Taking a deep breath, Qi Yun closed his eyes again, imrsing his consciousness into his Inner Heaven and Earth, which had beco exceptionally tranquil and powerful due to his Five Viscera Perfection.
He began trying to capture that ethereal yet crucial elent—the Innate Divine Rhy.
According to the Daoist classics, this Innate Divine Rhy is a wisp of innate spiritual nature, pure and flawless, that erges from the hazy chaos at one’s birth.
However, as one grows older, gains experience, and their thoughts beco more complex,
this wisp of utmost purity and truth—this spiritual nature—is gradually subrged and obscured by the passions, desires, and countless distracting thoughts of the Acquired world.
And to break through to the Qi Refining Sixth Layer, blast open the Ancestral Acupoint, and clear a path to the Sea of Consciousness,
one must first find this wisp of Innate Divine Rhy. Then, by nurturing and strengthening it, one can, when the ti is right, blast open the Ancestral Acupoint.
The spiritual nature of the Divine Rhy enters the Sea of Consciousness, giving rise to Divine Sense.
In a way, the Qi Refining Sixth Layer and the Qi Refining Third Layer are sowhat similar.
One involves Guiding True Qi to break through the miasma shrouding the Purple Mansion and establish a foundation; the other involves condensing the spiritual nature of the Divine Rhy to shatter the fetters of the Ancestral Acupoint, achieve a complete Sea of Consciousness, and manifest Divine Sense.
Aided by the miraculous effects of the Great Marvelous True Luo ditation Mat, the chaotic and jumbled thoughts in Qi Yun’s mind were as if gently smoothed over by an invisible hand, quickly falling silent.
His Heart Lake beca as still as an ancient well, reflecting his truest self.
In this extre tranquility, his perception beca exceptionally sharp, and he began to probe the deepest parts of his consciousness.
After an unknown amount of ti, in the depths of a silent, empty darkness, he "saw" it!
It was an extrely faint Spiritual Light, flickering unsteadily like a candle fla in the wind, silent and dim.
It was ethereal and elusive, hard to grasp, as if it were just an illusory bubble, yet it authentically emanated the most fundantal aura of his own life.
Innate Divine Rhy!
Qi Yun’s heart stirred, but he dared not be the slightest bit careless, nor did he dare to let any feeling of excitent or impatience arise.
He feared that the slightest emotional fluctuation would startle away the faint Spiritual Light he had worked so hard to perceive.
Cautiously, following the instructions of the Spell, he used his perfected Qi of the Five Viscera as a guide, as if weaving the softest of nets, and slowly enveloped and nurtured that wisp of Innate Divine Rhy, stabilizing it slightly.
’The spiritual nature of the Divine Rhy has been found. Next is the location of the Ancestral Acupoint...’
Although he had found the Innate Divine Rhy, Qi Yun was not in a hurry to use it to blast open his Ancestral Acupoint. At this mont, the Divine Rhy was still very weak, and the probability of a successful breakthrough was small.
Rushing in rashly and injuring the Divine Rhy would be a loss that outweighs the gain.
’The Ancestral Acupoint is located at the center of the eyebrows. I’ll probe the situation first...’
With a flicker of his Heart Thought, Qi Yun’s consciousness arrived at the mysterious region behind the center of his eyebrows.
However, the instant his consciousness touched that region!
VWOOM!
An indescribable aura—seamless, incredibly dense, and as unshakable as a mountain—suddenly overwheld all of Qi Yun’s perceptions!
It was as if he was facing a massive, heavy gate cast from a single piece of Refined Steel, several feet thick, incredibly heavy, and completely seamless.
It firmly sealed off the even more vast and mysterious place behind it—the Sea of Consciousness!
Feeling how incredibly sturdy the fetters of the Ancestral Acupoint were, Qi Yun was inwardly speechless, and a fine layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
’It’s a good thing I didn’t try to break through rashly.’
Given the current state of the Divine Rhy, trying to shake the Ancestral Acupoint would be like striking a stone with an egg.
Suppressing the impulse in his heart, Qi Yun gathered his thoughts, wrapped the Innate Divine Rhy with his Qi of the Five Viscera, and slowly nurtured it.
’Breaking through to the Sixth Realm can’t be rushed.’
’If the Innate Divine Rhy is injured, recovery will be extrely troubleso.’
’I can’t attempt the breakthrough without being one hundred percent certain.’
Opening his mouth, he slowly exhaled a long breath. Qi Yun silently felt the power within him, which had grown ever more profound and heavy due to his Five Viscera Perfection.
A sense of groundedness washed over him.
He lowered his gaze to his palm and clenched it slightly.
"Indeed. No matter how powerful external items are, nothing is more reassuring than a tangible increase in one’s own strength."
After his Cultivation had greatly improved, Qi Yun regulated his breathing for a mont and then took out the Dharma Transmission Jade Talisman, shimring with Spiritual Light, that Elder Master Deng Yin had given him.
Blood-Drawn Profound chanism
This was a scroll containing a thod of Divination Calculation and Deduction.
Qi Yun had long been interested in dabbling in this type of Magic.
It was just that he had been too busy improving his Cultivation and dealing with examinations.
He had never been able to find the ti to begin cultivating it.
Furthermore, he was well aware that among all types of Magic, the Divination Skill was extrely difficult to begin learning.
It had extrely strict requirents for comprehension and ntal calculation abilities.
With his own self-admitted talent and comprehension, mastering it in a short ti was practically impossible.
Practicing it rashly would only delay his Cultivation progress; it would be neglecting the root for the branches.
’However, this particular Divination Skill seems different from the usual orthodox Inference Techniques.’
On the way back, Qi Yun had briefly skimd the contents of this "Blood-Drawn Profound chanism."
To put it simply, normal Divination Calculation and Deduction required first casting a spell to draw in a wisp of Celestial Secret Spiritual Rhy. Then, using Magical Artifacts like a Compass or counting rods, one would perform complex and intricate calculations to transform the Spiritual Rhy into specific hexagrams or guidance.
This thod placed heavy emphasis on comprehension and computational power.
This was also the difficulty of the Divination Skill; it placed high demands on the Caster’s comprehension and computational abilities.
But this "Blood-Drawn Profound chanism" was different.
Because it was a genuine Demon Dao divination thod.
Its philosophy originated from the common Demon Dao thods of using blood sacrifices and self-mutilation to gain power.
It didn’t overly rely on nature’s spiritual energy, but instead directly burned one’s own blood essence, Primordial Qi, or even lifespan to forcibly increase the accuracy and clarity of the divination.
The greater the price paid, the clearer the divination.
Simple, crude, and efficient.
Its only drawback was that, compared to orthodox Divination Skills, it was based on harming oneself.
’This problem isn’t entirely unsolvable,’ Qi Yun mused, stroking the Jade Talisman as his mind raced. ’My Clear Wind Technique has the effect of slowly healing the physical body and restoring qi and blood. The qi and blood consud by using the Blood-Drawn Profound chanism could perhaps be gradually replenished by the Clear Wind Technique.
’Although the efficiency isn’t high, it can at least maintain a balance and prevent fundantal damage.’
’However, this is only a stopgap asure.’
His eyes flickered slightly. ’A tyrannical Magic like the Blood-Drawn Profound chanism should logically have its own supporting Dharma Gates, designed to reduce backlash or speed up recovery.
’The Elder Master only gave the Blood-Drawn Profound chanism itself...’
’Did he deliberately hold sothing back? Or does he plan to bestow it upon later, after I’ve shown sufficient value and loyalty?’ Qi Yun let out a soft breath, understanding dawning on him.
He completely understood Master Deng Yin’s actions. If he were in Deng Yin’s position, he wouldn’t have given away all the benefits at once without reservation either.
’But I still don’t like being controlled by others... Maybe I should learn another healing Magic?’ Rubbing the space between his brows, Qi Yun faintly recalled that he had been strolling through the Holy Sect Treasure Market before.
’I think I saw a healing Magic there...’
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