He bids farewell to Lu Dongbin and returns to Qingcheng Mountain.
Chen Yun has been contemplating what Lu Dongbin and himself said.
According to the other party's idea, his current state is like a complete appliance lacks electricity, temporarily unable to start up.
Whether or not it lacks electricity, the appliance is a finished product without a doubt.
"If we compare cultivation to cooking, Zhenqi is wood, the physical body is that pot, and once the wood is ignited, the pot can steam and cook things."
Chen Yun stood in the garden to appreciate the flowers, "now, my pot has been upgraded to a rice cooker, Zhenqi is definitely no longer applicable, only with more advanced Danqi, can rice cooker work."
It's just that my own Danqi is scarce, and it seems impossible to harness the infinite and endless power hidden within the immortal body.
"Whether it can be driven or not, the immortal body is an indisputable fact, it definitely has abilities beyond my imagination."
Chen Yun pondered silently, "I may be able to explore it, what magical abilities can this immortal body allow me to possess at present."
Upon this thought, he decided to give it a try.
But how should I start?
Chen Yun looked down at his own hands, seeing that the skin was as jade and pure as snow.
His skin used to be fair and delicate, but it could never compare to the present. If one could still see pores in his previous skin, now his skin was like a perfect jade block, without a single blemish.
Staring at his skin for a moment.
Chen Yun suddenly remembered that there was a Taoist scripture describing some words, which seemed very similar to his situation.
The Taoist classic "Zhuangzi's Free and Easy Wanderings", which contains a paragraph so written: The gaoyeshan of Miao, there is a god person live there. Skin as snow and ice, graceful as a virgin. Do not eat five cereals, breath wind drinking dew, riding cloud vapor, flying dragon, and the sea beyond four seas to play. His spirit condensed, making things not damaged and year crops ripe.
The general meaning of this passage is: In the distant Gaoyue Mountain, there resides a divine person. Their skin is as white and transparent as ice and snow, their graceful and delicate demeanor resembling that of an unmarried maiden, charming and endearing. They do not consume five cereals, but instead breathe the fresh wind and drink dew, ride on the clouds, control flying dragons, and roam beyond the four seas. Their concentration brings spiritual focus, causing plants to remain free from diseases and disasters, resulting in bountiful harvests of grain.
"Ride on clouds and command flying dragons?"
Chen Yun's eyes gradually shone with light, "I can try it according to the description."
Thinking of this, he cleared his mind, condensed his "spirit," and implied his desire to fly up into the sky.
In the next moment, a magical scene appeared.
Chen Yun had not activated the several Danqi inside his body, but when he condensed his spirit, the air beneath his feet instantly turned into clouds.
The clouds seemed to rise spontaneously from all around, as if they were being sprayed from dry ice.
Suddenly, he felt as if his body became incredibly light, and was lifted and suspended in mid-air by the clouds without his willing it.
"Hmm?" Chen Yun was surprised, "I did not use Danqi, yet I can float automatically?"
He felt carefully for a while and found that his body seemed like a feather, capable of being blown away by the wind.
Just as this idea emerged, a gentle breeze blew by.
Chen Yun's body instantly moved with the wind, looking slow but actually faster than riding clouds, and suddenly swung away.
With one sweep, it was hundreds of miles.
And the time it took was just a moment.
This "instant" is not a figure of speech, but a real time description, which is 0.36 seconds.
Chen Yun exclaimed, "This is what Zhuangzi meant by riding the wind and flying!"
The term "riding the wind" mentioned by Zhuangzi is completely different from the wind-riding technique Chen Yun learned from Liu Huibai.
Chen Yun had never expected that he could, without relying on any of his own "energy," could use a gentle breeze so light and soft that it was almost inconceivable to ride it out for hundreds of miles in an instant.
If calculated in one second, he can ride the wind and fly for a thousand miles.
Even without using the Golden Ray or relying on Danqi to perform the technique of riding clouds and mist, he couldn't move that fast.
"Although my body is as light as a feather, it's too exaggerated to ride the wind one thousand miles in one second without relying on my own energy, isn't it?"
Chen Yun knew this was beyond the realm of possibility, but his immortal body must contain something undiscovered.
Chen Yun decided to try wind-riding flying again, to see if he could perceive the specific mysteries of his immortal body through it.
Thinking of this, he tried wind-riding again, but this time he didn't immediately stop. Instead, he kept flying faster and faster towards the direction of the north, while constantly sensing why he could fly without using any energy.
At first, he really didn't notice anything.
However, after floating for about ten or fifteen seconds, Chen Yun suddenly realized that the "wind" in the heavens and earth seemed to be under his control!
He stopped floating immediately, and hovered in the upper atmosphere of tens of thousands of meters.
"I... can actually control the power of heaven and earth for my own use?"
Chen Yun felt incredibly astonished!
That's why he could float effortlessly and fly hundreds of miles with a mere wave of his hand, driven by the power of heaven and earth!
After a moment of astonishment, he quickly came to his senses.
"Since I can control the wind between heaven and earth, could it not be that I can also manipulate other things?"
Chen Yun decided to give it a try.
He glanced downward and saw a vast lake.
Chen Yun began to "imagine" himself commanding the energy of heaven and earth, forming an enormous wave that crashed down heavily upon the lake below.
The terrifying scene unfolded naturally.
As soon as this thought arose in his mind, the sky immediately erupted with swirling clouds and a thick layer of air waves formed, resembling a gigantic mountain, crashing straight down towards the lake below!
The terrifying air waves were incredibly powerful. Even though he was still in the upper atmosphere, it seemed that they had stirred the space below, causing the entire environment to shake.
The water in the giant lake was as if it had been hit by a massive force, flying to both sides and revealing deep chasms. At the same time, towering waterfalls were formed on both sides!
To know that the air wave he had gathered with his will had not yet struck!
It has already produced such powerful forces that the water in the lake is being whirled around in a way that it washes over both banks and creates towering waterfalls!
Chen Yun knew he couldn't let the air wave truly strike the lake, as it would certainly result in the death of countless aquatic creatures.
He quickly activated his will again to dissipate the air wave.
As if his words had become reality, the enormous air wave dissipated immediately upon his will, as if it had never appeared before!
Yes, it was dissipation, not explosion.
Chen Yun pondered for a moment, "When I moved my will to activate the air wave and concentrate it to crash down, there was a sensation that was somewhat like releasing a spell."
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered the words his teacher had said when he taught him spells.
"Teacher had once said that spells are merely insignificant minor arts, not worth devoting effort to master, because as long as one reaches a certain realm, one will naturally be able to cast them."
Chen Yun used to not understand this statement. Without learning spells, how could he be able to cast them?
Just now, the act of gathering and attacking the air wave made him understand his teacher's words.
Once one reaches a certain level of realm, they can manipulate the power of heaven and earth, creating powerful "spells" that are irresistible. Even without having learned any spells, as long as one can manipulate the power of heaven and earth and conjure up the desired effects through their willpower and imagination, it becomes effortless to achieve.
Furthermore, it can be launched instantly!
"Most spells do not require learning to be casted," Chen Yun pondered, "only some arcane techniques require learning first. Arcane techniques themselves are a type of law, just presented in a form of arts, which is essentially forcing a change in 'rules' and has fundamental differences from spells."
"That means, the three years I spent studying various spells was indeed a waste of time."
Chen Yun couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh, "I've been researching these various spells for so long only to find that what I'm relying on now is just techniques like the Golden Ray, Gu Tianjing Technique, and sword arts. Techniques such as riding clouds and mist or controlling the elements do not require study. As for various incantations, they are used to summon the power of corresponding deities, making them worthwhile to learn. Of course, if I become a god in the future, others could also use incantations corresponding to me to exert their might. In that case, it would not be necessary for me to study them."
After all, divine incantations are the power of others. If you learn them, you gain no understanding at all. Besides increasing combat power when one's realm is relatively low, what else is there to gain from learning them?
Actually, when he thought about this, Chen Yun already knew what functions his immortal body might have.
Indeed, it was a vague connection with the power of heaven and earth, allowing him to manipulate the power of heaven and earth to create formidable abilities.
"Gaining enlightenment to become an immortal, gaining enlightenment to become an immortal." Chen Yun slowly muttered, "The word 'immortal' has already encompassed the principles within it."
The seal script form of the word "immortal" was made up of the following characters: The first character roughly meant a depiction of a person, with four hands raising something, and a seated figure. The last two characters together meant that a person saw something rising up, and the entire character indicated someone who ascended into the sky. This led to the meaning of immortals or deities.
