Dao Qi Wu Zang Guan Guan: I became a Daoist Master in the 1990s

Chapter 62 The Five Qi Return to the Origin, Qi Returns to the Sea of ​​Qi

The embers of the campfire flickered, and Xuanqing sat cross-legged as if on a rock.

After briefly mentioning the talismans and edicts to give Qi Yun a basic overview of the knowledge, he continued explaining the cultivation method.

"The Five Qi converge at the origin, which transforms the essence of the Five Elements into the Primordial Qi, breaks through the Mysterious Gate, and opens the Sea of ​​Qi."

The human body has three dantian: upper, middle, and lower.

The three dantian are the foundation and pivot of our generation.

The upper dantian is located in the center of the forehead and is called the "Niwan Palace". It is the place where the spirit is stored and the ancestral aperture of the spirit platform. The middle dantian is located in the center of the chest and is also called the "Qi Sea". It is the storehouse of qi and the foundation of Taoist methods.

As for the lower dantian…”

With a flick of his long sleeves, a gentle breeze wafted from between his fingers, invisibly brushing across the area three inches below Qi Yun's navel!

Qi Yun shuddered, as if a cool stream had suddenly awakened from the depths of his lower abdomen.

"The place where essence is stored is the root of life!"

This is the very essence of the primordial beginnings of humanity!

Xuanqing's gaze was intense, like a candle illuminating the darkness. "Your Five Organs Fist has reached its peak, and you have already activated the Qi of the Five Elements, quietly opening the door to the furnace of essence that it nurtures."

Now, the purpose is to bring back the essence that has been dispersed in the five internal organs into this furnace.

This marks the beginning of the 'Returning of the Five Qi to Their Origin and Restoring Life'! Listen to the incantation!

"The five directions pay homage together, forming a unified primordial energy; "

The golden spirit shall rest in its place, the wooden soul shall not linger;
When water and fire are in harmony, the Central Plains will naturally sink and be buried.
"The spirit dwells in the surging pool, and true yang energy flows forth from the spring!"

His words were deep and ancient, each word like a bell, stirring some kind of invisible rhythm.

Xuanqing then began to explain.

After listening, Qi Yun silently recited the instructions, focusing his mind and guiding the Qi of his five internal organs out of his body!

The heart is ablaze with fiery red light, the lungs are sharp and white like frost, the spleen is thick and pale yellow, the kidneys are deep and dark black, and the liver is vibrant and verdant.

Five distinct yet shared-origin pure energies, guided by his will and following the incantation, slowly converged towards his lower dantian!
boom!
Like rivers flowing into the sea, or weary birds returning to their nests.

The moment those five massive and orderly streams of vital energy touched the lower dantian area, they were immediately and powerfully absorbed by a certain "furnace" there that was already familiar with their existence!

Without the slightest obstruction, the spiritual energy of the five elements flowed smoothly into the "Lower Yuan Essence Furnace," converging into a huge vortex that spun endlessly, displaying five colors and brimming with vitality!

This step was incredibly easy!

However, the next moment!
"Circulate the Five Elements, and let life and transformation return to one!" Xuanqing suddenly shouted.

Qi Yun's mind suddenly became heavy, and he immediately used the incantation to drive the five-colored vortex with his mind.

hum!
An unimaginable feeling of stickiness and heaviness instantly rebounded!
The gathered spiritual energy of the five elements was as if it had been cast into an invisible, impregnable mold!

The hand formed from his thoughts was like pushing a heavy millstone!

Sluggish! Stagnant! Difficult!

The heart fire is restless, the lung metal is sharp and eager to pierce, the spleen earth is heavy as lead, the kidney water is sluggish as oil, and the liver wood's vitality is difficult to sprout!

Each of the five elements governs its own domain, and the natural flow and generative processes between them seem to be locked by some supreme law, making them incompatible with each other!
Qi Yun clenched his teeth, and the veins on his forehead and neck bulged like writhing dragons.

Push! Push! Push!
With an unprecedented concentration of will and intent, the trajectory of the Five Elements' rotation was gradually shifted despite immense resistance.

A little bit, a thread, an inch... the outermost layer of the Five Elements vortex began to flow extremely slowly.

Like fuel thrown into a spark, once this arduous rotation is forcibly started, it seems to trigger some kind of inherent "inertia"!
The spinning speed increased! Crimson fire gave rise to earthy yellow, from which frost white emerged, within which dark black permeated, and deep within the dark black sprouted green shoots, which swayed as the crimson fire reignited!

The five elements generate and rotate in a cycle, becoming more and more harmonious and smoother. From the initial immense resistance, they gradually develop an inner, surging power!
However, the moment he pushed this "millstone" to an extreme speed with his immense will, another change occurred!

The five-colored vortex in the lower dantian suddenly accelerated its rotation several times!
A terrifying devouring force erupted from the center of the vortex!
It's as if an invisible funnel has been opened!

The "original essence of the internal organs," which was originally stored deep within the acupoints of the five internal organs and used to maintain the foundation of life, began to be violently extracted by this wildly spinning vortex!

The fire source of the heart is shaking, the essence of the lung metal is dim, the vital energy of the spleen earth is fluctuating, the source of the kidney water is churning, and the vital energy of the liver wood is shrinking!
A violent, weak, and depleted feeling swept over Qi Yun's entire body like a tsunami!

Qi Yun's face immediately turned pale.

A sharp pain arose in my internal organs!

Time passed in agony. Finally!

When the rotation speed of the five elements vortex reaches a certain extreme point.

The five dazzling lights, amidst frantic compression, friction, and consumption, suddenly merged into one!

A wisp of milky white air quietly emerged from the very center of the vortex!
At the very moment this pure, refined, and infinitely vibrant milky-white true qi was born!

"Buzz!"

Qi Yun's tightly closed eyes suddenly "opened"!

It's not about opening your eyes in a physical sense, but rather about your mind and spirit forming a mysterious connection with the wisp of true energy that was born at a certain moment!

He "saw" it!
His consciousness, his "vision," sank into his body without warning!
At his lower dantian, that vast "world" was clearly displayed before his eyes.

A huge, multicolored vortex slowly swirled, and at its very core, a milky-white stream of air, thinner than a hair, hovered.

Clear, gentle, and full of vitality!
This is the inner vision that Xuanqing spoke of!

The first wisp of true qi arises, requiring no guidance; it awakens spontaneously through introspection!
The moment that wisp of milky white air was born, it did not stop at all. It automatically broke away from the center of the vortex and rushed upward along the meridians!
Its speed is as swift as lightning, directly targeting the center of the chest, the Tanzhong acupoint!
Under the "gaze" of his mind, the wisp of milky white true qi entered Tan Zhongna without any ripples.

Like a tiny stone sinking into an endless ocean.

It didn't cause a ripple! It didn't evoke any feeling whatsoever!

Vanished without a trace!
Like a drop of water!

Then, the second wisp, the third wisp...

The Five Elements Vortex frantically squeezed the essence of the five internal organs, forcibly fusing and condensing it into wisps of milky white true qi.

These faint, spark-like "true qi" flocked to the dark, deep sea of ​​qi in the center of the body like moths to a flame, only to vanish in an instant!

After the five strands of true qi were injected!

Qi Yun's face was already pale with a bluish tinge!

"Disperse! Gather your attention!" Xuan Qing, who had been staring intently at Qi Yun, suddenly shouted!
Its sound was like thunder, exploding deep within Qi Yun's sea of ​​consciousness!

Startled by the shout, Qi Yun's mind was momentarily distracted, and his control over the Five Elements vortex instantly loosened!

The enormous vortex, forcibly gathered and maintained by the Qi of the five internal organs, collapsed with a roar!
The five channels represent the "organ qi" of the heart fire, lung metal, spleen earth, kidney water, and liver wood, each bearing its own original damage. Like weary birds that have finally broken free from their restraints, carrying extremely weak breaths, they follow the meridians throughout the body and hurriedly return to their nests, rushing back to the acupoints of the five organs!

Whoosh! When the last wisp of wood-elemental green energy finally returned to his liver, Qi Yun felt a sudden relaxation in his body, and the intense, bone-destroying feeling of being drained of his marrow was slightly relieved.

A faint trace of life slowly returned to his deathly pale face, but the deep-seated weakness throughout his body still clearly reminded him of the price he had just paid.

(End of this chapter)