Chapter 141 Return to Ming Dynasty, bound by destiny, Ming Dynasty in the palm of the hand, strange phenomena in heaven and earth, all living beings are shocked!
Heritage Pavilion, top floor.
The surroundings are shrouded in a heavy forbidden light, isolating it from all possible noise and interference from the outside world.
At this time, the candlelight was flickering inside the room, and the figure of Jiajing sitting cross-legged was illuminated by the candlelight in the inner room.
The ninth level of Qi training is the last small realm of the Qi training period. When one reaches this realm, there will be obvious special feelings inside and outside the body that are different from the past. This is a kind of perception of the nature of heaven and earth.
At this level, it can be said that the mortal body has completely undergone a transformation, followed by the sublimation of the spirit.
Afterwards, the primordial spirit will be born in the cultivator's sea of consciousness. The most obvious sign of the primordial spirit's appearance is divine consciousness.
Therefore, practicing Qi to the ninth level and then further up is a completely different experience from the previous eight levels.
Jiajing's face was as calm as water, his eyes were closed, his breathing was long, and the rich fire attribute spiritual energy around him was as sticky as a ribbon, and his chest rose and fell with his breathing.
At the same time, in the storage bag on his waist, transparent and sticky spiritual energy as thick as his index finger entered his body from all directions.
At first, Jiajing could still use his consciousness to guide the spiritual energy into his body, but as the number of fluctuations in his realm increased, Jiajing's entire consciousness had entered a mysterious chaos.
Afterwards, the absorption of spiritual energy was entirely the result of the first level of the "Emperor Sutra" in the body running on its own.
The spiritual source is like a tamed snake, traveling along specific meridian routes, and each cycle brings a subtle improvement.
Jiajing didn't know how long he had been practicing. Time seemed to have frozen here. The changes of the sun, moon and stars had lost their meaning to him. His mind was completely immersed in that chaos.
"Buzz." I don't know how long the technique has been running, the sticky, ribbon-like spiritual energy that spread all over the body suddenly vibrated, and Jiajing, who was in chaos, suddenly woke up.
"Wow!" As Jiajing woke up, fire-attributed spiritual energy began to flow, then wrapped around his entire body, forming a spiritual cocoon as tall as a person, and Jiajing's aura also rose.
"The realm has fluctuated for the third time!" After waking up, Jiajing was very familiar with the feeling of this kind of realm fluctuation.
Afterwards, Jiajing continued to practice with his eyes closed.
Soon, as the technique was put into practice, the mysterious sense of chaos from before reappeared, and Jiajing was not resistant to this feeling.
Because he discovered that every time he entered this state of chaos, his sea of consciousness and his destiny became clearer.
According to the description in the General Notes on Cultivation, this is the process by which a cultivator breaks through the foundation and gives birth to spiritual consciousness.
When he can free himself from this sense of chaos, that will be the time when he successfully builds his foundation and gives birth to his spiritual consciousness.
Consciousness returns to confusion and then repeats over and over again.
Nine times in a row, which also means that the realm has fluctuated nine times.
Outside the inheritance pavilion, the sun rises and the moon sets, the moon sets and the sun rises again, winter goes and spring comes, spring goes again, and another half a year has passed in a hurry.
According to the time of the Ming Dynasty, it was already the first half of the 42nd year of Jiajing.
However, at this time, Jiajing no longer had a clear concept of time. When the realm fluctuation occurred for the ninth time, he was able to escape from that sense of chaos at any time.
There seemed to be something in the darkness of the sea of consciousness. It would appear in a moment, but it could never be seen.
Jiajing knew it was divine consciousness!
In the past, when the cultivation realm fluctuated to a critical number, one could clearly feel the realm barrier.
But this time, there was no realm barrier ahead, but rather layers of fog, endless and boundless. He knew he had to break out, but he didn't know the direction or where to go.
"Huh!" After the spiritual energy subsided and dissipated, Jiajing exhaled a breath of turbid air and opened his eyes. "It seems that I am not the legendary peerless genius in the world of immortal cultivation."
After saying this, Jiajing shook his head slightly, opened his palm, and a pill the size of a quail egg that looked like a beautiful jade appeared.
Foundation-building pill, a must-have item on the path of cultivation.
Of course, it is rumored that there are some geniuses who are favored by heaven and earth and can break through the foundation without the foundation-building pill.
Well, a genius who doesn't need a foundation-building pill to break through is a genius, but a genius who needs a foundation-building pill to break through is not necessarily a mediocre person.
In the world of cultivating immortals, what people fight for is length, not a single breath.
According to some legendary ancient books, there are many people who used foundation-building pills to break through before building their foundation and ascended to become immortals.
Although there are few who have broken through on their own without relying on the Foundation Establishment Pill and eventually become like everyone else, there are still some.
Therefore, it is not shameful to take the Foundation Establishment Pill to achieve a breakthrough.
He put the foundation-building pill into his mouth and chewed it gently a few times. As the pure energy exploded from his mouth and was swallowed into his stomach, the 'Bodhi Seed of Enlightenment' also appeared in Jiajing's hand.
"Swish!" With a light pinch of the index finger and thumb, the shell on the surface of the Bodhi seed that seemed to be sealed by stone broke directly, revealing the brown Bodhi seed inside, which looked ordinary.
After entering the world of cultivating immortals, Jiajing discovered that pills don't necessarily have to have a fragrant aroma, and magical objects don't necessarily have to be glowing with precious light. Instead, ordinary ones are the majority.
Just like this "Enlightenment Bodhi Seed", if you don't rub off the stone-like shell, it will be just a stone if you throw it on the ground. If you rub it off and throw it on the ground, well, you can't find it at all.
But who would have thought that this thing is extremely important even to the Jindan stage cultivators, and even the Yuanying stage cultivators value it very much?
A mountain is famous not because of its height, but because of the immortals living there; a river is magical not because of its depth, but because of the dragons living there; treasures belong to those who are virtuous and have destiny.
Sometimes, it is just an unintentional glance, the virtuous and the destined person will get it, but others will not.
Putting away the momentary insights in his mind, Jiajing quickly moved, put the Bodhi seed in his mouth, then closed his eyes and began to practice.
The warm and powerful medicinal power transformed from the Foundation Establishment Pill began to flow and blend throughout the limbs and bones.
The moment the medicine entered his body, Jiajing could clearly feel an unprecedented heat surging in his body, as if countless tiny flames were burning in his body, which was both painful and full of vitality.
His meridians became stronger under the stimulation of the medicine, and the speed of the flow of spiritual energy also increased significantly, as if countless streams converged into a river, and his consciousness once again entered chaos.
Unlike the previous times, the current Jiajing can still remain sober even in chaos.
"Swish!" Suddenly, Jiajing found himself on a lawn, surrounded by endless fog.
"This is..." This sudden scene made Jiajing stunned, but then he suddenly realized that everything in front of him was just the embodiment of his desire to break through the realm in his mind.
And all of this was created for him by Bodhizi.
"Om!" At this moment, a layer of golden ripples suddenly appeared in the fog ahead. It was the Bodhi seed.
The golden light flickered and circled around Jiajing, as if indicating something. The next moment, it suddenly turned into a straight ray of light and rushed into the depths of the fog.
Seeing this, Jiajing's eyes focused, he took a deep breath, and rushed up following the straight line.
Bodhizi told him, follow me, I will take you out, and once you get out of this layer of fog, you will be able to break through the foundation!
This feeling is so solid and reassuring.
This made Jiajing smile involuntarily, and he rushed forward in the fog without hesitation.
"Is this the meaning and function of the elixir, the thing that brings enlightenment? This feeling is really intoxicating!" Jiajing's eyes were shining, staring at the straight golden line in front of him, and he ran.
No matter how thick the fog is, no matter how many roads suddenly appear around him, he just needs to follow the golden line, it's that simple.
If the Foundation Establishment Pill gave him physical support so that he could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, then the 'Enlightenment Bodhi Seed' was equivalent to cheating, taking him directly to the finish line.
At this moment, Jiajing realized the meaning of taking drugs!
At this moment, taking drugs to cultivate immortality took on a concrete form in his mind.
If someone asked him what the difference was between practicing with pill stacking and ordinary practice, he would describe the feeling in detail.
In the outside world, on the top floor of the Inheritance Pavilion, the blazing fire-attributed spiritual energy began to riot, and the spiritual energy in the storage bag continued to pour in.
The first level of the 'Emperor's Scripture' was running wildly in Jiajing's body. At the same time, the palace route of the second level of the Scripture in his body began to be penetrated by spiritual energy under the operation of this powerful Scripture.
This is the benefit of superior skills!
A complete set of exercises covers the entire range of Qi training to Mahayana practice. Every time a realm is broken through, the second level of exercises will follow in a consistent manner, allowing for seamless connection between breakthroughs.
Unlike those "popular" martial arts techniques, after practicing the Qi-inducing technique, you have to change the technique and practice it again to open up a new route. You also have to adapt in the process, which is too troublesome.
Time passes.
In the blink of an eye, another half a year has passed.
Jiajing didn't know how long he had been running on the endless foggy grass slope.
Finally, he saw the end of the fog!
In front of them was a transparent light curtain connecting heaven and earth, and at the edge of the light curtain, the Bodhi seeds were jumping and waiting.
The Bodhi seed was jumping up and down, signaling him to rush forward. If he rushed forward, he would break through to the Foundation Establishment Stage!
"Is it about to break through?" Without giving it much thought, Jiajing focused his eyes, made up his mind, and rushed forward.
And the moment he rushed through the light curtain, his whole body merged with the golden Bodhi seed and turned into a stream of light.
In the sea of consciousness, the natal light was rippling with layers of golden ripples, and in the space of the sea of consciousness, golden energy gathered from all directions.
When Jiajing passed through the light curtain, his pupils shrank slightly. He saw the scenery behind the light curtain, which turned out to be his sea of consciousness!
Below is his natal Ming Dynasty!
His body was condensing bit by bit, and a faint golden light was emerging around him.
"Boom!" As the violent fire-attributed spiritual energy from the outside world vibrated, it turned into a hurricane and poured into Jiajing's body. Everything calmed down, and a breath that was countless times stronger than the previous Qi Refining Stage floated.
Foundation building stage, accomplished!
At this moment, in his sea of consciousness, Jiajing also understood that his current self was not the conscious body before but the real spiritual consciousness.
As for the faint golden light on his body, it was actually the effect of the Bodhi seeds.
"Buzz buzz buzz." At this moment, the Ming Dynasty in front of him suddenly rippled, as if cheering. The imperial seal also appeared at this moment, and then it rotated in front of Jiajing.
Jiajing could feel that the meaning conveyed to him by his natal object was to bind it as soon as possible.
Taking a deep breath, Jiajing did not rush to take the next step. Instead, his mind moved and his consciousness disappeared into the sea of consciousness.
In the inner room of the Heritage Pavilion, Jiajing turned into a stream of light, surrounding himself and seeing himself sitting cross-legged in the inner room.
The release of spiritual consciousness is a sign of the foundation-building stage!
Afterwards, Jiajing's spiritual consciousness came to the lower floors of the Heritage Pavilion, and then extended all the way out, seeing the little ones on the first floor of the Heritage Pavilion who were borrowing books and registering consciously.
Then it extended all the way to the sky above the Inheritance Pavilion, overlooking the entire sect. However, when it rose to a certain level, Jiajing encountered some obstacles and a transparent light curtain appeared in front of him.
This is the sect's protective formation! With a thought in his mind, Jiajing took out his elder token, and then the protective formation created a ripple, releasing his consciousness.
The spiritual consciousness climbed all the way up to the sky. However, when the spiritual consciousness was about to touch the clouds, it couldn't even penetrate the clouds and could no longer go up. The range of the spiritual consciousness in the foundation-building period is limited.
From the ground to the clouds, well, the height of the clouds does not even reach the minimum flight altitude of the shuttle, which is only three hundred feet.
The shuttle's flight altitude is divided into low cloud layer, middle cloud layer and high cloud layer in the sky layer division.
According to the standards given by the academy, the height from the ground to the low cloud layer is 360 zhang, the height from the ground to the middle cloud layer is 1,800 zhang, and the height from the ground to the high cloud layer is 2,700 zhang.
"In the foundation-building stage, the upper limit of the spiritual consciousness is three hundred feet. If I am the center, it is roughly..." Foundation building is an overall improvement in the level of life, so Jiajing's brain calculates very quickly, "The approximate coverage of the spiritual consciousness is about 4,700 acres of land."
"Oh," thinking about it, Jiajing shook his head and chuckled, "What's the point? With the Ming Dynasty in my hands, I can try to rule the world at any time. What I should really care about is... my life span!"
"The maximum lifespan of a mortal is 100 years. When one reaches the Qi training stage, the upper limit of lifespan is 150 years. When one reaches the foundation building stage, the upper limit is 300 years..."
"Throughout history, since the unification of the country by the First Emperor, there has not been a dynasty that lasted for 300 years. I am as old as the dynasty..."
Three hundred years old, from a mortal's perspective, is already an eternity.
At this moment, Jiajing's heart was filled with emotion!
He couldn't help but think of his previous efforts to practice Taoism and seek immortality, which ended up in vain, and the many stigmas he had inscribed in history books. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions.
After a long time, Jiajing suppressed his emotions, looked around the top floor of the Heritage Pavilion, and sighed, "It's time to go back."
From the little guys downstairs, I learned from their mouths that I have been in seclusion for a year and a half. At this time, it should be the beginning of the 43rd year of Jiajing in the Ming Dynasty.
With a wave of his hand, Jiajing set up several restrictions on the top floor of his inheritance pavilion, then went to the inner room and lay down on the bed.
In fact, most people in the Qi Refining stage also have to maintain the basic habits of mortals, such as eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
However, some cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage can take elixirs and use talismans to cleanse the impurities in their bodies.
Like most wealthy monks, they have an endless supply of spiritual energy and do not need to think about worldly matters.
Jiajing naturally belongs to the latter.
As the sect gradually became more prosperous, the rent collected from the wild market, as a high-ranking member of the sect, Jiajing had no shortage of spiritual resources. When practicing, he naturally did not need to worry about the mundane matters of fasting.
But Jiajing was used to being clean, and he didn't have much else on him, but he had countless cheap "cleaning talismans".
His thoughts moved Daming, and as he closed his eyes, ripples began to appear in the space. As his cultivation level broke through the foundation, Jiajing could clearly feel the changes in the four seasons and the rich spiritual energy between heaven and earth.
With his eyes open, Jiajing looked at the familiar dim room. He sat up from the abode and looked out the window at the dim morning light that was entering the hall through the gaps in the doors and windows.
It was just getting dark when we left the world of cultivating immortals, so it was naturally just dawn on the Ming side.
With a thought in his mind, his spiritual sense extended out, instantly covering the entire palace. In an instant, he knew everything about the palace. Naturally, he also saw Lu Fang who was practicing meditation in the small courtyard next to the backyard of Yuxi Palace.
Well, a year and a half has passed, and Lu Fang's cultivation level of the first level of Qi training has also deepened a lot.
In March of the 41st year of Jiajing's reign, Jiajing's cultivation weakened three times. At that time, he had not yet returned to the world of cultivating immortals. At that time, he only had 250 taels of spiritual energy left.
Before leaving, he left 30 taels for Lu Bing, hoping that he could break through the first level of Qi training. Prince Yu and Prince Jing were still far from breaking through the first level of Qi training. Their life force was not as good as Lu Fang's. 12 taels each were enough to complete the process of drawing Qi into the body. According to Jiajing's previous plan, when he came back three years later, the two of them would almost be able to break through the first level of Qi training.
Lu Fang had just broken through to the first level of Qi training. It would cost too much to break through to the second level, and it would be impossible without several thousand taels.
Therefore, he left behind fifty taels of spiritual energy. These fifty taels of spiritual energy were for him to consolidate his cultivation. Now that Lu Fang was cultivating, his storage bag had no more spiritual energy to supply him. Apparently, the spiritual energy had been used up. Relying on the little spiritual energy in the spiritual field courtyard, he could only barely maintain his daily meditation and cultivation.
As for himself, he left one hundred and fifty taels, returned to the world of cultivating immortals, and then used three months to break through the sixth level of Qi training.
After recalling what happened before he left the Ming Dynasty last time, Jiajing did not go to see Lu Fang immediately.
Instead, he spread out his palms, and the next moment, ripples in the space began to "buzz", and then a golden sphere, wrapping up the natal Ming, appeared on his palms.
That’s right, since the birth of his spiritual consciousness, he can directly summon his life force with his physical body, which is something every cultivator can do.
However, in the world of cultivating immortals, cultivators will not easily show their own natal objects to others. They usually use their natal objects, so I have never seen anyone take out their natal objects.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, Jiajing could be said to have no natural enemies, so he naturally did not need to worry about this. Jiajing looked at the actions of all living beings in the Ming Dynasty in his palm with a serious face.
"Wow!" Suddenly Jiajing waved his hand, and the Ming Dynasty in his palm suddenly enlarged and appeared in the hall.
Then he waved his hand, and Daming became smaller again, wrapped in a golden ball of light, as small as a toy.
I hold the great light in my palm, and the world is like everything in it to me!
Jiajing had a premonition that if he tied himself to the Ming Dynasty and regarded it as his life object, then the entire Ming Dynasty would be at his mercy.
"Natural disasters are worldwide, and this Ming Dynasty belongs to me alone. I wonder if I can fight against the entire force of nature..." Thinking of this, Jiajing's eyes flickered.
"So what?" Jiajing raised his hand, and his Ming Dynasty slowly floated in front of him. He said in a low voice, "If we can't fight against the whole world, then we will include the whole world in the territory of Ming Dynasty."
"Roar!" Invisibly, it seemed as if there was a roar of an evil dragon. The successful establishment of the foundation and the birth of spiritual consciousness meant that the entire Ming Dynasty could be bound. The greed that had been suppressed in Jiajing's heart completely erupted.
There is no emperor who doesn't want to expand his territory, and Jiajing is no exception!
"Huh," Jiajing exhaled lightly, then circulated his skills and calmed down the ambition in his heart, "It's time to bind the Ming Dynasty."
As he spoke, his natal object floated and hovered in front of him.
The reason why he did not bind his destiny to his own in the world of cultivating immortals was because he took his destiny into consideration and was worried that something unexpected would happen. In addition, he had originally planned to return to Ming Dynasty, so it would be the same if he came back and bound his destiny to his own.
Now that Li Changqing has set his sights on him, even though he seems to have forgotten about it, it doesn't mean that he has really given up. Maybe the entire Daming Immortal Sect is already under his surveillance.
So it can never be too cautious.
The binding of the natal and natal objects is not complicated. You only need to separate a wisp of spiritual consciousness to connect the natal and natal objects. Well, it is like using a rope to bind two objects together.
However, this rope is the spiritual consciousness, or to put it more bluntly, the primordial spirit, while one end of the object is the natal body and the other end is the natal object.
With his eyes closed, Jiajing's consciousness emerged from between his eyebrows.
The entire Ming Dynasty is the natal object, so Jiajing's body can also be regarded as a part of the natal object.
It's like using a rope to tie a teapot, with one end of the rope tied to the handle of the teapot. By binding the handle, you are also binding the teapot.
The spiritual consciousness transformed into the appearance of Jiajing, standing between his natal Ming Dynasty and his own body. With a thought in his mind, he put his finger on the center of his eyebrows, and then a transparent tendon as thick as a finger appeared.
This is certainly not a tendon, but a wisp of spiritual consciousness.
The essence of spiritual consciousness is the primordial spirit. Therefore, in the world of cultivating immortals, some books talk about spiritual consciousness, some say it is the primordial spirit, and some are more direct and talk about soul. This is related to the customary name.
It's just like some places call tigers "big insects" and some places call them "General Yin". The principle is basically the same.
"Where should I bind?" Holding the spiritual consciousness like a tendon in his hand, Jiajing looked at his natal Ming Dynasty in front of him and thought in his heart.
With a thought in his mind, the Ming Dynasty magnified, and without thinking, Jiajing looked towards the palace in front of him.
Jiajing originally wanted to tie it to his own dragon throne, but later shook his head and rejected it. He thought of somewhere in Yuxi Palace, but felt that it was not very suitable, and he could not find a suitable spot.
"Why not tie up the entire palace?" Suddenly, Jiajing's mind moved, and he looked at the entire palace. Since it would be inappropriate to tie up a corner of the palace, it would be better to tie up the entire palace.
The Ming Dynasty began to shrink, and Jiajing did not hesitate to directly absorb his consciousness into the "Huagai Palace".
Well, after all, Huagai Hall is the center of the entire imperial palace.
"Bang!" The spiritual consciousness directly escaped from under the "Huagai Palace", went deep into the ground, and then drilled out directly from the sky above Benming Daming. One end of a transparent tendon was controlled by the mind, and the transparent tendon was tied into a knot and fixed.
Then, Jiajing took the other end and brought it to his body. This time, without thinking too much, he directly controlled the other end and tied a knot on his right wrist.
"Buzz!" Almost at the moment of binding, the natal Ming Dynasty trembled violently, and the next moment Jiajing found that his consciousness was sucked in by an uncontrollable suction force and directly absorbed into the sea of consciousness.
Almost at the same time, his original body's eyes suddenly opened.
"Buzz buzz buzz." The life began to tremble violently. The life that was originally shrouded in gray fog instantly dissipated at this moment. The whole life was trembling, as if it was excited and cheering.
Then, Jiajing saw dark clouds suddenly gather in the sky above his natal Ming Dynasty.
Then suddenly, a muffled thunder sounded in my ears.
It was already bright outside the window, and at that moment, the sky darkened again.
This sudden scene made the officials and common people throughout the Ming Dynasty who got up early subconsciously look up.
However, it would not matter if he did not raise his head. Once he raised his head, all the subjects in the entire Ming Dynasty were stunned.
Some timid subjects even knelt down on the spot and began to pray to God.
I saw dark clouds rolling like waves in the sky.
And deep in the dark clouds, a pair of golden eyes, deep in the clouds, looked down at the whole world. From those eyes, two huge golden rays of light, like blades, burst out.
Some people even vaguely saw a blurry but certain human face deep in the clouds, and a vague but faint shadow of a torso below the face.
This, this is clearly a person, looking down on the whole world!
Oh my god, it happened?!
Of course, the people who were most shocked and doubtful at this moment were Prince Yu, Prince Jing, Lu Fang, as well as the Yan Party and the Qingliu.
After all, they knew about the existence of immortals, and some of them even knew that they had become officials in the Immortal Dynasty.
Seeing this at this moment, it was like a miracle from God. Everyone felt as if they had been hit hard, with huge waves rising in their hearts.
Immortal, definitely an immortal, why did the immortal suddenly show up in the world? Overlooking the entire Ming Dynasty?!
Could it be that the Emperor has angered the Immortal? !
Otherwise, why is there no news from the palace? !
In an instant, not to mention Yan Song and others, they were shocked and confused, and a huge storm was set off.
Even Lu Fang, Lu Bing and Hai Rui, the three people who knew that the person who was buried in Yinshan that day was not an immortal but an insider of the emperor, were shocked at this moment.
After all, they also wondered in their hearts where the emperor's magic came from. It could only have been bestowed by an immortal.
The immortal suddenly acted like this, and looking at his eyes that were solemnly examining the world, it seemed as if he contained supreme majesty.
Could it be that something happened between the immortal and the emperor? After all, it has been more than a year and the emperor has not come out.
This retreat is longer than any previous one.
There was no news coming out of the palace. Besides, if the immortals wanted to inspect the human world, given the emperor's respect for the immortals, how could he not make preparations?
Lu Fang didn't have time to think and rushed to Yuxi Palace in a hurry!
"..."
I'm a bit busy today, I'll update 7K+ first, there will be more later, maybe later~~
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