After running with the fox for several hours, they went deeper into the jungle.
Reaching a cliff, Jiang Wen saw a cave.
Entering it, he suddenly felt alternating waves of hot and cold. Yan Gongli, unable to withstand the temperature, trembled in Jiang Wen's arms.
Jiang Wen protected her with his magic, which made her feel a little better.
"This should be the source of a spiritual vein," Yan Gongli said with some surprise. "Why would a spiritual vein source appear in a place like this? This place is not a treasure land of immortals, it's really strange."
Walking inside for about half an hour, winding through the curved passage, Jiang Wen finally saw a crystalline land.
In the cave, a clear pool glowed with a faint blue light, as if countless fireflies were dancing within, making it a stunning sight.
"It's actually a spirit spring formed by the convergence of spiritual veins! What a treasure!" Yan Gongli exclaimed, her eyes wide. "I've only seen this in ancient texts, I never thought I'd see the real thing today."
"What is the use of this spirit spring?" Jiang Wen asked.
"This spirit spring has many wonderful uses. A sip will prolong the life of a mortal and eliminate all diseases. If one drinks a hundred mouthfuls, they can shed their mortal form and gain spiritual roots! Cultivators can increase their cultivation by drinking it, and immersing themselves in it will result in a complete transformation, a reshaping of destiny. This kind of treasure is rare to see in ten thousand years. To think it would appear in this desolate land, you are truly envied for your luck," Yan Gongli said with a hint of jealousy.
You should know that consciousness is where human thought resides. If it cannot transcend the mortal body, consciousness will forever be shrouded in darkness. Qi refiners refine Qi into spirit, transforming the spirit in the sea of consciousness, taking the sea for their own use.
Because consciousness does not exist fundamentally, it is both illusory and real. It is not an exaggeration to say it doesn't exist. It is just like how you can absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but you cannot change it. But now, Jiang Wen found that there were actually spots of light in his sea of consciousness, although they were still very weak, it was no less than a thunderbolt striking Jiang Wen.
Sitting on the ground, Jiang Wen calmed down and focused his consciousness into his body. At that moment of Dao-heart clarity, he felt something breaking out of the ground within his body.
"The Dao is impermanent, the universe has its will."
Jiang Wen felt spiritual energy pouring into his body from all directions like a tidal wave, driving the movement of his skin.
The surroundings were completely dark, this was the sea of consciousness. Having long been accustomed to the darkness here, Jiang Wen was about to continue diving in when a faint light caught his attention. In this dark ocean, any light was enough to attract attention.
Mist rose from Jiang Wen's body. He closed his eyes and began to practice Tai Chi in the cave. His bare feet bypassed all obstacles. The unwillingness in his heart turned into determination, venting the frustration of the past few days.
What is spiritual energy? Different places have different names for it, it is an omnipresent power, all living things have spirit. This is the foundation, the cornerstone.
After a long time, Jiang Wen woke up from the heat, feeling full of energy with no place to vent it. So he began to practice his fist techniques on the spot. The originally balanced Tai Chi, after his modification, had a different kind of charm.
"People say, a true man should live upright and with great passion. Although most things in this world may not go my way, it cannot shake my will."
"As heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement."
"Kun embodies virtue through acceptance, Qian embodies strength through action."
Guarding his sea of consciousness with his mind, Jiang Wen understood that this was the most critical moment for transformation. Any slackness could lead to failure, and even make future transformations impossible. Using spiritual energy as a furnace, using water as a source, he used spiritual energy to temper his body, while the spirit spring prevented his body from being damaged by the excessive heat. Like the method of forging, using spiritual energy to forge, turning it into a hammer, striking it thousands of times, then quenching it in water to solidify it, only in this way can one achieve a transcendent body.
At this moment, the sound of applause rang out, and Yan Gongli praised from the side. This made him a little embarrassed. Although the last move looked powerful, it was actually just the accumulation of power from the previous punches, like layers of waves, one wave pushing the next, until finally forming a shocking wave sweeping across the seas.
"Hai!" Like the roar of a dragon, like the howl of a tiger. His stance was as steady as a mountain, and his fist was like a thunderbolt in the sky. When Jiang Wen opened his eyes, he realized that a deep hole had been punched into the wall in front of him.
The white fox called out to him a few times, signaling him to go into the spring.
However, his obsession was now gone. At this moment, his Dao-heart was clear, and he was no longer saddened and indignant about the injustices of this world. There seemed to be some changes in his body, but now was not the time to check. Looking at the fox and Yan Gongli in the cave, Jiang Wen waved his hand and closed his eyes to rest.
"This fox must have accidentally entered here and then developed intelligence. You saved it, so it brought you here. It's truly a stroke of luck. Why don't you go in and soak?" Yan Gongli pushed Jiang Wen, and Jiang Wen didn't stand on ceremony.
The path of transcendence begins with facing oneself. Without great will, how can one transcend? The path of cultivation, all methods return to their origin, cultivating oneself, walking the Dao-heart. If one cannot endure this kind of pain, then there is no way to talk about transformation.
"Strange, why is there a light in this consciousness?"
After taking off his upper clothes, he walked into the spirit spring.
Kun transforms into a swamp, and swamps change. Therefore, the changes of heaven and earth are in Qiankun Yin and Yang, transforming them into form, moving them into state, and not only limited to form without understanding its state. Regarding Tai Chi, Jiang Wen felt that he understood a lot more. No wonder the ancients called Kun 'virtue through acceptance' and Qian 'strength through action'. With all the frustration in his heart gone, recalling what happened just now, Jiang Wen felt much more comfortable.
His whole person fell into a state of desirelessness and hopelessness. His blood was boiling as never before, he felt the creation from the spirit spring, the fiery heat like a raging fire eroding his bone marrow from the surface of his skin. The cold spring water constantly extinguished the pain like thousands of needles, and the rising mist floated around him. At this moment, the temperature on his body surface was enough to ignite firewood and grill food. Even with such alternating pain of ice and fire, he did not have any expression, his expression was calm and peaceful, as if it were just an insignificant feeling.
Slowly approaching the ball of light, it was weak and warm, like the rising sun, making people unable to resist approaching it. Trying to touch the light, there was no response. In this chaotic sea of consciousness, the light was like a singularity, formless and shapeless, neither empty nor real. It could be felt, but it could not be touched. After struggling for a long time, Jiang Wen still didn't understand what this thing was or why it appeared in his sea of consciousness. His intuition told him that this thing had a great relationship with him.
His spirit returned to his body, and he stopped thinking about what that thing was. Jiang Wen fell into a deep sleep.
The transformation just now made him feel tired, he needed to rest well.
