I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

"It's really done!"

The moment Gu Xiu saw the "Great Dao Immortal Book" appear, the tension he had been holding in finally eased considerably.

He was genuinely worried that they wouldn't be able to merge, which would mean he would only have to choose one of the two. But now, with the appearance of the Great Dao Immortal Book, it seems that these two paths, which are incompatible and impossible to cultivate together, can be merged.

"What is the origin of this blank ancient book? It seems to be no less powerful than the green bamboo pole?"

What enormous secret does the Fuyuan Secret Realm hold?

Gu Xiu muttered to himself, unable to resist taking another look at the wordless ancient book. He then thought about the green bamboo pole he had also obtained along with the wordless ancient book. These were all his gains in the Blessed Source Forbidden Land, and now the power of these two items seemed to be even greater than he had imagined.

In the end, Gu Xiu put aside his thoughts and began to read through the contents of the "Great Dao Immortal Book." After all, it had cultivation methods and directions, but that didn't mean he could actually do it. As for the Forbidden Land of Blessed Origin, there was no point in thinking about it now.

really.

After carefully reading it, Gu Xiu immediately discovered the difficulty in this Great Dao Immortal Book.

The Great Dao Immortal Book does indeed contain a method to merge the two opposing paths of spiritual energy and immortal power into a single path.

It's not too difficult to understand.

According to the Great Dao Immortal Book, spiritual energy is the energy of all things, while immortal power is the foundation of all things. The reason why they are like fire and water is because their attributes are different, they do not belong to the same lineage, and they both want to seize their own path, so they will conflict from the beginning.

But whether it is Qi or essence, both belong to the creation of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If one embraces the Great Dao, they can merge with each other and even complement each other.

That makes sense.

But while the principle is sound, putting it into practice is not easy.

According to the Great Dao Immortal Book, one must absorb spiritual energy and immortal power simultaneously during cultivation, then twist them together like a rope, and follow a specific cultivation method to make them intertwined.

This argument seems reasonable, but Gu Xiu, who has cultivated both spiritual energy and immortal power, can sense the difficulties involved.

How can it be introduced into the body simultaneously?

How do you twist them together like a rope?

Gu Xiu tried at least twice and found it incredibly difficult to do.

Spiritual energy and immortal power are two different things. To attract them at the same time means that the cultivator needs to multitask and operate two different cultivation techniques simultaneously. Gu Xiu's spiritual power is already quite strong, so he can barely manage to operate two sets of techniques.

However, it is almost impossible to introduce them into the body at the same time.

The two forces were inherently antagonistic, repelling each other. Even before entering Gu Xiu's body, they had already launched an offensive and were locked in a fierce battle, let alone simultaneously drawing Qi into his body.

Even though Gu Xiu forcibly introduced it into his body, the two forces immediately began to struggle wildly, almost tearing Gu Xiu's meridians apart.

I tried several times, but each time I failed.

"How can we simultaneously introduce these two opposing forces into the body while also eliminating them and allowing them to merge?" Gu Xiu pondered.

He had anticipated that the Great Dao Immortal Book would be difficult to cultivate, and this was actually normal. For those who were just starting out in cultivation, it would take many days or even months just to guide the Qi into their bodies.

Spiritual practice is not something that can be achieved simply by having a method.

Cultivation experience and personal methods are not recorded in cultivation manuals. Not to mention the current cultivation method, which combines two paths.

The wordless ancient book is indeed powerful, as it can help him understand and absorb the contents of a brand-new cultivation technique. However, it also has limitations. For example, although a technique like this that has been fused together can be fused, whether or not he can cultivate it, and to what extent he can cultivate it, can only be understood by Gu Xiu himself through continuous comprehension and experimentation.

Even as dawn broke outside, Gu Xiu still had no clue. The three spirits beside him were also frowning and racking their brains to come up with ideas.

Sure enough, the eldest of the three spirits, Shattered Star, was the first to raise an opinion:

"Old Gu, you used to have a body-refining technique called Myriad Sources Body Refining. Although it wasn't complete, it still used sources to enhance physical strength without affecting your spiritual energy circulation. Would you consider that a kind of fusion?"

Ok?

Gu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up.

Yes!

He had previously obtained the Myriad Source Body Refinement technique and cultivated it all the way to the Divine Marrow Realm. Although he did not continue cultivating it because he did not have any follow-up techniques, his physical body had indeed been continuously strengthened by the Myriad Source!

Theoretically speaking, this is actually a kind of coexistence!

Thinking of this, Gu Xiu immediately began to try. He did not continue to cultivate the Great Dao Immortal Book, but first started to circulate the Myriad Sources Body Tempering, and then began to circulate the Body Dao Book to draw Qi into his body.

This time, Gu Xiu indeed made a discovery.

Two completely different forces began to converge into his body in this way. Since there was no competition between them from the beginning, there was no mutual repulsion!

But soon, Gu Xiu frowned again:

"No."

"The Myriad Sources Body Tempering technique does indeed absorb sources, and it looks somewhat similar to immortal techniques, but in fact, the two are not entirely the same. The Myriad Sources Body Tempering technique uses the power of sources to temper the physical body, allowing the flesh and blood to slowly absorb sources, devour myriad sources, and forcibly lock them into the physical body, thereby enhancing pure physical strength."

"But the core of immortal techniques is actually somewhat similar to spiritual energy cultivation techniques. Although they are also sources of absorption, this absorption and body refinement is just a side effect. The main thing is that, like spiritual energy, after being refined, it is stored in the body and then circulated through the meridians to unleash different powers."

"In other words, the reason why the Myriad Source Body Tempering does not cause the source and spiritual energy to conflict is because the source is transformed into the power of flesh and blood, abandoning the power of the source itself, and fundamentally there is no competitive relationship between it and spiritual energy."

"This means that no matter how much source I absorb, I will not be able to refine it into immortal power."

"and many more……"

As he was talking, Gu Xiu suddenly thought of something and then tried again.

This time.

He did not allow the two forces to converge completely at once. Instead, he used a method similar to the Myriad Source Body Refinement to allow the source to continuously converge into his flesh, blood, and bones, but he did not activate the body refinement; instead, he allowed it to remain dormant within it.

Afterwards, Gu Xiu began to circulate the Daoist book, absorbing the spiritual energy from the spirit stones, and then, following the normal cultivation method, began to circulate it little by little along his meridians.

And in this process...

Gu Xiu began to activate the source within his body, using the Azure Nether Technique to gradually approach the spiritual energy, attempting to converge the two forces while the spiritual energy was circulating normally.

Just for a moment.

"puff!"

The spitting out of blood caused Gu Xiu's breathing to become disordered, and it took him a while to recover somewhat.

"Owner?"

"Gu boy, are you alright?"

This reaction startled Sanling again, but Gu Xiu waved his hand to indicate that he was fine, though his eyes were frighteningly bright.

He failed.

The two forces, spiritual energy and immortal power, are still mutually exclusive and difficult to integrate. Once they come into contact, they will immediately engage in battle within one's meridians, and may even cause damage.

but……

Gu Xiu showed no sign of discouragement, but instead beamed with joy: "Sui Xing, you deserve the greatest credit this time!"

"Uh..." Sui Xing was a little embarrassed: "I only gave you a hint, I didn't do anything, and you still failed, didn't you?"

“It’s different.” Gu Xiu laughed heartily.

"I couldn't even absorb two forces into my body before, but now I can temporarily let two different forces coexist, which means this method is correct and is a good start."

"This means that all I need to consider now is how to integrate the two forces."

"and……"

"I just tried this method. I can accumulate spiritual energy and immortal power together. In this way, the injuries in my body can be healed faster. I don't necessarily have to wait for the two powers to be completely integrated before I can heal."

At this moment, Gu Xiu's face was filled with excitement.

Although it was only a small step forward, it brought him immense hope.

After calming the chaotic energy within his body, Gu Xiu stopped burying himself in cultivation. Instead, he used the power of the Mountain and River Remnant Realm to make sure no one was paying attention before taking a step and leaving the world of the Mountain and River Remnant Realm.

Its daybreak.

He was about to begin his first official post in Wuwei City, Ziwei Enclosure.