Song Qiming obviously hadn't recovered from such a shock.
Because Xia Ruofei's few words had overturned the worldview he had established for decades. All his understanding of the world had been changed in just a few minutes.
Even if it wasn't a complete collapse, it had at least been proven to be incomplete.
Moreover, it was his personal experience.
After a long while, Song Qiming raised his head and asked, "Ruofei, you're also a cultivator, right? Then what's your cultivation level? "
"The early stage of the Golden Core realm!" Xia Ruofei didn't intend to hide it. "In fact, the current cultivation environment isn't good. The entire cultivation world is in a very depressed state. Cultivators in the Golden Core realm are considered quite powerful. Cultivators in the Nascent Soul realm and even the Nascent Soul realm haven't appeared in the cultivation world for two or three hundred years."
In order to make it easier for Song Qiming to understand, Xia Ruofei further explained, "Uncle Song, if you didn't have this opportunity, you would be in the first layer of the Qi Refining realm. The spirit tea this time allowed you to continuously break through. Now you're in the third layer of the Qi Refining realm and can break through to the fourth layer at any time. The entire Qi Refining realm is divided into nine stages, from the first layer to the ninth layer of the Qi Refining realm. After breaking through the bottleneck of the ninth layer of the Qi Refining realm, the next big realm is the Golden Core realm. However, even if you break through the bottleneck, you still need to go through a process to reach the early stage of the Golden Core realm. The time of this process varies from person to person. Some people only need a few months, while some can't complete it even after several years. "
With this explanation, Song Qiming had a more general understanding of the cultivation realms.
He nodded slightly and then asked, "By the way, you just said that the current cultivation environment isn't good. Why?"
Xia Ruofei shrugged and said, "No one knows. It's an unsolved mystery in the cultivation world. However, the objective reality was that the cultivation environment had been deteriorating all the time. This deterioration had started about three hundred years ago. It was a very long and continuous process. Take the current situation as an example. Uncle Song, you can probably feel that the Spiritual Qi in the air is very chaotic and violent. It can't be absorbed by cultivators at all. Therefore, cultivators can't cultivate for the majority of the day. Only during the two hours of midnight and five in the morning, the Spiritual Qi is slightly more stable, barely enough for cultivators to cultivate. Now that the environment has become like this, even normal cultivation cannot be guaranteed. One can only imagine the overall strength of the cultivation world. "
Xia Ruofei took a sip of the wild tea and continued, "That's why I asked you to use the crystal I gave you when you cultivate. That thing is quite precious in the cultivation world. It's called a spirit crystal. It contains a large amount of concentrated Spiritual Qi and can be absorbed by cultivators at any time. It's because of the spirit crystal that you can cultivate the 'Qi Cultivation Method' I mentioned before at any time. In fact, what you absorb is the Spiritual Qi inside the spirit crystal. The Spiritual Qi in the environment can't be absorbed at all except during the two hours of midnight and five in the morning. If a cultivator forcibly absorbs it, it may cause all kinds of problems. The worst case scenario is that the violent Spiritual Qi can't be controlled after being absorbed into the body and will eventually explode and die. "
Xia Ruofei also considered that Song Qiming didn't understand cultivation at all. He was worried that he didn't know the severity of the situation and tried to absorb the violent and chaotic Spiritual Qi in the air for whatever reason, which would lead to serious consequences. Therefore, he specifically pointed this out.
Song Qiming suddenly understood and said with some lingering fear, "Fortunately, I've always carried out your instructions to the letter …"
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded.
In fact, even if Song Qiming tried to absorb the free Spiritual Qi in the air before, it was unlikely that it would cause serious consequences. This was because his cultivation was too low at that time, and the violent Spiritual Qi in the air was not so easy to absorb.
However, now that Song Qiming's cultivation had increased, the risk of absorbing the Spiritual Qi in the air naturally increased, so Xia Ruofei simply didn't point it out.
Then, Song Qiming said, "Ruofei, since this spirit crystal is so precious, wouldn't it be a waste for you to give it to me? I'm so old, even if I cultivate, it's unlikely that I'll have any great achievements. You should keep it for yourself! "
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "Uncle Song, spirit crystals are precious in the cultivation world, but it's also relative! For an ordinary cultivator, a spirit crystal is indeed quite precious, but I still have a lot of spirit crystals on hand. I even have a lot of yuanjing, which is a grade higher than spirit crystals. As long as you can absorb it, it's not a problem to provide it to you! "
After a pause, he continued, "Moreover, speaking of age … You're not 60 years old yet, right?"
"Yes!" Song Qiming nodded and said, "But it's a little late to start cultivating at this age, isn't it?"
Xia Ruofei laughed and said, "That depends on the person. If a Rogue Cultivator or a cultivator from a small sect starts cultivating at the age of 60, it's definitely too late. But you're different. First of all, after that accident, you've gained a blessing in disguise. Your cultivation talent is quite good, which means that you'll have more stamina. Secondly, besides talent, the most important thing in cultivation is resources. In terms of resources, with my full support, it's not too late for you to start cultivating at this age! I have a cultivator who's almost 90 years old, and his cultivation is still at the Qi Refining Stage! "
"He's still cultivating at such an old age?" Song Qiming cried out in surprise.
"It's okay!" Xia Ruofei said lightly, "Cultivators have a longer lifespan than ordinary people. It's normal for a high-level Qi Refining Stage cultivator to live up to 160 years old. 80 years old is equivalent to middle age! If you break through to the Gold Core Stage, your lifespan will be at least 300 years old. Relatively speaking, 80 years old is even younger! "
Song Qiming said in shock, "300 years old!"
This was completely beyond his understanding, because in the secular world, a hundred years old person was already considered to have a relatively long lifespan, and could completely be regarded as a "human fortune". If a Golden Core stage cultivator could reach a lifespan of three hundred years, then wouldn't a hundred years old be equivalent to an ordinary person in their early thirties?
Xia Ruofei smiled and nodded, saying, "This is just a conservative estimate, because as your cultivation increases, your lifespan will be longer! Therefore, everyone in the cultivation world is desperately trying to improve their cultivation! The yearning for longevity is also an important source of motivation for these cultivators to work hard and cultivate! "
Song Qiming nodded. He understood Xia Ruofei's words very well.
Because after he heard it, he couldn't help but feel a rush of excitement — who wouldn't want to live as long as their quality of life didn't decline?
Xia Ruofei continued, "Let's talk about the problem of cultivation resources. Some rogue cultivators with few resources, even if they started cultivating at a very young age, may only be at the third or fourth level of the Qi Refining Stage at your age. But because of the Spirit Crystals and the Spirit Tea this time, you easily reached the height that they would need decades to reach in such a short period of time. Moreover, your future development is much higher than theirs! Therefore, your age is definitely not a problem, you can rest assured about this! "
Song Qiming revealed a shocked expression.
Although Xia Ruofei's tone was calm, he could also feel the cruelty of the cultivation world's survival laws. Some low-level cultivators had to spend decades to reach his cultivation level, but he really achieved it easily, just like Xia Ruofei said.
Before today, Song Qiming used the cultivation method that Xia Ruofei taught him as a "Qi Cultivation Method" to cultivate. To put it bluntly, it was a method to maintain one's health. He took a little time to practice it every day. Sometimes, when he was busy with work, he might not be able to persist in practicing it every day.
Then, this time, the "Spirit Tea" that Xia Ruofei brought him. He drank a cup of tea and entered a mysterious state. It took him twenty or thirty minutes to reach his current cultivation level.
It was really as simple as eating and drinking!
Song Qiming immediately felt the huge gap brought about by the cultivation resources.
At the same time, he also realized that even in the cultivation world, Xia Ruofei's cultivation resources were probably beyond the reach of most cultivators.
"I understand …" Song Qiming nodded and then said with emotion, "Ruofei, you are equivalent to opening the door to a new world for me!"
Xia Ruofei said with a smile, "It's also a coincidence! Your accident last time was a blessing in disguise. If your physique can't cultivate, I can't help you even if I want to … "
Song Qiming suddenly remembered that after he first practiced the "Qi Cultivation Method" and felt the obvious effect, he seemed to have asked Xia Ruofei if he could teach this cultivation method to his wife, Fang Liyun.
Song Qiming remembered that at that time, Xia Ruofei said that even if he taught it to her, it would be difficult for Fang Liyun to really learn it.
At that time, out of his absolute trust in Xia Ruofei, he didn't think about this matter anymore and didn't teach Fang Liyun to cultivate.
Now that he thought about it, he suddenly understood — in the end, it was still a matter of cultivation talent. It seemed that Fang Liyun's physique was not suitable for cultivation.
Thinking of this, Song Qiming couldn't help but feel sad.
He and Fang Liyun had been husband and wife for twenty or thirty years, and their relationship had always been very good.
And if he embarked on the path of cultivation while Fang Liyun was unable to cultivate, then one day, Fang Liyun was destined to die before him — he had just heard Xia Ruofei say that the lifespan of a Qi Refining cultivator could reach up to 150 years, and Fang Liyun was just an ordinary person. No matter what, it was impossible for her to live that long.
Xia Ruofei seemed to have seen through Song Qiming's thoughts. He smiled and said, "Uncle Song, you don't have to think too much about Aunt Fang … Her current physique is indeed not suitable for cultivation, but there may be more opportunities in the future, and it's not impossible to change her physique. What's more, even if she can't cultivate, I'm sure that she can live as long as possible, at least more than 100 years old! You know, there are many elixirs in the cultivation world that are definitely elixirs to prolong life for ordinary people! For example, the tea you just drank can also prolong life for ordinary people. I just asked Weiwei and Qingxue to send it to Aunt Fang. "
Hearing this, Song Qiming immediately showed a grateful expression and said sincerely, "Ruofei, you're really considerate …"
Because Xia Ruofei just mentioned Song Wei and Ling Qingxue, Song Qiming realized — Song Wei and Ling Qingxue's strange expressions just now seemed to have an explanation, and the answer was obvious.
Song Qiming opened his eyes wide, looked at Xia Ruofei, and asked, "Ruofei, is Weiwei …"
"Yes!" Xia Ruofei didn't wait for Song Qiming to finish, and directly nodded and said, "Not only is Weiwei a cultivator, but my girlfriend, Qingxue, is also a cultivator, and the cultivation methods they practice are all taught by me!"
Song Qiming suddenly felt a sense of comfort in his old heart. When he found out that his wife Fang Liyun was unable to cultivate, his mood was still somewhat gloomy. However, he immediately found out that his daughter was already a cultivator like him. This meant that Song Wei would also be able to obtain at least 150 years of lifespan. This was even more gratifying than him and Fang Liyun being able to live for a hundred years.
This was the feeling of licking his child from the bottom of his heart.
Song Qiming said with emotion, "Ruofei, it's really a blessing for our family to be able to meet you!"
Then, Song Qiming asked again, "By the way, Weiwei's cultivation level …"
Xia Ruofei glanced at Song Qiming and said with a slight smile, "She has already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, and has also touched the bottleneck. Breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Refining is just around the corner!"
Song Qiming couldn't help but be stunned, and then he laughed self-deprecatingly and said, "So, as a father, I'm still inferior to my daughter? Haha! But this is nothing, the new generation excels the old! The stronger Weiwei is, the happier I will be! "
Xia Ruofei smiled and comforted him, "In fact, the gap isn't that big. If you work hard, you can still surpass her …"
This was really just comforting, because in reality, it was very difficult for Song Qiming to surpass Song Wei's cultivation speed.
Song Qiming's cultivation level was lower than Song Wei's, and he was also older. Under the situation where the two's cultivation talent was about the same, it depended on cultivation resources and cultivation techniques.
Xia Ruofei could freely provide resources, but in terms of cultivation techniques, the 《Empty Heart Sutra》 was still inferior to the 《Rainbow-Colored Heart Sutra》.
Therefore, the gap between the two would only grow bigger and bigger.
Unless Song Qiming had other greater opportunities in the future.
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