Qi Cultivation

In this chapter, we will primarily discuss so-called Qi Cultivation.

Ordinary people cultivate Qi mainly by using breathing techniques to mobilize the Qi within their bodies, thereby adjusting their Blood Essence state and acquiring special abilities.

This is similar to accelerating metabolism or shifting Blood Essence to enhance energy activity in specific parts of the body.

However, those who practice immortal cultivation mobilize Qi energy not just through breathing, but also by adjusting their Thoughts.

If you adjust yourself to an angry state, that emotion will cause the secretion of a large amount of adrenaline.

Adrenaline not only boosts your combat power but also has other unique skills. It can mask pain, reduce fear, increase excitement, and make your vision clearer than ever before. Your strength and reaction time will surge, allowing you to quickly recover from a near-death state in a very short period.

But remember not to overuse it, as excessive use can have the opposite effect.

Similarly, other emotions can have similar effects.

This method of mobilization requires no warm-up time; it can be activated in an instant, with the ability to control both its activation and deactivation.

The emotional power mobilized here is not about genuinely making yourself extremely angry or sad.

It's about mobilizing the state itself, not actually making you angry.

When you genuinely experience emotions, your mind becomes clouded, obscuring your own judgment.

The state during mobilization is akin to drunken fist fighting, following the principle of appearing drunk while the mind remains sober.

Outwardly, you may appear furious, but inwardly, you remain calm, knowing it's just a technique and not genuine anger.

You can adjust the intensity of anger, or the strength of the energy, according to the actual situation.

If you can achieve this, you are already an extraordinary being, surpassing ordinary people, with self-control at your will.

Don't take your thoughts too seriously, and similarly, don't take your emotions too seriously, because all emotions are triggered by thoughts.

When practicing this, don't do it too frequently. In fact, you don't need to deliberately practice it. Just set it up so that a certain state triggers a certain emotion.

For example, when I am startled or feel a hint of fear in certain situations, I will instinctively display a fierce glare.

My eyes will widen instantly, my fists will clench, and sometimes my hands will even lash out.

Fortunately, my self-control is strong enough for me to stop in time. Otherwise, if someone suddenly appeared behind me or patted me without my knowledge, I might instinctively attack them.

In other words, whatever belief you deliberately instill in yourself in life will automatically trigger at crucial moments.

When this reaction can be triggered automatically, it is called instinct.

If you observe carefully, you'll notice that most people's shoulders are unnaturally held. Many people like to raise them slightly.

Or their shoulders look awkward and unnatural when they droop.

Qi Cultivation requires constant relaxation, both physically and mentally, making you feel light and comfortable.

This is when a person is in their optimal state.

While using emotional control to adjust your physical state, you must also ensure that you can adjust back at any time.

Achieve the state of being able to summon it when needed and dismiss it when not, with complete freedom.

Of course, the methods of using Qi are not limited to mobilizing energy through emotions.

You can also achieve formidable results when you are physically and mentally relaxed.

For example, if you accidentally bump your arm, the more you focus on the spot you hit, the more it will hurt.

If you actively shift your attention elsewhere, after a while, you'll find that the bumped spot doesn't hurt as much.

This is also a use of Qi, utilizing the principle of shifting attention.

For instance, if your throat is uncomfortable and you keep coughing, you can shift your mental focus to something else. The more you forget about your throat problem, the more you can block out the discomfort.

You can even reach a point where you feel nothing at all.

This is also one of the ways to use Qi.

I don't know if any of you have seen Stephen Chow's movie "From Beijing with Love."

During one mission, due to a teammate's betrayal, Stephen Chow's character gets shot in the thigh.

Upon returning, Stephen Chow asks the woman to dig the bullet out with a knife. However, there was no anesthetic at the time, so it had to be done manually.

Stephen Chow pulls out a movie about adult human reproduction and biological science, and watches it intently.

This significantly reduced the pain in his leg, and he even occasionally let out a few comfortable groans.

This is also a way of using Qi, numbing one's pain receptors.

There was also the time during the Three Kingdoms period when Second Master Guan was shot in the left arm. Hua Tuo scraped the bone to remove the poison, while Second Master Guan focused on playing chess, enduring excruciating pain that ordinary people could not bear.

This all operates on the same principle.

Deliberately thinking about something to mobilize emotions, or shifting your thoughts elsewhere, amplifying or blocking your bodily sensations, are all ways of using Qi.

Qi is the various energies within the body. By controlling this energy, you can achieve various states.

And the way to control this energy lies in your Thoughts.

This is similar to the state of shifting thoughts at will that I mentioned earlier, just used at different times.

The strongest energy that can make someone unaware of pain is called indifference.

When you can summon this emotion, it doesn't matter what you're focused on; even if you're stabbed a couple of times, your expression won't change.

Because you don't care at all, your attention isn't on yourself anymore.

At times, I even feel that under certain conditions, this emotion can be even more potent than anger.

Excessive anger can make you oblivious to pain, but with indifference, you know you're in pain, but you simply don't care. It's a complete "whatever" attitude, like "go ahead and stab me, I'll break your legs," all while maintaining a blank expression.

I think even Brother Jesus would be impressed if he saw it.

It doesn't radiate the fiery temper of anger, but a pure, bone-chilling aura of malevolence and killing intent.

Sometimes, provoking someone quick to anger might not lead to major consequences.

But provoking someone terrifyingly indifferent is truly dangerous.

Those who kill without batting an eye and then laugh about their misdeeds are invariably people who are utterly indifferent to humanity.

"Rainy night butchers," "cannibalistic demons" – most of them are characterized by coldness, even a complete lack of humanity.

Therefore, this emotion of indifference should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary. Otherwise, if you do something earth-shattering, you'll likely meet an untimely end.

Your path of immortal cultivation will be severed, and in your next life, you might be reborn as anything – perhaps still human, perhaps a horse, a pig, or even a dung beetle. So, cultivate good deeds and kind thoughts, do not commit evil, lest you end up eating shit in your next life.

Amitabha! Well said, well said!