Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

At the end of September, the weather gets cold early.

The glazed tiles reflect the afternoon sunlight, with gold and green colors rubbing against each other and radiating in all directions, filling the air with a chilly atmosphere after the clear autumn atmosphere.

In the courtyard in the northwest of the mansion, Zhou Qing stood in front of the window, looking at the strange yet familiar courtyard, the rockery in the courtyard, and the red leaves on the rockery, and sighed.

The next moment, he subconsciously checked his cultivation, shook his head, took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve, opened it, and found it was empty.

"Even the essence and elixir are gone."

Jinghe elixir can strengthen the body and nourish the body, activate blood circulation and unblock the meridians. It is a must-have for Taoists who meditate and exhale all day long.

A boy like him who was born with a weak body needs the assistance of essence and elixir during internal refining to have a chance to go further.

There is no essence or elixir, which makes things worse.

Zhou Qing thought to himself, and threw the empty porcelain bottle away. The bottle collided with the brick floor, made a sound of gold and stone, and then bounced outward.

At this moment, a little girl came in from the door, wearing a bun and an embroidered skirt. She saw the porcelain bottle rolled to her feet, her big eyes were filled with mist, and there was a hint of crying in her voice, and she said: "My little maid is incompetent. I didn’t get any elixir for the young master.”

After hearing this, Zhou Qing's eyes turned deep.

The servants who work in a wealthy family are cruel and snobbish, and are good at changing the situation. They have lost their parents, are all alone, and have yet to make a breakthrough in cultivation. It is not surprising that they want to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of others.

Now they are delaying not giving the elixir just as a test. Once they are sure that they are really weak, the next methods will be even colder and crueler.

Seeing that her young master was silent, the little maid hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, would you like to talk to Mr. Wednesday?"

Hearing such words, Zhou Qing glanced at her. The girl in front of him was bare-faced, thin and slender. At first glance, it seemed that she had not yet grown, and her little lotus had just revealed its sharp corners. She was very beautiful and immature.

This maid's name is Su Yun. She has been with him since she was a child and has been dependent on each other. Although she is a maid, she has a lot of affection for her.

In the huge Zhou family, only her uncle and she were the closest to her.

"No."

Zhou Qing turned around with his thoughts and said calmly, "I will handle this matter."

It was useless to complain to Zhou Jinan, who was in charge of clan affairs, because Zhou Qing knew very well that the "vultures" in the clan were cautious and cunning, and would not reveal their flaws easily.

Regarding the Kadan medicine, on the surface, they must have done it reasonably and would not violate the clan rules.

However, there are a lot of irregularities among the deacons who manage the elixirs. If you want to find relief from them, there is no need to rush, just wait for the opportunity.

"He Yun."

Zhou Qing silently recited the name of the deacon who had blocked his elixir from Su Yun's mouth, with a cold light in his eyes.

"But,"

After Suyun heard this, he became anxious. His young master was originally weak in body and slow in internal refining. Without the support of the elixir, he might not be able to pass the next clan examination.

Just as she was about to say more, she suddenly caught a glimpse of Zhou Qing standing there quietly out of the corner of her eye. She didn't know if there was too much smoke in the bronze furnace on the case, which reflected a gloomy look between his eyebrows.

Seeing this, she swallowed the words that came to her mouth.

Because the little maid keenly felt that the young master in front of her was different from usual. Unexpectedly, there was a kind of calm and indifferent fortitude.

"Illusion?"

Suyun shook her head secretly and retreated.

After the maid left, Zhou Qing walked around the room, sat down on the wooden couch near the window, and started to work on his mental skills.

In an instant, Zhou Za was flushed, and every time he exhaled and inhaled, it seemed as if he was breathing in light into his mouth and nose, glowing brightly.

After half an hour, Zhou Qing stopped. He felt that his ears and eyes were clear and his body was very comfortable. He seemed to have turned into a bird in the mountains, light and agile, and he couldn't help but smile.

Although "Yun Yang Zhen Jie" is an introductory mental method, it is the most authentic. After long-term practice, it can lay a profound foundation.

Not only the Zhou family in Hengyang, but many cultivating families all over the world use this breathing technique as the most fundamental foundation for entry.

Zhou Qing checked his body silently, and found that his Dantian sank, feeling cool, and his inner breath was flowing.

As far as he knew, there were four major realms and sixteen minor realms along the way of cultivation.

The four major realms are: the realm of entering the Tao, the realm of refining energy, the realm of Mingshen, and the realm of immortality. There are four stages under each of the four major realms, totaling sixteen small realms.

Entering the Tao realm: internal refining, meridians opening, marrow cleansing, and induction.

Qi refining realm: clear qi, enter the orifice, condense soul, yin and yang.

Ming Shen Realm: Hua Dan, He Soul, Nascent Soul, and Cave Heaven.

As for the Immortality Realm, it is extremely mysterious in the world of cultivation. Even in his previous life, Zhou Qing only knew about the big realm of Immortality Realm. As for the four small realms in the Immortality Realm, he did not know.

Now he is entering the first small realm of Taoism, inner refining.

Those who practice internal refining sit in meditation and exhale, refining and transforming the Qi into energy continuously, over and over again. After reaching perfection, the inner breath will turn into inner Qi, laying the foundation for breaking the blockages in the meridians and allowing Qi to circulate throughout the body.

This small realm sounds easy, but once you practice it, you realize how difficult it is. Comprehension, physique, resources, and perseverance are all indispensable.

Without understanding, one cannot even understand the method of internal refining and cannot practice it. Without strong physique and resources, refining Qi will be difficult and progress slowly. Without perseverance, if you fish for three days and dry the nets for two days, the consequences can be imagined.

He is not the only one who is a disciple of a cultivating family like Hengnan Zhou who is stuck at the level of internal refining, unable to generate internal Qi, and has yet to make a breakthrough.

In this world, it is not an exaggeration to say that those who have the talent for cultivation and are able to cultivate can be said to be only one in a hundred.

Originally, Zhou Qing had no shortage of comprehension and perseverance, but his body was born weak, and he did not have enough elixirs to regulate it, so the progress of the internal cultivation of refining essence into qi was indeed very slow.

Because you have to be careful, otherwise, if you refine too much essence too quickly, you will damage your body and leave hidden dangers.

Now, even the essence and elixir are stuck and cannot be taken, which is undoubtedly worse. According to common sense, it is difficult to complete the internal cultivation in a short period of time.

"It's different."

Where Zhou Qing's thoughts went, two spirits suddenly appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness, one in front of the sun and the other in the back of the moon. A small and exquisite treasure pool shuttled between the two, circling the track of yin and yang, and constantly derived mysterious things.

The sea of ​​consciousness is so strange, perhaps it comes from extraordinary experiences.

At the beginning, when he came to this cultivation world from the new century, although he had the mysterious treasure of the Creation Green Pool, he was frightened and uneasy because he had just arrived, and was misled by others, so he went astray. Even if he grew up after experience and understood it, and worked hard again, the time had passed and it was difficult to do anything. In the end, he was suddenly hit by a catastrophe, and turned into dust.

Perhaps he was unwilling to give up, which triggered the change. He could live another life and come to this world again. It was a great blessing!

Let's go again. This should be the last time.

Zhou Qing put away his distracting thoughts, took a deep breath, and the treasure pool in his sea of ​​consciousness rose slowly. At this time, there was a layer of shallow water light in the pool, just covering the bottom of the pool, but it was crystal clear and contained an indescribable fragrance.

He looked at the treasure pool, familiar and unfamiliar, but he was very sure that the water in the pool could cleanse himself and transform his body.

"Huh."

With a decision, Zhou Qing led the treasure pool slightly, and the water in the pool poured out and seeped into the body.

In less than half a breath, the power of creation went from the outside to the inside. Wherever it went, the meridians expanded, and a trace of gold appeared on the bones. Even some secret places in the body that were difficult to see made a gurgling sound.

The body transformed silently, which was hard to describe in words.

After a whole day, the Green Pond of Creation disappeared, and Zhou Qing opened his eyes. His eyes seemed clearer than the stone bones washed by autumn water in the courtyard.

"The power of creation."

Zhou Qing felt the new look of his body. Just this one wash made up for the inherent weakness and deficiencies of this body. Even the best elixir in the clan could not do it. It was unheard of and unseen.

The only regret was that there was not much water in the Green Pond of Creation. This wash made up for the deficiencies of the body, but the accumulated water was also consumed.

Otherwise, it could make the body steadily move up a level and enter the ranks of true geniuses.

"This is enough."

Zhou Qing had a bottom line in his heart, and he re-operated the internal cultivation method of "Yunyang Zhenjie", refining the essence into internal breath, which was continuous and flowing as he wished.

This movement, the mind and the qi are flowing smoothly, the feeling of being intoxicated rises, a sense of naturalness.

The body has been baptized by the Green Pool of Creation, which makes up for the innate deficiencies, so it can perform like this. In the past, when he practiced the internal cultivation method of "Yunyang Zhenjie", it was intermittent

and very sluggish, as if he was stumbling when walking.

The formula continued, and the internal breath gathered from the limbs and bones, gathering more and more. Unconsciously, the internal breath in the body that was originally like a stream has been growing continuously, and now it has become a river, rushing and roaring.

"At this moment."

Zhou Qing knew it in his heart. In a flash, the internal breath in the body reached its peak and rushed to the deep inside the navel, which had been closed since birth.

The water rushed to the door and shook, and it was in danger.

Breaking through the barrier is just around the corner!

Behind this barrier is the pure innate vitality hidden in the body. Only when the internal breath is mixed with this vitality can the internal energy be formed and the internal cultivation be complete.

In the past, every time Zhou Qing tried to knock on the gate, he felt a deep sense of exhaustion, and his heart was willing but his strength was insufficient. Because his body was inherently weak, he could not support the extraction of enough essence. Now that his body has transformed, it is very different.

"Got it."

At some point, Zhou Qing felt the tightly closed door shake, a crack opened, and the rolling internal breath suddenly poured in.

Boom,

Just like thunder in the clear sky, Zhou Qing's body trembled imperceptibly. After the secret was opened, the innate vital energy that had been waiting for a long time gushed out and merged with the internal breath that poured in. Under the control of the method of "Yunyang Zhenjie", it formed pieces of internal energy like clouds, and operated according to a new trajectory of qi circulation.

Zhou Qing opened his eyes and felt refreshed as never before. He smiled slightly and opened the small window.

It was already bright outside, and the sun was setting. When it touched the water vapor, a small light golden halo spread on the surface of the small pool, as thin as a needle hole, interlaced in layers, more than thousands and hundreds. What made people feel more happy was the sudden sound of the halo, and the fine patterns and colors on it, all of which were clearly visible.

"Into the details."

Zhou Qing once again felt the mystery of this realm. From today on, he once again completed his internal cultivation. Next, as long as he had another suitable technique, he could smoothly enter the next small realm of the Tao realm to open the meridians.

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