The First Stage of the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, First Grasp of Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person

That night.

Yu Tunzhou successfully completed the condensation of the last two acupoints.

All 365 acupoints on the body, encompassing the seven major acupoints, vibrate simultaneously.

A subtle connection arose from each acupoint, permeating the entire body, as if unlocking a whole treasure trove of the physical body.

"Finally, it's done." Yu Tunzhou let out a soft breath, feeling the mysterious sensations rising in each acupoint.

Upon hearing the word "finally," Huntian couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Since ancient times, those who cultivate the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, except for his sworn brother, have all opened all the acupoints and meridians in their body first, and then opened the last seven acupoints. This kid, on the other hand, is doing the opposite.

And if you calculate the time, it's only been a little over a month. Even with a foundation in Martial Dao, this kid's cultivation speed is still surprisingly fast.

Could this kid really be a genius?

The Yu Tunzhou and looked up at the sky.

Before anyone knew it, a layer of dark clouds had gathered over the county town.

The clouds arrived strangely, without wind or rain, making the night seem even deeper, and the occasional barking of dogs that usually could be heard during the day had long since disappeared.

Dark clouds loom over the city; a storm is brewing!

The words of the Great Sage Huntian, spoken not long ago, flowed through his mind:

[The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art seize the creation of heaven and earth, defying the natural order of the Dao. Heaven and earth cannot tolerate it, therefore a calamity is sent to stop it.]

[But tribulations are also resources that help advance one's profound skills! The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art encompasses all things and can Tuntian to nourish itself.]

Your first challenge is to refine the power of heavenly lightning! Use heavenly lightning to activate the acupoints throughout your body!

Yu Tunzhou's mind raced, and he suddenly remembered his brother Deng Canglan.

Last time at the Heavenly Court ruins, Brother Deng was struck by lightning from the Thunder Ministry because of his past misconduct.

I never imagined that just a few months later, I would be struck by lightning myself.

"Hey kid, cheer up!"

In the Niwan Palace, the Great Sage Huntian flapped his wings and flew in mid-air, encouraging him, "The Eight-Nine Mysterious Art is the supreme method for achieving sainthood through physical means; there is no reason for it to fear heavenly thunder!"

"Drawing lightning into your body, using your meridians as channels, transforms the power of lightning into your entire being, thoroughly activating all your acupoints. This is to lay the foundation for your Inner Heaven and Earth. There will only be three tribulations of lightning. These three bolts of heavenly lightning are your cultivation resources. Even if you want more tribulations later, you won't have anywhere to find them!"

Feeling the oppressive silence permeating the air, Yu Tunzhou took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and focused his mind.

All 365 acupoints have been successfully refined.

However, the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art require more than just simple "opening up"; it requires the complete connection of all the acupoints in the body, originating from the extreme Yin and converging at the heavenly Yang, ultimately forming a perfect closed loop of Yin-Yang circulation and the balance of water and fire.

[The perineum at the base of the penis is the source of all Yin energy, emanating primordial Qi; the Baihui point on the crown of the head is the origin of all Yang energy, receiving the Yang Qi of Heaven.]

As soon as he had a thought, a surge of pure primordial Yin energy rose from the Huiyin acupoint, traveled along the Du meridian, passed through the Mingmen, Dazhui, and Zhiyang, and rushed straight to the Baihui acupoint on the top of his head like a surging river.

Almost simultaneously, the pure Yang energy from the heavens poured down through the Baihui acupoint, slowly descending along the Ren meridian, passing through the Tanzhong acupoint, piercing the Dantian, and finally steadily converging into the Huiyin acupoint.

The Yin and Yang energies collided violently within the meridians, but instead of causing any violent backlash, they merged perfectly together.

One rises, one falls.

One yin and one yang.

This forms a perfect and complete cyclical pattern.

Buzz-

At this moment, all 363 acupoints on the body simultaneously emitted a buzzing sound.

All 365 acupoints on the body lit up in sequence, like a dazzling star map, subtly in accordance with the ultimate principles of heaven and earth!

Throughout the body's meridians, the Inner Qi smoothly like water, causing acupoints to resonate and muscles and bones to vibrate, ultimately achieving a balance of Yin and Yang and a harmonious equilibrium of water and fire!

The moment this arrangement was completely completed, Yu Tunzhou felt the only remaining invisible barrier between himself and the world shatter completely!

It felt as if one's inner and outer self were completely transparent, merging into one with the external world.

He stood in the courtyard, his Primordial Spirit not projected outwards, but his consciousness seemed to merge into a broader existence.

The latter is formless and intangible, yet omnipresent, like a boundless ocean.

He was like a drop of water falling into this vast ocean.

This is the power of heaven and earth, which is called the primordial energy of heaven and earth by powerful beings at the External Scenery.

This refers to the Power of the Eight Extremes required by the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art.

The Eight Trigrams symbolize the limits of the eight directions of heaven and earth.

The Power of the Eight Extremes corresponds precisely to the Eight Trigrams, representing eight natural phenomena: Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Lake.

But fundamentally speaking, the so-called Power of the Eight Extremes is the power of heaven and earth.

All the primordial energy in the universe, tracing back to its origin, can be summarized as the Power of the Eight Extremes. Tracing further back, it leads to the Four Symbols and Yin and Yang. This is the Tao giving birth to one, one giving birth to two, two giving birth to three Revert to Root, Return to Origin.

Ultimately, it all comes down to "one," which is the Primordial One.

Yu Tunzhou is like a small boat, floating in the boundless ocean of the power of heaven and earth, letting the waves crash against it without resistance or attempt to control it, simply floating quietly, feeling the vastness and profundity of this ocean.

Every wisp of vital energy is flowing, breathing, as if it has its own rhythm, its own----

Road!

The flow of primordial energy in heaven and earth is the flow of the Dao.

They do not change because of anyone, nor do they stagnate because of anything; they only respond to the call of the law and the Way.

So this is the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person ----

Just as Yu Tunzhou had this thought in his mind, the night sky brightened, and a bolt of blue lightning cleaved through the darkness, revealing a crack in the low-hanging leaden clouds from which the lightning fell.

Boom!

Five thunderbolts struck from the sky, first with flashes of lightning, then with a thunderous roar, and the lightning struck directly at the top of Yu Tunzhou's head!

Its speed was so great that there was absolutely no chance of dodging it!

Yu Tunzhou's body suddenly stiffened.

The lightning struck his Baihui acupoint on the top of his head with pinpoint accuracy!

Fortunately, the profound energy activated automatically, opening all the acupoints and creating a world of its own, which mitigated some of the thunder's power. However, a violent force still poured in from the top of the head and rushed down along the meridians.

This force was like an unruly dragon, rampaging through his meridians. Wherever it passed, his meridians felt like they were being scorched by fire, causing him so much pain that he almost gritted his teeth.

He quickly calmed his mind like a rock, and guided the power of thunder into various acupoints with his Primordial Spirit.

Each of the three hundred and sixty-five acupoints trembled, like three hundred and sixty-five furnaces, gradually refining that violent power.

Absorption and transformation.

The first bolt of lightning gradually dissipated without a trace.

The clouds in the sky seemed to have grown even thicker.

The second bolt of lightning followed closely behind, thicker, faster, and more powerful than the first.

Yu Tunzhou's hair stood on end, and he groaned, managing to withstand the pain.

The lightning was not only activating the acupoints throughout his body, but the dissipating power was also tempering his physical body.

Yu Tunzhou gritted his teeth. Was this really the first and most important tribulation he had to endure in the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art?

Without Martial Dao training, he simply wouldn't have been able to withstand it!

What kind of freaks practiced this Method Formula before High Antiquity?!

The process of drawing upon the power of heavenly lightning is like rowing against the current; every step is extremely difficult. Wherever the power of heavenly lightning passes, the meridians burn and sting, and the acupoints tremble as if about to burst.

But Yu Tunzhou soon experienced unparalleled benefits.

Stimulated by the lightning, the 365 acupoints shone even brighter, like stars being ignited, like rebirth after destruction; the various major acupoints began to gradually "awaken."

Realizing this, Yu Tunzhou even began to anticipate the third bolt of lightning.

Indeed, it is a resource for cultivation!

Soon, the third bolt of lightning struck.

Yu Tunzhou withstood the lightning, and the pure power of the heavenly lightning was absorbed by the 365 acupoints. The acupoints became more and more lustrous and transparent, and their connection with heaven and earth became more and more intimate.

As the three bolts of lightning struck, Yu Tunzhou even felt a pang of regret.

Although the process was painful and unbearable, bordering on inhuman torture, the improvement was also visible and real!

Furthermore, although the 365 acupoints have been activated one by one, there is still much room for improvement.

He suddenly understood what the Great Sage Huntian meant: it really is true, no matter how much you want it, there's nowhere to find it!

Yu Tunzhou a slow breath, his whole body numb and stiff from the rolling thunder, making it difficult for him to move much.

His body suddenly stiffened.

Why has the oppressive atmosphere in this world not dissipated, but instead intensified?!

Within the Primordial Spirit Heaven and Earth.

Huntian was also somewhat puzzled.

Why does this kid's lightning tribulation seem stronger than a normal one?

Is it because the heavens and earth are different?

Well, now that the three tribulations of lightning have passed, the stronger the tribulations, the better it is for this kid.

Just then, amidst the churning clouds, the fourth bolt of lightning struck down!

"Where did this fourth layer of heavenly lightning come from?" Huntian Mao exclaimed in surprise.

Yu Tunzhou has no time to respond.

The fourth bolt of lightning was even thicker than the previous three combined. The purplish-blue lightning bolt, like a giant dragon reaching out its claws from the clouds, crashed down with a devastating force.

Yu Tunzhou gritted his teeth and pushed his Eight-Nine Mysterious Art to the limit, forcefully taking the heavenly lightning.

The 365 acupoints instantly shone brightly, filled with lightning.

The meridians were repeatedly stretched at the edge of rupture, but were quickly healed under the repair of the profound skill.

Each break and healing makes the meridians stronger and wider.

Those tiny, branching meridians, usually obscure and indistinct, were now forcibly connected by the power of heavenly lightning, spreading out like a spider web, one by one, strand by strand.

But the clouds in the sky did not disperse; instead, they grew even thicker.

The fifth bolt of lightning struck, a pure and destructive force descending from the sky.

"Give me—refine!"

Yu Tunzhou a low roar, and the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art was activated wildly. All 365 acupoints were like whirlpools, frantically absorbing the power of heavenly lightning, but a considerable amount of lightning still dissipated into his physical body.

"Puff--"

Yu Tunzhou coughed up a mouthful of blood; his body was in complete chaos, his meridians torn and severed, his entire body charred black, even emitting a faint aroma of flesh.

At this moment, Yu Tunzhou no longer cared about how many levels of this damned lightning tribulation were being dealt with by Huntian Tian.

He looked inward and immediately realized that, given his current state, he absolutely could not hold out until the next round.

Qi of Dao and Virtue suddenly emerged.

He ran his fingers across the Vajra Bracelet, and a jar of wine instantly appeared. He picked it up and took a big gulp.

This is a wine made from Dragon Ball obtained in Danyang Commandery. It uses the Dragon Ball of an old dragon that has External Scenery for many years as its core, drawing out some of its power and containing it in the wine.

With one sip, the wine was mellow and rich, yet its power was not violent; instead, it was gentle, immediately nourishing his body. Combined with the recovery from the Eight-Nine Mysterious Art, it quickly brought him back to his peak condition.

The newly formed meridians became increasingly translucent, like refined steel tempered by a raging fire, and even shimmered with a faint golden light, but Yu Tunzhou had no time to appreciate it.

A bolt of lightning, as black as ink, crashed down with earth-shattering force!

The sixth bolt of lightning!

Yu Tunzhou picked up the wine jar with a backhand, his mind calm, as various thoughts passed through his mind.

If we can establish Taiji Domain, we can safely withstand this attack.

However, the effect of this heavenly lightning tempering on the body far exceeded expectations.

This is the sustenance for spiritual cultivation!

But to fight it with one's bare hands seems a bit too risky.

Yu Tunzhou stared at the lightning overhead, and a thought suddenly occurred to him: The path of martial arts is never smooth sailing.

Right now, there's a storm brewing!

This moment.

His back was straight, like an old tree rooted in the heavens and earth, welcoming the sixth bolt of lightning.

When the first bolt of lightning struck, many martial artists in the county town were alerted.

It wasn't the sound of thunder; the thunder wasn't loud, it was rather muffled, like a muffled drumbeat coming from distant mountains.

However, the increasingly heavy sense of oppression between heaven and earth was hard for them to ignore. It felt like the might of heaven, but it also felt more like a powerful being from the External Scenery was using Divine Ability to borrow the power of heaven and earth!

The local martial artists of Donghe County quickly connected the dots to the man in the west of the city, and were alarmed. Could this Gold-Wielding Guard official be cultivating?

As the second, third—and so on, up to the sixth bolt of heavenly lightning struck, a chilling aura of destruction nearly filled the entire world!

This instilled a deep-seated fear in them!

What kind of Divine Ability is that person cultivating?!

I've never heard of any martial arts Martial Dao within the Gold-Wielding Guard specializing in Thunder Method!

In the Gold-Wielding Guard branch.

Liu An was writing a report when his pen suddenly stopped.

He looked up and gazed out the window.

The dark clouds hung low, with a faint purple light swirling within them, and something seemed to be surging within them.

He hurried out of the inner room, a sense of unease creeping over him; it seemed like it was about to rain.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, heading straight towards the west of the city!

Liu An stared wide-eyed at the courtyard of the Young Hero Yu, wondering in astonishment, "Is this also a form of cultivation?"

What kind of Dao Path has this person taken that, even while still in the Form Refinement, could attract heavenly lightning to strike down?!

To summon heavenly lightning to attack the enemy—this is truly External Scenery divine power!

This Young Hero Yu is truly----

Liu An sighed inwardly, finding it difficult to express his feelings.

He suddenly looked up and saw the dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipating. Qiao Jin breathed a sigh of relief. This person had finally finished his cultivation. Qiao Jin also knew what kind of Divine Ability he had cultivated. It was truly astonishing.

In the courtyard west of the city.

--

A charred figure stood motionless in the courtyard, clinging to a piece of withered wood scorched by lightning.

His clothes were reduced to ashes, and his exposed skin was cracked like a parched riverbed, with dark red flesh showing through the cracks, but not a drop of blood flowed out.

There was no trace of life, only the heavy weight of death.

Niwan Palace, the Great Sage Huntian floated nimbly in mid-air, his golden eyes fixed on Yu Tunzhou's Dantian.

Shang Qiao dared not utter a sound, and even dared not breathe heavily, for fear of disturbing the body that seemed dead but was actually undergoing some kind of transformation.

Finally, Gong breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The night wind swept through the courtyard wall, rustling the branches and leaves of the trees.

Only one baby bird remained in the nest in the tree, having been frightened into unconsciousness; the rest of the chicks had been carried away by their parents.

The courtyard was so quiet that only the sound of the wind could be heard.

Qiao knew how much time had passed.

Finally, a dog's bark came from afar.

This is a signal.

"Thump"

Yu Tunzhou's heart skipped a beat.

One furnace after another, slow and heavy, like the first drumbeat as heaven and earth were shattered, pumping the blood oath into the whole body.

The sound of Qi and Blood flowing became clearly audible at that moment.

That was not a trickle, but a surging river.

The blood oath flowed through his meridians, emitting a dull rumble, as if a great river was rushing and surging Yu Tunzhou.

With each heartbeat, a surge of Qi and Blood and blood rushes through the entire body.

Gradually.

The charred outer shell peeled off its body, falling in a soft rustling sound, like a cicada shedding its shell or a snake shedding its skin, gradually revealing newly grown skin.

The Yu Tunzhou began to bulge its belly, the movement small yet rhythmic, deep and leisurely.

Each breath felt like inhaling and exhaling the heavens and earth, and the power of the heavens and earth was omnipresent, forming a wondrous resonance with the 365 acupoints around his body.

Yu Tunzhou opens its eyes.

Those eyes flashed with sharpness, and a lingering bolt of lightning shot out two or three meters away.

He looked down at his hands.

The newly formed skin has a faint golden halo flowing around it, radiating precious light and revealing every detail.

The Great Sage Huntian rang out, exclaiming in astonishment, "Your skin already has a flowing golden halo, a sign that your physical body is transforming into a precious light. Ordinary practitioners of the Eight Arts Mysterious Art only exhibit this phenomenon after reaching the second level, yet you have only just reached the first level."

"Great Sage, what's going on?" Yu Tunzhou asked, frowning.

The first level of the Eight Arts Mysterious Art should only have three tribulations of lightning, but just now there were a full six!

Even if Joe managed to escape the heavenly lightning's lock by feigning death, the tribulation wouldn't be over!

Huntian was silent for a moment, then said, "I considered several possibilities just now, but the most likely one is that the Ancient Method method has been used to transform into the present life! Simply put, you've been targeted by this world."

"Ancient Method methods, modern aesthetics" —Yu Tunzhou murmured.

Huntian said in a deep voice, "As far as I know, the Human Emperor is the last person on the path of Immortal Dao, so he has been searching for a new path."

Yu Tunzhou was shocked. The Human Emperor was the last Immortal Dao cultivator?

"On the bright side, at least the suppression of Ancient Method hasn't reached the point where Qiao Ke can succeed," Huntian said. "This is both a good thing and a bad thing. You should be able to sense that the tribulation of lightning isn't over yet, right?"

Yu Tunzhou smiled wryly; he could naturally sense the faint lightning tribulation locking onto him.

Now, the power of heaven and earth resonates clearly in his acupoints, but he dares not respond to this resonance.

Because he sensed that if he continued to cultivate the Eight Arts Mysterious Art and absorb the power of heaven and earth, he would inevitably suffer several lightning tribulations from Sheng Ye!

If the power of the lightning continues to intensify, even if he uses extreme field techniques or External Scenery techniques, there is absolutely no way he can block it.

Yu Tunzhou suddenly realized something.

If the Ancient Method are found in the present day, then are the methods inherited by Zhu Baichuan and the other two actually the Ancient Method of Xuandu?

If so, how did they achieve this in this lifetime?

He voiced his guess.

"Do you think all other inherited techniques can compare to the Eight Arts Mysterious Art? Their Cultivation Method might not even attract heavenly tribulations; at most, they might only achieve a minor success."

Huntian suddenly realized something and his spirits lifted. "Wait! This inheritance is said to be a fragment of an ancient world from before the High Antiquity! If you can enter it, you might be able to borrow the remaining power of the ancient Heavenly Dao to completely cultivate the first level of the Profound Technique and lay the foundation for your future!"

"When we emerge from within, we should be able to deceive this new Heavenly Dao! After all, the two originate from the same source; it's just that they are manifestations of the same rules from the same era."

Having said that, Huntian said solemnly, "This was my oversight. I never expected that the world would change so drastically! I also know that it was a natural transformation, but some treacherous entity was behind it all, trying to completely eradicate the immortal Immortal Dao!"

"Although you suffered a calamity this time, you also escaped death and gained immense benefits. The path of cultivation has always been like this: officials fight among their own clans, against those outside their own clans, against heaven, and against earth—the joy is endless! Only by learning to enjoy this can you go further and further."

Yu Tunzhou took out the Dragon Ball again, soaked it in alcohol, took a big gulp, and Ren entered his body to recover.

He looked at himself; his meridians, repeatedly broken and regenerated through the tempering and refining of heavenly lightning, now meandered like a great river, and his bones and muscles resembled the veins of a dragon.

This tribulation was indeed extremely dangerous, but it also brought about an unimaginable transformation in his physical body.

Joe's biggest breakthrough this time is still----

Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person!

All 365 acupoints were open, allowing him to maintain a state of clarity and tranquility at all times.

now.

The Yu Tunzhou boat in the courtyard, but then it disappeared from there.

At that moment, his presence became even more solid and prominent, and with every gesture he made, he seemed to be one with heaven and earth, vast and majestic, as if he had borrowed some of the power of heaven.

In a state of perfect harmony between Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, his Primordial Spirit merged with heaven and earth, reflecting everything within a radius of several tens of feet, bringing his external illumination ability to its fullest extent.

Those who have not mastered the unity of External Scenery Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person Nature Cultivation, or those who have not cultivated their inner nature and achieved balance, will have no secrets from him. Even the slightest movement of every pore on their body will be laid bare before him.

In combat, this is deadly, as it means he has complete control over any attack the opponent might make.

This is An Ruyu's invincible ability, as powerful as the ability to Locking Down Heaven and Earth.

As long as you can fool Qiao's "eyes", even if the two sides are at the same level, the opponent will still be able to hold off Qiao for a few moves, and will be full of flaws and weaknesses!

As for the Locking Down Heaven and Earth ----

Yu Tunzhou's eyes gleamed. Now that he had mastered the Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, the Locking Down Heaven and Earth was naturally insignificant!

The question is whether there will be any further changes to Qiao Zhi'an An Ruyu.

Unfortunately, his "Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person" technique is somewhat "incomplete," since he can only temporarily practice the Eight Arts Mysterious Art to mobilize the primordial energy of heaven and earth through various acupoints.

The reason why External Scenery Divine Ability surpass Flesh and Blood Divine Ability is not only closely related to the principles of law, but also because they can use these principles to control the primordial energy of heaven and earth and master the power of heaven and earth.

To solve this problem, for the time being, we can only rely on the fragments of the ancient world where the Xuandu inheritance is located.

Yu Tunzhou calculated the time and decided to rest for a day the next day before setting off for Falling Star Gorge to meet Guan Feng Yanleng and Hero Yu.

I wonder if this time it will be a confrontation between the Seven Bandits of the Western Desert and the newly promoted two Half-Step External Scenery.

Yu Tunzhou's fighting spirit surged.

Even if he were to achieve perfect Unity of Heaven and Celestial Person, with the transformed body of Dang Ye, he should still have the strength to fight!

He was even considering whether he could withstand the final, seventh bolt of heavenly lightning.

Each additional obstacle she withstands means more resources for Qiao Fei's cultivation, ensuring a transformation in her physical body!

This thunderbolt is also of no merit.

At this moment.

Yu Tunzhou suddenly felt a chill on his head, his expression changed drastically, and he reached up to grab his head, only to find nothing.

"Holy shit!"

This damned calamity!

It ruined his beautiful hair!

Without his hair, wandering the world, who calls him a young hero? Everyone calls him a master!