The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 98: Comprehending the Holy Embryo and Condensing the Golden Elixir

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A strong wind blew up in the mountains, like the roar of a dragon or a tiger.

A powerful inspiration rushed into Xuanming's body from underground. With the help of the inspiration and the mystery of the unity of man and nature, he seemed to see the earth vein of Fuyun Mountain turning into a dragon, roaring at the main vein of Canglong Mountain with its fangs and claws.

Through the eyes of the dragon snake, he saw a long dragon that stretched for thousands of miles. It was weak and barely alive, nailed to the ground by four huge light pillars, unable to move.

Boom!

Even though it sensed a strange aura, the four pillars emitted bright light and quickly kicked the dragon snake out, but the main vein earth dragon still took this opportunity to force open its heavy eyelids and blew a breath of dragon breath at the branch vein earth dragon.

A breath of dragon's breath was like a tonic, causing Floating Cloud Mountain to undergo a complete transformation. The Earth Vein Floating Snake was in pain and excitement, and it grew rapidly while struggling, increasing from a hundred miles to one hundred and twenty miles, and then one hundred and forty miles...

The spiritual energy of the earth veins erupted like a volcano. The two spiritual veins surrounded the earth veins, forming a yin and yang shape, coiling on the yin and yang sides, swallowing and exhaling spiritual energy, and growing rapidly. The two spiritual veins gradually turned into dragons, and the earth veins even had the potential to transform into a dragon.

It seemed that he had overdosed, and with the feedback from the earth veins, Xuanming was infused with spiritual inspiration, and every limb was filled with tremendous energy. He immediately withdrew his attention, concentrated his mind and calmed his breath, practicing the "Hunyuan Yiqi Jue", refining it with all his strength. The surging magic power was injected into the lower dantian, and the vigorous innate qi surged into the middle dantian.

The Yuan Hai turned black and white, and the essence of the Yuan Hai increased several times. Even the movement of Tai Chi became more obscure and difficult to understand, mobilizing the Yin and Yang Qi in the body; the Jiang Palace turned gray and dark.

The entrance is shining, and the long-cultivated divine breath drops down in two streams, one virtual and one real. One enters the middle dantian through the big circulation and ignites the heart fire, and the other enters the lower dantian through the small circulation and releases the kidney water.

The yin and yang energy in the body comes from the Tai Chi sky. The yang energy connects with the heart fire and transforms into a yang dragon, riding on the clouds and mist, and roaming in the long river of meridians in the body. The yin energy interweaves with the kidney water and transforms into a yin tiger, galloping between mountains and rivers.

The clear and spiritual yang dragon is in the sky, the turbid and spiritual yin tiger is on the ground, they are running in the Tai Chi sky, absorbing the energy of the sun and the moon, and then running out separately, finally meeting in the middle dantian. Dragons and tigers fight, yin and yang compete, and the Crimson Palace is bustling with activity.

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Boom!

When time comes, heaven and earth all work together.

The whole Floating Cloud Mountain roared. Not only Xuanming had gained good fortune, but the other people in the Qiuzhen Temple, including Chang'anzi, Changqingzi and four others who had just returned, and even every blade of grass and tree in the mountain, had gained more or less good fortune. Even the villages near the foot of the mountain were blessed.

Inspiration turned into mist and enveloped the mountains. Everything in the mountains was changing. The mountains rose and lengthened at a speed visible to the naked eye. The grass grew wildly, the lakes became bigger, the rivers widened, the pools deepened, the waterfalls lengthened, and even some spiritual medicines began to upgrade.

"No need to panic in Qiuzhen Temple. This is Fuyun Mountain's promotion. Sit cross-legged on the ground, eliminate distracting thoughts, and concentrate your mind. Whether you can seize the opportunity depends on your practice."

Xuanming's voice resounded throughout Floating Cloud Mountain. Upon hearing his words, the four generations of disciples all bowed their heads and saluted. They followed his instructions carefully, sat cross-legged on the spot, practiced hard, and tried to capture the good fortune.

"My fellow disciples, there is no need to work hard. Just relax and enjoy your life."

"Thank you, senior brother!"

Xuanxu, who was comforting his disciples and sorting out his ideas, bowed and expressed his gratitude. He also sat on the ground and closed his eyes to practice.

Inside the Taoist Temple, the peach wood sword hummed, and the sword flew into the blue sky, passed through the sea of clouds and mist, and floated at the foot of the mountain. It grew in the wind and turned into a giant sword a hundred feet long. A large amount of sword light hung down, forming a barrier to protect the surrounding villages. It also united with the city god and other gods to stabilize Fuyun County and prevent the people from suffering from the earthquake.

At the same time, the whisk placed at the bedside as a sweeping tool vibrated, and flew out of the courtyard following the peach wood sword, swaying back and forth, combing the energy of the Floating Cloud Mountain's veins, calming the power of the earthquake, combing the yin and yang inspirations, stabilizing the terrain, and at the same time cooperating with the Yin and Yang Mirror and the inherited magic sword to temporarily suppress the luck of Floating Cloud Mountain.

A huge Yin-Yang Tai Chi diagram appeared under Xuanming's feet. With it as the center, it expanded slowly but actually quickly, extending in all directions, covering Fuyun Mountain, Fuyun County and the surrounding areas, regulating Yin and Yang, sorting out the earth's veins, and protecting the mountains, rivers and people.

After doing all this, he left a trace of his mind to protect him, and he put all his strength into breaking through. The fight between the dragon and the tiger in the Crimson Palace had already been decided. When the practice reached the critical moment, under the coordination of the innate qi, the yang dragon and the yin tiger became one, the spirit and the essence began to merge, and the nature and destiny began to be cultivated.

At the same time, in Fengyang County, inside the Guangfa Division, a figure walked out of an ink-and-wash landscape painting. He was wearing an ink-colored robe that covered his tall figure. He wore a tall crown on his head, had a handsome face, and slender fingers, like a Confucian scholar in his twenties.

As he stepped out of the door, a black plum tree grew out of thin air under his feet. He held it up and it rose into the air. He stood in the air with his hands behind his back, with the bright moon and stars above his head and ink paintings under his feet. He looked at the Floating Cloud Mountain obscured by spiritual mist, and a ripple appeared in his clear eyes.

"The dragon energy is leaking out. This Qiuzhen Temple is really a good fortune."

After staring for a while, the ink scholar raised his hand and wrote a seal in the air. Deep underground in Canglong Mountain, a crack in the formation was repaired, and the awakened earth dragon fell asleep again. The young man solved the problem lightly, and the black plum blossoms under his feet turned into a stream of ink and flowed into the painting, as if it was just an illusion and did not attract the attention of any creature in Guangfasi.

As for the leakage of dragon energy and the loss of the main vein to the branch veins, it has happened in previous years, but this time it is Fengyang County's turn. Dividing it and gradually eroding it is not bad.

In an ordinary house in the southern part of the county town, the sound of a loom paused. An ordinary-looking woman with a thorny hairpin felt something and walked out of the room, looking towards the direction of Fuyun Mountain.

"The true dragon exhales. Unfortunately, it is difficult for you, a dragon, to turn over on your own. Just wait a little longer. In a few years at most, you can fly into the sea and soar into the sky again."

Sighing softly, the lady with the thorn hairpin suddenly curled her lips into a smile, her ordinary face instantly becoming enchanting: "Qiuzhen Temple is indeed blessed with great fortune. Brother, although things are completely different from what you expected, it is undeniable that you are still sharp-sighted. By some strange coincidence, you chose such a master for your offspring. I'm sure it will be very interesting to wait until her identity is revealed in the future."

There is no rush now. The stronger the Qiuzhen Temple becomes, the more likely it is that Fengyang County will become even more chaotic once the secret of harboring half-demons is revealed in the future.

After waiting for so many years, she is the least impatient.

At Hai's house, Hai Fengming had some thoughts and looked towards Floating Cloud Mountain. However, after all, he was not a practicing god, so he could only see that the mountain had risen, but he did not know the inner story.

Deep in the Canglong Mountain, at the bottom of a clear lake, in a magnificently built glazed palace, a hornless dragon, as crystal clear as white jade, raised its head. Feeling the changes in the earth veins and the dragon energy rising, he was extremely excited. However, this change was fleeting.

Suddenly, Chilong said, "Check and see what happened in Canglong Mountain?"

It would be best if he could find a place where the dragon energy leaks out, so that he could take advantage of the opportunity and absorb the dragon energy. By then, it would be more certain that he would become a real dragon. When the shrimp soldiers and crab generals went down to pass on the order, the white dragon was alone in the water palace, his eyes were deep, his dragon whiskers moved slightly, and he muttered to himself: "Please don't let it be a branch vein."

According to the stinky fox, there are Lian Shen in charge of each of the four counties, who are specifically responsible for guarding and repairing the Dragon Suppression Formation to prevent the trapped dragon from ascending to heaven. If the leak appears in the main vein, it will be fine as the distance is far and he can still take charge; if it appears in a branch vein, it will definitely attract Lian Shen's attention and he cannot appear again.

After all, the Great Xuan Divine Dynasty does not allow the birth of the Demon King in Canglong Mountain, and is even more taboo about real dragons. It is good enough for him to hide in the main vein and have the secret treasure given by the Taiping Sect to conceal his aura. Once he appears in the branch, it is very likely to bring about a fatal disaster. He can't take risks and lose the big picture for the small.

"After a few years at most, when the Taiping Sect gains momentum, I will soar to the sky, rule the world, and truly dominate Canglong Mountain."

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Xuanming was temporarily unaware of the changes in the external world. He focused on breaking through the realm and sat on the boat for three days and three nights.

On the fourth day, in the early morning, the sun and the moon were in harmony, Xuanming moved the Zhoutian, and once again took in the mysteries of the sun and the moon into his body. The long-brewing Crimson Palace suddenly roared, first with thunder and lightning, then water and fire were in harmony, and Qiankun merged.

As a hint of paleness appeared in the sky, a golden light appeared in the Crimson Palace. When the morning sun rose completely above the horizon, illuminating the darkness, the light in the middle dantian also shone brightly.

A golden elixir was suspended in the Crimson Palace, round and solid, shining with dazzling golden light, like the rising sun and the ever-present moon.

Now that the golden elixir is formed, Xuanming officially enters the third stage of Qi training. Before he opens his eyes, he feels that the world is vast. Looking at the flowers, plants, trees, and the people in the market, it is as if he is seeing the mysterious Qi. It seems that he is one step closer to the mysteries of heaven and earth. His magic power, spiritual perception, physical body, and supernatural powers are all increasing.

What surprised him the most was his Taoism. This time he was able to seize the opportunity of the unity of man and nature. It was related to the fact that he had practiced Taoism in Fuyun Mountain for several years, twice benefited the land veins of Fuyun Mountain, and often entered Fuyun Mountain with his spirit. It was also closely related to the fact that his Taoism nourished this mountain.

Due to various factors, after fishing for four seasons, he finally seized the opportunity on the winter solstice when the old year turned into the new year. He realized that the true meaning of the Holy Embryo Realm lies in the word "spiritual" with a leisurely attitude.

When he entered the holy fetus, his qi interacted with each other, and heaven and man created the world. He was able to use the veins of Floating Cloud Mountain to glimpse a hint of mystery and secrets of the main vein of Canglong Mountain. He alarmed the earth dragon of the main vein, which granted him good fortune, leading to the promotion of Floating Cloud Mountain and this return of favor.

When he broke through, the roars of dragons and tigers could be heard from the sky above the stable Floating Cloud Mountain. Auspicious clouds appeared and sweet rain fell from the sky. The mountain range was congratulating Xuanming.

He opened his eyes and saw the rise and fall of the Yin-Yang pattern in the depths of his pupils. After taking a few breaths to calm himself, Xuanming stood up and looked at the carp and green turtle that had been swimming around him and had been inseparable from him for the past three days. He stroked his beard and smiled.

"Go ahead and digest what you have learned. Whether you can break out of the cocoon and become a butterfly and a dragon seed depends on this time."

The koi and green turtle splashed the water a few times before leaving, sinking to the bottom of the water and disappearing.

Xuanming waved his sleeves to put away his whisk and peach wood sword, then stood up and took a step. Without casting any spells, the heaven and earth felt it, and green lotuses grew under his feet, carrying him to the shore.

Standing on the shore, Xuanming slowly walked up the mountain and returned to Cangdao Peak. He released his spiritual sense to cover the inside and outside of Fuyun Mountain and observed the changes. A mysterious feeling surged in his heart. Every blade of grass, every grain of sand and dust on Fuyun Mountain were reflected in the lake of his heart, every detail was visible.

(End of this chapter)