At night, Chen Yun first refined a portion of the drug force of lingqi.
After that, when the son hour came, the power of the essence refining essence gas soup was born, which also added some true qi to him.
At the east side room, the practice was finished.
"Lingqi drug power is less than half of the remaining, if fully refined, should be able to let my body become stronger, in addition, true qi estimated to reach six branding mage later the appearance, want to break through to five branding mage may still be short, but I have essence refining essence gas soup, within a month, perhaps able to strike into the average mage."
Chen Yun pondered for a moment in silence, and then prepared to go to sleep.
Xie naturally taught him the method, but as he said, there were some conflicts in practice.
For example, after refining Lingqi, Chen Yun's body has reached the carrying limit and needs natural recovery. It is obviously not suitable for physical training.
He planned to wake up earlier tomorrow and then try to sense the essence of heaven and earth according to the "Xie Zhenren Pill Method" that Xie Ziran had taught him, in order to refine his body.
Although Xie Ziran's method is also called "Pill Method", she is not practicing internal pills, but using her own body as "Pill" and the heaven and earth as the furnace, refining her body.
Unexpectedly, as he was preparing to sleep, the entire hall was illuminated with radiant colors.
Next, as usual, Xie Ziran appeared in a white silk long dress. She said indifferently, "Come with me."
Chen Yun scrambled out of bed, "Yes, Master."
Just as he was putting on his shoe, and hadn't even wrapped his robe around himself, Xie Ziran directly went through the wall without opening the door.
Chen Yun was afraid of losing track, while using space-separating wind capture to open the door and quickly followed her with wind magic.
The two of them gradually made their way to the top of Jinquan Mountain in this way, one in front and the other behind.
The starry sky on the winter night was particularly clear and bright. The stars twinkled against the dark backdrop, the Milky Way stretching across the sky like a wide jade belt, giving a sense of vastness and infinity.
At the same time, the temperature was somewhat low.
Although Chen Yun had not yet reached the realm of being immune to cold and heat, his body strength was far superior to that of ordinary people, so it didn't matter if the temperature was one or two degrees below freezing.
Xie Ziran placed her hands behind her back and looked up at the stars in the sky with a slight tilt, "To practice my great method, one must first accomplish two things."
Chen Yun listened attentively.
Xie Ziran said, "First, feel the essence of heaven and earth. That is the reason I brought you to the top of this uninhabited and silent mountain tonight."
Chen Yun had already understood this from the method before. Master Xie's great method requires sensing the essence of heaven and earth's Qi, thereby introducing it into his own body.
This point is similar to "Qi absorption".
The difference is that QI absorption also needs to refine the spirit Qi introduced into the body into its own energy. Xie Ziren Danfa does not need to do that, but instead absorbs the purest spirit Qi in the world directly for its own use.
Xie Ziran continued, "Secondly, it is to expel all the insects within the body, so that you can be light and comfortable."
This point was not mentioned in the method, and Chen Yun didn't quite understand, asking, "Insects within the body?"
Xie Ziran nodded slightly, "Yes, the human body has many dysentery bugs, which cannot be seen by the naked eye but do indeed exist within the body. They constantly fight to take human qi. Once these bugs have absorbed enough qi, they will manifest as diseases and cause serious illness. These dysentery bugs are particularly terrifying for those who practice martial arts; they will steal the qi that you have labored hard to cultivate, making your cultivation half as effective as it should be."
Invisible dysentery worms?
Chen Yun pondered, are they parasites or bacteria like that?
"Most of the dysentery worms are introduced into the body from outside." Xie Ziran's tone was neither hurried nor slow, and she spoke very carefully, "For example, some of the grains you eat may contain some dysentery worms. Therefore, I stopped eating grains in my early years and only sustained my body with the essence of heaven and earth. Occasionally I would drink clean water and spiritual leaves to replenish my strength. From today onwards, you are not allowed to eat grains again, and your daily diet must strictly follow the recipe that I have formulated."
According to ancient texts, Xie Ziran was fourteen years old in the ninth month of that year. Because she ate freshly harvested rice, she said, "It's all filled with maggots." From then on, she stopped eating grains. She took soapberry decoction several times, vomiting and dysentery became severe, and all the worms in her abdomen were expelled, making her body lighter and her eyes clearer.
Chen Yun naturally knew this.
He thought for a moment and said, "Following my master's teachings."
Xie Ziran then pointed to a square stone, "Sit in the lotus position."
Chen Yun followed what she said and sat cross-legged on the square stone.
Xie Ziran said again, "Close your eyes, store the qi and spirit, but do not practice any cultivation techniques."
Chen Yun responded with a sound, eliminating the distractions in his mind and began to concentrate on storing qi and spirit.
After practicing for so long, this was easy for him.
Soon, Chen Yun felt that he was immersed in a half-asleep and half-awake state with a clear "awareness".
At this moment, the voice of Xie Ziran echoed in Chen Yun's "awareness," "Have you sensed the wind blowing over your body?"
Chen Yun was able to maintain this state of being aware while controlling his spirit even when he learned the Spirit Awareness technique, so he naturally could answer, "I have sensed it."
Xie Ziran asked again, "Have you sensed the vast 'Qi' within the wind flow?"
To be honest, I didn't sense it.
Chen Yun tried his best to sense the so-called "Qi" within the wind flow.
But no matter how he tried, he still couldn't sense that Qi.
Xie Ziran seemed to have noticed, "Have you learned the microcosmic method?"
Chen Yun asked, "The Spirit Awareness technique is a microcosmic method?"
"Yes." Xie Ziran replied.
Chen Yun said, "I know the Spirit Awareness technique."
Xie Ziran pondered for a moment, "You can use the Spirit Awareness technique. I will teach you how to distinguish Qi. Of course, this is the current method for checking Qi, but when you officially enter the state of cultivation, you will need to sense it with your spirit."
Chen Yun quickly did as she said, and after starting the Spirit Awareness technique, he saw countless "particles of various colors" floating in the air.
Xie Ziran suddenly waved her hand, and those "particles" suddenly "decomposed" into even smaller particles.
This time, Chen Yun saw it even more clearly. In front of him was a vast and boundless field of 62 colors of particles.
Xie Ziran said only then, "These sixty-two kinds of Qi constitute the Qi of the heaven and earth. It is said that on top of these sixty-two kinds of Qi, there are another ten kinds of Qi. These ten kinds of Qi combine in different ways to form 'DaoQi', each containing powerful rules of heaven and earth. Therefore, the highest rules of heaven and earth total ninety billion kinds, and when these ten kinds of Qi combine with these sixty-two kinds, they can become a second-tier rule force that transcends infinity. If an ordinary person can enlighten on one rule of heaven and earth among them, they will successfully achieve immortality."
Chen Yun was shocked beyond words. He had never imagined that Xie Ziran had figured out what the basic substances constituting the world are!
After all, even with the highly developed technology of modern society, the smallest known particle is the quark, which cannot be directly observed; it can only be inferred that quarks exist from hadrons.
Of course, according to modern scientific theories, quarks are not the smallest substance.
Scientists believe that strings are the smallest substances.
But that is only a scientific conjecture, and string theory has not been proven yet.
This world may be quite different from the world Chen Yun lived in in his previous life.
But no matter how the world changes, there must be some basic substances that make up the world.
Such as the Taoist concept of "The Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things," which speaks of the composition of the world.
Among them, the One refers to the innate Primordial Qi, the Two refers to the Yin and Yang Qi, and the Three refers to the Harmonious Qi.
Then comes the Yin and Yang and the Three Qi, which gave birth to everything in the universe.
Chen Yun was surprised to find out that the myriad things born from the Three are actually composed of seventy-two kinds of Qi.
Suddenly, Chen Yun thought of the statues of the Primordial Sage Heavenly Lord, which often have a round light of seventy-two colors behind them. He began to understand the meaning of this round light.
"According to my cultivation method for the physical body, I need to introduce sixty-two kinds of Qi into my body." Xie Ziran pointed at these different colors of Qi and said, "These are the purest essence of spiritual energy, which can be directly absorbed by oneself."
Chen Yun understood, "Teacher, I will use my mind to sense these Qis."
Xie Ziran nodded, "Before that, you need to expel the various dysentery bugs in your body. You may not be able to sense them now, but you can use the Spirit Awareness technique to distinguish them."
Chen Yun frowned and said, "I've been learning the Spirit Awareness technique for a long time, but I still haven't found any dysentery bugs in my body."
Xie Ziren shook her head and said, "That's because you haven't been searching carefully. Dysentery worms also have life and a brilliance, but your strong true Qi, physical body, and the precision of your spiritual awareness are masking the dim light of the dysentery worms. That's why they cannot be easily detected. Now, you need to gather all your strength and then only retain the true Qi used for practicing the Spirit Awareness technique. Try to investigate the brilliance of the dysentery worms as much as possible."
"Okay, teacher."
Chen Yun followed Xie Ziran's instructions and tried to gather all his strength.
Then, he used the Spirit Awareness technique to examine every inch of his body.
At first, because his physical body still had a very bright light, he really didn't find anything abnormal.
But as he observed more closely, he gradually saw that amidst the intense light, there seemed to be countless dim lights.
These lights were difficult to detect; even with the Spirit Awareness technique, one could only see their approximate locations.
Xie Ziran instructed with care, "Since you have a general understanding of where the dysentery bugs are hiding, now you need to control your spirit and investigate those parts where they are hidden. Immediately lock them with your spirit, and then use your spiritual awareness, true Qi, or physical power to expel them."
Knowing where the dysentery bugs are hidden makes things much easier.
Chen Yun controlled his spirit and sensed, and in no time, he detected the activity of many dysentery worms within his body.
He tried to follow Xie Ziran's instructions, using the most subtle spiritual awareness to traverse those parts where the dysentery bugs were hidden, and then gradually pulling them out.
One dysentery worm after another, which were invisible to the naked eye, were gathered together by the spirit.
Finally, after accumulating a certain number of worms, Chen Yun spat out.
A golden light encapsulated "black Qi," which he spat out from his mouth.
Once these dysentery worms were pulled out of the body, Chen Yun hastily used the Spirit Awareness technique to examine them, and he found that their size and color varied greatly.
Xie Ziren was very satisfied and said, "We've removed some dysentery worms today. Continue this tomorrow. In about seven days, you will have completely expelled the dysentery worms. By then, you will become lighter in body and have clearer eyesight, and your cultivation will be twice as effective with half the effort."
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Seven days later, when the night is deep and peaceful.
In the bedroom, Chen Yun spat out, expelling all the remaining dysentery worms from his body.
Suddenly, he felt that his body was unobstructed, and his perception in all aspects, such as vision, hearing, and touch, seemed to have been enhanced.
Chen Yun circulated his true Qi and found that it became much smoother.
After the dysentery worms in his body were expelled, I felt that my control over power seemed to have taken a step up.
Chen Yun secretly thought, "When using equivalent magical power to perform spells, I can now make it more powerful than before."
This is said in terms of true Qi.
In terms of the physical body, Chen Yun felt a greater enhancement.
The Qi that makes up the copper-like and iron-like body seemed to be even more closely connected, making the defense stronger.
And because his physical condition has improved, his spiritual awareness seems to be even more at ease in use.
"I see that dysentery bugs have such a great impact on my control of the body. Now that they have been expelled, my body is much purer. It's like a drainage channel; after clearing away the mud and other impurities, the water flow becomes much more rapid."
Chen Yun couldn't help but quietly exclaim that Xie Ziran's understanding of the body is indeed beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Just by having the dysentery worms expelled, his strength had clearly increased.
If truly capable of introducing the essence of the earth and sky's Qi into the body, my improvement would be even greater.
Talking about improvement, he couldn't help but smile, "After seven days of refining the medicinal power of Lingqi and the effect of the potion for converting essence into Qi, I have reached the mid-stage of Sixth Tier Cultivator. Now that the medicinal power of Lingqi is almost gone, I will exert more effort to refine it all. It should be able to reach the late stage of Sixth Tier."
The late stage of Sixth Tier Cultivator is only one step away from the average level of a cultivator!
My physical body had already reached the average level of a cultivator.
The main cultivation of my inner pill is also about to enter the stage of an average cultivator.
Chen Yun was truly overjoyed in his heart.
"Further exert myself and strive to reach the level of an average cultivator as soon as possible. Then, under the guidance of Master Xie, I will master the physical body cultivation method thoroughly. By then, if my physical body becomes even stronger, I should be able to ignite the Dao Qi."
Once the Dao Qi is ignited...
Chen Yun's gaze involuntarily turned towards the Emei Mountain.
By then, he would definitely have the power to kill Yin Wuji!
I apologize for the late update.
(The end of this chapter)
