Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 98: One hundred years to transform into true qi, one thousand years to refine the golden elixir

The origin of Qi Body, the first skill Qiu Chuji obtained from the stars in the sky, was also the only skill that exceeded the limit of his fishing ability at that time, but he still caught fish.

Perhaps it is because the origin of the Qi body taught by Taoist Master Mi Jingzi is too closely related to the "Origin of the Qi Body" technique, far surpassing other methods that were subsequently used.

In the past, this method only demonstrated its command over various internal skills, and Qiu Chuji had always used it only as an auxiliary tool.

Because he has this secret, he can practice several unique skills at the same time without the risk of going astray.

At this moment, when the "sword energy" that had been defeated returned to the Dantian and was completely controlled by Qiu Chuji, another attribute of the source of the Qi body was also activated.

It's like only the breath at this moment is the key to open the treasure house.

The true energy and internal strength I had before were not enough and I was only fit to be a younger brother.

The characteristic displayed by the source of Qi at this time is "learning and transcendence"!
In short, the 'Qi Jin' generated by the Reversed Two Yin and Yang Six Combinations Divine Art was learned by the Qi Body Origin Flow, and then on the original basis, it was sublimated again, with another layer of qualitative change.

It has completely transformed into the true method of nourishing life by refining the three treasures of essence, energy and spirit.

From the moment this bit of 'Qi' was generated in his body, Qiu Chuji could confidently say that he was no longer a martial artist, but an immortal cultivator.

As long as the true Qi does not dissipate, he can live.

This is not true immortality, because people breathe in and out, and Qi will eventually run out. But it is extremely close to immortality, because as long as you find ways to accumulate and increase your own Qi reserves, as well as the nature and changes of your Qi, in order to cope with the infinite variables of the outside world, then you will have immortality in your hands, forever.

It is the foundation of everything and the beginning of possibility.

Just like the principles explained in "Newton's Classical Mechanics" are not complicated, but it is indeed the beginning of physical mechanics, the beginning of various subsequent theories, and the corresponding application technologies in reality.

When we stand on the shoulders of giants and reach for the stars, we can never deny the crucial role played by the existence of those foundations.

To a certain extent, as long as there is no soul-catcher to take his life, and Qiu Chuji can keep changing and renewing himself, and his true qi never dissipates, he can live forever and live to the end of this world.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji was completely immersed in this wonderful feeling.

The physical fatigue and emptiness form a sharp contrast with the spiritual fullness and joy.

He sat there for three days.

During the three days, although the true Qi was still thin, as if there was only a wisp, Qiu Chuji felt an even greater surge of confidence.

He was confident that as long as he continued along this path, regardless of whether the Yuxu Bell was opened or not, he would have the opportunity to touch the seemingly illusory immortality in this world.

Of course, not relying entirely on something is different from not taking shortcuts when they are available.

Opening the Yuxu Bell, creating a small world, then communicating with fellow Taoists in the heavens, descending into more worlds in the heavens, and searching for more possibilities are still the core of Qiu Chuji's subsequent actions and behaviors.

"How is it?" Dugu Qiubai looked at Qiu Chuji with concern and asked.

He sensed the change in Qiu Chuji's aura and knew that he was about to end his practice, so he spoke.

"Water!" Qiu Chuji had been meditating for four days. Although he was full of energy, his body was almost reaching its limit.

Dugu Qiubai directly handed Qiu Chuji a jar of snake gall wine.

Qiu Chuji drank the snake gall wine with the familiar taste, and his physical strength began to recover rapidly.

"The effect is the same as I expected. I call this new breath 'true qi'." As he spoke, Qiu Chuji wrote something on the ground to illustrate the difference between true qi and true qi.

In fact, many times, Qi refers to true energy.

However, in Taoist theory, Qi is also considered to be the original substance that produces and constitutes all things in the universe. It is more closely connected with the universe and is closer to Tao.

That is why Qiu Chuji named the internal breath newly generated in the body "true qi".

"However, my true Qi has undergone a slight change and it has improved again!" Qiu Chuji said with a happy smile on his face.

"If you transfer all your Qi to me again, I'm afraid it will be completely refined by the little Qi in my body, and it won't be so easy for me to pass it back to you."

Before Qiu Chuji finished speaking, Dugu Qiubai said decisively: "I will give you all my true energy. You only need to give me some of your transformed true energy."

Qiu Chuji was stunned. He wanted to explain that the transformed true Qi contained his spiritual will. If he returned half of the true Qi to Dugu Qiubai after he resumed his cultivation, it might cause Dugu Qiubai's true Qi to be polluted.

Because there is too much of his spirit mixed in the true Qi, he himself will be seriously damaged.

But Dugu Qiubai's decisiveness made Qiu Chuji shut up.

If it was just a little bit of true energy, Qiu Chuji would certainly be willing to give it up, but that little bit of spirit could easily be consumed by Dugu Qiubai.

And Dugu Qiubai was willing to give up a hundred years of skills and start all over again with just a little true energy?
"Have you made up your mind?"

"True Qi is more difficult to cultivate. Its improvement does not only come from the transformation and utilization of the energy taken into the body. The Taoist's 'dual cultivation of sex and life' is the method."

"You have to accumulate, practice, and comprehend. If you don't understand the principles, you won't understand the Dao. If you don't understand the Dao, your Qi won't flow smoothly."

"It can be said that every step is like climbing a mountain, and each step is as difficult as climbing to the sky!" Qiu Chuji reminded.

Dugu Qiubai clasped his fists and asked Qiu Chuji to take away the surging true energy in his body. He has always been pure, a person who has given up all external things and external enjoyment or comfort, and his heart of seeking the truth is the most determined.

For others, more than a hundred years of skills may be impossible to give up, but for Dugu Qiubai, it is just a stone blocking the way.

"Okay! Come on then!"

"But... wait until I'm full first!" said Qiu Chuji.

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qiubai took his sword and walked into the forest. Soon he came back carrying a leopard with its throat cut.

During these days, Qiu Chuji and Dugu Qiubai were practicing martial arts in seclusion in the mountains. In addition to taking snake gall wine as a tonic, they also ate various wild beasts.

Although the meat of ordinary pheasants and wild rabbits is delicious, it is actually not very nutritious.

Only the flesh and blood of those ferocious beasts that fight for their lives against heaven and earth and play games with nature are great tonic. If ordinary people eat them, they will probably get a lot of blood blisters on their faces and find it difficult to digest the dryness in them. However, if people who practice martial arts eat them, they can actually increase their vitality.

They lit a fire and grilled the meat. When the leopard meat started to sizzle with oil and turned a beautiful brown color, Qiu Chuji grabbed a front leg and started to devour it, regardless of the heat.

His body is like a dried-up sponge and has a huge demand for nutrition.

While his qi and blood were recovering, the unity of man and nature became the norm. The diverse vital energy between heaven and earth returned to Qiu Chuji's body, and was then filtered and screened layer by layer. Only a very small part of it would be integrated into that ray of true qi, strengthening it very subtly.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji clearly felt the "dryness" of this world.

It is a supernatural being, otherwise there wouldn't be people in the martial arts world who possess supernormal martial arts powers. However, the state it displays is very depressed, like a shallow and turbid puddle.

The two of them sat in front of the fire, not communicating with each other, just eating and drinking.

When a leopard was eaten until only its bones and head were left, the two men dealt with the remaining things and then adjusted their breathing and state.

After a moment, Dugu Qiubai sat behind Qiu Chuji and clapped his palms. A huge amount of true energy surged into Qiu Chuji's body.

The hundred years of power accumulated by Dugu Qiubai and the sixty years of power passed down by Qiu Chuji were all absorbed by Qiu Chuji's thirsty body.

The newly generated true Qi is constantly converted into this high-quality energy.

The true Qi, which was originally as fragile as a firefly, began to grow rapidly.

The exchange ratio can be approximately three to one.

After all, these powers had been compressed. Although they were not as powerful as the true Qi, they were much better than the internal energy of ordinary warriors. After almost two days and one night of power transmission, Dugu Qiubai's hair and beard turned white, and he looked much older.

Qiu Chuji did not carefully feel the true Qi that was constantly rotating in his body. He forcibly cut out a strand of it and immediately injected it into Dugu Qiubai's Dantian.

This strand of Qi seed was inserted into Dantian, and Dugu Qiubai's eyes, which had become somewhat turbid, suddenly opened.

He immediately sat cross-legged and sensed the feeling, a happy and relieved smile appeared on his face.

He saw the future and had no regrets even if he died.

At this moment, Qiu Chuji just began to sort out the true Qi in his body.

Dugu Qiubai's one hundred years of skill, plus his original sixty years of skill, when converted into true Qi, only left about fifty years.

However, in terms of quality, the two are incomparable.

When Qiu Chuji mobilized his true Qi through the Zhouliuxing Gong, what he felt was no longer the violent energy of heaven and earth that could not be controlled very precisely, but a feeling that everything in nature was under his control.

The wind turned into a small whirlwind and spun in the palm of the hand. With a little fire added, it became a small fire tornado. With some thunder added in, the fire tornado was filled with arcs of electricity.

Everything happened naturally and smoothly.

With such means, if you call it martial arts, I'm afraid no one in this world will believe it.

Of course, people who don't understand the actual situation, but have some knowledge, may confuse Qiu Chuji's tricks with Qiao Yuanzi's illusion techniques.

Qiu Chuji then used several other unique skills.

The Vajra Indestructible Magic Skill was completely transformed into a close-fitting golden light spell. It had extremely strong defensive energy that allowed Qiu Chuji to manipulate and transform it instead of just staying by his side.

In addition to its defensive capabilities, it also has powerful offensive capabilities.

The Xiantian Gong's absorption of the Qi of heaven and earth is even more greedy and overbearing. It can even be used by Qiu Chuji as a daily repair method.

But the effect is not very good.

According to Qiu Chuji's estimation, if one practices Xiantian Gong for one year to absorb the Qi of heaven and earth, one can accumulate about two to three years of skill.

It seemed to be very fast, but Qiu Chuji had a sense that his 'spirit' had a clear insight from his true Qi and gave an answer.

If he wants to initiate the next level of changes and further enhance the nature of his true Qi, he will need at least a thousand years of practice.

(End of this chapter)