Rebuilding the Immortal Cultivator Clan Chapter 2317 - 1627: Failure

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

By this time, Li Chenyang, Zhang Que, and Yun Ruoxue had already completely mastered the Basic Body Forging Technique and the Basic Breathing Method.

Aside from the three of them, a few other disciples were progressing just a little bit slower.

So, in the lecture hall that day, Li Zhirui deliberately ended his class an hour early and said, "I imagine everyone is eager to begin cultivation, right?"

"Among you, there are already some who can get a head start!"

At first, the disciples couldn’t figure out why he abruptly stopped, but after hearing those words, they understood.

Their gazes swept across the crowd, trying to find the fellow disciples the teacher was referring to.

The ones who attracted the most attention were, of course, Li Chenyang, Zhang Que, and Yun Ruoxue.

After all, everyone had witnessed just how diligent and hardworking they had been recently.

Then, Li Zhirui called out the names of seven disciples.

As expected, the three others everyone guessed were included, but to everyone’s surprise, among the seven, there was actually a servant disciple, Hu Yuan!

Other than him, the remaining six were all Inner Sect Disciples.

So, in that moment, Hu Yuan attracted the most attention.

If it weren’t for Li Zhirui presiding, the lecture hall would have erupted in chaos.

Truthfully, Li Zhirui was a bit surprised by this servant disciple who suddenly emerged.

Even though most of his attention had been focused on Li Chenyang, Zhang Que, and Yun Ruoxue, it wasn’t as if he was unaware of the other disciples’ situations.

Until now, he hadn’t noticed any servant disciple mastering both basic techniques to such a profound level.

It was as if Hu Yuan had suddenly popped up out of nowhere!

But Li Zhirui didn’t pay it much mind, nor did he overthink it—maybe the kid just suddenly had an epiphany? It’s not like that’s impossible.

"The seven of you, go through the Basic Body Refining Technique once, then begin circulating the Basic Breathing Method. I’ll help you experience how to refine Spiritual Energy into your own Mana after absorption."

He paused, then continued, "If your comprehension is decent, you might seize this opportunity to step directly into the path of cultivation and become a Qi Cultivation Practitioner!"

Refining the first wisp of Mana isn’t that easy—so Li Zhirui’s method was helping them greatly reduce the difficulty, essentially rewarding these outstanding disciples.

At the same time, he intended to motivate the other disciples, stirring up a sense of competition.

Sure enough—

As soon as Li Zhirui finished speaking, all the disciples became excited.

Formally stepping onto the cultivation path, becoming a cultivator!

This was a long-cherished wish for them, and now they could only watch others getting the chance.

The seven stepped forward to the front, and Li Zhirui had already cleared a large space for them—enough for all to practice the Body Refining Technique simultaneously.

Moments later, all seven nearly finished at the same time.

"Sit cross-legged, close your eyes, feel the warm current inside your body, circulate the Breathing Method, and imagine yourself slowly guiding that current..."

Upon hearing Li Zhirui’s instructions, they followed without hesitation.

Meanwhile, the surrounding Spiritual Energy, under his control, was gentle and orderly, entering each disciple’s body according to their Spiritual Root attribute.

Afterward, this Spiritual Energy followed the warm current, coursing through their Eight Extraordinary Meridians.

This is the most basic, simple Cultivation Method—once the Spiritual Energy is tempered by the meridians, it transforms into a shallow wisp of Mana.

Finally, directing this wisp of Mana into the Dantian marks the transformation from a normal person into a cultivator!

However, these seven disciples—even though they were among the best—would find it tough to refine Mana successfully on their very first try.

So soon enough, several disciples failed one after another.

In the end, only Li Chenyang, Zhang Que, Yun Ruoxue, and the servant disciple Hu Yuan were still striving and persevering.

"Puh!"

But soon, Yun Ruoxue failed as well—and she suffered backlash, suddenly coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood; her aura immediately became frail.

The sight stunned the other disciples—how could failing to refine Mana have such a serious consequence?!

Li Zhirui had expected this; he knew Yun Ruoxue’s body constitution had issues. If she didn’t activate the link between the Nine Nether Cold Body and Heavenly Ice Spirit Root, the Power of Netherworld Cold would keep causing trouble—her cultivation road would be exceedingly rough!

"I can intervene on behalf of the sect and completely resolve the problem in your body."

Upon hearing this, Yun Ruoxue suddenly looked up, her eyes burning with intense longing.

"However, in doing so, you’ll lose a great opportunity. Of course, it won’t affect your aptitude at all."

This sudden turn made her calm down quickly; she forced herself upright and respectfully asked, "Teacher, may I ask what opportunity you speak of?"

"Your current issue comes from your body constitution and Spiritual Root being too compatible, and their interaction has generated Nine Nether Yin Cold Power."

Unbeknownst to the others, Li Zhirui quietly set up a restrictive barrier between them so no one else could hear.

"This is a rather powerful force, and it will provide great benefits for your future cultivation."

"If I now resolve the problem in your body, it would break the balance between your Spiritual Root and body constitution; later, it would be hard to restore, and you might permanently lose the Nine Nether Yin Cold Power."

A hint of struggle appeared in Yun Ruoxue’s eyes—she was unwilling to give up this opportunity, yet it had already become an obstacle on her path!

To the point where she couldn’t cultivate at all unless she got rid of it.

"Teacher, is there any other way?" she probed cautiously.

Li Zhirui nodded. "I can seal the Nine Nether Yin Cold Power in your body so you aren’t affected by it, but without breaking the balance between your Spiritual Root and body constitution."

"Please, teacher, seal it for me!" Yun Ruoxue said eagerly.

"Don’t be in such a hurry to agree—this method also has its price. You must understand, because of your unique body, even if I seal your current Nine Nether Yin Cold Power, after some time, more will generate."

"Then, you’ll suffer even greater pain!"

After absorbing Spiritual Energy and Mana, the resulting Nine Yin Cold Power would become even stronger.

"Please, teacher, seal it!"

Faced with such consequences, Yun Ruoxue didn’t hesitate—bowing deeply, she implored Li Zhirui to act.

Li Zhirui simply pointed at her chest through the air, a beam of spiritual light instantly shot in and sealed up all the cold power that had accumulated within her all these years.

"A sharp sword is forged by repeated honing, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from enduring bitter cold!"

"Only after you break through to Individual Immortal can you truly master this power. By then, it will no longer bring pain, but become a weapon in your hand."

At that moment, Yun Ruoxue felt her body was lighter and more comfortable than ever; she bowed deeply. "Thank you, teacher! I will forever remember your words!"

——

Meanwhile, half an hour had passed outside.

All the disciples were terribly curious about what Li Zhirui and Yun Ruoxue had discussed.

"Do you think Sister Yun will be able to cultivate at all after this?" one disciple suddenly asked.

The scene of her coughing blood earlier played again in everyone’s minds.

None of them had ever seen, or even heard, of anyone experiencing such severe backlash on their first attempt to refine Mana.

So naturally, they assumed Yun Ruoxue’s body had major problems and she couldn’t cultivate.

"I don’t think so—the teacher must have a solution, otherwise why would they talk for so long?"

"Yeah, even if teacher can’t solve it, isn’t there still the sect? The sect has so many seniors and experts—surely they can handle something like this?"

But what they didn’t know was, if even this teacher couldn’t solve the issue, then no one in the Tongtian Sect could.

Just as the disciples buzzed with speculation and started offering suggestions, the restrictive barrier was lifted.