Chapter 310: Thunder Tempering the Body, the State of Fetal Breathing
"Keep calm, recite the profound formula silently, feel the Qi flowing through your body, and breathe through your pores."
The old Taoist priest's voice entered Li Daoxuan's heart, like the sound of a huge bell.
Li Daoxuan's mind was shocked, and he immediately began to concentrate and calm his mind, while practicing the last formula of the "Peng Zu Guxian Wo Yin Gong".
"The fetus is formed from the latent qi, and the qi is exhaled from the fetus. When qi enters the body, it gives birth to the spirit, and when it leaves the body, it causes death. If you know the spirit and qi, you can live forever..."
As time passed, the breath in his chest gradually became exhausted, and he felt suffocated.
Li Daoxuan felt like he was about to suffocate.
He even vaguely felt that his soul was about to leave his body, as if this body was losing its vitality bit by bit.
The old Taoist's voice sounded again.
"The reason why you have been unable to complete this last step is because of this final leap of risking your life. Only the great terror between life and death can help you complete it quickly."
Li Daoxuan clenched his teeth, and the anger in his heart resurfaced.
Isn’t it just fetal breathing? I don’t believe I can’t achieve it!
He used his strong willpower to keep himself calm, and even while suffocating, he was still pondering the profound mantra.
After an unknown amount of time, the feeling of suffocation gradually weakened, and Li Daoxuan began to feel a breath emerging from his chest. This breath was not breathed in from the nasal cavity, but seeped in from the pores.
Like the fresh mountain breeze, refreshing.
The breath gathered more and more, forming a mysterious circulation in his body. The fresh air flowed into his lungs and blood, while the waste gas produced was discharged again through the pores.
One cycle lasts for one hour, and it does not pass through the mouth or nose at all.
This is fetal breathing!
The old Taoist priest looked at Li Daoxuan who was meditating deeply and felt that he had entered the fetal breathing state. The pores on his body gradually replaced his mouth and nose, and a hint of surprise appeared in his eyes.
This kid's comprehension and aptitude are simply terrifying!
In fact, he was already prepared to rescue people. The state of fetal breathing was very mysterious. In his imagination, if Li Daoxuan could achieve it in ten attempts, he would already be a genius.
Even the old Heavenly Master only realized the state of fetal breathing when he was eighty-four years old.
The so-called fetal breathing is to use pores to replace the mouth and nose, exchange the qi of heaven and earth in silence, and achieve the state of inner circulation and endless life.
There are two benefits of fetal breathing. The first is to prolong life. Transforming acquired breathing into innate circulation can greatly prolong life. The earlier you reach the fetal breathing state, the better the effect will be.
Like Peng Zu, who mastered fetal breathing at the age of twenty, and then lived for more than 800 years!
The second benefit is that it can continuously strengthen the body. Each cycle of the Qi can make the internal organs more resilient, remove turbidity and promote clearness, and become stronger and stronger.
In other words, you are getting stronger with every breath you take.
Therefore, the state of fetal breathing is a very high state in Taoist practice, but this state is very mysterious and can only be achieved by those with great opportunity and perseverance.
The old Taoist priest looked at Li Daoxuan, who was sitting with a seal and a peaceful expression, with hope in his eyes.
If one day he fails to survive the tribulation, he can rest assured knowing that this boy is guarding Longhu Mountain.
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Time is like water, flowing like a river.
Half a month had passed in the blink of an eye. During this half month, Li Daoxuan completely consolidated the state of fetal breathing and turned it into his own instinct.
In addition, the old Taoist priest fulfilled his promise and taught Li Daoxuan the methods of subduing dragons and tigers and moving stars and changing constellations, but unfortunately, Li Daoxuan was unable to master them.
It’s not because of aptitude, but because these two kinds of great Tiangang magical powers require at least the Yangshen realm to practice.
Yan Tong has left and returned to the Qingming Realm to perform his divine duties, but before leaving, Yan Tong gave his soul-catching bell to Li Daoxuan. Now, he is out of the control of the bell.
Yan Tong said that if Li Daoxuan needed his help, he could just ring the bell and he would come.
Longhu Mountain returned to peace again, and many of the destroyed palaces were repaired. After going through a disaster and with Li Daoxuan as an example, the disciples worked harder in their practice.
After being destroyed and then rebuilt, Longhu Mountain now presents a thriving trend.
On this day, after Zhang Qianyang finished his work in Longhu Mountain, he hurried to find his beloved disciple who was nowhere to be seen every day and who was secretly practicing in the back mountain.
He is now only a Heavenly Master in name only, not a real Heavenly Master yet.
Becoming a Heavenly Master is not that easy. A grand ceremony needs to be held, and monks from all sects need to be invited to witness it. The old Heavenly Master sent out invitations half a month ago, and now monks from various sects have arrived one after another. In about another half a month, the ceremony of Heavenly Master's succession can be officially held.
Zhang Qianyang saw the old Taoist priest fishing and asked hurriedly, "Master, have you seen that boy?"
After killing Pan Dan, he rarely saw his apprentice.
A good disciple, after hugging the old man's thigh, he forgot about his master.
The old man was the same, he treated him just like his own grandson. Which disciple in Longhu Mountain dared to disturb the old man's meditation?
Even Zhang Qianyang felt a little scared.
But Li Daoxuan was the only one who pestered the old Taoist priest every day. The old Taoist priest did not get angry, but acquiesced and often personally guided him in his practice. If you didn't know, you would think that Li Daoxuan was his son.
The old Taoist priest made a gesture for silence and then pointed to the gourd beside him.
Zhang Qianyang recognized that it was his apprentice's Three Realms Gourd.
"Is that brat in here?"
Zhang Qianyang stepped forward and was about to knock on the gourd, but was hit hard on the head by the old Taoist priest.
"You can call me a brat?"
The old Taoist glared at him and said, "Also, keep your voice down and don't disturb my disciple's practice!"
Zhang Qianyang was stunned and said, "What magical power is Daoxuan practicing? Why is he hiding in the gourd?"
The old Taoist priest blew gently towards the Three Realms Gourd.
The Three Realms Gourd suddenly became transparent, and one could see the world inside.
I saw black clouds rolling , lightning and thunder, like the end of the world.
And in the sea of thunder, there sat a handsome young Taoist priest with starry eyes and a long nose. He was dressed in white, with ink-like hair, a clear expression, and a fierce and heroic look in his eyes and eyebrows, and he had an extraordinary bearing.
It was Li Daoxuan.
Bolts of lightning struck his body, like steel needles, piercing his acupuncture points and limbs, strengthening his body and gradually giving it a thunder-like glow.
The thunder tempered his body, just like scraping bones to cure poison, but Li Daoxuan managed to endure it with his strong willpower.
From screaming and twitching in the beginning, to slowly adapting, and then to his current calm and natural expression, he has shed too much sweat and suffered too much in the meantime.
Although with the "Book of Exorcising Demons", Li Daoxuan did not have to practice so hard and could gain powerful strength, but he always believed that a cultivator should cultivate not only strength but also the state of mind.
Even if one day, the "Book of Exorcising Demons" leaves him, he still has the confidence that he can reach the pinnacle of the immortal path and realize his dream of immortality.
The old Taoist priest looked at the proud figure standing calmly in the sea of thunder, a trace of emotion in his eyes, as if he was thinking of his eldest son again.
"This child has Jiu Xiao's ruthlessness and your kindness. He is truly rare. It is worth it for me to travel all over the mountains and collect so many thunderclouds for him so that he can practice the Five Thunders Nourishing Essence Technique."
After a pause, he sighed: "It can be considered as the Jiuxiao lineage, and it has been passed down."
