Before the class was halfway through, most people were already feeling dizzy and their heads were buzzing.
I feel like I don't know who I am, where I am, or what I want to do.
Lu Ying, who was beside Jiang Yuebai, only lasted for a cup of tea before she slumped her back and her mind wandered away.
The theory of the Five Elements seems simple, but it is actually complicated. It is not something that these new Qigong disciples should learn.
Moreover, due to the different attributes of cultivators, there are many schools in the current world of cultivation. For example, wood and fire spiritual roots are suitable for alchemy, gold and fire spiritual roots are suitable for refining equipment, etc.
Only if you have the five spiritual roots and all five elements, you can explore any school as long as you have enough time.
Due to the limitation of their spiritual roots, almost all cultivators will only focus on the schools they can get involved in and study the properties of their own spiritual roots before forming a pill. Few people will learn all five elements from the beginning.
But Li Jiuchuan insisted on offering this course because the minds of the beginner children are pure and their understanding of the rules governing the operation of heaven and earth has not yet been finalized, so they have the best chance of comprehending the law of the five elements conversion.
Once some cognitions are formed, if you want to change them you have to wait until your mind is mature.
“… You have known since childhood that clouds float in the sky and rivers flow on the ground, but you do not know that clouds are formed by the water of rivers, which gather to form clouds, and clouds accumulate and fall into rain, which gather to form rivers.”
"The Cloud and Rain Art that the Spiritual Farmer practices is to gather water-based spiritual energy to form clouds, and then rain falls. But when water-based spiritual energy is insufficient, such as in midsummer, how can we ensure rain?"
Li Jiuchuan paused and looked around the audience.
Everyone shuddered suddenly, and hurriedly looked at their noses, and their noses at their hearts, refusing to make eye contact with Li Jiuchuan.
Lu Nanzhi frowned in confusion, and Xie Jingshan secretly scratched his face and shrank back. The reason he came to the lecture was because he had left Shen Huaixi behind, and only Lu Nanzhi was left in front.
He came here when Lu Nanzhi came. Only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you defeat the enemy, but he found this class really... a headache!
"Lu Nanzhi, you go ahead."
Lu Nanzhi pondered for a moment and said, "Among the five elements, gold can produce water. By borrowing the spiritual energy of gold..."
Lu Nanzhi paused, because she only knew the surface of how gold produced water but not the underlying principle, and she couldn't figure it out.
Among all the hiding children, a pair of bright eyes flashed a light and caught Li Jiuchuan's eyes.
"Jiang Yuebai, you go ahead."
Swish, swish, swish!
Being the center of attention, Jiang Yuebai felt uneasy. Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan also turned their heads to look at him. Jiang Yuebai's scalp tightened and he forgot the words.
Li Jiuchuan lowered his eyes and straightened his sleeves in no hurry. This was only the first lesson. It was too early to expect these children to understand the most difficult one of the Five Elements conversion, that is, gold produces water. This time, it would be enough to motivate them to think.
Lu Ying sat next to Jiang Yuebai and squeezed her hand to encourage her. Jiang Yuebai took a deep breath and spoke slowly.
"I don't know how to ensure rain in the middle of summer, but you just said that the water in the rivers rises and gathers into clouds, and the clouds accumulate and rain falls. This reminds me of boiling water. When the water boils, white steam will come out, and when it gets cold, the white steam will condense into water. Cold..."
Jiang Yuebai paused, and Li Jiuchuan looked up at him with encouraging eyes.
She has already hit the point, it just depends on whether you can understand it further.
Jiang Yuebai thought for a moment and continued, "Rivers rise because of heat, and clouds gather and rain falls because of cold, so... clouds themselves are metal? When water rises and meets metal, it turns into rain, so metal gives birth to water?"
"Could it be that gold creates water without us having to do anything actively? When the clouds gather, the heaven and earth have already transformed it. All we have to do is understand the principle, discover it, and then borrow it?"
Jiang Yuebai himself was not sure whether what he said was right or not, so he just stared at Li Jiuchuan for confirmation.
Li Jiuchuan narrowed his eyes and looked at Jiang Yuebai with gradually deeper gaze. He never expected that someone could understand the core of the Five Elements in his first lesson. This had never happened in previous classes.
Li Jiuchuan was filled with admiration for her talent. He also came from a menial background and had seen undercurrents. He knew that a tree should not stand out in the forest, especially since she was just a young seedling that had not yet grown up.
Li Jiuchuan's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "The direction is correct, but it is a bit superficial. The Five Elements are the great way to heaven. Do you understand?"
To everyone it sounded like a reproach, but Lu Nanzhi heard it as a compliment. She immediately turned to look at Jiang Yuebai, and Xie Jingshan also looked over.
"The Way of the Five Elements is related to breaking through the infant and becoming a god. The foundation must be laid when forming the elixir. Even if you only have a single spiritual root, you must complete the five elements when you become a god and prove the Yin and Yang gods. The road to becoming a god is long, so it's too early to tell you about it, but the Five Elements also have to do with whether a Qigong cultivator can turn the disadvantage of his spiritual roots into an advantage."
When this was mentioned, everyone's eyes lit up and they all looked at Li Jiuchuan.
"If you can use the properties of your spiritual roots to initially master the rotation of the five elements and connect the five elements bridges between your spiritual roots, multiple spiritual roots will only be stronger than a single spiritual root. The word five elements means gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and the five elements mean rotation and operation."
"Remember, spiritual roots are determined by heaven, but man can conquer nature. Heaven favors those who are self-reliant, and Heaven hates those who abandon themselves. Okay, that's all for today."
As soon as Li Jiuchuan finished speaking, Jiang Yuebai's pupils shook, and she suddenly realized that what she had said was right. The rotation of the Five Elements did not require her to do anything special, she just needed to understand it.
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuebai immediately took out the jade slip of "The Five Elements Rotation Method" and placed it between his eyebrows, looking for related methods to verify his idea.
I believe that next time Li Jiuchuan gives a lecture, there will definitely not be as many people as today.
Li Jiuchuan looked at Jiang Yuebai deeply, stood up, tidied his clothes, and prepared to leave.
"Elder Li, Nanzhi would like to ask you how to melt water into ice."
Lu Nanzhi stood up and asked for advice, his eyes full of desire.
She was born with a water spirit body, and the nature of water is soft, which is not in line with her way of killing, so she wanted to melt water into ice to increase the power of her spells.
Li Jiuchuan looked displeased, "You haven't even understood the way of Five Elements Transformation yet, but you want to learn the Five Elements Transformation into Three Wonders? You're aiming too high!"
Lu Nanzhi was shocked. Li Jiuchuan glanced meaningfully at Jiang Yuebai who was sitting quietly outside the hall, then turned and left.
Xie Jingshan was watching from the side and only then did he know why Lu Nanzhi came here today.
He only has fire spiritual root, and since fire creates earth, can he transfer some earth spiritual energy to improve his own defense
Jiang Yuebai immersed herself in the jade slip for half an hour before she withdrew her mind contentedly. She had already figured out the most difficult part of the transformation of the five elements, and all she had left was further attempts to verify it.
When she opened her eyes, Jiang Yuebai suddenly saw Lu Ying standing in front of her, winking at her nervously. She turned her head left and right.
Xie Jingshan on the left and Lu Nanzhi on the right were staring at her like protectors.
"What's in your jade slip?" Lu Nanzhi asked, and Xie Jingshan pricked up his ears.
Jiang Yuebai held up the jade slip, "The Five Elements Rotation Method written by Elder Li."
The two of them suddenly realized, no wonder she could answer Li Jiuchuan's questions, it turned out she had prepared for the questions in advance.
"Thank you very much."
Lu Nanzhi got up and went straight to the library. Xie Jingshan stared at Jiang Yuebai for a moment and found that she looked pretty after washing. He smiled secretly and went to chase Lu Nanzhi.
After the two left, Lu Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xiaobai, you really scared me to death. I thought you had offended them both."
"I'm just a servant. If they didn't come to class today, I wouldn't have run into them. How could I have offended them?" Jiang Yuebai stood up and stretched his muscles.
Lu Ying nodded, "That's right. I used to be a servant in the Lu family and rarely saw the young lady. After all, she is a natural spirit. She has just entered the Tao and has practiced Qi to the third level in just one month. That Xie Jingshan is not bad either, he has practiced Qi to the second level. I haven't even started practicing Qingmu Gong yet."
Jiang Yuebai's eyes flashed as he looked in the direction the two people left.
"But Xiaobai, what's wrong with you? Elder Li is famous for his strictness, and you actually received his praise. Tell me, have you been studying secretly behind my back?"
Jiang Yuebai retracted his gaze, "I have five spiritual roots, a useless talent, and can't even recognize a few words. You are not from a family of immortal cultivators. If I don't work hard to read more books, Grandpa will not want me."
Lu Ying shook her head slightly, "Yes, your cultivation progress is the lowest in our Huaxi Valley, you should work harder, but it's useless to just read books, the way of the five elements is for the Jindan Zhenren to comprehend, you should practice more when you have nothing to do, this is the most important thing right now."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister Lu. In a quarter of an hour, the Inner Sect's Foundation Building Master will teach you how to make talismans. Senior Sister Lu, would you like to attend?"
"No, no, I get a headache when I think of those cloud seals and tortoise shell characters. I'll go to the Tibetan Book Academy to take a look."
At that time, there was a library.
Lu Nanzhi slapped his token in front of the old steward.
"I want to make a copy of the Five Elements Rotation Method, and also a copy of all the books written by Uncle Li."
The old steward was stunned for a long time without reacting, and only started to make a rubbing when Lu Nanzhi urged him to do so.
As soon as Lu Nanzhi left, Xie Jingshan came in again and took the token and spirit stone.
"I want all the copies that Lu Nanzhi has made. I will also make copies of all the books related to the five elements conversion on the second floor. If the contribution points are not enough, I can use spirit stones to make up for it."
Old Steward: … …
(End of this chapter)