Journey to the head

An Fanghe bowed again and again, wiped away her tears, cleaned up the broken pieces of the teapot, brewed the spiritual tea again, and stood behind Lu Qian.

Seeing that the sun was already high in the sky and there was still no news from the Danxia Sect, Wu Yan took the opportunity to ask questions.

"Master, why do I feel that the inner demon is bullying the weak and afraid of the strong?"

Hearing her description, Lu Qian asked curiously, "What does this mean?"

Wu Yan said: "Pei Lie killed six of his fellow disciples, so it was difficult to get rid of his inner demons, and he almost died in the inner demon calamity. But everyone knows that those evil cultivators simply regard human life as worthless. They kill and burn people at will, and kill entire families. They have no humanity, and their methods are cruel and outrageous."

"But there are also many such evil demons who have achieved the Nascent Soul Sovereign status. Their inner demons do not seem to have become much worse because of the killing."

"Isn't this just the inner demon that bullies the weak and fears the strong? If they meet a kind person, they may find it hard to let go of even the smallest mistakes they made. But if they meet a violent villain, they may not be able to let go even if they have killed countless people."

Hearing the indignation in Wu Yan's words, Lu Qian couldn't help laughing.

"You have misunderstood. Inner demons are not necessarily related to killing."

"The so-called inner demon literally means the demonic obstacle in one's heart. The inner demon arises because the cultivator's original heart is hurt."

"This kind of harm can be divided into two categories: going against one's original intention and confusing one's original intention."

“As for why one must subdue the inner demons and heal the heart wounds in order to achieve the Nascent Soul Sovereign position, we have to start from the beginning.”

Lin Le and Wu Yan both had the Jindan level of cultivation, especially Wu Yan who had just entered the late Jindan stage. In another thirty-seven or thirty-eight years, she would be able to achieve perfect Jindan and face the great calamity of her inner demons. Therefore, the two of them were concentrating very hard and did not dare to miss a word.

For An Fanghe, although these secrets were still far away from him, they were also the secrets of cultivation. It was naturally extremely rare for him to have the opportunity to hear them now.

"When a man and a woman have sex, the yin and yang combine to give birth to a fetus. When the baby is in the mother's womb, it is still in the innate state. Once it is born outside the body, its heart and breath are separated, and its spirit and energy are dispersed, and it becomes acquired."

"From the time a cultivator practices Qi training to the Nascent Soul stage, what they seek is the unity of nature and life, to make their originally separated mind and breath, and their scattered spirit and energy reunite, to return from the acquired state to the innate state, to comprehend the Way of Heaven in a pure and spotless state, and to continue to climb upward."

"To achieve unity of sex and life, it is natural that both sex and life skills must reach a state of perfection."

"But life skills are easy to achieve, while nature skills are difficult to learn, so cultivators often cultivate life skills first as a foundation for attaining enlightenment."

"From practicing Qi to building the foundation, the cultivators' hearts and breaths are interdependent, their spirits and spirits are in harmony, they imitate the innate state and quietly enter into a state of meditation, then they gather Qi to practice Yuan, move the Qi around the body, push the life skills forward, and finally overcome the heavenly tribulation and enter the realm of the perfect golden elixir."

"When you reach the Golden Elixir stage, your Life Skills are already proficient, and you can just follow the steps to progress to the Golden Elixir Perfection. At this point, you must diligently practice your Sex Skills so that your mind and nature can also reach a perfect and flawless state, and then you can move on to the fusion."

"This is what is called nurturing one's nature and cultivating one's life, harmonizing the dragon and the tiger."

"As for the methods of cultivating sexual energy, there have been two since ancient times."

"One is to bring it about. That is, to cultivate the mind with tranquility, to cultivate the nature with simplicity, to suppress evil thoughts, and to train the lake of the heart to be like a deep pool or an ancient well, without any waves."

"The second is to be natural. Identify your true nature, follow nature, return to your true self, and always let your thoughts flow and be happy naturally."

"The two practices have different paths but the same goal: to find one's true self and achieve perfection in one's sexuality."

“Once both the sex and life skills are perfected, the soul and the golden elixir will merge. From then on, the sex and life will be united, the spirit and energy will be united, the heart and breath will be one, the golden elixir will break and a baby will be born. The soul, consciousness, spiritual roots and spiritual power will all be integrated into one Nascent Soul.”

"Thus, I will return to my innate purity and attain the status of Yuanying Lord!"

Several people nodded frequently after listening. What Lu Qian taught was easy to understand and went straight to the point. As the saying goes, if one hears the truth in the morning, one can die in the evening. Now that they have heard the wonderful sound of the great truth, they are naturally overjoyed.

Although Wu Yan already had a foundation and made good progress, after listening to Lu Qian's detailed explanation, she gained a whole new understanding, the beauty of which is hard to describe.

Lu Qian continued.

“But if you want to discern your true mind, recognize your true nature, find your true self, and achieve perfection in your nature, you must eliminate the demons in your heart.”

"Or, in other words, the great calamity of the inner demon is the last obstacle before the perfection of the spiritual power."

"As I just said, there are two sources of inner demons: going against one's true nature and being confused by one's true nature."

"First, the path of cultivation for a cultivator is long and arduous, with countless storms and thunderstorms. Many times, one can only compromise with reality and do things that go against one's heart."

"If this continues for a long time, you will inevitably feel depressed, angry, resentful or sad, and the inner demon will grow from this."

"Secondly, cultivators have great powers and extraordinary means. Even those who have just started practicing Qi can gain admiration from ordinary people, and it is easy for them to satisfy their various desires."

"But once a monk indulges in this and does not exercise restraint, his desires will grow stronger and stronger, and gradually he will be unable to satisfy his greed."

"To the outside world, he became a bloodthirsty, lustful, and greedy person. From then on, he fell into evil and fell into hell."

"Internally, one's true self gradually becomes confused and filled with desires. Naturally, the inner demons dance wildly, and one becomes confused and lost. One can no longer find one's true self."

When several people heard this, they couldn't help but feel awe in their hearts.

No wonder it is said that the practice of Xinggong must start with discerning one's original mind. First of all, one must understand what one's original mind is, so that one can carefully protect it and not go against it or confuse it.

"So, back to your original question." Lu Qian smiled, "The emergence of inner demons has nothing to do with killing, lust, greed, and tyranny. As long as the actions of a cultivator go against his original heart or confuse his original heart, inner demons will arise."

Wu Yan suddenly realized. In other words, if a cultivator kills without violating his original intention and without confusing his original intention, then naturally there will be no inner demon.

Thinking of this, Lu Qian couldn't help but sigh.

Pei Lie would suffer from inner demons because of killing six of his fellow disciples, and would be unable to overcome the calamity. To put it another way, this proves that he is kind-hearted and has a heart towards light.

Just because of the temptation from outside and the instigation from inside, he was bewildered and made a big mistake, thus ruining his bright future.

How can I not be extremely sad about it.

"The tragedy of Senior Akabane is that he found his true heart too late." Lin Le sighed in a low voice.

"He was overwhelmed by the desire to build his foundation and the pressure from the surroundings. His mind was clouded and he chose to betray his six fellow disciples. But at the last moment, he begged for his lover to be spared."

"After his fellow disciples and lover died, he repented and risked his life, giving up on building his foundation and his life."

"He didn't give everything for building his foundation as he thought. He ended up in a tragedy out of endless regret."

"Does he really know what he wants?"

"Later, he cut off his past and spent the rest of his life atonement. But the past he had cut off became a lingering demon in his heart."

"He has made countless contributions, but he still finds that he cannot atone for his sins. Honor, status, strength... the trust of the upper echelons, the love of his disciples, the awe of outsiders... the more he obtains, the more intense his inner demons become."

"Because he is constantly straying from his true heart and getting further and further away from his true self."

"How sad! The Golden Elixir is invincible, but I have never felt true happiness."

"It was not until the last moment that he accepted his past and took responsibility for his crimes, and only then did he truly understand his true heart and find his true self."

"I don't know what his real intention is. But this situation can serve as a lesson for us."

For a moment, everyone fell silent, letting the steaming spiritual tea on the table slowly cool down.

Chiyu Lingjun awakened to his true heart and found his true self, so he made his own choice.

This is his "Tao". Even if Lu Qian is in pain, there is nothing he can do about it.

I sat there from the time the sun rose to the time the sun set and the dusk approached.

During this period, news from the Intelligence Department was transmitted one after another, and the actions of Chiyu Lingjun and Danxia Sect were presented before the eyes of several people.

Soapberry launched an all-out offensive on the front battlefield, while Akabane Lingjun led his elite troops to raid the enemy's hinterland!
Of course the enemy had taken precautions against the vital points, but they would never have imagined that the Danxia Sect would have one more Nascent Soul Spirit Lord overnight!
And he was once "Danxia Chiyu, invincible in the golden elixir. Below the Nascent Soul stage, Pei Lie is the best."

Now that he has truly advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, he can be said to be invincible and undefeated.

In the surprise attack, Chiyu Lingjun killed eight enemy Jindans alone! He almost broke through the enemy's defense line, but finally the enemy played all his cards, and the allies came to the rescue and blocked Chiyu Lingjun outside the mountain gate.

But it was not possible to take care of both ends at the same time. On the front battlefield, the Sapindus changed its feint attack into a fierce attack. The Danxia faction and its allies were pressing forward in an all-out manner, forcing the enemy's front line, which had already been demoralized by a fire in the rear, to retreat continuously.

As sacred mountains and strongholds changed hands one after another, the front battlefield was gradually gaining an overwhelming advantage.

By midnight, the Danxia Sect had completely occupied the county that was originally under fierce competition!
The moon is high in the sky and the mountains are brightly lit.

At this moment, on the large square of Huoyun Peak, the crowd formed a semicircle, listening attentively to the explanation of the battle situation in the center of the circle.

Jiang Baitao, Xiao Tianci, Ding Shu, Wang Ruoyu, Cui Linglong, Li Jing, Zheng Duan, Tao Zhongxian, and Dongfang Hui, nine Yunshan foundation-building masters sat at the front of the team. Behind them were more than 500 Yunshan disciples who were crowded together and surrounded them.

The one standing in the center and explaining the huge map hanging in the air was Lin Le, and the one assisting him in marking and annotating was An Fanghe.

"Now the Danxia sect has taken over Bailu County. Half of Bailu County used to belong to the Danxia sect, but it was ceded after the defeat in the previous war. Now the whole county is taken over by the Danxia sect. Danxia now controls the three counties of Haidong, Xiangsha and Bailu."

One disciple looked excited: "We have won a great victory on the front battlefield, and Chiyu Lingjun is firmly embedded in the battlefield behind enemy lines. We should make a concerted effort to completely defeat the enemy!"

Lin Le smiled and asked An Fanghe: "Fanghe, what do you think?"

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An Fanghe hesitated for a moment, but still said: "It's too early to say who will win now. The enemy's main force was defeated but not collapsed, and many spiritual places were voluntarily abandoned. This shows that the enemy is shrinking the battle line and trying to counterattack."

"Besides, his family is a veteran Yuanying, with many tricks, many allies, and great influence. Now it's just that the sudden appearance of Chiyu Lingjun disrupted its rhythm, so it took the initiative to retreat, regroup, and invite help. If the Danxia sect underestimates the enemy and advances rashly, I'm afraid it will suffer."

His words were well thought out and well judged, and everyone nodded in agreement.

Another disciple said, "In this case, the Danxia Sect should take the initiative to stop and strengthen its defenses, first fully digesting the newly acquired Bailu County, and then it will be invincible."

But one disciple proposed a different idea: "If we switch from offense to defense at this time, wouldn't it be a waste of advantage? We should advance slowly, with each unit forming a corner to support each other, and it won't be too late to stop until we really hit a snag."

Lin Le asked again: "Fang He, what do you think?"

An Fanghe took a deep breath. Although such an occasion made him a little nervous and at a loss, and he kept complaining about the troubles in his heart, he still faced the various looks of the crowd and expressed his judgment.

"We should advance steadily on the front battlefield, because the enemy's counterattack will come soon. The first step must be to concentrate our forces and remove the thorn of Chiyu Lingjun first."

"Urgent news!" The messenger disciple of the Intelligence Department pushed through the crowd and rushed over. "The enemy counterattacked. Chiyu Lingjun encountered concentrated fire and his troops suffered heavy losses. They have already retreated from the battlefield!"

Lu Qian, who was watching this place from afar, also heard the news. He looked at the full moon and sighed softly.

Chiyu Lingjun's final mission has been completed.

He was about to return to the mountain gate, ready to meet his own end.

He had analyzed and judged, but at this point, Lu Qian couldn't help but rack his brains and think carefully whether there was any way to persuade Chiyu Lingjun.

When the sun rose, accompanied by the drifting rays of light, Chiyu Lingjun returned.

There were also Sapindus, Gu Nishang, and Dong Chengjun, all of whom followed behind Chiyu Lingjun with heavy faces, and Gu Nishang and Dong Chengjun even had red eyes.

It was clear that they had done their best.

When they returned to the mountain gate, a shocking scene appeared. The Liuxia Mountains were filled with nearly ten thousand disciples.

The moment Chiyu Lingjun appeared, they all prostrated themselves in unison, their voices shaking the sky.

"Lingjun has made countless contributions to Danxia and saved thousands of lives."

"Everyone in Danxia kneels down and begs you, Lord Ling, to save your life!"

The Danxia Sect chose to forgive Chiyu Lingjun’s mistakes.

But Chiyu Lingjun ignored everyone.

He waved to Lu Qian: "Lu boy, and Nishang, follow me."

With a sincere look on his face, Wu Xiuzi whispered to Lu Qian, "Master Lu, I'm counting on you. Please persuade Elder Pei again."

Lu Qian sighed uncertainly, took the hand of Gu Nishang, whose face was pale, and followed Chiyu Lingjun back to Huoyun Peak and into the courtyard.

The ancient tree was fiery red and towering like a canopy. Chiyu Lingjun opened his clothes and leaned against the tree. Lu Qian and Gu Nishang stood quietly in front of him.

In a trance, Lu Qian seemed to have returned to seventy-seven years ago.

When I was still in the middle stage of Qi training, I met Master Chiyu and Gu Nishang here, and the gears of fate began to turn from then on.

In an instant, Lu Qian felt a warm current surging in his chest, and countless words to keep her came out of his mouth.

But Chiyu Lingjun looked at Lu Qian and just smiled: "My original intention is--"

"Openly and above board."

At this moment, Lu Qian was speechless.

This is Chiyu Lingjun's original intention, this is his path, and no one can make choices for him.

The Danxia sect forgave him, but he could never forgive himself.

"I have a few final words to say to you," said Chiyu Lingjun.

Lu Qian was shocked and Gu Nishang started crying.

But Chiyu Lingjun looked at them for a long time, and suddenly smiled again.

"Forget it. With Lu kid here, I have nothing to worry about."

At this moment, Lu Qian could no longer bear it and fell to his knees, tears filling his eyes.

"It's a pity that I didn't get to see you get married." Chiyu Lingjun smiled, "But if you dare to let down my Nishang in the future, I will come up and beat your dog head off even if I am in the Nine Netherworlds."

He then said to Gu Nishang, "This sly boy has a senior sister, and he definitely can't let her go. If you are still angry, just find a few more lovers in the future. Don't let him make you sick."

Gu Nishang was trying hard to suppress her tears, and she snorted in shame and annoyance. This time, for some reason, she felt extremely wronged, and she threw herself into her master's arms and burst into tears.

Akabane Lingjun touched her head lovingly.

"The last thing that Master will give you is the Golden Crow Dao Seed of the Sun Lord."

"But you must be careful, it won't help you achieve great things for free."

"After I advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, I felt the call."

He then said to Lu Qian: "Lu kid, I don't care what secrets you have. But among the cultivators I know, you may be the only one who can solve the matter involving the Heavenly Sovereign in this world."

"Nichang, I'll leave it to you."

Lu Qian kowtowed heavily with tears in his eyes, and then he heard Gu Nishang sobbing, "Master, I don't want any Golden Crow Dao Seed, I just want you to live well."

Chiyu Lingjun looked up at the big sun in the sky and laughed.

"My heart is bright and I have no regrets."

August, the 440th year of Jiashen.

Pei Lie, the Red Feather Spirit Lord, cut off his own heart vein and died. (End of this chapter)