Chapter 673: Inner Heaven and Earth

In the courtyard, Yin Qi was surrounded by misty starlight.

Following the guidance of three hundred and sixty-five star gods, a massive amount of stellar essence poured into his body, which was then refined by the Star Heaven Art into stellar True Qi.

The stellar True Qi dispersed throughout his meridians, rather than gathering in his dantian.

It constantly roamed within his meridians, continuously expanding and reinforcing them, allowing the meridians to withstand stronger and more abundant True Qi.

Different cultivation techniques have different circulation paths for True Qi.

The more profound the technique, the more mysterious the path.

Through repeated circulation, the True Qi is continuously condensed, eventually undergoing a qualitative transformation.

He had been practicing the Star Heaven Art for ten days now.

Today was the moment of breakthrough.

Boom!

Yin Qi's whole body shook. Looking inward, he discovered that the stellar True Qi in his meridians was now tinged with specks of silver radiance; it was more lustrous and possessed a profound, unfathomable quality.

The second level of the Star Heaven Art was complete, which was equivalent to the Second Order of the Shenmu World Martial Dao.

Breaking through to the Second Order in ten days would likely scare people to death if word got out.

But he himself already possessed the cultivation of the early Golden Core Realm, equivalent to the Fifth Tier, and his acupoints had been condensed to nine hundred, also equivalent to the Fifth Tier of the Shenmu World.

A dual-path Fifth Tier expert naturally cultivates the Shenmu World Martial Dao quickly.

……

The stars were scattered, and a breeze blew by.

Yin Qi suddenly opened his eyes, shooting out two rays of sharp light. He turned his head to look in all directions, stood up, and then casually cast a dharma seal. He saw a thin, withered figure emerge from the darkness; it was none other than Chu Laoguai.

The two-month deadline had arrived, and Chu Laoguai had come impatiently.

"How is it?"

Chu Laoguai's gaze was scorching, veiled in a layer of green light, like a ghost.

His voice was low and hurried, mixed with excitement and trepidation.

"I have not failed the mission."

Yin Qi smiled slightly and flicked his right hand, causing a white jade bottle to appear: "However, as it was my first time refining the Changchun Pill, the success rate was somewhat low; I only obtained two pills."

"Enough, two are already enough."

Chu Laoguai excitedly took the white jade bottle, as if holding some peerless treasure.

Two Changchun Pills were enough to extend his life by one hundred and fifty years.

One must know that he himself was only one hundred and seventy years old; this was almost like letting him live another life.

Yin Qi smiled and said: "I hope the senior does not blame me. If there is another opportunity, I am confident I can produce four pills."

"Oh."

Chu Laoguai's heart stirred, and his eyes rolled.

He had emptied the Chu Kingdom's coffers of several hundred years and used the power of the entire nation to gather the fifty-five types of Treasure Medicine; gathering them again would take at least a dozen years.

But there were several other old monsters from his era, and they were also facing the trouble of nearing the end of their lifespans.

Perhaps he could act as a middleman.

Yin Qi said: "Senior, this junior has some doubts regarding cultivation that I would like to ask about."

Chu Laoguai carefully tucked the white jade bottle into his robes, his mood greatly improved.

"Speak."

Yin Qi said: "I would like to ask about opening up the Inner Heaven and Earth."

Chu Laoguai's eyes narrowed. His gaze was almost tangible. After a long while, he seemed to heave a sigh of relief and said: "Good, good. I thought you had already broken through to the Fifth Tier; that would have been too terrifying."

Yin Qi merely smiled.

With his breath-concealing technique, if he hadn't intentionally let Chu Laoguai probe him last time in the Royal Library, how could the other party have sensed anything?

Chu Laoguai asked suspiciously: "With your family background, you shouldn't be lacking in notes and insights on opening the Inner Heaven and Earth."

The Shenmu World has a great characteristic: the ability to open up an Inner Heaven and Earth.

The human body is most wondrous, possessing endless treasures waiting for one to discover them.

Every person actually has an 'Inner Heaven and Earth' within them, corresponding to the outer Heaven and Earth. Once a cultivator reaches the Fifth Tier, they can all attempt to sense it and open it up.

The Inner Heaven and Earth can continuously evolve and grow into a Profound Boundary.

Even, if the world seed is perfect enough, the Profound Boundary can grow into a Great World, evolving suns, moons, and stars; it is truly wondrous beyond compare.

Within the Inner Heaven and Earth, the martial artist is an omnipotent god.

That is to say, if the Inner Heaven and Earth can become a Great World, then the martial artist is equivalent to the Heavenly Dao.

In the Shenmu World, those kings of the Against Heaven Realm, such as the later Chen Nan, Dugu Baitian, the Demon Lord, and others, basically all possess a perfect Inner Heaven and Earth equivalent to a Great World.

But not every martial artist can open an Inner Heaven and Earth.

In fact, the cultivators in this world who can open an Inner Heaven and Earth are few and far between, truly as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns.

"I have notes, but they are ultimately just one person's perspective."

Yin Qi shook his head.

He knew that his performance might make him seem to have a grand background in the eyes of the Chu royal family.

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But he was too lazy to explain.

Chu Laoguai nodded and sighed: "Inner Heaven and Earth, this is the greatest treasure within the human body, but it is a pity that it is not easy to open; I have not succeeded to this day.

Very well, I will tell you my understanding.

Some ancient texts say that the Inner Heaven and Earth is a projection of the Great World within our bodies, and through it, one can communicate with the Great World."

There are also ancient texts that say the Inner Heaven and Earth corresponds to the Outer Heaven and Earth, and that humans are the nodes between the two boundaries.

……

In short, the theories vary, and there is no fixed method.

Whether one can open up an Inner Heaven and Earth depends entirely on personal comprehension and opportunity; no one can say for sure."

Speaking of this, Chu Laoguai looked deeply at Yin Qi and said gloomily: "Little friend, your talent is extraordinary and rare in this world; perhaps you will have the chance to open up an Inner Heaven and Earth, and then your future achievements will be limitless."

Yin Qi smiled slightly and said: "Then I shall accept your auspicious words, Senior."

"It is getting late, and I must be going."

As he spoke, Chu Laoguai turned and rushed out of the courtyard like a Ghost, disappearing into the night.

……

Yin Qi reactivated the Mihuan Array and sat cross-legged on the ground.

He wanted to try to sense the Inner Heaven and Earth.

If he had an Inner Heaven and Earth, he would have a world that belonged solely to himself.

This Inner Heaven and Earth was completely different from the space he had opened up in the Fengshen World using the Space Law.

The space opened up by the Space Law was merely space, but this Inner Heaven and Earth was a real world that could support the reproduction of life.

Yin Qi's consciousness sank into endless nothingness, empty and hazy, with nothing at all.

Everything in Heaven and Earth was in Extinction here.

He did not know how much time had passed when a loud, resonant Zen chant suddenly rang out: "One flower, one world; one blade of grass, one Heaven; one grain of sand, one paradise; one square, one pure land."

Boom—!

In the empty and hazy nothingness, a ray of light suddenly burst forth.

At first, it was only the size of a grain of rice, but in an instant, it expanded to a Fang Yuan of several dozen meters, illuminating the entire nothingness.

Through the brilliant light, Li Yizhi saw a strange space.

This space was about fifty meters in Fang Yuan, the sky was not high, only about five meters, the surroundings were thick Chaos, and the ground was full of yellow sand, without a trace of vitality.

"This is the Inner Heaven and Earth!"

Observing the Inner Heaven and Earth, Yin Qi had a very profound feeling.

Although this Inner Heaven and Earth was very small, it was incomparably real and solid, unlike the space opened up by the Space Law, which always gave one the feeling that it would shatter with a light poke.

Now that the Inner Heaven and Earth was formed, the next step was to continuously expand it.

Shatter the Chaos, expand the world.

There are two paths to shattering the Chaos and expanding the world: one is to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to let the Chaos naturally shatter and evolve into new territory; the second is to forcibly shatter the Chaos, which is equivalent to Opening Heaven and Earth. (End of chapter)