Chapter 49: Soul Consciousness and Meridians
Reiki, as the name suggests, is the magical power possessed by all things in this heaven and earth. Its origin is no longer verifiable, but according to the cultivators in the martial realm, the aura is the power of creation that was born when the entire Douwu Continent plane was formed. All things have spirits, and human beings are even more so, it is not easy to say whether there were spirit beasts or monks in this world, but it is certain that human beings with wisdom are the first to create exercises that can absorb and refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
And such a technique that can overpowerfully gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in one place makes the cultivation speed of human cultivators far exceed that of spirit beasts of the same level, and gain unshakable dominance among continents. But at the same time, such a practice of acting against the heavens seems to be jealous of the heavens, and the order of heaven and earth in the underworld has set up one barrier after another for the monks' cultivation. Each threshold seems to be a definition of the strength of a cultivator, and if you want to break the shackles and go further on the path of cultivation, you must absorb a huge amount of spiritual energy in a short period of time to break through the barrier, and at the same time pass the various tests of the order of heaven and earth, so as to look forward to a broader world. And under the separation of these barriers, the monk divides this heavy threshold into different realms of cultivation.
The essence of cultivation is to absorb as much heaven and earth aura as possible and transform it into more substantial spiritual power in the body, so as to repeatedly strengthen and refine one's body and soul from the inside out, until finally reaching the supreme realm of competing with the heavens and living with the earth.
And the end of the practice is a topic of discussion among monks that will never go out of style. Some people say that the end of cultivation is immortality, and while obtaining supreme mana, you can also stay young and live forever in the world; Some people say that no matter how powerful the monk is, he will not be able to escape the fate of his death in the end, and he will still return to the loess in the end, otherwise why did so many famous masters who have appeared in the world disappear in the end? There are also people who say that there are other planes at a higher level above this martial realm, during which the aura is more abundant than that of the martial realm, and the realm that can be cultivated is also higher.
But in the end, no one has ever confirmed the truth of these rumors, after all, ordinary monks are still too far away from the pinnacle of cultivation to be qualified to come into contact with the world seen by those great figures in the martial arts world. And whether it is Tian Jihong, who has just started on the way of cultivation, or his master Li Ming, at this moment, they are only one of the many beings who are fighting in this red dust, and naturally they have no time to worry about these illusory things, and the most important thing at the moment is to steadily improve their strength.
Previously, Li Ming had mentioned to Tian Jihong that the first realm of entering the cultivation was called the [Body Refining Realm], which was the primary link for the monks to carry out a preliminary refinement of their own physical strength through the spiritual power they had cultivated, so that the strength of their physical bodies would be far from those of mortals. However, under the experience of Li Ming and other people who have come before, if you want to lay a solid foundation at the beginning of your cultivation, you should first raise your body to the limit through mortal training methods like Tian Jihong before running your spiritual power to quench your body, so that if you start practicing again, you will be able to achieve no bottlenecks and prevent hidden dangers from being buried for further cultivation in the future.
According to Li Ming, this [self-cultivation method] is the foundation of Taoist qi cultivation, and it is the Yellow Rank Introductory Mental Method that is widely spread in the mainland, and it is originally a method used for self-cultivation and longevity. However, don't look at this exercise is only the lowest level of the Yellow Rank, but the cultivation of the exercise is like the absorption of elixir, it is not able to ascend to the sky in one step, and countless legendary existences that have left a great reputation in the martial arts world also start from the most basic health cultivation tips at the beginning of cultivation. On the other hand, if you look at the Shura Mind Method at that level, you can know that the higher-level exercises have extremely high cultivation requirements for the monk's cultivation, divine soul, and even meridians, and if you want to forcibly cultivate when your cultivation is still shallow, you can only end up with a miserable end of spiritual power backlash and broken tendons.
At this time, Li Ming asked Tian Jihong to open the booklet, read aloud the descriptions of spiritual power on it one by one, and at the same time made an in-depth analysis based on his own cultivation experience: "The content of this self-cultivation recipe is not much, I think with your talent, I am afraid that it will not be able to memorize the content in a few days." The method of cultivating the body is divided into two parts, which explain the method of absorbing the aura of heaven and earth, and how to operate the aura between the meridians in the body for tempering. The content seems to be easy to understand in terms of basics, but in fact, when you first enter the cultivation, you will inevitably encounter a thousand strange questions in the actual cultivation, and if you don't find a master to answer for you, you will need to rely on yourself to keep trying and taking a lot of detours in order to complete the cultivation process. ”
Therefore, the booklet itself is not important, it is not worth a few dollars, and it is not difficult to find such a widely circulated Yellow Order Exercise in the market. However, those who only rely on a book of practice secrets to immerse themselves in enlightenment at home will inevitably be quickly widened by monks of the same rank who have been instructed by famous teachers and avoided detours in their actual practice. At the same time, the cultivation of soul power and meridians related to spiritual power cultivation is also complementary to each other, and if you want to slowly comprehend the mystery on your own without the guidance of others, it will be really fantastical. This is also the place where the teacher will explain to you one by one in the future. ”
"In the opinion of the teacher, with your current demonic talent and the physical foundation you laid before, under my careful guidance, I am afraid that there will be an explosive breakthrough in cultivation in a short period of time, and it is not impossible to even break through to the realm of the peak of body refining in one breath. But you must not be arrogant because of this, and you must remember that you must not slack off in the slightest in your cultivation, remember? ”
Tian Jihong nodded and said, "Well, I understand. Then what about the cultivation of soul power and meridians that Master mentioned just now? When I was a child, I also heard my father talk about the five meridians of the human body, but because I haven't started spiritual cultivation yet, I don't have a clear concept. ”
"Well, since you asked now, then I will give a brief explanation first. In the eyes of the teacher and other monks of higher realms, the cultivation of soul power and meridians is as important as spiritual power and mutually blessed, which means that normally after the spiritual power reaches a certain level, it can withstand stronger soul consciousness and open up more meridians. Of course, there is no shortage of demons in this world who can suppress their cultivation and first raise their soul consciousness or meridians to a level that makes monks of the same level fearful, most of these people have terrifying origins and origins, and they all rely on the support of many forces behind them to find some strange cultivation methods to forcibly improve the strength of their souls or meridians. In this way, in a battle of the same level, these demons do have a combat power far beyond others. ”
"But these are extreme cases, and we'll leave them aside. A more common situation in the martial arts world is that many people's soul power and meridian cultivation cannot keep up with spiritual power cultivation, and they mistakenly believe that in the face of spiritual power cultivation, the first two are insignificant. As everyone knows, without the support of strong soul consciousness and meridians, the absorption of spiritual energy will definitely be affected; Naturally, the learning restrictions of high-level exercises are not mentioned, even if these people can absorb the aura into their bodies, they will not be able to completely absorb the gathered aura in the body, and there will even be a situation where the aura absorbed by the exercises is not as much as the aura that is volatilized in the body. In this way, it is extremely easy for cultivation to stagnate or even regress. ”
"It's getting late today, and it's definitely too late for the teacher to explain the soul power and meridians to you in detail one by one, and besides, it's better for you to focus on learning this health cultivation trick at this time, and the next things will be arranged for you one by one. The only thing I want to remind you now is that the cultivation of soul power needs to be condensed and absorbed [Fighting Soul], and fighting soul is the foundation of soul power condensation and use, and the level of the monk's fighting soul will directly affect the intensity of soul power in battle, as well as the efficiency of soul power cultivation on weekdays. And if you want to have a high-quality fighting soul in the martial arts world, in addition to learning the method of condensation yourself, you can only find materials by yourself and spend a lot of money to find a fighting soul master in the town to buy it. ”
"And the meridian cultivation is also similar, although its cost is less than that of the fighting soul condensation, but in addition to the shackles that can take the opportunity to impact the meridians when you break through your own cultivation, it is even more difficult to open up the meridians by absorbing spiritual energy alone on weekdays, and it may even be difficult to open one-tenth of a meridian for a year or two."
"And if you want to increase the strength of your meridians first when cultivating to the realm suppression, as I just said, you must additionally purchase special heavenly and earthly treasures to assist in cultivation. Even the teacher also heard that there is a treasure in the martial arts world that can stably open up the meridians, it is said that this thing is a superb elixir that all major sects are blushing about, and only the Heavenly Immortal Martial Mansion in the Eastern Continent has a refining method, and any auction is astronomical, and it is often priceless. ”
"So, what a teacher means is that you, a kid, have to start worrying about your own expenses in addition to your cultivation, and if you want to quickly improve your cultivation without leaving sequelae, you need to invest a lot of money. Being a teacher may be able to help you for a while, but you still have to rely on yourself for a longer road in the future, like being a teacher himself, he is actually just a member of the unremitting struggle on the road of cultivation, and he also relies on the many resources brought by joining the martial arts hall to provide his future practice. Therefore, you kid also have to plan ahead, in addition to looking for opportunities outside like today, it is better to live in a force to provide yourself with funds and cultivation resources. Li Ming said earnestly.