There was a pavilion on the hill. Beside the pavilion, Meng Shanming was sitting in a wheelchair, and Shang Shuqing was pushing the wheelchair behind him. The two of them looked at the cave opposite them. They watched Niu Youdao enter the cave, put down the curtain, and watched Yuan Gang and Yuan Fang guarding the entrance.
Meng Shanming asked, "Judging from his appearance, he should be quite young, right?"
Shang Shuqing thought for a while and said, "He went to the Shangqing Sect when he was young. He was put under house arrest in the Shangqing Sect for five years, and I invited him to leave the mountain. He should be about the same age as me."
Meng Shanming stared at the cave and nodded slightly. He sighed and said, "Amazing! Mr. Dongguo is really good at judging people. No wonder he accepted him as his disciple before he died. I'm afraid the Shangqing Sect missed a great opportunity! "
Shang Shuqing, who was staring at the cave, looked at Meng Shanming and asked curiously, "Uncle Meng, isn't it normal for cultivators to do Closed Door Meditation? Why are you so emotional? "
Meng Shanming said, "Although I'm not a cultivator, I've been in contact with many cultivators in my early years, so I know a little about them. Although it's normal to do Closed Door Meditation, it's not like him, who can stop at any time and can deal with any unexpected situations. There's another kind of abnormal Closed Door Meditation, which is to break through the bottleneck and enter the next big realm. At this stage, the cultivator is very weak and can't defend himself. Even a three-year-old child can kill him, so he can't be disturbed. Otherwise, his cultivation will be limited for the rest of his life, or he will be possessed by the devil, or even his life will be in danger. Look at him, he looks like he's facing a formidable enemy, and he even asked us to send people to guard the surroundings. What kind of Closed Door Meditation do you think he's doing? "
Shang Shuqing was a little scared. "It seems like the latter!"
Meng Shanming nodded. "I think so too! You said you saw him fight in the South Mountain Temple, and three senior martial brothers were easily defeated by him. Combined with the current situation, I'm afraid he's doing Closed Door Meditation to break through to the Foundation Building Realm. He was so young, yet he wanted to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm. It should be very rare in the cultivation world. Given time, his future would be limitless! If he is able to come out of his seclusion … Princess, you must remind the Prince to befriend him. He mustn't become the second Shangqing Sect! "
Shang Shuqing nodded and said, "Uncle Meng, I'll remember that." In his heart, however, he was thinking, I've always done this.
"He won't be coming out anytime soon. Let's go!" Meng Shanming said calmly.
Shang Shuqing turned around and slowly pushed the wheelchair down the hill. At the foot of the hill, someone came to lend a hand and carried the wheelchair down the hill …
Inside the cave, as the oil lamp went out, Niu Youdao's body and mind gradually sank into the darkness, without any distracting thoughts.
Suddenly, a spot of light spread out in the darkness. The door of the body opened, and his mind entered.
Cultivators also referred to it as introspection. When one's perception of the situation within the body reached a certain extreme level, when all the information was gathered together, the structure and form would naturally take shape. Everything within the body would naturally transform into a clear image in the mind. Even if it was something else, when all the details were grasped, at least the general outline of the matter would be grasped.
The moment his mind focused on his body, all the changes within his body were already in Niu Youdao's mind.
Slowly, the golden light and the silver light revolved around each other. There was a pair in each of the Conception and Governor Meridians. They were filled with Qi strength and could burst forth with powerful Qi activity at any time.
To cultivators, this was a very strange phenomenon. Normally, the source of a cultivator's Qi would exist in the Dantian's Qi Sea when it was quiet. However, Niu Youdao's Qi source had two, one in the Conception and Governor Meridians. There was an advantage to this. Qi could be activated the fastest to respond to external events.
The remaining thirty-one protective talismans in his body were still there. They were still entrenched in the original thirty-one acupoints like a spider web.
Of the original thirty-six talismans, he destroyed one at Little Temple Village, used one when the bamboo raft was about to freeze to death, used one to defend against Tang Susu's attack, and used two to cultivate the Art of Heaven and Earth. There were still thirty-one left.
After leaving the Shangqing Sect, he basically didn't dare to refine them again. If he continued to refine and absorb them, his Qi would become more and more full and powerful, and his meridians would definitely collapse.
Zhuji, as the name implied, was to build a more solid foundation. The foundation of Qi flow was the meridians.
The goal of this secluded cultivation was to break through to Zhuji Realm. Breaking through to Zhuji Realm was to forge even stronger meridians, turning the channels that could only withstand the flow of a small stream into a river that could withstand the rushing of a large river.
After adjusting his essence, Qi, and spirit to an optimal state, the two pairs of golden light and silver light in the Conception and Governor Meridians quickly activated their arts. The two pairs of light merged together and rushed towards the protective talisman entrenched in one of the acupoints. They quickly revolved around it, and hot and cold Qi interweaved to refine it.
Under normal circumstances, cultivators needed a lot of 'Primary Spirit Pills' to break through to Zhuji Realm. These pills were the most important cultivation resource for cultivators in the world. They were refined from spirit herbs and contained a large amount of Spirit Qi. In the various sects, when their disciples faced a breakthrough, they would provide them with the help of Spirit Pills. However, Niu Youdao didn't have this condition. The Shangqing Sect had put him under house arrest for five years and hadn't given him a single Primary Spirit Pill. Even now, he still hadn't tasted the taste of a 'Primary Spirit Pill'.
Fortunately, Dongguo Haoran had used his source of art to plant thirty-six protective talismans in his body. Fortunately, the Art of Heaven and Earth that he cultivated could refine the different kinds of Qi in his body into his own.
In essence, the protective talismans that Dongguo Haoran had put into his body contained a larger amount of Spirit Qi.
For example, the Spirit Qi was like dust that had been scattered, while the source of art was like a hard stone that had been condensed from the dust. One could imagine the difference between the two. This was also the reason why a protective talisman that was released in the form of energy was able to withstand a single strike from a Gold Core cultivator like Tang Susu!
The two pairs of gold and silver light balls were spinning rapidly around the protective talisman. Niu Youdao was refining it at the fastest speed possible.
The two pairs of light balls continued to refine Dongguo Haoran's source of art. The refined Qi was directly absorbed by the two pairs of light balls, and they drank it hungrily. The more Qi they absorbed, the more energetic the two pairs of light balls became, and the more dazzling they became.
However, as the carrier of the light balls, Niu Youdao felt more and more pressure. The more Qi the two pairs of light balls absorbed, the more vigorous and powerful the Qi they emitted. Niu Youdao could feel that the meridians in his body were gradually filling up and expanding.
This situation continued, which meant that the pressure on his meridians was getting greater and greater.
Gradually, a painful expression appeared on Niu Youdao's face in the darkness, and beads of sweat appeared on his face.
The meridians in his body were expanding and cracking bit by bit, but he couldn't stop. He had to continue, and he had to control the direction of the pressure. He couldn't allow some places to explode, and some places to not crack. He had to ensure that all the meridians in his body expanded and cracked at the same rate. This was truly asking for trouble.
The pain of tearing himself apart like this inside his body was unimaginable. He didn't know how long this process took.
Until all the meridians in his body were almost doubled in size, and they were covered with dense cracks.
It wasn't until Niu Youdao felt that he couldn't take it anymore, that his meridians would collapse if he continued, that he felt that his meridians had reached their limit. Only then did he stop refining, absorbing, and releasing the pressure.
Slowly, he raised his trembling hands in front of his body, and slowly moved them in front of his chest.
The two pairs of gold and silver light balls in his body began to rush to the meridians in his limbs and bones. They continuously circulated in a great circle, and at the same time, they were dissipating their own energy. Along the way, they sprinkled out gold and silver starlight. Countless starlight sprinkled out. The constantly evaporated starlight began to seep into the dense cracks in his meridians. At this time, it could be said that the bitterness was over, and the feeling of countless starlight seeping into the wounds was warm, cool, and comfortable to the point that his soul wanted to fly out.
The comfort under extreme fatigue was so comfortable that it made people want to fall asleep. Niu Youdao desperately tried to maintain his consciousness, to stay awake, and not let himself fall asleep. If he couldn't inject the energy to transform his meridians at this time to strengthen them, not only would all his previous efforts be wasted, the damaged meridians would also be crippled, and he would no longer be able to circulate energy.
The reason was very simple. The meridians had expanded to this state, and they had already reached their limit. Once the wounds on the meridians healed, there was no way to make them expand and crack a second time. If they were to forcefully expand and crack them again, they would immediately explode.
As countless specks of starlight continued to evaporate, the light on the two pairs of light balls became dimmer and dimmer.
This process lasted for an unknown period of time. Niu Youdao no longer had the energy to calculate the time, and he only knew to persevere.
It was only until the brilliance that enveloped the two pairs of light balls completely disappeared, revealing the original body of gold and silver. The original body of gold and silver had also lost its luster, and was almost unable to rotate anymore that Niu Youdao finally stopped. He slowly opened his eyes, and everything in front of him was pitch black, and he couldn't see anything.
He wanted to move, but he found that he couldn't even move a finger. The slightest movement would cause unbearable pain, and the slightest movement would cause him to feel like he was about to collapse. His physical body could no longer maintain its balance, and he could only weakly call out, "Monkey … Monkey … Monkey …"
After calling out countless times, Yuan Fang's voice faintly came from outside, "Master Yuan, Daoye seems to be calling you." Yuan Fang's hearing was still very sensitive.
Light suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cave, and someone lifted the cloth curtain. When they really heard and confirmed that it was Niu Youdao's call, the footsteps of two people could be heard, and the sound of footsteps could be heard.
The light of a match lit up, and an oil lamp was lit at the corner.
Yuan Gang carried the oil lamp and approached Niu Youdao with Yuan Fang. They first smelled the scent of blood, and when they saw Niu Youdao's appearance, they were shocked. Niu Youdao looked as if he had been covered in a layer of blood, and a layer of crust had formed on the surface of his body. His face was unrecognizable, and his eyes were dim and powerless.
"Daoye, what happened to you?" Yuan Gang turned pale with fright, and he helped him up.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. Don't move me, I can't move now …" Niu Youdao shook his head weakly. He knew very well where the blood on his body came from. It seeped out from his pores when he had a breakthrough in his cultivation.
Yuan Gang hurriedly let go of him, and his usually expressionless face revealed a nervous expression. "Daoye, what do you want me to do now?"
Niu Youdao asked weakly, "How long have I been in seclusion?"
Yuan Fang immediately answered, "Nine days! Daoye, you've been in seclusion for nine days! "
Nine days? Niu Youdao smiled bitterly. He hadn't had a drop of water for nine days, no wonder he was so thirsty. His voice floated out from his throat, "Water … thirsty … water …"
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