The third thing Shen Lian did was to go to Taiwei Pavilion and search for common information in the practice world on the first floor.
There are countless cultivating sects in the world, but there may not be many sects that have produced immortals.
Currently, there are even fewer immortal sects guarded by Immortal Immortal Immortal. Such sects are all authentic Xuanmen sects.
After thousands of years of ups and downs, there are only four Taoist sects that can still stand firm, and Qingxuan is one of them.
Buddhist practice is different from Taoism. The world is densely populated by stars and gates. It is much smaller than Taoism, but it is also different. There are eight schools in total.
The first is the Sanlun sect, also known as the Faxing sect, the second is the Yoga sect, also known as the Faxiang sect, Ci’en sect, and the Consciousness-only sect, the third is the Tiantai sect, the fourth is the Xianshou sect, also known as the Huayan sect, the fifth is the Zen sect, the sixth is the Pure Land sect, and the seventh It is the Vinaya sect, and the eighth esoteric sect is also known as the Shingon sect.
Briefly, they are called the eight major schools of "Xing, Xiang, Tai, Xian, Zen, Jing, Law, and Tantric".
Buddhism opens the door to convenience and proves the true way. However, due to the recipient's wisdom and merit level, that is, the difference in root nature, origin and even the environment, or the understanding and practice of Buddhism, Only by focusing on emphasis can these schools be distinguished.
The eight major schools have produced many masters, and one eminent monk even wrote a poem to tell the story of the eight major schools. This poem is exactly:
The secret is rich, Zen is poor, convenience is pure, only consciousness is patient, Jia Xiang is empty.
The traditional Huayan discipline cultivates the body and the moral principles organize the Tiantai sect.
The eight major sects of Buddhism all eventually achieve the "Arahant status", which is almost the same as the Taoist Changsheng Zhenren.
Immortal Changsheng is divided into earth immortals, human immortals, gods, and ghost immortals. After the Qingxuan sect's skills are eliminated, they are all earth immortals.
The three immortals of humans, gods, and ghosts are all unorthodox, and they did not come from the Nine Realms of Cultivation. Shen Lian could not find detailed information about these on the first floor of Taiwei Pavilion.
Because after cultivation, the memory will not be too weak, so the materials on the first floor of Taiwei Pavilion will not be borrowed. Even ordinary disciples can remember most of the information about the cultivation world in a day or two. You can even know it by just chatting with your teachers.
In addition to Buddhism and Taoism, there are also nine demons, five evil ways, and there are also extraordinary characters.
Of course, there are some Taoism, swordsmanship and the like on the first floor, but Shen Lian did not study them in detail. After all, these things are easy to write down. It still takes a lot of energy to fully understand and put them into practice, because his first priority is, It is to collect Yin jade in Youhe River.
Although the leader did not say what punishment he would have if he failed to complete the thirty yuan task within a month, Shen Lian did not want to experience the consequences easily.
Qingxuan's Youhe River is located behind the Zifu Peak adjacent to the main peak Taiyi. Its source is unknown, let alone its final direction. Shen Lian already knew that the man in white he saw that day was a soul summoner from Jiuyou Huangquan. , as long as you leave the vicinity of Youhe River before sunset, you will not encounter it.
Jiuyou is an extremely mysterious world. Even the information Shen Lian searched for only contained a few words, let alone whether reincarnation existed.
On the other hand, all the secluded rivers are filled with the power of Yin souls. By chance, Yin jade will be condensed in scattered pieces at the bottom of the river.
Yin jade can be used to make jade talismans, which can be worn on the body to help calm the mind. When practicing inner qi, having such a jade talisman can avoid going crazy to a great extent.
However, refining this kind of jade talisman requires at least Huandan level of mana, so jade talismans are rare.
After all, the Dan Huan cultivator is not a coolie. There is no time to spend a lot of energy making talismans for juniors to use.
Moreover, collecting Yin jade in Youhe River is also a hard job, and Shen Lian can really feel it now.
Last time, he just touched a little water from the Youhe River, and it made his soul miserable.
The Yin Jade sank to the bottom of the river, and even his sandalwood sword couldn't pick it up.
Of course, Shen Lian might not do this, or he might rack his brains to find other tricks, because he already knew the master's intention.
Shen Lian took off his clothes and dived into the Youhe River. The water from the Youhe River penetrated into his flesh and blood, constantly corroding the power of his soul.
Shen Lian could still isolate the physical pain with his powerful mental power, but there was no way to resist the severe pain that acted on the soul, and he could only bear it for life.
When Shen Lian dived into the river, even though he was in great pain, he still used the "Shangqing Lingbao's True Solution to Naturally Locking the Heart and Concentrating the Mind" with great perseverance. The power of the soul also traveled through various meridians and acupuncture points like internal energy. Devour the essence and vitality of the flesh to replenish the power of the soul that has been corroded by the Youhe River.
As time goes by, although Shen Lian's soul is getting weaker and weaker, the connection with his body is getting closer and closer.
What's even more difficult is that he is distracted and looking for the Yin Jade at the bottom of the river.
Because the pain in his soul will not diminish as the connection between his soul and body becomes closer.
At the same time, if his soul does not swallow up the inner energy and flesh and blood essence, it is more likely to damage his roots and he will not be able to sustain himself in the deep river for a moment.
Finally catching a piece of Yin Jade, Shen Lian almost reached his limit and struggled to get ashore again.
The Youhe River sinks as soon as it falls, so when it reaches the river, it will not be half-floating or half-sinking, and will be washed away by the current.
This relieved Shen Lian from a lot of trouble.
Of course, I'm afraid there are no flesh and blood creatures who are willing to practice water nature in the deep river.
The water of Youhe River cannot be isolated even if it is full of Gang Qi all over the body. Shen Lian suspects that even if the Huandan cultivator has a strong soul, he will still suffer pain if he enters Youhe River.
After landing, the inner energy in the body was almost empty. Fortunately, in Qingxuan, even the weakest place of energy was much stronger than in the secular world.
Shen Lian used Xuanji Gong, and vitality rolled into his body.
His eight meridians have been unblocked, and Xuanji Kung awakens many acupoints in his body and connects them to form a circuit, which can efficiently refine his vitality.
After the meridians are opened, the so-called orifice movement is not an ordinary orifice, but a 'Xuanguan orifice', also known as the 'life and death orifice'.
The Taoist Scriptures say, "One orifice of understanding can lead to thousands of orifices, and upon completion, one can become a Buddha or an Immortal."
This is the difficulty in the nine realms of cultivation, second only to 'returning the elixir' and breaking through 'breaking the delusion'.
It is twice as difficult as opening up the Rendu Meridian in the Tongmai Realm.
The reason why the life-death orifice is difficult to open is that it is between existence and non-existence and has no fixed position.
Some people may find it in the soles of their feet, while others may find it in their arms. There is no pattern to follow.
Of course, there is a way to die, which is to constantly open up various acupoints in the body. The more acupuncture points are opened, the more likely life and death acupoints will appear. This is the experience of previous generations.
Xuanji Gong involves hundreds of acupoints in total, which is extremely advantageous in opening up the 'apertures of life and death'.
Every time Shen Lian goes down the Youhe River, it takes three hours to regain his breath, and he has to return to the Lower Courtyard of Qingliang Peak before sunset.
Lu Shouyi had just obtained the Dharma and had no time to care about Shen Lian, and he had no idea how much pain Shen Lian suffered every day.