I forge immortality with spiritual treasures.

Chapter 72 Now I See Heaven and Earth (Part 1)

The cultivation of the Qi Refining Realm, in essence, is nothing more than opening up the Mysterious Aperture, accumulating magical power, and repeating the cycle.

Thus, once the thirty-six mysterious apertures are opened, the process is considered complete.

It sounds simple, but in reality, for many cultivators, it is a rather long road.

Even within the Daoist academy, more than half of the disciples are unable to open the thirty-six apertures within ten years. Even if they can achieve the perfection of Qi Refining, whether they can connect the meridians of heaven and earth is another hurdle.

This shows how difficult spiritual practice is.

Since entering the Taoist academy, Yingchan's journey has been smooth, but he had also experienced hardships before that.

Therefore, as he approached the critical juncture of Qi Refining, he felt a mix of emotions and a surge of impulse, eager to break through this barrier in one go.

However, he quickly regained his senses.

It is important to know that if you fail to break through the Xuanqiao (mysterious aperture), you may not only injure yourself, but once the Xuanqiao recovers from its loosening, it will become more solid, making the next attempt to break through even more difficult.

He knew all along that achieving perfection was not easy, and if he wanted to break through this barrier in one fell swoop, he had to at least do all the preparations he could.

You should calm your mind and spirit, and gradually mobilize the spiritual energy of the stone milk that has been completely dispersed into your body to continue nourishing your mysterious aperture. At the same time, you should continuously breathe in and out and refine your qi, so as to accumulate your magical power to the fullest extent.

During this process, hallucinations and illusions may appear from time to time.

Or perhaps distracting thoughts arise, transforming into a chaotic dance of demons, or perhaps there is a hidden pain in the body, as if the flesh and bones are decaying...

Ying Chan remained unmoved and steadfast, simply raising his Heart Sword to strike.

When circulating qi, one may occasionally feel a surge of qi.

Whether it's the flashing lights and sounds, the feeling of being struck by lightning, or the burning sensation in the lower abdomen and the dryness of the mouth, it's as if one is experiencing a fire attack...

One should not cling to any thought, but simply sit quietly and observe emptiness, waiting for it to settle naturally.

With the guidance of Master Qi, he already knew that such a series of breakthroughs would inevitably cause illusions and turbulent energy, and he had made sufficient preparations to deal with it calmly.

Just as Professor Qi said, one should neither covet nor fear.

When one's mind is clear and tranquil, and one's spirit is bright and clear, all kinds of strange phenomena will find it difficult to linger, and will naturally disappear without one's knowledge.

in this way.

The sliver of light at the top of the cave changed from sunlight to moonlight, and then back to sunlight again.

The golden light and silver water have rotated countless times.

The spiritual energy of the stone milk within Ying Chan's body had been completely exhausted, and all thirty-five profound apertures had stabilized. Although some of them were not very strong, their internal magical power surged, as if they were emitting light.

Ying Chan felt he had made sufficient preparations and immediately gathered a torrent of magical power.

Hua Hua...

The cave was originally silent, but now there was a faint sound, as if the Yangtze River was surging!
Ying Chan knew that this was the moment when his magical power was at its strongest, and his spirit had also reached its peak.

There won't be a better opportunity to break through in the short term.

Without further hesitation, he channeled his magical power and focused all his energy on the last one.

Boom!

As if the heavens and earth were shaking, an unprecedented tremor emanated from Ying Chan's inner world and spread to every part of his body, down to the tips of his hands and feet, and even to the tips of his hair.

The magical power surged back, and the last mysterious aperture seemed to remain completely still!
But Ying Chan remained unwavering, gathering his magical power once more and launching another attack.

Boom, boom, boom—

Ying Chan maintained his posture without moving, but his hair bun had come undone, and his long hair was dancing wildly, which showed the dramatic fluctuations in his internal energy.

Within the inner world, tremors resounded repeatedly. Ying Chan's magical power surged back several times, but each time it coalesced into an even more powerful impact.

This was precisely the secret to breaking through the barrier that he had found in the Cloud Pavilion. The so-called secrets and methods for breaking through the barrier were nothing more than the tricks to using magical power.

Despite never having used such a method before when actually breaking through a barrier, Ying Chan was still able to handle it with ease now that he had control over his magical power.

After several rounds of this, Ying Chan gathered his magical power and channeled it into the hole, finally breaking through the last mysterious aperture with a loud bang.

"It's done!"

Ying Chan's spirits lifted, and he immediately began to activate the method to solidify this last mysterious aperture.

Unexpectedly, before he could make a move, the thirty-five mysterious apertures that had been opened within his inner world trembled.

As the last mysterious aperture opened, the thirty-six apertures seemed to resonate with each other, emitting light in unison.

Immediately following, a mysterious and elusive aura, of unknown origin, reverberated within the inner world, and seemed to flow continuously within the thirty-six mysterious apertures.

When one's mind is filled with blessings, one's thoughts generate magical power, which, along with that mysterious energy, circulates through each of the acupoints, as if forming a long and winding energy channel.

As the Qi circulates, its thirty-six mysterious apertures grow stronger, and its magical power increases dramatically.

"This is the realm of perfect Qi Refining..."

Ying Chan carefully contemplated this change, feeling both surprised and delighted: "Indeed, it is worlds apart from before we broke through this pass."

In just a short while, his thirty-six profound apertures had grown nearly twice as large as before, and there was no sign of them stopping.

One can imagine how powerful a Qi Refining cultivator with all thirty-six acupoints perfected would be.

No wonder one must reach the pinnacle of Qi cultivation to have the ability to connect the meridians of heaven and earth, allowing the inner and outer worlds to intersect.

“Xuan Guang…”

Ying Chan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze deep and unfathomable.

Reaching the pinnacle of Qi Refining is already difficult, but for ordinary cultivators, even if they open all thirty-six acupoints, they may not be able to cultivate the Profound Light.

Many have spent years, even decades, honing their skills at this juncture.

But for Ying Chan, this gateway to the celestial pulse was actually within easy reach.

His cultivation manual, the "One Yuan Refining Qi Scripture," clearly states that upon mastering this scripture, one will attain the Mysterious Light.

It was indeed no exaggeration.

As Ying Chan's Qi cultivation reached its peak, he clearly sensed that the invisible barrier was loosening.

It seemed that as his magical power surged, the energy channels formed by his thirty-six acupoints were brewing a momentum to break through the constraints of his inner world with each cycle of energy circulation.

The meridians of heaven and earth are not meridians; they do not exist in any part of the human body, but rather are more like a kind of restriction.

If one can break through it, one can directly connect with the outer world, thereby gathering and absorbing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth in a single thought, refining it into magical power; borrowing the power of the rise and fall of purity and turbidity between heaven and earth, one can soar off the ground and enter and exit the azure sky; one can even live on the wind and dew, and consume the breath of life...

Ying Chan seemed to feel a mix of emotions, yet remained calm, only a thought flickered in his mind—

boom!
Another loud bang came from the inside out, causing the cave to shake slightly.

The sliver of sunlight from the cave ceiling, which was originally falling directly on the bronze furnace, has now been deflected for some unknown reason, as if it were being swept up by an invisible vortex and directed towards the Heavenly Gate above Yingchan.

Ying Chan finally managed to truly sense the spiritual changes and fluctuations of purity and turbidity in the world through his own efforts.

With a single thought, he could gather it all together, incorporate it into his inner world, and instantly transform it into magical power.

He smiled.

"With a single thought, the shackles of heaven and earth are broken, and the profound light is cultivated to transform into a cloud dragon."

"Now I...see heaven and earth."

(End of this chapter)