Chapter Six: The First Closed-Door Meditation

  Ding Hao didn't start cultivating immediately after he closed his doors. He wanted to do things well, so he first benefited from the tools, and then recalled the most basic knowledge of cultivation in the Jade Book.

  The main purpose of the Qi-refining stage is to open up the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, Ren and Du meridians, allowing the true energy to flow freely in the meridians. One can either do it by oneself or with the help of others to unblock the meridians. If one cultivates on their own, it usually takes ten to twenty years, but with the help of the Eight-Winged Purple Dragon's inner elixir, Ding Hao believes he can greatly shorten this process.

  After re-entering concentration, Ding Hao could already fully feel the fluctuations of his true period running within his body — although it was still very weak.

  These true energies are slowly flowing along the trajectory of Wuji Magic, and each cycle returns to the Dantian. The spiritual energy provided by the eight-winged purple python's inner elixir is still only a little, but Ding Hao has already felt the benefits are not shallow. The true energy in his Dantian is growing stronger, and Ding Hao's mind is completely immersed in this cultivation!

  After an unknown period of time, Ding Hao suddenly felt that the fluctuation pattern of the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner dan had become abnormal. At first, it no longer followed its own trajectory, and then it continued to throb slowly, giving Ding Hao a hallucination as if his body had two hearts.

  Ding Hao knew that the time for the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir to take effect had finally arrived. He felt no fear in his heart, only anticipation. This was the most critical moment for him. Although he clearly understood the threat the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir posed to his body, he also knew it could bring him even greater benefits. Ding Hao enjoyed taking on challenges.

  The eight-winged purple python's inner elixir began to emit a scorching power, and Ding Hao could feel the terrifying aura of the small eight-winged purple python's inner elixir. The aura grew from small to large and started to become chaotic, completely beyond Ding Hao's control. That heart-piercing pain returned once again!

  Ding Hao's body had developed a strong resistance due to the past two days of cultivation, and it hadn't reached an unbearable level yet. The spiritual energy of the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir finally burst out violently, his body seemed to have become the center of a storm, wave after wave of sharp pain began to impact Ding Hao's body and nerves!

  Ding Hao's body had begun to shake violently, and every cell in his body seemed to be vibrating along with the Eight-Winged Purple Wyrm's inner dan. His clothes were already drenched with sweat, and both his body and mind were enduring inhuman torment. Time seemed to have come to a complete standstill at this moment, and the Eight-Winged Purple Wyrm's inner dan showed no signs of stopping its violent reaction, instead growing more intense by the second!

  When Ding Hao felt he couldn't hold on any longer, he unexpectedly discovered a strange thing. Although the true energy was completely flowing randomly, there were small streams that coincidentally followed the trajectory of the Wuji Magic Art and ran along it. At first, this stream of true energy was extremely weak, to the point where Ding Hao couldn't feel it at all, but it was absorbing other true energies and gradually growing stronger.

  In a short while, Ding Hao could no longer ignore its existence. In just the time it took to drink a cup of tea, it had become the largest and most powerful true energy in his body, and the other chaotic true energies were being gradually eroded by it. It was only a matter of time before they were completely consumed by it.

  It was for this reason that Ding Hao felt his body gradually recovering normally, the pain had gone far away from him, and the true energy provided by the Eight-winged Purple Python's inner elixir was still increasing. However, now as soon as the Eight-winged Purple Python's inner elixir produced true energy, it was completely absorbed and utilized by this energy, posing no threat to his body at all.

  But this true energy was completely controllable by Ding Hao, and each circulation made him feel that his dantian had grown stronger.

  At this time, Ding Hao began to feel that the Wuji Demon Technique was not entirely useless after all. This ability to absorb other true energies and strengthen oneself was something he had never heard of before!

  Ding Hao is no longer a completely ignorant cultivator, the library has some introductory books on high-level cultivation methods, he has read several of them, but he has never heard of any cultivation or demon cultivation method having such an ability!

  This ability means that Ding Hao is completely clear, and suddenly has a feeling of picking up a treasure. Swallowing other people's hard-won cultivation of true power and turning it into his own, this absolutely conforms to the demonic sect's motto of harming others for one's own benefit!

  Ding Hao started to think that the people of Wuji Demon Sect were the most foolish cultivators in the world, abandoning this unparalleled cultivation method and switching to other methods.

  Thinking carefully again, it's not right. Chen Ling and Ma Feng's cunning is absolutely not like that of a foolish person. They must have had some problems in their cultivation and failed to bring out this ability, otherwise Wuji Demon Sect would not have fallen into a situation where everyone can be deceived!

  The true energy released by the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir was getting weaker and weaker, basically being produced and then swallowed up and digested by the Unranked Magic every time. After a short while, the true energy would recover to normal again. At this point, Ding Hao already knew that this episode had passed, and he began to look forward to the next episode arriving earlier. Just this brief moment of outbreak made him feel like he had gained immense benefits, and from now on, he wouldn't have to worry about the pain caused by the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir outbreaks!

  Ding Hao no longer practiced, but instead took out the jade slip to study the most basic cultivation methods. Although Ding Hao spent the past two days reading and researching in his free time, there were just too many things that one needed to master in the Cultivation World, and it was impossible for him to digest them all in just two days!

  In this way, Ding Hao would cultivate with all his might every time the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner dan erupted, and after the eruption, he would begin to study the basic knowledge of cultivating truth in the Jade Simplified Characters. When a person's energy is completely focused on doing something, they can forget the existence of time.

  Nor did he know how long had passed - a few days or several months? Ding Hao could no longer tell.

  The Tao gives birth to One;One gives birth to Two;Two gives birth to Three;Three gives birth to all things.All things carry Yin and embrace Yang.They breathe in Qi and find harmony.

  Ding Hao was reading a basic cultivation book when he came across this passage, which said that after the fusion of yin and yang, cultivation would be twice as effective. The true energy of the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir was scorching hot, belonging to fire, which belonged to yang. Water belonged to yin, so where could he go to find yin to fuse with?

  Water belongs to yin? Water belongs to yin! That's right, the cold pool is just suitable. Thinking of this, Ding Hao decided that next time when the eight-winged purple python inner elixir erupts, he will go to the cold pool to practice. At this time, Ding Hao's strange meridian, Ren and Du two meridians have been opened, and has reached the fetal breathing stage, can completely rely on internal breathing without relying on mouth and nose. Going to the pool to practice is also feasible!

  After feeling the change in the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir, Ding Hao submerged himself in the Cold Pool. As soon as he entered the pool, he felt the cold air seemingly penetrate directly through his skin and surge into his bones. Although it was midsummer, he couldn't feel any temperature; his hands and feet were numb from the cold air seeping in, unable to move.

  But the flow of Wuji Magic was unaffected, still flowing slowly, and the speed at which it absorbed the inner dan spiritual energy of the Eight-Winged Purple Python also remained unchanged.

  This pool is over 100 meters deep, when Ding Hao sank to the bottom, his hands and feet could only recover through the protection of Wuji Magic, but his flexibility had greatly weakened. He sat cross-legged and began to cultivate.

  A surge of excitement flooded his mind, and indeed, the Wuji Magic Skill was not only absorbing the heat energy from the Eight-Winged Purple Wyrm's inner dan, but also absorbing the faint cold air from the Black Pool. Although the cold air was much softer than the heat energy from the Eight-Winged Purple Wyrm's inner dan, it was enough to make Ding Hao ecstatic, as the flow speed of the Wuji Magic Skill had increased significantly.

  As the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir heat grew stronger, the rotation speed of the Wuji Magic also accelerated, and later on, it was already unable to keep up with the Wuji Magic's devouring speed. At this time, Ding Hao's entire body was scorching hot, and the water flow around him emitted a gurgling sound. On top of his head, at the position of the Cold Pool, one bubble after another emerged, just like water boiling in a pot. Fortunately, there was still a one-zhang-high mist above the Cold Pool, so this situation did not attract the attention of other Wuji Magic Sect disciples!

  The time limit for the outbreak of the Eight-Winged Purple Python's inner elixir was limited and would not stop due to Ding Hao's efforts in cultivation. After the outbreak, Ding Hao checked his dantian and immediately knew that cultivating below was about twice as fast as above.

  It wasn't until then that he had the chance to take in the situation of the cold pond. There were no fish or any other living things inside, the water was crystal clear, and there weren't even any plants, it was too strange!

  Ding Hao moved around the bottom of the pool, opening his six senses to their fullest extent, but he didn't discover anything unusual. The only thing that was slightly strange was that as he continued to move, the water temperature had an extremely small difference, a difference that wasn't obvious at all, and if one didn't pay attention, they wouldn't even feel it. Ding Hao was someone who paid close attention to details, and since there were no other discoveries, he used his body to sense where the cold energy in the pool was the strongest through continuous movement.

  After a long period of pursuit, Ding Hao arrived at the place where the cold air was most intense.

  What fell before his eyes was a cave, and the marks at the entrance of the cave made it clear that it was absolutely man-made. The cold air was slowly spreading out from inside the cave, and the cold air at the entrance already made Ding Hao's body feel somewhat uncomfortable.

  Curiosity was immediately piqued, who was digging such a cave and for what purpose? Ding Hao couldn't help but wonder, entering the cave to discover that the source of the chill came from a handleless black long sword. The sword was about five feet long and half a foot wide, much longer than ordinary flying swords. It was made of a special material that was neither stone nor metal, emitting a cold aura that no one could ignore. Next to it was a pile of dry bones, a storage ring, and nothing else. The sword felt extremely heavy in his hand, almost falling down due to carelessness.

  A chill ran deep into his soul, and in an instant, Ding Hao became a man of ice. The No-Grade Magic automatically rotated, and the inexplicable chill of the long sword suddenly disappeared. The entire cold pool turned into a normal temperature, and Ding Hao could feel that this long sword seemed to have life, welcoming its master's return!

  It doesn't look like an ordinary object at all, and after studying it for half a day, I still can't figure out what's going on. Holding the storage ring in my hand, I couldn't use it no matter how hard I tried. According to the records of the Xiuzhen classics, I tried communicating with it multiple times using the prescribed method, but it was still useless.

  At this time, Ding Hao thought of the long sword he had just taken out, which was particularly effective against Wuji Magic. After using his magic to try again, he surprisingly succeeded in opening it. After flipping through the contents inside the ring, Ding Hao finally gained a brand new understanding of Wuji Magic Sect...