Chapter 1 What is Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi?

What is Heaven and Earth spiritual qi?

This was the question An Qisheng had been pondering ever since he cultivated internal energy.

Was it the essence of the sun and moon?

The spiritual beauty of mountains and rivers?

Or the ubiquitous magnetic field and life energy between heaven and earth?

An Qisheng couldn't answer this question at this moment, but he knew that the world of Jiu Fu was filled with all kinds of spiritual qi.

These spiritual qi nourished all things, giving rise to creatures and spirituality.

Moreover, it helped to improve their essence.

The spiritual herbs, exotic animals, and even some rare minerals of this world all contained a great deal of spiritual qi.

Their composition might not be more complex than ordinary objects, but with the infusion of spiritual qi, they had become something completely different.

And humans were no exception.

However, compared to the passive acceptance of plants, animals, and minerals, humans with intelligence wanted more.

The martial arts cultivation in Jiu Fu World, from tempering the body, condensing internal energy, zhenqi (true energy), qi meridians, and even divine meridians, was all about the fusion of the human body with the spiritual qi of heaven and earth.

Throughout the entire process, the improvement of the physical body was secondary; the amount of heaven and earth spiritual qi was the path they pursued.

And for him, the existence of this spiritual qi allowed him to see a path forward that was absolutely impossible to see on Xuan Xing (his original world).

The mere existence of internal energy allowed his physical body, even before the 'Embryonic Breathing' was completed, to possess a physical body that all Dan-embracing grandmasters throughout Xuan Xing's history could not compare to.

After 'Embryonic Breathing' and the completion of blood exchange, his physical body reached a peak in a certain sense.

Although he had never truly fought, in terms of physical body alone, no one in the history of Xuan Xing had a stronger physical body than he did now.

Even a Divine Transformation expert could not reach his current level of physical body strength.

And this was only the effect of internal energy.

In the end, internal energy was nothing more than a gentle spiritual qi extracted from one's own life after living in the spiritual qi of heaven and earth for a long time, containing one's own unique imprint.

What about the real heaven and earth spiritual qi?

Of the qi meridian experts he had seen, only a few had tempered their physical bodies, most focusing on the cultivation of zhenqi, but even so, their physical bodies were still extremely strong.

"So this is what it means to be blessed by nature."

An Qisheng felt a sense of understanding.

Throughout the history of Xuan Xing, countless geniuses and outstanding figures abounded, and there were many with top-notch talent, comprehension, and spirit. However, due to the limitations of heaven and earth, even a sage like Wang Yangming, who appeared once in a thousand years, could not escape the shackles of heaven and earth.

This was the difference in worlds.

If they came to this world, what would happen?

An Qisheng understood in his heart that he was able to reach his current level from a dying old Taoist priest in just a few months, not because he was so powerful.

But because he inherited the legacy of his predecessors and stood on the shoulders of giants.

A world without heaven and earth spiritual qi, the research of countless geniuses and outstanding figures on the subtle aspects of the physical body, was by no means comparable to the martial artists in Jiu Fu World.

This had nothing to do with talent or comprehension, only with the environment.

Born into a wealthy family, one would not need to worry about how to split a penny in half to spend.

The fusion of two different but complementary martial arts systems had an effect that was far more than one plus one equals two.

Huff!

Suck!

Dividing a bit of his mind to circulate internal energy and blood, An Qisheng instantly entered a dream of himself.

He began to try the compatibility of various spiritual qi with his own internal energy to condense zhenqi.

First, the qi of the Great Sun.

Tong Zhengyang's Dragon-Tiger Pure Yang Skill was a top-notch zhenqi secret technique in the world. It guided the pure yang spiritual qi of the Great Sun to sink into the body, forming an intersection with one's own yuanqi (original qi), and then giving birth to pure yang qi.

Among the many zhenqi condensation methods he had collected, pure yang qi was second only to the two zhenqi condensation methods recorded in the Heavenly One Spirit-Seizing Scripture and the Skyscraper Rotating Wheel Method.

It was even better than the zhenqi condensed by Xue Chaoyang, Tuoba Chongguang, Zhao Changlin, Lan Da, Feng Zhenzong, and many other qi meridian completion experts.

Unfortunately, this Dragon-Tiger Pure Yang Skill and the subsequent Great White Extreme Gang Scripture for qi meridian completion, as well as the Containing Light Qi Refining Method for cultivating internal energy, were not completely compatible.

As a result, Tong Zhengyang could not make up for it later even if he wanted to.

In the dream, the inn.

An Qisheng entered the dream of himself, and after a slight sense, he led a scorching aura wandering between heaven and earth into his body from his brow.

Blazing!

Like swallowing a charcoal fire, his body was scorching hot.

However, his physical body was far superior to any martial artist in this world before condensing zhenqi, so the process that was a great enemy to other martial artists was a natural one for him.

With his current physical body, even swallowing a mouthful of lava would not cause much damage, let alone a strand of Great Sun spiritual qi separated by the distance of heaven and earth.

With a thought, internal energy rose up, like a surging river, receiving this strand of heaven and earth spiritual qi.

Spiritual qi was like fire, and internal energy was like water.

Between the intersection of water and fire, he only felt a sinking in his abdomen, as if a seed was slowly forming between the swirling zhenqi and internal energy.

"Pure Yang zhenqi is indeed domineering..."

An Qisheng shook his head slightly after a slight sense: "Unfortunately, it's still a bit lacking..."

The various spiritual qi between heaven and earth differed from each other, and individual physiques also differed. If the condensed internal energy and spiritual qi were not completely compatible, it would affect the progress of cultivation and the formation of qi meridians.

This was also the reason why many amazingly talented people, whose disciples were also extremely diligent, often found it difficult to achieve the accomplishments of their masters.

What was suitable for oneself was the best.

But once this process began, there was no room for regret once differences were discovered.

Not everyone had countless opportunities to try.

Changing his mind, An Qisheng began to try again.

"Pure Yang qi won't work... the qi of plants and trees is also a bit lacking... metal qi won't work..."

Trying again and again in the dream.

Again and again, spiritual qi entered his body, wanting to find the spiritual qi that was most compatible with him.

Outside, time passed, the sun set in the west, and the red moon hung high, it was already late at night.

At a certain moment, An Qisheng suddenly opened his eyes.

It seemed as if lightning flashed across the void, and the dim room instantly brightened.

The walls and houses seemed to no longer exist in An Qisheng's eyes. In his eyes, the endless night sky hanging with seven red moons was faintly reflected.

The dim starlight seemed insignificant under the illumination of the scarlet moonlight.

But in An Qisheng's eyes at this time, the endless starlight was more dazzling than any light.

What he was looking at was naturally not starlight.

Star spiritual qi was no different from other spiritual qi mixed in the world, or rather, star spiritual qi was originally classified as other spiritual qi.

Wasn't sun and moon spiritual qi star spiritual qi?

Star spiritual qi was the most complex spiritual qi in the world. It itself represented all spiritual qi.

Those who could be compatible with star spiritual qi would be compatible with any heaven and earth spiritual qi. An Qisheng naturally did not have such great fortune.

What he was paying attention to was the light itself.

"Light..."

An Qisheng muttered to himself.

In this world of Jiu Fu, was light itself also a kind of spiritual qi?

In Xuan Xing, the essence of light was a stream of photons in a specific frequency band, and its luminescence was only because the electrons in the light source gained extra energy.

Was light also spiritual qi?

An Qisheng did not think too much about whether the basic rules of the two worlds were the same, and if they were different, what were the differences.

He was a cultivator, not a scientist.

Thinking too much was meaningless.

Huff!

Suck!

The turning of many thoughts was only a moment.

An Qisheng, with his five hearts facing the sky, changed the rhythm of his breathing until he maintained it at an extremely strange frequency.

A wisp of formless and intangible, but real and unadulterated spiritual qi poured into his body from his brow.

Without the heat of the Great Sun spiritual qi, without the coldness of the moonlight, without the sharpness of the metal qi... but the internal energy in his body underwent an extremely violent reaction.

The blood seemed to boil completely.

After the fusion of internal energy and spiritual qi, it was like a large stone falling into the water, making a 'thump' sound that seemed real and unadulterated.

Inside his abdomen, the seed of zhenqi began to condense.

A wonderful feeling of harmony, compatibility, and fusion filled his entire body and mind.

Even with An Qisheng's current state of mind, he was slightly lost in thought.

This feeling was like completing the shortcomings of life, finding the most important thing. In an instant, the change of the physical body could not compare to the touch of the soul.

It took a long time for An Qisheng to recover.

Sensing slightly, the zhenqi in his abdomen slowly turned, flickering with light like a lamp.

"If I follow the steps without the help of elixirs, this process will take at least ten months to condense qi meridians..."

An Qisheng's mind turned.

There were two important points in condensing the seed of zhenqi: one was the strength of one's own internal energy, and the other was the efficiency of receiving heaven and earth spiritual qi.

With his current physical body, the efficiency of receiving heaven and earth spiritual qi naturally went without saying, but internal energy was his shortcoming.

In the short five or six months, even with the help of elixirs, the efficiency of his own cultivation of internal energy far exceeded that of ordinary people, but it was only barely comparable to that of Old Taoist Wang Quan before his internal energy was taken away.

However, he had been prepared for this matter for a long time. During the past month, while 'visiting' various sects, he also exchanged silver notes, gold and silver jewelry for many elixirs for backup.

With a thought, the prepared elixirs automatically flew out of his sleeves, the bottle stoppers fell off, and one elixir after another, as if they had life, jumped and fell into his mouth.

Hot air rolled in his abdomen, and the efficiency of internal energy circulation increased sharply.

Huff!

An Qisheng endured the pressure of the soaring internal energy and slowly closed his eyes.

At this moment, all the pores on his body were completely relaxed with his breathing, like large mouths, welcoming the arrival of heaven and earth spiritual qi.

Boom!

An Qisheng's body shook. With his current physical body, this surge of heaven and earth spiritual qi still shocked his mind.

Fortunately, he had already tried it in a dream and was prepared, so he withstood the entry of spiritual qi.

And outside, with his actions, huge changes also took place.

The already dim room suddenly fell into complete darkness!

It was as if the light had completely disappeared.

If someone was paying attention at all times, they would find that the room had completely disappeared from view.

Any gaze seemed unable to penetrate that layer of complete darkness, and it was as if even the gaze was completely sucked away by the existence in the room.

It was like a black hole.