Chapter 1: Crossing into Another World

  "Xiao Yezi, have you finished today's chores? You slacked off and pretended to be ill for a short while, which got us severely scolded by our senior brother. This time, if you pretend to be ill again, see if we won't make you really fall ill!"

  Not yet back to the woodshed, I heard several of my cousins shouting at Cang Ye in the distance. No way, who made Cang Ye have the lowest status and be the weakest, coming here is just a sign of being bullied.

  "It's all done! Everything that needed to be done has been done. Brother-in-law, is there anything else I need to do? If not, then I'll head back and rest."

  Xu Zhen, who deeply understands the principle of keeping a low profile, should now be called Cang Ye. He has come to realize that it's safest for one to keep things to oneself. If he hadn't been too showy in his past life, he wouldn't have been envied by others and ultimately forced to make a desperate move to protect himself, which led to him crossing over into this world.

  "Go, go, be quicker next time, don't make us urge you. If something unexpected happens, it will be embarrassing for everyone. After all, your uncle and aunt entrusted us to take care of you, and we can't have too much unpleasantness."

  "Got it, brother-in-law. I'll be more careful next time."

  "Alright, you can go rest now. Don't forget to get up early tomorrow and finish what needs to be done."

  Those people called "brothers" by Cang Ye shouted at Cang Ye's back as he left.

  Back to the woodshed. Cang Ye first turned around in all directions, then closed the window and walked to the door, poking his head out to look left and right. After making sure there was no one around, he closed the door and sat cross-legged on a pile of firewood.

  "The Hongmeng turns the wheel, cultivating the energy of heaven and earth, forming the power of Hongmeng, reversing the wheel to return, merging with the Great Way, transforming into an indestructible body, eternal life and immortality, no death or destruction"

  Since crossing over, the "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" that appeared in his mind has made Xu Zhen think a lot. However, he always believed that existence is reason, and this "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" was his only memory of the previous world. So, he started to cultivate the kung fu methods above. Every time he calmed down and cultivated the martial arts above, this outline would emerge in his mind.

  "All things are transformed by the two pre-heavenly energies, one is yin and one is yang. The energy of the world that has not yet formed into all things, yin and yang mutually guard each other, performing the power of the primordial void to temper the physical body and condense the spirit. Yang energy transforms essence into jade flower, energy into golden flower, and spirit into nine flowers. Refining essence to transform energy, refining energy to transform spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, finally gathering it at the top to achieve the state of three flowers gathered at the top. Yin energy transforms the power of the five elements, protecting the heart, liver, kidneys, lungs, and spleen, transforming into five energies, performing the function of the five energies returning to the origin. This is the foundation stone that has been established, and one can observe the great Tao."

  This is the beginning of the foundation-building content.

  According to the above statement, all things in the world are derived from the fusion and evolution of yin and yang energies. Most of the cultivation methods in the world cultivate this majestic energy, which is also known as yang energy. Only a few cultivation methods cultivate the yin virtual energy, also known as yin energy. Cultivation methods that cultivate yin virtual energy are also called demonic cultivation methods. The "Primordial Demon Record" of the Taiji Demon Sect, one of the five major sects in the world, relies on breathing and absorbing the yin virtual energy of the world to strengthen oneself, and ultimately break through all constraints to reach the supreme realm of equality with heaven and earth.

  However, for the "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing", it is necessary to cultivate both energies to strengthen oneself. When others absorb a little spiritual energy, I absorb twice as much. Orthodox martial artists cultivate yang energy, so the power of the three flowers transformed into essence, energy and spirit must far exceed that of demonic martial artists. Demonic martial artists absorb yin energy, which transforms into the five elements to protect the five organs, thereby strengthening the body, making the physical body of demonic cultivators extremely strong. The "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" absorbs both yin and yang energies, condensing yang energy into three flowers and yin energy into five elements. By combining the strengths of both orthodox and demonic paths, the difference becomes apparent. Sometimes one plus one is greater than two.

  In this world, the cultivation system is also based on certain standards. Cultivating one's own strength until it reaches its peak is called a Spiritual Master. Breaking through the Pre-Heavenly realm allows one to absorb the Pre-Heavenly or Haoran or Yin-Kong energy, at which point they enter the realm of a Spiritual Master. Then, from condensing a single flower to successfully gathering at the top, those who achieve this are called Earth Spiritual Masters. With the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth in harmony with the internal organs, this period is known as the Five Energies Returning to the Origin. One's own strength has also reached a certain realm. They can control flying artifacts and become a Heavenly Spiritual Master. In this world, Heavenly Spiritual Masters are noble existences that can be enfeoffed as marquises or dukes. To ordinary people, Heavenly Spiritual Masters are like living gods. The ability to fly is only possessed by the gods in heaven. Therefore, Heavenly Spiritual Masters who can control flying artifacts are absolutely at the peak of existence in ordinary countries and small sects. In fact, Spiritual Masters, Earth Spiritual Masters, and Heavenly Spiritual Masters all belong to the realm of Spiritual Masters. This is the process of warriors cultivating their physical bodies. Only with a strong physical body can one better display their divine abilities. If not, even with powerful divine abilities, they will be unable to manifest due to their physical body being unable to withstand it.

  When cultivation reaches a certain level, one can no longer rely on external objects and instead use their own power to borrow the momentum of heaven and earth, walking in mid-air. Cultivators who reach this level are called spiritual masters, meaning they have mastery over themselves. Free from the constraints of material objects, they are truly like immortals, flying through the sky and traversing the earth with just a thought. The vastness of the world is within their grasp. Those who attain the realm of spiritual masterhood hold a position akin to that of an emperor in a small secular kingdom, ruling over all that belongs to them. Their status is extremely noble.

  When one can fully borrow the momentum of heaven and earth, relying on their understanding of heaven and earth, they can completely merge with heaven and earth. At this point, they can create their own sect and become a master of a generation. This realm is called Lingzong, the realm of the master, where one enjoys the admiration of all people and transcends ordinary imperial power. Even in those superior empires, they are revered as being above the world. Of course, such individuals have basically reached the point where they can summon the wind and rain, move mountains and fill seas with ease. The various things of the world can hardly evoke their nostalgia; only higher realms are their pursuit. A strong Lingzong master is an existence that can touch the laws! They merge the laws with their own techniques, possessing the power to split mountains and rivers! Ordinary people see them as gods and worship them.

  The power of heaven and earth is strong, but it is still subject to the invisible restraint. Those intangible existences are the laws, and all things in the world have their own rules. The wind has its own rules, and the fire has its own rules. After comprehending the laws, one can re-establish new rules that benefit oneself within this realm of heaven and earth, becoming the ruler of this small piece of land. The state of being a ruler is called the Spirit King. Those who have reached the state of Spirit King are among the top masters of the great sects, with the power to change the heavens and the earth, their destructive abilities are terrifying. They do not simply infuse laws into their techniques like ordinary masters, but truly utilize the laws! Every move and every style is imbued with various laws.

  Perhaps the destructive power of the king is indeed terrifying, but it's just that they have the power to destroy, they grasp the law, and establish the law. However, they cannot change the law, until they understand their own law to a certain extent, changing wind into water, earth into wood, like the creator of all things, they are the supreme ruler of this world. From then on, the power of human cultivators is no longer subject to the rules of this world, and the existence of the emperor's realm is called Ling Huang, also known as the Supreme Realm. The Supreme Realm, with a thought, tears through the void, all things change in an instant! Such a strong person has already transcended the constraints of the world, waiting for the opportunity to mature, they can tear through the barrier and break through the void!

  As for what lies beyond the above realm, this is no longer something that Xu Zhen can comprehend. However, as to whether there are even higher realms, Xu Zhen firmly believes in their existence. Because after the "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" has completed its foundation-building chapter, one's realm will directly reach the Heavenly Spirit Master, and one's body will possess the Hong Meng Qi, which is transformed from the fusion of yin and yang energies. With just a single unit of strength, one can surpass others' two or even three units of strength. Adding to that the refinement of one's physical body, one's realm will be an invincible existence. Challenging those above oneself in rank is also not a problem! This is still only the foundation-building stage; as for what kind of powerful abilities can be reached during the subsequent stages of forming the elixir and transforming the infant, this is no longer something that Xu Zhen can imagine at present. Above these three stages, Xu Zhen vaguely feels that there should be even higher realms, but they are too high to be touched or sensed by him now.

  An hour later, Xu Zhen slowly withdrew his energy and jumped up from the bed, almost hitting his head on the ceiling. If those so-called cousins were here, they would definitely be shocked. The sickly boy who couldn't even hold an axe two months ago can now jump so high, it's simply a miracle.

  "Hmm, in just two months, I can already feel the presence of spiritual energy. If I were to say it out loud, wouldn't those so-called geniuses be shocked to death? Heh heh, looks like I need to strengthen my secrecy measures. Otherwise, if those inner sect disciples find out, I'll be in trouble."

  Generally speaking, being able to feel the existence of spiritual energy means that one's own abilities have reached a certain level and can impact the innate boundary. In this world, there are countless spiritual practitioners, but 99% of people cannot sense spiritual energy and will be stuck in the spiritual practitioner realm for their entire lives. Only by truly absorbing spiritual energy and breaking through the innate boundary can one be considered a true martial artist, and only then will they have the opportunity to live for hundreds of years and impact even higher realms.

  It's not difficult for the major families and empires with piles of spiritual medicine to accumulate their own strength to the pinnacle of spiritual masters. As long as their descendants can bear it, they can completely use spiritual medicine to pile them up to the pinnacle of spiritual masters.

  The real difficulty of breaking through to the Pre-Heavenly realm lies in the perception of spiritual energy. As long as one can perceive spiritual energy, it means that one foot has already stepped into the Pre-Heavenly gate. Only when cultivation is sufficient, can one strike and break through that door that blocks countless people. Therefore, becoming a Pre-Heavenly being is also called breaking through to the Pre-Heavenly realm, and what is broken is that door that blocks countless spiritual practitioners.

  "By the end of the year, when the outer sect disciples are assessed, I will have accumulated my strength to its peak and with one swift motion absorb the spiritual energy and break through to the Pre-Heaven stage."

  He has been practicing the "Hong Meng Zhuan Lun Jing" for nearly two months. Due to the lack of sufficient spiritual medicine, Xu Zhen is still in the stage of slowly accumulating his own strength. It's not that the sect doesn't provide it, but rather, they are generous with providing spiritual medicine to help accumulate power for talents who have the potential to break through to the Pre-Heavenly stage. In this world, those who provide power-accumulating medicinal materials are not rare at all. What is truly scarce are the spiritual medicines that can elevate one's realm. If people were to find out that Xu Zhen was able to go from never having touched martial arts to comprehending spiritual energy in just three months, they would probably be unable to help but investigate his secrets. After all, even ordinary geniuses have been constantly accumulating power since childhood, with their families providing them with spiritual medicine and top experts continuously imparting methods for comprehending spiritual energy. Only then can they break through to the Pre-Heavenly stage at the age of eleven or twelve. Someone who can rely on themselves to reach the edge of the Pre-Heavenly stage in just three months must have some secret that can change the situation!

  Looked up and took a glance outside. The sunset glow, the dusk is approaching. Unconsciously, it's already time for dinner again.

  Xu Zhen tidied up the firewood shed, rumpled his clothes a bit, and pushed open the door towards the outer disciples' dining area at the foot of the mountain.

  When Xu Zhen arrived, his cousins were already impatient. It wasn't because they had a good relationship with Xu Zhen; it was just that queuing up for food was not something that these high-and-mighty "aristocrats" would do.

  "Xiao Yezi, you always come so late. What are you doing hiding in that broken hut every day? With your talent, even if you practice day and night, there's no hope of breaking through to the next level. You'd better serve your brothers well. When we become inner sect disciples, you'll get your benefits too."

  "Brother, I'm conservative. But if I don't make any progress at all, won't it be a loss of face for our Cang family by the end of the year?"

  "It's the same with you, but don't cultivate for too long in the future. Increasing your cultivation is a small matter, but it will delay our meal and make us not have the energy to comprehend that pre-heavenly realm. Can you bear it?"

  "Wind brother's lesson is, I will definitely pay attention next time." Another wind brother taught.

  "Alright, you understand? Now hurry up and go queue for lunch."