Crossing the Magpie Bridges, Running the River Cart, Rising Behind and Descending Before

Extrusion!

Qiu Yan's physical body sat cross-legged in one place, Eight Directions by Ethereal Mud that rolled like mercury, powerful and seamless. Pressure came from all directions and gathered at one point, which was Qiu Yan's body!

This pressure was so great that even solid rock would find it hard to withstand. Although Qiu Yan's body had been tempered over the years and he had experienced many trials, making his flesh and bones tough and dense, he had nowhere to escape. Under such pressure, there was no place to cushion the impact. The gaps between his muscles, bones, and skin narrowed, causing friction and damage.

This damage spread at a visible speed, and bruises and congestion gradually appeared on the delicate, luminous skin! If it weren't for the flow of True Qi and strength in his body, supporting his bones, this heavy pressure alone would have been enough to destroy Qiu Yan's body!

At this critical moment, seven Soul Shadow rushed over at top speed!

The Soul Shadow originates from flesh, bones, and internal organs; it is the manifestation of the physique, connected to the physical body. Its prosperity and decline are intertwined, so how can it tolerate external threats? Therefore, it comes to protect, and because the Divine Soul Spirit Projection, it is not limited by consciousness and spontaneously unleashes its potential!

This potential, even with deliberate guidance, will not easily surface; it is a manifestation of the mysteries of the human body, and only in times of crisis does it have the opportunity to erupt.

Sensing these changes, Qiu Yan's Divine Soul transmitted its thoughts to them from afar.

Unlike when the Soul Entry into the Scholar Forest, now the Divine Soul is not far from the body, so controlling and perceiving it with thought is easy. As soon as the thought is sent, the essence of Qi and Blood and qi in the body surges up, like a wild horse that has broken free of its reins, galloping and crashing through the whole body, washing over the muscles, bones and skin!

Then, one could see the surface of Qiu Yan's body contracting due to the heavy pressure, revealing unevenness.

As the essence of Qi and Blood is impacted, it continuously absorbs the vitality and primordial energy along the way, rapidly expanding!

In contrast, Qiu Yan's skin rapidly dried up, losing its color and turning dull, revealing a hint of death. Then, all the pores on his body closed. His mouth and nose were also sealed, isolating his body from the outside world, preventing any further interaction.

In fact, ever since Qiu Yan was enveloped in the Ethereal Mud, it was as if his mouth had been sealed with sealing wax. He could no longer capture the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi from the outside world, and was relatively closed off. Now that his pores have completely closed, he not only no longer absorbs energy from the outside, but also no longer emits it outwards.

Temperature, sound, and senses are all gathered together and returned to oneself; the mouth and nose remain still, and breathing becomes internal.

As the Daoism say, "When one breath is gone, life Non-Self own."

This "breath" refers to breathing, and life refers to the body and life.

Life Cultivation is inherently related to breathing.

Ordinary people breathe in short, deep breaths. They inhale little and exhale much; this is called Mortal Breath.

Those who cultivate themselves are different. They must first cultivate True Breath, which is an internal supplement. It needs to be supplemented with methods of regulating breath and the practice of exhalation and inhalation, which are divided into deep, long, even, fine, and subtle. This is True Breath.

Those who Life Cultivation will naturally transform their Mortal Breath into True Breath, and many of them are self-taught.

At this moment, under the pressure from the outside world, Qiu Yan stopped True Breath. He locked his pores, detached himself from the outside world, and focused only on himself, which coincided with the saying of returning to the root of life, almost Embryonic Breath.

Seven more Soul Shadow shuttled through, and the essence of Qi and Blood expanded. Muscles, bones, skin and membranes collided and rubbed, and gradually fire appeared. It was formed by the combination of primordial qi and Qi and Blood. Once the fire was born, it flowed along the blood.

The seven Soul Shadow were drenched in blood mixed with flames and split in two. The Central Pivot, Spiritual Wisdom, and Heavenly Soaring Souls rose upwards, while the Power Soul, Essence Soul, Heroic Soul, and Qi Soul sank downwards, each crossing the Magpie Bridge.

The Magpie Bridge is a mythical bridge used by two deities to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. It is widely known, as the poem says, "If we can join hands and follow the immortal's command, we can cross the Magpie Bridge across the bright Milky Way."

In Daoism, this metaphor signifies ascension to immortality, expressing aspirations and establishing two Magpie Bridge on the human body, one above and one below.

The upper Magpie Bridge the nose is located inside the nasal cavity, also known as the Nose-Bridge Golden Bridge; the lower Magpie Bridge is located between the anterior and posterior genitals, also known as the Yinqiao.

These two Magpie Bridge are connected to the Ren and Du Meridians, and are thus bridges. Now, the Seven Souls have split into two, each impacting the other. The upper Three Souls enter the Nose-Bridge Golden Bridge, while the lower Four Souls enter the Yinqiao.

Once the Seven Souls enter, they penetrate the Ren and Du meridians, and with one rotation, a Lesser Celestial Circuit is completed. The seven Soul Shadow are like seven mine carts, scattering the breath and True Intention within the souls into the Ren and Ren and Du Meridians, and then collecting and absorbing the Innate Realm energy along the way.

The Ren and Du Ren and Du Meridians close automatically after a person is born. The remaining energy that the baby received through the umbilical cord while in the womb is in the mother's body. This Innate Realm energy is scattered everywhere, like dregs. When the Seven Souls turn, they are drawn out, refined, and fall into the souls. This process has a name, called the River Cart, also known as Caoxi or the Dipper Handle, which means to collect medicine.

The Seven Souls circulate through the Heavenly Circuit, which is the process of Gathering the Great Medicine, the River Cart, Rising Behind and Descending Before.

As the sun descended this Heavenly Circuit, the temperature inside and outside the body changed rapidly, alternating between hot and cold. The whole body withered and shriveled, the limbs became thin and bony, only the abdomen swelled up and made gurgling sounds, as if it were nurturing this pill.

However, Qiu Yan's physical body appeared extremely weak, yet despite the intense pressure around him, it was impossible for him to move even a fraction of his body.

"Now is the time!"

Outside the Ethereal Mud, Qiu Yan, who was fighting the Void-Driving Dao Lord while controlling the Heart Ape, Divine Soul. Then, the giant ape roared and struck out with a palm, layer upon layer of distracting thoughts intertwining into a net.

Heart Net.

As the Heart Net descended swiftly, the Void-Driving Dao Lord dispersed, transforming into chaotic smoke. A faint image of an infant could be seen floating within it, but it vanished in an instant. The smoke dissipated from beneath the Heart Net, gathering on one side and reforming into human form. Then, with a tremor, four beads fell, perfectly round like glass, their inner light and shadow shifting, seemingly unreal, illusory and unaffected by force.

The Void-Driving Dao Lord exhaled a breath, which split into four parts and landed inside the glass beads. Then he pointed at the Heart Ape, and the four beads flew out of the air.

But a moment later, the Void-Driving Dao Lord twitched and saw a divine Divine Soul fly out from the head of the Heart Ape.

"Oh? I wondered why this ape was so agile. It turns out it has a soul guarding it. Where do you think you're going!" The Void-Driving Dao Lord changed his mind, and the four crystal beads turned in mid-air and headed towards the Divine Soul. But halfway there, they were stopped by a giant hand.

The giant ape stretched out its arm, and four pieces of glass shattered, transforming into four vortexes that swallowed the distracting thoughts on the arm. Then, the ethereal objects solidified and fell down.

Zzzzt!

One of the giant ape's arms was torn apart, but the Void-Driving Dao Lord was also in bad shape, his aura dropping by three-tenths. He was already injured, making it difficult to use many of his skills. He hadn't expected Qiu Yan to Heart Ape's help, which was why he was caught in a tough battle. However, despite the damage, he was able to see his Divine Soul and remotely sense the Ethereal Mud, and was immediately shocked!

"This Qiu Yan is incredibly audacious! He's using my oppressive aura and imposing presence as a furnace, and that Ethereal Mud as a cauldron, intending to temper his physical body within it and reach the Third Realm! Where does he get his courage? Isn't he afraid of failing at the last hurdle?"

As a cultivator of the Fourth Realm, the Void-Driving Dao Lord Realm could guess Qiu Yan's thoughts simply by sensing them. However, he was puzzled and felt that Qiu Yan was too reckless. Advancing in such a dangerous situation could easily lead to mistakes.

Little did he know that Qiu Yan was only one step away from reaching the Lingmen Pass. He only needed to nurture himself for forty-nine days to complete the task. It was as if the bridge had been built, and all that was needed was for the person on the bridge to cross the river before he could leap into success.

Right now, the person on the bridge is merely using the fact that someone is chasing them from behind to speed up their pace. In addition, this action will also help Qiu Yan restructure his Seven Souls and eliminate hidden dangers.

The Void-Driving Dao Lord was unaware of these matters, but he would not allow Qiu Yan to have his way. He discovered that the Ethereal Mud could not compress flesh and blood, and knew that Qiu Yan had communicated his inner energy when he advanced, becoming a unified whole, like being cast in stone.

"I want to see how this physical body can advance without Divine Soul to protect it. When consciousness is gone, it can only become a Fanatical Devotion!"

As he pondered, the Void-Driving Dao Lord dodged another attack from the Heart Ape. He had already discerned that this ape was deeply troubled by worldly desires, and that minor injuries would not be enough to seriously harm it. Continuing to fight would only be a waste of time. Moreover, with his Divine Soul separated from the ape, the Heart Ape was no longer clear-headed and was only left with rage.

In a flash, he suddenly shook his Purple Mansion, ignoring his injuries, and stirred up his True Essence, Core Fire, and Kidney Fire. He then focused his mind on the Cultivation Method, infusing it with the intent of controlling the void. He reached out and grabbed, but his hand disappeared from his shoulder!

Void Hand Technique!

The method of the Void-Driving Dao Path treats only oneself as real, controlling illusions. This arm belongs to oneself, so it didn't disappear, but appeared dozens of feet away! It grabbed at Qiu Yan's Divine Soul!

This time, the concept of the arm and shoulder being connected was treated as an "illusion," and the arm was moved dozens of feet away!

Splash!

As soon as it made its move, the distorted space seemed to encounter its natural enemy, collapsing and revealing the true soil that had been concealed.

Since the two began their battle, the soil they encountered had been tainted by the Martial Dao Spirit of the Void-Driving Dao Lord, making it completely different from ordinary soil. They caused a great upheaval within it, only initially causing ground tremors before returning to calm.

But the hand of the Void-Driving Dao Lord was full of masculine Qi and Blood, and was exceptionally real. It not only affected the distorted Martial Dao Spirit, but also Qiu Yan's Divine Soul, giving him a feeling of seeing the Blazing Sun.

"Good heavens, is this guy going to risk self-destructing his arm and using his Essence Blood to damage my Divine Soul?"

Qiu Yan's guess did not come true. The arm only erupted with Blood-Qi Beacon Smoke, impacting the Divine Soul and trying to build a Qi and Blood cage to imprison the Divine Soul. Finally, it revealed its trump card, which was a wisp of Core Fire that jumped out to burn the Divine Soul.

The fire was surrounded by a misty haze, which exuded a rich vitality. When combined with the Core Fire, it was like dry wood meeting a raging flame, causing the fire to suddenly swell.

"The power of the Core Fire is no less than that of the Yang Fire, and with the aid of the surrounding mist, it would be difficult for someone with only Third Realm Divine Soul cultivation to contend with it. However, I don't need to contend with it at all; I only need to slow it down!"

Thinking this, the Myriad People's Heart Fire within his Divine Soul stirred, and he immediately visualized a long river that gushed forth from the Subordinate Deity, instantly connecting the north and south, releasing the aura of history and blossoming with humanistic beauty.

River of History, Illusory World!

"Hmm?" This was originally one of Qiu Yan's Divine Soul trump cards, but it changed slightly when he visualized it for the first time in the Mortal Realm. The reason for this was the Myriad People's Heart Fire.

However, Qiu Yan had no time to investigate the root cause of the change. He used the scenery of the long river to wrap the arm, and then his Divine Soul surged, landing on the outer edge of the Ethereal Mud.

The Divine Soul resides outside, the body within; the soul and the vital spirit correspond, and the vital spirit and the soul resonate!

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