Chapter 4 Using one’s body as a furnace to refine gas and transform elements
The morning light shines through the oil paper on the window lattice, bringing with it a little warmth, and falls obliquely on the shoulders and back of Chen Mou, who is sitting cross-legged and working hard.
A very faint mist appeared and rose under the light and shadow. His long hair was spread out, his breath was lingering, as if he was there, and there was a gleaming luster on his skin.
Time flies, after two years of quiet practice, with no distractions, Chen Mou's appearance has changed slightly, and his demeanor has become calmer and gentler.
As Chen Mou clasped his hands and circled to complete the exercise, the light red mist surrounding his body dissipated, and the glow on his face disappeared. He slowly opened his eyes, and the objects far and near in the three-foot-large bedroom were all revealed, with unprecedented clarity.
"This is what is recorded in the classics, 'The empty room becomes white, the dust removes the mirror and becomes clear'... After crossing the threshold and advancing to the Qi Refining Realm, it is indeed completely different from the previous experience."
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Chen Mou stood up on his toes and walked slowly around the room without shoes.
His body and mind were clear and comfortable, and his whole body was filled with unspeakable surging power. He silently realized the magical effect of the slender energy in the sea of Qi in Dantian.
Compared with the previous inner breath that was loose and stagnant in the state of non-exercise, now the newly condensed Yuan Qi breath can circulate along the meridians in the body on its own.
Although the speed is slow, it can be accumulated day and night.
Using one's body as a furnace to refine qi and transform it into elements, one's merit is not limited to it.
Fan Laodao told him that there are nine stages in cultivating immortality: refining Qi, building foundation, golden elixir, Nascent Soul, transforming into spirit, refining void, integrating body, overcoming tribulation, and Mahayana.
Except for Mahayana, each realm is divided into early stage, middle stage, late stage and perfection.
(The familiar old setting is used. The tenth level of Qi refining is too lengthy, so it has been simplified)
There is a huge gap in strength between each realm.
Fan Laodao talked about his experience in refining qi and the Five Elements spells, and occasionally talked about the realm of foundation building in a respectful tone like a mountain. The golden elixir monks above him rarely mentioned it, perhaps because they were too far apart and knew very little about it.<
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Chen Mou smiled and shook his head. It seemed that getting started with Qi refining... was not as difficult as Fan Laodao lamented.
He has never taken drugs such as "Yangqi Powder" to assist cultivation, and has never even had a few meals of spiritual rice porridge. In the past two years, apart from learning calligraphy, reading, practicing meditation, and practicing diligently, he has almost never left this courtyard.<
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The Taoist exercises taught to him by Mr. Fan, the "Dongxuan Golden Flame Jade Light Sutra", only contained the fragments of Qi refining and foundation building. It said that he had three spiritual roots of fire, earth and wood, with fire as the main element. "Dongxuan Golden Flame"
"The Jade Light Sutra" is widely circulated in the world of immortality, and it will be easy to find follow-up exercises.
He didn't believe much and guessed that Fan Laodao happened to have this popular technique at his disposal.
No need to spend half a copper, I taught him it in one step.
He once proposed to become Mr. Fan as his teacher as a way to test him, but Fan Laodao rejected him because he did not have enough cultivation. Chen Mou figured that after he advanced to the Qi Refining Realm, Fan Laodao should talk to him about the terms of remuneration.
It is impossible to continue raising him in vain.
In the past six months, after he had mastered most of the lingua franca in the world of immortality, he often read through Fan Lao's collection of books.
I have a general understanding of the sinister human heart and basic common sense in the world of immortality.
Under the roof, Chen Mou will agree to Fan Laodao's conditions as much as possible. After all, he has received real favors from Lao Tao, but he can't go too far and make him a slave. Otherwise, don't blame him for being hypocritical and pretending to agree first.
Look for another chance to escape.
He read from the book that without the cultivation of Qi Refining Realm, one could not get out of the misty woods outside Fang City.
It's time for Fan Laodao to have a showdown with him.
He took out the ancient jade that he often rubbed from his sleeve pocket. He was considering waiting a few days and trying to infuse the ancient jade with the energy of energy. He had witnessed the magic of this ancient jade once with his own eyes.
I believe there is always a way to master the ancient jade and return yourself to the original world.
"Mr. Chen, it's time for breakfast."
Tao'er's tender voice came from outside the door.
Unconsciously, the morning sun has slipped away from the window, and the room is no longer bright.
Chen Mou suddenly replied: "Sorry, I'll come out right away and keep Fan waiting for a long time."
Listening to the woman's footsteps leaving, Chen Mou returned to the bed and put on his cloth shoes. He skillfully pulled his hair into a bun and fixed it with a black wooden hairpin. He put on the bun upright in front of the bronze mirror on the wall and tidied it up.
Although Tao Pao did not formally convert to the Taoist sect, he practiced Taoist exercises and regarded himself as a Taoist cultivator.
Open the bedroom door in the middle of the west room, walk through the courtyard, and come to the bathroom in the east room, scoop out water and simply wash your hands.
Walking into the main room with a clear mind, Chen Mou gave a Taoist fist-cup salute to the old Taoist sitting in the seat: "Greetings to Mr. Fan, I spent more time today to break through and delayed Mr. Fan's meal, I'm sorry!"
Fan Juran looked at it and stood up laughing loudly, and said in return: "Brother Mou is a genius. In just two years he has been able to refine qi and metamorphose his essence, and has become a member of my generation. Okay, okay, I'll treat you to a drink when I come back in the evening."
A drink to celebrate for you."
I think back then, he started out with martial arts. After fifteen or six years of hard work and a small chance, he finally passed the threshold of Qi refining.
He really didn't expect Chen Mou to be promoted so quickly. He also thought that at the critical moment, he would spend a few martial arts coins to buy a "Yangqi Powder" and let Chen Mou accept him as a bigger favor.
The powerful soul is unreasonable.
Breaking through the barrier was as easy as drinking water, and he didn't even need auxiliary drugs. He admitted that he was jealous in his heart.
The common currencies in Xiuxianfang City are spiritual stones and martial virtue coins. One spiritual stone can be exchanged for ten martial virtue coins, and one martial virtue coin can be exchanged for ten taels of worldly gold. One tael of gold can be exchanged for ten taels of silver, and one silver can be exchanged for silver.
Exchange regular copper coins.
Secular gold, silver, yellow and white things are of little use to monks except for making change and purchasing ordinary items, so spiritual stones and martial virtue money basically have no market value in the secular world.
The two maids were busy bowing and congratulating each other. From now on, the status gap between Mr. Chen and them became even greater.
Chen Mou returned the greetings one by one and extended his hand to ask the old Taoist to sit down. He then sat down and said with a smile: "Old Fan, you are so polite. If not for Mr. Fan's careful teaching and teaching, I would not be where I am today."
There is no need to flatter him, he said it sincerely.
"Who hasn't been in trouble? Don't mention the little things in the past. It's our fate that we can be together."
Fan Juran quickly adjusted his request to Chen Mou in his heart. Compared with usual, he showed an extra invisible intimacy. He pointed at Xing'er, one of the two girls who was busy preparing porridge, pancakes, cage cakes and appetizers, and lowered his voice.
The voice said: "Her belly is full of confidence and she is pregnant."
Chen Mou cupped his hands and said congratulations: "My dear brother, my sword is still young. Congratulations on the birth of your precious son."
I heard that there are countless women in the old Taoist style. Every eight or ten years, a group of maids are replaced, and the pregnant women are settled in the secular world. They have already blossomed into a large family, with great-great-grandchildren.
There are regulations in Fang City that require casual cultivators to rent or purchase courtyards and caves in Fang City, which can only accommodate up to three mortals to serve. They must buy and sell maids through regular dental buildings in Fang City to prevent rogue cultivators from going down the mountain to rob mortal women and disrupt the secular country.
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I heard Fan Laodao complain in private that Fangshi’s move was for exclusive benefit.
Each market is built on the land of spiritual veins, with large energy gathering arrays, which can provide casual practitioners with a safer and more spiritual cultivation environment than the outside world. There are spiritual fields, medicine gardens, and spiritual plant gardens for rent. Of course,
If you want to gain a foothold in Fang City, you will have to spend a lot of spiritual stones.
Xing'er's face turned red with embarrassment, and she served the two masters to eat and drink.
Mother is more valuable than her son. If you are lucky enough to give birth to a son or daughter with spiritual roots, you will enjoy glory, wealth and no worries for the rest of your life.
Fan Juran smiled and said something polite, winked and suggested: "Brother, you have now advanced to the level of Qi Refining, so you don't have to worry about the beauty of women anymore. In a while, there will be new high-quality maids in the dental building, and you can look for two perfect ones."
, let them do chores during the day, hug each other at night, sleep together and be unhappy, and enjoy the best of both worlds."
Chen Mou did not refuse, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your kindness, brother. This matter has to be slowed down. I will wait until I have completely stabilized my cultivation and mastered the technique. It is too early now."
He suspected that the slow progress of the Taoist practice was probably related to the passion for men and women?
He is not opposed to buying a pair of handmaids as the Romans do, but how to use them must be done in moderation.
But I also heard that the old Taoist wanted to let him start a new branch and had no intention of restraining him.