Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 556: The Fourth Turn of "Mr. Chen's Inner Alchemy Secret"
In the cave, Chen Yun made up his mind to create the fourth level of "Mr. Chen's Inner Alchemy Technique" and then strive to reach the realm of Earthly Immortal.

Thinking of this, he looked at Niu Dali and said, "Brother Niu, I have some insights in my practice and have reached a critical point. I may not be able to go out to look for treasures in the short term. If you are afraid of wasting time, how about you go and explore on your own first? When I finish my business, I will catch up and meet you?"

Niu Dali said sternly, "Master Chen, you and I have been traveling together all the way, so we are partners. Now that you have reached a critical point in your cultivation, you must need someone to protect you. As your partner, how can I leave when you need protection? Don't say too much. No matter how long it takes, I will protect you."

Hearing this, Chen Yun couldn't help but be moved.

Niu Dali is a very loyal man.

I haven't spent much time with the other person.

But he is so heartfelt.

This made him feel better about Niu Dali.

Chen Yun did not bother to be polite with the other party. "Okay, Brother Niu is so righteous, I will not refuse it."

Niu Dali said, "Master Chen, just keep practicing, I will guard the cave entrance. If you need anything, just let me know. I will not disturb you at other times."

Chen Yun said: "Good, thank you Brother Niu."

We had a brief chat.

Chen Yun calmed down again.

He began to ponder the creation of the fourth level of the "Mr. Chen's Inner Alchemy Technique".

There is a necessary setting for this transformation, which is that the soul must leave the body.

When creating the third level of the technique, Chen Yun was already laying the groundwork for his soul to leave his body.

The third transformation refines the image of the primordial spirit. Although it itself cannot leave the body, it has been endowed with a "soul" during the process, but it does not have a "spirit", so it cannot leave the body.

Then, the most important thing about the fourth-turn technique is to give the primordial spirit "soul" so that it can successfully leave the body.

"How can I give the primordial spirit 'soul' and integrate all that I have learned throughout my life into it?"

Chen Yun sat there thinking.

In fact, he already had a rough idea of ​​it when he almost realized the true body of Tathagata.

However, there are still some details that need to be worked out, so this set of skills was not created immediately.

As long as those details are worked out, the fourth level of skills will naturally emerge.

"The detail is that I need to integrate the Pangu True Body Art into it, and the fourth level of the Pangu True Body Art is pure Yin body refining. In short, I need to 'nourish the inner Yin' in my body."

The trouble for Chen Yun was that the inner alchemy he practiced would require him to practice "Yang Shen" in the future.

Since the Yangshen is a pure Yang spirit, why does it need to "nourish the inner Yin" when refining the Yangshen?

Chen Yun remembered that his mentor had discussed Yang Shen with Lu Dongbin.

Lü Dongbin went out to visit his master, and it happened that Li Tieguai was also in Zhongnan Mountain.

As the three were talking, Lü Dongbin said, "There is one thing I don't understand."

Zhongli Quan asked: "What's the matter?"

Lü Dongbin asked: "What is the difference between Yin spirit and Yang spirit?"

Zhongli Quan said: "Those who are pure yin without yang are ghosts, those who are mixed with yin and yang are yin gods, and those who are pure yang without yin are yang gods. After a mortal dies, the yin soul sheds the shell and becomes a ghost; those who practice cultivation have not exhausted their yin and leave the body too early, which is called a yin god. When they leave the body, you may see white light like a river in your eyes, which means the soul leaves the eyes; or hear the sound of bells, chimes, flutes and pipes in your ears, which means the soul leaves the ears. Because their yang energy is not strong enough, they cannot break through the gate of heaven, so they take other paths and follow their convenience. After leaving the body, they are also free and happy, walking through the streets and alleys, and climbing mountains by the water. But they can take shape, but not split. They can only wander around the world, but cannot fly and change. If the sun is in the sky in midsummer, the yin gods will be afraid and avoid it. Therefore, although they have the style of immortals, they are not free from the interest of ghosts."

Lü Dongbin asked: "Can the Yin Spirit be refined into the Yang Spirit?"

Zhongli Quan said: "Yes. Those who are learning to be immortals, if they are not satisfied with small achievements, can continue to practice after the Yin Spirit emerges, and smash the original form of the Yin Spirit. When the Yin is exhausted and the Yang is pure, the True Immortal will appear."

Lü Dongbin asked again: "How to crush the original form?"

Zhongli Quan said: "Forget your body, empty your mind, and in the void, nothing can grow. Then you can change your mortal body into a spiritual body, and turn an ordinary person into a real person." After saying this, he looked at Tieguai Li, and then said with a smile: "You can also eat the immortal pill of Taishang Laojun."

Tieguai Li seemed to want to say something but stopped himself.

Zhongli Quan continued, "Ordinary people don't have this kind of chance to be immortal!"

Tieguai Li said to Lü Dongbin: "Chun Yangzi, don't worry, you are already the God of Pure Yang."

There is a crucial point in this conversation, that is, when "yin is exhausted and yang is pure" then the yang spirit can be refined.

Chen Yun has inherited the "Song of the Right Path to Break the Mystery", so of course he knows how to achieve the ultimate yin and pure yang.

For example, the third turn of his "Mr. Chen's Inner Alchemy Secret" is very easy to create, because it requires "nourishing the inner yang", which is consistent with the purpose of refining the yang spirit.

So, now that we want to integrate the fourth level of "Pangu's True Body Technique", how do we "nourish the inner yin"?

In other words, will "nurturing the inner yin" hinder the future cultivation of the yang spirit?

Chen Yun felt that he must have missed something, which was why he couldn't figure out how to integrate it.

"Oh, I remember hearing Wang Laozhi talk about the whole process. Let me recall the conversation between my mentor and Senior Brother Lu."

Chen Yun calmly recalled the past.

He remembered what Wang Laozhi said at the time:
Lü Dongbin asked: "Now that the Yang Spirit has emerged, has the practice been completed?"

Zhongli Quan said, "Good question! There are two choices: one is to stop here, and live happily in space, flying thousands of miles, stepping on the clouds, overlooking the mountains and the sea. Or play in the human world, changing in thousands of ways, as one wishes. They don't care about the corpse, regard it as dirt, and abandon it as much as they want, or throw the corpse in a hut or in the wilderness, leaving the corpse behind and flying away. This is a quick way to achieve success, and many people who learn to be immortal are satisfied with this. But this method is still the worst option. Although it is said that you have achieved the Tao, you have not realized the Great Dao."

Lü Dongbin asked, "What is the second one?"

Zhongli Quan said: "The second is for those who are ambitious and do not seek quick results, but are willing to do slow work. The Yang Spirit can come out but does not come out. When the Yin is exhausted and the Yang is pure, the Yang Spirit is healthy and can lead the work of releasing and nurturing. The body can be abandoned but not abandoned, and the Yuan Spirit is preserved. It is burned and refined thousands of times, forgotten as if it is in the void, and cooked with pure fire. The bones and flesh are transformed with it, and the body and spirit are combined into one again. This is the practice of refining the void and merging with the Tao. The body and spirit are both wonderful, and they are in harmony with the Tao that is everywhere and everywhere. Hundreds of thousands of incarnations appear, and the supernatural powers are vast. They can move clouds and fog, move mountains and fill the sea. Only then can they be considered to have achieved the Tao."

Lü Dongbin asked, "How do we start?"

Zhongli Quan said: "To practice this skill, you need to take the Yang God back into the ancestral orifice, and practice it again and again, and return the spirit to emptiness. The Yang God is refined a hundred times and becomes spiritual. The wisdom light of the Yang God is refined to produce divine fire, which penetrates all the orifices of the body. The Yang flame rises into the sky, penetrating the feet and the top of the head. The body is refined into the Yang God, and the divine light shines everywhere. Finally, the divine fire is refined throughout the body, and the body collapses and shatters into innate ancestral qi that seems to exist but does not exist, seems to not exist but does not exist, and has no shape or trace. It returns to the void and achieves the unity of heaven and man. When the skill is achieved to this point, it can be gathered into shape and dispersed into qi. It is immortal in catastrophes and has a lifespan as long as heaven and earth. Only then can it be considered to have achieved the great way."

As soon as he thought of this, Chen Yun seemed to have thought of something, "Wait! I think I've overlooked something!"

According to Zhongli Quan, even if one cultivates the Yang Spirit, one has not yet achieved the Great Dao. One needs to refine the void and merge with the Dao, and only when one's form and spirit are both perfect can one be considered successful.

"The Yang Spirit has not yet achieved the Great Dao after leaving the body. It needs further cultivation. I am only cultivating the Yuan Spirit now. Can't I wait until the Yuan Spirit leaves the body before I can 'nourish Yang' and cultivate the Yang Spirit again?"

Chen Yun suddenly realized, and finally understood that he had been stuck in a dead end, thinking that the Yuan Shen must be in close sync with the Yang Shen.

In fact, this is not the case. You can first refine the primordial spirit and then turn to refine the yang spirit.

In other words, the fourth transformation is the fourth transformation, and the emergence of Yang Shen is the emergence of Yang Shen. "Willn't it be a piece of cake when I create the technique of refining Yang Shen after I have the Yuan Shen?"

After thinking it through, Chen Yun knew what to do.

He no longer had any reservations and began to integrate all the cultivation knowledge he had learned throughout his life to create the fourth level of skills.

Because of the high level of understanding I had previously had, integrating the skills was very simple for me now.

Chen Yun was creating the fourth level of skills while conducting experiments in his body.

……

The day passed quickly.

Chen Yun was immersed in creating his technique and felt extremely satisfied.

At first, it went relatively smoothly.

However, when he was integrating the "Nourishing Inner Yin" of "Pangu's True Body Technique", he encountered trouble again.

That is the third transformation of "nourishing inner yang". With pure yang all over the body, it is impossible to "nourish inner yin" at all.

"I need to absorb the 'yin' spiritual energy from the outside world and cultivate the 'inner yin' in my body."

Chen Yun had experience in "nurturing inner yang" and knew how to choose the time to absorb the "yin" spiritual energy from the outside world.

"Midnight is the time of the day when the coldest air comes. It means that the yin energy is abundant at this time."

Chen Yun thought carefully, "And the sixth, sixteenth, and twenty-sixth of every month are the days with the heaviest yin energy. I only need to practice at midnight during these three time periods to absorb the yin spirit energy to nourish the inner yin. It should be successful. This is just like the third-level practice, which requires absorbing the outer yang at noon on the ninth, nineteenth, and twenty-ninth of each month. Nine is yang and six is ​​yin."

All problems are solved!
Chen Yun created his skills at an incredibly fast speed.

……

three days later.

He finally created the first version of the fourth level technique.

At this time, Chen Yun was staring at the formula written on the ground. "Choose the sixth, sixteenth, and twenty-sixth day of the lunar month at midnight. After washing up, go to the quiet room, close your eyes and sit cross-legged. Click your teeth thirty-six times, calm your mind and hold your breath. Holding your breath during this period is different from the previous ones. You should make sure that there is no breath coming in or out of your nose. Wait until the body is full of true qi, the qi flows through the tongue, and the mouth is full of saliva. Then swallow it slowly, and think about returning it to the heart. The saliva returning to the heart excites the fire of the mind and warms the whole body. The five internal organs feel hot, the body sweats slightly, and the limbs feel comfortable. Do this once. On the twenty-sixth day, do this three times and stop."

He thought to himself again, "According to my idea, if this turn is practiced successfully, it will have the following effects."

First of all, you can have your soul leave your body.

Secondly, because it integrates many exercises, according to Chen Yun's idea, once he reaches the middle stage, the elixir light in his body will be released from the top of the head, like a bright moon, covering the body. Not only can he ignore the cold, heat, wind and frost, and live the same all year round, but this elixir light is comparable to a defensive magic weapon with amazing defensive power.

In addition, the physical body will become stronger at this level.

On the one hand, there is the elixir light that releases defense, and on the other hand, the body is extremely strong.

It can be said that once the fourth turn is mastered, it will be almost impossible for others to break through one's defense.

Unless there is some secret method to directly attack one's soul, or some magical weapon with great power.

Of course, this is still not the full effect of the fourth turn.

When Chen Yun created this method of turning the qi, he also incorporated the "Taiping Qingling Book" into it.

He felt that once he could master the fourth transformation, he would possess magical "sensing abilities".

For example, you can observe the situation of the universe and sense your own good or bad condition while sitting at home.

It is hard to say whether this effect can be achieved in the end.

Chen Yun was just guessing the effectiveness of the practice according to the integrated exercises.

"Okay, now that the technique has been created, let's give it a try."

Chen Yun looked at Niu Dali, who was sitting with his back to him at the entrance of the cave, and thought to himself, "I wrote down the exercises on the ground here, but he never peeked at them. This Brother Niu is truly a gentleman."

He waved his hand casually, and the martial arts formula written on the ground disappeared.

Chen Yun asked, "Brother Niu, do you know what day it is today?"

Niu Dali turned his head and counted the days with his fingers, "We came to Sun Moon Lake Dongtian in early spring. We have been here for more than a month. Today is exactly the fifth day of the first lunar month."

The fifth day of the New Year.

There is only one day left until the practice time I set.

Chen Yun had already wasted so many days cultivating to the third level and creating the fourth level technique, so naturally he didn't mind waiting one more day.

Thinking about it, he said, "I may have to stay here for about a month. This is a conservative estimate. Brother Niu, can you wait?"

Niu Dali said with a smile: "Why can't I wait? When I was still a calf, I endured a long time and finally cultivated to become a demon fairy. If I can't even wait for a month, what kind of fairy can I cultivate?"

These were obviously words to comfort Chen Yun.

The daily practice is completely different from the practice in the Sun Moon Lake Cave Heaven.

Outside, even if I practice for a hundred years, nothing will happen.

The Sun Moon Lake Cave Heaven has a time limit. If you don’t leave after a year, your life will be in danger.

Everyone who goes to Sun Moon Lake wants to explore more treasures. It can be said that time is money.

And Niu Dali is willing to sacrifice his precious time to protect himself. This friendship is beyond words.

Chen Yun remembered the other person's kindness in his heart, and thought that no matter what problems he encountered in the future, he would help him no matter what.

But he was not a pretentious person, so he didn't show it. "Okay, thank you, Brother Niu."

……

The day passed quickly.

It was almost midnight.

Chen Yun's face turned serious. "Brother Niu, I have to do a very important practice now. I would like to trouble you to protect me tonight. No matter what happens next, even if the sky falls and the earth collapses, no one can interfere with me. Okay?"

Seeing Chen Yun speak so seriously, Niu Dali replied with full energy: "Master Chen, rest assured, unless someone steps over the old cow's body tonight, I will definitely not let anyone interfere with your practice."

Chen Yun thanked him again, then he calmed down and prepared to make the breakthrough to the Earthly Immortal realm!
(End of this chapter)