Chapter 24 The Celestial Mountain Beyond the Seas (1/2)

The inn was a crowded place, it was a place filled with worldly desires and temptations.

People from all walks of life congregated at the inn, and it would be a good training ground for Shen Lian to pick up interpersonal skills. That was precisely the intention of Old Master Shen.

Midnight,

Bright moon,

Phoenix tree.

There was no phoenix on the Phoenix tree, only the moon.

A crescent moon hung high in the sky, and at the same time, there was a full moon attached to one of the thick branches of the Phoenix tree.

That was not a full moon, it was a human head.

The human head was bright and shiny, reflecting moonlight in the night, which was why it looked like a full moon.

A youth stood next to him.

The wind breezed past his thin body, and his body wavered slightly, but he stood still as if his legs were rooted deeply in the ground.

The shadows swayed to the wind, as though they were green bamboos.

Finally, Shen Lian exhaled and a gust of white wind followed, it was long and dense.

”This Qigong technique, known as Shenzu Scripture, is one of the most refined Kung Fu in Jianghu. It was practiced by my Founding Master when he was searching for immortal Celestials. ” Ling Chongxiao remarked when Shen Lian finally exhaled.

Shen Lian had learned the oral incantation from the man in green prior to this and had been practicing accordingly.

The 'zu' in Shenzu Scripture refers not to feet, but to the completeness and sufficiency of spirit and Qi.

”The opponent could attack as brutally as he wanted, but all I needed was just a full breath of essential Qi.”

The incantation of the Qigong was extremely easy to understand. It was as easy to understand as it was hard to master. The first step to success required a person to be rid of worldly intentions, which would then allow said person to feel his innate essential Qi.

It might sound easy, but how many people in this world could attain spiritual calmness through concentration, what more to rid one's mind of worldly intentions.

Even an enlightened monk with years of experience in cultivation could not just enter into a state of spiritual calmness as and when they wanted.

However, this was not a challenge to Shen Lian.

He cultivated according to instructions and readjusted his breathing tempo. He had nothing weighing on his mind; he was merely in the midst of the breeze and the moon.

Even though Ling Chongxiao already knew that Shen Lian had a lot of potentials, he could not help but to admit that he was indeed, prodigious.

Shen Lian knew that he was not a prodigy. This was credited to the book of ”The Mastery of Senses”.

He had entered into a state of spiritual calmness through concentration and cultivated accordingly. He felt the essential Qi within him and manipulated it. Nurturing it within his meridians, it was as easy as moving his limbs.

He was not particularly strong, and his meridians were slightly congested. However, through the fine control he had over his essential Qi, he managed to unblocked part of the acupoints on the Shaoyin Heart Meridian of Hand on his first try.

Ling Chongxiao did not know that Shen Lian had entered into a state of spiritual calmness. He saw Shen Lian's long exhalation and immediately knew that he was a rare talent in martial arts.

”I still don't know what is your sect called?” Shen Lian heard Ling Chongxiao, asked in curiosity.

”Since you have asked, I will tell you that my Founding Master used to be a scholar, and he did not do well in the Imperial Exams. In devastation, he turned his attention to search for immortality through Daoism. Celestialism has always been detached from the society; it is not something that normal humans could casually encounter. One year, the Founding Master caught wind that the Celestials were dwelling beyond the sea. He took off alone and got caught in a storm at sea.

The Founding Master survived. He held onto a piece of plank and drifted along with the waves. He ended up on a beach.

The beach was part of an island with a huge surface area.

In the middle, there was a mountain surrounded by smoke and mist.

The Founding Master was impressed by the grandeur of the mountain. After a full day of rest on the beach, he walked towards the mountain. When he was at the foot of the mountain, he saw a great cliff extending all the way up to the sky, the word ”Qing Xuan” was carved on it.