"Thus have I heard: At that time, the Buddha told Subhuti, 'Only after the Muscle Tendon Changing Skill is complete can one engage in this. ... Within a single cycle, never exceeding this period. Mind empty, body transforms itself, moving freely at will.'"
Silently, imperceptibly.
Lin Rong's state of mind became meditative, and he entered a state of ethereal clarity.
It was an ineffable, profound sensation.
His mind was clear, free of desires and demands, as if nothing in the world could affect him.
In the past, although the realm of "Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself" was only separated by a bottleneck, he had been unable to take even half a step forward.
Through that bottleneck, he felt as if he were looking at flowers through fog or the moon in water – so close, yet forever out of reach.
Now, under the clarity of his mind, the mist had dissipated, and his blurry vision sharpened. Lin Rong could finally see the true face of Mount Lu.
Outside, in a desolate wilderness.
The coachman steered the carriage south.
Suddenly, all the elemental energy within a mile radius began to surge towards the carriage's interior, an unending stream.
Finally, above the carriage, a visible milky-white vortex formed, with its center directly above Lin Rong.
The sudden change left the coachman flustered and fumbling.
"Stop the carriage!"
Just as the coachman didn't know what to do, he heard the butler's voice.
Years of obedience ingrained in him, the coachman, despite his panic, didn't lose his composure and quickly halted the carriage.
Inside the carriage.
The elemental energy had condensed into fine, liquid droplets.
This mist of droplets filled the entire carriage, obscuring vision to the point where one couldn't see their hand in front of their face.
Even the old butler, Yu Yuan, had to use his mental power to sense the young master's location.
Sensing that the young master was fine, the old butler murmured, "Has the nameless mantra the young master cultivates broken through?"
"It's caused such a commotion. Fortunately, this place is uninhabited. If we were in a bustling city, who knows how much trouble this would have caused."
Old butler Yu Yuan knew that Lin Rong was cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, but Lin Rong had told him he'd found it accidentally in the family's library.
Originally, after Lin Rong had genuinely accepted the old butler, he had also let the old butler try to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, but he hadn't succeeded.
It was then that Lin Rong remembered that cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture required a certain foundation in the Muscle Tendon Changing Skill.
The reason he could cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture without having practiced the Muscle Tendon Changing Skill was due to the mysterious power of his innate fetal breath.
At that time, he was still a fetus, his meridians not yet formed, so he didn't need the Muscle Tendon Changing Skill to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture.
As for the content of the Muscle Tendon Changing Skill, only fragments remained in his memories from his past life, making it impossible for him to teach it to others.
As time passed.
The mist in the carriage grew denser. The old butler constantly monitored the young master's condition and, uninterested in absorbing this elemental energy, found his clothes completely soaked.
But Lin Rong was different.
At this moment, his dantian was like a black hole, emitting an infinite gravitational pull that devoured the elemental energy within an inch of his body.
This liquefied elemental energy was absorbed into his dantian before it could even touch his clothes.
Upon reaching the dantian, this energy, guided by some unknown force, spread through all his flesh and meridians, gradually cleansing impurities and expelling them from his body.
The celestial phenomenon lasted for the time it takes an incense stick to burn.
After the incense stick finished, the vortex above the carriage slowly dissipated, quickly merging back into the heavens and disappearing without a trace.
"Is this the first level of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture: Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself?"
Lin Rong's consciousness returned to the outside world as he carefully assessed his current state.
"Since leaving my mother's womb, this is the first time I've felt this wonderfully refreshed."
"My physical fitness has improved, my mental power has increased, and even my Soul Power has advanced by two levels, reaching level twenty-five."
The first level of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture: Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself.
Upon reaching this realm, cultivators can actively enter a state of ethereal clarity.
In this state, no external force can disturb the cultivator's state of mind.
Cultivators can also transform themselves at will, instantly switching their emotions among joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
After savoring it for a moment, Lin Rong exited the state of ethereal clarity, feeling a tinge of reluctance. He wanted to re-enter that state to experience that profound sensation again.
This is 'covetous dhyana'!
Once one tastes the joy of cultivation, they cannot stop themselves, wanting to remain in that joy at all times.
Before Lin Rong could suppress this thought, another, stronger emotion took precedence.
Lin Rong instinctively held his breath, trying not to inhale the extreme stench emanating from his own body.
"Whoa, I've been cultivating the Marrow Cleansing Scripture since I was in the womb, and I still managed to undergo marrow cleansing and hair conditioning?"
At this moment, Lin Rong was covered head to toe in sticky black filth. The clammy sensation made him extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the carriage compartment was large enough. He took out a wooden basin for bathing from his Spirit Tool, filled it with the drinking water he had brought, and jumped in to wash off the grime without even waiting for the water to heat up.
After changing five buckets of water and scrubbing for a full half-hour.
Lin Rong finally felt clean again.
After putting on the clothes handed over by the old butler, Lin Rong leaned against the carriage window and looked back.
The carriage had traveled a considerable distance during the half-hour he was bathing.
Although Lin Rong didn't know how big a commotion his breakthrough had caused, it was definitely not small.
The range within which the world's elemental energy was drawn was only about a mile, but the resulting natural phenomenon could be seen within several miles.
The natural phenomenon lasted for the time it took an incense stick to burn. Although the old butler hadn't detected any outsiders in the vicinity with his spirit sense during this time, It was always better to be cautious.
Therefore, after the natural phenomenon ended, the coachman received orders and drove the carriage away from the area at high speed.
"This can be considered a fortunate turn of events, a blessing in disguise!"
"If I had broken through to the Marrow Cleansing Scripture realm in Heaven Dou City, the commotion would have made people think some peerless treasure had appeared."
"It seems that in the future, when breaking through to the next stages of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture, I should find a secluded place to do so before I have sufficient confidence."
"I just don't know how long it will take to cultivate the Marrow Cleansing Scripture to the state of 'Complete Understanding and Self-Liberation' after breaking through to the Mind Empty, Body Transforms Itself realm this time."
The essential teachings of the Marrow Cleansing Scripture recorded:
After a cultivator reaches the first realm, they can quickly cultivate the second realm as well.
The truly difficult parts are the third and fourth realms.
But Lin Rong harbored doubts about this. The first realm alone had taken him nearly eight years. Who knew how long "quickly" in the essential teachings actually meant.
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