Chapter 17: Three Books of the Tao
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Zhao Ran first opened the "Shangqing Jue", this is a Taoist book dedicated to how to swallow and breathe, according to Uncle Xiao Zhuo's letter, there is no good or bad practice, the depth of learning, all depends on personal creation. The so-called creation is actually the meaning of seven points of chance and three points of effort. In other words, even if the most basic Dao Sect Exercises, such as the "Shangqing Jue", happen to be suitable and diligent, they can also cultivate to the extreme depth and achieve the highest level of the Dao.
Zhao Ran swept it over and knew that this was actually the exercise that Uncle Da Zhuo and Xiao Zhuo taught him in Changworm Mountain, but the blank space in the book was densely filled with annotations and experiences written in small letters. Zhao Ran had to thank the two uncles again for their kindness, but it was a pity that he didn't have the ability to absorb the aura of heaven and earth at all, and he couldn't practice Qi, and this exercise was no different from waste paper for him.
I opened the "Zhengyi Talisman again", studied it for a while, and was immediately overjoyed!
The so-called runes are the way in which the Tao and the Qi are combined, and the way of the runes is passed. In terms of form, runes are roughly divided into repetitions, cloud seals, spirit treasure talismans, and runes, and the compound text is a combination XII.br/>of more than two characters
In terms of efficacy, it is nothing more than the exorcism of true evil, summoning gods, eliminating disasters and misfortunes, killing and killing, and so on.
When Zhao Ran was in the Wuji Courtyard Hall, he went down the mountain many times to preside over or participate in the Zhaijiao ceremony, and used many talismans, but most of them had no effect. The reason why this is so is because there is no method of internal refining. If you want to refine an effective talisman, in addition to the materials, the most important thing is to inject Qi into the talisman by refining it. It doesn't matter if the talisman is written crookedly and can't make a shape, as long as there is Qi infusion, it can guide the talisman to work.
The internal refining injection qi is divided into three realms: ancestral qi, Tiangang, and golden light, from first to second, one layer is more powerful than the other. The same talisman, refining Qi in the realm of Tiangang, its effect far exceeds the method of ancestral qi, if the internal refining realm reaches the golden light level, the talisman is even more ordinary. Its efficacy is also extremely powerful.
The Zhengyi Talisman contains a total of seventy-two of the most basic and commonly used talismans, which are divided into nine levels, with eight runes at each level, corresponding to the nine orders of Taoist priests, feather priests, yellow crowns, mages, archmages, refiners, great refiners, real people, and heavenly masters (great real people).
Seeing this, Zhao Ran couldn't help but be dumbfounded: "Obediently, this "Zhengyi Fu Fa" can actually be used all the way to the level of the Heavenly Master, could it be that the Dao Gate is so light that the highest level of spells can be spread without a slight restriction? Between doubts and gains and losses, Zhao Ran quickly flipped through the last part of the Dao book. The spark of joy in my heart was like being poured with cold water, and it was immediately extinguished.
Zhao Ran once again had a deeper understanding of the word talisman: talisman and talisman are not the same thing! Talisman is rune. This is right, but it needs to be allocated, if the rune is the basis for the practice, then the treasure is the qualification for the practice. Other words. If you want to refine a rune, you can't just know the refining method of the rune, so you found the right materials to complete the writing of the rune in the right way, and successfully refined the Qi in the process of writing the rune. Well, do you think this talisman can be used? Then you are very wrong! If you have not gone through the Dao Gate conferring ceremony and do not have the Gong Job, then the talisman you have refined will not take effect!
What is the Gong Profession? The Gong Rank is the rank of Taoist monks, that is, the nine ranks from the Taoist priest to the Heavenly Master (Da Zhenren). Zhao Ran always thought that this was just an honorary title given to monks by the Daomen, or an artificial division of the monks' cultivation by the Daomen, until today, he didn't know that this qiē was not so simple.
Zhao Ran had a hard time understanding at first, why a ceremony and a conferral could make the talisman take effect, but not the other way around. So he carefully read the full text of "Zhengyi Fufa" again from beginning to end, this time he didn't even let go of the annotations and experiences, after reading it, he faintly understood, it seems that the ritual of the Daomen is not just a form, at least this form is real and effective, and the form of the ritual can communicate with the ancestors of the Daomen and the immortals of the heavenly realm in a certain way, so as to give the communicator some magical power.
He couldn't help but think of the days when he used to preside over the Zhaijiao ceremony in various parts of the county, and when he thought back at this moment, he couldn't help but feel extremely embarrassed - he was really ignorant and fearless at that time.
Well, the problem now is that Zhao Ran doesn't even have the most basic "Taoist" position, and the talisman he refined is still useless. With apprehension, Zhao Ran quickly looked back, and finally saw a line of annotations, the ink was obviously newly left, Uncle Xiao Zhuo said, let Zhao Ran learn to refine the eight talismans of the first order first, and after they came back, they would strive to let Zhao Ran participate in the awarding ceremony of Huayun Pavilion. Of course, the premise is that Zhao Ran must meet the conditions for conferring the position of "Taoist priest".
What kind of conditions can be granted to the "Taoist priest"? Taoist practice pays attention to the four major steps, that is, to practice refining and transforming qi, refining qi and turning into gods, refining gods to return to emptiness, and refining voids and combining the Tao, of which the first step is to practice refining and refining qi is divided into two steps, when the essence of the essence is combined with Qi and turns into a light and non-existent essence, it can be conferred the position of Yushi, or called entering the realm of Yushi, and when the essence of Qi is transformed into a dan, it can be awarded the post of Huangguan Qi, or called entering the realm of Huangguan.
Before that, you must first do a good job of swallowing and absorbing, so that the qi in the body reaches a certain level, that is, when you feel the swelling of the sea of qi, you will be counted as entering the Taoist realm, and you can be awarded the position of Taoist priest.
Zhao Ran is now cultivating the "Innate Merit Sutra", cultivating merit power, not absorbing the Qi in the aura of heaven and earth, he doesn't know if his cultivation will be the same as the feelings and situations described in the Daomen cultivation realm. But the "Innate Merit Sutra" also makes it very clear that the progress of cultivation is also divided into four major steps: refining and refining qi, refining qi and transforming gods, refining gods and returning to void, and refining void and merging the way.
Put aside the "Zhengyi Fu Method" and open the "Instrument Spectrum".
It is also an introductory book on the making of weapons, there is no big reason to talk about, and there is no general recipe or anything like that, directly listing the refining methods of 36 commonly used magic weapons, including swords, seals, rulers, passes, ropes, sand, nets, bottles, and so on. There are three or four examples of each. For example, a flying sword, from the selection of materials to the formula, to refining, warming, opening, imprinting consciousness, etc., every link is explained very clearly. There was no refining method for the Five Elements Divine Array Disc that Zhao Ran had received before, but each of these magic weapons could be refined by referring to a certain magic weapon listed in the book.
What pleases Zhao Ran the most is that there is a word explanation at the back of the book, that is, an explanation of terms. This time, Zhao Ran finally figured out what "half-yin fire" is and what is "dragon and tiger".
From the beginning to the end, he didn't find that the refining weapon needed to be refined, which made Zhao Ran greatly relieved, if the refining tool also needed to be refined, he was afraid that he would be so angry that he would vomit blood.
Zhao Ran can now study both talismans and tools, and his life is suddenly enriched. Because there are three permanent aid stations in Yangmayi, Liu Zhuangyi, and Charity Hall, there is a fairly stable cultivation of merit every day, so for the time being, you can not worry about these "mundane affairs" of laying the foundation, so next, I began to practice with one mind.
Zhao Ran threw all the trivial matters of Fang Tang to Jiang Zhiheng, practiced talisman making in the morning, tried to refine magic weapons in the afternoon, and meditated in the evening to meditate on the inner breath meditation diagram taught to him by Zhu Qigu to restore the mana lost during the day, and at the same time took the time to convert the merit power into his own mana.
Jiang Zhiheng, as the master of Fang Tang Hall and Zhao Ran's deputy, was puzzled by Zhao Ran's behavior. At first, he was directly excluded from the affairs of the Fang Tang and was almost marginalized, but then he suddenly took over the affairs of the Fang Tang and regained the "power". However, after going through the process of "complaining" to the high-level leaders such as Wuji Yuan and Sandu, he had already truly understood Zhao Ran's deterrent power, so he didn't dare to complain, so he could only take over Fang Tang's baton again in doubt, and do his best to do things, for fear that Zhao Ran would find out his flaws.
It's just that his complicated thoughts can't enter Zhao Ran's eyes at all, and now Zhao Ran is "ambitious" and devotes himself to the "right thing" that a monk should do, which can be regarded as opening a new chapter in his Taoist career. (The novel "The Law of the Daomen" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!) (To be continued......) R1292