Chapter 6: True Man and Heavenly Man!
Chapter 6 True Man and Heavenly Man! (Two chapters combined into one)
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Ying Zichu ordered the guards outside the palace to dispatch skilled craftsmen in the palace to come to this hall and try to make the finished product according to the drawing on the ground.
Of course, before that, he took the lead and picked up Su Xing.
While bidding farewell to Lu Buwei, Ying Zichu murmured,
"Those mortals, how could they see my son's divine face!"
He held Su Xing, who looked helpless, and left directly from the back door of the hall.
Seeing them leave, Lu Buwei also walked towards the main entrance of the hall in a trance.
As he walked, he pondered what impact those agricultural tools would have on the Qin State if they were really effective, and how the King of Qin and the royal families of the major countries would react...
Outside the palace.
The two guards saw Lord Lu walking out of the palace with a heavy heart, and curiosity appeared in their eyes.
What did Lord Lu go through in there? Why is he so worried?
Because of their status, they were some distance away from the palace and did not notice what Lord Lu had experienced inside, so they could not help but feel confused.
"Master Lu, what happened to you? Did you see that person?"
Guard Ma Shanhua asked curiously.
After hearing this, Lu Buwei was silent for a while. He led them to the outside of Huayang Palace and asked, "Tell me, is there anyone in the world who can see the past and the future?"
"Or is there anyone who can change the future with just one word?"
After these words were spoken, Ma Shanhua's two guards were stunned.
The next second, they all shook their heads.
"How is this possible?!"
"Master Lu, what's wrong with you? Why are you saying such nonsense?"
Seeing their expressions of disbelief, Lu Buwei looked a little dazed.
Originally, it was impossible for him to believe in such supernatural things, but the king's great-grandson had never seen him, but he was able to tell him everything, which made him believe in these supernatural things.
As for what His Royal Highness the Great-grandson of the King said just now, that Ying Zichu would become the King of Qin in six years, he did not think much about it and just thought it was a joke.
Although it was just a joke, it couldn't cover up the fact that the other party had revealed his identity right away.
Lu Buwei looked very secretive, shook his head and said nothing more.
Ma Shanhua's two guards were surprised and suspicious when they saw Lord Lu's expression.
Since Lord Lu entered the palace, his behavior has become strange, and he even said some inexplicable things...
A series of speculations emerged in their minds.
Could it be related to the young master who is rumored to be the reincarnation of a god?
But, isn’t the reincarnation of God a rumor?
Seeing that Lord Lu seemed unwilling to speak, they had no choice but to keep their doubts to themselves, except for some suspicion about the king's great-grandson who was rumored to be a god.
……
While skilled craftsmen were making curved plows and other farm tools that benefited the people, in an empty palace in Huayang Palace.
Su Xing squatted on the bed, flipping through the bamboo slips on the bed with his little hands.
He had specifically requested these bamboo slips from Ying Zichu. They contained not only elementary education, but also Taoism, various schools of thought, and even content about Qigong practitioners in the pre-Qin period.
Although Ying Zichu didn't understand why he wanted these things, he didn't hesitate at all and spent manpower and resources to quickly bring these things to him.
He and Lu Buwei had even begun discussing what kind of teacher they should find to teach him.
There was silence in the palace.
Outside the palace there was a group of maids and guards, waiting for his orders at any time.
Su Xing stared at the densely packed unfamiliar ancient characters on the bamboo slips and read them carefully.
At this moment, it seemed as if countless characters flashed in his eyes.
[You have extraordinary comprehension, you have understood the essence of ancient Chinese from the ancient bamboo slips, and gradually mastered the large seal script ancient Chinese]
The ancient characters on the bamboo slips were pictographic characters. Combined with the modern simplified characters he had mastered in his previous life and his extraordinary understanding and talent, the ancient characters on the bamboo slips were not difficult for him to understand at all.
The characters confirmed each other, and soon he guessed the meaning of the words on the bamboo slips.
Draw lessons from one example and apply them to a hundred!
The more ancient characters he read on the bamboo slips, the more ancient characters he mastered.
time flies.
Without the knowledge of Lu Buwei, Ying Zichu and others, he mastered the writing of the Warring States Period at an inhuman speed, and even learned the oracle bone inscriptions.
After mastering the characters, Su Xing could not wait to read the contents of bamboo slips written by various schools of thought, Taoism, and ancient qigong practitioners.
"This is……"
The more he watched, the more his brows furrowed.
The bamboo slips of various philosophers show that during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was indeed a method of cultivation that could cultivate something similar to internal energy.
The realms are divided into acquired, innate, master, and grand master, which are somewhat similar to the Qin Shi Ming Yue in the previous life.
All the body training before cultivating internal energy is considered acquired, while all the body training after cultivating internal energy is considered innate.
When the Qi flows through the Ren and Du meridians, forming a small circulation, then one is a master.
When the Qi flows through the whole body and forms a great circulation, then one becomes a great master.
As for above that, it is the realm of true men in ancient times, or it can be said to be the realm of heaven that is impossible for people today to reach!
Su Xing saw some descriptions of true people in Huangdi Neijing, Suwen, Shanggu Tianzhen Lun, and Zhuangzi's Xiaoyaoyou.
Suwen: On the Innocence of Ancient Times
"Huangdi asked Qi Bo, saying: I heard that in ancient times there were real people who lifted up the heaven and earth, controlled yin and yang, breathed in the essence, were independent and guarded their spirits, and their muscles were as one. Therefore, they could live as long as the heaven and earth and had no end. This is the way of life."
The gods and immortals described in Xiaoyaoyou are similar existences.
"On Miaoguye Mountain, there lives a divine man, whose skin is as white as ice and snow, and whose figure is as graceful as a virgin. He does not eat grains, but breathes the wind and drinks dew. He rides on clouds and controls flying dragons, and travels beyond the four seas."
It can be said that true men, celestial beings, and divine men are completely distinguished from grand masters and can almost be considered another species.
"For Huangdi, the True Man is something that only existed in ancient times. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it was impossible for anyone to cultivate to that level, right?"
Awakening whispers.
Perhaps, for someone like Lao Tzu, it is possible to achieve this with an extremely high state of mind, but for other ordinary people, it is simply impossible.
As for the bunch of real people named So-and-so that appeared in later generations, it seems that there are so many real people that they are almost everywhere, but it is probably a kind of compliment or posthumous title.
From the information revealed on the bamboo slips, Su Xing keenly discovered that the effect of cultivation during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was far inferior to that in ancient times.
To put it simply, we have entered the Dharma-Ending Period, and cultivation has become increasingly difficult and almost ineffective!
To cultivate internal energy now, one needs a good state of mind. One must have a peaceful state of mind, without any distractions, and be able to focus on the origin and focus on oneness, so that one can absorb the essence.
Only among about ten thousand people who practice internal energy can a grandmaster be born.
It is estimated that people like Zhuangzi of Taoism and Guiguzi of the school of diplomacy are at this level.
The Grand Master should be the limit during the Warring States Period.
Su Xing was surprised for a moment, then started to worry about himself.
Judging from the information on the bamboo slips, it is almost the Dharma Ending Period now, and cultivation is becoming increasingly difficult. So wouldn't it be difficult for him to cultivate as well, and unlikely to achieve results?
With this worried mood, Su Xing carefully looked at the cultivation methods of various schools of thought and ancient Qigong practitioners, and prepared to start trying to practice.
Soon, he almost understood the method of cultivation.
The methods are similar, basically there are three types: movement, breathing, and meditation. As he watched, Su Xing gradually fell into the knowledge, and a look of enlightenment appeared in his eyes.
I don’t know how much time passed before the reminder sounded.
[You have extraordinary comprehension. Among the various schools of thought and qigong practitioners, you have created the Qi-absorbing method.]
Su Xing subconsciously sat cross-legged and began to practice the Qi-intake method.
Before I knew it, half an hour had passed in the blink of an eye.
Su Xing did not continue practicing and just opened his eyes.
He frowned.
Half an hour passed, and he had not cultivated anything, let alone the so-called Qi sense.
After the transformation by the Xiantian Fetal Breathing Method, his physical constitution should be good, but...
"Is cultivation so difficult?"
Su Xing felt the crisis.
Being in the dangerous vortex of the Qin royal family, and inexplicably having the identity of a god, if he cannot master the power, his end will definitely not be good.
Su Xing was thinking about how to speed up his cultivation progress.
He took out the bamboo slips about cultivation written by various philosophers and began to read them carefully.
Soon, he noticed a detail: the higher the realm of a person, the higher his mind.
His mind was too complicated and he did not meet the requirements of cultivation at all.
For example, according to the description on bamboo slips, the minds of the real people in ancient times had reached a state of desirelessness, selflessness, and unity of man and nature.
It can also be said that only by possessing this state of mind can one eventually become a true person, a celestial being, or a divine being.
Watching this, Su Xing was speechless, "Is this something a normal person can do?"
Although he felt that this was something that a normal person could not do, with his extraordinary insight, these descriptions alone gave him inspiration.
Su Xing had a flash of inspiration in his mind.
As he carefully read the meditation method on the bamboo slips, modern hypnosis methods came to his mind.
Since you can't be perfect, just hypnotize yourself and achieve it temporarily!
Of course, hypnotizing yourself is easy to say, but it is impossible for normal people.
Unfortunately, Su Xing is not a normal person at all.
As time passed, he fell into enlightenment again.
A prompt sound appears.
[You have extraordinary comprehension, and have discovered and innovated new cultivation methods from the methods of breathing, meditation, modern hypnosis, and psychology.]
[You have realized the True Man’s Qi Intake Method]
Su Xing subconsciously practiced and hypnotized himself.
With the blessing of extraordinary understanding, his eyes gradually became clear, free of desire and ambition, like the sky high above.
Be detached from the world, selfless and selfless, and be one with nature!
The heaven and earth seem to be born with him, and all things seem to be unique to him!
Reached the realm of heaven!
In Buddhism, it means not being attached to anything, and being free from worries and fears.
No discrimination, no right or wrong, no gain or loss, no attachment, no worries about the past, no worries about the future, no attachment to the present...
In this state of mind, in an invisible corner, the magnetic field around Su Xing gradually merged with the magnetic field of the environment.
As he breathed, a strand of essence and internal energy quickly emerged in his body.
What a normal person would need several years to do, he accomplished in just a moment!
He even skipped the acquired realm and reached the innate realm!
When this strand of internal energy appeared, Su Xing could no longer hold it in. He woke up in an instant and came out of his celestial state.
Feeling the internal energy emerging in his body, Su Xing's eyes were full of surprise.
"The inner energy just appeared like that?"
"Is cultivation so simple?"
It seems that it is not as difficult as he had imagined before?
While thinking this, Su Xing silently estimated the progress of his internal energy cultivation.
At the current speed of practice, it would only take half a month to complete the small circulation and reach the Grandmaster level?
The Grandmaster realm, is this it?
Is it so easy to achieve?
At this moment, if Zhuangzi of Taoism, Guiguzi of the diplomacy, or the Yin-Yang school and the various schools of thought knew.
If someone knew that he said practicing Qigong was so simple, and knew his speed of practice, he would probably go crazy and strangle him to death.
At this moment, Su Xing was thinking with anticipation.
"If I continue to practice, can I reach the realm of a true man, a celestial being, or a divine being?"
Is it really like what Zhuangzi described, not eating grains, breathing the wind and drinking dew, riding on clouds, and traveling beyond the four seas?
Su Xing was in deep thought.
Before, Lu Buwei and his companions thought he was a god, but he himself knew that he was just an ordinary baby with a little bit of specialness.
But now it’s different. If one cultivates to the level of a true man or a celestial being, then is he considered a god?
Su Xing's eyes were full of curiosity, and he couldn't help but continue to practice with his eyes closed, wanting to quickly reach the realm of true man and celestial being to see the effect.
……
When Su Xing was practicing, time passed quickly and soon half a month had passed.
This morning.
When King Yingji of Qin summoned his ministers to discuss matters, Ying Zichu could not wait to stand up and said he had something to report.
The sixty-year-old King of Qin Yingji at the top had a strange look in his eyes.
An Guojun frowned.
The scene of Ying Zichu suddenly standing up was beyond their expectations.
They had not yet questioned Ying Zichu about the rumors about the gods that had been circulating in Xianyang some time ago, but he was the first to stand up?
Ignoring the gazes directed at him, Ying Zichu said hastily, "I have a few rare items to present to you..."
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately aroused the curiosity of King Qin, An Guojun and others.
Soon, Ying Zichu ordered people to bring up the curved plow, waterwheel and other items.
As he explained, King Qin and others, who had not paid much attention at first, showed surprise on their faces.
"Help farming and increase crop yields?"
The ministers were talking among themselves and looking suspiciously at the several strange objects in the hall.
King Yingji of Qin also looked suspicious.
However, considering that it was his grandson's good intention after all, he didn't take it seriously and waved his hand to indicate that he could promote it around Xianyang City.
The next moment, he looked at Ying Zichu with a smile in his eyes, and changed the subject directly, saying with a smile, "I heard that a god was born in my Qin country recently. I would like to meet him when I am free to see how magical he is."
His tone contained a sense of persuasion.
Naturally, he did not believe the recent rumors about the gods, and felt that his usually well-behaved grandson had also begun to have some ulterior motives.
Of course, apart from the rumor about the god, he was a little curious about the child who was rumored to be the god. He wondered what was so special about him that could cause Ying Zichu to spread such exaggerated rumors.
(End of this chapter)