【The Way of Dacheng Practice】

In the spirit room, Song Zhishu sat at the table, slowly placing a book on the table, with a look of surprise in his eyes.

The book is not thick, less than a hundred pages, and its author is a senior of the Sword Sect, but now it has been seated.

Maybe it's because it's a long time, so the page is a little yellowed and old, and all the confusion, Song Zhishu has probably got a partial answer.

Through the content of the book, Song Zhishu learned some different things, involving the secrets of cultivation.

Cultivation is not as simple as the average monk thinks, the practice of the ten realms, from the Qi cultivation realm to the Mahayana realm, each realm, there is a perfect realm, each realm is a moral thought, not that he absorbs the aura of heaven and earth, refining it, it is called the Qi cultivation realm.

And the state of perfection is to cultivate a realm to the fullest, perfect, without defects, for the most perfect state, and this is the way of Dacheng's cultivation.

And this perfection, if I have to explain, is somewhat similar to the supreme goodness proposed by Confucianism, and the two have similarities.

The key point is that each realm has a different meaning, and it requires painstaking contemplation, which is not as simple as it seems on the surface, but only needs to be cultivated, and it also needs to be understood and comprehended.

At the same time, there is also a record in the book, that is, the first monk in heaven and earth, the sage who created the cultivation system, is the path of Dacheng cultivation, every realm is perfect, but with the passage of time, when later generations practice, they find it difficult to do this step, and it is extremely complicated, and it is not accessible to those who have extremely high understanding and chance.

Because it takes a lot of time and energy to practice the so-called path of great success, and special conditions are required, so it will slow down the speed of cultivation, and later, on the way of cultivation, some people find that even if they don't have to reach the perfection level of one realm, they can break through to the next realm, and their strength will be improved, and it will be easier.

As a result, some powerful monks began to streamline the path of cultivation and made it a simpler and more suitable way to practice quickly, and it quickly became sought after by countless practitioners.

Over time, later cultivators, because they wanted to pursue the improvement of their strength so as to reach a higher realm faster, slowly ignored this detail, and even now, not many people know that there is a so-called path to great accomplishment in cultivation.

Or is it that many people know this, but how many people are willing to go far? It's like the low-level monks in Bright Moon City, even though each of them knows that there is a perfect realm, but when it comes to a breakthrough, how many people will wait slowly? Who doesn't want to break through to the next level right away? Hurry up and get stronger, hurry up and earn a lot of spirit stones?

In particular, cultivation is like sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat, everyone is fighting, and how many people will completely sink their hearts to think about the so-called perfection?

Thinking about the content of the book, Song Zhishu got up and came to the window, with his hands behind his back: "This kind of method, even if I know it, it actually doesn't mean much, if it is not forcibly corrected by Haoran righteousness, I am afraid that I will also directly break through to the foundation building realm, so this kind of knowledge is indeed dispensable." ”

"It's really ....... that I came into contact with the perfect realm by mistake It's a bit fantastical. Song Zhishu couldn't help but feel a little emotional, he just wanted to break through to the foundation building realm as soon as possible, but he never thought that Haoran righteousness would have the power to guide, and hoped that he would embark on the road of perfection.

Thinking of this, Song Zhishu didn't think much about it, but continued to ponder the perfection stated in Dacheng's cultivation path.

"Confucian perfection represents one's own attainment of perfection through reading, but what is the so-called perfection in practice? How to achieve the perfection of the Qi Realm? ”

Song Zhishu was still puzzled by this, and after thinking and meditating, he still couldn't find a clue, and finally he turned his head and put away all the books on the table.

Then I walked out of the house and went to the library again.

The purpose is to continue to use contribution points to rent relevant books, especially those signed by the predecessor of the Sword Sect.

It's just that in the end, he was told by the disciples of the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion that the predecessor of the Sword Sect did write a lot of cultivation-related books, but in addition to the one in his hand, the others wanted to borrow them, and it was not enough to have contribution points, at least the identity of the outer and even inner disciples.

Miscellaneous disciples, after all, are not officially recognized by the Sword Sect, their authority is very low, and the real things are not yet accessible.

Song Zhishu was very helpless, so he had to return all the books he had borrowed before to the Zangjing Pavilion first, after all, the contents had already been memorized.

"What's next? I can't borrow books from the Scripture Pavilion. Song Zhishu thought about it while walking in the direction of his home, and then, he suddenly thought of something and turned around and walked towards Mingyue Academy.

The Sword Sect couldn't find an answer, so he could only ask Mr. Wen Yuan for advice.

Soon, Song Zhishu came to Mingyue Academy and visited Zhou Wenyuan again, this time he came, Song Zhishu informed Zhou Wenyuan about Dacheng's cultivation path, this was his conjecture, and he hoped that Zhou Wenyuan would have an answer.

But it's a pity that Zhou Wenyuan is only a scholar after all, not a monk, and he doesn't understand this, but he also has some opinions of his own.

"Song Xiaoyou, although the old man is not a monk, but he also knows a thing or two, this way of great success, in the old man's view, is like Confucianism, in fact, cultivation and cultivation is not just a simple meal and practice qi, the view of things, the view of nature, the understanding of all things, and the thought of the Tao, is still important."

"All laws are one, different paths are the same, many things seem to be different, but the more similar things are later, the more similar things there are, so this perfect way, like a gentleman's goodness, wants to arrive, absolutely not relying on heaven and earth, elixir, but thought, is a kind of understanding, a kind of perception, and finally touch the realm of the Tao."

"Of course, this is just the old man's humble opinion, yes or no, I dare not make a conclusion."

This is Zhou Wenyuan's answer, and these words made Song Zhishu very recognized, since Taoism can become one of the three religions in the world, then there must be thoughts in it, 'Tao' is the supreme thing of monks, and Confucianism is 'sacred', and the two must have similarities.

It's just that Zhou Wenyuan can't give a specific answer, but he is willing to repair another book, so that Song Zhishu will not be anxious, but as before, Song Zhishu needs to wait patiently.

The Dragon Source Conference was imminent, Song Zhishu naturally understood, and sincerely thanked Zhou Wenyuan, because now it has been determined that it is not a problem with cultivation, and it is nothing to wait for a while.

Just waiting for the time, you can also earn more spirit stones, in case you get the answer later, when you break through the foundation building realm again, it will take a lot of resources, just prepare in advance, and strive for perfection.

Farewell to Zhou Wenyuan, Song Zhishu borrowed a few more books before leaving, he is now the peak of the Confucian Wisdom and Saint Realm, and he is one step away from reaching the Realm of Knowledge.

If you don't advance for a day, you will retreat, this truth Song Zhishu understands that he will not ignore the improvement because of the current difference.

The days passed, as usual, Song Zhishu read and meditated every day, engraved the treasure jade, and waited for the academy to reply, fortunately, he had given a hundred pieces of treasure jade on credit before, and at the current rate of one piece a day, it would not be long before it could be completed.

After some time, the periphery of the Tiancong Mountains.

Li Dao and the four of them gathered, they were in a mountain forest, here is inaccessible, bushes, generally no disciple will choose to enter, this is also the place agreed by Wang Yue and Liu Qing, said that it is very safe.

Now the four of them are neatly dressed and ready, and except for Li Dao, the other three have anticipation on their faces and are full of excitement.

Seeing this, Li Dao was still a little worried after all, so he looked at the three of them and reminded them again: "You must remember what you said before, don't be greedy, don't be blinded by temporary interests, although the spirit stone is important, the small life is more important." ”

In fact, on the way here, Li Dao has said this kind of thing many times, but he is still not at ease in his heart, and he has repeatedly explained, especially when he sees the excitement and expectation of several people, he will always be a little worried.

"Yes, Senior Brother Li, whatever you say is what you say, we will definitely listen." Wang Yue smiled and spoke, and the other two also nodded hurriedly.

"Yes." Li Dao was a little relieved, and then looked at Zhao Yuan: "Senior Brother Zhao, according to the plan we made yesterday, you don't go in today, you are responsible for picking up outside, and the division is still the same as before." ”

Zhao Yuan's cultivation was the lowest among the crowd, and Li Dao didn't let him in, also for the sake of insurance.

"Okay, no problem." Zhao Yuan immediately nodded in agreement.

Then everyone waited in the mountains and forests for another hour, the scorching sun was shining, and the agreed time had passed, but there was still no one coming, Li Dao couldn't help frowning and looked at Wang Yue.

"Why haven't the people come yet, are we here early?"

"It shouldn't be, that's what Liu Qing said." Wang Yue also felt strange, a little anxious, and looked up, but soon his eyes lit up, and he immediately pointed in one direction: "Senior Brother Li, look, Liu Qing and they are here." ”

When everyone heard this, they all turned their heads, only to see that in the direction pointed by Wang Yue, a group of people were coming, there were five of them, and the person at the head was Liu Qing, and sure enough, as Wang Yue said, this person had reached the ninth level of Qi Training.

The four people around him have also cultivated well one by one, and the magic clothes on their bodies are also brand new, and in terms of appearance, they are indeed stronger than Li Dao and others.

The two parties got together, because they needed to lead the way, Li Dao naturally didn't dare to say anything about being late, but just talked about the division and some details.

The main core of this transaction is to patrol the demons around the Tiancong Mountain Range and look for elixirs, which is not a big deal, it is nothing more than that Liu Qing is more familiar with the surroundings, which is equivalent to looking for a guide.

Now, after everything had been decided, the people began to act.

And so, in the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

I thought that with Liu Qing leading the way, the income of this trip would not be bad, but what I didn't expect was that in the past seven days, not even a single demon beast was found, and not a single spirit stone was earned.

On the periphery of the Tiancong Mountain Range, in a mountain forest, a group of people sat upright and rested, everyone was silent, the atmosphere was dull, Wang Yue looked at Li Dao's silent expression, and was a little anxious for a while, because this time he came to the Tiancong Mountain Range, he proposed it by himself, and now he has nothing to gain, he is responsible, at the moment, he couldn't help but look up at Liu Qing and spoke directly.

"Senior Brother Liu, seven days have passed, and our group has not gained anything at all, so you shouldn't have some good place to deliberately not take us there, right?"

"I also think it's strange, it wasn't like this last time we came, this situation is really beyond my expectations." Liu Qingmo is about thirty years old, and his face is not good-looking at the moment.

"So what's next? Senior Brother Liu, please give me a suggestion, if this is still the case, we should also leave. Li Dao spoke, this time I came to the Tiancong Mountain Range, it was an adventure, and now there is no gain, it is better to go back first.

"Actually, there's a place we stumbled upon, and there's definitely something to be gained there, but... The danger there is relatively high, with the strength of the five of us, I can only resist it, if a few of them are willing, I can lead the way. ”

Liu Qing also seemed to feel that he couldn't hold it on his face, and slowly spoke.

"But what you promised before, now you have to go to a more dangerous place, this..."Wang Yue frowned, after all, this was beyond the plan.

"What should be said has been said, whether to go or not, I will not force it, if you don't want to, it doesn't matter, the five of us will go on their own." Liu Qing spoke.

Wang Yue didn't speak, and Wu Lishan was silent, all looking at Li Dao.

After a full stick of incense, Li Dao slowly spoke: "Actually, what Senior Brother Wang said before is right, the way of cultivation is to fight, and we have not gained anything during this time, and now we have ventured into the Tiancong Mountain Range, it is better to agree, if there is danger, we will leave immediately." ”

In fact, he was not reconciled in his heart, he didn't want to go like this, of course, he was also very cautious in his heart, thinking that if he really encountered danger, he would quit immediately.

But to be honest, it's not that Li Dao suddenly became bold, the main thing is that he has no income several times, and he can't bear it for anyone.

"Okay, let's listen to Senior Brother Li." Wang Yue was a little silent, he didn't have a little income for a few months, and now he has a chance, although it is a little dangerous, but he can also give it a try.

Wu Lishan also had no opinion, and after the three of them discussed, they looked at Liu Qing and nodded in agreement, but said in advance that in case of a crisis, they would immediately choose to quit, Liu Qing nodded and agreed, and then everyone rested for another hour, under the leadership of Liu Qing, they officially went on the road.

At the same time, in a room in Mingyue Academy, Song Zhishu had just finished writing a great Confucian article and was about to sit down and rest.

"Brother Song is here? Teacher please. ”

A voice sounded outside, it was Lu Ming, a disciple of Mr. Wen Yuan.

Hearing Lu Ming's voice, Song Zhishu slowly got up and bowed to Lu Ming, who smiled: "Brother Song, let's go to the academy first, no need to be polite." ”

During this time, Lu Ming and Song Zhishu have been in contact for a long time, and the two are also gentlemen's friends, not enthusiastic, but they have a good impression of each other, and they occasionally talk, and they will not be called Mr. anymore if they have a good relationship.

The two of them walked together, and soon they came to a courtyard of Mingyue Academy, where Zhou Wenyuan was sitting, obviously waiting for a while.

Lu Ming prepared two cups of tea and bowed away.

"I've seen Mr. Wen Yuan." Song Zhishu walked into the courtyard and bowed, although he expected the Confucianism to reply, but Song Zhishu also knew that Confucianism could not abolish the ceremony.

"Song Xiaoyou is polite, sit." Zhou Wenyuan pressed his hand, and after Song Zhishu sat down, he took out a letter from his sleeve, put it on the table, and then spoke: "In the busy schedule of preparing for the Dragon Source Conference, the family master took the time to consult many books, and finally found some information. ”

"The so-called Dacheng cultivation path, there are indeed relevant records in the Confucian classics, and the family teacher clearly stated in the letter that after the Qi Cultivation Realm reaches the Great Perfection, although it can directly break through the Foundation Building Realm, there is also a saying of perfection, which is called the perfect Qi training, and this perfection is to refine a breath."

"Refining a breath?" Hearing this, Song Zhishu thought about it and continued to ask: "Dare to ask sir, what does this tone refer to?" ”

"The tutor did not say anything in the letter because the record is not clear." Zhou Wenyuan shook his head and began to explain: "Although I am a Confucian, I have always had the habit of recording history, but after all, it is different from the Immortal Dao, so there is no more detailed record in this regard, the real answer, I am afraid that you still need Song Xiaoyou to find it yourself, but it can be made clear, if Xiaoyou finds that breath, you can practice Qi perfectly, and then it will come naturally, and you will reach the foundation." ”

"The old man thinks, the Confucian righteousness in Song Xiaoyou's body, the reason why it prevents you from breaking through the realm and building a foundation is that Song Xiaoyou doesn't have that breath."

"I see." Song Zhishu nodded, he was not too disappointed with this answer, at least he knew some clues.

"Song Xiaoyou." Zhou Wenyuan opened his mouth and took out another book: "This is sent by the family teacher along with the letter, it is recorded that the perfect qi training is said, Xiaoyou can take it home, although it is not exhaustive, but the old man wants to be of some help to Song Xiaoyou." ”

"Student, thank you Gu Yun Daru, thank you Mr. Wen Yuan." Song Zhishu stood up and saluted, and then took the book.

"There is no need to do this, it is the responsibility of the old man as a scholar to solve people's doubts." Zhou Wenyuan smiled.

However, Zhou Wenyuan expounded his own opinions on this, Song Zhishu listened carefully, and wrote down these remarks for good understanding.

In this way, after late at night, Song Zhishu took advantage of the night to return home, and still cleaned up the room a little before opening the book.

Another hour passed.

Song Zhishu closed the book, sat on the chair, and his thoughts flowed, and then sighed slightly.

The content of the book is actually similar to what Mr. Wen Yuan said, perfect qi training is to refine a breath, as for what that breath is, the book does not say, or Confucianism does not record it at all.

"It's no wonder that Confucianism can't give a clear answer, Confucianism is two different paths, and it's not easy to find so much information, but my status in the Sword Sect is too low, otherwise I will definitely be able to find more detailed explanations and records in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion, why spare such a big circle and trouble Mr. Wen Yuan and Gu Yun Daru in a row?"

Song Zhishu was very helpless, but in addition to consulting the two gentlemen, there was no other way, Confucianism is to educate the world and solve people's doubts, while the fairy road is different, and many things are secretive, there is an obvious class division, and even the same master and apprentice, but for the teacher, often leave a hand, not to mention a huge sword sect.

But in the end, he got useful information, at least now Song Zhishu really clarified the problem and had a goal.

The most important thing now is how to find and refine that breath!

And there was one thing that surprised him in the book, that is, if he really achieved perfect Qi cultivation and then broke through the foundation building, he would get a completely different benefit from ordinary monks, and that kind of benefit was unique.

Now that the goal and direction have been clarified, Song Zhishu understands that he should not be in a hurry next, and gradual progress is the key, after all, his own cultivation is different from ordinary people.

Without thinking too much, Song Zhishu returned to his seat, ready to record all the gains in his heart these days and make a final summary.

At the same time, on the periphery of the Tiancong Mountain Range, an unknown path was full of thorns, and a group of people faintly appeared and walked outside.

These people are the three people led by Li Dao and the five Liu Qing.

At this moment, everyone's faces were full of smiles, especially Wang Yue, who counted the gains this time, calculated in his heart, and found that even after dividing them, there were nearly 20,000 spirit stones in his hands.

This is the first income in recent times, and it is extremely impressive.

Thinking of this, Wang Yue couldn't help but be excited, looked at Liu Qing next to him, and thanked him.

"Senior Brother Liu, this time thanks to you leading the way, the three of us have these gains, when we go back, I will be the east, and we must go to Julinglou to have a good meal."

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Liu Qing agreed after hearing Wang Yue's words, but finally mentioned it: "But Senior Brother Wang, you have to remember what we said before, don't regret it when the time comes." ”

"Senior Brother Liu, don't worry." Wang Yue naturally knew that he would have to take out 20% as a reward for leading the way.

Wu Lishan next to him also kept nodding, although two percent is more, it is obviously nothing compared to this harvest.

For a while, everyone was very happy, the atmosphere was good, and everyone was talking and laughing, but unlike everyone, Li Dao frowned all the way, and this expression was naturally noticed by Liu Qing, and he asked directly: "Why does Senior Brother Li have an unhappy expression, is he dissatisfied with the harvest this time?" ”

"It's not, it's just that this harvest is beyond my expectations, Senior Brother Liu can bring us here, I am grateful, and then I should have a treat." Hearing this, Li Dao raised his head, first thanked him, but hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke: "It's just Senior Brother Liu, next to the area where we picked the elixir before, I looked carefully and found that there seemed to be a spiritual field, so I was a little worried." ”

Li Dao's worry is very reasonable, if it is a spiritual field with a master, even if he does not enter, once it is discovered, it will be very troublesome.

"This matter can be assured, I have picked the elixir there more than once, and there has never been an accident, as for the spiritual field, I am afraid that it has been abandoned for a long time, no one will care, I guarantee that there will be no problems, not to mention that we are cautious in this trip, why should Senior Brother Li bother himself?"

"Of course, if Senior Brother Li thinks it's inappropriate, then cooperate this time, and do their own things in the future."

Liu Qing didn't care, first opened his mouth to let Li Dao and everyone relax and promise that nothing would happen, and then said that they would not be together next time, as if they thought Li Dao was too verbose and cautious.

"Senior Brother Liu, don't be angry, my Senior Brother Li didn't mean that, and it should be careful again." Wang Yue opened his mouth to play a round game, this time the harvest is really big, beyond the past, a few more times, he can buy more cultivation resources, and then retreat to hit the ninth layer of Qi cultivation in one fell swoop, if the cooperation is interrupted, it will be a big loss.

"Senior Brother Liu's words, I naturally believe it, and I hope I don't take it to heart." Li Dao thought for a while, opened his mouth to apologize, and at the same time pondered it in his heart, feeling that what the other party said made sense, if it was really a spiritual field with a lord, they would definitely not be able to enter it easily, after all, this is in the Tiancong Mountain Range, and those who can have a spiritual field here will definitely send someone to guard it.

Although I still had concerns in my heart, I didn't choose to say it, for fear that it would have an impact on future cooperation.

In this way, a group of eight people walked towards the place where they had agreed to meet, and soon everyone left the range of the Tiancong Mountain Range.

But when Li Dao and the others wanted to find Zhao Yuan's figure, after seeing a direction, their faces suddenly changed, and they secretly said in their hearts that it was not good, not only him, but also Wang Yue and Wu Lishan were both pale, and a chill rushed to the top of their heads.

Because right in front of everyone, a group of Law Enforcement Hall disciples lined up neatly, standing not far away with indifferent expressions.

And the person at the head, all three of them know each other, it is an outer disciple, Bai Qiuyu.