Chapter Eighty-Five: Dispelling Doubts

  "You don't even know what perceptual ability is?" Han Guangyue looked at Fang Tiannan with a curious expression, somewhat speechless, "Then I really have some doubts, are you still a disciple of the Qingyun Sect or not."

  "Huh? ...Is there a necessary connection between this and whether or not he's an outer sect disciple of the Sect?" Fang Tian Nan also had a puzzled expression.

  "There is no inevitable connection." It seems that Fang Tian Nan did not understand what "perception" ability was, Han Guang Yue thought for a moment and said, "However, as an outer disciple of the sect, this can be considered basic knowledge. Especially for those who are determined to advance to the Human Yuan Realm, these knowledge must be grasped."

  "That's not right, Sister Han. Why don't you explain it to me first?" Fang Tian Nan pondered and said, "I used to cultivate alone and didn't have any way to gain experience. Basically, I was just muddling along..."

  "Alright." Han Guangyue looked around, taking in their surroundings. The two of them were making their way through the dense forest of Youming Mountains. Han Guangyue wasn't sure if there were people from Bihai Sect or Taihang Gang following behind him, nor did he know what kind of dangers lay ahead. But walking alongside Fang Tian Nan, at least for now, they hadn't encountered anything too perilous.

  If it's true that Fang Tiannan has indeed awakened his sensory abilities as Han Guangyue guessed, then this time there really is a chance to return whole and reunite with Fang Zhanglao and the others.

  "To put it simply, even if you're not clear about how a cultivator advances in rank, with your current level of strength, you should at least know where your dantian is, right?" Han Guangyue thought for a moment before saying, "For every martial artist, the place where they first condense their internal energy during cultivation is the lower dantian."

  "Uh-huh, I knew that." Fang Tian Nan nodded his head.

  "But you know there's also the middle dan tian and upper dan tian?" Han Guangyue looked at Fang Tian Nan with a hint of playfulness.

  "Three Dan Tian?" Fang Tian Nan subconsciously thought of his own body's situation, then nodded again.

  "Huh?..." This time, it was Han Guangyue's turn to be speechless. "You know that a cultivator has three dantians, yet you don't even know about perception ability? Are you kidding me?"

  "What can I do?" Fang Tian Nan quickly found an excuse and said, "The theory of the three Dan Tian is something that I once heard from another ordinary disciple in Qingyun Town. As for the specifics, I'm not too clear about it."

  "Oh." Han Guangyue nodded subconsciously, while still looking at Fang Tiannan with a strange gaze, as if his eyes revealed a hint of distrust. "The function of the lower dantian, you should be very clear about it. It's to gather a cultivator's qi, and after reaching the Human Yuan realm, it condenses into true yuan..."

  "In other words, the strength of the energy condensed in the lower dantian determines a cultivator's level of power, right?" Fang Tian Nan asked casually.

  "Hmm." Han Guangyue responded affirmatively, saying, "As for the Upper Dan Tian and Middle Dan Tian, ordinary disciples usually find it difficult to understand their existence and functions. However, once they advance to become outer sect disciples of the sect, they can find many relevant descriptions in the sect's library."

  Fang Tiannan listened intently, secretly paying attention to the three words "Cangshu Pavilion". This time after returning from Youming Mountain Range to the sect, Fang Tiannan would inevitably go to Cangshu Pavilion once.

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  "For the existence of Upper Dan Tian and Middle Dan Tian, there are records in the sect. Many practitioners actually have a clear understanding in their hearts." Han Guang Yue continued to explain, "However, as for the specific functions of these two Dan Tian, it has always been somewhat vague."

  "What does this have to do with the perceptual ability you mentioned earlier?" Fang Tian Nan asked.

  "Although it is said that the existence of these two dantians, specifically what kind of situation they are in, not many people will be clear about, but it doesn't hinder the fact that there are many who will take various situations to conduct specific analysis." Han Guangyue smiled and said, "As time goes on, slowly, a lot of uses have been figured out too."

  Fang Tian Nan naturally listened with rapt attention on one side.

  "At least, for now, everyone has a consensus on the function of the Upper Dantian." Han Guangyue said, "By the way, do you know that above the Tianyuan realm true person, there is also the existence of a Zongshi?"

  Fang Tian Nan nodded and sighed, saying: "Our Qing Yun Sect still doesn't have a single Sect Master."

  "No." Han Guangyue shook his head, "In the past, Qingyun Sect had a sect master. However, whether this sect master is still in Qingyun Sect or not, nobody knows. Generally speaking, everyone thinks that our sect's strongest person is only the True Person of Tianyuan Realm, the sect master."

  "Oh?" Fang Tian Nan's eyes lit up at the words.

  Han Guangyue seemed to know what Fang Tiannan was thinking and said: "Is it that you really want to see the master's demeanor?..."

  Fang Tian Nan's eyes flickered a few times. To know that the existence of a master-level cultivator was, Fang Tian Nan understood to be the strongest. If it were said that suddenly hearing that there might be a master in Qing Yun Sect, Fang Tian Nan didn't have the idea of wanting to see his true appearance, that would also be too fake.

  "Unless your strength has reached the level of a Tianyuan realm true person, or if your innate talent surpasses everyone's and you become an existence with hope to break through to the Zongshi realm... otherwise..." Han Guangyue paused, not continuing. However, Fang Tiannan understood the meaning behind Han Guangyue's words.

  "But for you, there may still be a good opportunity." Han Guangyue seemed to have thought of something and continued to explain, "This is related to the perceptual ability you asked about earlier. ... The existence of the Upper Dantian has proven that it is a necessary hurdle for a cultivator to break through to the Master Realm. Generally speaking, I understand that when a cultivator reaches the Master Realm, they will form their own Sea of Consciousness in the Upper Dantian."

  "Sea of Recognition?" Fang Tian Nan heard this name for the first time.

  "Yes." Han Guangyue nodded, "It's just like how true humans can use True Yuan, having an absolute advantage over warriors. The Sect Master will give rise to a divine sense, and it's said that without using one's eyes to observe, one can know the situation thousands of miles away. And the place where the divine sense is stored is the Sea of Recognition in the Upper Dantian."

  Here is the translation:

  "Speaking of which, Han Guangyue still looked at Fang Tiannan with a serious face and asked, "Your ability to sense crises from very far away earlier, was it a reaction to your thoughts in your mind?"

  Fang Tiannan suddenly reacted, and it seemed that Han Guangyue was right. Every time a crisis came, Fang Tiannan calmed down and then suddenly felt something. Specifically, it was the position of the upper dan Tian in Fang Tiannan's mind.

  If Fang Tiannan was not mistaken, the emergence of perceptual ability is also stored in the upper dantian. This allowed Fang Tiannan to quickly immerse his own heart and spirit into his own upper dantian.

  There, floating in mid-air is a copy of "The True Classic of Alchemy"!