Chapter 90 – The preciousness of the Eight-Nine Mystical Art lies in the discussions of three generations of master and disciple

Faced with this entirely new term, Gongsun Huaiyu's face was filled with confusion.

As a prodigy of her generation, she had seen quite a bit of the world, yet she had never heard of the term "body cultivation."

Seeing Gongsun Huaiyu's confusion, Chen Changsheng said calmly, "Don't overthink it. I came up with this term myself, so you definitely haven't heard of it."

"Oh, I see!"

"May I ask, sir, what is the difference between body refinement and body cultivation?"

"There is a difference, and it's quite significant."

"Before the rules of heaven and earth underwent significant changes, the mainstream cultivation systems on this land were divided into two types."

"One is internal cultivation, and the other is external cultivation."

"Internal cultivation focuses on opening the dantian and condensing the Golden Elixir."

"The advantage of this cultivation system lies in the strength of the divine consciousness and spiritual power."

"The Golden Elixir system has obvious advantages, but its disadvantages are equally apparent: a weak physical body and extreme reliance on talent."

"However, no matter how good one's talent is, it will eventually reach its limit, and when that limit is reached, the path of cultivation ends."

"Aside from internal cultivation, the other system is external cultivation."

"This is what you often refer to as body refinement, which doesn't rely heavily on talent but focuses on resources and arduous training."

"To make the body strong, one must continuously temper it day after day."

"Once perfected, one can move mountains and fill seas with sheer physical strength, and if some methods are used to compensate for the deficiencies in divine consciousness..."

"In battles between cultivators of the same level, the outcome is uncertain, but among the survivors, there will definitely be body refinement cultivators."

"Body refinement cultivators have strong survival abilities, but their drawbacks are even more apparent, which is resources."

"Cultivation resources are limited, and you should be well aware of this."

After listening to Chen Changsheng, Gongsun Huaiyu's heart was already in turmoil.

What he said could only be considered common knowledge in the cultivation world, yet it was the first time Gongsun Huaiyu had seen someone analyze the two cultivation systems so meticulously.

Because these pieces of knowledge were never taken to heart by those prodigies.

What they focused on was always how to create stronger cultivation techniques, including herself.

Thinking of this, Gongsun Huaiyu eagerly asked, "Sir, you haven't explained what the body cultivation system is like."

"I've already told you!"

"Internal and external cultivation each have their pros and cons. Wouldn't combining both be perfect?"

"Huh?"

Gongsun Huaiyu's face was filled with confusion.

"Internal and external cultivation can't be pursued simultaneously; that's common knowledge!"

"Countless people in the cultivation world have tried to combine both, but they all failed."

"That's correct," Chen Changsheng nodded and said, "The original internal and external cultivation indeed couldn't be combined, but do you know where the problem lies?"

Hearing this, Gongsun Huaiyu shook her head honestly.

Seeing this, Chen Changsheng pointed to his own abdomen and said, "The problem lies in the dantian."

"For internal cultivators, the first thing to do is to open the dantian and form a vortex of spiritual energy."

"Then, they build the foundation of the Grand Dao, condense energy into a pill, and finally, the pill breaks to form an infant."

"To put it simply, internal cultivators place all their strength in the dantian, which is also why their physical strength is weak."

"Because most of the body's strength is absorbed."

"On the other hand, body refinement cultivators distribute strength throughout the body, so the two cultivation systems fundamentally conflict."

Hearing this, Gongsun Huaiyu pondered for a moment and said.

"According to what you said, it seems there's a way to solve this problem!"

"As long as we increase the acquisition of cultivation resources, wouldn't it be possible to balance both?"

"In theory, yes, and someone has indeed done so."

"A long time ago, a genius carefully maintained the balance between internal and external cultivation."

"And by consuming countless cultivation resources, he successfully combined both."

"But when he fought others, that powerful genius was easily defeated."

"The reason for his defeat wasn't because he wasn't strong enough, but because the balance within him was too fragile."

At this point in the discussion, Gongsun Huaiyu was no longer qualified to discuss further with Chen Changsheng.

Because her knowledge and experience were insufficient to handle these issues.

At this moment, Li, who had been pondering beside them, spoke up, "Sir, I have some insights. May I share them?"

"Speak if you want to, and let your disciple witness it as well."

"You've mostly taken the right path, but you're always just one step away from success."

Hearing this, Li pointed with his right hand in the air, and a golden energy emerged from his fingertip, forming the shape of a "person."

The humanoid figure formed by the golden energy had no facial features, but its meridians and dantian were extremely clear.

Li directly depicted the condition of his own body using spiritual power, including the route of his cultivation technique.

"Girl, watch carefully; opportunities like this are rare."

"Revealing one's entire condition, even between father and son, might not happen."

Hearing Chen Changsheng's words, Gongsun Huaiyu hurriedly observed her master's cultivation route.

A demonstration of a cultivation technique by a sixth-realm cultivator was a privilege even the Holy Sons of the Sacred Ground didn't have!

"Sir, the problem of combining internal and external cultivation lies in the dantian, so the solution should also be found in the dantian, right?"

Chen Changsheng nodded with satisfaction at Li's words.

"Very clever, you hit the key point right away."

"Your cultivation system is based on the Eight-Nine Mystical Art."

"The Eight-Nine Mystical Art is essentially a body refinement technique, but unlike other body refinement techniques, practicing it requires opening the dantian."

"Using the spiritual power of the dantian to temper the body."

"This point can be said to have pioneered in the cultivation world because body refinement cultivators cannot use the spiritual power of heaven and earth to temper themselves."

"But doing so still has a flaw, albeit a minor one."

"The spiritual power within is used to temper the body, which limits the methods available in combat."

"After all, some spells and escape techniques require spiritual power to activate."

"If someone else had created such a technique, they wouldn't mind this point, as body refinement cultivators are all like this."

"However, the powerful being who created the Eight-Nine Mystical Art was not satisfied, so he created many incredibly powerful divine abilities to compensate for these shortcomings."

"For example, 'Ground Traversing Golden Light' and 'Heavenly Transformation.'"

"So the most precious aspect of the Eight-Nine Mystical Art isn't the technique itself, nor those powerful divine abilities."

"But the small technique of using spiritual power to temper the body."

As he spoke, a golden fine needle condensed at his fingertip.

"Relax your defenses and let me help you take that final step."