Within the pure and tranquil body, all was empty and spacious, radiant and clear, with nothing employed and nothing abiding.
And those who sought the profound Dao of the Purple Mansion-
Had to grow stiller and stiller, more settled and more settled, until not a single thing remained within. This was desireless wondrous contemplation, one of its mysteries!
The so-called progression from the Foundation Establishment third stage to attaining the Purple Mansion-
Was nothing more than condensing the tortoise and serpent aspects within the body into a Jade Key, locating the Heavenly Pass Gate, then opening that Inner and Outer Mansion. Only then could the work be considered complete.
By now-
Only two months had passed outside.
Yet nearly two years had passed within the One True Dharma Realm!
Throughout this time, Chen Heng had sought to enter the state of "desireless wondrous contemplation," so that he could locate the Heavenly Pass Gate, open the divine treasury of the Purple Mansion, and become a true Senior Adept of the Immortal Dao.
And this period of pure, arduous cultivation within the Dharma Realm-
Had finally yielded a glimmer of insight as he studied the scripture. At last, he was about to see real results!
He raised his fingers into a spell seal and set his thoughts in motion. Behind his shoulder, the illusory image of a mountain nearly a hundred feet tall slowly solidified, gradually taking its place in the east.
Plants grew upon it, birds and beasts dwelled within it, wind and mist drifted over green fields, and breezes rose as waters surged. At a glance, it truly possessed something of the majestic grandeur of nature's creations!
Four Mountains Combat Art-Dragon Return Mountain!
After Dragon Return Mountain slowly solidified-
Before long-
A second mountain appeared. With a booming crash,