After another failure, Xu Chunniang opened her eyes and shook her head helplessly.
After so many failures, she finally understood that such a state could only be encountered by chance.
The harder you pursue something, the harder it becomes to achieve it.
Xu Chunniang took a deep breath, cleared her mind of distracting thoughts, and tried her best to maintain her single-minded focus on her practice.
She slowed down the speed of her practice and felt the flow of spiritual energy in her body, not wanting to miss any detail.
In this kind of practice, she gradually got into the groove and almost forgot who she was and what she was doing. She just practiced the technique instinctively and captured the movement of every ray of spiritual energy.
She didn't know how long it lasted, but she suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment, as if the clouds had cleared and the fog in front of her eyes disappeared in an instant.
At the same time, a clear and refreshing air seemed to come from the Baihui point on the top of the head and spread throughout the body.
In this state, Xu Chunniang's perception became extremely sharp, and her soul could even be released from her body.
She suddenly looked towards the top of Endless Mountain. If her body couldn't climb the mountain, could her soul give it a try
As soon as this thought came to her mind, Xu Chunniang's soul left her body and floated towards the mountain.
The soul was invisible and floated up dozens of steps. In just a few breaths, it left the others far behind.
She continued to go up the mountain. The higher she went, the quieter the surroundings became, as if the world was vast and she was the only one left.
Xu Chunniang's soul kept moving forward, and after an unknown amount of time, it finally reached the halfway point of the mountain.
But at this moment, she felt unspeakable loneliness.
Even if the road of cultivation comes to an end, what does it matter? None of her friends and relatives say a word, leaving her alone, walking alone on this long road of cultivation.
Among the three thousand great worlds, where is the way home
There have been countless geniuses throughout history, but only a few have truly achieved enlightenment. In the end, everything is just a pipe dream.
Xu Chunniang stopped walking with a sad face. Although she was determined to face the challenge head-on, the practice of Taoism does not involve time. Could she really endure this long loneliness
After endless years of practice, what one may encounter is not the attainment of true enlightenment, but rather failure to advance and reenter the cycle of reincarnation.
If this is the case, what is the point of practicing
No, I have a dream, to practice Taoism and seek immortality!
The confusion in Xu Chunniang's eyes disappeared, and she regained her determination.
Even if she is the only one walking on this road, what does it matter? There are so many like-minded people who have embarked on the path of cultivation one after another. This path is never lonely.
Even if you fail to advance during the foundation-building stage, the essence of cultivation is to strive for survival in the face of death, constantly break your own shackles, and transform yourself into a mortal and a false person.
She will only believe in her heart, stick to her true self, and walk her own path.
Just as this thought appeared, countless auras emerged from the Endless Mountain, swept towards her and sank into her soul.
Xu Chunniang's soul instantly solidified and grew several times stronger.
After absorbing these auras, her soul continued to move towards the mountain, faster than before.
As time went by, Xu Chunniang felt her strength growing stronger.
She had an intuition that she could move mountains and flatten seas with a wave of her hand.
She stopped and waved her hand lightly downwards, and saw the endless mountain beneath her feet suddenly collapsed and disappeared inch by inch.
Xu Chunniang's movements were gentle, as if she was just brushing off the dust on her clothes.
She was suspended in mid-air, looking up at the sky, as if she could easily cut it with just a move of her fingers.
She really did this, and a huge hole was cut in the sky, revealing the empty world beyond.
Xu Chunniang suddenly felt bored. With such powerful strength, she could easily tear apart the small secret realm in front of her, but so what
Power is never the end of cultivation.
The moment she had this thought, the torn void instantly returned to normal, and the endless mountain under her feet was as stable as before, as if it had never collapsed at all.
Xu Chunniang seemed to be thinking about something. This Endless Mountain was truly extraordinary. It could pull people into an extremely realistic illusion unintentionally, exposing their true self.
Perhaps, this is also part of the assessment
She thought calmly in her heart and looked up at the mountain top that was right in front of her.
The speed of the soul's body was extremely fast. Before she knew it, Xu Chunniang had already reached a position close to the top of the mountain. She only needed to take a few more steps to reach the top.
But these last few steps seemed insurmountable as if they were eternity.
No matter how hard she tried, she could never reach her destination.
There seemed to be an invisible barrier between her and the top of the mountain, separating the two.
After an unknown amount of time, a voice appeared.
"Give up. The mountains are endless. You will never reach the top. The end of the world is just a foot away."
Xu Chunniang's heart was moved, "Are you the soul of this mountain?"
But after she asked the question, the voice did not appear again.
“It’s hard for me to give up.”
Xu Chunniang continued the conversation without thinking, "I am too stubborn. To put it bluntly, I am stubborn. Once I make up my mind, it is difficult to change it."
It is difficult to climb the Endless Mountain relying on the body, but after the soul leaves the body, it can be done easily.
It is difficult to cross this distance, perhaps because she has not found the right method yet.
As long as you find a way, you can reach the top.
Xu Chunniang seemed to have some feelings and looked down the mountain.
Without the obstruction of clouds, looking down, the entire secret realm is in sight.
To the east is a green valley, and to the south are several lakes of various sizes.
To the north are low hills and to the west is an endless yellow sand desert.
I will climb to the top of the mountain and look down on all the other mountains.
She felt a little emotional. Although she had not reached the top, how was this place different from reaching the top
As long as you have a mountain in your heart, there is no place you cannot reach the top of.
As long as you have the Tao in your heart, there is no place where you cannot practice.
When she thought of this, she found that the insurmountable distance had disappeared without her noticing.
At this moment, Xu Chunniang was standing on the top of the Endless Mountain.
"You are the fourth person to reach the top of the mountain."
The Endless Mountain Soul finally appeared. It looked at Xu Chunniang with surprise in its eyes.
"I didn't expect that someone in the small Qianluo Realm could climb this Endless Mountain. It's not easy to climb to the top of this mountain. Just finding the correct way to climb the mountain is difficult for 99% of people."
Xu Chunniang deeply agrees that the ubiquitous resistance on the mountain will only make it more and more difficult for people to walk. Only by transcending the world can one overcome these obstacles.
However, it is not something that a cultivator in the Qi training stage can easily do for the soul to leave the body. If one is not careful, both the body and the soul will be destroyed.
I'm afraid the correct way is to enter that mysterious state of meditation and allow the soul to leave the body naturally.
Seeing what Xu Chunniang was thinking, Wujin Mountain Soul nodded slightly.
"The essence of Endless Mountain is a stone of enlightenment. Only those with a firm heart and good understanding can have the opportunity to enter the realm of emptiness, thereby condensing their bodies and leaving their souls."
It turns out that mysterious state is called the state of emptiness
Xu Chunniang silently wrote these down, and then remembered what Wujin Mountain Spirit had said before, that she was the fourth person to reach the summit.
“Have three other people reached the summit before me?”
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