Chapter 40: Enlightenment
The avenue is three thousand, and the final result is only "get" and "no"; There are thousands of Taoism, and the cultivation process is only "change" and "unchanged". If it can be obtained, it will not change, and if it cannot be obtained, it will change. What suits you will not change, and what is not suitable for you will change, and the exercises need to vary from person to person, from time to time, and from place to place.
"Northern Zhenwu Xuanjing" comes from Zhenwu Emperor, Zhenwu Emperor is the god of the north, but also the god of water, its exercises are naturally feminine, and it needs to be harmonized with masculinity in order to exert the maximum function, so pay attention to the balance of yin and yang; The turtle and snake on the foot are still and moving, indicating that its exercises can be combined with movement and stillness, rather than blindly meditating, such as discovering spiritual power by yourself, you can lean your palm over and directly absorb it with the palm labor acupoint, of course, the premise is that you can maintain the sense and detect the existence of spiritual power, as for the place without spiritual power, qi collection is completely useless, and it will not bring about the growth of true yuan, which requires the use of foreign objects to collect qi, such as with the help of pills, absorb the medicinal power in the pills, and convert them into true elements.
With the help of "Chengying", Chen Fan's understanding of the true scriptures has reached a higher level, and he is secretly happy in his heart, and said to Xiao Qing at the moment: "Yuantong, I checked it, it's correct, these papers are useless, why don't you destroy them?" In the Taoist temple, Chen Fan decided to call Xiao Qing Yuantong in the future, as for the Taoist temple, he naturally shouted whatever he wanted.
"No, I can read your manuscript first tomorrow, and you can practice the later ones first, so as to save time." Xiao Qing said.
"It's fine." At that moment, the two handed over the manuscript and the original manuscript to the scripture keeper for safekeeping, and then found the master of the Xu Hall and Master Jia to say goodbye, and after meeting with Huang Shi and Hou Feng who were waiting at the gate of the Taoist temple, they returned to the inn.
The eldest brother was already at the inn and prepared dinner for them, and after everyone had eaten, the eldest brother opened the conversation: "Aqing, Fa Sheng, how are you cultivating today?" Planning to stay a few more days and go back to the house? ”
Chen Fan didn't answer in a hurry, but looked at Xiao Qing, for Chen Fan, he already had a draft in his heart, but he didn't know what Xiao Qing planned.
Xiao Qing saw that everyone was looking at him, thought for a while and said: "I just started to learn the Tao today, and the master wants me to seize the time to study the content of the true scriptures in the past few days, and strive to be able to collect qi like the Fasheng as soon as possible, and then enter the stage of qi training, and there are not many things in the Taoist temple in the past two days, the master has time to guide me, and the school will start in half a month, and the master will be busy at that time, and may not be able to spare time, so I may have to stay here for a few more days." After Xiao Qing finished speaking, he looked at Chen Fan.
"Big brother, I'm going to stay for another ten days." Chen Fan has already calculated that in ten days, he can completely master the upper volume of the true scriptures, and then go back to gather with Feng Can and Gong Qing, accompany his parents, see how the pickled preserved eggs are, and then go back to the Taoist temple to enroll, the time is still just right. "I'm going back to Huhu after ten days, and I'm not going to stay long this time, so I didn't bring much clothes or anything, and I'll pack them up when I go back."
"Another thing is accommodation." Chen Fan thought for a while and continued: "Hou Feng and Huang Shi stayed in Gusu to accompany us, where do they live?" After Aqing and I entered the school, the Taoist temple could provide a place for the students to stay, but it is estimated that several people live in one room, and life is somewhat inconvenient. If the old inn is not a thing, if you can buy a house near the Taoist temple, it is best to rent one, mainly close to the Taoist temple, so that life is much more convenient, and Aqing and I also have a place to rest and study. Chen Fan then added.
As for whether the eldest brother has money, it is not within Chen Fan's consideration for the time being, if there is a need, mention it first, see the possibility of passing, and if there are any problems, we will find a way to solve them together.
"It's okay, please ask Hou Feng if there is anyone nearby who wants to sell or rent the house in the past two days, what is the approximate price, I and the little school, and the little guys will go back to Huhu first, leave a carriage and a small school for you, I will come back in two days, and then we will settle down where to live, do you think it?" The eldest brother was embarrassed to ask Master Huang for help, and arranged things to Hou Feng, after all, he was his own family, unlike Master Huang, who was Xiao Qing's person.
Chen Fan can understand the arrangement of the eldest brother, after all, a large group of people are here, the expenses are quite large, the eldest brother is an official position, and the junior colonels may also have tasks, and it is always bad after a long time. Immediately said: "It's good for the eldest brother to arrange this way, you will go back first tomorrow, I don't know if you can rent an inn near the Taoist temple, so that the carriage and the school don't have to stay, and it is convenient for us to walk." Chen Fan proposed. Although it is not too far from the Taoist temple now, after all, it is about fifteen minutes away by carriage, so it is better to live directly near the Taoist temple.
The eldest brother didn't immediately agree, but asked Huang Shi and Xiao Qing, "I don't know what Huang Shi and Ah Qing think?" ”
Huang Shi didn't answer, but looked at Xiao Qing with an expression that you are in charge. Xiao Qing didn't hesitate, and said, "Listen to the Fasheng, this is the best." ”
"Okay, then tomorrow morning, I will take someone to find an inn near the Taoist temple, see if there is a suitable one, if there is, Hou Feng will go directly to live with you in the evening, and I will take someone to set off back to Hudu in the afternoon, so I will not move with you; If not, go back here. The eldest brother finally decided.
After everyone finished discussing, they went back to rest, Chen Fan studied as usual, and sat down before falling asleep.
When he woke up the next morning, Chen Fan finished washing, practiced the basic boxing skills of Xiao Qingjiao, had breakfast with everyone, and set off to the Taoist temple together.
Because of the Hui Hu Blasphemy, the eldest brother walked from the northeast gate and could pass by this inn, so they did not bring their own salutes, but brought Chen Fan, Xiao Qing, Huang Shi, and Hou Feng with them, so that they could have a suitable inn and move in directly.
When they arrived at the Taoist temple, Xiao Qing and Chen Fan went in, they normally asked the master today to go to the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion to study, and unlike yesterday, Xiao Qing's master, Xu Dianzhu, did not accompany Xiao Qing today, but let Xiao Qing digest the content of yesterday's teaching, and practice the first volume of the first volume by himself.
Huang Shi and Hou Feng did not accompany Xiao Qing and Chen Fan into the Taoist temple, but made an appointment to wait at the gate of the Taoist temple at night, and they wanted to see if there was a suitable inn or house nearby today, so as to find a suitable place to live as soon as possible.
Chen Fan is the same as yesterday, copying the scriptures in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, but today Xiao Qing is also next to him, but Chen Fan is copying the scriptures, Xiao Qing is reading Chen Fan's manuscripts, and occasionally the two of them also meditate into meditation and practice, Chen Fan understands it as a kind of rest, or a adjustment in the learning process, the spiritual power in the room is very little, and it is not of much help to the cultivation of Zhenyuan, but it is indeed familiar with the steps of keeping one and collecting qi.
Fortunately, at the end of this day, Chen Fan finally completed the transcription of the Qi training stage in the first volume of the first volume, which can be regarded as a complete copy of the first volume, and the use of "Chengying" to map, and finally understood the problem that was confusing yesterday.
Ordinary gas is useless when absorbed into the body, it will be excreted with the breath of the human body, or the skin, and the spiritual power may flow out of the body before the person practices to become a true body without leakage or refining spiritual power, after all, it is only a gas, but the speed of spiritual power loss is relatively slow, the purer the spiritual power, the more difficult it is to flow out, and after the spiritual power is transformed into a true element, it becomes a part of the human body, and there is no need to worry about the loss.
The biggest gain from the perception brought by "Chengying" is that gas collection and qi training can be carried out at the same time, which is different from Chen Fan's previous understanding of qi collection first and then qi training. Doing it at the same time can greatly improve the efficiency of practice. When the gas is collected to the lower dantian, it can be made that it does not need to stay in the lower dantian, but directly rushes up to the middle dantian, and refines in the middle dantian, and the true yuan produced returns to the lower dantian through the Ren vein.
"I harvest a little bit every day, and I'm always moving forward." This is how Chen Fan feels now, since he came to this world, although he has been busy, he is also fulfilling. After learning Qi practice today, Chen Fan gave the original manuscript of the True Scripture to Xiao Qing, sat down by himself, and recalled the first volume of the last volume in his mind, each step is clear and followable, the true Qi in the body is ready to move, and he wants to break through to the stage of Qi training, when he has this feeling, Chen Fan smiled faintly and left the cultivation state, and the spiritual power he has adopted now is not enough, and he is not in a hurry.
"Let's go, it's not early, I don't know what Hou Feng is looking for in their inn." Chen Fan saw that Xiao Qing put down the true scripture with a happy face, it seemed that today's harvest was also good, and immediately suggested.
"It's fine." Xiao Qing immediately agreed.
The two of them walked out of the gate of the Taoist temple, and immediately saw Huang Shi and Hou Feng with happy faces.
"Big brother, are they back?" Although Chen Fan knew that the eldest brother was gone, he still confirmed it casually.
"Yes, Da Langjun has already brought someone back to Hudu, saying that he will come back the day after tomorrow. Today we found an inn, called Daxiang Inn, I think it's not bad, just on the edge of the Taoist temple, from this past a mile of the road, the environment is also quiet, although the place is not big, covers an area of about an acre, but clean and tidy, the food is also delicious, we eat in the inn tonight, the two Langjun to see if they are still satisfied. Hou Feng reported.
"Very good." Chen Fan praised that Chen Fan is not a picky person when it comes to accommodation and food. In Chen Fan's view, it is enough to be close to the Taoist temple and save time on the road.
I remember that before the crossing, the district education bureau where Chen Fan lived asked the children who had just entered school to suddenly change to go to a newly built primary school 2.5 kilometers away. Chen Fan saw a child crying to go to school at the nearby gate, shouting that he wanted to be in the same school with his brother, and his parents had tears in their eyes, and some were just helpless. Perhaps in the eyes of some people, asking you to go to school a few kilometers away is a workout for you; If you don't go to school nearby, you don't go to school, that's your care; If you don't experience wind and rain, how can you see the rainbow, and if you haven't suffered a long way, how can you know the value of educational resources? Children's time is not important, traffic jams are not important, the safety of the elderly and children is not important, and the hardships of life are not important, because in the distance, there are poems and landscapes; In the distance, there is the quality education we seek; In the distance, there is equity in education. As a common person, some are just helpless! So in this case, Chen Fan can choose, naturally he has to choose an inn near the road to save time on the road.