Yuantian Pidao

Chapter 46: The Perfect Combination of Movement and Stillness
Inside the quiet room, heat waves were surging.

As the last bit of the Wolf King's blood and energy was burned out, Jiang Chen's already strong blood and energy reached a new height. At this moment, his muscles and bones began to buzz, and his body began to expand, like a balloon.

Sensing this change keenly, Jiang Chen's powerful spiritual power began to burst out.

"town!"

Forcefully suppressing the raging blood and energy, Jiang Chen began to tame it with his divine will.

As time passed, the red electric light around Jiang Chen became more and more intense, and it was like real thunder and lightning that constantly tempered his flesh and bones.

Under such circumstances, Jiang Chen's originally swollen body began to return to normal, but its essence had undergone some changes, and it had developed into a real body of iron and steel. When all the red electric light dissipated, Jiang Chen opened his eyes.

"Is this the power of a martial arts master? It's truly impressive, but I wonder if my current physique can rival that of the Iron Man Slayer."

Feeling the changes in himself, Jiang Chen smiled, and then he thought of Iron Man Butcher.

With the help of the Blood Flame Technique, although he made his own Qi and blood much more vigorous, his physique did not undergo any qualitative changes before he was promoted to the Grandmaster. In terms of Qi and blood, he might not be inferior to the Iron Man Butcher, but in terms of tendons, bones, and membranes, he was far inferior to the gifted Iron Man Butcher.

This gap was finally made up after he was promoted to Grandmaster. Under the tempering of true energy, his originally somewhat fragile foundation was thoroughly consolidated, and his originally ordinary body of flesh and blood took on an extraordinary appearance.

"With the power of a martial arts master, I now have the ability to truly protect myself in this small territory of the Dangjiang bandits. Moreover, this breakthrough has brought me an unexpected surprise."

After confirming his own changes, Jiang Chen left the quiet room directly.

After arriving at the courtyard and standing for a while, all kinds of insights came to his mind. Jiang Chen directly practiced the willow catkins to nourish his body. In the past, he had practiced this set of exercises countless times and was very proficient in it. Naturally, he had no difficulty in practicing it.

But compared to before, Jiang Chen's figure at this moment was more ethereal, as if he had really turned into willow catkins, moving with the wind, without any deliberateness.

"The human body is a small cycle, constantly moving. What I need to do is to use my own small cycle to align with the rhythm of spiritual energy."

Jiang Chen was completely immersed in his own insights. After being promoted to Grandmaster, he finally knew what he was lacking.

It was at this time that the spiritual energy in the courtyard was completely aroused, evolving into the shadows of willow catkins. There were very few at first, but as time passed, there were more and more of them, and for a moment it seemed as if snow was falling in the courtyard.

As the willow catkins continued to float, the spiritual aura of Jiang Chen became stronger and stronger. In this process, he silently completed the tempering of his head.

When the last spiritual energy was generated and the spiritual energy around his body was complete, Jiang Chen finally stopped his movements. At this moment, the willow catkins in the sky disappeared without a trace, as if everything was an illusion.

"After becoming a Grandmaster, my control over myself has reached a new level, allowing me to understand the true meaning of movement, which is also the foundation of willow catkins' health preservation."

With deep eyes, Jiang Chen stretched out his palm and held the last bit of willow catkins.

"At this point, my willow catkins nourishment has truly grasped its true meaning."

Watching the willow catkins linger in his hands, Jiang Chen felt a surge of joy. Willow catkins nourish the body, spiritual pine breathing, these two methods of movement and stillness were cultivated to their true meaning. His affinity with and control over the spiritual energy of heaven and earth had reached a new level.

"I don't need wolfsbane. For me now, practicing Qi isn't a difficult task. As long as I'm willing, I only need to spend another month or two polishing it, and I can easily advance to Qi training."

Huh, he let out a light breath, blew away the willow catkins in his hand, letting them return to heaven and earth, and an epiphany came into Jiang Chen's heart.

Through some information collected during this period, Jiang Chen knew that it was not that easy for practitioners to advance to the Qi training stage. In addition to the practice method, it often required the blessing of external objects, such as elixirs and precious land.

Before this, Jiang Chen was also planning for this and wanted to find more relevant information, but now he knows that he doesn't need anything, and this is the extraordinary nature of the Qi-Inducing Art he practiced. As long as one can understand the mystery of movement and stillness, the cultivator can naturally step into Qi training.

"Every movement and every stillness is a matter of fate. Taoist Baihe once told my predecessor to practice the Qi-Inducing Technique well and not to be impatient. Obviously, there is a mystery in it."

"From my current perspective, even if I haven't yet mastered the true meaning of this Qi-Inducing Technique, as long as I practice it diligently and achieve perfect inspiration, and then use it with things like wolfsbane flowers, it's possible to achieve Qi training."

"If you can obtain one of the true meanings, the chances of advancing to Qi training will be higher. If you can obtain both, advancing to Qi training will be a natural outcome."

Looking back and reading the Qi Induction Technique again, Jiang Chen had a new understanding in his heart.

"Although all three methods can lead to advancement in Qi training, the differences in quality are also very obvious. They will directly affect the quality of the generated true Qi, and even the entire Qi training realm. After all, Qi training is all about cultivating a breath of true Qi."

Recalling the obscure records in the Taoist book, Jiang Chen suddenly figured out many problems. For a moment, his thoughts quietly diverged and he began to prepare for his subsequent practice.

"I have grasped the true meaning of both movement and stillness. My comprehension of the Qi Induction Technique has reached an extremely high level. However, this is not the most perfect state. The harmony of movement and stillness is the highest achievement of this Qi Induction Technique."

After reaching a certain level of cultivation, Jiang Chen suddenly had a new understanding of the metaphors left in the Taoist book. As for why it was not stated explicitly, it was probably because the author of the book did not want his disciples to be too ambitious and delay their own cultivation.

"The harmony of movement and stillness is a natural result, but how can I reconcile this stillness and movement?"

Standing there, Jiang Chen fell into deep thought.

"Never mind. Let's see what happens. In my current state, it will take me another month or two to advance to the Qi training stage. I'll just have to practice step by step. If I can gain some understanding during this process, that would be the best. If not, then there's no need to force it. Being too persistent about this kind of thing isn't necessarily a good thing. This might also be the original intention of the author, who never made it clear."

After a moment, Jiang Chen had no idea what to do and withdrew his thoughts.

"Now that I have achieved Qi training, there is no need to wait for the second wolfsbane flower to bloom. Research on wolfsbane flowers should be put on the agenda. If I can really use wolfsbane flowers to improve my soul foundation, it will be a great thing for me."

After thinking silently, Jiang Chen had a plan in mind for his next practice.

Wolfsbane flowers can help cultivators break through the Qi training stage. Although he harvested one, he did not conduct research on the flower for the time being just in case. He was afraid of wasting this spiritual object and delaying his own advancement in Qi training. But now there is no need to wait any longer.

(End of this chapter)