I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 40: Primordial Spirit and Consciousness Spirit
"I think using the term ’Primordial Spirit’ is quite fitting."
As the Primordial Spirit wielding the Shenxiao Sword uttered these words, Li Boyang’s main body simultaneously spoke them.
This was his first time achieving consciousness unity with his Sword Pill and main body.
Before this, every time Li Boyang unsheathed his Sword Pill,
his main body’s consciousness would be affected, becoming emotionally indifferent, even developing antisocial tendencies.
However, after devouring the Heart Stealer and receiving a kiss from the Ranyi Fish, a latent spirituality within Li Boyang’s soul was awakened.
That spirituality was a perfect integration of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.
It was something special that could influence the mind, body, and even the Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi.
Li Boyang was not even certain whether this trace of spirituality originated from the Heart Stealer, the Ranyi Fish, or the talisman left by the Huai River Witch.
The only certainty was that this trace of spirituality unified Li Boyang’s consciousness, allowing him to no longer be disrupted by external influences.
Even the incredibly ferocious Earth Evil Qi behaved docilely under the control of this spirituality.
As for the Heart Demon?
The Li Boyang whose Essence, Qi, and Spirit had fully integrated no longer had the concept of a "Heart Demon," even his thoughts became incredibly pure.
This inevitably reminded Li Boyang of the Taoist school’s concept of "Primordial Spirit and Consciousness Spirit."
In the previous generations of the Taoist school, it was believed that within a person’s sea of consciousness lurked an innate, spiritual and intelligent life energy. It was the bridge linking human beings with the natural heaven and earth.
It was regarded as the sovereign of the body, governing all the physiological activities and psychological functions.
The body was like a vessel, and the Primordial Spirit was the core energy within, driving the body’s operation.
When the Primordial Spirit was abundant and harmonious, the body was often healthy and full of energy.
Conversely, if the Primordial Spirit was damaged or weak, the body was prone to various diseases and discomforts.
In contrast, Consciousness Spirit was the thinking consciousness developed through acquired training and learning.
Consciousness Spirit was generated through the reception, processing, and cognition of external information by human senses, possessing strong logic and cognition abilities.
However, due to this, Consciousness Spirit had strong subjectivity and limitations, easily interfered with and tempted by the outside world.
And the usual Taoist cultivation involved suppressing one’s Consciousness Spirit through visualization and meditation so that the Primordial Spirit could become the body’s guide, achieving bodily harmony and transcendence.
When the Primordial Spirit was in control of the body, the cultivator was not only less susceptible to external influences.
At the same time, it also birthed an innate ability that transcended ordinary senses and cognition.
This manifested specifically in the ability to foresee unfavorable situations for oneself.
And helped guide the cultivator in overcoming various difficulties and obstacles in the correct way.
Besides, as a bridge of communication with nature and heaven.
Once the Primordial Spirit manifested, even manipulating the violent Earth Vein Evil Qi to form a self-circulating "body" was not a difficult task.
[In my impression, the Primordial Spirit seems to be naturally nurtured during the Taoist Golden Core cultivation process.]
[Have I taken a shortcut? Or have I been misled by those novels from my past life?]
Feeling his current state with a strange expression, Li Boyang couldn’t help but touch the vertical eye on his forehead.
[Or perhaps the Sword Pill can barely be considered a type of Golden Core?]
A myriad of thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant.
The powerful Consciousness Spirit regained control of Li Boyang’s mind at this moment.
As a modern Transmigrator from the 21st century, it wasn’t easy for Li Boyang to maintain this pure, spiritually returning state of tranquility for long.
Fortunately, this didn’t affect the upcoming battle.
The spirit body reconstructed from Earth Vein Evil Qi was sufficient to bear Li Boyang’s manifested Primordial Spirit for combat.
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Surging!
The four-armed Demon God stood six zhang tall, with broad shoulders and thick arms.
It towered above the earth, even taller than the tallest trees.
To battle such an enemy, Li Boyang’s Primordial Spirit swelled and grew in size as well.
Supported by the continuously flowing Evil Qi, a giant over ten meters tall quickly appeared in mid-air.
Although still smaller compared to the nearly twenty-meter-tall four-armed Demon God, it was no longer a difference akin to an elephant and an ant.
It’s not that Li Boyang didn’t want to become larger.
It’s just that this amount of Evil Qi was already the maximum his Primordial Spirit could control.
Any more and it would not be impossible, just unnecessary.
"It’s surprising how much lower this limit is than I had imagined."
Observing the faint black aura surrounding him, Li Boyang decisively stopped absorbing more Evil Qi.
Rather than the sinister image of rolling black clouds, Li Boyang felt that this current fairy-like demeanor suited his aesthetic more.
"Now, it’s time to... officially enter the second form!"
Raising his Shenxiao Sword, which had grown in size as well, Li Boyang gazed calmly at the four-armed Demon God opposite him.
"Arrogant!"
"Do you think battle is just a simple contest of strength?"
With a sudden roar, the four-armed Demon God charged towards the airborne Li Boyang. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Rustle—boom!
In an instant, the explosion from four simultaneous swipes echoed all around.
This was the power generated by the enormous body paired with extreme speed, a pure physical sonic boom.
In mid-air, Li Boyang didn’t even have time to react to what had happened before a good portion of his body was blown away.
"Technique is equally important!"
Seizing the moment when Li Boyang temporarily lost his ability to act.
A cruel smile appeared unabashed on the Ghost Owl’s ferocious face.
"Especially in a life-and-death struggle, technique can sometimes be more important than strength!"
As the High Priest of the Guifang Kingdom, Ghost Owl’s expertise was never limited to just Guifang Secret Techniques.
Close-combat killing techniques were also part of Ghost Owl’s daily training.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The heavy blows continued, allowing no chance for Li Boyang to reconstruct his body.
For a while, Li Boyang even lost the maneuverability he had in the Flying Sword form, falling into a completely passive state of taking blows.
[Combat techniques, huh?]
Despite losing the initial advantage, Li Boyang did not feel discouraged.
On the contrary, as he continued exchanging blows with Ghost Owl, Li Boyang was adapting to the rhythm of this battle.
From being passively beaten at the start, to gradually being able to dodge, and then occasionally countering with his sword...
Li Boyang’s rate of growth far exceeded normal expectations.
It’s important to note that, compared to Ghost Owl, who had undergone rigorous training since childhood as a High Priest, Li Boyang was just an ordinary person as a Transmigrator.
Let alone professional combat techniques, he hadn’t even been exposed to ordinary fighting skills.
However, the awakening of the Primordial Spirit granted Li Boyang incredible learning and adaptability.
With the massive Consciousness Spirit from the 21st century, Li Boyang’s counterattacks always managed to surprise Ghost Owl.
To make possibly inappropriate comparisons,
If the Primordial Spirit was the algorithm, then the Consciousness Spirit was the database, and the spirit body and Shenxiao Sword were the basic hardware.
[The size difference is too great, free fighting and MMA grappling techniques aren’t applicable...]
[This sword... should be swung like this...]
[He exhausted his strength with that punch...]
[Wait, he has four arms... cannot think with conventional methods.]
[That’s his weakness, we can strike back now!]
Within just a few breaths, Li Boyang seamlessly integrated and utilized the sword techniques and sword forms remembered from his previous life.
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