Chapter 338: The Three Dantians
Chapter 338: The Three Dantians
"I wonder, what are the benefits and responsibilities of becoming an honorary disciple?" Fang Xing asked.
The Black Horn Elder smiled, "In the universe, the law of cause and effect prevails over everything. Every cause has its effect..."
"For true disciples, the law of cause and effect is the most stringent. I won't go into detail, but as an honorary disciple, you can choose any item from the owner's 'C' grade collection. As for the price, you must make a vow under the law, promising that if you ever encounter a Nightmare Beast in distress, you will help it once! Just once is enough!"
"I agree," Fang Xing nodded. "I, Li Ying, am willing to become an honorary disciple. Can I make my choice now?"
"Of course," the Black Horn Elder said.
The elder waved his hand, and a screen of light appeared, categorizing the items into various sections like Secret Treasures, Secret Arts, Weapons, Spacecraft, Potions, and Companion Beasts.
It even had a search function, and the text was in Daxia language.
"I've specially expressed it in your planet's language for you. Take a look! You have one hour to make your choice," the Black Horn Elder said, waiting patiently.
Fang Xing skipped over the physical items and looked at the Cultivation Techniques and Secret Arts section, scanning through the list with incredible speed. "Oh, right... How's that human who came in a few days before me doing?"
"His talent is average, but with a few more decades of training, he might be able to pass the honorary disciple assessment..." The Black Horn Elder smiled. "As for that little snake, although its talent is slightly lacking and its bloodline is mixed, with a few years, it can become an honorary disciple."
'Of course, different treatment for different beings,' Fang Xing thought to himself. After 59 minutes, he stopped at one item. "This one..."
"The 'Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art' was created by a Star Lord Realm Neutron Star-level martial artist."
The Black Horn Elder nodded. "For those below the Neutron Star-level, it's a decent body-tempering secret art. As long as there's a celestial body, you can draw upon the starlight to cultivate... It doesn't require extremely rare treasures or cosmic artifacts as a foundation."
"But... once you reach the Neutron Star-level, your body will naturally become incredibly tough and formidable. Therefore, this secret art is useless for those above the Neutron Star-level."
"The owner obtained this secret art by chance and casually tossed it into the 'C' grade treasure trove after a glance. Are you sure you want it?"
"I'm sure," Fang Xing replied, feeling helpless.
Some other secret arts were better, but they required special resources to begin.
This was truly unfair.
He didn't even know if he could come to this world, and even if he did, it would only be his True Spirit consciousness, unable to bring any physical items.
"Very well," the Black Horn Elder said, and with a casual tap, a heritage transformed into starlight and entered Fang Xing's Sea of Consciousness.
In an instant, he was initiated into the 'Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art'.
"Now, leave your vow on this lawstone tablet..." The Black Horn Elder summoned a peculiar tablet and placed it before Li Ying. "Imprint your soul's essence and follow my lead."
Li Ying hesitated, "Wait, another one?"
...
Main Universe.
White Bird Star, Star River Island.
Fang Xing stepped out of the hibernation chamber and recalled the various heritages, which appeared in his memory.
The Star Palace Scroll, Fiery Eighteen Strikes, Ten Thousand Hearts, Flame Palm, Wind Fire Claw, Nine-Origin Starlight Body Tempering Secret Art...
"Excellent. My understanding of the Law of Fire is already at the beginner level. As long as I cultivate the Star Palace Scroll, absorb cosmic energy, establish the Star Palace, and condense the Life Star, I can immediately break through to the Guardian Rank! With a large amount of Flame Line Source Crystals, even advancing to the Traveler Star Rank wouldn't be difficult!"
The Star Lord Realm Guardian Rank is equivalent to the Eight Realms of Battle Power in the Main Universe!
The Star Lord Realm Traveler Star Rank is the Nine Realms of Battle Power, equivalent to the Martial God Rank!
"Alas... I don't have any Source Crystals, so I can only refine cosmic energy on my own, which will slow down my cultivation significantly..."
"And... will there be any conflicts between the Star Palace energy system and the martial artist system?"
Even if he broke through to the Star Lord Realm Traveler Star Rank, or even the Constellation Star Rank, or beyond.
It could only be said that his battle power surpassed the Nine Realms and Ten Realms... but not that he surpassed the Martial God Rank.
After all, the path he followed was the Martial Dao.
"I need to thoroughly digest these heritages. The top priority is to immediately enter seclusion and assimilate all the acquired heritages!" Fang Xing's eyes lit up.
However, even if he figured out how to break through to the Star Lord Realm, he definitely wouldn't share it with the Federation.
He wouldn't even give them the complete Flame Mystique Thirty-Six Volumes.
As for the Fiery Eighteen Strikes and Flame Palm, it was out of the question.
After all, there were still formidable enemies lurking within the Blue Star Federation. Giving them these techniques would be like arming the enemy.
Even with the incomplete Fire Mystique, it could only enhance the power of the Martial Saint and the other eight realms to some extent, but it couldn't change the overall situation.
The reason was even simpler. Fang Xing was the creator of the law, and it was only natural that he couldn't create a perfect system from scratch.
Even if the Blue Star Federation were to research and perfect the Star Lord Realm's cultivation methods, the difficulty would be no less than creating something beyond the Martial God Realm, and it would also consume a lot of time.
'I promised Nie Ying to find the path beyond the Martial God Realm... but I didn't guarantee that others could follow it!'
'Moreover, my foundation is still in the Martial Dao... Therefore, I need to digest the gains from this trip and integrate them into my attribute panel, making them compatible with my Martial Dao, and then see what changes occur.'
With this thought, Fang Xing immediately entered the secret chamber and began a long period of seclusion.
...
Several months later.
Inside the secret chamber.
Fang Xing opened his eyes and habitually glanced at his attribute panel:
[Name: Fang Xing]
[Age: 85]
[Profession: Immortal Martial Artist]
[Eighth Realm: Martial Saint (Severely Injured)]
[Martial Will Secret Pattern: 388/400 (Master)]
[Nine Supreme Star Arts: 1997/3000 (Grandmaster)]
[Stellar Palace Scroll: 77/100 (Beginner)]
[Great Sun Bodhimanda Mantra: 111/800 (Grandmaster)]
[Heavenly Mother Virtue Golden Lotus Twin Guardian Scripture: 1/800 (Grandmaster)]
[Great Sun Buddha Palm: 225/400 (Master)]
[Law of Fire: 1/3200 (Skilled)]
[Gates of the Multiverse (Charging)]
...
"Are the Gates of the Multiverse completely closed, and I can no longer descend upon the Daxia world?"
"Unknowingly, I've become an old man in his nineties, no, as a Martial Saint, my lifespan is extremely long, so I'm still a youth at most!"
"Even when I reach the Grandmaster level in the Great Sun Buddha Palm, I will be able to refine the Great Sun Divine Essence and advance to the Martial God Realm, making my physical body immortal... So, I'm still young."
"As for the Nine Supreme Star Arts, with the abundant heritage of the Daxia world, my limit has increased again... And there's also the Stellar Palace Scroll..."
Fang Xing looked at the proficiency level of the Stellar Palace Scroll.
Being able to reach the beginner level and even approaching proficiency in this scroll was largely thanks to the practical experience gained from Li Ying's body.
Furthermore, after months of arduous cultivation, Fang Xing finally managed to integrate the source energy cultivation system into his own Martial Dao!
"The Blue Star Martial Dao primarily cultivates the body and will. The body maintains the entire body's vital energy, connected by meridians and acupoints, mainly located in the 'Lower Dantian' of the human body!"
"As for willpower, it resides in the 'Spirit Platform' and the 'Sea of Consciousness', which is the 'Niwan Palace', the abode of the Great Sun Divine Essence! This is the 'Upper Dantian'!"
"The Star Palace that the Stellar Palace Scroll aims to open is located in the 'Middle Dantian', where the Qi Sea Snow Mountain resides... It absorbs cosmic energy and transforms it into source energy, which is somewhat similar to the 'Inner Strength' in novels and rumors..."
After some calculations, Fang Xing felt that the Stellar Palace Scroll had great potential!
"Could it be that the reason Martial Gods have been unable to break through the Martial God Realm is because the Blue Star Martial Dao is inherently flawed, lacking the crucial step of cultivating the Middle Dantian?"
"Why is it so complementary to the source energy cultivation system? And the weakening of the law's mystique is minimal. There must be some connection between the time in these two worlds... Could it be the inner world of a powerful cultivator?"
"As for the Martial Dao, it seems that only by cultivating the Upper, Middle, and Lower Dantians together and perfecting the three divine palaces can one enter the realm of 'True Immortality'?"
Fang Xing wasn't sure if this idea of 'cultivating the three Dantians' was correct, but he felt it was worth a try.
Since the attribute panel had recorded everything, there shouldn't be any more dangers.
"Damn... If I could bring out a large amount of Flame Line Source Crystals, I could quickly break through to the Traveler Star Rank and master the power of the Nine Realms!"
"But now? I can only rely on the Martial Saint Realm and my understanding of the law to barely unleash a few moves with the power of the Nine Realms... If I want to compete with a newly ascended Martial God, I'll probably need to use a mecha."
Fang Xing was preparing to bait his prey.
Assuming the worst, he felt that the danger posed by the hidden enemy would be at least at the Nine Realms level.
If it were at the Tenth Realm, he could simply grab his bucket and run, waiting until his cultivation became invincible before returning to settle the score.
"I've been waiting for decades, but the assassin still hasn't shown up... Should I give them a little nudge?"
Fang Xing scanned his attribute panel, noticing the 'Severely Injured' mark after the Martial Saint Realm, which seemed particularly eye-catching.
"Hmm, I'll recover first. I'll keep this a secret for now. If they find out, I'll just say that I gained insight from the Fire Mystique and comprehended the essence of 'Rebirth from Fire', restoring my Martial Saint power, and see if they get anxious."
He still had to cultivate the Stellar Palace Scroll, open the Star Palace, condense his Life Star, and absorb cosmic source energy.
A severely injured body would only hinder his progress.
Source energy cultivation wasn't the same as understanding the law; it required a sound mind and a strong body. The stronger the body, the faster and more efficient the absorption and refinement of source energy!
"Great Sun Divine Essence!"
Fang Xing formed the Sun Wheel Seal and raised it to his brow.
Between his eyebrows, a blazing red sun seal appeared, unleashing a terrifying force of combustion.
Fang Xing's Sea of Consciousness instantly transformed into a furnace, turning the infinite pollution, including the seal, into fuel, igniting and burning it all...
Moreover, a circle upon circle of Great Sun True Flames and Solar Golden Flames emerged, following the brow's meridian channels, connecting to the twelve meridians, continuously encircling his body, burning away the pollution within his life source!
"Refreshing!"
With the eradication of his long-standing ailment, Fang Xing felt as if his entire being had been renewed.
Not only that, but with the substantial nourishment, his proficiency in the Great Sun Bodhimanda Mantra soared by over a hundred points.
"In these decades, my cultivation has not stagnated... If I don't push the Great Sun Bodhimanda Mantra to the Grandmaster level, I won't be able to advance the subordinate Great Sun Buddha Palm either..."
Now, he only needed to focus on rapidly improving his proficiency in the Great Sun Buddha Palm to swiftly ascend to the Martial God rank!
...
Several days later, a shadow traversed the universe and slowly descended into the atmosphere of White Bird Star.
The newcomer was enveloped in a layer of aura defense, making them appear hazy, and their presence was so well-concealed that it seemed almost non-existent, not even alerting the reconnaissance satellites in space.
"Without an entry record, as long as I remain undetected, I'll be like a ghost on White Bird Star... It's worth the effort to cross the universe to get here."
"Star River Island, Fang Xing!"
A thought emerged, and the figure slowly descended.
The landing spot was surprisingly within the Star River Island's territory!
...
It was night.
Fang Xing lay on the rooftop, gazing at the dazzling stars above, quietly absorbing and refining the source power.
"Source power exists wherever there's a cosmic origin..."
"With my Martial Saint body and the second stage of Flame Law comprehension, I absorb the source power of the universe much faster than ordinary cultivators. Tonight, I'll condense the Stellar Palace and open my Middle Dantian!"
In the Daxia World, with a basic understanding of the laws and a heritage, advancing to the Star Lord Realm wasn't a difficult task.
The same was true in the main universe.
With a thought, Fang Xing's Middle Dantian stirred, and streams of red-tinged source power emerged.
A peculiar Stellar Palace was formed, constantly absorbing and expelling cosmic source power.
Within the Stellar Palace, the source power intensified, condensed, and transformed into crimson crystals!
The crystals accumulated and stacked, eventually forming a tiny life star!
Guardian Rank of the Star Lord Realm! Success!
For Fang Xing, this was a simple task.
Moreover, with his Martial Saint body, establishing the Stellar Palace and condensing the life star was like water flowing into a channel, without even a hint of pain.
"My comprehension of the laws is already sufficient for the Traveler Rank... Unfortunately, without a Flame Line Source Crystal, if I absorb it slowly, it will take at least several years, or even over a decade."
Fang Xing sighed inwardly.
At this moment, in his Upper Dantian's Niwan Palace, the Great Sun Divine Body slowly rotated, constantly observing the Middle Dantian.
A great sun hung above the Stellar Palace, and beneath it, a sea of blood-like aura boiled!
After opening his Middle Dantian, when Fang Xing first observed his three Dantians, they trembled in unison, emitting a peculiar frequency.
"So there's an additional benefit to cultivating all three Dantians together?"
His expression became dazed, entering a state of unity with the universe... No, a state beyond unity with the universe, a state of unity with the cosmos!
In this peculiar state of enlightenment, Fang Xing felt as if he had merged with his surroundings.
No, it wasn't just his surroundings, nor was it merely Star River Island! It was White Bird Star! And even... the entire galaxy, the universe!
In this state, Fang Xing's willpower from the Upper Dantian, source power from the Middle Dantian, and aura from the Lower Dantian converged, seemingly giving birth to a new form of energy.
But just then, a discordant note disrupted this state, causing Fang Xing to exit his enlightenment abruptly.
"It's murderous intent!"
"A Martial God-ranked expert has infiltrated White Bird Star and directed murderous intent towards me?"
Fang Xing's eyes widened in shock.
If it weren't for the simultaneous cultivation of the three Dantians, allowing him to enter this peculiar state, facing a Martial God-ranked assassin would have been a life-threatening encounter.
The initial fear quickly dissipated, replaced by anger.
"Dare to disturb my enlightenment!"
"And you want to kill me?"
"Die!"
Behind Fang Xing, a blazing red sun appeared, its radiance illuminating the entire Star River Island, causing nearby ships to mistake it for the sunrise.
Within the great sun, the Buddha's Dharmakaya gathered, and a Buddha Palm pressed down on a spot in mid-air!
In the void, countless Buddhas emerged, with golden lotuses rising from the earth.
The Ninth Style of the Great Sun Buddha Palm—Ten Thousand Buddhas Facing the Sun!
(End of Chapter)
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