Chapter 34: 129,600 Kinds of Spiritual Energy

Heaven and earth are formed from primordial qi, and all things are formed from heaven and earth.

One must know, the Dao scriptures once said:

Primordial qi exists within the vastness, outside the netherworld, born from the void. Within the void, it is born from the Great Nothingness. The Great Nothingness changes, and the Three Qis become clear. The Three Qis are chaotic, born from the Great Void, establishing the void. Because of the void, nothingness is established; because of nothingness, existence is born; because of existence, space is established. The transformation of void and nothingness, the void naturally produces.

It is also called spiritual energy, Golden Mother, Origin Root, Great Carrier Responding to Non-Origin Transformation, and Mystic Heaven Supreme Essence.

At the Embryonic Breathing realm, it wasn't much, but once Qi Cultivation was achieved, the view of the entire heaven and earth was completely different.

Chen Hang looked with his eyes and saw countless gas clusters of different shapes and colors filling his side, sometimes gathering, sometimes separating, merging and scattering without fixity.

"I do not know what nature of true qi 'Great Beginning Original Truth' is. The cultivation art only mentions 'Long Tian Clear and Bright, All Truths Gathered' and then skips over it, as if it has already said all there is to say; to say any more would just be a waste of ink and tongue, a superfluous addition."

On the meditation cushion, Chen Hang took a wisp of golden-red spiritual energy into his palm, played with it at his fingertips, and pondered.

One must know that the distribution of spiritual energy in heaven and earth is uneven; where there is more, there is less. How can there be equality everywhere? Even humans cannot achieve it, let alone this vast and high heaven.

It is just like the Eight Sects of the Mystic Gate and the Six Sects of the Demonic Dao, each occupying a spirit cave. The abundance of spiritual energy within their spirit caves is simply astonishing and unimaginable!

Spirit caves are almost the limit of gathering and absorbing spiritual energy in the world. Every moment, they exhale massive amounts of spiritual energy into the void. Even if mortals who do not practice cultivation live nearby, they will be subtly nourished, living without illness or disaster until their lifespan ends. If a cultivator can practice there, possessing immeasurable spiritual energy as resources, their realm will advance by leaps and bounds, far pulling away from ordinary cultivators outside.

Yangshan certainly cannot be compared to such holy lands as "spirit caves"; it can't even catch up. Even placed in the impoverished Southern Domain, this practice field wouldn't even rank; it is insignificant.

But in the Rong Kingdom, among the secular mortals, Yangshan is barely passable as a residence for a Qi Cultivator.

At the Embryonic Breathing realm, Chen Hang only felt that this place, like Little Ganshan, made his body feel light and comfortable. But after achieving Qi Cultivation and opening the internal and external Heaven-Earth Bridge, he could truly refine spiritual energy and truly use the spiritual energy of this place for his own use.

But the various attributes of spiritual energy in heaven and earth are unequal, with distinctions such as clear, turbid, yang, soft, fierce, yin, pure, transformative, primal, cold, plain, curved, rigid, responsive, winding, and so on.

Combined, they reach the number of one yuan, with 129,600 kinds of properties.

Qi Cultivation practice begins with gathering qi.

This step is crucial and cannot be neglected.

Because Qi Cultivation Art, in the final analysis, is to transform one's Embryonic Breathing into true qi and finally build a Dao foundation.

And true qi also has different properties: some are brilliant yang, some are turbid yin, some are spiritual clear, and some are thick and muddy.

Just like the "Ingot Gold True Qi" of the Xuanzhen Sect, when gathering qi, one needs to gather spiritual energy with gold and sharp attributes into the body to begin refining and practicing, strengthening the Embryonic Breathing.

If one gathers spiritual energy with opposite attributes like cold, ghostly, heavy, or turbid during qi gathering, not only can it not be refined, but it is also harmful to one's own practice.

Therefore.

How to gather qi is a profound skill...

Every Qi Cultivator, when gathering qi, is extremely cautious, needing to carefully distinguish the spiritual energy they need from those 129,600 kinds of spiritual energy before they can begin.

Therefore, the Qi Cultivation realm is divided into nine layers. Although there are no barriers, as long as one strengthens the Embryonic Breathing to the limit, one can transform it into true qi and forge a Dao foundation.

But even though it is so simple, few people can advance by leaps and bounds in this realm, like a fish in water.

Because how to find a place with abundant spiritual energy is the first difficulty. And even for disciples of great sects who can practice in spirit caves without this worry, they still have to spend effort carefully distinguishing and gathering qi from those 129,600 attributes.

In this way, eight-tenths of a day's practice is likely consumed in gathering qi...

But in the *Scripture of the Divine House Pivot Brilliance spoken by the Great Beginning Origin Truth*, it did not mention what nature of true qi "Great Beginning Origin Truth" is, only saying "Long Tian Brilliant, All Truths Total Control" and leaving it at that, not even leaving behind a detailed qi gathering technique.

Chen Hang had no choice but to tentatively send the golden-fire spiritual energy in his hand into his body, operate the Qi Cultivation Art, and let the Embryonic Breathing grind and crush it.

"Hmm?"

Without the slightest obstruction, as that wisp of golden-fire spiritual energy was absorbed, Chen Hang's Embryonic Breathing also strengthened by a fraction.

"It's a golden-fire attribute, no, let me try again..."

Chen Hang gathered another wisp of pitch-black, thick spiritual energy and refined it into his body, and similarly, his Embryonic Breathing grew again.

Mystic, constant, transformative, fixed, yang, extreme, bright...

After testing it once more, Chen Hang had no more doubts in his heart and could not help but laugh out loud, his face revealing a sense of unrestrained pleasure.

What is Great Beginning Origin Truth?

In a word, it is Long Tian Brilliant, All Truths Total Control!

All kinds of spiritual energy can be refined, regardless of attribute! Regardless of grade!

This means Chen Hang does not need to gather qi as painstakingly as other Qi Cultivators. As long as there is enough spiritual energy, he can push his cultivation to the ninth layer of Qi Cultivation at any time and then build a Dao foundation!

"Is this a superior Qi Cultivation Art? Only today do I know the value of the technique! With 129,600 kinds of spiritual energy at my disposal, why worry that the Great Dao will not be achieved?"

Chen Hang sighed, opened his heart, and no longer restrained himself, instantly drawing all the spiritual energy of heaven and earth toward himself.

Thus, from the faint morning light to the moon in the middle of the sky, and from the high sun to the stars filling the sky, Chen Hang immersed all his spirit in it, until he suddenly felt the technique operate with a hitch. He directed his spirit to the outside world and realized that the limited spiritual energy in this mountain had already been drained by him.

"Yangshan... is indeed a mortal land, limited after all. I don't know if I will have the chance to enter a spirit cave to practice in this life."

Chen Hang felt some regret.

He took the Universe bag from his sleeve, poured out all the talisman money inside, held one in his hand, and began to refine it.

Talisman money is also cast from spiritual energy, and its attribute is the most gentle "Origin," which is almost suitable for all cultivators.

Using talisman money to practice is extravagant, but he is about to enter the Earth Abyss, and there is a great enemy ahead, so Chen Hang couldn't care about that much anymore.

Although the Qi Cultivation Art allows him to govern 129,600 kinds of spiritual energy, making Chen Hang almost unable to find an opponent in the same realm, it is not that powerful for a High-Gong Dharma Master.

The "Palace Inside and Outside the Body" opened at the Purple Palace realm can purify spiritual energy, and as for the Golden Core, it is even more of all qis merged into one, a Dao body gifted by heaven.

In the struggle of the Immortal Dao, one step fast means every step is fast!

With a solid foundation, as long as one can improve their cultivation, the loss of a little money is merely an external object.

And while Chen Hang continued to strengthen his Embryonic Breathing.

At the same moment.

In the Southern Chan Continent, within the Innate Demonic Sect.

A handsome Daoist in purple robes and a golden crown suddenly felt something in his heart. He looked toward the Dongmi Continent, calculated silently with his fingers, and then an inexplicable smile appeared on his face:

"Heh, Great Beginning Origin Truth!" ===== CHAPTER 35 =====