"What you need now is not to advance your cultivation realm but…" he paused, gazing at Xia Zhenxue to ensure she understood the weight of his words.
"You need to reestablish your foundation and solidify it," Lan Xiaorong said.
"What do you mean? Do I have to destroy my cultivation and start over?" Xia Zhenxue said in worry. Who would want to lose the fruit of a thousand years of cultivation, even if it was necessary to become stronger?
Lan Xiaorong shook his head.
"No," he said.
Then he spread his palm, and a scripture appeared before him. He handed it to Xia Zhenxue and said,
"This is the Trinity Reestablishment Method, a technique that allows cultivators below the Spirit Integration Realm to reestablish their meridians, spiritual symbol, and true body. This is what you need."
Xia Zhenxue received the scripture and read the introduction.
Her eyes widened as she read it.
'Profound technique!' Xia Zhenxue thought.
The technique explained the true meaning of the cultivator's trinity core: the Qi, Mind, and Body.
In other words, a Meridian, a Spiritual Symbol, and a True Body—these are the foundations that deeply connect with the three dantian within the cultivator's body, which are very important as the foundation of the higher foundation.
If cultivators had a weak and fragile Trinity Core, their cultivation toward the higher realm would be more difficult, and their strength would be limited.
If cultivators had a Trinity Core that was strong and solid, their cultivation toward the higher realm would be smoother.
Allowing them to acquire greater strength through cultivation, with their solid foundation serving as the base to support the weight of their achievements.
However, once the foundation is established, a cultivator normally can't change it through conventional means. One must take risks, invest time, and use significant resources to reestablish it anew.
Reestablishing the foundation is challenging, but not unattainable, especially before entering the Spirit Integration Realm.
Once cultivators have entered the Spirit Integration Realm, reestablishing the foundation becomes significantly more difficult.
The introduction said this technique also contains a method to modify a cultivation technique to suit cultivators, rather than blindly following the technique's instructions, in order to achieve compatibility and efficiency beyond what their original technique could provide.
'The same cultivation technique might not yield the same result on different cultivators…'
'Finding or creating the suitable cultivation technique that suits their path the most is key to the greatest foundation…' Xia Zhenxue read through the last introduction page.
After she finished reading the last introduction page, she flipped to the next page to view the real content of this scripture, the method for reestablishing the meridians.
However, what she saw made her eyebrow twitch.
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Seeing Xia Zhenxue finish her reading, Lan Xiaorong said.
"We want a truly powerful cultivator, not just someone who is strong because of what they were born with—a perfect warrior who will lead the people to reclaim the northern part of the continent from the demonic cultivators. You understand, right?"
Xia Zhenxue nodded and asked, "Director, how much does this scripture cost?"
"Only 10,000 Wealth Points. Aside from that, I suggest you register at the Endless Profession Hall and choose any profession to learn. It will help you," Lan Xiaorong said.
"Director, thank you for guiding me," Xia Zhenxue said.
Lan Xiaorong nodded, feeling satisfied for making this arrogant woman humble.
"There is nothing more I have to say. I will send you off," he said, and have the three of them out of the simulated world.
After that, Lan Xiaorong sent Xia Zhenxue out of the director's office.
She bowed in respect and left through the Sky Path with Lan Yueli.
Lan Xiaorong's expression turned grim when he stepped into his office, because someone was now sitting in his chair.
The chair turned to face the glass as if the person in the chair were looking at the view through the window.
"Why are you here, Hengsheng…" Lan Xiaorong said coldly.
The chair turned around, revealing a young adult man sitting on the chair arrogantly.
He had long black hair and black pupils with a hint of crimson within them, wearing a black robe with ornate gold embroidery. His appearance was no different from a villain aligned with darkness—but surprisingly, this man stood on the side of justice!
"Why can I not be here?" Hengsheng said with a smirk.
Lan Xiaorong's veins bulged on his forehead when he saw the man smirk; a joyful moment he had from the earlier events vanished instantly.
"I asked first," Lan Xiaorong responded.
"Alright, don't be too serious," Hengsheng said.
Hengsheng, seeing that his actions seemed to be putting too much stress on the other side, thought that if he kept going, Xiaorong might have a stroke and die.
Hengsheng gestured with his hand.
Instantly, the positions changed—Lan Xiaorong, without knowing how, was now sitting in his chair, and Hengsheng stood before the desk.
Lan Xiaorong was shocked, he did not know what method Hengsheng had used. As time passed, Hengsheng had become more mysterious and powerful.
He still remembered that the other side could fight with a Spirit Integration Realm cultivator while being just an early stage of a True Body Realm cultivator, a great feat he himself could not achieve.
'Not yet…' Lan Xiaorong thought.
Seeing Lan Xiaorong's shock at his new dimensional shift ability, Hengsheng is satisfied and says.
"I came to observe how the Divine Beast Bloodline possessor fights. It's quite powerful, isn't it?"
Lan Xiaorong heard him but didn't buy it, since he knew this Hengsheng could see what happened inside the Simulated World, without needing to come here in person.
"It's a bit unfortunate that her foundation is only average and doesn't quite meet our clan's standards. If she had a foundation like yours, she would be able to handle you easily," Hengsheng said.
Lan Xiaorong's expression turned solemn. What Hengsheng said was quite accurate—he agreed.
The power of the Divine Beast Bloodline could take someone who wasn't even at the level of a servant in the Lan Clan to the level of Yueli, who was considered one of the best seeds of his generation.
"You've already seen it. Why not leave now…" Lan Xiaorong said seriously in a low voice, not wanting to associate with Hengsheng any further, since this bastard always found a way to bully him if he wasn't careful.
"Hm, actually, I have another matter. I came here to invite you. I'm going to get rid of the pirates. Want to come?" Hengsheng said.
Lan Xiaorong's eyebrow lifted when he heard about the pirates.
Speaking of the pirates, they had recently been targeting company ships and allies.
From an intelligence network he had just successfully established recently, he received reports suggesting that some noble clans within the Southern Sea Kingdom, dissatisfied with the current ruler, were supporting the pirates to sabotage the peace of the Southern Sea.
However, the specific clans involved had yet to be identified.
"You mean deal with the pirates directly, or the ones behind them?" Lan Xiaorong asked, his tone calm but his gaze sharp.
"I mean the Pirate King and his crews," Hengsheng said casually.
Lan Xiaorong was stunned. His expression grew serious in an instant.
"Why the rush?" he asked, voice low.
"You once said that man might be even stronger than Xi Tianqi… Wouldn't it be better to cultivate until we're fully prepared?"
Hengsheng's smile was curved, cold, and wicked.
"This time, I have no intention of fighting with honor; the other side is a bad guy…after all," he said, voice laced with intent.
"Besides…" he added, eyes glinting, "I've found that their hideout has something that has caught my interest."
Lan Xiaorong's eyes became shiny. He knew how rich Hengsheng was—he was basically the richest person Xiaorong knew.
Even if all cultivators of the entire Seven Heavens combined their wealth, they still couldn't compare with this hateful bastard, since this bastard could conjure all kinds of treasures as much as he pleased with his mysterious skill!
Yet, something that caught this bastard's eyes was impossible to be ordinary.
He wanted to see what it was, even if he couldn't possess it.
"When are we going?" Lan Xiaorong secretly agrees with Hengsheng's invitation.
"Excellent! In 30 days, I will come to pick you up. Be prepared. And another thing—I want you to prepare some of your people to replace the Pirate King and his crew," Hengsheng said.
In truth, he did not want to bring Xiaorong with him, but he wanted to ask him to find someone to replace the Pirate King's position, since he didn't want to leave a void in power among the pirates after he got rid of the current Pirate King.
Lan Xiaorong noticed that he was being assigned the work and could not help but feel dissatisfied. Still, he did not mind, since it was necessary.
Besides, this was a good chance to expand his intelligence network—who would know more about pirates than the Pirate King?
"Since you understand the assignment, see you then," Hengsheng's words fell, and he disappeared before Xiaorong even realized.