Chapter 158: 093: Spiritual Root is a Five Elements Mountain, the Foundation Establishment takes a hundred days at this point_1 Chapter 158: 093: Spiritual Root is a Five Elements Mountain, the Foundation Establishment takes a hundred days at this point_1 Before attempting the breakthrough to Foundation Establishment, Chen Dengming silently recited some of the essential formulas in “Explanation on Foundation Building” in his mind, and started to mobilize his Dantian’s Spiritual Energy towards the Mysterious Aperture.
“Dao exists in the Mysterious Aperture, which encompasses Primordial Qi and YuanJing.
YuanJing and Primordial Qi nurture the Primordial Spirit; when the spirit is full, it naturally oscillates between motion and stillness.
Thrice with three turns, the circulation and transformation connects heaven and earth…
The spirit is silent and the Qi is deep.
The Qi returns to the Mysterious Aperture and the breath follows the natural course…”
The more the formula circulates in his mind, the more Chen Dengming enters the state.
With the state of mind reaching the Utmost Emptiness, and with the solid foundation laid by his previous experience in martial arts, he easily enters the state where Qi returns to the Mysterious Aperture and the breath follows the natural course.
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He lets the spiritual energy circulate around his body until it reaches the Microcosmic Orbit.
He then takes a rest for the ‘Mao-Yo Bathing’ as per the procedure.
Mao and Yo, in the stage of the Microcosmic Orbit, refer to locations, not time; the area in front of the navel and behind the kidneys is called Mao and Yo.
Bathing during the Microcosmic Orbit refers to rest.
Soon, the Qi circulates around the Grand Circulation.
At this time, Spiritual Energy continuously moves upwards within the body, marking the true entrance into the process of Foundation Establishment.
According to the “Explanation on Foundation Building”, one must accumulate the power of the three treasures of the body – Essence, Qi, and Spirit – and make sure they do not leak.
This requires sealing the body’s natural leakage channels.
The permanent closure of the Earth Door signifies the successful Foundation Establishment without any leakage.
Most people require a hundred days or even a year for this closure.
Only a very small number of people with substantial accumulation can complete this process in three to seven days, hence the saying of a hundred-day Foundation Establishment.
Chen Dengming once thought that not leaking from the Earth Door meant not breathing through the nose.
In terms of Daoism, the Earth Door refers to a person’s nose.
Foundation Establishment means not letting the nose leak air.
According to the understanding of modern people in his previous life, isn’t that just having a stuffed nose from a cold?
If the nose doesn’t breathe, it naturally won’t leak.
If one has a stuffed nose due to a cold for a hundred days, then Foundation Establishment is successful.
But that’s not the case.
The Qi that isn’t meant to leak is not the ordinary breath.
Instead, it is the condensed Qi of the three treasures of the human body: Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
If this breath leaks, it will not only lead to the failure of Foundation Establishment, but it will also cause severe damage to the Primordial Qi.
This is why it is said that the second attempt after the first failure has a lower success rate, and the third attempt is nearly hopeless.
It is simply because the damage to the Primordial Qi is too great, involving the Life Potential Energy, which is nearly impossible to compensate for.
However, every time the book mentions Life Potential Energy, Chen Dengming does have a bold idea.
But being a cautious person, this idea is quite risky.
He could not be one hundred percent certain, so he only dared to think about it in his heart.
Unless forced, he would not attempt it.
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As the Qi became more condensed, Chen Dengming felt a buzzing sound echoing from his Dantian.
His Spiritual Might was growing stronger, his perception of the surrounding Spiritual Energy was expanding, and gradually, his face was exuding divinity and his eyes were dazzling.
Outside the house, neighbor Li Rong, who had just stopped picking on his daughter under the persuasion of some neighbors, suddenly felt a strong imposing aura that filled him with trepidation.
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“Is my cousin here?”
Li Rong was taken aback.
Li Xue, whose eyes were red from crying because she had been rebuked and beaten, also felt this spiritual might and exclaimed in delight, “Uncle, father beat me again.”
“You silly girl!”
Li Rong muttered lowly and looked towards the door, but there was no one there.
The neighbors around also came out to watch, discussing among themselves with surprise as they looked at Chen Dengming’s house.
Li Rong also looked over in astonishment, confirming that this strong Spiritual Might came from inside Friend Gao’s house, and he was shocked.
“What happened?
Did Old Gao invite a Foundation Establishment Cultivator as a guest in his house?”
This Spiritual Might, although not quite as profound as his elder brother’s, was definitely stronger than Qi Cultivator’s, so it must be from a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
Li Rong immediately looked at his daughter, Li Xue.
“I…
I don’t know…” Li Xue immediately shook her head in confusion without Li Rong asking the question.
Just then, the strong Spiritual Might emanating from Chen Dengming’s courtyard quickly retreated like a ebbing tide.
Having sensed this strange occurrence, Li Rong had a thought that shocked him.
“Could it be that Friend Gao…
is attempting to make a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?”
He was shocked by this sudden thought.
How profound must be the accumulation of a Qi Cultivator who can begin to attempt a breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?
It’s not enough just to achieve the tenth level of Qi Cultivation; one still needs a long period of accumulation, to reach the pinnacle of Spiritual Energy in this state, and to perfect the condition of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
Only when the spirit is complete and Qi is sufficient, can one attempt to breakthrough.
In the case of most Loose Cultivators, it would be remarkable if there is a tenth level Qi Cultivator.
They are usually supported by the cultivation families, and in exchange for serving the family, they enjoy the resources provided by the family and gradually accumulate their foundation until they reach the opportunity for a breakthrough.
For a loose cultivator with no support from any power, it is extremely difficult to get to this step on their own.
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Inside the room.
Chen Dengming slowly retracted his Spiritual Energy.
After experiencing the feeling, he gave up the reckless choice of direct breakthrough.
He felt that he was still lacking some maturity and couldn’t maintain the condition of the Earth Door without leakage for an extended period.
“Maturity” refers to the subtle operation of True Qi during the process of cultivation.
At present, he can’t maintain this subtlety.
Because when his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were condensed to the maximum, the Spiritual Root was shaken and swayed, but it also produced a tremendous resistance.
Only one-fifth of the Essence, Qi, and Spirit passed through the Spiritual Root, and it almost caused his Essence, Qi, and Spirit to be squeezed out.
This is the Five Elements Mountain in Foundation Establishment.
The feeling of breakthrough in Foundation Establishment is like a seismic event, similar to the sensation of Sun Wukong jumping out from the Five Elements Mountain.