I practice martial arts by adding skill points in modern city-Chapter 465: [171] Appearing in the world, the Pure Land Shambhala_6

After speaking, ignoring this guy's shouts, Chi Ming slowly walked out of the metal city.

Meanwhile, Wang Longhu sat cross-legged on the ground, entering a state of Unity of Heaven and Man, and began contemplating the information about the Dan Ding Sect.

The Dan Ding Sect, also known as the Golden Core Dao, was originally developed by ancient immortals, with the classic text being the "Zhou Yi Can Tong Qi." This sect is revered as the Eternal Pill Scripture King, greatly influencing later alchemy practitioners.

The "Yellow Court Scripture" which appeared during the Wei and Jin periods, is also a classic of the Dan Ding Sect.

During the Wei and Jin periods, the Dan Ding Sect was played out of order by the officials and nobles of the dynasty, leading to the very famous era of the nationwide Five Stone Powder.

However, it cannot be denied that during this same period, Ge Hong, through his book "Baopuzi," further developed the Dan Ding Sect, summarizing many theories and leading to its progress.

The "Wuzhen Chapter" by Zhang Boduan from the Northern Song Dynasty is also an important cultivation theory book for the Dan Ding Sect.

Before the Sui and Tang dynasties, the Dan Ding Sect had always been practicing external alchemy, but after the Song and Yuan periods, it began transitioning from external to internal alchemy.

External Pill refers to concocting ingestible golden cores by using a furnace to refine various mineral medicines like lead and mercury, said to achieve immortality when perfected.

Internal Elixir, however, uses the body as the furnace, with one's essence and energy as materials, and spirit as the flame for refining.

The resulting fusion of essence, energy, and spirit forms the Internal Elixir.

There are five stages to cultivating the Internal Elixir.

First is refining the small furnace, using the Lower Dantian as the furnace, from the navel to the Jianli point as the crucible, igniting the fire with the Primordial Spirit and mindfulness.

When the furnace heats, it refines the essence into energy, which is then gathered into the crucible, known as collecting medicine and returning it to the crucible. Once the Dantian energy is sufficient, it circulates upward; when sufficient, it operates throughout the body.

Second is refining the large furnace, meaning transforming energy into spirit, with the abdomen as the furnace and the head as the crucible. After transforming essence into energy, the essence is gone, leaving only energy. At this time, the middle and lower Dantians unite, the neck becomes the furnace, transforming energy into spirit, then rising to the Upper Dantian for further refining.

Third is refining the Heaven and Earth Furnace, using nature as the furnace and humans as the crucible, absorbing the natural energy into the body, which can heal illnesses or even draw true yang from heaven to transform the yin energies within.

Fourth is refining the mind-body furnace, using the body as the furnace and the mind as the crucible, combining the body and spirit, forming the Golden Core. The mind-body furnace is essentially the union of spirit and form.

During practice, the body generates Qi, combining with spirit, and by using spirit to control Qi, one can 'consolidate the embryo and produce the yang spirit.'

This refers to the combination of Qi and spirit, resembling a newly born fetus, and after the birth of the infant, it can be returned to the Dantian for further nurturing.

This infant in the Dantian can cleanse all the pores and orifices of your body, and when activated, can emit golden light throughout the body.

The fifth is refining the Void Furnace, using formless, infinite void as the furnace and the formless image of the mind as the crucible. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

By external infinity, fulfilling the body's infinity, ultimately merging man with void. This state can only be understood when the ancestral nature's mysterious gateway is opened.

According to Wang Longhu's previous understanding, the Dan Ding Sect believes that the philosophy of yin-yang and five elements in the human body describes a microcosm within.

The ultimate goal of the Dan Ding Sect is to cultivate to a level where the microcosm within the body corresponds with the macrocosm of nature, thereby harmonizing cultivation, producing indescribable transformations of essence, energy, and spirit.

However, this step seems to have been unpassable by anyone.

The existing Dan Ding Sect has already merged with the Talisman School, with no division of sects or barriers, proposing the philosophy of 'prayers and rituals for the benefit of the country and people, refining the Golden Core internally, using talismans externally.'

Everyone cultivates quietly and purifies themselves, seeking to one day achieve the ultimate goal and attain immortality.

"Suddenly realized, the Five Views of the Taiping Sect directly correspond to the five realms of the Dan Ding Sect. It seems the Taiping divine master knows quite a bit about the secrets of Shambhala. It's unclear whether he has attempted to cultivate through the path of the Dan Ding Sect,

considering my goal of mind separation, to achieve such a state, I would need to practice the Dan Ding Sect's cultivation method to the stage of 'refining the mind-body furnace,'

to reach the level of combining Qi with spirit, using spirit to control Qi, to 'consolidate the embryo and produce the yang spirit.' This embryo can be separated from the body or nurtured within the Dantian,

perhaps referring to the Divine Sense within the human body." Wang Longhu's awareness emerged from the heavenly state, a sudden realization dawning upon him.

In this way, he seemed to have a goal.

At Wang Longhu's level, he understood well the concept of all paths leading to the same destination.

Never mind that he walked the path of a Martial Artist; after the Three Elixirs Condensing Pill stage, the path he is to follow isn't much different from that of the Daoist School.

The essence is to validate the spiritual awareness, or Divine Sense.

Given Wang Longhu's breakthrough beyond the 90 barrier in mental power, once the idea is determined, achieving 'consolidating the embryo and producing the yang spirit' shouldn't be difficult.

It's just unknown how long it will take.

However, he can afford to wait in this metal city.

After all, exploring the world is also fun; staying in this metal city cultivating mind separation is also fun, no difference.

"Help me, pull me out from here, I can tell you everything I know."

Seeing Wang Longhu calmly sitting on the ground, seemingly unaffected by the multiplied gravity.

The Taiping divine master, with his face pressed to the ground, spoke through gritted teeth.

Of course, his grimace was not due to anger at anyone but because the multiplied gravity made his skin and facial muscles sag downward.

So it appeared as if he was angry.

Anyone who is nailed to the ground would feel uncomfortable.

And realizing that he had no way to resolve this predicament undoubtedly is a despairing thing.

Most likely, just staying in place waiting for death.

After all, these Mages focus on spirit cultivation, not on the flesh, and cannot achieve the fasting stage.

They wouldn't even need to wait to die of old age; they might starve or thirst to death instead.

The reason those four light giants claimed they could live stably until the year 2600 is that they wanted these individuals to survive in metal city in spirit form.

Those unable to abandon the flesh, whose spirit couldn't separate from the body, regrettably cannot become residents of Shambhala.

"You speak first, if it's useful to me, I will take you out," Wang Longhu raised his eyes and said flatly.

The bit of Shambhala secrets the Taiping divine master knows, to him, isn't necessarily something he must know.

Once Wang Longhu completes 'consolidating the embryo and producing the yang spirit,' naturally, he will have plenty of time to explore the secrets of Shambhala in this grand metal city.

"As long as you merge essence, energy, and spirit with consciousness, you can abandon the flesh, entering Shambhala as pure spirit," the Taiping divine master said weakly through gritted teeth.

Wang Longhu sneered disdainfully, "Is this the secret you hide? Of what use? You've known it for how long, yet still can't abandon your flesh. You call this a secret."

"No, it's different. The worldly air outside is too filthy, I can't cultivate. If I could stay on the outskirts of Shambhala for a while, I could properly cultivate, I am sure I can abandon this sinful body, becoming a pure resident of Shambhala."

"Go wash up and sleep, I'm not familiar enough with you to save you," Wang Longhu directly refused, closing his eyes to continue pondering the theory of 'consolidating the embryo and producing the yang spirit.'

In this place, everyone seems truly destitute with only time left.