The Taoist Sect's "Five Realms of Alchemy" and the Foundation of Cultivation in This Era
Reiki Revival brought not only the awakening of superpowers, but also the emergence of ancient myths and legends, as well as the revival of cultivation paths buried in ancient texts and once dismissed by the world as fantasy.
Taoist scriptures, Buddhist scriptures, and countless ancient inheritances—their inherent "methods" and "principles"—had unexpectedly gained the power to guide people beyond mortal limits and into sainthood in this new era.
Yet this path was not open to everyone. Its first threshold was not one's Spiritual Root or natural talent, but a clear understanding of one's true heart and Dao, along with an unwavering pursuit of them. It was "clarifying the heart and seeing one's nature"; it was "hearing the true Dharma."
If one could not even determine one's own true heart, one could not step through the gates of cultivation.
He possessed an Innate Dao Body and had been close to the Dao since birth. Cultivating the orthodox Alchemy Path cultivation method passed down for a thousand years by Dragon Tiger Mountain was only natural, a matter of course.
The term cultivation had existed since ancient times, commonly known as cultivating the Dao.
Its essence was to study the Dao and cultivate oneself, seeking one's true self and casting away falsehood to preserve truth.
This path was long and profound. Since ancient times, sages had summarized its clear stages: one hundred days of Foundation Establishment, Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Void, and Refining Void and Combining with Dao. They were also known as the "Five Realms of Alchemy."
"Refining Self and Establishing Foundation" was the first step through the gate. It tempered one's temperament, subdued the restless heart and wandering mind, cleared the meridians, replenished the innate deficiencies of the human body, and achieved the Three Completions