Chapter 83 Many More Levels to Pass (2/2)

All of the above had to be attributed to The Mastery of Senses.

Others could not understand, but Shen Lian was clearly aware and it made him even more curious about his father who was a mere human.

With this revelation, he could not wait but to visit Taiwei pavilion and read about the real understanding to runes and the runes contained in that book again.

He smiled at the bearded man and said, ”Thank you very much.”

He turned around and stepped on his trip to somewhere far away.

The bearded man mumbled to himself, ”This is totally out of the world.”

Even among the extremely talented people he met, from the past handlers of Qing Xuan, to the teacher who was a master at making runes, there was no such record that someone gained entry so soon.

In addition, he did not just follow and imitate step by step. Instead, he gained his own understanding.

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This time around when he entered Taiwei Pavilion, he studied assiduously for the next half a year. He did not even attend the bimonthly meeting with the elders.

He closed down his Daoist academy and set up a 'do not disturb' spiritual restriction. The essential Qi from the outside world slowly flew into Shen Lian's quiet room. In the beginning, it was just a cloud of indistinguishable gas with no obvious colors. However, as Shen Lian used his wooden sword for soul-guiding, the slight mist formed by the sword path and Qi started to distinguish themselves into eight colors. Each of them represents eight energies, which are, sky, earth, mountain, swamp, water, fire, wind, and lightning.

The eight energies intertwined with each other and interacted with the outside world. With each uprising, the other countered. The cycle repeated again and again, coming in and out of Shen Lian's body.

The acupuncture points in a human body were extremely complicated, even with the practice of Xuanji would not be able to understand them all. Shen Lian just repeatedly pumped Qi into every acupuncture point that he came to discover. He was not paying attention to whether he caught the Dead or Alive Point.

What he was doing was extremely plain, but the nature of cultivation was too, was extremely plain.

The different Qi in heaven and earth had different personalities. There were some that were particularly ingenious, some steadfast, some nimble, and some sturdy… Runes were his media to communicate with the world and his spirit was apparently friendly with such Qi.

He could feel that he was becoming more and more powerful each day, but it was not something that could be described by the nine stages of cultivation.

The only constant was that the deity statue holding a Ruyi bottle, it seemed unchanged. It was mysterious as usual.

It was as if the higher his cultivation experience, the more mysterious the statue of the innate god became. It was similar to the path of truth, the more you know, the less you understand.

Shen Lian enjoyed days like this. Perhaps for others, it was a form of suffering. They would feel lonely under such seclusion, but Shen Lian did not feel anything.

For him, socializing was not essential. If not because of the fact that one could never be fully cultivated merely through seclusion, Shen Lian perhaps would continue this for life.

The day had come when Shen Lian felt that his body was full of inner Qi. The inner Qi was flowing in his body like streams of rivers. It flowed so smoothly, there was no sign of blockage.

Cultivation was said to be 'promoting circulation'. The most crucial part to promote the circulation of the eight vessels, while the most important among them all was the Conception and Governor Vessels.

As he deepened his cultivation experience, the minor branches of the main vessels unblocked. By the time he reached Huandan stage, all his vessels were cleared. Every motion he made was full of power.

Through the training at River of Spirits, his Qi was back to a focused state. He was not urgent in trying to break through the Dead or Alive point. At the same time, he was well familiar with the talisman Dao. Ever since he started his Qi training, it went on for half a year. The energy in the vessels that flowed freely had been accumulating. It was as if he had a sudden realization, broke through the Entry Point1, and could not help but roared. 玄关一窍 - Otherwise known as 玄关, or 玄关窍.One of the most important point on the body where all the cultivated Qi gathers. However, the exact location is unknown until one achieved this breakthrough. It is said that cultivators usually experience this point around the belly button.