Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang coldly looked at Wang Zhuo and said, "The key to breaking through has a lot to do with talent. Some people can succeed on their first try, while others need hundreds or thousands of tries. Some people can't even break through their entire lives."
Wang Lin revealed a sad expression and suddenly asked, "Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang, is every breakthrough this difficult? Two to three, three to four?
Are they all like this? "
Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang nodded and said, "That's right. The further you go, the harder it gets. Especially three to four, five to six, it's even more difficult!"
Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang's answer attracted many disciples from afar. Suddenly, a woman asked, "Senior-apprentice Brother, what's so difficult about three to four?
I'm currently at the third level of Qi Condensation. "
Wang Lin recognized the person who spoke. It was the girl named Zhou that Wang Zhuo had been pursuing.
Senior-apprentice Brother Zhang pondered for a moment and said, "Fine, today I'll take this opportunity to explain the bottleneck of Qi Condensation in detail. Below the sixth level, there are two bottlenecks. The first is three to four. For some people, this bottleneck is easy to pass, but for others, it's impossible to break through in their lifetime. The key has nothing to do with talent.
The key is whether or not you can understand the meaning of the phrase 'the Great Dao is heartless'! "
With that, he gave everyone a meaningful look and continued, "Cultivators must sever their ties with the mortal world. If they can sever it, then it won't be difficult to advance from three to four, but if they can't, then it will be difficult!
As for the bottleneck from five to six, that's because it's a qualitative change in the Qi Condensation stage. The body has been transformed by spiritual energy, and a series of deeper changes will occur. The amount of spiritual energy required is too great, so it becomes a bottleneck that prevents most people from advancing. "
After hearing this, Wang Lin's heart trembled and he remained silent.
The other disciples all had different expressions. They continued to ask a few more questions. It wasn't until the sky darkened that the crowd dispersed.
Wang Lin frowned and walked into the valley. The sound of running water became louder and louder. Not long after, a small river appeared in front of him.
A faint trace of Spiritual Energy was emitted from the river. Wang Lin scooped it up and drank a mouthful. Although it was not as good as the Spiritual Energy Spring Water, it could still increase his Spiritual Energy.
Thus, without saying a word, he took out gourds and filled them with river water. After a long time, he finally finished filling all the gourds. He had just turned around when his pupils immediately constricted because he saw Second Senior Brother Zhang Kuang standing not too far behind him like a ghost.
When he had been filling the river water, he had been observing his surroundings with his Divine Sense. He had not found anything out of the ordinary, but the other party had obviously been here for a long time. Wang Lin's heart sank.
Zhang Kuang's eyes flashed as he said in a deep voice, "Junior Brother Wang, this river contains spiritual energy. Drinking more of it will be good for your cultivation. However, I see that you've prepared quite a few gourds. Could it be that you knew they would be useful here before you came to the valley?"
Wang Lin calmly put away the gourd in his hand and respectfully said, "My master told me that the river water here is helpful for cultivation, so I've prepared quite a few."
Zhang Kuang stared at Wang Lin for a long time. After a long time, he nodded and said, "It's normal for Uncle-Master Sun to know about this. Go back and cultivate. To be able to reach the first level of Qi Condensation in two short years, it seems that Junior Brother has made up his mind. Very good. I hope that the next time I see you, you will have reached the second level!"
Wang Lin clasped his hands and left carefully. After returning to the cave, he let out a sigh of relief. The clothes on his back were soaked with sweat. Luckily, he had developed a habit of hiding his cultivation level. Otherwise, if Zhang Kuang found out that he was at the third level of Qi Condensation, he would definitely be suspicious. If that happened, with his current strength, even if he was killed, he wouldn't be able to fight back.
"Cultivators are actually the same as mortals. We all have our own desires. Sometimes, the world is even crueler than the mortal world.
So I can't let anyone know that I have the mysterious bead. "Wang Lin secretly warned himself.
After pulling the handle on the wall and sealing the cave, Wang Lin sat cross-legged on the ground and began to ponder.
Logically speaking, cultivators cut off all worldly desires in order to prevent themselves from having any desires that would affect their cultivation. However, ever since he entered the Heng Yue Sect, most of the cultivators he had seen were unable to truly cut off all worldly desires. Instead, they were many times more lustful than mortals.
As a result, the so-called cutting off all worldly desires was only a vague concept. But to advance from the third level to the fourth level, according to Senior Brother Zhang, he had to cut off all worldly desires. This was somewhat contradictory.
After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out. Wang Lin admitted that he couldn't cut off his family ties. Luckily, the third level of Qi Condensation was different from the first two levels. Although he couldn't break through, his spiritual energy would still increase. After thinking for a long time, he gave up on the idea of breaking through in a short period of time and focused on consolidating the third level.
Time passed quickly. One year, two years, before he knew it, another two years had passed. Wang Lin had already been in closed door training for four years.
In the next two years, Wang Lin only went out once. It was to replenish the river water and soak the bead in it to cultivate.
Four years in the real world was 25 years in the dream world.
Including the time before, Wang Lin had actually been cultivating for 27 or 28 years.
He was still stuck at the third level and hadn't broken through.
However, the spiritual energy in his body was still growing.
Today was the last day of the four years of training. Early in the morning, an arrogant voice could be heard from outside, "Fellow Junior Brothers, the four years are up. Hurry up and come out. The Sect Leader is currently in the main hall of the Sect, summoning you back!"
All of the caves on the cliffs opened and the inner sect disciples walked out one by one.
More than 40 people had all gained something in these four years of closed door training. Standing in the valley, Wang Lin spread out his divine sense.
Wang Zhuo had already reached the peak of the fifth level of Qi Condensation and was about to enter the sixth level. As for the others, there were also a few who were at the same level. In these four years, everyone had made progress.
The woman named Xu had also reached the third level of Qi Condensation. As for Elder Brother Zhang, Wang Lin took a closer look. He was at the sixth level of Qi Condensation!
Vaguely, he had a feeling that his cultivation was different from the others. As for Elder Brother Zhang, Wang Lin took a closer look. He was at the sixth level of Qi Condensation!
Also, the girl named Zhou said two years ago that she had reached the 3rd layer of Qi Condensation, but Wang Lin found that she was still at the 3rd layer. The amount of spiritual energy in her body hadn't increased at all.
Wang Lin had a guess in his heart. Other people didn't seem to be like him, where the third layer had no limit.
Or perhaps, he had already broken through to the third level … Wang Lin's heart pounded wildly, but he suppressed the thought.