novelapdf Chapter 109 Perfect Refinement of Spirit
Chapter 109 Perfect Refinement of Spirit
Chapter 110 Perfect Refinement of Spirit
A hundred miles away, inside a hidden cave.
"call!"
Fan Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged, slowly exhaled a long breath, his tightly closed eyes suddenly opened, and his eyes burst with undisguised excitement.
Fan Yuan immediately contacted the [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] and synchronized every word of the contents of the jade slip in Shen Feng's hand into his own sea of consciousness.
"The Chapter on Breathing in the Clouds and Mist".
This is a pure Taoist cultivation method for refining the spirit.
Fan Yuan closed his eyes and carefully deduced the legal principles in the jade slip.
Since entering the Refining Spirit stage, he has completely lost his way.
The Refining Spirit stage focuses on opening up the sea of consciousness and condensing the divine soul.
Although a phantom had condensed in Fan Yuan's sea of consciousness, which was the seed of the illusory realm, he had no idea how to strengthen this phantom.
Forcibly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth will only fill the physical body, with negligible improvement to the soul.
And this "Breathing Exercises in the Clouds" perfectly solved his current predicament.
According to the manual, every morning one should face east, gather the first wisp of purple qi and the essence of clouds between heaven and earth, and guide it into the Baihui acupoint. Instead of going through the twelve regular meridians, it should be directly sank into the sea of consciousness.
Using the essence of clouds and mist as fire, and purple aura as a furnace, the illusory image of the soul in the sea of consciousness is forged.
Remove its impurities and preserve its pure yang.
"I see!"
A flash of inspiration struck Fan Yuan, and all the obstacles he had encountered in his cultivation suddenly became clear.
Unorthodox practitioners only know how to refine qi, not spirit; they only know how to cultivate life, not nature.
As the lineage of the ancestors of earth immortals, Wuzhuang Temple's cultivation methods point directly to the origin of the Great Dao. Although the "Breathing and Exhaling Clouds Chapter" is only an external cultivation method, its intention is extremely high, emphasizing the cultivation of both body and mind.
As long as he cultivates step by step, his spiritual phantom will gradually solidify and open the door to the Void Refinement Realm!
"With this method, my cultivation level in the Spirit Refining stage can finally be considered truly solid."
Fan Yuan felt much more at ease.
At this point, he finally broke free from the shackles of being a rogue cultivator and truly embarked on the orthodox path of cultivation.
After the initial excitement, Fan Yuan quickly calmed down.
He absolutely did not believe in such a windfall. Why did Zhenyuan Daxian not investigate the theft of the ginseng fruit, but instead so easily bestowed upon him the cultivation technique?
He immediately controlled his clone Shen Feng to sit cross-legged in the house of the Earth Spirit Medicine Garden.
Fan Yuan pushed his divine sense to its limit and, following the connection between the two, conducted a thorough search of Shen Feng's physical body, meridians, and sea of consciousness.
There is no mark.
There are no restrictions.
There were no hidden tracking methods.
Shen Feng's body was clean, and there was nothing wrong with the jade slip.
Zhenyuan Daxian, from beginning to end, really didn't ask anything or do anything, seemingly not caring about his origins at all.
"With my meager cultivation, even if Zhenyuan Daxian were to secretly do something, I'm afraid he would be completely unaware."
Fan Yuan shook his head and waited to see what would happen. He temporarily suppressed his doubts. The Wind Envoy had already formed a karmic bond with his clone, and staying in Wuzhuang Temple was exactly what he wanted.
He regained his composure and did not immediately begin practicing the "Breathing Exercises of Clouds and Mist" because there was still an important matter to attend to.
Fan Yuan's consciousness sank into the depths of his sea of consciousness. The ancient and unadorned [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] rippled with three faint halos of light. One was the feedback of his clone Li Hao's death, another was Ying Lingzi, and the last one belonged to the gray-robed Taoist. With a thought, he first examined the halo of light belonging to the gray-robed Taoist.
Lines of ancient characters gradually emerged:
[The gray-robed Taoist clone is dead; the karmic settlement is underway.]
[Clone survival time: one day.]
[Cause of death of the clone: Voluntary self-destruction.]
[Clone feedback rate: 20%]
[Settlement complete. The host can choose one of the following three options:]
[I. Cultivation Initiation. Ginseng Fruit, Wood-based spiritual essence.]
[Note: This purified essence of the spiritual root of heaven and earth retains only the purest source of spiritual power. Due to the low cultivation level of the clone and its self-destruction, this essence has lost most of its original lifespan-extending effect, but it can still be directly absorbed to improve cultivation.]
[Part Two: Fragments of Memory. The direct experience of encountering a rare and precious creature in the world at the moment of self-destruction after consuming a ginseng fruit.]
[Note: Before his death, the clone directly experienced the immense and extreme burst of vitality from the spiritual root of heaven and earth. This memory fragment contains a trace of the Daoist essence of Wood, which can enhance the cultivation speed of Wood-attribute spells.]
III. Insights into the Technique. None.
[Note: The clone did not glimpse any mysteries of law during its survival.]
Aoki-bo Market, Tranquil Abode Inn.
Inside the secret chamber, Fan Yuan sat cross-legged, staring at the [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] floating in his sea of consciousness.
Looking at the three options, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately locked in the first one.
Choose one.
boom!
The [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] burst forth with dazzling azure light, and a vast and extremely pure spiritual power, like a river bursting its banks, directly crossed the void and poured into Fan Yuan's limbs and bones through his sea of consciousness.
This spiritual energy carries a sense of the profoundness and vitality of the origin of plants.
Ginseng fruit is a spiritual root of heaven and earth. Just smelling it can make you live to be 360 years old, and eating one can make you live to be 47,000 years old. It can be seen that its main function is to increase lifespan.
Although the gray-robed clone swallowed the pill whole, it immediately exploded and died, with 90% of the drug's power dissipating into nothingness. Moreover, the clone's feedback rate was currently only 20%, so he was really unsure how much of the gains he could actually reap.
"Snap!"
Before he could think further, a series of crisp sounds suddenly emanated from Fan Yuan's body, and his twelve meridians were instantly filled by this pure spiritual energy.
"Break it!"
Fan Yuan composed himself, gritted his teeth, and endured the excruciating pain of his torn meridians. He frantically circulated his cultivation technique, guiding the massive spiritual energy to impact his dantian.
The barrier of the early stage of Spirit Refinement was as fragile as paper in the face of this spiritual power mixed with the essence of ginseng fruit, collapsing at the slightest touch.
After breaking through to the early stage of Spirit Refinement, the spiritual essence that was fed back continued to surge, launching a fierce assault on a higher realm without stopping.
Late stage of Spirit Refinement — Perfect stage of Spirit Refinement!
In the instant of the consecutive breakthroughs, Fan Yuan felt a swelling between his brows, and his sea of consciousness expanded more than three times its original size. His outward-looking divine sense surged to hundreds of feet away.
Moreover, the ginseng fruit's spiritual essence began to cleanse his physical body.
Fan Yuan looked down and saw that his originally pale skin now had a faint, warm, jade-like hue.
With each breath, the surrounding spiritual energy no longer needed to be forcibly drawn in as before, but rather, like all rivers flowing into the sea, it naturally seeped into his body through his pores.
This is the miraculous effect of ginseng fruit in cleansing the marrow and removing impurities, elevating his constitution and affinity with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to a whole new level.
"call!"
Fan Yuan exhaled a breath of turbid air, which condensed in mid-air and transformed into a white ribbon.
Spiritual Refinement Perfected!
Although his grand vision remained unshaken, Fan Yuan couldn't help but feel regret, but at least the path ahead was clear, and there were no more obstacles.
He immersed his consciousness into the [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] to check its current status.
[Host: Fan Yuan]
[Cultivation Level: Perfected Spirit Refinement]
[Techniques: Green Wood Nourishing Spirit Technique, Wind Control and Cloud Flowing Technique, Breathing Exercises for Clouds and Mist]
[Supernatural Power (Prototype): Third Level of "Mountain Collapse Force"]
Lifespan: 349 years remaining
Number of clones that can be created: 3
His lifespan has increased by one hundred years!
Since the main body did not directly consume the ginseng fruit, the [Primordial Myriad Appearances Mirror] only provided feedback on pure cultivation and spiritual essence, thus the lifespan gained was far less than that obtained from directly consuming it.
Fan Yuan understood the reasoning behind it, and although he felt it was a pity, he could only accept reality. This time, he had not only broken through in his cultivation but also gained an extra hundred years of lifespan, which he was already content with.
Fan Yuan stopped worrying and calmed his mind. After breaking through, the remaining spiritual energy in his body was still surging like a tide.
He didn't rush to get up; with his eyes slightly closed, he immediately began to practice the "Breathing Exercises of Clouds and Mist" that he had just acquired.
This technique is balanced and moderate, and is also suitable for stabilizing rapidly increasing cultivation levels.
He formed a mudra with his hands, his breathing gradually became long and deep, and he entered a deep state of seclusion.