Fusang Sword Heart Diagram

Chapter 19 Introducing Qi into the Body
Xiao Qiu, who practiced martial arts, was always unconventional. She casually took off her outer garment and put it aside. She then opened her eyes and observed Ning Fusang's movements, imitating her posture and adjusting her own sitting position accordingly.

After an internal struggle, the others also removed their outer garments. The preaching house had windows on three sides, but no cold wind blew in, so even with their clothes off, they didn't feel cold.

Everyone clasped their hands together and sat cross-legged.

Gu Pingsheng held a green bamboo stick and tapped it on a student's back, saying, "Keep your back straight, don't bend it."

He looked around, pointed out the posture problems of several students, and continued, "Enter a state of tranquility, without thinking or deliberation. Guard your mind, and the world will be clear and distant. Observe the world quietly and perceive the spiritual energy. Open yourself up and merge with it."

"Breathe slowly and gently, gradually becoming deep and long. Let your mind follow your breath, starting from the dantian. Follow the lower abdomen, reach the Zhongji point, pass through the perineum, and along the Du meridian of the spine, passing through the three gates of the coccyx, Jiaji, and Yuzhen, reaching Baihui. Then, it branches off and descends, passing through the Magpie Bridge, connecting with the Ren meridian. From the midline of the chest and abdomen, let your qi sink to the dantian, circulate the exercise, compress the spiritual energy like dewdrops, and gather it in the Qihai."

"This is the method of refining spirit through the Lesser Heavenly Circuit. Following this method and repeating it over and over again is the essence of the Spirit Refining Technique."

According to Gu Pingsheng's account, Ning Fusang had already drawn Qi into her body and completed two small cycles.

With one hand behind his back and his right hand holding a green bamboo, Gu Pingsheng gently tapped it on a table: "Try to sense spiritual energy and guide it into your body, just as I just taught you."

Although Gu Pingsheng had explained it in great detail, most people still felt confused. But seeing that others had their eyes closed, they followed suit and closed their eyes to breathe.

After a while, a student opened his eyes, raised his hand and said, "Master Gu, I still can't sense any spiritual energy."

Gu Pingsheng gave him two words: "Rethink it."

Those who pass the Dudao Peak assessment are not incapable of cultivation; they are simply restless and unable to calm their minds.

A moment later, another male disciple opened his eyes: "Master Gu, where is the Central Extreme Gate mentioned in the Spirit Refining Technique?"

"Four inches below the navel."

Gu Pingsheng walked up to him, touched the green bamboo, and he understood immediately. He looked up and said, "Thank you for your explanation, Master Gu."

Gu Pingsheng gave a faint "hmm" and walked around the preaching hall, observing everyone's cultivation progress.

He didn't expect them to be able to cultivate internal energy overnight; as long as they remembered the cultivation method and the process, that would be good enough.

An hour passed, and everyone was still empty-handed, which inevitably made them discouraged.

It was already past midnight, and it was pitch black outside, with only the lights of lanterns on the distant mountains shining, like fireflies twinkling.

A growing commotion arose in the preaching hall. Ning Fusang opened his eyes and ended his cultivation.

She picked up her cushion and returned to her seat. Gu Pingsheng saw this but didn't say anything.

"This lesson ends at midnight. You can leave after another hour of cultivation. If you still cannot draw Qi into your body, don't be discouraged. Throughout the history of the Southern Star Sword Sect, only a few have been able to draw Qi into their bodies overnight."

One student asked curiously, "Master Gu, how long did it take you to guide your Qi into your body?"

All eyes turned to Gu Pingsheng, who said calmly, "It'll only take half an hour."

Everyone: "..."

In fact, drawing qi into the body is nothing special. Being able to keep the spiritual energy from dissipating after the first time drawing qi into the body and complete a full cycle of the microcosmic orbit is called genius. And compressing the spiritual energy into spiritual power during the first cycle of the microcosmic orbit is called unparalleled genius.

A short time for drawing qi into the body does not represent the whole picture. Some people can draw qi into their bodies on the first day, but it takes them more than half a month to successfully let the spiritual energy circulate through the Ren and Du meridians.

Some people spend a full seven days guiding qi into their bodies, yet master the method of circulating qi through the microcosmic orbit within an hour, surpassing others and condensing their first drop of spiritual power much earlier. Those born with a spiritual body don't even need to consciously sense spiritual energy; it will automatically enter their bodies—this is also called guiding qi into the body. However, if they don't understand the methods of cultivation and don't know how to refine spiritual energy into spiritual power, it's useless.

Although it only took Gu Pingsheng half an hour to draw Qi into his body, the spiritual energy dissipated before it had finished circulating through his Du meridian. He didn't truly refine his first drop of spiritual power until the second day after drawing Qi into his body.

After suffering a setback, the group sat up straight and continued their cultivation.

After a cup of tea, Gu Pingsheng's gaze changed and fell on a little girl who had successfully guided her qi into her body.

Ning Fusang also looked over, searching his memory. The girl seemed to be named Jiang Xin?

Children have better innate qualities because they eat grains and have spent less time in the world. Their meridians are not yet completely blocked by impurities, so they can more easily draw spiritual energy into their bodies.

Before Jiang Xin could fully react, the aura dissipated.

She tried to sense spiritual energy again, but failed several times.

Seeing Gu Pingsheng approaching, Jiang Xin called out, "Master Gu."

She voiced her doubts: "I think I managed to draw qi into my body, but why did it stop working later?"

Gu Pingsheng pointed out her problem: "The first time you guided the Qi into your body, you were in a daze and did not follow the method of the 'Refining Spirit Technique' to guide the spiritual Qi to flow through your meridians, so the spiritual Qi dissipated."

"Afterwards, you realized that you had successfully guided the Qi into your body. You were excited and eager to guide the Qi into your body again. You couldn't calm your mind, so you failed."

"You just need to calm your mind, clear your mind of distractions, and try to draw Qi into your body again as shown in the 'Spirit Refining Technique'."

Jiang Xin nodded, seemingly understanding, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Gu."

When others overheard their conversation, their gazes toward Jiang Xin varied subtly.

In Ruan San Niang's eyes, there was only pure joy and envy. She then turned back to continue her cultivation.

Xiao Qiu's eyes were bright and clear. She lingered on Jiang Xin for a moment with a very ordinary gaze before looking away.

According to the "Refining Spirit Technique", drawing Qi into the body is only the opportunity to step into the threshold. The goal is to guide the Qi through a small circulation and finally refine it into spiritual power.

The others did not have such a deep understanding of the "Refining Spirit Technique," but they admired and envied Jiang Xin for successfully guiding Qi into her body.

Xu Jianjia sat with her eyes closed. She already had a spiritual energy in her body. Following the instructions of the cultivation method, she guided the spiritual energy through her perineum, smoothly passing through her coccyx and spine. The spiritual energy dissipated at the Jade Pillow Gate.

The Jade Pillow Pass is narrow and extremely difficult to pass through. The spiritual energy dissipates here, but Xu Jianjia is not disappointed.

She guided her breath back into her body, slowly passing it through the Du meridian, searching for the right sensation.

Xiao Qiu grinned when she saw that Xu Jianjia had also successfully drawn in Qi.

Her young lady is exceptionally intelligent, so guiding qi into the body is naturally no challenge for her!

After exhaling a shallow breath, Xiao Qiu straightened her hands and feet and continued to sense the spiritual energy.

(End of this chapter)