That night, the disciples of Yunshan Temple and Sun Yaya officially began their practice. If they were to study it in detail, they would be considered the first group of people to practice "The Wonderful Law of Heaven and Earth" from scratch.
It was also when everyone in Yunshan was practicing that the means that Ji Yuan, Lao Long and Qin Zizhou had laid together back then began to show signs. At this moment, under the guidance of the Star Banner, a magical spiritual river seemed to be looming above the mist of Yunshan, and the starlight on it echoed with the sky, like a galaxy surrounding Yunshan.
If you focus on the scenery, looking at the mountains and the sky from the height of Yunshan at this moment, it would be a fascinating and splendid beauty. However, except for Ji Yuan and Qin Zizhou, everyone in Yunshan Temple, including Taoist Qingsong, had no intention of appreciating the scenery. Instead, they took a cushion and sat in the courtyard of Yunshan Temple and began to practice together.
Taoist Qingsong used the formation to cast a spell to guide the star power and spiritual energy in the mountain, while the six people and two Diao, including Sun Yaya, used it to practice.
To put it bluntly, the most crucial first part of "The Wonderful Law of Heaven and Earth" is the Qi-guiding method that the cultivation world considers to be the most obvious and simplest, but this method of guiding Qi is also very effective.
Ji Yuan swept his eyes across the beautiful scenery of Yunshan. When all the spectators in Yunshan had calmed down and began to try to operate the magical method of heaven and earth for the first time, he gently picked up the lid of the teacup on the low table and gently closed his own teacup.
There was a subtle and crisp sound of "ding~". At the same moment, Ji Yuan's own artistic conception was also condensed and enveloped the entire Yanxia Peak. The mountains, rivers, heaven and earth did not unfold directly in the artistic conception of the people of Yunshan Temple, but as they practiced visualization and tried to contact the heaven and earth with their souls, they were born in their artistic conception little by little.
"Mr. Ji!"
Qin Zizhou looked at Ji Yuan, smiled and shook his head.
Ji Yuan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said something in a low voice.
"It won't happen again."
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The days in Yunshan Temple actually passed very quickly, at least for Sun Yaya, they passed much faster than in Ning'an County. For other children, they also passed faster than in the previous Yunshan Temple. The reason for this was that they were in the critical basic stage of practicing the wonderful Dharma of Heaven and Earth.
The difference between the practice of the Heavenly and Earthly Magical Way and the ordinary methods is not only the theory of Taoism, but also the wonder of the Heavenly Magical Way. This Heavenly Magical Way does not refer to the stars in the sky but refers to the internal environment of the practitioner. Most of the orthodox methods of the immortal way pay attention to the wonder of the Heavenly Magical Way. The internal training methods have meridians, acupoints and other Heavenly Magical Ways of running the Heavenly Magical Way, and the Heavenly and Earthly Magical Way defines these as the "inner Heavenly Magical Way", and there is naturally an "outer Heavenly Magical Way".
The Inner Heavenly Circuit is similar to ordinary Taoist methods, while the Outer Heavenly Circuit represents the seasons of heaven and earth, with the moment of bidding farewell to the old and welcoming the new being the most important node. It cannot be seen directly, but one must also visualize the New Year's spring energy drawing open the curtain of heaven and earth. Therefore, new disciples of Yunshan Temple must comprehend the "Wonderful Law of Heaven and Earth". In addition to satisfying their mind and three years of Taoist studies, the time will also be set before the New Year.
In addition to the inner celestial body running continuously, with the moment of the new year as the node, spring, summer, autumn, winter and the various solar terms in between as nodes, a closed loop of one year can be called an outer celestial body.
When you first start practicing, you will feel the beauty of practice and it is easy to immerse yourself in it, especially the feeling of being in harmony with the heaven and earth. You will practice with each solar term, and even if you maintain your usual routine on weekdays, you will always feel that time is flying by.
Before we knew it, it was already the cold winter of the next year.
During this year, not only did Yunshan Temple continue to practice, but it also started to expand the temple. While keeping the original courtyard intact, it built new buildings outwards and higher up.
After all, there will be more and more people in Yunshan Temple, and since it is a place for cultivating immortals, no one will leave easily. Although according to the concept of Yunshan Temple, there will not be too many disciples, in theory there will be more and more people, and there will be differences between men and women. Each disciple also needs a separate room to practice, so expansion is necessary.
Today's Yunshan Temple naturally will no longer go to the market to hire laborers to help build houses. There are indeed people who help, but they are not ordinary bricklayers, but the Yunshan Mountain God who is also in charge of the land of Maoqian Town. Of course, he is still far from being a real god, but it is correct to call him that.
With the help of land-related gods and Taoist Qingsong's own Taoist skills, the construction of the new house was naturally very efficient. In addition, they continued to purchase bedding and other items from the mountain. Now everyone in Yunshan Temple has a single room. Only Ji Yuan and Qin Zizhou still live in the old courtyard. Others deliberately avoid disturbing them to leave them some peace and quiet.
On this day, Ji Yuan was alone outside the main hall of the original Taoist temple, writing with a pen, and snowflakes fell on the paper as he wrote. Ji Yuan stopped writing and looked up at the sky.
"Another year has passed."
Then Ji Yuan looked towards the gate of the Taoist temple. He heard footsteps becoming more and more obvious. A moment later, Qi Wen, carrying a backpack, walked briskly into the courtyard.
"Mr. Ji, I hope I didn't disturb you?"
"It's ok, you're back?"
Qi Wen nodded, put the backpack at the gate of the yard, walked quickly towards Ji Yuan, and spoke seriously when he got close.
"Mr. Ji, when I came down the mountain, I heard that the current assistant prime minister and the crown prince's tutor, Lord Yin Zhaoxian, was critically ill."
"Critical?"
Ji Yuan was obviously stunned for a moment. He sensed the chess pieces in his mind and counted with his fingers in his sleeves. No, Yin Zhaoxian was fine and there was no sign of danger at all.
"Well, what else did you hear? Tell me more."
"Hey, the scholars and students in the city below the mountain are all saying that Lord Yin has been trying to implement several policies in recent years, such as reforming the imperial examination system and implementing the Boshu system, but there has been little success. The game of power in the court is extremely fierce. In the past two years, there have even been signs of regression. Lord Yin is already 65 years old. He has been working hard for many years, and he has fallen ill due to anger..."
Qi Wen said this, and then added after a pause.
"The prefect of Shuilou Prefecture was a student of Lord Yin, so he was very anxious and tried all kinds of treatments. When I was going down the mountain, I happened to meet Lord Kang. He remembered that my master had helped the government find the location of the abducted child's home, and thought that my master might be a miracle man, so he asked if he could cure the disease and save the child."
Ji Yuan nodded to show that he understood. As for why the prefect went to a Taoist priest to ask about medical treatment, it was because he was deeply impressed by Taoist Qingsong. Secondly, Yin Zhaoxian was an important official of the dynasty. When he was sick, the imperial doctors in the palace and other famous doctors must have gone there, and most of them would be helpless. That was why he thought of asking such a rare and extraordinary person.
"Mr. Ji, I heard from Daoist Sun that you and Lord Yin have some friendship. Would you like to go and take a look?"
Seeing Qi Wen's concerned expression, Ji Yuan smiled.
"We do have some friendship. I will go to the capital to visit you in a while. But even if this doesn't happen, I will say goodbye and leave."
Ji Yuan said this, squinting his eyes and looking into the distance.
"What is Master Yin up to? Pretending to be sick in order to force the emperor to make a decision?"
As the saying goes, you can't wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep, and naturally you can't cure a person who is pretending to be sick. No wonder the imperial physicians and famous doctors from all over the country were helpless.
He had been planning to leave recently, but since this matter still existed, Ji Yuan said goodbye to everyone at Yunshan the next day. Everyone was reluctant to leave, but they did not have too much sadness. After understanding the mysteries of the immortal way, their minds became broader. Even Sun Yaya did not act like a little girl, and she knew that after her cultivation was stable, she could go back to Ning'an County alone.
Of course, Ji Yuan had already specifically informed Yunshan Temple that the "Miaohua Tianshu" contained an agreement with four other friends, and some people might come to borrow it in the future.
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After leaving Yunshan Temple, Ji Yuan did not go to Gyeonggi Prefecture immediately. Since he knew that his friend was in good health, he did not need to rush over. Of course, he would leave the affairs of the officialdom to them themselves.
The first place Ji Yuan arrived at was Yanzhou, a place he had never set foot in before.
Yanzhou is located southeast of Jingji Prefecture and southwest of Wanzhou. It is located in the middle and lower part of the two states and is a large and medium-sized state in the Tongtian River Basin.
Ji Yuan came to Yanzhou to fulfill a promise he made back then. The storyteller Wang Li and the goddess Zhang Rui returned to Yanzhou together. Before that, Ji Yuan had promised Zhang Rui that when the twenty-six-year deadline of Lady Bai Ruo of the White Deer was up, he would take Zhang Rui with him to pick up Bai Ruo. Now that the twenty-six-year deadline is approaching, it is time to find Zhang Rui.
Twenty-six years ago, the master of the Zhou family passed away. The City God of Gyeonggi Prefecture specially permitted her, the white deer demon, to accompany her husband in the underworld until the master's life span expired and his soul returned to heaven and earth.
You have to know that Bai Ruo was able to enter the underworld as Ji Yuan's mount, and only then did the City God and the Land God let her go and allow her to accompany her husband. Now that the deadline has expired, Ji Yuan needs to show up to take it up for both emotional and practical reasons.