Chapter 5 Consolidating the Foundation and Cultivating the Yuan
Su Slow took Su Hongshan to a clearing in the forest, sat cross-legged with him, and said:
"Before I officially start cultivating, I want to popularize some basic knowledge of cultivation with you. Do you know how many realms there are in cultivation? β
"This ...... It's hard to say. β
"Why can't you say it?"
"You have to read the novel. If it is a fairy and a classical, they all start from practicing qi, and then build the foundation and yuan infant...... All the way to Da Luo Jin Xian, there are about seven or eight levels; If it's a modernist, casually, what kind of warriors, martial emperors, martial emperors, martial saints, and martial gods...... There are also early, middle, and late stages in between...... It's hard to say. β
"You should read less idle books. Okay, let me tell you, our cultivation system has a total of seven realms, from low to high: induction, peiyuan, psychic, transformation, completion, perfection, and freedom. β
"Oh." Su Hongjiao listened with relish and said, "Then you can talk about it carefully." β
Su slowly nodded and said:
"The initial [induction] period refers to being able to sense the aura between heaven and earth. If you can do this, you will have the qualifications to cultivate the true path. β
"When it comes to induction, in fact, it is also the [Peiyuan] period, you have to learn to absorb the aura between heaven and earth in your body, and form a weekly cycle in your body, which is endless, and can be controlled freely. Generally speaking, the two realms of induction and peiyuan are basically done in one go, and they will naturally absorb it when they are sensed. β
"Then, there is the [Channeling] period, when you can manipulate the aura of other things. If you can do this, you can use the magic weapon. β
"After that, if you can rely on your own aura, you can refine your own magic weapon. Now you have reached the [Transfiguration] stage. In some places, it is also called the 'refining' period. β
"And then it's a long process. During this period, if the method of the operation of the aura in one's body, the magic weapon of refining, and the ability to form a system of its own, it will reach the [Dacheng] stage. At this stage, you can start a sect and become a generation of grandmasters. β
"After Dacheng, although it is self-contained, it is still not complete. At this time, we must recognize the heart and prove the way in the heart, so that it can be called perfection. As for this evidence, it varies from person to person. Or gather the strength of millions of people to dominate the world, it is for the 'royal way', or to achieve supernatural perfection and be satisfied with a certain skill, it is for 'transcendence', or Taoism to become immortals, for the 'immortal way', and Buddhism's epiphany is for the 'right fruit', and all kinds of ways are different. At this point, it can be regarded as the state of [consummation]. β
Su Hongshan couldn't help nodding, and when she heard this, she asked:
"Then after this, is there still a realm?"
"Yes, didn't I just talk about a total of seven, and there is also a [Comfortable] realm. You have to know that perfection is not true perfection, and only when you enter the realm of freedom can you be considered truly perfect. At this time, when you enter the unknowable realm, you are naturally invincible, but it doesn't matter if you are invincible. In short, there is no realm above freedom. If you still know the realm, then you are not at ease. β
Su Hongshan's mouth repeatedly said yes, but she was very disapproving. Isn't the seventh realm, the highest realm of freedom, the so-called "agnosticism" and "metaphysics"? According to what I have learned, it is the highest ideal of objective idealism, the absolute truth. This thing is pure, at least that's what Su Hongshan thinks.
Su Wan finished talking about the cultivation realm and concluded:
"In short, you have to remember two sentences: there is no realm above freedom, and there is no strength or weakness below freedom."
"You just said the first sentence, what do you mean by the second sentence?"
"The six realms below the realm of freedom are only the difference between the superior and the inferior of the 'realm' of cultivation, and they do not represent the strength of the strength." Su Hongshan said, "Although, generally speaking, the higher the realm, the stronger the cultivator, but it still depends on the individual's actual combat skills. To put it crudely, people with high realms may not be good at fighting. For example, Old Man Liao, his old man has always been in the third-level psychic realm realm in his life, but in terms of strength alone, he is definitely stronger than most cultivators in the transformation, Dacheng, and even consummation realms. β
Su slowly emphasized it several times, until Su Hongshan's memorization of the sentence "There is no realm above freedom, and there is no strength or weakness below freedom", then he taught Su Hongshan's method of meditation and qi training.
Su Hongshan tried a few times, and soon got the hang of it. After a while, he felt that the qi veins around him were smooth, and there was a righteous qi between heaven and earth converging into the dantian. Su slowly looked at the Guan Formula, knowing that his son had passed the [Induction] period and steadily entered the [Peiyuan] realm.
When the two of them had been cultivating for a long time, Su Slow explained to him some tricks of luck and strength, and he didn't realize that the day had turned westward. Su slowly stopped Su Hongjiao and told him to practice here today, and he would come here to practice every day in the future. Su Hongshan was full of joy, agreed to his father, and the two returned home together.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw my mother scraping potato skins in the yard, and a large pot of cleaned white beans was next to it. Su Hongshan's mother is surnamed Murong, and her double name is Shangqing. Murong Shangqing was a little surprised when she saw the father and son coming in together, and hurriedly asked the two what was going on. Su Hongshan told her mother that today's events were not clear for a while, so it was better to go into the house together and talk about it in detail.
The family of three came to the living room and sat down, and Su Hongshan told him how Liao Pu competed with Zhao Mingzhen today, and then dismissed the school; I decided to embark on the path of cultivation; I told my mother about all these things that I practiced with my father.
After Murong Shangqing heard this, his face was gloomy, and he complained:
"Liao Pu, an old bastard, has taught children for so many years, and he doesn't pass on one or two real skills. At the end, I stomped my feet and walked away, but instead hooked our children into ghosts, and wanted to be a cultivator. β
Su slowly heard what his daughter-in-law said, and hurriedly persuaded him:
"Uncle Shi also has his own difficulties. It's not too late for the child to want to practice now. β
Murong Shangqing says:
"You are very capable, but have you taught your own son? Can you be ruthless? You can get down, but I can't go down. If we want to learn to cultivate the truth, then we must study hard, and we have to work hard to learn the real ability. In my opinion, don't let your children follow you. Let's go back to Wutou Mountain together, let him be directly under the Haiqing Sect, and learn and practice from scratch. β
Su thought for a moment and replied:
"That's okay, he should also be regarded as a disciple of the Haiqing Sect. Still, you'll have to ask Red Handle if she'd like it. β
Murong Shangqing was stunned, it seemed that she didn't think of asking her son's opinion. Hearing Su Slow say this, he said to Su Hongshan:
"Red Handle, you already know that your father is one of the four little sword immortals, ranked third. So now, I'll tell my mom which family I'm from. Mom is the disciple of Haiqing Sect, Haiqing Sect is immortal, crane, top, Shang, and red, and Mom is the disciple of the 'Shang' generation. Do you now know why your name is Su Hongshan? β
Su Hongshan's brain was very fast, and he replied:
"I'm the heir of the scarlet generation."
"Yes, speaking of which, you still have five senior brothers. The most powerful one in it is now on the same level as your father, ranking fourth among the four little sword immortals, just behind your father. That child's name is Cen Honglin, and he is just sixteen years old this year, four years younger than you. If you go back to the Haiqing Sect with your mother, you can directly let the teachers in the sect directly teach you the real skills. Although your father has outstanding skills, just because he can practice himself does not mean that he can teach, it is better to let our experienced teachers from Haiqing Sect teach you directly; Second, it's not a good thing for you to practice alone here, and it's not a good thing for you to stay at home alone and work behind closed doors. When you go to the sect, you practice with other children, you also have a comparison, communication, and progress together, and you can make more friends in the cultivation realm. What do you think? Would you like to go back to Haiqingzong with your mother? β
Su Hongshan originally wanted to study the true sect, but this time he was able to join his mother Murong Shangqing's sect, Haiqing Sect, and he didn't even have to take the examββββ it stands to reason that he should be happy. But when he heard that the junior brother who was four years younger than him was a strong man at the level of his father, he immediately retreated. Thinking further, he is a novice who is completely initiated, and he is a genius junior disciple, and he is a child in the sect who is older than when he was cultivating...... Su Hongshan immediately felt that the pressure was too great, and said:
"Mom, I think...... Just practice with my dad, it's good. I'm not in a hurry to go to the cultivation sect and cultivate with everyone at the moment. β
Murong Shangqing heard that his son was unhappy, so he was anxious:
"Why can't you understand your mother? I said......"
"Ah, I know what you mean. But I think ......"
"What do you think? What do you know? Murong Shangqing said angrily, "This has not necessarily had a chance for others for many years, oh, you say you are not happy?" You're not happy yet? If we want to be cultivators, then practice hard; If you want to practice casually with your father, then you might as well continue to read your books and become a teacher and a teaching assistant! β
Su saw that his daughter-in-law and the child were in a hurry, and immediately said:
"Don't worry, let Hongshank practice some foundation with me first, and then learn from the teacher of Haiqing Sect formally, I think it's okay."
"How can you not be in a hurry?" Murong Shangqing said, "He has been delayed for twenty years, and he has learned nothing from that old thing of Liao Pu!" β
"I think Red Handle is still talented and a quick learner. Come, show your mother, let's talk about the results of this half-day practice in the afternoon. β
As he spoke, Su slowly found a untanned animal skin from the corner of the room, and he couldn't tell what kind of beast it was. Grabbing the corners with both hands, the skin is flattened, like a drum.
"Red Handle, use the method that Dad taught you to mobilize your breath and punch this animal skin."
Su Hongshan watched his father stretch the animal skin with both hands, which meant that he was waiting for his own punch. First, I really didn't want to go to the sect to be beaten, and secondly, I also wanted to test the results of my first cultivation to see if I really had the talent for cultivation, so I stood up and walked in front of my father.
The animal skins that Su Slow hunted were all the skins of spirit beasts, and they could be made into talisman magic weapons after refining them with true qi. This skin is a low-level spirit beast, but it should not be underestimated. An ordinary sword can't hurt him in the slightest, let alone with his bare hands.
Su Hongshan stood on the pile, poured one arm into the air, and suddenly threw a straight punch. The fist smashed on the animal skin, and it directly smashed the animal skin out of a hole!
Su Hongshan himself was very surprised, and Su Slow was also taken aback. Only his mother Murong Shangqing remained silent, sat on the side and was angry, and said for a while:
"Okay. However, the red handle ...... You practice with your father first, but when you practice to the [Psychic] realm, we have to go to Haiqing Sect and cultivate the truth systematically and formally. β
"Done."
Su Hongshan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when she heard that her mother had temporarily let go of the idea of directly pulling herself into the sect.
"Also, don't think it's great to be able to beat hides. In that case, you can learn an iron sand palm differently? Mom gives you something to wear on your body, and you can wear it all the timeββββ until you can refine the magic weapon by yourself, that is, the transformation period. β
As he spoke, Murong Shangqing went back to the house and took out something. Su Hongshan looked at it and saw an ink-colored bracelet in her mother's hand.