Chapter 159: Experiencing the Primordial Qi
Chapter 159: Experiencing the Primordial Qi
In Chaoyuan Pavilion, Wen Rui and the Five Immortals of Lishan paid homage to the Holy Mother of Lishan.
When cooperation has made phased progress, it is only natural to report to the senior leaders in a timely manner. Showing off the credit is secondary. The key is to increase the leader's favor and gain his recognition and support.
However, 60 million spirit stones were not even worth the Five Immortals of Lishan. So using them to show off his achievements to the Mother of Lishan made Sect Leader Wen seem a bit low-minded.
Wen Rui directly took out the "Hunyuan Banner", the most precious treasure pledged by Ziyang Immortal Sect, and presented it to the Mother of Lishan like an offering of treasure.
The Hunyuan Banner caught the attention of Lishan Laomu, who frowned and said, "The disciples of Daode Tianjun are so wasteful that they can even use such a treasure as collateral?"
"Tsk, the dojo was mortgaged to me. If I hadn't taken out this treasure in exchange, I would have moved back to Qingfeng Mountain."
Wen Rui smiled evilly and said, "When it comes to squandering money, our Jiejiao is no less bad. When your senior brother Duobao defected to the Western Sect, he took away countless treasures. You didn't even stand up for the leader and ask him to return those treasures."
The old mother of Mount Lishan's face turned dark and she glared at the talkative Wen Rui. The immortal was extremely angry and just one glance was enough to shorten his life by ten years.
However, he still has more than 40,000 years to live, so he can hold on.
Wen Ruiquan pretended that nothing had happened and said with a straight face, "I have obtained this treasure, but the preservation period is only eight years. It is a pity, so I came to ask for help from the Holy Mother."
"Do you still want to covet this treasure?" Lishan Old Mother shook her head and said, "This treasure is not meant for you, so don't have any unreasonable expectations."
Wen Rui was also puzzled. He couldn't figure out how the gods knew whether he had a destiny with the treasure. Was it just based on the size of his fist?
If I can defeat the Lord of Daode, will this treasure be mine?
But this is not necessarily the case. Zhao Gongming was not unable to defeat the Taoist Master Ran Deng, but his Dinghai Pearl was taken away by Luobao Money. After getting the Dinghai Pearl, Cao Bao actually ran to offer it to the Taoist Master Ran Deng, allowing him to get it for nothing.
There is certainly no doubt about the Golden Immortal's ability to deduce the secrets of heaven. The Mother of Mount Li must have something to her words and her reasons.
It’s just that everything is possible in the multiverse. Even the deductive power of a saint is limited to that level. Master Tongtian has not been able to deduce the disaster of the destruction of the religion.
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Wen Rui said in a clear voice: "I am not a greedy person. I will fulfill the agreement I signed. I will not use it, and I will return it in person in eight years. But now that this treasure has fallen into my hands, I can study it and understand its mysteries. But my realm is low and my knowledge is insufficient. I would like to ask the Holy Mother for some guidance."
Lishan Old Mother was surprised and asked, "How can you, a mere mortal, comprehend the mysteries of Primordial Qi?"
"Is it not possible without cultivation?"
Lishan Old Mother narrowed her eyes and looked at Wen Rui for a moment, then said, "It's not impossible. The method you practice is very different from ours, but it is also in line with the way of heaven. This primordial energy and the work of creation that you have studied are also similar. Perhaps it can really help you open up a new path."
Wen Rui was shocked. He didn't expect that the Mother of Lishan could see through his background at a glance. She just named his scientific way "The Work of Creation".
Lishan Laomu held up the Hunyuan Banner, pulled out a wisp of purple air from the banner, and explained: "Hunyuan records events before the chaos, and is the beginning of primordial energy."
The purple air continued to spin in her palm, turning into a vortex. In an instant, there was a flash of light, and the vortex turned into yin and yang energy, forming a Tai Chi diagram.
"The primordial qi is the primordial qi of heaven and earth, but it is not the qi of chaos. It is a ray of true qi at the beginning of the creation of the world, which contains the ultimate truth of the unity of heaven, earth and man..."
There are not many opportunities for Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian to teach in person. Wen Rui was fully focused, trying hard to understand what Lishan Laomu said.
The five direct disciples of Lishan Laomu were also there. She took the opportunity of obtaining the Hunyuan Banner to give a lecture, answering Wen Rui's questions while teaching the mysteries of Hunyuan to her disciples.
Wen Rui dared to ask, and Lishan Laomu dared to answer. There is a saying that "If you can achieve Hunyuan, you will be a saint." The Hunyuan Banner is not a powerful treasure, but it is also a magic weapon forged by a saint. It contains a hint of the secret that points directly to the Hunyuan Avenue.
The Hunyuan Banner is a first-class defensive magic weapon that can transform all the five elements of spiritual energy and even the yin and yang energy into Hunyuan purple energy. The person holding the banner is not afraid of any spell attack.
To put it simply, it is a super magic treasure with the triple functions of absolute invisibility, surface teleportation and immunity to spells.
It's a pity that no magic weapon can be perfect. The Hunyuan Banner is strong in defense but weak in attack. True Man Zi Yang holds the banner and can protect everyone under the banner from harm, but he can't do anything about the Jinling Ship guarded by Li Moxian. He is also afraid that continuing the fight will damage Qingfeng Mountain, so he begs for peace in a frustrated manner.
The Qi of Hunyuan is a power that only the gods above the Golden Immortal can refine and use freely. Wen Rui, a mere mortal, directly skipped the stages of spiritual energy and immortal energy. Listening to Lishan Laomu talk about the Qi of Hunyuan was like a kindergarten child listening to a mathematician’s project report.
But in fact, it was not like that. Wen Rui just couldn't practice Taoism physically, not intellectually. He could fully understand and take in the teachings of Lishan Laomu.
He even had a bold idea. Due to the poor quality of his meridians, he could not refine spiritual energy efficiently in the initial stage. Without refining spiritual energy, he could not cultivate to the Mahayana stage and become an immortal. Without becoming an immortal, he could not convert spiritual energy into immortal energy.
So is it possible to skip the stages of spiritual energy and immortal energy and directly refine the Hunyuan Qi?
I don't know which one is more powerful, a mortal or an immortal. "Thanks to Xiao Rui'er, I have obtained this treasure. It can help you realize the energy of Hunyuan, which will be of great benefit to your future practice."
When the Mother of Lishan had finished her explanation, she began the practical teaching. She drew down five strands of purple air from the Hunyuan Banner and sent them to the Five Immortals of Lishan from afar, asking them to try to refine it.
The Five Immortals of Lishan were all geniuses with extraordinary talents. They quickly absorbed the purple energy, meditated and regulated their breathing, trying their best to comprehend the truth, and fell into a state of meditation.
Wen Rui watched from the side with envy, and said, "Holy Mother, please give me a strand too. I will try to refine it."
The way Lishan Laomu looked at him was like looking at a silly child asking an adult for a drink of liquor.
"Xiao Rui'er, if you've lived long enough, don't commit suicide here with me."
Lishan Old Mother said with a smile: "It is very difficult for the True Immortals of the human race to refine this strand of Primordial Purple Qi, and even if they can refine it reluctantly, it will not bring any benefits. My disciples are all alien species of heaven and earth, born to be compatible with the Yuan Qi of heaven and earth, so they can barely experience it in the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Why are you, a mere mortal, joining in the fun? Do you think this is a good thing?"
Wen Rui pleaded, "With you watching over me, I have the courage to give it a try. Otherwise, my curiosity will get so intense that I will secretly test it on my own sooner or later, which will kill me."
Lishan Old Mother was so annoyed by him that she felt he was right, so she said, "You naughty monkey, now that you've said that, I really have to let you know how powerful this Primordial Qi is. Otherwise, if you try it secretly without my knowledge and lose your life, Senior Sister Jin Ling will definitely blame me for not keeping an eye on her child."
After saying this, the Mother of Mount Li separated out a pixel-sized Hunyuan purple energy as small as a firefly and sent the extremely fine purple energy to Wen Rui.
Wen Rui licked his lips and stretched out his finger to lightly touch the bright spot.
The purple air sank into his fingers, and Wen Ruiton felt something was wrong. He had planned to use nanorobots to wrap the purple air for analysis. However, the nanorobots that came into contact with the purple air instantly evaporated and disappeared without a trace.
When the Hunyuan Qi infects the cells, the cells die in large numbers like dominoes collapsing.
The fingers began to turn black, then white, and the fingertips turned into ash.
The energy density of Hunyuan Purple Qi is so high that it is simply unbelievable. It is a pure energy body with absolute zero mass and does not rely on any material for storage and conduction.
This energy immediately spread as soon as it touched the body, reacting annihilation with matter. Almost in the blink of an eye, Wen Rui's entire palm turned charred.
Just as the blackening spread to his wrist, Wen Rui's hand automatically fell off like a gecko's tail. Before it even hit the ground, it turned to ashes and flew away, disappearing without a trace.
He controlled the nanorobots to perform a hand amputation surgery on himself from inside his body, and the external effect was similar to that of a gecko cutting off its tail to escape.
Lishan Old Mother scolded: "You didn't listen to my advice, so you're going to do it now, right?"
The Five Immortals of Lishan also woke up from their meditation at this time. When they saw Wen Rui's severed hand, they all looked at him with concern.
"This kid has been naughty since he was young!" Huo Linxian was impatient and couldn't help but speak first: "You have learned your lesson this time, why don't you ask your mother to give you the elixir that can regenerate your broken limbs."
For a deity of Lishan Laomu's level, repairing the broken limbs of a mere mortal is a piece of cake. Huo Linxian knew this and reminded him.
“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Although Wen Rui had a broken hand, he acted very calmly, as if it was just a minor scratch: “Disciple is very strong, it’s just a broken hand, it will grow back in a few days.”
Wen Rui has parsed all of his genetic codes. He can use nanorobots to repair micro wounds with surgical instruments and refer to the genetic map to repair broken limbs, just like in the movie "The Fifth Element", where the damaged body of the heroine was restored through genes.
Over-catalysis of cell division would cause some loss of essence and blood. Under safe circumstances, Wen Rui had to control the regeneration time and supplement his diet while regenerating. Therefore, he needed to allow a few more days for slow growth.
Otherwise, he could perform a Piccolo-like performance of quickly regenerating a severed limb on the spot.
Huo Linxian originally thought that he was just showing off, but upon closer inspection he saw that granulation tissue had begun to grow at the broken part of his wrist, and not a drop of blood had come out. Only then did he realize that what he said was true.
The fairy couldn't help but frown, her tone somewhat doubtful: "Xiao Rui'er, are you still a mortal?"
"Haha, I'm a cybernetic mortal now." Wen Rui smiled and answered Huo Linxian, then turned to bow to Lishan Laomu and said, "Thank you, Holy Mother, for your help. I have gained a lot of insights into this Hunyuan Qi and solved my confusion. The foundation of my enlightenment may be laid on this Hunyuan Banner."
Lishan Old Mother slowly shook her head: "You kid, you really make me worry!"
Having said that, he shook his hand and threw the Hunyuan Banner back to Wen Rui, without stopping him from continuing to commit suicide.
(End of this chapter)