Chapter 116, The Way of Cultivation
If Tang Bai has no thoughts about Ouyang Hongyu, but he must be wrong, but his thoughts are to appreciate beauty, not possession; compared with his previous life, his character has changed a lot; when he arrived in this world, he found that morality may be a shackle that binds people's hearts, but it is also a balance to judge good and evil; this is actually an irony for him.
Maybe people are like this, living and living, and accidentally living into the person they once hated the most.
He has no love for Ouyang Hongyu, the two are more like sisters and brothers, he doesn't want to conflict with others because of such childish things as being jealous, so he said: "Sister Hongyu, I still have some things to deal with, so I will leave first." After speaking, he walked forward and quickly walked out of the Chuan Gong Pavilion.
Along the way, he recalled the teachings of the master from time to time, and when he returned to the courtyard, his mind had not yet sobered up.
The 'Fa' that Elder Chuangong spoke about was really obscure, and the more I understood it, the more I felt that it was unfathomable.
After more than half a month, he went to the library of the Great Yan Sect again, looked through a lot of practice notes, and finally understood that the 'Fa' that Elder Chuangong talked about was the relationship between man and heaven and earth, and the connection between man and nature.
Heaven and earth have souls, so there are souls, all things have shapes, so they give birth to spirits; man has three souls, the body gives birth to seven spirits, the three souls are the main gods, God is the mind, the mind gives birth to thoughts, and the thoughts are formless and changeable, similar to the sky; the seven spirits are the main qi, the spirit is the body, the body is tangible, the form is essence, the essence is refined, the yuan is the innate one qi, the congenital gathering form, the form is the body, the form is the body, including the infinite, the nothing, the natural, the nameless, all of them are the same body, similar to the earth.
Elder Chuangong mainly lectured on the 'Fa' as the three souls of people.
The so-called three souls, one is the heavenly soul, the vitality of the owner of the heavenly soul, the second is the earth soul, the fortune of the master of the earth soul, the third is the human soul, the life of the master, the heavenly soul returns to the sky, so the man is nourished, the earth soul returns to the earth, so the earth veins are prosperous, and the human soul is also called the life soul, which dwells in the palace of life and derives the consciousness of people.
People often talk about life, in which the 'life' is talking about the soul of life; the book often says: Yintang shines, the auspicious star shines high, Yintang is black, and bad luck comes to an end; it is to talk about the strength of a person's life and soul, which is reasonable.
When a person dreams, he can fly to the sky and ride white clouds, he can dig for gold, he can ride turtles in the sea, and he can bathe in magma... In the dream, there are vast supernatural powers and omnipotence, or someone feels familiar with something that has not happened, as if they have discovered similar things before, but in fact these are a manifestation of the awakening of the soul of life, sensing the soul of heaven and the soul of the earth.
All these things are the experiences of the two souls of heaven and earth, and the three souls of heaven, earth and man are all connected.
'Man is the law of the earth, the earth is the law of the sky, the heaven is the law of the Tao, and the Tao is the law of nature', which means that people should understand and abide by the rules of heaven and earth, and the law in it means to understand, obey, and obey; then how can we understand the rules of heaven and earth? We can only strengthen the connection between the three souls of heaven, earth, and man, so we have the practice of awakening the soul.
Among them, there is another saying in the practice, which is 'the Tao gives birth to the soul, the spirit gives birth to the law, the law gives birth to the law, and the magic of the heaven and the earth', and the spirit in it, talking about the spiritual wisdom of all things, means that a person's wisdom, understanding the natural rules of heaven and earth, will use this rule to control the heaven and the earth, and the practitioner calls it magic.
Spirit and soul, law and magic, complement each other.
If you practice the soul, you will be able to strengthen the soul of life, and if the soul is strong, you will be able to awaken the souls of heaven and earth, and you will be able to understand the rules of heaven and earth.
Therefore, the soul can awaken to be psychic, and the psychic can know the 'law', and only by knowing the 'law' can he practice 'art', and 'art' is based on the spirit of all things, and the spirit species with different attributes are derived. Therefore, there is a saying in the practice: the warlock uses the spirit to break through the gate of heaven and earth, and the monk cultivates his body, and when the calamity comes, everything becomes empty.
It means that a cultivator is going against the sky, and only with enough strength can he resist the calamity that falls against the sky, which is the difference between a monk and a warlock.
Not every cultivator can sprinkle beans into soldiers, call for wind and rain, there is also a saying of talent in this regard, some people are born with a strong soul, some people can not sense the existence of the two souls of heaven and earth in their lifetime, and the only way for this kind of person is to find the spirit seed that is born and raised for their own use; of course, there is also a kind of person, cultivating obsession, with thoughts to strengthen the divine sense, with the divine sense to strengthen the soul, and then awaken the two souls of heaven and earth, this kind of cultivator is divided into two kinds, the demon and the Buddha. (The difference between this will be continued later)
As a disciple of the sect, you can't get the inheritance of the nine veins, you can only practice the qigong method diligently, and reach the realm of essence transformation as soon as possible, so that you can be included in the nine veins.
There are also two methods, one is to go to the Chuan Gong Pavilion to comprehend the "Awakening Soul Formula", so that the soul can awaken, comprehend the two souls of heaven and earth, cultivate the spirit in the body, and become a warlock;
These two methods are both about chance, and they are hard to find.
"Awakening Soul Formula" is engraved on the stone tablet in the square of the Chuan Gong Pavilion, all disciples can refer to it, as long as they can awaken the soul of life, they can go to the library to choose a technique to practice, and there is also a chance to promote the disciples of the nine veins and comprehend the inheritance of each vein technique.
When Tang Bai arrived at the square of the Chuangong Pavilion, there was already a large group of disciples sitting in front of the stone tablet, some closing their eyes and sitting, some chanting words, and some discussing their opinions with each other.
On the stone stele, there are countless big characters engraved, silver hook and iron stroke, three points into the stone, shining in the sun, and the three words "awakening soul" above are particularly dazzling.
Tang Bai looked at it word by word, sometimes he would close his eyes and ponder, sometimes he felt that his heart was surging, and he had a flash of inspiration, as if he had an understanding, and then he meditated and thought about it but there was no trace, and sometimes he felt that what he was thinking and thinking had entered a misunderstanding, and at the end of the day, he had nothing to gain except for forcibly writing down the words on the stone tablet; when he was about to leave, a young man in a young dress blocked his way, Tang Bai took a closer look, but it was the man in white who was sitting next to Ouyang Hongyu when the elders passed on the gong that day; 。
The young man looked at Tang Bai with disdain and said, "Boy, what is your relationship with Hongyu?"
This person's speech is very arrogant, as if he disagrees with each other, and he is going to beat people.
Tang Bai couldn't help but laugh, this misunderstanding was still explained as wonderful, he chuckled and said: "She is commensurate with my sister and brother, and she is also the same senior sister, other than that, it has nothing to do with it." ”
The young man was stunned for a moment, a little happy, and seemed to disbelieve: "This is true!"
Tang Bai nodded, although he was not afraid, he didn't want to offend people for these jealous things.
"In Lower Dures, I am also your fellow senior brother, and our senior brother will communicate more in the future. ”
Tang Bai was stunned for a moment, feeling how this name was so familiar, thinking about it carefully, the corners of his mouth twitched, and he couldn't help laughing, seeing Du Rees looking at him puzzled, Tang Bai hurriedly calmed down his mood and said, "Senior brother, you call me Tang Bai!"
Dures was laughed inexplicably by Tang Bai, but at this time he was not in the mood to care, and said: "Senior Brother Tang, you and I hit it off at first sight, why don't you go to Senior Brother's Courtyard to sit down, I still have some spirit fruit and spirit wine there, which can help people understand the two souls of heaven and earth, how about you and I exchange and practice again?" After speaking, he said: "By the way, tell me how you and Hongyu met!" ”
Tang Bai's heart moved, he could ask some questions about cultivation, and couldn't help but say, "Then disturb Senior Brother." ”
The two walked all the way, talking about each other's experiences with "Awakening Soul Formula" as they walked, and occasionally they were so entangled by Durez that they couldn't help it, so they chose some things about Ouyang Hongyu to talk to him.
From the conversation, Tang Bai felt that Dures's understanding of "Awakening Formula" was much deeper than his own.
There are four major elements of the soul awakening formula, which is to contemplate, stillness, contemplation, and guidance; contemplation is to contemplate the mind, concept, contemplation, and contemplation; tranquility is to calm the mind, lock the mind and mind, so that the ears do not hear, the eyes do not see, the heart is not crazy, and the mind is not confused; thinking is meditation, the universe of heaven and earth, all things are natural, first the form and then the god; the introduction is the connection between the three souls of heaven, earth, and man, and the cause and effect of the seven spirits of the body and the three souls, which leads the soul to awaken...
Talking all the way, I felt that time was flying, and in the blink of an eye, I arrived at Dures's small courtyard.
This small courtyard and Tang Bai's small courtyard have the difference of heaven, the house in the courtyard, the eaves and green tiles, the red wall and green trees, not only have the formation, in the small courtyard, but also the air is fresh and rich, there is a vigorous vitality; there is a small medicine field in the northeast corner, which is planted with many elixirs such as ginseng, blood dates, Qingshen grass, quenching bone roots, etc., some of these elixirs can nourish blood, some can strengthen tendons, some can refine bones, and some can cultivate qi. . . When the two entered the hall, they saw that topaz was the top, purple jade was the table, white jade was the chair, and the furnishings were all pearls and jades, which were magnificent.
"The humble house is shabby, don't care about the junior brother. ”
Du Reis was a little proud, pointed to the two plates of spirit fruits on the purple jade table, and said, "Senior Brother Tang might as well try it, this fire date and ice pear are one yang and one yin, which will help the soul awaken a little." After speaking, he took out a crystal cup and poured a cup of spiritual tea for Tang Bai.
Tang Bai looked at the spirit fruit on the table, the fire jujube was as red as fire, like a red jujube, and much larger than the red jujube; the ice pear was snow-white, like a pear, but smaller than a pear, both kinds of spirit fruit exuded a faint spirit of depression, and look at the spirit tea, the tea mist gathered but did not disperse, the tea fragrance entered the body, refreshed, and there was a sense of all the troubles.
Tang Bai is also not polite, this spiritual tea is in the teahouse, and it costs five thousand silver for a pot, which is all money. He picked up the teacup, drank it all, only to feel that his mouth was full of relish, his mouth was fragrant, and he went down his throat, and the real yuan of the sea of qi was restless, and he was busy saying a faux pas, closing his eyes and breathing, and when he opened his eyes, he felt that his body was light and comfortable, and he was refreshed, and he couldn't help but say 'good tea'; and then he sincerely praised: "Senior brother's spiritual tea is extraordinary, drinking this cup can withstand three days of meditation." ”
Dures said a little proudly: "I don't have much of this tea, if you can give some to Senior Brother Tang, it is better to taste this spiritual fruit again." ”
Tang Bai thanked him, picked up an ice pear, swallowed it in three or two bites, and then felt a chill all over his body, but Zhenyuan had no effect, obviously not as good as the effect of spiritual tea.
Dures seemed to be a little disappointed, and muttered to himself: "Cultivators have been robbed of layers and don't practice magic, but I'm afraid that they won't be able to reach the time when they fade away from the mortal body and become one with heaven and man." ”
Tang Bai couldn't help but smile and said, "Senior brother thinks so far-reaching, I can't help but lose my sharpness. ”
Du Lei nodded, and said: "If you try this fire date again, junior brother, you will only get three spirit seeds in the Dayan Pagoda that day, and one of them seems to have a fire spirit. ”
Tang Bai was stunned for a moment and said, "Why can't I feel any spirit seeds in my body?" When he came out of the tower that day, he really didn't know about the three runes of the jade plate, and he couldn't help but be a little curious at this time.
And how Dures knew about this is unknown.
Tang Bai thought back to all the things in the Dayan Pagoda, and couldn't help but think of those beautiful women, thinking of this, he couldn't help but touch it in his arms, where there was the beautiful woman's jade carving, if he had time, he should study this jade carving, what is the difference between this so-called 'Taoist weapon' and the 'magic weapon' and 'spiritual weapon' that Xiu Xian said.
Dures recounted the events of that day, and finally sighed lightly, as if he was feeling sorry for Tang Bai.
Tang Bai also felt a little pity in his heart, but he was quickly relieved and smiled: "I am fortunate to have it, but I have lost my life." After speaking, he unceremoniously took a fire jujube and bit it down, only to feel a warm current throughout the body, the 'lotus seed' in the sea of qi seemed to feel something, turned into a red flame, and a stream of heat flowed out, and the heat of the jujube converged, Tang Bai only felt hot all over his body, as if his whole body was on fire, the heat spread around, and the temperature in the hall was constantly rising.
Dures looked at Tang Bai dumbfounded, and muttered, "That's okay." After speaking, he looked at the jujube on the purple jade table, couldn't help but grab one in his hand, swallowed it in his stomach, but didn't see the slightest reaction, and couldn't help but be frustrated.
This is the difference between people, and the practice is about chance.