novelraw Chapter 39 Condensing Innate True Qi
Chapter 39 Condensing Innate True Qi
"Hiss~"
The medicinal soup did not reach Bai Sheng's chest.
In an instant, he felt a tingling sensation covering his entire body.
His muscle strength is now quite high.
Even if a wooden stick hits you,
The stick would definitely break first, and he would be unharmed.
But this numbness is even more intense.
According to the description in the "Xiantian Daoshu" (Book of the Primordial Dao),
This is the initiating medicinal property of the *Clematis chinensis* and *Gynostemma pentaphyllum*, which begins to allow the toxic and numbing components to penetrate deep into the skin and flesh through the pores.
"endure……"
Several tens of seconds later,
The tingling sensation began to turn into heat, and the heat became burning.
It seems the potent toxicity of aconite and monkshood has kicked in.
It felt like someone was pressing hot coals onto your bones, causing a searing pain.
"This is the time for spiritual practice!"
Bai Sheng gritted his teeth.
Mobilize the true qi in the dantian.
Following the exercise route of the "Golden Marrow Bone Tempering Technique," one walks up the spine segment by segment.
True Qi is everywhere.
The medicine's effects were forced out from deep within the bone marrow and then suppressed.
Repeated rinsing,
The entire spine, from the coccyx to the cervical vertebrae, emitted extremely faint crackling sounds.
He allowed his internal energy and medicinal power to vibrate back and forth within his bone marrow cavity.
I glanced at the timer on my phone.
The first time you temper your bones, you shouldn't soak them for too long; the Taoist books recommend fifteen minutes.
He rested the back of his head against the edge of the bathtub.
With eyes closed.
Fifteen minutes later,
Bai Sheng stood up from the bathtub, his entire body feeling as if every pore was burning hot.
Bai Sheng looked at his arm, where pale red steam was rising.
I'm getting ready to take a cold shower.
From the direction of the living room, that orange blob glanced at him.
"Meow!"
So frightened that it ran away on all fours.
Sliding off the coffee table
He plunged headfirst into the gap under the sofa.
It showed half of its buttocks and a trembling tail.
Bai Sheng: "Is it really that exaggerated?"
He walked up to the mirror.
The bathroom mirror was fogged up by steam; I wiped it clean.
A figure shrouded in pale red steam was reflected in the mirror.
That layer of steam rose out from the pores.
Although the color is light, the density is very high.
Coupled with his well-defined muscle lines,
At first glance, it does indeed look like a ball of fire burning inside the body.
Bai Sheng stared at himself in the mirror for a few seconds.
"Holy crap, awesome..."
Isn't that Deathgate Kai?
He struck a pose in front of the mirror, like the opening stance of the Eight Gates of Kai.
"Meow~"
The calico cat poked half its head in from the bedroom doorway.
I smelled the medicine in the air, then sneezed.
It shrank back again.
After taking a cold shower, Bai Sheng went back to check the bathtub.
The color of the medicinal soup in the jar was several shades lighter than when it was first added.
It has obviously been absorbed.
A very thin layer of grayish-white flocculent material floated on the water's surface.
These are impurities forced out of the bones by the medicine.
Dry yourself off and lie down on the bed.
My whole body aches and aches.
But unlike the exhaustion and drowsiness I felt after breaking through to the Blood Transformation Realm before,
This time it's a warm and cozy feeling.
The limbs and bones stretched lazily.
……
For the next few days, Bai Sheng took a medicinal bath once a day.
The chubby orange cat was used to the smell of medicine emanating from the bathroom and wasn't surprised at all.
Continue sleeping and dozing off.
I soaked for five consecutive days.
Bai Sheng felt the warmth deep within his bones change from intermittent to continuous.
"That's about it."
He brought up the panel and glanced at it: [Golden Marrow Bone Tempering Technique (Beginner): 0/5]+.
With a thought, he added the plus sign.
After half an hour,
Bai Sheng slowly opened his eyes, a glint of shrewdness flashing within them.
Bone Tempering Perfection!
"Now that things have come to this, why not strike while the iron is hot and refine your innate true energy?"
He opened his Chinese textbook.
Turning to the footnotes after the essay "Peanuts,"
The method of condensing Qi.
He had already skimmed through this article once before.
I know the general content of what was said.
How to refine innate true qi from a gaseous state to a liquid state?
Only after the density of true qi has increased significantly can it be considered true innate true qi.
At that time, his internal energy was not yet fully developed, and his physique was not yet refined, so it was useless for him to look at it.
Now, the Blood Transformation is complete, and the Bone Tempering is at its peak.
The body's container is sturdy enough; it's time to take this step!
He sat cross-legged on the bed and silently recited the Qi Condensation Method several times from beginning to end.
"Give it a try."
He closed his eyes and urged the Star Wheel in his dantian to accelerate.
The true energy spun rapidly in the dantian.
According to the requirements of the Qi Condensation Method
Bai Sheng tried to use all the qi and blood in his body to compress it from all directions towards his dantian.
The principle is that,
Compress true qi into a smaller volume and a higher density.
Qi and blood flowed from the limbs and bones back to the dantian.
The pressure inside the dantian began to rise.
The swirling energy was compressed and slightly deformed.
Deformation means the direction is correct.
The first step of the Qi Condensation Method
It means breaking the original loose structure of true qi.
Let it recombine into a denser form under the action of external forces.
He steadied his breathing and continued to apply pressure.
The vital energy vibrated violently in the dantian, and its volume slowly contracted.
Snapped!
Suddenly, the true energy rebounded violently!
Like a spring that has been compressed to its limit and suddenly released,
The burst of true energy rebounded rapidly, erupting from the center of the dantian.
It flows back down the meridians to the extremities.
Bai Sheng felt a tightness in his chest, and his vision went black for two seconds.
I almost fell off the bed.
"..."
He grabbed the edge of the bed and gasped for breath.
Once the shockwave subsided.
Logically speaking, failure is a normal phenomenon.
The path to enlightenment is never a smooth one.
Even the most gifted and brilliant individuals cannot avoid failure.
The important thing is to find the reasons for failure and correct them.
Bai Sheng re-examined his dantian.
The internal energy was still there; it hadn't been dispersed by the rebound.
But the attempt to condense Qi undoubtedly failed.
He opened his eyes, leaned against the headboard, and rested for a while.
I felt completely confused.
"No, I can't dwell on the failure itself!"
According to the pre-heavenly Taoist scriptures...
His mental state was unstable, and he remained stuck near the level of condensing true energy, unable to make any progress.
If you can't adjust your mindset, you'll inevitably develop inner demons later in life.
"While I don't care much about failure, I don't have that completely detached, worldly-wise attitude either!"
Bai Sheng frowned and muttered to himself.
There's no way!
The only thing I can do is try to distract myself a little.
So I opened my phone and watched some short videos.
Let's find a few girls who are borderline inappropriate...
"Why!"
Bai Sheng sighed.
I'm still not reconciled.
I opened a short drama app again and watched a mindless, entertaining show...
My mindset has finally calmed down a bit.
Bai Sheng closed his eyes again and reviewed the whole process from beginning to end.
The blood and qi pressure should be fine, and the qi response should also be normal.
At least initially, the true qi did indeed deform and shrink in size according to the instructions.
According to the method of controlling variables,
The problem lies in that final shudder.
That rebounding force likely originated from the internal energy itself.
Perhaps it's something from within the true qi...
It suddenly becomes unstable under high pressure, and then the entire structure collapses.
He had no choice but to open the "Primordial Daoist Book" and continue his arduous study.
"Condensing Qi is like refining steel. If the heat is not sufficient, the steel blank will break. When the innate true Qi is first formed, it contains a lot of impurities. It needs to be repeatedly tempered with the fire of the heart until the impurities are dissipated and the true Qi is pure before it can be condensed into liquid..."