Immortality starts from the liver proficiency

Chapter 398 True Qi Transforms into True Essence, The First Step Towards Immortality

Under the internal vision of the Martial Arts Heavenly Eye, the purplish-black medicinal power can be seen wriggling inside the spinal canal like a living thing. With each inch it advances, new rudimentary meridians begin to entwine around the surface of the bones.

The most intense pain comes from the seventh thoracic vertebra, which is the "Ling Shu node" recorded in the "Bai Hai Tong You Shu".

The medicinal power of the Meridian Opening Pill suddenly exploded here, transforming into hundreds of hair-thick purple lines that radiated outwards like a spider web.

Xu Yunfan groaned, his back arching like a shrimp, his spine groaning as if it could not bear the weight.

Those purple lines are savagely penetrating the periosteum, building bridges in the void between flesh and blood, forcibly connecting the upper and lower parts, forming a network through which true qi, true essence, and other energies can circulate.

"Ugh!!"

Blood dripped from between his teeth onto his knee, and Xu Yunfan suddenly realized that his vision was beginning to distort.

In the hallucinations brought on by the drug's effects, he saw his spine twisting and growing, transforming into a dark purple demonic tree.

The tree roots penetrated the pelvis, the branches pierced the shoulder blades, and at the end of each branch bloomed flower buds made of blood vessels.

"Pro!"

Xu Yunfan instantly entered the "Lin" state, and his previously almost blank gaze instantly calmed down. The hallucination just now disappeared instantly. He silently felt the meridians in his body taking root and sprouting, with roots winding all over his body.

He swiftly formed the "Netherworld Connection Seal" from the Hundred Bones Netherworld Connection Technique with his hands, and the newly born spiritual seed below his navel trembled, spewing out pale golden Ten Extreme True Qi.

These vital energies, like whips in the hands of a beast tamer, lashed at the rampant medicinal power, forcing it back to the main meridians.

Under internal observation, as the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Netherworld Technique was activated, the three main meridians meandered and took shape within the body like dragons.

The Ren meridian originates from the perineum and runs straight up the midline of the chest and abdomen to the throat.

The Du Meridian surges backward along the spine, each vertebra tinged with a dark gold hue by the medicinal power. The newly formed network of meridians, like vines, entwine the bones, forcibly opening up the previously blocked Yuzhen Gate.

The Chong meridian is like a giant python coiling around the five internal organs. Each pulsation causes the twelve regular meridians to tremble slightly, and a fleshy tumor the size of a pigeon egg even bulges in the pericardium area.

This is the prototype of the Lingtai described in the "Hundred Bones Connecting to the Mysterious Technique".

"It's done!"

Xu Yunfan suddenly opened his eyes, and dark gold patterns flashed deep in his pupils.

At this moment, the original flesh and meridians at the Guanyuan acupoint, three inches below Xu Yunfan's navel, have been completely reshaped by the spiritual seed roots.

A deep purple energy vortex slowly swirled, as profound and mysterious as a nebula. At its center floated a crystal core the size of a grain of rice, which flickered with the rhythm of breathing, circulating the Ten Extremes True Qi in a complete cycle.

It was none other than the legendary Dantian Qi Sea!
Although the newly formed Qi Sea is still weak and the vortex is still clumsy and sluggish, each pulsation of the crystal core is like the first heartbeat at the beginning of chaos.

The foundation for the towering edifice of immortal cultivation was quietly laid at this moment.

at last……

As Xu Yunfan emerged from his "Lin" state, a slight smile appeared on his lips. Despite his current composure, he was still filled with joy, having endured countless trials.

The true energy throughout the body flows like rivers into the sea, forming a mighty torrent under the guidance of the dantian.

With each rotation of the dark purple vortex, strands of dark gold patterns spread along the newly formed meridian network, gathering all the true energy that was wandering in the limbs and bones.

Xu Yunfan could clearly feel that the true energy that was originally drifting like mist was now turning into liquid mercury, surging like a river in the main meridian.

The lingering purple light from the Opening Meridian Pill still lingered among the bones, and the three main meridians were now exhibiting drastically different phenomena.

The Ren meridian runs through the torso like a gilded chain, the Du meridian resembles a coiled dragon radiating jade-like luster, while the most bizarre Chong meridian forms a fleshy tumor the size of a pigeon egg below the heart.

This is the core of the Hundred Bones Connecting to the Netherworld Technique. Based on this, a meridian system that allows true qi to circulate continuously evolves.

Without further ado, Xu Yunfan began cultivating according to the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture he had obtained from the soul-searching of the Divine Martial Immortal. He sat cross-legged like a bell, and according to the cultivation method of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture, he interlaced his ten fingers to form the "True Martial Seal".

Under the guidance of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture, the liquid true qi in the body began to surge and circulate along the newly formed meridian network.

With each circulation of Qi, the true Qi becomes more solidified, gradually condensing into fine, dark golden crystals on the inner walls of the meridians.

"I see……"

Xu Yunfan's mind was clear and lucid.

This technique uses martial will as a hammer and the body's blood and qi as a furnace to refine true qi through countless hammerings.

He visualized himself as a molten cauldron, and the crystal core below his navel trembled and spewed out blazing true fire.

Without practicing martial arts and cultivating true qi, there is no way to cultivate this true scripture.

From a certain perspective, this true scripture is the path to further martial arts training in the martial arts world.

As time went by, the most dramatic changes began in the Tanzhong acupoint during the continuous practice of the Zhenwu Devouring Demon Scripture.

When the torrent of true energy passed through this place, it was suddenly compressed into a mercury-like substance.

A muffled thunderous roar emanated from Xu Yunfan's chest, and the ball of liquid true energy began to collapse and contract under extreme pressure.

"Congeal!"

As the true scriptures and techniques were activated, the collapsed core of true energy suddenly burst forth with dazzling golden light.

The twelve main meridians trembled simultaneously, drawing away all the vital energy that was distributed throughout the limbs and bones, and converging it towards the heart like rivers flowing into the sea.

The tumor at the Lingtai point in the pericardium now transforms into a furnace, repeatedly refining the surging true energy.

Ordinary cultivators, when practicing techniques like the "Hundred Desires Devouring Yuan Great Method," need to use visualization to activate the hundred meridians in their bodies, allowing true essence to gather within them, and then, like a stream flowing into the sea, eventually converge into the dantian (energy center).

However, Xu Yunfan's situation is quite different at this moment.

The medicinal power of the Kai Mai Dan is reshaping the meridian system, and the newly formed Dantian Qi Sea is still as fragile as a newborn infant.

The sarcoma the size of a pigeon egg in the pericardium has now evolved into a special transitional dantian organ.

It is like a furnace that refines blood and qi into true essence, and like a transit hub that coordinates the conversion between old and new energy systems.

Once the Qi Sea and Dantian are fully stabilized and the meridian network throughout the body is completely formed, the temporarily formed tumor will naturally dissolve like a cicada shedding its skin.

Three days later, at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), Xu Yunfan was suddenly engulfed in crimson-gold flames.

The spine cracked and popped, and an octagonal crystal condensed at the Dazhui acupoint. All the true energy flowing through this point was transformed into a viscous, mercury-like true essence.

The newly generated true essence carried a heavy, mountain-like texture, and when it flowed through the meridians, it produced a metallic clang.

If he were to exert his full power at this moment, his aura would be comparable to that of a Qi Refining Grand Perfection cultivator.

However, under Xu Yunfan's deliberate suppression, and with the True Martial Subduing Magic of the True Martial Devouring Demon Scripture in operation, his aura was perfectly suppressed to the level of the initial stage of Qi Refining.

This feeling is wonderful...

Xu Yunfan looked inward at the surging true essence in his meridians, condensing it with the True Martial Devouring Demon True Scripture. Each strand was as heavy and solid as molten black iron.

The most mysterious aspect lies in the resonance between the sarcoma in the spiritual center and the true essence.

Every time his heart beats, the pigeon-egg-sized tumor vibrates like a war drum, bursting forth with visible crimson-gold ripples.

(End of this chapter)