Under One Person: Starting with the Dual Cultivation of Body and Soul

"Is there a lack of necessary methods for transforming substances?"

Li Chang'an felt that if Feng Baobao could learn something on her own, there was no reason why he couldn't.

"Transformation involves nourishing an object with Qi, but after I infused it with Qi, the sword didn't absorb it. Is the problem with the Qi or with the object?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Chang'an felt that the problem must lie with the items.

If it's Qi rising, then it means that this Qi needs to be transformed through practice.

Feng Baobao has never learned any martial arts techniques; her Qi is just ordinary Qi, and she doesn't possess any abilities to enhance anything.

"Since it originates from an object, it means that there must be a pathway inside the object that can receive and absorb Qi."

"The ability to transform matter should be achieved by finding this path or acting on this path through a special technique, thereby achieving the purpose of nourishing Qi."

"Feng Baobao has a unique eye, so she can see the trick at a glance."

"So how do I find this path?"

"The intermediate state (bardo) is possible, but the awareness of the intermediate state can only affect itself."

Thinking of this, Li Chang'an had a flash of inspiration and came up with a solution.

"First, use the Yuyang Sword Technique to enter a state of oneness with the sword."

"Then use the awareness of the intermediate state to see yourself."

"I wonder if I can get a picture of the magic sword?"

Li Chang'an acted immediately. He stood with his sword in hand, entering a state of oneness with the sword, and then used the awareness of his intermediate state to perceive his entire body.

Immediately, he noticed that the range of his intermediate state consciousness had expanded slightly, extending to the magic sword in his hand.

"It works!"

Li Chang'an carefully examined its interior.

He saw some extremely fine veins inside the sword.

To the naked eye, these veins are merely patterns on the sword's surface, but in the awareness of the intermediate state (bardo), they are like the meridians of a person, capable of circulating Qi.

"Transformation into matter should be about injecting Qi into these meridians and circulating it, so that it's like this sword is practicing Qi cultivation."

"People can strengthen themselves through the practice of circulating Qi, and naturally, objects can do the same. The principle is quite simple. As for the so-called methods of circulating Qi..."

Looking at the veins in the sword, Li Chang'an suddenly had a thought.

"Could it be... possible to run the reverse-generation triple Qi circulation trajectory within the veins of this sword?"

The reason he had this thought was because he thought of the demon sword Hirumaru.

After killing someone, Hiruma can capture their soul and learn their abilities, then use his sword to channel energy and unleash them.

This shows that Qi can also circulate inside objects.

Moreover, Ma Xianhong can also imbue magical artifacts with the extraordinary abilities of those with superior innate talents, enabling them to circulate Qi automatically without human intervention.

"Give it a try!"

To avoid being disturbed while practicing Qi cultivation, Li Chang'an took his sword and walked out of the courtyard to the cave in the back mountain.

With a gentle pull, the massive stone gate, weighing several thousand kilograms, slammed shut, cutting off all outside vision.

He sat cross-legged in the darkness, placing the magic sword flat on his knees. He placed his hands on both ends of the sword and began to infuse it with the Qi of Reversal.

The reverse flow of Qi is extremely complex, and it is easy to make mistakes even when circulating Qi within one's own body, let alone within an object.

This would be an absolutely fanciful idea for anyone else, with no chance of success.

But Li Chang'an was constantly aware of his intermediate state (bardo).

For him, circulating Qi within objects is just like copying characters from a calligraphy model. No matter how complex the character is or how many strokes it has, as long as his hand doesn't tremble, he can write it out stroke by stroke.

After circulating his Qi, Li Chang'an discovered that circulating Qi within the sword was far easier than circulating Qi within his body.

The meridians in the body are very fragile; rushing too hard may damage them.

But the metal frame is very sturdy, so there's no need to worry about damaging it.

Soon, a complete trajectory was completed.

Because Li Chang'an was still in a state of oneness with the sword, supported by his Qi, the sword actually entered a state of reverse-generation Qi transformation the instant the trajectory was completed.

The white qi was swirling around the sword, which was originally bright white, suddenly burst into white light, and clusters of qi clouds appeared around the sword.

The entire sword seemed to transform into a white lightsaber, its blade trembling slightly and emitting a clear, ringing sound like flowing spring water.

Li Chang'an stood up and looked at the sword in his hand with some surprise.

"It actually worked! And the sword has even entered a state of reversal."

He casually twirled his sword, the sword light flowing seamlessly, making it exceptionally smooth and allowing him to strike even faster.

Previously, swinging the sword would slice through the air, leaving behind trails of white shockwaves. But now, it seems to offer no resistance whatsoever, as light as a feather.

At the same time, the sword became sharper.

Although I could cut hair with a breath before, I couldn't cut iron like mud.

Now, he simply held the sword and gently pushed it against the hard stone wall, and as if there were no resistance at all, the blade slid in smoothly.

With a swift stroke, the feel was as light as a hot knife cutting through butter, and a deep gash was neatly sliced ​​open in the stone wall.

"Wow, it's so sharp! And...it's not just sharp!"

After wielding the sword and entering a state of oneness with it, Li Chang'an could clearly feel that the sword's reversal of life was also reinforcing him, further enhancing his own reversal of life and improving him in various aspects.

Of course, compared to his own strength, this improvement is not significant.

However, this was also the first time he had used Qi to nourish the sword.

If it is nurtured over the years and made stronger, the enhancement should also become greater.

"This sword has power!"

Li Chang'an stopped using his sword to attack the surrounding walls.

He twirled his sword again, unleashing a burst of white light before withdrawing the energy from it.

Without the blessing of Qi, the longsword reverted from its reversal state and became ordinary.

He reached out and flicked the blade.

"Ding!"

It makes a sound like a clear spring flowing.

"Was that state you were in just now due to your weapon-refining ability?"

As far as Li Chang'an knew, the ability to transform objects did not grant them special abilities; the ability to give objects special powers was something only weapon refiners possessed.

But soon, he shook his head:

"It shouldn't be. The special abilities that weapon refiners create for magical artifacts form their own systems and can be triggered and used independently."

"And this sword's reversal state can only be activated by me circulating Qi and constructing its trajectory."

"This is definitely not the ability to refine weapons; it should still belong to the category of material transformation, only at a higher level."

With this thought in mind, Li Chang'an didn't dwell on it any longer.

He put the long sword aside, sat cross-legged, and began to meditate and cultivate his vital energy, refining his life force.

No matter how well this sword is refined, it is still just an external object. What matters is the sword itself; one should not let it distract one from one's ambitions.

However, he can use the time he spends practicing swordsmanship every day to refine this sword.

In recent years, although Li Chang'an has practiced swordsmanship on time every day, the practice alone has become less and less effective in improving him.

My daily sword practice is really just a matter of patience and perseverance, or simply a way to relax.

Now is the perfect time to use this time to refine the magic sword, killing two birds with one stone.

Li Chang'an had a feeling that the longer he used the previous method of reversing the flow of Qi to refine the sword, the higher the degree of harmony between the sword and himself would become.

Once it reaches a certain level, there might be some unexpected surprises.