eurekapd Chapter 97 A First Glimpse into the Mysteries of Immortality | 4 Updates Today
Chapter 97 A First Glimpse into the Mysteries of Immortality | 4 Updates Today
Cultivation?
Transcend the mortal realm and ascend to the immortal realm?
Master Lu was completely bewildered by these words.
It was precisely because he understood spiritual practice and had witnessed too many mysterious, miraculous, and incredible things that he did not immediately refute it or say it was impossible.
The longer he lives, the more he learns, and the more he realizes his own ignorance.
It is precisely because of the realization of one's own insignificance that a sense of awe arises spontaneously.
Master Lu asked curiously, "Could you please explain the path of cultivation that Miss Chu spoke of to me?"
As soon as he spoke, he realized that he had simply thrown back the question that Chu Lengyu had asked him earlier. He immediately understood that she had asked that question on purpose, and that she had figured something out, but it wasn't quite clear.
But that's not important. Right now, he needs to find out exactly what the difference is between these so-called "immortal cultivators" and cultivators. That's the key point.
Upon hearing this, Chu Lengyu chuckled and said, "Of course. The path of cultivation is different from yours. It has nine realms. The first three realms are called Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Golden Core."
"Nine realms?" Master Lu exclaimed in surprise.
He had never heard of these three realms before, so he couldn't help but ask, "Could you please explain these three realms in detail?"
His tone carried an added sense of inquiry.
"The first step is to cultivate Qi, to cultivate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth." As Chu Lengyu spoke, her fingertips twitched slightly, and a wisp of spiritual energy emerged, transforming into a fleeting white shadow.
The little man sits cross-legged, his five hearts facing the sky.
All around, wisps of spiritual energy seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand, merging into his body and emitting a faint white light.
"This..." Upon witnessing this scene, Master Lu was shocked and his voice trembled slightly. "Attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, could it be... that the young lady is demonstrating the Innate Realm?"
Although he was fortunate enough to cross the threshold of the Innate Realm and become a first-level Innate Realm cultivator, time waits for no one. As he aged, his cultivation gradually declined, and his realm was long gone. He could only occasionally use the ancestral Qi Observation Technique, a technique that consumed very little energy, to glimpse the subtleties of heaven and earth.
However, Master Lu's eyesight remained sharp, and he immediately recognized that this strange phenomenon was the absorption of the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, a unique sign of the innate realm.
"No, this is the first stage of cultivation, Qi Refining!" Chu Lengyu shook her head, looked at Alchemist Lu, and explained.
"The spiritual essence of heaven and earth that you speak of is called spiritual energy in my cultivation world. Cultivators are born with this talent, so the first step into cultivation is to sense and absorb the spiritual energy that roams between heaven and earth."
Upon hearing this, Master Lu was deeply shocked, as if struck by lightning. However, he forced himself to remain calm and said, "I see. Please continue, young lady."
He thought to himself: To actually regard the Innate Realm as the first realm on your path to immortality, to look down on the Innate Realm so much, how arrogant is this!
If the people of Misty Mountain were to hear such remarks, they would easily raze this Pine Forest Cottage to the ground. Even though this white mist formation is incredibly sophisticated, it would likely be utterly vulnerable in the hands of a master of the Innate Realm, easily destroyed with a flick of the wrist!
He was also curious about this unfinished realm and wanted to hear how Chu Lengyu would arrange the remaining realms.
Chu Lengyu gently raised her hand and tapped her fingertips. The little white figure responded to her will and gradually turned translucent, with only the dantian still radiating light.
Spiritual energy surged and gathered here, gradually solidifying from an ethereal gaseous state into a liquid state.
"Spiritual power is the source of power for cultivators. After absorbing spiritual energy, it must be circulated throughout the body and tempered in the dantian to transform the spiritual energy between heaven and earth into spiritual power that is unique to oneself. And continue to temper it in a cyclical manner, step by step transforming the gaseous spiritual power in the dantian into liquid, making the spiritual energy more solid."
As she finished speaking, the liquid spiritual energy within the little man's dantian became increasingly concentrated, like waves washing over the dantian, and it showed a faint tendency to transform into a solid state.
"The second stage of cultivation, Foundation Building, is the foundation of the Dao!" Chu Lengyu's tone became more solemn. "This step, forging the foundation of the Dao, is the very basis of the path of cultivation."
“The aptitude of cultivators in the world varies greatly. Most of them have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage and remain stuck in the Qi Refining stage for their entire lives, unable to fathom the mysteries of the immortal realm.”
"Even if one is fortunate enough to cultivate to the perfection of Qi Refining, one will still face the bottleneck of Foundation Establishment, which is like an insurmountable chasm. Only by relying on rare spiritual objects or taking spiritual pills can one have a sliver of hope. However, those who succeed are as rare as phoenix feathers and horns, one in a hundred."
Master Lu stared intently at the semi-transparent little figure formed from spiritual energy, listening to Chu Lengyu's words. His heart was in turmoil, and he was utterly shocked.
The essence of heaven and earth... oh no, spiritual energy, spiritual energy can actually solidify?!
He had witnessed the transformation of spiritual energy into liquid in the misty mountains years ago, but even if he were given it, he would find it difficult to use because the spiritual power contained in the liquid was too concentrated and might break his meridians. At that time, he found it astonishing.
But now Chu Lengyu is actually telling him that someone can refine spiritual energy into a liquid state within their body and further forge it into a foundation for their Dao?!