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Chapter 120 The Blind Monk

Although he didn't know what trouble the Lord had encountered, the old demon finally relented and told Chen Ye about the superior body-refining method.

Ordinary body tempering with malevolent energy involves using highly toxic malevolent energy to destroy flesh and blood, and then nourishing and regenerating it with spiritual energy.

This process of breaking down and rebuilding strengthens the physical body and extends lifespan. However, if one only refines the skin and flesh first, it becomes difficult to refine the internal organs later, resulting in an imperfect body refinement.

Even advanced body refinement cannot do without this, only the direction is reversed.

First refine the bone marrow, then the internal organs, and finally the skin and flesh.

Achieve perfect Taoist body from the inside out.

In the words of the Venerable One, transforming one's entire being is the first step in transcending the mortal realm and becoming an immortal.

So how do you cultivate from the inside out? The method is not difficult. You simply treat the Qi of the Gang Sha as spiritual energy, inhale it into your Qi Sea, and then transform it from there. It flows into your bone marrow and internal organs, and then into your limbs and bones.

It sounds simple, but it's almost impossible to do.

Gang Sha is a highly poisonous substance. Even a little bit of it will cause the skin to split open and the flesh to rot into a pulp if inhaled in large quantities.

While flesh and blood can be reshaped by spiritual energy, if malevolent energy enters the body and directly penetrates the bone marrow, the result will be that the deadly poison will rapidly spread throughout the body, and the entire person will turn into pus.

However, the Qi of Gang Sha is not a single entity, but rather a mixture of pure and turbid Qi.

Legend has it that in the beginning of time, the pure air rose to become the sky, and the turbid air sank to become the earth. All things gradually evolved from the foundation of these two energies.

However, after the creation of heaven and earth, there are always some strange things that retain their original appearance. The pure and impure energies they are tainted with have not been completely transformed. The two are not perfectly integrated, and they conflict and entangle with each other, which has been maintained from the time of the creation of heaven and earth until now.

Originally the source of all things, but because all things have changed, the pure and turbid energies have become highly poisonous and are thus called Gang Sha.

The two energies have been constantly attacking each other for hundreds of millions of years, like a protracted war, and anything caught in it will turn into pus.

However, if these two auras can be temporarily separated, they will not cause too much harm.

The secret method passed down by the Venerable One is to temporarily separate the fierce and malevolent energy, and then absorb it into the dantian (energy center) when the conflict is not intense, and then slowly integrate it into the physical body.

As long as this amount can be controlled, the bone marrow can be refined little by little, allowing the entire body to shed its mortal form from the inside out.

It sounds reasonable, but it is extremely difficult to actually practice.

The first step is to separate the malevolent energy, which has been entangled for hundreds of millions of years; separating them is no easy task.

Following the instructions of the Venerable One, Chen Ye first ground the ores containing the Qi of Gang and Sha into powder.

This process requires wearing thick protective gear; otherwise, touching these evil stones will corrode flesh and cause excruciating pain.

Once the powder was ground into powder, Chen Ye took several huge magnets and arranged them in different positions to form a unique array.

Finally, the powder is poured in, and then a strong wind is used to continuously blow the powder, causing it to rotate and travel through the magnetic field.

Given enough time, the malevolent energy will be separated into pure and turbid energies, which can then be inhaled into the dantian (energy center).

Chen Ye spent a day preparing all the preliminary work, and then placed the Gangsha Stone Powder into the formation and began to continuously blow air.

Dust flew around, but it was trapped within the magnetic field and array.

Not even a single speck could fly out; if it were inhaled into the mouth or nose, it would likely result in bleeding from all seven orifices.

Although Chen Ye has little talent in combat, he is more meticulous and patient than most people when it comes to research.

He would meticulously record the particle size of the Gangsha Stone powder, the magnetic field strength, the arrangement of the array, and the speed and direction of the blowing air during the first experiment.

These detailed data filled almost half of the cave. Through comparison and repeated testing, Chen Ye finally understood the key data for separating the Qi of Gang Sha.

After repeated adjustments, Chen Ye finally calculated a rough result, which is the most efficient processing method at this stage.

After being busy for the past few days, the day I agreed to meet with the Lord is not far away.

Luoyan Town is far from here; even if you ride the Black Whirlwind, it will take three or four days to get there.

Chen Ye only had two days left. In these two days, he had to absorb the first burst of Qi into his body and then carefully integrate it into his Qi Sea.

Chen Ye sat cross-legged outside the magnetic array, with bluish-gray stone powder swirling in the vortex of wind, cut into two distinct streams of air by the invisible force field aroused by the eight pieces of black iron magnet.

One stream of air was above, light and ethereal; another stream of air was below, turbid and deep.

These were the separated pure and turbid energies. Chen Ye carefully stretched out his hands and inhaled them into his body.

After a sharp, needle-like pain, the two energies were finally safely absorbed into Chen Ye's two dantian.

"Then a small amount is separated and integrated into the bone marrow."

This is the most dangerous process; if it goes on even slightly longer, Chen Ye will be reduced to a pool of pus in agony.

However, the amount of both clear and turbid air he inhaled on his first attempt was not much, and Chen Ye felt that he could control it.

The two dantian, having absorbed both pure and turbid energies, began to rotate, attempting to expel the energy within.

The pure and turbid energies separated into strands, each flowing into the spine. At first, there was only a slight stinging sensation, but when the two energies met, Chen Ye felt as if his bones were burning, and his spinal cord was instantly boiling.

The horrific pain nearly made him faint. Chen Ye shouted, "Please help me, everyone!"

The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls moves without wind, and all the Yin spirits emerge, setting up the Profound Yin Spirit-Absorbing Array. Under the massive surge of spiritual energy, Chen Ye gritted his teeth, drawing the spiritual energy into his injured spine, and began to repair the damage according to the secret technique passed down by the Venerable Master.

Destruction precedes construction; rebirth comes after facing death. This is the essence of the Gang Sha Body Refinement.

To complete the superior body refinement, Chen Ye could not reduce this pain in any way; he either had to grit his teeth and endure it or completely lose control and turn into pus.

Previously, Chen Ye had never experienced the torment of the soul because he had never done anything wrong in his life, but now he was being made up for it.

Chen Ye gritted his teeth, his whole body trembling, but he remained conscious and persisted in this excruciating training.

A quarter of an hour, an hour, five hours... Chen Ye endured it silently until all the pure and turbid energies in his body were exhausted.

Chen Ye felt as if his body was falling apart, but there was also an indescribable sense of relief.

It wasn't that he had any masochistic tendencies, but rather that a small portion of his bone marrow had been replaced.

A surge of vitality welled up from his spinal cord and began to flow to his limbs and bones.

Although the pain is doubled during body tempering, the effect is also better than ordinary body tempering methods. New bone marrow brings new blood, which will continuously transform Chen Ye's physical body. The further he cultivates, the less pain he will experience, and the faster the process will become.

This is a body-refining secret technique from a thousand years ago, and it truly has its unique features.

Nowadays, many people rely on Vajra Powder for cultivation, and fewer and fewer people are willing to endure this kind of pain.

Since the cultivation method taught by the Venerable One was effective, Chen Ye had no choice but to keep his promise and go to Luoyan Town to deal with the demon of the Nirvana Sect.

However, before setting off, Chen Ye needed to find a helper.

However, this helper did not come from the Qinghe Sword Sect. Chen Ye had already mentioned to Wang Yichen the news that there were demons lurking in Luoyan Town, but the Qinghe Sword Sect had too few disciples, who were either cultivating or exorcising demons elsewhere, so they might not be able to send anyone to help.

As for the four major sects, Chen Ye didn't plan to notify them. Given his relationship with them, sending the message would likely be like throwing a stone into the sea, and might even cause other trouble.

Therefore, Chen Ye only had one ally left to turn to for help.

If this ally knew that they were going to deal with the Nirvana Sect, they certainly wouldn't refuse.

Chen Ye packed his things, mounted the Black Whirlwind, and flew south towards the Hundred Seas Valley. Before long, he arrived at a place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.

In the depths of the mountains and dense forests, there is a simple little temple with a plaque that reads "Cixin Temple" hanging at the entrance.

To deal with a monk, you should let the monk handle it.

Cixin Temple originated from Nirvana Sect, and their cultivation methods share the same origin. However, Cixin Temple deeply resents Nirvana Sect, making them the most suitable allies.

If we could invite Monk Fangyuan to go with us, what would those three mere Transcendent Realm demons be? One slap and they wouldn't even leave ashes.

Black Whirlwind landed in front of this simple temple, comparable to the Qinghe Sword Sect. The young novice monk at the entrance immediately recognized Chen Ye and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him: "Amitabha, Benefactor Chen, your presence is an honor. This humble monk..."

Chen Ye quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be so polite, it's not my first time here. I sent a letter a few days ago requesting an audience with Master Fangyuan, is he at the temple?"

The young novice quickly replied, "Unfortunately, my grandmaster has been unavailable these past few days, but he has already sent a reply. Please wait a moment, benefactor."

The young novice monk hurriedly ran into the temple and then led a young monk to Chen Ye.

“Benefactor Chen, this is my Uncle-Master Bu Mei.”

"I have met Master Bumei."

Chen Ye said politely, then quietly sized up the monk in front of him. The man looked to be in his early twenties, with fair skin and a cheerful appearance, but his eyes were closed, and he had been led out by the young novice monk, suggesting that he might have some kind of eye problem.

Upon hearing Chen Ye speak, the monk Bu Mei put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, please forgive me, Benefactor Chen, that I am blind and unable to perform the full ceremony. My master Fang Yuan instructed me to accompany you, Benefactor Chen, so that I may lend you a helping hand when dealing with the demon of the Nirvana Sect."

A blind monk, who even seemed to have some difficulty walking, why did Monk Fangyuan send this disciple?

Although one cannot judge a book by its cover, Chen Ye came to ask for help. If the monk Bu Mei needed someone to hold his hand while walking, he might easily make a mistake.

Chen Ye had a good relationship with Cixin Temple, so he said directly, "If Master Bumei has some difficulty with his eyesight, there is no need to force yourself. The demon we are dealing with this time is much more powerful than me, and I cannot guarantee your safety."

Monk Bumei quickly explained, "Don't worry, Benefactor Chen, I won't hold you back. Just lead me to the place where that demon lurks."

Chen Ye had no choice but to ask, "Please forgive my intrusion, but may I ask what realm you have reached, Master?"

"This humble monk has already reached the realm of profound understanding."

Hearing what Monk Bumei said, Chen Ye felt a little relieved. A monk at the Tongxuan Realm should be able to protect himself.

Chen Ye then said to the monk Bu Mei, "Then please come with me, Master. Luoyan Town is a thousand miles away, and we need to set off today."

Just as Chen Ye was about to mount the Black Whirlwind, he heard the monk Bu Mei say, "Please wait a moment, benefactor. This humble monk does not possess any magical artifact that allows him to fly. Could you please give me a ride?"

Chen Ye: ...

Is this monk really alright?

(End of this chapter)