Chapter 274: Chapter 269 Innate True Body Method
Jiang Li was practicing a body refining technique obtained from the Xuanyuan Sword.
Previously, because of the Divine Farmer’s appearance, he had triggered the Xuanyuan Sword. When he realized he was being exploited by the sword, he thought of countering it. Unexpectedly, instead of obtaining the technique from the "Form Tomb", he ended up with the body refining method hidden within the imprint of Chi You.
This method involved refining the physical body with Innate Qi, much like how one refines Qi. The "Qi Tomb" could return to the origin, refining the most pure and original Innate Qi, whereas this method applied the technique to the physical body, reversing the innate process to refine the purest and most primal physical body, which Jiang Li called the Innate True Body.
This method and the "Form Tomb" both focused on the physical body, but their essence differed.
The "Form Tomb" was intricate and multilayered—if cultivated to great success, it could contain ten thousand gods, demons, and myriad forms in one body. This method, however, was simple and unadorned, reversing the innate order to strengthen the foundation, subtly aligning with the mystery of the "Qi Tomb" to achieve the body of an Innate Demon God.
One focused on postnatal evolution and the other on the innate essence—neither superior nor inferior, yet each followed a different path.
And the difference represented diversity, which could potentially be complementary.
If the two were combined and mutually cultivated, perhaps he could exceed the likes of Yellow Emperor and Chi You in the future, reaching an unprecedented realm of the physical body.
Just as he thought of this, the eight qi within his body suddenly became disorderly, then started to go out of control, showing signs of becoming a chaotic mess.
Jiang Li grunted, and beneath his skin that was like crystal, a redness seemed about to spread, but he immediately intimidated the Qi and sorted out the disorder of the eight qi, returning to the origin to transform into the purest Innate Qi.
Minister Fu Shan!
Jiang Li was now capable of handling the eight qi interactions, but using them for body refining was still not mature enough. Even a slight carelessness could lead to disorder in the eight qi, and consequently damage the flesh. Fortunately, he had the "Minister Fu Shan" technique passed down by Feng Ziyang, which used clear understanding of changes to achieve control and suppression, precisely enabling Jiang Li to timely manage and refine himself again.
Then, the Innate Wood Qi flowed through, bursting with vitality, and a few injuries also rapidly recovered.
’The cultivation of the Innate True Body Method is best done by opening more than eight Qi Seas, each accommodating one Innate Qi to refine. My current five Qi Seas are rather insufficient, but fortunately, I have "Minister Fu Shan".’
’This technique emphasizes the use of Divine Sense to analyze various changes and then intimidate them into submission for control. Indeed, it can serve as a method for utilizing Divine Sense and can be coordinated with the Essence and Qi methods.’
Jiang Li pondered while cultivating.
Being a cautious person, he naturally would not undertake dangerous cultivation without assurance. Minister Fu Shan was Jiang Li’s safeguard.
Loss of control, injury, management, healing—Jiang Li was quite familiar with this whole process, which went seamlessly without any hiccup.
After this round of management and refining, Jiang Li opened his eyes and was about to take out a Replenishing Essence Pill to replenish his True Qi and continue cultivating.
But as soon as he opened his eyes, he found that the room was already brightly lit.
"It’s morning... No, this brightness," Jiang Li calculated with a pinch of his fingers, "it’s almost noon."
Unknowingly, the time had nearly reached noon, and it was already almost high sun outside.
Meanwhile, another person noticed the time as well.
"It’s noon..." Tianxuan glanced at the room and couldn’t help but smile wryly, "I actually watched this mischievous disciple for half a day."
It truly was half a day, from the early hours of dawn to now, several hours had just slipped by.
Tianxuan had been uneasy about Jiang Li’s condition, even though he saw Jiang Li could control the uncontrollable eight qi himself, he still kept watch.
Because one successful time didn’t mean every time would be successful. If Jiang Li failed even once and had no one to watch over him, he might suffer severe injuries affecting his very foundation, or even death. Thus, Tianxuan kept watching over him.
It must be said, as a master, Tianxuan was quite competent, perfectly fulfilling her moral duties.
As a disciple, Jiang Li’s diligence also deeply impressed Tianxuan. Having cultivated from last night till now, such dedication was no wonder he had achieved what he had today.
The only thing that displeased Tianxuan was, after watching for so long, she actually felt that Jiang Li wasn’t that annoying anymore.
Elder Tianxuan had been attentively protecting Jiang Li to prevent any accidents and shifting her focus allowed the irritation and resentment to gradually dissipate. Now that her anger had passed, thinking back on the previous events, there was nothing left to be annoyed about.
She even thought Jiang Li looked quite pleasant to the eye.
After all, having watched him for several hours, Elder Tianxuan could now even sketch Jiang Li’s facial features with her eyes closed.
"This obstinate disciple... it’s the first time I’ve protected someone like this."
Elder Tianxuan shook her head helplessly, then stood up to tidy up her slightly disheveled hair bun.
It was noon, and the Round Light showed that Jiang Li had stopped cultivating, so Elder Tianxuan no longer needed to keep her eyes on him.
Last night’s Sword Discussion Conference had not resulted in a conclusion, and today both parties were likely to continue their disputes. As the host, the Dinghu Sect naturally needed to mediate to prevent the two sides from clashing and splashing the sect with blood.
Jiang Li also needed to exert his influence; as the Sword Holder from the Mo Sect, helping the Mo Sect to victory could prevent them from taking drastic measures.
Both master and disciple seemed to rise synchronously, then walked towards the side, the Round Light moving along with them, their shadows moving side by side.
Elder Tianxuan subconsciously stopped in her steps, breaking the synchrony.
By the time Jiang Li had walked several steps ahead, she calmly walked to the dressing table and sat down, getting ready to comb her long hair.
Concerned that Jiang Li might go to see Gongsun Qingyue, Elder Tianxuan kept the Round Light manifest, ready to intercept at any moment.
However, just then, Jiang Li took out new Cloud Clothes to change into.
Elder Tianxuan’s raised hand paused momentarily, her gaze fixed in a brief freeze, then nonchalantly shifted her eyes.
"Tch."
She spat disdainfully, calmly continuing her grooming.
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Elsewhere, Jiang Li cleansed his body with Water Qi, washing away the sweat from his cultivation, and changed into a set of white Cloud Clothes.
’I wonder if Master’s clothes were kept or destroyed.’
He managed his long hair while pondering.
Both Cloud Clothes and Heavenly Clothes possess self-cleaning abilities; unless completely torn, they do not stain, but the clothes the Master wore might have been tainted with some indescribable substances. Even if automatically cleansed, it was a question whether they still remained.
After spending some time, Jiang Li was ready and about to go out.
’I wonder how Senior Sister is doing...’
He wanted to see his senior sister, but was worried that it might make Elder Tianxuan suspicious, because after meeting Gongsun Qingyue, it was possible that he might uncover a secret that desperately needed to remain hidden.
On principle, Jiang Li should not visit her.
But if he didn’t go, it might be suspected that he was deliberately avoiding it, and Elder Tianxuan might suspect that Jiang Li had already guessed the secret of his identity.
It could only be said, being under such an Old Demon truly required one to tread carefully at every step.
Caught in hesitation between going and staying, Jiang Li reached the front hall, suddenly seeing a female disciple waiting inside.
Upon seeing Jiang Li, the disciple immediately came forward and respectfully said, "Senior Brother Jiang, please report to Elder Tianxuan that Sect Hierarch Zhang Zhixuan of the Taiping Sect has arrived in the Divine Capital."