Master Chaos and Open the Nine Orifices, Survey the Yellow Court and Establish the Three Palaces
Although the universe is vast, with the development of civilization, even the largest territories will eventually be trampled underfoot.
The path of space is a shortcut to the universe.
Li Xingkong's current understanding of space is still in a relatively rudimentary stage.
Since he had little time for theoretical research after advancing to the Golden Core, Li Xingkong's theoretical understanding of space theory remained at the level he had when he was figuring out his Space Bag.
However, because he hitched a ride on the Snail People's spatial node—or more precisely, on the space jump mechanism that the Snail People obtained from their overlord's star destroyer—this ride gave Li Xingkong a deeper understanding and more profound knowledge of space.
Therefore, for Li Xingkong now, his practical ability in space is far superior to his theoretical level.
This is similar to some old craftsmen who have worked their whole lives based on experience. Even if you talk about Pythagorean theorem or arc formulas, they may not understand anything, but when they actually put their hands to work, the things they make are absolutely perfect.
Even without theoretical support, one might still manage to find a way, but further refinement depends on luck.
Without the support of practice, theory is just empty talk.
The two complement each other and are indispensable. If you want to make real progress in the field of space, you must pursue both theory and practice in tandem. Neither can be neglected.
The study of spatial arts is somewhat tedious and boring compared to cultivation.
When practicing cultivation, Hexagram are drawn, the whole body and mind are highly concentrated, and the Magic Power within the body is constantly circulating, for fear of making any mistakes. At this time, one often forgets the passage of time.
But theoretical learning is different. The knowledge is already in his mind; what he needs to Li Xingkong is digest and understand it.
The Hexagram can only serve to provide a simulated operating environment and perform related calculations after he has fully understood the knowledge points; the main workload still rests on Li Xingkong himself.
First, combine what you've seen and heard during this period with the spatial techniques you've personally witnessed and the knowledge system. Since you've already seen the physical examples of these, you'll learn them more quickly.
The Snail People were the first to figure out their spatial warp-time technique; their technology wasn't particularly difficult.
It mainly relies on a large amount of energy and computing power to connect the space between the two points.
It's called spatial warp, but it's really just a larger version of the Space Bag principle.
Two years later, Li Xingkong also gained some understanding of the warp drive methods of the merchant ships he encountered along the way.
The guild's ships did not have a fixed destination when they made their maneuvers; they simply determined the direction they wanted to travel.
Its ability to fold space is also quite unique; simply put, it can treat the entire universe as the curtains in its own home.
There are ups and downs, but the overall trend is continuous.
When the wind picks up, the entire curtain will be blown high into the air, and the curtains will come into contact with each other.
The guild's ships utilize this characteristic; when they come into contact with space, they gently push forward, requiring minimal energy to achieve ultra-long-range jumps by harnessing the power of nature.
Since this leap method is inherently in accordance with the natural flow, it does not create any spatial nodes on its own, so Li Xingkong naturally could not find any trace of it where it disappeared.
The sea of knowledge is boundless; twenty years have passed in a flash as we set sail and forge ahead.
There are too many things to ponder in the realm of space, so Li Xingkong adopted a cautious approach. Every time he learned something, he would activate the Hexagram method thousands of times to ensure that the knowledge was truly secured. Naturally, this slowed down his learning speed considerably.
But there are advantages to being slow. Li Xingkong's understanding of space is changing rapidly, rising with each passing day.
Li Xingkong's years of study were not merely for enriching his theoretical knowledge; he was also designing solutions to the cultivation problems he encountered.
There are two aspects to the problem of cultivation being blocked by space.
The first is the Soul Tribulation, which requires creating a space within the body to store memories and organize thoughts.
Secondly, additional Hexagram are needed. The current eight Hexagram are no longer sufficient. In order to accelerate the pace of cultivation, a space is required to create Hexagram and perform calculations.
Both of these challenges require a solid foundation in spatial knowledge, and then, by working within one's own body, the necessary designs naturally need to be more robust.
Besides the size of the space, its stability, concealment, external defense, and sensitivity to body interaction all need to be considered.
After all, this matter, strictly speaking, involves one's own life and fortune, and there is no room for error in such matters.
After twenty years of theoretical research, Li Xingkong has finally produced a first draft of a space for dealing with Soul Tribulation.
With the current total amount of Magic Power, and the energy support that the sun can provide while we are in the corona, this space is roughly the size of a continent.
This size is more than enough for Li Xingkong. After all, its purpose is only to store memories. The size of a human body is enough for him to cultivate to this day. He probably wouldn't even be able to use up the entire continent after graduating from the system.
At the entrance to this space, Li Xingkong added all the protective measures he had learned. The dense array of Mana Circuit stacked up to form a small, glittering palace, effectively protecting the entrance to the space.
After this design was completed, Li Xingkong couldn't help but think of the " Yellow Court Classic ".
Although many theories differ, the Yellow Court Classic describes a very classic internal alchemy system, the Three Palaces of the Yellow Court.
These Three Palaces are well-known to everyone; they are the Niwan Palace, the Crimson Palace, and the Dantian Palace, which govern essence, energy, and spirit.
Li Xingkong wasn't thinking of the original Three Palaces, but rather, after connecting it to the theory, he realized that his design could be further expanded.
Within one's own body, it's not just the soul and divination symbols that need space to be opened; can't one's own dantian and golden elixir also be opened?
A flash of inspiration Li Xingkong, and he had a new idea.
Why not borrow the names of the Three Palaces, take the Niwan Palace as the Hexagram Palace, to govern the ability of divination, take the Crimson Palace as the Soul Hall, to store memories within it, and finally open the Dantian Palace as the abode of the Golden Core Elixir, to store the source of all laws?
After all, the cultivation in Divine Land today is indeed something Li Xingkong is exploring on his own. The ancient predecessors, apart from some insights and classic texts, have not left any traces of cultivation.
Li Xingkong was also terrible at naming things, too lazy to come up with new names for these cultivation milestones, so borrowing from ancient books seemed reasonable.
The concepts of "Three Palaces and nine orifices" and "the source and flow of Qi" are Daoist terms that are inherently related to cultivation. Now that they are being used as true cultivation terms, it is quite fitting.