The copy of the universe from the journey to the west

Chapter 5: Refining Essence and Subduing Qi, True Peace and Resolving Doubts

As for the later generations of disciples, most of them were confused and did not understand what was said.

Some are frowning and thinking hard like Zhen'an, some are sleeping soundly like Zhenkun, some are enlightened like Huizhi, and some are ignorant like Zhenyan.

The paths to the great road are different for each person, and so are the spiritual roots and wisdom.

But at this time, Lu Chen was unaware of the situation of his many senior brothers in the outside world.

He only knew that earth-shaking changes had taken place inside his body.

During meditation, wisps of flowers came from the outside world and merged into the body, as if they had turned into little snakes, circling and moving within three inches below the navel.

But it has no head or tail and cannot move around in the body.

The "Golden Elixir Method" says: The kidney water and essence are gathered in the Dan Chamber, three inches below the navel like a wheat bed. The essence is refined into Qi in the Purple Palace, and in a hundred days, the foundation is laid.

"Foundation building?"

An idea suddenly came to Lu Chen's mind.

In an instant, the world turned upside down, and distracting thoughts broke the meditation.

When he opened his eyes again, the ancestor's figure was gone.

"Hey, awake?"

Zhenan laughed beside him.

"Brother, has the ancestor finished preaching?" Lu Chen was still confused.

"It's over for one stick of incense."

Zhenan raised his chin and said, "Most of the people have left."

Lu Chen glanced around and found that most of the senior brothers had left.

The ones left behind were my senior brothers named Zhi, Hui, Zhen and myself.

However, the others all hung their heads, and some even began to snore.

"This is……"

Lu Chen looked at Zhenan.

Zhenan: "Don't look at me, I also woke up after the ancestor finished preaching."

As he spoke, he sighed, "The ancestor preached once every ten days, but preaching the true meaning of the great way of cultivation like this may not happen once in ten times."

He shook his head and said unwillingly, "I fell asleep this time, but my cultivation level is not high enough to listen to the true words of the Great Dao. Sigh... I don't know when I can enter the Dao and practice Taoism."

Lu Chen was confused: "Brother, what is Taoism and what is Taoism?"

Zhen An was not surprised at all that Lu Chen did not know this common sense, and he started to introduce: "The ancestors have taught many ways, and each disciple has his own way, but the path of cultivation leads to the same goal. However, in general, it is divided into '100-day foundation building', 'Qi training purple palace', and 'harmonizing dragon and tiger'. Brother has now completed the foundation building, and is training Qi to expand the purple palace."

Finally, he added: "One hundred days of foundation building is just a popular name. In fact, building a foundation within a year is considered normal."

"Cultivating the truth is also called getting rid of the false and retaining the true. Buddhism says to use the false to cultivate the true. They are all about seeking a trace of self-true meaning and obtaining the immortal fruit of Tao. The Taoist scriptures say: If you cultivate it in your body, its virtue is true. If you can obtain a trace of true fruit, you can be free in the world. However, this level is really far from us."

Lu Chen nodded thoughtfully.

Although I didn't understand its meaning, I still remembered it firmly.

"By the way, junior brother, what method of cultivation have you learned?" Zhen'an suddenly asked.

Lu Chen did not hide it and said, "The Sun and Moon Qi-Containing Dragon and Tiger Method, a method of conserving energy and thoughts, and refining energy."

Zhen An: "It can be considered a quiet exercise, but swallowing the essence of the sun and the moon?"

"should be."

Lu Chen nodded.

The first sentence of "The Sun and Moon Qi-Containing Dragon and Tiger Method" is "The Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit refine the nature and life".

Even if Lu Chen knew nothing about metaphysics, after ten days of cramming he knew that 'Golden Crow' represented the sun and 'Jade Rabbit' represented the moon.

This time it refers to the sun and the moon. The following techniques and tricks also include the method of swallowing the energy of the sun and the moon.

The sun and the moon are far away in the sea of ​​stars. Their light shines everywhere, and their energy is self-generated.

All spirits in heaven and earth can bathe in its glory.

However, if you want to collect the essence of the sun and the moon, you still need a method to help. This is called the Qi Gathering Method, and this technique is found in the "Sun and Moon Qi Condensing Dragon and Tiger Method".

Zhenan showed Lu Chen the way: "There is a Qingjing Cliff in the back mountain behind the quiet room. It is the place with the most concentrated Taiyin moonlight and solar essence in the mountain range. If you want to practice Qi gathering in the future, or if you want to comprehend the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon, you can go there."

Lu Chen understood and thanked Zhenan.

"Golden elixir is the right path to cultivation and the best way to save lives among all the Quanzhen people, but there are very few who can make it through."

Zhenan looked regretful and said, "However, Junior Brother also has other choices. Among the 365 side doors, there must be one that suits you."

Qigong, alchemy, talismans, weapon refining... The Taoist lineage has many ways of practicing, and even the Hundred Schools of Thought have their own ways to become immortals and ways to become gods.

And Lu Chen's "Sun and Moon Qi-Containing Dragon and Tiger Method" clearly carries the flavor of the alchemy method of "using man as the cauldron to nurture the great elixir."

It is also called inner alchemy.

"I only have a simple method of gathering and training Qi, but I don't have a method to condense the golden elixir yet."

Lu Chen shook his head.

"If you cultivate the Golden Elixir, you have already entered the true path and can be called a True Lord. Few of my fellow brothers have obtained the true method."

Zhenan smiled and said, "My way of cultivation is similar to yours. It is a way of guiding meditation, but it stops at the Purple Mansion and the stage of opening the bridge between heaven and earth. If I can't cultivate one day, I would like to do the same as Brother Huizhi and see if the method of cultivating the true qi is feasible."

Lu Chen then asked: "Can we change the cultivation method?"

"It's natural. The choice you make after ten days may not necessarily be the right one for you."

Zhenan nodded: "However, except for the first time when the ancestor directly passed on the Dharma, the other inheritances require you to understand it yourself from the ancestor's teachings. Just like the ancestor's teachings today, the true Dharma contains the wonderful uses of nourishing the spirit and practicing breathing and breathing. Many brothers who do not practice this will also record it down to add bricks and tiles to their own Taoism and Dharma lineage."

It is obvious that Master Subhuti is not a good teacher.

Teaching disciples is not tailored to their aptitude.

Just give you some time to think and understand it by yourself.

Therefore, many of his disciples encountered setbacks, but they did not dare to bother the master, so they could only grope forward on their own.

Lu Chen asked again: "Brother, who has the highest cultivation level in the sect now?"

"This……"

Zhen An thought for a moment and said, "If we're just talking about ability, it should be Senior Brother Guangming. I heard that he's almost becoming a god. As for combat power, there's no doubt that Senior Brother Da Niao is the strongest. His main skill is the art of summoning gods and helping the spirits. Once he uses the spell to summon gods, even the heavenly soldiers and generals in the heavenly court will obey his orders."

Lu Chen seemed to be thinking about something.

He had seen Senior Brother Guangming before. He was the one sitting in the first seat.

His hair and beard are all gray, and he looks very old, even older than the founder!

He usually does not interact with his fellow junior fellows, but his name is widely known, and he is the true eldest senior fellow of the Xieyue Sanxing Cave.

The practice is to cultivate tranquility, that is, the method of sitting in meditation and cultivating qi.

I don’t know which one it is, Brother Big Bird.

But...is this name serious?
Seeing Lu Chen's strange expression, Zhen An couldn't hold back the smile on his face, so he said, "Brother Big Bird's real name is Min Niao, and his bird clothes are Niao's."

Lu Chen suddenly realized.

This is not unfair to the founder’s name.

It's also good to have a big name.

Fortunately, there is no such thing as "Wei" or "Xiao" among the twelve generation names in our sect.

　Come to the station to send a short message! Throw flowers! Please collect and recommend! If you have investments, you can also invest early.

　　By the way, let me say one more thing. There are many methods of cultivation in the article, which are all obtained by the author himself after years of staying up late to cultivate immortality. You are not allowed to try to practice them!

(End of this chapter)