Every person was a bit stunned by Chen Yun's change magic.
Generally, the change techniques are mostly deception in appearance, with the most advanced and unnoticeable illusions as an auxiliary.
For example, the daily changes of Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West" have a fatal flaw, that is, they cannot hide their tail, unless they change into tiny creatures like insects that are difficult to notice.
Moreover, one should not be too satisfied. There is a saying that being overjoyed will lead to forgetting oneself. Ordinary change techniques require the use of "spirit" to call on magical power to maintain the appearance created by changes. Therefore, they must constantly keep a grip on the spirit. If they have arrogant thoughts, then the change will be shattered on its own.
These are just the basic flaws.
The biggest flaw of ordinary change techniques is that they can easily be detected by magic.
After all, it's just a change in appearance, and the inner self is still the same.
Therefore, without the assistance of more advanced illusions, they are often detectable by the magical power released by others.
Even with advanced illusionary assistance, if someone knows the unique methods to penetrate illusions, they can still recognize the changes.
However, despite this, ordinary change techniques remain a rare unrecorded secret in the cultivation realm.
Let alone it being difficult for outsiders and scattered cultivators to practice, even among the orthodox schools of cultivation, not every sect possesses the art of change.
Even if it exists, learning the art of change requires extremely high talent.
So, the art of change is an uncommon existence in the cultivation realm.
Otherwise, Chen Yun, Wu Kewu, Qin Ming, and the rest of them wouldn't have been without a single person who knows the art of change.
It is precisely because the ordinary change techniques are very rare that everyone was surprised when they found that Chen Yun's change technique could not be detected by magic.
Everyone was amazed and surrounded him.
"Mr. Chen, what kind of change technique is this?"
"We were dozens of people who cast magic to investigate around, and yet we could not find it."
"This change technique of yours is truly mysterious!"
Wu Kewu, Qin Ming, Zhang Ling, and others were all curious and asked.
Looking at the curious faces, Chen Yun smiled slightly and said, "This is the Great Law of Ba Jia Zi Jing Fu that I received from Zhao Er Geng of Guan Jiang. It's normal for you not to feel it. This change technique, if used well, is basically unrecognizable as true or false without using special detection methods."
Wu Kewu was greatly shocked and exclaimed, "Not even the divine beings can discern truth from falsehood without using special detection methods?"
Qin Ming seemed to have a different train of thought, he was shocked in other ways, "Oh, teacher, you actually have a great relationship with Guan Jiang Red City Wang and he even taught you the Great Law?"
Everyone else had been stunned by the mystery of Chen Yun's change technique, but upon hearing Qin Ming's words, they realized that Chen Yun has a broad network, even having a great relationship with Guan Jiang Erlang, the famous saint.
At that moment, everyone couldn't help but feel grateful and fortunate to be able to meet Chen Yun.
Chen Yun chatted casually with the group for a few sentences and then sat back down where he was and resumed cultivation.
The change technique in the "Badu Ba Xuan Gong" of Erlang Shen is much more mysterious than what everyone currently understands.
However, Chen Yun could not reveal all his cards to others, so he withheld some functions.
For example, this change technique also has the ability to transform objects, which he did not disclose.
Assuming Chen Yun transforms into a divine dragon, he would possess the unique abilities of a divine dragon, such as "being able to both be large and small, to rise and hide; to be great and generate clouds and mist, and small and hide in subtle places; to soar through the universe when it rises, and lie low in the waves when it hides."
However, there is one thing that must be noted here, he will not possess the ability to control the inner strength of a divine dragon.
For example, Chen Yun can change into a look-alike of Uncle Zheng Wen, but Uncle Zheng Wen is a Golden Pill Immortal. He can simulate the feeling of a "Golden Pill Immortal," but he cannot truly become a Golden Pill. Naturally, he only possesses the external abilities of Uncle Zheng Wen's "physical body," and not his true strength.
Another major flaw is that the material changed by the transformation needs to be maintained by one's own magical power.
If Chen Yun wants to transform into a creature with a very strong physical body, but his magical power is not sufficient to "create" the structure of this creature, he will not be able to transform into it.
Even if he manages to transform into it by sheer luck, if his magical power is consumed quickly, the change technique will end just as rapidly.
Although this change technique is powerful, the drawback is that it consumes too much magical power.
Unlike ordinary change techniques, because they only deceive in appearance and spirit, they consume very little magical power. So basically, as long as you've seen something, you can transform it into something else. However, it's easy to be detected.
Both types of change techniques have their pros and cons, and it mainly depends on how they are used.
These thoughts flashed through Chen Yun's mind in an instant, "Now isn't the time to think about this. I need to quickly reach the level of an upper-class mage, otherwise my magical power won't be able to support me to transform into a chicken that is two thousand and more meters high."
Just wanted to continue drinking wolf stomach soup.
Suddenly, Chen Yun thought of something and looked up at Wu Kewu and the others, "By the way, does anyone here manage to catch a weaker male chicken spirit beast for me?"
The crowd, still talking about Chen Yun's change technique, looked over at him upon hearing this.
Wu Kewu was somewhat puzzled and asked, "What do you need the male chicken spirit beast for?"
Chen Yun explained proactively, "This change technique of mine can only transform what I have seen, so I need the male chicken spirit beast for reference."
Upon hearing this, the crowd suddenly understood.
Sun Yan volunteered to say, "I'll go and catch the male chicken spirit beast."
Chen Yun hurriedly cautioned, "Make sure to bring it back alive."
He was also thinking about learning the actions of a male chicken in order to make it extremely lifelike, thus deceive the centipede spirit beast truly and effectively.
After all, the centipede spirit beast was too powerful. If it discovered that the male chicken Chen Yun transformed into was false, then everyone would die.
Chen Yun, of course, had to be cautious.
Sun Yan hurriedly said, "Here."
After that, she left in the midst of the group reminding her to be careful.
Chen Yun continued to take the medicine of refining essence into Qi from the wolf stomach refining elixir.
……
It was probably in the evening.
After a long time away, Sun Yan finally returned with a spirit beast that was almost indistinguishable from an ordinary rooster, covered in flames all over.
Although Chen Yun knew that the other person had returned, he was at a critical moment in the process of refining the medicine, so he didn't stop to respond to the other person.
"I only took a short rest in the morning after midnight until now, continuously refining the essence-into-Qi elixir. My body is starting to overburden slightly."
He clearly visualized the inside of his body, where due to the large amount of refined elixir, a series of "cracks" had appeared.
In normal circumstances, as long as he stops refining the elixir, his powerful recovery ability will repair these "cracks" in a short period of time.
Then continue to refine the elixir, and there won't be any big problems.
However, now with Gao Chen, Xu Yang, Ding Xu, and about twenty others buried deep underground, the situation is extremely critical.
Chen Yun dared not waste a single moment, frantically refining the elixir.
Gradually, the "cracks" on his body multiplied.
Only when it was past midnight did Chen Yun notice that these "cracks" on his body gradually expanded into a series of "gaps".
As if he didn't stop resting, his physical body would suffer great damage and even collapse.
"It seems I'm reaching my limit."
He couldn't help but take a deep breath and say, "Drink a little Life Water to repair my body."
Looking at the starry sky and the sleeping and guarding colleagues not far away.
Chen Yun took out a bottle of Life Water from the space created by his Tenth Heaven Art.
He unscrewed the bottle cap and poured a drop of Life Water into his mouth.
He swallowed the Life Water.
In the next moment, Chen Yun felt a magical "Qi" arise within his body.
This mysterious "Qi" seemed like the purest energy in the world, filling up any "cracks" within his body and then quickly repairing them.
The repair process was rapid, but it was not instantaneous.
Chen Yun carefully sensed it and said, "According to the repair speed of Life Water, it should keep up with the destruction of my overburdened body. Then, I can safely and confidently continue my final sprint!"
He cleared his mind of all distractions.
He started with all his heart and soul, giving it his all.
True Qi was arising one by one within his body.
As time went by, Chen Yun felt the True Qi in his Dan Field becoming thicker and more viscous.
It seemed that it wouldn't be long before the True Qi would transform from being like "rice porridge" to "paste."
At the same time, perhaps because he was getting closer to becoming an upper-class mage, he felt for the first time that there were three hundred and sixty thousand gods hidden within his internal organs and three thousand six hundred joints.
Among these three hundred and sixty thousand gods, there were three that were particularly conspicuous.
The three gods are the Yuan Shen (original spirit), Yu Shen (desire spirit), and Shi Shen (conscience spirit).
Among them, the Yuan Shen (original spirit) governs everything, the Shi Shen (conscience spirit) controls the body, and the Yu Shen (desire spirit) divides between emotions and desires.
"Shi Shen is obtained from the activities of Yuan Shen, and the information collected in this world is integrated into Shi Shen."
Chen Yun pondered silently, "Yu Shen represents the external manifestation of what Yuan Shen thinks, being a part of Yuan Shen itself."
These he knew from his cultivation, nothing extraordinary about it.
What Chen Yun found truly astonishing was that he saw his own Yuan Shen.
This Yuan Shen was a blend of yin and yang, clearly indicating it was a "Yin Shen" (a spiritual entity associated with the female or passive aspect).
The Yuan Shen was a mix of yin and yang, clearly a "yin spirit". Chen Yun couldn't help but recall his master's introduction to Yang and Yin spirits: Pure yin without yang is a ghost soul; yin and yang mixed is a yin spirit; pure yang without yin is a Yang spirit. When ordinary people die, their ghost souls break free from their shells; practitioners who have not yet exhausted their yin essence prematurely release their spirit, known as a Yin spirit; when one's qi reaches the point where yin has been completely consumed and only yang remains, the Yang spirit manifests.
After seeing his own Yuan Shen, Chen Yun suddenly had an epiphany, "I see, my Yin spirit is actually one of the manifestations of the Daoist Yuan Shen."
He also recalled the Buddhist meditation, which seemed to also focus on cultivating Yin Shen.
The Yin Shen in Buddhism is quite different from that in Daoism.
The Yin Shen in Daoism is actually the Yuan Shen.
In Buddhism, the Yin Shen is instead formed from the exercising of Shi Shen.
There is a fundamental difference between the two.
"It seems that the true god I have always sensed is the Yuan Shen."
Chen Yun felt a bit strange, as he had already cultivated the Yin Shen, why was the "true god" he sensed when practicing internal alchemy not the Yin Shen?
He really couldn't make sense of it, but now was not the time to ponder such things. He pushed aside his thoughts and continued to refine the elixir.
……
Days went by.
Chen Yun focused intently on his pursuit of becoming an upper-class mage.
He only did two things every day.
The first thing he did was to refine the drug force of the essence-into-Qi elixir.
The second thing was to observe the movements of the male chicken spirit beast and then deeply imprinted them in his mind.
By the second day, the True Qi in his body had become as thick as paste.
By the third day, he felt the Yuan Shen within him stirring.
By the fourth day, the True Qi in his lower abdomen had already overflowed, and the surplus True Qi kept rising, starting to nurture the Yuan Shen within him.
Today was the fifth day.
When Chen Yun took another dose of the wolf stomach soup to refine the essence into Qi elixir, he suddenly felt that the True Qi had undergone a qualitative change, surging within his body.
Immediately, he felt enlightened, as if something had been unlocked.
That feeling was quite peculiar.
Chen Yun felt that a part of his Yuan Shen's hidden extraordinary abilities seemed to have suddenly appeared as the True Qi underwent qualitative change and surged, being nourished.
And this extraordinary ability may be because it is still too weak, he cannot normally use it. Only when releasing the True Qi outside of his body can it be activated.
Before he could fully appreciate the mysterious ability, he was overwhelmed by a great joy. He had finally become an upper-class mage!
(End of chapter)
