Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Chapter 638: Tiantong Taoist Becomes Tiantong Zhenren, Zuo Menchang Comes to Visit

"With ears wide enough to hear everything, can you sit down and listen to all the things going on in the world?"

Zhang Huaiyi's big ears moved slightly and turned red visibly. It was not because he was embarrassed, but because he was too warm.

He said with a stern face and anger in his eyes:

"It is true that I have big ears, I don't deny it, but what does this priesthood mean?"

Several people looked at Zhang Huaiyi with some confusion. Although the ability of this priest was not strong, it was not a reason to be so angry.

After all, he didn't want the priesthood in the beginning. Why was he so angry about something he didn't want?
Zhang Zhiwei asked the reason.

Zhang Huaiyi said, "Brother, you haven't finished talking yet. Is there anything else behind listening to the world's affairs, such as being able to distinguish between good and evil?"

Zhang Zhiwei nodded thoughtfully and said:

"Yes, it does. The complete answer should be, 'You can hear everything with your ears wide open, you can listen to everything in the world when you sit down, and you can listen to the good and evil in the world when you lie down.'"

Hearing this, Zhang Huaiyi's face was filled with grief and indignation. "The ears are big and can hear everything. The first impression given is that he is the Taoist guardian deity, the Wind-Ears, who can listen to everything in the world while sitting on the ground, and listen to good and evil while lying on the ground. This is clearly the mount of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, with the ability to listen carefully. Fatty Wang is going too far! Going too far!!"

"........."

Zhang Zhiwei suddenly realized and was speechless: "Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."

Zhang Huaiyi continued, "In order to maintain the mystery, did he only give a few words and no specific image? For example, in my description, it may just be that the ears are big, and nothing else is known?"

Zhang Zhiwei pondered for a moment and nodded, "That's true."

He didn't pay enough attention to this matter and almost left it entirely to Wang Ai.

"That's right," Zhang Huaiyi slapped his left hand and slammed his right fist, his expression angry and sad, "This guy must want to take this opportunity to take revenge and turn me into a mount."

"Do you have any personal grudge against Fatty?" Zhang Zhiwei asked in surprise.

"Brother, have you forgotten? When Fatty Wang first came to Mount Longhu to spar with us, I gave him a beating!" Zhang Huaiyi said.

"The little fatty is quite vindictive!" Zhang Zhiwei said with a smile. He was not surprised. Wang Ai was not a good person to begin with, so it was normal for him to hold a grudge.

"Is that all? It shouldn't be that serious!" Lu Jin judged others by himself and felt that people should not be so superficial.

A look of realization appeared on Lu Ci's face. He knew the whole story.

At that time, Wang Ai was chirping behind Zhang Huaiyi, saying that Zhang Huaiyi had big ears and was wearing a gray Taoist robe, looking like a big rat, and that he looked very weak. He also said that if he wanted to compete with the disciples of Longhu Mountain, he would have to fight this big-eared rat.

As a result, he really sought out Zhang Huaiyi for a sparring match, and was beaten badly. Although he talked out the problem later, the fat man was not the kind of person who would not take revenge.

He always wanted to get back his face, but he couldn't beat Zhang Huaiyi, so he could only do something shady and secretly tarnish his image.

"Brother, I admit that I have big ears, but I don't agree with Fatty Wang's behavior. You have to help me talk to him!" Zhang Huaiyi said angrily.

Although he is a very low-key person and seems not to care about fame and fortune, he is very aggressive in his heart and unwilling to be inferior to others. How could he tolerate others making him a mount?

Zhang Zhiwei said casually: "Don't you have the Yin-Yang paper? You can talk to him about this matter yourself. Don't panic. The church has just been established. There is still time for everything!"

"Then I have to have a good talk with Fatty!" Zhang Huai gritted his teeth angrily.

He also had the Yin-Yang paper given by Wang Ai, but he had no storage space equipment, so he put it in his room.

"Senior brother, what about me? What abilities do I have?" Tian Jinzhong asked hurriedly.

"As for you..." Zhang Zhiwei said, "The priesthood that Fatty arranged for you seems to be... a little better. You should be in charge of light and protection. You should be able to use golden light to dispel darkness and protect believers."

"Light and protection... My specialty is the Golden Light Spell, hehe, this seems good!" Tian Jinzhong said happily.

"This one from Jinzhong is really good, at least it's much better than the one that listens to all directions!" Zhang Huaiyi muttered to himself.

"What about me? What am I?" Lu Jin was also a little curious.

"Your priesthood seems to be combat. As for your specific abilities, they should be about enhancing combat effectiveness, especially after becoming angry!" Zhang Zhiwei said.

"Why add anger?" Lu Jin was dissatisfied.

"Maybe it's a subtle hint that you're stupid." Zhang Huaiyi said silently.

"Damn it, he has to get rid of it." Lu Jin frowned.

"What about me?" Lu Ci also looked curious. In fact, Wang Ai had told him about this matter, but he was busy hoeing the fields at that time and quickly cut off the subject.

"You seem to be in charge of earthquakes!" said Zhang Zhiwei.

Hearing this, Lu Ci was overjoyed, and called his good brother a man of loyalty. Although this might seem unimpressive at first glance, it was exactly what he needed.

He wanted to integrate Zhen Jin into Ruyi Jin to imitate the natural disaster of earthquake, but he had never seen a natural disaster. Although he had figured out a little bit, it was only similar in form but not in spirit.

If he could obtain a magical power related to earthquakes, whether it was for attack, assistance, or even the ability to detect earthquakes, it would be extremely beneficial to him.

"Senior brother, what about you?" Zhang Huaiyi looked at Zhang Zhiwei.

"I don't care," Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand, "I'll just let him do whatever he wants!"

Zhang Huaiyi: “…………”

Look at what you said. If you let him do whatever he wants, he won't install everything for you? We need to contact Fatty Wang quickly.

"I have something else to do, I'll go back first!"

Zhang Huaiyi couldn't wait to have a talk with Wang Ai.

"Please, Senior Brother Zhang, teach me how to use the Godhead Mask."

Lu Ci walked up to Zhang Zhiwei, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands and said.

This is the attitude of asking for help. Lu Ci, who originally had no interest in the divine mask, now showed great interest in it.

The divine mask was not considered a unique skill of the sect, but Zhang Zhiwei did not keep it to himself. He pointed a finger at the center of Lu Ci's brow and used the power of his blue hand to teach him the specific method of practicing Qi, as well as some of his own experiences.

When Lu Jin and Tian Jinzhong saw Lu Ci seeking Dharma, they followed suit.

Zhang Zhiwei treated everyone equally and taught them all his skills.

After getting the divine mask, Tian Jinzhong was stunned for a while, and after coming to his senses, he said:

"Brother, do you want to pass this method on to your fellow disciples in the mansion?"

"The Tiantong Church has just started, and its faith is weak. We don't know if you can succeed. You can set an example first. If you can, it won't be too late to teach others!" Zhang Zhiwei said.

"Brother, what you said makes sense!" Tian Jinzhong nodded.

"How is your practice going recently?" Zhang Zhiwei asked Tian Jinzhong.

Tian Jinzhong said: "Everything went well. These days, I did my homework during the day, practiced the Tiantong Divine Sword in the first half of the night, and practiced Jinggong in the second half of the night to nourish my spirit with Qi."

"At the beginning, I felt very hard to endure. Every time at dawn, I was sleepy, but I always gritted my teeth and persevered. Every time I couldn't hold on any longer, I silently said to you, 'It's time to practice.'" "Later, I gradually got used to making up for my rest through meditation. I was even more energetic the next day than if I had just gone to sleep."

"Moreover, not only has the practice time become longer, I feel that the practice efficiency has also become much higher. One day of practice is equivalent to three to five days before."

It is difficult to walk on the road, harder than climbing to the sky. After overcoming the initial pain, Tian Jinzhong ushered in a good harvest.

Zhang Zhiwei was not surprised by this. Even though Tian Jinzhong's limbs were cut off, his Dantian was destroyed, and his meridians were damaged, he was able to stay awake for decades with great perseverance to temper his will.
Now his limbs are intact, his Dantian and meridians are intact, and he can circulate Qi throughout his body, achieving the effect of nourishing the mind with Qi. Compared with forcing himself not to sleep, the effect is much better. There is no reason why he can't persist.

In the past, Tian Jinzhong in the plot was robbed and wanted to commit suicide, but was dissuaded by his master, who told him to live no matter how painful it was.

Zhang Zhiwei just felt that the master was reluctant to let his disciple leave, so he let Tian Jinzhong begin decades of sleepless and painful torture.

But now, he has a new understanding. Perhaps Tian Jinzhong’s hard practice in the plot is not meaningless.

Although, he did not cultivate Qi or magical powers, nor did he build up a strong physique.

But over the past few decades, he has been using his own subjectivity to confront objectivity and honing his own subjective consciousness.

Even though in the end, the secret he had guarded for seventy years failed to be kept and was taken away by Quan Xing, but these seventy years of hard training could not be faked.

Even if he dies, his subjectivity, which has been polished to a shining shine, will remain in the Dharma lineage of the Tianshi Mansion.

It's all worth it.

This is also the good intention of Zhang Jingqing as a master!
After finishing the conversation with several people, Zhang Zhiwei returned to the meditation room, and as usual, he "examined himself three times" to sort out his own life, and then began to temper his life.

After finishing the hammering, it was late at night. The moon was bright in the sky. He summoned a nine-headed lion and rode it to the top of Tianmen Mountain.

The crooked tree that was struck by lightning stood quietly in the moonlight, but in fact, it could not absorb the moonlight. It still relied on nutrients drawn from its roots.

The crooked tree sensed the unique freshness of Zhang Zhiwei, and excitedly shook its trunk and swayed its branches to express its welcome.

Zhang Zhiwei walked over, patted the tree trunk to say hello, then sat cross-legged under the tree and began to breathe in the moonlight and starlight, as well as the water, wind, and fire qi in the heaven and earth to replenish himself.

Traditional internal alchemy evolved from external alchemy.

Dan means single, and one means single. Only Tao has no opposite, so it is called Dan.

The sky is clear with one, the earth is peaceful with one, the valley is full with one, and people live long with one.

What is this one?
Tao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things.

"One" is the innate Qi.

One gives birth to two, which means one Qi transforms into "nature" and "life".

Two gives birth to three, which means nature and life transform into essence, energy and spirit, which are also the three treasures.

In this world, no matter what kind of living thing it is, it cannot live without spirit, energy and vitality.

The elements that make up the world are earth, water, fire and wind, which are the three treasures of the earth.

Of course, equally indispensable are the three treasures of heaven: the sun, the moon, and the stars.

Hence there is a saying that three gives birth to all things.

Neidan Gong is a practice that uses external alchemy as a guide, the human body as a cauldron, and the essence, energy, and spirit as medicine, in order to condense the "one" within the body.

In fact, whether it is internal alchemy or external alchemy, they are all for this "one", and then pursue the Tao behind the "one".

Zhang Zhiwei's current practice method is the unity of inside and outside.

On the one hand, he continued to use inner alchemy to temper his own life.

On the one hand, he uses the Saint's Thief to steal the Three Treasures of Heaven and the Three Treasures of Earth into his body. Strictly speaking, this should be considered external alchemy.

The reason why external elixirs are called external elixirs is because humans cannot directly steal the vitality of heaven and earth, so they have to collect objects containing the essence of heaven and earth and refine them into elixirs that can be absorbed by the human body.

Now that Zhang Zhiwei can directly absorb the essence of heaven and earth, he naturally doesn't need to take drugs.

His current actions are equivalent to refining external elixir.

Alchemy is a delicate job. You can't just cram everything in. The temperature and dosage must be controlled well. There can't be any mistakes. One more breath or one less breath will not do.

Therefore, the noise he made when breathing today was very small, so small that no one around him noticed it.

Zhang Zhiwei's practice continued until the moonlight disappeared and a hint of paleness appeared in the eastern sky.

He absorbed the essence of the sun for a while.

He stopped until the red sun was about to rise above the horizon.

"call!"

He exhaled a long breath of clear Qi, and spat the leftover scraps from last night's "alchemy" to the crooked tree behind him.

Even the scraps are the essence of heaven and earth, and the most precious Qi of the Three Treasures.

With its nourishment, the crooked tree is growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. Even the part of the trunk that had turned into charred after being struck by lightning is sprouting and turning green. It seems that it will no longer be a crooked tree soon.

Excited, it bent its trunk repeatedly, as if trying to bend over.

"Okay, okay, don't break yourself."

Zhang Zhiwei patted the tree trunk and walked down Tianmen Mountain with the farewell of the crooked tree.

This time he did not ride on the nine-headed lion, but went down the mountain on foot.

His steps were light but steady. Each step was lifted up gently and then put down gently, without any dragging.

But it inexplicably gives people a feeling of not leaving the ground, as if the ground is a sticky board, and every step he takes is connected, and it seems as if there are roots under his feet that are connected to the earth.

Not only that, every time he took a step, the pores all over his body were taking in and out fresh air, as if he was breathing.

This is also the reason why there is a fragrance around him.

It is said in "Zhuangzi: The Great Master": The true man breathes through the heels, while the common people breathe through the throat.

Ordinary people breathe through their mouths and noses, and the channel is in the throat. They cannot understand heel breathing at all.

But in fact, heel breathing is just an example, representing that all 84,000 pores in the body are breathing channels.

Zhang Zhiwei believed that he had reached perfection, and that these were all spontaneous actions, not deliberate.

He has reached the level of what Zhuangzi called a "true man."

If there were someone who knew the goods present, they would know that his name "Tiantong Man" should be changed to "Tiantong Zhenren".

Zhang Zhiwei walked down Tianmen Mountain and came to the Dashangqing Palace to see his master, but was told by his fellow disciples at the door that the left chief of the Sanyi Sect was visiting with his eldest disciple, and the master was entertaining the guests, so he should come back later.

(End of this chapter)