Chapter 2: The True Qi Circulates, Internal Cultivation of the Sword Elixir
Ling Sheng had looked up the cultivation of various realms in the door's classics, but the outer door's classics didn't say much about it. He spent a lot of effort to sort out some terms in many classics and finally understood the division.
The way of cultivation is divided into nourishing Qi, controlling Qi, Yun Gang, Xian Yuan, and the legendary Earthly Immortals.
Nourishing Qi may not bring spiritual powers, but it can lead to a lifespan of over 100 years, with a healthy body and no illnesses; this is the first barrier to overcome in cultivation.
Meditating on the "Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian" cultivation method, a white gold sphere appeared above, with an aura emanating from it that seemed to float out and circulate throughout his entire body. Ling Sheng felt his whole body stiffen, as if he had turned into a puppet made of fine iron, unable to move at all.
The feeling of Qi is originally illusory and unreal, but the essence of Qi guided by the feeling of Qi is indeed real and not false.
If one can subdue a wisp of golden essence and breath, it would be considered as having stepped into the threshold of cultivating Qi.
Ling Sheng exhausted his strength to use his Qi to guide and lead the Essence of Golden Energy, attempting to subdue one strand of it.
In a daze, that piercing sound seemed to ring out once more.
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"Mongrel, you're not even worthy of being the hero who saves the beauty."
"Don't you dare humiliate your parents? What if I humiliated your parents, huh? If they were here, I'd beat them to death with just a wave of my hand."
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"I am Hei Xi, an outer door disciple of this sect. Ling Sheng is under my jurisdiction, and if he has committed a mistake, it's up to me to punish him. If the offense is too severe, then naturally it should be handled by the seniors of our sect. As a fellow practitioner and a disciple of the Lingbao Tianbao Sect, your treatment of our sect's disciples is somewhat improper."
"Not good enough? I'll beat you until it's good enough."
"How dare a mere outer sect disciple like you try to outtalk me? I am the direct disciple of Elder Xie Yun, the Treasure Master of Lingbao Tianbao Sect. Killing both of you would be as easy as crushing two ants."
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"Girl, tell the immortals about this Ling Sheng, a little bastard, does he intend to bully you?"
The woman who was rescued looked at Ling Sheng with a hint of fear and nodded: "Yes."
"Elders of the Kunming Xianshan, you have also seen that our sect, the Lingtian Tianbao Sect, is one of the nine major Daoist sects, and yet it has produced such a scoundrel. If I hadn't passed by this place, this young lady would likely have lost her chastity. A woman's chastity is more important than her life; this person's actions are even more detestable than murder or arson."
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"This disciple Ling Sheng is arrogant and deceitful, his actions are unjust, he will be imprisoned in the Abyss of Fallen Gods for ten years."
"The divine cliff is desolate and barren, ten years of age, just to survive, it's hard to hold on to one's nature, for fear of going mad. Hei Xi is willing to exchange a Qi-gathering pill for his ten years."
"Hei Xi, Jui Qi Dan can save you ten years of hard training and also heal the injuries on your body. Have you really thought this through?"
"Reporting back to Elder Hong, Ling Sheng was taught by me, yet he ended up doing such a thing. Hei Xi is willing to take the punishment in his place with the Gathering Qi Pill."
"A decade's sentence can be reduced but cannot be exempted; two years will be spent in the abyss of fallen gods."
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"Kill!"
Memories flashed back, and that one face from the Lingyuan Tianbao Sect appeared, born with a proud and handsome face, as if it was thorny, making Ling Sheng's killing intent surge.
A vast amount of golden energy flows through the body, sharp and unmatched.
The wound on his abdomen cut by the sword blade was painful, but the intense pain that came from all over his body made Ling Sheng forget where the wound was.
Where the aura of Jingjin passed, it was as if a sharp blade had cut through, and his entire body, limbs, and bones were all filled with the aura of Jingjin. It seemed like billions of blades cutting through flesh and blood, more painful than the most severe punishment of slow slicing.
Boom!
A dull thud, and Ling Sheng felt himself floating on cloud nine, all his pain and suffering thrown off, leaving only a sense of comfort.
The true energy has been formed!
As soon as he had an idea, a thread of breath flowed through his meridians, clear and concrete, not illusory. Wherever the true breath passed, the blood and flesh meridians appeared in his mind, extremely clear, with every detail present.
Others' breathing in and out to get the true energy is just a chaotic and sexless thing, only by practicing the method can it be transformed. Ke Ling Sheng is based on "Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian" and takes this white gold metal ball as the foundation, the true energy cultivated is naturally the essence of gold.
Fellow disciples only knew that Ling Sheng was banned in the Godfall Cliff, wasting two years of time, but no one knew that he had seen a stone tablet inside the Godfall Cliff, a stone tablet that recorded the "Sword Qi Tong Xuan Chapter".
For two years, Ling Sheng devoted himself to it, forgetting to sleep and eat, pouring all his energy into it, constantly studying and resolving his own doubts. Although he couldn't cultivate in the cliff of fallen gods, he painstakingly analyzed this set of spells and had already mastered them thoroughly.
After falling from the cliff, Ling Sheng practiced according to the "Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian" and reached the threshold of nourishing qi in just three years, and his heart felt a sense of energy.
"Although there is no list of meritorious methods in the outer canon, each of the nine major sects and various schools under heaven has its own exposition."
Ling Sheng's mind flashed with countless classics, silently organizing: "The sword belongs to the metal element, metal governs sharpness and killing, but pursuing only sharpness is extremely fierce, yet lacking in follow-through. Therefore, the world's sword techniques are divided into various schools."
"Some people practice sword techniques, but they take the generation of water by metal and the generation of metal by earth in the Five Elements as their foundation. They supplement their practice with water-based or earth-based techniques. As a result, their internal power is indeed long-lasting and stable, but their sharpness and keenness are reduced."
"Rumor has it that among the scattered immortals of the side door, there is a person who created the Five Elements Sword Technique. With the mutual generation and restraint of the five elements as its foundation, it is the first sword technique in the side door, second only to the town's sword techniques of various major sects."
In comparison, the "Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian" made Ling Sheng even more respectful in his heart, and he secretly thought: "The 'Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian' is a technique that gathers a large amount of refined golden energy in the dantian, condensing it without dispersing it, eventually forming a sword dan. Afterwards, the sword energy becomes sharp and piercing, breaking through the air, and the sword energy within the sword dan is unbroken. Compared to the various sword techniques recorded in the sect's scriptures, it is not inferior, and it may even be comparable to the top-notch sword techniques of other sects."
Ling Sheng's eyes flashed with a hint of cold light, his heart circulated his energy, and it was transmitted to his index finger.
He saw his index finger suddenly stained with a layer of yellow light, which was a pure yellow color.
Boom!
He poked his index finger, and it deeply sank into a rock beside him.
"Finally, I have given birth to the true energy within my body and stepped into the threshold of refining energy." Ling Sheng's face showed joy, and he said to himself: "Although I am only just entering the realm of cultivating energy, but it is with the refined golden energy as my true energy, which is quite powerful."
Cultivating and refining one's energy may not bring about supernatural powers, but it will result in a healthy body and strong physique, freedom from disease, immunity to heat and cold, and a lifespan of over 100 years.
However, Ling Sheng used the "Jian Qi Tong Xuan Pian" to spit out the golden energy and gather a large amount of golden energy into true energy. As the true energy circulated, his body became as hard as iron, and he could pierce through solid rocks with his feet, which was vastly different from ordinary practitioners who cultivated internal energy.
Ling Sheng raised his yellow index finger, carefully examining it, and thought: "My cultivation is still shallow, my true energy is still purely yellow in color. Later, when I enter the stage of refining my aura, my sword energy will burst out of my body, and it will probably be golden yellow in color. Only when my sword energy is refined and deep can it gradually transform into a white gold color, at which point I can pierce through the void, sharp and unmatched."
He slowly exhaled, and Ling Sheng stood up, reaching out to touch the spot on his abdomen. He found that the wound had already scabbed over and couldn't help but praise: "This person who cultivates Qi is indeed full of vitality. Probably in another day, this wound will be nothing serious."
As for the white golden sphere, it is still inside the dantian, only shrinking to the size of a fingernail. Once Ling Sheng starts to circulate his breath, he can see internally and perceive that the white golden sphere is suspended in the middle of the dantian.
At this time, this white gold sphere is connected with Ling Sheng's true energy. When the sword energy is formed, it can be called White Gold Sword Dan.
"This white gold sphere is an unknown treasure, and it can still be preserved, transformed into a sword pill." Ling Sheng thought to himself: "If it were the refined steel outer pill I prepared earlier, I'm afraid it would have already transformed into refined gold energy, not a single drop remaining. Even if I could cultivate true energy, at that time, I would still need to refine another refined steel outer pill to serve as a sword pill."
"Excellent!" Ling Sheng exclaimed with great joy: "Not only was it a success, but the sword dan also condensed together. It really saved me a lot of effort, no need to run around again, looking for materials to refine the fine steel outer dan to serve as the sword dan."
At the slightest movement of his mind, the true energy shifted into the sword dan, and instantly hid without a trace, concealing his breath. Even those who had reached the Xuan Realm's profound heights might not necessarily be able to discern that he was already someone who had stepped into the threshold of refining energy.
