Chapter Sixteen: Breaking Through

  The six leisurely shed relics hanging on Chu Ping's neck suddenly flew up into the air, floating upwards, with a faint white light flashing, rotating and spinning along a mysterious trajectory.

  White mist like water, enveloping Chu Ping's entire body, slowly seeping into his body through every pore of his skin.

  Wú xiāng sì jīn gāng jìng, cuì liàn ròu shēn, chéng wú liàng jīn shēn, shǐ ròu shēn bù huài, quán shēn jīng qì chōng yíng.

  Translation:

  The Diamond Realm of the Wusiang Temple refines the physical body, creating an infinite golden body, making the physical body indestructible, and filling the entire body with vital energy.

  When the breath is full, one does not think of food and can live on air; when the essence is full, one does not think of lust and can avoid ejaculation.

  While practicing Qigong, the whole body is full and round like heaven and earth, naturally without leakage. The five elements are in harmony, circulating and reborn, self-sufficient, not relying on external Qi, this is called Bigu.

  The ultimate skill is in self-enlightenment and spiritual connection, harmonizing with oneself to bring out the full potential of the innate divine power bestowed by heaven and earth. Not following the original declaration, not relying on tracing or imitation!

  The boundless golden body is indeed solid, but after all, it cannot compare to the physical body of the ancient Buddha. The condensed external body relic is round and smooth, unyielding and indestructible!

  Although Chu Ping is far from attaining spiritual enlightenment today, he can infer the whole from a single detail and know the green mountain from a single green leaf.

  Through the relics, in the holes of the whole body like the stars in the sky, condense the elixir similar to the relics, its wonder is far beyond the Vairocana Diamond Body!

  The entire body's true yuan is like a burst dam, crazily surging into the acupoints all over the body. Inside each acupoint, there is also a tiny whirlpool, like a black hole absorbing the swarming true yuan.

  At present, Chu Ping has already reached the realm of Xuanji Neiying, illuminating all phenomena, and his spiritual consciousness is extremely powerful. At the same time, he effortlessly controls the vortex within all the acupoints in his body, with great ease and mastery.

  Six sarira floated on top, some were sharp like a pointed tooth, some were round and smooth like a bright pearl, and some were like a blooming lotus flower, with different shapes. They themselves were also like agate and pearls, emitting a faint white light, which merged into a large cluster of misty air, wrapping Chu Ping up like a huge cocoon. As Chu Ping breathed in and out inside, it swelled and expanded, extremely mysterious and wonderful.

  Inside the ocean of energy, the true origin is rolling and surging, rushing out to all parts of the body. Some are thick and large like a rainbow, while others are fine and weak like silk. They rush to various acupoints, slowly condensing into round, lustrous, and crystal-like dan pills that resemble sarira.

  However, in a short moment, Chu Ping felt that more than half of the true yuan in his dantian was sucked away, while the vortex inside the acupoint spun faster and faster, frantically absorbing the true energy flowing through his meridians.

  "If this goes on, I'm afraid that in a little while, I'll be sucked dry!" Chu Ping secretly cried out, and the Mud Ball Palace's Yu Ta suddenly emitted a fierce light, which even burst out of his body, transforming into a cloud of fog!

  The chaotic yuan force stored in the six layers of the tower burst out with a loud roar, like a dam breaking and a heavenly river collapsing, quickly pouring into the meridians and rushing towards the acupoints all over the body.

  The Chu Ping Ling Tai is clear and calm, like an onlooker who manipulates all places, where there is deficiency, it is supplemented, where there is excess, it is dissipated. Under the scrutiny of the spirit's awareness, the entire body's meridians are like countless intersecting highways, with the true yuan flowing through them like a stream of cars, seemingly chaotic yet perfectly orderly, not a single thread out of place.

  The white light emitted by Shariputra was also divided into a thousand million by Chu Ping, driving the vortex inside the hole to become even more perfect.

  It was as if a long, long time had passed, yet it seemed extremely short. Chu Ping gradually felt that every part of his body was filled to the brim, and the thousands of apertures inside him were like inflated leather balls, bulging with air. He knew that the true energy stored in the meridians had reached its limit, but the fullness of his physical body still seemed insufficient!

  "It's just me, with the incredibly vast yuan force within the universe as my backing, that I can condense my physical body like this and transform into someone else. Unless one constantly consumes all sorts of spiritual medicines, it would be impossible to replenish such an astonishing amount of yuan energy!"

  Perceiving the filling within the acupoints, Chu Ping separated a strand of divine consciousness, and the Yuetai in the Mudan Palace suddenly reversed its rotation. Each layer of the tower emitted a wave of vibrations, which were transmitted to all parts through the air.

  Inside the cave, the Qi Dan condensed from the vortex touched this wave and instantly shrank at an astonishing speed. However, it became even more refined, transforming into a drop of Taiyi True Origin through the gradual transformation of true energy.

  Yu Tower manipulates space, under Yu Tower, countless lives are reduced to ants, life and death are not in one's own hands. The power of space is boundless, even the stars in the sky can be destroyed or preserved, all at a mere thought, let alone manipulating this small hole of yuan force!

  The true energy inside the cave was compressed by the universe tower into pure white, and there was an endless influx of primordial chaos energy, until it was filled to the brim, and then compressed again. Gradually, the cave was filled with a floating, mercury-like substance that slowly filled up all the major caves.

  "It is said that in Daoist cultivation, there is the concept of 'returning the jade liquid to refine the elixir'. The ancient scriptures also speak of it. In ancient times, cultivators would condense the golden elixir and attain great enlightenment. The power of the golden elixir is unstoppable, indestructible, and eternal. It can seize control of heaven and earth's creation, invade the mysteries of yin and yang, and is indeed the ultimate creative method. This jade liquid within the acupoints still requires refinement through elixir!"

  Chu Ping urged the universe tower, layer by layer, fluctuating and undulating like water ripples compressing the true yuan in the hole to shrink and transform into **, but no matter what, it still cannot make the jade liquid return to Dan, achieve the Sheli Golden Elixir!

  "Since Yu Ta is transformed from an ancient great saint of Qitian Sect, I also practice the skills of Qitian Sect, it should be possible too!"

  In his heart, he made up his mind. The Qitian Gongfa was rumbling and operating, the essence of his body was highly condensed, and he imagined the ancient tower with the magical power of Wuxiang Temple!

  In an instant, the muddy palace inside was turbulent and empty, striking the tower body, and immediately there were countless illusory tower shadows overlapping, densely arranged into a piece!

  Chu Ping's heart was filled with joy, his mind stirred, and countless tower shadows instantly rushed into the hole, one tower per hole, compressing all the liquid true yuan.

  "It is said in the Taoist scriptures that Jade Fluid is the water in the kidneys, which rises to the heart and combines with the two energies to pass through the Heavy Tower, then it becomes saliva, filling the Jade Pool, called Jade Fluid. Swallowing it from the Central Field down to the Lower Field is called Returning the Elixir!"

  "In reality, it's not about transcending the heavens or speaking of the ultimate truth. It's about water and fire complementing each other, like turtles and snakes entwined! Although I haven't reached this level in my cultivation, this pagoda is indeed a manifestation of the Great Perfection of the Heavenly Equilibrium. I can borrow its form and meaning, relying on the divine power of the relics to transform the dust into elixirs!"

  Whether it's the Taoist scriptures or the Qitian Gongfa, interspersed with the magical powers of the Wuxiang Temple's visualization realm, each one flows through my mind!

  "Jade liquid returns to Dan, it is condensed in the Dan Tian, I borrow its method, in each acupoint, steal its spirit and change its form, naturally can also communicate! The great way of heaven, different paths same return, all return to one!"

  Everywhere, the phantoms of the cosmic tower shattered and fragmented within the acupoints, mixed with countless thunderous explosions. Chu Ping's heart remained steadfast, holding onto the Ming Wang seal, and also had the serene and calm spirit of the relics, unmoving and unshakeable. The liquid true yuan within the acupoints was instantly enveloped and compressed by the phantoms of the cosmic tower. Along with the powerful energy released from the shattering of the cosmic tower, it instantly condensed into tiny, dust-like solid spheres.

  In ancient legend, when the heaven and earth were still in chaos and not yet separated, it was Pangu who used a giant axe to split them apart, after which the heaven and earth took shape and the universe was established.

  Only when all is lost can we find a new way of life!

  The Uta illusion created by Chuping is far from the power of Pangu's giant axe that opened up the sky and earth, but this is not opening up the sky and earth, it's just borrowing the ultimate destruction to evolve the power of survival!

  In the end, in all the pores of the body, there are tiny existences floating around!

  Under Chu Ping's inner vision, there were solid beads the size of mustard seeds, like golden dan relics, containing the universe within, although tiny, they were indestructible!

  Chu Ping let out a long sigh, slowly gathering his true yuan. Inside his dan Tian, there was also a crystal-like dan pill, like a sarira but not a sarira, like a golden elixir but not a golden elixir, in the shape of a lotus flower with nine petals unfolding!

  Every part of the body is also such a thing, but they are all round and smooth, like bright pearls, and like the stars in the sky. From afar, they are tiny and indistinguishable, yet they have countless lights illuminating the universe!

  The relic floating on top also fell back into his hand, Chu Ping stood up and re-hung it around his neck, a warm and cool feeling spread through his body, making him feel extremely comfortable.

  Her skin is as smooth and lustrous as a beautifully carved jade, her eyes are bright and sparkling like lightning, her black hair is like a ribbon, contrasting with her pale skin, like the harmony of yin and yang.

  At present, Chu Ping has finally broken through the Golden Stronghold realm. The solidity of his physical body far surpasses the divine powers of Wuxiang Temple and is a brand new cultivation method that combines the essence of Buddhism and Taoism!

  "The realm of Vajra is indeed difficult, but it's still a method of the physical body, and there are still traces to follow! I'm not lacking in spiritual energy either, so I can do it so easily! The realm of Prajna is wisdom and spiritual understanding, a method of cultivating one's mind, if one hasn't experienced the great affairs of the world and maintained their original heart, peeking into the ultimate principle of heaven and earth, wanting to break through is as difficult as ascending to heaven! Now wanting to make another breakthrough, without an opportunity, I'm afraid it will take several decades or even a hundred years!"

  "The Golden Elixir is fully formed, and the lifespan can be extended to three hundred years. With my refined spirit and energy being complete and full, I am even above the Golden Elixir, perhaps able to reach four hundred years. With such a lifespan, it would be difficult to break through like a shell, and there would be no need to continue cultivating!"