msmithbooks Chapter 40 says, "The book was written for me!"
Chapter 40 says, "The book was written for me!"
"I see!"
"When I forcibly compress my inner energy, impurities clash with it, so a backlash is inevitable!"
Bai Sheng suddenly realized,
When he first read this passage, he didn't have any particularly deep understanding of it.
But when you truly put yourself in their shoes and experience it for yourself,
Only then did I realize how right it was.
It's like solving a math problem.
If you only watch others do it and don't try it yourself...
It's always a state where my hands know how, but my brain hasn't quite grasped it yet.
Now, experience it for yourself.
Although it suffered a backlash,
But his understanding of this is also much deeper.
His innate true energy wasn't weak, it was just not pure enough!
There are still some impurities in the true qi that haven't been completely removed.
It's not noticeable during normal operation.
But it was exposed as soon as it was put under high pressure.
The saying "condensing qi is like refining steel" illustrates this principle.
Generally speaking,
Impurities were found in the steel billet.
Smash it down with a hammer.
The steel billet itself broke first, not the impurities!
The key to breaking the deadlock
The key is to first burn away the impurities in the true qi.
So here's the question:
How can we burn away the impurities in our true qi?
Bai Sheng flipped through it again. He turned to the last page...
There is still no answer.
The annotation in the book says,
It needs to be repeatedly calcined with the fire of the heart.
Heart fire, calcination,
That's too abstract...
"Why is the Primordial Daoist Book so bad?"
"I'm Chovy, you should have written the book for me!"
Bai Sheng tossed the book next to his pillow and looked up at the ceiling.
This is a crucial technical detail that the book conveniently omits.
If this were a real spiritual practice world, he could still find a master or fellow practitioners to ask for guidance.
But now, he has to figure it out on his own.
These two terms have also appeared in other chapters of Taoist texts.
But each time it was just mentioned in passing.
The operating steps have never been explained in detail.
Just as Bai Sheng was racking his brains for a solution, a sudden inspiration struck him.
Could it be that...?
The riddle lies in the surface of the riddle...
Since it was said that "condensing qi is like refining steel,"
Then let's just find out how steel is actually made!
He picked up his phone and searched for modern steelmaking processes.
After all, he didn't study metallurgy in college, or even engineering.
Bai Sheng began to recall,
If I remember correctly, this seems to be a high school chemistry question.
This is a major chemistry question in the integrated science exam.
Forget it, no more!
The encyclopedia entries for this type of question are clear and easy to understand.
The most crucial step in turning pig iron into steel is removing impurities.
Especially with the video explanations, it's incredibly easy to understand.
Bai Sheng clicked on the encyclopedia video.
In the video,
Steelworkers pour molten iron into the converter.
Insert an oxygen lance from the top.
High-pressure pure oxygen is blown into the molten iron.
The carbon in molten iron undergoes an oxidation reaction with oxygen, producing carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide that escape...
Impurities such as silicon, manganese, phosphorus, and sulfur are also oxidized into slag in the oxygen stream.
After being stripped clean, the molten iron becomes molten steel.
"I see……"
Bai Sheng put down his phone.
I mentally compared the principles of steelmaking with the challenges of gas condensation.
The so-called "true qi" is molten iron, while "impurities" are things like carbon, sulfur, phosphorus, and silicon.
Heart fire—this is rather abstract.
We can only make an assumption for now.
The star wheel in the dantian rotates on its own, generating warmth.
Let's assume this warmth is temperature.
They're only missing one thing now.
That's an oxygen lance.
This substance is a medium that can enter the interior of true qi, react with impurities, and burn the impurities into slag before expelling them.
Where can I find an oxygen gun?
If external oxygen cannot enter the dantian,
Is there a way for the dantian to generate oxygen on its own?
"You can't think of it that way entirely."
If you treat cultivation as simply refining steel, you've fallen into another kind of mental trap.
"We still need to conduct actual research and draw conclusions based on the actual situation."
Bai Sheng tried again to activate the Star Wheel in his dantian, accelerating its circulation.
Carefully observe the reactions within the internal energy.
After the true energy circulated several times in the dantian,
Occasionally, wisps of extremely fine white mist would escape from the edge of the star wheel.
This is the trace of the impurities naturally precipitating out under high temperature.
However, the precipitation rate is too slow.
The fluid that was extracted floated in the dantian and couldn't be expelled.
It's like the impurities peeled off the surface and then stuck back on.
An external force is needed to push this white mist away!
He tried to stimulate his qi and blood.
Squeeze from the inner wall of the dantian towards the center.
Driven by the flow of qi and blood, the white mist gathered into a small cluster at the center of the star wheel.
But instead of disappearing, it gathered and became more concentrated.
"This won't work!"
wrong,
Squeezing can only push impurities deeper into the true qi, but it cannot expel them from the dantian.
Bai Sheng once again tried to draw upon his previous knowledge.
Suddenly, I felt like I had reached another intellectual peak since the college entrance examination.
"How can we get rid of the impurities... centrifugal force, yes, centrifugal force!"
Bai Sheng changed direction.
The True Qi Star Wheel suddenly accelerated.
Centrifugal force is used to throw impurities outward.
I tried it.
The star wheel rotates at high speed.
moment,
A few wisps of white mist were flung onto the inner wall of the dantian.
But not long after,
It was pulled back by the rotating true energy.
Bai Sheng: "..."
My mentality collapsed.
Bai Sheng tossed his phone onto the bed.
Picked it up again.
It was thrown back.
Helpless, he tried every method he could think of.
None of them worked.
This feeling is even more disgusting than doing math problems.
At least math problems have standard answers, but this one doesn't.
He sat up, tucking the pillow behind his back.
I picked up my phone again and opened Tieba.
Okay, I can post anything here anyway, so I'll just post whatever I want.
Let's see if we can lure out a master.
He considered his words carefully, then typed out a title.
"Help! A problem to solve in separating particulate impurities from a gas mixture"
Bai Sheng pondered for a moment, trying to figure out how to make the content more technical.
"I'll repackage the problem as an industrial application scenario! Doesn't that sound more sophisticated?"
After saying that, he typed a message on his phone:
A certain gas mixture contains trace amounts of impurity particles that are uniformly distributed within the gas...
After sending the message, Bai Sheng placed his phone face down on the bed.
I figured nobody would probably read this kind of post.
It's either deleted or buried at the bottom of the page.
After waiting for about half an hour, he picked up his phone again to refresh the page.
Surprisingly, there were more than a dozen replies.
Some of the comments are just meaningless fluff.
Add three or something,
Most of it is nonsense.
But one reply made him take a second look.
A user named "Brother Ma's King's Eyes," whose profile picture is a two-dimensional, big-eyed, blonde loli, replied:
"If the bonding between impurities and gases is at the molecular level, physical methods will definitely be ineffective."
You could try using a catalyst to react the impurities locally, and then the reaction products could be recycled and removed.
Bai Sheng quickly pressed for details: What catalyst would be suitable?
The person replied again: "Based on your description, the impurities might be isomers or oxidized states of gas molecules."
You could try targeted injection with a certain oxidant; if the product is in the gas phase, it can be directly discharged.
Bai Sheng read the reply twice.
My back slowly straightened up from the headboard.
"That makes some sense?"
Bai Sheng replied below to "Brother Ma's King's Eye":
"Thank you, Brother Wang."