The Northern Song Dynasty returned south, seeking the truth of the Dao.

Wang Zhen found the answer in the true scripture. After figuring everything out, he suddenly felt enlightened. The previous agitation gradually disappeared, and his mind returned to peace.

The faint voices coming from next door no longer sounded jarring to him. The improvement brought about by the breakthrough in his cultivation level was comprehensive. Wang Zhenhuan closed his eyes and carefully sensed the changes happening within himself.

The first priority is to open up the Ren and Du meridians in the body, allowing spiritual energy to circulate freely. The cultivation method recorded in the "True Scripture of Primordial Dao Qi" allows one to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth on their own after breaking through to the truth.

The spiritual energy within his body is constantly circulating in the form of a microcosmic orbit. This circulation of spiritual energy passively absorbs the spiritual energy circulating between heaven and earth. In other words…

Even without deliberately meditating and gathering his energy, once his spiritual energy is abundant, his realm will naturally break through! This is unprecedented, if not unparalleled.

When Xuan Yangzi explained cultivation to him before, he specifically mentioned the things to pay attention to when meditating and gathering one's breath. In other words, his own cultivation method also required specific meditation and breath gathering.

Xuan Yangzi is a Purple Qi True Man, which shows that the Taiqing lineage is likely like this; meditation and gathering of qi have become their daily compulsory course. Wang Zhenhuan even speculated that they might dedicate half a day to cultivation.

This would undoubtedly take a lot of time, but Wang Zhen is different. Because he can passively gather his energy on his own, he can use the time spent meditating to do other things.

With this extra time, he could study more talismanic spells, giving him an easy advantage in magical battles. In a sense, he was already one step ahead of others from the very beginning of his cultivation.

All of this is thanks to the "True Scripture of Primordial Dao Qi". No wonder Xuan Yangzi was so unwilling to let Yin Laoguai see this book; the cultivation methods recorded in this book are among the best in the entire Daoist school!

After sensing the circulation of spiritual energy within his body, Wang Zhenhuan opened his eyes. It was already past midnight, but Wang Zhenhuan could still clearly see the door studs on the temple gate in the courtyard.

He walked out of the main hall and came to the courtyard wall. The bloodstains that had flowed from the beggar's mouth earlier still remained on the wall. Wang Zhenhuan reached out and slammed his palm down on the wall.

Snapped--

A sharp crack followed, then a sharp pain shot through his palm. Tears welled in his eyes from the pain. He stared at the unscathed courtyard wall, filled with confusion. It was fine just now, why couldn't it be now?

He blew into his palm while examining it with a puzzled look. The courtyard walls of this era were mostly made of stones and rammed earth, with an uneven surface.

His palm was now covered in red marks from the protruding rock, a clear indication of the immense force he had used in that strike. But why was this the case?

Wang Zhenhuan clenched his fist, examining it back and forth, but found nothing unusual. He returned to the main hall, sat down by the fire, and began to ponder why his palm strike hadn't produced the same effect as before.

After closing his eyes and sensing his surroundings, Wang Zhenhuan discovered the problem. The problem was spiritual energy! That's right, it was the spiritual energy within his body. He recalled both when he beat the beggar and when he was possessed by a demon, when he wanted to beat the old man.

He was in a state of rage, his mind completely blank except for the thought of killing the person in front of him. With that intention, his spiritual energy naturally flowed into his hands at will.

He had merely slapped the courtyard wall with his bare palm, causing him considerable pain. The key to controlling spiritual energy lies in intention. As the scriptures say...

If a cultivator wishes to control spiritual energy to fight an enemy, he should use his mind to guide the energy, leading it out of the sea, upwards and around, repeating the cycle until it gathers at the desired location.

The process, though described as slow, actually happened in the blink of an eye. Wang Zhenhuan had missed the most crucial step: the initial movement of qi with intention. He had only intended to tap the wall to test the strength of his qi after the breakthrough.

What is intention? The true scriptures clearly state: what one thinks in one's heart is intention, what one sees before one's eyes is intention. Only by guiding the spiritual energy from the dantian through the body with one's thoughts can it flow through the limbs.

Wang Huanzhen picked up a piece of pebbles from the hall and placed it in his hand. He closed his eyes and focused on crushing the stone. Then, he gripped the stone tightly in his palm and exerted force, gradually reducing the resistance in his hand.

He opened his eyes and opened his palm. The stone that had been there was now shattered into dust. He tilted his hand slightly, watching the stone dust fall from his palm, and felt a surge of pride.

This is spiritual energy! This is cultivation!

He finally understood the passage about "intention" in the scriptures. Intention is the mind, the thoughts in one's heart. Intention can control spiritual energy, and spiritual energy can control all things.

As long as you have a thought, spiritual energy will arrive. This is the method of using Qi to fight enemies! Like spiritual energy, it is invisible to the eye, yet it has a physical form. Thoughts are also like this; although they sound ethereal, everyone possesses them.

Having understood all this, Wang Zhenhuan truly felt that he was now a cultivator. Breaking through realms was merely the foundation of cultivation; having spiritual energy at most strengthened the body. Only by learning how to use it could one avoid panicking in future battles.

These things should have been taught by his master through words and deeds. But Wang Zhenhuan did not, or perhaps his master had died a month ago in that small town.

Fortunately, the "True Scripture of Primordial Dao Qi" is written in a simple and easy-to-understand way, and Wang Zhenhuan is not a stupid person. With a little thought, he can understand two things from one instance and draw inferences from one instance.

For the next few days, he practiced how to control spiritual energy. He practiced it again and again, until it was second nature to him. His thoughts were instantly transformed into spiritual energy. Only then did he stop.

Next, it was time to test how much spiritual energy could enhance him. After all, he currently knew no martial arts, had not been ordained, and knew nothing about drawing talismans or performing incantations.

Therefore, if he encounters an enemy in the future, this spiritual energy will be his only means of combat. He must understand this clearly to know his limits. Otherwise, if he fails to kill the snake he's attacking, he will inevitably bring harm upon himself.

Wang Huanzhen once again came to the familiar courtyard wall. He stretched out his palm, and his spiritual energy moved at will. Soon he saw a layer of faint red light wrapped in his palm.

He took a deep breath and slammed his palm down against the uneven courtyard wall in front of him. He held nothing back, using all his strength. The speed was so fast that it even created a gust of wind.

Snapped--

A dull thud sounded, and Wang Zhenhuan slowly withdrew his hand. The courtyard wall in front of him collapsed in response!