Nighttime, around 11 PM, was called the "Zi Shi" period in ancient times.
The bedroom on the west side of the second floor of a self-built house in my hometown in the countryside.
Fang Yi sat in a chair with a computer desk in front of him. He had just calmed down and was clearing his mind of all distractions.
"Three years ago, I happened to obtain Mr. Chen Pu's manuscript, 'Mr. Chen'"Despite diligently practicing the "Danjue" (Alchemy Manual) to this day, he has yet to complete it."The elixir of immortality—is cultivating immortality truly a fabrication of the ancients?"
Fang Yi's heart was in turmoil again, and he could not calm down.
Since ancient times, immortality has been the ultimate ideal pursued by humankind, and even royalty and nobility are not exempt from this desire.
Fang Yi was no exception. Having read countless cultivation novels during his school years, he had always dreamed of immortality.
Time flies like an arrow.
More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye, and I am still just one of the masses.
Society has smoothed out their rough edges, but they have never given up their dream of immortality.
Especially three years ago, when I traveled to Qingcheng Mountain, I happened to get a bookMaking Mr. ChenThe Secret of AlchemyThe law further convinced Fang Yi that he was devout.Therefore, Heaven has sent me the opportunity to live forever.
However, despite three years of diligent work, it is still impossible to complete.The first stage of the cultivation technique is "Descending the Elixir".
Fang Yi lostWhile feeling extremely excited, I began to question myself, "Could it be that I lack talent?"
Or perhaps...
What went wrong?
He tonightI feel restless and unable to clear my mind of distractions.A state of spiritual practice.
Fang Yi had a premonitionSomething big seems to be going to happen tonight.
"One last training session, if it's still not enough...""Then... let's give up this illusory dream of immortality!"
After three years of fruitless effort, Fang Yi's patience was wearing thin.
Perhaps it was letting go of his obsession that made him...Light and agile, all distracting thoughts vanished, and the mind began to recall the cultivation technique.
"First, practice should be done at the beginning of midnight each day."Eat in moderation and avoid overeating.I've taken all the necessary precautions: not eating too much, washing up, calming myself, and clearing my mind.
As Fang Yi recalled the events, he unconsciously sat cross-legged.
These measuresThis has been repeated countless times over the past three years, XianIt's as natural as eating and drinking.
Immediately, Fang Yi closed his eyes and focused his mind, regulating his breathing to even out.Then curl the tongue back and hold it in place.The two orifices are the submandibular gland ducts.
Because of the use of the tongueFix your two orifices and hold your breath.
In the past, we could not continue after reaching this point.
The exercise explains that after holding your breath, you will gradually feel a sensation of light emanating from both sides.Two streams of air flowed from the large teeth.Rush to the top of the two TaiXue, againTop door, canFeeling the interaction of two energiesThis completes one small circulation of the exercise.
Fang Yi was even breathlessIf you can't feel it, how can you continue cultivating?
I wonder if tonight it's because I've let go of my obsession.
He actually reallyI sensed two streams of energy coming from the left and right sides.It was born.
Normally, he would be overjoyed.
Fang Yi was completely immersed in it, with only pure thoughts of cultivation in his mind, and no other distractions.
These two streams of energy came from the large teethRush up, and arrive at TaiThe blood then slowly spread towards the top of the head.
"There are four orifices under the tongue, two of which connect to the heart, and two others connect to..."A single turn of the blade is like a precious pearl, encompassing mountains, rivers, and the universe."Spiritual body."
The incantation of the cultivation technique flowed through Fang Yi's mind.
Gradually, heSensing the two streams of energyThey've merged.
Fang Yi slowly opened his eyes. According to the cultivation method, this was a small cycle, and he would have to do it twice more later.
After a short rest, he continued what he had been doing.Each time, I would stop when the qi reached the Niwan Palace (a point on the back of the head).
Finally, all three attempts were completed.
I should be resting now and continuing my practice the next day.
However, during the third time he circulated his qi, Fang Yi suddenly...I felt a... above my headCoolJue Guan.
Immediately, Qi flowed from the Niwan Palace.In my mind, alongthoraxAfter reaching the spine, we finally arrived at the coccyx.
"Huh, this shouldn't be the first time you've practiced Qi.""After you've done it, do you expect to do it in a few more days? How come I've done it now?"
A thought flashed through Fang Yi's mindsuspectBecause now is the time for cultivation.In that critical moment, he didn't have time to think twice; he simply followed Mr. Chen's instructions.The exercises described in "Danjue"Gas control.
When thisAfter the Qi reached the tailbone, a series of changes occurred.
Then, another cool breeze...The sensation came from above, thisThe Qi flows forward to the gallbladder and navel.
Fang YiarriveThe temperature is warm and comfortable.
According to the instructions of the exercise, this is a sign of declining vital energy.
That's not all.The energy traveled up from the lower abdomen to the heart.
heFeeling a warm glow in my heartIt's like the heart has come back to life.
thisThe warmth rises from the heart, passes through twelve floors, and arrives under the tongue.
Fang Yi tasted a slight bitterness in his mouth.
He pondered to himself, "This is the rise of courage."reconcile,Signs that Dan is about to descend.
He became cautious at this point, because the most dangerous moment had arrived.
Generally, when practicing this technique, one must prevent being attacked or harmed.Disturbing it, otherwise it may easily cause sudden qi movement.SleepThe shape gradually became larger.ShenxingEven hallucinations of house peopleThe mountains and rivers are all in my own handsinside.
This is one of the reasons why spiritual practice is often done in the quiet of the night, around midnight.
...
Meanwhile, a similarly magical scene is unfolding in the outside world.
nightEnveloped by layersUnder the pitch-black night, the harsh autumn wind tore through the silence.
There is no bright moon, and no stars in sight.
As midnight approached, the colorful lights of countless homes gradually faded.Hua blends into the night..
A fire mysteriously appeared in mid-air above an old building.It flickers, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, with a frequency similar to human breathing, but as faint as a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any moment.
Suddenly, a rainbow shot straight up from a small temple on the bank of the Grand Canal, about three or four hundred meters to the south..
This straight, rainbow-like rainbow of colorsIt's amazing! It's only a thumb!It is fine, yet it permeates the space between heaven and earth, and even the fiercest gales in the sky cannot disperse it, as if it is trying to support the heavens and earth.
This rainbowIt was rather dark at first.It's hard to catch even with the naked eye.
But after a few breaths, the rainbow...The flames surged, almost overwhelming the sky, like giant waves crashing against the fire.Pounce on it.
This didn't stop there, RainbowIn an instant, it changed, spreading out and merging with the white clouds in the sky, actually making the clouds transform.The colorful clouds have appeared!
The sky was immediately covered!
Colorful clouds rolled and enveloped the old buildings.
The terrifying scene was as if the sky were about to collapse, making people tremble with fear.
Colorful clouds swirl wildly!
Raging waves!
The sky within a mile radius of the small building seemed to be enveloped by this rolling, colorful light.
In an instant, fireIt's about to go out.
Just then, the colorful clouds gradually parted, revealing a rainbow in the very center.It suddenly spread.
The obscured starTo converge.
When StarWhen water overflows, it's like the Milky Way collapsing and cascading down towards the fire.It rolled away.
starWherever it wentThe small building was stretched from top to bottom, all the way down to the ground.They were all completely covered.
all aroundIt is a starVast and boundless.
That fireAs if it had obtained fuel, it burned fiercely, becoming more and more brilliant.
at lastHalf the sky was burned red.
If someone gazes from afarYou will find this fireAbsolutely exquisite, like a Taoist priest sitting cross-legged amidst the enormous fire.Figure leftA bright fireball was burning in the chest area.
This fireballIts light was dazzling and radiant.
Suddenly it rose up and transformed into aRed sun.
Next, thisThe red sun seemed to be pulled downwards by an immense force.
Whoosh!
The red sun sank into the abyss with a "splash".
Water and Firemelt,Harmony and unity.
ThatThe red sun gradually faded from the heat.Transformed into a pure and flawless massBright, silently suspended in the firehuman figuremiddle.
When this groupThe light returned to its place, inexplicably radiating countless streams of brightness.Lines spread across the firePhoto WeekEach.
fireThe figure "opened its eyes".
starIt also vanished, and if it weren't for the rainbow still standing between heaven and earth, it would have been as if nothing had ever happened.
Fang Yi is experiencing a miracle.
heI feel that my "consciousness" seems to be beyondAlreadyIt inexplicably appeared in the void.
ThisIt felt very strange.
He could clearly "see" not far away.In the bedroom on the second floor of the small building, his ownHe was sitting cross-legged on the chair.
Everything inside the room was clearly visible.
There were several unidentified small insects crawling on the cabinet, computer desk, curtains, and even under the bed.All are clearly visible.
Fang Yi's "eye""It's as if I have it"Its vision is average, but it can penetrate thick walls.
Looking around, the night was exceptionally dark tonight.My eyes, probably two meters ahead.I can't see anything clearly.
However, Fang Yi saw it very clearly.
Two sparrows huddled together in a bird's nest in the branches of two dawn redwood trees; a middle-aged couple chuckled on the second floor of a building across the river...
Even... romance, river water, and everything else.textureParticles!
What surprised Fang Yi the most was that he could observe these particles connected.Lines, interconnectedWoven together, they resemble tiny spider webs.It created an enormous net that stretched to the heavens and even into the depths of the endless starry sky..
It was as if he participatedAlreadyThe essence of quality.
It is incredibly magnificent and awe-inspiring.
Fang Yi couldn't help but marvel.
At the same time, endless questions arose in his mind.
Suddenly I felt a lump in my throat.Bright as the sun falling into the lower dantianDan descendednow.
Mr. ChenThe first stage of the "Danjue" describes the elixir as having the power to eliminate all diseases and increase...The effect of force.
In ancient times, reaching this stage of cultivation was considered the initial stage of the Golden Core realm.He can be called a Golden Elixir True Man.
Just now, after three years of arduous training, Fang Yi finally reached this stage, which allowed his thinking to transcend...AtIt appears in nothingness, as seen in "Mr. Chen".In the "Danjue" (a classic text on alchemy), it is also called "soul leaving the body," which is a supernatural ability that can only be possessed when one reaches a certain level in alchemy.
There is no doubt about any of these..
The question is that tonight is no different from the past three years; the only difference is that my meditation and practice have made no progress. Just when I was about to finish, suddenly...It seemed as if a large mass of powerful energy had been injected into it from an external force.It condensed into a golden elixir.
"What exactly happened?"
Fang Yi couldn't quite understand it.
But before he could think it through, a blazing rainbow...The attack struck, unexpectedly destroying his three years of painstaking cultivation.Shaped likeThe golden elixir surrounding the pearl billowed outwards and plummeted rapidly towards the southern riverbank.Then they disappeared without a trace.
Fang Yi was shocked. His newly cultivated golden core had been stolen?
He was immediately shocked and furious, and no longer had time to think things through; his thoughts raced...,Following closely behind, they instantly appeared in the red...nearby.
Looking down, one could see the only temple in the village, which enshrined Wong Tai Sin.
"Could it be that there are cultivators in the temple who took the opportunity to steal my golden core?"
Fang Yi was extremely anxious and thought of something again.Want to break throughInside the temple.
Suddenly, a deafening roar resounded deep within his soul.open!
The sound was thunderous, yet somewhat different.It's more like a kind ofroar.
Let Fang YiWhat was terrifying was that the roar seemed to strike at his very soul.It has some destructive power, just that roar...His "thoughts" almost crumbled and scattered around him.
"What a terrifying roar!"
Fang Yi no longer dared to covet the temple; his thoughts were as...Water generally flows towardsReturn to the place where you are.
The next moment, he suddenly opened his eyes in the bedroom, and a strange light flashed in the pitch-black room."Then it went out."
"What was that roar just now? It was so terrifying!"
Fang Yi was somewhat surprised and uncertain, then suddenly thought of "Mr. Chen"The "Danjue" (a classic text on alchemy) introduces the dragon.Ruolei, "Could it be... that was a dragon just now?"?
As soon as the idea came to him, he found it somewhat ridiculous.
Where in the world do dragons come from?
But then Fang Yi had another doubt.He muttered to himself, "Could it really be a divine dragon?"
Since according to Mr. ChenThe "Danjue" states that he himself is a Go
lden Core True Man, and he can even have his soul leave his body. What is so strange about the existence of dragons in the world?
"The temple isn't far from my home, it's just on the southern bank of the river. I'll get up now.""Go and see who stole my golden core!"