Divine Tang Era

Chapter 159 Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo

"Heaven has given me destiny, and I will use it as my nature. I will be neither skillful nor clumsy, neither wise nor foolish, but perfectly suited to the natural world."

I have entered into the darkness, steadfastly remained in the void, and attained a state of tranquility through stillness.

Above the nine transformations, it cannot be named; before the four journeys, it cannot be described; to return to this state is simply to be without. To take something as something is to lose sight of reality; to take nothingness as nothingness is to lose emptiness. That which is nothingness within existence is true existence; that which is nothingness within nothingness is true nothingness. The deepest stillness is the deepest stillness, the deepest stillness within stillness; the most profound mystery is the most profound mystery within profound mystery...

It embodies the essence of primordial chaos, follows the principles of heaven and earth, and is established as a great furnace and cauldron to refine its true nature.

Internally, it nourishes lead and mercury; externally, it symbolizes the trigrams Li and Kan, circulating Yin and Yang, driving dragons and controlling tigers, to return to the origin and restore the source. Thus, black frost and crimson snow, jade medicine and golden ointment, are transformed into treasures through nine cycles.

Nine cycles refers to nine years. Nine times nine signifies the fullness of a number. Within those nine years, there are nine transformations: the first year changes the blood, the second the flesh, the third the tendons, the fourth the bones, the fifth the marrow, the sixth the pulse, the seventh the qi, the eighth the soul, and the ninth the form...

Thus, shedding its mortal form, the sacred embryo was formed.

Since returning to Jingning, Xu Dan has been staying indoors, focusing all his attention on studying the information transmitted by Shi Dan.

After several days of investigation, we finally learned that this seemingly ordinary stone egg is actually called the "Lingming Stone Scripture".

This spirit is the spirit of the Giant Spirit God. Legend has it that the Giant Spirit God was a powerful deity from ancient times, with a towering figure, immense strength, and a body as hard as the metal of stars; "bright" refers to the radiant light of the sun and moon. It is called the Stone Scripture because this cultivation method was carved on stone.

The name "Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo" suggests that cultivating this technique requires going through nine revolutions.

According to the description of the cultivation method, after cultivation, the practitioner will shed their outer "shell" like a silkworm. Each time they turn, they shed their shell once, and after nine turns and nine sheddings, they will finally forge their primordial embryo and achieve an immortal root and Dao body.

It's like jade buried in the earth's veins; you have to peel away the outer layers one by one to reveal its true form.

If one can cultivate the Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo to its peak, one can achieve an astonishing transformation from mortal to saint, reaching a transcendent realm where one is impervious to swords and ghosts.

According to Xu Dan's own understanding, this cultivation method should be a unique approach to tempering the body, cultivating the spirit, and refining the essence, energy, and spirit, making them as one, and ultimately achieving a state of harmony between man and nature. To give an analogy, it is like a piece of ordinary iron that needs to be constantly tempered and hammered to remove impurities and eventually become refined steel.

The greatest advantage of this technique is that it does not conflict with other techniques, making it a superior cultivation method.

However, Xu Dan still had some hesitation about practicing this technique.

After all, his own experience was too limited to judge whether practicing this technique would leave any hidden dangers. He wanted to take it to Mingfeng Tower to ask Zhu and the other immortals for help, but he couldn't say anything about something so life-or-death.

He studied the Lingming Stone Scripture many times over, but found nothing wrong with it, so he decided to try cultivating it.

So he entered the Hidden Mystery Cauldron, sat cross-legged on the Spiritual Stone Scripture, and began to cultivate.

Suddenly, the seemingly ordinary stone's outer skin cracked open, revealing a jade-white stone underneath. The stone's surface was covered with fine lines, each line seemingly containing endless mysteries; just one glance was enough to draw one's soul in.

Suddenly, a clear light pierced through the inside of the Spirit Stone Scripture and fell on the patterns.

The crisscrossing patterns are all lit up, as dazzling as a galaxy, radiating a mesmerizing brilliance.

The clear light followed the patterns, emerging from the stone scripture, climbing up Xu Dan's coccyx, seeping into his body, and entering his bloodstream.

Xu Dan felt a sudden lightness in his body, as if he were floating, suspended in the clouds, feeling ethereal. As the cultivation technique continued to circulate, his blood began to boil, waves of blood surging forward like a raging tide, circulating endlessly through his veins. Impurities hidden within his blood were gradually peeled away, strand by strand, and slowly expelled from his body along his skin and pores.

Xu Dan felt as if millions of ants were crawling in his blood vessels, or as if he were being burned by raging fire, enduring the pain.

Fortunately, his will was strong, and he could barely hold on, but his muscles began to twitch uncontrollably. As the impurities were expelled from his body, they had to pass through the skin membrane, which was also being tempered, purified, and cleansed by the cultivation technique.

Large amounts of black impurities and grime seeped from the skin's surface, emitting a nauseating, pungent odor.

These grime accumulated on Xu Dan's body, forming a thick, black shell. As the intense heat of his blood evaporated, this soft, sticky grime gradually swelled, hardened, and eventually, like a cocoon, enveloped his body.

Xu Dan woke up after an unknown amount of time and found his eyes were blurry. He rubbed them subconsciously.

With this movement, the hard, dry outer shell that had been encasing him like a silkworm cocoon shattered, revealing a crystal-clear body inside, as clear as jade.

Xu Dan was so surprised by what he saw that he couldn't close his mouth, not knowing why this was happening. He wondered: Could it be an unexpected benefit from cultivating the Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo? The hardened shell of dirt and impurities stuck to his body, which made him feel very strange. He quickly cleaned it off, rinsed it with clean water, and put his clothes back on.

Afterwards, he calmed his mind and sensed his body, and found that the blood in his body had become purer and flowed more smoothly.

Xu Dan was overjoyed, never expecting the Nine Transformations of the Primordial Embryo to be so powerful.

With just one turn, it has such an amazing effect. What about the next eight turns? I couldn't help but look forward to it.

"Um?"

Suddenly, Xu Dan sensed something was wrong. According to the description in the Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo, shouldn't this revolution require a year of cultivation? How could he have completed it so quickly? Or would future cultivation be like this? Completely baffled, he simply stopped thinking about it.

Not knowing what time it was outside, Xu Dan quickly left the Hidden Profound Cauldron to avoid frightening Yun Niang and her daughter if they couldn't see him.

Just as he jumped off the Lingming Stone Scripture, the stone scripture suddenly turned into dust and vanished without a trace.

Only then did Xu Dan recall the cool sensation that surged up from his buttocks during his cultivation. Could this be the reason he was able to quickly complete the first stage of cultivation? Having no reference point and not knowing who to ask for guidance, Xu Dan could only speculate.

After leaving the Hidden Mystic Cauldron and coming outside, Xu Dan found that his previously crystal-clear, jade-like body had returned to normal, except that his skin was even more delicate and smooth than before.

"Brother, are you up yet?" Little Magpie's clear voice rang out from outside.

"I'm up, wait for me a moment," Xu Dan quickly replied.

"Okay," Little Magpie replied obediently.

Xu Dan carefully checked his body and, after confirming that there was nothing wrong, opened the door and went outside.

"Oh my, brother, how did you turn into an egg?" Little Magpie's eyes widened in surprise, her mouth agape as if she could fit an egg in it.

"What eggs?" Xu Dan looked bewildered.

"It's an egg, with a bald head, bald eyebrows, everything is bald, just like a female egg," the little magpie said innocently.

Upon hearing this, Xu Dan's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately sensed something was wrong. He rushed back to his room to look in the mirror. When he saw himself, he felt like the sky had fallen. To his dismay, not only was his hair gone, but his eyebrows had also vanished without a trace. His entire head was bald, looking just like an egg.

People used to call him "Dan Dan," but that was just a joke.

But now, I've really become an "egg," and I don't even know if it's a braised egg or a tea egg.

"Mommy, I never imagined there would be such a problem with cultivating the Nine Revolutions of the Primordial Embryo. No, I have to ask Ya Zhu and Zhu Yu Xian. If there are any other side effects, how can anyone live like this?" Xu Dan thought to himself, inwardly groaning.

So, after finishing practicing with Xiao Que'er in the morning, he rushed anxiously to Mingfeng Tower.

Throughout the journey, he wrapped himself up tightly, leaving only his eyes showing.

Luckily it was daytime; if it had been night, he would definitely have been arrested and locked up looking like a thief.

As Yunniang watched Xu Dan's departing figure, she felt that her young master seemed to have undergone an indescribable change today. Xiao Que'er, on the other hand, thought her brother was particularly bright today—his eyes were bright, and his mind was bright.

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