Chapter 46 Changing the Foundation (Part ) Gu Yuanqing did not rush to make improvements immediately, but changed his clothes and walked out of the courtyard. Although I have achieved a lot after being stuck in the study for days, my mind has become a little dull, especially when I was looking at the mountains, as if I had lost a bit of my agility. At this time, he no longer regarded observing mountains and controlling objects as simply a kind of ability, but a guide for practice. Gu Yuanqing had noticed something a few days ago, but as success was imminent, he was unwilling to give up. Today, having made some small achievements, I decided to take a break and go for a walk outside. At this time, Beiquan Mountain is full of spring, lush and green, with flowers and trees flourishing, and birds and animals flying everywhere. Countless dead trees sprouted again. Gu Yuanqing could feel that the spiritual energy in the mountain had become richer. This was the change brought about by becoming a sacred mountain. When looking at the mountain, your consciousness sinks and you can feel that deep underground, there is a ten-foot-long creature like a small snake that contains infinite vitality.
This is the spiritual vein! It has a slight spirituality, as if it senses that Gu Yuanqing is "looking" at it, and it trembles slightly, emitting a sense of closeness. Gu Yuanqing walked casually in the mountains, looking at the mountain scenery, occasionally attracting birds and beasts to play with them, and throwing all the thoughts in his mind aside. The depressed mind slowly became active again during the play. Gu Yuanqing seemed to be thinking, if the cultivation of the state of mind is compared to the Tao, then all kinds of skills are techniques. People in this world practice skills and improve their cultivation, which is to seek the truth through techniques. To reach the Zhenwu realm, one must rely on the Zhenwu secrets to sense the world outside, and only then will one step into the threshold of cultivation. Only when one reaches the Grandmaster level and can sense external objects with his mind can he be truly called a practitioner. That is why Li Miaoxuan said that Grandmaster is just the beginning. As for myself, I can see that I have overcome numerous difficulties and stood at the end point of countless practitioners. During this period of time, I have been concentrating on the deduction of martial arts, and have focused too much on techniques, which has caused my mind to become unbalanced and my spiritual faith to regress. As for the path of spiritual practice, one should alternate between relaxation and tension and be impartial. Thinking of this, Gu Yuanqing put his thoughts aside and gently stroked the flowers and plants beside him with his fingers. He seemed to be able to feel the inspiration contained in them without deliberately looking at the mountains. Unconsciously, he arrived at the top of the cliff, stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the mountains spreading out and the clouds in the sky, and felt relaxed and refreshed. He stood there for a moment, then walked to the Siguo Cliff at the back of the mountain. There, the wind was raging wildly, and it was a different feeling. At noon, he thought about it, and a few wild fruits in the mountains fell off the branches and flew into his hands, and the dust and debris on them naturally fell off the peels. The flesh is sweet, and with the transformation of Lingshan, these fruits have gradually become different. It was sunset when Gu Yuanqing returned to the courtyard, and Feng Tao just brought him dinner. After dinner, Gu Yuanqing lay in the courtyard, put aside all thoughts, quietly immersed in viewing the mountains, and tried to feel everything about Beiquan Mountain with his heart. The old man had not dared to dig holes since the battle with Grandmaster Gu Yuanqing. He gradually discovered that the bottleneck that had been stagnant for more than a decade had begun to loosen for some reason.
However, all this had nothing to do with Gu Yuanqing, and he no longer cared about it. On the morning of the second day, after practicing sword skills and body skills, Gu Yuanqing went to the mountains as usual to collect the Tiangang Qi and infuse it into his secret storage. After breakfast, he turned his attention back to the deduction and trial of the skills. After this day of relaxation, I had a new perspective on the nascent martial arts technique. The insights accumulated from reading countless books in recent days seemed to have undergone a transformation in one day. With this flash of inspiration in his mind, Gu Yuanqing took a pen and paper and made rapid revisions, occasionally looking back at his previous notes. More than an hour later, he entered the Lingshan Trial again to try, and then continued to improve based on the results of the attempt. In the following days, Gu Yuanqing sometimes practiced, sometimes played, and sometimes deduced the mind method. He was no longer completely immersed in the deduction as before, relying entirely on his mind. However, the speed of improving the method did not decrease but increased. A month passed, and after many revisions, the original method had completely changed beyond recognition. Coming out of the trial space once again, Gu Yuanqing looked at the skills in his hand and sighed softly. “Today, I have finally accomplished it. Perhaps after some time, I will have a deeper understanding and can make further improvements. However, there is no need to wait any longer. The power contained in the Zhenwu Secret Treasure in my body is changing day by day. The more time passes, the greater the danger of the formation collapsing and reorganizing. And my own cultivation is improving day by day. Even though I haven't practiced too much, I'm already close to the peak of the ninth level of Zhenwu, and only one step away from becoming a grandmaster. For others, becoming a Grandmaster is a chasm, but I have already mastered the sword, and I have gained enlightenment from watching the mountains. Becoming a Grandmaster may only take an opportunity. If I accidentally enter the Grandmaster realm, then the foundation will be set, and it will be easier than ever to become a Grandmaster." It was already late at night, and Gu Yuanqing had made up his mind so he didn't delay any longer. Sit cross-legged and look at the mountains to nourish your mind. After half an hour, all conditions are adjusted to the best. As soon as the mind moved, the flow of true energy in the body began to change. What is different from the Lingshan Trial is that the redirected vital energy is not a single change starting from the Jiang Palace, but the true energy flowing out of dozens of different acupoints changes its route at the same time. This is the method of controlling objects. The so-called controlling objects not only can control external objects, but also can control one's own true energy. At the same time, the method of observing the mountains also works on oneself. These are all new methods that Gu Yuanqing has developed after his improved knowledge of observing mountains and controlling objects over the past month. They are far more magical than ordinary inner vision and using the mind to guide true qi! The true Qi changed, and the secret storage was shaken, but this situation had happened countless times before, so his heart was calm and he only used all his mind on controlling the true Qi. It didn't take long before dozens of Qi flow routes were connected into a series, forming a new and complete practice route. The true Qi began to change, and the aura of the acupoints was also changing rapidly. The original Zhenwu formation collapsed, but at this moment, the 365 acupoints glowed with a faint light, and the auras attracted each other again, and the new Zhenwu formation immediately took shape. Everything happened very quickly and smoothly, just like a journey through a long period of tempering, and the time spent was only about one sixth of the time spent in the Lingshan Trial. The new acupoint formation formed chains to lock the Zhenwu Secret Treasure again. At the beginning, the Zhenwu Secret Treasure was still trembling slightly, but as the true energy circulated through the 365 acupoints, the formation became completely stabilized. Gu Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief. Things were going much more smoothly than expected. He did not stop there, but continued to practice, trying to consolidate the new route of practice and gradually make it an instinct. He sat there for a whole night, and when he finished, the true energy in his body was five times more condensed than yesterday. The Qi in Dantian was almost complete, but now it became empty.
It is obvious that the effect of practicing the new Heavenly Dao Zen Heart Sutra is far greater than before. Feeling the acupoint formation in his body that was as solid as a rock, Gu Yuanqing smiled and activated his skills. He saw the shadow of the green mountain outside his body come to life. The changes in the acupoint formation seem to have caused a transformation in the connection between the Zhenwu Secret Treasure and the outside world. "The foundation is finally established. I just need to spend some time to accumulate true energy and wait for the Zhenwu Secret Treasure to transform. Then I can expect to become a Grandmaster!" At the same time, a secret letter flew into the palace. When Eunuch Huang, who was in charge of receiving secret letters, saw the mark on the mailbox, his heart sank. He did not dare to delay at all and entered the Fengtian Hall from the back. It was early morning, and the Minister of Revenue of His Highness was reporting the drying up of the Qi River in Nanyan Road. But Eunuch Huang didn't care about that. He lowered his head and bent over, trotting to Xu Lianying's side and handed her the money with both hands. Xu Lianying was about to scold him, but when she saw the letter box mark, her expression became serious. She walked to Li Haotian, presented his hands, and said softly, "Your Majesty." Li Haotian had already noticed the eunuch trotting in, and knew that something might have happened. He took the letter tube, opened it, and took out the secret message inside. His expression changed drastically after just one look. It was written: Your Majesty, I, Yan Yifeng, report to you… Grandmaster Zhou Yin was attacked at Shuizhai Peak on Hexi Road, and his life or death is unknown; Ma Weiwei, Jing Shanping, Liu Jiujiang, and Zhong Mengfei were all killed in four days of capture; the murderer is suspected to be the Red Dragon Cult… (End of this chapter)
