Chapter 17: Palace of Light
Chapter 17: Palace of Light
The song is over.
Yunqi held up "Tianfeng Songxue" with both hands and signaled Lu Chi to take it back.
The green dragon did not seem to make any movement, but a stream of air wrapped around the guqin, like an invisible hand holding the guqin. The guqin broke away from the hand in the clouds, drew an arc in the air, and fell into the mouth of the green dragon.
Yunqi watched with some envy in his eyes, he knew that this was a method of capturing light, but in order to learn this method, he must first have magic power in his body, and then release the magic power externally, just like his own limbs, which he can control at will.
Yunqi has no magic power in his body now.
Magic power is to transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for your own use.
From spring to winter solstice, clouds and mist consume air for nine months, and the five elements of spiritual power nourish his body and warm his five internal organs, but all of this spiritual power has turned into nutrients for his body and has not been transformed into magic power.
In order to transform the absorbed spiritual energy into mana, a process is required:
Circulate the Qi around the body.
Circulating the Qi in the body is to start circulating the spiritual energy absorbed into the body, guiding it to flow along specific acupoints and meridians, and finally forming a closed loop. This is one Qi circulation.
In the process of circulation of the Qi, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth breaks through the blockages in the acupoints and meridians of the physical body. At the same time, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is also cleansed by the essence and blood of the physical body, removing the dross and retaining the essence, and transforming into magic power.
Circulating the Qi in the body, like breathing in and out, is the foundation for spiritual practice.
The essence of circulating the Qi around the body is to guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to flow through specific acupoints and meridians. Practitioners call this action "moving Qi". There are two key points: one is how to make the spiritual energy move, and the other is along which route it flows.
There is no need to say much about the latter. The Zhoutian route is a secret of each school and sect, and is different for each.
There is no disagreement about the former, which is to control the Qi with the spirit, or it can be called controlling the Qi with the mind. As long as the mind power is there, the Qi will be drawn away.
However, this ethereal thing called telekinesis is not innate. It is only thoughts that are innate. Telekinesis is "condensed", "tempered" and "refined" from thoughts.
As for how to condense mental power, each school has different methods.
Regarding the three elements of telekinesis, spiritual energy and magical power, there is a name for them. It has been passed down orally for tens of thousands of years and must be recorded in the classics of various schools. It is called the Three Treasures of Essence, Energy and Spirit, also known as the combined cultivation of Essence, Energy and Spirit.
Use spirit to control qi and transform qi into essence.
This process is to transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into one's own use, and it is the intersection of the small world of the human body and the large world of nature.
The clouds have been consuming the air for nine months, and the thoughts have been concentrated for nine months. It can be said that everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
Master Sukong once said that Yunqi could only go to find her after he had either practiced the Five-Character Mantra of consuming air to the ninth level, or had consumed air to the point where he could "not eat anymore".
Now, the time has finally come.
Just today, just now, he used the "blow" spell to absorb water-based spiritual energy, but his kidneys did not react at all. Yunqi knew that it was time for him to "not be able to take anymore".
It’s time to go to Meiji Mountain again and learn the art of Qigong.
Yunqi stood up and bowed to Lu Chi, "I am really grateful to you for protecting me. It saved me a lot of effort."
Yunqi spoke from the bottom of his heart. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, after meeting Green Chi in this lake, he found that as long as Green Chi, a water-type spirit beast, was by his side, the water-type spirit energy he absorbed would be three to five times faster than usual, and the quality of the water energy would be much higher.
After realizing this, Yunqi tried to communicate with the Green Chi and played music for it, only hoping that the Green Chi would linger while he was eating air.
The green dragon is indeed a species of dragon. Although it looks so small and has not yet refined its transverse bone, it has no problem communicating with people. Not only did she agree, she also asked Yunqi to play the piano she provided.
After that, Yunqi put more energy into absorbing the other four types of spiritual energy. With the help of Green Chi, he could get twice the result with half the effort in absorbing the water-based spiritual energy.
Finally today, everything has come to fruition.
However, the green dragon didn't care about what Yunqi was thinking. After a howl, it dived into the depths of the lake and soon disappeared without a trace.
The clouds then flew away, heading towards Mount Meiji.
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Still at Liangjun Ferry, Yunqi came under the Cangzhu Monument and looked towards the pavilion, but did not see Master Yu. Yunqi was not surprised, for when she first came here, Master Yu had told her clearly that the ninth to fifteenth of every month were the days when she taught. Today was only the sixth, so she must be in seclusion or traveling.
Yunqi turned around and was about to leave, planning to come back on the ninth day of the first lunar month, but at this moment, the voice of Taoist Sukong came to his ears.
"Is it a cloud? Come over here."
Yunqi looked back and saw that the master was sitting in the pavilion again without him knowing when, with his five heads facing the sky and his eyes slightly closed, as if he had always been there.
Yunqi took a few steps forward and bowed, "Disciple greets Master."
Wen Sukong slowly opened his eyes, glanced at his surroundings, then looked at the clouds, and said:
"Open your eyes and look at Lord Green Jade. Flowers of coldness fall on his green lips. Yunqi, how many years have you been in the mountains?"
Yunqi replied, "My disciple entered the mountain in the spring, and now it is the middle of winter, and it is still the first year."
Taoist Sukong smiled a little, "So you came to see me, have you practiced the five-character spell to perfection, or have you reached the limit of your energy?"
"It's because the food energy is full, the five internal organs are saturated, and they can no longer accept spiritual energy."
"Okay." Taoist Sukong nodded and said, "I asked you to build a temple in your mind to concentrate your thoughts. How is it going?"
"I have also gained something, please give me some advice, Master."
Taoist Sukong nodded, "Find a cushion to sit down, relax your body and mind, clear your mind of distractions, and then, I will tell you, what do you think?"
Yunqi nodded and found a cushion to sit on. It was the same cushion he had participated in the trial on when he first entered the mountain.
Yunqi sat down, relaxed his shoulders twice, took two deep breaths, closed his eyes, and after about four or five breaths, he nodded to indicate that he was ready.
"Now, there is darkness before your eyes."
Yunqi nodded and said, that’s right.
"Now, there is a flat land, a piece of yellow earth, floating in the endless darkness, like an island. It is located in the middle of the dark world."
Then, a floating island appeared in Yunqi's mind.
"Now, a person appears on the floating island."
Master Su Kongyu said.
Yunqi didn't react. What kind of person? Who?
Suddenly, Yunqi's eyelids twitched violently and he almost opened his eyes.
A person really appeared on that floating island, but the clouds had not yet begun to conceive of this person!
The clouds were invisible, and just now, Taoist Sukong also closed his eyes, and then a point of purple light burst out from between the nun's eyebrows, dyeing the surrounding green bamboo and white snow purple.
The speed of the purple light particles was indescribable. As soon as they appeared, they drew a purple thread in the air, and the other end of the thread sank into Yunqi's forehead.
Yunqi didn't know that this was something that only a great cultivator in the third realm could do.
"It's me." A voice suddenly sounded in Yunqi's mind. The voice was so clear and so close, like his own self-talk. Yunqi also "saw clearly" the person in an instant. It was Master Su Kongyu.
In this dark world:
Master Su Kongyu looked down at his feet and said, "This piece of land is too small. Make it ten times bigger."
Even though he was prepared, Yunqi was still so shocked that he couldn't react.
"I said this piece of land is too small, make it ten times bigger."
Yunqi heard it this time, and the floating island in his mind grew ten times larger.
"Now, stand next to me."
Master Su Kongyu’s words made Yunqi stunned again. How, how could he stand over there?
"In thought, people always think what they think is what they see."
Master Su Kongyu gave a reminder.
Yunqi understood at once, and his perspective quickly zoomed in, landing on the floating island and on Master Su Kongyu's upper body, retreating from an omniscient perspective to that of a human eye.
"Okay, now that the eyes are fixed, the body should be fixed as well."
Yunqi understood quickly and imagined his own appearance. Just like that, a living Cheng Yunqi stood on the floating island, standing next to Master Su Kongyu.
Master Su Kongyu looked at Cheng Yunqi who suddenly appeared and nodded.
"Now, using you and me as a yardstick, bring out your palace in front of me."
Yunqi became more and more skilled and began to build his own palace on this floating island.
In Wen Sukong's eyes, earth-shaking changes began to take place on the empty land "in front of him".
The first step was to pile up the earth to form a platform. A square earthen platform suddenly rose up from the land, and the platform was six feet high.
There are thirty-six large pits in Taichung, and in each pit there is a stone column base. The column base is in the shape of Longzi Baxia and is dark blue in color.
On each column base stood a large pillar, three feet in diameter and fifty feet high, painted red and with a firebird painted on it.
There are brackets on the columns, the brackets are green and the arches are blue, and they are painted with a crouching tiger and a crouching monkey.
Beams and rafters are placed on the arches, and purlins are placed. It turned out to be a double-eaved hip roof with cloud and dragon patterns on the beams and rafters, and swift patterns on the purlins.
The rafters are covered with tiles, which are bright yellow glazed tiles, and each tile is painted with pearl flames.
erecting walls, fences, and opening gates;
Build the base and lay the floor tiles;
Painted interiors, hanging plaques;
……
It sounds complicated, but it only takes a moment to build a shining palace.
Taoist Master Sukong nodded continuously. Seeing him erect a tall building, he asked with a smile, "Why is there no word on the plaque? Have you not decided on a name for this Taoist temple yet?"
Yunqi nodded, "I really can't make up my mind, please give me a name, Master."
Wen Sukong smiled and said, "Let's go in and take a look first."
The two men walked onto the platform and opened the vermilion palace door.
"Well, you found this one."
Taoist Master Sukong looked at the statues in the palace and was quite surprised.
The statue is not tall, but thin, with a white face and no beard, a pair of fiery eyes with golden pupils, and a strange hooked nose. The statue has a golden pearl peach leaf crown on its head, and wears a scarlet robe with a pattern of colorful clouds surrounding the stars painted on it. The auspicious clouds are rolling, and the stars form the Pleiades.
It is the Pleiades Star Lord.
"You actually chose this person, what were you thinking?"
Seeing a smile in Master Sukong's eyes, Yunqi knew that there should be no big problem, so he found the "White Tiger Seven Stars" as a visualization guide and explained why he chose the Pleiades instead of the Fire Monkey.
After hearing this, Master Sukong was very happy. She smiled and said:
"Yunqi, you must know that no matter if I am only your nominal teacher now or I really become your master of the Dharma in the future, as your guide, I will tell you what is against the right path, what is the most important and what is the most urgent, what should be done step by step, and what should be prepared for a rainy day. But I will never ask you to practice step by step, otherwise the paths of masters and apprentices in the world will be the same, and this Dharma lineage is doomed to perish. You must know that change leads to success, and solidity leads to destruction.
"Just like the matter of choosing the inner scene god, I asked you to open up the heart palace first because my Meiji Mountain lineage practices the way of resurrecting the dead. The difference between the living and the dead is one in the spirit and the other in the heart. When the heart moves, the body is alive, and when the heart is strong, all evil is warded off. Opening up the heart palace first will be beneficial to your future practice.
“But I won’t ask you which inner deity to visualize or which kind of fire energy to inhale. It all depends on your own thoughts and circumstances.
"This means that a tree can produce hundreds of flowers, all of which are different and compete for brilliance.
"Among the twenty-eight constellations, there are four Yangs, Fangri, Xuri, Maori and Xingri, and four Fires, Weihuo, Shihuo, Zihuo and Yihuo, which can serve as the chief officials of the heart palace. Among them, Fang is inner, Xu is yin, and Xing is dark. Only Mao is the positive yang. Weihuo, Shihuo, Zihuo and Yihuo are no more than the light of fireflies and cannot be compared with the sun. Therefore, Maori is indeed the first choice. This is your chance."
Yunqi was naturally happy to hear this. He didn't know there were so many explanations.
Master Sukong continued, "Since you have chosen the Pleiades star official, I will tell you more about this star official.
"First of all, let me make it clear to you that the Pleiades Star Lord is a star official of our Taoist sect, and his master is from the Taiqing lineage. It is legally natural for you to worship him.
"Xingguan attained enlightenment during the Shang and Zhou dynasties. In response to the Jade Emperor Haotian's edict, he ascended to heaven to serve as an official and the master of the Pleiades. Before ascending to heaven, Xingguan practiced in the Taiqing sect and attended lectures in Mount Zhongnan."
Yunqi was a little surprised when he heard this. There was actually such a relationship.
"Secondly, Pleiades has a very high status. His father is a white-feathered celestial chicken on the ancient Taodu Mountain in the East China Sea. He is the first chicken after the creation of the world. He has the duty of crowing at dawn. When he crows, the sun rises. He has a close relationship with the Jinwu clan, the royal family of the ancient demon clan. His mother is the Bodhisattva Vimala of the Western Buddhism, one of the Dharma protectors of Buddhism.
“Perhaps it is precisely because of his legitimate lineage and high-ranking background that this star official’s later achievements far surpassed those of other star monarchs, becoming the second type of creature to roam the Sun Star after the Golden Crow Clan.
"After the Shang Dynasty destroyed the Zhou Dynasty, this star official lived in seclusion on the Sun Star. Later, he actually refined the Sun Bing Fire, which is said to be only second in power to the Sun's True Fire. If you really use the Pleiades to form the Heart Palace Inner Scenery God, then it is not impossible for you to absorb the Sun Bing Fire through visualization."
Even though Yunqi was calm and composed, he was still a little dazed by the successive news, but fortunately, they were all good news.
However, Yunqi was pleased, and Taoist Sukong continued:
"But there are also difficulties in using Pleiades as the master of the heart palace. You need to be careful."
Yunqi was extremely alert, fearing that he would miss a single word.
"First, as I just said, the mother of Pleiades is the Buddhist Bodhisattva Vimalamitra, and that group of people is very concerned about cause and effect. If you meet them in the future, you must be careful.
"Secondly, misfortune is the source of fortune. The status of Pleiades is too high. It is difficult to transform it into an inner god through visualization with the atlas in your hand. You need to search for other objects related to Pleiades. The closer the better. However, Pleiades has been enlightened for a long time, so this is not an easy task.
"Third, it's because the status of the Pleiades is too high. Even if you succeed, with the Pleiades in charge of the heart fire, how can you match it with the kidney water in the back?"
The clouds were silent.
Seeing this, Taoist Master Sukong comforted him and said, "Practicing Taoism and seeking immortality is something you do even though you know it is impossible. There is no such thing as getting everything you want. Just take one step at a time. In the end, everything can be summed up in six words: do your best and leave the rest to fate."
Yunqi bowed and said, "Disciple, I will teach you."
"Isn't there still an empty space on the plaque of your palace? After the Pleiades were summoned to heaven, they lived in the Eastern Palace of Light. You may use this as your name."
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