Chapter 26: There’s No Spiritual Energy In Reality! It Can Finally Be Treated
Chen Han frowned.
Although he had obtained the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》 and could skillfully use it to cultivate, he actually could not sense any spiritual energy around him.
Or rather, it was not that there was no spiritual energy, but that faint trace of spiritual energy was like a bit of vapor in a desert, evaporating as soon as it was seen.
If you wanted to lick that vapor to quench your thirst, it would really be better to just lie down in the desert and you might live longer; at least that way you would not waste your strength.
The faint spiritual energy he sensed was the same. As soon as he sensed it, it collapsed.
Reality was simply a spiritual energy desert. Cultivating here was like licking the moisture in the desert air, all for nothing and wasting his life.
In other words, there was no way to cultivate in reality.
Thinking this, he hurriedly got up, rushed out the door, and headed toward the special spiritual aperture.
Reality was a spiritual energy desert, but he still had the sect residence, and he still had the special spiritual aperture, and every day at the Maoshi hour there was a spiritual energy rinse.
When he arrived at the pavilion, Chen Han once again sat cross-legged and operated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》.
This time, he clearly felt that there was much more spiritual energy around him. It should be the hidden effect of the special spiritual aperture.
Only, the bit of extra spiritual energy was still not enough to support cultivation. At best, it was like a little more vapor appearing in the desert, but before anyone could react, it evaporated.
At this rate, he could only wait for the spiritual energy rinse.
Finally, the Maoshi hour arrived. The sky gradually grew brighter; it was the prelude to the rising sun.
As the first ray of sunlight shone from the mountaintop, Chen Han instantly felt the spiritual energy washed out by the special spiritual aperture and immediately operated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Refinement Method》 to draw this spiritual energy.
In that instant, all the follicles on his body opened, greedily absorbing this spiritual energy.
Unlike his body’s previous instinctive absorption, this time, through the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》, it was a rhythmic and efficient guidance of the spiritual energy, drawing it into his body and then refining it.
He could clearly feel some of the absorbed spiritual energy entering his body, starting to circulate through his meridians and gathering into faint but tangible strands of spiritual energy.
Moreover, as he operated the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》, he could control these faint but tangible strands of spiritual energy to circulate along specific meridians, and as this energy flowed, he also gained a special perception of the inside of his own body.
In this perception, all his meridians seemed to become channels where spiritual energy flowed like rivers.
The feeling was very marvelous.
This should be the true inner vision recorded in the legends of the Daoist sects, right?
He had read some Daoist Sect Books of the Chen Clan, which mentioned inner vision.
Some old editions described inner vision as: “Concentrate your thoughts, see the five internal organs as if they were hanging trays, their ugly colors clearly distinguishable, like hanging bells and plates; the liver is green, the heart is red, the spleen is yellow, the lungs are white, the kidneys are black…”
Versions from the early republican period described inner vision as: “Close your eyes and calm your mind, focus your thoughts inside your body, and feel the movement of the breath and the subtle changes in the body.”
Here, the term “thoughts” was still retained.
But in the latest annotations by a certain modern Celestial Master, the description of inner vision became somewhat abstract: “When you close your eyes, you are not really using your eyes to see, but using your heart to sense your inner self.”
As Chen Han experienced this inner vision, he suddenly found in surprise that it seemed somewhat similar to what was recorded in those old Daoist classics.
Meridians appearing as river channels in inner vision, was that not very similar to seeing the five internal organs suspended like trays?
The process whereby the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》 controlled the gathered spiritual energy to operate along specific meridians, that was the process of refining spiritual energy into his own true qi. Once the spiritual energy was refined into true qi, it could be led into the dantian.
This process was very slow and not something achieved in one stroke.
However, Chen Han could clearly see that as he slowly refined this spiritual energy into true qi, during the operation process, the true qi was also being consumed bit by bit. That was it being absorbed by the body, nourishing his flesh.
On the path of cultivation, only with a stronger body could the meridians become tougher and bear increasingly powerful strength, without being burst apart by the energy.
Those situations in some TV series where immortals with immortal bodies could actually be killed by mortals with cold weapons after being injured were absolutely impossible.
He could clearly feel this nourishing sensation in his body, as if his cells were all leaping with joy.
It was very marvelous.
Suddenly, when the spiritual energy flowed to the hand taiyin meridian, the refined true qi began to be consumed even faster.
This discovery made his eyes light up.
The hand taiyin meridian belonged to the lungs.
This was the 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation》 operating and using the refined true qi to repair the damage to his lungs, and there was no need to say what had damaged his lungs.
Sure enough, he quickly felt a faint cool and comfortable sensation appear in his lungs.
This made it even harder for him to suppress the joy on his face.
After the spiritual energy rinse ended, Chen Han still remained sitting cross-legged where he was, continuing to refine the spiritual energy he had absorbed into his body.
…
As the sun rose, the people of Shangyuan Village woke up one after another, and cooking smoke was already rising from many homes.
In the tourist accommodations of the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex, Zhao Kang also woke from his sleep.
He had slept very soundly, and upon waking early, he felt better than ever before.
Those who suffer from insomnia know very well that when they get up the next day, their heads are always groggy and their mental state is poor.
This had been normal for him.
In his youth, he had struggled for his career, and though he had achieved some success now, it had all been at the cost of his health.
He had not slept so soundly and felt so good upon waking in a long time.
The effect of the Chen Clan’s Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea was truly miraculous. He had drunk some yesterday, had no insomnia last night, slept very soundly, and now he felt refreshed and in extremely good condition.
He stretched lazily, washed up, and planned to go out for a light run.
This was a habit he had developed after chronic insomnia.
A light morning run could promote blood circulation, increase oxygen supply to the brain, help the body and brain quickly recover from the fatigue and grogginess of insomnia, and improve mental condition.
The suggestion from the director of the affiliated hospital’s medical department had indeed been very effective.
After leaving the tourist service center, he entered the martial arts field and ran toward the outside of the ancient architectural complex. Because his sleep quality had been good, he even felt more energetic during his run.
His sudden decision to come visit the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex had truly been the right one.
Zhao Kang ran for 30 minutes, sweating quite a bit. When he reached the Three Old Elm Trees and was preparing to rest and enjoy the refreshing and pleasant feeling, he saw the Chen Family Head sitting still in the pavilion, motionless.
This surprised him.
Although he knew the Chen Clan had Daoist inheritance and the entire ancient architectural complex was filled with Daoist Eight Trigrams symbols, he had never actually seen anything about Daoist cultivation.
Apart from the Chen Family Head’s ancient technique, and the sword dance and boxing of the girl Xiao Yu, there was no difference between the Chen Clan people and ordinary people.
Now, seeing the Chen Family Head sitting motionless like this, he could not help but look on with curiosity.
Was this cultivation?
Time passed. After half an hour, he found that the Chen Family Head was still motionless, as if in samadhi.
This level of concentration alone was astonishing.
Put an ordinary person there and have them sit cross-legged for half an hour like this, and see who could endure it.
Moreover, he did not know how long the Chen Family Head had been sitting there before he arrived.
Finally, Chen Han slowly opened his eyes.
He now understood why some big shots in the Shu Shan Swordsman World would go into seclusion for several decades or even centuries.
Because the process of refining spiritual energy really could not be accomplished in one stroke, and it also took time.
Just the spiritual energy he had absorbed during that brief spiritual energy rinse earlier, he had only just finished refining it now. Under normal circumstances, by this time he would already have gone to stir up Dog Demon infighting and obtained Dog Demon Meat.
Moreover, in this round of cultivation, not a trace of the true qi transformed from the refined spiritual energy had been led into his dantian. Aside from the consumption used to nourish his body, almost all of it had been used to repair the damage to his lungs—that was, to treat his cancer.
Chen Han subconsciously looked at the character panel in his mind:
Name: Chen Han
Age: 24
Lifespan: 36 days 7 hours.
Constitution: none
Realm: none
Passive skills: none
Active skills: 《Nine Heavens Profound Scripture Basic Qi Cultivation Method》
Chen Han could not suppress the excitement in his heart.
Although cancer as an incurable disease was indeed difficult to deal with, and that bit of spiritual energy could not have an instant effect, after this one spiritual energy rinse of cultivation, his lifespan had increased by 10 days in one go.
This meant he now truly had a method to treat his lung cancer.
And now it was 10 days; as the cancer was gradually treated, the effect of cultivation for treatment would definitely keep getting better.
Thinking of this, Chen Han completely relaxed. When he looked at the fence wall around him again, he was surprised to find that the flowers and plants on it, after being washed by spiritual energy, were greener and more vibrant, dewy and lustrous.
Even the sparse flowers had become more lush and numerous, with considerable ornamental value.
It felt as if these wildflowers had mutated.
After that, when he stood up he saw Mr. Zhao on one side watching him. He smiled and greeted him, “Mr. Zhao, good morning.”
“Good morning, Chen Family Head.” Zhao Kang replied with a smile, then asked curiously, “Chen Family Head, were you just now sitting in meditation cultivating?”
“You could say that.” Chen Han answered ambiguously. He could not exactly tell him he had started cultivation, right?
After chatting a few words with Mr. Zhao, he checked the information of the sect residence:
Level: Level Two sect residence
Effect: simple and unadorned +2, ornamental value +
Special Daoist place effect: calm mind +2 （renovation not completed）
Upgrade requirements: 400,000 money <89,500/400,000）. Reputation 2000 （20/2000）.
Special functions: Can recover the sect residence effect into a sect residence Construction Tablet. Special spiritual aperture （this is the special functional place of a cultivation sect, with special effects: freshness and comfort +2 in the vicinity of the spiritual aperture, fresh air +2 in the vicinity of the spiritual aperture, one spiritual energy rinse can occur every day at the Maoshi hour!）
After upgrading to a Level Two sect residence, the upgrade requirements had obviously increased significantly. Not only had the money requirement risen to 400,000, the reputation requirement had also risen to
What surprised him instead was the calm mind +2 effect.
It was not listed together with simple and unadorned +2 and ornamental value +2, but was given its own special Daoist place effect category.
It seemed that after renovation, this calm mind +2 attribute would be different from simple and unadorned +2 and ornamental value +
Since the renovation was not completed, he did not yet know exactly what this attribute would do.
His reputation had increased by another 20 points, which had been provided by the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea video while he was refining spiritual energy.
Woof woof woof!~
The barking of the dog demons came.
He saw the Little Earth Dog running past from outside the ancient architectural complex. Seeing that there was still some Dog Demon Meat in the warehouse, he decided to be merciful today and spare those dog demons.
When he returned to the courtyard, he saw his junior sister come in with a bamboo box, her face full of smiles. “Senior brother, look at this packaging for the Thunder Bamboo Spirit Tea. If we put it into an express delivery box on top, we can mail it to the customers who purchase it through the Douyin Showcase.”
“Mm, not bad.” Chen Han nodded.
His junior sister then reported her achievements with some pride. “Senior brother, let me tell you another piece of good news. Remember I met many girls at the National Style Ceremony? There was one older sister I got along very well with.”
“A while ago she was dumped by a scumbag and even blocked, and she has been in a bad mood. So I invited her to our Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex to relax. She has over three million fans and a big influence in the national style circle. If she can help promote the Chen Clan for us, it will definitely attract a lot of people.”
“Who is it?” Chen Han asked curiously.
Now that upgrading the Level Two sect residence requires more than 2000 reputation, and even more for future upgrades, if she could bring tourists to the Chen Clan Ancient Architectural Complex and generate reputation, he would be glad to have her visit.
His junior sister continued proudly, “Senior brother, you must have heard of her. The National Style Goddess Su Miyao, stage name Viewing the Sea, but we all call her Xiao Mi Jie.”
“What???” Chen Han was suddenly a bit dumbfounded.
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