《Mr. Chen's Internal Elixir Secret》The fourth turn is not trivial.

    As long as one can enter the realm of the earth in this turn, Mr. Chen can enter the earthly paradise.

    As the midnight hour approached, he first adjusted his mind and soul, placing himself in a state of calm.

    After a moment, Chen Yun's mind settled, and he felt the surrounding yin energy thickening gradually.

    "Almost time for the midnight hour, I will begin to attempt the fourth transformation to see if I can make my true spirit strong enough to materialize and enter the earthly paradise."

    Chen Yun closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, knocked his teeth 36 times, and quieted his mind and closed his breath.

    This turn is different from the previous practice; it requires there to be no incoming or outgoing breath through the nose.

    Mr. Chen is not new to practice, so he can easily achieve this step.

    Soon, he succeeded in achieving no nasal breath.

    If someone were to place their finger beneath his nose at this moment, they would surely think that he had already passed away!

    After holding his breath, Chen Yun calmly and steadily moved the Dan Qi within his body, intending to fill himself completely.

    This is a crucial step, vital for rapidly enhancing the true spirit.

    After a short period of manipulation, the Dan Qi gradually occupied every cell throughout his body.

    At this moment, Chen Yun's breath flowed through his tongue, and the Dan Qi within him gradually became animated, causing saliva to overflow in his mouth.

    He slowly swallowed it, allowing his concentration to return to his heart.

    This mouthful of saliva is called the Heart-Returning Juice, which is more beneficial than any divine elixir.

    Of course, the essence of internal alchemy lies in the "refine" character, even the best "spiritual elixir" also requires divine fire to refine, in order to exert its true "drug effect".

    Chen Yun attempted to stir the spiritual fire of the heart, "refining" the Heart-Returning Juice.

    At this time, it requires mastering the timing, otherwise, a slight mistake may result in failure.

    Mr. Chen's first attempt to practice the newly created fourth turn techniques, naturally, could not control the timing well.

    As expected, the first attempt at "refining" failed.

    Without a trace of discouragement, Chen Yun said, "Timing is incredibly important in internal alchemy. Practicing the fourth turn for the first time and not hitting the mark is entirely normal. Don't rush, just slowly try to adjust the timing."

    He repeated the steps again, creating jade and gold elixir in his mouth, then swallowed it and returned his mind to the heart.

    He once again stirred the spiritual fire of the heart.

    Unfortunately, this time too, it failed, the timing was a bit off.

    Chen Yun calmed down and felt the degree of the timing he had just done. He roughly understood how "old" it was.

    After understanding it, he began the third attempt to refine the jade and gold elixir.

    Perhaps because of the experience from the previous two failures.

    This time, he found it easier to hit the mark and control the timing to an ideal level.

    One after another, streams of Dan Qi were born with the refining of the jade and gold elixir, converging into the golden elixir.

    At this moment, Chen Yun's internal vision angle could see that the newly born Dan Qi was significantly different from the previous faint red color, it seemed like a faint red dyed with black, making it appear dark red.

    After this dark red Dan Qi was born, it was continuously integrating and solidifying the previously faint red Dan Qi.

    At the same time, the true spirit descended, nourished by the new Dan Qi, and its growth rate seemed to have increased significantly.

    Chen Yun remained calm and focused on practicing the fourth turn of the internal alchemy techniques.

    Initially, besides being able to see some changes through internal vision, the physical body had not shown much reaction.

    As the practice continued, he gradually felt warmth throughout his body, with his five internal organs heating up, a slight sweat breaking out, and an overwhelming sense of comfort in his limbs.

    It's like, as if he is enjoying the most wonderful massage.

    Of course, the massage is not this comfortable. He just made this analogy.

    Soon, one round of practice came to an end.

    Chen Yun sensed that a small part of the Dan Qi had turned dark red, and his physical body seemed to have become stronger as well.

    Besides, the most important thing was that the true spirit had become much stronger.

    It seemed as if the newly born dark red Dan Qi was a kind of "spiritual elixir" specifically used to nourish and strengthen the true spirit.

    "According to my imagination, during each practice session before the final completion of this turn, performing three rounds would make the true spirit or the physical body feel tired, even if it were stronger than average."

    Chen Yun pondered in silence, "Since I just practiced once, I can still practice two more times."

    After a short rest, Chen Yun continued with the second round of practice.

    Just like before, he filled his body with Dan Qi, and his breath flowed through his tongue, causing saliva to overflow in his mouth.

    Chen Yun slowly swallowed the jade and gold elixir, returned his mind to his heart, and then excited the spiritual fire of the heart to refine it.

    Because he had already practiced once, this time he quickly entered the state, making his whole body feel warm, his internal organs heated up, a slight sweat breaking out, and his limbs comfortable.

    Although the number of Dan Qi within his body didn't increase much, it became slightly faster in assimilating into a dark red color.

    Likewise, the true spirit and the physical body were continuously strengthening.

    After completing the second round of practice, Chen Yun rested for a moment and then continued with the third round.

    Time went by one second at a time.

    Gradually, an hour had passed.

    Chen Yun finally completed three rounds of practice and began to gradually wind down and regulate his Qi.

    He did not immediately open his eyes, but instead investigated his own condition.

    "The number of Dan Qi remained the same, but it was approximately one-tenth that was assimilated."

    Chen Yun kept observing, "Moreover, the physical body should have grown by about ten percent compared to before practice. The true spirit has grown... by thirty percent!"

    Such a rapid growth rate is undoubtedly incredible!

    Chen Yun couldn't help but sigh, "I had previously used the essence of Bairenjiao's true spirit to refine my true spirit, which only grew by a bit. However, with the creation of the fourth turn of 'Mr. Chen's Internal Elixir Secret', I have only practiced it once, yet my true spirit has grown as if I had refined Bairenjiao's essence in one day."

    At this pace, it should not be too difficult for him to strive for the realm of the earthly paradise.

    The only issue is that it may not be enough to achieve the realm of the earthly paradise within a month.

    "Wherever I go, I'll look around first. I'll calm my heart and focus on the practice."

    Chen Yun knew that if he wanted to successfully break through to the realm of the earthly paradise, he should spend the next ten days in quiet meditation and cultivate his character, rather than taking the opportunity to continue exploring Maomei Mountain.

    Thinking about it, he slowly opened his eyes.

    Niu Dashuang has been closely monitoring Chen Yun's practice.

    Upon seeing Chen Yun open his eyes, Niu Dashuang immediately asked with concern, "Chen True Immortal, how was your practice?"

    Chen Yun smiled and said, "It's not bad, I just created the fourth turn of internal elixir technique, and I haven't found any problems so far."

    Niu Dashuang blinked and asked, "Are you trying to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise?"

    Chen Yun asked in some surprise, "How did you know that?"

    He had only said that he had reached a critical point in his practice, but he had not mentioned anything about attempting to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise.

    Niu Dashuang laughed and said, "Just now, when you practiced, your divine light was not only floating above your face, but it was also faintly visible throughout your body. Although it wasn't very thick, most people wouldn't notice unless they were particularly observant. But I noticed it, and this divine light is clearly the radiance of the true spirit. You have already reached the later stages of the human fairy realm, and now your divine light flows as you practice. That's why I guessed that you were attempting to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise."

    Ah, I see.

    Chen Yun nodded and said, "I am indeed attempting to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise."

    Hearing this, Niu Dashuang couldn't help but exclaim, "Chen True Immortal, if my memory serves me right, you are only in your sixties or seventies? Yet you are already attempting to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise. It is truly unbelievable. I have practiced for hundreds of years and have only reached the mid-stage of the human fairy realm. Even so, it can be considered a very high level of talent. For example, those people in the Xingtuncheng Daojing Estate who have reached the human fairy realm were all cultivated for thousands of years, except for Long Zhan Tian. Just to take our encounter with Master Jìng Chén as an example; she has been practicing for two thousand years and has only reached the later stages of the human fairy realm. Compared to you, she is definitely lacking."

    Chen Yun thought to himself, "You can also cultivate at such a fast pace because you have the 'Great Luo Elixir'."

    Of course, he would not say such things to the other person.

    Niu Dashuang changed the topic and asked, "How long do you think it will take you to successfully break through to the realm of the earthly paradise?"

    "It's hard to say," Chen Yun thought carefully about his recent practice and then made a prediction, "Based on my previous practice, it might take a year and a half. However, I have a treasure here that can shorten the time I need to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise. So, personally speaking, I think I should be able to try for a formal break through to the realm of the earthly paradise in about a month."

    Upon hearing this, Niu Dashuang was somewhat excited, "I had never thought that old ox could witness Chen True Immortal breaking through to the realm of the earthly paradise. If I can learn something from this, it might be helpful for me to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise in the future."

    The two of them chatted for a while, and Chen Yun once again immersed himself in the reflection and digestion of his practice.

    ...

    Time passed day by day.

    In a blink of an eye, a month had passed.

    During this time, Chen Yun had practiced the fourth turn of "Mr. Chen's Internal Elixir Technique" three times.

    Perhaps it's because the practice becomes increasingly profound.

    The subsequent two times the Dan Qi transformed into a darker red color were obviously faster.

    Sure enough, after today's practice, he noticed that almost all of the Dan Qi had been transformed into the darker red color.

    Furthermore, during the third round of practice, the number of Dan Qi was for the first time increased.

    Chen Yun roughly understood why. Without any doubt, it should be that the Dan Qi needs to be completely transformed into a more "advanced" state before increasing the amount of Dan Qi.

    If the current progress continues, then all that is needed next is to continuously nourish and strengthen the true spirit using the dark red Dan Qi until it can be expelled from the body.

    The time required for this step may be as long as a year and a half, like he had previously told Niu Dashuang, or it could take even longer, such as decades or even centuries.

    After all, Chen Yun had never expelled his true spirit before and did not know what level of expansion was required for the true spirit to be expelled. All these speculations, of course, could not determine the exact time.

    Whether it takes a year and a half, or decades or even centuries, he is not prepared to wait.

    Chen Yun had previously told Niu Dashuang that he had a treasure that could shorten the time needed to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise.

    Since he has a treasure to aid in his cultivation, he definitely won't waste time practicing step by step.

    That treasure is indeed the essence of Bairenjiao's true spirit.

    Chen Yun had previously refined this essence of the true spirit.

    But at that time, he was still relatively "weak," and did not refine too much of the essence.

    It can be said that there was no visible reduction in the essence of the true spirit's power.

    Now that he is almost at the realm of the earthly paradise, he naturally needs to make a full-hearted attempt to achieve success.

    "Tonight, take good care of your condition and adjust your true spirit and physical body to their best states. Then start attempting to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise tomorrow."

    Chen Yun didn't say anything to Niu Dashuang; instead, he focused on adjusting his own condition.

    ...

    The night passed quickly.

    Chen Yun finally adjusted his physical body and true spirit to their best condition.

    At this moment, he looked at Niu Dashuang who was guarding himself outside the cave and called softly, "Brother Niu."

    Niu Dashuang turned around, "What is it, Chen True Immortal?"

    Chen Yun looked at him seriously, "I am going to formally attempt to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise. If you wish to observe, you must watch with utmost attention and learn from the experience. Also, in order to prevent anyone from interfering with my attempt and causing it to fail, you must ensure that no spiritual beasts or cultivators enter the cave to disturb me."

    Niu Dashuang said with a serious tone, "Don't worry, I won't let anything interfere with you."

    Chen Yun was still somewhat uneasy and explained the situation, "This is my only chance to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise. If I fail, it will take at least a year and a half or even several decades or hundreds of years before I can attempt a second time. So, Brother Niu, please don't mind my nattering. You must protect me well."

    Niu Dashuang said, "Old ox will sacrifice his life to protect you, True Immortal. You needn't worry about anything else."

    Upon hearing this, Chen Yun smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Niu."

    After speaking, he took out the essence of Bairenjiao's true spirit.

    Niu Dashuang realized that what was coming next was of great importance, and he dared not take any chances. He wholeheartedly entered a state of alert and preparation.

    Chen Yun naturally could sense Niu Dashuang's state of alert, and he was even more grateful in his heart.

    He and Niu Dashuang were not related, and for the other person to reach this level of loyalty, it was truly a supreme act of righteousness!

    However, now was not the time for sentimentality. There was something more important for him to do, and that was to strive for a successful one-time breakthrough to the realm of the earthly paradise!

    Chen Yun looked at the essence of the true spirit in his palm, then his nose twitched slightly.

    A massive attraction emanated from it, drawing a wisp of essence of the true spirit into Chen Yun's Mudan Palace.

    Yes, he did not absorb all the essence of the true spirit into his body.

    Rather than absorbing all the essence of the true spirit into his body, he followed the same speed as his previous refining and took in one wisp.

    After all, it was too much to refine at once, which might lead to some waste.

    The essence of the true spirit is so precious; how could he allow for even the slightest waste?

    Of course, it needs to be appropriately absorbed and then refined.

    The result that surprised Chen Yun was that whether or not his true spirit had grown significantly in the past period, when this wisp of essence of the true spirit was absorbed into the Mudan Palace, he only had to slightly channel his qi and immediately refine it!

    "Hm?" Chen Yun was slightly startled, "Previously, it took me about a day to refine this wisp of essence of the true spirit, but now it's done in an instant?"

    Without a doubt, his heart rejoiced, "Based on this refining speed, I can definitely absorb the entire essence of the true spirit and focus on breaking through to the realm of the earthly paradise without any distractions!"

    This way, it's much more convenient than constantly stopping to absorb.

    The success rate of breaking through to the realm of the earthly paradise would also greatly increase!

    Alright!

    The entire essence of the true spirit is absorbed!

    Strive to break through to the realm of the earthly paradise in one go!