Confucian Sword Fairy

Chapter 65 Dacheng
【The Way of Dacheng Practice】

In the spirit room, Song Zhishu was sitting at the table, slowly placing a book on the table, his eyes showed surprise.

The book is not thick, only less than a hundred pages. Its author is a senior of Jianzong, but he has already passed away.

Maybe it's because of the age, so the page is a little yellowed and old, and Song Zhishu has roughly got some answers to all the confusions.

Through the content of the book, Song Zhishu learned about some different things, involving the secret of practice.

Cultivation is actually not as simple as ordinary monks imagine. There are ten realms of practice, from Qi training realm to Mahayana realm, each realm has a perfect realm, and each realm has moral thoughts. It does not mean that he absorbs the world. Reiki, refined, is called Qi training environment.

And the state of perfection is to cultivate a state to great success, perfect and without defects, it is the most perfect state, and this is the way of great accomplishment.

And this perfection, if you have to explain it, is somewhat similar to the supreme good proposed by Confucianism, and the two have similar approaches but the same effect.

The key point is that each state has different meanings, and it needs to be studied hard. It is not as simple as it seems on the surface. It only needs to be practiced, and it needs to be understood and comprehended.

At the same time, there are records in the book, that is the first monk in the world, the sage who created the practice system, is the way of Dacheng practice, every state is perfect, but as time goes by, when the descendants practice, It is found that it is very difficult and extremely complicated to achieve this step, and those who are not very savvy and have a high chance should not touch it.

Because it takes a lot of time and energy to practice the so-called Dao of Great Accomplishment, and special conditions are required. In this way, the speed of practice will be slowed down. The degree of perfection can also break through to the next level, and the strength will also be improved, and it is simpler.

As a result, some powerful monks began to simplify the way of cultivation, and it became a simpler and more suitable way for fast cultivation, and it was quickly sought after by countless practitioners.

Over time, the later practitioners also gradually ignored this detail because they wanted to improve their strength and reach a higher level faster. Even now, not many people know that there is still a so-called The way to great success.

Or in other words, many people know this, but how many people are willing to go far away?Just like the low-level monks in Mingyue City, even though each of them knows that there is a state of perfection, how many of them will wait slowly when facing a breakthrough?Who doesn't want to break through to the next level immediately?Hurry up and become stronger, hurry up and earn a lot of spirit stones?
In particular, practice is like sailing against the current, if you don’t advance, you will retreat. Everyone is striving to cross, and how many people will completely settle down and think about the so-called perfection?

Thinking about the contents of the book, Song Zhishu got up and came to the window, with his hands behind his back: "Even if I know this kind of method, it doesn't make much sense. If it wasn't for Hao Ran's righteousness to forcibly correct it, I'm afraid I would directly break through to the building. Basic environment, so such knowledge is really dispensable."

"Accidentally, I came into contact with the perfect state. This is really... somewhat fantastic." Song Zhishu couldn't help but feel a little bit emotional. He just wanted to break through to the foundation building state quickly, but he never thought that the great righteousness would have the guiding power , I hope I am on the road to perfection.

Thinking of this, Song Zhishu didn't think too much, but continued to ponder the perfection mentioned in Dacheng's way of practice.

"The supreme goodness of Confucianism represents the perfection and consummation achieved by oneself through reading. However, what is the so-called perfection in practice? How to achieve the perfection of Qi training?"

Song Zhishu was still puzzled by this, and after thinking hard, he still couldn't find a clue. Finally, he turned his head and put away all the books on the table.

Then he walked out of the house and went to Zangshu Pavilion again.

The purpose is to continue to use contribution points to rent related books, especially those signed by the senior Jianzong.

But in the end, he was told by the disciples of the Cangjing Pavilion that the senior Jianzong had indeed written many books related to cultivation, but apart from the one in his hand, other books wanted to be borrowed. Contribution points alone were not enough. Only the identity of inner disciples will do.

Handyman disciples, after all, were not officially recognized by Jianzong, their authority was very low, and they still had no access to real things.

Song Zhishu was very helpless, so he had to return all the books he had borrowed to the Cangjing Pavilion, after all, he had already memorized the contents.

"What should I do next? There is no book available at the Cangjing Pavilion." Song Zhishu was thinking as he walked towards his home. Then, he suddenly thought of something and turned to Mingyue Academy.

Jianzong couldn't find the answer, so he could only ask Mr. Wen Yuan for advice.

Soon, Song Zhishu came to Mingyue Academy and visited Zhou Wenyuan again. This time, Song Zhishu told Zhou Wenyuan about Dacheng's practice. This was his guess, and he hoped Zhou Wenyuan could answer it.

But it is a pity that Zhou Wenyuan is only a scholar after all, not a monk. He doesn't understand this, but he has some opinions of his own.

"Song Xiaoyou, although the old man is not a monk, he also knows a thing or two. In the old man's view, the way of great success is like Confucianism. In fact, the practice of practice is not just a simple meal and practice, the view of things, the understanding of nature. Insights, understanding of things, and thoughts of Tao are still important."

"All methods return to one, and different routes lead to the same goal. Many things seem to be different, but the more they are similar, the more they are similar. Therefore, this perfect way, like a gentleman's perfect goodness, must not rely on natural materials and earthly treasures to achieve it. Panacea, but thought, is a kind of understanding, a kind of perception, and finally touches the realm of Tao.”

"Of course, this is just my humble opinion. Whether it is true or not, I dare not jump to conclusions."

This is Zhou Wenyuan's answer, and these words made Song Zhishu very much agree that since Taoism can become one of the three religions in the world, there must be thoughts in it, 'Tao' is the highest thing for monks, and Confucianism is 'sage', There must be similarities between the two.

It's just that Zhou Wenyuan couldn't give a specific answer, but he was willing to revise another book, so that Zhishu Song should not be anxious, but as before, Zhishu Song needs to wait patiently.

The Longyuan Conference is coming soon, Song Zhishu naturally understood, and sincerely thanked Zhou Wenyuan, because now it has been confirmed that there is no problem with the practice, and it is okay to wait for a while.

Just waiting for the time, I can also earn more spirit stones, in case I get the answer later, when I break through the foundation building again, it will take a lot of resources, so I can make preparations in advance and strive for perfection.

Farewell to Zhou Wenyuan, Song Zhishu borrowed a few more books before leaving, he is now at the pinnacle of Confucianism, and he is only one step away from reaching the realm of knowledge and practice. Confucianism has accumulated and accumulated.

If you don't advance for a day, you will retreat. Song Zhishu understands this truth, and he will not ignore diligence because of the difference now.

Days passed day by day, as usual, Song Zhishu read and meditated every day, inscribed gems, and waited for the academy's reply. Fortunately, he had credited a hundred gems before, and at the current rate of one dollar a day, the work would be completed in a short time.

After a while, the outskirts of the Tiancong Mountains.

The four of Li Dao gathered together. They were in a mountain forest. There were few people and bushes here. Generally, no disciples would choose to enter. This was also the place agreed by Wang Yue and Liu Qing, saying it was safe.

Now the four of them are all dressed up and ready, and except for Li Dao, the faces of the other three are full of anticipation and excitement.

Seeing this, Li Dao was still a little worried after all, so he looked at the three of them and reminded again: "You must remember what you said before, don't be greedy, and don't be fooled by temporary interests. Lingshi is important, but life is more important."

In fact, on the way here, Li Dao had said this many times, but he was still uneasy, and repeatedly explained, especially when he saw the excitement and anticipation of several people, he would always be a little worried.

"Yes, Senior Brother Li, whatever you say is what you say, we will definitely listen." Wang Yue said with a smile, and the other two nodded quickly.

"En." Li Dao was a little relieved, and then looked at Zhao Yuan: "Junior Brother Zhao, according to the plan we made yesterday, you don't go in today, and you are responsible for receiving and guiding outside, and the share is still the same as before."

Zhao Yuan had the lowest cultivation level among the crowd, and Li Dao didn't let him in, just to be on the safe side.

"Okay, no problem." Zhao Yuan immediately nodded in agreement.

Then everyone waited in the forest for another hour, the sun was shining brightly, and the agreed time had passed, but there was still no one coming, Li Dao couldn't help frowning, and looked at Wang Yue.

"Why haven't people come yet? Are we here early?"

"It shouldn't be, Liu Qing is talking about this hour." Wang Yue also felt strange, a little anxious, looked up and looked around, but soon his eyes lit up, and immediately pointed in a direction: "Senior Brother Li, look, Liu Qing and they are here."

When everyone heard the words, they all turned their heads, only to see a group of people coming in the direction Wang Yue was pointing at, there were five people in total, and the leader was Liu Qing. As Wang Yue said, this person had reached the level of practice. The nine levels of air are great perfection.

The four people around him were also well-cultivated, and their cassocks were also brand new. In terms of outfits, they were indeed better than Li Dao and others.

When the two parties got together, because they needed to lead the way, Li Dao naturally didn't dare to say anything about being late, but just talked about the share and some details.

The main core of this transaction is to patrol around the Tiancong Mountains to kill monsters and look for elixir.

At the moment, after discussing everything, everyone started to act.

In this way, in the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

I thought that with Liu Qing leading the way, the income of this trip would not be bad, but what I didn't expect was that in the past seven days, I didn't even find a monster, and I didn't earn a single spirit stone. The team was full of gloom and gloom.

Outside the Tiancong Mountains, in a forest, a group of people sat and rested. Everyone was silent and the atmosphere was dull. Wang Yue looked at Li Dao's silent expression and was a little anxious for a while, because this time he came to the Tiancong Mountains. He proposed it by himself, but now there is nothing to gain. He is responsible. At the moment, he couldn't help but look up at Liu Qing and speak directly.

"Senior Brother Liu, it's been seven days in a row, and our group has not gained anything at all. Could it be that you have some good place and didn't take us there on purpose?"

"I also find it strange. It wasn't like this last time we came here. The situation this time is indeed beyond my expectations." Liu Qingmo is about 30 years old, and his face is not good-looking at the moment.

"Then what should we do next? Brother Liu, please give me some advice. If this is still the case, we should leave too." Li Dao said, this trip to the Tiancong Mountains was an adventure, and now there is no gain, it is better to go back first .

"Actually, there is a place we discovered by accident. There must be something to gain there, but...the danger there is relatively high. With the strength of the five of us, we can only barely resist it. If you are willing, I can lead the way. "

Liu Qing also seemed to feel that he couldn't hold back his face, and opened his mouth slowly.

"But I promised you before, and now I'm going to a more dangerous place." Wang Yue frowned, after all, this was beyond the plan.

"What needs to be said has already been said. I won't force you to go or not. It's okay if you don't want to. The five of us will go on our own." Liu Qing said.

Wang Yue didn't speak anymore, Wu Lishan was also silent, all looked at Li Dao.

After a full burn of incense, Li Dao slowly said: "Actually, Brother Wang was right before, the way to practice lies in fighting, and we have gained nothing during this period of time, and now we are venturing into the sky again. Cong Mountain Range, why not agree, if there is any danger, we will leave immediately."

In fact, he was not reconciled and didn't want to just leave like this. Of course, he was also very cautious in his heart, thinking that if he really encountered danger, he would withdraw immediately.

But to be honest, it's not that Li Dao suddenly became bold, the main reason is that he didn't get any benefits after several times, and no one could bear it.

"Okay, let's listen to Senior Brother Li." Wang Yue was a little silent. He had no income for a few months, and now he had the opportunity. Although it was a bit dangerous, he could give it a try.

Wu Lishan didn't have any objections either. The three of them discussed it, looked at Liu Qing, and nodded in agreement, but they had agreed in advance that in case of crisis, they would immediately choose to withdraw. Liu Qing nodded in agreement, and then everyone rested for another hour, Under the leadership of Liu Qing, they officially hit the road.

At the same time, in a room of Mingyue Academy, Song Zhishu had just finished silently writing a Confucian article and was about to sit down and rest.

"Brother Song is here? The teacher is here."

A voice sounded outside, it was Mr. Wen Yuan's disciple Lu Ming.

Hearing Lu Ming's voice, Song Zhishu got up slowly, bowed his hands to Lu Ming, and the latter smiled: "Brother Song, let's go to the academy first, you don't need to be polite."

During this period of time, Lu Ming and Song Zhishu have been in contact for a long time. The two can be regarded as gentlemen's friends. They don't show enthusiasm, but they have a good impression of each other, and they talk occasionally. They have a good relationship, so they don't call him Mr. Zhang anymore.

The two walked together, and soon came to a courtyard of Mingyue Academy. Zhou Wenyuan was sitting in it, apparently waiting for a while.

After Lu Ming prepared two cups of tea, he bowed and left.

"I have seen Mr. Wen Yuan." Song Zhishu walked into the courtyard and bowed to salute. Although he was expecting the great Confucianism's reply, Song Zhishu also knew that Confucianism should not abolish courtesy.

"Song Xiaoyou, please sit down." Zhou Wenyuan pressed his hand, and when Song Zhishu sat down, he took out a letter from his sleeve, put it on the table, and said: "The master is preparing for the hundred-year meeting of the Longyuan Conference. During my busy schedule, I took the time to consult many books, and finally found some information."

"The so-called Dao of Dacheng practice is indeed recorded in the Confucian classics. The teacher clearly stated in the letter that after the Qi training state reaches the Great Perfection, although it can directly break through the foundation building state, there is also a theory of perfection, which is called perfection. Practicing Qi, and this perfection is to refine one breath."

"Refining a breath?" Hearing this, Song Zhishu thought about it, and continued to ask: "Dare to ask, sir, what does this breath refer to?"

"My teacher didn't explain it in the letter, because the record is not clear." Zhou Wenyuan shook his head and began to explain: "Although I, Confucianism, have always had the habit of recording history, it is different from immortality after all, so there is no more detailed information on this aspect. Records, the real answer, I'm afraid you still need to find it yourself, Song Xiaoyou, but you can make it clear that if you find that breath, you can practice Qi to perfection, and then it will come naturally to achieve foundation building."

"The old man thinks, the Confucian righteousness in Song Xiaoyou's body prevents you from breaking through and building a foundation, because Song Xiaoyou doesn't have that breath."

"I see." Song Zhishu nodded. He was not too disappointed with this answer, at least he knew some clues.

"Song Xiaoyou." Zhou Wenyuan opened his mouth, and took out another book: "This is sent by the teacher together with the letter. It records the theory of perfect Qi training. You can take it home, although it is not exhaustive. , but the old man thinks that you should be of some help to Song Xiaoyou."

"Student, thank you Guyun Great Confucianism, thank you Mr. Wenyuan." Song Zhishu stood up and saluted before taking the books.

"It doesn't need to be like this, it's my responsibility as a scholar to explain people's doubts." Zhou Wenyuan smiled.

However, Zhou Wenyuan expounded his own opinions on this, and Song Zhishu listened carefully, as if he could accommodate all rivers, and wrote down these remarks, so that he could study them carefully.

In this way, after late at night, Song Zhishu took advantage of the night to return home, still tidy up the room first, and then opened the book.

Another hour passed.

Song Zhishu closed the book, sat on the chair and thought about it, and then sighed slightly.

The content in the book is actually similar to what Mr. Wen Yuan said. Perfect Qi training is to refine a breath. As for what that breath is, it is not mentioned in the book, or it is not recorded in Confucianism at all.

"It's no wonder that Confucianism can't give a clear answer. Immortal Confucianism is two different paths. It is not easy to find so much information. However, my status in Jianzong is too low, otherwise I will definitely be able to find it in the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion. For a more detailed explanation and record, why bother Mr. Wen Yuan and Gu Yun with such a large circle?"

Song Zhishu was very helpless, but he had no choice but to ask the two gentlemen for advice. What Confucianism does is to educate the world and solve doubts for people, but the way of immortality is different. It keeps secrets about many things, and there are obvious class distinctions. Yu Tong is a master and apprentice, but as a teacher, he often keeps a hand, let alone a huge sword sect.

But in the end, he got useful information, at least now Song Zhishu really clarified the problem and had a goal.

The most important thing now is how to find and refine that breath!
And there is one thing recorded in the book that surprised him, that is, if he really achieves perfect Qi training, and then breaks through to build a foundation, he will get completely different benefits from ordinary monks, and that kind of benefit is unique.

Now that the goal and direction have been clarified, Song Zhishu understands that there is no need to worry about it, and the key point is to proceed step by step. After all, his practice is different from ordinary people.

No longer thinking about it, Song Zhishu returned to his seat, ready to record all the gains in his mind these days, and make a final summary.

At the same time, on the outskirts of the Tiancong Mountains, in an unknown path covered with thorns, a group of people faintly appeared and walked towards the outside.

These people are the three headed by Li Dao, and the five Liu Qing.

At this moment, everyone's faces were filled with smiles, especially Wang Yue, who counted the income this time, calculated in his mind, and found that even after the division, he got nearly [-] spirit stones at least.

This is the first income in recent times, which is extremely impressive.

Thinking of this, Wang Yue couldn't help being excited, looked at Liu Qing next to him, and thanked him aloud.

"Senior brother Liu, thanks to your guidance this time, the three of us have gained so much. When we go back, I will be the host. The group of us must go to Juling Tower to have a good meal."

"It's easy to say." Liu Qing agreed after hearing Wang Yue's words, but finally said: "But Senior Brother Wang, you have to remember what we agreed before, and don't regret it when the time comes."

"Senior Brother Liu, don't worry." Wang Yue naturally knew that he would pay [-]% for leading the way.

Wu Lishan next to him also kept nodding his head. Although [-]% was more, it was obviously nothing compared to what he had gained this time.

For a while, everyone was very happy, the atmosphere was good, and they were all talking and laughing, but unlike the others, Li Dao frowned all the way. This expression was naturally noticed by Liu Qing, and he asked directly: "Senior Brother Li, what's the matter?" An unhappy expression, are you dissatisfied with this harvest?"

"That's not true. It's just that the harvest this time exceeded my expectations. I'm grateful that senior brother Liu can bring us here, and it's also appropriate to treat us later." Hearing this, Li Dao raised his head and thanked him first, but hesitated. After a while, he finally said, "It's just that senior brother Liu, we were near the area where we picked the elixir. I observed carefully and found that there seemed to be a spiritual field, so I was a little worried."

Li Dao's worry is very reasonable. If it is a spiritual field with an owner, even if he has not entered it, once he is discovered, he will be in great trouble.

"You can rest assured about this matter. I have picked elixir there more than once, and there has never been an accident. As for the spiritual field, I am afraid it has been abandoned for a long time. No one will care about it. I guarantee that there will be no problems. Besides, we are careful on this trip. Be cautious, Senior Brother Li, why bother with others?"

"Of course, if senior brother Li thinks it's inappropriate, then we will cooperate this time, and we will each do our own thing in the future."

Liu Qing didn't care, first he asked Li Dao and the others to relax, and promised that nothing would happen, and then said that they would not be together next time, as if he thought Li Dao was too wordy and cautious.

"Senior Brother Liu, don't get angry. I, Senior Brother Li, didn't mean that. It's right to be more careful." Wang Yue smoothed things over. With a lot of practice resources, and then retreating to hit the ninth level of Qi training in one fell swoop, if the cooperation is interrupted, it will be a big loss.

"Senior Brother Liu's words, of course, I believe, I hope you don't take it to heart." Li Dao thought for a while, apologized, and at the same time thought about it in his heart, and felt that what the other party said made sense. They certainly couldn't easily enter the Lingtian, after all, this is in the Tiancong Mountains, and anyone who can own a Lingtian here will definitely send someone to guard it.

Although I still had concerns in my heart, I didn't choose to speak out, fearing that it would affect the future cooperation.

In this way, a group of eight people walked towards the place where they agreed to meet before, and soon everyone left the range of Tiancong Mountain Range.

But when Li Dao and others wanted to find Zhao Yuan's figure, they saw a direction, and suddenly their expressions changed, and they secretly thought that something was wrong. Not only him, but Wang Yue and Wu Lishan also turned pale. A coolness rushed straight to the top of the head.

Because right in front of everyone, a group of Law Enforcement Hall disciples lined up neatly, standing not far away with indifferent expressions.

As for the leader, all three of them knew each other, he was an outer disciple, Bai Qiuyu.

(End of this chapter)