Xuantian 1: Ancient Xuandongtian

Chapter 282 Dark Spirit - Twelve Cycles
1. That close proximity
No sooner said than done.

Mu Hanchan instinctively dodged to the right, narrowly avoiding Shen Pofeng's frenzied attack.

The positioning on the field is as follows:

Previously, the two attacked Mu Hanchan from the left and right, with Xiao Tiehu on the far left and Shen Pofeng on the far right, forming a ∠45-degree pincer attack, with Mu Hanchan positioned exactly in the middle.

Xiao Tiehu and Shen Pofeng formed a right angle.

Song Zhong is on the left, and Mu Hanchan is in the middle.

The person on the right next to him is Liu Hu, who was scratched by Shen Pofeng, and he corresponds to Shen Pofeng on the far right.

Of course, this left and right sides are relative, and it is also Mu Hanchan's subjective perspective when facing the two of them.

As he turned to leave, the left and right sides reversed.

Subconsciously turning right turns into turning left instead of right.

"Brother Shen, you!"

Xiao Tiehu was also surprised, and somewhat incredulous.

They seemed not to understand why Shen Pofeng had suddenly gone mad.

There was a three-breath silence.

Mu Hanchan spoke first, "What do you mean? Do you think I didn't strike hard enough to kill you in one blow, giving you a chance to get back up?"

Shen Pofeng retorted, "If you have the guts, then kill me."

"Brother Shen!"

Xiao Tiehu panicked, realizing that his old friend had lost his temper and was determined to fight this envoy from the upper sect to the death.

Shen Pofeng is a person with serious personality flaws.

First, he has a short temper and tends to vent it outwards.

Xiao Tiehu was different.
You'll regret showing off when you get annoyed.

This leads to the biggest difference between the two: introspection.

This is why Xiao Tiehu was able to reach the fourth level of Spirit Condensation and cultivate dynamic spiritual power, while Shen Pofeng could only remain stuck at the third level of Spirit Condensation.

This also subtly led to the situation where, despite the joint attack,
Mu Hanchan, however, struck the core of the problem with a difference in pressure, one light and one heavy.

Because he lacks introspection, he cannot solve the problem at its root and can only vent it outwards.

Normally things are fine; he's the gang leader, so naturally nothing happens to him.

But when you actually encounter obstacles, it's like the river is blocked, and your emotions run rampant.

He wasn't unaware that Mu Hanchan was someone he couldn't afford to offend; it was entirely a matter of reason.

But he didn't know why he was so unhappy.

His lack of introspection led to an emotional breakdown, which completely overwhelmed his reason, resulting in extremely wrong choices.

...

Mu Hanchan didn't say anything more, but instead slightly separated her feet to steady herself.

He then formed a hand seal, rapidly circulating his spiritual energy, which then flowed to his feet.

"Dark Spirit Array!"

He then said coldly, "Since you're courting death, then I'll grant your wish!"

You practice Eagle-style spiritual arts, right?
But unfortunately,
I've only barely gotten the hang of it.

Today, I will make an exception and unleash my Eagle Style technique, so that you may die with your eyes wide open in peace.

After saying that, he quickly formed hand seals and changed them.

After three breaths, Mu Hanchan clasped her hands together and pointed diagonally to the sky. A surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted and condensed in the air a moment later into an eagle with a wingspan of nearly five feet.

"Shadow Eagle Swoops Down!"

Before waiting for a reaction,
Mu Hanchan then channeled her spiritual power, causing her to lunge towards Shen Pofeng.

Extremely fast,

It's roughly three times the speed of sound, far exceeding the speed of Shen Pofeng's "Eagle Chasing Claws".

He naturally had nowhere to hide.

The eagle soared past and then vanished.

It seems that the meridians in Shen Pofeng's throat were severed by the spirit eagle, preventing the circulation of spiritual energy.

After a few breaths,
Shen Pofeng collapsed, his pupils dilated.

After Song Zhong realized what was happening,
He immediately asked, "Lord Kuling, what should we do with the Falcon Gang?"

Mu Hanchan replied, "You and Liu Hu can manage it together."

"No! Our lives will be in danger."

Song Zhong immediately refused.

"Chief Xiao."

Mu Hanchan exclaimed.

"What are your orders, envoy?"

"Could you help me send Chief Shen's body back?"

"You mean send it back to the Falcon Gang?"

"Yes."

"If they ask, 'Why did Brother Shen die?' what should I say?"

Xiao Tiehu asked.

"To tell you the truth."

Mu Hanchan only said four words.

"Mr. Song, go with Chief Xiao and Liu Hu to return Chief Shen's body, help stabilize the gang's affairs, and then elect a new chief."

Then you can come back.

"this…"

Song Zhong was still hesitant.

So Mu Hanchan took out five mid-grade spirit stones, giving four to Song Zhong and one to Liu Hu.

He said, "Go, but please don't go against my wishes."

In front of Song Zhong, Mu Hanchan did not refer to herself as "this seat".

The self-designation "This seat" seems to be used specifically when addressing outsiders, especially those of slightly lower status.

As for Liu Hu, Mu Hanchan didn't need to ask him anything.

After dealing with these matters, Mu Hanchan left without looking back; he needed to quickly stabilize his cultivation.

He was already in a weakened state when he went into battle.

Moreover, spiritual energy is consumed even more when one is in a state of agitation.

The appearance of Xiao and Shen disrupted the circulation of his spiritual energy, which was the reason for his extreme displeasure.

2. The Twelve Circulation Cultivation Method

In the west wing of the Kuling Courtyard, Mu Hanchan sat cross-legged, completely absorbed in her cultivation.

First week: (Stable)
Starting from the Tianchong meridian, passing through the Xiaosishu meridian within the Dayin meridian, it divides into three.
7 points into the hidden and secluded vein.

2.5 points into the main clavicle meridian,

0.5 points to enter the soul meridian.

The main spiritual power of the White Hidden Nether Vein forcefully cut in line at the convergence point with high speed and merged into the Heart Abyss Main Vein.

This forces the spiritual energy in the seven meridians to operate at an idle speed.

Subsequently,

Mobilize the spiritual energy in the main meridian of the clavicle, and slowly push it into the auxiliary meridian of the Returning Origin.

This forms the foundation for the Soul Vein.

(0.5 points of spiritual power is not enough to clear the meridians. Giving up 7 points will reduce the impact, and giving up 2.5 points will reduce the balance of the meridian axis.)

The solution is to replenish the Guiyuan Auxiliary Meridian, which is intertwined with the Luohun Meridian, with spiritual energy from outside the Xiaosishu Meridian.
(This creates tension within a network, collectively constructing nodes of spiritual energy.)
Second week: (fixed)
Starting from the main meridian of the Heart Abyss, passing through the secondary branch of the Seven Yuan Meridians, it divides into three.
8 points into the deep abyss branch,

1.5 points to enter the Seven Yuan Locking Pulse

0.5 points into the soul network fine branch.

The main stream of the Heart Abyss Branch travels at a high speed and steady pace to the confluence, where it connects smoothly and merges into the main vein of the Returning Origin.

This forces the remaining power of the White Hidden Pulse to operate at high speed.

Subsequently,

Mobilizing the spiritual energy within the Seven Yuan Lock Meridians, it was slowly filled and squeezed into the gaps between the meridians under slight pressure.
Solidify the spiritual foundation of the soul meridians.

(0.5 points of spiritual power is not enough to anchor the pulse point. Giving up 8 points will reduce the connection and adsorption force, and giving up 1.5 points will weaken the stability of the pulse axis.)

The solution is to use spiritual energy from sources other than the secondary branch meridians to fill the gaps between the intersecting branches of the soul meridian and the main meridian of the return to the origin.

This creates tension in the energy channels, collectively solidifying the spiritual energy nodes.
Third week: (Repair)
Five pulses emerge simultaneously, three are balanced, and two complement each other.

2 points: Xuanyin axis pulse is flat and fast;
2 points Soul Lock Pulse at a steady pace
The three branches of the Spirit Abyss were operating at high speed, clearing the blockages in spiritual energy.

2 points of Chongyuan Yinmai Pingsu,
The seven meridians slowly return to their source, recovering the spiritual energy from the branch meridian of Lingyuan.

The combined slowing of the Xuan Yin Pivot Meridian, the Hun You Lock Meridian, and the Chong Yuan Hidden Meridian is to maintain local balance.

The internal fluctuations of spiritual energy generated by the repair of meridians are controlled within a local area to avoid affecting the operation of larger meridians.

Fourth to tenth cycles: (Leap)
These seven cycles are the cycles during which Mu Hanchan's cultivation truly increases.

Specifically, it involves repeating a completely new meridian circulation pattern.

The fourth, fifth, and sixth digits increase in total quantity.

The seventh cycle reaches its peak.

Then it decreases from eighty to ninety.

Eleventh and twelfth cycles: (Conclusion)

Divided into positive and negative collection,
Both can be placed either way.

If there are battles in the near future, then proceed with the raid.

If there is no battle, then it is necessary to use the counter-stimulation to activate spiritual energy.

The above twelve cycles,

This is Mu Hanchan's complete beginner-level cultivation.

Commonly known as: Small Heavenly Circuit.

As for the twenty-four central cycles and the thirty-six major cycles, they involve both increased quantity and price, but are not overly complicated.

What's truly complicated are the three different cycles: 49, 64, and 81.

The effects of cultivation through a different cycle are far greater than those through a regular cycle.

These three are super-scale, and their complexity is several times, even dozens of times, greater than that of a normal circadian rhythm.

As for whether it's hundreds of times greater...
Mu Hanchan didn't know either.

Even in the Demon Realm, he had only successfully completed the Sixty-Four Heavenly Cycle once.

81 has never succeeded.
There was no impact.

Because 64 had already reached the limit of his spiritual power and the endurance of his meridians at that time.

After leaving the Demon Altar, he lacked resources and was no longer able to attempt the Different Heavenly Cycle.

3. That distant horizon
Midnight.

Mu Hanchan sat on the roof tiles, looking at the stars, the moon, and the boundless deep sky.

He flicked his shoulder.

An eagle flew off his shoulder; it was his divine eagle.

It feeds on mental energy.

A very expensive and rare miniature spirit beast: the Beneficial Insect.

Although this thing is only tier 3, it is very small and requires the Soul Eagle to maintain high precision and focus at all times, even in the dead of night, to capture it successfully.

the most important is,

Human cultivators cannot refine it directly; even if they eat it, it will be useless.

But the Soul Eagle will be effective if it eats it directly.

To obtain the effects of nourishing the spirit, humans need to combine many materials and refine them into a fifth-tier elixir.

Examples include: Dingpo Anshen Dan (定魄安神丹), Yangyuan Yishen Dan (养元益神丹), Runhun Qingshen Dan (润魂清神丹), and Gumai Ningshen Dan (固脉凝神丹).

When the eagle soared across the night sky, it actually obscured half of the bright moon.

Mu Hanchan suddenly noticed a region in the starry sky with seven stars in it.

The three in front and four in the back form the skeleton of an eagle.

Mu Hanchan thought to herself, "These stars together really do look like a sharp eagle."

If it can be named in the future
Let's just call it Eagle!

At this moment, he seemed to have briefly returned to his childhood before he began cultivating immortality, doing childish things like counting stars and naming them.

I suddenly remembered the fourth level of the Demon Altar.

Reflections on celestial bodies while gazing at the stars with Hillen.

Since then,

He plunged headlong into the "worldly" pursuit of immortality, pushed along by reality, and no longer had time to look up at the stars.

The origin of the constellation Eagle

It all stemmed from his brief moment of returning to simplicity tonight.

Countless scholars in the immortal realm since ancient times have believed that the Falcon constellation was created to commemorate a certain powerful figure, a fourteenth-tier great cultivator.

It's utterly unimaginable that the Eagle constellation originated from someone with early-stage third-tier cultivation.

Furthermore, there are gang leaders and their gangs who have personality flaws.

However, history is both absurd and true.