383 Being Grounded for Cultivation I (1/2)

Refreshing was supporting, nurturing, pitying, protecting, and healing.

Qi Refreshing meant going through the procedures above for the essence that was absorbed from the aura of the heaven and earth.

Following the book, Ning Que immersed himself in a meditation that was not as deep as normal, which enabled him to keep some connection with the real world.

That connection was breathing, or in other words, inhaling and exhaling.

The air in the cliff cave went into his lungs following the rhythm of his breathing and then returned to the outside through his mouth and nose. The Qi of Heaven and Earth settled down little by little and began to nourish every part of his body, even the smallest parts.

Every time that Nig Que breathed, he could feel every trace of the Qi of Heaven and Earth coming inside his body. It was subtle in the beginning, but it became clearer as he began to breathe rhythmically. He could even perceive that its quantity was increasing.

After inheriting the legacy of his Youngest Uncle in the Front Gate of Devil's Doctrine, he had been having trouble transforming the Qi of Heaven and Earth to the Great Spirit for a long time. Now, he had finally discovered a way to cultivate the Great Spirit like he wanted. And he had anticipated becoming stronger as it was controllable. His initial shock turned to happiness for that was a pleasant surprise.

The deep night was coming to an end as the sun began to rise. Inside the cave, Sangsang was sleeping in the corner, while Ning Que was sitting cross-legged, inhaling and exhaling with a strong intention.

He felt the Qi of Heaven and Earth rushing into his body like an alcoholic would feel while drinking bottle after bottle of hot wine. He was so satisfied and drunk that he had no idea where he was or where he would be going.

Under the dim light of dawn, the airflow in the cliff cave brought in a cool mountain breeze that blew over Sangsang. As she was woken up from her dream, she rubbed her eyes.

She looked at Ning Que beside her with a confused expression.

As the Qi of Heaven and Earth rushed into his body, Ning Que had the Great Spirit inside of him increasing at a slow, but unstoppable rate. Therefore, some changes were happening to his body.

The changes were hidden deeply beneath his skin, muscles, blood, and flesh. No one could notice with their own eyes aside from Ning Que himself.

Sangsang, however, could. She knew that something was happening to Ning Que.

Because she discovered that something faint, even fainter than the wind, was attracted to Ning Que's body in this cave. The morning fog seemed to be summoned into the cave to envelop him as well.

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After a long time, Ning Que finally woke up.

He stared at the blue sky outside the cave and thought quietly.

The Qi of Heaven and Earth was everywhere. It was among the mountains, the cliffs, the clouds, the trees, the lakes, and the fish as well. In that way, the Qi that people cultivated with was still the Qi of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, were there any essential differences between the Genuine Qi of the Haotian Divine Light and that in the bodies of those in the Devil's Doctrine?

The Origin on the Primordial Qi of Nature was about this theory. It tried to solve the cultivators' doubts theoretically and build a unified system. The completely new system would pull down the foundation of the Haotian Taoism doctrines. That was why it was banned by the West-Hill Divine Palace.

But, the other book told Ning Que to ignore the way that the Qi of Heaven and Earth transformed. It was just the same as water in nature. No matter if the water was on a cliff, among the clouds, in the streams, in a peaceful lake, or in the rushing river, the essence of the water was unchanged and it was still water.

The two books had some connection theoretically. But the Origin on the Primordial Qi of Nature dropped the discussion about the forms and went down to the ultimate way of cultivating a certain specific Qi of Heaven and Earth because all the ultimate ways led to the essence of nature.

The Headmaster of the Academy brought a difficult question to Ning Que when he kept him in the cave, and he also put three answers in front of him. The theories in those two books were two of them.

He could possibly cultivate the Great Spirit to an abundant realm where he could ignore heaven and earth, or he could possibly make the Great Spirit in his body be in harmony with the Qi of Heaven and Earth by using his own no-boundary spirit.

Chen Pipi had told him that there were three books. But now, there were only two here. So, what was the third one? And what could he discover from reading it?

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