Refining Taoism and ascending to immortality

However, Zhou Qing did not rush through the barrier immediately. He stood up from the cloud couch, came to the inner room, and stood in front of a bookcase against the wall.

The sky outside was bright, and when the sun shone, the bright light followed the pattern of lotus on the window lattice, shone into the room, and fell on the bookcase, as if a golden lotus had bloomed on it, beautiful and magnificent, making every small grid filled with light.

Zhou Qing glanced and fell on the middle of the bookcase, where there was a hanging ring, copper green and quiet. He pulled it with his hand, and an invisible force swept through and opened the drawer. In the innermost, there was a sandalwood box, with fine and dense textures intertwined, motionless.

"Here." He picked up the box, returned to the quiet room, and then opened the wooden box. With a turn of his true energy, he rolled up a little bit of spices inside, and sent it to the crane-beak square pot on the table like a copper pot refilling water.

Add incense, a spark rises, and soon, a curl of smoke emerges from the long crane beak, showing a sky-blue glass color, with a dense fragrance, untainted by the mundane world.

This fragrance is neither strong nor weak, just right, just a sniff, it makes people calm and far-reaching, with an indescribable change.

The sky-blue cleansing incense belongs to the category of rare treasures, which is best at purifying the soul and cleansing the mind, and has incredible magical effects.

However, the sky-blue cleansing incense is not easy to come by. Even Zhou Qing, a direct descendant of the Luochuan Zhou family, is reluctant to use it in his usual cultivation, and can only take it out when he is trying to break through the first level of concentration.

Good steel is used on the blade, helping himself to break through to the first level of concentration.

After Zhou Qing lit the sky-blue cleansing incense, he took out a kind of spiritual treasure that assisted in cultivation and arranged it indoors.

For a moment, the smoke in the quiet room was washed by the blue sky, and the precious color was floating around. The whole space was like being in a strange ice pot. People in it were crystal clear, with unprecedented clarity and agility.

Everything was ready, only a breakthrough was needed.

At this time, Zhou Qing spread his sleeves, sat down on the cloud couch, took out the talisman, shook it gently, and activated the magic array arranged in the quiet room. One after another, visible and invisible rays of light poured out from all directions, protecting the quiet room to prevent anyone from disturbing it.

"Begin."

Zhou Qing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, smelled the fragrance of the incense in the room, and entered a state of sitting.

At the same time, in his Taoist body, the Zhoutian acupoint began to inhale and exhale according to a strange rhythm. At every moment, the dragon qi was changing, and the deep and restrained coldness contained in it continued to rise.

The first stage of soul condensation is to use the true qi to cleanse the sea of ​​consciousness, so that the soul can go from virtual to real, and then give birth to consciousness.

But the true qi cleanses the sea of ​​consciousness, which is just a simplified statement.

The true qi has a tangible substance. Directly introducing it, not to mention the difficulty, if it is cleansed in this way, it may not only fail to achieve the effect of purifying the soul, but also make the soul in the sea of ​​consciousness fly away.

For this, all the major Qi refining skills have their own secrets and methods. Specifically, the true skill "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" of Biyou Palace uses the Zhoutian acupoint to refine the dragon true qi and extract the most refined cold air in it. It has a substance and an invisible form, and it is easy to rise to the sea of ​​consciousness.

So what Zhou Qing is doing now is to extract the cold air in the dragon true qi.

Zhou Qing concentrated his mind and focused on agitating the spiritual acupoints in his body.

Refining, two simple words, but it is extremely difficult to do it.

The secret technique of refining the icy air in the dragon transformation true qi in "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" uses the Zhoutian orifices that have been opened in the whole Dao body, 365 spiritual orifices.

For example, the secret technique of refining in "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" is to make 365 spiritual orifices, each of which is a small alchemy furnace, and then combine them to form a complete alchemy furnace based on the Dao body.

In the secret technique, it is called the mother-child Zhoutian furnace.

In this way, in the process of refining, the vibration and swallowing of each spiritual orifice must be carefully controlled. If one of the 365 spiritual orifices goes wrong, the entire "mother" furnace will be affected.

Zhou Qing was nervous, but also lively, because compared with the disciples who practiced this method in the Biyou Palace, he had his own advantages.

"Fall." Two spirits sat in Zhou Qing's sea of ​​consciousness, guiding the appearance of the Creation Green Pool, raining down sweet rain, and replenishing the vitality in the body at all times.

Always keep yourself in the best state, and the refining process becomes more and more smooth.

After an unknown period of time, the 365 spiritual orifices that had been opened in the Sanluo Dao body all shook, and at the same frequency, they inhaled and exhaled the Dragon Qi. After a moment, an icy air rose from the Dragon Qi.

As soon as this air came out, it rose slowly, showing a kind of purity after thousands of tempers, and it was like moonlight entering the water, elusive.

Zhou Qing quietly looked at the misty icy air, which was extracted from the Dragon Qi, "the disciple is better than the master".

In the practice of "Yuanhuang Hualongtu", this kind of icy air is called Hansha Yunyan.

"Begin."

After another moment, Zhou Qing led the Hansha Yunyan from Dantian upwards, passed through the twelve floors, and went straight to the sea of ​​consciousness.

After reaching the sea of ​​consciousness, the light of the Hansha Yunyan reflected, and there was a dim color all around, and it stretched out like a thick fog, covering the surroundings, hazy.

Looking down from above, it feels turbid, like a big dye vat, giving people an uncomfortable feeling.

And the soul is in such a sea of ​​consciousness.

When Zhou Qing saw this, he thought of what was recorded in the Taoist book and was thoughtful.

When a person is born, whether it is the soul or the sea of ​​consciousness, it is clear, pure and flawless, without dust. It's just that as people grow up, they are naturally contaminated by various miscellaneous air and so on. Over time, it becomes dirty and becomes so shocking.

The cultivation of a cultivator requires the unity of essence, qi and spirit, and the possession of form and spirit. Especially after entering the realm of acupuncture, the true qi is fully developed. Next, the qi is used to sense the spirit, communicate with the spirit and open consciousness, and gradually develop the spirit and soul, so as to seek immortality.

The current stage of concentrating the spirit involves the beginning of "spirit".

Before concentrating the spirit, purify the soul first.

Only when the three souls are purified to be pure and flawless, like a newborn baby, can the spirit and soul be condensed, and it can be transformed from virtual to real, giving birth to spiritual consciousness.

"Go." Zhou Qing thought, and the refined Hansha Yunlan was used to purify the sea of ​​consciousness according to the method recorded in "Yuanhuang Hualongtu".

After all, the three souls now float in the sea of ​​consciousness, with substance but no form. After the sea of ​​consciousness is purified, the pure three souls will emerge.

The purification begins, and it goes smoothly.

Ordinary Xuan Gong will always stumble in this process. Either the purification is not clean or the progress is slow.

But Zhou Qing's Hansha Yunlan is not easy to refine, and the quality is extremely high. As the saying goes, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. With a "sharp tool", you can make rapid progress in the process of refining the sea of ​​consciousness.

Every time the cold yarn cloud turns, it will use its amazing coldness to dissolve the complex air in the sea of ​​consciousness, just like wiping the dust on the cloud window with a light yarn. As time goes by, the complex air becomes less and less, and the gray becomes lighter and lighter. The sea of ​​consciousness is like a bright window at dawn, with the skylight outside coming in, diffused white, clean and high.

When the sea of ​​consciousness is clear, the three souls without the acquired complex air also gather from all directions of the sea of ​​consciousness, one by one, one by one, looking extremely light, constantly floating up, and finally converging into one place and starting to combine.

Zhou Qing stared at the three souls that gathered, and his thoughts turned.

When a person is born, when he is an infant, the three souls live in the sea of ​​consciousness. But due to the contamination of the acquired complex air, the three souls are contaminated with various strange airs, and begin to sink and separate continuously, and finally, disperse in all directions. When the cultivator reaches the stage of soul condensation, cleanses the sea of ​​consciousness, and returns it to clarity, the three souls will naturally return to their positions.

No wonder it is said that longevity cultivation, to a certain extent, is the pursuit of returning to the innate, infant state, which is indeed the case.

At this moment, Zhou Qing did nothing else but wait.

Zhou Qing closed his eyes and did not move, without a single thought in his mind, allowing the three souls to transform themselves.

In a flash, three days passed.

On this day, Zhou Qing felt that his perception of the spiritual energy of the world around him was greatly improved in an instant. Not only in terms of the sensing range, but more importantly, in terms of subtlety, it has undergone a significant transformation. It was as if there were more telescopes and microscopes.

In the past, his perception of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was mainly focused on the five elements of spiritual energy. After all, the five elements are the most involved in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. And now, it has gone a step further.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth is just a general talk, and the number of types contained in it is no less than thousands. Even if it is only the five elements, it is probably thousands and hundreds, not to mention those outside the five elements?

"No wonder some Taoist arts can only be practiced after the soul condensation stage." Zhou Qing was full of energy when he saw this scene.

One of the most outstanding Taoist arts in "Yuanhuang Hualongtu", Yinxie Hanshui, is not immutable after practice. Not only does it have to reach 365 in number, which is consistent with the Zhoutian Lingqiao, but it also needs to be integrated with Xuanyin Qi to further strengthen it.

The Xuanyin Qi mentioned in this Taoist art is not the traditional five elements Qi. It is impossible to sense the Xuanyin Qi and take it into the body before entering the orifice.

Zhou Qing raised his eyes and saw that there was a wisp of undetectable gray-black air rising above his head, but it was getting fainter and fainter. Judging from the situation, it will soon dissipate completely.

This is the complicated and filthy air that was contaminated in the three souls and the sea of ​​consciousness after he was born. It was turbid and obscured his spiritual consciousness. Now it has been washed away in one day, and the three souls have returned to the innate, and the soul will be formed.

Calculating the time, it took him only five days from the beginning to the initial formation of his soul.

He flipped through the classics of the Zhenyi Sect and knew that when a cultivator who had reached the state of perfect enlightenment tried to reach the first level of concentration, it would take more than a month or at least twenty days to cleanse the sea of ​​consciousness, purify the soul, and let the soul take shape. He succeeded in five days. In addition to the first-class Qi-refining skills of the Biyou Palace, the Yuanhuang Hualongtu, his own natural double spirits and the Qingchi of Creation played a significant role.

At this time, it was noon outside, the sun was shining, and the golden halo lingered on the large window of the quiet room. On the glass, it reflected a dazzling rainbow color, which was suspended lightly, colorful and beautiful.

Just like his mood at the moment, he was happy and excited.

Zhou Qing took a deep breath, cleared his mind, and looked at the sea of ​​consciousness again. In the empty and bright sea, the soul stood out, clear and flawless, emitting a pure light. But if you look closely, it is not solid, but slightly illusory.

It is normal to be illusory, because the three souls and the spirit soul have never been cultivated and are weak.

Only after "taking medicine" can the illusion become real and give birth to mysterious spiritual consciousness.

"Taking medicine" requires that there is "medicine" to take.

Zhou Qing turned his mind, and the secret medicine for breaking through the barrier, the Three Talents Dragon Stinging Jade, which he carefully took, jumped and appeared in the sea of ​​consciousness.

Under the light of the spirit soul, the Three Talents Dragon Stinging Jade looks more round and flawless, and the three colors inside are constantly changing, interweaving a mysterious atmosphere, containing unimaginable mysteries.

His Three Talents Dragon Stinging Jade, the secret medicine for breaking through the spirit mentioned in "Yuanhuang Hualongtu", contains the power of the Dragon Palace of Taiting Lake, the power of the River God of Jinghe River, and the power of the River God of Luanshiwan, which are combined together and then refined by the ingenious techniques of "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" and finally formed.

Now, it is finally time to take the medicine.

Zhou Qing calmed down and felt the strength of the initially formed soul, and his mind was at peace.

The stage of concentration is known as the most difficult stage in the realm of Qi Refining.

On the one hand, this stage requires secret medicine, and each technique has different secret medicines, and it is not easy to "get the medicine". On the other hand, "taking medicine" requires a certain opportunity. If the opportunity is not available, if you force "taking medicine", the effect will be discounted, affecting the final concentration.

However, Zhou Qing knew that he did not need to wait for the so-called "taking medicine" opportunity, as long as the soul was almost ready, he could choose to "take medicine".

Other cultivators who have entered the perfect state of mind have to wait for the right opportunity to "take medicine" in the process of impacting concentration. Either the secret medicine refined according to the technique is defective and insufficient, and needs an opportunity to make up; or when refining the sea of ​​consciousness, it was not done thoroughly, and the effect was average, and the initially formed soul was not pure and contained a lot of impurities.

The foundation laid before is not solid, so naturally we need an "opportunity" to push it, and hope for "time" to make up for the missing link and help the soul to turn from virtual to real.

However, the "Yuanhuang Hualongtu" that Zhou Qing practiced is the world's first-class Qi refining Xuangong. Specifically, when it comes to the impact of soul condensation, this real skill of Biyou Palace is the highest and most difficult in refining secret medicines and refining the dragon qi to condense into cold yarn clouds. There is a reward for hard work, and in this way, the foundation is laid first-class and solid.

With such a solid foundation, there is no need to wait for "opportunities" and "time", and you can completely grasp it yourself, "My life is determined by me, not by God".

So Zhou Qing found that the strength of the soul was enough, and he didn't waste time waiting for the opportunity to take the medicine, and took the medicine directly.

"Get up."

At the command, he leaped into the air and landed above the soul. He turned left and right.

The three-color raindrops fell at a miraculous speed and penetrated into the illusory soul, bathing the entire soul in light, absorbing strength and rejuvenating it.

In less than a day, the Three Talents Dragon Stinging Jade disappeared, and in its place, a brand new soul stood in the sea of ​​consciousness.

In the past, when the soul was just formed, it was like the moon that merged into the water. You could see it, but you couldn't get it out. After taking the medicine, the soul that turned from virtual to real was the real moon in the sky, not a bit false.

Zhou Qing opened his eyes and concentrated his mind. He had passed the level. From now on, he was a cultivator in the third level of Qi Refining.