Southern Constellations
Could this be the so-called Heavenly Dao? Yue Qianchou was somewhat excited. He had never encountered such a phenomenon before when refining weapons here. It must be a side effect of stargazing during this period. After pondering for a moment, he was not entirely sure. He immediately suppressed his excitement and focused on sensing the heat energy that had just been absorbed into his body and contained within his True Essence.
Although those tiny amounts of heat energy were extremely rare, they could still be detected with careful attention. Mixed within the white True Essence within his body, they appeared exceptionally active; the bright red little creatures danced like adorable elves. But was it precisely because of the presence of these tiny creatures that he was no longer afraid of the intense heat outside?
Following his usual cultivation Method Formula, Yue Qianchou began to guide the circulation of True Essence in his meridians. After the True Essence circulated for one cycle, the Dantian acted like a filter. Any True Essence that had entered or exited the meridians was quickly absorbed into the Dantian, like fish returning to the sea. The little creatures within the True Essence swam happily towards the formed core, attaching themselves to the clean, white core and disappearing without a trace, as if they had burrowed into it.
What's going on? Yue Qianchou was stunned. He checked his True Essence and found that all those little guys had rushed into the white core. Damn it! There shouldn't be any problems! If they damaged my core, all my cultivation would be ruined.
Upon closer inspection, the white elixir remained quietly suspended in the center of the Dantian, showing no abnormal reaction, and the vital energy was circulating normally. Was everything alright? Yue Qianchou was wondering, he suddenly began to feel that scorching heat on his body again.
Looking at the raging fire before him, Yue Qianchou really wanted to absorb the little guy inside the fire again, just like before. However, what had just happened was a completely unconscious action, and no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out the trajectory of his True Essence.
It seems the problem still lies with the stars in his head. Yue Qianchou glanced at the flying sword and "Profound Gold Sand" on the ground. How could he calm down and refine this thing now? He had finally figured out a clue, and he couldn't give up easily. Becoming as awesome as Bi Changchun was the important thing, so that he wouldn't have to rely on women for protection anymore.
He immediately waved his hand and collected all those things. He dusted off his robe and sat down on the spot, though the rocks below were really hot on his bottom. He didn't care, as long as he wasn't burned to death. Yue Qianchou looked at the raging fire in front of him, took a deep breath of the scorching air, slowly closed his eyes, cleared his mind of all distractions, and focused only on the star chart he had memorized recently.
Gradually, I forgot the burning heat under my buttocks and the scorching heat inside the cave. It was as if I was immersed in the scene of watching the stars on the top of the Misty Peak again. I could not feel any heat. Only the cool night breeze on the mountaintop was blowing gently. The stars in the sky were twinkling, so beautiful and charming.
The deep night sky, the stars are still the same stars, visible every night. Some seem forever fixed in one place, while others appear to shift positions each night. Individually, they may not seem significant, but by connecting the positions of stars over several nights, it becomes apparent that these stars seem to follow certain trajectories. If we abstractly imagine this, could those fixed stars represent the bones, flesh, and meridians of the human body? And could those stars with trajectories represent the True Qi) within the body?
The star map in his mind was very complicated. Once he got into the zone, Yue Qianchou discovered something very interesting. The stars in the five directions of east, west, south, north, and center seemed to have their own cycles. He couldn't remember the stars in the other directions very clearly anymore. After all, it was not easy to remember all the stars in the sky. However, because the cliff he stood on every night was a good spot to observe the stars in the south, he remembered the changes in the stars in the south more clearly.
The stars in the south seem to have a large cycle of change, but the observable period is too short to grasp the changes. However, if some stars are viewed together, it is clear that they have a cycle of movement every seven days. Noticing these changes, Yue Qianchou carefully recalled their trajectories, trying to memorize them.
Suddenly, the True Essence within his body began to circulate on its own, subtly following the changing trajectory of the star chart he had imagined. Yue Qianchou sensed the change in his True Essence, regained his senses, paused for a moment, then was overjoyed—it was just as he had imagined. Daring not to have too many distracting thoughts, he immediately closed his eyes and cleared his mind, consciously guiding the circulation of his True Essence according to the changing trajectory of the star chart. The surrounding scorching heat gradually subsided.
Not wanting to be distracted by opening his eyes, he used his Divine Sense to observe the changes around him. Sure enough, from the raging, violent subterranean fire, countless tiny, bright yellow dots, invisible to the naked eye, began to emerge and rush towards him. These little creatures could probably only be seen by using one's Divine Sense to examine them closely!
The little creatures burrowed into the meridians of his body through his pores, beginning to circulate alongside his True Essence. Each time the True Essence completed a full cycle, flowing from his Dantian, the little creatures would joyfully rush towards the white core. Yue Qianchou n't understand why, but he desperately wanted to know whether these little creatures, which should be called fire elements, merging into his core was a good thing or a bad thing.
As he gradually memorized the changing trajectory of the star chart, Yue Qianchou was able to directly control the circulation of his True Qi. He discovered that as the circulation speed increased, the fire elements in the earth fire rushed towards him even faster, and were eventually absorbed by his core.
At first, he was a little scared. He really didn't know what the consequences would be if so many fire elements poured into the core. But the subsequent reaction made him happy. As more and more fire elements poured into the core, the white core actually became slightly hot. The True Essence in the Dantian was baked and seemed to be attaching to and condensing into the core faster. Although it was almost imperceptible, Yue Qianchou still noticed that the speed of core condensation was accelerating.
Holy crap! It actually has this effect! Yue Qianchou became excited again. Before, because the speed of refining True Essence and condensing pills was too slow, he estimated that it would take at least ten years to break through to the mid-stage of Core Formation. Now it seems that there is a great possibility of advancing the timeline. This is truly the will of heaven!
After his initial elation, a question came to his mind: the stars in the sky, in the four cardinal directions, each had its own orbital path, but why did the southern path, when transformed into True Essence, attract fire elements? Why not other things? Could it be that the five directions of the star chart each had their own function? Could it be...?
He suddenly recalled a saying about the Five Elements from his past life: the Five Elements are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and each element corresponds to one of five directions: metal to the west, wood to the east, water to the north, fire to the south, and earth to the center. Wasn't the constellation he was using precisely the southern star chart? Could it be that the movement of the star chart in each of the five directions could attract the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth?
Since there's such a saying, what I'm encountering now isn't a coincidence; it clearly contains some logic. I'll find an opportunity to figure out the movement of the stars in the other four directions and see if it has any other uses. Right now, naturally, improving my cultivation is the priority. Yue Qianchou's lips twitched slightly, revealing a smile, and he began to increase the speed of his True Essence circulation, frantically absorbing the fire element from the earth fire.
In the Alchemy Chamber not far from Yue Qianchou, Chen Feng looked at the elixir in his hand with a thin halo of pills and laughed heartily. He was finally able to refine such a top-grade elixir, just like his boss.
Hearing the commotion inside, one of Chen Feng's subordinates came in. Seeing the pill in his hand, he immediately clasped his hands in a salute and said, "Congratulations, Manager Chen, on finally refining a top-grade pill." The title "Manager Chen" was given to him by Yue Qianchou, meaning the head of logistics, so he was called Manager Chen, and Chen Feng's subordinates all addressed him as such.
"Yes! It wasn't easy!" Chen Feng sighed, then turned and asked, "How many days did I stay in the Alchemy Chamber this time?"
"It has been thirteen days," the man replied.
"Thirteen days? Now that you mention it, I'm actually a little hungry." Chen Feng rubbed his empty stomach. He hadn't reached the Core Formation stage yet, and he couldn't stand not eating for so long. He tossed the pill in his hand and said with a smug smile, "I'll go see if the boss is here. Just because I refined a top-grade pill, he'll have to get me some good food."
"Manager Chen, wait a minute! The leader is right here. He arrived on the second day after you started refining pills and has been staying in a cave ever since." The man knew that the "boss" he was referring to was the leader, a title reserved for a select few in Utopia.
Chen Feng frowned, wondering what his boss was up to, staying here for more than ten days. That was truly rare! He waved his hand and said, "Take me to see."
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