Chapter 66: A bamboo stick and straw sandals are lighter than a horse
Chapter 66: A bamboo stick and straw sandals are lighter than a horse (the fourth update is on the shelves, please subscribe and vote for the monthly ticket!)
After listening to the master's explanation of thunder magic, Yunqi breathed a sigh of relief. When the real evil spirit rushed into the acupoint, he really thought that his path to the Tao was cut off. Now, in addition to escaping the disaster, he also has a chance to return to the world. It is really a joyful thing.
But soon, Yunqi thought of another problem. Now that his body was necrotic, how could he practice thunder magic?
At this time, Master Tongxuan said to Wen Sukong,
"However, given his current condition, it is difficult for him to even walk, let alone practice the art. Su Kong, please teach him the staff method. I don't need to explain the rest to him. Go and rest, go and rest, don't disturb my meditation."
Patriarch Tongxuan flicked his whisk, and the clouds blurred his vision. When he looked clearly again, he saw the monument that read "Where Zhan Biyun Hidden Bamboos".
I actually returned to Meiji Mountain.
There was no surprise on Wen Sukong's face. She waved her hand again and sent Hongyun and her cloud body into the bamboo pavilion, and she sat down on the cushion outside the pavilion.
The cloud that was transformed into a spirit also sat down beside the teacher, and heard Sukong say,
"You heard it just now. The master wanted me to teach you the staff unlocking method. This is the secret of Meiji Mountain. But you just happened to have achieved the Heart Palace, so you can become my true disciple. From now on, you don't have to call me student, you can just call me Master."
Yunqi was delighted and replied, "Yes, Master."
"This stick method is actually a method of using a corpse to revive the dead. It just sounds more elegant. The 'corpse' here is not a real corpse, but a bamboo stick."
Wen Sukong explained to Yunqi,
"The founder of the sect said: Only bamboo, which is obtained from heaven, is the purest. He believed that bamboo was born from the pure air of heaven and earth. Pure air in the sky is wind, in the water is lotus, and on the ground is bamboo. He also said: Between heaven and earth, there is only emptiness, just like a bamboo tube receiving air, which is open but not bent. When air comes, it flows, but when air goes, it does not accumulate.
"The founder believed that bamboo was the best spiritual body, which could store and ventilate qi, and eat wind and drink dew. Therefore, he created the Staff Reincarnation Method, using a bamboo staff to imitate the acupoints of the human body, and then letting his soul reside in them. As a result, he skipped from the fourth realm to the fifth realm, and immediately achieved the Staff Reincarnation Immortal and ascended to heaven. He is the best among the Corpse Reincarnation Immortals."
Wen Sukong said.
Perhaps it was too mysterious and bizarre, and even a talented person like Yunqi found it difficult to understand Wen Sukong's words.
The staff can help you ascend to heaven?
And skipped the fifth level?
How talented is this founder?
Wen Sukong looked at the clouds and said, "You have seen the corpse with a stick."
Oh, yes!
Yunqi immediately remembered the test on the first day of entering the mountain! He finally chose a bamboo stick with four human limbs!
But he didn't think so much at that time!
I didn't expect that fate would fall upon me at this moment!
"You chose the bamboo stick, so you should not reject it. This is the most important point in the stick solution. You must not think that the bamboo stick is a dead object. I think people are people and things are things, so I can never get the essence of the stick solution.
"Most of the disciples of Meiji Mountain in the past were like me, so they buried the staff method and just used it as an external incarnation. Since the master specifically asked me to teach you the staff method instead of other spells of resurrection, it also shows that he also has hope for you."
Yunqi nodded, indicating that he was willing to learn.
"The current method of using a bamboo stick to resolve this is to place your soul in the bamboo stick. From then on, you will walk with the bamboo stick as your body, practicing thunder magic. The accumulated thunder energy will then be transferred back to your physical body until your physical body is healed."
Yunqi nodded again. This sounded too mysterious.
"In fact, I don't want you to be exposed to the Corpse Reincarnation Method too early. The Corpse Reincarnation Method is different from the Soul Dao. The Corpse Reincarnation Method is to comprehend the essence of the treasure of the flesh body, and then create a soul body according to the individual. The soul sheds the old shell, enters the soul body and ascends. Therefore, mortals are stupid, and when they see immortals abandoning corpses and walking away, they call them corpse-reincarnation immortals.
"The Yuanshen Dao believes that the body is just a place for the Yuanshen to reside, a post station, a passenger ship. One should cultivate the power of the Yuanshen, and when the Yuanshen is perfected, one can ascend to heaven with the Yuanshen alone, leaving the remains in the human world. In fact, this is the true corpse reincarnation."
Su Kong then warned Yun Qi, "After your soul enters the bamboo stick, you will find that the spiritual energy will circulate more powerfully than your physical body, but you must not be greedy for this feeling. You have just begun to experience the first realm, let alone the mystery of the second realm. So you must not be reluctant to leave and must not neglect the fundamental inner alchemy practice."
What Wen Sukong said was true, and Yunqi nodded in agreement.
Seeing this, Su Kong nodded slightly, waved his sleeves, and a bamboo stick appeared in front of the cloud.
The bamboo stick is seven feet long and seven sections long. It is straight from top to bottom, jasper-colored, and slightly transparent. You can see that the top two sections are hollow, while the five sections in the middle are filled with talismans, emitting colorful light. Two bamboo branches grow from the second section of the bamboo stick, and two bamboo branches also grow from the bottom of the last section. Each branch has five leaves, which looks a bit like limbs. There are seven holes on the first section of the stick, corresponding to the seven orifices, and each hole is filled with talismans.
The cloud looked familiar, almost the same as the bamboo stick he saw on the day he entered the mountain.
"This is the bamboo staff that I prepared to refine my external incarnation. I'll give it to you first. Just possess it. Don't think about anything else. Just think of it as your physical body."
Yunqi thanked his master, then accepted the order and slowly lay down on the bamboo stick.
After the cloud possessed the bamboo stick, Wen Sukong made dozens of hand seals in succession and injected the talismans into the bamboo stick.
The talismans representing the five internal organs and seven orifices emitted a dazzling light, and when the light faded, the talisman paper at the eye orifices flickered.
"But he woke up?"
Master Sukong asked.
Zhuzhang stood up, and the talisman paper at his throat lit up. "Yes, disciple feels the same as in the flesh, just a little colder."
Wen Sukong looked at the bamboo stick and couldn't help but sigh in her heart. No matter how much effort she had put into this bamboo stick, she had always used it as a backup. She still thought of it as an object, a dead thing. Naturally, she felt a little uncomfortable and self-blame for Yunqi's transformation from a lively young man into a cold bamboo man.
Perhaps this is exactly the reason why I cannot cultivate to become an immortal.
Wen Sukong thought so in his heart.
"Just get used to it first. If you feel uncomfortable, you can tell me and I will think of a way. With the amount of evil in your body, it will probably take at least three to five years to resolve it."
Wen Sukong still opened his mouth to give some advice, even though it was the master's intention to let Yunqi practice the magic with the staff.
Yunqi shook his head upon hearing this. He smiled and said, "A wise man has long sung, 'A bamboo stick and straw sandals are lighter than a horse, and a raincoat can protect me from the wind and rain for the rest of my life.' Now I have a bamboo stick as light as a stick. Isn't that a good thing?"
Wen Sukong was finally relieved after hearing this. She also smiled. She felt that she had always underestimated this disciple. After thinking for a while, she said:
"Now that you have opened up your mind palace and become my true disciple, and have officially entered my Meiji Mountain Dharma lineage, it's time to give you a Taoist name."
The bamboo stick moved, forming a bow, and he said, "Master, please give me a name."
"I had originally thought of naming you 'Bo', which means being indifferent to fame and wealth, and being calm and far-sighted. 'Bo' means waterside, and it is also the pronunciation of 'Bo'. You first opened up your heart, and used water as a balance between yin and yang. You took Cheng as your surname, and 'Bo' sounds like returning to your roots."
Yunqi thought it sounded good indeed.
"But when I look at you again, I find that you already have a calm mind. The word '泊' is not beautiful. It is better to borrow the word '瞻' from your words, which means a wise man. I hope that you can use your heart as your goal and look far ahead on the path of cultivation, and not be obsessed with temporary difficulties. What do you think?"
Sukong said softly.
Zhu Ren also muttered something softly, and his eyes gradually became brighter.
"Zhan, Cheng Xinzhan, good, good name, Xinzhan bows to thank the teacher!"
I am quite satisfied with the writing of this chapter. I wonder what fellow book lovers think of it. I read the following paragraphs several times, revised them several times, and finally I was quite satisfied with it.
I had thought of this scene when I was writing the first chapter. I really love this song Ding Fengbo.
(End of this chapter)