The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 193 - 109: The Transformation of Crane Form Skill—Innate Qi!_2

Chapter 193: Chapter 109: The Transformation of Crane Form Skill—Innate Qi!_2

His mastery, if spoken in terms of pure Taoist Kung Fu, would belong to his family’s Crane Form Skill and the Golden Light Spell.

Xu Qing’s heart stirred; the Crane Form Skill had the effect of refining essence into qi. Could this "qi" be the same as the "qi" mentioned by Elder Fang?

As for the qi in the Golden Light Spell, the so-called "Innate Qi" would only appear at the fourth level. Currently, Xu Qing was stuck at this barrier, unable to find the right way.

He calmed himself down and began to cultivate using the Crane Form Skill.

In a trance, he visualized himself as a carefree white crane.

"Specialize the qi to become soft, can it be like an infant?"

Infant?

Mind of an innocent child!

Xu Qing entered a state of Absolute Focus, soon reaching a mindset devoid of any stray thoughts. The sound of Crane Call naturally emerged within his Divine Soul, blending with the breathing of the Old Wutong Tree.

Yin Yang Coordination, completely forgetting oneself.

Unbeknownst to him, the warmth generated from cultivating the Crane Form Skill began to arise.

At some point, the eight characters written by Elder Fang appeared in Xu Qing’s mind, flowing through.

Taking a deep breath, he harnessed the heat within his body, exhaling a murky breath outward, feeling refreshed throughout his body, as clear as a lotus leaf, unblemished by dust.

Immediately after, Xu Qing couldn’t help but let out a long roar, which pierced through the Nine Heavens, continuous and long-lasting, as if the crane’s call soared beyond the clouds.

"Trained until the form resembles that of a crane, beneath thousands of pines holds two scrolls; I come to inquire about the Dao with nothing else to say, clouds in the blue sky, water in a jar." A poem flashed through Xu Qing’s mind.

His mood was now extremely uplifted, feeling the leisurely freedom of roaming the heavens and the earth.

He unsheathed the Feather Robe Blade and employed the techniques of the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber. The sound of the saber was heavy and thunderous, contrasting sharply with the lightness of the Feather Robe Blade.

Sizzling sounds!

Despite the wooden dummies in the yard being wrapped in iron sheets, they were cleaved in two at his single saber strike, revealing smooth, mirror-like surfaces.

Even if the Feather Robe Blade could cut hair, achieving this effect was truly astonishing.

Because when he swung the Feather Robe Blade just now, the sensation of Light as Heavy was particularly prominent. The Feather Robe Blade was originally suitable for executing agile techniques, yet when he used it to perform the Five Tigers Breaking Gate Saber, through the saber realm of Light as Heavy, he produced an unexpected effect, and the blade remained undamaged.

Besides, he distinctly felt a thread of qi adhering to the blade, forming a qi film.

What is this?

Xu Qing observed within his Dantian a tiny qi vortex forming, continuously drawing in Divine Soul Power and Qi Blood Essence.

The small qi vortex, like a terrifying abyss, perpetually devoured Divine Soul Power and Qi Blood Essence,

Thus, when his body’s meridians circulated Qi Blood, there was an indescribable emptiness.

Truly like an empty valley, as hollow as a bamboo.

"Heaven and Earth Mysterious Sect, the root of all Qi. This qi vortex is Innate Qi. It’s also the transformation and sublimation of the Crane Form Skill."

Xu Qing, observing the "bronze mirror", understood everything,

The Crane Form Skill refining essence into qi, in fact, most of the qi was not truly absorbed by Xu Qing, but rather, hidden within himself.

Through the words left by Elder Fang, he realized the realm of "the innocent infant", transforming the Crane Form Skill, thereby advancing the Golden Light Spell to the fourth level to cultivate the Innate Qi.

This Innate Qi is the foundation of alchemical cultivation within the Taoist Inner Elixir Method, as well as what the Daoist Scripture describes as the ’One’ in ’Dao generates One,’ and the harmonious qi formed by the confrontation of Yin Yang Qi.

All things bear Yin and embrace Yang, with harmonizing qi they achieve moderation!

"Indeed, one can truly understand the profound truths of this line of Daoist Scripture only in a state of Yin Yang Coordination, thereby aiding me in successfully cultivating the very foundation of the Golden Light Spell—’Innate Qi.’"

With this "Innate Qi", not only can he attach it to external objects to produce unexpected changes, but he can also use it to cultivate Thunder Skill, such as the Divine Skill of Palmar Thunder from the introductory level of the Golden Light Spell, which is much more effective in dealing with Divine Souls than the burst effect of Martial Arts Qi Blood.

Particularly good at breaking Magic Artifacts, Talismans, and the like.

As Taoist Spell reaches profound levels, one technique dismantles thousands, and this is what is referred to as "Thunder Skill."

"Just from the realm encapsulated within these lines, it can be known that Elder Fang’s cultivation of Divine Soul has reached the realm of bearing Yin and embracing Yang, Yin and Yang in harmony, Heavenly Human Transformation, surely able to benefit the physical body. His appearance of being aged is just a facade, similar to us ordinary people wearing tattered clothes."

"Unfortunately, humans’ physical and Divine Souls cannot endure as long as heaven and earth. Elder Fang, being over eighty, how long he can live, no one knows."

Xu Qing thought of the bronze mirror’s evaluation that he had only a little over three years to live, instantly diminishing the joy of cultivating the Innate Qi.

From the beginning, the evaluations of the bronze mirror had never been wrong, and such would naturally be true for the lifespan category.

However, this lifespan always gave him a feeling of a fateful doomsday.

He wouldn’t live long, not because there were problems with his body or Divine Soul, but due to the fateful doomsday of his original self.

"Currently, my status is inadequate for me to undertake many activities of imparting Holy Virtue; it is best to wait until after the provincial exam, at least have the status of a Scholar, so my teachings will be more effective."

If it were the Top Scorer from South Zhili, it would already be comparable to an average Second Rank Scholar.

Especially within the scholar community of South Zhili, if one were the Top Scorer, even if already a Second Rank Scholar, they would typically address each other as Top Scorer.

This is a unique honor among the scholars of South Zhili.

After all, the difficulty of the provincial exam in South Zhili, reputed as the toughest in the world. In the past two hundred years of the Great Yu Dynasty, there hasn’t been a case where the Top Scorer fell below the third rank in the court examination.

"Yan Shan mentioned that this time various major academies have sent elite disciples to participate in this gracious provincial exam, hoping to stand out. The difficulty of this session is even greater than in previous years. With my capabilities, passing the examination won’t be difficult, but to achieve the rank of Top Scorer, relying solely on the insights from the Yi Jing, I fear it’s not quite certain enough."