The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Chapter 1388: Five Realms of Cultivation
After Wang Gang and Li Yu agreed on the terms, they went straight home to pack their luggage.

Actually, he didn't have much to pack, so he found a few pieces of clothing and put the military pay he had saved from ten years of military service into the space. With a sword across his waist and a spear in his hand, Wang Gang went straight to the gate of Weicheng.

At this time, Li Yu's carriage team had already been waiting, and Ma Shixiang brought a horse to Wang Gang.

"Wang Gang, take care on your journey to Chang'an. I have already taken care of your military registration. There is a cultivator in the smallest carriage in the convoy. You can ask him for advice on the way."

There were two carriages in Li Yu's convoy. Li Yu was sitting in the larger one, which had scars all over the body. It was obvious that his escape from the Golden Horde was not smooth.

The small carriage behind the big carriage was clean and had no scratches, and there was no one around.

There were some guards in the convoy. They were not soldiers from Weicheng, but should be people brought back by Li Yu from the north. There were not many of them, but they were quite tough and had been in battle for a long time.

Ning Que soon joined them, and brought along his maid Sangsang, the two of them riding on the same horse.

After the convoy set off, Wang Gang rode in front on a horse to lead the way, while Ning Que followed behind.

Wang Gang was not in a hurry to find the practitioner. Anyway, the journey to Chang'an would take at least ten days, and the carriage would move slowly, so it would take even longer on the road.

After setting out from Weicheng, Wang Gang and his companions had not encountered any attacks. Along the way, Wang Gang was familiarizing himself with the vital energy of heaven and earth. Sitting on his horse, he used his telekinesis to pass through the snow-capped mountain's qi sea and control the flow of vital energy around him.

To ordinary people, Wang Gang just rode a horse all day and felt sleepy, and the guards were afraid that he would fall off the horse due to dozing off.

Li Yu and the practitioner stayed in the carriage the entire time, not even leaving the carriage when eating or sleeping, and were entirely served by maids.

On the third day after setting off, the convoy came to a stream. After Wang Gang and Ning Que checked, they found no other dangers except for the traces of wild animals. So they chose to rest by the river and store water.

Wang Gang took a spear and caught more than a dozen fish in the creek, preparing to grill some fish for a snack in the evening.

He was very skilled in catching fish. He first wrapped the vital energy of heaven and earth with his mental power, transforming it into a vital energy hand. He went into the water and slapped the fish up. Then he used a spear to sweep the fish to the shore, where Sangsang scraped the scales and took out the internal organs.

Ning Que stood on the shore and was quite envious of Wang Gang's method of catching fish.

"Old Wang, after you became a practitioner, catching fish became very easy. It's as if the fish jumped out by themselves."

"Ning Que, when you enter the academy, you can also become a cultivator." Wang Gang laughed.

Wang Gang was having so much fun that he divided his mental power into two hands, which turned into two energetic hands and doubled his efficiency in catching fish.

"My friend, isn't it a waste of your talent to use telekinesis to catch fish?" At this time, an old voice came from beside Ning Que.

Ning Que turned around and saw an old man in a green robe standing next to him, watching Wang Gang catch fish with sparkling eyes.

"When did you come?" Ning Que was slightly surprised and took a step to the side, putting some distance between him and the old man.

The old man didn't pay any attention to Ning Que. His eyes were only focused on Wang Gang and the scene of him catching fish.

"Alas, young man, where do you practice, and why are your mental power techniques so crude?" said the old man.

Wang Gang had caught enough fish and walked out of the creek with a spear in hand.

"I have only practiced the "Tai Shang Ganying Pian" and I have no master." Wang Gang said to the old man.

The old man's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he clasped his fists towards Wang Gang and said, "So that's how it is. I'm Lu Qingchen, the worshiper of the South Gate of Haotian Dao. Are you willing to join Haotian Dao?"

Wang Gang shook his head and said, "I want to enter the academy, not go to the South Gate of Haotian Road."

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingchen couldn't help but feel slightly disappointed.

"Given your aptitude, it would be more appropriate for you to enter the academy. You might even have a chance to become a disciple of the master."

Ning Que asked curiously, "Old man, does Old Wang have a high aptitude for cultivation?" Lu Qingchen ignored Ning Que's rudeness and said, "Young friend Wang has reached the state of no doubt with only a copy of the "Tai Shang Ganying Pian". This is the first time I have seen such aptitude. Perhaps only the great master in the academy can be compared with you!"

There was an academy in the Tang Dynasty. There was a two-story building on the back mountain of the academy, which was one of the four unknown places. Only the disciples of the academy who became disciples of the master could enter the second floor.

It is rumored that the Master had a total of twelve disciples, and because of his high seniority, he was respected as "Sir".

The great master Li Manman was enlightened at the age of thirteen and reached the state of no doubt at the age of thirty. However, he was able to enter Dongxuan in three months. On the evening of the day he entered Dongxuan, he observed the dusk clouds and entered Zhiming. The Master praised him, saying: "He heard the Tao in the morning and entered the Tao in the evening. I can't compare with him!"

Li Manman's deeds became a popular story in the Tang Dynasty's spiritual world.

"Why are you not confused? Please give me some advice, senior." Wang Gang asked Lu Qingchen.

Lu Qingchen pinched his beard and said: "To study things and acquire knowledge, to cultivate oneself and cultivate one's character, is to know and perceive. To be established at thirty, to be free from doubts at forty, to know the will of heaven at fifty, is to be free from doubts, to understand the mystery, to know the will of heaven.

There are five realms of cultivation: the initial realm, perception, no doubt, profound understanding, and knowledge of destiny. My friend is now at the third realm, no doubt. "

Wang Gang asked again: "What are the differences between the five realms?"

Lu Qingchen smiled and said: "It seems that you have just started practicing and you know nothing about these basics. Today, I will help you solve your doubts!"

Ning Que perked up and had no intention of avoiding the question. Instead, he took out a piece of paper and a pen, wanting to write down what Lu Qingchen would say next.

Lu Qingchen just glanced at Ning Que indifferently and did not stop him. What he wanted to say were all common sense of cultivation, not the secrets of the sect, and anyone could listen. Moreover, he quite admired Ning Que's eager to learn attitude.

"The initial state is also called the initial awareness. It refers to the practitioner's thoughts being released from the Qi Sea and Snow Mountain, and realizing the existence of the breath of heaven and earth.

When a practitioner is able to touch the vital energy of heaven and earth and live in harmony with it, he or she will enter the second realm of perception.

Initial acquaintance and perception are the foundation-laying stages of cultivation, aimed at becoming familiar with the energy of heaven and earth, and do not have much power. "

Ning Que was fascinated by what he heard, but Wang Gang was a little bored.

Wang Gang could understand what Lu Qingchen said based on his own practice, so he naturally didn't care much about it.

“In the third realm, practitioners have a preliminary understanding of the laws governing the operation of the heaven and earth’s vital energy and can make use of them. They can do many things that are unimaginable to ordinary people. You were able to catch fish with your mind just now, which is a way of utilizing the heaven and earth’s vital energy.

It's just that your technique is too crude, and most of your energy is wasted."

Wang Gang asked: "How can we use our vital energy effectively?"

Lu Qingchen shook his head and said, "That is the secret of each sect. You will be able to learn it when you enter the academy."

Wang Gang nodded to show his understanding. It seemed that only by joining the academy could he get more knowledge about cultivation. "

Ning Que asked: "What happens after the state of no confusion?"

Lu Qingchen smiled and said, "After reaching the age of forty, practitioners can merge their consciousness with the energy of heaven and earth, and can directly attack the enemy through their consciousness. As soon as they think, they can attack. This is the fourth realm of Dongxuan."

Ning Que suddenly realized, and then asked: "What about the last realm, knowing destiny?"

Lu Qingchen sighed and said, "That is a realm that even I have not reached. The so-called knowing one's destiny is knowing one's destiny. Practitioners master the laws of the operation of the vital energy of heaven and earth and understand the origin of heaven and earth. Only those who enter this realm can be considered to have truly attained the Tao.

I have been meditating for decades, but still cannot find the way. "

"So you are a cultivator of the Dongxuan realm." Wang Gang said, "I am very curious, how much did the princess pay to ask you to come out and protect her?"

"Huh? You actually know the princess's identity? Did General Ma tell you?" Lu Qingchen asked curiously.

"Is it hard to guess?" Wang Gang curled his lips and said disdainfully.