Chapter Thirty-One: Guiding Qi into the Body

  Qingfeng Cliff! Qingyan looked down at the platform under his feet, shining like a mirror, as if made of jade. Standing on this three-zhang-wide and nine-zhang-long place, Qingyan felt as if he had entered another world isolated from the outside. On the precipice, surprisingly, there was no feeling of being blown by strong mountain winds, making one's eyes dizzy and mind shaken. He only felt a gentle breeze caressing him, with a glance, the mountains were beautifully colored, like a painting. It made people feel carefree and joyful, as if they could drift away with the wind, with a sense of ascending to immortality.

  Looking back at the two crimson characters "崆峒", the distance that is so close yet feels no momentum bursting out, only a sense of sharpness and gentleness turning inward, smooth and effortless, extremely peaceful and soft, without any domineering air.

  In admiration, the great ancestor is truly a divine being! Just looking at these two words, one can see that he is an extraordinary cultivator of unparalleled attainments. He is indeed worthy of being the founding ancestor of our sect, a genius born of heaven!

  Qingyan carefully examined the two characters "崆峒", and then found three small characters below them. They were considered small because the two characters above were really too big, making these three characters seem much smaller in comparison.

  "Qing Feng Ya!" Qing Yan said, these three words were also four feet in size and the same crimson color. The brushwork was exactly the same as the previous two words, naturally it was also carved by Dafang Zushi. He then turned to Qing Xu and said, "Big Brother Master, Dafang Zushi is truly a divine being! To be able to leave his mark in such a high place and create such a large platform, most importantly I didn't even feel like we were on a cliff!"

  Qing Xu said, "Although Qingfeng Cliff stands on this precipice, when Dafang Zushi opened up this place, he used the power of Taiqing Dao to set up a wall of air, enclosing the space of hundreds of feet above and below, left and right. That's why you and I don't have that feeling of standing at the edge of a cliff or relying on the precipice."

  Qingyan was extremely surprised and said, "It's been over a thousand years, hasn't the Taoist doctrine of our ancestors disappeared yet? Moreover, I don't feel anything at all!"

  Qingxu shook his head and said, "The Ancestor's body possesses the supreme divine power, the Taicheng Dao force he bestowed is in harmony with the spiritual energy here, circulating and flowing endlessly, so it won't disappear. You haven't established your foundation yet, naturally you can't feel it. When your Taicheng Dao force reaches a certain level, you'll discover that invisible and intangible wall of air!"

  Qingyan's face now had a very complex expression, both surprised and envious, and after a while he said "It's really too amazing!" It was unclear whether he was referring to the Great Ancestor or the spiritual energy of this mountain, or perhaps both.

  He walked back and forth on the platform several times, only to find that this platform was integrated with Qingming Peak as a whole, just like it was natural, and it was really impossible to see if it was opened up by human beings. Dafang Zushi is indeed... , Qingyan couldn't help but praise again.

  Qing Xu looked at him, lost in thought, and had already forgotten why he came here. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Qing Yan's face change, his hands patted his body, as if something was missing. He asked, "Little Shidi, what's wrong?"

  Qing Yan suddenly remembered that he had changed his Taoist robe, and the Taiji pouch that was originally placed in his bosom seemed to have been left at Songfeng Temple. This thing is said by Zhao Wujin to be a peerless divine object, and inside it are also the Forgetful Fan and the Cold Rhinoceros Dagger. Since obtaining these three treasures, he had never parted with them for even a moment, although the Taiji pouch was sealed with spiritual energy and did not reveal its presence, but as soon as it was not on his body, he suddenly felt that something was missing and became more worried. When Qing Xu asked him, he replied: "I left the bag I always carry with me at Songfeng Temple!"

  Qingxu had also seen that pouch of his, and he always treated it as if it were a treasure. At the time, she thought to herself "After all, he's just a kid, treating an ordinary pouch like it's a precious gem!" Who knew that was actually the legendary Taiji Pouch? Now seeing his anxious expression change, she said "Since it's fallen into Songfeng Guan, there's nothing to worry about, it won't get lost!"

  "Hey, we've all come out, and there's no one inside either. What if someone comes in?"

  Qingxu burst out laughing and said, "Silly junior brother, you think it's that easy to get into Songfeng Pavilion? Let me tell you! The surroundings of Mingyue Peak are all set with restrictions by our sect. It's very difficult for outsiders to find the top of Mingyue Peak. The small path we took yesterday is impossible for outsiders to discover, even if someone accidentally finds it, they won't be able to reach Mingyue Peak and will turn back halfway!"

  Qingyan felt relieved when he heard that, but then thought again and said "But Master Brother, didn't the wooden-hearted Daoist also come in yesterday? He's not from our sect either!"

  Qing Xū heard the words and was taken aback for a moment, almost saying that it was their master who had come. He could only explain, "This is because Mù Xīn Dào Cháng is a friend of our master, so he naturally knows some things about our sect and some Taoist methods, which is why he can come to Sōng Fēng Guān!"

  Qingyan nodded, thinking that it was indeed a thorough relief. Then he remembered the purpose of his visit to Qingfeng Cliff and said, "Big Brother Master, then I'll start practicing now."

  Qingxu saw him and finally remembered what he should do, solemnly saying "Younger brother, when practicing, you must have a clear mind and a calm spirit! Otherwise, there will be great disaster. You just started cultivating, stability is more important than speed, go ahead with your practice! I'll protect you from the side!"

  Qing Yan knew that his senior brother was thinking of him and solemnly replied "I remember, Senior Brother can rest assured!"

  Qingyan sat cross-legged on the platform, with his hands placed on his knees, and above his head were the two characters "Kongtong" carved by Dafang Zhenren.

  Eyes slightly closed, as if open yet not, calming the spirit and focusing the mind, listening without hearing, seeing without seeing, emptying the body, uninvaded by the myriad things, all thoughts eliminated.

  He had just practiced the method of guiding Qi, and in a short moment, he entered the state of emptiness. After a while, he only felt a thread of cool air entering his body through the pores all over his body, knowing that this was the spiritual energy being guided into his body. He was overjoyed in his heart, but dared not to be careless and continued to meditate on the method. The spiritual energy was slowly and quickly introduced into him in an orderly manner.

  Everything went smoothly, Qingxu let out a sigh of relief beside him. The young junior brother had high comprehension and made good progress in the first step. After the spiritual energy accumulated to a certain extent within his body, he could practice the method of refining spiritual energy into true energy. Only then would he truly be able to absorb the spiritual energy for himself. Then, by directing the energy back to its origin and clearing the meridians throughout his body, the flow of true energy would become unobstructed, which would mean that the foundation had been successfully established.

  After a while, Qingyan just started to practice the Taoist method according to Qingxu's experience. Being able to work for so long is already a very long time. In theory, at this time, Qingyan should wake up by himself and complete his work. However, after another period of time, Qingyan was still practicing and had no intention of stopping. Qingxu's face was already worried, but Qingyan was clearly practicing, nothing wrong. Qingxu could only wait, but after six periods of time, Qingyan still didn't wake up, this time Qingxu was really panicked.

  It took six hours to complete the exercise, which was only possible after a month of cultivating Taiqing's power. Qingxu looked at Qingyan with a calm expression and even breathing, clearly having grasped the essence of the technique without any flaws.

  Qing Yu helplessly knew that Qing Yan had entered a deep meditative state, and it would be unwise to forcibly wake him up now. All he could do was wait. This waiting lasted for another six hours, and Qing Yan's first attempt at circulating his Qi took an entire day, with no signs of waking up yet.

  Qingyu is really astonishing, it seems that since the independence of the Kunlun School, no one has ever achieved this in a day without any prior practice or training. Qingyan is absolutely the first person to break through the sky!

  Qing Yu didn't expect that Qing Yan seemed determined to take Bao Tian Huang all the way. Time passed quickly, and before he knew it, seven days had gone by.

  Spring thunderstorms, heavy rain pouring down, washing this earth and all living things growing on it.

  Although the heavy rain was urgent and the strong wind was fierce, Qingfeng Cliff was surrounded by a wall of air transformed by the power of Taiqing Dao, so the wind and rain did not penetrate, only a faint gentle breeze flowed lightly. Qingxu looked at the scenery outside Qingfeng Cliff, what a big storm it is!

  Looking at Qingyan again, he was still the same, sitting there motionless for seven days. Thinking about it, Qingxu couldn't help but wonder what his own mood was like anymore. For these seven days, he had been guarding here without leaving, afraid that something unexpected would happen to his younger brother. But day after day, looking at Qingyan's calm and peaceful face, his even and steady breathing, it was simply the demeanor of a high-ranking Taoist master, and even Qingxu himself felt that this was normal.

  Now numb nerves Qingxu, out of nothing bitter smile is just take a look at the magnificent scenery of this Cuizong Mountain!

  Seven days have passed, little brother, please wake up soon! You've already broken the record for the longest time spent in this initial Qi-guiding exercise, surpassing all your predecessors. Now you're absolutely number one in this aspect! Qingxu's heart is anxiously pleading with you.

  It seems Qingyan heard Qingxu's plea and reacted!

  Suddenly, Qingyan's breathing paused, his calm face slightly moved, and Qingxu saw it clearly, overjoyed! Thinking he was going to wake up! But, Qingyan only made a slight movement before returning to normal.

  The calmness of her heart had turned cold once again, and before the joyful expression on her face could even fade away, a look of terror filled her entire face.

  Only to see Qingyan's breath, which had always been extremely even, suddenly became fast and slow, but extremely regular, three long and two short, the long was extremely long, and the short was extremely short.

  Qingxu was very familiar with this change in aura, and the flow of air so clearly indicated that Qingyan was cultivating his energy!

  Qingyan started cultivating his Qi, and after guiding the Qi for seven days, he actually began to cultivate his Qi. This was no joke, Qingxu knew that he had passed on the introductory mental method of Qingyuan's Taoist Qi cultivation to Qingyan, although there were methods for cultivating Qi, but Qingyan hadn't learned that far yet!

  Qing Xiao knew he couldn't let his little brother mess around anymore, cultivating Qi wasn't a joke, if something went wrong with the cultivation, the meridians would be damaged and that would be a big problem. He couldn't care about so much now, he could only force him awake. Just as he was about to wake Qing Yan, someone spoke up.

  "Calm down, no need to rush! Take another look!" The voice was calm and steady, without a hint of anger.

  "This voice was extremely familiar, clear and empty, surprised and delighted, calling out 'Master! You've come!'"

  Guang Xian has arrived, right after Qing Xu's body. His slender and small figure, wearing a loose Daoist robe, with sparkling eyes, standing with his hands behind his back, quite having the demeanor of a sect leader.

  He gazed at Qingyan sitting quietly there, his eyes flickering constantly, as if lost in thought. This moment was so quiet!