Chapter 488: Cultivating the Mind
It takes about a week to navigate from the current location of the Lost Isle to the extreme teleportation distance of Stellagosa.
Sarean plans to take advantage of this time to relax on Lost Island.
For people from the outside world, such as Sallian and Valeera, the peaceful Isle of Lost is undoubtedly a paradise.
After a week's rest, Sarean put all his worries behind for a while and concentrated on enjoying the rare tranquility.
At Sarren's instigation, Shang Xi agreed to delve into the mysteries of True Qi with him.
True Qi is only one of the manifestations of the mysterious Fifth Element, and even Shang Xi, who has been immersed in the path of a warrior monk all his life, does not dare to say that he fully understands the energy of True Qi.
The study of the fifth element is destined to be a long process.
Instead of rushing for quick success, Salian listened to the persuasion of Valera and Stella Gossa and adopted a combination of work and rest, discussing martial arts with Shangxi and understanding the life philosophy of the panda people through the daily life of the inhabitants of Lost Island.
The daily life of Lost Island is a microcosm of the entire pandaren group.
Since he will inevitably go to Pandaren's stronghold of Pandaria in the near future, Salian naturally has to make some preparations in advance, at least not to touch the minefield of pandaren because of cultural and cognitive differences.
The next afternoon, following Shang Xi's teachings, Sarian went to the Wing Pond in the east of the island alone to cultivate his mind and temperament through fishing, and to understand the natural principles of Taoism in Shang Xi's mouth.
Valera and Stella Gosa are also interested in the path of the warrior monk, but they don't plan to dabble in it.
At Cheng Bo's invitation, the two of them went to Chenxi Village to meet him, and together they went to the Baboon Village in the northwest of Lost Island to teach the increasingly rampant tricksters.
When Naohi first asked Salian to go fishing, he was very unimpressed.
Who wouldn't know how to catch a fish? It's nothing more than sitting on the water's edge with a fishing rod, pinching the bait on the hook, casting the rod and waiting for the silly fish to take the bait.
However, when he really threw himself into this activity, Sarayan realized that it was not that simple.
Sarean's temperament has always been more anxious.
For the first 30 minutes of sitting down, he was able to hold his temper and wait patiently for the fish to take the bait.
As soon as the 30 minutes passed, Salian began to get distracted unconsciously.
Either shaking your feet impatiently looking at the water that is still motionless, or simply chatting with the barrage and farting, in short, it is difficult to concentrate.
Most of the barrage didn't notice that something was wrong, because they were like that, and the eldest brother didn't talk about the second brother.
However, some people with a more tranquil temperament have pointed out the problem to the point.
[Lack of concentration, Xiao Sa's concentration time is only half an hour, not as good as those middle school students who are studying in school. γ
When he heard this assessment, Salian was very unconvinced.
He knew what a middle school student was, and translating it in a way that was easier for the Azeroths to understand, was equivalent to the early years of studying with the Initiation teacher.
Under the unanimous persuasion of the barrage that gradually came back to his senses, Salian began to calm down and re-examine himself.
The lack of concentration wasn't new, as he was often tormented by uncontrollable dragon bloodlines in his youth, and the time Sarean was able to concentrate was much shorter than he was now, only a few minutes.
He thinks that he has made a lot of progress compared to the beginning, and he doesn't think there is anything wrong with half an hour of concentration time.
Under the guidance of the barrage, Salian took half a day to carefully observe the cultivation process of the warrior monks.
It is not those beginner warrior monk apprentices who only know the routines of shouting, drinking, and fighting, but how to further improve themselves like Cheng Bo who have already learned and obtained the qualification of being a teacher.
Seeing the veteran monks who could meditate on a wooden stake in the middle of the Einoike for an afternoon, Sarean finally realized the problem he was facing.
It is true that after advancing to the Legend, Sarian can control the rise and fall of anger with ease, and initially grasp his own emotional changes.
But he still can't control the turmoil from his soul, and once he has nothing to do, he will subconsciously think about it, and he can't completely meditate.
This is one of the reasons why Saljan always finds himself a lot of things to do, and once he is free, he will feel at a loss and unconsciously cranky.
Shang Xi keenly saw the problem of Sarren, and targeted him to restrain his mind by fishing, and deliberately arranged him to meditate in a large number of warrior monks in the Yongzhi Pond, which can be regarded as well-intentioned.
Having discovered the root of the problem, it was natural for Salian to find a way to solve the problem.
As a fighter who can always get angry on the rise, Sarean has a habit of putting his emotions at a breaking point.
Once in combat mode, he can boost his anger as quickly as he can, allowing him to get the upper hand.
However, this is just a trick after all, and keeping the mood high for a long time will inevitably have a certain impact on Sarean's state of mind.
Salorian had already seen Sarean's problems before.
However, due to his long-term duty as a guardian of the Sunwell, it was impossible for him to follow his apprentice all the time, so he simply mentioned it to keep Sarean's anger as calm as possible in his daily life.
Having identified the crux of the problem, Salian began to try to restrain his emotions and calm his mind.
Habits are very scary, and once a person has formed a habit, it is not so easy to correct it.
It took Salian 3 days to get his awkward emotional control habit back and really be able to devote himself to fishing with peace of mind.
The fishing rod that Shang Xi gave to Sarian was specially made, and the hook of this thing was not bent at all, and it went straight to the end.
To put it bluntly, the role of this rod is not to fish, it is to fish the heart of the rod holder.
When Valera and Stellagosa had had enough of their stay on the Lost Isle and returned to the Temple to find Sarean, Nakki directed them to the Wing Pond in the eastern part of the Temple.
Approaching the vast pool, the two of them saw Sarean sitting on a towering wooden stake fishing with a straight hook.
"This Hook ......"
The water in Einoike is so clear that you can easily see what is in the water.
Valera stared at the fishhook that Sarren had thrown with a strange expression, and Stella Goussa nodded her forehead with her finger in confusion.
ββ¦β¦ Straight? Can this catch fish too? β
"Shh~"
A young warrior monk beside the two raised his finger in front of his mouth, signaling the two to be quiet.
"He's not fishing, he's refining his heart through the act of fishing, and it doesn't matter if he can really catch a fish."
Valera and Stella Gosa still couldn't understand the panda man's "way", and the two looked at each other with confused faces, so they could only follow the advice and wait patiently by the pool.
"Wow~"
Suddenly, there was a slight sound of water in the pool, and a mischievous fish was pecking at the baitless hook in the water.
The warrior monk who spoke out calmly stroked his beard with one hand, and looked at the fishing line that still did not fluctuate so far.
Just when he thought that Salian would not make any moves, and was about to continue to point out the two distinguished guests, Salian suddenly moved.
"Brush!"
The straight line was formed in a circle by Sarren's subtle looping technique, and the tip of the sharp hook was inserted into the gill of the stupid fish without warning, just in pair.
"Whoa!"
SalΓ©an then leisurely raised the rod and brought the struggling fish to his eyes.
"Good."
Salian nodded with satisfaction: "Today's lunch is over." β
"Ah, this ......"
The warrior monk, who was about to pretend to be forced, almost didn't pull out his beard, and looked at Saljan, who had already begun to scale empty-handed, as he looked at Sarean, who had already begun to remove scales empty-handed.
"Poof~"
Valera forcibly suppressed her laughter, only letting out a short exhalation.
"Ahem~"
Seeing that the panda-man warrior monk turned his head with a tangled expression, Valeera hurriedly sorted out her emotions.
"Stella, let's go over too, just in time for lunch."
"Okay."
"Hiss~"
The young warrior monk's face was a little unbearable, and he gently touched his chin that was hurt by his own tugging.
"This little brother...... Why don't you play cards according to common sense? β
"Bang!"
A familiar Zen staff reached out from behind him and tapped lightly on his head.
"Whew!"
The familiar pain that had not been seen for a long time made the young warrior monk subconsciously scream, and then turned back helplessly.
"Master Shangxi......"
"Humph!"
Shang Xi squinted at this flattering warrior monk: "Da Liu, you yourself are still half a tank of water, and you are embarrassed to point nonsense at others?" β
"Get moving! Run 50 laps along Lost Island before dark! If you fail, meditate at the Wing Pond until dawn tonight! β
"Isn't it! I ......"
"Don't quibble! Run! Boom! β
"Whew! I run, I can't run! β