Chapter 109: Glimpsing the Creation of Nature

  Cultivation is a very dull thing, repeating the same process every day, and it's endless repetition, and this repetition may not necessarily have a return.

  Guide the spirit and refine the vital energy, circulate it around the body, transport and grind it, regulate yin and yang...

  But now Chu Ping had to do so, if a few years ago when he started practicing, it was a confused and unclear what he was practicing for! But now, he already has a goal!

  Blind eyes need to be restored, and also, go take a look at the top of the world, the young heroes of the Xiu Zhen realm! Everyone has a competitive heart, no one wants to admit that they are inferior to others, Chu Ping is no exception!

  In the temple of Wuyin, the chanting is like clouds, surrounding him day and night, allowing his dry Dao heart to gradually wear away in the quietness, becoming less tolerant of loneliness.

  Wusang Temple spans several hundred miles, not particularly large but absolutely not small. The Qingxin Hall where Dou Sheng resides is located on a solitary peak. Seven solitary peaks, seven halls.

  In the center is the highest peak that enters the clouds, which is the Daxiong Baodian where Master Huixin of Wuyou Temple resides. The other six peaks surround it, namely: Doumie's residence is Yanwu Hall, Doutian's residence is Jieliu Institute, Dou Sheng's residence is Qingxin Hall, Huaiwu's residence is Tianwang Hall, Huaixi's residence is Damo Institute, and Dou Xu's residence is Luohan Hall.

  Each peak is connected by iron chain bridges, hidden in the clouds and fog, forming a spectacular sight.

  Chu Ping often practiced in the Clear Heart Temple, standing at its highest point to gaze out at the other six peaks. He watched as the mist and clouds surged and the mountain winds howled, creating a kaleidoscope of scenery that seemed like a mirage on the sea. His divine sense resonated with the ever-changing fog and mist before him, and Chu Ping couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of creation, such was the beauty of this scene.

  Rumor has it that in the sea and estuaries, there is a spirit beast called the Mirage Dragon. As it swallows and spits, it can transform into pavilions, towers, beautiful scenery, people, cities, fields, rivers, and lakes, like a miniature world. It lures passing ships and living creatures to feed on them. I wonder if such a strange beast still exists in the world today.

  Feeling the clouds and mist swirling in front of him, blown by the mountain wind, Chu Ping suddenly thought of a spirit beast recorded in an ancient book, and couldn't help but think about it.

  The closest to the Qingxin Hall is the Jielü Courtyard on the left, which is exactly where Dou Tian resides. Chu Ping's divine consciousness probed far and wide, sweeping over the sea of clouds in front of him, and soon touched upon the scene inside the Jielü Courtyard.

  The first to enter the mind is a spacious courtyard, continuous and unbroken, with white towers standing tall, pavilions rising and falling, with nearly a hundred buildings, compared to the quiet serenity of the Clear Mind Hall, the Discipline Courtyard has an added sense of grandeur.

  "The Disciplinary Hall, it should be the place where monks who break the rules are punished. Just by hearing its name, one can imagine that Master Tianyi is a very strict and severe person." Chu Ping thought to himself as he looked at the massive Disciplinary Hall.

  His divine sense was in disarray, yet it was extremely hidden. According to the Heavenly Heart Method, he operated in harmony with the surrounding heaven and earth, as one. Unless someone with a higher strength than Chu Ping deliberately investigated, they would never discover it.

  Chu Ping also slowly walked down the main peak of Qingxin Temple, strolling freely in the vast cave sky of Wuxiang Temple. Wuxiang Temple stretches for hundreds of miles, and even at the foot of the mountain, there are countless temples hidden in the mountains and forests, where many disciples live.

  The Buddhist sects accept disciples differently from the Taoist sects. As the saying goes, "Taoism transforms the virtuous and Buddhism transforms the foolish." The Taoist sects select their disciples carefully, choosing those with exceptional talent and wisdom, and directly accepting them as their own. In contrast, the Buddhist sects do not discriminate based on talent or quality. Anyone who wishes to become a disciple is accepted, regardless of their background. These disciples then practice their skills and live in mountain temples, where they are screened by senior masters. Those who are deemed suitable are taken in as disciples, while those who are not remain as outer sect disciples under the temple's care.

  In Wusang Temple, there are a large number of outer disciples! So to say, in terms of the number of practitioners, Buddhism will always surpass Taoism, but if we talk about talented and skilled individuals, then Taoism wins by a margin!

  All those who have entered the Taoist sects are extremely talented geniuses, and even if they are not geniuses, they are still of above-average talent.

  Walking in the mountains, all around was quiet and still, with only the occasional sound of birds chirping and beasts roaring, adding to the tranquility. Chu Ping's heart stirred, his consciousness entering the ring, where he saw a purple-haired divine ape practicing its breath on a mountain peak within the ring's space, while the Black Tortoise beast remained asleep in the stream outside the pavilion.

  Jù Líng Zǐ, since being defeated and having his memories erased by the Xǐ Xīn Zhī Fǎ (Wash Heart Technique), can be said to have been reborn. His heart has become pure and grand, yet he still retains the natural talent of a Golden Ape, quietly following Chǔ Píng's side. Whenever Chǔ Píng is free, he would put Jù Líng Zǐ into his ring. Who can forget when Jù Líng Zǐ first entered the ring, Zhōu Huà and others hiding inside were shocked and frightened, all of them shaken by the enormous aura on Jù Líng Zǐ's body.

  Jū Líng Zǐ is different from Chǔ Píng, who has practiced orthodox superior techniques. He can conceal his own aura, but his body emits a rolling demonic energy that shoots straight up like wolf smoke, scattering in all directions and causing the beasts in the ring to retreat in shock and horror. As for Zhōu Huà, this kind of innate expert with keen senses, even more so than wild beasts, naturally can sense Jū Líng Zǐ's terror, retreating three houses away without a word, every day is spent in fear and trepidation.

  Chu Ping pulled it out from the ring, thought for a moment, and finally decided not to put the Jurenzi in the ring again. After all, such a powerful creature would disrupt the spiritual energy distribution inside the ring. If it absorbed and released spiritual energy for a long time, it might suck up all the spiritual energy inside! The speed at which the Golden Ape God absorbed spiritual energy was truly astonishing!

  Jiulingzi emerged from the ring, and Yang Tian let out a long whistle. The sound waves spread in all directions, like ripples on water flowing outward, shaking the air, swaying trees, and raising dust.

  Although the ring is also a world, it can't compare to the real universe. Being in it, one can't help but feel confined, like being in a cage. Coming out of it feels like regaining freedom. The sky is high and birds fly, the sea is vast and fish leap, this is true freedom!

  Divine consciousness exploration, indeed found that the ring's spiritual energy had thinned out a lot. Chu Ping was somewhat heartbroken, his mind racing wildly, when he suddenly thought of the vast and mighty primordial force within the Yu Tower.

  "Why not guide it into the ring instead? After all, this ring contains the universe, and the Yu Tower is too mysterious. I always feel that there's something profound about this tower that I haven't figured out yet. But in the end, we still need to preserve some of it. Later on, when refining the air and breaking through the pass, a large amount of primordial energy will be needed. Once it's absorbed into the ring, it'll disperse like the universe itself, turning into various types of primordial forces that would require great effort to reabsorb."

  Chu Ping thought of this, and immediately got to work, finding a large tree, sitting under the tree, immediately operating the Xuan Gong, sensing the Hunyuan Yuanli inside the Yu Tower, connecting the Yu Tower with the ring!

  Jiulingzi received Chu Ping's order, but was guarding him in secret. Being startled by others would still harm himself after all.

  The chaotic yuan force inside the universe was guided by Chu Ping, and immediately transformed into a gray light flow, which flowed out of Chu Ping's Niwan Palace like a giant gray dragon flying high, finally disappearing into the emerald green ring on his left hand.

  Under the divine consciousness of Chu Ping, the chaotic yuanqi infused into the ring instantly transformed into turbulent spiritual energy that dispersed in all directions. Some attached themselves to mountains, rivers, and trees, while others directly transformed into yin and yang energies. Others split into the five elements, densely flowing outwards.

  "Sure enough, the primordial energy of chaos dispersed into the universe and immediately transformed into various forms of spiritual energy, dissipating, decomposing, no longer a concentrated mass, just like in the vast world, elusive and intangible!"

  As more chaotic yuanqi was imported, the heavenly spiritual energy in the ring gradually became thicker and four strong auras almost appeared instantly in the ring, leaving Chu Ping astonished!

  Those four auras, one was thick and solid, one was soaring and passionate, one was light and whirling, and one was changing and transforming!

  As the four breaths emerged, the heaven and earth in the ring seemed to be inflated like a balloon, gradually swelling up. At the end of the heaven and earth, new worlds suddenly evolved!

  At the same time, the hidden jade pendant on Chu Ping's forehead suddenly flew out and rotated, with eight beams of light shining onto the ring like flowing water. Chu Ping probed it and found that the Eight Trigrams talisman was trembling violently, grinding against each other. Along with the radiance of the Eight Trigrams, a new space was born within the ring, gradually giving rise to heaven and earth, wind and thunder, mountains and rivers, water and fire - an entire world!

  Chu Ping was overjoyed, unexpectedly the new space's derivation actually stirred up the Bagua symbols inside the Ruyi Pearl, and in a split second, he poured almost half of the Yu Tower's yuanqi into the ring!

  The thunder in the ring was incessant, and with the injection of this vast yuanqi, the space inside the ring directly expanded to several thousand miles around. However, the density of the spiritual energy did not change much, it was just like when Chu Ping first obtained it, although rich, but also not shocking!

  Received the Ruyi Pearl and the Cosmic Tower, Chu Ping's mind and spirit immersed in the ring, feeling the newly added heaven and earth, and the flying birds and beasts inside were cheering and celebrating, as if they had also sensed the change.

  Chu Ping's divine consciousness transformed his body shape in the ring, reaching out to grab a handful of light, as if grasping a cluster of light from thin air. The light flowed and turned, with a halo dancing around it. Four different breaths rose and fell, each with its own mysterious aura.

  Feeling the changing aura in his hand, Chu Ping became somewhat distracted, muttering to himself, "Originally, the true essence of the Golden Elixir was forged from the four elements! The ancient Golden Elixir Grand Dao emphasized the harmony of earth, fire, wind, and water, refining them into a unified whole. The body would be as golden as an elixir, smooth like jade, and solid like steel! Is this what they mean by the true energy of the four elements?"

  Gently stroking the four strands of true energy that were directly pulled out from thin air, it was as if they were alive and lightly breathing. Chu Ping's heart was filled with shock! It wasn't just because of these four great true energies, but also because of what he had just witnessed - a transformation like the opening of heaven and earth, where the entire process of the universe emerging from chaos was revealed to him.

  "This is really an unexpected gain! From now on, I have a few more points of confidence in my observation and imagination of Pangu, the divine power that simulates the universe. My eyes are like the sun and moon, two stars, not just an illusion!"

  Looking at the pure Yang energy gathering into a ball of fire above his head, Chu Ping's heart was stirred! When the time comes, if he can really break open the primordial egg in the Mud Ball Palace, he will not only be able to restore his eyesight, but also become a cultivator who has achieved the Yuanying stage and entered the Baruo state.