Chapter 60

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Emperor Qi, upon returning to his royal study, sunk into deep thought. When did he, the monarch of Qi Country, the supreme emperor, fall into such distress?

It started with the struggle for the throne. His third son lost a precious jade, and was defeated in the contest of succession. His eldest son, victorious in the strife for the crown, commenced actions in Donghe Jurisdiction to deal with Guo Rongshan.

It was his ministers who supported his eldest son, clearing the way for his son by eliminating the Ticnmu Sect in Donghe Jurisdiction, preparing him for the position of the Crown Prince.

The root of all this started with the plundering Xu Yan’s household…

At this thought, Emperor Qi seethed with anger and felt wronged. After all, Xu Yan’s household has not been plundered yet, and he was the emperor! A mere merchant, why would he care?

He wasn’t even aware of this matter.

And yet, he ended up carrying the burden of the acts he didn’t commit.

“Issue the edict, the Crown Prince has been undutiful. Whip him thirty times, harshly!”

Emperor Qi commanded, his teeth clenched in wrath.

Unable to vent his anger on Xu Yan, he took it out on his own son instead!

The Crown Prince was left bewildered, suffering thirty lashes for doing nothing. The injustice was enormous!

He inwardly cursed his father, “Old bag, taking blows from outsiders, only to vent it on his own son!”

Within the mansion of King Qi.

Xu Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind clear, entering a state where he forgot both the world and himself, his whole being absorbed in the enlightenment of Cultivation Technique.

With a significant enhancement in his state of mind, he was almost free to enter this realm, wholeheartedly comprehending the Cultivation Technique.

A streak of enlightenment flowed to his mind. Xu Yan could feel that he was not far from understanding the Innate Realm Cultivation Technique.

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Three days passed.

Meng Chong had yet to comprehend the Cultivation Technique, still mulling over it. Li Xuan sat on the chair, watching this scene, and began to ponder on how to guide his disciple.

He tried to refine the method of practicing the Great Sun Golden Bell, detailed as much as possible, to aid Meng Chong in his enlightenment.

“Could it be that my second disciple is not very apt at comprehension?”

Li Xuan too sunk into deep thought.

From the outside, Meng Chong seemed like a rugged man.

Yet, his thought process was unique. He thought things differently from others, indicating high comprehension abilities.

Suddenly.

A golden light emerged.

“Your disciple frequently enters the Emperor Qi’s harem to enhance his mindset. With no woman in his heart, his profound state of mind improves. You have acquired the Clear Mind State.”

Li Xuan was startled. His foolish disciple entering the Emperor Qi’s harem to enhance his mindset?

Just to enhance his mind?

“Oh, this disciple…”

Li Xuan sighed. Xu Yan, this disciple of his, possessed a peculiar understanding. His ability to comprehend unusual aspects was extraordinary. His phrase “No woman in heart, enlightened as having divine presence” was peculiarly interpreted as a metaphor for his meditative state.

“Well, at least he is not truly without a woman in his heart, but uses it as a metaphor for one’s state of mind…”

At this point, Li Xuan’s mind was clear, undisturbed by external influences, which allowed him to fully immerse himself in a state.

“This is the Clear Mind State? Unaffected by external things, seeing through illusions, and a firm mind…”

Li Xuan found that the Clear Mind State allowed him to focus better, think more agilely, and stay unfazed even at the impending collapse of a mountain.

“My state of mind now resembles that of a wise man.”

Li Xuan slightly squinted, ready to contemplate and refine the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique for Meng Chong, guiding him on how to understand the Cultivation Technique.

He quickly got into the state and found the direction of refinement.

“Is this the advantage brought by the Clear Mind State?”

Suddenly.

He looked up at Meng Chong.

He saw Meng Chong looking up towards the sun in the sky, muttering to himself.

“The Great Sun? The Great Sun Golden Bell Shield? From inside to outside, or from outside to inside? I understand!”

It seemed that Meng Chong had an epiphany in that moment.

He excitedly stripped off his clothes, baring his upper body, revealing his muscular build.

He walked under the sun, settled into the horse stance, took a deep breath, then went into—cultivation mode.

Li Xuan: ???

Regardless of whether Meng Chong had misunderstood, as long as he had some sort of enlightenment, some idea, it would be a good thing.

Li Xuan decided to silently observe, not interfering with Meng Chong’s cultivation.

The scary thing is not a student misunderstanding but having no ideas. Xu Yan in the past also had all kinds of misunderstandings and supplemented his own brain, only to eventually succeed in his cultivation.

So, misunderstanding is not scary.

What’s scary is having no ideas!

Secretly, Li Xuan began to hope, could Meng Chong successfully cultivate the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield!

He glanced up at the sun. It was already winter, and the weather was cold. Although the sun was out, it wasn’t scorching hot, so it wouldn’t cause heatstroke.

He did not know what Meng Chong, his disciple, had realized.

Li Xuan had no intention to interfere. Since his disciple had some enlightenment, he would just silently observe with his current perfect state of blood and energy cultivation, and his keen perception as a martial artist.

If there was any improvement in Meng Chong’s cultivation, he would be able to sense the change.

Meng Chong stood under the sun, the sunlight shining on his body, bringing a hint of warmth.

“First, sense the blood and energy. How to sense the blood and energy? The Great Sun Golden Bell Shield should be cultivated under the great sun, realizing the sensation of burning heat, thus moving from outside to inside, making the blood and energy seep into the bones, enter the visceral organs…

“Since I cannot sense blood and energy from inside, refining from inside to outside, then I will borrow the burning heat of the great sun, stimulate the blood and energy, and then refine it from outside to inside…”

Meng Chong was subtly contemplating, being under the sun for a long time, he gradually sensed the warm feeling on his skin, and between his breaths, a faint warmth emerged.

“I can sense the blood and energy!”

At this moment, Meng Chong was overjoyed in his heart.

His blood and energy swirled slowly, gradually gathering around his skin. Amazingly, it formed a miraculous resonance with the sunlight on his skin.

“From outside to inside, seeping into the bones, then flowing to the visceral organs, this is the basic refining method of the Great Sun Golden Bell Shield, cultivating the physical golden bell, then erupting with blood and energy, transforming into the blood and energy Golden Bell Shield, which is stepping into the blood and energy realm…”

Meng Chong was elucidating the cultivation process of the technique.

After refining the blood and energy on his skin, it circled internally, dispersing amongst his bones.

At this moment, he felt like ants were crawling on his bones, a sour pain, suddenly emerging.

His muscles all over his body couldn’t help but tremble a few times.

However, he endured it, not making a sound, but his breathing became slightly heavier.

“Is this the Bone Refining? A little uncomfortable, but my sensation seems to have changed…”

Meng Chong was thrilled in his heart.

The blood and energy circulated once around his bones, slowly dispersed, and in tiny streams flowed into his visceral organs, refining the delicate organs.

The first time refining the organs, you need to control blood and energy, can’t rush, need to refine slowly and finely.

Thus, Meng Chong put his whole mind on circulating the blood and energy, a strand and wisp of blood and energy, circulating amongst his organs.

The process of refining organs is relatively slow, taking more time than refining skin and bones together. Once the first time refining organs was completed, blood and energy returned to bones, then returned to the skin, forming a cycle.

Meng Chong was thrilled to discover that his body seemed to have a layer of unexplainable, indescribable roundness, as if the interior and exterior were harmonious, seamless throughout, as if a big bell covered his body, or as if his body had become an impeccable big bell!