Chapter 80: The Middle Stage of Fasting
Strictly speaking, it has been less than a month since Li Daoxuan's last breakthrough. Under normal circumstances, no matter how good one's aptitude is, it would take several years of hard work before one can hope to break through to the middle stage of Bigu.
But he couldn't help being blessed with good fortune.
A bowl of water essence improved his cultivation and nourished his soul. Nine cups of nectar greatly increased his magic power, which improved by leaps and bounds!
Later he learned the magical power of blowing away hair and turning objects into mist. Every night he would create ten incarnations and practice "Peng Zu Guxian Wo Yin Gong" together to refine essence into qi and accumulate magic power.
By now, the conditions for breaking open the Crimson Palace (the middle dantian) have been met!
He did it as soon as he said it, but before that, Li Daoxuan had to find someone to protect him.
Inside the house, he came to the oil-paper umbrella in the corner, coughed, and said with a smile: "Sister Yu, are you still angry?"
The oil-paper umbrella remained motionless.
These days, no matter how he changed the topic, Chen Ziyu no longer responded, let alone showed up.
Li Daoxuan took out three candied haws like a magic trick.
"Sister Yu, it's been so long, don't be angry, try the candied haws I bought for you."
The oil-paper umbrella remained motionless.
Li Daoxuan knew that he could only resort to the tactic of inflicting pain on himself.
He suddenly sighed and said in a low voice: "Sister Yu, thank you for your care during this period. Cultivation is dangerous. If we fail to break through this barrier... maybe we will never see each other again."
"If I die, please forgive me for my previous offense, Sister Yu, for the sake of our friendship."
Li Daoxuan bowed to the oil-paper umbrella, then turned and left, his back looking bleak.
As he walked, he counted in his mind.
"One step, two steps, three steps..."
Just as he counted to the ninth step and was about to cross the threshold, a cold wind blew and closed the door tightly.
Li Daoxuan turned around in surprise and saw the gorgeous wedding dress.
Chen Ziyu had long hair that fell to her waist, and she was wearing red embroidered shoes. She was holding a green jade hairpin in her hand, and was very close to Li Daoxuan.
Since she was a head shorter than Li Daoxuan, she could only raise her delicate little face and look Li Daoxuan in the eye.
His eyes were still cold, yet they concealed a hint of tenderness, like rippling ice and snow after melting.
She stretched out a hand and gently pulled Li Daoxuan's sleeve.
The blood dripped down the wedding dress, forming a few small characters.
"No...die..."
Seeing her serious look, Li Daoxuan's heart softened and he said with a smile: "Sister Yu, are you willing to protect me?"
Chen Ziyu looked away and lowered her eyes.
She didn't say anything, but took the candied haws from Li Daoxuan's hand, absorbed its essence, and then glanced at him.
The meaning is very clear. If they eat your food, they will naturally help you do things.
But she still emphasized that the wedding dress was dripping with blood.
"I just...want to eat...candied haws..."
Well, it's just because I want to eat candied haws, not because I'm worried about your safety, and I didn't say I forgive you...
Li Daoxuan shook his head and laughed. He had never realized that Sister Yu was so arrogant.
Hearing Li Daoxuan's laughter, Chen Ziyu's hair grew longer and climbed up Li Daoxuan's neck like black snakes.
"Ahem, I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I'm not laughing anymore, I'm not laughing anymore!"
“Help!!!”
Inside the tightly closed house, there was a knock on the door, followed by cries for mercy and help. It was truly heartbreaking and made anyone who heard it cry...
An hour later.
Li Daoxuan sat cross-legged on the bed, having adjusted his mentality and made sufficient preparations.
Chen Ziyu was right beside him, her long hair fluttering slightly, and she was always alert to her surroundings. If anyone dared to disturb her during this time, she would definitely kill them.
"Sister Yu, I'm starting."
After Li Daoxuan finished saying this, he closed his eyes, mobilized the sea of magic power in his lower dantian, and rushed towards the gate of his middle dantian!
The middle dantian is located in the human chest. Taoists call it the Jianggong and traditional Chinese medicine calls it the Tanzhong. It is where the vital energy gathers and is responsible for the circulation of qi and blood throughout the body.
If this place is opened, people's qi and blood will be abundant , like a dragon or a tiger, and as strong as an ox!
In history, there are some people who are born with the ability to enter the Crimson Palace. They are all powerful generals who are able to swallow mountains and rivers and lift tripods. Putting on iron armor and mounting a war horse, they are like a single man guarding the pass against ten thousand men!
And for those who practice Taoism, the greatest benefit of opening the Crimson Palace is not to increase strength, but to allow for an endless flow of Qi and blood, and abundant Yang energy, which can be refined into magic power.
By then, you will be refining your energy and blood at the same time, and your magic power will increase much faster, far better than the initial stage of fasting.
The magic power that Li Daoxuan had accumulated was already sufficient. It was truly as vast as the ocean and overwhelming. With just a few strikes, he blasted open the Crimson Palace and struck directly at Huanglong!
He only felt as if there was a loud noise in his chest, as if his bones and muscles exploded, and his brain buzzed and he fell into a dizzy state.
He took a deep breath, like a whale taking in water, as if he wanted to suck all the air around him into his lungs.
The heart begins to beat violently, like the sound of drums on a battlefield, clanging continuously, producing a large amount of fresh blood that circulates throughout the body.
Li Daoxuan could feel that his internal organs were constantly getting stronger under the nourishment of some kind of power. The boiling hot blood filled his body, like a floodgate opening and a river releasing its water, burning his flesh, blood and bones.
In Chen Ziyu's eyes, Li Daoxuan, who was sitting cross-legged in meditation at this moment, was like a furnace. His skin had turned deep red, like a red-hot iron, and his whole body was steaming.
The overwhelming yang energy is an absolute temptation to any ghost. It is simply an extremely sumptuous meal!
If Zhang Qianyang were here, he would definitely scold him. Asking ghosts to help you break through to the middle stage of fasting is just like asking monkeys to guard the Peach Garden. Isn't this forcing people to steal from their own company?
When breaking through the Crimson Palace, the person's blood and energy surged, and the yang energy became extremely vigorous. In the eyes of ghosts, he was no different from a peach emitting an alluring aroma!
Even Chen Ziyu's eyes moved slightly, and she stared at Li Daoxuan closely, with a hint of desire in her eyes.
She walked towards the unsuspecting Li Daoxuan step by step, leaving a trail of bloody footprints on the ground.
After hesitating for a moment, she finally stretched out her hand. Her fair right hand was surrounded by black Yin Qi, and her nails became sharp and long, grabbing towards Li Daoxuan...
In the sea of consciousness.
Li Daoxuan's breakthrough was finally no longer smooth sailing, but he encountered the biggest difficulty.
Figures began to appear in his mind: the bat demon, the snake demon, Mr. Huang and his wife, Huang Sanlang...
They were walking towards him with blood coming out of all their orifices and pale faces.
Li Daoxuan killed them one by one with a sword, but they were able to revive continuously, rushing forward and tearing at Li Daoxuan's flesh and blood.
Li Daoxuan felt pain, and the murderous intent in his eyes gradually grew stronger. His eyes were red, and he chopped them into pieces with the sword!
Resurrection, kill!
Revive again and kill again!
He seemed to be trapped in a vicious circle, and in this circle, his murderous intent grew stronger and stronger, gradually obscuring the clarity of his mind.
He had gradually forgotten that he was making a breakthrough.
In the initial stage of breaking through the fasting, one will face the test of lust. If one cannot overcome it, one will sink into the sea of desire and die from loss of yang.
To break through the middle stage of fasting, one must survive the calamity of killing and not be blinded by the killing intent, otherwise one will become confused and go crazy and die!
Zhang Qianyang once warned Li Daoxuan that on the path of cultivation, one must tread on thin ice and be on the edge of an abyss. When making a breakthrough, it would be best to find someone to protect you and save your life at the critical moment.
Most of those independent cultivators died during the breakthrough.
However, Li Daoxuan was a man who had entered a state of mind. Although he was trapped in killing, there was always a flash of inspiration, which allowed him to maintain the last bit of clarity and strive to fight against the illusion.
Suddenly, a cold touch emerged and rushed straight to his forehead, which shocked his mind and his murderous intent quickly disappeared.
The time is now!
Li Daoxuan mobilized all his willpower and made an effort. Like a thunderbolt, he shattered the illusion and returned to reality.
He gasped for breath and realized that he was soaked.
There were blood scabs and a lot of smelly black mud on his body. Those were the waste blood and dirt that were discharged from his body when he broke through the barrier and changed his blood.
Chen Ziyu withdrew her hand and smiled slightly.
In the middle stage of fasting, I succeeded!
