Chapter 58: Phoenix Nirvana
Chapter 58: Phoenix Nirvana
"Splash!" The water waves sounded, and Xiao Xia rushed out of the water, greedily breathing in big gulps of fresh air. For Xiao Xia at this moment, the cheapest air in the world was his most precious wealth.
Tears sparkled in his eyes, and the joy of escaping death made him so excited that he wanted to cry out loud.
The water on the river was rippling and flashing with black light. He was in the middle of the Yangtze River at this time. He could vaguely see the shadow of a large ship in the distance, but it had gone far away.
At this moment, he suddenly heard someone behind him chanting, "Amitabha, you finally survived!"
When I turned around, a fishing boat appeared behind me...
Xiao Xia was pulled onto the fishing boat. He collapsed on the boat, face up, limbs spread out, motionless. If possible, he would like to lie there for ten thousand years.
The old Taoist priest sat cross-legged beside him and took his pulse with a smile.
"Master, do you know that I won't die?"
"Your forehead is black, but not completely black, so you won't die. Okay! I know your body will be thrown into the river, so I'm going to collect it for you."
"Can the Taoist really predict the future?"
"Actually, no, I accidentally overheard the Yu brothers' plan."
Xiao Xia suddenly sat up, clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for saving my life, Taoist priest. May I ask your immortal name? Where do you practice cultivation?"
The old Taoist priest smiled and said, "I am Yuan Shoucheng, a Taoist priest from Qingcheng Mountain. Zhang Jue lost a thousand strings of cash in a bet with me, so he asked me to come and ask you for the money!"
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The ship was in chaos and Xiao Xia was missing.
Xiao Hu's face turned pale. Xiao Xia's disappearance was not a good thing for him. He ordered the warriors to search every corner of the ship three times in a row, but still found nothing.
Some people speculated that Xiao Xia did not want to participate in the Three Xiaos Fighting Competition, so he jumped into the river and ran away at night.
Most warriors held this view. They were afraid of trouble and wanted to end the accident with the simplest reason.
Xiao Zhurong said anxiously: "Don't make blind guesses. His things are all in the cabin. It's impossible for him to jump into the river at night."
Yu Hai suddenly asked, "Will he accidentally fall into the river?"
This is indeed possible. Xiao Xia disappeared while having a midnight snack. To come down from the third floor, one has to use the wooden stairs. If one misses a step, he might fall into the river.
This explains why his stuff is still there but he is gone.
Xiao Zhurong was also a little hesitant, as it seemed that this was the only explanation.
Everyone looked at Xiao Hu, who said in a deep voice after a while: "Let's put the overall situation of the competition first, and talk about it in Jiangning!"
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On the fishing boat, Xiao Xia sat cross-legged, using the formula Yuan Shoucheng told him to sort out the chaotic Dantian Qi in his body.
He has completed 90% of his consolidation of Yuan, and the only thing left is to control the Qi in Dantian. At this time, he should take Chunyu Pill. After taking it for four or five days in a row, he will gradually be able to control it, and then use it proficiently.
But Chun Yudan was on the big ship, and distant water could not quench his immediate thirst. If he did not suppress the Qi in Dantian as soon as possible, his limbs would be paralyzed.
Yuan Shoucheng then told him four mantras. Even without the Spring Rain Pill, he could still sort out and gather the Qi in his Dantian by following the mantras.
This is not a martial art, but a Taoist practice technique. This is active control, while medicine is passive control. The Taoist practice technique is obviously more advanced than medicine.
The Taoist tradition is to practice meditation and absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to complete the great way, but this process is too long, so some Taoists went to make elixirs, trying to shorten the practice time with the help of elixirs. As a result, two branches appeared on the path of Taoism: practice and elixir making.
Practicing martial arts and building a foundation are just by-products of the Taoists' path to alchemy.
When it was almost dawn, Xiao Xia gathered all the energy in his dantian into his dantian. His mind became clear and his brain was indescribably clear.
Xiao Xia slowly opened his eyes, scratched his head and said with a smile: "Master Yuan, I'm fine now."
Yuan Shoucheng smiled slightly and said, "Try it again, and use the formula I taught you in reverse to release the energy in your Dantian."
Xiao Xia silently recited the mantra in his mind and used his consciousness to guide it. Suddenly, he felt a thin stream of breath flowing out from his dantian like mercury and rushing straight to the Niwan Palace in his brain. In an instant, his eyes became extremely clear. He heard the cry of seagulls in the distance and felt the water pushing the boat.
Seven days after the obstacle level was completed, he broke through the obstacle again.
A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately started to practice the mantra. The mercury thread quickly retracted into his dantian, and the barrier-breaking state in front of him disappeared again.
Xiao Xia was overjoyed. He succeeded in consolidating his energy. He was able to break through the barriers and enter and exit instantly, completely under his own control. "Congratulations! Congratulations!"
Yuan Shoucheng smiled and said, "Phoenix Nirvana, this is the true cultivation and enlightenment."
"Thanks to the Taoist master's formula!"
Yuan Shoucheng smiled and said, "You still need to spend four or five days practicing my formula. Of course, you can also take medicine at the same time. The effect will be better. Until you forget the formula and integrate it into your consciousness, but I want to remind you that you must practice in a deserted place and cannot be disturbed by the outside world."
Xiao Xia nodded and asked, "Then how do we cultivate the Dan next? We should use the Taoist method!"
Yuan Shoucheng held up five fingers and said, "Add another five hundred strings of cash!"
He sold the four formulas for five hundred strings of cash. Xiao Xia continued to make additional requests, so of course he had to pay more.
Xiao Xia smiled bitterly, "Okay! I'll ask the Jinling Xiao family for money later!"
Yuan Shoucheng said slowly: "The martial arts of Danjie is to find precious medicinal materials to expand the Dan room to accommodate more Danqi, but not pay attention to the Danqi flow. In the end, everyone's Danqi flow is fixed. Some warriors' Danqi flow is very thin, and the barrier-breaking effect is small, becoming the sixth grade, while some warriors' Danqi flow is very strong, and the barrier-breaking effect is stronger, becoming the so-called ninth grade.
In fact, it is the opposite. What can be controlled is not controlled, and what cannot be controlled is tried to be controlled.
Taoist practice is a little different. Taoist practice does not pursue the size of the alchemy room. Taoists believe that the size of the alchemy room has been determined long ago, and it is determined by birth. It cannot be controlled by human power and will not be changed by the outside world.
Compared to the alchemy room, Taoists pay more attention to controlling the flow of Danqi. I can make it thin or thick as I want, as I please.
In martial arts terms, I can switch between the sixth and ninth ranks at will."
Xiao Xia nodded repeatedly, "I understand. The key is how to control it?"
Yuan Shoucheng smacked his lips and said, "I think five hundred strings of cash is a little short."
Xiao Xia was speechless, "Master, you must be honest!"
Yuan Shoucheng rolled his eyes, "Do you think it's easy for me to make some money? I have only taught two people in my life, and the first one even made me pay for it. It's so hard to meet a rich sucker, and I would be sorry if I don't take advantage of him!"
Xiao Xia was helpless, "Okay! How much do you want?"
"I'll give you a discount of one thousand strings of cash! Remember, it's two thousand five hundred strings of cash now."
"It's a deal, tell me the formula now!"
Yuan Shoucheng took out a roll of sheepskin from his arms. Xiao Xia thought it was a secret formula, but when he unfolded it, he found it was a debt contract.
"Just give me your fingerprint and I won't raise the price!"
Xiao Xia was so annoyed by him that she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She had no choice but to dip her thumb in the ink and press her fingerprint.
Yuan Shoucheng then smiled and handed him another roll of sheepskin, "It's not for you, just memorize the formula and use it the same as the four-sentence formula."
Xiao Xia silently memorized more than thirty sentences of formulas. Now that his brain potential had been developed and his memory was unprecedentedly strong, he could remember them firmly after reading them only once, and he had completely achieved the state of photographic memory.
"How long will it take to practice?"
"It normally takes ten years for a Taoist to practice, but you don't need to. If you take the medicine, I estimate it will only take one or two years. As for what level you can reach in the end, it depends on God's will."
"It has nothing to do with talent?"
Yuan Shoucheng shook his head. "It's all natural. Everything is predetermined. It has something to do with talent, but it also has nothing to do with it."
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When it was daybreak, Yuan Shoucheng and Xiao Xia went ashore. Yuan Shoucheng turned around and walked away. He appeared when he should appear and disappeared when he should disappear.
Xiao Xia looked at his receding back and muttered to himself, "Yuan Shoucheng." This name sounds so familiar. I must have seen it somewhere.
(End of this chapter)