Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 167: The Soul Travels, Practicing Thunder Magic

Ever since his soul was able to travel at night, Qiu Chuji had a new way of practicing every time it got dark. That was to release his soul, allowing the light and ethereal soul to roam freely between heaven and earth and absorb the pure yin energy under the moonlight.

The so-called inspiration from the moonlight, Qiu Chuji understood it as a kind of "feeling".

From a scientific point of view, moonlight is actually reflected sunlight, but just as the human body is yang and the person's shadow is yin, yin and yang are born in an embrace, and the same should be true for the sun and the moon.

To feel, perceive, and sense the moonlight is to start from pure yin and allow the spirit to gradually move from yin to yang.

The ultimate goal is to cultivate the Yang God that is all-powerful and all-pervasive, and enjoy freedom and ease.

Every night, Qiu Chuji's soul flew freely between heaven and earth. This way of freely flying, which could reach a distance of hundreds or even thousands of miles in the blink of an eye, made Qiu Chuji extremely happy.

It is said that the soul wandering at night is like an old ghost, but in fact they are essentially different. The soul still has a physical body to rely on, and there is a line connecting the two. Therefore, although the soul wandering at night is afraid of yang fire, it is not afraid of yin cold, and it will not be like those ghosts that no one worships, experiencing pain and cold all the time.

Qiu Chuji's soul visited old friends such as Dugu Qiubai, Huang Yaoshi, Duan Zhixing and others alone at night. He was very happy to learn that their martial arts had improved. Unfortunately... they could not see Qiu Chuji at all.

Even Dugu Qiubai, who had outstanding cultivation, had only achieved some success in refining Qi. Although inspiration had gradually emerged, he was still far from being able to glimpse the primordial spirit.

According to Qiu Chuji's inference, if the original spirit wants to manifest itself and be seen by mortal eyes, it must cultivate to the level of "Daytime Travel" where it can appear in broad daylight.

In order to strengthen his primordial spirit, Qiu Chuji would force himself to drink a bowl of "Worry-Free Soup" every two days. After doing this for more than a month, Qiu Chuji's primordial spirit was able to travel thousands of miles away.

After traveling all night for many days, Qiu Chuji was somewhat carried away.

Until a muffled thunder woke Qiu Chuji up.

His soul shrank into his spirit altar, not daring to come out again, for fear of being defeated by the active and violent energy between heaven and earth.

At this time Qiu Chuji just came to his senses. His soul was not solid enough at this moment, and his spirit was yin, so he was naturally afraid of heavenly thunder.

If he wants to change, he has to learn thunder magic.

Thunder magic is not as simple as shooting out lightning from the palm of your hand to hit people.

Externally it is the most deterrent technique to exorcise demons and monsters, internally it is a method of upholding the right path and warding off evil, as well as blending and transforming auras. Thunder is the harmony between heaven and earth, the change of all things, and the stimulation of vitality. The true mastery of thunder is not only about being powerful and able to control heavenly thunder and strike across the sky, but also about stimulating vitality, changing the whole body, transforming yin into yang, and controlling the infinite.

Qiu Chuji's use of true Qi to transform lightning can only be regarded as a means of simulation, and is far from being a real thunder method.

Qiu Chuji traveled around the Three Mountains and read books on thunder magic in Longhu Mountain, Maoshan Mountain and Gezhao Mountain, but he was still a little short of learning the real thunder magic.

From the perspective of Taoism, thunder magic originated in the Northern Song Dynasty and flourished in the Southern Song, Jin and Yuan Dynasties.

The founders were Wang Wenqing, Lin Lingsu and others of the Shenxiao School, and it was passed down by the Shenxiao, Qingwei and other schools. The Donghua, Tianxin and Zhengyi schools also practiced it. But when this matter is magnified to the heavens and all realms and placed in the context of mythology, it does not make sense.

After hesitating for a long time, Qiu Chuji chose to open an altar in his small world, and then used a talisman to invite Nezha, the Third Prince of the Three Altars and Sea Assembly.

If there are things you don't understand, ask someone who knows.

As for Nezha not being good at thunder magic?

Don't underestimate Nezha's seniority just because he looks young. With Nezha's skills, he has strengths, but he definitely doesn't have any weaknesses.

Why not just ask the God of Thunder for help?
In everything, one should do things that are familiar to him rather than new ones. If Nezha asks him to do something, the probability of him being asked to come out for communication is much higher. If it were someone else, even if he came for the sake of the Yuxu Bell, he might not be very receptive.

From Qiu Chuji's point of view, man and clock are one.

But in the eyes of immortals and gods, a clock is still a clock, and people are still people.

The clock may be indestructible, but if the person dies, the clock can find another owner.

Of course, it is impossible to snatch it away. This kind of treasure that has been refined into the soul and integrated with the person cannot be snatched away at all. Moreover... who would believe that there is no trick behind this?

The talisman was lit, and not long after, there was a knock on the door outside Qiu Chuji's Taoist temple.

This is a small world, and without Qiu Chuji's initiative to open the door and welcome him, even Nezha could not arrive directly.

The gate of the Taoist temple was opened, and of course, wine and food had been prepared on the table. Nezha, who had taken off his clothes and dressed like a Taoist boy, walked in.

"Why are you so impatient? What do you want from me?" Nezha walked into the room and asked in a condescending tone.

Qiu Chuji then expressed his intention to ask for advice on thunder magic.

Nezha curled his lips and raised his hand to draw a talisman in the air in the small world: "Follow and practice. Once you have mastered it, you will have entered the door. When you can write your own talisman, you will have entered the door."

"Also, don't look for me if you have this kind of thing in the future. Your clock is...very smart!"

As he was speaking, Xiao Tiandi's entrusted fishing had another new harvest.

When Qiu Chuji got the ball of light, a new martial art suddenly appeared in his mind.

The Four Symbols of Heaven's Will came from the world of Magic Sword Life and Death Chess. It includes the four moves of Wind God's Wrath, Fire God's Wrath, Thunder God's Wrath and Lightning God's Wrath. Each move is extremely powerful, and the will of man and the will of heaven are in harmony. When it is performed, it is like a god descending to earth.

Among them, the Wrath of Thunder God and the Wrath of Lightning God contain the essence of thunder magic that Qiu Chuji needs, and they come from the same lineage of martial arts, which are more suitable for Qiu Chuji's use than the way of talismans.

"Look! What did I say? Here it comes!"

"Of course, since you are here, I will tell you a few more things."

"The demon fetus of yours that is trapped in the innate formation is born with defects. Although it has demonic nature, it lacks intelligence. It is not what I want. You should get rid of it as soon as possible."

"I can smell the aura of Zhong Kui on you. I think you have inherited some of his legacy. The demon from that world is quite interesting. Find a chance to swallow it up and use its magic to transform it into a demon fetus. Leave it to me."

"However, to suppress the Heavenly Demon Fetus, your current innate formation diagram is not enough. You should quickly complete more and simplify the formation diagram."

Nezha spoke rapidly, then his expression changed slightly, and he finally said to Qiu Chuji: "That's all I have to say. If you continue, the Grandmaster will be unhappy."

"Remember, among the myriad great ways, cultivation begins at your feet. There are myriad ways, but you only stay in Quanzhen."

After saying this, Nezha, who had just arrived, disappeared into the small world without even drinking a sip of tea, leaving no trace.

Of course, he had leaked enough.

It was thanks to him. If it were any other Taoist deity, it would be impossible to say it so bluntly. It would take at least seventeen or eighteen detours.

Qiu Chuji looked up at the thunder talisman still hanging in the sky, and thought about the 'Four Symbols of Heaven' in his mind. This martial art is almost an enhanced and upgraded version of the 'Six Circulations of Void Technique'. Of course, the latter mainly involves the changes in airflow and internal strength, while the former pays more attention to the coordination of spirit and will.

Nezha came quickly and left quickly. Qiu Chuji just kept his instructions in mind and went about his daily routine as usual.

I didn't think too much about it. No matter what was hidden behind the various opportunities, the truth would come out naturally when I reached a certain level of cultivation in the future. Now I didn't have enough strength, and thinking too much would only cause trouble.

After the thunderstorm passed, the soul still flew away in the night.

He was naturally also practicing the Four Symbols of Heaven's Will, gradually extracting the essence from it and integrating it into his own martial arts system.

Qiu Chuji often imitated and drew the talisman left by Nezha, and felt surprised when he was inspired occasionally.

After practicing like this for two months, Qiu Chuji gradually gained a systematic understanding and was compiling it into a self-created martial arts of thunder magic. At the gate of the Taoist temple, another Taoist came to visit. It turned out to be Lin Lingsu, a famous "demon Taoist" in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Qiu Chuji's communication with him was not very pleasant.

After all, Lin Lingsu’s position is that there is no other way except to abandon Taoism. He is a typical religious xenophobe and his position is very extreme.

However, the Quanzhen Sect to which Qiu Chuji belonged emphasizes the unity of the three religions and is inclusive. To put it simply, it can be expressed in two words: "Buddhism is the Tao" and "Confucianism is also the Tao." All dharmas are Taoist dharmas.

The two of them couldn't pee in the same pot.

Despite this, Qiu Chuji still made a deal with Lin Lingsu. The other party gave Qiu Chuji a set of "Tian Gang Five Thunder Method", and Qiu Chuji traded it to Lin Lingsu with Xin Hu Gong and Longmen Qi.

At this point, Qiu Chuji's practice of thunder magic became more and more successful.

The talisman left by Nezha is equivalent to a version of the answer, and the Four Symbols of Heaven's Will pointed out the direction of change for Qiu Chuji, how to integrate thunder magic into Quanzhen Taoist martial arts. This "Five Methods of Tiangang" is a common textbook on thunder magic and can be used as a reference for Qiu Chuji.

It came neither too early nor too late, just after Qiu Chuji had figured out some of his own things, and the meaning of the arrangement was quite obvious.

Time passed quickly and half a year had passed. Qiu Chuji had promised to get rid of the demon fetus in a month, but now it has been delayed again and again, and half a year has passed.

At this time, Qiu Chuji had comprehended the thunder method and had already summarized and comprehended a set of martial arts from the thunder method. It had not been named yet, but it already had an overwhelming power.

As a result, the soul has made further progress and can appear for a short time at sunset and sunrise. Within the world, it can travel 30,000 miles in an instant.

At this point, all the accumulation during this period has been consumed in practice.

Qiu Chuji got to see the world again and experience some worldly affairs.

I revisited Mount Huashan, but my mood was very different.

The small Taoist temple that originally stood on the top of the mountain has been demolished, and no one knows who did it.

Today, there is only the setting sun on the top of Mount Hua. Qiu Chuji sits cross-legged on the top of the mountain, actively shaking the Yuxu Bell, sensing the traces of the flow of time and space in the dark.

Because of the Yuxu Bell, there are subtle cracks in the heaven and earth of this world, and time and space have become disordered, causing many people to be "dislocated".

It also caused Ouyang Feng, who died on the top of Mount Hua, to have his soul return to this era.

In his small world, Qiu Chuji first stabilized time and space, allowing himself to possess the attributes of time and space. His sensitivity to time and space far exceeded the level that he should have at his current level of cultivation.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji wanted to find the time and space trajectory that Ouyang Feng had passed through, project his soul into another time and space, a parallel world, find Yang Kang and plant the demon seed there, train him well, transform the demon fetus into a Taoist body, and create good fortune in desperate situations.

(End of this chapter)