Return to the Taoist temple.
Chen Yun is about to prepare the high-grade version of refining and solidifying vitality soup.
Suddenly, Mr. Gong finds the door, "master, hear that Zhang brother you find me?"
Chen Yun, standing at the gate of the back garden, smiled as he looked over, "Yes, I was originally going to ask you about where the Du is, but later I found out from others."
Mr. Gong said, "Find it and it's fine."
Chen Yun was about to go in when he suddenly remembered something, "Mr. Gong, I remember that you broke through to the middle stage of high spiritual priest a year and a half ago, right?"
Mentioning this, Gong Juji seemed rather pleased, "Master's orthodox school of Qigong cultivation method is truly mysterious. I've practiced for more than three or four years, and I feel that my cultivation speed is much faster than it was for hundreds or even thousands of years ago."
Chen Yun explained, "My Xuanmen orthodox Qigong method is indeed profound and mysterious, but the reason you can make such rapid progress is not solely due to the power of Qigong method, but also because you accumulated a lot of 'Qi' in your early practice. These 'Qi' could not be refined and utilized before you learned Qigong method. After learning Qigong method, those early accumulated 'Qi' were refined, so your realm seems to be progressing incredibly rapidly. I estimate that once you improve to the late stage of high spiritual priest, your progress will slow down."
He paused for a moment, "As for your four brothers, they should be entering the slow progression period after reaching the middle stage of superior spiritual priests."
Mr. Gong pondered and said, "I see, but conversely, the Qigong method is still profound and mysterious. Otherwise, we would not be able to refine the unintentional 'Qi' that has been accumulated in our bodies."
After chatting for a while, Mr. Gong was ready to leave.
Chen Yun suddenly called out to the other person, "I'm preparing to make a breakthrough to the level of High Spiritual Priest. Just before the breakthrough, I'd like to spar with you to see how my strength truly is."
A hand-to-hand comparison is not a real fight, but rather the use of internal Qi to control it with the mind, making a slight exchange.
Otherwise, if Chen Yun and Mr. Gong fight each other at such a level, the whole Qing City Mountain might collapse.
Mr. Gong naturally would not refuse, "Alright, Master, you can start."
"Mm."
Chen Yun did not speak again, he activated the true Qi within his body, driven by his consciousness to emit outward, transforming into countless tiny beams of light like stars, rushing towards Mr. Gong with fearless vigor.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Gong stood still, allowing the myriad of light beams to strike him without moving.
Knowing that Mr. Gong's strength was strong, Chen Yun did not worry about his safety.
In the next moment, those tiny light beams were like a large net, suddenly enveloping Mr. Gong, tightly winding him up, as if he had become a cocoon.
However, as the light beams completely obscured Mr. Gong's figure, a fierce red glow surged up from within.
Immediately, Chen Yun felt the connection between his consciousness and the emitted light beams was suddenly severed.
As expected, those tiny beams of light like stars instantly dissipated into thin air.
Mr. Gong stood unharmed and untouched.
Chen Yun blinked and asked, "How much force did you use just now?"
Mr. Gong told the truth and said, "Two points."
Chen Yun nodded thoughtfully, "It seems there is a tremendous gap between the late stage of the superior spiritual priest and the middle stage of the high spiritual priest."
He himself had been using all his strength, yet he had only caused the other person to use two-point force?
Although the other party was a mountain spirit that had become possessed, which was much stronger than human practitioners at the same level, Chen Yun still felt that the gap was quite large.
From the current situation, if he didn't rely on any external objects and fought against Gong Juji solely with his own strength, it seemed that the other party would only need to exert about three points of force to reduce him to a mess.
During his thoughts, Gong Juji laughed and said, "Master, you are only at the late stage of superior spiritual priest, yet you can let me use about two points of force. Your strength surpasses other people in the same realm. I estimate that you are already an invincible existence among superior spiritual priests, and even against some high spiritual priests in the early stages, you have a chance to fight back, but the likelihood of winning is low."
Chen Yun, knowing his own affairs, understood that Gong Juji's words were correct.
Yes, his current strength is enough to contend with some weaker high spiritual priests in the early stages, but the chance of winning without relying on external objects is very small.
After testing out what kind of performance he could achieve against high spiritual priests at the level of high spiritual priests, Chen Yun did not linger any longer. After saying goodbye to Gong Juji, he turned around and returned to his bedroom.
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Just as he walked in, Wang Siya was tidying up the house.
Chen Yun said, "Siya, I intend to seclude myself for a few days. Please tell others not to disturb me."
Wang Siya hurriedly replied, "Alright, Yun younger brother, I'll instruct them."
After saying that, she picked up the broom and basket and went out, gently closing the door.
Chen Yun took out the small bronze cauldron from the "dimension" and then prepared various heaven and earth roots.
He confirmed the appropriate amount.
After confirming that it was correct, he lifted the lid.
He put the medicinal materials one by one into it.
He added the mystical water as the water for brewing the medicine.
At once, he pressed the button to refine and condense vitality.
Three.
Two.
One.
The small bronze cauldron began to mist up with white vapor.
Clearly, the elixir had been cooked.
Chen Yun picked up a large porcelain bowl.
He poured all the medicine liquid out.
Then he used magic to quickly dissipate the heat.
After the medicine juice became warm, he picked up the large porcelain bowl and drank it all in one go.
Gulping, gulping.
The high-end Refining Essence into Qi soup was swallowed.
Then...
Oh, no reaction at all.
Chen Yun knew that the efficacy of the medicine would rise at midnight, so he was not in a hurry.
That's why he took the elixir so early, because he wanted to adjust his body to its best state before the efficacy fully emerged, so that he could absorb more spiritual energy when the efficacy rose.
Time passed by minute by minute.
During this time, Chen Yun lay on the bed motionless, continuously practicing his cultivation and regulating his breath.
Finally, the time was about to be the middle of the night.
Chen Yun got up, tidied himself up, and then lit incense in the house.
Then, he sat cross-legged on the bed and began to wait for the medicine's effect to take hold.
Waiting for the medicine's effect, Chen Yun secretly pondered, "I previously guessed that high spiritual priests should have their qi, jing, and shen fully refined, but I'm not sure if that's correct."
While he was pondering, he felt a heat rising in his abdomen.
Clearly, the high-end Refining Essence into Qi soup's efficacy had taken effect.
Chen Yun quickly regained his focus and carefully sensed the medicinal energy within his body.
He wanted to see if these medicinal energies could help him breakthrough to the level of High Spiritual Priest.
The next moment, a large amount of essence and qi burst forth within his body continuously.
This kind of essence and qi is too strong.
So fierce that even Chen Yun's robust body was becoming unbearable.
Fortunately, the medicinal energy seemed to have "self-restraint," and when Chen Yun was about to bear it no more, it became stable.
"Huh, the medicinal energy produced by the high-end Refining Essence into Qi soup is so vast and powerful!"
Chen Yun slightly felt surprised, "The eruption of this essence is as fierce as at least sixty times more intense than the medium version of Refining Essence into Qi soup."
At this moment, the medicinal energy transformed into two streams of Qi, rushing out from the left and right Taiyang meridians and flowing towards the roots of the molars.
Chen Yun knew that the process of refining essence and qi had begun, so he quickly dispelled the distractions in his mind and concentrated on feeling it.
The Qi flowed through both Taiyang acupoints, ascending to the top of the head.
Chen Yun felt the two Qi converging, flowing into the brain from the Nidan Palace.
It flowed along the throat through the spine, past the base of the spine, through the gallbladder, umbilicus, and into the chest.
A warm and comfortable feeling surged up in the chest.
This is a sign of true qi flowing downward.
Chen Yun did not feel sad or happy, just feeling it.
At this moment, the Qi reached the heart, and there was a slight warmth in the heart.
The warm qi then rose from the heart and passed through the throat, entering the tongue's underside.
Chen Yun slightly tasted bitterness in his mouth, which was the sign that the qi would descend after the bile gas rose and the yin and yang were harmonized.
The next moment, it seemed to him that there was a bit of brilliance within his body, shining from above downward and falling towards the lower dantian.
That is the true qi descending.
There is a difference between drinking the refining essence and qi soup and actively practicing. When true qi is generated, there will be occasional phenomena of "spirit soaring," but usually there is none.
This time was no exception. Chen Yun did not feel the sensation of "spirit soaring," and the true qi had already been transformed into the lower dantian.
A sense of fullness spread outwards from the lower dantian.
It seemed that just one true qi had been generated, which had significantly increased Chen Yun's amount of true qi.
"This high-end refining essence and qi soup is truly remarkable."
Chen Yun felt the sensation while secretly being surprised, "Just the first true qi generated is equivalent to one year of my hard cultivation."
He had stayed at the late stage of superior spiritual priest for so long, naturally, he could feel how much true qi could be increased each time he cultivated.
Comparing it to his own cultivation, Chen Yun immediately realized that the power of the high-end refining essence and qi soup was even more fierce than he had imagined.
In the past, whether it was the basic refining essence and qi soup or the medium version, it usually took nine small circuits of true qi, which is equivalent to one day's medicinal power, to be comparable to almost a year of hard cultivation.
However, this high-end refining essence and qi soup is different. Its medicinal power has only generated one true qi, which is almost equivalent to one year of hard cultivation.
Because of this, Chen Yun realized through his inner vision that the originally very sticky and rich true qi in his lower dantian began to "solidify" after the addition of this vast amount of newly generated true qi.
Of course, this is what he saw through inner vision, but the true qi is actually intangible and has no substance, so it will not really form a solid state.
Felt the change of true qi, Chen Yun couldn't help but secretly feel happy in his heart, "So it seems that I will be able to breakthrough to the level of High Spiritual Priest tonight after absorbing the medicinal power of the high-end refining essence and qi soup."
Perhaps knowing the breakthrough was imminent, he became even more serious in his sensing.
One by one, true qi was being generated within his body.
One true qi.
Three true qis.
Five true qis.
Soon, eight true qis had been generated.
According to past experience, he should still be able to generate one more true qi. The medicinal power of the refining essence and qi soup tonight should then temporarily cease to erupt.
However, the true qi within his body may still be sticky and close to solid, but it never reaches that critical point.
Chen Yun thought for a moment and began to actively practice the "Mr. Chen's Inner Dan Dharma" on his own.
As he actively practiced, the ninth true qi was generated just at that moment.
Suddenly, an unusual scene appeared!
During Chen Yun's practice, the true qi in his lower dantian was like fish surging, boiling up suddenly.
This was something he had never experienced before, but the feeling was natural.
Knowing that it wasn't something bad, he continued to practice his cultivation method.
Finally, the ninth true qi was generated, falling abruptly into the lower dantian where true qi was "boiling."
Boom!
It seemed to him that he heard a roar like the creation of heaven and earth!
Following that, Chen Yun felt that the true qi within him suddenly calmed down from boiling and began to compress and transform continuously.
Such a situation lasted for a short while, and the true qi suddenly solidified into a solid state!
A powerful force burst out from the lower dantian suddenly.
An endless amount of true qi began to spread outwards towards all the limbs and joints!
Transformation has occurred!
True qi transformed again!
Overjoyed, Chen Yun really hadn't expected that after taking the high-end Refining Essence into Qi soup, his true qi could actually transform.
However, he immediately felt confused. In the past, when true qi underwent a transformation, his cultivation level would often breakthrough as well.
But tonight, it seems to be a bit different.
Although the true qi within his body had clearly transformed, Chen Yun felt that he had not yet broken through to the level of High Spiritual Priest.
Most importantly, the newly transformed true qi was rapidly cleansing his body, as if it were about to accomplish something significant!
(The end of this chapter)
