Chapter 60: Meng Chong Enlightens on the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique

Emperor Qi, back in the Imperial Study, fell into deep thought. When did it all start, that he, the noble ruler of Qi, the supreme emperor, had fallen to such a state?

It began with the struggle for the crown prince position. The third son lost the precious jade and was defeated in the succession battle. The eldest son won the struggle and began his actions in Donghe County, starting with the purge of Guo Rongshan.

The ministers who supported the eldest son prepared for his ascension to the position of crown prince by suppressing the Heavenly Mother Sect in Donghe County, thereby establishing his authority.

It all started with the raid on Xu Yan's family...

Thinking of this, Emperor Qi became furious and felt deeply wronged. They hadn't even raided the family yet, and he was the emperor—how could he care about a mere merchant?

He didn't even know about it.

Yet, the blame for the raid fell on him.

"Proclaim the imperial edict: the eldest prince has lost his virtue. He shall receive thirty lashes, and they shall be administered harshly!"

Emperor Qi declared through gritted teeth.

Unable to take out his anger on Xu Yan, he could only vent it on his own son!

The eldest prince was dumbfounded. He hadn't done anything and was now receiving thirty lashes, a grave injustice!

In his heart, he cursed his father: "Old man, you take out your frustrations on your own son because of outsiders!"

In the Qi Wang Palace.

Xu Yan sat cross-legged on the bed, his mind clear, entering a state of complete absorption, fully devoted to the study of his cultivation technique.

With a significant improvement in his mental state, he could almost enter this state of complete absorption at will, fully focusing on the cultivation technique.

A thread of enlightenment surfaced in his mind. Xu Yan felt that he was not far from fully comprehending the cultivation technique of the Innate Realm.

...

Three days passed.

Meng Chong had yet to grasp the cultivation technique and was still pondering it. Li Xuan, sitting in a chair, watched this scene and began to think about how to guide his disciple.

He decided to make the cultivation method of the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique as detailed as possible, so Meng Chong could more easily understand it.

"Could it be that my second disciple has low comprehension?"

Li Xuan also fell into deep thought.

From his appearance, Meng Chong seemed like a rough man.

But his way of thinking was different from ordinary people, capable of thoughts that others could not conceive. His comprehension should not be low.

Suddenly.

A golden light appeared.

"Your disciple frequently enters the imperial harem to cultivate his mental state, and his state of mind without women has improved, granting you a clear and serene mental state."

Li Xuan was taken aback. His foolish disciple entered the imperial harem to cultivate his mental state?

Just to cultivate his mental state?

"Sigh, this disciple..."

Li Xuan sighed. Xu Yan, this disciple, had a truly unique comprehension and an extraordinary ability to imagine. A simple phrase "without women in mind, cultivation is like a god" was interpreted by him as a metaphor for the state of mind in cultivation.

"Well, at least he's not really without women in mind, just using it as a metaphor..."

Li Xuan's mind was now clear and serene, undisturbed by external influences, allowing him to fully focus on a state of mind.

"This is the clear and serene mental state? Undisturbed by external influences, seeing through illusions, and having a firm mind..."

Li Xuan found that the clear and serene mental state allowed for more focused thinking, quicker thinking, and the ability to remain calm even in the face of great turmoil.

"My mental state now is more like that of a sage."

Li Xuan narrowed his eyes, preparing to think about how to further refine the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique and guide Meng Chong in understanding it.

He quickly entered the state and found a direction for refinement.

"Is this the benefit of the clear and serene mental state?"

Suddenly.

He looked up at Meng Chong.

Meng Chong was looking up at the sun in the sky, muttering to himself.

"Great Sun? Great Sun Golden Bell Technique? From the inside out, or from the outside in? I get it!"

In an instant, Meng Chong seemed to have an epiphany.

He excitedly took off his clothes, baring his muscular upper body, and walked into the sunlight, assuming a horse stance, took a deep breath, and entered a state of cultivation.

Li Xuan: ???

Regardless of whether Meng Chong had misunderstood, as long as he had some enlightenment and ideas, it was a good thing.

Li Xuan decided to observe silently without interfering with Meng Chong's cultivation.

He wasn't afraid of his disciple misunderstanding; he was afraid of his disciple having no ideas. Xu Yan, in the past, had all sorts of misunderstandings and self-interpretations, which led to his successful cultivation.

So, misunderstanding was not scary.

What was scary was having no ideas!

Li Xuan secretly looked forward to whether Meng Chong could successfully cultivate the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique!

He looked up at the sun. It was already winter, and the weather was cool, though the sun was not scorching, it wouldn't cause sunstroke.

He wondered what Meng Chong had truly understood.

Li Xuan had no intention of interfering. Since his disciple had some enlightenment, he would observe silently. With his current Blood Qi Realm perfection, his keen perception as a martial artist would allow him to detect any changes in Meng Chong's cultivation.

Meng Chong stood in the sunlight, the warmth of the sun on his skin.

"First, I need to sense the blood and qi. How do I sense the blood and qi? The Great Sun Golden Bell Technique should be about sensing the heat under the great sun, from the outside in, making the blood and qi seep into the bones and flow into the organs..."

"Since I can't sense the blood and qi from the inside out, I will use the intense heat of the great sun to stimulate the blood and qi, and then refine it from the outside in..."

Meng Chong carefully pondered. As he stood in the sun for a long time, he gradually sensed the warmth on his skin, and with each breath, a faint warmth emerged.

"I sense the blood and qi!"

At this moment, Meng Chong was filled with joy.

The blood and qi slowly gathered on his skin, forming a subtle resonance with the sunlight on his skin.

"From the outside in, seeping into the bones, and flowing into the organs, this is the basic refinement method of the Great Sun Golden Bell Technique, cultivating a physical golden bell, and then bursting with blood and qi, transforming into a blood and qi golden bell, which is entering the Blood Qi Realm..."

Meng Chong enlightened on the cultivation process.

The blood and qi were refined on the skin, then flowed inward, spreading throughout the bones.

In that instant, he felt as if ants were crawling on his bones, and a painful sensation surged.

His muscles involuntarily twitched.

But he endured, not making a sound, only his breathing becoming slightly heavier.

"Is this bone refinement? It's uncomfortable, but I feel some changes..."

Meng Chong was filled with joy.

The blood and qi refined the bones once, then slowly spread, seeping into the organs.

The first organ refinement required controlling the blood and qi, not rushing, and refining slowly and carefully.

So, Meng Chong focused all his attention on circulating the blood and qi, with the blood and qi flowing through the organs.

The process of refining the organs was slower, taking more time than refining the skin and bones combined. After the first organ refinement, the blood and qi returned to the bones, then to the skin, forming a cycle.

Meng Chong was pleasantly surprised to find that his body felt a sense of completeness, as if the inside and outside were one, with no leaks, like a large bell covering his body, or as if he had transformed into an unblemished large bell!