Fifteen days later.
The crowd's return journey is still in the midst of the ice and fire path.
Today's sky is late, a group of people in the ice channel empty area to live.
Jia Kuojiu, Qin Ming, and Longnu Sanjiu were originally discussing the new talents and treasured items they had discovered along the way.
Suddenly, Zhang Ling found that Chen Yun's face had an unusual color of blue and red.
She shouted in surprise, "Teaching Master Wu, Teaching Master Qin, please quickly look at Mr. Chen's face."
Wu Kojiu hurriedly turned his head, "What's wrong with Mr. Chen?"
Qin Ming, Longnu Sanjiu, and others all turned their eyes to look over.
Upon seeing this, the crowd was shocked.
At this moment, Chen Yun, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, had a face that changed from bluish-red continuously. Sometimes his complexion turned ashen, and at other times it became unnaturally rosy, with alternating shades of blue and red as if he were suffering from some illness.
"Bad!" Wu Kojiu's face changed greatly, "I see that Mr. Chen's appearance seems to be possessed by demons and devils!"
Qin Ming's face was serious and said, "It should be just a walk of fire, and has not yet entered the demon realm."
In terms of cultivation, the phrases "walking into fire" and "entering the demon realm" are often discussed together, but in fact, they are two separate words, "walking into fire," and "entering the demon realm."
What is "walking into fire" and what is "entering the demon realm"?
"Walk into fire" usually refers to problems with qi flow, causing physical abnormalities.
"Entering the demon realm" is different; while it is somewhat related to problems with qi flow, it is not necessarily associated with it.
Of course, "entering the demon realm" is not really falling into the demonic path, but refers to some problems with "mental" aspects, such as confusion of intelligence, hallucinations, etc., which are often mental disorders that are difficult to control with practical medications.
For example, before Yin Wuyi, he did not actually walk into fire, but rather his mind had issues and he entered the demon realm.
Chen Yun's situation is different now. His mindset has indeed been affected, but he has not reached the stage of entering the demon realm. It's just that his body is being affected by his mindset, and there's a bit of a misstep in his qi flow, which can still be controlled with medication.
Long Nu Sanjiu quickly said, "I remember that fifty years ago, Kang Yuan also walked into fire, and at that time, he forced it down without any problems. However, over the past fifty years, he has never been able to properly cultivate again. Therefore, this time entering the Moon and Star Cave is to search for Xiecong, in order to treat some abnormalities in his body caused by walking into fire. If there are any Xiecong among you, please bring out a plant and let Mr. Chen take it."
"We don't have Xiecong?"
"There was Xiecong in the Water Snake cave before, but Mr. Chen took all of it to give to that Kang Yuan fellow."
All the people were anxious and looked at Chen Yun with full concern.
For all this time, Chen Yun repeatedly used great power to save everyone's lives. In the hearts of the people, his status could be said to be unshakable.
Now that they see Chen Yun walking into fire, of course the others would feel anxious in secret.
Wu Kojiu deeply inhaled a breath, "There's no Xiecong, it's also okay. Qin Master, I ask you to work with me to inject our qi into Chen's body to help him suppress the abnormal qi."
Qin Ming had considered Chen Yun half a teacher, naturally there was no objection, "Okay, everyone step aside, let me work with Master Wu."
Long Nu Sanjiu, Ding Xu, Zhang Ling, and others quickly moved aside.
Wu Kojiu and Qin Ming walked forward, ready to inject qi to help Chen Yun.
Suddenly, the Bodily Avatar that had been guarding Chen Yun for a long time extended its hand, "There is no need for the two of you to expend qi. Chen Daojun is currently safe and sound."
Qin Ming looked at the Bodily Avatar with an expression of disbelief, "Comrade, I don't know where you came from, but Master has walked into fire. If we cannot timely suppress the upheaval of true qi within his body, it can lead to damage to his physical foundation and even paralysis of half his body. In severe cases, it could cause his cultivation to vanish and even death. Do not delay my efforts with Master Wu in saving him. Otherwise, do not blame me and Master Wu for not being polite to you!"
Wu Kojiu also narrowed his eyes, as if he would attack suddenly if the external manifestation of Chen Yun dared to say a word against it.
In addition, Long Nu Sanjiu, Ding Xu, and Xu Yang were also in the same situation.
Deep in their hearts, Chen Yun was almost like the leader of the group. Now that his life and safety were at stake, how could they not be distressed?
The Bodily Avatar didn't expect everyone's attitude to be so decisive. Under the circumstances, he had no choice but to lift the cover over his head, "Thank you for your kind intentions, my friends. I really don't have anything at the moment."
"Ah?"
"Chen Xianren?"
Seeing this, Wu Kojiu, Qin Ming, and Longnu Sanjiu were all dazed.
No one had expected that there would be two "Mr. Chen" in front of them, one was the Chen Yun sitting cross-legged on the ground in a state of walking into fire, and the other was the Bodily Avatar who had just lifted the cover over his head.
Of course, they didn't know that this was the external manifestation of Chen Yun.
The Bodily Avatar seemed to have understood the perplexity in everyone's heart, and explained on its own, "This is the external manifestation of my body that I have forged using secret techniques. My true self is currently practicing cultivation, although there is a problem with qi flow, it's not serious yet. Moreover, I have Xiecong in my possession. Even if I really fall into the demon realm, as long as I take Xiecong, there won't be any problems. It can temporarily suppress the abnormal qi."
"Good, it's all good. It's all good," Qin Ming heaved a sigh of relief.
Wu Kojiu, Long Nu Sanjiu, and Zhang Ling, among others, also breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone relaxed, but they kept moving their eyes between Chen Yun and the Bodily Avatar, one after another curious.
The Bodily Avatar is a great skill, even some deified immortals might not possess it.
Now, Chen Yun actually has such a magical great skill?
This has caused an inner shock to Wu Kojiu, Qin Ming, and Longnu Sanjiu, among others.
In fact, they didn't know that Chen Yun's Bodily Avatar was quite different from the real one.
The Daoist Bodily Avatar is indeed a great skill, which can be described more simply as a duplicate.
Generally speaking, it is relatively easy to use the duplication method. Most of the powerful cultivators can manifest a duplicate or several duplicates that look almost identical to themselves. However, such duplicates have weaker strength compared to the originals, possibly only a few percent or several dozen percent of the original's strength.
The Bodily Avatar, although also a form of duplication method, is more advanced than the ordinary duplication method.
This advanced Bodily Avatar creates a duplicate of oneself that is completely identical to the original, having almost the same strength and abilities as the originals. It also has self-awareness and is under the control of the originals.
And if the Bodily Avatar is out of control for too long, it might become an independent person.
This Bodily Avatar of Chen Yun does possess self-awareness, but its limitations are actually very great. Unlike the real Bodily Avatar, it cannot exert all the strength of the original, and it also cannot become an independent individual.
Of course, it is even further from being able to study the Dao together with the originals and help them in their cultivation.
Therefore, from the level of comparison, this Bodily Avatar is slightly more advanced than the ordinary duplication method, but it is not as amazing as the true Bodily Avatar.
These are all aside issues, let's not talk about them for now.
At this time, Chen Yun, who was in a state of walking into fire, still had clear ears and could hear what everyone was saying.
He knew that everyone was worried about him, and it made him feel very warm in his heart.
If it were any other time, Chen Yun would definitely express his gratitude to everyone.
However, at this moment, his true qi is in turmoil within his body, and he is unable to divide his attention to do anything else.
"This is my sixth piece of water snake essence that I refined. During the first five pieces of essence, my true qi was also affected by my mental state and had a slight upheaval, but it could still be suppressed by my own strength, so nothing happened."
Chen Yun pondered to himself, "But this time is different. The upheaval of the true qi is too strong, even though I exert all my strength to suppress it, I still can't control the true qi."
What really amazed him was that this time, the true qi in his body was not only unable to be suppressed, but it was also constantly flowing towards the Huangting, and gathering onto his original spirit and physical body.
Under normal circumstances, true qi can nourish the original spirit, but it needs to go through various qi flows of practice before it can smoothly nourish the original spirit.
It's like watering flowers; an appropriate amount of water helps with growth.
Now, the situation within Chen Yun's body is different. The true qi is like a broken dam, releasing a great wave of water towards the original spirit.
Therefore, he felt that his original spirit was not only not nourished by the "water", but instead, it was on the verge of collapse.
According to logic, he should take Xiecong at this point to stabilize the movement of the true qi.
However, Chen Yun didn't do that.
Because he subtly felt that each time the original spirit experiences a wild surge of true qi, if it does not shatter, it will instantly become more robust.
Yes, the original spirit is rapidly growing under the intensive wash of true qi!
If we compare the growth of the original spirit in normal cultivation conditions, where every time true qi nurtures the original spirit, the growth value is "one".
Then, under the current state of wild qi surge, if he manages to withstand it, the growth value of the original spirit will suddenly increase to "three".
Yes, it's three times the effect!
"If I can maintain this state and prevent the original spirit from shattering, the original spirit can grow very rapidly."
Chen Yun precisely felt this change and therefore did not immediately take Xiecong to stabilize the true qi.
He wanted to see how long he could endure and how much the original spirit could grow in this state.
This is a benefit aspect.
The disadvantage, as Wu Kojiu and Qin Ming et al have said, is that the violent true qi is wildly surging in the body, causing considerable damage to the body.
For example, the fragile five internal organs and six bowels. Chen Yun saw, through his inner vision, that there were numerous cracks appearing.
If this continues, the five internal organs and six bowels are very likely to rupture, causing internal bleeding.
Not only are the five internal organs and six bowels in this state, but Chen Yun also feels that his strong muscles, skin, membrane, bones, as well as every cell in his body, are seemingly being ravaged by the violent true qi and have developed "cracks".
"I have the Life Water and the Immortal Crane Herb. Even if my body were to collapse all at once, I could recover to normal within a short time with these two treasures."
Chen Yun wasn't too worried about the body and continued to focus on sensing the original spirit.
As long as the original spirit is not in serious trouble, he can definitely control himself in this state and grow rapidly.
Time passed slowly.
At first, he really did manage to control it.
However, around midnight, something terrible happened.
While Chen Yun was struggling to control the true qi, suddenly his vision blurred, and the scenery changed abruptly.
"Xiao Yun? Xiao Yun?"
A voice from his mother's past life echoed in his ear.
Chen Yun was taken aback as a whole. He had thought he had transcended, so how could he still hear his mother's voice from his past life?
At the time, he thought he might have heard wrong.
However, when he opened his eyes, a familiar face appeared before him, the face of his mother from his previous life!
Not just the face of his mother from his previous life.
Chen Yun also saw his father and grandparents, as well as other relatives from his previous life, all with worried expressions and gathered around him, constantly looking at him.
Mother?
Father?
Grandparents?
How could they possibly appear?
Chen Yun was utterly baffled and a bit incredulous as he looked around his surroundings. Then he saw that he was lying on a hospital bed.
Chen Yun was stunned. What the hell is going on?
(End of this chapter)
