Chapter 10 What is Cultivation?
Xiao Ling didn't forget the words of the second master, and after lunch, he hurried out of the door and went to the waterfall outside the city to find the three masters.
When he came to the waterfall, Xiao Ling was immediately attracted by the scenery in front of him.
I saw a long white train pouring down from the edge of the cliff, like a giant pillar in the sky, straight into the sky; and like lightning splitting the sky, it was particularly eye-catching; it was like a group of fierce tigers that suddenly woke up, roaring and rushing down the hill, running majestically like thunder, surging like snow; and like the Milky Way flying down in the nine heavens, stirring up thousands of waves at the foot of the mountain, and the water was misty.
The waterfall is surrounded by strange rocks, each with its own characteristics. There are a few weeping willows growing on the side of the strange rocks, and when the wind blows, the willow branches sway in the wind, like a girl's hair flying in the wind. On the grass stands three small wooden houses, one of which has a large number of exotic flowers and plants growing in front of it.
The scenery is truly beautiful!
"The three masters are really good at finding a place. Xiao Ling thought in his heart: "I think that these three wooden houses are the residences of the three masters, and the houses that have grown a lot of flowers in front of that house must be the houses of the three masters." β
Thinking of this, Xiao Ling walked to the three wooden houses, bent down, and said loudly: "Three masters, Ling'er is here." β
"Ahh
The doors of the three wooden houses opened at the same time, and the three figures of Yun Xuzi appeared in front of Xiao Ling in a flash.
"Ling Er greeted the three masters. β
"Hmm. Ling'er, you are very punctual. The three of them have discussed it, and before teaching you to cultivate the truth, I have to ask you a question. Yun Xuzi said.
"What's the problem, Master?"
"What we're going to ask you isβwhat is Xiuzhen?"
"This ...... Ling Er didn't know. Ling Er only knew that our cultivation was divided into five realms, namely Qi Refining, Qi Condensation, Gang Transformation, Returning to Yuan, and Winning the Crown, and the True Qi in each realm would have a qualitative change in the True Qi in the body, and eventually transform into True Yuan. Xiao Ling said truthfully.
"Well, it's exactly what we expected, but you can't be blamed for it, after all, the place where you live is too small. What you just said can be said to be both right and incorrect. It is true that the so-called cultivation of ordinary people only has these five realms, but they don't know that there are even higher realms above the top of the championship. You don't need to ask me what other realms there are, you will naturally know this in the future, now those things are too far away for you, and it is useless to tell you. Yun Xuzi said.
Yun Zhenzi continued: "To be precise, only people in the Guiyuan period and above can be called people in the cultivation realm, and people under the Guiyuan period can still only be counted as mortals, but because they absorb the aura of heaven and earth, they live a few more years and master more power than ordinary people." The Guiyuan period is a watershed in cultivation, and the three realms before the Guiyuan period are relatively easy to cultivate, but it is very difficult to go from the Huagang period to the Guiyuan period, and it is not easy to convert the Yuangang in the body into the true yuan, so many people in the world can only cultivate to the fivefold realm of Huagang throughout their lives, and then they will not be able to enter. Also, since the Returning to Yuan period, all realms are divided into the beginning, middle, and late stages, not the previous fivefold realm division. β
Yun Qingzi said at the right time: "The so-called cultivation of truth, simply put, is to fight with the sky, with the earth, and with all the forces in the world that hinder your steps!" The life of ordinary people is only a few decades, and the people who can live to a hundred years are only a very small part of them; and those who cultivate the truth, even if they are at the lowest level of the return to the Yuan period, can easily live to be three hundred years old, and the higher the cultivation, the longer the lifespan, but this is against the way of heaven, so when the person who cultivates the truth reaches a certain level, he will encounter a heavenly calamity, and if he has survived, he will have a stronger cultivation and a longer lifespan, and if he can't survive it, he will suffer great suffering due to the calamity, and even be wiped out!"
"Also, not only we humans have cultivated the truth, but also animals and plants. If some animals and plants live in some places where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is abundant, they will be able to cultivate on their own and turn into human form after a long time. There are also some spirit beasts in the heavens and earths, they are born with strong cultivation, and as they grow, their cultivation will become stronger and stronger, and they can speak in human words but cannot transform into human form. Yun Xuzi added.
What Yun Xuozi and the three of them said was unimaginable to Xiao Ling, it was equivalent to bringing Xiao Ling into another world. Xiao Ling never knew that the Returning to the Yuan Period was actually a watershed for those who cultivated the truth -- those who reached the level of cultivation were still ordinary people; there was even a higher realm above the top of the summit, and after cultivating to a certain level, there was even a catastrophe? Animals and plants could also cultivate and turn into human form? There were still heaven and earth spirit beasts in this world that were born with powerful cultivation! All this really brought Xiao Ling into a new world.
"Okay, Ling'er, you can't touch these now. The reason why I am telling you this is to let you understand the meaning of cultivation and some basic common sense in the cultivation world. Also, when you step into the cultivation realm in the future, don't reveal in front of others that you are our disciple, and we don't want to teach a disciple who needs to rely on Master's tomorrow to eat! Now, let's start teaching you how to cultivate. Yun Xuzi said.
Xiao Ling took a deep breath, calmed down, and said, "Yes, Master." But before that, Ling Er still had two questions. β
"Oh, what's the problem?"
"When I fought with that leopard yesterday, he used less true qi to use his palm than he used for the first punch, but how could he be more powerful than when he punched? β
"Well, it's something I'm going to tell you next. There are countless kinds of magic tricks in the cultivation realm, and different magic tricks also have different effects and powers, and the reason why Wang Leopard's palm yesterday was more powerful than the power of his punch was also because of the magic trick. As for his body becoming flexible, it was because he used a kind of footwork, and footwork was completely useless after reaching the Returning Period, and learning footwork was simply a waste of time and energy. After reaching the scope of cultivation in the Guiyuan period, you can fly with qi, and there is nowhere to become a battlefield in the sky and into the earth, so what footwork is needed. Although the way you dealt with that footwork yesterday may have been your helpless move, it is secretly in line with the principle of not changing everything, and before you have even stepped into the realm of cultivation, if there are still people who perform footwork when you fight with others, you will still use this method to deal with it, waiting for an opportunity to find a flaw, and break it in one fell swoop. There is another question," Yun Xuzi said with a disdainful expression.
"However, in the future, when you walk in the cultivation realm, you will definitely come into contact with the methods of the body method. Although the difference between body style and footwork is only one word, there is a world of difference. There are very few body method techniques, and it is not easy to cultivate, but after practice, the body shape can really fluctuate, which is completely unpredictable. You'll learn about that later. As if thinking of something, Yun Xuzi added a few more words.
"Before, the second master said that it was difficult to go from the transformation period to the return to the yuan period, could it be said that the transformation of the yuan gang in the body into the true yuan was different from the previous time when the realm was raised, and it didn't cause qualitative changes due to quantitative changes?"
"The transformation of Yuan Gang into the true element is indeed a quantitative change to produce a qualitative change, but this is only one of the conditions, and the other condition is to introduce an origin aura between heaven and earth into the body, so as to promote the fundamental change of the Yuan Gang in the body, and then transform into the true element and enter the realm of cultivation. β
"Then how can we attract the origin aura into the body?" Xiao Ling thought of his father and second uncle, and he didn't know if they had reached the return period, if not, he asked such an important thing clearly today, and went back to tell them, maybe his father and mother could also reach the return period and gain a longer life.
"You don't have to worry about this, in the future, when you reach the fivefold impact of Huagang and return to the yuan, the teacher will naturally help you. β
"Master, my father and mother don't know if they have reached the return period, Ling'er wants them to live a long life, so this question is asked for my father and mother. β
As soon as these words came out, Yun Xuzi's love for Xiao Ling increased by three points - this child is not only talented and lucky, but also very filial.
"In this way, if you want to attract the original aura into the body, if you cultivate by yourself, you need to urge the whole body to cultivate at the top of the mountain at sunrise to absorb the aura, so there is a certain chance of attracting the origin aura generated when the sun rises. And the reason why it is on the top of a high mountain is because it is thousands of meters in the air, and there is less turbidity, so there is a greater chance of attracting the origin aura. The higher the mountain, the less turbidity there is, and the greater the chance of attracting the Origin Aura, but this is only relative. As for the difficulty of returning to the Yuan from Huagang, it is because, generally speaking, if there is no guidance from a person who cultivates the truth, it is impossible for a person who cultivates to know this method, and naturally he will not be able to enter the stage of returning to the Yuan in his life and reach the scope of cultivation. As for you, there is no need for this at all, there are three teachers, and you will not be so troublesome. All it takes is one of the three of me to cast a spell to attract the Origin Aura for you to absorb. β
"So that's the case, Ling Er understood. Three masters, let's start cultivating now. β