Dream Picking Records

The afterglow of the setting sun, the breeze blowing on your body, the flowing stream, the rippling sunset glow in the sky, the chirping of flowers, birds and insects, all in harmony and nature, so infinitely beautiful.

Wang Xiao opened his arms, embraced the golden sunset, and felt the stirring of life. Under his control, the full and round spiritual power gradually separated from the body and turned into mist filaments that filled the Shangyuan Palace. Fortunately, he did not feel too uncomfortable after dispersing his power. After taking the medicine given by the dean, his body quickly recovered to a good state.

Back in the Qi Control Realm, Wang Xiao savored the reaction between the external spiritual power and his body. Without experience and unable to see what was ahead, he could only practice the technique blindly. The gentle spiritual energy flowed through his body, soothing his impatient mood.

"Where is the true path to controlling Qi?" This is not only a question mark for Wang Xiao, but also a question mark for almost the entire cultivation world. Throughout history, only a few people have suspected that they may be able to achieve it.

The journey of finding the path may take a lifetime, and countless geniuses have been dejected and defeated on this road.

The aura lingers at the fingertips, like a naughty child when active, and the sharpest blade when attacking.

"Controlling the Qi... The dean said that we are just borrowing it. If it is impossible in the last days, where should we go? How can this be called controlling it, and why should we control it?" Wang Xiao pondered.

“All things have spirits, which is called all spirits. All spirits have energy, which is called spiritual energy.”

Unconsciously, Wang Xiao fell into a deep state of enlightenment, his thoughts were divergent and his imagination was running wild.

The spiritual energy from the outside world was absorbed into his body and then quietly dissipated. Wang Xiao seemed to be integrated with the world, and an inexplicable fragrance emanated from his body. At this moment, he was like a bright flower, and the spiritual energy around him vaguely turned into bees and butterflies. After a while, he returned to human form, and golden lotuses emerged from the ground and nectar fell from the sky...

Wang Xiao traveled freely in the world of his imagination, where mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, sun, moon and stars, all things evolved and were reborn, and everything changed according to his mind.

Three days passed in a hurry. Flowers bloomed and fell, water flowed east and west, Wang Xiao's clothes were covered with dust, and above his head, two birds built a small nest, in which they were in love.

"The heaven and earth have righteousness, which is mixed and flowing. Above, it is the river and the mountains, below, it is the sun." Wang Xiao stood up suddenly, opened his eyes, his eyes were full of energy, and he pointed to the sky with one hand and the ground with the other, slowly moving them, as if it was the most wonderful rhythm between heaven and earth. Two birds flew up, and the chirping sound was not noisy at this time.

"All spirits become qi, and qi becomes all spirits. The cycle is natural, without the need for external things."

A glimmer of light broke through the fog from an unknown place, and Wang Xiao found his direction. How far he could go depended on his luck.

"Gurgle~" an inopportune sound came.

"My journey still needs to satisfy my taste buds and fill my stomach." Wang Xiao shook off the remaining dust, placed the bird's nest on the tree, stretched his muscles, and went to find Chef Ye to make a delicious meal.

After sharing his three-day gains with Ye Xiao, Wang Xiao hurried to the Sutra Library to look through the ancient books. Although they were only remnants of scriptures, there were still some notes related to the Qi Control Realm.

Everyone's path may be different, but they are all people who are striving to cross the river. After tempering themselves in the world, they all end up at the same destination, looking forward to meeting at the top.

Wang Xiao found a corner, surrounded by scriptures, and diligently absorbed the wisdom of his predecessors. Occasionally, he would write down the martial arts he was interested in and save them for later study.

"The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Man. Man lives between heaven and earth, and needs to stand upright on earth. Relying on heaven, one can temper his spirit, while descending to earth, one can temper his body..."

"Man, one stroke is the sky, one stroke is the earth, heaven and earth are one, creation is infinite..."

"A mayfly is like a grain of sand in the vast ocean. Even though life is short and the Yangtze River is endless, you can still enjoy the breeze in the mountains and the bright moon on the river."

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As the sun rises and the moon sets, and the stars move, Wang Xiao strolls in the academy, reading the notes of his predecessors.

"Living beings live in the world, so I will create the world first!"

He found an uninhabited hilltop and sat cross-legged. The ethereal spiritual energy was compressed by the acupuncture vortex and gathered in the sea of ​​qi like water. Wang Xiao tried to make it more condensed, so as to create a land for living beings to live.

The golden waves surged in the dantian, ready to burst out. The spiritual energy absorbed into the body seemed violent, but it obeyed Wang Xiao's will and tightened under his control, converging towards the center point. As the distance between the spiritual energy molecules continued to shrink, the feeling of effort gradually surged into his heart. Until a certain moment, the spiritual energy stopped beating, and the golden water ball exploded.

The violent wave impacted his internal organs, and a large mouthful of blood dyed the ground red. Fortunately, at the moment of the explosion, the spiritual energy in the acupuncture points wrapped around the organs and meridians, offsetting most of the damage.

"I almost got ruined just now." Thinking of the failure just now, he was terrified. He took a few pills and used the gentle spiritual energy to repair the wounds left by the impact.

Unable to think of any other solution, he carefully tried several more times after adjusting his breath for a while. Simple compression would eventually cause the spiritual energy to stop fluctuating, which was like having one's throat strangled for a cultivator. Although he could also directly mobilize the spiritual energy absorbed by the acupuncture points, the suffocating feeling in his dantian still gave him the fear of being sealed and becoming a mortal.

In order to gain a better understanding, his mind merged with his qi sea, and after many explosions he captured the imperceptible qi from his failures.

"Hmm? Is this the feeling of resistance? Could it be that spiritual energy also has spiritual intelligence?" Wang Xiao immersed his mind and carefully felt the spiritual energy of the outside world.

Attracting, absorbing, releasing, the myriad of living beings are just a temporary carrier for them. No matter how high your cultivation level is, you only get the right to use them. I am afraid that you can only integrate into them after you die. From this point of view, the difference between cultivators and mortals is like an extra contract between them and spiritual energy. Only with their approval can you embark on the road of cultivation.

However, some people have special physiques that can better sense spiritual energy, such as Xia Qingling's Daoxuan spiritual body. Is this because their physiques are easy to absorb spiritual energy, or is it that spiritual energy selectively favors them?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Wang Xiao's mind at once.

Wang Xiao tried to open his mind and communicate with the spiritual energy, but to no avail and in the end all his attempts fell on deaf ears without any response.

He then compressed the spiritual energy in his Dantian, trying to feel the critical point. After many attempts, he realized that the slight resistance should be an instinctive choice. Just like a newborn baby, it has spirit but no wisdom, and can only be triggered passively.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiao opened his eyes.

"Dean, disciple Wang Xiao has something to ask you." Wang Xiao took out the jade token and called softly.

After a while, a voice came from the other end.

"What's the matter?"

"Excuse me, Dean, does spiritual energy have spiritual intelligence?"

The dean was stunned, and his life experiences flashed through his mind.

"I have read all the scriptures and have never heard of this." The dean shook his head and asked excitedly, "Did you discover something?"

"When I was trying to break through, I had a feeling like this, so I'm bothering you to ask the dean for advice."

An hour later, a response came from the jade token.

"What I sensed was calm and peaceful. He was like a tool in my hand, and I couldn't sense any spiritual life. If you have any discoveries, you must seize them. Although there is no clear record of the road to truth in ancient history, it is definitely not groundless. Perhaps as the realm improves, the use of spiritual power will be strengthened, but the cherishment of spiritual power will decrease. Perhaps this is why there is a saying that the early basic realm can break the road to truth. If you have any needs, please feel free to ask. I hope that your name can be added to my wordless book."

"Dean, the elixirs you left behind last time have been almost wasted by my disciples..."

Before Wang Xiao finished speaking, ripples appeared in front of him and a large pile of medicine appeared, piled higher than a hill, which made his lips tremble.

"Thank you, Dean. I will try my best." Wang Xiao said goodbye to the Dean and returned to his exploration journey.

He stared at the night sky, which was filled with stars and occasionally a shooting star streaked across the sky. Was this the end of life or the extension of hope?

When the universe was first created, it was all chaos. Which came first, living things or spiritual energy?

What are the universe, living beings, and spiritual energy?

Wang Xiao once again fell into a state of deep enlightenment.

"If the spiritual energy points in my body are regarded as stars, and the Dantian Qi Sea is transformed into a life planet, can I be regarded as a human-shaped universe? If successful, my universe, living beings, and spiritual energy can be transformed into each other."

"But how do we communicate with them and build a bridge?" Wang Xiao felt a headache.

Brute force is definitely not an option. Even with shields, explosion-proof infantrymen can't withstand so many explosions. Looking at the tenacious and stubborn aura, he felt happy and helpless for the first time.

Wang Xiao used his spiritual energy to transform a palm and caressed his Qi Sea, just like treating his own child. The spiritual energy rarely sent out a barely perceptible joy, as if responding to the person who was caressing it. Seeing this, he stopped absorbing the spiritual energy from the outside world and focused on caressing this part of his body, constantly emitting friendly kindness with his spiritual consciousness. However, the spiritual energy's feedback only stopped there, and there was no chance to go further.

He no longer treated the aura as a controller, but wanted to get along with it as a friend.

Gradually, Wang Xiao was no longer obsessed with building his own planet, nor did he confine the spiritual energy to the sea of ​​​​qi, allowing them to fly freely in his body, and he acted as a companion and played with him.

A month passed quietly, and he patiently expressed his friendship to the spirit energy, hoping to gain its trust. During this period, he sat cross-legged here without moving, relying entirely on a mountain of medicine to replenish his body's needs. Ye Xiao was worried and often came here to check on his condition. The dean also prohibited others from approaching and set up a small defensive magic circle for protection.

The spiritual energy in his body generates various forms and states. This is not under his control, but is dominated by the 'true spirit' of the spiritual energy.

The relationship between the two became more and more harmonious, and sometimes the spiritual energy would take the initiative to find Wang Xiao's spiritual consciousness to "play". In this process, the spiritual energy formed continental plates by itself, which greatly boosted Wang Xiao's spirit.

Finally, a portion of the roaring golden waves in Wang Xiao's Dantian was compressed into a solid state, and the planets in the shape of spiritual energy were suspended above the vast ocean. The vortexes in the acupuncture points around his body were like dots of starlight in the starry sky, projecting starlight.

"Next it's time to create living beings." This made him even more confused. He had not comprehended the principles of life and death. He could only organize spiritual energy into the form of living beings.

“Let’s leave it to be endowed with spiritual intelligence later.” Wang Xiao felt a little regretful. Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he thought of a scripture he had found in the Sutra Library before.

"Got it, the Soul Summoning Technique!" Wang Xiao decided to give it a try. Although this scripture talks about using the blood of a living being combined with a suitable body to summon a new life form, it should be possible to create a living spirit in his body, right?

Just try it!

Under his control, the spiritual energy slowly condensed into his own appearance. However, this Wang Xiao had blank eyes, stiff limbs, and lacked intelligence.

"You can't have form without sex."

Wang Xiao looked at his heart, and a drop of pure blood was tempered out. It floated towards him under the guidance of spiritual energy. The blood seeped into his chest, and his pale skin gradually turned red. Seeing this, he was vaguely expectant.

"Dong dong!"

With the first heartbeat, the little man transformed from spiritual energy showed a hint of spirit.

"I still have a long way to go, but with my current state, I have entered the state of concentration, which will not affect my journey."