149: Chapter 146 What is Transformation Force?

"By the way, you are also at the Dark Energy level now. Tell me, what is your understanding of Transformation Energy?"

Zhang Youdao suddenly changed the subject and played coy, which nearly choked Li Changsheng to death.

Speaking of Transformation Energy... Li Changsheng had no choice but to rack his brain.

In books, he had read some remarks by Grandmasters from the Republican era, stating that Transformation Energy is the skill of training the spirit to return to the void and washing the marrow.

Training Dark Energy to the point of extreme softness and smoothness is called the peak of softness, the end of Dark Energy. The end of soft energy is the beginning of Transformation Energy.

It sounded a bit confusing, but after careful consideration, Li Changsheng understood it generally as training one's power to be extremely soft and smooth, and that the ultimate of soft energy is Transformation Energy.

But is this soft energy just the literal meaning? That shouldn't be right!

Xingyi Fist has many techniques for generating soft energy, but mastering these techniques didn't make him leap into the Transformation Energy Realm. If it were really that easy, wouldn't Transformation Energy be something anyone could achieve casually?

After holding it in for a long time, Li Changsheng could only say: "Receive, transform, emit?"

"Cough! Cough!"

Hearing this, Zhang Youdao choked on his tea. Seeing this, Li Changsheng hurriedly massaged the old man, afraid that the old man, who hadn't kicked the bucket in the bedroom yet, would be sent off by his own words.

"You brat, don't spout nonsense if you don't understand!"

Zhang Youdao glared at him, caught his breath, calmed his mind, and then said.

"Regarding the so-called Transformation Energy, previous Grandmasters once said that the end of soft energy is the beginning of Transformation Energy."

"What the Grandmasters said was just a summary; at first glance, it is indeed not easy to understand, but there is a very good example."

"If an enemy suddenly attacks, a Transformation Energy expert can know it in their heart. Even if the attack wasn't intentional, their mind would have already reacted immediately."

"This is a type of perception possessed by Transformation Energy experts; within three zhang, they can discern falling flowers and leaves. When facing an enemy, they have the reaction of a cicada sensing the autumn wind before it moves."

"It is said that the standard for achieving Transformation Energy is as if one has a blood connection with all things, having the effect of sharp ears and bright eyes, and returning to a youthful state."

"Of course, this might be a bit exaggerated, but if one can step into the Transformation Energy Realm before the age of forty, maintaining a physical condition and youthful appearance that is more enduring than ordinary people is certain."

"Little do people know, some Internal Martial Arts experts, having cultivated to an extremely profound Realm, even if they are advanced in age, still have eyes that are bright and piercing, as if a divine light is flashing. Their complexion is rosy, and even at eighty or ninety, they still have the appearance of a crane-haired child-faced sage."

Hearing this, Li Changsheng was stunned and couldn't help but look at the old man.

Isn't this just the old man selling his own melons and praising them himself?

The old man is over ninety years old, but he truly has the appearance of a crane-haired child-faced sage, with a rosy complexion and bright, piercing eyes.

He completely lacks the sallow complexion and wrinkles bunched together that one would expect from a ninety-year-old man. Furthermore, although his hair is white, it is still thick, and his eyes do not have that murky, sallow feeling.

"I remember the old man saying he came from the Bagua Sect."

The three great schools of Internal Martial Arts are Taiji, Bagua, and Xingyi.

Coupled with the old man's years of cultivating Health-preserving Qigong, even if he hasn't stepped into the Transcendent Realm, it is understandable that he has such miraculous effects.

"In that case, wouldn't Transformation Energy be..." Li Changsheng felt a faint sense of anticipation in his heart.

The old man had already spoken again at this moment.

"As for the extreme softness in Transformation Energy, in fact, some Grandmasters in the past have already proven this with their actions. For example, Yang Luchan could make a sparrow stick to his palm and be unable to fly, and Yang Jianhou could attract and stretch a candle flame."

"Wherever you touch, you transform; you can take the opponent without even thinking. Reaching this Realm means you have touched the threshold of Transformation Energy."

"At this point, Transformation Energy is even more impossible to guard against than Dark Energy. Hmm, it can be understood as a transformation on the level of the Soul and life. Regarding this, I think some theories from Daoism and India have some merit."

"Daoist theories?"

Hearing this, Li Changsheng was stunned, thinking that Daoism and martial arts indeed have some connection.

After all, isn't Wudang Daoist? Taiji, Bagua, and even Xingyi can more or less be related to Daoist theories.

Especially within Internal Alchemy, there are actually many things that can echo with Internal Martial Arts.

But how does this Indian theory get involved?

"Daoism has a Realm called the 'Living Dead' Realm. To Cultivate this Realm, one needs to imagine oneself as a dead person. In that state of great stillness, as if truly dead, the human Soul will undergo a thorough transformation, and perception will be infinitely amplified."

"At this time, even with eyes closed, one can clearly perceive the movement of wind and grass within several zhang of the surrounding environment. This naturally achieves the state of being able to discern falling flowers and leaves within three zhang, and sensing the autumn wind before it moves."

"Of course, this 'Living Dead' doesn't mean letting you truly die. Achieving this Realm is extremely demanding; those who haven't painstakingly studied Daoist scriptures shouldn't try it. But the theory behind it is quite interesting."

Hearing this, Li Changsheng frowned slightly.

He had actually heard of this before, mainly in the Source of Qi materials that Brother Coiled Dragon had sent him. He didn't know if the other party was too attentive or what.

Anyway, besides the materials related to the Source of Qi, various Daoist materials were also included as attachments.

One article mentioned the 'Living Dead' Realm.

It is said that Wang Chongyang had cultivated the 'Living Dead' Realm and succeeded.

Of course, this does not refer to the one from Master Jin's works, but the one in reality.

However, this Ancestral Master Wang Chongyang did not live long, passing away at just over fifty years old.

Therefore, Li Changsheng believed that this Daoist 'Living Dead' Realm could indeed allow one's perception and spirit to reach the keen perception and powerful sixth sense of a Transformation Energy expert.

But this Wang Chongyang practiced 'spirit first, life later'.

In Daoism, 'spirit first, life later' means that 'spirit' refers to the Primordial Spirit, which is the mind, Soul, and the like.

And 'life' refers to the Origin Qi, which is equivalent to the body.

The cultivation method of the 'Living Dead' is a bit unconventional.

But if the 'Living Dead' Realm can help in understanding Transformation Energy, then what is the Indian method?

Fortunately, at this moment, the old man spoke again.

"The other method I mentioned that can help in understanding Transformation Energy is the Indian Corpse Pose, now also called Transcendental Meditation, also known as 'Transcendent Entering of Stillness'."

"It is a means of meditation, but it gradually developed into a type of Yoga over in India."

"It is said that this method can allow a person to enter a state of deep sleep, and Zen studies call this state the 'Realm of Emptiness' or the 'Realm of No-Self'."

"In this state, hearing, smell, and touch become sensitive, allowing one to perceive all directions."

The old man paused here, stroked his beard, nodded, and said: "Hmm... I have also tried this Corpse Pose, and it's not bad. Lying down for a nap is a bit better than normal sleep."

"But I didn't grasp that state; I suspect those bald monks in India are lying to me."

Uh... Li Changsheng had a face full of black lines, but hearing this, he had some understanding of Transformation Energy in his heart, no longer as half-informed as before.