Chapter 10: The First Step on the Path of Cultivation!

  "Good." The ancient Taoist nodded his head, his face gradually becoming serious. He spoke slowly: "Now I will impart the incantation to you, listen carefully."

  As soon as his voice fell, Gu Dao's lips moved, and a series of obscure syllables were slowly spat out from his mouth.

  "The ultimate truth is always empty and quiet, mysterious transformation responds to true essence."

  Divided into all things, condensed scenery in the Three Purities.

  Suddenly, there is an image of existence; when one's mind is empty, he sees the formless.

  Failed to seek liberation, nourishing the soul in heaven and earth.

  Five billion heavens and realms, three thousand paths of cultivation.

  Life and death are infinite, and right and wrong are yet to be determined.

  The six senses are all unreal, and all phenomena return to emptiness.

  The body is exhausted from troubles, and the mind is forever bound to worldly dust.

  Raise your sword to break through the heavenly gate, and swing it again to cut off the earthly pivot.

  ……”

  Mo Bei immediately focused his attention to twelve points and listened carefully.

  After two cups of tea.

  The ancient path recited the incantation three times, and after finishing the transmission of the oral formula, he cleared his throat and slowly said: "This chapter's oral formula is called the Pre-Heaven Extreme Tao True Demon Formula."

  "It's the Xiantian Extreme Demon Sect's foundational mantra, which must be recited upon entry. It consists of over a thousand characters. Whether you have affinity with it depends on how well you comprehend this mantra. Do you remember it?"

  Mo Bei muttered to himself in a low voice, his brow slightly furrowed. He only looked up and replied after hearing the words: "The junior has already remembered."

  "Hmm, if you have any doubts, feel free to ask." Gu Dao said.

  Mo Bei had long been waiting for this sentence and hastily asked: "This oral formula, the scenery is condensed in Sanqing. Master, may I ask which three Qing are referred to?"

  Mo Bei directly called out to his master, pulling on their relationship!

  "The Upper Clarity, the Jade Clarity and the Great Clarity are the three purities of my Pre-Heavenly Extreme Demon Sect. They differ from other sects! With these three acupoints, a triangular region is formed for enlightenment and cultivation."

  Mo Bei pondered in his heart, and after a moment's thought, he asked: "Then Master, 'Yang Jian breaks the heavenly gate, and swings to cut off the earthly pivot', it seems like an inspiring phrase, but is there also a hidden meaning? What does it point to?"

  "In ancient Daoist scriptures, the term 'Tian Que' often refers to the Zi Fu (Purple Mansion), while 'Di Zhui' refers to the Ren Du and Xuan Guan. To break through Tian Que means to open up the Zi Fu, connecting Heaven and Earth."

  "When the earth is cut, it connects to the central axis and penetrates the surrounding heaven. In this way, the first two sentences also have an explanation, referring to transforming the true energy inside the body into sharp and keen spiritual energy, which is hard and sharp, so it can flow freely without obstruction."

  Mo Bei asked again: "Master, in that Soul Nourishing Heaven and Earth, there must be some rules too!"

  "The ancient path nodded and said: 'I am the Pre-Heaven Extreme Demon Sect. The heavens refer to the divine thoughts in my mind, and the earth refers to the blood energy in my heart. This is the heaven and earth of my Pre-Heaven Extreme Demon Sect!'"

  Mo Bei suddenly enlightened, remembering Gu Dao's words firmly in his heart.

  If it weren't for Master's teachings and my own careful consideration, I'm afraid I would have gone astray once again.

  For three hours, Mo Bei asked all the questions he didn't understand and Gu Dao explained them patiently. Mo Bei remembered every word of his explanation without missing a single character.

  In this inexplicable inquiry, the potential point behind Mo Bei's plus sign suddenly started to increase in value, from its original 1, it surged all at once and rose to 13.

  Mo Beida was overjoyed, having such magical powers, what secret methods couldn't he learn by himself?

  It turns out that this plus sign is needed to absorb knowledge. I learned a lot from Master Gu Dao, and it's all secret transmission, so the numbers have increased significantly!

  The old man spoke for three hours without stopping!

  Finally said:

  "Alright. You have seven days, after that I'll come looking for you. If you can't comprehend the way of the immortals, then you'll only be able to become my demon servant."

  An ancient path, a sleeve fluttering, and in the next instant, his body began to fade away at a speed visible to the naked eye. In less than a moment, he had completely vanished from Mo Bei's line of sight.

  "Hmm..."

  Mo Bei let out a sigh and found a relatively cool cave in the desert, sat cross-legged.

  "Cultivation requires a mind free of distractions, and only with a calm heart can one attain enlightenment."

  "As long as I can refine the seeds of magic, I can use my own divine power!" Mo Bei muttered to himself, his mind constantly revolving around Gu Dao Yi's explanation.

  "It's okay, in my past life I had practiced the ancient method of Qigong, so I'm familiar with this breathing technique. Otherwise, just entering the state of Qigong practice would take a whole day and night, seven days wouldn't be enough."

  Mo Bei thought quietly in the dark.

  Proper posture, sitting meditation, entering concentration, controlling breath sensation.

  Mo Bei felt the true energy flowing slowly within his body. He closed his eyes, took a deep breath in, and then slowly exhaled, repeating this process three times.

  But in three breaths, his mind changed from being cluttered with wild thoughts to being single-minded and free of distractions, with a clear and calm mind.

  At this moment, his whole mind quickly enters a state of clarity where there is no thinking, no pondering, no hearing, no seeing, no welcoming, no sending off, no striving and no illuminating.

  His spirit concentrated at the Dan Tian, breathing softly, following the cultivation method of Xiū Zhēn to start cultivating!

  Night falls.

  The entire desert finally had a hint of coolness.

  The world is hushed in quiet, and even the crows and sparrows are silent.

  All I could hear was a faint, rhythmic panting coming from within the cave.

  "Breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out..."

  One breath, one world.

  Each breath was extremely calm, spaced half a stick of incense apart.

  Mo Bei had repeated this action for five or six hours, his expression remained as usual, neither urgent nor impatient, calm and unruffled, without any signs of anxiety or irritation.

  This is a rather long, boring and tedious process.

  Ordinary people are probably already unable to hold on, feeling anxious and confused, and starting to think wildly.

  If Mo Bei hadn't cultivated in his past life, he would have long formed the habit of being as still as a clock and adapted to the dullness. At this moment, he simply couldn't hold on, and his impatient nature caused his mood to fluctuate wildly, ultimately leading him to abandon everything and waste his time and energy.

  "Breathe in... breathe out..."

  When I had done two hundred rounds of Pranayama.

  Mo Beixing's heart slightly stirred, and he felt a warm current emerging from his dantian, slowly spreading throughout his body. Every pore on his skin seemed to open up, greedily absorbing the warmth.

  Feeling refreshed and invigorated all over.

  This warmth is extremely comfortable, slowly flowing through every inch of flesh and blood, tendons and bones in the entire body. It's as if being wrapped in a warm flame in the midst of extreme cold.

  His entire body felt comfortable, and in a daze, Mo Bei felt as if his whole body was floating.

  "I remembered that in the Xiantian Extreme Tao True Demon Scripture, this is called Entering the Spiritual Platform! In my past life, I had never reached such a state, but in this life, I finally succeeded!"

  A thread of surprise flowed through Mo Bei's heart.

  As the warmth of the dan Tian spread, Mo Bei suddenly discovered that a gentle power began to surge in, and in an instant, it enveloped his entire body, seeping into his skin.

  "What is this?" Mo Bei's heart skipped a beat, he could clearly feel that this power was gently and slowly seeping into his body, finally gathering in his meridians, following the flow of his meridians as they circulated.

  "Dantian bursts open, spiritual energy surges in! I understand now, this is spiritual energy! It must be spiritual energy!" Mo Bei exclaimed excitedly: "This world is different from the previous one, with dense spiritual energy. As long as we can absorb spiritual energy, the more spiritual energy absorbed, the faster our cultivation will be!"

  Mo Bei kept muttering the mantra in his mind, guiding it with the Xiantian Extreme Tao True Demon Mantra.

  The spiritual energy surging in the meridians became increasingly rapid.

  Endless spiritual energy in the air, surging more and more rapidly.

  Mo Bei felt his body was like a sponge, absorbing endless spiritual energy, like an abyss, devouring all spiritual energy. Then, with this devouring, a feeling of full-body comfort to the extreme, expanded outward!

  Mo Bei was in a state of utter bliss, her entire body filled with unparalleled joy and happiness!

  This floating feeling made him involuntarily want to moan out loud, and he let out a sigh: "Comfortable, it's too cool!"

  Yes, the feeling of happiness, a happiness that transcends everything, like the joy of being in the ninth heaven. Even if one were to sit in a high official position, or hold a beautiful woman in one's arms, or savor the delicacies of mountains and seas, or take the Five Stones Powder, all these are inferior by countless times compared to this feeling!

  "It's too cool, it's too addictive, this is life!"

  Mo Bei couldn't help but secretly praise him.

  "It's really not known until you cultivate, that life can be so refreshing! Addicted, addicted, no wonder those senior predecessors, closed the door for decades, didn't take a step out, it turns out to be like this, this feeling is too great, what's the point of going out? Hiding in the cultivation room to cultivate, enjoying this wonderful feeling, is the king's way!"

  "This refreshing feeling, I'm afraid even gods and Buddhas can't resist it!"

  "So that's how it is. Ordinary people always think that cultivators are all like this, cultivating for dozens of years at a time. In fact, who cultivates knows that it's not that they can endure loneliness, but because they can obtain pleasures that ordinary people can't imagine. Only fools wouldn't continue to cultivate! Wonderful! Wonderful!"

  "What a joke! Cutting off seven emotions and six desires? It's simply laughable! Compared to ordinary people, perhaps the attachment and desires of cultivators will only be stronger, not weaker. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made it this far!"

  All sorts of thoughts swirled in the mind, accompanied by that endless comfort and refreshment, time seemed to fly by, lasting until dawn.

  Three days later, at dawn! The east turned into a pale white, and the entire desert fell silent.

  Suddenly, Mo Bei's entire body shook violently!

  The true energy flows through the body, like the mind opens its eyes, penetrating the whole body, and every detail is clearly visible!

  Breath comes in from outside and goes out again from inside, circulating endlessly, sensing heaven and earth!

  Mo Bei felt as if his senses had suddenly opened up, and the outside world became exceptionally vivid. For the first time, he was astonished to find that everything in front of him had become so bright, and within a range of several meters, all movements, whether seen or unseen, were almost completely under his control. This sense of control was something he had never experienced before.

  His hands moved lightly, Mo Bei was stunned for a moment, staring at his incredibly agile hands in surprise. Inside his body, there seemed to be an unprecedented sense of power, which was different from the internal energy and true qi he had before, but another kind of strange energy.

  The absorbed spiritual energy transformed into a strange power, wandering within Mo Bei's body, tempering his limbs and bones, washing his hair and marrow, refining the structure of his flesh, forging his body, clearing impurities, and expelling residual toxins!

  Mo Bei's body was much lighter than before, and with just a slight movement in the house, he could dance out a dazed and confused shadow within a few feet of space.

  Moreover, it seemed that an eye had grown inside his body, which could clearly see everything in his body, from the five internal organs to the tiny blood vessels, all of which could be seen clearly. A strange and true energy was flowing slowly, nourishing his body.

  This is the true energy, a unique true energy of the cultivator, a very mysterious spirit in the body, 48,000 pores and 100 joints, operating freely, possessing incredible power.

  This is the special ability of a cultivator! Mo Bei's eye consciousness, ear consciousness, nose consciousness, tongue consciousness, and body consciousness all merged into one, transforming into a kind of feeling, this is the divine sense response of a cultivator!

  However, Mo Bei can now feel several zhang away, even more than a dozen zhang away. This is only because he has just broken through the barrier. As time passes, his divine sense will shrink and eventually fixate. In the first stage of the Qi Refining period, the range of one's divine sense is only about three feet away from the body!

  Mo Bei slowly came to, looking inward at his own body, and suddenly discovered that in his lower abdomen, a sea had formed. This was the Qi Hai, the place where cultivators stored their true energy!

  "Master! Master!!" A low, excited shout suddenly tore apart the dawn's silence!

  "So it's like this! The path of cultivation is indeed like this! Today, I've finally taken the first step on the path of cultivation!"

  Mo Beihai shouted loudly, standing against the wind, with flashes of light in his eyes, revealing a mad joy, laughing continuously, his voice majestic, carrying far away for hundreds of feet.

  At this moment, Mo Bei seems to have undergone a complete transformation overnight, with an introverted aura and a hint of detachment from the world.

  Suddenly, in Mo Bei's mind, under the Pangu Sword Technique, another rune seed appeared. Mo Bei slightly sensed it and found it to be the Xiantian Extreme Path True Demon Secret!