Under the shade of the Grand Oak Tree.
The morning sun shone on the three people.
Perhaps Chen Yun was too curious to find out the specific reason why Zhao Gongming and Guan Yu, though seemingly real, had no shadows at all.
The black tiger lying beside Zhao Gongming was also the same.
On the other hand, the half-dead and half-alive tiger spirit with a blue eye and white forehead beside Guan Yu cast a shadow in the morning sunlight.
Zhao Gongming did not immediately explain the reason for the walking spirit, but instead asked, "Mr. Chen, what happened to you before?"
Chen Yun carefully thought things over and recounted the events that occurred between him and Jin Qiaqiao.
"Hahaha," Zhao Gongming laughed after hearing the story, "This is divine..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but it seemed that he sensed something. He looked up at the top of the hickory tree, changed his tone and said, "Well, I roughly understand why you became a walking spirit."
Chen Yun humbly asked, "Please enlighten me, Commander Zhao."
Zhao Gongming said, "It's because of that clever girl."
Chen Yun was confused and asked, "I have never engaged in any improper behavior with her. Why would I become a walking spirit because of her?"
Zhao Gongming spoke a shocking statement, "To become a walking spirit, it doesn't require couples to engage in improper behaviors. Just one such thought, the true essence is already no longer guarding the dwelling place, like the wandering of essence, in human body, God governs Qi with spiritual power, Qi transforms into essence with God's strength. Essence fills up and strengthens the bones and muscles. When the mind is calm, clean energy transforms into essence. When the mind is muddled by desires, dirty energy damages the body. If it's an ordinary person, occasionally becoming a walking spirit has no significant impact. However, since you are refining essence and cultivating your body within the cave of Jiuxue Yujin Gong (Cultivation Chamber of Natural Law), abundant essence energies are within your body. If you entertain thoughts of lewd desires at this moment of meditation or reflection in natural law cultivation chamber which should have led to your practice to refine qi into essence , then won't this form into an impending crisis of losing one's soul?”
On hearing this, Chen Yun suddenly realized!
Refining the essence within the valley is originally to govern Qi with God's strength and transform it into essence after birth.
If the spirit can govern Qi and transform it into essence, then it can naturally also turn essence into turbid Qi.
Although I refused Jin Qiaqiao last night, when I helped her, I remember being quite affected by her beautiful appearance.
I guess this is the reason for the walking spirit.
Chen Yun bowed deeply and sincerely, without any pretense, "Thank you, Commander Zhao for your guidance. I have greatly benefited from your kindness."
"Haha, if I had only reminded you once as a guidance, Guan brothers would probably laugh at me." Zhao Gongming stood up and placed his hands behind his back. "I will pass on to you a method of accumulating essence. This method is a rudimentary technique of refining the body, allowing you to guard your essence core from being leaked during the phase of refining essence in Jiuxue Yujin Gong (Cultivation Chamber of Natural Law), and at the same time strengthen your physical body far beyond that of individuals at the same level."
Guan Yu laughed heartily, "Brother Zhao's method of refining the body is not ordinary. Mr. Chen, haven't you thanked him yet?"
Chen Yun hurriedly thanked him again.
Zhao Gongming extended his hand and said, "Bring your head closer."
Chen Yun, not understanding why, did as instructed.
Zhao Gongming gently touched Chen Yun's forehead.
In the next moment, Chen Yun felt a stream of memories that were not his own suddenly flood into his mind.
Not only did he know the method of accumulating essence, but he also instantly understood its meaning.
Is it true that an immortal touches my head and grants me eternal life at birth?
Only then did Chen Yun realize the profound and immeasurable cultivation level of Zhao Gongming.
Moreover, the method of accumulating essence that he was given is very profound and mysterious.
From the cultivation method, he can know that this is a wondrous method of accumulating essence and exercising the strength of the body.
If practiced to a high level, it can make the body indestructible to weapons and invulnerable to fire and water.
What was regrettable for Chen Yun was that, apart from the stage of refining essence in the Jiuxue Yujin Gong (Cultivation Chamber of Natural Law), this method of accumulating essence seemed not applicable for the transformation of essence into Qi.
This method is divided into two parts: one part is the accumulation of essence, and the other is the refinement of body with essence and Qi.
The accumulation of essence can help the transformation of grain into essence.
The transformation of essence into Qi requires the consumption of essence, so there is no surplus essence available to refine the body.
Of course, one could divide their focus and use some essence and Qi for the transformation of essence into Qi, while using the remaining for body refinement. However, doing so would slow down the pace of cultivation, so it's better to concentrate all efforts on doing one thing perfectly.
Having learned the profoundness of this method of accumulating essence and refining the body, Chen Yun expressed his gratitude to Zhao Gongming in tears.
Zhao Gongming, after giving the benefit, turned his head with a teasing smile to Guan Yu and said, "Guan brother, it's time for you to fulfill your promise."
"Um," Guan Yu also stood up, placing his hands behind his back, "Guan is a deity born of faith and has no knowledge of the ways of cultivation. Today, I have come here with just a bit of my shadowy spirit controlling the wind. I have nothing valuable to offer. However, as Zhao brother mentioned earlier that Mr. Chen has lost Qi due to my injury, which will slow down his cultivation progress, I feel quite sorry about it. So, how about I give this refined tiger's penis that has become spiritual to Mr. Chen?"
Chen Yun was taken aback, "Tiger's penis?"
What would he need a tiger spirit's penis for?
Guan Yu, noticing Chen Yun's confusion, explained voluntarily, "When my shadowy spirit controlled the wind to come here, I happened upon remnants of the Taiping sect carrying a tiger spirit intending to do something. I intervened and they fled from fearing me, abandoning the tiger spirit. This tiger spirit was enchanted by the remnants of the Taiping sect and had not much wisdom. It could only act according to its animal instincts. I feared it might hurt others, so I used my shadowy spirit to extinguish its soul. As it struggled to die and roared, it stirred up demonic wind that swept you into the air and caused you a severe injury."
He paused here and continued, "However, the tiger spirit is full of treasures, especially its penis, which is a divine substance for tonifying the kidneys, strengthening Yang, benefiting essence and replenishing the marrow. It is more than ten times more potent than an ordinary tiger penis. If you divide this tiger spirit's penis into fifteen parts and boil them into soup to take over fifteen days, it not only can replenish your Qi but also generate more essence. It should be able to help you complete the transformation of grain into essence within fifteen days."
At this point, Guan Yu laughed and said, "I originally thought that some of Zhao brother's disciples were cultivating to become gods, so I used the body of the tiger spirit under my shadowy spirit to come here, intending to give you a fresh tiger penis as a gift for Zhao brother's disciples. However, since I promised you benefits and didn't have any other valuable items on me, I gave you the tiger penis of the tiger spirit instead."
Chen Yun finally understood Guan Yu's intention and thanked him, "Thank you for your kindness, General Guan."
Zhao Gongming, who was by the side, casually said, "Although the tiger spirit's cultivation is not deep, its fur is as hard as armor and cannot be penetrated by ordinary weapons. The strong energy it cultivates from the outside to the inside makes its fur more robust than its bones. The hide of this tiger spirit would make a good protective gear. General Guan, when you take the tiger penis, also take that hide as a gift for Mr. Chen."
Guan Yu nodded and said, "Alright."
Zhao Gongming laughed again, "This large insect, after becoming a spirit, is a treasure trove for humans. The tiger's blood, bones, and flesh all contain spiritual energy. For example, if you soak tiger blood and bones in wine and take them while practicing cultivation, it can make people twice as effective. But nothing is as magical as the tiger penis, which concentrates the essence of the spirit into one entity."
Guan Yu waved his hand and said, "While the tiger's blood, flesh, and bones may be effective, they are not convenient to preserve. If kept for a long time, the spiritual energy will dissipate, and they will be no different from ordinary tiger meat, blood, and bones. However, a tiger penis can be preserved for 15 days without losing its spiritual energy through my cultivation. Tiger meat and blood are not suitable for long-term preservation either. While they can still have some effects, they cannot compare to the magical effects of a tiger penis."
At this point, Guan Yu looked at Chen Yun, "After I take the tiger penis and hide a while ago, you should go back to the Taoist temple."
to help myself quickly complete the refining of grain into essence!
This is clearly an incredibly generous gift!
Chen Yun really didn't know what to say, he could only thank again several times.
Guan Yu casually waved his hand, pointed with his hand, and the tiger spirit's penis, complete with blood, was neatly pulled out from its root.
The black tiger saw this and shook its body nervously, trying to hide behind Zhao Gongming.
Guan Yu sprayed a red light to cover it.
Then, he casually handed the tiger penis wrapped in the red light to Chen Yun, "With my spiritual power added, this tiger penis can preserve its spiritual energy for fifteen days without loss. Don't forget to consume it."
"Okay, thank you, General Guan."
Chen Yun took the tiger penis, and found it was not heavy, probably about one hundred and twenty grams.
It's fresh; if it were dried, it might only weigh thirty to forty grams.
Guan Yu waved his hand again, and the entire intact tiger skin automatically fell off the tiger spirit's body, then he handed it again to the side.
Chen Yun took the tiger skin and looked at it. Its thickness was about six to seven centimeters, and its weight was about three to four kilograms.
After doing all this, there was only the stripped tiger spirit's body lying silently on the ground, continuously oozing blood.
Guan Yu looked at it and shook his head, sighing softly, "It's like chicken meat, neither tasty nor wasteful."
Zhao Gongming stretched his back, "Alright, I've been playing chess all night and am a bit tired. General Guan, let's count the time, it's about right for us to discuss the matter of bestowing godhood in the realm of immortals. It's time to say goodbye to Mr. Chen."
Guan Yu responded with a nod, "Mr. Chen, General Guan is leaving here. If you have the chance to go to Luoyang in the future, you can come visit me at my temple. I'll leave with Brother Zhao first."
Chen Yun quickly said, "Brother Zhao, Brother Guan, we'll meet again some day."
Guan Yu nodded slightly, his figure exploded with a resounding noise and turned into streams of light, vanishing from Chen Yun's sight.
"Mr. Chen, farewell."
Zhao Gongming also disappeared into thin air, along with the iron whip and the black tiger placed aside.
Once they vanished.
Chen Yun couldn't help feeling a bit excited.
But now, walking through the spiritual world and getting injured could be a blessing in disguise.
Who would have thought that, in the night, encountering divine beings, could turn bad luck into good fortune.
Not only did he gain the method of accumulating essence and refining the body, but he also obtained a tiger penis that concentrated the essence of the tiger spirit.
Although he didn't know if the tiger penis was as miraculous as Guan Yu had described it, at least the harvest was quite bountiful.
This night can truly be called as "turning misfortune into fortune."
"Just now, Guan Yeye and Zhao Yuedang mentioned that the blood and flesh of this tiger spirit are also treasures, but if kept for a long time, the spiritual energy will dissipate, making them as effective as ordinary tiger blood and flesh. They seem reluctant to spend their divine power to preserve these 'chicken bones' for me."
Chen Yun blinked his eyes.
Guan and Zhao's reluctance to waste their divine power doesn't mean that he can't find a way to preserve the tiger blood and meat, keeping them fresh and potent.
He has this small bronze cauldron, which can preserve the tiger spirit's body in the dark recesses of the cauldron wall. Even if it is left there for a long time, it will not rot.
Does this mean that I have the hope to fully utilize the effectiveness of this tiger spirit's blood and flesh in my cultivation practice?
Thinking of this, Chen Yun was afraid that the tiger blood might keep flowing and be wasted, so he quickly took out the small bronze cauldron and fetched the earthen pot containing alcohol from within its walls.
Chen Yun poured out half of the alcohol and then directly used the earthen pot to catch the tiger blood.
These alcohols are distilled from fermented grain liquor, not industrial alcohol, which does not contain methanol. Afterwards, you can simply mix it with water to reduce the alcohol content for consumption, so there is no problem with directly putting the tiger blood inside.
Because the entire tiger skin had been removed, the blood was flowing out faster, and a lot of tiger blood was wasted in the end.
Chen Yun didn't really mind it, as the blood flowing out from a tiger with its skin removed wouldn't be too much. There should still be quite a bit of blood inside, but since he didn't have any tools at the moment to cut open the tiger spirit's flesh and tap into its arteries for more blood, it was hard for him to obtain more tiger blood in this situation.
"Let's deal with it when I go back."
He put the earthenware pot with the tiger blood and alcohol back into the recess, and after great effort, he finally managed to stuff the tiger spirit's body into the recess.
After finishing all this, Chen Yun was covered in tiger blood, making him appear somewhat fearsome and terrifying.
"With the accumulation of essence method given by Marshal Zhao and the assistance of the tiger spirit's penis, I'm sure I can break through to the refining grain into essence stage much more quickly."
Chen Yun secretly pondered in his heart.
Of course, the premise is that the tiger penis of this tiger spirit is as miraculous as what Zhao Gongming and Guan Yeyang said.
Chen Yun decided to try it out upon returning.
