Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 4 Mysterious Water Drops
Its daybreak.

After a night of silence, Chen Mu rubbed his knees and jumped out of bed.

According to what is recorded in "Shiyu Jue", if one wants to cultivate the first ray of magic power, one must first condense a stream of energy in the body, then circulate the small circulation to awaken the spiritual roots in the body, so as to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

But Chen Mu meditated all night and felt nothing.

But he had already anticipated that cultivating immortality was not that simple.

When I opened the door, the bamboo forest was filled with the unique morning mist.

Wash your face with clean water and clean your teeth with coarse salt.

Chen Mu packed up and walked towards the largest open space in Qingzhu Valley.

Yesterday, the valley manager came to remind Chen Mu that during the first three years after they entered the sect, senior members of the sect would give lectures every month in Qingzhu Valley. Today was the first day, and Chen Mu was looking forward to it.

After arriving at the place where the Dharma was taught, Chen Mu saw from afar the old Taoist priest who presided over the test ceremony yesterday, sitting cross-legged on a big rock with his eyes closed.

There was also a girl in a red shirt sitting next to her, it was Zhu Yuelian.

Chen Mu bowed and stood next to Du Xiaokui who was waving at him.

"Brother Chen, did you practice last night? Did you develop any magic power?" Du Xiaokui asked impatiently.

Chen Mu shook his head and said, "I've been meditating all night, but there's been no progress."

Du Xiaokui was about to say something more, but was interrupted by the old Taoist priest: "Everyone is here, let's start."

After pausing for a moment, he waved his sleeves and made hand gestures: "There are fifty great ways, forty-nine of which are derived from nature, and one is hidden by man. Condensing Qi and nourishing the Essence, one can understand the vastness of heaven and earth; transforming into a spirit, one can see the wonders and dangers of the universe; realizing the Tao and becoming an immortal, one can only sigh at the continuity of the past and present... Whether it is to understand the Tao, to battle heaven and earth, to pursue immortality, or to break through illusions, this is what it means to cultivate immortality."

The old Taoist priest's voice was not loud, but it rang in everyone's mind.

"This time, I'm going to introduce you to the common sense of the world of immortal cultivation. It's said that seeking immortality is good, and ordinary people call us immortals when they see us. But in reality, we are far from being immortals. We can only be considered immortal cultivators, and we still have to experience the cold and heat of summer, birth, old age, sickness, and death.

However, as our realm improves, it is true that we can prolong our lifespan and be free from all diseases. There are even records of immortality and ascension to heaven.

But these are ultimately too far away from us. Take the first stage of cultivation that you are facing now, for example. Condensing Qi into the body and refining Qi into liquid is the Qi Condensation Stage.

This realm is divided into thirteen levels. If one has good aptitude, one can reach the peak in more than ten years. If one has poor aptitude, one may not be able to reach the peak in his lifetime.

The third generation ancestor was the most talented in the sect, reaching the pinnacle in nine years.

When the Qi Condensation Stage comes to an end, one needs to refine the Qi into liquid, transform it into a spirit pool, and build the foundation of the Tao. This is the Foundation Establishment Stage.

When one reaches this realm, one can live for 200 years and fly in the air. In the sect, one at this realm can serve as an elder, peak master, or even the head of the sect.

After reaching the peak of the foundation-building stage, one needs to solidify the liquid and form an elixir, which is the golden elixir stage. The lifespan is 500 years, and moving mountains and filling the sea can be easily achieved. One can be called a golden elixir immortal.

Currently, Grandmaster Ye who is in seclusion in the sect is the Golden Core True Man.

As for the realm beyond the Golden Core, it is too far away for you, so it is better not to listen."

After saying this, the old Taoist priest looked up at the gate of Shuiyunjian Mountain and continued, "Our Shuiyunjian is one of the six major sects in the Northern Plains Zhao State. It has a long history and currently has more than 700 inner disciples.

Speaking of inner disciples, you must practice hard. The sect only gives you five years. If you break through to the fourth level of Qi Condensation within five years, you can be promoted to inner disciples. If not, you will become menial disciples and need to complete the tasks assigned by the sect every month.

As for the introductory techniques, what you need to understand is that you must use your mind to concentrate your Qi and circulate it throughout your body..."

……

The warm sun of late autumn shines brightly, and the bamboo forest is rarely foggy in the morning.

A ray of sunlight shone onto Chen Mu's face through the bamboo window.

After sitting there all night, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes and sighed.

After nearly a month, he still couldn't cultivate the first bit of magic power.

It is said that cultivating immortality is difficult, but now I finally understand.

But his meditation and hard work were not without results. He had condensed the Qi that circulated throughout his body, but no matter how he tried to control it, the Qi remained unmoved.

Is it the wrong method?
Chen Mu shook his head and was about to get up.

But suddenly I felt my head getting hot.

At first I thought it was caused by the sunlight, but after careful consideration, I found that there seemed to be something wrong with the energy I had condensed.

Chen Mu quickly closed his eyes and controlled it with his mind.

The Qi that had been motionless in the past was surprisingly cooperative this time and began to circulate along Chen Mu's body meridians.

After circulating for a week, the energy seemed to have found its source and rushed into the lower dantian.

According to the records of the exercises, Chen Mu looked inward at his Dantian with his spiritual consciousness and found that after the energy entered his Dantian, it slowly transformed into a vortex mark.

Just as he was observing carefully, the vortex suddenly flickered, and then wisps of water-blue spiritual energy from heaven and earth seemed to be attracted by it, entering his dantian and surrounding it.

If there were any immortal cultivators around Chen Mu at this time, they would find that the surrounding water-based spiritual energy was flowing into Chen Mu's body like a funnel.

After a while, the funnel gradually disappeared.

Chen Mu opened his eyes, his eyes smiling. Finally, he reached the first level of Qi Condensation.

"I was overthinking it before. The inner god of the Morning Territory... such a straightforward formula is beyond my comprehension. The difficulty of this technique seems to be the concentration of energy through the mind. I should have achieved it long ago, but I got stuck. Fortunately, I succeeded by chance."

He couldn't wait to circulate the magic power in his body, raised his right hand, palm facing up, and a water-blue aura hung above his palm.

Such a strange sight made the young Chen Mu very excited, as if he had just obtained a toy he had loved for a long time, and he drove the magic power to emerge in various parts of his body.

Just as the magic power was flowing to his neck, Chen Mu suddenly felt a chill, as if someone had put a dagger on his neck.

Chen Mu hurriedly leaned to the left, touched the bed with his head, and rolled around.

Looking back, there was nothing.

"Illusion?" Chen Mu frowned and thought to himself.

I touched my neck and there were no scars.

Could it be due to the magic power? Why isn't there a cool feeling in other places?

He felt strange and took off his clothes to see if he had missed anything.

Nothing had changed. Amber was also there. He took off the amber given by his mother and looked at it for a while. Just as he was about to put it on, he noticed something different out of the corner of his eye.

"No! I clearly remember that there seemed to be a drop of water sealed in the amber before, how come it's gone?" Chen Mu thought as he stared at the amber.

He hurriedly felt all over his body and searched everywhere, but could not find any trace of water droplets.

Chen Mu couldn't find it, and thought of the coolness just now: "Such a coincidence, it must be related to the disappearance of the water droplets."

He sat cross-legged, and used his spiritual consciousness to look inside his body, checking around his neck. Since it was concerning his own body, Chen Mu did not dare to be careless and was especially careful.

When he arrived at the Dantian, he was shocked to find that the disappeared water droplets were now hanging above the vortex of magic power!
Chen Mu used his mind to try and see if he could move the water droplets out of his body.

The water droplets were unmoved, so he touched them carefully with his spiritual sense. At the moment of contact, Chen Mu seemed to feel a refreshing coolness, completely different from the sharp breath on his neck just now.

Just as he was secretly amazed, he saw the water droplets suddenly fall and come to the center of the magic vortex, and then drip onto the vortex bit by bit. In a moment, the water droplets disappeared completely.

Without giving Chen Mu time to react, the magic vortex began to shake continuously as if it had received a tonic. After two or three breaths, a small bud suddenly emerged from the center of the vortex.

In the blink of an eye, it grew into a blue water lotus, about to bloom, and it seemed as if it had taken root in Chen Mu's magic vortex.

Chen Mu stared blankly at this series of changes, unable to tell whether they were good or bad.

The changes were not over yet, the vortex of mana at the bottom of the water lotus began to flicker again, and the mana in the dantian was absorbed into the lotus. It seemed that it was not satisfied yet, and it absorbed the water spiritual power from the outside world.

Before long, the water lotus became colorful and extremely tender, and it felt like it was about to drip water at any moment.

"drop…"

"Is it really dripping out?" Chen Mu was stunned. "No, it's spiritual liquid that's dripping out. But isn't this the last step in the Qi Condensation Realm?"

When spiritual energy condenses into liquid, it is several times or even dozens of times purer than simple magic power.

What Chen Mu didn't know was that condensing Qi into liquid was extremely difficult. It was related to whether the cultivator could break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage. Many cultivators at the peak of Qi Condensation were stuck at this step.

The water lotus dripped out a total of three drops of spiritual liquid, floating above the vortex mark.

Chen Mu tried to call upon his magic power, and one drop of spiritual liquid suddenly dissipated into mist, and a wisp of mist turned into a ball and floated in his hand.

"So fast! Compared to just now, it only took half the time." Chen Mu exclaimed in amazement as he looked at the magic power in his hand.

"The color seems a little different, deeper."

"From the looks of it, this water bead should be a treasure. I need to find a chance to check it out at the Dharma Pavilion."

Chen Mu continued to observe the water lotus for a while, and when he found that it no longer changed, he stood up and took out the storage bag he carried with him.

He did not forget that there were three spirit stones inside.

After nearly a month in the sect, he already knew that spirit stones were the universal currency in the world of immortal cultivation, and that if one wanted to practice cultivation, they were indispensable.

Chen Mu used his magic power to leave his own magic mark on the storage bag, and then checked it with his spiritual consciousness.

In the gray space half a foot square, there were three white jade stones the size of a baby's fist.

As his spiritual consciousness moved, a spiritual stone appeared in his hand. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was full of spiritual energy.

Chen Mu was reluctant to use it for cultivation, so he put the spirit stone back into the storage bag.

Stand up and walk out the door.

The warm sunshine has covered the entire bamboo forest, the bamboo shadows are mottled, and some pale yellow bamboo leaves are falling with the wind. The stream is gurgling, and the sound of the flowing water is particularly beautiful. There are a few white clouds scattered in the distant sky, and cranes are circling from time to time.

Chen Mu suddenly felt refreshed, so he started to chant: "

There are mountains beyond the mysterious realm of water and clouds, and there are caves in the universe of yin and yang.

I only ask where the True Lord is, and do not seek the True Immortal in the Jianghu."

(End of this chapter)