Cultivation Online novel Chapter 1823

"Then I’ll see you tomorrow," Lan Yingying said with a light smile before heading toward the women’s living quarters.

Yuan nodded briefly and didn’t linger either. He made his way to the men’s side, his steps deliberate as he passed by every living quarter, including numerous empty ones. He continued without pause until he reached building 423—the same building Tian Yang had lived in for three years before becoming an official disciple of the Immortal Monastery.

Standing before the door, he took a moment to glance at the familiar structure, memories stirring within him. Coincidentally, building 423 was still unoccupied, so Yuan decided to claim it. He quickly wrote his name on the door as instructed and acquired its keys before stepping inside.

The interior was small and unadorned, consisting of only a single bed with no other furniture. The plain walls and sparse space gave the room a minimalist feel, yet it served its purpose as a resting place.

After a brief glance around the sparse interior, Yuan’s eyes landed on the manual resting neatly on the bed. The manual’s cover was worn and simple, with no ornate designs or embellishments, yet it exuded an air of subtle importance.

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A slight smile appeared on his face after picking it up and reading the title.

"As I thought, it’s the Basic Qi Gathering Technique," he mumbled.

He wasted no time and immediately began reading through its contents. Sure enough, the cultivation technique was exactly the same as he remembered.

’Since the cultivation technique is the same, there’s no reason why I shouldn’t start cultivating now. Moreover, there’s something I want to confirm…’

Yuan placed the cultivation technique back on the bed and sat down cross-legged, settling into the lotus position. Closing his eyes, he began reciting the contents of the manual in his mind.

Since he had already cultivated and mastered the Basic Qi Gathering Technique in the past, it required almost no effort, and everything felt as natural as breathing.

His breathing perfectly synced with the rhythm of the technique, and he effortlessly entered a trance-like state. Within moments, the spiritual energy around Yuan began converging toward his body, entering through his pores and gathering inside his Dantian.

However, he quickly noticed a problem. While the spiritual energy was gathering as expected, the speed was unbearably slow. What’s more, his capacity to contain the energy seemed drastically limited, and he could only retain a minuscule amount of the spiritual energy he managed to draw in.

Compared to his usual cultivation speed, his current progress was abysmally slow—worse than trash, bordering on crippled. This confirmed his theory that the body he was using wasn’t his real one but a temporary construct specifically designed for the trial. Its severe limitations were likely a deliberate part of the challenge, forcing participants to cultivate from the ground up under the harshest conditions imaginable.

Despite this realization, Yuan remained calm and continued to cultivate as normal.