On Great Hua Mountain lived a Qi Refiner named Master Soaring, who attained the Dao during Southern Chen.
The emperor heard of him and sent someone to ask him about the Dao, seeking a way to deal with Ghost God and never grow old.
Chen Cuo stepped across the threshold.
All around him lay darkness. Ahead, Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water flowed and turned. Four Swords stood among them, their sword light forming images of the Four Symbols that held the elements in place.
"What magnificent ambition!"
In an instant, Chen Cuo's mind shook and his Qi and Blood surged!
"The Daoist masters said this Guiding Formation could cleanse the marrow and remake the body. The reason must be right here."
He did not hesitate. He stepped into Earth, Fire, Wind, and Water.
The moment he entered, dazzling colors closed around him. He felt weight, searing heat, shifting air, and gentle currents... Sensations came one after another, stirring insights in his heart. Then specks of light gathered from every direction!
Starlight fell upon him.
At once, Chen Cuo began to change, inside and out—
First, the Mind Daoist in his heart blazed with spiritual light. Then his sinews, bones, skin, and flesh grew tougher, blood bubbled throughout his body, and the True Fire in his heart burned fiercer!
As the flames swelled, the Qi and Blood from every part of his body gathered there and began to burn in the True Fire!
His Qi and Blood melted away like candle wax!
It really does strengthen the spirit and invigorate the blood. If I had all Five Elements, they could nurture and support one another. But with only this solitary fire, the stronger it grows, the more it harms my body...
Though these thoughts flashed through his mind, Chen Cuo did