Volume 1: Red Dust Sword Sect Chapter 6: Stellar Cultivation Technique

  Feeling a sudden appearance in his mind of a three-foot-tall dwarf elder with a white face and long whiskers.

  Zhang Hao was shocked and hastily asked, "Who are you?"

  "I am the spirit of the Tianyun Tower, a sacred instrument of the ancient Wu tribe. I was built at the center of the vast world of Honghuang during the era of the ancient Wu tribe's inquiry into the divine realm. The tower has nine layers, piercing through the sky and connecting to the immortal realm. Inside the tower is the World Tree, which communicates with the Five Elements Spirit Root and connects to the outside world of three thousand realms, absorbing the spiritual energy of all realms for my use!"

  The old man finished speaking and saw Zhang Hao as if he was a fool, without any reflection, awkwardly coughing and said:

  "It just so happened that later on, I was struck down and became a broken divine artifact, falling into the vast wilderness of the Grand Primordial World, where I slept for tens of thousands of years. When I woke up, the Grand Primordial World had already disappeared from this world, and all sorts of witchcraft and Taoist traditions had been severed! The old man saw that Zhang Hao was still unresponsive, and after a moment's hesitation, his face turned slightly red as he spoke in an unusual tone: "The world shattered, and the great powers re-cast the Three Thousand Worlds. During the time when the universe broke apart, I drifted into the Sealed Divine World within the Three Thousand Worlds, falling into the hands of someone named Xīyáng Dàdì (Carefree Great Emperor). I followed Xīyáng Dàdì as he traversed the Three Thousand Worlds, but unfortunately, when Xīyáng Dàdì ascended to the Immortal Realm, he was ambushed by the Four Demonic Sons and restricted by the Heavenly Dao's laws, resulting in his death and dispersal. The Tower of Heaven also fell and became a broken divine artifact."

  The old man's words were not yet finished, when he heard a burst of laughter coming from beside him. He looked up to see the young man in white Taoist robes holding his belly and laughing so hard that he was almost doubled over.

  His old face turned red with embarrassment, and he felt a little flustered in his heart, but he couldn't help asking, "Young whippersnapper, what are you laughing at?"

  "I thought you were quite impressive, but it turns out you got beaten up so badly!"

  "You stinky brat, what are you saying? Weren't you also beaten to the point of losing all your skills and even having incomplete memories? And yet you still have the nerve to mock me."

  Zhang Hao's heart ignited with a nameless anger, if it wasn't for this person beating him to death, he probably wouldn't have crossed over here. He hastily and anxiously asked, "Do you know who did it? Who beat me up so badly?"

  "Hmph! Coldly laughing, 'Of course I know, aren't you fighting just to take me?'"

  "Who is it?" Zhang Hao asked loudly and anxiously.

  At this moment, he didn't know that Zhang Hao's body was no longer the original owner. He looked at Zhang Hao's expression and slowly said, "Little Evil God Li Mubai!"

  "He is the son of Li Jianxin, the master of Wanjing Island in the North Sea. His status is not ordinary, and his current cultivation makes killing you as simple as stepping on an ant. This Red Dust Sword Sect can be destroyed with just a slight movement of someone's finger."

  Zhang Hao's expression changed greatly upon hearing these words.

  Staring at Zhang Hao who suddenly fell silent.

  The smiling man with a sly tone said: "What, you're scared? Knowing fear means you haven't been beaten into stupidity yet!" Yu Xiang finished speaking and stroked his beard, bursting into loud laughter.

  Zhang Hao felt a taste of sinister triumph in the old man's smile.

  Sneering, "I'm so scared, it's making my little heart go thud, thud, jump!"

  Looking at this guy's utterly rascal-like appearance, his thin and long white eyebrows slightly raised, he didn't get angry because he found out that this guy seemed not to be a wasteful person.

  The two of them stood there in silence, neither speaking, each unsure what the other was thinking.

  At last, Zun couldn't bear it anymore and furrowed his slightly red eyebrows, saying: "You little brat, what kind of evil idea are you thinking of!"

  "Didn't you just say you were going to practice your internal energy? Are you trying to welch on the deal?" Zhang Hao said with a smile, looking at Jian.

  "I said I was practicing qigong, but what does it have to do with you? Were you thinking about this the whole time?" Jing couldn't believe his ears.

  Smiling and thinking, "This guy changes his face faster than flipping a book. Just now he was still in a state of being killed by his parents, with a deep hatred, but now he has a smile on his face. It's just that now I am the spirit of his magic tool, my master is meticulous and has a city in his heart."

  Zhang Hao looked at the wine cup with a surprised and uncertain expression, and cursed in his heart: "You're just a broken thing now, what good can you bring me? What can I gain from a broken thing?"

  "But with a smile on his face, he said: 'The most pressing matter at hand is this!' "

  "Ah, I'll teach you a beginner's qigong method that's better than the Red Dust Sword Sect's. As for whether you can successfully cultivate your qi, I won't guarantee it - the path of cultivation depends on innate talent, perseverance, and luck; lacking any one of these is unacceptable."

  Just as he finished speaking, Zhang Hao discovered that there was an additional cultivation mantra in his mind.

  Hurriedly calming down and carefully getting up, this month has been spent drinking and sleeping, but also gained a basic understanding of the world. The Red Dust Sword Sect closed its doors to the outside world, and the ancient books inside didn't say much about it either. However, he had somehow naturally grasped the language and communication methods of this world, perhaps these talents were brought by the original owner.

  Carefully pondering the contents of the jade tablet until they were firmly memorized before bowing to express gratitude.

  "Cultivate well! Wait until your abilities improve, I'll need you to help me with some things. For now, don't ask, your current realm is too lowly, knowing would be bad for you."

  Zhang Hao opened his eyes and found Xiaozi staring at him with a very strange look in her eyes.

  Xiaozi, Zhang Hao called out softly. This silly girl stuck out her tongue, took a light breath, and looked at Zhang Hao carefully again.

  "Big brother, what's wrong with you? You were suddenly stunned and motionless just now, and then you started talking to yourself. It scared me to death."

  "I'm fine! I just suddenly remembered a lot of things and got lost in thought."

  "Master is fine! Today Master's state is very good, I hope Master will work hard to cultivate and strive to become a true disciple of the Red Dust Sword Sect."

  "Who told you about the Red Dust Sword Sect?! Zhang Hao was shocked when he heard Xiaoyi's words."

  "Senior brother, you were originally the one Master designated as the leader of the sect. Senior sister just thought you were too attached to worldly affairs, so she gave you a slight punishment. The position of leader of the Red Dust Sword Sect will eventually be yours."

  After hearing Xiaoyi's words, I recalled the day we first met. Xiaoyi had also said that Shizhi hoped she would take charge of the Hongchen Sword Sect herself.

  "Senior brother, work hard. I'm leaving."

  Looking at the receding back of Xiao Zhi, Zhang Hao couldn't express what he felt in his heart. This master who had already ascended to heaven and this short-lived Zhang Hao seemed to have passed on the heavy responsibility of reviving the mountain gate to himself. The mysterious cause and effect made him want to cry but unable to shed tears.

  He practiced his breath, muttering to himself as if telling a joke.

  But he still has to try.

  Sit with eyes closed and feel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth around you.

  Zhang Hao slowly calmed down according to the method taught by Zuo Chen.

  Concentrate your mind, and you will be able to gather your energy.

  Concentrating... concentrating... Zhang Hao's heart gradually calmed down, and everything around him seemed to disappear.

  There were many tiny points of light around, extremely fine, jumping in the darkness all around, these points of light became more and more numerous, some of them even emitted firefly-like bright lights when he concentrated his mind.

  Like the bright light when Xia Qianhe transmitted the message, it flashed and fluttered, floating and drifting towards him.

  Breathing slowly, like an old turtle falling asleep, quietly and soundlessly.

  Zhang Hao felt the light spots around him and adjusted his breathing according to the Xingchen practice method.

  "Qi gathering!" All things in heaven and earth need to breathe.

  Man is the spirit of all things, if grasping the pulse of heaven and earth, with all things breathing together, can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

  Absorb the essence of heaven and earth, gather it throughout the body, and call it refining Qi.

  A long, drawn-out breath... The air was filled with an endless, gentle stream of energy. Every single pore on Zhang Hao's body slowly and subtly opened up, as tiny points of white light gradually drew closer to him.

  The first day was like a thin needle, piercing the skin with a slight burning sensation.

  It warmed up in an instant and felt extremely comfortable all over.

  A tiny white light pierces into the body, entering the meridians, like spring rain nourishing the earth quietly and soundlessly.

  According to the method of breathing taught by the master, guide the white fine light around the body into the body, circulate along the eight extraordinary meridians of the body, and gradually enter the sea of consciousness (brain).

  Zhang Hao's mind was like a dark room, without light, his thoughts were murky and confused, just like all ordinary people, muddled and unclear.

  Guide the spiritual energy into the sea of consciousness, also known as guiding the orifices. After the spiritual energy enters the sea of consciousness, it will rotate for a period of time and then think agilely and memorize extraordinarily.

  A voice came from the depths of the sea of consciousness.

  "What did you see?"

  Zhang Hao murmured as if in a dream: "I see darkness, endless darkness, with no end!"

  "Bring the spiritual energy within your body into the sea of consciousness, and let the stars in the sea of consciousness shine brightly." At this time, Xiang's voice was transmitted over.

  "Zhang Hao is an ancient star-refining technique, originally suitable for demonic cultivators. However, after the war between immortals and demons, and the battle between gods and demons, ordinary people in the mortal world could only survive in the cracks. Some extraordinary mortals with great willpower sought to become immortals and asked about the Tao, and after attaining the immortal way, they made grand vows to let all mortals live a long life, and passed down many cultivation techniques, creating a peak period of flourishing Taoist arts."

  "At that time, the great Tao of heaven and earth was flourishing, and it was said that when the immortal realm flowed into the mortal world, there were three thousand kinds of Daoist techniques. The boundless universe was divided into three thousand great worlds, and the number of small worlds was countless and endless. The magical arts, demonic powers, and martial ways were like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and their numbers were as infinite as the grains of sand in the Ganges River."

  "This starry sky qigong entry method is derived from the evolution of the great starry sky technique in the 3,000 Great Daos. It is the highest method for ordinary mortals to cross into the realm of true cultivation, not only can it guide the spiritual energy, but also strengthen the physical body's power. This is a supreme cultivation method researched and developed by many powerful beings from ancient times, including witches, demons, and humans, and is also the best cultivation method for cultivators who have not yet broken through to the Golden Elixir stage."

  Zhang Hao felt the sound of the cup gradually getting smaller and smaller, until he couldn't hear it anymore.

  He felt that in the very distant darkness, a small white light was emerging, but he felt extremely far away, so far away that it seemed to not exist.

  Is this the light of stellar resonance?

  Zhang Hao strained his senses, even though he felt a bit tired, but he didn't want this light to disappear.