[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-after-the-immortals-disappeared":3,"chapter-after-the-immortals-disappeared-after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-935":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","After the Immortals Disappeared",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2284819,4468,"Chapter 935: The Mud-Pill Pellet","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-935",935,"\u003Cp>In the months that followed, He Lingchuan tried several times but could not re-enter that state, realizing then that opportunities come and go without regard for one's wishes, and he could only wait with a calm heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, at last, the time had come again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, He Lingchuan sat upright, his five centers facing the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had entered the Panlong world while already in the midst of regulating his breath, benefiting both body and soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, his true qi was exceptionally lively; after circulating for several cycles, it grew faster and more urgent, and when He Lingchuan looked inward, he could even hear the sound of a surging, rhythmic tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, all the true qi retracted from his meridians back into his middle and lower dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was not because they were calling it a night; rather, it was the precursor to a tsunami—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before a mountain-toppling, sea-overturning force, there is often an abnormally large ebb tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after accumulating for a full quarter of an hour, the surging true qi erupted from the middle and lower dantian like a burst dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had this been before the last arrival of the Emperor Flow, his meridians would never have withstood such a violent impact and would have burst, leading to his death; but today was different from the past—his body was strong enough, and his meridians were sufficiently resilient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torrent of true qi flowed from bottom to top, gathering strength all the way, with only one destination: the Mud-Pill Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mud-Pill Palace is hidden behind the center of the eyebrows, at the intersection of the Hall of Impression and the Hundred Meetings acupoint; once successfully opened, it can become the upper dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once it fails……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Young Master He didn't become a fool, he would be bedridden with hemiplegia for at least half a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the opening of the upper dantian is always done with extreme caution. Among the three dantian—upper, middle, and lower—everyone puts it as the final option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan’s middle and lower dantian were already filled with liquefied true qi; it was time to open a third battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, when he was in the Three-Heart Plain of the Treasure Tree Kingdom, he had been overly reckless while assaulting the middle dantian; had it not been for the mountain spirit coming out to ambush him and absorbing part of the Emperor Flow's power, he would have lost his life long ago. This time, he learned his lesson and used only the power of his middle and lower dantian to assault the Mud-Pill Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was no \"stone from another mountain\" to polish his jade, the advantage of doing this was that the power was precise and controllable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The human brain is too delicate; the slightest mistake would cause irreversible damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, to open such a singularity as the Mud-Pill Palace into a third dantian still required explosive power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, he needed surgical-grade precision blasting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first wave of true qi arrived, making the first attempt at the assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mud-Pill Palace remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a reinforced river levee; only a sufficiently powerful flood could breach it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, behind the levee lay vast stretches of fertile fields and cities; if the flood were allowed to surge at will, it would destroy crops and harm people, with unimaginable consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second time, the third time……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the tenth time ended in failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan was not discouraged and continued to try bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to his soul being tempered in the Panlong world until it was increasingly solid, he could manipulate the tide of true qi to repeatedly assault the barrier without feeling mentally exhausted or sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, most cultivators, after making so many fine adjustments, would gradually feel their thoughts becoming muddled and unable to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was delicate work that required total concentration; not even the slightest slip could be made—otherwise, he would ruin his own brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to open the third dantian, one needed to maintain this level of focus for at least five consecutive hours of micro-management.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless one's nerves were truly made of iron, it was very difficult not to make a mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The upper dantian is the place where the spirit is stored; once opened, it can refresh the mind and solidify the soul. But before it is opened, the soul strength of most cultivators has an upper limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After failing a few too many times, one begins to grow dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one used the wrong amount of force even once, even by the tiniest margin, ha, that would be the end of one's life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But opportunities to assault the Mud-Pill Palace do not come often; if he retreated now out of fear of difficulty, he didn't know how long he would have to wait for the next time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a paradox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless cultivators who attempted to open the three dantian have failed at this very step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan’s soul had been nourished in the Panlong world, making it far more resilient than an ordinary person's, so he still had energy to spare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this time didn't work, he would try again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had long since entered a state of no sorrow, no joy, no worry, and no fear. At this stage, he was no longer calculating gains or losses, but success rates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After trying an unknown number of times, he finally felt a sign of loosening in the Mud-Pill Palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like the first crack appearing on a dam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, he relaxed his control over the true qi, letting the torrent of true qi surge into the Mud-Pill Palace without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first flood peak slammed into it fiercely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the second, and the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cracks on the dam grew more numerous and denser.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, drop by drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the next morning, when the first ray of dawn appeared in the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, He Lingchuan steered the torrent of true qi and broke through the barrier of the Mud-Pill Palace in one go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a loud buzzing in his mind—the dam had been successfully breached!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This assault on the barrier was only half-finished, and the real difficulty followed immediately:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true qi had invaded the Mud-Pill Palace and was immediately about to rampage everywhere, flooding the Golden Mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the instinct of power; after being stifled for several hours, they were not even willing to obey their master's commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his head, it felt as if a storm had been unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most cultivators fall at this step, failing on the verge of success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who can attempt to open a third dantian are all practitioners whose middle and lower dantian are exceptionally solid and who possess abundant true qi—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too abundant; after breaking through the Mud-Pill barrier, they would destroy the newly formed dantian in one fell swoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By this step, the cultivator is usually exhausted, and being unable to restrain the flood of true qi, they can only watch helplessly as it wreaks havoc everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He Lingchuan had been cautious for several hours precisely to test how much true qi was needed to break the barrier. This situation varies from person to person; there is no standard to rely on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He only knew one thing: too much is as bad as too little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, as soon as the Mud-Pill Palace opened, he pulled the true qi back, like trying to forcefully hold down a dragon's head in a torrent; the resistance and backlash he suffered were extraordinary! But he was already riding the dragon and could not get off; he had no choice but to pour in all his focus and grit his teeth to hold on to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To fall short at this stage would mean death or becoming a fool; he wouldn't even have the luxury of being paralyzed! The feeling of the true qi rushing into the Mud-Pill Palace was like riding a small boat flying down from the top of a great waterfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahead was an endless abyss, and all around him was a rolling torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, it should have been heart-stopping, but his soul had already entered the state of \"no-self\"; no matter the dangers ahead, to him, it was merely following the steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That violent torrent of true qi was truly held back by him; apart from the initial one or two impacts, it only wandered around the Mud-Pill Palace and could not act recklessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After an unknown amount of time, the dantian of the Mud-Pill Palace was finally opened and gradually stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From now on, it would no longer fear the impact of true qi, just like the middle and lower dantian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This also meant that He Lingchuan had successfully opened all three dantian! The upper dantian stores the spirit; the middle dantian stores the qi; the lower dantian stores the essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With essence, qi, and spirit all having a place to return to and be nourished, the foundation of life is finally stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1510,"2026-06-20T02:23:34.395Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","324b01df2822b09d89cbc80abeb5612cf08345e901dabe521399a5f6dccdc853","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-936","after-the-immortals-disappeared-chapter-934",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fafter-the-immortals-disappeared-cover.jpg"]