"Good! Let's do it!"
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel excited.
Once I made up my mind, I had no more hesitation. After taking a deep breath, I quickly controlled my essence and fiercely charged towards the "Lower Dantian Acupoint."
The reason I chose the "Lower Dantian Acupoint" as my first target was because the "Huiyin," "Qugu," and "Zhongji" acupoints in front were already penetrated on the day I washed my marrow and forged my bones.
Now, all I had to do was to continue upwards from the "Lower Dantian Acupoint, penetrating the acupoints in front like the "Shimen," "Qihai," and "Yinjiao," until reaching the "Chengjiang Acupoint" on the top to completely open the Conception Vessel.
According to the Daoist belief, opening the Governing Vessel and Conception Vessel actually meant opening the "Three Passes" and driving the "Zhou Tian" circulation.
The Taoist book "Tai Ping Jing" states that the lifespan of a person is only 120 years. However, through postnatal cultivation, practitioners can challenge the limit of their lifespan by refining essence, Qi, and spirit, achieving the effect of prolonging life.
The so-called "postnatal cultivation" refers to the reverse direction of the Governing Vessel compared to the Conception Vessel. Both originate from the "Huiyin," but pass through the three gates on the back of the body and finally reach the "Baihui" on the top of the head. Then, they circulate down the front of the body to the Lower Dantian. This is a complete Zhou Tian circulation. Many Daoist practices require this circulation, combining pre-birth essence with post-birth essence to refine Qi, which is commonly known as "refining essence into Qi."
And what I urgently needed to do now was precisely to refine essence into Qi! Only when a person truly achieves this can they be considered a true practitioner, stepping into a broader realm of practice.
The original intention of laying the foundation was also the same.
Laying the foundation was, in essence, to first consolidate the foundation with herbal medicine, allowing a person's vitality to reach its peak, then to open the Governing Vessel and Conception Vessel, and ultimately to refine essence into Qi.
Of course, in addition to stabilizing the foundation, herbal medicine also serves to provide energy for the foundation builder.
As is well known, in today's world, we have already entered the Dharma Ending Age, and the air is so polluted that it can't provide enough natural energy. To accumulate enough post-birth essence, aside from a few people with natural gifts who can gradually transform their pre-birth essence, the vast majority of people need external supplements.
As stated in the "Dan Jing": "When the Qi is full, the Governing Vessel and Conception Vessel will open by themselves." When a person's essence, Qi, and spirit fill the meridians and acupoints, it is the best time for them to break through the Governing Vessel and Conception Vessel.
Opening the Conception Vessel and Governing Vessel will open the eight extraordinary meridians and then the hundreds of meridians, allowing a person's cultivation to progress, strengthen muscles and bones, and inevitably prolong their life.
With a loud bang, as expected, I easily attacked the Lower Dantian Acupoint. Without any delay, I immediately controlled my essence and fiercely rushed towards the Shimen Acupoint!
As they say, "once momentum fades, it's hard to bring it back." Since I had successfully opened the Lower Dantian Acupoint, there was naturally no reason for me to stop here. With the momentum of breaking through the Lower Dantian Acupoint, I continued to attack the Shimen Acupoint without hesitation!
With a crisp sound, like the shattering of glass, the Shimen Acupoint was also breached. However, this time, there was a faint, piercing pain, unlike the refreshing feeling from earlier.
Although this pain is still very weak, it has already reminded me that my essence is somewhat insufficient! However, I still did not hesitate and urged the few remaining essences to fiercely rush towards the Qi Sea point.
Crack!
Fortunately, this time I successfully broke through the shackles of the Qi Sea point once again.
However, the ensuing pain was far greater than before. It felt like being torn apart, causing me to gasp in shock on the spot!
Despite the pain, the result was still pleasing. Relying solely on a mouthful of Qi, I forcefully broke through three major points successively, which was undoubtedly an impressive achievement!
Although I do not know the circumstances of others when they break through the Governor Vessel, I believe my achievement is not too bad.
After all, Old Zhang said that foundation building is actually called the "Hundred Day Foundation." This means that an ordinary person would need at least one hundred days to break through the Governor Vessel, and even the most outstanding individuals would need seventy-seven days!
In comparison, my achievement is naturally not too bad.
Of course, this does not mean that I am a genius. I am well aware that my rapid progress is likely related to the dragon energy in my body. Otherwise, it would be impossible to advance so swiftly with only my own essence.
Furthermore, as one progresses in foundation building, the difficulty increases. Even if you directly break through all the previous points in a day, being stuck on the last point would render all previous efforts in vain!
So, despite my joy, I do not feel proud in the slightest. After catching my breath, I once again gathered my essence and continued on the "journey."
...
Time passed by minute by minute. The cave was pitch black, to the point that I did not know how long I had been practicing. After numerous attempts and failures, I finally broke through the last barrier of the Governor Vessel! The last point of the Governor Vessel, Cheng Jiang point, was finally completely opened by me.
Thus, the entire Governor Vessel was considered completely open! Only the Conception Vessel remained!
At this point, I was truly proud! Breaking through the Governor Vessel means that I have completed half of the foundation building task. And until now, Old Zhang has not come to wake me up, does that mean I haven't even used a day?
"A genius! I am definitely a genius!"
It's called the Hundred Day Foundation, but I only took less than a day to complete half of it! If this isn't being a genius, then what is?
Of course, what I didn't know was that all this was thanks to the previous marrow-cleansing and bone-refining.
Marrow-cleansing and bone-refining are meant to expel the body's impurities and toxins, making the body's channels more unobstructed. After undergoing marrow-cleansing and bone-refining, then opening the channels is naturally more effective.
Moreover, apart from marrow-cleansing and bone-refining, there is another important point. Since awakening from the previous coma, the essence in my body has inexplicably increased several times over.
To put it simply, the channel is like a checkpoint, the effect of marrow-cleansing and bone-refining is to greatly reduce the defensive strength of this checkpoint. With the essence becoming several times stronger, it's like my attack power has suddenly increased several times. With increased attack power and decreased defensive strength, breaking through the checkpoint is the only way!
So, I was able to break through the Governor Vessel so swiftly, which was actually both accidental and fortunate. But I was completely unaware, thinking of myself as a true genius in cultivation!
Since I'm a "genius," what am I waiting for? Of course, it's to make a concerted effort and quickly conquer the Conception Vessel!
Without any hesitation, I quickly gathered the essence in my body once again. To be honest, after consecutively breaking through more than twenty points of the Governor Vessel, there was almost no essence left in my body.
If I were truly in foundation building now, then it would be easy, simply absorb energy from the medicine and refine it. But the problem is, I'm not officially in foundation building. It was just a temporary thought, merely an attempt.
Breaking through the Governor Vessel undoubtedly made me taste the sweetness, so I urgently wanted to open the Conception Vessel!
At this point, I was completely consumed by the sweetness, I didn't even take a break and immediately controlled the essence, violently attacking the "Chang Qiang" point.
However, just at that moment, a tragedy occurred...
"Hey! Are you being too earnest?"
Just as the essence I controlled was about to rush towards the "Chang Qiang" point, Old Zhang's voice suddenly echoed, "You're supposed to be meditating and resting, but you didn't even have dinner?"
After saying this, Old Zhang directly patted my shoulder.
This pat caused a huge problem!
Caught off-guard, I suddenly panicked, and the essence that was originally rushing toward the "Chang Qiang" point instantly shifted and violently collided with the Hui Yang point next to it!
"How are you?"