I became an immortal in the mountains

Chapter 816 The So-Called Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension

After sitting in meditation for most of the day, I have a clear understanding of the newly acquired techniques.

Gu Yuanqing then began his true cultivation, his vast true essence flowing through his body, using the power of controlling objects to adjust the subtle details.

After only a short time of practice, he felt the new technique was more profound than the previous one.

These subtle adjustments made the circulation speed of true essence seem to increase by two points, and the true essence generated was also slightly purer.

By combining the paths of the two realms and eliminating the dross, although it is only a small change, the benefits gained are considerable.

Moreover, Gu Yuanqing's original cultivation method was obtained by Dao Yan and was derived from various top-tier Daoist lineages in the world. It was already at the highest level, and every change was extremely difficult. Therefore, even though this time there were only many minor adjustments, it can be seen how much the cultivation method from another world helped Gu Yuanqing.

Under the power of manipulation, the altered operating path gradually solidifies, and through continuous operation, it gradually becomes instinctive, naturally operating along the new path without the need for conscious thought.

At this moment, Gu Yuanqing turned his attention back to the visualization method.

Visualization is the fundamental technique of the Nine Realms Divine Continent. After deduction, it was integrated into Gu Yuanqing's own technique as a link in the chain.

This also shows the wonder of Dao Yan.

These are two completely different paths, and there will inevitably be conflicts between them.

Visualization and practice are two sides of the same coin, like precisely meshed gears. Changes in either will lead to unpredictable consequences.

Just as if one contemplates the fundamental diagram of ultimate yang and strength, but practices the mental techniques of yin and gentleness, the power of yin and gentleness will clash with the ultimate yang charm of the contemplated diagram.

At best, the mental state will backfire, damaging the soul and causing loss of control over true energy, with the risk of going into demonic possession.
In severe cases, the Daoist principles will clash, the foundation will be shaken, and the path forward will be cut off.

Even if the two Daoist principles are not contradictory, if they are fundamentally different, long-term mismatched cultivation will lead to the loss of power and make it impossible to reach a higher realm.

Gu Yuanqing cultivates the myriad paths, so he may not have this concern. However, the state of mind gained from visualizing the diagrams can subtly influence the power of one's soul, and even one's affinity for the external Dao.

The subsequent cultivation methods will minimize the impact of this bias, and overall, they will be the most beneficial to Gu Yuanqing's transformation.

He immersed his mind in his sea of ​​consciousness, where the majestic North Spring Mountain still stood, or rather, it was the phantom of the entire North Spring Grotto.

This illusory image was actually created by Gu Yuanqing's visualization, which eventually transformed from a mountain hundreds of feet high into a grotto-heaven.

Upon entering the mountain, he measured Beiquan Mountain with his own body, eventually sketching its shape and establishing a close connection with the entire mountain.

In the beginning, it was just a vague and illusory thing, but now it has been solidified like a real thing.

At that time, his cultivation was still weak, and he only had a superficial understanding of the path of cultivation. Naturally, he thought it was a manifestation of the system. But now he can feel that what built this mountain was actually his own spiritual power.

In a sense, this is also a form of visualization!
Observing mountains and seeking enlightenment every day is actually a similar method, except that what you are observing is Beiquan Mountain, and this world.

Now we are observing the fundamental diagram!

Previously, I comprehended the Way of Heaven and Earth, but now, by observing the fundamental diagram, I am comprehending the Way left behind by our predecessors!
He hung the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Chart in front of him, gazed at it, carefully observed every line, and imprinted it into his heart.

Within his sea of ​​consciousness, a thirty-three-story tower gradually took shape.

From the initial phantom and general outline, to the color, shape, and finally the delicate texture, it is gradually perfected.

His cultivation level was already at the Undying Chaos Realm, and his spiritual power had reached the Great Perfection of the Undying Chaos Realm. His spiritual power far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators at the same level, so entering the sect was naturally easy. What was truly important was whether he could grasp its essence.

Three days later, the thirty-three-story Demon Refining Tower was completed, located atop a mountain peak in the North Spring Mountains that he had been visualizing.

At this point, it can only be considered to have taken basic shape.

These patterns are not just decorations, but rather interwoven runes.

Referring to the fundamental diagram, Gu Yuanqing continuously improved it; these runes were all for suppressing and refining demons.

Whenever he thought he had achieved enlightenment through visualization, he would find that he had only grasped the basics. The tower, which was originally just a static object, seemed to have undergone subtle changes.

No, it should be said that these changes were always there, but he just couldn't perceive them before.

Three months had passed by the time the tower was fully completed.

"Finally, the construction is complete."

Gu Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, when he first started contemplating, he never imagined it would take so long. When he built the Chaos Furnace, it only took him half a day at most.

This also explains the extraordinary nature of this fundamental diagram, which is fundamentally different from the visualization diagrams imprinted by the immortals.

In the past three months, just during the construction of this tower, Gu Yuanqing felt that his spiritual power had increased significantly, and it seemed that it had also been refined somewhat.

But this is not the end, but only the beginning.

When he looked at the fundamental diagram again, things were different.

This difference is no longer about expanding or refining the patterns and runes, but rather that the entire tower seems to have come alive.

Previously, I only contemplated its form, but now I contemplate its spirit; only when both form and spirit are combined can one be considered to have truly achieved a minor success.

He could sense that within the fundamental diagram, there were interwoven strands of divine energy, as if a great formation was slowly operating.

This grand formation is incredibly profound, far more exquisite than any formation Gu Yuanqing has ever observed. It possesses a certain energy that flows slowly along the veins of this formation.

As Gu Yuanqing observed the rhythm in the fundamental diagram, his divine sense followed the trajectory of the flowing energy, readjusting and perfecting every detail of the tower.

Gradually, he became completely absorbed in it.

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Unbeknownst to them, a demonic thought descended from the darkness and transformed into a demon within their heart.

The place where the inner demons appear is at the bottom of that tower.

This place seemed like a dark hell, existing within Gu Yuanqing's sea of ​​consciousness, as if it were another world reflected by the Demon Refining Tower.

This world seemed to store all of Gu Yuanqing's distracting thoughts, demonic thoughts, and resentful thoughts, just as all the dark side of Gu Yuanqing's mind was gathered here.

Using this as bait, they lured the demons to descend.

Refine external demons, return to your original nature, strengthen yourself, and in this process, understand your true nature and attain your true self.

This is the principle behind the operation of the fundamental diagram for refining demons and ascending to immortality.

When inner demons are born, they are unwilling to be trapped at the bottom of the dark tower and want to break out of the tower.

And from the moment it stepped into the tower from the bottom, a flame was born.

The Red Lotus Karmic Fire not only forges external demons but also refines itself!

The inner demon that had been born actually transformed into Gu Yuanqing's own image, overjoyed: "Haha, I'm out! I'm finally out..."

But the next second, a scream rang out, and he turned into a wisp of smoke. A moment later, another figure emerged from the bottom of the tower, still in Gu Yuanqing's own form. "He" looked at the thirty-three stories above him, his expression fierce: "As long as I break through, I will live!"

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"We are one, why have you imprisoned me beneath this tower?"

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"You are Gu Yuanqing, and so am I! If you have the ability, open this tower, and we'll have a fair competition!"

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"I will kill you! You stole my body; this is an irreconcilable feud!"

"I'm just a demon? Hahaha, how laughable, how pathetic... But if I kill you, then I will become my true self!"

"You're nothing but a thief too..."

"You once called others cowardly, but aren't you the same?"

"Are you such a coward that you dare not even come out and show yourself?"

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Every inner demon born from a stray thought believed it came from Gu Yuanqing, as if it had been trapped in that tower for countless years, filled with resentment and anger!
At first, Gu Yuanqing also thought these were words of bewitching from the Heavenly Demon, but gradually he felt that something was not right.

This is not simply a demon, but truly another version of myself, because "they" seem to know all my supernatural powers and techniques, except that they are trapped in the tower.

He could even truly sense the thoughts, ideas, and anger of another "self".

It's as if one's mind has been split in two. One part is the one that has endured countless tribulations and been trapped at the bottom of the tower. After finally escaping, one suddenly discovers the existence of another version of oneself, and that one is merely a manifestation of one's inner demons. This sense of sorrow is heart-wrenching and enough to drive anyone mad.

The other, naturally, is the self that always exists like God, constructing and controlling the whole situation.

This feeling of opposition yet unity made Gu Yuanqing's mind somewhat silent. Each refining process was a test of his Dao heart and a questioning of his true self.

These "selves," emerging one by one from the bottom of the tower and ultimately refined, are like the most unspeakable parts of one's heart and weaknesses, which are mercilessly exposed.

Each time a "self" was refined, Gu Yuanqing felt his spiritual power increase by one point.

These forces rose up and began to outline a clear mirror above the thirty-three-story Demon Refining Tower.

When this realm is fully formed and shines upon the world, that will be the time when this technique is perfected!

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Six months later, Gu Yuan woke up.

At this moment, the thirty-three-layered Demon Refining Tower within the sea of ​​consciousness could be stabilized without deliberate maintenance, indicating that this mental cultivation technique had achieved some minor success.

Unconsciously, the power of the soul has become much stronger, and the origin and potential have been completely transformed into strength.

Gu Yuanqing opened his eyes but did not get up immediately; instead, he was slightly stunned.

After a long while, he suddenly smiled softly.

"Refining demons to ascend to immortality, the demon is oneself, and the immortal is also oneself."

"No wonder this method is said to be extremely dangerous. If I hadn't been inside the Beiquan Cave Heaven, I'm afraid I would have been affected by it as well."

He raised his hand and waved it away, putting away the fundamental diagram that was floating in the air.

Then, the visualization diagram of the Chaos Furnace was opened.

Previously, I also felt that this picture was mysterious, but compared with the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Picture, its superiority is obvious!
This is not to say that the Chaos Furnace Visualization Diagram is inferior to the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Diagram, but rather because it was written by a mere illusory immortal.

"No wonder Ling Yi said that even a Void Immortal cannot completely reproduce a fundamental diagram, because the essence within it is something that a Void Immortal cultivator cannot demonstrate."

Even within this Northern Spring Grotto, I would find it difficult to truly replicate the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Diagram.

With the Demon Refining and Immortal Ascension Diagram in existence, the fundamental diagram drawn by the illusory immortal is not of much use to Gu Yuanqing himself, but it is useful to others. At least it can be used as a method for ordinary cultivators of the Qian Yuan Sect to temper their souls.

However, in order to transform it into a usable supporting technique for the Qian Yuan Realm, Gu Yuanqing still needs to re-deduce it.

Of course, these things can't be rushed.

Gu Yuanqing still focused on himself. In terms of spiritual power alone, he had already reached the Great Perfection level of the Chaotic Undying realm. Moreover, after half a year of meditation, his power had settled down.

The reason why he has not yet reached the true level of the Great Perfection of the Chaotic Undying is that the small world formed by the particles around him is not yet complete, and his understanding of his own true essence and the Great Dao is still lacking.

However, these things were not difficult for Gu Yuanqing; they just needed some time to refine.

Previously, the weakness was in spiritual power, but now that weakness has been overcome, and the day when I break through to the next realm is just around the corner.

He stepped out of the meditation hall, sat quietly for most of the day, looked into the distance, and stretched his muscles.

As you can see, the massive amount of incense smoke that originally surrounded Beiquan Cave Heaven has been reduced to a thin layer, which is only because it has been replenished over the past six months. This also shows how much effort was required to deduce the cultivation method this time.

Gu Yuanqing strolled through the mountains, casually greeting the birds and animals. The birds chirped incessantly around him, and a large eagle landed and followed closely behind him.

A white ape brought fine wine, a fox wagged its tail and whimpered, and even the round, chubby creature stood up and waved from afar.

Surrounded by such scenery, Gu Yuanqing gradually relaxed, and the slight discomfort he had felt during the meditation gradually disappeared.

A day later, they returned to their business.

That concerns the matter of one's natal magic weapon!
He had always been weighing the options regarding the treasures he was refining.

Ideally, this treasure should be compatible with one's own cultivation level and be combined with supernatural powers and combat techniques. Only in this way can it carry one's own Great Dao and unleash one's own strength.

For other cultivators, this choice is relatively simple because the path they cultivate is singular.

As Gu Yuanqing cultivates the myriad paths, he inevitably has more things to consider.

Of the many options, these three are the most suitable.

Firstly, there's the sword. After all, the Myriad Manifestations Sword Scripture of Tribulation is the culmination of his supernatural powers. Through deduction, it integrates all the great Daos within it, and this sword scripture is currently one of Gu Yuanqing's primary combat methods.

Secondly, the tower was chosen largely because of the Demon-Slaying and Immortal-Ascending Diagram.

The tower in the picture is clearly of extraordinary origin, so much so that the cultivator who saw it back then captured his observations and feelings in a painting, resulting in such a wondrous effect. It is likely an extraordinary artifact even among celestial artifacts, which means that imitating it has a very promising future.

This is also the visualization diagram of Gu Yuanqing, which can be combined with his spirit and soul, and thus exert its effect.

As for the third type, it is a seal. Gu Yuanqing's original form of soul is ultimately Beiquan Mountain, which is the foundation of his Great Dao. It can naturally be in harmony with his cultivation. When refining it, one can also refer to the Lieshan Seal.

Each of these three options has its own advantages and disadvantages, and Gu Yuanqing has not yet decided on one or the other. He is not in a hurry to make a choice, as there is still time to weigh the pros and cons.
(End of this chapter)