Begin your practice with the crane-shaped stance.

Deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, the ancient bronze bell erupted with an unprecedented roar.

The immense spiritual power accumulated over the past year poured into the illusory deduction furnace like a burst dam.

The ethereal phantom of the Crane-Shaped Stake, the domineering spine dragon of the Dragon-Capturing Skill, and the complex, star-like human meridian diagram of the Changchun Medical Classic all began to shatter inch by inch under the forceful kneading of this vast spiritual power.

Three distinct yet fundamentally connected techniques melted and intertwined completely in the dazzling spiritual light.

clang.

A bell tolling, like the sound of the Great Dao, cleanses the soul.

The crimson, distorted characters frantically rearranged themselves on the mottled surface of the bell, eventually coalescing into several seal characters exuding an ancient and desolate aura:

【Changchun Qi Circulation Technique (Basic Edition)】

Immediately afterwards, a vast and profound flow of information surged into Xia Dong's mind like a sudden awakening, and Xia Dong quickly grasped the secrets of this new technique.

This is no longer an ordinary martial art.

"Qi" and "Qi" differ by only one character, yet they are worlds apart.

In ordinary martial arts, even those who cultivate to the Transcendent Realm only generate acquired power through the exploitation of blood and qi and breathing techniques. However, the "Eternal Spring Qi Circulation Technique" aims to forcibly fuse and combine the three treasures of the human body—"essence" (pure blood and qi), "qi" (internal energy breathing), and "spirit" (the divine consciousness of cultivators)—back to their original state and condense the most fundamental "qi."

This "qi" is far more refined and profound than the qi and blood of martial arts.

However, what truly delighted Xia Dong was not the enhancement of his own strength by Qi, but the true core mystery of the "Changchun Xingqi Jue"—reshaping one's root constitution.

"So that's how it is... The seemingly insurmountable chasm between cultivators and mortals is actually due to this reason."

Xia Dong suddenly opened her eyes.

Through this technique, he fundamentally dismantled the so-called "spiritual root".

In the cultivation world, it is often said that one cannot cultivate immortality without spiritual roots, which are regarded as some kind of mysterious innate organ. However, in the explanation of the "Changchun Xingqi Jue", the so-called "spiritual root" is merely a manifestation of the human body's innate "root" or "innate ability".

The human body is like a container.

A person with strong spiritual roots has the ability to trap and refine the spiritual energy that is free in the world through the orifices and meridians of their body. This is what is meant by "having spiritual roots". The more spiritual energy they trap, the higher their spiritual root aptitude.

For ordinary people like Xia Dong, their innate qualities are like a sieve riddled with holes; spiritual energy entering their bodies will instantly leak out. This is what is meant by "ordinary innate qualities."

The cultivation process of the "Changchun Xingqi Jue" is a miraculous process of "returning from the acquired to the innate"!

Using the primordial "Qi" condensed from the unity of essence, qi, and spirit as a guide, it envelops the cultivator's internal organs, limbs, and bones layer by layer. Nourished by this primordial Qi, the cultivator seems to return to the amniotic fluid and placenta of the womb, closing off acquired pores and distracting thoughts, entering the state of "fetal breathing," forcibly allowing the physical body to redevelop, replenishing innate deficiencies, and resetting one's inherent nature!

"This is simply a feat of divine creation!" Xia Dong took a deep breath.

He didn't know if there were similar cultivation techniques in this world, but if news of such techniques got out, those powerful forces would definitely dig into its origins.

After all, this cultivation method can truly guarantee that the offspring of those great figures will develop spiritual roots.

The importance of this for the succession of power through bloodlines is self-evident.

However, the threshold for this skill is also very high.

First, one must possess the "divine sense" of a cultivator as the guiding force, and one's mind must be firm and undisturbed by inner demons; otherwise, it is impossible to perfectly blend essence, energy, and spirit. Second, one's blood and qi must be pure, thick, and condensed. Third, it is best for the cultivator to be a virgin.

Because after sexual intercourse, the vital energy is released, and the spirit is inevitably mixed with acquired impure desires, which will greatly affect the process of "fetal breathing" reshaping the root.

Xia Dong couldn't help but feel relieved that he hadn't indulged his desires and broken his vows too early.

The Taoist priest in the movie was right; indeed, one must be a virgin to cultivate unparalleled divine skills!

After a long while, Xia Dong finally calmed down and composed himself.

He sat cross-legged and began the introductory practice of the "Changchun Xingqi Jue".

Throughout the year, in order to accumulate spiritual energy for the ancient bronze bell, even with the Bigu Pill, he had to consume large amounts of grains and meat. While the ordinary grains and meat replenished his qi and blood, they also overloaded his digestive system.

A large amount of turbid qi that is difficult to expel still accumulates in the body. In the cultivation world, this is like "dan pox" left by excessive drug use, a stubborn disease that hinders cultivation.

But as the "Changchun Xingqi Jue" was put into operation, a miraculous change occurred.

Xia Dong's breathing gradually became barely perceptible, and his heartbeat slowed to the point of being like that of an old tortoise.

Under his inner vision, the power of the soul in his sea of ​​consciousness, the dragon of qi and blood in his spine, and the breath in his dantian began to converge in a mysterious trajectory.

A faint trace of "qi," yet imbued with an ancient and ethereal quality, was born deep within his heart.

This wisp of Qi flowed slowly along the meridians, and wherever it passed, Xia Dong felt warm all over, as if he were soaking in the most moist amniotic fluid. His bones, muscles, and even cells seemed to be emitting a greedy cheer, as if a long-awaited rain had come after a drought.

At the same time, one's consciousness clearly perceives that the "turbid qi" and impurities accumulated deep within the internal organs and in the dead corners of the meridians are being gradually peeled away under the cleansing of this primordial qi.

The process of stripping away was extremely slow, yet it was progressing steadily.

...

Sunrise and sunset, half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The main gate of the backyard of Changchun Medical Clinic was tightly closed.

When Xia Dong opened her eyes again, a faint fishy stench filled the room.

He called for a small pot of hot water and washed himself three times before he was completely clean.

Having changed into a clean blue robe, Xia Dong stood in the courtyard.

At this moment, his skin had a luminous, translucent quality, almost like that of a newborn baby. He exuded an aura of profound tranquility and otherworldly grace, as if untouched by the dust of the world.

"The Changchun Qi Circulation Technique," Beginner's Guide!

Xia Dong closed his eyes, and his divine sense reached out like an invisible tentacle, accurately capturing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth wandering in the courtyard and drawing it into his body.

This time, he didn't let the ancient bronze bell devour it, but instead allowed the spiritual energy to flow through his meridians.

If it were half a month ago, all that spiritual energy would have leaked away instantly from his riddled body.

but now……

Under the illumination of his divine sense, he clearly "saw" that the proportion of spiritual energy of heaven and earth retained in his body was significantly higher than before he cultivated the Everlasting Spring Qi Circulation Technique.

"Being able to increase the proportion of spiritual energy interception means that my innate qualities have been changed..." Xia Dong raised his head and exhaled a long breath of turbid air.

The characteristics of Changchun Xingqi Jue in reshaping one's fundamental nature have been empirically proven.

Although this progress is insignificant, it is still a change.

Those who cultivate the Tao truly ascend to immortality by going against the natural order.