The Immortal Seeker: Legend of Bronze Mirror
Chapter 214 - 116 Refining Internals and Continuing Breakthroughs (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

Chapter 214: Chapter 116 Refining Internals and Continuing Breakthroughs (Request for Monthly Tickets)_2

The rain kept pouring down.

Xu Qing took a brief rest and then resumed practicing the Crane Form Skill.

This foundational kung fu becomes more intriguing the more it is practiced.

In his past life, he read many cultivation novels where qi cultivation usually came before foundation establishment.

Only after cultivating in this current life did he understand that foundation establishment should come before qi cultivation, or at least that is the case within the Taoist Inner Elixir Method.

Only with a body fortified in foundation establishment, sufficiency in essence and qi, does one possess the capital to cultivate qi.

The Crane Form Skill is about fortifying the body’s foundation, stimulating qi-blood, and engaging in the mystical activity of refining essence into qi.

This process represents a miniature version of the foundation establishment and qi cultivation, rather than an overall one.

Not until after he practiced the Golden Light Spell did he realize the profound mysteries contained within the Crane Form Skill; it enables one to start training the body’s foundation and refining essence into qi from the very beginning.

On the other hand, since a person’s essence and qi are so sparse at this time, it refines their reproductive essence and qi, which is why his uncle remained childless for many years.

But the benefits of early foundation establishment and qi cultivation for cultivation are unquestionably substantial.

It was precisely then that Xu Qing acquired the Eight Diagram Wandering Palm, comprehended the mysteries of Yin Yang and the Five Elements, and found himself unintentionally in a state of Yin Yang Coordination due to the Old Wutong Tree in the courtyard, from which he also absorbed yin energy and moonlight to further nourish himself.

All of these were premised on Xu Qing having the bronze mirror.

Without the bronze mirror’s accurate self-assessment analysis and the powerful learning capabilities from the state of Absolute Focus, even with such good fortune, Xu Qing would likely not be on the correct path to cultivation. He could miss his opportunities or even take a wrong turn.

Gradually, distractions in Xu Qing’s mind calmed down.

In the downpour, his body unfurled like a lotus leaf.

Mud and grime gradually peeled away from his body.

Strength Force permeated his viscera and reached his skin surface, even his clothes were covered in an outward force.

Water droplets in his clothes were flung aside along with mud and dust.

His body was fresh and clean from the inside out.

This is the skill of using Strength Force after Refining Internal, reaching the stage called "Hua Realm."

To be precise, Hua Realm is where Dark Strength can be triggered from all over the body. It is not about a single energy, but about emitting force using the entirety of the body’s viscera, muscles, bones, skin, and hair.

Raindrops falling on Xu Qing’s hair, cheeks, and clothes were repelled by this Hua force, like drops and dirt sliding naturally off a lotus leaf.

When the rain finally ceased, Xu Qing ended his practice, still feeling unfulfilled.

After Refining Internal, all of his pores could breathe, activating qi-blood that was not usually in circulation, which significantly enhanced both his endurance and explosive duration.

Refining Internal is akin to a second development, narrowing the innate gap in martial arts aptitude for those less gifted than truly exceptional individuals (like King Lin).

But it only narrows the gap,

For King Lin would also improve his aptitude through the Refining Organ Realm.

Such differences are like someone previously scoring sixty marks improving to eighty, whereas someone with ninety marks, under the same influence, can only improve to ninety-five.

In single combat within martial arts, as one progresses, the gap in experience, stamina, and moves gets smaller, and even the mind reaches an incredibly unwavering level. Real combat performance increasingly stabilizes at a high standard.

Thus, the more formidable the martial artist and the closer their levels, the harder it is to distinguish a victor.

Unlike lower-level fights, where divine inspiration is more likely,

But once a mistake is made, amongst high-level experts of the same tier, there is no chance for a comeback.

That is the limitation of physical combat. If it were a Dao Skill master, with ever-changing means and inexhaustible Dao Skills, despite making a mistake, they could still alter the course of a losing battle or make an escape via some special secret techniques or methods.

High-level martial arts combat is too fierce, the distance too close; a moment of finding an opponent’s weakness can determine life and death in a flash, truly perilous.

Yet this danger and excitement often stimulate potential far more than any spiritual pills and elixirs or secret techniques, assisting cultivators in breaking through to higher realms.

"Gongming brother, your receiving, transforming, and emitting have reached quite a level of maturity. It seems you can now learn the true Superior Martial Arts of my Annihilation Dao, the Heavenly Net Hand," said Feng Wu with a smile, wearing Xu Qing’s Black Fox Robe.

"You are only now refining your internal organs?" Elder Dan Xi, standing by, expressed incredulity.

He couldn’t believe he had made such a misjudgment,

And began to question his own medical expertise.

Xu Qing came over, took Feng Wu’s hand, and Thunder Sound burst forth, reaching deeper into the interstices than the previous Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound, causing Feng Wu to tremble visibly yet feeling utterly comfortable, as though every pore in his body had been opened up.

After a while, the Thunder Sound ceased.

Elder Dan Xi was consumed with envy and jealousy.

He hadn’t misheard this time. Xu Qing was undoubtedly practicing one of the top Thunder Sounds in the world— "Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound."

At fifteen, a grandmaster of Tiger and Leopard Thunder Sound and Refining Internal—how could these terms be linked together?

Furthermore, this young man also topped the imperial examinations in Zhili city, his essay was highly regarded.

Moreover, within just a month, he had learned much of his medical knowledge.

What kind of monster had he encountered?

"This young man must be the reincarnation of immortals and sages from the previous dynasty, like Chongyang True Master, Changchun True Master, Ziyang True Master, or Esoteric Sect’s Pakpa; such erudite beings reborn into this world."

Elder Dan Xi couldn’t help but recall those extraordinary figures of both Taoist and Buddhist traditions from the former era.

He himself, called Dan Xi, admired the sages of the past and chose a moniker of a great medical expert from the previous dynasty.

Now he felt that compared to Xu Qing, he was hardly more than dregs.