Chapter 554
Fu Shaoping gritted his teeth, his resolute face full of determination. He knew in his heart that this was the final blow of the pill tribulation. Nangong Wan beside him also looked nervous. The two looked at each other, and their eyes conveyed mutual trust and determination.
Fu Shaoping took a deep breath and circulated his spiritual power. The spiritual power rushed through his meridians like a surging river. He quickly formed seals with his hands, and spiritual runes flew out from his fingertips and merged into the shield in front of him. Nangong Wan was not to be outdone. She chanted a spell, and spiritual power surrounded her body, turning into silk threads that wrapped around the shield, blending with Fu Shaoping's spiritual power to form a powerful shield, like an indestructible fortress, resisting the attack of the surging black flames.
The black flames were like a demon with bared fangs and claws, constantly attacking the shield. Every impact caused cracks to appear on the shield, as if it would break at any time. Fu Shaoping only felt that his spiritual power was rapidly depleting, like a flood that broke through a dam, flowing out uncontrollably. His forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his body was trembling slightly, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Just as the shield was about to break, the black vortex in the sky suddenly disappeared, as if it had never appeared. The black flames also dissipated, leaving only a silent sky. Fu Shaoping breathed a long sigh of relief, and his tense nerves finally relaxed. He and Nangong Wan smiled at each other, their eyes full of relief for surviving the disaster.
The two slowly walked to the jade box, and Fu Shaoping stretched out his trembling hand and opened the jade box. The Lingyun Pill lay quietly in the jade box, emitting colorful light. As the light flowed, it seemed to contain endless mysterious power. "Success, this Lingyun Pill has finally been refined." Fu Shaoping said excitedly, with a tremor in his voice.
Nangong Wan smiled and nodded, "Yes, this Lingyun Pill will definitely take our strength to a higher level."
After returning to the place of cultivation, Fu Shaoping carefully put away the Lingyun Pill. He sat on the futon and fell into deep thought. He was currently at the peak of the seventh level of the Spiritualization Realm and had not made a breakthrough for a long time. The Qingdi Changsheng Jue was the top-level technique he had been practicing. It was said that if one practiced it to a high level, one could live as long as the heaven and earth. But it was not easy to break through to the eighth level of the Spiritualization Realm.
Fu Shaoping knew that his previous attempts to break through had all ended in failure. He recalled the previous five experiences. The first time, he followed the basic operation route of the Qingdi Changsheng Jue, introduced spiritual power into Dantian, and tried to condense a new spiritual power core. He closed his eyes tightly and felt the flow of spiritual power with his whole body. The spiritual power kept circling in Dantian, but it could not form a new core. Instead, it ran around in his body, causing him unbearable pain. In the end, he had to forcibly interrupt his practice, and his body suffered some minor injuries.
The second time, he changed his strategy and circulated his spiritual power along the eight extraordinary meridians, hoping to find an opportunity for a breakthrough. The spiritual power flowed through the eight extraordinary meridians, sometimes smoothly, sometimes blocked. When he tried to break through the barrier of the eighth level of the Spiritualization Realm, he felt that the barrier was like a copper wall and iron wall. No matter how hard he tried, he could not shake it at all. In the end, his spiritual power was exhausted and the breakthrough failed again.
The third time, he borrowed some cultivation methods from ancient books, combined with the Qing Emperor's Longevity Secret, and tried to start from the spiritual level. He entered deep meditation, trying to merge his mental power with his spiritual power. In meditation, he seemed to have entered an illusory world and saw all kinds of strange scenes. But when he wanted to combine his mental power with his spiritual power, he found that the two were like water and fire, repelling each other, and his mental power was also damaged to a certain extent.
The fourth time, he heard that there was a special training environment that could help him break through, so he came to a valley with rich spiritual energy. He built a simple training place in the valley and began a new attempt. He followed the route of the Qing Emperor's Longevity Art and let the spiritual energy circulate in his body. However, although the spiritual energy in the valley was rich, it was too complicated. In the process of absorbing the spiritual energy, the spiritual energy in his body became chaotic, and the breakthrough naturally ended in failure.
The fifth time, he got some precious pills to assist in his practice. After taking the pills, his spiritual power increased greatly, and he confidently challenged the eighth level of the Spiritualization again. However, during the attack, he found that the medicinal power of the pills was too strong and he could not fully control it, causing the spiritual power in his body to go out of control and he almost went crazy. Fortunately, he stabilized his mind in time and avoided a disaster.
The five failed experiences dealt a heavy blow to Fu Shaoping, but also made him more determined to break through. He knew that to break through to the eighth level of the Spiritualization Realm, he not only needed powerful spiritual power, but also the right method and a firm will. And that Lingyun Pill might be the key to his breakthrough.
Fu Shaoping opened the ancient book of Qingdi Changsheng Jue and carefully read the content about breaking through the eighth level of the spirit transformation. The operation route of Qingdi Changsheng Jue is extremely complicated, and it is divided into three stages.
The first stage is "gathering energy in the sea of spirit". The spirit power starts from the lower dantian, goes up along the ren meridian, passes through the guanyuan, qihai, shenque and other acupuncture points, and reaches the tanzhong acupuncture point. In this process, the spirit power must be continuously condensed and purified, just like extracting pure gold from ore. Fu Shaoping closed his eyes and guided the spirit power slowly forward along the route. He could feel that when the spirit power passed through each acupuncture point, it would be nourished and filtered by the acupuncture point, becoming purer and stronger.
The second stage is "the flow of the extraordinary meridians". When the spiritual power reaches the Danzhong point, it will be divided into two streams, which will go down along the Yangqiao and Yinqiao meridians of the left and right extraordinary meridians, bypass the knees, and then go up along the Shaoyin Kidney Meridian of Foot and the Taiyang Bladder Meridian of Foot, and finally return to the lower Dantian. The key to this stage is the balance and coordination of the spiritual power, just like walking on a tightrope. If you are not careful, it will cause the spiritual power to be disordered. Fu Shaoping carefully controlled the flow of spiritual power and took every step with extreme caution.
The third stage is the "circulation of the heavenly body". When the spiritual power returns to the lower Dantian, the circulation of the heavenly body begins. The spiritual power goes up along the Governor Vessel, passes through the Mingmen, Dazhui, Baihui and other acupuncture points, and then goes down along the Conception Vessel, and so on and so forth, forming a complete circulation of the heavenly body. In this process, the spiritual power must constantly impact the barrier of the eighth level of the Spiritual Transformation, just like waves hitting reefs, again and again, until the barrier is broken.
The Qing Emperor's Longevity Secret also has a formula for breaking through the eighth level of the Spirit Transformation: "The spiritual sea gathers energy and rushes into the sky; the extraordinary meridians flow with rhythm like a flute. The circulation of the Qi breaks through the barriers; one can roam freely in the eighth level of the Spirit Transformation." Fu Shaoping recited the formula silently over and over, trying to integrate it into his practice.
Fu Shaoping knew that he could not act rashly when taking Lingyun Dan, and he had to be fully prepared. He first took care of his body in an all-round way. He found some precious herbs, boiled a nourishing liquid, and took it on time every day. These herbs have the effect of strengthening the body and nourishing the meridians. After a period of conditioning, his body became stronger and his meridians became more resilient.
He also set up a spirit gathering array in the place where he practiced. The spirit gathering array was composed of various precious spirit crystals and runes, which could gather the surrounding spiritual energy to form a rich spiritual environment. Fu Shaoping meditated and practiced in the spirit gathering array, constantly absorbing spiritual energy to enrich his spiritual power.
At the same time, he repeatedly practiced the Qing Emperor's Changsheng Jue's operation route and formula. He simulated the flow of spiritual power in his mind, not missing any details. He also tried to combine the formula with the operation route, so that he could be more handy when practicing.
After careful preparation, Fu Shaoping felt that he was ready to take the Lingyun Pill to break through. He sat in the center of the spirit gathering array, took a deep breath, and slowly took out the Lingyun Pill from the storage ring. The Lingyun Pill emitted a colorful light, which reflected on Fu Shaoping's face, making his eyes more determined. ##V. Taking the Spirit Pill and the First Failure
Fu Shaoping put the Lingyun Pill into his mouth, and the pill melted in his mouth. A strong medicinal power instantly spread in his body. The medicinal power was like a surging tide, impacting his meridians and dantian. Fu Shaoping immediately activated the Qingdi Changsheng Jue, guiding the medicinal power and spiritual power along the route of "Spiritual Sea Energy Gathering".
The spiritual power and the medicinal power blended in his meridians, and it was smooth at first. But when the medicinal power was too strong, Fu Shaoping felt a little out of control. The spiritual power began to become chaotic in the meridians, like a group of soldiers without a commander. He tried hard to stabilize the situation and adjusted the flow of spiritual power according to the formula, but it was still useless.
In the "Qi Jing Circulation" stage, the conflict between spiritual power and medicinal power became more obvious. The two forces collided with each other in the Qi Jing eight meridians, causing Fu Shaoping unbearable pain. His forehead was covered with sweat and his body was shaking. In the end, he had to forcibly interrupt his practice to expel the excess medicinal power from his body. This attempt failed again, and Fu Shaoping felt very frustrated, but he did not give up.
He carefully analyzed the reasons for this failure and found that it was because he did not control the power of the medicine accurately enough and did not adjust the rhythm of cultivation in time when the power of the medicine was strong. So, he decided to prepare again and try again.
Fu Shaoping adjusted his training plan again. He reduced the number of spirit crystals in the spirit gathering array to reduce the concentration of spiritual energy around him, so that when he took Lingyun Pill, the medicinal power in his body would not be too strong. He also increased the training of spiritual power control, using some small spells to exercise his precise control of spiritual power.
After a period of adjustment and training, Fu Shaoping took Lingyun Pill again. This time, he was more cautious. In the "Spiritual Sea Energy Gathering" stage, he slowed down the speed of his spiritual power and carefully felt the fusion of the medicinal power and spiritual power. When the medicinal power began to increase, he adjusted the rhythm of his practice in time to allow the spiritual power and medicinal power to work better together.
However, during the "circulation of the heavens", problems arose again. When his spiritual power hit the barrier of the eighth level of the Spiritualization, he felt that the barrier was stronger than before. He increased the output of spiritual power, but still could not break through. His spiritual power was constantly consumed, but the barrier did not move at all. In the end, his spiritual power was exhausted and the breakthrough failed again.
Fu Shaoping was not discouraged. He knew that every failure was a valuable experience. He continued to analyze the reasons for his failure and found that it was because his mental strength was not strong enough to provide sufficient support when he attacked the barrier. So he began to strengthen his mental strength training.
He found some techniques and secret manuals on spiritual power training, and set aside a certain amount of time every day for meditation and training. Through imagination and mind control, he gradually made his spiritual power stronger. He also tried to integrate spiritual power into spiritual power so that the two could cooperate with each other.
After a long period of hard work, Fu Shaoping's mental strength has been greatly improved. He is ready to take Lingyun Pill again to make a breakthrough. This time, he is full of confidence.
After taking Lingyun Pill, he guided the spiritual power and medicinal power in an orderly manner according to the route and formula of Qingdi Changsheng Jue. In the "Spiritual Sea Energy Gathering" stage, the spiritual power and medicinal power were perfectly integrated to form a powerful energy. In the "Extraordinary Meridian Flow" stage, his mental power played an important role, helping him to accurately control the flow of spiritual power and avoid the chaos of spiritual power.
When entering the "circulation of the heavens" stage, Fu Shaoping concentrated his mental power and used his spiritual power to attack the barrier of the eighth level of the spirit transformation. At first, the barrier was still solid, but as he continued to attack, a crack began to appear in the barrier. Fu Shaoping was delighted, and he increased the output of his spiritual power and mental power and continued to attack the crack.
The cracks were getting bigger and bigger, and Fu Shaoping felt that he was getting closer and closer to a breakthrough. But at this moment, his spiritual power began to be insufficient. He gritted his teeth, forced his spiritual power to circulate, and at the same time mobilized the remaining medicinal power in his body to continue to attack the barrier.
With Fu Shaoping's unremitting efforts, the barrier of the eighth level of the Spiritualization was finally broken. A powerful force burst out from his body, and his body was surrounded by light. He felt that his spiritual power became more powerful and his mental power became more acute. He successfully broke through to the eighth level of the Spiritualization.
Fu Shaoping slowly opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with excitement. He stood up, feeling the surging power in his body. Nangong Wan heard the noise and rushed over. When she saw Fu Shaoping's breakthrough, a surprised smile appeared on her face.
"Congratulations, Shaoping, you have finally broken through to the eighth level of the Spirit Transformation Realm." Nangong Wan said.
Fu Shaoping smiled and nodded, "All this is thanks to the Lingyun Pill and my continuous efforts. In the future, my strength will be further improved."
After breaking through to the eighth level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, Fu Shaoping did not indulge in the joy of success for too long. He knew that the road of cultivation would never end, and every breakthrough was just a new starting point.
He began to have a deep understanding of the process of his breakthrough. He realized that in the process of cultivation, not only powerful skills and precious elixirs are needed, but also a firm will and a spirit of constant exploration. Every failure is an opportunity for growth. Only by learning lessons from failure and constantly adjusting one's methods can one ultimately achieve success.
He also had a deeper understanding of the Qing Emperor's Longevity Secret. He found that the operation route and formula of this technique were not fixed and needed to be flexibly adjusted according to one's own situation. At different stages, the rhythm and method of practice should be changed in time according to the changes in spiritual power and medicinal power. (End of this chapter)