What is the first step in cultivating the "Five Organs Food Qi Essence Technique"? It is the heart fire descending, the primordial qi ascending.
It is the Azure Dragon descending to the world, the White Tiger stirring the waves.
In that moment when the Dragon and Tiger meet, it is the critical juncture where the stomach pouch Dan Ding is placed atop the Five Organs furnace.
What is the essence of the first step in practicing the internal alchemy of the Dan Dao? It is the heart fire swirling, the kidney water misting.
It is the Azure Dragon settling in the Scarlet Palace, the White Tiger residing in the Life Palace.
In that moment of water and fire harmonizing, it is the essence of refining lead and mercury into a furnace to form the Dan embryo.
The lineage of the Xuanming Dan Ding, inheriting the ancient Pan Wang Yuan Zong's teachings, states that the Dan is the water and fire settling in the palace; the Ding is the meeting of the Dragon and Tiger's meridians.
Before the Dan Ding can assist, it is the highest of Xuanming, as if alchemy is being performed within the Ding, where water and fire are refined, thus achieving the Five Qi of Xuanming!
This is because within the principles of the Xuanming Dan Ding lineage—among the Five Elements, water and fire are the most intense, corresponding to yin and yang.
Among the Five Organs, the heart and kidneys are the most profound, corresponding to heaven and earth.
Thus, with these two paths, the Xuan family derives the hidden mysteries within the Dan.
In the teachings of the Yuan Zong, fire is indeed fire, but it is also heart fire, a single thought circulating through the Five Organs and Six Bowels; water is indeed water, but it is also kidney water, a single spirit arising to nourish the limbs and bones.
Thus, with these two paths, the Yuan Zong achieves the complete rotation of the Five Qi.
Refining water and fire within the Ding is to gather the Five Qi of Xuanming! When that spiritual light falls into characters, the ancient seal script reveals profound truths, "The Xie Clan Ancestor's Treatise on the Water Rhythm True Dan of the Five Qi Clearing Scripture." Suddenly obtaining this scripture, suddenly grasping this method, what Chu Weiyang has completed is indeed the path of cultivation for his own Xuanming Dan Ding lineage!
Stepping out of the internal Dan cultivation is not important for Chu Weiyang.
However, being able to use this method to refine poisons and eliminate malevolent qi is of utmost importance to him, akin to a life-saving grace!
At that moment, it seemed as if the white jade poisonous snake coiled around his wrist sensed Chu Weiyang's thoughts.
Suddenly, as if receiving some command, it transformed into a white ribbon, leaping into the air, and before Chu Weiyang, it spewed forth a mouthful of poisonous qi that turned into black smoke.
With great precision, this black smoke enveloped Chu Weiyang's mouth and nose completely.
Amidst the faint, elegant fragrance, there was almost an instant of a fishy-sweet scent.
Yet, Chu Weiyang did not hesitate, taking a deep breath and inhaling the black smoke entirely.
Since being taken into the Pan Wang Sect at the age of seven, until today, with the techniques and scriptures laid before him, he considered himself quite adept in cultivation.
As the ancient seal characters revealed themselves in the spiritual light, the unique significance of the technique permeated Chu Weiyang's mind, allowing him to almost instantly comprehend the essence of the cultivation method.
In the gentle rhythm of his breathing, Chu Weiyang's spirit was entirely unaffected by the poisonous qi.
At the same time, as he made slight, rhythmic movements with his waist, a brand new poisonous power began to stir, emanating water-like brilliance from between his kidneys.
Initially, that water light was clear, but as Chu Weiyang repeatedly circulated the "Cloud Clearing Scripture," strands of poisonous qi intertwined within the water light.
Once this power ascended into the Life Palace's great orifice, it had already transformed into a deep, dark light, resembling a cold pool manifesting.
Having accomplished this step, he had only achieved the cultivation of the "Cloud Clearing Scripture." To harmonize with the Xuanming Dan Ding, there were still several steps to take.
With this thought, he immediately sensed his divine consciousness traversing the great dragon of the spine, descending into the Life Palace's cold pool, guiding a stream of dark light water that seemed to roll with waves, directly entering the central wheel to explore the mysteries of the Dragon and Tiger's meeting.
In an instant, that dark light fell into the stomach pouch Dan Ding.
Having practiced until now, moving the power through the meridians, it was likely that within a single incense stick's time, the meeting of the Dragon and Tiger would not be a singular occurrence.
However, Chu Weiyang understood that the earlier statements were merely obscure phrases within the scriptures, referring to names.
But only in this moment, only when the dark light fell into the Dan Ding, did it truly become a swirling of water and fire, a meeting of the Dragon and Tiger!
A mass of emerald fire and a stream of dark light water, in an instant, they vaporized into colorful clouds, almost stirring up a momentum that reached the heavens within the Dan Ding!
Yet, in the next moment, amidst the swirling colorful clouds, a genuine phoenix cry suddenly resonated.
Chu Weiyang's face twitched.
Within the colorful clouds, the dark light suddenly dispersed, as if in a moment of chaos after the clouds dissipated and the rain cleared, the wind and smoke vanished in an instant!
In just a breath's time, when he looked closely again, only the emerald fire remained, transforming into the white heron fire swirling, while the dark light water had refined away all poisonous qi, turning into pure magical power that seeped into the central wheel, returning to the qi sea.
It had failed…
Intense pain transmitted from the stomach pouch Dan Ding to his limbs and bones, yet it was suddenly adapted to and ignored by Chu Weiyang.
In the world, the reasons for success and failure must be explained.
Why had he exerted so much effort to reach this step, only to still fail?
As he pondered this, Chu Weiyang looked inward at the stomach pouch Dan Ding, and after a moment of realization, he understood.
The emerald fire and dark light water were essentially the same poisonous magical power, merely divided into two aspects.
Logically speaking, since they were both cultivated by the same person, they should harmonize best within the Dan Ding.
Yet, the emerald fire was not merely a technique from "Diao Chan Gong"; it also encompassed the essence of the "Nanming Spell." The white heron fire that had already been condensed was the true spirit of the emerald fire, the fire within fire! It was the root essence! It was the quintessence!
But the dark light water lacked spirit.
A slight difference in foundation meant a vast distance; entering the Dan Ding would not result in the harmony of water and fire but rather in the fire refining the water, completely purifying it, leaving no other outcome.
In his mind, both their auras fell into a brief silence.
Chunyu Zhi's earlier warning regarding the causal connections of the techniques still lingered in Chu Weiyang's memory.
However, when it came to the myriad techniques in the world, regarding methods similar to the "Nanming Spell," to refine the Five Qi True Spirit using a technique that combined both demonic and Xuan sect meanings, it must be the most exquisite teachings of Tingchang Mountain!
To be more precise, it was the ancient Danqing Yuan Zong disciples, the Qingmo Dao seal lineage, akin to the Dan Dao, akin to divine talismans, a single root essence with countless transformations!
At this moment, it was strange; within the vastness of his mind, Chu Weiyang felt that the restrictions on his magical sword had become somewhat blurred.
No, to be more accurate, the originally existing talisman seal restrictions had, at some unknown time, partially "melted," being "refined" into Chu Weiyang's soul, now seamlessly mastered by the young man.
At this time, as Chu Weiyang's thoughts regarding cultivation suddenly arose, he unexpectedly heard, through a hazy barrier, a clear silence, yet he felt as if he could hear Chunyu Zhi's somewhat helpless sigh.
"This causality… forget it…
Owing five thousand, one need not fear owing ten thousand; once the causality is established, there will always be a time for verification of calamity, and it cannot be avoided. It is better to be straightforward about it!"
At this moment, Chunyu Zhi's thoughts shifted, seemingly influenced by Chu Weiyang's emotions, becoming extremely swift and without regret.
Her clear voice rang out again, seeming distant yet very real.
"Because the Old Mother of Danxia always thinks of establishing a sect and becoming a great teaching of the Xuanmen, thus within Tingchang Mountain, the Dan Dao is esteemed, and there are countless methods for refining the spirit resonance of water and fire. However, there are distinctions in proximity to the Dao, and naturally, there are differences in the levels of methods.
The 'Five Phoenixes Summoning the Phoenix Nanming Spell' is the supreme secret method of fire, and even the Old Mother of Danxia has cultivated this method to perfection. As for the internal refinement of water and fire, there is indeed a corresponding method in the mountain, called the 'Nine Faced Xuan Turtle Taiyi Spell'!
Water comes from the kidneys, residing in the Life Palace, controlling the essence and lifespan! It is the root essence of one's existence, the crucial gateway of life! The essence of refining the spirit here has never been about killing, nor about intricacy, nor about agility, but rather seeking stability within stability, to verify the resilience of life!
I have not practiced this spell, but in my years as the senior sister of the mountain gate, when the Old Mother was busy, I would often teach various methods to my junior brothers and sisters, explaining the key points of cultivation and guiding them through the gateways of progress. Therefore, I am somewhat familiar with this spell…"
At this point, Chunyu Zhi was articulating each word clearly when suddenly, her steady tone began to tremble, and amidst the occasional labored gasps, it seemed she was forcibly enduring endless pain.
No, it was not "seeming"; once that clear portion of the talisman restrictions melted away, at this moment, Chu Weiyang seemed to truly sense the emotional changes of the true spirit that had also been refined into the magical sword.
Amidst the intense pain, Chunyu Zhi actively revealed her memories, projecting the scene of her once explaining the "Nine Faced Xuan Turtle Taiyi Spell" within the mountain gate into a corner of Chu Weiyang's mind.
In the blink of an eye, having just heard a new line from the spell, with the illumination of her memory, Chu Weiyang suddenly comprehended many interpretations, and upon reflection, he had already become quite familiar with it.
And this price was Chunyu Zhi's voice growing increasingly pained.
By the time she reached the last few sentences, her speech had become somewhat weak.
"That's all; let me recover slowly, you go and try!"
As her voice fell, the chaotic light and shadow in his mind dissipated, and the other side of the restrictions fell silent once more.
Reflecting on the "Nine Faced Xuan Turtle Taiyi Spell" illuminated in his memory, as his mind calmed, guided by his divine consciousness, streams of spiritual light fell, condensing into talisman scriptures in the air, directly entering the Life Palace, plunging into the cold pool, stirring the water light's fluctuations.
Swish—! Swish—! Swish—!
The sound of waves in the Life Palace's cold pool grew stronger with each breath; the great orifice within his body was merely palm-sized, yet now illuminated, the wave light stirred, almost manifesting a fierce momentum akin to a raging torrent!
In the next moment, endless dark light seemed to suddenly condense into a single point with the crashing waves!
Boom—!
When he looked again, the surface was calm; the cold pool seemed to have a depth of ten thousand zhang, appearing boundlessly profound, as if it would swallow all of one's spirit!
And upon the mirror-like surface of the pool, a hazy, indistinct shadow of the Xuan Turtle was revealed!
The Xuan Turtle was as large as a mountain, its shell presenting eight sides, facing all directions.
Upon closer inspection, the mottled cracks and imprints on its back resembled the innate Eight Trigrams patterns! Looking again, the eight sides of the turtle's back clustered together, resembling mountains surrounding it, while at the very center of the turtle's back, there was another smooth surface, akin to an ink-colored jade mirror, illuminating the celestial phenomena!
After all, this spell shared the same origin as the "Five Phoenixes Summoning the Phoenix Nanming Spell." Cultivating this method was just as stepwise as the "Nanming Spell"; to condense it truly, one still needed the blood of demonic beasts to refine it.
However, at this moment, the manifestation of the shadow meant that the dark light water already contained true spirit.
At the root essence, it was not far from the emerald fire.
With this thought, the dark light water began to move again, but this time, it truly reflected the shadow of the Nine Faced Xuan Turtle outside the Life Palace's water light!
Again!
Within the stomach pouch Dan Ding, it was the golden wind and jade dew meeting again! It was the phoenix's cry spiraling, the Xuan Turtle stabilizing!
Boom—! Boom—! Boom—!
Water and fire trembled within the Dan Ding! Following this, such tremors transmitted through the Five Organs' meridians to the limbs and bones!
It was a peculiar rhythm.
Chu Weiyang felt as if he had a second heartbeat outside the Scarlet Palace.
The circulating qi and blood seemed to have a second convergence apart from the kidneys.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths…
The tremors intensified until they reached their limit; in that flash, the swirling colorful light within the Dan Ding seemed unable to be contained any longer, resembling a volcanic eruption, resembling a tsunami, as the colorful light transformed into five colors, soaring into the sky!
In an instant, it was as if the wind and clouds were gathering!
Chu Weiyang truly sensed strands of malevolent qi illuminating from within the Five Organs, then gradually refining into the circulating Five Qi.
The circulating Five Qi, seeming real yet illusory, leaped above the Dan Ding, yet remained suspended without moving.
At this moment, as strands of malevolent qi were truly refined within, with each breath's spiritual light circulating, Chu Weiyang felt that his emerald fire and dark light water were each growing stronger with every breath!
Simultaneously, within Chu Weiyang's qi sea and Dan Tian, the dense primordial qi surged upward, directly charging into the swirling five-colored brilliance, instantly revealing water and fire, transforming into a grinding wheel that completely absorbed Chu Weiyang's primordial qi, gradually refining away the malevolent qi that had once tainted it!
When the pure magical power wrapped in crystalline spiritual light flowed through the central meridian, in an instant, Chu Weiyang's nose tinged with a sourness, almost causing tears to fall at that moment.
Yet, he abruptly twitched his nostrils, the young man comprehending the profound sensations of the Xuanming Dan Ding method's initial success, refusing to let the surging emotions disrupt this memory.
At that moment, with Chu Weiyang's breath, suddenly, the air entering his nostrils was no longer the chilly air from the mountain peak, but rather the damp breath belonging to the sea.
Abruptly opening his eyes.
First, there was endless darkness, but he quickly adapted, and upon looking again, the narrow chamber was filled with swirling dust, remnants of ash and debris from the erosion of time.
Chu Weiyang staggered, falling into this floating ash, half of his body submerged.
"Have I… come out of the illusion?"
As his mind turned, before Chu Weiyang could steady himself, Chunyu Zhi's voice rang out once more.
"From the moment you comprehended that innate magical treasure's remnant, the illusion had already dissipated."
Hearing this, Chu Weiyang was momentarily stunned, then steadied his mind.
"What a pity, I haven't finished telling that child the story; it barely counts as a beginning, and now it has ended so abruptly…"
After expressing this sentiment, Chu Weiyang finally supported himself to stand, raising his hand.
As the Daoist's mind shifted, a five-colored radiance suddenly burst forth from his palm, appearing peaceful at first, like mist and haze—
With a shake, amidst the haze, the emerald fire illuminated in an instant, swirling endlessly; with another shake, the emerald fire dispersed, revealing the dark light water illuminating in an instant, suspended and unyielding.
The methods obtained from the illusion were indeed real and tangible!
As the five-colored mist and haze dissipated from his palm, Chu Weiyang gazed directly at everything within the endless darkness.
This tranquil stillness, reminiscent of the brief deep night within that narrow stone cave.
Suddenly, Chu Weiyang burst into laughter, completely unrestrained in this solitary chamber, his hoarse voice sounding particularly harsh and sharp, reflecting a hint of madness in his demeanor.
Until Chu Weiyang laughed to the point of exhaustion, laughter turning into a hunger pang from his stomach that made him bend over, clutching his belly, the young man finally calmed down.
"I'm hungry."
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A single Golden Dan determines longevity, requiring true lead to refine the armor.
Fire seeks the southern red phoenix essence, water seeks the northern black turtle spirit.
The Ding pursues the harmony of the four seasons, the medicine dispatches the Three Origins and Eight Trigrams.
Fasting and cultivating, achieving nine transformations, surely should astonish the spirits upon entry.
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