Cultivating Immortality in Two Realms

Chapter 510 Interior and Exterior Scenery

I got off the train.

A variety of vendors selling snacks and soliciting customers came into view.

Fang Qing casually bought a meat pie and followed the crowd out of the train station. "Next... I don't care where I go, I'll just find the place where the [Ji Shui] spirit is most delighted and settled... I'll go into seclusion for a while to cultivate and create a new technique."

After getting off the train, he learned that the place was called Linze, and there were some beautiful mountains and rivers nearby. He immediately prepared to go on a trip.

"Meow!" After walking a few steps, a calico cat darted past a street corner.

Judging from his thin frame and damp hair, he must not be living a good life.

Seeing this, Fang Qing's heart stirred, and he tossed the meat pie in his hand over, saying, "Please have some..."

The calico cat was startled at first, but then attracted by the aroma of meat, it went up to sniff it, and then took the meat patty away.

Fang Qing smiled and continued forward. Not long after, he heard another soft sound.

Then the calico cat returned, carrying a white, furry object in its mouth, and placed it in front of Fang Qing.

Fang Qing glanced at it and found it to be a small, snow-white kitten, about the size of a palm.

"Give it to me?" He smiled, holding the white kitten in his palm, and looked into the other's emerald green vertical pupils: "It's fate, thanks..." Fang Qing found it amusing.

Now that the method of cultivating qi has spread, how could there be no demonic beasts?

The white cat, about the size of a palm, had glossy fur that had been licked clean. He casually tossed it into his pocket, and it looked quite fitting.

He immediately waved to the cat, and his figure gradually disappeared at the end of the street...

Several months later.

Beneath a green mountain, a river flows slowly by.

A farmer was carrying a hoe, preparing to go to the field, when he saw a person slowly walking across the stone bridge.

The other person was dressed like a young master from a noble family, and there was a small white cat perched on his shoulder.

"Sir, may I ask what mountain this is?"

Fang Qing smiled.

The old farmer looked at Fang Qing with suspicion. The roads in the countryside were all muddy, but there wasn't a speck of mud on the other man's shoes, which made him feel like he had seen a ghost.

But whether it was a human or a ghost, it was not something he could offend, so he immediately put on a smile and said, "It's just a small hill, nothing special. We call it 'Sanqingshan' around here."

"Sanqingshan, what a great name!"

Fang Qing smiled slightly: "This mountain is destined for me, and it's perfect for secluded cultivation..."

With a single step, he seemed to shrink the distance between himself and the earth, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

The remaining old farmer, whose hoe had fallen from his shoulder at some point, paid no heed to it, but knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly: "Gods!"

Sanqingshan is not steep; it is merely picturesque.

After traveling dozens of miles into the mountains, it was already a place rarely visited by people.

But "Little White" was very excited, darting around so fast that only a blur could be seen with the naked eye.

The wild boars, venomous snakes, and birds in the vicinity were suddenly struck down with bad luck.

Even large beasts like wolves, clouded leopards, and tigers might not be a match for a "monster".

Since adopting Xiaobai, Fang Qing has injected a trace of [Ji Shui] true qi seed into its body, and occasionally helps it to regulate its internal meridians and open up a few channels... After all, cats and humans are completely different.

If Feng Quanxing, Run Xuanzi, and others knew about such treatment, they would probably be extremely envious.

Their painstaking efforts and endless suffering in pursuit of the martial arts path... are merely within easy reach for a white cat. In fact, Fang Qing suspects that even if Feng Quanxing and Run Xuanzi were combined, they wouldn't be able to defeat Little White Cat...

There's no way around it; being in a good position gives you an advantage.

Fang Qing was enveloped in a misty haze. With a light step, he arrived at a mountainside.

This place is a sheer cliff with only one outward-sloping platform in the middle. Below the cliff is a deep pool.

"Not bad... This place is perfect for building a cave dwelling." Fang Qing raised his right hand, joined his index and middle fingers together, and immediately a blue sword aura appeared, cutting through the green rock as easily as tofu.

Before long, they produced several houses.

Swish!

Just then, a gentle breeze blew by.

A large, ferocious beast resembling a snow-white clouded leopard leaped onto the high platform, a brightly colored pheasant dangling from its mouth.

A mist dissipated, and the clouded leopard transformed into Little White, licking the cat on its paw...

"Chicken again? Next time, let's try something different, like a fish..." Fang Qing said with some disdain when he mentioned pheasant.

The little white cat's stone-like pupils twitched, seemingly speechless, or perhaps a little disgusted.

Is it any kind of justice for its own owner to let it, which is still a kitten, be raised?

As a transmigrator, it seems that trouble will find you even if you don't seek it out. But Fang Qing, who was reborn through possession, felt quite relaxed.

Practicing martial arts and cultivating oneself daily, occasionally observing the blooming and withering of flowers, several months have passed in the blink of an eye.

There wasn't a single ghost, let alone a human!

On the contrary, Xiao Bai went out to frolic in the mountains every day, and even brought back a tiger. Fang Qing skinned it and made it into a bed sheet, which was quite warm.

Furthermore, it seems that legends of the miraculous clouded leopard are gradually spreading in the villages below.

"The path to mastery begins with the twelve regular meridians, followed by the eight extraordinary meridians, breaking through the Ren and Du channels to enter the stage of embryonic breathing... After embryonic breathing comes the 'inner vision'!"

Fang Qing sat cross-legged, looked inward at himself, and gradually saw a phantom space.

This space was originally empty, but after a wisp of his consciousness descended, it transformed into wind, thunder, water, fire, earth, wood, and so on... It was extremely mysterious.

"The inner realm, also known as the 'inner world...', allows martial artists to cultivate themselves internally and witness many wondrous things, but these are all illusions. Only consciousness can enter and observe them... As the inner realm continues to develop, one gradually transcends the mundane..."

"In the later stages, when the inner landscape is projected outward, one can influence the outside world with one's own inner landscape, allowing the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning within the inner landscape to manifest outward... This is equivalent to a mage or cultivator... It can be called the 'outer landscape'... roughly equivalent to the foundation of the Dao. After the outer landscape? I'm too lazy to deduce it, I'd better be lazy..." Fang Qing looked inward at his own 'inner landscape' and suddenly had a thought.

As that wisp of golden [Ji Shui] fell, countless springs gushed forth, filling the sky with shimmering water. Clear water became rain, and murky water became ink, spreading out over a vast expanse.

Then, one after another, green palaces rose from the ground, with pavilions and towers, creating a magnificent spectacle.

Every paving stone and every roof tile seemed to be made of jade, with an ancient and simple style never seen before in this world, exuding an ethereal aura.

The addition of metal to the interior makes it seem to become 'real', giving it a sense of solidity and support like the earth.

"Others' inner visions are just that—inner visions. My inner vision, however, can be named 'Inner Vision Land'! The addition of the word 'land' signifies authenticity and, more importantly, a place for spreading the Dharma!"

Fang Qing landed in the 'Inner Landscape', gazing at the raging wind and rain, the ink pool, the palace... a slight smile playing on his lips.

The misty fog obscured everything, making it impossible for anyone other than a truly powerful cultivator to get close; they could only catch a glimpse of a hazy shadow from the edge.

Even a hazy shadow carries the Daoist essence of the metal element of [Ji Water], enough to guide future cultivation.

"In this way, the drawbacks of cultivators below the Purple Mansion level directly gazing at the metal element are also eliminated..."

I will, in accordance with the ancestral status of the [Ji Shui] lineage, further establish this system, so that all martial artists in this world who open up their 'Inner Realm' will have the potential to connect with their 'Inner Realm Ground'... From then on, the Inner Realm will be divided into several realms, from initial entry, to stability, to the ability to perceive the Inner Realm Ground, and even to connecting, to the descent of consciousness... to observe the Daoist rhythm!

This was actually Fang Qing being lazy. For the sake of spiritual atmosphere, he obviously wanted to spread the Dao to the world, but he was too lazy to teach disciples. So he opened up the "Inner Realm" so that Inner Realm martial artists could come here and comprehend the metal nature on their own.

"As for those who reach the Outer Realm... they can delve deeper into the 'Inner Realm' and gain more insights... In the end, they extract supernatural powers from the 'Inner Realm' and send them back to their own 'Inner Realm'... Once successful, they will transcend the Outer Realm, possessing divine wonders within them, comparable to a Purple Mansion True Person who has mastered the Dao of Qi Cultivation..."

Fang Qing arrived at the depths of the Jade Palace. When he looked up, he saw countless stars arranged like a celestial constellation.

"Long-awaited Rain", "Hidden Forest Bank", "Deer in the Forest", "Ripples of the Yuanquan Spring", "Moon in the Water", "Reflection in the Water", "Position Facing the Wind", "Clear as Turbid"...

All the supernatural powers of the [Ji Shui] transformed into stars, which appeared one by one.

"The metal element of the Ji Water actually contains all the historical imprints left on the metal position of the Ji Water. Therefore, whether it is ancient supernatural powers, new supernatural powers, or even the newly appeared 'pure as turbid', they can all be manifested."

"All the mysteries associated with the [Ji Water] will appear here... for cultivators at the peak of the Outer Realm to collect... Of course, this is equally difficult, easier than the ancient method, but much more difficult than the new method. One can only come to collect and seek... Only by seeking it properly can one attain supernatural power; otherwise, one is merely at the foundation of the Dao..."

"Once you attain supernatural powers within your own inner realm, that is the Purple Mansion where supernatural powers reside... Five hundred years of lifespan is nothing more than ordinary."

With a wave of his hand, Fang Qing plucked a star, which was none other than 'Clear as Turbid'!

After he plucked it, the starlight in the spot flickered slightly, and then condensed into another supernatural seed exactly the same as the previous one, as if it were inexhaustible...

"Alright, I'm already at the Purple Mansion level... As for what happens after I acquire the supernatural powers? Naturally, I'll continue acquiring them until I have four, then I can ask for gold?"

Fang Qing patted his head, realizing that his own Dao wisdom was limited and that deducing up to the level of the external scene was already the limit.

Moreover, the entire system of exercises is built on the metal position of [Ji Water], making it inherently difficult to break free from this framework.

The further we go, the more difficult it becomes; this is all we can do for now.

Perhaps, when he has gained more knowledge and wisdom in the future, he will be able to create a deeper realm, even comparable to the wonder of seeking gold to prove the Dao.

By then, perhaps one will be able to possess one's own "Tao Fruit".

Outside the cave.

Little White brought over another large crucian carp, seemingly afraid that its owner would starve to death.

Fang Qing glanced at Xiao Bai, and within his inner vision, the "Clear as Turbid" divine power stirred slightly.

This supernatural power can confuse the pure and the impure, and has the function of helping people overcome difficulties and breaking attachments. It also has the wonder of "the pure needs to be nourished by the impure, and the spirit borrows from the form to be born".

Xiao Bai's entire body became slightly transparent, revealing one meridian after another, as well as key acupoints that were blocked or congested.

At this moment, it was broken through in one go. Even though the Ren and Du meridians were opened, water and fire complemented each other, and dragon and tiger intertwined, he instantly achieved the state of fetal breathing!

Its emerald-like eyes flickered, somewhat bewildered.

The next instant, he opened up an "inner landscape" in his sea of ​​consciousness and sensed another magnificent and vast world!

"bring it on!"

With a sound, a white kitten suddenly appeared in Fang Qing's inner world.

It raised its head, gazing at the rain-soaked ink pond, and was momentarily stunned...