Chapter 438 Supernatural
Dark, silent.

As if in an eternal fall, Ji Jue saw the flames again.

In the darkness and silence of the deep sea, that tiny flame danced silently, rising in the ashes, dancing forever. Just like that, it got closer and closer, until that tiny flame filled everything and turned into a sea of ​​fire with no end in sight…

So, gradually I get used to it, and then, gradually I forget myself.

It was like, just like an ember falling into more ashes, a spark returning to the flame.

In the low echo of the deep sea, Ji Jue closed his eyes and curled up sleepily, as if he had fallen into another dream in the deepest part of the dream.

A voice in my heart said, “Ji Jue, you belong here.”

“Do not.”

Ji Jue opened his eyes.

Thus, the deep sea, the flames, the nightmare, everything went away, never to be seen again.

He saw the familiar workshop, the steel floor, walls and ceiling, the numerous equipments, the scattered drafts, and even the dim light from the desk in the distance which had been dimmed after he fell asleep.

He was stunned for a long time, then slowly got up from the bed and rubbed his face.

“Isis, time.”

“The current time is 6:11 am, which is one hour and forty-nine minutes before the scheduled time, sir.” The soft voice replied: “The sleep signs remain stable, and no unexpected conditions have been detected. I think you must have had that dream again.”

“Yes.”

Ji Jue yawned, washed his face, raised his head, and stared at the haggard face in the mirror: “And it’s closer, closer than before.”

In the reflection in the mirror, the slightly pale face showed a hint of withering and haggardness, even torment and fatigue.

Suffering from torture.

It didn’t come from an inexplicable nightmare, it was entirely Ji Jue’s own fault.

“My advice is to stop that stupid ritual of showing piety before the gods and Buddhas, eat something, and then go back to sleep and enjoy the sleep that humans deserve.

There is still more than an hour before the forging starts, sir, you still have time.”

“I’m sorry, Isis, but humans are always stupid. Besides, this ritual is necessary.”

Ji Jue shook his head and refused.

After waking up, he did not sleep again. Instead, he lowered his head and reviewed the process and many details of Chunjun casting. Even though he had repeated it countless times, he could recite it by heart even in his dreams, and it was almost engraved in his bones.

hungry.

Getting hungrier and hungrier.

Literally, hungry and thirsty.

Not eating for seven consecutive days is still a bit troublesome for Ji Jue, who is still in the transformation stage.

The body instinctively craves nutrition and water. Even if it can continue to hold on, the habits that have been maintained for more than 20 years in the first half of its life tell it that it is time to eat and it is time to eat something long ago.

Instead of just sitting here and trying to deceive ghosts.

It is natural to suffer torture, and being in a state where you are neither starving nor alive is also your own fault.

【Bathe, fast, burn incense and change clothes. 】

Today, Ji Jue strictly follows the rituals that he used to sneer at, and he does it meticulously and with full concentration.

Of course, in most cases, this set of skills is nothing more than the dregs of ancient alchemy in the chaotic era, an ascetic practice used to demonstrate one’s own perseverance, but it is crucial in the casting of Chunjun.

Be in a closed environment and isolate yourself from the outside world as much as possible.

He did not drink or eat, but burned incense and meditated.

Focus on yourself.

Eliminate external interference as much as possible. During these seven days of isolation and independence, burn incense and bathe three times a day in order to remove as much as possible the messy things and information that disturb your own purity.

Let Ji Jue return to his own essence as much as possible.

From the perspective of the Way of Ether, this is a process of gradually eliminating external interference.

That alone would be fine, but more importantly, during the entire process, one must consciously control one’s own spiritual essence and rituals, not be excited or sad, and not allow the flow of spiritual essence to suffer any fluctuations.

Just like a pool of stagnant water, it maintains as calm as possible.

Is it useful?
Maybe, but not much, at best it would just be icing on the cake.

But even if the success rate was improved by even one percent, Ji Jue was unwilling to let it go. More importantly, during this process, his original panic and anxiety seemed to gradually dissipate.

The short seven-day ascetic practice seemed to be an uninterrupted psychological suggestion, strengthening his consciousness and obsession.

Under the blessing of spiritual primacy, his heart was calmer than ever before, and the flow of spiritual essence was almost non-existent, without any waves or turbulence.

In silence, he stepped into the pool step by step and washed himself. He thought about it for the umpteenth time in his mind, imagining and simulating the entire process, from beginning to end, without missing any details, looking for any omissions, and at the same time, preparing for the possibility of mistakes in any link and the way to deal with them…

When the last drop of water fell from the bucket, Ji Jue’s heart was inexplicably moved!
Unprecedented peace and tranquility emerged silently.

it’s time.

It is difficult to tell whether this is from the heart, instinct, premonition or even hallucination, or perhaps it is pure and uncreated.

It says, now is the time!
“Then let’s get started.”

Ji Jue wiped the water droplets from his hair, changed into white clothes, walked barefoot towards the furnace in the lingering scent of complex incense.

At that moment, a low rumbling sound came from the furnace.

The dazzling golden glow flowed and changed from the flames, as if a living thing, moving and soaring, almost breaking through the restraints and bursting into the air.

After seven days of refinement and transformation, the purest light emerged from all mortal things.

Can’t wait!
This seven-day fast was also the preparation and warm-up before forging. During this process, Ji Jue had processed all the materials and blessings with his own hands and put them into the long smelting process…

Chunjun’s products are of the utmost purity and perfection, and must never be lent to others.

During the entire process, from the processing of materials to the maintenance of the blessing, and even the control of the temperature, all was handled by Ji Jue alone.

Times are changing, alchemy is evolving, but the Enneagram is still studying past traditions, abandoning many convenient methods and simpler and clearer theories, blending theory and the unknown together, forming a natural whole.

However, through this simple and straightforward casting and process, Ji Jue, who was fasting and meditating, felt that he was closely connected with the materials in the furnace, without any distinction between them.

Even in a trance, it was difficult to tell whether I was outside the furnace or in the flames.

Or maybe at this moment both exist and neither exists.

In a trance, that premonition and insight became clearer and clearer.

After seven days of smelting, the aura ascended from the mortal world, the spirituality was purified from the chaos, and the blessings stimulated and transformed each other in the flames. Finally, the aura, spirituality and blessings were integrated into one again as the matter changed.

As above, as below.

In this way, Taiyi’s miracle will be accomplished!
During the seven days of smelting and torment, in the endless changes, when all spiritual essence and matter, spirituality and materiality overlapped into one, everything came to an abrupt end.

It was as if an invisible hand suddenly reached out and took control of everything!
Under the cover of Feigong’s matrix, all changes in the furnace seemed to have completely stopped, just under Ji Jue’s will.

And the moment he clenched his hands, a clanging echo like the growth of steel emerged from the darkness.

All the flames were extinguished, withdrawn, and retreated, just like the high temperature of purgatory disappeared in an instant. The ray of blazing and brilliant light suddenly shrank inward, dissipated, collapsed, condensed again, and manifested into matter!
It’s like a rapidly growing iron branch!
“It’s now–“

Ji Jue clenched his left hand, and suddenly, a hair-raising hissing sound was heard.

The red sword blank, which was still warm, was held tightly and pulled out of the furnace like a sword being drawn from its sheath. It broke through the darkness and countless sparks flew as it was swung, like the twinkling stars in the sky.

With a clanging sound, the red-hot sword blank had already struck the anvil, and then, the forging hammer in the other hand was swung up to the highest point.

Smash it down!

–collapse!

In the violent shock, the thin shell of the outermost layer of the sword blank was lifted up and cracked, and wisps of light exploded, scattered down, illuminating Ji Jue’s eyes.

But he kept moving.

carry on.

collapse! !

Sparks flew again, landing on his face, arms, and neck, bringing a burning pain that penetrated deep into his bones. On his left hand, which was tightly grasping the hilt of the sword, the scorch marks broke, and blood gushed out again, falling into the hot sword blank with a hissing sound. Strands of blood spread rapidly from the hilt of the sword, covering the entire sword body.

Hungry and thirsty for blood, greedily bathing in Ji Jue’s spiritual essence, accepting everyone who comes!
collapse! ! !
At the moment the third loud noise burst out, countless blood lines intertwined in the sword blank suddenly lit up, like Chunjun’s blood vessels, guiding Ji Jue’s spiritual essence to flow and shaping a complex structure.

The clanging sound became louder and louder.

Just like Chunjun singing!

At this moment, the anvil was just an ordinary piece of high-density alloy, just like the forging hammer in Ji Jue’s other hand, unremarkable.

But under the infusion of spiritual essence, complex patterns appeared. In the ritual of resonance between heaven and man, countless symbols of ascension and etheric goodness emerged from it and were finally integrated into the changes of the ashes.

Man and sword stimulate each other with this, and the crucial creation begins from this moment!
The forging hammer fell again.

collapse–!!!
The dazzling spiritual light spread out in all directions like ripples.

The workshop shook violently, and spiritual circuits appeared out of thin air, shaking violently.

The high and clear sound rose again and again with the collision of the forging hammers, like a bird spreading its wings and flying freely.

In the end, not even the blockade of the workshop could stop it.

When the first clear ray of morning light shone from the end of the night sky and illuminated the new spring, the silk-like sound had already risen into the sky.

The long night above and the dawn below.

Here, at the boundary between yin and yang, between the light and darkness of yin and yang, the sound of pure jun appears and echoes in the ears of everyone.

It is so light and slender, yet it has awakened countless people from their drowsiness and dreams.

Subconsciously, listen attentively!

“…”

Under the same dawn, in the Chao Sheng Workshop, Ye Xian, who had not slept all night, finally raised his eyes, as if surprised – it was three quarters of an hour earlier than expected?

Are you acting on your own again?
But it’s just right!
Luck? Or is it fate?

And in the deepest part of the workshop, amidst the layers of blockades, it seemed as if a pair of sleeping eyes opened, like living things, feeling the long-lost sword sound in the distance, and subconsciously became excited, struggling restlessly, trying to echo the shouts of their own kind.

Unfortunately, it was forcibly suppressed and blocked by its own master, without mercy, like pinching a dog’s mouth.

“Shut up, everyone, and don’t make trouble.”

Then, everything was silent.

Listen attentively.

And at this moment, in Ji Jue’s workshop, the second sound rose into the sky.

Under the forging hammer’s swing again, the outer shell of the sword blank cracked, and the first layer of bright light illuminated Ji Jue’s eyes and smile.

That was the blessing beginning to merge and manifest!

Gain enlightenment from shackles, awaken from stupor, let the soul break free from the limitations of matter, overlook in eternity, and witness the operation of all things.

The first step in the blessing sequence to reach perfection is [Transcendent Vision]!
collapse!
The moment the first ray of blessed light was lit, the forging hammer struck down again, triggering an intensification. In the crisscrossing spiritual circuits, the second ray of light emerged from the blockade.

Perceive things and trace destiny.

Through extraordinary perception, one can connect oneself with everything and feel resonance.

Therefore, in the complex and ever-changing torrent of fate, the moment of leaping up from the crest of the wave can briefly catch a glimpse of the so-called afterglow and illusions of the future, and foresee the imminent risks and dangers.

This is what is called a “sudden inspiration”!
collapse!
The forging hammer fell again, and a phantom light rose up, gushing out like a waterfall, sweeping in all directions.

The third ray of light appeared soon after.

Breaking down the barriers between spirit and matter, completely integrating one’s own spirit and one’s own will, it is pure, complete and flawless, hence it is called wholeness.

This is the ‘whole’, and likewise, this is the ‘one’.

It is for this reason that one can easily transform spirit into matter, and similarly, transform matter into spirit, achieving a smooth transformation between spirit and matter.

Even, one can transform one’s own body into spiritual matter, or, even further, turn one’s own ‘existence’ into ‘non-existence’ at the moment disaster strikes!
This is [returning to the true self]!
There was no pause and no surprises.

Everything seemed to be changing and rising as it should, the smooth and flawless creation continued under Ji Jue’s control.

The fourth ray of light rises!
Strip away all affectation and embellishment, take off the false light of vanity, erase the confusion of slander and hypocrisy, and dispel all delirious fantasies.

Return to the essence and accept the purity.

Amid the intricate and colorful changes, witness the natural and simple forms of all living things.

This is what it means to [see the simplicity and embrace the simplicity]!
Then there was a long period of stillness and silence.

There was no sound, but the air seemed to be frozen, making it difficult for all the listeners to breathe, as if there was something stuck in their throats.

In the deepest part of the workshop, only a steady stream of blood and spiritual essence flowed out from Ji Jue’s left hand, irrigating Chunjun, as if there was no end in sight.

Strands of light flowed and conflicted from it, just like countless streams converging into one place, streams forming rivers, rivers forming lakes, and finally, from lakes to the sea!

When abundant spiritual essence fills every inch of the sword blank, in the endless infusion, the bursting spirituality is about to completely overwhelm the physical nature, making all efforts fail at the last moment… the forging hammer strikes down again!

It’s like the last push falling from a mountain nine feet high.

Amidst an unprecedentedly high-pitched sound, the fifth ray of light appeared from the sword blank.

boom! ! !
The vast and resounding sound that shook heaven and earth spread out.

The fierce light gushed out and rushed into the sky, breaking through the blockade of the workshop and the earth, tearing apart the gloomy sky of Xinquan, and rising sharply and straight into the sky!
Here, it runs through heaven and earth!
When accumulation reaches its end and quantitative change reaches its limit, the end of infinite changes will usher in the final change.

In this complete outbreak, an unprecedented qualitative change is ushered in!
This is [Dragon Soars and Leopard Transforms]!
Under the fierce light rising into the sky, in Ji Jue’s hand, the rough outer blank had been completely peeled off by the fierce forging, revealing a sword blade as gorgeous as a pool of autumn water.

The five blessings are united into one in a chain, as if made by nature.

The purest and cleanest light flows through it.

Light up Ji Jue’s eyes.

Finally, it’s done!
But at this moment, Ji Jue could hardly suppress the doubt and confusion in his heart.

success?

Really, did it succeed?
It should have ended here, we should have celebrated and cheered, but why did the surging impulse in my heart not diminish in the slightest?
Even, there is still something to be desired——

It’s not enough! It’s not over yet!
The pure sword in his hand was vibrating wildly, and along with Ji Jue’s soul, it was ringing, urging, and shouting!

tell him:
——Don’t stop here!
So, in the dead silence, Ji Jue raised the forging hammer in his hand again.

In exhaustion and excruciating pain, he summoned his last bit of strength, roared and shouted, raised the hammer to its highest point, and exerted all his strength.

Smash it!!!

Silent, breathless.

Because Ji Jue no longer had the strength to lift the hammer, but he didn’t even realize it – no, he completely believed that this crucial hammer had already been swung out of his hand!

Otherwise, where does the shock that resonates and spreads in the soul come from?

What is it that you are striking with your hands?

There is no answer, and no one except him is destined to be able to notice it.

Only the echo of a bubble bursting was heard.

Snapped!
And in this eerie silence, a crack appeared on Chunjun’s sword.

Just like a trauma, so clear and dazzling.

Shocked? Confused? Regretful? Annoyed? Regretful?

Countless ups and downs of emotions surged through Ji Jue’s soul, but did not shake his actions at all.

Under the call of instinct and Chunjun, Ji Jue gritted his teeth and raised the illusory forging hammer again.

Without hesitation, smash it down!

And at that moment, behind Ji Jue, the dial of the watch that he had taken off and placed on the table, which had been stagnant for a long time, suddenly changed.

As Ji Jue’s hammer fell, the progress of the Heavenly Spirit…

Soaring rapidly!
(End of this chapter)