Chapter 84 This Body Was Originally the Bodhi’s (1/2)

What Shen Lian been through was a necessary stage for most practitioners.

For some of the scholars on earth, after going through cultivation for years, there would come a time when they reached the stage of revelation. When that happened, they would howl so loud that it could be heard from several miles away. Such a howl was comparable to the sound of endless wind blowing and water flowing on earth.

People from the outside world could even see the cloud formed by the Qi of heaven and earth above Shen Lian's roof. It did not go away.

The howling and its vibration sent a shock to everyone on Qingliang Peak. Chen Jianmei was the first to arrive at Shen Lian's house. What he saw were strong sword aura and bright light that isolated the inside from the outside of the house. Yan Bugui, too, appeared. For half a year, there had been new streams of students joining the lower house. The scene got them to wonder if one of the seniors achieved a breakthrough. They were envious of the person. When they got closer and realized that ithe momentum came from Shen Lian's house, they were even more surprised.

The time taken for Shen Lian to go through Wenxin Road was extremely short, he was famous among the people in the upper house. However, for some unknown reason, none of the elders took him in as a student. He was mostly discovering his cultivation experience by himself. He did not even attend the bimonthly meeting with the elders. Nobody had really seen him around.

Others could not guess his level of cultivation experience. As a general guide, for Qingxuan's students who were under twenty, they would not rea even though they would be extremely talented, they would not have reach a very high level in terms of cultivation. The formation of mist and cloud by the Qi was something way beyond their imagination.

Chen Jianmei and Yan Bugui were both surprised. In the long years since Qing Xuan existed, there were indeed great geniuses who managed to break through Entry Point at a younger age. The Entry Point was the key to Qi organization. At this point, Qi would turn into mana – it would be able to nurture the spirit and also used to deliver Dao techniques. One could only be considered to complete the fundamentals of Dao upon achieving this point.

At the same time, one must be careful in choosing the methods of martial exercise once one gained mana from this. As one's path was chosen, the decision would be irreversible and it would do more harm than good.

Shen Lian's achievement was amazing because he could still command such high level of Qi at that point in time.

The command of Qi depended upon the methods of martial exercise and also how well the body could tolerate it, in addition to having powerful spirit. Otherwise, it would be similar to the situation where a child was killed by exhaustion for trying to carry a burden of a thousand pounds.

The both of them noticed how concentrated the Qi was – it would be a challenge even for cultivators who reached the level of deity.

Shen Lian was not one that could be evaluated based on the normal measures as he cultivated his spirit before he went on to Qi practice.

The howl faded away slowly.

Shen Lian paid no attention to what was happening with the outside world. Qi flowed into his body. While not all were absorbed, they were all directed at him.

He sat cross-legged and felt that his body was light. At the same time, he felt nothing – he was neither sad nor happy.

A swirl appeared inside his body and traveled through his vessels. That swirl was starting of the Entry Point. Everywhere the swirl traveled to, the essential Qi, inner Qi and the power of his spirit intertwined. The overflowing Qi in his body reacted with the Qi from heaven and earth and his spiritual energy to form a wonderful reaction.

The more solid it became, the reaction turned into a strange energy, which was in between the state of spiritual energy and inner Qi.

When the vital Qi transformed, the swirl disappeared along with it. Some of this energy flowed through his vessels and stopped at where the bier was. It was as if attached to Shen Lian's spirit like a frozen dew.

Shen Lian felt like his spirit was being cleansed like a clear mirror being rid of dust.

All of a sudden, he thought of a short passage. He opened his eyes and the heaven and earth Qi went away slowly. He recited the following, ”The body was a Bodhi, and the heart was a mirror; clean it daily and diligently, and don't ever let the dust fall on it.”

He finally understood the reason why Daoist master designed cultivation into nine states. The moment Entry Point was passed, the inner Qi would then combine with the spiritual energy in the body and formed a special energy. This energy could get stronger by absorbing Qi; it could also be used directly on the spirit to cleanse the mind, which further strengthens it. This state was known as 'Soul Deepening'.