Chapter 11 The First Difficulty of Cultivation: Entry

"Since that's the case, then I'll tell you about the method of refining qi. โ€

"The way of refining qi, before leaving the world, there were three realms, which were the realm of the senses, the realm of the truth and the realm of the gods. It is not helpful to say more about the specifics of it. The so-called senser is the person who senses the Xuanqi, which is the beginning of the practice of refining qi. It's just that before this beginning, there is still a portal to enter. โ€

"This gateway is entry. When the way of refining qi first came out, there was a song that sang, it is difficult to practice, it is difficult to practice, and it is the first difficulty to enter the country. โ€

The so-called entry is to enter the realm of cultivation. This is the foundation of cultivation, and it is mysterious and mysterious, and some people can hardly enter this realm even if they have been thinking hard for decades, and some people can enter the cultivation as soon as their thoughts arise.

This step has early and late, long and short, has nothing to do with the nature of the heart, has nothing to do with qualifications, it all depends on chance; when entering, there are sacred mountains entering, Tianhe entering, and the sea of fire entering, in short, all living beings in heaven and earth are in various forms, only the unexpected, there is nothing that cannot be entered.

Some people enter the country at the age of seven or eight, while others are not able to enter until they are old. However, no matter when they enter the country, it cannot determine the level of their future practice.

When the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan went to Guci Mountain to meet the sage Da Kui, he met a child friend of Da Kui. Although the child was less than ten years old, the Yellow Emperor was amazed by his talent and called him the Heavenly Master.

The Heavenly Master in the mouth of the Yellow Emperor is now the ancestor of Qiu Sheng's lineage.

It is also an interesting thing to say, the Yellow Emperor asked this "Heavenly Master" how to govern the world, and this "Heavenly Master" said that he would expel the black sheep.

Ji Kao listened to this allusion, and thought about it in his heart, it seems that later among the Daomen, there were also great sages who also mentioned it.

Expelling the black sheep, hanging the people, and class struggle, the times are different, the ideas are different, and the means are similar.

There are also eighty or ninety years old to enter, the medical saint Qibo, following the example of the Red Emperor Shennong, then taste a hundred herbs, in the twilight of the years to enter, and then the road of cultivation is also a thousand miles a day, soon to be able to pass the gods, the Yellow Emperor to take it as a teacher.

Compared with the child "Heavenly Master" in front, Qi Bo is recognized as a Heavenly Master by later generations. The first vein of medicine originated from the Red Emperor Shennong and became the Yellow Emperor Qibo Bian Que.

It was also their achievements in this vein, and the later Black Emperor Zhuan dared to turn his face with Wu Zhu and become a Jedi Tiantong.

Therefore, there is no fixed law for entry, and each person has a different way of entering the country, and the time of entry is also different. But there are always people in the world who continue to summarize the various ways of entry of their predecessors, and the stones of other mountains can be used to attack jade, and future generations can see it, which is always helpful.

These entry methods are collectively known as the 3,000 Entry Method, and there may be as many as 3,000, or there may be none, and no one has done statistics.

All kinds of methods are designed to help people enter the country for cultivation, and it is better than not being able to enter it.

You must know that there are very few sages who can really look up at astronomy and geography and enter directly. The method of entry and exit created by the ancestors was originally convenient for future generations to practice, so that future generations did not have to take the detour they had at the beginning.

"Well, since that's all I have said, I'm going to pass on to you the entry method of my lineage. โ€

After Qiu Sheng finished talking about the method of entry, he smiled again and looked at these descendants of Ji Yan. Passing down the law of entry should be his reward for watching the five-colored altar for dozens of days.

Hearing Qiu Sheng say that he wanted to pass on the law of entry, the five members of the Ji family were all overjoyed in their hearts, regardless of the three brothers of Ji Taibo looked at each other and shook their heads together.

Ji Taibo pointed at Ji Chang and Ji Kao and said, "Please also ask Mr. Qiu Sheng to pass on this entry method to Ji Chang and his son." When the three of us brothers were in Qishan in the early years, they also received the Dharma from Qi Refiners, but they never got into it. โ€

He sighed, remembering the old man he had seen on Qishan when he was young. Maybe in this life, it should be rare to see again.

Qiu Sheng was noncommittal, and bowed slightly: "It's okay, you come here late at night, have you already made a decision." โ€

Ji Taibo nodded, looked at the five-colored altar in front of him, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground, and placed it on it.

Then, with a leisurely gaze, he looked to the east: "Zhong Yong and I have already decided, except for the resignation of the great uncle who was accepted as a disciple, all our descendants will follow us east." โ€

"What?" Ji Jili's expression changed greatly, and he pulled Ji Taibo's sleeve and said, "Brother, you are the lord of my Zhou Yuan's future state, and you are going to the land of Dongyi, and I am also going to be my younger brother." Brother, don't say this, otherwise you will let me have a face to meet the ancestors in the temple. โ€

Ji Taibo smiled: "Brother Ji, don't say that, when my father was here, he said that Chang'er should be the person who rejuvenated my Zhou family, the lord of the state, and then passed it on to you, and then passed it on to him, whether it is from the patriarchal point of view, or for the entire state, it is the best choice." โ€

"Yes, Big Brother is right. You and Chang'er, one is brave and brave, the other is benevolent and intelligent, Ji Zhou Bangguo is handed over to you, the ancestors are satisfied, and we are also relieved. โ€

Ji Zhongyong, who was on the side, also echoed and said that Ji Taibo had already discussed with him, and they were willing to accept Ji Ji's arrangement before his death.

"Don't say such things two brothers, the lord of the state can only be the eldest brother. As for Chang'er and I, and even our children and grandchildren, we will do our best to help my eldest brother and his descendants prosper the country and fulfill my father's last wish. โ€

Seeing that they were noisy, Qiu Sheng waved his sleeves and swept them out of the hall dedicated to the five-color society.

"You go out and make a lot of noise, don't interfere with my teachings. โ€

The three elders of the Ji clan were depressed in their hearts, but they didn't dare to say anything to Qiu Sheng. In any case, Qiu Sheng is not only the benefactor of the Ji family, but also their elder.

So, they came to the main hall of the temple, in front of the spiritual seat of the ancestor of the Ji family, and started the argument again.

In short, they have only one theme, the lord of the state, and it should not be his turn.

On the other side, Qiu Sheng still heard an endless stream of noisy voices, he smiled approvingly, and said to Ji Chang and Ji Kao: "This is your Ji family's ancestral family style, and you can't forget it in the future life." โ€

Ji Chang nodded, looked at Ji Kao on the side, and then said: "Kao'er remember, the virtue of the elders is like the wind, and our juniors are like grass. โ€

Ji Kao also nodded, compared to Yin Shang, because of an emperor's throne, the world has been uneasy for hundreds of years. Not to mention the future, Ji Zhou at this time can indeed be said to be the state of virtue.

"Okay, all of you hold your breath, and I will pass on to you the method of entry of our lineage. โ€

Ji Kao had just done as Qiu Sheng said, but before he could react, he saw Qiu Sheng pointing at him like a sword and pointing at his forehead.

For a moment, Ji Kao only felt a shock in his heart, and his mind was like the sky was cracking, and he didn't have time to think about it, he just wanted to cry out for pain, but he couldn't say it.

Everything around seemed to be frozen, and Ji Kao felt that there were suddenly a lot more things in his mind.

How to sit still, how to breathe, how to get close to the nature of heaven and earth, how to see everything in the world, all are in it.

"Fu Zhaozhao was born in the underworld, Youlun was born in the formless, the spirit was born in the heaven and the earth, the form was born in the essence, and all things were born in the form. There is no trace of its origin, there is no cliff to it, there is no door and no house, and the emperor of Sida is also. Those who are invited here have strong limbs, thoughtfulness, and intelligent ears and eyes. The heavens have to be high, the earth has to be wide, the sun and the moon have to go, and then they enter the heavens and the earth. โ€

"Look up at the sky, look down at the earth, the number of heaven and earth is all in the hearts of people. Hold the yuan and keep one, to view the heaven and the earth, the heaven and the earth into the heart, and enter the country naturally. โ€

"The outer knowledge is the universe, and the inner knowledge is the beginning. The heart is too Kunlun, and the spirit is too empty. It is to know the greatness of heaven and earth, and the realm of cultivation begins with it. โ€

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Ji Kao felt that the time was extremely long, and the whole person was washed with sweat, and when he opened his eyes, it was only a moment.

When he opened his eyes, his father, Ji Chang, also opened his eyes at the same time and looked at him with a smile.

"This method of entry was created by the ancestor of our lineage, called the method of entering the heavens. The name is to observe everything in the world, and to get it from the heart, so that it is to enter the country. โ€

Qiu Sheng said the name of this Fa, and then continued: "You two, if you have any questions, you can ask me. โ€

His vein is actually deeply related to the ancient witch Zhu. However, they never sacrifice to ghosts and gods, and on the altar, there are only the words heaven and earth.

All the patriarchs of his lineage named the entry method created by him as Guantian, hoping that future generations will not forget their roots.

Ji Kao shook his head and didn't say a word, he had just come into contact with this way, and he didn't know it yet, so there was nothing to ask.

It was Ji Chang, because he had also studied the method of entry in his early years, and had also obtained other methods, and he still had a lot of doubts in his heart, so he asked Qiu Sheng for advice.

Qiu Sheng took the trouble to answer all of Ji Chang's questions patiently.

Although Ji Chang is not a cultivator, he is extremely studious and knowledgeable. And Qiu Sheng is hundreds of years old, has rich experience, and knows as vast as mountains and rivers.

The two asked and answered, and although Ji Kao was silent, he gained a lot.

If you really want to talk about knowledge, in Ji Kao's memory, all kinds of knowledge in later generations are far better than Qiu Sheng and Ji Chang. In particular, those fragmented Buddhist scriptures seem to be the treasures of cultivation.

However, it is extremely difficult for Ji Kao to judge what is useful and what is not from these fragmented knowledge.

Ji Chang and Qiu Sheng asked, and Ji Kao listened while correlating the various knowledge in his mind with what they were talking about.

If you really want to talk about the harvest, maybe he has gained the most.

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Whoop!

A rooster crowed, Qiu Sheng was suddenly startled, and said with a smile: "It's almost the night." โ€

He glanced outside, the morning light had not yet arrived, and there was still a crescent moon hanging high, clear and quiet, shining in all directions. There are also bright stars, dotting the night sky.

In the main hall of the temple, the debate had long since stopped, and it was not known who won or lost on both sides.

"Ji Chang, the time has come, although it is very pleasant to talk to you, it is also time to part. โ€