The Mysteries of the Eighth-Stage Realm Far Surpassed Those of Ordinary Eighth Stages
When Chen Du opened his eyes again, the room was dimly lit, with gray tiles, beams, and cobwebs swaying in the corners.
He returned to that dilapidated little courtyard, back to the days before he was led to Butterfly Dragon Peak.
"Having died twice already, I must be even more careful in this life."
He slowly sat up, not in a hurry to move, and a faint milky white halo still lingered in his hand.
Chen Du looked down and saw the Foundation Establishment Divine Object he had snatched from the Wild Goose Flock Small World lying quietly in his palm.
The jade box was cool to the touch, yet its glow was as warm and gentle as the moon.
He slowly tightened his fingers, pressing the light into his sleeve, and a slight smile played at the corners of his lips.
The days that followed were no different from those of previous lives.
He was assigned to Butterfly Dragon Peak and led to that stone house by the mountain, becoming an inconspicuous disciple.
Late at night, he continued to cultivate the "Blood Origin Sublimation Scripture," and with his body possessing only a minor talent, he managed to cultivate Blood Origin True Qi.
At this point, Zhao Yuan still arrived with a fake smile, and Chen Du, as always, unleashed his true energy at the last moment, killing Zhao Yuan and successfully sacrificing himself, thus elevating his aptitude to grade C.
After that, he kept quiet, did not make a fuss, and did not register, but quietly Lie Dormant.
He meditated and practiced breathing exercises as usual, suppressing his inner energy and nourishing his meridians, waiting for the three fishing fellow disciples to leave.
It wasn't until one day, when he received confirmation, that he straightened his clothes, took off the black iron token from his waist, and went to register.
He will collect everything that is owed, one by one, slowly and steadily.
After,
Chen Du sat down in the cave, sealed the stone door, and opened all the restrictions.
He took out the Foundation Establishment Divine Object; its milky-white halo resembled a miniature moon in the dim cave, quiet and solemn.
He closed his eyes and began to attempt a breakthrough.
This Foundation Establishment is no small matter.
The Golden-Nature Fruition Path of the Red Sun Immortal Realm has its own profound mysteries. It is not about simply refining Qi Refining and breaking through barriers, but about turning one's inner light inward and concentrating one's spirit to enter the Qi.
The first step in Foundation Establishment is to prevent leaks.
This refers to the practice of "returning the light inward" to draw back the spiritual light that has been wandering outward from the six senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, touch, and thought), so that the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit no longer leak out.
The divine light converges inward, gradually gathering in the Yellow Court (a point on the forehead), like a lamp entering a room, illuminating the space; this is called "returning the light."
Once the light returns, one must "concentrate the mind and enter the Qi cavity."
When the divine light shines down on the dantian, it is like the sun shining into the deep sea, gradually warming the bottom. At this time, the true qi is like a dragon, initially in the shallows. Although the body is large, it is still limited by the physical body.
The cultivator nurtured it daily with the golden light, gradually strengthening its scales and claws, and allowing its dragon nature to take shape.
When true qi is abundant, it is like a dragon in the abyss, gathering its strength to unleash its power.
The day of Foundation Establishment is the time when one "leaps over the dragon gate and ascends to heaven amidst the rosy clouds."
The true yang fire surges from the bottom of the sea, breaking through the three gates of the coccyx, spine, and occipital bone, and ascends straight to the Niwan point.
The sea of consciousness rises like a red sun, dispelling all gloom; this is the meaning of "the sea of consciousness rising to its zenith."
The Yang spirit first appeared, and the dragon leaped through the Heavenly Gate.
From this moment on, a mortal body was transformed into a Daoist body; from this moment on, a fish in shallow waters was transformed into a true dragon in the ocean.
Only after the Foundation Establishment can one truly be considered among the ranks of the East and West.
This is naturally obtained by refining the true fire within the false moon furnace, not by refining the mortal world, but by refining the Great Return.
Forty years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Du sat in his cave, his true qi flowing like a dragon, having reached its peak.
Next comes the final step of "reflecting on one's past to refine oneself."
But he ultimately failed.
He prepared for forty years, yet still failed to break through.
However, Chen Du accumulated valuable experience from failed breakthroughs.
Sometimes, the experience of failure is more important than the experience of success.
His understanding of Foundation Establishment had deepened considerably.
The so-called Foundation Establishment is the process of true qi soaring like a dragon, leaping over the dragon gate, and ascending to the heavens from the sea of consciousness.
The true qi at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining is like a dragon coiled on a shallow beach. Although it has sufficient power, it is bound by the physical body and the sea of consciousness and cannot be fully extended.
Foundation Establishment is about helping this dragon leap over the Dragon Gate that separates the mortal body from the Dao body. Once it leaps over, it will ascend to heaven, where the sky is high and the sea is wide, moving from shallow waters to the deep sea, and from the mortal world Dao Initiation the path of the Dao.
As the Yang energy rises from the sea of consciousness, the true Yang fire surges forth from the bottom of the sea and rushes straight to the Heavenly Gate.
Once that stage is reached, the cultivator is no longer a mere mortal in the Qi Refining Realm, but a "true dragon" who has truly embarked on the path of cultivation.
This is what is meant by... True Qi like a dragon, a fish leaping over the Dragon Gate, soaring into the sky, undergoing a transformation in a single day.
The sea of consciousness rises with the sun, and the body soars freely.
From then on, fish leaped from the shallows and roamed the vast ocean.
"The foundation for the immortal path lies not in breaking through realms, but in shedding the mortal body. The five senses are discarded, the hundred bones are in harmony, and the five vital energies in the chest are like dragons returning to the abyss, lying dormant and waiting for the right time. When the true energy is full, it is like a golden scale trapped in shallow water, which will eventually have the opportunity to leap. With one leap into the clouds, the heavenly gate opens wide, and within the Purple Palace, it is as if the sun is shining for the first time, and all the filth of the nine netherworlds is given to the east wind."
When the spirit departs from the body and the form unites with the Dao, one sheds the mortal shell, ascends to the Jade Capital, and roams freely beyond the realm of purity and emptiness. This path cannot be forced; only with a calm mind and concentrated spirit can one draw the dragon from the abyss, greet the rosy dawn, enter the Sacred Domain, and attain the Dao and become an immortal.
Chen Du pondered all of this repeatedly.
He knew that this step was more important than any previous breakthrough in his cultivation level.
Foundation Establishment is the first truly insurmountable barrier on the path to enlightenment; without Foundation Establishment, one will remain an ant for life.
It must be said that the Golden Core Fruition Path, which leads to Foundation Establishment and the Eighth Stage, is a very high -Divine Status existence among the Eighth Stage, with combat power sufficient to crush ordinary Eighth Stage.
If he had been placed in a different system, he might have succeeded much earlier.
As the sun rises and sets, the mountains outside the cave turn green and then yellow, then yellow and then green again.
He cultivated every day, refining his Blood Origin True Qi to become increasingly pure, and polishing his soul to become increasingly clear, but he still failed.
The reasons for Chen Du's failure are as follows.
Firstly, it is the Blood Origin Unity True Qi.
The quality of this true qi is really too poor.
The Blood Origin Sublimation Scripture is merely Yellow Rank cultivation technique. Even if he improves it again and again, and repeatedly condenses his True Qi, he can at most only advance from Yellow Rank to Yellow Rank. Going beyond that will be extremely difficult.
When Foundation Establishment, their true energy is like a dragon. If this dragon is born weak and its scales are incomplete, even if it manages to leap up, it will not be able to fly over the Heavenly Gate that lies between the mortal world and the path of cultivation.
He needs higher quality True Qi, at least at the Profound Rank, to have any chance of fighting back.
Secondly, there is that Foundation Establishment Divine Object.
Liu Yang learned from the memories of the Soul Search that this item was called "Taiyi Golden Flower Jade Nectar," Foundation Establishment treasure that the true disciples of the Motian Sect had always dreamed of.
Upon closer inspection, Chen Du discovered that the portion in his hand was only half full.
The jade box should have contained two dragons holding a pearl, with two bottles of jade nectar arranged on either side, but he only received one of them.
Half a bottle of jade elixir, its efficacy is more than halved; when Foundation Establishment, the more divine objects the better.
If it's less than half, then the profit is halved.
Under such circumstances, if he were to force his way to the next realm, his success rate would be at most 15%.
Given such a minuscule chance, his failure was entirely justified.
But he was not discouraged. If it didn't work out in this life, there would be another.
Moreover, he already had the experience of this failure.
In the next life, if one accumulates enough experience, it is not impossible to Foundation Establishment.