Year Forty-Two of the Vine Tribe.
By now, the Vine Tribe had beco extraordinarily prosperous, and the tribe's settlent by the South River had expanded significantly, gradually forming the shape of a primitive city-state.
After the tribe's developnt stabilized, Jiang Xuan spent more ti on his family and himself, and began exploring the path to becoming a deity.
It is said that in extrely ancient tis, there was soone who beca a god, known as the Ancestor of Humanity.
However, due to the vast distance of those tis and the lack of any docuntation or evidence, it was rely an ancient legend.
In fact, let alone becoming a god, even a Nine-Color Warrior was extrely rare; before Jiang Xuan, hundreds of years had passed without the appearance of a Nine-Color Warrior.
Therefore, wanting to beco a god, there was no one who could help him; he could only rely on himself.
To beco a god, Jiang Xuan traversed nearly the entire North and South Continent, visiting the Totem Gods of various tribes, attempting to find a path suitable for himself from their experiences.
Unfortunately, the races of these Totem Gods were bizarre and varied, and their processes of becoming gods were filled with all sorts of serendipities and coincidences, offering little valuable reference.
The only one sowhat humanoid was the Totem God of the Ape Tribe, but even it couldn't explain much; it beca a god more through instinct and chance encounters.
Ultimately, Jiang Xuan returned to the Vine Tribe, sitting silently under the Divine Vine for three whole days.
On the morning of the fourth day, the Divine Vine gently spoke: "Perhaps you could try those physical exercises from past lives; maybe you'll find so inspiration from them."
"Physical exercises?"
Jiang Xuan contemplated for a mont and found it reasonable, so he decisively decided to try.
In a past life, because he often sat still for long periods, his body was relatively weak, and he had learned many body conditioning thods, including "Tai Chi Fist," "Five Animals Play," "Eight Pieces of Brocade," and "Eight Vajra Skills," among others.
Unfortunately, during that ti, his resolve was unstable, and combined with frequent overti work, he didn't want to move at all after work, so his exercise routine was inconsistent.
However, even so, he had learned those simple exercises, though practiced infrequently.
"Let's start practicing with the Eight Pieces of Brocade, the first move is, 'Two Hands Hold Up the Heavens to Regulate the Triple Burner…'"
Jiang Xuan practiced following the requirents of the Eight Pieces of Brocade, calming his mind, combining with the corresponding breathing techniques, training beneath the Divine Vine tree.
His peculiar actions soon caught the attention of the Vine Tribe mbers near the altar.
"What is the chief doing?"
"I don't know; his movents are so strange."
"..."
The crowd discussed but no one dared to approach and ask directly.
Because the altar was a sacred place for the entire tribe, and the Divine Vine was the faith for all tribe mbers, ordinary people dared not approach.
Only a few bold young ones wanted to rush over, but were blocked by a gentle green light barrier.
It turned out, the Divine Vine had long set up a barrier, allowing Jiang Xuan to explore the path of becoming a deity undisturbed.
Under the Divine Vine, as ti passed, Jiang Xuan gradually entered a mysterious state; his movents beca increasingly natural, and his breathing elongated.
Gradually, he forgot about ti, forgot about his whereabouts, forgot everything, seemingly becoming one with the world, breathing in harmony with nature.
He did not know how long had passed, or how many tis he trained, when Jiang Xuan felt a warm current arise in his abdon.
This warm current traveled up his spine to his head, then returned to his abdon via the front of his chest, very mystical.
"Rumble…"
In the sumr, rain could co at any mont.
As the gale swept black clouds with a howl, lightning and thunder arrived in succession, and a torrential rain poured down in an instant.
"Swish…"
The dense raindrops washed over the land, sweeping away the dust and heat, bringing a cooling breeze to the forest.
Jiang Xuan awoke in the downpour, leaving that mystical state.
"It's raining."
He looked around and saw the distant mountains faintly in the rain, the ground's runoff continuously flowing to lower places.
Jiang Xuan looked up and asked, "Vine God, how long have I practiced?"
"Three days and nights."
Jiang Xuan was surprised: "That long?"
The Divine Vine curiously asked: "I detected a special energy arising within you; carefully feel it."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuan imdiately focused on sensing the changes within him.
Soon, he clearly felt a constant warm energy circulating inside, making his whole body feel comfortably warm.
"What is this? Could it be the legendary True Qi?"
The Divine Vine said: "Possibly so. The environnt of this world is completely different from Earth; the Essence of Sun and Moon and Spiritual Qi genuinely exist here."
"For years, you have consud many good things, coupled with diligent practice, your foundation is far beyond ordinary people."
"If indeed you've cultivated True Qi, perhaps you have embarked on a cultivation path for humanity."
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan was invigorated and about to practice again.
However, the Divine Vine quickly cautioned: "Everything in moderation. You've practiced for three days, have sothing to eat and rest for a bit."
Jiang Xuan sheepishly said: "Now that you ntion it, I do feel quite hungry; I'll go eat sothing first."
Jiang Xuan thanked the Divine Vine for its care, and then returned to the bamboo grove courtyard.
...
April of the forty-second year of the Vine Tribe, Jiang Xuan cultivated his first True Qi.
December of the forty-second year of the Vine Tribe, Jiang Xuan discovered a thod to fuse True Qi and the Power of Totems, greatly enhancing his strength.
February of the forty-fifth year of the Vine Tribe, Jiang Xuan successfully cultivated his first Divine Power.
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