Eternal Saber-Chapter 283 - 7: Inner Strength of the Viscera

This cry is much quieter than the call of the East Sea Giant Demon.

But this time, with each breath, Chen Tang felt an unprecedented ease. As his lungs contracted, a breath quickly arose and slowly sank towards the Dantian.

Qi sinking into the Dantian!

Success!

Chen Tang was overjoyed in his heart.

This joy surpassed everything in his past and present life, indescribable in words.

He finally took a crucial step on the martial arts path!

Chen Tang managed to comprehend the breathing technique of the East Sea Giant Demon, not just from the demon's teaching but also largely due to the Sea of Wisdom Enlightenment Map.

With the black-clad man's eyes, he sat on the cliff for a day and night without any change.

But in his mind, many inexplicable things emerged.

Only just now did these things come into play!

These things seem to be closely related to the mysteries of the world's operation and the secrets deep in the universe.

A blade of grass, a tree, a flower, a leaf, all living things, the vastness embraces all, is all-encompassing.

With the black-clad man's eyes, Chen Tang saw many things.

The vast sea, and the raging waves.

The crackling lightning, and the torrential storm.

The resplendent stars, and the sun and moon in motion...

However, with his current realm, he still could not unravel it.

Just having comprehended the breathing technique of the East Sea Giant Demon was merely the inspiration from the scene of the giant Kun emerging from the sea and looking up with a long cry.

Just this insight allowed him to create this breathing technique!

While Chen Tang was filled with endless thoughts, he suddenly furrowed his brows.

In his perception, the thread of inner qi that had just been born within him had just settled into the Dantian, only to spin around and be squeezed out by some force!

Vajra Relic?

Chen Tang entered a state of Divine Illumination Introspection.

As expected, he observed that the Vajra Relic in the center of his Dantian emitted a faint golden halo.

His inner qi couldn't sink into his Dantian!

This was a problem.

But in a moment, Chen Tang recalled the words of Emperor Wu.

Emperor Wu's Dantian was incomplete, unappreciated by his family, but with his astonishing talent and perseverance, he created a cultivation technique that suited him.

This is precisely another cultivation path in martial arts.

Fifth Grade Inner Strength!

Emperor Wu once said that although the horizontal training method has many drawbacks, some still attempt it.

Some even destroy their own Dantian for the sake of horizontal training.

Chen Tang's current state was similar to the effect of destroying his Dantian.

Originally, Chen Tang intended to cultivate in the orthodox martial path.

After all, refining inner qi can lead to various changes.

The vast majority of lightweight skills rely on the support of inner qi!

If he later opened the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, he would be able to release his inner qi externally, stimulating techniques like sword qi and blade qi.

Even stepping into Second Grade, he could transform into Innate True Qi.

Chen Tang had always yearned for the inner strength described in the martial arts novels of his past life.

But now, since this path didn't work, focusing on cultivating the viscera was also feasible.

When Emperor Wu cultivated this method, he reached a realm of transformation, becoming invincible!

Moreover, as long as he can resolve the issue of the Vajra Relic in the future, he might still have the chance to cultivate inner qi.

Cultivating Inner Strength of the Viscera, improving cultivation, and enhancing combat power is most important.

Chen Tang did not dwell too much on the issue of the Dantian, instead redirecting his inner qi upward, back to the viscera.

The liver is connected to the gallbladder.

The heart is connected to the small intestine.

The spleen is connected to the stomach.

The lungs are connected to the large intestine.

The kidneys are connected to the bladder.

This thread of inner qi circulated among the viscera.

People often speak of terms like liver and gall, spleen and stomach, heart and intestines, proving the connection between the viscera.

After the inner qi nourished the viscera, it once again penetrated the flesh and bones, eventually seeping out from the pores, with a faint mist floating over the body.

At this moment, Chen Tang felt all his pores opening up, experiencing a sense of freedom and liberation, with his mind and body completely relaxed.

Qi traverses the five viscera, reaching the skin.

A flash of insight crossed Chen Tang's mind.

Cultivating the Inner Strength of the Viscera encompasses more than just the viscera.

The liver governs the sinews, the kidneys govern the bones, the spleen governs the flesh, the heart governs the pulse, and the lungs govern the skin.

The thread of inner qi developed through breathing techniques not only strengthens the viscera but also nourishes, tempers, and refines the physical body with inner qi!

For this reason, even at the Fifth Grade Inner Strength realm, one can rely solely on the physical body and bloodline power to contend with Fifth Grade Martial Artists with inner power!

If power is further improved, the five viscera, which connect to the nine apertures of the body, will allow cultivation power to seep into them.

With the inner qi as a needle stimulating the apertures, the effect is similar, nearly identical, and can still reach the Fourth Grade Awakening realm!

Upon reaching this stage, some principles of martial arts previously explained by Emperor Wu resonated deeply with Chen Tang, truly enlightening him.

Chen Tang carefully recalled the feeling of the thread of inner qi circulating among the viscera.

Then, he sat upright once more on the back of the East Sea Giant Demon, again using its breathing technique to intake and release breath. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Another thread of inner qi arose from his lungs, circulated through his viscera, and seeped into his flesh and bones...

Before this thread of inner qi could penetrate his skin, Chen Tang breathed again, and yet another thread of inner qi emerged.

This cycle continued, repetitively.

Chen Tang was so immersed in it that he lost track of time.

When Chen Tang finally felt his stomach rumbling, almost unbearably so, he opened his eyes.

Unnoticed, several hours had passed.

Chen Tang stood up and stretched his body.

His flesh and bones emitted a series of crackling sounds!

Although lacking inner qi, Chen Tang clearly felt that he was stronger and more powerful than before even with just a gesture!

Only a few hours of cultivation brought such noticeable effects!

Chen Tang suddenly smelled a stench of sweat.

Looking down, he saw a layer of pitch-black grime accumulated on the surface of his skin, apparently expelled through his pores during the cultivation of Inner Strength of the Viscera.

Chen Tang chuckled silently.

In his past life, he often read fictional accounts of 'filth expelled from the pores' in books.

Unexpectedly, in this life, he finally reached this level, achieving a milestone.

This is precisely the sign of cultivating Inner Strength of the Viscera, Bone Marrow Cutting, and transforming the body!

Chen Tang jumped into the sea to wash up.

Afterward, the East Sea Giant Demon treated him to a feast in the sea.

Chen Tang snagged a few fish that slipped through the Giant Demon's teeth, hastily prepared them before gulping them down.

With limited conditions, he didn't worry much, focusing on filling his stomach.

At his current realm, whether Fifth Grade Inner Qi or the method of Inner Strength, both are about Refining Essence and Transforming Qi.

The 'Essence' of this process refers to the acquired essence of the food ingested.

Without sufficient food, burying myself in hard cultivation would only reduce me to a desiccated corpse.

If I step into Second Grade Innate, what I refine would be Innate Essence.

At that realm, simply living off the essence of the sun and moon, and feasting on mist and dew, long periods of fasting would be manageable.