Chapter 9, The Yellow Court Classic: Guiding Qi into the Dao!

Jiang Chen walked through the gate of the Maoshan Sect, and Disciples passing by would bow to him from time to time.

Ever since he comprehended the Golden Light Incantation, Jiang Chen's status in the hearts of the Disciples had risen significantly.

"Junior Brother, today Senior Brother will teach you a Cultivation Technique, the Huangting Classic. This method can be said to be the pinnacle of Daoist Cultivation Techniques, second to none, and it is also the signature Cultivation Technique of our Shangqing Sect."

"The Huangting Classic focuses on meditation and nurturing the spirit, consolidating the Foundation and nourishing the origin. It is the most balanced and harmonious. When Cultivated to the extreme, one can even contemplate the sun and moon, and in a single thought, the heavens and earth can be overturned!"

Jiang Chen took the Huangting Classic from Ye Fashan to browse through it while listening carefully to his words.

"Above is the Yellow Court, below is the Guanyuan, in front is the Youque, behind is the Mingmen, exhaling and inhaling outside the hut, entering and exiting the Dantian."

"If one can practice this, one can live long; the person in the Yellow Court wears red…"

Ye Fashan explained the interpretation of the Huangting Classic to Jiang Chen sentence by sentence, and Jiang Chen listened carefully.

However, there were some parts that even Ye Fashan only half-understood.

But Jiang Chen was surprised to discover that when he memorized the original text and general meaning of these parts, the System automatically analyzed the full text of the Cultivation Technique for him. At this moment, he had already fully comprehended the Huangting Classic.

【Cultivation Technique: Huangting Classic (Level 1)】

【Skills: Combat Mastery (Level 2); Blade Mastery (Level 1); Talisman Arts (Level 2); Golden Light Incantation (Level 2)】

"The saying 'My Dao is originally void, form and spirit emphasize the spirit,' why then must one Cultivate both form and spirit? This part, in fact, I only half-understand, but I dare not bother Revered Master with such matters."

Jiang Chen blurted out: "The Dao originates from the void and gives birth to one Qi, and from one Qi it produces Yin and Yang. The Dao is originally void; the Dao is the Foundation of humanity, and humanity is where the Dao resides. The Dao possesses profound power, gradually transforming form and spirit. As actions follow the Dao, one becomes one with the spirit, only then can one reach the other shore."

Ye Fashan looked at Jiang Chen in shock. This Junior Brother had actually drawn inferences about other cases while he was explaining the Huangting Classic, and even clarified the parts he had only half-understood.

At this moment, his inner True Qi felt vaguely bloated; this was a sign of a Breakthrough.

And after saying these words, all of Jiang Chen's pores naturally relaxed, and countless Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence were drawn into his body from all directions.

The Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence transformed into True Qi, surging through Jiang Chen's Meridians and finally converging into the Dantian three inches below his lower abdomen.

"Opening the Dantian and inducing Qi into the body—Junior Brother, you have officially taken the first step on the path of Cultivation, the Qi Induction Stage!" Ye Fashan said pleasantly surprised.

And this was not the end; Jiang Chen showed no signs of stopping his Breakthrough, but rather, it seemed to be intensifying.

The Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence from between heaven and earth rolled in, and Jiang Chen's Cultivation was continuously breaking through.

Over the past few days, the Golden Light Incantation had laid a solid Foundation for his body, and coupled with his complete comprehension of the Huangting Classic as soon as he began to Cultivate, there was simply no Bottleneck to speak of.

As long as there was enough Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence and other conditions were met, Jiang Chen could continue to advance.

Finally, after half an incense stick of time, Jiang Chen woke up from his deep meditation.

At this moment, he was already a practitioner at the eighth level of the Qi Induction Stage.

The reason he stopped was simply because his Meridians could not bear it anymore and were aching faintly, and the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence in this area had been almost exhausted by his absorption.

However, as Jiang Chen stopped, the abundant Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence from all directions quickly filled the void.

As one of the blessed lands, how could the Maoshan Sect gate lack Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence?

Ye Fashan was stunned. When Senior Brother induced Qi into his body back then, he entered the third level of the Qi Induction Stage in one go, which was already an unbreakable record for Maoshan, and there was no one else in the world who could surpass it.

Today, Jiang Chen had directly broken into the eighth level of the Qi Induction Stage in one breath. If other Daoist sects knew about this, wouldn't they be green with envy!

Of course, as the first witness, Ye Fashan had already started to feel envious.

However, as Jiang Chen's Senior Brother, he was still genuinely happy for the Maoshan Sect and for Jiang Chen.

"Junior Brother, your Foundation is so solid, I presume it won't be long before you surpass me, your Senior Brother." Ye Fashan remarked with emotion.

Jiang Chen asked curiously: "May I ask Senior Brother, how are the Realms of Cultivation divided?"

"The Ancestral Master integrated various Cultivation methods from across the world and organized the 7 Realms of Cultivation. The first step is the Qi Induction Stage, followed by the Dao Entry Realm, Mystic Light Realm, Life Wheel Realm, Bitter Sea Realm, Heavenly Bridge Realm, and Primordial Spirit Realm."

"Senior Brother, may I ask what your current Realm is?"

Ye Fashan smiled bitterly: "I have been Cultivating for nearly eighty years, yet I am still lingering in the fifth step, the Bitter Sea Realm. Bitter Sea, Bitter Sea, once you enter the Bitter Sea, it is hard to turn back."

Jiang Chen was surprised, because although Ye Fashan did not look young, he only appeared to be around fifty. He did not expect that he was nearly a hundred years old.

"However, today Junior Brother has cleared up my doubts, and I have had the good fortune to see the shore. Perhaps I will be able to build a golden bridge and leap over the Dragon gate."

Ye Fashan was clearly very excited at this moment, and could not wait to go back into seclusion to try and achieve a Breakthrough.

"My own skills mainly lie in the essence of scriptures and Talisman Arts. Since you have already achieved success in these, there is nothing left for me to teach you. Tomorrow, I will have your Third Senior Brother come to teach you for a while."

Ye Fashan sighed. Previously, when he said such things, he wanted to quickly get rid of Jiang Chen, this burden, but now, he was truly saying these words from the bottom of his heart.

Jiang Chen agreed immediately, having no objections.

To tell the truth, although the Dao of Talisman Arts is very powerful, it is ultimately just an external object. Jiang Chen would rather learn some combat techniques.

He heard from others that before his Third Senior Brother joined the Maoshan Sect, he was a great hero. If he followed him, he might be able to learn something different.

After Ye Fashan left, Jiang Chen lay down on his bed.

Up until now, he had not even met his cheap Revered Master.

The next day, after a night of Cultivation, not only did Jiang Chen not feel sluggish, but he was actually full of energy.

Of course, he was in a semi-dormant state of Cultivation; otherwise, his Meridians could not have withstood the impact of an entire night.

And his Cultivation had successfully reached the ninth level of the Qi Induction Stage.

Ye Fashan had told him that the first hurdle of Cultivation lies in the Qi Induction Stage; this Realm is the key to building the human body's Foundation.

The more one accumulates in this Realm, the easier the road ahead will be, and one will be stronger within the same Realm.

Jiang Chen deeply agreed, so he planned to polish himself well in this Realm.

"Third Senior Brother."

Jiang Chen looked at the young man with a beard who had come with Ye Fashan.

His Third Senior Brother, Xue Xichang, carried a tang dynasty straight sword with him, which happened to be the same hobby as his.

It was just a pity that he could not bring his own tang dynasty straight sword in.

"Hmm? You have Killing Intent on you." When Xue Xichang saw Jiang Chen, his first sentence made Jiang Chen's hair stand on end.

This Third Senior Brother was simply too sharp.

Fortunately, Xue Xichang and Ye Fashan did not seem to care much about this issue.

Xue Xichang nodded to Ye Fashan, with a heroic and spirited look, and said: "Second Senior Brother, don't worry, Junior Brother will definitely be trained by me to be obedient!"

Jiang Chen was stunned; wait, Second Senior Brother, what did you talk about with Third Senior Brother?

What do you mean by 'trained'?

Ye Fashan nodded and said: "Hmm, with you looking after Junior Brother, I am relieved. However, do not cause any more controversy with the government."

Jiang Chen was stunned again. What are you planning to take me to do? How could it cause controversy with the government?

Xue Xichang said displeased: "Second Senior Brother, you know me. I have always been on good terms with the government. How could I let the government know about what I do?"

At this moment, a weak voice sounded.

Jiang Chen said cautiously: "No, Third Senior Brother, what are we preparing to go do?"