Celestial Official!

"Tea stove boils, sword dances and songs leap..."

At the hour of You (5-7 PM), all official duties are performed in the small courtyard.

Yan Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, gazing at a thin Taoist book in his hand, muttering incantations.

This technique, "Tea Stove Brewing Sword Dance and Song," is the Qi-guiding technique he just purchased from the Yingcai Academy.

To be precise, it shouldn't be called "selection and purchase".

It seems that Wang Guian had already received instructions.

In fact, the only Qi-guiding technique available for Yan Chen to cultivate within the Yingcai Academy is this one.

However, Yan Chen was not picky. He thought about it from a different perspective: the art of guiding qi should not exist in the Academy of Talents.

For his own sake, the Gold Melting Valley specially selected a Qi guiding technique and stored it in the Elite Academy, waiting for him to retrieve it.

Doesn't this just show that you value yourself?

"I really know how to comfort myself... In an environment like the Jade Sleeve Sect, it's really hard not to be molded into a worldly and sophisticated person."

He shook his head and chuckled, then quickly cleared his mind of all distractions.

Yan Chen devoted all his attention to the "Tea Stove Brewing Sword Dance and Song" before him.

The purpose of the so-called "Qi-guiding technique" had been explained to him very clearly by Wang Fu when they were on the boat.

Yan Chen silently summarized the situation to make sure he had a clear understanding of it.

To put it simply, you can think of your physical body as a "robe" covered in dirt, and your Qi (vital energy) as "clear water".

All it needs to do is draw out the "clear water" to wash away the dirt and grime from the "robes". However, if the "clear water" itself is not clean, or if the washing method is incorrect, it will not be able to clean the dirt and grime from the "robes".

The technique of guiding qi is like a "washboard," which gives the "water" leverage to vigorously rub and wash away the dirt and grime from the "clothes."

"The path of cultivation is full of mysteries. Even in the early stages of Qi Refining, there are many intricacies... I wonder what kind of wonders await us in the later stages of cultivation?"

Yan Chen composed himself and gently turned the pages of "Tea Stove, Sword Dance, and Leaping Song".

Compared to the "Red Cloud Bright Fire Control Technique", the wording and sentence structure of this Qi guiding technique are much smoother and easier to understand. Even with Yan Chen's rudimentary knowledge, he could barely grasp its meaning.

It makes sense. As a Taoist text of the lineage and the foundation of cultivation, the "Red Cloud Bright Fire Control Technique" could not possibly be revealed to "outsiders" outside the lineage.

Therefore, even if it can be done in a simple and easy-to-understand way, it still piles up fancy words, making it profound and obscure, so that readers feel like they are reading a book from heaven, and are in a state of utter agony!

"The so-called guiding of qi is that when it is deep, it accumulates; when it is accumulated, it extends; when it extends, it descends; when it descends, it settles... When it flows smoothly, it stagnates; when it flows against the current, it moves."

Yan Chen suppressed his mixed emotions and recited, "Use your mind to settle your thoughts, use your thoughts to sweep away the dust, use the scriptures to calm your heart, and use sitting meditation to concentrate your spirit."

Recite the "Four Tranquilizing Mantras".

Gradually, he entered a state of deep meditation.

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"A person's breath is faint and continuous; guide the Qi with intention, and the five internal organs swirl around..."

"When the body is fully formed, the spirit naturally calms, the vital energy flows smoothly, the body's sinews and bones are strengthened, the vital energy refines the form, and all signs gather together..."

The incantation of "Tea Stove Brewing Sword Dance and Song" was slowly activated. Yan Chen's breathing sounds contained rhythm and cadence. Strands of Bing Fire Qi were gathered from the body and condensed outside the body, circling around the body, making his eyes shine brightly, as bright as the sun!

"Muscles, bones, and flesh are the fuel; the fire of the dantian is the furnace; the qi seed guides the sword; the boiling water is the tea brewing method; the dregs float to the surface... At that time, they can be eliminated!"

Yan Chen seemed to have some kind of enlightenment. A raging fire rose from his dantian, climbing and spreading, swirling with colorful light, scorching his internal organs, and spreading his true energy into his limbs and bones, cooking his muscles and bones, and cleansing away the impurities!

As one inhales through the nose and exhales through the mouth, scalding white steam erupts from the seven orifices, like a boiling kettle, accompanied by a faint whistling sound.

Before long, some filth appeared inside the internal furnace, like dregs floating on the surface of a teacup.

Yan Chen calmed his mind and used his Qi to control his sword, sweeping everything away in an instant!

In an instant, a feeling of freedom and ease arose in his heart.

Yan Chen felt a surge of joy in his heart and swung his sword several more times. At the same time, the circulation of Qi, which had been stagnant at the first level of Qi Refining, gradually began to loosen and slowly returned to normal.

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Gold flies and jade flies, the sun and moon flow like water.

Before we knew it, two days had passed.

That night, Yan Chen sat cross-legged on the bed, palms facing upwards, breathing deeply.

Suddenly opening his eyes, a wisp of fiery light leaped up, as if flying out from his eyelids, but then dimmed and the wonder gradually dissipated.

"What a wonderful technique for guiding qi! Using the body as a furnace to cook away the filth, then using the sword to subdue it... Such a marvelous method should be put to my use!"

Yan Chen felt a surge of joy and immediately asked silently in his heart:

"Immortal Official, please reveal the course of my own karma!"

The next moment, golden light flowed, condensing into tiny tadpole-shaped characters—

Name: Yan Chen

[Realm Level: First Stage of Qi Refining (Sixteen Cycles of Qi Circulation)]

[Technique: Crimson Cloud Bright Light Control Technique (Rank 9)]

[Technique: "Tea Stove Brewing Sword Dance and Leaping Song"]

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The idea of ​​understanding one's own cause and effect and observing one's own cultivation state had lingered in Yan Chen's mind for a long time, but perhaps because of his insufficient understanding of cultivation, he had never been able to achieve it.

It wasn't until two days ago, after successfully circulating the Qi through a cycle using the Qi-guiding technique, that the [Immortal Official Jade Pendant] completed this part of its divine power.

Yes, if one can see through the causes and effects of others, why can't one see through one's own?

Yan Chen even wondered if, besides people, the cause and effect of things or places could also be understood.

Is it simply that I haven't reached that level yet, and therefore I have no way to control it?

"In just two days, he has completed four cycles of circulation; such progress is truly remarkable..."

"I almost forgot, tomorrow is the 'sermon' that Senior Brother Wang mentioned. I wonder what's so special about it, making it all so mysterious..."

Yan Chen chuckled and raised his hand to dispel his own causal information.

"It's alright, if you don't tell me, I'll just see for myself!"

In the blink of an eye, another line of small golden characters appeared—

You have formed a karmic connection with Wang Fu, a disciple of the Molten Gold Valley.

……

Below that is another line of smaller print, showing the date as two days ago.

[Immortal Official, please inquire about the whereabouts of Wang Fu, the disciple of the Molten Gold Valley, yesterday?]

……

What followed was a torrent of causal information, like a golden ocean current surging in.

Yan Chen narrowed his eyes and spent a short while absorbing and digesting this information.

His face immediately showed surprise.

"A sermon in Yanxuan Hall... Senior Sister Zhu!?"

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Outside Xuchunfang, a humble abode sits in the night.

The desk was askew, the window frame was broken, and the bedding was scattered on the floor, leaving the room in a complete mess.

"My brother is dead!"

A heart-wrenching, piercing sound suddenly rang out.

Xu Shuying's hair was disheveled and her facial features were distorted, completely unlike her former dignified and virtuous appearance.

He frantically grabbed a candlestick and smashed it violently at the man in front of him!

Clang!

The candlestick fell to the ground and rolled several times.

Lü Mao bent down to pick it up, looking rather helpless, and said:

"Shuying, Xu Hui is colluding with 'heretical' rogue cultivators. The evidence is conclusive. Even I cannot protect him."

"At most, by taking advantage of his position as supervisor, he managed to leave him with a complete body and send you back intact."

Upon hearing this, Xu Shuying seemed to have all her strength drained away. Her gaze towards Lü Mao was filled with complex emotions, and she seemed to be deep in thought.

After a long silence, he finally uttered a single word—

"roll!"

Lu Mao shook his head, turned around and sneered twice before walking away from the messy, humble dwelling.

"What a cold and freezing winter! Killing someone is like killing their heart, but it's also a way to forgive hatred!"

"You two are a scoundrel, this isn't over!"

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