Starting Cultivation During a Trip

Chapter 249: Chapter 149: The Three Corpses Primordial Pill in Yujing City! Stealing Life from Death, Golden Lotus Born in the Fire

”What!?”

Ma Buting’s face suddenly changed upon hearing the words.

...

Fifth floor, library.

As soon as he entered, Zhang Fan caught a whiff of the scent of books, like incense wafting, akin to medicinal aromas that invigorate, bringing an indescribable comfort and joy.

”The Daoist Scriptures here are all ancient secret manuscripts, you can browse them at your leisure,” Sui Chunsheng introduced.

”I still have work, take your time reading.”

”You go ahead, thanks.”

Zhang Fan nodded, watched as Sui Chunsheng left, then turned and immersed himself into the ocean of knowledge.

It must be said, the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance’s collection of books is so rich that it lets one glimpse the predecessors’ aspiration to seek Dao up in the heavens, their wisdom taking them from the extraordinary to the saintly, their compassion for the world, and their kindness in paving the way for future generations.

From ancient times, Daoist Sect cultivators feared the leakage of celestial secrets and did not dare speak plainly about Daoist Skills, thus there are symbols for medicine, furnace, and fire time, allegories for heaven and earth, water and fire, dragon and tiger, lead and mercury, and many encrypted sayings.

Yet still, there are those like Ancestor Master Chunyang and Sea Toad Ancestor Liu, who pity the world for not knowing the Golden Core Dao and falling into sideways paths, therefore leaving Elixir Book Secret Scrolls and transmitting techniques for cultivation.

”Life and spirit are originally one in innate nature, in postnatal one must cultivate them fully. Approximately, the merit of action achieves life, the Dao of non-action achieves spirit, when both are achieved, action becomes non-action, postnatal becomes innate, this is the supreme true Dao...”

”The two sects of life and spirit, the sect of spirit is the source of wondrous awareness beyond saint and common; everyone can hear it; the sect of life is the effect of the Golden Core transitioning from extraordinary to saintly; without a true master, there is no way to be enlightened...”

Zhang Fan, ravenously, read through a copy of the Elixir Book Secret Scroll, his breath gradually settled into a state of unity, his consciousness became tranquil, the Primordial Spirit suddenly ascended, thoughts raced like lightning, fleeting in an instant, spiritual light like the stars and rivers, vast and boundless...

Suddenly, within his mind, light and shadows surged, as if dust-covered memories rose and fell at this moment.

”Mom, today’s a day off, I don’t have to practice.”

At the Zhang Family’s Old Mansion, a young Zhang Fan complained sleepily.

The celestial light had not yet dawned, lifting his head he could faintly see the westward setting bright moon.

”Your dad’s not home today, so I can teach you these.”

Gentle yet firm words echoed in Zhang Fan’s mind, in memory, his mother’s figure remained indistinct.

”Why?” the young Zhang Fan grumbled unhappily.

”What your dad teaches you is the craft passed down within the Zhang Family, what I teach you now is the secret mind transmission.”

His mother’s words carried a hint of seriousness, lacking the day-to-day playful banter, the motherly affection.

”If you want to cultivate immortality, you must cultivate to celestial immortality... In ’Zhou Yi’, the heavens are represented by Qian. Qian is the body of Pure Yang, pure and refined in essence, firm and indestructible, the eternal nature of Dharma, the Primordial Spirit that doesn’t perish through countless tribulations. Because the celestial body is Pure Yang, it symbolizes Qian as the heavens, incomparable to the heavens of the Three Realms...”

His mother’s words made the young Zhang Fan’s eyes well with confusion, seeming as if yes or no, as if he was hearing the Celestial Book.

”To cultivate to the Pure Yang Wuji Realm, the key lies in [Reverse], the top Inner Core Techniques are all reverse immortal methods, even the Nine Great Inner Elixir Methods are no exception...”

”Water and fire intersect to produce medicine, heaven and earth intersect to obtain the elixir, always reversing to wondrous use, but truly few can understand this principle.”

His mother continued speaking to herself, completely ignoring whether the young Zhang Fan understood.

”The common way speaks of Yin and Yang, fire arises from wood, water arises from metal, proceeds in order, life transforms to killing. Therefore, the Five Elements proceeding in order is the Dharma Realm Fire Pit, in ’Scripture of the Secret Talisman’ referred to as great disaster, certainly obstructing the Alchemy Dao...”

”Reversal to wondrous use, water transforms to life for metal, fire transforms to life for wood, reversing back, killing transforms to life, what is called the Five Elements in reversal, Seven Treasures of the Earth...”

At this point, his mother grabbed the young Zhang Fan’s small hand, her eyes condensed into a line, solemnly advising.

”Cultivation is about stealing life within the killing tides, reversing to technique, killing transforms to life...”

”If you can control your fate, only then can you plant a Golden Lotus in the fire, little Fanfan, if you can grow a Golden Lotus from that True Flame... grasp the wondrous use, your technique is complete.”

Her words, like a grand bell’s big note, resounded deafeningly, echoing in Zhang Fan’s mind.

”Reversal to wondrous use, Lotus Born in the Fire House!!”

Zhang Fan’s body suddenly trembled, his Primordial Spirit emerged, yet True Flame blazed brightly, not burning everything, only searing this body, in an instant, a terrifying aura surged forth, soaring sky-high, radiating power mightily.

”Hmm!?”

At this moment, in an apartment in southern Yujing City.

A flickering candle flame by the bedside suddenly extinguished, and the sleeping Li Yishan suddenly opened his eyes, rose, and looked out the window, towards the Jiangnan Province Daoist Alliance.