Chapter 5: Visualization (seeking collection)

Since April, Shi Xuan and the neighbourhood did not have much intersection. That is to say, when I went out to eat every day, I encountered two sentences. Aunt Zhang mentioned her daughter several times, but Shi Xuan's reaction was cold and did not mention it again. He Jiaifang just talks about gossip, such as the emperor recruited the world’s best men to compile a Taoist book; Jiang Xueshi wrote a well-known poem in Hangzhou; Shanye Sanren’s new story tells the story of the love between man and ghost, teahouse It’s very popular every day; there is a Chixia God Temple in Liangzhou that seeks marriage very well, but unfortunately it is too far away; the widow surnamed Wu remarried to a businessman from the Western Regions, she looked scary with her high nose and deep eyes; what else is Zhang's parents Li? The family is short and Wang's daughter-in-law is lazy and so on.
In the early morning of October in the late autumn, Shi Xuan drank Qianyuan’s Marrow Soup, and began to play Ten Dragon Fumo Quan in the small courtyard. After so long of training, he entered the state quickly and grasped it more clearly. The feeling of body and soul.
The wild dragon turned around, the green dragon Fubo, the fire dragon burns the sky, and the white dragon freezes the sea. Every stroke of the fist made the body more deeply exercised, but the feeling of not grasping the essence became stronger and stronger. These four months I haven't crossed this hurdle, and there seems to be a breath in my heart that I can't express.
When the blue dragon is flying in the sky, he suddenly enters a state of emptiness. The fist moves with the heart, the heart moves with the spirit, and the spirit follows the soul. The essence, air, spirit, and soul seem to be closely linked together. The feeling of marrow seemed to be able to be broken at once, Shi Xuan concentrated all the strength of the whole body, drank, and hit the black dragon with a stroke of water, as if breaking a barrier, and at the same time feeling a kind of vastness and simplicity, deep and deep, as if air The dragon's breath that can be controlled by the water in it is punched out with this punch.
After this punch was punched, Shi Xuan's bones rang lightly, and it stopped after a long time. It was a sign that he had penetrated his bones and pierced his body. Originally, Shi Xuan could only control his own muscles and bones, but now he feels that the power of his soul has greatly increased, he is more sensitive, and he can control the depths of his bones and the subtle corners of his body.
At this time, a lot of hot air rose from the bone marrow and penetrated into the internal organs. Shi Xuan was overjoyed, not daring to neglect, closed his eyes and adjusted his breath, controlling the heat to move through the five internal organs, passing twelve seriousness, and finally returned to his dantian. Then he closed his eyes and finished work, his face was full of joy, and he took this opportunity to break through to the stage of nourishing vitality and soul.
At the same time, because the physical body used to practice the eight channels of the odd meridian, it was only because of the death of the soul that the original internal energy was also dissipated. This meant that Shi Xuan didn't need to work hard to get through the eight meridians one by one, saving a lot of time.
Generally speaking, it takes about fifteen years for the inner masters in the martial arts to get through the eight channels of the Qi meridian from accumulating inner energy. This still requires good aptitude, not indulging in other things, and practicing hard. It takes longer for the qualifications to be near. Therefore, there are many internal masters who cannot get through the eight channels of the odd meridians in their entire lives. As for the kind of talents and adventures, it will take seven or eight years to complete.
Why can Du Bai be able to get through the eight channels of the odd meridian in just three years? There are three reasons: First, the practice is the Taoist true biography. Compared with the secrets of advanced martial arts, it is a world of difference. Secondly, Daomen Kungfu is rehabilitated, and fighting still relies on magic, seals, and magical implements. However, martial arts internal skills will still seriously hurt the enemy. Nurturing the soul is strong, and the soul is more able to control the internal qi. If the internal qi is well controlled, the effect of opening the meridians is much better. Although the internal strength still has the effect of cultivating the soul, the main thing is to hurt people and retreat from the enemy. Incidentally, different purposes have different effects. Third, Du Bai himself has good aptitude, otherwise he would not be regarded as a disciple by Old Tao.
Since Shi Xuan entered the Qi-Nurturing Period, the medicated soup and medicated baths can be stopped. This natural state of entering the Qi-Nurturing Period means that the body has reached a certain limit at this stage, and it will be harmful if it is too late. The next step is to accumulate internal Qi. , Transform the essence of the body, and at the same time naturally replenish the body, the physical body slowly strengthens. At the same time, the daily meat consumption should be increased to ensure the need to refine Qi. After the Twelve Meridians and the Eight Meridians of the Qi Meridian are filled with internal qi, the other small meridians are opened to form an acquired cycle, which is the peak state of the Qi-Nourishing period.
At this time, Shi Xuan's soul strength can also begin to visualize. However, Shi Xuan did not immediately return to the room to meditate. Because of the urgency and urgency of cultivation, Shi Xuan finally broke through the realm. It was just when he was full of joy that forcibly calmed down and meditated was harmful.
Moreover, since Shi Xuan came into this world, he always felt a sense of crisis. He was not strong enough to protect himself, so he seldom went out except for food and medicine. He suffocated his energy to improve his own strength, or went out to meet someone. What did not have the corresponding strength to back up, it is inevitable to be aggrieved, this is the performance of the sequelae of the traverser.
Now Shi Xuan has finally broken through to the stage of nourishing qi, and he is considered a master in the arena. With the magic talisman, self-protection is more than enough, and he has let go of most of the pressure in his heart, so this time is when Shi Xuan relaxes and rests. , Is not suitable for practice.
Shi Xuan sits on the ground with his back against the small well, holding a small pot of yellow wine from Xu Laodao’s room in his right hand, and in his left a scroll of "Golden Guizi Talking about Ghosts and Gods", which was collected by Xu Laodao. ", not only talked about what are ghosts and gods outside the world, but also cite all kinds of ghosts and anecdotes, the taste of Liao Zhai is very strong. At this time, the autumn is refreshing, the breeze is coming, reading a page or two, sipping a sip of rice wine, and shaking your head when you read it, you have a lot of leisure to read Huang Tingzhi's happiness.
People in this world have no reincarnation after death. If there is no one to sacrifice, the soul will slowly lose memory after seven days, slowly melt into the space between the heavens and the earth after ten days, and completely dissipate after a hundred days, unless there is great resentment and obsession. Or when you encounter a place of Yin Qi, you can stabilize the soul body and turn into a Yin ghost, while the soul of a monk is reversed by the heavens and the earth, and the soul is destroyed when the body dies. Unless the cultivation reaches the Yin God stage, the way of heaven can be opposed. Therefore, the world's multiple sacrifices, and the sacrifices and sacrifices of the family can protect the soul from being immortal for several years. The more people who sacrifice, the longer the immortal time, but unless you can comprehend the incense of the sacrifice and the power of your own way. , Otherwise no more than a hundred years at most. These souls that are sacrificed are collectively called ghosts and gods.
Those who have a lot of resentment and obsession slowly become ghosts, obsession is revenge, and behavior is based on obsession. Few people are sane and sober, and of course there are a few because obsession is not fierce. He still maintains his mind, but his cultivation is unconscious. Generally speaking, the older he gets, the stronger he gets. Those who don't have the mind will gradually become wise after ten years. Those who encounter the land of Yin Qi are the same as before, and gradually become Yin ghosts, but the difference is that they have no obsession with revenge, and have the wisdom and wisdom, but there is no inheritance in cultivation. To survive forever, one must eat blood or yang, or the power of the soul. These two and the souls that did not die a hundred days ago are collectively referred to as ghosts and spirits.
Because they need to eat blood or yang, or the power of the soul, ghosts and gods from the outside world often harm people, but if they are not cultivated enough, they will often be unable to get close when they encounter people with strong blood, and they will be energetic when they are close. The blood burns their feminine soul bodies, and the serious ones will be wiped out. At the same time, the ghosts and spirits who have not cultivated to the out-of-aperture stage often arouse their emotions while practicing, so that they can become demonized, and then have the opportunity to absorb the power of the soul.
The ability of foreign ghosts and gods to arouse other people's emotions is their talent, which can be used from a distance. Therefore, there are three main ways to deal with this kind of talent: one is to arrange formations to isolate the inside and outside, but Shi Xuan does not do this now; the other is to concentrate on one's mind while practicing, and not to stir up distracting thoughts in concentration. There is no such method to arouse emotions. What's the effect? ​​Third, there is a magic weapon that suppresses the belonging of the soul, but Shi Xuan does not have it either.
Even so, the secret Ning Shen sandalwood made by Xu Lao Dao can also rise to help focus and slightly suppress the role of ghosts and gods outside the world. So in general, as long as Shi Xuan does not think about it while practicing, there will be no danger. And as long as you don’t get silly and get fascinated, and if something is wrong at that time, you have to withdraw from the concentration immediately if you fight for the soul.
Shi Xuan had a pleasant day, and by the end of the evening, his mind had been restrained, and his whole state had reached a peak. Bathing, changing clothes, burning incense, and worshiping the heavens and the earth. Through this series of steps, both the heart and the gods have reached an ethereal and calm state. Of course, when you become proficient in the future, or after you have a high level of cultivation, you don’t need so many complicated tasks. Steps, often after one breath and one breath can reach this ethereal and calm state.
Shi Xuan sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and concentrated, holding Yuan Shouyi, and soon entered Dingzhong. After entering the center of concentration, I began to visualize the divine will of the breeze and the moon painted in the "Breeze, Moon and Moon" in "The Treasure Record". In the first few times, I always thought about half of it, then thought of other thoughts, and then failed. , Just like ordinary people want to concentrate on one thing, but always spread the thought, then wake up and return to the original place.
Shi Xuan was not discouraged. Knowing that this was normal, he began to practice the method of concluding thoughts contained in "The True Method of Clear Wind, Bright Moon, and God", imagining that he is the master of himself, looking down at his many thoughts and many ideas. Thoughts come and go one after another, filling the whole sea of ​​consciousness, and as the master, let these thoughts be confined in the sea of ​​consciousness, no longer ups and downs.
Here, it’s not that all thoughts are to be cut off. If all thoughts are cut off, then I am afraid that in the end it will be cultivated into a stone with no thoughts and no emotions. The emphasis here is on the absolute control of the original god, which is superior. , Controlling these thoughts no longer fluctuates, calmly and side-by-side conceptual heads die and survive but cannot jump out of the scope of control. Therefore, the highest realm that needs to be reached here is not "One thought does not give birth to the Void Realm", but "One thought cannot produce the Void Realm". At the same time, this is also the great way to know this god.
According to this method, Shi Xuan surrendered all the thoughts in an ethereal state, making them all live and die in the sea of ​​consciousness but can't jump out of where they are. Gradually, Shi Xuan felt that his thoughts were unique, and began to visualize the of Qingfeng and Mingyue.