Qiu Zu: From an apprentice in a medicine shop to an immortal ancestor.

Chapter 197: Breakthrough! Perfected Refinement of Essence into Qi

Golden light all over his body?

Qiu Zhen was slightly surprised by what Little Zaozi said and looked down at himself.

Sure enough, his fair and smooth skin was glowing with a faint spiritual light, faintly revealing a golden hue, making him appear extraordinarily mystical.

“This is…”

Qiu Zhen immediately perked up. If there was an unusual appearance, there must be a reason.

Immediately, without saying a word, he looked inward, experiencing the changes in his body.

“This is… the phenomenon of the Three Manifestations of True Yang!”

Qiu Zhen's face revealed a look of surprise, even a bit of astonishment.

The process from "Refining Grains into Essence" to "Refining Essence into Qi" is the process of returning from the acquired to the innate, the process of transforming "Primal Essence" into "Primal Qi" within the body.

The process of "Primal Essence" transforming into "Primal Qi" is called the "Birth of True Yang."

"True Yang" has three transformations in total.

Ascending from the acquired to the innate is called "Initial Manifestation of True Yang."

When innate True Qi condenses into innate True罡, it is the Second Manifestation of True Yang.

And now, the appearance of the Third Manifestation of True Yang meant that a breakthrough was imminent, and he was about to step into the "Innate Inner Vision Realm", transforming into a "Qi-Controlling Spirit Wanderer."

“Unexpectedly, I encountered a breakthrough opportunity.”

Qiu Zhen was somewhat surprised.

In fact, he had reached the Great Perfection of the mid-stage of "Refining Essence into Qi" a few months ago. With his profound understanding of the Dao of Alchemy, there were no bottlenecks in his subsequent cultivation, and he even had dozens of "Inner Vision Spiritual Lights."

However, his cultivation speed was too fast, and the speed of his physical transformation could not keep up, so he had not yet achieved "Five Qi Generating Splendor, Body Generating Inner Vision."

This kind of trouble was a "happy" trouble.

Therefore, in the past half month, besides the usual morning and evening classes of meditation, everything remained the same. He had a good attitude and did not show any impatience.

He had even forgotten about the breakthrough.

In the past half month, he had rarely stopped his cultivation pace, spending more time with his family, busying himself with his eldest brother's wedding, strategizing, secretly clearing all obstacles for his eldest brother and Liang Yin's marriage, paving the way for their future…

Tonight, seeing his elder brother Qiu Qing on his wedding night, seeing his parents gratified and happy.

His state of mind was complete, he let go of all worldly ties, and his heart was as calm as a still lake. Unexpectedly, his state of mind transformed, and he took this step.

It can be said that he searched far and wide without finding it, but it came without any effort.

“Indeed, fast is slow, and slow is fast.”

Qiu Zhen sighed with emotion and said unhurriedly:

“Little Zaozi, I will go into secluded cultivation tonight. Tell my parents and elder brother tomorrow.”

“Alright.”

The sun rose and the moon set, and day and night alternated.

Time passed like flowing water.

Unknowingly, half a year had passed.

Qiu Zhen Valley, cultivation chamber.

Qiu Zhen sat cross-legged, his body emitting a faint spiritual light, and even more spiritual light lingered between his nose.

Suddenly, a brilliant five-colored golden light burst out from his body, and the yin wind howled.

“Swoosh!”

The golden light floated in the air.

Immediately, the surrounding heaven and earth spiritual energy frantically surged towards the golden light, gathering into a ball. Gradually, it condensed into a human form, exactly the same as Qiu Zhen who was sitting cross-legged.

If a cultivator saw this scene, they would probably exclaim in surprise.

“Gathering the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to condense one's own body” was exactly the work of a “Qi-Controlling Spirit Wanderer” expert.

“It's still a little short.”

Qiu Zhen's Yin Spirit looked at himself, feeling the violent power in his body. He was very calm in his heart.

After half a year of cultivation, his cultivation had been very smooth. Everything came naturally, and he smoothly broke through to the realm of "Five Qi Generating Splendor, Body Generating Inner Vision", becoming an Innate Inner Vision master in the eyes of the world.

After the breakthrough, he did not choose to leave seclusion, but continued to cultivate in seclusion.

Sweeping away the essence of spiritual energy in the sea of consciousness.

Remaining Essence of Spiritual Energy: 56 clusters.

“Might as well go all out and achieve perfection!”

Qiu Zhen muttered to himself, making a decision in his heart.

In the next moment, ten clusters of spiritual energy essence flew out from the sea of consciousness, and the divine fire was urged in both kidneys.

Refining them in an instant.

Strands of essence Qi transformed into primal essence and merged into his body.

Cooking and refining it.

Another day passed.

On the futon, Qiu Zhen sat in meditation, and a powerful aura lingered around him.

Although he was sitting quietly on the futon, he seemed like a prehistoric behemoth, exuding a terrifying power.

“Finally done!”

Qiu Zhen suddenly opened his eyes, a faint smile appearing on his face.

After spending nearly two hundred clusters of "Essence of Spiritual Energy", he went all out, captured Kan and filled Li, yin and yang intertwined, and the inner Qi circulated through the small and large Zhou heavens. Finally, he refined all his "Primal Essence" into "Primal Qi", achieving the Great Perfection realm of [Refining Essence into Qi].

In martial arts, he was a top-notch "Innate Inner Vision Martial Master."

In the world of cultivation, he was a top-notch Yin Spirit master of "Qi-Controlling Spirit Wanderer".

His cultivation was similar to that of Yu Chanzi, even better than the "Great Demon General Firehawk" who died in his hands.

Two years ago, he used the Primordial Spirit Dharma Body to deduce his cultivation progress—[Night Wanderer] would be perfected in six years, [Day Wanderer] would be perfected in seven years, and [Qi-Controlling Spirit Wanderer] would be perfected in eight years.

Without any extra opportunities or good fortune, relying on hard work, he would need a total of about twenty-one years to perfect the Lower Pass Immortal Technique [Refining Essence into Qi].

Who would have thought that in just two short years, he would have perfected [Refining Essence into Qi].

He was much faster than Wei Tanzhi, the publicly recognized martial arts genius, and his master An Jishi.

Not to mention that cultivation was more difficult, and cultivation improvement was even more difficult.

This was the power of "Sudden Enlightenment of the Dao of Alchemy" plus the "Heart Master Lineage".

The former gave him extraordinary comprehension, and he rarely encountered bottlenecks on the road of cultivation;

The latter provided him with a steady stream of cultivation resources.

The combination of the two was simply like cheating.

“It's just a pity that I couldn't touch the legendary realm of [Heaven and Man Interacting].”

Qiu Zhen shook his head secretly.

He originally thought that cultivating the Sudden Enlightenment of the Dao of Alchemy and awakening the "Primordial Spirit" in advance would allow him to sense "Heaven and Man Interacting" more easily.

In fact, it was the opposite.

Practicing the Sudden Enlightenment of the Dao of Alchemy made the Primordial Spirit stronger, and the pressure of heaven and earth in the dark became stronger, making it more difficult for him to "Heaven and Man Interacting".

This was not Qiu Zhen's self-conjecture.

In the Daoist scriptures and cultivation notes collected by the Primordial Spirit Old Monster Dan Yuanzi, many cultivation seniors mentioned this aspect.

For example, someone accidentally ate a fairy fruit, and their soul was stronger than others. They had a great advantage in the early stage of cultivation, but when they hit the "Refining Qi into Spirit" realm, when they opened the "Bridge of Heaven and Earth", because the "Spirit" was stronger than others, the rejection of heaven and earth was greater, making it more difficult to "Unite Heaven and Man".

Qiu Zhen practiced the Sudden Enlightenment of the Dao of Alchemy and cultivated the Spirit Strengthening Pill. His "Primordial Spirit Dharma Body" was comparable to some Primordial Spirit Old Monsters.

It was also because of this that if he wanted to break through the realm and enter the realm of "Heaven and Man Interacting", the difficulty was frighteningly high.

“It seems that I have to open up my own path of cultivation like my master!”

Qiu Zhen had some understanding in his heart.

However, he didn't think much about it.

You have to eat one bite at a time, and you have to walk step by step.

He had just improved his cultivation, and the primal Qi in his body was a little weak and unstable. It was really too ambitious to attack the "Heaven and Man Interacting" realm.

With this thought in mind, Qiu Zhen didn't plan to continue cultivating. With a thought, his divine sense swept over the room next door.

In the next room, a giant light cocoon was lying quietly on the futon, without any movement.

“Bai Shu hasn't broken out of the cocoon yet!”

Qiu Zhen was slightly surprised.

A full half year had passed, and he had completed his cultivation and left seclusion at the Great Perfection of [Refining Essence into Qi], but Bai Shu was still transforming.

This situation was far beyond his expectations.

Fortunately, Qiu Zhen could still sense the vigorous and powerful vitality within the light cocoon, and his Nascent Soul Dharma Body in the Lingtai Sea of Consciousness could also sense that Bai Shu's divine soul aura was not weakening, but was constantly transforming.

"It seems that Bai Shu's effect of swallowing and refining the demon core is extremely good."

Qiu Zhen couldn't help but feel anticipation.

Afterward, he went to see the Azure Stone Immortal Vine in the backyard. The Immortal Vine was growing well, faintly showing signs of being born.

However, it seemed to be lacking something.

"Could it be that the birth of a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root requires some special attention?"

Qiu Zhen felt curious.

"Forget it!"

Qiu Zhen shook his head and didn't think much about it at the moment, leaving the courtyard.

More than half a year had passed, and it was the middle of winter. Outside the valley, the cold wind howled and the snow was heavy.

However, to Qiu Zhen's surprise, the valley was full of flowers, with fallen petals everywhere, a beautiful sight.

Especially the large medicinal fields in the valley, lush and verdant, growing extremely luxuriantly, full of vitality, and the green was particularly eye-catching, as if it were the sunny spring of March.

Qiu Zhen looked intently.

He saw a small Wood Sprite, more than a meter tall, walking unhurriedly in the medicinal field, lightning flashing between its branches, and a dark cloud closely following above its head.

"Whirr, whirr, whirr ~"

Under the dark cloud above Little Zaozi's head, a continuous drizzle of lightning fell, landing in the medicinal field.

The spiritual herbs and precious medicines, nourished by the "Lightning Rain," absorbed the moisture as if they were parched.

As they absorbed the "Lightning Rain," their vitality became even more vigorous, and their spiritual energy was compelling.

"Little Zaozi, your [Jiamu Yang Lightning] is becoming more and more refined, full of vitality. With you here, the valley is actually like spring all year round."

Little Zaozi, who was burying his head in watering, was overjoyed when he heard this and suddenly turned around.

He saw a heroic man in a crane cloak walking out of the deep valley courtyard, with a gentle smile on his face.

"Young Master, you've finally come out of seclusion."

Little Zaozi was overjoyed, his branches swaying as he announced the good news:

"I have become a High-Grade Demon General, and my supernatural powers have advanced further."

"Well done."

Qiu Zhen praised repeatedly.

In the past six months, although he had been in seclusion and had not left the valley, he had been distracted by cultivating the [Heart Ape Great Art].

Whether it was the "Heart Master lineage" offering "Demonic Thoughts" or seeking "Spiritual Essence," he responded to each one.

He was also well aware that Little Zaozi had been seeking "Spiritual Essence" in recent days.

In fact, he had sensed Little Zaozi's breakthrough three months ago, becoming a High-Grade Demon General.

In recent days, with the help of ample "Little Immortal Beast Pills" and "Spiritual Essence" to assist in cultivation, Little Zaozi's cultivation had once again advanced by leaps and bounds, and his aura was strong.

Qiu Zhen's insightful eyes looked at Little Zaozi and the "Little Rain Cloud Art" above his head, and he was surprised:

"Even the cold winter days have been turned into the spring of March by you, Little Zaozi. Is this your new supernatural power?"

"Mmm, mmm!"

Little Zaozi nodded, looking proud:

"My lightning rain is very powerful. If the small animals in the mountains are injured, they will recover quickly with my lightning rain nourishment. It is much more effective than the plasters sold in pharmacies. If withered plants are watered, they will immediately become vibrant and grow well."

"Good fellow, what a hand of healing and reviving lightning rain."

Qiu Zhen was surprised and looked at the fiery red jujube above Little Zaozi's head, feeling amazed.

The Lightning Jujube must be even more miraculous now, a true life-saving holy medicine.

"Hehe!"

Little Zaozi was very proud to see his young master praising him, but then he remembered something and felt a little annoyed:

"It's just a pity that the Immortal Vine Spiritual Root in the backyard doesn't appreciate me. It doesn't react at all when I give it lightning rain. It looks like it's about to mature, but half a year has passed and there hasn't been any change."

"That is a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, different from ordinary spiritual herbs and precious medicines. It cannot be achieved overnight."

Qiu Zhen smiled, not in a hurry.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots are treasures for refining magical treasures, and he doesn't need them yet. He thought for a moment and said:

"In the past six months, has anyone been looking for me recently? Has anything happened at home?"

Little Zaozi recalled:

"Senior Sister Yu, Senior Brother Tong, and An Huayu have all come to Qiu Family Village to look for you. When they learned that you were in seclusion, they left again. Qiu Family Village has been peaceful."

"Hmm!"

Qiu Zhen nodded slightly. At that moment, his mind moved, and he took out the [Miro Palace] from his storage space, immersed his mind in it, and summoned Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong.

Soon, in the Miro Immortal Palace.

Fairy Yunrou and Monk Zhenkong came as invited, and the three gathered together.

"Fellow Daoist Qingwei, you have finally come out of seclusion."

Fairy Yunrou looked delighted when she saw Qiu Zhen.

Monk Zhenkong nodded: "In the past six months, Fellow Daoist Qingwei has been in seclusion from time to time, and I haven't seen you. You didn't participate in several immortal opportunities, which benefited this little monk and Fairy Yunrou for nothing."

"It's not too late now!"

Fairy Yunrou smiled and said:

"There will be an Immortal Cultivation Gathering recently. I wonder if Qingwei is free? You won't go into seclusion again in a few days, will you?"

"Now that I'm out of seclusion, I won't be going into seclusion again."

Qiu Zhen smiled, thought for a moment, and became interested:

"Fairy Yunrou, what kind of Immortal Cultivation Gathering is it?"

"It is the Myriad Immortals Grand Meeting organized by the Myriad Immortals Alliance, gathering countless fellow cultivators. Everyone exchanges what they have for what they need, and discusses the Dao. It is the only remaining gathering in the cultivation world, once every ten years, a rare opportunity."

Fairy Yunrou spoke eloquently, very familiar with the matter, and added:

"At this gathering, we can buy all kinds of treasures that we don't usually see, natural treasures, and various miraculous secret methods. If there are any doubts, we might be able to find answers in the exchange with fellow Daoists."

"Even, there are Nascent Soul Old Monster seniors lecturing and explaining the Dao!"

After saying that, Fairy Yunrou asked:

"Qingwei, how about it? Are you interested?"

"Of course!"

Qiu Zhen agreed without hesitation.

He really had some doubts.

One was the doubts in his cultivation.

His master An Jishi had a profound realm, but he was, after all, a martial artist of the martial arts world. Although practicing martial arts and cultivating immortality came from the same source, after so many years of development, there were still great differences.

Not to mention that after he achieved the Great Perfection of [Refining Qi Transformation], Master An Jishi's guidance became increasingly unable to answer his doubts in cultivation.

He didn't directly ask about some of his doubts in cultivation.

Being able to listen to the Nascent Soul Old Monster lecturing and explaining the Dao was undoubtedly a great opportunity for him.

In addition to this, Qiu Zhen also had two things that needed to be resolved urgently.

One was the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root.

The Immortal Vine Spiritual Root clearly showed signs of "birth," but it had not been born for a long time. There must be something he didn't know about.

As for the second thing, it was to obtain the [Dan Shu Remnant Page] from the Nascent Soul Old Monster's disciple.

In the past six months, in addition to cultivating in seclusion, he had occasionally worn down the "Old Monster Divine Sense," but the result was not satisfactory.

Even after he achieved the Great Perfection of [Refining Qi Transformation], he was still unable to wear down the Old Monster Divine Sense in the [Dan Shu Remnant Page], which made him uneasy.

"Fairy Yunrou, when will the Myriad Immortals Grand Meeting be held?"

"Three days later."