First, when practicing the sacrifice of flying needles, one must first gather five-sided spiritual energy.
What are the five directions spiritual energy?
It is the five energies within the chest!
This is what the Daoists said, "Three flowers gather at the top, and five energies gather towards the origin."
The five energies of "five elements gathering towards the origin" refer to the five energies within the chest.
They respectively refer to the energies of the heart, liver, lung, kidney, and spleen.
Of course, ordinary people cannot arbitrarily call upon the five energies within the chest.
Even Chen Yun, who is a cultivator, is subject to this rule. It requires the use of secret methods to drive the five energies.
He carefully looked at the incantation: "If one lacks benevolence, the true Qing Emperor is not; if one lacks righteousness, the true Bai Emperor is not... For all finger spells, women should favor the right hand, and men should favor the left hand, as it is natural for yin and yang bodies... The world's traditions are not true; false interpretations arise... Only by following this method can one see its efficacy."
This is a few hundred character incantation.
Chen Yun was proficient in cultivation, and upon a single glance, he understood the meaning.
"Let's try it according to the incantation."
He sat cross-legged in the morning, regulating his energy and closing his eyes. He counted his teeth sixty-six times, and when counting his teeth, he should do it deeply and slowly, massaging his gums with the saliva, covering his eyes with a hand over each side three times, holding firmly, staring at his eyes. Letting all worries disappear, he let go of them and opened himself to the void, without beginning or end.
After a while, Chen Yun felt warm throughout his body, so he waved his limbs and spat out impure air.
Then, he adjusted his breathing again, now holding onto the Qi Hai and facing the Supreme Palace of the Dan Tian at the Northern Pole of Tai Yuan. With a slight effort, he filled his Tai Yuan deeply, and then felt that the Qi of all the meridians gathered towards its interior.
After several times like this, Chen Yun returned to his meditative state in the void, and felt as if there was a clear passage in the east without any obstacles. He slowly inhaled through his nose, allowing the Qi to fill him completely, and visualized the five internal organs.
A mystical feeling was conveyed.
He really achieved internal visualization of the five internal organs in his chest!
Chen Yun clearly saw the true energy of Qing Emperor circulating around the liver.
"At this moment, the body and the outside must be integrated, sensing the 36,000 gods within oneself, merging with the true energy of Qing Emperor."
Thinking of this, Chen Yun did as instructed, and once again adjusted his breathing and swallowed his saliva.
Suddenly, a true energy of Qing Emperor took shape.
Chen Yun saw that he could really condense the five-directional spiritual energy, so he worked even harder to follow the method as described in the text.
Not long after, the Qi in the spleen circulated and was fully permeable inside and out, and the true energy of Huang Emperor took shape.
Chen Yun continued to concentrate and condense Qi without any likes or dislikes.
After a short while, the Qi in his heart circulated and was completely combined inside and out, and the true energy of Yan Emperor appeared.
Following that, he followed the same procedure, successfully condensing the red Qi of the Red Emperor and the white Qi of the White Emperor.
Chen Yun moved the five Qi within his chest, reciting the incantation of Zǐ Wei: "A cloud of blue sky above my head, three stars on the left side... I dedicate this to the Supreme Old Lord, urgently!"
Just as the words were spoken, a powerful force rose from within the void.
This powerful force, carrying Chen Yun's five Qi from his chest, erupted from his mouth and instantly transformed into a radiant, multi-colored true Qi that shot out onto the flying needle.
Suddenly, the flying needle was aglow with colorful light.
Chen Yun felt as though he and the flying needle had established a slight connection.
He knew that the ritual had taken effect, and what he needed to do now was to seal this energy within the flying needle.
So, Chen Yun began to recite the spell for sealing the spiritual energy, "Wind and Thunder official, Wind and Fire General... Keep your promise, save all beings, urgently!"
As soon as the incantation was recited, his spirit energy was activated and transformed into a wondrous force that enveloped the surface of the flying needle, sealing the five energies that had been imbued within it.
At this moment, Chen Yun had a sense that he could drive the flying needle at any time.
In order to verify whether his thoughts were correct, Chen Yun began to move the flying needle with his mind.
Then…
Um, nothing happened.
"Oh, I almost forgot, it should be driven with spiritual consciousness."
Chen Yun released a trace of spiritual consciousness.
As soon as it touched the flying needle.
Immediately, the flying needle seemed to become his own arm.
He had a feeling of complete control, driving the flying needle however he wished.
Chen Yun controlled the flying needle to circle around himself.
Indeed, the flying needle transformed into a cold glow that continuously surrounded and rotated around his body!
"It really works!"
Chen Yun couldn't help but feel excited; it was like a flying sword, and he was naturally very interested.
"Let's try the power of the flying needle."
He glanced at it and finally locked onto the big tree by the bamboo forest outside the window.
The big tree was about the size of a sea-basin bowl, thick enough that an ordinary person would need half a day's work to fell it.
Chen Yun drove the flying needle fiercely towards it.
The flying needle transformed into a flash of cold light and pierced through the big tree with a swift swoosh, then flew back.
Chen Yun carefully looked out the window and saw that the big tree outside seemed to be unharmed.
As he was thinking this.
Suddenly, there was a loud crack, and the big tree split cleanly in half from top to bottom!
Bang, the upper part of the trunk heavily smashed onto the ground, while the broken section emitted a cloud of sawdust.
Seeing this, Chen Yun's pupils dilated immediately, "Fuck, the power of this flying needle is too terrifying!"
If it had only made a small hole in the tree trunk, he might not have been so surprised.
However, just now the flying needle only penetrated the tree trunk for a moment, and the terrifying impact force caused by its power shattered the trunk of the tree. It can be imagined how powerful it really is!
"Such power, the ordinary steel armor won't be effective at all. This is not the most terrifying thing about this flying needle, the most terrifying thing is that I can operate it with my spiritual consciousness, just like a simple thought in my mind. The flying needle is flexible and can be controlled so perfectly that it can reproduce the splendid scene of Liu Guhai controlling a single flying needle to fight against one hundred opponents as described by Zhao Yin."
Chen Yun tried to control the flying needle to dance in the air.
In the next moment, cold glints shot out from the flying needle and filled the entire room.
When the fastest, the cold light from the flying needle was so fast that it enveloped Chen Yun's entire body!
"Given the flying needle's solid characteristics, with this in mind, it seems that I can easily withstand a deluge of arrows. Just with this one flying needle, I have the ability to stand against a hundred opponents!"
Chen Yun was too excited and gradually retracted the flying needle.
After being excited for a while, he also realized the shortcomings of using the flying needle.
There are two points.
The first is that while single-use flying needles only require a moderate amount of spiritual energy for piercing through objects, continuously flying and maneuvering them requires quite a bit more.
The second is that the flying needle can only be used within the range of spiritual energy, otherwise it will be forced to return.
"Ah, my spiritual energy can only extend about three meters, while the big tree outside is about five or six meters away from me." Chen Yun noticed something, "Even though I've been practicing the internal reflection method and using sandalwood incense every night to cultivate my yin spirit, it's impossible for it to increase that much overnight... Could it be... destruction leads to creation?"
Because his yin spirit was damaged, then using his spiritual energy to nourish and repair it, making his yin spirit stronger?
He felt that this was very possible.
Otherwise, it was hard to explain why the range of his spiritual energy had suddenly expanded.
Additionally, during the cultivation of the flying needle, Chen Yun also found something.
For example, just now when he recited the incantation of Zǐ Wei, he didn't have to call upon his own strength, and a powerful force swept in and sealed the five energies into the flying needle.
Chen Yun pondered, could it be that the incantation is the power of "rules"?
"Could it be that the so-called incantation is the power of the heaven and earth? Or, could it be that it is a way to harness the power of a particular part of the heavens and earth for one's own use?"
If his guess is accurate, then the most precious thing he has acquired today is not several spells, nor the flying needle and method to repair his yin spirit, but the incantation of Zǐ Wei!
Chen Yun wasn't sure if his guess was correct.
However, he faintly felt that the Zǐ Wei incantation was not just about injecting the five Qi into the flying needle.
"He has heard that there are eight great incantations in Daoism, each with enormous power. For instance, the Golden Light Incantation is said to contain incredible strength in every verse, able to unleash terrifying divine power capable of shifting stars and swapping planets. However, these eight incantations must be used together with talismans, seals, gongs, incantations, and magical artifacts for their full potential to be realized. Otherwise, they cannot exert such overwhelming might as expected. Although this Zǐ Wei incantation is not one of the eight great incantations, it is highly likely that it was developed by a master who had uncovered the rule-based power. The reason why Liu Guhai used it as a method to inject Qi into five Qi remains unknown."
He didn't know where Liu Guhai got the Zǐ Wei incantation from, but the only thing he knew for sure was that if he could obtain all the talismans, seals, gongs, incantations, and matching magical artifacts that come with the Zǐ Wei incantation, he would definitely unleash terrifying power.
After returning to the temple, he will ask his teacher.
It has to be said that this time, the biggest gain for him was the elimination of Liu Guhai.
Moreover, he has also figured out the specific use of the Red Gold Slaying Demon Sword.
His strength has also improved from early-stage 8th-grade mage to mid-stage.
Additionally, he has acquired several spells such as the Wind Control Technique and Fireball Spell, as well as the powerful flying needle.
The most significant gain is the acquisition of the Zǐ Wei incantation, which is an extremely powerful rule-based divine incantation that may be classified as a "forbidden" spell.
Chen Yun secretly sighed, "Humans, indeed, should not live in too much comfort."
If he had stayed in the Temple of Instruction, following the routine, he might still be an 8th-grade mage now, and definitely wouldn't have become so powerful or gained so much.
"My teacher has said that once I reach the lower-level mage, he will teach me some decent spells. The spells I obtained from Lin Feiyun and Liu Guhai are already so powerful. If these were taught to me by my teacher, imagine how strong they must be!"
He couldn't help but feel excited. His teacher, as a true deity, and a legendary alchemist of his age, the spells he would teach him must be incredibly powerful!
With this thought, Chen Yun was even more eager to quickly reach the lower-level mage rank and receive his teacher's true teachings.
"However, although I am now an early-stage 8th-grade mage, if I want to reach the rank of a lower-level mage without the aid of divine treasures, it would at least take several years."
Chen Yun thought to himself, "If I can brew the Essence Refining and Energy Transformation Soup, I will be able to rapidly advance to the rank of a lower-level mage. The three essential herbs I lack - the Red Date and Guanyu Grass have already been collected, but there is still no trace of Jiuzhi Grass Dew. It seems I need to find a way to inquire about where Jiuzhi Grass can be found."
Once he can find the Jiuzhi Grass and collect the dew to brew the Essence Refining and Energy Transformation Soup, then breaking through to the rank of a lower-level mage should be just around the corner!
At this moment, footsteps echoed outside the room.
Following that, a beam of light from the torches illuminated the area.
Accompanying this were the startled voices of a large group of people.
"What's going on?"
"Could it be that there's an enemy who has broken in?"
"Certainly, otherwise why would the big tree break in half from the middle?"
"Oh, Chen Xianchang is still inside. Is he not safe from assassins?"
The voices belong to Zhang Chengfan, Wang Shihui, Zhao Ke, and others.
Before Chen Yun returned, he hadn't seen these three generals, so he guessed they must have been busy with some matters.
At this moment, a group of people were startled and scared, so he feared that they might mistake the situation for an assassin attack and cause chaos.
Chen Yun stuck his head out of the window and shouted, "Everyone, there is no assassin intruder. I was just experimenting with the power of a spell and accidentally cut down this big tree. Please go back to rest in your rooms."
Ah?
How could a spell be powerful enough to cut down such a big tree all at once?
Zhang Chengfan, Wang Shihui, Zhao Ke, and other officials such as Sun Zhong, all looked surprised.
(Chapter ends)
