Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 645: Chapter 268: The nine realms of the Blood River, the oppressed Luo Chen_1

When he had set out, he wasn’t alone.

On the return journey, there were even more companions.

Wang Yuan, the couple Qin Liangchen, and Gu Caiyi, a group of four, all hopped onto Luo Chen’s ride back.

Luo Chen was feeling a bit subdued, but to prevent the Qin Liangchen couple from noticing, he put on an act of nonchalance and chatted with Wang Yuan about body refinement matters.

”The ’Origin of Qi’ indeed constitutes a complete second-order body refinement technique, developed during the decline of body refiners.”

Luo Chen was surprised, ”Hasn’t it been several thousand years since then? Is such a technique still applicable in the current Immortal Cultivation World?”

”Naturally it is applicable.” Wang Yuan smiled lightly, ”A few thousand years, for us it feels incredibly long, but for truly powerful individuals, it’s merely a snap of the fingers.”

Luo Chen had a sudden realization.

In the Immortal Cultivation World, there was no such thing as modern people being inferior to people of the olden times, nor was there a theory that old methods were inferior to new ones.

The strength of a cultivation technique mainly depended on its suitability for the individual practitioner.

Despite how times may seem to change and seas turn into mulberry fields.”

But for those powerful individuals who create cultivation techniques, perhaps it merely feels like the blink of an eye, the duration of one retreat.”

You can’t really expect someone to go into retreat, and a few hundred years later, become outdated after emerging!

”This technique provides a detailed exposition on the cultivation stages of the Blood River Realm, allowing one to progressively cultivate up to the Furnace Realm. For me, this represents an immense opportunity.” Wang Yuan said, sounding quite appreciative in his speech.”

Previously, he had been learning here and there from various sources.

Relying on his understanding and instinct, using strengths to remedy weaknesses to gradually perfect his own cultivation system.”

However, now that he has a proper body refinement technique, the path forward is finally clear.”

Speaking of which, a lot of this is thanks to Luo Chen for acquiring this technique for him.”

”Blood River Realm? Furnace Realm?” Luo Chen was puzzled.

Wang Yuan smiled lightly and explained the classification of the Body Refinement Stages to Luo Chen.

Before innate, everyone is mundane.

And the limit attainable by the mundane, is the Vajra Realm that comes after Innate.

At this point, one’s body is like the Vajra, indestructible, marking the first stage of legitimate body refinement.

According to the division in the ’Origin of Qi’, the second stage emphasizes on cultivation of one’s Qi and blood, along with developing the body’s major storehouses.

”When the blood forms a long river and Qi rushes into the Nine Heavens, Visible Power and Hidden Power transform into Pill Vigor, and the four types of Qi Strength unite. Achieving this, Completion Stage of the second stage is attained.”

”That’s why the second stage is also known as the Blood River Realm.”

”As for the Furnace Realm...”

Wang Yuan shook his head, ”The description in the book is rather vague and unclear; I’ll have to wait until I personally reach that Realm to understand.”

Luo Chen asked curiously, ”So you’re saying that you’re now more or less sure about how to cultivate the Blood River Realm?”

”I wouldn’t say I’m completely secure, but at least I know the direction.”

Wang Yuan waved his hand, casually discussing the stage-wise cultivation of the Blood River Realm.

Like the division of the nine layers in the Foundation Establishment Stage, the Blood River Realm is also divided into nine minor stages.

[Organs Refinement], [Tendon Changing], [Marrow Washing], [Meridian Unblocking], [Orifice Unblocking], [Visible Power], [Hidden Power], [Power Transformation], [Pill Vigor]

Luo Chen listened with confusion.

Is body refinement broken down into such detailed divisions?

”Developing the body’s major storehouses is enormously dangerous, naturally, a meticulous division is required.”

”Moreover, although it seems detailed, many things are actually parallel.”

”Even true cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage might unwittingly cultivate certain portions.”

Wang Yuan explained in detail.

There was no reservation against Luo Chen in his speech, and he even provided some examples.

”I had already perfected the Organs Refinement Stage even before stepping into the Immortal Cultivation World. That Five Viscera Health Preserving Fist; it can refine the internal organs and nurture the five types of Qi.”

”Speaking of the two stages of [Tendon Changing] and [Marrow Washing], each time you cultivators break through a major realm, the Heaven and Earth Qi will automatically initiates Tendon Changing and Marrow Washing.”

”As for [Meridian Unblocking], that’s even easier to understand. They simply unblock the large and small meridians throughout the body, allowing Qi and blood to flow freely, with Qi and blood surging in every move they make. When you Qi Refiners are carrying Spirit Qi, you are actually also unblocking certain meridians.”

”The main difference lies in [Orifice Unblocking], as well as the cultivation of the four types of Qi Strength.”

Wang Yuan paused, then mentioned Ming God’s Divine Cleanse.

This technique also involves some measures for Orifice Unblocking.

However, it only develops 36 acupoints in the human body.

But aren’t there far more than 36 acupoints in the enormous treasure that is the human body?

As for the four Qi Strengths?

This refers to converting the boisterous and scattered Qi and blood to compact Qi Strength as much as possible!

Visible and Hidden Powers transform into Pill Vigor, with each type of Qi Strength stronger than the former.

In his early years, Wang Yuan unknowingly embarked on this path of cultivation.

His killing blow, Blood God Tribulation Pointer, is a type of Visible Power that he cultivated by condensing Qi and blood.

In a sense, Wang Yuan’s previous body refinement was not systematic.

He refined a bit here, a bit there, all based on his own exploration.

His ability to develop the Visible Power - Blood God Tribulation Pointer in the initial stage of Blood River Realm, could be credited to his exceptional talent.

Now, with a systematic cultivation technique, he can specifically enhance himself in the future.

After listening to this discourse, Luo Chen suddenly exclaimed,

”No wonder body refiners have gone into decline!”

Though others didn’t understand why he exclaimed like that, Wang Yuan was on the same wavelength.

Indeed!

The process of developing the body’s major storehouses is so complex.

And without the dramatically increased lifespan that Qi Refiners gain after Foundation Establishment, few individuals can complete the cultivation of the Blood River Realm.

Lifespan is just one aspect.

The reason for the decline of body refiners also lies in the fact that Qi Refiners, during the process of inhaling and exhaling Spirit Qi, also cultivate certain aspects of body refinement.