NOVEL SIMPLE Chapter 28: Little Brother Zhixing, Long Time No See
Chapter 28: Little Brother Zhixing, Long Time No See
The wind in the mountains stirred the hair of Chen Zhixing and Mo Qingyue.
"Your talent is simply terrifying," Mo Qingyue said wearily.
She then flipped her right hand, and a glassy jade bottle filled with pills appeared in her hand.
"Here, this is the True Self Pill you wanted. It's often used by peak-stage Daoist practitioners for enlightenment and seeing the True Self," she explained.
Pausing for a moment, Mo Qingyue asked with some suspicion, "Zhixing, are you about to break through to the True Self realm soon?"
"How could that be? It’s too soon for that," Chen Zhixing said with a smile as he took the jade bottle.
"Well, I thought so. Three years ago, you were still at the Spirit Nourishment realm. I guess you’re at most at the Illusory Transformation realm now, maybe barely at the Luminescence realm. Am I right?" Mo Qingyue said.
"You guessed it perfectly, Sister Yue’er," Chen Zhixing said, smiling and nodding.
Mo Qingyue sighed in relief. If he were already at the True Self realm at ten years old, that would be too ridiculous.
"By the way, Little Zhixing, draw the guiding diagram for me later," Mo Qingyue said seriously.
She could already imagine the uproar this guiding diagram would cause when she brought it back to the sect!
"No problem."
That evening.
After Mo Qingyue got the guiding diagram, she hurriedly left the Chen family.
On the entire Third Peak, besides LuoLuo, only Chen Zhixing remained.
Under the bright full moon, on the mountaintop.
Chen Zhixing, dressed in white, sat cross-legged.
A gentle evening breeze lightly fluttered his clothes.
"True Self Realm."
Chen Zhixing frowned slightly and looked at the True Self Pill in his hand.
His cultivation had already reached the peak of the Spiritual Wandering last month!
He was just a step away from the True Self realm.
But he wasn’t rushing to break through to the True Self realm, partly because he didn’t have the True Self Pill before, and partly because he hadn't found a suitable cultivation method for the True Self realm.
The path of cultivation is divided into nine major realms: Treasure Body, Spirit Nourishment, Illusory Transformation, Luminescence, Spiritual Wandering, True Self, Nirvana, Apex and Immortal!
Each realm is interconnected.
For example, the Treasure Body realm is about tempering the physical body and establishing a foundation.
The Spirit Nourishment realm is about accumulating spiritual power, where one develops spiritual consciousness.
In the Illusory Transformation realm, spiritual consciousness can be made tangible.
At this stage, spiritual power can not only be used for exploration but also for attack!
The Luminescence realm is about illuminating the heart, truly cultivating the Dao, and gaining insight and concepts about the Great Dao.
After Luminescence comes the Spiritual Wandering realm, where one can consolidate the primordial spirit, have the primordial spirit leave the body, and travel through the void!
The True Self realm that follows the Daoist Journey involves seeing the True Self amid the vastness of the Great Dao, returning to the essence of the self.
The primordial spirit and physical body reunite!
It is rare to have a single cultivation method that spans an entire realm.
More commonly, each realm corresponds to a specific cultivation method.
For example, Chen Zhixing’s previous method, the "Bull Demon Star Transformation Technique," was a top-tier method in the Body Refining realm!
Later, the "Hundred Refinements Divine Weapon Method" was extremely suited to the Spirit Nourishment realm!
These two methods have been immensely beneficial to Chen Zhixing.
Moreover, the "Great Void Sutra" that Chen Zhixing is currently practicing is a Spiritual Wandering realm method created from his study of numerous books!
The reason Chen Zhixing is not rushing to break through to the True Self realm is that he has not yet found a suitable method for it.
"I’ve already searched the Chen family’s library and couldn’t find a suitable True Self realm method. I’ll have to look elsewhere," Chen Zhixing murmured to himself.
He had decided that after the South Border trial and before the Eastern Xuan Domain Grand Competition, he would leave the Ziwei Chen family and fully advance to the True Self realm!
The next moment.
Chen Zhixing slowly closed his eyes.
"Bull Demon Star Transformation Technique, activate!"
In an instant, a magnificent and resplendent starry sky appeared before Chen Zhixing’s eyes.
Endless starry power surged from his Heavenly Pivot acupoint, pouring into Chen Zhixing’s body like a galaxy cascading down.
Chen Zhixing’s seven hundred and twenty acupoints already had four hundred and ninety-nine emitting starry light!
This was the result of his ten years of effort!
The next day.
As the sky turned pale, LuoLuo called out, "Young master, wake up! Hurry up and wake up!"
Chen Zhixing opened his eyes groggily.
He saw LuoLuo, with her hair styled in two small buns, holding a basin of wash water and shaking his body.
"What is it now?" Chen Zhixing said helplessly.
"Young master, have you forgotten? It’s time for the morning class."
LuoLuo said as she soaked a clean, soft towel in warm water and handed it to Chen Zhixing.
"Oh."
Chen Zhixing took the towel, wiped his face, and in reality, at his level, he was already clean and pure, not affected by impurities.
But he still maintained the habit of washing his face early in the morning.
Then, LuoLuo dressed Chen Zhixing in a white long robe and tightened his belt.
The bright morning sun shone on Chen Zhixing’s face, and one could even see the fine hairs on his fair complexion.
"Young master looks really handsome," LuoLuo said with a silly smile.
"My LuoLuo is also very beautiful," Chen Zhixing said with a smile, turning around and gently brushing LuoLuo’s nose with his fingers.
"Young master, go quickly, or the elder in the morning class will be upset with you again."
LuoLuo stood on tiptoe and adjusted Chen Zhixing’s collar, as if completing a pleasing work of art. She clapped her hands in satisfaction and said, "Young master, come back early at noon. I’ll cook your favorite braised lion's head."
"Ha ha, okay!"
On the summit of Ziwei Mountain.
When Chen Zhixing arrived, the clan elders had already started the morning lecture.
He sat cross-legged on a piece of green stone, stroking his beard, shaking his head, and explaining knowledge about the cultivation world.
Below him, there were more than ten young men and women sitting cross-legged, listening attentively to the elder’s teachings.
Among them, a young man sat in the front, with the others keeping their distance from him, seemingly unwilling to sit next to him.
Despite being only thirteen or fourteen years old, he had a tall and straight posture, handsome and formidable. Just sitting there, he exuded an intangible aura of authority that made people unwilling to approach.
"Can you manage to be on time just once?" the elder looked at the lazily Chen Zhixing, feeling a mix of frustration and disappointment. He shook his head and scolded, "If you’re not born with talent, you need to make up for it with hard work. With such laziness and casualness, what achievements can you expect in the future?"
"Enough of that. Find a place to sit. The Saint has returned this time; you should take the opportunity to learn from him."
Then, he turned his gaze to the young man sitting in the front with a kind smile and a concerned tone, "Zhaosheng, is there anything you don’t understand about what I’ve covered?"
"No, elder, please continue."
Chen Zhao Sheng shook his head.
He had already learned these basic contents countless times in the Qianyang Academy.
Then, he turned around and looked at Chen Zhixing. A faint smile appeared on his otherwise stern face.
"Zhixing, little brother, long time no see."