Time passed by like a flash, and in the blink of an eye, one month passed. Ever since that day when Hong Yi was sorting out the books in the cave and found the "Martial Arts" and "The Taoist Scriptures", he decided to practice martial arts, and he has been practicing with Jiang Chen. Three days ago, he finally passed Jiang Chen's test, officially became Jiang Chen's sect, became his disciple, and received Jiang Chen's true biography.
One month of training is not too long, but Hong Yi's qualifications are really not bad. Coupled with Jiang Chen's deliberate training, in just one month, he was completely transformed and became an innate person!
There was an ancient legend about someone who achieved enlightenment in one night and achieved great power. Hong Yi asked himself that it was incomparable. However, he was very satisfied with the results of his cultivation because he was able to rebel against his innate nature within a month.
On this day, Hong Yi was looking through the Taoist scriptures and saw the pagoda concept above. Although Jiang Chen had not taught him the Taoist scriptures for the time being, he planned to try it himself first.
This pagoda visualization method is a method of cultivating the soul to leave the body. First, you need to take a bath and clean your body, then sit quietly, recite mantras, perform hand kneading, wait for your mind to calm down, and then visualize a seven-story pagoda. , and he stepped up step by step, and suddenly jumped up at the highest level, so that his soul could leave his body.
There are also many practice procedures and steps at the back, which are very complicated. Even with Hong Yi's knowledge, these tricks and incantations are very confusing. Moreover, there are many taboos hidden in those incantations, which ordinary people can't see. I felt dizzy even as I read it, and I couldn't memorize it by heart in a short period of time, let alone practice it.
"It's such a complicated incantation and hand trick, but..." Hong Yi suddenly remembered a discussion in the thatched cottage's notes, "The Taoist priests have to come up with complicated hand tricks and incantations. In fact, bathing and chanting incantations are all about simplicity. , hand techniques, are all methods to calm the mind. As soon as the scholar sits down, his mind will naturally be as calm as water, and he will not need those things at all."
He himself has wisdom, and during this period of time he followed Jiang Chen to practice martial arts, concentrating and calming down, which is the simplest, so he skipped those complicated steps and directly followed the pagoda visualization, without a single thought in his mind, he visualized I climbed up to the seven-level pagoda and reached the top of the building. The sky wind blew. I looked down at the scenery below. Each one was only as big as my fist. Looking at such small things, I felt dizzy and my legs were weak.
Although all this is just an illusion, when Hong Yi visualized the pagoda, he still felt an emotion of panic and fear. This is human instinct. Hong Yi has been practicing martial arts for too short a time and has not yet been able to understand the meaning of fearlessness. The true meaning of martial arts is to overcome the instinct and give rise to the emotion of fear, so this is not surprising.
Looking down at the top of the towering pagoda that he imagined, Hong Yi suddenly felt his heart skip a beat and jumped up violently! The whole person jumped to the bottom of the tower!
"Whoops!"
It was as if his clothes were being blown by a peak, and he felt the world spinning. Hong Yi suddenly felt his body light up, as if he was floating slightly. The scenery in front of me is still scenery, with caves on all sides. Hong Yi turned around and saw his own body!
He saw that his body was breathing long and his eyes were closed, as if he was asleep. Hong Yi didn't panic, and kept thinking: "It is rumored that people with weak bodies can leave their bodies in their sleep at night, so it's not a big deal."
Looking around, the scenery was as usual. He turned over the book in his physical hand, but found that his soul could not turn over the book at all. It was obvious that the soul was an invisible and insubstantial thought and could not touch the physical object. .
Hong Yi found it interesting, and his whole soul flew up and left the surroundings of his body. He could feel that his soul was light and weightless, as if it could fly into the sky. This feeling is very mysterious. Unbelievable.
Turning back and continuing to look at his body, Hong Yi was surprised to find that his body was covered with a circle of red light. The red light was faint and looked like a candle from a distance, but it was not hot, but felt light. warmth.
"call!"
Suddenly, a breeze blew in from outside the stone room, and Hong Yi felt a strong cold coming. With the wind blowing against him, he felt as if he was standing in the ice and snow without any clothes, shivering from the cold and about to freeze to death at any time. At the same time, he seemed like a drowning man who fell into the ocean and was about to perish at any moment.
There was a feeling of helplessness and powerlessness in his heart. Hong Yi felt very uncomfortable and terrified.
"No wonder, the scriptures say that the human body is a treasure raft that crosses the sea of suffering. It turns out that when the soul leaves the physical body, it is like a person who leaves the boat and falls into the sea. It's so terrifying!" This is the thought in Hong Yi's head, eagerly Return to your own body. It is not a simple matter for the soul to emerge from the shell. There is such danger outside. However, he couldn't move at all, as if he was frozen, drowning and being sucked into the whirlpool, exhausted. His mind gradually became blurred.
"It turns out that the soul is so dangerous when it comes out of its shell..." Hong Yi felt like he was about to lose his mind.
"Boy, you are really messing around!"
Just when Hong Yi felt that his soul could not return to his body and was about to be exterminated, a familiar word suddenly came out. Then, a big hand appeared in front of him, as if it was covering the sky and the sun, containing endless power, and directed towards him. His soul took it and pressed it against his body.
"Buzz..."
In an instant, Hong Yi felt his body sink, his limbs gained strength, and he suddenly sat up. There was a very familiar figure in front of him.
"Master, it's really thanks to Master's timely action."
Hong Yi knew that his soul had just escaped from his body and could not return to his body. The situation was extremely dangerous. If Jiang Chen hadn't arrived in time and sent his soul back to his body, he would have been finished.
"On weekdays, although your actions are not perfect, you are still cautious. Why are you so impulsive today?"
Jiang Chen said with a bit of hatred: "Shenhun cultivation is not easy. People like you, who don't even know the key points of soul cultivation, dare to mess around. If you are a step late as a teacher, I'm afraid you will Your soul is about to disperse!"
Hong Yi smiled bitterly and said, "I was careless. I didn't expect that the practice methods contained in this sutra would have such omissions. Could it be that it's fake?"
"Not really."
Jiang Chen shook his head and said: "The cultivation methods contained in the Dao Sutra are true, but the Emperor Qian who compiled this book had a vicious mind and deliberately deleted the most important auxiliary methods. Anyone who has his soul out of his shell for the first time must first Light a pillar of sandalwood, because the incense can protect the soul from being blown away by the breeze."
"I see. No wonder the Taoist scriptures, when recording the method of contemplation, do not say that a sandalwood plant should be lit. It turns out that the practitioner is required to die!"
Only then did Hong Yi realize that some of the cultivation methods recorded in the Taoist Scriptures had drawbacks and were even deliberately malicious.
The Taoist Scriptures were compiled by the Daqian Dynasty by collecting classics from all over the world, but it is obvious that the Daqian Dynasty did not want people to practice immortality, because the immortal way advocated freedom and freedom, which would undermine the rule of the dynasty.
"In this way, there may be many deliberate omissions in the Martial Arts Scripture. However, I think there should be two versions of the Martial Arts Classic and the Taoist Scripture. There is one version in the royal library, and another version spread among the people. Moreover, , Even so, the emperor of the Daqian Dynasty probably felt that this was still inappropriate, so he ordered it to be burned."
Jiang Chen smiled and said: "Since you have already emerged from the soul, I would like to tell you some basic common sense. The first time the soul emerges from the shell, it is very dangerous. It needs incense to protect the soul, and then train the soul step by step to make the soul gradually stronger. , before the soul has been trained to expel objects, it can only confuse others to protect itself. But when it comes to understanding people with strong bodies and strong wills, especially scholars like you, and people who practice martial arts, these two types of people have the same mind. Powerful, one's Qi and blood are so strong that they are as strong as fire, and all ghosts and ghosts dare not come near!"
"Huh? In order for a demon to confuse people, they must first have a bad heart, or be weak and weak in blood."
After hearing Jiang Chen's hypothesis, Hong Yi naturally remembered some of the things recorded in the Caotang's notes. Demons confuse people. First, they make people's hearts become unhealthy and suspicious, which will weaken their souls. The second is those who are physically weak and have low vitality. You can also take advantage of the situation, like a dying person, you can always see monsters and ghosts.
"And when the spirit is weak, do not approach people with martial arts skills. Those people have strong energy, blood, and strong will. Even the peak martial saint can roar away the spirit of ghosts and immortals. Only when the spirit has reached the realm of expelling objects, can the spirit Drive the real thing, touch the real thing!”
As he spoke, Jiang Chen's mind moved, and his separated spiritual consciousness suddenly transformed into a big hand, which suddenly lifted up a stone bench in the cave. He looked at the big hand and said, "This It is the spiritual soul of the master. To be precise, it is a thought of the master. It can pick up real objects out of thin air. This is the realm of expelling objects in Taoism, and the big hand that appears is the realm of manifestation."
"No wonder there are so many taboos in talking about the ways of gods and ghosts, which are not elegant."
Hong Yi was dazzled by the smell, and gained a deeper understanding of the immortal way of cultivating the divine soul: "The immortal way of cultivating the divine soul has too many restrictions, is difficult to start, and is too dangerous. No wonder it is not popular in the world, but the way of martial arts is very popular. "
This is also a helpless thing. After all, there are too many taboos in the early stages of immortal cultivation. Even if you leave the body, you have no ability to protect yourself. Only after expelling objects can you gradually be able to compete with warriors, and even those with weak spiritual soul cultivation will You can't get close to someone with strong martial arts skills. If someone is not good enough, he will be shocked by the energy and blood, and there is a danger that his soul will fly away. This is much different than martial arts fists and kicks. After all, even in simple martial arts, as long as you practice hard for a month or two, you can easily knock down one or two people.
"However, the Immortal Way also has its advantages."
As if he saw Hong Yi's thoughts, Jiang Chen said with a smile: "Once you practice immortality, you can break the barrier of life and death once you become a ghost. To give up, or reincarnate, in a sense, can be regarded as immortality."
"Immortal?"
Hearing this, Hong Yi's eyes suddenly lit up. After all, even martial arts human immortals have a limit to their lifespan, but if you become a ghost immortal, you can live forever. Although this kind of immortality has certain limitations, it will come out. Among all living beings, who can resist the temptation of immortality
"How about it?"
Jiang Chen suddenly asked: "Have you made your decision? Do you want to practice martial arts and immortality at the same time?"
"this... ... ... .."
After a moment's hesitation, Hong Yi realized that he could not resist the temptation of immortality. However, he still had some concerns in his heart: "Can we practice immortality and martial arts together?"
"sure."
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "As long as you are willing, as long as you are confident, nothing is impossible."
After being slightly startled, Hong Yi came to his senses and quickly sincerely begged: "Master, please teach me the magical method of immortal cultivation."
"Easy to say, easy to say."
As Jiang Chen spoke, he pointed a finger at the center of Hong Yi's brow, and a stream of immortal cultivation methods were continuously transmitted to him. At the end, he smiled and said: "It's your chance to come here." After finishing his words, he Picking up a book at random, he pushed it hard. When the book turned into fly ash, a thin piece of slightly dark gold paper was revealed. The paper was densely covered with small characters, and there were pictures on it. It seems to be made of gold foil.
"What's this?"
Hong Yi looked at the gold coupon in Jiang Chen's hand. It was densely covered with text. In the middle was a golden Buddha statue, sitting in the sky, with countless sun, moon and stars rotating around it.
"Past Amitabha Sutra."
Jiang Chen responded calmly: "It is rumored that one of the three sacred scriptures of Dazen Temple is the most mysterious and unpredictable in the world today, and it can be called the supreme soul cultivation technique." As he spoke, he directly handed over the gold coupon Passed it to Hong Yi.
The Dazen Temple is a thousand-year-old temple, where there are horse races and incense burning, and there are many masters. Before it was wiped out, no matter what sect in the world, they had to admit that it was the best temple in the world and a holy place for the highest achievements in spiritual practice.
The highest secret of practicing in the Great Zen Temple is recorded in three volumes of scriptures: the past, the present, and the future. The past was the Amitabha Sutra, the present is the Tathagata Sutra, and the future is the Immortal Sutra. The "Amitabha Sutra" is the supreme art of cultivating the soul, the "Tathagata Sutra" is the way of martial arts and immortality, and the "Sutra of Immortality" is the most mysterious. According to rumors, the three volumes are combined into one, and if you understand it thoroughly, you will It is the ultimate secret that can transcend the suffering of the world and truly reach the other shore.
Subconsciously taking the gold certificate handed over by Jiang Chen, Hong Yi only took a brief look and discovered the profound secret of this practice. After all, he was born with precocious wisdom, read a lot of books, and was inherited by Jiang Chen. The practice time is short, but my horizons can be considered very broadened.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen smiled slightly, then turned around and left, leaving only a few words that echoed in the cave: "Please study hard, boy, you are extremely talented, and you must be a true disciple of the teacher. I believe you will be able to do it." gain something... ... .."
(End of chapter)