[Snake, first day of the first lunar month, New Year]
I don’t know which idiot spread the rumor that there are ghosts and monsters lurking under Chayan Lake!
During the Chinese New Year, I punched the frozen Chayan Lake and dived to the bottom of the lake, risking the freezing of the little Ganoderma lucidum. I was almost squeezed to death by the fat fish hibernating below.
Why aren't they afraid of me
It kept bumping into me and grumbling at me with its fish mouth, as if it wanted to eat me.
In short, I went to great lengths to search the entire Chayan Lake, and except for the fact that the rocks at the bottom of the lake smell like tea, everything else is fake!
After I got ashore, five or six magic swords were thrown at my face. A group of sword practitioners from Guiyuan Sword Sect almost killed me as if I were a water monster in the lake.
I told them that I knew Zhuo Qingfeng, and they told me not to play tricks.
I had no choice but to break the magic sword with my bare hands. A pit of yellow sand buried them all by the lake, with only their heads sticking out.
At this time, they shouted at the top of their voices that Zhuo Qingfeng was their uncle and asked me to show mercy.
I answered, who is Zhuo Qingfeng? Don't play tricks!
Reincarnation, cause and effect.
Should!
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[Snake, March 3]
On March 3rd, take off your cotton jacket and put on a cloth shirt.
Traveling westward from the mountainous area east of the Black Water Region, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. The spring grass on this side is already lush, and cattle and sheep are running all over the mountains.
We are almost at Muyun Territory, the territory of the Buddhist sect and also the pasture of the Sixteen Tribes of Xiyun.
As soon as I arrived here, I couldn’t help but think of Ruosheng, so I went to the Peacock River on purpose.
Looking across the river from this side, you can't see the Quicksand Area at all, let alone the Prajna Temple.
For a handful of sand, the Peacock River is indeed difficult to "cross", and the Vajra Terrace is the "other shore" that he can never reach.
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[Snake, May 20]
Another legend about an ancient city deep in the grassland. After exploration, nothing was found and a group of robbers were encountered and almost ambushed.
I think my luck has run out. I have traveled to many places recently. As long as there is a legend that has something to do with spiritual objects, I will go to find out.
But apart from some magical herbs and medicines, there was nothing else. There were also several times when he fell into other people's traps and barely escaped death.
After two years of searching and returning empty-handed, I deeply realized how hard it is to find spiritual objects in heaven and earth. I was really lucky the first few times.
The clouds were so heavy and low that I couldn’t breathe. I suddenly wanted to give up and cry.
I miss my master and the supreme elder, and even hope that they can help me solve the problem of spiritual objects.
I felt myself getting restless, frustrated and sad, and I knew I couldn't let myself go on like this.
I returned to the Peacock River, found a secluded place, and sat there looking at the endless grassland.
Watch the clouds roll by, the sun and the moon change, the grass grow and the birds fly, and the cattle and horses graze.
I forced myself to forget everything. I stopped thinking about spiritual objects, stopped thinking about forming the elixir, forgot about cultivation and the peak of the avenue, and just relaxed myself.
Slowly, I felt as if I was about to grow roots, like a real grass, taking root in the soil, facing the thunder, absorbing the rain and dew, and growing towards the sun.
Everything is in harmony with nature and in accordance with the will of heaven and earth.
Let yourself become a blade of grass on the grassland.
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[Snake, September 9th]
When I first awakened to enlightenment by the Peacock River, I suddenly became one with the heaven and earth.
To put it simply, when I woke up from my cross-legged sitting, the grass around me was taller than my head, I was covered in dust, and mushrooms grew all over my body, turning me into a real straw man.
There was also a bird that landed on top of my head, pulling my hair and trying to peck at my little Ganoderma lucidum.
It's outrageous!!
After roasting the bird to eat, I found the herdsman and realized that I had been sitting there for more than three months. To me, time seemed to be still and empty, without any flow.
It's hard to describe that feeling.
I have gained a lot in more than three months. The small Ganoderma lucidum on my head has grown bigger, as white as jade, and has stronger medicinal properties.
If I pull it off and eat it, I think it will add ten years to my lifespan. But I almost got pecked to death by that bird.
Perhaps, the true meaning of this technique is not to plunder plants and trees, but to plunder the heaven and earth.
Three months of thunder, rain, and dew, the grace and power of heaven and earth, have taught me a truth: to struggle in compliance, just like the grass.
Wildfires cannot be extinguished; they will spring up again with the spring breeze.
Accept setbacks and adversity, and as long as your roots are still there, keep moving forward.
I vaguely understood the four seasons and the five elements, and my comprehension of the Great Derivations deepened a little. The fire evil aura and quicksand aura were also more docile than before.
But even with the rotation of the five elements, I still can't find the way. What is the difference between this special innate spiritual energy and the five elements essence in the lotus
It is said that when the five elements' essence in the lotus accumulates to a certain level, it can give birth to the origins of the five elements. What is that
The five elements essence has been rarely used in recent years, and the five elements essence in the lotus has always been in a full state. How did the origin of the five elements come about
There are so many problems, but I still have no clue.
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[Snake, October 23]
At the border of the Black Waters and Fengxian Territory, I unexpectedly met Ge Yuchan, who had just broken through to the middle stage of foundation building.
Together with He Wangchen and Song Zhiang, he accepted the sect's mission to assist He Wangchen and his family in resisting the beast tide in the primitive dense forest of the Black Waters.
Meeting an old friend in a foreign land makes me feel particularly cordial and happy.
He Wangchen hosted me and invited me to stay at his house for a while. We drank and talked and shared our experiences.
But it was basically me and He Wangchen who were talking, Ge Yuchan was listening quietly, and Song Zhiang...
Ever since I defeated him in the competition that year, he has been awkward with me.
He Wangchen had already said that if he felt unwell he could go back and rest, but he insisted on sitting aside and listening to what we said.
I drank too much and took advantage of the alcohol to stand on the stool and talk nonsense.
I said that I was in the Quicksand Region, killing my way from outside the pass to inside the pass with a Wind-killing Sword, and I was invincible all the way.
Song Zhiang asked me sarcastically whether Jindan and Yuanying could also defeat them.
I crushed the fine iron array plate that He Wangchen had placed on the table on the spot, and asked him if he wanted to play with me now
Song Zhiang flicked his sleeves, snorted coldly, and left with a dark face.
Bad habit!
Apart from Song Zhiang who spoiled the fun, we had a great time drinking that night. I also learned from the nagging He Wangchen that all the people in the sect whom I cared about were safe and sound.
That night, I sneaked away while they were all drunk.
It was very happy to be with them, but it was easy for me to be greedy for this happiness, and I couldn't help but stay a few more days and slack off in my practice.
Now I understand why Wuweishanren said that the great road leads to one's own journey.
The strong are lonely, but can endure all loneliness, because only they can make themselves strong.
But friends are not a burden, I should make myself more courageous and stronger.
Don't be controlled by desires, do what you should do at the moment, and suffer the hardships you should suffer at this moment, just for the future, when you can truly do whatever you want.
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[Snake, November 11]
Enter Sunset Market and take a break for a while as the Ice Beetle King is about to advance.
If it successfully advances to the seventh level, it will be equivalent to a spirit insect in the late stage of foundation building. It will produce new spells and changes. I am looking forward to it.
The two newly formed leaves in my sea of consciousness were finally refined into a new leaf hand, and the "Thousand Leaves and Myriad Hands" advanced to the third level. From now on, I will be able to use both spells at the same time when casting spells in my sea of consciousness.
If you practice Ye Shou's one-handed seal well, it is not impossible to use all four seals at the same time.
The Secret Book of Fire Refining the Sky is about to break through to the fifth level and refine a new fire talisman, so I really need to go into seclusion for a while.
In addition: I received a letter from Lu Nanzhi today. She has arrived at Baishui District in advance to wait for me. She said that she is determined to find Baishui Fang in person to break off the engagement.
Hope everything goes well for Anan!
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[Noon Horse, the 15th day of the first lunar month, Lantern Festival]
The retreat and practice went smoothly, and the Fengyun Meeting will be held on August 15th this year.
Set off to white water!
My family member is sick and in the hospital. I have to go to the hospital to accompany him at night. The update tomorrow morning may be postponed to noon. Please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)