The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 180 "The Secret of the Great Elixir", Zhou Tian Huo Hui (asking for monthly tickets)
Zhongli Quan’s words made Lu Chen’s pupils shrink.

The cave is broken, and the big monster suppressed below is about to come out?

I go!

This can't really be the case!

"Are all the demon kings suppressed under the cave?" Lu Chen asked.

Zhongli Quan shook his head: "Who knows what kind of ghost thing was suppressed, but this is just a legend that the cave heaven suppressed the twelve big monsters. All monsters are respected, kings, emperors, etc., which are all said by some busybodies."

Lu Chen nodded.

"Okay, Taoist, I'll go investigate these things."

Zhongli Quan said: "Don't make any moves here. There are not many monsters now. Even if the cave can't suppress them, the suppressed big monsters will not be able to escape for a while. If there is anything, just call me, the Taoist priest. But remember, if the cave is really broken, run away directly without any hesitation."

At the end of his speech, Zhongli Quan looked very serious.

Seeing this, Lu Chen nodded and said, "Don't worry, senior. I only have one life, and I'm still young. I don't want to die so early."

"You are just too young. Young people are so impulsive."

Zhongli Quan sighed.

If Lu Chen was older, he wouldn't be so worried.

But Lu Chen is too young. Young people are not steady enough, which is a common phenomenon.

No matter how talented they are or how good their comprehension is, as long as they are young, they will inevitably be full of energy.

The better the qualifications, the higher the understanding, and the more obvious it is. This is due to the lack of social experience.

However, how can young people become calm and steady without experiencing some things?

Thinking of this, Zhongli Quan didn't say anything more.

Although the demons have not really gathered together yet, there are already signs of it.

If there are signs, he can't just ignore it. He must go to Mount Lushan to investigate whether the cave is broken.

If it is true, he will report it to his master and ask him to go out and subdue the monster.

As for Lu Chen, he may not be able to take care of both.

Lu Chen didn't mind either.

Now he has confirmed everything he can be sure of. The matter of Donglin Temple cannot be resolved in a short time. No news about Daosheng has come yet, and the hidden nameless arhat has not been found.

Now it’s time for Zhongli Quan to leave. After all, he is in the area around Mount Lushan, not far away. We can still contact him if anything happens.

However, before leaving, Zhongli Quan still left a booklet for Lu Chen.

"Master, I see that your Purple Palace has been opened, your Primordial Spirit has been formed, and your Small Circulation of the Heavenly Qi in your body is almost complete. However, the heat is still a little off. You only know the method of catching the Kan and filling the Li, but you don't know the method of transforming the Golden Liquid. Therefore, I leave you a copy of the Secret of the Great Pill. Please read it carefully and form the Pill as soon as possible."

Lu Chen stared blankly at the "Secret of the Great Pill" in Zhongli Quan's hand, feeling a little dazed.

Zhongli Quan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Why are you standing there? Why don't you continue?"

"This is."

Lu Chen quickly took the "Secret of the Great Pill" in his hand, and then immediately said: "But the junior has not yet entered Shaoyang."

"The Taoist knows, you don't need to remind me."

Zhongli Quan said, "My mission is to test your entry and to find out whether the big monsters under the cave heaven have a chance to escape. The test of you has been completed, but I haven't let you enter yet. According to the normal process, I should take you to the cave heaven to pay homage to the Shaoyang Patriarch first, but the master needs to go into seclusion for a while and has no time to lead us into the cave heaven. I have to go to find out the news and have no time to look after you. Don't practice too much and go astray, so I gave you this "Secret of the Great Pill". My Shaoyang Sect doesn't have so many rules. As long as you are sincere in entering, it's okay to give you this method."

When Lu Chen heard this, he felt warm in his heart.

How much do you believe in yourself to do this?
He and Zhongli Quan had only known each other for three or four days!

What Lu Chen didn't know was that Zhongli Quan was also afraid that if he was not around, Lu Chen would be absorbed by the Shangqing Sect or the Lingbao Sect.

Zhongli Quan now feels a little regretful that the 'successor of the golden elixir, disciple of the three caves' that he passed on turned out to be so powerful.

Let the Shangqing Sect and the Lingbao Sect be willing to accept Lu Chen into the sect.

In other words, Zhongli Quan was a person of this era, and he didn’t know a saying in later generations: The bullet that he shot that year finally hit him right in the middle of his eyebrows.

If you knew, you would definitely sigh to the sky. Isn’t this talking about yourself?

Furthermore, Lu Chen actually realized the Buddhist secret of 'One Mind and Three Treasures'.

This means that if Lu Chen joins Buddhism, he will still be valued.

Due to many factors, Zhongli Quan decided to hand over the "Secret of the Great Pill" to Lu Chen in advance.

Of course, it was only handed over to Lu Chen. Even for him, it took him more than ten years of practice to fully understand the "Secret of the Great Pill".

Even a genius like his master Wang Xuanfu spent three years to complete the practice.

No matter how talented Lu Chen is, he can't be as talented as his master, right?

Therefore, as long as Lu Chen studies the "Secret of the Great Elixir", he will be a member of his Shaoyang Sect.

And he doesn't have to be afraid that Lu Chen will take the "Secret of the Great Pill" to teach others.

Apart from the practitioners in Shaoyang Cave Heaven, there are few people in the world who can study the mysteries of "The Secret of the Great Elixir".

This is the same principle as the Buddhist secret teachings of the Three Treasures of One Mind.

Even though Buddhayasas demonstrated the One Mind Three Treasures method to all the monks in Donglin Temple, no one could understand it.

Such secrets often mean that you may not be able to learn them even if the master teaches you step by step!

Talent, understanding and timing are all indispensable.

According to Zhongli Quan's own deduction, even if Zhang Ling were resurrected and Ge Xuan were still alive, it would probably take ten years to study the "Secret of the Great Elixir" to even get a basic understanding.

If the inner alchemy school is really that easy to learn, then there wouldn't be the talisman school and the outer alchemy school circulating in the world today.

In addition, although Gravity Spring had only been with Lu Chen for a few days, he already knew Lu Chen's temper, so Zhongli Quan was very relieved.

Seeing this, Lu Chen could only express his sincere gratitude.

The method of inner alchemy!

This is the true method of inner alchemy!
Although it is slightly different from the inner alchemy method in the world of Journey to the West, it is still easy to understand.

After simply flipping through it a few times, Lu Chen realized that he was actually close to reaching the stage of forming a pill.

As long as you reach the level of Zhoutian fire and then transform the magic power into golden liquid, you will have reached the stage of forming the elixir.

Zhongli Quan looked at Lu Chen who was obsessed with "The Secret of the Great Elixir" and nodded with satisfaction, then his figure disappeared quietly.

"Senior, what does this Zhou Tian Huo Hou mean... Hey? Senior?"

When Lu Chen looked up again, he found that Zhongli Quan had disappeared.

Lu Chen opened his mouth, but ultimately did not call Zhongli Quan back.

The most important thing now is to investigate the matter of the cave. If there is nothing important that involves life and death, it is better not to disturb Senior Zhongli.

"My time seems to be very tight now."

Lu Chen looked at the "Secret of the Great Elixir" in his hand, as well as the "One Heart and Three Treasures" method that emerged in his mind, and sighed slightly.

This is what it means to be happy and painful.

If other people had this kind of opportunity, they would probably go crazy!

In the following period of time, besides practicing every day, Lu Chen was studying "The Secret of the Great Elixir" and the One Mind Three Treasures Method.

Even when he was setting up a stall at the city gate, he was doing three things at once.

Lu Chen has not yet figured out the meaning of the Zhoutian Fire in "The Secret of the Great Pill", but he feels that he is not at that stage yet.

"The Secret of the Great Elixir is mainly divided into five stages: capturing Kan and filling Li, Zhou Tian Huo Hui, Jin Jin Yu Ye, and the last Zhou Tian Huan Dan, Pure Yang Transformation."

"Catching Kan and filling Li, I have the "Sun and Moon Qi-Subduing Dragon and Tiger Method", which has reached the end. I don't need to catch Kan and fill Li, and turn pure Yin into pure Yang. This is something that needs to be done at all times. It is the step of the intersection of Yin and Yang. Even after the Dan is formed, it needs to be done this way. Repeat the pure Yang, and the next Zhoutian Huohou will be gone. It's just... What does this Zhoutian Huohou mean?"

Lu Chen was puzzled.

It’s not that I don’t understand the literal meaning of the Zhoutian Fire Temperature, but I don’t know at what stage I can be considered to have reached the right temperature.

The explanation in the Secret of the Great Elixir is: using fire to refine medicine to form the elixir, and using spirit to control qi to achieve the Tao. To know the spiritual connection between fire and spirit, one must consult the gods in detail.

And he pointed out the three key points: concentration, forgetting and stopping.

"To settle means to use the True Yang when it reaches the body to make it grow. As for the word "use and forget", it means to collect what is not collected and to take what is not taken. Sealing means to stop the fire. If the True Yang is taken but the fire is still flowing without stopping, it is better to be too much than too little and it is easy to leak. Therefore, it is necessary to stop the fire and seal it. This is also the most important thing."

Lu Chen pondered over it again and again, and finally understood the meaning of determination, forgetting, and stopping. Determination requires sufficient determination. Forgetting does not mean to forget, but to do it naturally. Stopping does not mean to stop, but to stop in moderation.

When all three are complete and sufficient, they can produce golden liquid and jade liquid, and then the Zhoutian elixir can be produced.

"Stability, my stability is sufficient. When practicing meditation, one must be stable enough and forget naturally... My breakthroughs seem to be natural, too. This is nothing. Enough is enough..."

As for the last condition, Lu Chen felt that he would only know it when he was at the stage of forming the elixir.

At which step you should stop should be calculated based on your own conditions.

The more he thought about it, the more Lu Chen felt that this was the case.

Moreover, Lu Chen also planned to write down his understanding in the "Secret of the Great Pill" after he successfully formed the pill.

The Secret of the Great Elixir must be returned, and the Shaoyang School will definitely pass it on to later generations.

After he succeeded in making the elixir, it was considered as a contribution to Shaoyang Sect, so it was not in vain. Then, Lu Chen began to study the Zhoutian fire.

"Use fire to refine medicine and make elixir, use spirit to control qi and achieve the Tao. To know the spiritual connection between fire and spirit, you need to ask the gods to discuss it in detail... The last two sentences are actually talking about the natural truth. The gods should actually explain it on behalf of the gods. This is easy to understand. The most important thing is the first two sentences, use fire to refine medicine, use spirit to control qi... Fire, what kind of fire? Is it the fire of the heart, or the fire of the mind?"

Lu Chen understood it clearly.

However, when it comes to spiritual practice, just thinking about it is of no use.

Real knowledge comes from practice!
Lu Chen simply entered a state of introspection and found the so-called "fire" through practice.

The process of catching the Kan and filling the Li is continuing.

Lu Chen looked at the position of the heart.

If the most important human organ for the lower dantian is the kidney, and the most important human organ for the upper dantian is the brain, then the most important human organ for the middle dantian is the heart!
The middle dantian, also known as the Jianggong, is the Tanzhong acupoint on the chest.

And this will also be the place where the inner elixir will be formed.

The middle dantian is always in an open state. After the magic power flows from the lower dantian, it will stay in the middle dantian and then return.

Magic power is Qi.

According to the records in "The Secret of the Great Pill", Lu Chen began to control his energy with his mind, trying to forcibly retain his magic power in the middle dantian.

But doing so is of no use. The magic power in the middle dantian is increasing, but at this time the middle dantian is at most like a reservoir.

Apart from holding water, it has no other function.

Lu Chen felt as if there was a key item missing in his middle dantian.

Without this vital item, it would be impossible to convert water into energy.

Just as a dam built on a river can generate electricity using water, but without the most critical dam, the water is just water, and at most it can be used to quench thirst, raise fish, and grow crops, and it doesn’t seem to have many other uses.

Lu Chen felt the same way. Even if his magic power completely filled up his dantian, it would not cause any qualitative change.

Water is still water, and mana is still mana.

No qualitative change!

"There must be something I have overlooked. Refining medicine with fire... Refining medicine with fire. Medicine is the great medicine... Medicinal materials, medicinal materials are the laws of magic power, or perhaps they also mean the inspiration of heaven and earth brought by the bridge of heaven and earth. These are the medicines of yin and yang. And fire... fire..."

Lu Chen's mind was full of thoughts. At this moment, he put all his attention into thinking about fire.

Fire should be the most important item in the middle dantian.

But, what kind of fire can ignite magic power?
Countless records from ancient books quickly flashed through Lu Chen's mind, from the world of Journey to the West to this world, and the real world.

Countless sparks of inspiration blossomed, but were quickly rejected one by one by Lu Chen.

He always felt that he was only a very short distance away from the real truth, but this little distance was like a chasm that made Lu Chen unable to explore it clearly!
Like the moon in the water and the flowers in the mirror, they always feel real. But when you stir the water and break the mirror, you realize that they are all illusions.

Calculations and attempts again and again all ended in failure.

Although this method allowed Lu Chen to research many fire-related techniques without realizing it, it was of no use to Lu Chen's cultivation.

He had just researched out the magic method of spiritual fire, but after checking it out, he found it was of no use for forming pills, and was immediately abandoned by Lu Chen to experiment with other methods.

If other people saw Lu Chen's current state, they would definitely curse at him.

Not the son of man, not the son of man!

Some of these fire-related spells are extremely powerful, while others can be used to train one's life skills.

But to Lu Chen, it is like garbage!
What a waste! What a waste!

But Lu Chen didn’t know how scary his current condition was for ordinary people!
What he meant to do was to use one sentence to deduce the complete sequence of forming the elixir!
If Zhongli Quan came to see it at this moment, he would be stunned with fear.

No, how can you calculate the formation of the elixir like that?

I just want you to read it through and understand the general meaning.

There are many explanations of terms among them, which are all the secrets of Shaoyang Cave Heaven!

It needs to be decrypted again!

How can you just come up and demolish things violently like you do!

You don’t understand, won’t you stop first! ?

But at this time Zhongli Quan couldn't see Lu Chen's condition, and Lu Chen was used to doing research.

So much so that both of them thought the other meant this, but in fact... it meant that!
And after an unknown amount of time had passed, Lu Chen suddenly opened his eyes, his face was pale, his breathing was extremely tight, and his head was a little dizzy.

"Master, you must take a rest. You have been practicing like this for half a month."

The man looked at Lu Chen worriedly.

"Has it been that long?"

Lu Chen was stunned for a moment. No wonder his spiritual power was almost completely consumed.

How could it be possible that all the energy wasn't consumed after such a long period of seclusion and practice?

"There is no time in cultivation." Lu Chen sighed in his heart.

He also needs to slowly adapt to this kind of practice.

Who knows, when your cultivation reaches a higher level in the future, you might have to go into seclusion for hundreds or even thousands of years.

Seeing the worried look on the man's face, Lu Chen took a deep breath, recovered a little, and said, "I'm fine. Has anyone come to see me these days?"

He told the people from Shangqing Sect and Lingbao Sect to come see him in ten days.

If you can't see him, then come to Lu Mansion in Qingfeng Lane to find him.

"Been here."

The man nodded and took out a letter. "The plan of Shangqing Sect and Lingbao Sect has been progressing steadily. They have secretly organized five teams to enter Mount Lushan. Many other teams of civilian cultivators are also entering Mount Lushan to look for opportunities. Master Daosheng has also received news that because too many people have entered Mount Lushan, many secret operations of Donglin Temple and White Lotus Society have been cancelled. Now Donglin Temple is preparing to hold a water and land ceremony and invites people to participate. This is the original letter from Master Daosheng."

Lu Chen nodded, took the letter and took a look at it.

Daosheng said in the letter that the purpose of Donglin Temple organizing the Water and Land Ceremony was to recruit those chaotic independent practitioners and martial artists.

Although Lushan, which originally had few people, is now almost overcrowded due to the influx of people from outside,

With so many people around, it became difficult for Donglin Temple to do anything in secret.

However, this seemed to give Monk Huibao an idea.

Among so many people, it is impossible that all of them have a grudge against Donglin Temple, right?

Even because Donglin Temple was founded by Master Huiyuan, the majority of people are friendly to Donglin Temple.

For many people, the first stop when they enter Mount Lushan is Donglin Temple.

This also gave Donglin Temple the opportunity to win people's hearts.

The holding of this water and land ceremony is a great opportunity for Donglin Temple to recruit personnel.

As long as the water and land ceremony is concluded normally, Donglin Temple can use this prestige to drive many independent practitioners and people from the martial arts world to work for them.

Lu Chen looked at it and nodded.

Donglin Temple was able to develop into a Buddhist holy place in just a few decades, and naturally the majority of people there are smart people.

The chaos caused by too many people is not scary. As long as you have the ability to command so many people, it will even be a good thing for Donglin Temple.

Daosheng also explained that the holding of the water and land ceremony was actually inevitable, and by then even the Governor of Jingzhou and King of Jiangxia Liu Yigong would come in person.

This is already a Dharma assembly endorsed by the imperial court.

Unless there is a major accident, it will definitely not be cancelled.

But when Lu Chen saw this message, he smiled knowingly.

The imperial court?

I'm afraid it's just an excuse to explore the Lushan Cave Heaven!
Things have gotten so bad that Liu Yuanjing alone can no longer handle the situation. Someone with a higher rank and status must come.

As the brother of the current emperor, King Jiangxia Liu Yigong's identity and status were sufficient.

In addition, Daosheng also talked about the matter about the nameless arhat in Donglin Temple that Lu Chen asked him to investigate.

"…The only person who has been in retreat recently is the monk from Gandhara, Venerable Buddhabhadra. The Venerable was in retreat the day before I entered the temple, and he was practicing in retreat in the Ganlu Ordination Altar. The abbot of Donglin Temple, Huibao, said that he was praying for Buddhayasas to be liberated, and he was expected to realize the great cause of Arhat. After his retreat, Donglin Temple arranged 18 monks to guard the area around the ordination altar, and sealed the Ganlu Ordination Altar with a golden barrier, not allowing anyone to approach it…"

Seeing this, Lu Chen understood.

The one who relied on the original energy of the cave heaven in Longshou Mountain to ascend to the status of Arhat must be the Venerable Buddhabhadra who is as famous as the Venerable Buddhayasas.

Although these two people are of different generations, their achievements are not much different.

He is also a representative figure of the Buddhist meditation lineage and the inheritor of the second Ganlu school!
In later generations, he became one of the most important patriarchs of the Huayan School of Buddhism.

Huiyuan, a monk of the Buddhist lineage, and Buddhayasas both passed away one after another. Although there were two eminent monks in the White Lotus Society who had not passed away, they were no longer in Mount Lu, but had their own temples.

View the current Donglin Temple and White Lotus Society.

There are only two or three people who have the ability and strength to be promoted to the status of Arhat.

And Buddhabhadra is the most likely one among them!

　According to the "Jinlian Zhengzong Ji", Wang Xuanfu, the founder of Quanzhen Dao, the mainstream of Taoism in the world, received the Qingfu Yuzhuan, Jinke Lingwen, the secret of the Great Elixir, Zhoutian Fire, and Qinglong Sword Technique from Baiyun Shangzhen. Later, he passed on the secret of longevity, the fire of the golden elixir, and the Qinglong Sword Technique to the Zhengyang Emperor Zhongli Quan in Ningyang Cave in Zhongnan Mountain, and then formed the Quanzhen Zhonglu Jindan School.

　　
　
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