Feeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth not only with his sense, but also seeing it with his eyes is a wondrous feeling for Toro.
'Hah, finally! Now I can start to pursue the first stage of qi condensation. Even if I do not cultivate through sensing the spirit energy completely I will absorb it unconsciously.'
'Well, I first cultivate to the first stage, then I quit the orphanage and get me a job for cultivators!', thought Toro with a smile on his face.
After deciding his future months or even years, he begins to continue his routine.
But now, in his meditation session, Toro also starts to cultivate for the first time really. Or he tries...
While it does sound easy, it is not.
In the afternoon after he completed his labor for the orphanage, Toro still recites and comprehends the [Sensing the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth Mantra].
According to the [Basic Cultivation Manual for Beginners] the [Sensing the Spiritual Energy of Heaven and Earth Mantra] is profound and will help with better controlling and sensing the spiritual energy and thus having it easier to absorb it, and even breaking through higher realms, later.
Though Toro does not recite and comprehend the mantra for a long time like before, but only for an hour, every day.
After that, Toro starts to absorb spirit energy directly.
While he does not have to do it, it is faster to do it directly.
But that is not that easy.
Sensing and controlling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth are two completely different things.
Toro needs to use his will to influence the spiritual energy and then send it to himself or he can try to make a vortex to absorb the spirit energy easier.
Because of using the will to influence the spirit energy and later the qi in oneself, it is often said that one needs a strong will to cultivate.
According to the [Basic Cultivation Manual for Beginners], the first meridian to open is the Dantian Meridian.
The Dantian Meridian is directly connected to the dantian, and without opening it one can not have access to it.
So, logically the first thing to open is the Dantian Meridian.
Luckily, or better to say, heaven and earth created the Dantian Meridian with the function of directly and unconsciously absorbing spiritual energy.
Even when it is closed, it has a strong attractive force for spirit energy.
While for mortals, who do not can sense spirit energy the attractive force is so low that it does not matter, for those who already sensed spirit energy it is really a great help.
Not only for easier absorption but also for knowing where to absorb spirit energy.
Without the function of the Dantian Meridian, it is nearly impossible for mortals to direct spirit energy to the meridian.