"Too... Too much? ”

After being stunned for a while, Dong Shan came back to his senses, and his expression still looked a little stiff.

He thought that Li Muxuan was worried that seventy days was too little, and he was afraid that he would not be able to achieve the goal of 3,500 breaths of true qi by the time, but he didn't expect that seventy days was too much.

Boy.

This left him at a loss for a moment at a loss of what to say.

After all, I have cultivated the Tao for so many years.

It's not that he hasn't seen people who work hard and diligently, but it's really the first time he's seen someone like Li Muxuan who took the initiative to ask for it.

Then again.

I'm afraid this kid is not new to cultivation.

You think you can really do it, right?

Immediately, Dong Shan said seriously: "Child, it's a good thing to work hard. ”

"But the most important thing in cultivating is to recognize yourself, seventy days is not much, three thousand five hundred breaths of true qi, at least fifty breaths a day, this is not a simple matter."

"Really?"

Li Muxuan glanced at him strangely and said, "But the junior has now condensed eighty breaths of true qi." ”

"Even if it's eighty..."

"Wait, how much? Eighty mouths? ”

Dong Shan suddenly gasped.

An hour is eight quarters of an hour, and every quarter of an hour refines a mouthful of nectar, and eighty mouthfuls is ten hours.

From yesterday to the time when he was taught the foundation building method to now, it has only been about twelve hours, and he still has to eat, sleep, and attend classes in the middle, where does he have so much time to condense his true qi?

And even if he doesn't sleep, eats or drinks, he uses all this time.

Didn't he hit a bottleneck?

Once the mind is free of distractions, it is simple.

But in the bustling city, it is inevitable that you will be affected by the environment, how can it be so easy to enter the state of zazen?

Not to mention, today he also asked him to answer questions by name many times, even if he happened to swallow a mouthful of nectar every time, it would definitely have an impact on his cultivation more or less.

In this case.

Not to mention that it is impossible for normal people to do it, even if it is a sharp weapon, it is absolutely impossible to do it!

Thinking of this, Dong Shan looked at Li Muxuan, his eyes full of suspicion.

You kid can't be lying to me, are you?

"You said that you have condensed eighty breaths of true qi, so how did you do it?"

Dongshan asked directly, in view of Li Muxuan's previous performances, he felt that the other party was not a liar, and there was no point in telling this kind of lie.

So he was highly skeptical.

Li Muxuan is not stunned to cultivate demons.

It is also commonly known as going crazy.

You know, this is not uncommon in cultivation.

The more attached a person is to something, the more likely it is to lose oneself and be replaced by delusions.

And thinking of when Master Zuo Ruotong sent Li Muxuan here, he suspected that the other party was insincere, Dongshan had enough reason to wonder if Li Muxuan had overacted, and really thought that he was a peerless genius, so he was swallowed up by delusions.

At this time, Li Muxuan naturally didn't know what Dongshan thought.

I heard the other person ask how he did it.

He spoke.

"Mr. Huiqi, yesterday you finished teaching the foundation building method to the juniors."

"The junior was thinking when he got back to the room."

"Actually, you don't have to sit in zazen."

"The key is to build a state of having no distracting thoughts and sticking to the original heart, so the younger generation tries to live and sit and lie down, whether it can be done without distracting thoughts and condense nectar in the mouth."

"I didn't expect it to be a success."

As the voice sounded, Dong Shan's eyes suddenly widened, revealing a look of shock.

He didn't expect that Li Muxuan would have this kind of understanding.

It was only after seven or eight years of practicing with Master that I gradually understood this truth, and at the same time, I realized even more how difficult it was to achieve this.

Zazen is not limited to form.

Sounds simple.

But most people's hearts move with their bodies.

The eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind all the six senses do not affect the human mind all the time.

Choose a quiet place, close your eyes and sit still, after all, you can't see, you can't hear, you can't smell, you are isolated from most of the external influences, and it is naturally easy to have no distractions.

But once it moves.

All kinds of feelings brought about by the six senses will affect people.

In this state, I want to keep my mind free of distractions.

Not to mention that it is as difficult as climbing to the sky, but it also takes a long period of practice to be able to barely do it.

But how old is Li Muxuan?

Nine years old!

And he hadn't never cultivated before this!

As a result, he had only been practicing for a day.

Not only can I understand the truth that zazen is not limited to form, but I can also really do it.

It's outrageous!

But one thing to say, if Li Muxuan can really do it, he can practice, live, sit and lie down diligently.

Twelve hours and eighty breaths of true qi are difficult, but they can barely do it, but is it possible that he has been practicing all day, and answering the questions by himself has not affected him?

Think so.

Without waiting for Dongshan to ask, he saw Li Muxuan continue.

"Thank you, sir."

"Just today, when I was named by you to answer the question, I suddenly found that although there were many distracting thoughts in my mind, my heart was not affected by these thoughts."

"Rather, from the perspective of a bystander, he observes the birth and death of these thoughts in a state of inaction."

"From this, the younger generation deduces."

"Zazen is not the same as the absence of distractions in the mind."

"The absence of distractions in the mind is just the process of attaining this state, not the ultimate goal of zazen.

"The essence of zazen is to stick to one's own mind and enter into a pure and void place, so that one's original mind is not affected by the seven emotions of joy, anger, worry, sorrow, fear, and fear, as well as the six senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind."

"So, even if you have a thought."

"But as long as the heart is firm and not shaken by external objects, it will still be in a state of tranquility and emptiness."

Saying that, Li Muxuan looked at Dongshan.

"Sir, is this right?"

"Uh..."

At this time, Dong Shan's heart was no longer enough to describe it as shocked.

Now he is completely confused.

What is it that sticks to his heart and looks at his own thoughts in a state of inaction, which his master didn't teach when he was practicing?

How did he know if it was right?

But soon, after Dongshan calmed down.

He found that Li Muxuan's description was somewhat similar to the Vipassana method in the Taoist method of cultivating the mind.

Inside, both inward.

To look is to see.

To put it simply, it is to enter the mind.

In the way of concentration, observe and sweep away the distracting thoughts and delusions in the heart, meditate on the clear path and even realize the enlightenment.

However, this is usually something that only great cultivators do, and ordinary cultivators can be called strong in their hearts without being affected by those distracting thoughts and delusions in their hearts, let alone contemplating themselves and sweeping away their thoughts in time.

Of course, this is not to say that Li Muxuan has now reached the realm of a great cultivator.

It can only be said that his approach is very similar to Vipassana.

But even so.

Li Muxuan's talent is also really demonic!

Not only can you gain insight into the essence of zazen, but you can even draw inferences from others and begin to observe your own thoughts.

It's like a baby who just babbles and starts to learn a second language without a teacher, and a child who has just learned to walk has already begun to challenge hurdles.

Dong Shan didn't know if it was good or bad.

But one thing is for sure.

He is not worthy of teaching this child.

"Hurry up and write a letter to report this matter to Master!"

Thinking of this, Dongshan looked at Li Muxuan, and said in a tone as natural as possible: "Yes, you are right. ”

"That's what it is."

"Originally, I was going to teach you this later, but I didn't expect you to understand it yourself."

"But don't be too happy, this is just the most basic introductory cultivation, you still have a long way to go in the future, if there is anything you don't understand in the middle, or any wonderful ideas, you can come and ask me at any time."

"As for those three thousand five hundred breaths of true qi, you don't have to worry too much about the day."

"Just tell me when you're done."

"Thank you, sir."

Li Muxuan clasped his fists and saluted towards the cave mountain.

Originally, he thought that he had comprehended the things of the next realm, but he didn't expect to stay at the most basic entry stage.

But think about it.

I'm just an ordinary man.

Even if you have a little understanding, if you look at the whole world, it should belong to the category of sparse and ordinary.

How can it be so easy to surpass its predecessors?

Fortunately, what he seeks is not to surpass anyone, but to achieve his true self through cultivation, and although his outstanding talent is gratifying, mediocrity and ordinariness do not affect his continued cultivation.

Think so.

Li Muxuan was quickly relieved, abandoned those delusional thoughts in his heart, and continued to practice.