Volume 1: Red Dust Sword Sect Chapter 15: Dark Soul

  Zhang Hao did not give up and continued to carefully control his divine sense, going again and again to feel the power of the stars in the air.

  Time and time again, the divine consciousness is scattered by the wind in the air, and the mind becomes somewhat dizzy. Hurriedly concentrating one's spirit and calming one's energy, waiting for the mind to clear up before trying again repeatedly.

  Until midnight.

  Zhang Hao finally had a reaction, the big and bright North Star in the north floated on the horizon, the infinite power of the stars poured down, and in an instant, it gradually lit up the somewhat dim star in Zhang Hao's sea of consciousness. His divine sense was like a magnet, slowly absorbing the star power from the North Star.

  The light that had been flickering in the depths of the Heavenly Gate within the Sea of Consciousness gradually stabilized, and a vast, gentle glow emanated from the Heavenly Gate deep within the Sea of Consciousness, illuminating it as if it were daytime. The thin mist within the Sea of Consciousness was slowly dispelled by the power of the stars, and the soft, starry light poured down from the Heavenly Gate.

  Bright sparks in the depths of the ocean of knowledge, intertwined and rising, like lightning flashing and dancing.

  The light of wisdom, Zhang Hao was somewhat surprised, and suddenly felt that many unclear things in his heart were suddenly clear, and his brain no longer had a confused thinking.

  Zhuang once said that only when two stars appear in the Tianmen, can they guide the star power of Jiuxiao, temper the body and mind. When three stars float in the Tianmen, they can guide the star body to expand the meridians. When four stars float in the Tianmen, they can guide the star power, gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, build a foundation, and break through. After success, one can enter the stage of condensing the pulse, breaking through the condensed pulse, and then one can abstain from worldly smoke and fire.

  The sea of knowledge is gradually expanding, and the originally abundant spiritual energy is becoming thinner.

  The speed of absorbing spiritual energy in the body becomes faster, and the spiritual energy gathers from millions of pores, when entering the sea of consciousness, it emits a pleasant sound like spring water.

  The spiritual energy flows like a stream through the valley, stirring up the muscles and bones to sing in harmony.

  Zhang Hao's heart skipped a beat, but the feeling that followed made him furrow his brow. His meridians transmitted wave after wave of scorching heat, as if tiny knives were slowly slicing through his veins.

  At this stage, it should have entered the realm of the fourth layer of Qi Gong, expanding the meridians.

  Although it was painful, he felt that in the billions of pores within his body, a crimson substance like blood flowed quietly and nourished the newly widened meridians. The crimson substance moved gently, slowly repairing the damaged meridians from earlier.

  This should be the "blood mushroom" left in the body!

  And also "Century Lotus Seed!"

  The widened meridians in the body were gradually covered with dark red, thin and long things. A faint fragrance was transmitted from the meridian, and on the crimson-colored flesh walls that seemed like small blood clots in the meridian, white water droplets overflowed from the inside, and waves of fragrance burst out from the body.

  In Zhang Hao's wooden house, a faint fragrance suddenly filled the air, like a lotus flower blooming quietly at midnight, as if it existed and yet didn't, lingering subtly in one's heart, making one's soul flutter with longing.

  The meridians expanded, and the speed of absorbing spiritual energy through billions of pores accelerated by a few more points.

  The vital energy in the body flows like a spring from the billions of pores, gathering into the meridians. Many closed orifices open and close, and when the vital energy enters, it brings piercing pain to the bones.

  Qigong fifth layer Tong Qiao, Zhang Hao's head slightly surprised.

  At this moment, there is no longer the excitement of breaking through the fourth layer of Qi and expanding the meridians.

  At this moment, the pain of practicing qigong at the fifth level of unblocking the orifices is like countless fine needles constantly stimulating many hidden orifices on my body, with sweat pouring down from my forehead like rain.

  Practicing Qi originally followed the Red Dust Sword Sect's cultivation method, only requiring quiet work for several months. As long as enough spiritual energy was accumulated to take the Foundation Establishment Pill, one could successfully step into the threshold of true refinement.

  However, the Xingchen Lianqi method taught by Zhang Hao not only accumulates spiritual energy but also expands the meridians, stimulating the blocked orifices. After successfully building the foundation with this cultivation method, one can not only practice magical spells but also martial arts.

  This starry sky qigong is a high-level cultivation method that can tap into human potential and repair the spirit, soul, and body. However, it requires even more willpower to cultivate than ordinary methods. If Zhang Hao hadn't consumed the "Blood Mushroom" and "Hundred-Year Lotus Seed", he would have probably fainted by now.

  The human body contains countless hidden orifices, and the fifth level of the Stellar Refining Qi method is to mobilize the power of the stars in the sky, open the orifices in the body, use spiritual energy to slowly unblock them, making the person's physique more perfect, laying the most solid foundation for future cultivation.

  Heaven and earth spiritual energy gathered, as Zhang Hao's absorption intensified, forming small whirlwinds that resembled cones. The front end of the whirlwind was fine and rotated rapidly, slowly entering the body's hidden orifices. As the whirlwind entered, the spiritual energy at the rear end formed a tail that gradually shrunk and was also absorbed by the body.

  The entire body's blood and flesh orifices are wrapped in the gentle power of the stars, forming a thin layer of protective film. As the previously blocked orifices gradually become unblocked by the spiritual energy, the pain sensation from earlier gradually disappears.

  Suddenly, a tingling sensation came from the acupoints that had just been opened up, followed by a warm and soothing flow of heat that spread throughout the body.

  The power of the stars in the sky gradually became thinner.

  But at this moment, Zhang Hao's body had a kind of empty and light feeling, as if a puff of air could blow him away.

  Zhang Hao's heart tightened, his entire body was lightly wrapped in a bundle of star power.

  It was only at this moment that the primordial energy within his body (referring to a person's soul) did not disperse, but this state is abnormally dangerous. This is because the combination of the closed orifices in the human body forms an internal circulation of the primordial energy, and the primordial energy of the human body operates on its own within this system. This is also the difference between ordinary people and cultivators. Now Zhang Hao has opened up these sealed apertures that stored his original life's primordial energy, connecting heaven and earth in unison.

  In ancient times, this cultivation method was called the art of refining yin, which refers to the activation of the yin soul within the body. After cultivating to a certain level, one can cause their own yuanqi soul to exit the body, also known as the yin soul exiting the body.

  But this cultivation method is too risky, and even a slight mistake can lead to the disappearance of one's soul and death of the physical body.

  So when practicing this technique, there is usually someone on the side to protect the law, and a soul-gathering array will be set up to ensure that the soul does not disperse.

  The highest state of this cultivation method is called Yang Shen, which was also a kind of extremely unorthodox cultivation method in ancient times.

  But the practice of Xīng Chén Xiū Liàn will trigger a kind of primordial energy to emerge from the body during its cultivation process.

  He felt the star power around him gradually dissipating, and a ball of yuan energy inside his body seemed to be flying out of his body, Zhang Hao's heart was somewhat panicked and at a loss.

  If this vital energy were to leave the body, one's life would be over.