Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Six Meridians Divine Sword?
2081 Words
He opened the small wooden box.
Inside lay a blue-covered, yellowed book,
padded with yellow silk at the bottom.
The cover bore the four traditional Chinese characters for "Five Thunder Orthodox Method" written in a flamboyant style.
Fang Yi carefully removed the book.
It felt incredibly thin,
as if it contained only a few pages.
Upon closer inspection
, he realized the book indeed contained only three or four pages.
The spine showed obvious tears, indicating at least fifty or sixty pages were missing.
Zhu Shounian and his son Zhu Changqing stared intently at Fang Yi,
seemingly wanting to see if this enlightened master could break the rumor that no one could cast spells.
Fang Yi, oblivious to their gazes, reached out and turned the pages.
A warning line immediately caught his eye: *Whoosh*. Without cultivating morality and precepts, without accumulating stillness and concentration, how can one transform into the Jade Emperor, the Northern Emperor, or the Supreme Celestial Master? Without concealing one's soul and gathering one's spirit, how can one attempt to walk the Dipper's steps? Without uniting spirit with spirit, without uniting qi with qi, without borrowing the true light of the Supreme Deity, without relying on the power of Heaven's True Nature, how difficult it is to seize the righteous qi of the Dipper!
Fang Yi was quite surprised.
This sentence came from the *Dao Fa Hui Yuan*.
Why was it in this book?
Without thinking too much, he turned to the second page.
The second page was titled *Five Thunder Water Method*.
Below it was only a short sentence: "The master sits upright, closes his eyes, and regulates his breath. After a long time, the lower dantian becomes wet and water is generated, lush like qi, steaming in the mud, spreading throughout the void and transforming into black clouds, horizontally obscuring the two lights. Next, he circulates the heart fire, rushing straight into the black clouds, yin and yang harmonize, transforming into clouds and rain."
Below that were a series of pictures.
It seemed to be teaching people how to cultivate.
Fang Yi turned to the third page to look.
He found a method for making talismans at the top and a spell below.
He was engrossed in reading when
Zhu Changqing couldn't help but ask, "Master, is there a way to perform water magic?"
Fang Yi didn't quite understand what the book meant. "I'll try," he said.
Zhu Shounian didn't speak, just stared at him; the old man was relatively calm.
Fang Yi closed his eyes and tried according to the sentence on the second page.
He sat upright, closed his eyes, and regulated his breathing.
Then…
nothing happened.
Fang Yi recalled what was written in the book, "After a long time, the lower dantian becomes wet and water is generated?"
But how could he make the lower dantian wet and generate water?
Fang Yi thought about it carefully and understood: he hadn't been sitting long enough.
He suppressed his impatience and continued sitting.
Sitting makes it easier to urinate than standing because there is less activity, less water loss, and excess water will be excreted as urine.
The lower dantian is around the navel, with the ureters on the left and right, the kidneys and adrenal glands slightly above and to the left and right, the small intestine directly below, and the bladder below that.
Sitting for a long time will naturally "make it wet and generate water."
The problem was solved.
Fang Yi pondered the meaning of "lush and dense like qi, steaming in the Niwan Palace, spreading throughout the void and transforming into black clouds, obscuring the two lights below."
"Lush and dense "
refers to the nine palaces near the Niwan Palace.
"Two lights" refers to the two eyes.
So, the sentence likely meant that the body's internal moisture reached the top of the head, spreading throughout every empty space, mainly below the eyes?
That seemed to be it.
Now, only the last sentence remained uncomprehended.
Fang Yi pondered the meaning of "then circulating the heart fire, rushing straight into the black clouds, yin and yang harmonizing, transforming into clouds and rain."
The heart belongs to fire among the five viscera, hence the term "heart fire."
However, heart fire doesn't solely refer to the heart itself; it can also refer to the heart's function or internal heat.
Fang Yi felt that the heart fire here didn't refer to the heart, but more likely to internal heat.
Since cultivating the Golden Core, he could use the elixir's qi to regulate his body temperature, so he simply activated the elixir's qi to continuously raise his internal temperature.
The next moment, he was drenched in sweat!
Especially the sweat glands in his eyelashes and nasal ala, they were practically gushing water!
Wasn't this just human perspiration?
Fang Yi was completely confused, not understanding the connection between human perspiration and the method of water control.
Zhu Shounian and Zhu Changqing had been watching Fang Yi closely.
At first, everything was fine.
Suddenly, Fang Yi's face was covered in sweat, startling the father and son.
Zhu Shounian quickly asked with concern, "Master, are you alright?"
Fang Yi opened his eyes and looked over, "I'm fine, why are you asking all of a sudden?"
Zhu Shounian pointed to his face, "I saw you sweating profusely, I thought you had suffered a backlash from trying a spell!"
Zhu Changqing also said with some worry, "Yes, Master, if you can't get results from the experiment, then don't try it. Anyway, no one has learned spells for hundreds of years."
Fang Yi said, "I just..."
He was about to explain when something flashed through his mind, and he suddenly stopped speaking.
My face was covered in sweat?
Wait!
I know!
Fang Yi slapped his forehead, finally understanding what that meant.
While this passage in the book directly refers to the process of human sweat excretion, isn't the natural water cycle essentially the same?
The ancients didn't know water molecules existed, so they had practitioners observe the formation of sweat within the body to understand the water cycle.
This passage is a concept.
After all, to perform water magic, you must understand the water cycle.
Therefore, controlling water is easy to understand.
As long as you find a way to make water evaporate or decompose into water molecules, you can begin to perform water magic!
Water vapor is sufficient.
Because water vapor has a low density, it rises under convection.
Eventually, the water vapor condenses into denser liquid water, and as long as the water droplets are large enough, they will fall.
It's not limited to raising water thousands of miles into the sky to become clouds and then rain.
As long as you can guide water vapor or water molecules, it's possible anywhere.
Fang Yi suddenly understood.
Then a new problem arose.
He could use his internal energy to raise his body temperature and evaporate water, but how could he control external water?
He also didn't know if internal energy could be released externally.
Fang Yi had previously used the power of his inner energy (dan qi) attached to his palms to unleash terrifying destructive force, but he had never actually tried releasing it externally. "
Let's give it a try."
He attempted to control the release of the inner energy from his fingers.
Zhu Shounian and Zhu Changchun were completely bewildered by Fang Yi, exchanging bewildered glances.
One moment he was sweating profusely, the next he was silent while speaking?
Now, even more baffling, Fang Yi's fingers were trembling uncontrollably.
The father and son almost thought he had gone mad.
However, the next moment, a terrifying scene unfolded!
A scorching heat burst forth from Fang Yi's fingertips, invisible and intangible.
Yet, even sitting a meter away, Zhu Shounian and Zhu Changqing could still feel the astonishing heat, making it difficult to breathe.
Fortunately, this situation didn't last long.
Immediately, the father and son felt the heat receding, seemingly moving towards the television.
Sizzle!
A muffled sound rang out.
Then, a burnt smell emanated from the direction of the television.
Zhu Shounian and Zhu Changqing looked up in alarm, and there, on the television's LCD screen, appeared a small, thumb-sized hole that looked like it had been burned!
Zhu Changqing exclaimed in shock, "The Six...Six Meridian Divine Sword?"
He was quite comical; he probably read too many martial arts novels.
Zhu Shounian stared at Fang Yi in shock. A burst of heat had shot from his fingertips, followed by a small hole "burning" into the television. Anyone would know what had happened!
Fang Yi quickly stopped his attempt, apologizing profusely, "I'm sorry, I lost control and broke your TV. Just let me know how much it costs to buy a new one, and I'll pay the original price."
"What happened?"
Perhaps hearing the commotion, a short-haired woman in her fifties, presumably Zhu Changqing's wife, wearing a green apron, and Xiao Li peeked out from the kitchen.
They were watching the three of them, clearly not paying attention to the television.
"N-nothing...nothing at all." Zhu Changqing swallowed hard. "Shuzhen, you continue cooking. We're talking here."
"Oh." The short-haired woman withdrew her head.
Xiao Li, however, was about to withdraw when she saw the small hole in the television and immediately froze.
"I'm really sorry," Fang Yi continued apologizing.
"It's alright, really alright." Zhu Changqing reacted quickly, waving his hand and saying, "A TV set doesn't cost much, what's there to talk about compensation for?" Then, a curious look appeared on his face. "Master, don't blame me for asking, but... how did you do that?"
Zhu Shounian was also watching intently; the power Fang Yi had just displayed was truly frightening.
A sudden burst of intense heat had even managed to fly out and "burn" a small hole in the TV set, yet it hadn't caught fire. Of
course, he also wanted to know how Fang Yi had done it.
The father and son weren't the only ones curious; Xiao Li, standing at the kitchen doorway, was also there.
Fang Yi didn't hide anything, truthfully explaining, "Just now I was trying to control the release of my inner energy... the power of my Golden Core. I couldn't control it for a moment, and it burst out uncontrollably. Luckily, it didn't hurt either of you, otherwise I would have felt really bad."
Hearing this, Zhu Shounian and Zhu Changqing secretly wiped away a cold sweat,
relieved that Fang Yi hadn't pointed his finger at either of them.
Otherwise, it wouldn't just be a small hole burned in the TV; it would be one of the father and son with a burn hole in their body—that would be fatal!
At this moment, the two truly realized how powerful a real person could be!
Fang Yi had no idea what the Zhu father and son were thinking.
Although he had almost caused a disaster, he was excited.
He had inadvertently discovered that his internal energy could actually be released externally!
Although the internal energy dissipated after leaving his body, maintaining a range of three to five meters was no problem.
What did this mean?
It meant that within a three-to-five-meter radius, he possessed a destructive power comparable to a firearm.
Of course, the internal energy released outside his body was beyond his control; he could only aim and "fire" like a firearm at a specific location.
Even so, Fang Yi was still very satisfied with the external release of his internal energy; he had gained another trump card.
Why hadn't he thought of trying this before?
Fang Yi smiled and shook his head.
He understood why, of course. It
was because of his easygoing personality.
He wouldn't delve into research unless he discovered a problem; otherwise, he wouldn't deliberately seek out trouble or consider how to proceed.
It was precisely because of his carefree nature that he was able to persevere through three years of fruitless cultivation.
Someone with a different personality probably wouldn't have lasted even a few months.
He found it somewhat ironic.
He had intended to use his inner energy to control water molecules, but he never expected to accidentally discover that inner energy could be projected outwards.
This could be considered a gain in his cultivation.
Since inner energy could be projected outwards, controlling water molecules using it wasn't impossible.
Fang Yi felt that once he could control his inner energy, he would immediately learn the "spell" of water manipulation!
- Writer
