The Wudang Junior Master

Chapter 332: Dominating the Divine Qi, the Three Stages of the Origin of the Qi Body

"Dad, keep talking. I'm listening."

Seeing that his father looked unhappy, Zhang Chulan immediately took the initiative to change the topic.

After all, judging from his father's appearance, he must have suffered a lot when he was practicing.

If his father feels wronged and beats him up, he will have no place to cry.

The point is, his father is really capable of doing such a thing!

Zhang Huaiyi beat Zhang Yude, and Zhang Yude beat Zhang Chulan. This can be said to be a traditional family skill.

Zhang Yude coughed twice, cleared his mind, and continued, "You should know that the old man once said that the source of Qi is the 'end of the art.' Do you understand what he meant?"

Zhang Chulan shook his head.

"I didn't understand it back then, but your grandfather later told me that the reason is actually very simple. It's because the source of the Qi body transcends specific techniques and directly points to the origin of Qi."

"The old man said that the great way is simple, and the highest realm should be to follow the natural Qi, rather than artificially manipulated techniques. Therefore, the old man dared to say that he surpassed that 'fourth brother' Wu Gensheng because the source of his Qi body broke through the framework of acquired techniques and returned to the innate state of inaction..."

Hearing this, Zhang Chulan asked curiously, "I once heard Mr. Lu mention that Wu Gensheng's divine spirit was innate, so how did it become an acquired technique?"

Zhang Yude said, "It's innate, but Wu Gensheng still needs the guidance of consciousness to use the divine spirit. Under normal circumstances, he actually does not have the ability of the divine spirit."

Zhang Chulan was even more puzzled and asked, "Isn't this normal? Even if it's an innate ability, it's controlled, right?"

Just like Feng Shayan's ability, her ability is an innate supernatural power and is also controlled.

Zhang Yude turned around and said to Zhang Chulan, "Come on, hit me with your golden light."

"what?"

"Ah what, hurry up!"

Zhang Chulan didn't understand, but he did it anyway, casting the Golden Light Spell to condense a fist and hit his father.

However, Zhang Yude just stretched out his hand and touched it, and the fist transformed by golden light immediately shattered.

"do you understand?"

Zhang Chulan was stunned: "This... is this the source of Qi?"

"Yes." Zhang Yude nodded. "Isn't it very ordinary? There's nothing strange about it?"

"Ah."

"Then if I tell you that your grandfather, whom you saw as a child, was always in the state of 'Qi Body Origin Flow', would you believe it?"

"Huh?" Zhang Chulan blinked. "Then why can't I see it?"

That's not right. When he uses the source of Qi, that is, when he enters the state of Qi infant, all seven orifices will "glow".

Zhang Yude held up a finger and said, "The reason you can't see it is because the old man has reached the third stage of cultivation, while you are still in the second stage."

"The third phase?"

"Yes, this first stage is 'Refining Essence into Qi', which is equivalent to the foundation-building stage. This is when you warm and nurture the Qi in your Dantian. The most important thing in this step is to seal off the loss of acquired essence and cultivate innate Yuan Qi through tranquility."

"So, you understand why the old man placed that restriction on you, right? It was to prepare for this step."

Zhang Chulan suddenly understood. He had previously thought that his grandfather had placed this restriction on him just like what was said in martial arts novels, so that his yang energy would not leak out and he could practice better.

Uh... that seems to be correct?

No wonder when he first started learning the "Old Farmer's Kung Fu", he was influenced by Sister Baoer's graceful figure and was asked to calm down.

Although the method is a bit outrageous...

"The second stage is 'Refining Qi and Transforming the Spirit,' which is the stage you are in now. The Qi ball transforms into an infant, symbolizing the fusion of the spirit and Qi. You abandon acquired thoughts and allow the primordial spirit to manifest and dominate the Qi."

"Of course, precisely because of this, at this stage, the Qi infant in the body sometimes becomes uncontrolled by the subjective consciousness. The old man said this is called 'transformation through inaction.'"

Zhang Chulan didn't understand and asked, "Dad, what does 'transformation through inaction' mean?"

"Well, it means to follow the laws of nature, eliminate human intervention, and let the body evolve independently according to its nature." Zhang Yude said.

After this explanation, Zhang Chulan understood and nodded: "Then what is the third stage?"

"The last stage..."

Zhang Yude paused before saying, "Let the Qi infant within your body resonate with the Qi of heaven and earth, achieving the infinite circulation of 'Qi', reaching the state of 'harmony with the Tao', and allowing your individual spirit to become one with the origin of the universe."

"Therefore, the practice of cultivating the source of Qi is to return to the innate through the acquired, and to enter the state of inaction through the active method - to control the Qi with the primordial spirit, so that the innate primordial Qi becomes the dominant force of life energy, breaking through the limitations of the acquired and returning to the innate inaction."

"That's why the old man said that the 'end of the art' is not about mastering the art, but about achieving the sublimation of the essence of life through the unity of Qi and God."

After hearing this, Zhang Chulan couldn't help but open his mouth wide and said in surprise: "Dad, why does this sound like he's going to cultivate immortality?"

Zhang Yude glanced at his son and said calmly, "Don't tell me you still don't know who your grandfather used to be."

Zhang Chulan reacted and twitched the corner of his mouth. Suddenly, it seemed very reasonable.

Yes, he almost forgot that his grandfather was a legitimate Taoist priest from the Tianshi Temple of Longhu Mountain, and he was a very powerful one.

But suddenly, Zhang Chulan thought of something and frowned, "Dad, if you cultivate the Qi Body Origin Flow to the third stage, your lifespan should be extended. But Sister Baoer told me that Grandpa clearly said before he died that he was 'running out of energy'? Could it be that the Qi Body Origin Flow has some drawbacks?"

You know, there are people who are older than Grandpa Zhang Huaiyi, such as the old Taoist priest, and even those of the same generation include Grandpa Lu and Zhou Meng of Wudang.

These people are all alive and well. Although they are old, they are still very strong and there is no sign that they will die of old age.

His grandfather was also a disciple from an orthodox Taoist sect, so his skills in self-cultivation were needless to say. Moreover, if the origin of Qi body was really as powerful as his father said, how could he have died so early compared to his peers?

To put it bluntly, Master Tian Jinzhong had both his legs and hands chopped off, he hadn't slept for years, his eyeballs were red from staying up all night, but he is still alive and well.

Although my grandfather has been hiding from place to place these years, he enjoys eating and has no problems sleeping. He is in much better condition than Master Tian Jinzhong.

How could a person who was full of energy and vigor suddenly become exhausted?

This either means there is something wrong with the source of Qi, or there is something wrong with the matter itself!

Zhang Yude pondered for a long while, a full minute or two passed, and when Zhang Chulan was almost getting impatient, he finally spoke.

"Actually, it wasn't the old man who was dying, but when Feng Baobao saw him for the last time, he was definitely dying."

rub!

Zhang Chulan stood up from the bench, his eyes showing no sign of concealing his shock, and asked:

"Dad, what the hell is going on?!"