Chapter 277 - 111 "Zen Meditation Travel Study Plan" (8200 words)
Chapter 111 [Zen Meditation Travel Study Plan] (8200 words)
Originating from the same source?
Chen Yan’s expression shifted!
Gu Qingyi continued: "Whether one later pursues the path of combat techniques or the path of refining the Primordial Spirit, all cultivators start by sensing the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi, manipulating it. They draw the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi into their bodies, using the Qi to nourish their physical form.
Actually, so-called body refining, from this perspective, means that all cultivators, whether practicing combat techniques or refining the Primordial Spirit, initially go through ’body refining’—using Qi to nourish their flesh.
The nourishment from Qi can make the body strong.
From skin and hair to flesh, blood, muscles, bones, and internal organs.
The nourishment from Qi is comprehensive, it permeates everywhere, fully enhancing the flesh of the cultivator, making their body stronger from all aspects without any weak spots."
Chen Yan nodded: "That’s right, the steps I took when I first started cultivation were undoubtedly the same. Qi nourishing the body."
"Indeed. This can be considered the foundation of body refining, the basis all cultivators must experience. That’s why I said, from the very beginning, both body refining and spirit refining originate from the same source!" Gu Qingyi’s tone was serious.
"Then, what happened next? Since they share the same origin, why did they diverge later?"
Gu Qingyi sighed: "Because, the nourishing effect of Qi on the physical body diminishes significantly over time."
She looked at Chen Yan: "You have reached the Guiyuan Realm now. But, because your cultivation time is too short, you ascended to the Guiyuan Realm like a rocket, so the period your body has been nourished by Qi has been brief. You will continue to benefit from Qi nourishment for a long time ahead, and your body will keep getting stronger from it.
But! Ordinary cultivators do not have the same opportunities as you.
Ordinary cultivators, even the most talented, take years to reach the Guiyuan Realm.
So, except for your exceptional case, other cultivators reaching the Guiyuan Realm will have experienced years of Qi nourishment, making their physical strength far surpass yours now.
However..."
Gu Qingyi’s tone shifted strongly, she said sternly: "Regardless of the speed of realm progression in the domain realm, ordinarily, the period during which Qi nourishes and enhances the body will not exceed thirty years!
From our understanding and speculation, the nurturing effect of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi on the human body has a ceiling.
Individual qualifications and physical talent may vary, so thirty years may be longer or shorter. But in the domain realm, for most cultivators, the nourishing effect of Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi takes no more than thirty years.
If one’s physical talent is extraordinary, this process may reach its peak in a few years.
If talent is lacking, it may take thirty years to reach the limit, and Qi will no longer nourish the body—because, innately, the body’s capacity to absorb Qi has its limit."
Chen Yan frowned, contemplating: "Thirty years?"
"That’s in cases of poor talent," Gu Qingyi shook her head, smiling: "It rarely takes longer than that. Anyone able to enter the cultivation path and meet the basic threshold should have some talent. Ordinary people who can’t cultivate can’t absorb Qi to nourish themselves either."
Continuing, she said slowly: "But, regardless of talent, once the ceiling of Qi nourishment for the body is reached, the strengthening of the physical form halts!
Even the most talented individuals, through Qi nourishment, will achieve: immunity to disease, impervious to water and fire, unaffected by temperature extremes, resistant to blades and swords."
"So, I haven’t reached this ’complete’ state yet, I’ll still need to nourish my body for a long time," Chen Yan mused.
Gu Qingyi shook her head: "It’s uncertain. This depends on individual talent. The state I mentioned is achieved by those with exceptional talent. Those with lesser talent may only reach immunity to common ailments and a healthier physique."
Noting Chen Yan’s expression, Gu Qingyi continued: "But, even reaching the best state I described—Qi nourishing the body to its fullest—this level of physical strength is still insufficient for a realm breakthrough to become a Celestial Being!"
"Realm-breaking to become a Celestial Being is very difficult, right?"
"Of course!" Gu Qingyi’s expression turned gravely serious, her voice lowered: "Transitioning from a mortal cultivator to an extraordinary cultivator is not a trivial matter! That requires undergoing a celestial tribulation!
Thus, even if a cultivator’s body has been fully nourished by Qi, and even if those with the best physical talent have been cultivated to be impervious to blades and swords... Even if you could make your body as hard as metal and stone! A single strike of heavenly lightning would turn iron into blood!
If cultivation were solely reliant on Qi nourishing the body, cultivators would be stopped short of the Celestial Human Realm!"
Chen Yan sighed: "So, they diverged, is that right?"
"Yes!" Gu Qingyi said slowly: "Primordial Spirit refining and body refining conflict inherently. Cultivators must choose one path.
Those refining the Primordial Spirit abandon further physical cultivation, relying on the power of their Primordial Spirit to wield stronger Divine Techniques and spells, using arrays, talismans, magical artifacts, to combat celestial tribulations during realm breakthroughs!
Meanwhile, body refining cultivators seek ways to exclusively refine their physical form, using various methods to strengthen and temper their bodies.
It is said that in ancient times, body cultivators in the domain realm would battle waves in great rivers, hammering themselves with iron tools and giant hammers, absorbing lightning during rainstorms, and consumed poisons to enhance their bodies...