First Refine One's Nature and Lock the Heart Ape

After the Goat Demon Chen Qichang's soul was trapped by Qiu Yan's Divine Ability Talisman, he was suppressed in the center of the maze within the talisman space.

Originally, Qiu Yan intended that yesterday was the deadline to destroy the soul, but the Goat Demon, seeing that the situation was not good, revealed a little bit of information in an attempt to delay the time.

"What do you want to ask this time? Think it through before you speak. I will only answer one question at a time. If you ask more, you'll have to wait until tomorrow. Although I am a demon, I know the story of keeping one's word. As long as you keep your promise, I will definitely act accordingly."

Sensing the consciousness lingering in the Void, the Goat Demon pondered in his heart and spoke aloud, his words revealing a sense of confidence, feeling that he was gradually taking the initiative.

However, just as he finished speaking, a flash of light appeared in the Void, and a flame shot out.

"Huh?" The Goat Demon was taken aback, but before it could ask a question, the flames shot over and landed directly on its body!

Burning!

The flames ignited and spread like wildfire, engulfing the Goat Demon's body in the blink of an eye!

"Wait a minute! What are you doing? Put out the fire! Don't you want to know the true identity of Mountain-Passing Great King?"

The soul is the union of consciousness, and it can also feel pain, but in a more direct and intense way. When burned by this fire, the Goat Demon's soul immediately curled up, losing its confidence and becoming listless.

"I never intended to keep you here for long. I've been resting and recuperating these past few days, and haven't made a move yet. Did you really think I fell for your stalling tactics? What you've said is just superficial and meaningless; what's the point?"

Qiu Yan's voice echoed from the Void.

"Sure! Sure! Stop the fire! I'll tell you right away! I'll tell you everything!" The soul shadow, already shrunk to a quarter of its original size by the flames, couldn't help but scream.

This is no joke. The Goat Demon's body has already been refined into Blood Pill. If even its Living Soul is burned and destroyed, it will lose its life, its spirit and form will be completely annihilated, and it will vanish into thin air!

"You don't need to worry about these things. Steward Song from your household has already met with me. I know everything I need to know. Set off in peace." Qiu Yan didn't waste any more words with him. His Divine Fire surged and grew even stronger!

"Song Nu?" The Goat Demon's scream grew even louder. "It's that old scoundrel! Sure enough, as soon as he saw things were going badly, he sold me out! It wasn't enough that he was spying on me, he wanted to kill me too!"

Then, its tone shifted, and it pleaded desperately, "Young Master Qiu! Young Master Qiu! Please spare my soul, and I will serve you as my master for life, never daring to betray you. I will offer you everything I know and desire, please! Please! I have cultivated for a hundred years to achieve this state, after removing my transverse bone and opening my Spirit Aperture, please..."

Amidst screams of resentment, the flames grew more intense and fierce, gradually suppressing the screams. The Goat Demon's last vestige of True Spirit dissipated, its memories, thoughts, emotions, and consciousness all extinguished by the Divine Power Flame.

After everything dissipated, only a small clump of soul essence remained, pure and immaculate, obtained after being refined by the Kitchen God's Flame.

Soul power is not a physical entity. Even if the Kitchen God's Flame has extraordinary abilities, it cannot refine the formless soul into a pill; it can only purify and extract it.

"This is enough. Countless people in the world who cultivate their souls need to meditate and purify their thoughts every day to refine their soul power, spending years or even decades to eliminate the distracting thoughts in their souls. The book says, 'First, one must refine one's nature and lock the Heart Ape, then sit in the lotus position for half a year.' The Heart Ape's mind. The lotus position does not only refer to sitting meditation, but also means being fully focused. It takes half a year of focused concentration to lock and control distracting thoughts. But with the Kitchen God's Flame, I can save this effort and achieve twice the result with half the effort. In fact, this is also the principle of being a person and conducting oneself."

Turning his head to look at the empty maze, Qiu Yan felt a pang of emotion as he recalled the last words the Goat Demon had shouted.

"Cultivation is not easy, and one day you may regret it. But the path of cultivation is full of thorns. If I don't destroy you, and something bad happens to you, I will regret it. Besides, even if I can spare you, can Upper Spirit Sect Mountain-Passing Great King spare me? On the path of cultivation, whether human or god, we all walk alone. If we are not strong, we will eventually turn into dust."

As he pondered, the essence of his soul power flew out of the chains, exited the maze, and vanished into the Void.

Outside, Qiu Yan grabbed the invisible soul power with his right hand, opened his mouth and inhaled it. Then, the soul power changed, permeating inward and quickly merging into his Living Soul.

Prices are rising! Rising! Rising!

Although the Goat Demon's Nature Cultivation level was only at the Aperture-Opening Realm, it was pure and immaculate after being refined by the Kitchen God's Flame. After Qiu Yan absorbed it, his Living Soul showed a clear tendency to grow. Under the control of his consciousness, it was compressed and condensed, and the entire Living Soul and the soul's human form became more and more solid, and the perception of his physical body also improved accordingly.

"With the increase in soul power, perception becomes more sensitive, allowing for more effective sensing of changes in flesh and blood, which also promotes Life Cultivation! However, simply strengthening the Living Soul still doesn't show any signs of condensing the Earthly Soul. What are the mysteries of the Earthly Soul? Perhaps the method for condensing the Earthly Soul will fall on that Physician Huang."

Thinking this, Qiu Yan let out a long breath, his spirits reaching their peak. He looked down at the two items on the table, picked up the porcelain bottle, opened the mouth of the bottle, and took a deep breath!

He inhaled the delicate fragrance and swallowed it!

This fragrance originates from the Blood Pill, and has been accumulating for some time, making it very rich. As soon as the aroma enters the abdomen, it is driven by consciousness to spread throughout the limbs and bones.

Soon, in Qiu Yan's perception, his torso and limbs felt warm, the blood flowing inside was lively, and the feeling of flesh and blood was incredibly clear.

A thought can change a person's mind, and energy follows that thought!

Tremors! Tremors! Tremors!

His pores closed, locking in the fragrance. Then, his flesh trembled with power, his tendons pulsated with strength, and the interplay of light and shadow allowed the essence hidden deep within his flesh to seep out.

These are the remaining parts of the Wolf Demon Blood Essence, absorbed and nourished by flesh and blood, and now manifesting under the influence of the Blood Pill's fragrance and the interplay of light and Hidden Force.

The vigorous friction generates heat, which is transformed into heat energy. As the heat energy increases, it cannot penetrate due to the tightly closed pores, and instead flows inward.

Suddenly, wisps of divine power appeared, rapidly flowing through his flesh and blood, removing impurities. Each strike felt like a scorching flame, causing his flesh and blood to ache, but Qiu Yan remained unfazed, as if he hadn't noticed anything.

Gradually, the heat, Divine Fire, and the two forces of light and darkness resonated, penetrating deep into the bones and muscles, causing each bone to react and pulsate faintly.

Finally!

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The sounds, like the beating of bellows, are actually caused by the vibration of the periosteum.

The periosteum vibrated, transmitting throughout the body, instantly making Qiu Yan jump up from the spot!

Vibratory Force!

A lifetime of Vibratory Force, Foundation Establishment Peak!

At the same time, a flash of Spiritual Light struck Qiu Yan, and several sentences recorded in the "The Way of Nature and Life" quickly passed through his mind. Then, his Living Soul trembled, and with a thought, he began to practice the "Lying God Inner Art"!

This time, however, he focused his mind on the entire body, no longer trying to condense the Living Soul, but instead doing the opposite, dispersing the thoughts and spirit contained within the Living Soul throughout his entire body!

The next moment, the entire physical body, inside and out, every blood vessel, every Root Bone and tendon, appeared in my mind, and I could clearly grasp the throbbing and vibration of the muscles, bones and skin.

This is the inner vision that martial arts practitioners dream of!

The internal and external changes are as subtle as if seen with the naked eye!

But Qiu Yan did not stop. He continued to sense things diligently, as if searching for something. His consciousness and State of Mind gradually settled down, becoming as calm as a lake.

This practice perfectly aligns with a line from the "Lying God Inner Art" —

Concentrate your spirit and prevent it from wandering; "preserve" means to preserve your spirit, and "contemplate" means to contemplate your body.

Keep your heart and eyes glued to yourself, constantly exploring yourself to discover the mysteries of the human body's connection to the heavens.

Finally!

"Got it! Got it!"

With a sudden thought, he vaguely sensed a phantom flowing and weaving through his blood and soul!

P. S.: Thanks to Heng Chuan for the donation! There will be another one tonight!

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The Gods and Buddhas Are Dead, the heavens are empty, and we shall take their place!