ATPnovel Chapter 22 Innate Purple Qi, Sword Hidden in the Lung Shu Point
Chapter 22 Innate Purple Qi, Sword Hidden in the Lung Shu Point
As the hour of Yin (3-5 AM) drew to a close, the night was as dark as ink.
The outline of Qianji Peak was faintly visible in the dim light of the day.
Li Ya sat cross-legged on the rocky cliff, his five hearts facing the primordial spirit.
The old pine tree next to it grows sideways, its gnarled branches twisting and turning, and its needles still covered with dew that had condensed overnight.
His eyes were slightly closed, his hands formed the purification mudra, and he hung his knees between his knees.
It seems to be one with heaven and earth, breathing in and out with a long, continuous breath.
The vital energy resonated subtly with the conch shell in his bosom, surrounded by mist, creating a scene reminiscent of a Taoist drinking from the wind and eating from the clouds.
The moment when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is purest and the Daoist mechanism is most abundant is at sunrise.
At other times, spiritual energy is mixed and turbid, inevitably containing various impurities, and must be sifted and refined layer by layer before it can be used.
The primordial purple aura before sunrise is a trace of pure, original energy at the moment of Yin and Yang's transition. It is pure and righteous, without any impurities, and is the best at cleansing and refining true energy.
Uncle Xie taught me a method to absorb the swirling purple energy. Through the dissection of the spiritual pivot, I was able to grasp the key points within it.
A moment later, a bluish-green hue appeared in the darkness of the eastern horizon.
The crab-shell blue color was extremely light and soft, quietly staining the heavy darkness on the horizon and dispelling the gloom of the long night.
Immediately following, a layer of rosy light slowly spread from the deepest part of the sky, gradually fading and spreading out layer by layer, dyeing half of the sky red.
The chill of the world quietly faded away, replaced by a faint yet extremely vibrant life force, quietly permeating the mountains, rivers, and sea of clouds.
At the turn of Yin and Yang, Yang emerges from Yin, which is the best time to absorb the auspicious energy.
Li Ya pressed his tongue against his palate, his Adam's apple bobbing as if he were swallowing, and the mist between his mouth and nose seemed to be swallowed.
This opportunity is fleeting; one must sense the swirling purple aura deep within the eastern clouds before the sun rises.
This wisp of purple mist was like smoke and fog, like light and air, like a ray of light sweeping across the world.
Li Ya was struck by a sudden inspiration; he parted his lips slightly and took a gentle breath.
A wisp of purple energy flowed into his body through his mouth and nose.
The wispy purple mist descended from the throat and chest, through the lungs and meridians, and down through all the meridians.
Layer upon layer of cleansing washes away the turbid and stagnant energy, making it appear like purple clouds. Some subtle meridians are opened up, and the turbid and stagnant energy accumulated over time is all washed away by this wisp of purple energy.
Finally, it slowly flows into the dantian and the sea of qi.
The hour of Yin had passed, the purple aura had dissipated, the sun peeked out from the ground, its golden-red radiance just beginning to appear, and the scorching heat of Yang energy began to spread throughout the world.
He immediately stopped practicing his cultivation technique, because if the true fire of the sun were ingested, his internal organs would be roasted.
As his internal energy gradually calmed down, Li Ya stood up and exhaled a white breath, which was as long as a sword and lingered for a long time.
"Even though they know that this wisp of purple energy is of great benefit, these servants are exhausted all day long and would be happy to sleep a little longer. Where would they find the energy to absorb the purple energy?"
"Even if I could get up, I'd be so exhausted, how could I accomplish anything?"
By refining a wisp of purple energy, one can gain several days' more progress than others in the long river of time.
However, it is impossible to absorb this wisp of innate purple energy every day.
The first requirement is that one must be blessed by the heavens. If it is cloudy or rainy and the sun is not visible, how can the auspicious purple aura appear?
Moreover, the purple aura only appears at the moment when Yin and Mao intersect, and the opportunity is fleeting. Furthermore, without the key to gathering and controlling it, it is all in vain.
If you can succeed in one or two out of 365 days a year, you should celebrate with drums and gongs to thank your ancestors for their blessings.
After finishing his practice, Li Ya packed up his prayer mat and headed to the agreed-upon location.
Seeing Lingji's delighted expression, Li Ya pretended to ask, "Lingji, is it done?"
"Alright, look at you, you've eaten bee droppings, you're in for it too!"
"Indeed!"
The two returned to Qingmu Pavilion together, and after several days of recuperation, the damage from circulating the "Eternal Life Thief" technique had healed.
Today is the day for the sword to be hidden and brought into its abode. Both the Gengshen stem and branch belong to the metal element, and the Heavenly Pillar is dominated by metal.
Inside the training room, Li Ya's mind stirred slightly. He took the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pill from the Ling Shu Cave Heaven, lifted it with his true qi, and let it float quietly in his palm.
The sword pill, refined by the elixir, exists between the real and the illusory.
Li Linfeng focused his mind and closed his eyes, completely cutting off external disturbances from his five senses.
He activated his Azure Mist True Qi to protect his internal organs. Even though he cultivated the Wood Magic, he was not powerless to control the other spiritual energies in the world.
Li Ya deliberately took a metal-element pill, then used his Azure Mist True Qi to surround and trap the metallic spiritual energy within the Feishu acupoint.
Once all the metallic medicinal power was activated in the acupoints and transformed into sharp spiritual energy, Li Ya closed his mouth and stopped breathing, abandoning the usual practice of breathing through his mouth and nose.
Instead, following the instructions given by the Spiritual Pivot, he activated the metallic spiritual energy that had been accumulated in his lungs, taking long and slow breaths.
With each breath, the golden energy from the Feishu acupoint is exhaled onto the sword pellet, and with each exhalation, the sword pellet flashes with spiritual light.
The next step is the meticulous work of connecting the sword pellet with the energy flow of the acupoints.
Throughout the day, under the nourishment of golden energy, the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pill gradually blurred in form and transformed into a beam of sword light.
Li Ya focused his mind, forgot about external things, and visualized himself as a sword sheath.
The body of the sheath is made of flesh and bones, and the fontanelle is the opening of the sheath.
Suddenly, the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pellet trembled slightly.
Li Ya's mind stirred, and he silently recited the sword techniques contained in the Spiritual Pivot, forming hand seals with his fingertips, inhaling long and exhaling short.
No longer relying on external force, but solely on the guiding force of the metal energy in his lungs, he slowly propelled the sword pellet toward his chest.
"The Heavenly Capital Sword Pellet, if not sheathed now, when will it ever be?"
Like a thunderclap, the sword pellet leaped high into the air and floated above the fontanelle.
"Sheath it!"
The sword pellet's original golden energy suddenly erupted, transforming into a dazzling starlight that plummeted down and disappeared into the fontanelle.
Starlight entered his body, a deep, piercing buzzing sound exploded in layers, and the sound of swords echoed throughout his skull.
Like a meteorite falling to the ground, the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pellet landed straight into the Fei Shu acupoint.
A chilling golden aura burst forth, transforming into countless fine sword energies that recklessly rammed into the surrounding meridians and flesh.
Metal and wood are incompatible, and their natures are contradictory.
Even with the Azure Mist True Qi protecting his lungs and internal organs, his Qi was still disordered, his chest felt tight, his throat tasted slightly sweet, and a faint, fishy-sweet bloody smell was rising up, which he suppressed by gritting his teeth.
Two completely opposite attributes are clashing violently.
Li Ya felt as if his lungs and internal organs were being pierced and torn apart by thousands of sharp blades. The fine, intense pain spread throughout his body along his lung meridians. His scalp tingled, and his limbs and bones were filled with waves of soreness and stinging pain.
The lungs and internal organs are inherently delicate and fragile, and have not yet reached the fourth level of Qi cultivation, so they have not yet been tempered and strengthened.
How could they possibly withstand the sudden onslaught of such violent, sharp golden energy?
Even more dangerously, the chaotic sword energy surged wildly along the meridians, and Qinglan True Qi, which was naturally restrained, collapsed upon contact.
In this critical moment, Li Ya became increasingly clear-headed and dared not panic in the slightest.
He knew this was the final hurdle, and he had to get through it no matter what.
Li Ya gritted his teeth, enduring the stinging pain all over his body, and adjusted his external breathing to internal breathing.
Clear your mind of all distractions, ignore the intense physical pain, and completely immerse yourself in your body, using your breath to drive the circulation of the metal essence within your lungs.
Like a skillful weaver, she meticulously wrapped the pure essence of lung metal around the sword pellet.
One lap, two laps, three laps...
Layer upon layer, surrounding each other.
The restless sword pellet gradually calmed down, the agitated sword energy was soothed little by little, and slowly receded back into the pellet.
Until the sword pellet completely calmed down, a sharp sword cry rang out, and the stagnant energy suddenly flowed freely, like a blocked river channel suddenly having its sluice gates opened.
Originally, the two opposing energies of metal and wood returned to their respective positions. The Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pill was suspended in the acupoint, its body like a sparrow's egg, clear and translucent, like star jade condensed.
Li Ya felt that from this moment on, his breathing became incredibly smooth, and he practiced the special breathing method shown in the Ling Shu.
The sword pellet moved in sync with the breathing rhythm, its light and shadow shifting.
Upon absorbing the energy, countless subtle golden energies continuously emerged from the lungs and internal organs, merging into the sword pellet in wisps and strands.
As the sword pellet was absorbed, it emitted a pure white aura that slowly diffused, flowing through the lungs and meridians, gradually tempering the meridians and refining the acupoints.
Even more mysteriously, he could clearly sense that the Chen Su Tian Du Sword Pellet was not an inanimate object, but rather a living one, with an invisible and intangible connection between them.
The moment Li Ya opened his eyes, a flash of sword light seemed to appear in them.
He believed that if there were good things, one should hold onto them tightly, even if one couldn't use them for the time being. This was his simplest idea.
Pushing open the door to the training room, it was already noon of the second day. Senior Brother Lingji was enjoying tea in the courtyard. The moment he saw Li Ya, he felt that Li Ya's demeanor had changed drastically.
The gloom of the past has been swept away. He is now like a sharp sword, and with his appearance that is on par with his own, he is truly an unparalleled young man.
"Junior brother, you seem to have changed?"
"Senior Brother Lingji, you must be mistaken. What changes could I possibly have made? Perhaps I've just broken through a few more acupoints, resulting in some improvement in my cultivation."
As Li Ya spoke, he poured himself a cup of tea.
"Brother Lingji, you seem so relaxed; don't you need to cultivate?"
"How could I not use it? It's just that now that my blood and marrow have changed, I need to constantly replenish my blood and marrow with spiritual substances to strengthen them. Sitting and practicing Qi cultivation is no longer very useful."
"It's just a matter of needing money!"
"Ha ha……"
"Junior brother, you look really good, no less than me. Those fairies in Fragrance Valley are most fond of you. Why don't you make a sacrifice and I'll help you get together with them and exchange some cultivation resources for me?"
Li Ya was somewhat helpless. After getting to know his senior brother Lingji, he discovered that his refined and elegant demeanor as a young nobleman was all an act, and that he was quite a character in private.
Just as Li Ya was about to speak, a clear, cold voice rang out.
"If you dare to become a pimp, I'll have the servants at the Beast Ward castrate you!"