Whether it's the essence, qi, and spirit within the body or all things in the outside world, no matter how they are decomposed or transformed, they can only break down into "elements," not "spiritual qi."

But the fact is Jeming not only cultivated spiritual qi using that method, but he has also reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

It's no exaggeration to say that this is indeed the "creation from nothing" Jeming first encountered.

"Thinking about it now, the cultivation method given to me by the Great Dao Book Pavilion is probably not ordinary, even though it seemed like a simple essence and qi refinement on the surface…"

When Jeming first arrived in this world, he asked the Great Dao Book Pavilion for cultivation methods, and the only result was this essence and qi refinement method.

If he asked about other spiritual qi cultivation methods, the Great Dao Book Pavilion would provide the corresponding knowledge.

But whenever he asked for "methods that can be cultivated," the Great Dao Book Pavilion only offered this one method.

Fortunately, Jeming is not a stubborn person. After experimenting a few times and confirming that the "intelligence" of the Great Dao Book Pavilion was quite good, he very obediently accepted its advice.

Thinking back now, it seems the Great Dao Book Pavilion must have already assessed the true situation of this world, which is why it only provided this cultivation method.

Judging from Jeming's subsequent cultivation speed, his aptitude is indeed not bad.

The reason it took over a decade to barely enter the Qi Cultivation First Layer at the beginning was probably because most of the time was spent constructing some kind of "converter" within his body.

"Simply using certain breathing techniques and special movements to construct a converter that creates spiritual qi from nothing… It seems that the Cultivation Immortality Realm has managed to take a half-step further than the current Wizard Civilization."

That's right, a half-step.

This is said because the Wizard Civilization should also master the perpetual motion machine of creation from nothing.

Although he has never met a Ninth Level Wizard, all descriptions of them are quite consistent: due to certain unique reasons, their power can be understood as infinitely vast.

Such descriptions naturally piqued Jeming's interest.

Although there's little information on the Magic Net, Jeming can essentially confirm that the Ninth Level Wizards of the Wizard Civilization have also mastered the power of creation from nothing.

So the current gap between the Wizard Civilization and the Cultivation Immortality Realm lies in the "level of dissemination" of this perpetual motion machine.

In the current phase of Wizard Civilization, only the top nine Ninth Level Wizards have mastered creation from nothing, while the Cultivation Immortality Civilization has already integrated it into the most basic cultivation techniques.

"However... taking this extra half-step might not be a good thing for the entire civilization..."

The reason for this statement is a book Jeming had read in the Great Dao Book Pavilion: "Dust World Ash Record" (Chapter 23).

The author of the memoir, Dust Tribulation Child, was born in the end-law era of the Cultivation Immortality Realm.

This book also explains that the reason the Cultivation Immortality Realm excels at capturing concepts to create from nothing is due to entering the end-law era.

Without understanding the specific concept of spiritual qi, the end-law era wasn't hard for Jeming to imagine—just add some elements of extraordinary power to the ancient costume dramas of his previous life.

But after knowing that spiritual qi constitutes all material, energy, time, space, and even fate in the cultivation world, Jeming finds it hard to imagine what the spiritual qi-depleted end-law era was like.

On this point, not even the Great Dao Book Pavilion has corresponding records, after all, it only records all the knowledge of the Cultivation Realm.

If no one recognizes the difference, the Great Dao Book Pavilion naturally wouldn't know.

And spiritual qi depletion is an exceptionally prolonged event. Many cultivators are born in this world that way and die without any change, naturally unable to perceive the world's problems.

Of course, there are also some old immortals.

But such old figures have such a fundamental view of the world that external changes do not affect their judgment, so they sum it up with only one sentence: spiritual qi depletion.

"The only thing known is that the fundamental cause of spiritual qi depletion is those immortal old monsters."

Cultivators pursue longevity and the Dao, with strength and cultivation merely being byproducts of the pursuit.

But overall, those who achieve longevity are definitely not weak in strength.

The structure of the cultivation world is more akin to the technological world of Jeming's previous life, with the universe based on planets. However, within this universe, spatial bubbles occasionally appear, known as grotto heavens or small worlds.

The cultivation world naturally has some universal characteristics, such as: unlimited superluminal expansion at an increasing speed.

So in the beginning, the resources of the cultivation world were quite abundant.

But as time went by, the undying cultivators became stronger and stronger, and the material and energy they consumed in their breathing became almost unlimited.

What's more frightening is that the number of these immortal beings continues to grow.

High-tier cultivators continuously absorb everything between heaven and earth into their Domain of Xiyi, ultimately leading not only to the inability of the entire cultivation world to continue expanding but even causing it to keep shrinking.

There are indeed ways to solve spiritual qi depletion, and it's even quite apparent—just eliminate those high-tier cultivators, and spiritual qi can be restored.

But this is nearly impossible, not to mention how strong the high-tier cultivators would be who can affect the state of the entire world.

Even if they could be eliminated, those capable of doing so are certainly not weak, and would in turn become the next target for elimination.

As for the cultivation world's ultimate fate, the Great Dao Book Pavilion does not say, though it most likely ended in destruction.

"However, since the technology of creation from nothing is so advanced, maybe they have already escaped the fate of destruction."

Jeming sighed deeply, deciding to no longer concern himself with these matters, instead focusing his attention on another item inside his dantian.

"After so many years of nurturing, it has finally begun to develop spirituality."

Feeling the lively spirituality emanating from the Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror, a satisfied smile appeared on Jeming's face.

It's worthy of being a type of magical treasure he specifically chose for its strong spirituality, active even in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

This level of spiritual intensity is enough to serve as an assistant intelligence to help him handle simple information.

This means that from now on, his reconnaissance system is finally complete!

"The problem with the spatial ring has been resolved by the inner cycle. Combined with the Five Elements Rainbow Transformation Mirror having developed spirituality, the plan for mass-producing talisman witchcraft artifacts should also be advanced."

After all, the test with the Nolun Workshop is not far off.

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