Chapter 7: Foundations of Practice Exercise to strengthen your body. A strong body will make your essence and energy abundant. Refining the essence and transforming it into Qi will make you a Yuanshi. Regardless of whether they are in the Body Tempering Realm or the Yuanshi Realm, they can only be called warriors. Only those who have achieved True Martial Arts can be barely called cultivators. Because the Zhenwu Secret Treasure is the foundation and seed of practice. Gu Yuanqing looked inside the secret treasure and saw that it occupied the entire Crimson Palace. The acupoints in his body were shining with bright light and a large formation composed of constantly flowing vital energy, which was like a chain that firmly fixed the Zhenwu secret treasure inside the Crimson Palace. The vital energy flows into the secret storage and then flows out of it, and after being tempered, it is transformed into strands of purer true energy. Within the secret treasure of martial arts, the earth, fire, wind and water have gradually calmed down, as if it has turned into a tiny world. However, this small world is still in its initial state and still needs to collect the energy of heaven and earth to fill it in to stimulate its changes and growth. Gu Yuanqing observed the outer membrane of the hidden world, and when he saw the black and red mixed with colorful radiance, his eyes suddenly lit up. "This is between the Xuanwu Secret Treasure and the Shengwu Secret Treasure. If it is properly nurtured, it can be transformed into the Shengwu Secret Treasure!" The opening of the secret treasure is not static, but the cost of transformation after opening will be much higher than before opening. It does not necessarily mean that the better the technique, the better the secret treasures that can be opened. It has something to do with aptitude, talent and even luck. It’s just that the superior technique is more likely to open higher-level secret treasures.
Just like the secret treasure opened by the Xuantian Gong that nourishes the thirty-six acupoints is most likely to be the Diwu secret treasure, but there are also many people who will open the Renwu secret treasure. And those with extraordinary talents, if they have a solid foundation and are blessed with good luck, may be able to open the Tianwu secret treasure. And the Tianwu secret treasure has the possibility of becoming a master! Gu Yuanqing was quite satisfied with the current situation. Don’t look at the colorful glow. This would save countless efforts for the Xuanwu Secret Treasure to transform into the Shengwu Secret Treasure! Gu Yuanqing opened his eyes and saw that only his head was exposed outside the bed. He did not know whether to laugh or cry. "I was caught off guard. I thought about the problems that might arise during the practice, but I didn't think of this. It seems I have to find another place to rest tonight." He got up and walked out of bed, drank some water, then went outside, broke the ice on the surface of the water tank, and washed the sweat off his body with cold water. Then he went back to the house, changed his clothes, wrapped himself in the quilt, and went to another room in the yard. It was late at night, but he had no intention of sleeping. After being here for several months, I finally achieved Zhenwu, and only then did I truly feel the gap between Zhenwu and Yuanshi. The acupoint array locks onto the Zhenwu secret treasure, but it also takes the Zhenwu secret treasure as the core and combines the power of all the acupoints into one. The Qi channels throughout the body are connected as a whole, the Qi follows the mind as it moves, a light punch is as powerful as the force used to activate all your strength! It took a long time for Gu Yuanqing to completely calm down. He sat on the bed, entered the mountain and saw the old man still busy in the cave late at night. "You really work hard. You haven't rested for more than five days in the past few months." Gu Yuanqing clenched his fists lightly, and couldn't help thinking, do I have the strength to fight this old man now? Then he smiled dumbly. "I have nothing to do with him, why bother thinking about it." When Gu Yuanqing had this thought, the old man's movements stiffened again and cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Gu Yuanqing did not see this scene. His attention shifted to the foot of the mountain. He saw that some of the soldiers stationed at the gate of Beiquan Mountain were still awake late at night. In the cold wind, two teams of people were patrolling along the mountain road. Inside the military camp, several soldiers were huddled around a blazing bonfire to keep warm. A young soldier couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Qian, there is no one in Beiquan Mountain except two deaf-mute old servants and a rich young master who has committed some crime. Why are we stationed here all year round?" "This Beiquan Mountain used to be the headquarters of the Beiquan Sword Sect. It is rumored that there is a secret sword in it, which is more powerful than the Grandmaster." "I know this, but I heard that the court has sent countless people to search for it in the past few decades but has not found it. I think the secret sword is probably not in Beiquan Mountain. What's more, it is a forbidden area, and we only guard one side of the road. Although the other three sides are cliffs, for masters, they can still walk on flat ground." Uncle Qian laughed loudly: "You are such a thoughtful young man. The court has its reasons for making such an arrangement. We just need to obey orders."
The young soldier said, "I just think this place is too boring. By the way, Uncle Qian, do you know what crime that rich young master committed? Last time I followed the eunuch from the palace up there, I was not allowed to say a word. After I came down the mountain, General Chen called me in for questioning." Uncle Qian reached out and slapped the young soldier on the back of his head: "Boy, don't ask or inquire about matters related to the palace. Do you think you have a long life?" Gu Yuanqing watched the scene at the foot of the mountain with great interest. On this mountain, there was no one to talk to him. Since his viewing range of the mountain covered the station, he would go and listen for a while almost every day. After a long time, he withdrew his gaze, then cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, sank his consciousness into Beiquan Mountain, and felt the rhythm of Beiquan Mountain itself. Faintly, he could sense that as Beiquan Mountain expanded and contracted like its breathing, a ray of inspiration was slowly growing and developing at its core. "It will be soon. Perhaps in a few months, Beiquan Mountain will be able to contain the spirit and become a sacred mountain!" Thinking of this, Gu Yuanqing frowned again. The transformation of Lingshan will inevitably cause external changes. After a long time, it may be noticed by others and cause trouble. This was one of the reasons why he decided to break through the Zhenwu realm today. He needed to improve his own cultivation as much as possible to cope with the changes. The next morning, when it was just light, Gu Yuanqing got up, washed, and then left the courtyard. He went to a flat rock on the east side and sat cross-legged to regulate his breathing. After this night, the secret thing hidden in the Crimson Palace became more stable, and its connection with the vital energy and the major acupoints became closer. Gu Yuanqing silently circulated his mental skills, sensing the gradual changes in the vital energy in his body. Rays of sunlight sprinkled into the mountains, and the extremely yang energy stimulated changes in vital energy, grinding away the extremely yang fire and transforming it into Tiangang energy. Gu Yuanqing was just about to absorb this ray of energy into his abdomen when he suddenly felt a blessing in his mind and entered a state of observing the mountains. In an instant, the changes in Qi became clearer. As he breathed, the Tiangang Qi generated by the changes in the Yin and Yang Qi was absorbed into Beiquan Mountain, and guided by Gu Yuanqing's consciousness, it gathered into the virtual image of Beiquan Mountain in his sea of consciousness. The sun rises little by little, the yin energy dissipates, and the Tiangang energy is no longer produced. Gu Yuan looked into his sea of consciousness and was overjoyed. The gap between the power of one person and the power of a mountain is more than tens of millions times. Wisps of Tiangang Qi flow in the virtual shadow of Beiquan Mountain. He suppressed his emotions, and with a thought, the Tiangang spread out of his sea of consciousness and fell into the Jiang Palace along with the true qi. Changes and regeneration occurred within the secret treasure, just like the dry earth was suddenly sprinkled with nectar, and life began to slowly revive. When all the Tiangang energy had been transferred into the secret storage, Gu Yuanqing could not help but smile. "I can use Beiquan Mountain to absorb Tiangang Qi, and the same is true for Disha Qi. In this way, my cultivation progress is many times faster than that of ordinary people! If I can achieve the master level before the transformation of Lingshan is discovered, then my previous worries will be solved!" (End of this chapter)