Chapter 13: Immortal and Indestructible
Yang Fan sat cross-legged beside the bonfire, hugging Yuan Shouyi, his spirit highly concentrated, guarding that one piece of clarity in his spiritual platform.
At this moment, he was withstanding the information flow from the emerald halo, and his spiritual level was subjected to heavy impact, like a riverbank being swept away by a flood, which might collapse at any time.
Once unable to bear this spiritual pressure, Yang Fan may fall into mental confusion and become an idiot.
Therefore, Yang Fan did not dare to relax for a moment at this time.
Fortunately, although this information flow is very strong, it does not last long.
After a moment, Yang Fan lightly spat out a mouthful of turbid air, and several pea-sized beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
Xian Hong Jue - Remaining Volume - Refining Qi Chapter
A string of obscure and difficult-to-understand mnemonics kept swirling in Yang Fan's mind.
It turned out that Yang Fan had only obtained a part of the "Xian Hong Jue" manual, which was called "Cán Juǎn".
"The Remaining Volume" is divided into nine layers, which exactly correspond to the nine major realms of the Immortal Cultivation World: Refining Qi, Condensing Spirit, Building Foundation, Golden Elixir, Yuan Infant, Transforming Spirit, Merging Body, Crossing Calamity, and Mahayana.
At this moment, information about the remaining volume of Lianqi and the formula for the oral key naturally fell into Yang Fan's hands, and he began to have a preliminary understanding.
"It's indeed a heaven-defying cultivation method. The content of just the first layer, 'Refining Qi', is more than all the jade slips in my storage bag combined."
Yang Fan let out a breath of surprise.
After a long time of enlightenment, he had many more epiphanies in his heart.
He stood up, opened his eyes, and gazed at the night colors around him, feeling that every leaf, every stone, and every blade of grass contained an extremely intimate breath.
He opened his arms wide, wanting to embrace this vast nature, and his spirit even permeated the surrounding environment.
At this moment, within a radius of ten zhangs, any rustling of grass or wind would not escape his ears.
Even several feet away, the breathing sound of a small insect could not escape his senses.
What a subtle and wonderful atmosphere, it's so exciting and yet so natural.
After several breaths, Yang Fan withdrew from this state, feeling refreshed and invigorated, as if every pore on his body could breathe, smooth and unobstructed.
Standing in this dense forest, he has a sense of being in his element.
However, when he wanted to enter this magical realm again, he felt powerless.
It seems that this kind of state is naturally unattainable by force, and cannot be forced.
Yang Fan let out a light breath, but a hint of doubt arose: "Strange... this mantra is profound and abstruse, far more so than any spell or technique I've cultivated, yet why can I grasp one or two in such a short time?"
He certainly wouldn't think that all of this is due to his own talent.
One's own family knows one's true nature, Yang Fan's qualifications and talent are still passable in the southern neighbor Yang family, but if placed on the vast Eastern Victory Continent, they can only be considered mediocre.
Some ancient books record that a rare talent started practicing qigong in his mother's womb, concentrated his mind at the age of five and laid the foundation at the age of ten.
Of course, such freaks are extremely rare and limited to hearsay.
Yang Fan was able to become the number one prodigy of Yangjia Village, not only because of his talent, but also due to his own efforts and the careful guidance of his master.
After thinking for a long time, Yang Fan still couldn't figure it out, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Yang Fan continued to sit cross-legged, and he was in no hurry to make a breakthrough immediately. He began to carefully understand the contents of "Xianhong Jue: The Remaining Volume".
That vast flow of information is in a state of chaotic intertwining. The first layer of refining energy has crystal clear information, the second layer of condensing spirit has somewhat blurry information, and the third layer of building foundation has vague and unclear information, which can only display a small part of it.
As for what's above the foundation, it's a chaotic mess, and Yang Fan couldn't probe even a single thread of information.
In other words, although he received the information flow of "Xian Hong Jue · Can Juan", he can currently only understand the content of the first three layers.
"The information flow in 'The Remaining Volume' is terrifying, not only including the practice formulas and incantations from the Qi Refining stage to the Great Vehicle stage, but also numerous categories, including Alchemy Chapter, Herbs and Trees Chapter, Demon Spirit Chapter, Sacred Healing Chapter, Heterodox Techniques Chapter..."
Yang Fan had a preliminary look at the general content of these categories and was immediately overwhelmed by this vast ocean of knowledge.
For example, the Alchemy Chapter records the methods and material combinations for refining various spiritual elixirs and wonderful medicines.
Some of these elixirs are actually extremely precious medicinal pellets in the Immortal Cultivation Realm.
For example, the elixir of beauty can greatly delay the aging of a cultivator's appearance.
Cultivators may be cultivating immortality, but they are not necessarily able to stay forever young, and their appearance will still decline with age. The degree of decline is related to the cultivator's level of cultivation.
If the cultivation progress is extremely fast, entering the Condensing Spirit stage before the age of 20, building the foundation before the age of 50, and forming the elixir before the age of 100, then the cultivator's appearance can remain around 20 years old for a relatively long period.
However, such geniuses only account for a small proportion in the cultivation world. Moreover, during the cultivation process, they often encounter bottlenecks, and even geniuses will stagnate because of this. Therefore, most cultivators in the cultivation world will slowly age over time.
Male monks may not care about it, but beautiful female monks might even consider this as important as their life.
Perhaps the Rejuvenating Pellet had little actual effect on cultivators, but Yang Fan also saw a "Longevity Pellet" in the Dan-refining chapter.
As its name suggests, Yan Shou Dan can increase a cultivator's lifespan.
For cultivators, temptation can be fatal.
The long and winding road of cultivation has countless cultivators, who, as their lifespan comes to an end, turn into a pile of yellow earth, desolate and without comparison.
"Yanshou Dan, this is a spiritual elixir that has almost been lost in the cultivation world!"
Yang Fan was amazed.
Apart from the Rejuvenating Pellet and the Longevity Pellet, there are countless other wondrous pellets in the Alchemy Chapter that Yang Fan had never even heard of.
"Alchemists hold an extremely lofty position in the realm of cultivating immortals."
Yang Fan had an idea in his mind, but it was just a flash and he didn't make a decision.
He then went on to dabble in several other genres.
The chapter on plants lists countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures between heaven and earth, including poisonous substances, spiritual substances, and numerous strange flowers and grasses. Among them, there is also a set of techniques for distinguishing the toxicity of plants.
The Youling Pian is similar to the Caomu Pian, listing the demons and monsters of the world.
Yang Fan is not interested in the content of these two articles.
The subsequent Sacred Healing Chapter surprisingly talks about medicine!
The content of Sheng Liao Pian occupies half of several categorized chapters.
Yang Fan couldn't help but reveal a look of astonishment.
It seems like the previous Alchemy Chapter, Herbalism Chapter and Spiritual Beings Chapter were just laying the foundation for this "Sacred Healing Chapter".
The Scripture of Holy Healing discusses the pharmacology of all things under heaven, including human anatomy, the structure of mythical creatures and the structure of various species. It delves into the profound aspects, even incorporating the way of healing into the grand Tao of nature.
Among them, Sheng Liao Pian emphasizes the selfless spirit of silent dedication and universal love.
Nonsense!
Yang Fan didn't believe in this theory, so he skipped the "Holy Healing Chapter" and started reading the "Heterodox Chapter".
The chapter on "Heterodox and Unorthodox Methods" described various magical techniques and divine abilities, which immediately caught Yang Fan's attention.
"Heavens... there are actually quite a few lost spells from the Xianxia world in here."
Yang Fan suddenly became excited and started browsing the contents of "Pangmen Zuodao Pian", including techniques such as Avoiding Water Jue, Mi Tuo Step, Easy Disguise Technique, Phantom Split Body Technique, Externalization, Thunderbolt Technique, and countless other magical and mysterious skills that made his eyes dazzle.
Of course, most of the magical powers contained within can't be cultivated with his current level of cultivation, unless he can enter the Condensing Spirit period or even the Building Foundation period.
This chapter is a general outline of the side gates and left paths: this chapter is only for the side gates and left paths, it can only be browsed, it's hard to become the great way.
This sentence was like a basin of cold water poured onto Yang Fan's face.
What kind of logic is this?
The broad and selfless spirit of medical ethics is promoted as the great way of heaven, while the mysterious and magical techniques are referred to as minor ways or heretical paths.
Xian Hong Jue was indeed very powerful, and it made Yang Fan's heart move suddenly.
The first major advantage of this skill is that it allows for eternal youth. The second major advantage is a long lifespan, almost twice that of a cultivator of the same level.
Especially when Yang Fan enters that state of blending into his surroundings, the feeling of being able to control everything is so thrilling.
What moved Yang Fan the most was still the huge potential of this set of skills.
The contents of the remaining volume actually include nine realms from the "Refining Qi Period" to the "Mahayana Period".
Across nine major boundaries!
What does this represent?
It is a set of kung fu that can truly achieve immortality!
But Yang Fan was not convinced!
The next moment, he entered Xianhong Space.
Chapter 1 is out, hehe, with everyone's support, this book was signed yesterday and the contract has been sent out, no more delays are possible.
