The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 146: The Yin and Yang Realm, full of weirdness (asking for monthly tickets)
Naturally, Lu Chen did not agree to all of Ma Jian's requests to entrust his son to him.

Ma Jian also knew this, although he also donated the classics of Louguan Dao.

But if he died, the Louguan Sect with only Yin Tong would not be able to stop Lu Chen.

All hopes can only be placed on Lu Chen’s moral bottom line.

This is also the reason why he introduced to Lu Chen in detail the portraits of the characters on the surrounding walls.

This was also implicitly telling Lu Chen that although there was no one in their Louguan Sect now, they still had ancestors, and they were even just a branch of the real Louguan Sect.

The real main vein is where their base camp is.

Although he openly told Yin Tong that "Lu Chen can be trusted", and he also believed that his vision was not wrong, the results of yesterday's stargazing and divination also showed that Lu Chen was a savior for their Louguan Sect.

But after all, they had just met Lu Chen and had only just met today, so there was no basis for trust.

Just in case, we still need to take necessary precautions.

Of course, Lu Chen understood this implicit threat, but he didn't care.

It seems that it would be extremely difficult for the real main branches of the Louguan School to emerge, even if they wanted to.

The most important thing is that Lu Chen’s values ​​are still very positive.

If someone treats me kindly, I will treat them kindly in return. So even if I understand what they say, I will just pretend not to understand and smile it off.

The two of them had limited conversations and were also testing each other's bottom line.

After a while, they all understood that the other party was indeed not a person without bottom line as they thought.

Ma Jian let go of most of his guard against Lu Chen, and in Ma Jian's eyes, Lu Chen successfully packaged himself as a person who had practiced in the paradise for a long time with his elders and was not very familiar with many common things in the outside world of cultivation.

With such an impression, Lu Chen and Ma Jian's communication could be freed from many restrictions.

He also specifically asked many questions about the Yin-Yang world.

No matter how he listened, he felt that the Yin-Yang Realm was somewhat similar to the dark world in the real world that the strange nun had pulled him into.

Although there are some subtle differences, they are generally similar.

The dark world and the Yin-Yang realm are areas that cannot be entered by the physical body. If one wants to enter, one must use spirituality or divine thoughts to enter.

If the people inside want to get out, they must have something to rely on, or someone to call them.

Lu Chen was very curious about it. If he mastered the method of entering and exiting the Yin-Yang Realm here, then after he went to the real world, would he be able to enter and exit the dark world more conveniently?

"There is a way to enter the Yin-Yang Realm."

After hearing Lu Chen's question, Ma Jian hesitated a little, but still nodded: "However, the Yin-Yang Realm is different from the real world. It is the dark side of heaven and earth. Because it is very close to the underworld, the yin energy is extremely heavy and unpredictable. In fact, many demons are born in the Yin-Yang Realm."

"For example, many places now look normal in reality, but in fact, the corresponding Yin-Yang Realm is still a den of demons. This is why many areas in the Yang world are said to have demons. It is because the demons are powerful and can extend their tentacles from the Yin-Yang Realm into the Yang world."

"Moreover, if the soul of a cultivator who still has a physical body enters the Yin-Yang Realm and cannot escape in time, he or she may be deeply trapped in it. The founder of our Louguan Sect has strictly prohibited entering the Yin-Yang Realm rashly. Are you sure you want to go in?"

Lu Chen's eyes flickered a few times.

Now he is 90% certain that the Yin and Yang realm of this world is the dark world in the real world.

Perhaps because the world is different, the Yin and Yang world of this world may have undergone some other changes.

For example, demons.

But, the general meaning should be the same.

"I am sure."

Lu Chen nodded: "Brother Dao, please teach me."

"Ugh."

Ma Jian shook his head: "Forget it, forget it. I can't tell you this directly. I also need to ask the opinions of the ancestors. However, together with the methods of the Yin-Yang Dharma Realm, it is not a secret method. Many cultivation sects have recorded it. It should not be a big deal."

"However, Brother Lu, if you want to become an immortal, you must not let the method of corpse transformation confuse your mind."

At this point, his expression became a little stern: "There are many people with extraordinary talents in cultivation. In the early stage, they just wanted to enter the Yin-Yang Dharma Realm to increase their knowledge. In the end, they were affected by the distracting thoughts of people in it, and finally willingly sank into it and turned into corpse immortals."

Lu Chen frowned: "Why is this happening?"

Ma Jian said helplessly, "Who doesn't want to live longer? Cultivation, cultivation, is just for the sake of longevity. Even if you can only linger on, it is still longevity. If you want to prove the way to become an immortal, how difficult is it? Throughout your life, there is not much hope. But the immortal corpse is right in front of you. You just need to survive in the Yin-Yang Dharma Realm which is the same as the present world. You can simply get an extra hundred years, or even more life span. I'm afraid not many people can withstand such a temptation. Of course, I have never been to the Yin-Yang Dharma Realm. I'm afraid only I can know the specific matters if I go there myself."

At this point, he chuckled and said, "When the time comes, all you have to do is burn three incense sticks in front of my portrait."

After he said this, the depressing atmosphere in the room relaxed a little.

Lu Chen also laughed.

Then Lu Chen asked again: "Brother Dao, I see that your physical bodies have not been cultivated, why is that?"

Ma Jian's expression froze for a moment, as if a knife was stabbed in his heart. He then said helplessly, "Brother Lu, do you think everyone can practice both sex and life like you? I have spent more than 40 years practicing sex skills alone. If I practiced both sex and life, I am afraid I would not even be able to reach the level of a mage now."

As he said this, he gave Lu Chen a rather complicated look.

It seems to be saying: You kid, you are really the example of "Why not eat meat?"
Do you really think that all practitioners in the world are like you, cultivating both their body and their nature, and can all reach an extremely high level?
Lu Chen coughed urgently and changed the subject a little stiffly: "I used to practice at home and have never been exposed to the world of practice. What is the realm of the mage that Brother Dao is talking about?"

Ma Jian also saw that Lu Chen was forcibly changing the subject, but he didn't expose him, and said: "Master, it means being able to cast spells freely. Since Zhang Ling founded the Five Pecks of Rice Sect, this title has become popular, and later it has become a realm of cultivation."

Lu Chen asked curiously, he was not familiar with the names of the cultivation in this world.

Ma Jian was puzzled as to why Lu Chen did not know such simple knowledge. However, he thought that Lu Chen must have just started his apprenticeship not long ago and might have been in seclusion practicing in the past.

After all, for Lu Chen to be able to cultivate to such a level, he must have been practicing every day before, and probably didn’t pay much attention to some unimportant things.

Moreover, the Shaoyang Sect seemed to be a more hidden sect of practice than their Louguan Sect.

Their Louguan School has actually been famous for a long time. Since Yin Gui Taihe Zhenren, there have been Zhenren in almost every generation.

However, since the rise of Master Heng and Master Zhang Hao, the empire was in chaos, and Mount Zhongnan, which was close to Chang'an, was unstable, so they moved to Mount Chicheng and formed their own sect, separating from the Louguan Sect.

After Kao Cheng Zhenren began to study under Master Zheng, the Louguan School came into the public eye again and would occasionally travel outside.

For example, his grandmaster Master Wang Jia and his master Master Sun Che had both traveled around the world. Even Ma Jian himself, after becoming a master at a young age, had traveled outside.

Therefore, many young men in Chang'an knew about Louguan. That's why Lu Xiuchen's good friend wrote to him and invited him to Zhongnan to seek immortals and learn about Taoism. Only then did Kou Qianzhi know the name of their Louguan and come looking for it.

As for the Shaoyang Sect...I had never heard of Ma Jian's name before!
"Nowadays, the cultivation of the northern Taoist sects all starts with the training of Qi, from destiny to nature, and the training system is roughly similar. Therefore, in terms of titles, they are mostly called Qi Refiners, Refining Masters, Magicians, True Men, and True Lords."

"However, there are some who are different. For example, Kou Qianzhi, although he is from the Taoist school, he is a combination of many schools. At the beginning of his practice, he took shortcuts and did not practice the life skills completely. He only practiced the way of the soul and practiced the art of relying on luck. Therefore, he did not focus on the practice of life skills. He started as a mage from the beginning of his practice, and now he is a true soul."

Then, Ma Jian briefly introduced his own cultivation system to Lu Chen: "My Louguan Taoist Temple also practices in the same way, starting with the art of guiding and transforming life into nature, but in the early stage there is the art of swallowing Huangjing pills, so the starting point is the refiner, which involves a part of life skills. My disciple Yin Tong has practiced with me for more than four years, and now he has perfected the refiner, but he has not yet involved the soul. But once you cultivate to the level of a magician, you will focus on the way of the soul and let go of life skills."

This is different from Lu Chen's practice. Lu Chen also directly practices sexual skills, but his "Sun and Moon Qi-Containing Dragon and Tiger Method" can drive the growth of life skills during practice.

As for the concept of primordial spirit, although Lu Chen had heard of it a long time ago, what he practiced in Journey to the West were the concepts of Yin God and Yang God.

The "primordial spirit concept" in the world of Journey to the West is a general term. The Yin spirit born in the Purple Mansion Dragon and Tiger Realm is the primordial spirit. After the elixir is condensed, the Yang spirit that becomes pure yang is also the primordial spirit. Even after the three flowers gather at the top of the head and the five qi return to the origin, it is also the primordial spirit.

But obviously, the world is not divided like this.

They seemed to have their own understanding of the primordial spirit, and their methods of practice were subtly different from their current practice system.

However, Yin Tong also came in at this time, so Lu Chen did not continue asking.

He also realized that what Ma Jian said seemed to be some basic concepts of cultivation in this world.

If you don’t know the name of the current cultivation system, you can still fool yourself by saying that you have always been practicing with your master and don’t pay attention to these names.

However, if you don’t know some basic knowledge of cultivation, some problems may arise.

"Master, everything has been sorted out."

Yin Tong said to Ma Jian.

The latter nodded and did not continue the previous topic. Instead, he said to Yin Tong: "Brother Lu, you came here specifically to seek classics and ask questions in my Louguan Sect. Go and find some classics."

Yin Tong was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lu Chen: "Daoyou Lu, do you want to read my Louguan classics?"

"Yes."

Lu Chen nodded: "My master once said that traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books. I have heard of the name of Louguan Sect for a long time, so I wanted to come to Zhongnan Mountain to look for it. I happened to meet Xia Bing on the way, and then I was caught by Kou Qianzhi and brought here, but I didn't expect to be misunderstood by him."

Yin Tong smiled upon hearing this and said, "If there hadn't been this misunderstanding, there wouldn't have been any subsequent events."

"Lingjian, you should call me uncle."

Ma Jian suddenly said, "Master and Fellow Daoist Lu are on equal terms, and you still call me Fellow Daoist? How can this be allowed!"

Yin Tong’s smile froze on his face in an instant: “Master, this…” “Haha, no need, no need, there is no need to talk about the age difference between me and Fellow Daoist Yin.”

Lu Chen couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he said this.

Yin Tong is already thirty years old this year, but his body is only twenty-one years old.

This can actually be considered a generational difference.

"This is the rule."

However, Ma Jian refused to give in. Since he had become friends with Lu Chen, he had to have the proper status.

In the future, when the Shaoyang School and the Louguan School establish friendship, they will have to follow today's master-disciple relationship.

As he spoke, he glared at Yin Tong and said, "Why don't you call someone?"

The latter could only bow his head: "Lingjian... Greetings to Uncle Master Lu."

He was still a little hesitant when speaking, but he accepted the sequence.

"No, no...Nephew, please get up."

Lu Chen could only helplessly help Yin Tong up.

"Chang'an is in chaos, Kou Qianzhi will not come here in the short term. If Fellow Daoist Lu doesn't mind, you can stay in the temple first." Ma Jian said with a smile upon seeing this.

"Thank you very much, Senior Brother Ma." Lu Chen thanked him.

Afterwards, Yin Tong followed Ma Jian's instructions and took Lu Chen to clean up an empty house.

After settling Lu Chen, Yin Tong came back and complained to his master: "Master...Uncle Lu is almost ten years younger than me..."

"Why, are you still feeling aggrieved? Humph!"

Ma Jian said angrily, "Don't you see what you are capable of? Junior Brother Lu may be younger, but in terms of cultivation, you two can't compare to him! Confucius said, 'When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher.' We practitioners are judged by our cultivation. If you work harder and can reach the level of a magician, then you two can get along well, and I can even get the title of uncle. Now I let you call me uncle, but it's just to give you some advantages. After all, Junior Brother Lu is still young, and he may be even stronger than Kou Qianzhi in the future!"

Yin Tong was embarrassed at first, but then he suddenly realized.

My own master still sees far ahead.

Lu Chen is only twenty years old, but he is already a mage. His future achievements will be limitless!

Thinking that if Lu Chen becomes a real person in the future, he can still take care of the Louguan Sect, Yin Tong immediately said: "Master still has a long-term vision, and I have a narrow vision."

"It's not that I have a long-term vision, nor that you have a narrow vision, but that your own emotions have affected your judgment. And remember, don't look down on others just because they are younger than you."

Ma Jian snorted, which was considered as teaching Yin Tong how to behave in the world. Then he said, "The Shaoyang Sect where your uncle Lu came from has been isolated from the outside world for too long. He probably just came out of the sect not long ago. He doesn't know much about many things in the current cultivation world. You can go and get some scriptures and books."

"Yes, master."

Yin Tong nodded repeatedly and then went to do it.

After Yin Tong left, Ma Jian couldn't help but spit out blood from the corner of his mouth.

He quickly mobilized his internal energy to suppress the poison.

After he felt a little better, he took out a mat from the wooden box next to him, took out three incense sticks, walked to a portrait on the wall, and put down the mat.

But he did not sit on it. Instead, he stood between Ge Xi and the portrait, facing the portrait. He pinched his fingers, and the three incense sticks ignited, emitting wisps of smoke, which, along with Ma Jian's mnemonics, were transmitted into the portrait.

"The talismans are spread all over the world, and the incense method spreads yin and yang... Ma Fuyue, the sixteenth generation disciple of the Louguan Sect, respectfully invites Master Sun to come..."

The portrait swayed slightly twice, as if blown by the wind. Then, the image of the Taoist holding a whisk in the portrait suddenly seemed to come alive.

"Fu Yue, what do you want to call me for?"

The voice did not come from the self-portrait, but from Ge Xi behind him.

The tone of the voice was strange, sometimes far away, sometimes near, ethereal and traceless. It was as if a dozen different voices of different ages were mixed together, changing unpredictably, making people feel creepy when they heard it.

But at this time, Ma Jian was indifferent, and did not turn his head to look at Ge Xi, but continued to speak to the portrait: "Today, the Heavenly Master Kou Qianzhi came, bringing a man named Lu Xiuchen, who claimed to be a descendant of the Lu family who migrated east from Wuxing, and the descendant of Emperor Shaoyang of Donghua..."

Ma Jian told the portrait everything that had happened today.

Then he continued, "Lu Xiuchen is quite interested in the method of connecting the Yin and Yang realms, and asked how to enter the Yin and Yang realms. Therefore, I would like to ask Master Sun if you would teach him the method you have learned?"

"Shaoyang? Wang Xuanfu!"

Suddenly, among a dozen mixed voices, an old man's voice suddenly sounded, and the voice sounded hoarse, as if he wanted to roar out all his strength.

Ma Jian's face turned pale instantly, but he still asked: "Do the ancestors recognize you?"

"Haha, of course I recognize him. He is just a casual cultivator. He follows the path of inner alchemy. He does not practice talismans or study gods. He gathers the inheritance of the three religions and follows the Quanzhen way of life preservation. However... since the ancient demon cholera, this path has been cut off, so it has become a minor path."

The old man's voice suddenly weakened and became the voice that Ma Jian was familiar with again.

Ma Jian heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that Master Sun was in control again, so he asked, "Master Sun, can you teach me the method of stepping into the Yin-Yang realm?"

"As for the way of inner alchemy, you only need to open the purple palace to leave the body and enter the Yin-Yang realm... I'm afraid that Lu Xiuchen's inheritance is incomplete. However, it's okay to make a good relationship with him. You can pass it on, but you must also explain the importance of it clearly."

"Disciple, I understand." Ma Jian replied.

“Fu Yue, your life span is short. When you came here earlier, the spirits of the ancestors were all wiped out. I can’t hold on for much longer.” Master Sun’s voice was faint.

Ma Jian's expression became serious: "Master Sun, could it be that there have been changes in the Yin-Yang Realm?"

The strange voice was very calm: "The world of the living is in chaos, and countless ghosts have died in injustice and battle. The evil spirit in the Yin-Yang world has increased greatly. It should have been able to last for sixty years, but now it may be difficult to last even half a hundred years."

"I understand Fu Yue. I will enter after I have arranged the spiritual mirror and passed on all the secret teachings of the sect. Master Sun, please hold on for a few more days." Ma Jian said respectfully.

"Don't even mention a few days, even a few months is fine. We only need to enter within half a year."

Master Sun said, "It is a waste of energy to enter and exit the soul, so I won't tell you more. When you want to enter, send me a message with the jade-lettered golden book, and I will meet you."

"Yes."

After Ma Jian bowed again, more than a dozen shrill voices suddenly rang out and then quickly disappeared.

Inside the room, another gust of wind appeared out of nowhere, the portrait swayed, and the three incense sticks burned out in an instant.

After everything returned to calm, Ma Jian put Ge Xi away again, then sat cross-legged on the ground, silently chanting the Heart Clearing Mantra. The sunlight outside dimmed and the room became dark.

……

On the other side, after Lu Chen had tidied up the room briefly, Yin Tong came in with a few books and told Lu Chen that these were some basic cultivation knowledge recorded by the Louguan Sect over the years, as well as some information about the cultivation world from the predecessors.

Lu Chen naturally thanked him, as this was what he needed most right now.

Although he was a son of a wealthy family in his previous life, the Lu family was an aristocratic family and they didn't know much about Taoist practice.

But Yin Tong did not leave at this time. He just looked a little hesitant, as if he had something to say.

Seeing him like this, Lu Chen asked, "What else does Lingjian want?"

Yin Tong gritted his teeth, raised his head and asked, "Uncle Lu, may I ask... is the master going to the Yin-Yang Realm?"

Lu Chen was stunned: "Why do you have such an idea? Didn't Senior Brother Ma say that he..."

"Uncle Lu, please stop lying to me."

Yin Tong shook his head and interrupted Lu Chen's words, his expression mournful: "When I was dealing with the formation outside, I saw several places where the ground had been corroded. That was where Master vomited blood. The blood dripped onto the ground and corroded the ground. I guess Master...his injuries have already penetrated deep into his lungs?"

Lu Chen secretly sighed at Yin Tong's amazing observation skills, but he had already promised Ma Jian in advance, so he couldn't say much. He could only perfunctorily say: "Ling Jian can ask Senior Brother Ma in person. Senior Brother Ma may have his own reasons for not telling you, Ling Jian."

Yin Tong did not comment, and instead asked, "What does Uncle Lu think of the Yin-Yang Realm?"

Lu Chen smiled when he heard this and said, "If you can't achieve your primordial spirit, you can only rely on your physical body. If your physical body is not healthy, you can't live forever. The Yin-Yang Realm can give your primordial spirit a place to rely on. It can be regarded as a blessed place for practitioners who have not yet achieved their primordial spirit."

"Really...Uncle Lu, do you think so too?" Yin Tong's expression changed and his voice became a little weaker.

Seeing this, Lu Chen was puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yin Tong continued to ask: "Uncle Lu, you are not very familiar with the Yin-Yang world, right?"

"Yes."

There was nothing to hide, so he nodded and said, "I am not very familiar with the Yin-Yang Realm of this world. I learned about the Yin-Yang Realm from Senior Brother Ma."

Yin Tong suddenly realized it and spoke faster: "Brother Lu, I don't want Master Ma's soul to return to the Yin-Yang world. Do you have any solution?"

Lu Chen was a little puzzled by Yin Tong's expression and shook his head: "I don't know. But this should be the practitioner's own choice, right?"

　Volume 3o of Xianjian: He was named Zhongxuan, but no one knows who he is. He was the teacher of Yin Tong. He was upright and seldom talked. When Liu Yao of Former Zhao was 18 years old, he studied under the master (namely Wang Jia, also known as Zinian). People at that time called Wang the Great Refiner and Sun the Small Refiner. He could tell good or bad luck by observing people's faces. In the eighth year of Jianyuan of Former Qin, he said to the waiter, "I have to leave for a while." Then he brushed his clothes and disappeared. His friend Ma Jian thought about it, so he spread out the kudzu mat he was sitting on in a quiet room and provided for him for a few days. He could hear people talking on the mat.

　　
　
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