Shushan Earthly Immortal

Chapter 436 The Three Pure Ones' Secret Method, The Golden Elixir Daoist Manual (Seeking votes for support at the end of the month~)

"Don't look so gloomy. Would we really treat you badly if we made you the deputy sect leader?"

Ji Hehe said with a smile.

But Cheng Xinzhan couldn't laugh; he no longer believed the "benefits" the sect leader spoke of.

"Hey, do you really think I'm bluffing you? Have you ever heard of 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones'?"

"Ok?"

Cheng Xinzhan's eyes lit up immediately.

"I've heard of it. I heard the patriarch Tongxuan mention it briefly, but when I asked him for details, he wouldn't answer me. He only said that I would only know when I became the vice leader. I would appreciate guidance from the sect leader."

Ji Hehe's humor is Cheng Xinzhan's.

"You all get a headache at the mention of administrative affairs, but are overjoyed at the mention of new spells. But if there were no administrative affairs, where would the sects come from, and where would all these spells come from for you to learn?"

"Disciple has learned."

Cheng Xinzhan replied that he had also adjusted his mindset, because he understood that the sect leader was right. If everyone only thought about being carefree and unrestrained, then there would be no such thing as "Dharma Teachings" or "Inheritance," and someone like him, a commoner from the countryside, would never be able to embark on the path of cultivation in this lifetime.

Ji Hehe smiled and nodded, then said,

"Tongxuan is not entirely correct. This method is a secret technique of my Sanqing Mountain. To be precise, only the vice sect leader is qualified to cultivate it, and those at the fourth level are qualified to know about it. However, in the mountain, generally speaking, one is promoted to vice sect leader upon entering the fourth level. Even if the position of vice sect leader is full, a new person will replace the old one. There are few exceptions."

"But of course there are exceptions, such as Shouzhen. After he was promoted to the fourth level, he was impervious to both soft and hard approaches. Even if this method was placed in front of him, he would not be tempted. He would rather be punished than become the deputy leader. There was no way to deal with him. Back when he was in Lei Mansion, he did not want to sit in the office and always wanted to go on business trips. He was scolded countless times. Later, when he went to the Five Thunder Academy, he didn't care about anything and just buried himself in studying thunder magic."

"Tongxuan too, how could you let it slip to me before you've even reached the fourth realm? I'll settle the score with him later."

Speaking of the four realm figures in the sect, Ji Hehe shook his head. These two were unruly, and with Sect Leader Su and Marshal Kui cursing people every day, Cheng Xinzhan even felt a little sorry for the sect leader.

After sighing, Ji Hehe continued,

"As for why the rule is set that only those at the fourth level can know it and only deputy instructors are allowed to cultivate it, there are multiple reasons. The first is naturally to ensure that the secret is not lost. The second reason is because there is a rule in the mountains that no one can become a deputy instructor without reaching the fourth level, and this secret technique can only be cultivated by those who have entered the fourth level. The last reason is because this technique is a clone technique. Considering that deputy instructors have to take care of high-level cultivation and a lot of general affairs, this technique is given as an incentive to take care of both, so that they will not think of shirking their responsibilities."

Cheng Xinzhan suddenly realized, but then remembered something else.
"That cult leader?"

Ji Hehe shook his head.

"Don't worry, this kind of secret method cannot be leaked. The method is not passed on to six ears. Each sect has its own method. Our Sanqing Mountain method is to refine the secret method into a 'secret forbidden fruit'. I used this kind of secret method when I passed on the 'Baopuzi - Houfeng Niao Zhan Pian' to you before. Do you still remember it?"
"Even if you learn the methods transmitted by the 'Forbidden Fruit,' you can't reveal them, and even a soul search won't find anything. Otherwise, what would happen if a high-ranking member were captured alive? It's only in cases like the Ginseng Fruit, which happen suddenly and unexpectedly without prior encryption using the 'Forbidden Fruit' method, that there's a risk of leaks. Such things need to be remedied afterward. For example, if we inform someone in the sect about the Ginseng Fruit now, it will be done through the 'Forbidden Fruit.'"

"So that's it!"

Cheng Xinzhan was annoyed upon hearing this and said,

"I should have informed the sect leader first, so that he could have encrypted it using the 'Forbidden Fruit' method before secretly informing the others. That way, it wouldn't have been leaked."

Ji Hehe smiled and shook his head.

"At that time, what was your status and cultivation level? How could you have imagined so many things? Moreover, those present were already the leaders of the sect. No one could have predicted something like what happened to Duxing."

"There's nothing to say about it. With a group of over 100,000 people, how can we ensure that everything is perfect? ​​We can only do our best to ensure maximum security and prevent leaks. I remember a few years ago, Wudang Mountain made a fool of itself. The steward of the mountain secretly brought the royal family and princes from the foot of the mountain to stay on the mountain and charged them by the day. I wonder how much information was leaked and ended up in the mortal world."

Cheng Xinzhan listened and chuckled to himself.

"Moreover, maintaining secrecy comes at a great cost. Adding, transmitting, and removing restrictions are all very troublesome, and refining the 'Forbidden Fruit' is especially demanding. Controlling it from top to bottom is difficult; it requires all disciples of the sect to cultivate this awareness together."

Ji Hehe said.

Cheng Xinzhan nodded, thinking of the "three prohibitions and two things not to do" that he had been repeatedly told since he entered the mountain. One of them was not to reveal secrets. Various precepts, scriptures, and spells also basically reminded him of this.

"The matter of confidentiality is handled by Goddess Peak. If you have any ideas, you can discuss them with Du Yi. If you want to manage it, I think Du Yi will definitely be willing to let you."

The sect leader smiled and said.

"No, it's not necessary."

Cheng Xinzhan waved his hand dismissively, joking. With three vice-instructors in charge, he really didn't need to cultivate anymore.

"Oh, right, since you brought it up, I have some good news to tell you: Duxing is coming out soon."

Ji Hehe said.

"Yeah!"

Cheng Xinzhan was overjoyed upon hearing this. Back then, the sect had discovered that twelve fellow disciples had been branded with the Netherworld Spirit Seal by Longhu Mountain, among whom the one with the highest cultivation level was Sect Leader Lu. Now, the other eleven fellow disciples have emerged from seclusion one after another, leaving only Sect Leader Lu.

Leader Lu has suffered greatly, his primordial spirit shattered and rebuilt, enduring countless hardships and wasting a great deal of time. Now, his suffering has finally come to an end, and he is about to be reborn, which is truly cause for celebration. Moreover, with Leader Lu's emergence from seclusion, the sect will have another fourth-realm warrior, and more importantly, an experienced vice leader.

Ji Hehe nodded and said,

"It'll be in the next year or two. Okay, I'm getting off-topic. Anyway, do you still want to learn the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique?"

"I want to learn."

Cheng Xinzhan continued.

"Since you've already agreed to be the assistant instructor, I'll be frank with you. It's true that only those at the fourth level have the conditions to cultivate this secret technique, but that doesn't mean that all those at the fourth level can learn it."

Cheng Xinzhan's eyes widened upon hearing this. Wasn't that a lie?

"Don't look at me like that. This method can only be performed with innate Qi. Many people in the four realms did not undergo the nine transformations completely during the formation of their embryos for various reasons, and therefore failed to cultivate innate Qi. There is nothing I can do about it."

Ji Hehe felt a little guilty, as he had been stared at like that many times over the years.

"Sect Leader, who in our sect has been deceived... no, what I want to ask is who hasn't cultivated the Innate Qi?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

"At present, only Shouren, Duyi, and I have succeeded in refining it; the others have not."

Ji Hehe whispered.

Cheng Xinzhan really didn't know what to say. Wouldn't that mean that most people had been deceived?

"By the way, Wujiu doesn't know about this yet. He went to Dianwen as soon as he entered the capital. I'm going to ask him to take charge of Chunyang Palace when he comes back, so you mustn't let it slip."

Cheng Xinzhan nodded helplessly. "The method of 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones' simply involves condensing primordial Qi into a seed, which then gives rise to a false body outside the body. This false body, starting from the Qi seed, undergoes nine transformations to grow into a Qi embryo. Therefore, those whose embryos are not fully formed cannot practice it. After the Qi embryo is formed, it is further nurtured until it grows into a full-fledged adult, reaching a state identical to the original body, which is called the 'Qi Body'."

"This 'Qi Body' is exactly the same as the original body, except that it is formed by the condensation of innate Qi seed and acquired five elements spiritual energy. It is not a physical body, but its wonder lies in the fact that all the original body's life-gathering supernatural powers will condense into 'supernatural power seeds' in the 'Qi Body,' so all supernatural powers can be used. The 'Qi Body' also has 'Qi Elixir' and 'Qi Embryo,' and both the Golden Elixir Dharma Form and the Nascent Soul Dao Domain can be used."

"This method is different from external incarnation, corpse dissolution, and false shell. The 'Qi body' is basically a false body created based on the original body, and it is closely related to the strength of the original body. The stronger the original body is, the stronger the 'Qi body' will be."

"This also brings another advantage, because the 'Qi Body' and the original body's aura are exactly the same, so it can also be used to ward off curses and disasters."

"The power of the technique after it is mastered varies from person to person. Some can condense one 'Qi Body,' while others can condense up to three. The strength of each 'Qi Body' is at least 30% of the original body's power, and at most 70%."

"How many?!"

Cheng Xinzhan exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing this, Ji Hehe chuckled calmly and repeated himself.
"At most three bodies, at most 70%."

Opposite him, Cheng Xinzhan was truly shocked beyond words. If what the sect leader said was true, then this was simply divine magic!

It's a very simple principle: even at 30% of the strength of a fourth-realm cultivator, they are still a fourth-realm cultivator. The spiritual energy they can mobilize and the supernatural powers and spells they can unleash are incomparable to those of a third-realm cultivator.

"How many 'Qi bodies' have you cultivated, and what level of strength do you possess?"

Cheng Xinzhan asked.

"There is only one, with 60% of its power, sitting in the Sanqing Palace; that has always been my 'Qi Body.'"

Qi Shen Ji Hehe said with a smile.

Cheng Xinzhan's eyes widened, but she quickly understood. No wonder, no wonder the head of the Sanqing Palace was always there, and always available, no matter when she approached him. It turned out that the one who had been sitting there all along was merely a decoy of the head of the palace.

"Not to boast, but very few people can cultivate their Qi Body to 60% of their full strength. Shouren cultivated it to 40%, and Duyi to 30%. However, everyone has only cultivated one Qi Body. In the entire history of Sanqing Mountain, there are only a handful of people with two Qi Bodies, and only the Immortal Elder himself has cultivated three Qi Bodies."

Ji Hehe laughed.

Cheng Xinzhan was not surprised. It would be strange if such a miraculously effective method were so easy to master.

"So I'm very curious to see how far you can cultivate this method, and whether you can recreate the ultimate realm of One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones."

The sect leader looked at Cheng Xinzhan with anticipation in his eyes.

Cheng Xinzhan waved his hand repeatedly.

"How dare I compare myself to the immortal sage?"

"Don't be so quick to underestimate yourself. With your True Form Holy Embryo's cultivation, it's not impossible for you to achieve the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones."

Ji Hehe smiled and said, then flipped his hand over, and two peach-like fruits emitting purple light appeared in his palm.

Is this the "forbidden fruit"?

This was Cheng Xinzhan's first time seeing it, because the "Forbidden Fruit" could only be refined by one at the fourth realm. Last time, when the sect leader passed on the "Baopuzi", the sect leader refined it on his behalf and then passed it on to him using a secret method.

But how come there are two?

At this moment, Ji Hehe extended his hand and explained with a smile,

"This one is *One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones*, and this one is *Baopuzi - Golden Elixir Chapter*. The *Golden Elixir Chapter* doesn't discuss the cultivation of the three realms, but rather refers broadly to the two great paths of internal and external alchemy. It encompasses internal alchemy cultivation methods for all five realms, even the immortal realm, including the method for overcoming the three calamities that you need to understand now, and the opportunity to unite with the Dao in the five realms and the method to become an immortal that you will understand in the future. In addition, there are many immortal-grade external alchemy formulas here, including the 'Corpse Dissolution Pill' that you are interested in. Study it carefully."

Cheng Xinzhan was shocked once again. He really hadn't expected that since entering the sect, the sect leader had been talking about the "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" secret method, so why would he suddenly throw out a sect-protecting Taoist book at the very end? And most importantly, the contents of this book were indeed something he needed to understand. He had only just stepped into the Fourth Realm, but the entire smooth road ahead of the Fourth Realm had already been paved under his feet.

"Go on."

Ji Hehe extended his hand forward.

Cheng Xinzhan took it. The fruit was made of condensed magical energy, and it was light and airy, but he felt its immense weight.

"The Golden Elixir Chapter is the first chapter of the Baopuzi, and also the most extensive in content, as vast as the ocean. Moreover, the immortal's perspective is extremely high, drawing on a wide range of sources, with internal and external alchemy mutually corroborating each other, emphasizing the unity of the internal and external, and the unity of man and elixir. Often, there are four or five layers of metaphor behind a single word. You must read it carefully and thoroughly."

Ji Hehe gave instructions.

Cheng Xinzhan nodded in agreement.

"You've just been conceived and appointed as the new Mountain Master and Deputy Sect Leader. This is a good opportunity for you to familiarize yourself with the affairs of the mountain while simultaneously stabilizing your embryonic development and establishing your Dao Domain. You also have two advanced spells and Daoist texts to study. I don't think you'll be able to leave for a while, so just stay in the mountain. Put the demon-slaying aside for now. Now that you're in this position, you should think more about the sect. Actually, the main reason is that my time in this world is running out. Everyone in the sect knows that you've mastered the Five Elements and Yin-Yang, and your cultivation and reputation are undeniable. You'll definitely succeed me; it's just a matter of time. While I still have some time, let me guide you a bit more."

"In short, from now on, you must remain in Pingdingshan, whether it's your true form or an avatar, I don't care. If you want to leave the mountain in your true form, you must inform me first. Is that possible?"

Ji Hehe asked, his tone serious and sincere.

Cheng Xinzhan was flattered and naturally agreed repeatedly.

"One more thing: even if you want to go out, you don't always have to exert yourself physically. You can exercise your spirit. Also, don't limit your vision to the ground. Chasing the stars and the moon, and traveling through the starry sea, isn't that a wonderful thing?"

Ji Hehechong blinked.

The headmaster knew that the young Master Wanfa was naturally carefree and didn't want to force him to stay in the mountains to handle administrative affairs, so he took the initiative to come up with a solution for him.

Cheng Xinzhan smiled and said okay.

"Alright, I won't keep you any longer, go ahead."

Ji Hehe waved goodbye to the guests.

Cheng Xinzhan got up to take his leave.

Once the young Taoist priest had gone far away, Ji Hehe's chuckled self-talk echoed through the Sanqing Palace.

"Only after six breaths of breathing can one know the process; by the age of sixty, one can be called a master."

"Soaring through the starry sea on the path to immortality, the young phoenix's cry is clearer than the old phoenix's."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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