nyslfriends Chapter 99 Five Qi Gathering at the Origin
Chapter 99 Five Qi Gathering at the Origin
Chapter 100 Five Qi Gathering at the Origin
Dark gold, inherently malevolent, resides in the lungs, its sharpness concealed, thus solidifying the foundation of the metal element.
The path of the Five Elements returning to their origin has been completed in two stages.
Xuan Yao did not stop there. He circulated his internal energy for one cycle and waited for his energy to calm down before switching to water-based cultivation.
To be honest, his foundation in the water element is much smoother than that in the metal element.
In his early years, he consumed two top-grade Renshui peaches.
Those peaches were formed from innate spiritual roots, possessing profound medicinal properties, far surpassing ordinary spiritual fruits.
Although he used this to cleanse his physical body and break through several realms, most of the most fundamental innate Ren water medicinal properties remained deep within his flesh and blood and had not been completely dissolved.
In addition, a branch of a peach tree was planted outside this secret room.
Na Yazhi inhales and exhales the innate Ren water essence day and night, which is of the same origin as the peach essence in his body, and can attract each other from within.
Xuan Yao sat cross-legged on the white jade platform, his hands forming the water-elemental mudra. With a thought, he first drew upon the earth-elemental foundation forged from the merit-based soil deep within his dantian.
The dark yellow earth energy, thick as a mountain, slowly ascends along the meridians, supporting the dark gold evil spirit within the lungs.
According to the Five Elements theory, Earth generates Metal, and Metal generates Water.
He takes the Earth element as his root and stimulates the Metal element in his lungs.
The dark gold aura trembled slightly, separating a wisp of pure gold essence, which flowed down the meridians and steadily entered the kidney palace.
Metal and stone generate water; nature itself cycles.
This wisp of golden energy entering the kidneys is like a seed of Dao falling into a spiritual spring.
The original source of the peaches, which had been dormant deep within Xuan Yao's flesh and blood, was drawn to it and melted away like ice in spring, gradually coming to life.
A vast surge of primordial Ren water essence emerged from the limbs and bones, flowing into the kidney meridian.
The water vapor was clear and pure, and wherever it passed, it washed away the remaining impurities in the body little by little.
At the same time, the branch of the peach tree outside the secret chamber also sensed something.
A faint blue light flowed among the branches and leaves, transforming into wisps of Ren water essence that penetrated the stone wall's restrictions and continuously seeped into Xuan Yao's body.
The internal and external moisture converged, gradually transforming into a vast, deep blue ocean within the kidney uterus.
This step of cultivation was not as excruciatingly painful as when refining Geng metal before; instead, it was a natural and effortless process.
Xuan Yao felt a cool sensation all over his body, and his primordial spirit was clear, as if he were immersed in a boundless spring of Dao.
The time and effort of millennia have passed quietly in this silent flow.
After ten thousand years, the water-based essence within the kidney palace will be overflowing like a tide.
The deep blue water reflects the golden light of the lungs and the yellow glow of the spleen, thus perfecting the foundation of water circulation.
Once the water vapor is formed, it should nourish the liver wood.
Xuan Yao slowly opened his eyes, reached into his sleeve, and took out a nine-colored, shimmering spirit pearl.
This item was the Nine-Colored Calamus Spirit Pearl that he and Daoist Duobao had retrieved together on a remote peak of Dongkunlun.
This pearl has been nurtured through countless eons and contains the purest innate wood element vitality, making it perfect for condensing the wood energy within the chest.
Xuan Yao held the nine-colored spirit pearl in front of his chest and exhaled a stream of dark blue water vapor.
The Ren water in the kidneys transforms into a gentle drizzle, enveloping the spiritual pearl layer by layer.
Water can produce wood.
Nourished by the innate Ren water, the spiritual pearl's surface gradually dissipated its nine-colored radiance, transforming into wisps of misty wood energy, which was absorbed into Xuan Yao's body and went straight to his liver palace.
The moment the wood energy enters the body, a surge of vitality immediately flows through the liver meridian.
The vitality was extremely abundant, and in the blink of an eye it permeated his limbs and bones, refining Xuan Yao's originally powerful black tiger body once again.
Between the bones and blood, there was a faint green hue flowing, and even the meridians showed signs of warmth and growth.
This pure, woody energy emanated from the body, transforming into a faint blue glow that illuminated the entire cold pool chamber as clearly as daytime.
Outside the secret chamber, the ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree seemed to sense something, its branches and leaves rustling softly, drooping down even more clear light of enlightenment, echoing the wood element vitality on Xuan Yao's body.
Xuan Yao guarded the Lingtai (spiritual platform) and used the pure Qi of virtue and fortune to harmonize this enormous vitality, imprinting it inch by inch into the depths of the liver palace.
Wood element governs growth and development, and it is most averse to haste.
This step took him more than 20,000 years.
Once the nine-colored spirit pearl had completely dissolved into nothingness, the liver palace was filled with a lush green light, as if a spirit tree had taken root and its branches and leaves were spreading out.
The foundation of the wood element has finally been stabilized.
The Five Elements convergence is now complete, with only the final link remaining.
Wood generates fire.
The Xuan Yao Heart Fire is based on the Nanming Fire Seal, and in terms of its foundation, it is the most powerful among the Five Elements.
At this moment, he drew upon the abundant nine-colored wood energy in his liver palace as fuel, continuously sending it into his heart meridian.
The crimson-gold fire seal that had been dormant deep within the heart meridian shone brightly after being nourished by this innate wood energy.
At the same time, Xuan Yao also activated the innate fire sycamore tree on the cliff top.
Sensing the shared aura, the Fire Phoenix Tree immediately lowered a beam of crimson-gold flame.
The flames pierced through layers of arrays and restrictions, entering the Azure Profound Cave and penetrating Xuan Yao's heart meridian.
When the inner and outer fire elements converge, the Southern Bright Fire Seal transforms into a blazing, pure gold fire, flowing through the heart and meridians throughout the body.
This flame is extremely yang and pure, yet it is supported by wood energy, so it does not harm the physical body. Instead, it is like a true fire in a furnace, gradually tempering his golden immortal body.
Within his sea of consciousness, the Yin-Yang Water and Fire Guardian General also sensed this.
The deity slightly opened his eyes, and the water and fire wheel behind his head shone with light.
The azure mist and crimson flames reflected each other, illuminating Xuan Yao's body in a mysterious, half-light, half-dark atmosphere.
Water and fire complement each other, yin and yang are in harmony.
This process of refining one's true form in fire took more than 50,000 years.
Once the crimson gold true fire within his heart meridian had completely subsided, transforming into a quietly burning Southern Bright Heart Flame, the Heart Flame Qi had finally reached its peak.
At this point, the spleen (earth), lungs (metal), kidneys (water), liver (wood), and heart (fire) – all five internal organs and their corresponding elements – are fully connected.
Within Xuan Yao's body, five colors of light—dark yellow, dark gold, deep blue, nine-colored, and crimson gold—flowed endlessly.
The five elements circulate in a complete cycle between the chest and abdomen.
Earth generates metal, metal generates water, water generates wood, wood generates fire, and fire generates earth again.
They complement and support each other, in an endless cycle.
Suddenly, five-colored celestial light emanated from Xuan Yao's body, illuminating the entire secret chamber of the cold pool like a crystal-clear realm.
The golden wheel behind his head, symbolizing immortality, expanded and grew to a size of about ten feet in the blink of an eye.
The principles of the Five Elements intertwined within his heart, gradually transforming into a small, ever-renewing world.
When the five energies are in harmony, not only does Xuan Yao's body undergo changes, but the entire Qinghei Mountain Daoist Temple also resonates with them.
Outside the mountain gate, the Xuan Shui Old Dragon, who had been punished at the bottom of the Wind and Thunder Pool, suddenly raised its head. It looked towards the direction of Qingxuan Cave, its eyes filled with awe.
It felt that the aura of heaven and earth pressing down on the Taoist temple suddenly changed. It was no longer just lofty and majestic, but deep and heavy, as if the mountains and rivers were turning and the five elements were flowing within it.
In the herb garden, Yan Yuanzi, who was loosening the soil, also stopped what he was doing.
He was born with the spirit of water and fire, and was most sensitive to the energy of the five elements.
Looking up towards Qingxuan Cave, one can see five-colored rays of light soaring into the sky, only to be contained within the inner mountain by the great formation.
Bathed in the glow of the sunset, the branches and leaves of the medicinal plants on the mountain stretched out, and the fragrance of herbs became even stronger.
Yan Yuanzi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately knelt down, respectfully shouting, "Congratulations, Master, on your great progress in your cultivation! May you live a long and prosperous life!"
Qingya, Yuanguo, the two boys, along with the White Fox Clan Chief, Ancestor Yanheng, and others, all stopped what they were doing and respectfully bowed towards the inner mountain.
They knew in their hearts that their master had finally crossed that crucial threshold today.
From then on, the Qingheishan lineage had a true Taiyi master in charge.
Inside the Qingxuan Cave, the Taiyi Xuanguan, which had trapped Xuanyao for countless years, finally burst open under the impact of the perfect balance of the five elements.
Xuan Yao felt his primordial spirit suddenly rise, as if it had transcended the barriers of the physical body and illuminated the deeper veins of heaven and earth.
Within his sea of consciousness, a five-colored pillar of light shot into the sky, echoing the dark yellow earth-elemental foundation in his dantian. His magical power, physical body, and primordial spirit were all connected and fused into one at this moment by the five elements' energy.
Above Qinghei Mountain, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, like an inverted river, slowly poured into the mountain.
However, this commotion did not cause a major upheaval.
The Heavenly Gang Fiend Array, formed by the thirty-six Zhou Tian Sha Flags, operated on its own, incorporating the immense spiritual energy into the array and transforming it into a sky full of auspicious five-colored clouds.
Auspicious clouds, like a canopy, enveloped the summit of Qinghei Mountain, completely concealing the extraordinary phenomenon of breaking through to the next realm within the great formation.
This is the foundation that Xuan Yao has built over many years of running his dojo.
Without the protection of such a grand formation, the news of Taiyi breaking through to the next realm would inevitably attract the attention of powerful figures from all directions, causing much trouble.
The realm of Taiyi Golden Immortal has been achieved.
Xuan Yao slowly opened his eyes.
A flash of five-colored divine light appeared in those dark golden tiger eyes, then returned to deep stillness.
He simply sat quietly on the white jade platform, carefully sensing the unprecedented changes in the laws within his body.
At this moment, the five elements of spiritual energy in the world are no longer just external things that he needs to absorb and refine, but are like his own limbs, which he can control at will.
The Golden Immortal realm emphasizes comprehending a law, imprinting it into one's true spirit, and seeking an immortal golden nature.
The Taiyi realm requires creating a small world of the Five Elements within the body.
Although this world is not as vast as the real world, it contains all five elements and is constantly regenerating.
Even if they are in the chaotic void or fall into a place where spiritual energy is depleted, Taiyi Golden Immortals can still be self-sufficient and not run out of magical power.
The saying "one's own world exists, without needing anything from outside" perfectly illustrates this principle.
Xuan Yao raised his right hand and lightly traced a line with his fingertips.
The Five Elements flowed smoothly, and a dark crack about ten feet long quietly appeared in the void in front of him.
Five-colored light flowed around the edge of the crack, actually freezing the self-healing power of the void.
Such effortless skill is far beyond what was achieved when he was a Golden Immortal.
Moreover, Xuan Yao also realized that with the completion of the Five Qi Convergence, the Golden Palace Profound Fiend True Explanation and the Great Dao of Fortune that he cultivated finally showed a true sign of harmony.
In the past, the pure energy of blessings and the mysterious evil of one's destiny needed to be deliberately harmonized. Now, under the operation of the Five Elements microcosm, they are like the two polarities of Yin and Yang, one pure and one turbid, one external and one internal, naturally complementing each other.
Fortune and virtue are the outer form, while mysterious evil is the inner form.
A single thought can bring forth sweet rain, benefiting all living things, including plants and trees.
With a single thought, one can summon the evil winds of the nine netherworlds, slaying gods and destroying demons.
Only then did Xuan Yao truly understand that the profound meaning behind the method bestowed by the Queen Mother of the West was far more than simply protecting the Dao.
A faint smile appeared on his lips.
Having traversed hundreds of thousands of years of primordial chaos, from a bewildered black tiger struggling for survival, to becoming a disciple of the Xikunlun sect, and now standing firmly on Qingheishan Mountain.
Along the way, he avoided calamities, accumulated karma, refined magical treasures, and built a temple. In the end, these years were not wasted.
Now, he has finally crossed the threshold of the Immortal Golden Immortal and entered the ranks of the Taiyi, who have their own world.
In this primordial world where great beings emerge in great numbers and the great calamity is approaching, he has truly developed some foundation for planning the future.