This time, Mi Xiaojing sat on the grass, forming his Golden Elixir in broad daylight, with a circle of people sitting a hundred meters away.
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At night, the starry sky was resplendent.
Mi Xiaojing slowly adjusted according to the Qianyuan Art from the Starry Sky.
Thousand Poisons Qian did not cultivate; he kept his eyes on Mi Xiaojing, curious about why Mi Xiaojing was forming his Golden Elixir in the open air and paying close attention to how he did it.
Yang Shan said, "Senior Brother, if he successfully forms his Golden Elixir, we'll have another junior brother. I never thought he would progress so quickly!"
Yong Ji replied, "Don't even think about it. His achievements are beyond our imagination."
Yang Shan was a bit unconvinced and said, "It's just faster progress. Why can't we imagine his achievements?"
Yong Ji shook his head without explaining. He didn't mention the Tea of Dao Lord or Mi Xiaojing's guidance in the Mysterious Heaven Formation. Just Mi Xiaojing's alchemy skills alone put him far ahead of them.
Thousand Poisons Qian glanced at them, scaring them into silence.
Mi Xiaojing focused all his Divine Sense on his Heart Tower, desperately circulating the power of the Starry Sky, gradually forming a whirlwind that appeared on the Heart Tower.
Wang Weijun was also curious about how the Qianyuan Art from the Starry Sky would form a Golden Elixir. He had read the method and knew that Mi Xiaojing was forming a Star Elixir, not a Golden Elixir.
Countless true words flew out from the Heart Tower, making Mi Xiaojing feel dizzy.
Starlight began to pour into his body. At this time, the starlight was invisible and colorless, but on the Heart Tower, it appeared like a meteor shower, directly falling down.
The starlight gradually condensed on the decoy doll, making it shine with a silver light.
The originally linear starlight suddenly turned into dots, floating near the Heart Tower. Mi Xiaojing no longer guided it, as the method began to circulate automatically, meaning it was cultivating on its own.
As his cultivation level gradually increased, the starlight from the method began to leak out, and those protecting him outside saw silver threads of starlight shooting towards Mi Xiaojing.
Before attempting the breakthrough, Yong Ji had asked if the spiritual energy here was sufficient and whether they needed to set up a Gathering Spirit Array. Mi Xiaojing had directly refused, as no one knew what method he was cultivating or that he was absorbing starlight instead of spiritual energy.
Dots of starlight danced in his Dan Tian like fireflies in the night, mostly gathering on the decoy doll, with other treasures also absorbing some.
This starlight would eventually condense into Starry Sky power, and once there was enough, it would form the Star Elixir.
Due to the baptism of the Tea of Dao Lord, Mi Xiaojing bypassed a significant barrier in forming his Star Elixir and began to frantically absorb starlight.
Then, Thousand Poisons Qian, Yong Ji, and others witnessed an astonishing scene: countless threads of silver-white starlight converged on Mi Xiaojing.
Mi Xiaojing seemed to become a large lamp, shining brightly.
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