Chapter 17: The Magical Treasure Condenses the True Qi
Chapter 17: The Magical Treasure Condenses the True Qi
The flames were flowing, followed by golden clouds. This was the Jinxuan Danxia Banner, the magical protective weapon that Taoist Fuguang had practiced for many years.
Three years of study, coupled with his increasingly powerful spiritual perception, allowed Chu Tai to see the many materials used in the refining process of the flag.
The flagpole is made of warm jade mixed with metal, and the surface is engraved with dense runes, which should be related to the "Picture of Floating Clouds and Crows in Nanyan Cave".
The banner is woven with raven feathers mixed with gold and silver threads, giving it a golden background. The white clouds embroidered around it are shining with silver light. In the center is an embroidered three-legged golden crow flying in the clouds with a little sparks flowing on its body, making it look like a living thing.
Its power was also demonstrated in the battle with Taoist Wudan three years ago. It is the most powerful magic weapon Chu Tai has ever come into contact with.
Looking at this magic weapon, Chu Tai hesitated and chose to refuse.
"This item is a treasure that Master carries with him. It contains the spirit of gold and fire, and complements Master's aura. Even if I just keep it, it should be helpful in suppressing the dark and misty aura of Jiuquan. But my magic power is still low now, so it is of no use to me. How about..."
Before Chu Tai could finish his words, he was stopped by Taoist Fu Guang.
"Don't underestimate yourself. In the past three years, you have not only digested all the half-century of cultivation brought by the Dao Fruit fragment, but also polished it to the level of Hunyuan Ruyi. You are more than capable of controlling this magic weapon. In addition, you will start practicing the "Nanyan Cave Floating Cloud Crow Diagram" next. With the guidance of this treasure, your practice will be smoother, and the probability of condensing the Nanyan Cave Floating Sunshine True Qi will also increase a lot."
Putting the Golden Radiant Cloud Banner into Chu Tai's hands, Taoist Fu Guang said, "Take it. As for my problem, I still have the Taiyi Changming Lamp to protect me, so don't worry. Now you can get familiar with the Golden Radiant Cloud Banner. Tomorrow I will teach you the specific breathing method of the "Nanyan Cave Floating Cloud Crow Picture"."
After saying this, Taoist Fu Guang slowly stood up and walked towards the direction of Taiyi Temple.
Looking at the Taoist Fu Guang leaving, Chu Tai, who had been with him for all these years, knew the other person's character well. Without saying anything more, he took the long banner and continued his practice for the day, and completed the initial sacrifice to the long banner.
The next day, Chu Tai began his first practice of "Nanyan Cave Floating Clouds and Crows Picture" with the help of Taoist Fuguang.
Chu Tai sat cross-legged on the cloud couch, his eyes drooped and his breathing became long and subtle.
His consciousness gradually emptied, his spiritual perception heightened bit by bit, his perception separated from the five senses, and gradually sank into the void, sensing the flowing vital energy. The surrounding vegetation, mountains and rocks gradually faded away, revealing the vital energy essence hidden within.
Chu Tai silently summoned the spirits and sensed twenty or thirty different kinds of vital energy just from the land beneath him. If the grass, trees and rocks were added, the number would increase to hundreds.
The solar essence that he was going to collect at this moment could be subdivided into more than ten different kinds of vital energy.
Of course, not all of these vital energies are suitable for collection and cultivation. For example, the fiery red crow energy that appears at noon is too hot. Collecting it into the body puts too much pressure on the heart and lungs, and it exists for too short a time, so it is not suitable for later polishing or long-term cultivation.
In comparison, the positive yang golden crow energy, which is similar to it and appears at noon but has a slightly softer nature, is more advantageous in nourishing life and nurturing all things, and it exists longer, making it more suitable for gathering energy and practicing qi.
Of course, whether it is the Fiery Red Crow Qi or the Positive Yang Golden Crow Qi, it can be further subdivided, but such subdivision is meaningless to Chu Tai, because the deeper difference in nature requires a higher level of cultivation to control. In addition, if the Qi is further differentiated, although the extracted Qi will be more pure and rich in characteristics, and the grade may be higher, the relative difficulty and time spent on collection will also increase by dozens of times.
According to the division of cultivation and mana, Chu Tai's current cultivation level of collecting this kind of Qi would not necessarily be able to accumulate one year's worth of mana in ten years. Even if the magical power cultivated with this kind of Qi was strong and the mana was wonderful, others who practiced at the same time could directly crush him with their mana and realm, or use the same time to collect Qi to refine a restraining magic weapon.
Chu Tai collected the corresponding vital energy according to the needs, condensed it into the Nine Heavens Sunshine Yang Energy, mixed it with his own magic power, and began to move it silently.
After having a basic understanding, the Jinxuan Danxia Banner behind him unfolded, assisting him in filtering out some unused vital energy when it was inhaling and exhaling, allowing Chu Tai to better absorb the required part and reduce some trouble.
Gradually, Chu Tai inhaled wisps of warm current emitting golden light into his mouth and nose and swallowed it. At the same time, wisps of silver-white foul air with a slight black and red color came out of his mouth.
That was the cold and yin energy accumulated in his body over the years, as well as the impurities accumulated in his internal organs.
As the magic power was transformed bit by bit, a wisp of cloud rose above Chu Tai's head. At first it was like light smoke, and slowly moved upwards. It gathered into a ball three feet above the top of the head, emitting light, emitting rays of light, and warm light.
After a while, the cloud spread out into a half-acre-sized cloud of light. As the clouds rolled, some flickering flames appeared, followed by sparks, which turned into golden flowers that bloomed, floating and falling, with wisps of wonderful Qi gathering in them.
This is exactly a change of collecting vital energy and polishing magic power. It is also one of the strange phenomena of the interaction between the magic power in the body and the vital energy in the outside world during the process of condensing true qi.
For many cultivators who specialize in Yuan Qi, this is also the process of completing the transformation from the seventh level to the sixth level.
The appearance of the first wisp of true Qi means that the cycle of magic power in the cultivator's body has been completely formed, and a stable magic power core can be constructed as a stepping stone to support further practice.
However, the quality of the initial Yuan Qi is also very particular. The Fiery Red Crow Qi and the Positive Yang Golden Crow Qi just collected are classified as seventh grade. If they are simply collected and directly refined into Zhen Qi, then the foundation will be built with the seventh grade Yuan Qi, which will drive the transformation of one's own magic power and break through to the next realm.
In fact, for a seventh-grade cultivator, the most suitable grade of Yuan Qi for breakthrough should be the sixth grade, although the seventh grade is also acceptable, especially for those cultivators who practice the True Talisman and the Altar first-class. After condensing the True Talisman and forming the Altar, they can slowly polish the seventh-grade Yuan Qi they condensed at the beginning, and upgrade it to the sixth grade or even the fifth grade little by little. Some inheritances do not even have the process of condensing True Qi before condensing the True Talisman.
But for the inner alchemy or Qi refining lineage, it is naturally better to have a higher grade of Yuan Qi achieved at the beginning. After all, this thing can be regarded as part of the foundation.
Therefore, Chu Tai naturally wanted to follow the records of "Nan Yan Cave Floating Cloud Crow Map" and first condense the foundation of the sixth-grade Nan Yan Yun Hua Qi, and then try to sublimate it into Nan Yan Cave Floating Xi Yao True Qi.
Taoist Fu Guang on the side stared at Chu Tai closely. He looked at the Yuan Qi gradually taking shape in the cloud light, and couldn't help but clench the Tai Yi Ming Lantern in his hand.
(End of this chapter)