He tried to speak, but the pain made it impossible to breathe.
Xiao Wangsun carried himself with a natural grace and elegance, as if he were a Banished Immortal descended to earth, his behavior impeccable.
His appearance was flawless, his carriage suave, and even n couldn’t find fault with him.
His voice was deep and resonant, humming in his chest before being expelled from his mouth.
"You gather your Starlight to form the shape of the Beidou Seven Stars, allowing them to orbit around you, yet by relying solely on the illumination of the seven stars, you’re only refining the skin and blood and not reaching the viscera and marrow. These seven stars not only refine the body and skin, they also refine the spirit and the True Qi. You have not understood what true refinent is, which is why you suffer like this."
Xiao Wangsun’s voice entered Chen Shi’s mind, and although Chen Shi was in extre pain, his mind was clearer than ever, his voice hoarse, "Please, senior, give guidance!"
Xiao Wangsun instructed, "The purple star in front of you, called Tianshu, is at the ladle’s handle. Look closely inside the star, and you’ll see the structure of a talisman."
Chen Shi concentrated, trying to not let the intense pain disturb him, and looked towards the cluster of Tianshu Starlight, and indeed, upon careful observation, he could see the internal structure of the Tianshu Star.
The structure within the Starlight was quite peculiar, resembling a large "big" character at the top, enveloping the star cluster. Below it, there was a positive "one" character, and further down, a seal script character for "upright."
Below were the characters for "govern" and star charts, along with dragon patterns.
Underneath the dragon patterns were two characters for "lofty."
"Each of the other six stars also has its own talisman structure," said Xiao Wangsun.
Chen Shi steadied his disoriented spirit and looked towards the other six stars, only to see that these star clusters also had complex talismanic structures within them!
This was sothing he had never discovered before!
"The Beidou Seven Stars are known as Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang, each cluster of Starlight ford by different seal imprints."
Xiao Wangsun, sitting in the carriage, spoke with a light voice, "Different seals contain different refinent thods. Now, step on Tianshu and cultivate the seal."
Enduring the severe pain, Chen Shi’s body trembled as he took a step and landed on the Tianquan Star Cluster, focusing his remaining will on cultivating the Tianshu Star Talisman.
Suddenly, the star cluster shone brightly, the Starlight exploded, and in an instant, all the Starlight poured into his body, rising from his coccyx, traveling up the spinal column, flowing along the shin bone to the back of the head, then spreading throughout the skull, down the facial bones, and through the twenty-eight teeth.
Then, it flowed down the bone of the throat, passing the twenty-four ribs.
In an instant, the Starlight had circulated through his bones for one full cycle, making his entire body seem as though it had been refined, his marrow feeling as if it had imbibed Jadescent Nectar. He shivered involuntarily, and the heart-wrenching pain subsided a little.
At the sa ti, the Starlight energy of the Tianshu Star under his feet was exhausted, and the star talisman began to change, transforming into the Yaoguang Star Talisman.
The Tianxuan Star Talisman on his right also changed at that mont, transforming into the Tianshu Star Talisman.
The other star talismans were also rotating and changing, like a formation, where pulling one thread could move the whole body. When one talisman changed, the others followed suit.
"Step on the Tianshu again, to your right front," Xiao Wangsun directed.
Chen Shi complied, stepping out, and his foot landed on the transforming star talisman of the Tianxuan Star.
The mont his foot landed, the Tianxuan Star Talisman had just turned into the Tianshu Star Talisman, and the Starlight burst forth again, instantly spreading throughout his skeleton, intensifying the sensation of bodily refinent!
The surge of Star Power relaxed the green ghostly hand gripping his heart by a beat, further reducing the pain!
Chen Shi saw a glimr of hope for survival and, without waiting for Xiao Wangsun’s reminder, turned and stepped out for the third ti, just as the Tianji Star Talisman had transford to Tianxuan, and from Tianxuan to Tianshu.
By the ti his foot fell, the third Tianshu Star Talisman had already ford!
His form passed by the carriage perfectly, moving like a dragon, leaving behind an afterimage.
Chen Shi took his fourth step with even greater speed, looking ghostly.
On his fifth step, he walked on the trunk of a large roadside tree as if walking on flat ground, not the slightest bit inclined to fall off!
Chen Shi stepped out one pace at a ti, moving faster and faster, growing more and more excited with each step. The pain in his heart also diminished increntally.
His footsteps traced the Big Dipper, leading him to unwittingly learn a remarkable stepping technique!
And the Tianshu Bone Strengthening made his bones increasingly strong, with his bone marrow growing purer and his Qi-Blood more vigorous. It was indescribably comfortable.
"Now, switch to Tianxuan!" Xiao Wangsun’s voice ca.
Without a second thought, Chen Shi stepped onto the Tianxuan star. The Tianxuan Talisman imdiately burst forth, with starlight swarming into his body and drilling into his heart.
Accompanied by a thud of a heartbeat, the next mont his heart pumped the blood full of star power to his limbs and brain, passing through every large and fine blood vessel, reaching the tips of his limbs!
The blue ghostly hand was also vibrated by the heartbeat, unable to firmly grasp his heart!
As Chen Shi followed the Tianxuan star, the arrangent of the seven stars under his feet continued to change, the star power cleansing his blood, strengthening his heart chambers.
His Qi-Blood grew increasingly exuberant, his breath prolonged.
Tianshu for strengthening the bones, Tianxuan for refining the blood!
Xiao Wangsun waited until he had refined once and then tily reminded, "Now switch to Tianji!"
Chen Shi’s steps shifted, landing on the Tianji star. The power of the talisman exploded, rging with his tendons.
His large tendons twitched like bowstrings, as if drawing a bow and shooting an arrow, making his fists faster, and the throbbing of his fascia like a drum, increasing his strength.
After Chen Shi traveled through the entire cycle, refining all his large tendons, he then stepped onto the Tianquan Star Cluster.
Seeing this, Xiao Wangsun held back his advice.
Chen Shi practiced each refinent through a complete cycle, quickly cycling through all seven stars of the Big Dipper.
The Tianquan Talisman refined the muscles, the Yuheng Talisman refined the skin.
What the Kaiyang and Yaoguang talismans refined, Chen Shi was unclear. He only felt that when he stepped on the Kaiyang Talisman, his True Qi flowed around, and the shrine reappeared. It seed to be refining True Qi, but he couldn’t be sure.
While stepping on the Yaoguang Talisman, it inexplicably made one feel clear-headed and refreshed, the thoughts becoming unprecedentedly sharp.
Most importantly, the pain in his heart was diminishing!
"Kaiyang Talisman refines True Qi, Yaoguang Talisman refines spirit," Xiao Wangsun continued to instruct, "Beidou Seven Refinents will refine your bones, heart, blood, muscles, skin, True Qi, and spirit, altogether. The Cultivation Technique you’re practicing is quite remarkable."
He thought carefully and compared it with all the Cultivation Techniques he had seen before, still feeling that Chen Shi’s technique was top-tier.
Chen Shi halted, his Qi-Blood churning ceaselessly within him for a long ti before calming down. As for the intense heart pain, it had already vanished, leaving him both shocked and pleased.
Xiao Wangsun’s pointers were critically important to him, not only saving his life at a crucial mont but also sparing him the danger of groping blindly.
He still rembered how he had fumbled with moving Qi-Blood around in an abandoned temple on a desolate mountain, causing blood to rush to his brain and fainting.
"Don’t get distracted, now begin returning fire to the source, refine it into your Dantian, and transform it into your own cultivation," Xiao Wangsun observed his breath and said, "After practicing, if you don’t return fire to the source, it equates to practicing in vain. Guide your spirit, focus on your Dantian."
Chen Shi complied, drawing the Qi-Blood throughout his body into his Dantian. However, the mont this Qi-Blood transford into True Qi within his Dantian, it dissipated, not a trace remained, leaving him inevitably disheartened.
Xiao Wangsun also noticed the dissipation of True Qi within him. After a brief contemplation, he said, "Beidou Seven Refinents will refine your bones, heart, bloodstream, flesh, skin, Qi, and spirit. You just can’t retain True Qi, but the other six aspects have progressed rapidly. Perhaps in the future, you could still achieve sothing great. Strange, hasn’t your ntor Chen taught you these things?"
——Thanks to the Alliance Hierarch, God’s ssenger on earth, for the reward!
With Alpaca7’s permission, so Chapters now include illustrations created by the great A7 for the Dao Above, which readers are recomnded to check out. They are exquisite, matching the original text. Special thanks!
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