Under One Person: The Seeker of the Dao in the Lü Family

Chapter 86 Ignite the Six Ding Divine Fires, and this humble Taoist will bestow another opportunity!

Master Guo was very satisfied with Lü Qian's answer.

He smiled and nodded. "I believe you can do it too, but believing is one thing, actually doing it is another."

"Knowing is easy, doing is hard. We must know that the path to knowledge is long and arduous. It is not enough to just have the will to seek the Way; we must also have a steadfast heart to seek the Way."

"We, your predecessors, can only do our best to pave the way for you. How far you go and how well you achieve it depends on you, the traveler."

"With a heart full of Tao in my heart, I can pierce through countless illusions; with a path of life and death beneath my feet, I can prove my connection to heaven and earth!"

Lu Qian answered Master Guo with the same words he had used to answer Fang Dongtian, his gaze meeting that of the Taoist immortal with unwavering determination.

"I will follow my own path, and my path will lead to the heavens!"

Master Guo stroked his beard and smiled as he waved his whisk, observing Lü Qian's performance.

Two orbs of light appeared out of nowhere in the void. Upon closer inspection, one looked like a coiled serpent and the other like a reclining divine tortoise.

"This is a favor my protector asked you to do before. Both of these spirits have considerable cultivation, and they don't follow the path of household spirits."

"Since they were born, these spirit snakes and divine turtles have been diligently cultivating themselves, without being tainted by the mortal world or accumulating any karmic debts."

"But a hundred years ago, war raged everywhere, and the two of them also suffered calamities. Now they are about to pass away."

Upon hearing this, Lü Qian looked at the two orbs of spiritual light in front of Guo Zu, his expression solemn.

Those who uphold the greater good of the nation and its people deserve respect and must be respected!

"I see you have great fortune; I'll bestow upon you another opportunity!"

Master Guo waved his whisk again, and a stream of chaotic energy merged the two balls of spiritual light together, like the yin and yang of Tai Chi intertwining.

In the blink of an eye, under the creation of the chaotic energy, the spirit snake and the divine tortoise merged together, and with the flow of divine light, they transformed into the true form of Xuanwu.

"I have bestowed upon these two spirits a great destiny: when separated, they can become the Turtle and Snake Generals; when combined, they can become the True Form of Xuanwu."

"That would be even more fitting for your Wudang Mountain's 'True Meaning of Xuanwu'."

With that, Master Guo waved his sleeve and sent the true form of Xuanwu into Lü Qian's body.

In an instant, Lü Qian felt two forces of the same origin circulating around his body, following his Great Circulation throughout his entire being.

After a full cycle, the two forces re-established themselves in Lü Qian's abdomen.

Legend has it that the tortoise and snake were transformed from the water and fire filth of the True Martial Emperor by spiritual energy.

When Zhenwu the Great was cultivating, he did not eat grains. His stomach and intestines were so hungry that they were making a ruckus. Annoyed, Zhenwu the Great took them out and threw them at his feet.

Later, after Zhenwu the Great became an immortal, his intestines transformed into the Turtle and Snake Generals.

"Don't panic. Their souls and consciousness were already damaged in the war. The changes in the world over the past hundred years have made their already damaged souls even more broken, and they have long since lost their minds."

Master Guo explained in a deep voice, "Now they have been reborn with the nourishment of your [True Meaning of Xuanwu], which can be considered as a new reincarnation."

"Once they fully recover, they will naturally become your 'Turtle and Snake Generals,' at your command. Moreover, this opportunity of mine is not limited to just these."

As he spoke, Master Guo pointed his finger at Lü Qian's abdomen, and six bright flames lit up at the locations corresponding to the six internal organs on Lü Qian's abdomen.

"The six internal organs? [The Six Ding Divine Fire]?"

Lu Qian looked down curiously and suddenly realized that the [Turtle and Snake Generals] were probably not just helping him cultivate the [True Meaning of Xuanwu].

"Baiyun Temple also sent over your conclusions on the Six Ding Divine Fire, so this humble Taoist priest can now understand your ingenious ideas."

"The Six Ding Divine Fire is indeed feasible, but if it is burned together with the Samadhi True Fire, it will put a considerable burden on you."

"Both of these divine flames are formed from the life essence of the human body. If one is not controlled properly, it will truly be like playing with fire and getting burned, resulting in the destruction of both body and soul."

Master Guo looked at Lü Qian solemnly, and then tapped Lü Qian's spiritual platform with his whisk.

"With a mortal body and incomplete life, one cannot make full use of these two true fires. Even if you try to control them using the concepts of Tai Chi rotation and Yin-Yang interdependence, it will be difficult to do so as easily as you would with your own arms."

"Therefore, the existence and role of the Turtle and Snake Generals are thus demonstrated."

"They can regulate the water and fire in your body. The tortoise and snake form a yin-yang cycle within you, so you don't need to bother with fire control exercises."

"Alright, there's no point in saying more. Try igniting the [Six Ding Divine Fire] here."

"Thank you, Master!"

Upon understanding Guo Zu's guidance, Lü Qian immediately realized that this was truly a great opportunity!

The traditional path of "merging the body with the divine" or "merging the body with the divine" requires a long and painstaking process.

Human energy is limited, so we can only prioritize one thing and then use that to influence the other.

But with assistance, wouldn't it be possible to cultivate both body and mind simultaneously, achieving true unity of form and spirit?

Suppressing his excitement, Lü Qian entered a meditative state in the blink of an eye.

He looked inward at his body and saw that his six internal organs were like six flames, burning intensely.

Following the method of the Samadhi True Fire, Lü Qian gathered the Qi from the six internal organs into a ball and then ignited it with his own essence.

"boom!"

As if gasoline had met a flame, in the blink of an eye, Lü Qian felt a wave of fire rise in his abdomen, scorching his internal organs.

After the Six Ding Divine Fire was lit, Lü Qian controlled the flame to gather in his five internal organs, first using the true fire to train the organs and remove impurities.

When the flames within his five internal organs reached a certain point, Lü Qian, carrying this flame, followed the Great Circulation of Qi, burning the meridians and flesh throughout his body.

Unlike the light and clear feeling during the tempering of the Samadhi True Fire, the physical body becomes stronger and more relaxed during the tempering of the Six Ding Divine Fire, but there is a feeling of sluggishness, and the mind is not as agile as the former.

If we compare a person to heaven and earth, then the soul is the light and rising energy, while the physical body is the heavy and sinking energy.

The Samadhi Fire primarily tempers the spirit and soul, while the Six Ding Divine Fire primarily forges the physical body; naturally, the two evoke different feelings.

After the Six Ding Divine Fire completed one cycle, the Turtle and Snake Generals coiled on its abdomen seemed to awaken from their slumber.

Sometimes they intertwine as one, sometimes they separate into two, harmonizing the excessively intense [Six Ding Divine Fire].

Soon, the [Six Ding Divine Fire] became controllable, and the feeling of heaviness in the physical body disappeared without a trace.

Guo Zu's voice suddenly came from outside, "Ignite the [Samadhi True Fire]!"

Following the instructions, Lü Qian ignited the Samadhi True Fire in his Niwan Palace, and then, according to the method of "Burning the Body and Refining the Spirit," he made this true fire and the Six Ding Divine Fire circulate throughout the body.

The two true fires ignited in the Niwan Palace and the abdomen respectively, but as if they were sensing each other, the flames suddenly became fierce and seemed to get out of control.

Outside, Lü Qian suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, his skin turned bright red, and wisps of white steam rose from his head, as if he were being roasted by fire.

Then, in the next moment, the out-of-control fire stabilized again, and Lü Qian outside returned to normal.

The two generals, the tortoise and the snake, moved like the Tai Chi symbol, harmonizing the relationship between the two true fires through the evolution of Yin and Yang.

The two circulated between the Niwan Palace and the six internal organs in the abdomen, from top to bottom and then from bottom to top, quickly stabilizing the out-of-control true fire.

Guo Zu nodded upon seeing this, "When true fire overlaps, life and death are complete; the tortoise and snake evolve and create life."