"Take the true essence of the five elements and transform it into strength for oneself..."
After seeing Fang Ke off and cleaning up the kitchen, Yang Ge comfortably brewed himself a pot of tea, sat beneath the grape arbor, and leisurely opened the Five Elements Returning to Origin Qi manual Jiang Kui had sent him.
He had heard Wei Heng mention this internal cultivation art before. Judging by his tone at the time, Wei Heng had held it in considerable esteem.
Now that he had read its general outline, Yang Ge felt that it truly was an extraordinary art.
This internal cultivation art had six stages in total.
The first five explained how to refine Five-Element True Qi and how to balance the five elements.
The sixth explained how to draw the five elements out of the meridians and into the organs, and how to merge them into primordial unity...
In terms of realms, this art also fell into two categories.
The first five stages formed one realm: practical, consolidating every step before advancing.
They explained how to bring out the greatest power of each kind of true qi.
The final stage formed another realm: far-sighted and transcendent.
It described the properties and powers that primordial true qi should possess after the five elements united...
Yes, the general outline alone made it clear that this internal cultivation art was still incomplete. The cultivation method for its final stage remained a matter of deduction and conjecture. Most likely, even its creator had never reached the final realm of uniting the five elements.
The manual Jiang Kui had sent was a copy he had written out himself.
Besides the general outline, cultivation verses, and qi circulation diagrams, it also contained some of Jiang Kui's personal insights from practicing the art.
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