Chapter 197: Cultivation of the Mind

Chapter 197: Cultivation of the Mind

Chapter 197: Cultivation of the Mind
In the virtual universe, in a manor on the floating island above the Black Dragon Mountain Island.

"It seems that I am not destined to be with this little fellow after all." Luo, nicknamed 'Lord of Time', sighed.

"Military Commander, with your strength and fame, it is not difficult to find a suitable successor. This Hong has passed the arena melee. The Qianwu Universe must have noticed him. It will be difficult for you to accept him as a disciple."

Jiang Tianchen said with a wry smile.

"Of course I understand this, but I still have to give it a try. With his current strength, it's unlikely that he'll make it through the next one-on-one duel. If he loses, I'll go to his house and ask him if he wants to be my disciple. That would be great if he's willing to take me as his master. If he passes the duel, or refuses, then I'll continue to wander and see if I can make a breakthrough in the remaining time."

Luo said calmly that after practicing to his level, he was only one step away from immortality, but this very step became a chasm that trapped him.

"Then let's observe for a while and check if there are more suitable candidates." Jiang Tianchen said.

In another place in the virtual universe, in the Xinghai Villa of Qiulong City.

It was extremely lively here at this time.

"Great, Brother Hong, Biaozi, you two have made a big splash in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire this time! I'm so jealous." Thunder God's voice rang out in the spacious living room. "Especially Biaozi, in this genius competition, you have achieved breakthroughs twice in a row, wow."

"Hey, it's also luck." Even Dong Nanbiao, who has a cold personality and is usually taciturn, is smiling at this moment.

It was beyond his expectation that he could pass the preliminaries smoothly. Now he even teamed up with Hong to pass the ring melee. Such a record was really impeccable.

“Brother Biao is too modest. You and Brother Hong were able to break through in the battle and even withstand the fierce attack of the genius who entered the origin law. This is strength.” Luo Feng said with a smile.

"That's right. Excessive modesty is actually pride. Biaozi, you and Brother Hong's performance this time was indeed perfect. Brother Yu will definitely be very happy when he knows about this." Wang Lin said with a smile, "I really envy you geniuses. I can't do that. I ate so many treasures, but I still didn't even make it through the preliminary selection."

"Xiao Linzi, don't underestimate yourself. I didn't pass the preliminary selection either. We will continue to work hard on our training later. It's also good to let Xiaoyu, Brother Hong, Biaozi and others scout the way ahead. We will pick up the ready-made ones later." Thor laughed.

But there was still a hint of loneliness in that smile.

"Well, let's work hard together!" Wang Lin was not someone who was willing to fall behind. Hearing what Thor said, his confidence was rekindled.

"Yes, we Earthlings should now move forward bravely and seize every opportunity to rise." Luo Feng's eyes flashed with determination. "Next, wait for me to pass the arena melee, and then we need to consider the arena one-on-one showdown. "Now time is running out, let's continue to practice, it's good to be stronger. "

"Besides, Brother Hong and Brother Biao also need to familiarize themselves with the new realm. It would be best if they could comprehend a little bit of the origin law in these few days."

"Xiao Feng is right. Let's gather here first." Hong said with a smile. Then his figure faded and disappeared. His consciousness returned to the real world and he began to meditate.

Then Dong Nanbiao said hello to everyone and returned to reality to familiarize himself with the latest area under his control.

While fighting with the female warrior, Dong Nanbiao had a vague sense of the law of the origin of earth in his heart, and now he couldn't wait to start practicing.

"Everyone has left, so I'll go practice too." Thor said and went offline.

Later, Luo Feng, Wang Lin and others returned to reality.

Night passes and day comes.

Although countless people in the Black Dragon Mountain Star Region were going crazy for the upcoming ring battle, Luo Feng himself was sitting alone on the rooftop of a high-rise building in a deserted city in the wilderness area of ​​​​the Earth, quietly.

This is a specially preserved wilderness area, and the monsters in it can be called "protected" animals.
"Acridine!"

A group of bird-like monsters called "Blood Crows" flew through the sky. Groups of monsters could often be seen in this deserted city, and occasionally traces of human warriors coming in for trials could be seen.

At this time, Luo Feng did not suppress the naturally released will and pressure, which naturally made no monsters or human warriors dare to approach.

Just like that, Luo Feng sat quietly on the rooftop without moving.

Luo Feng is controlling his mood.

"According to what Brother Yu and the others taught, whether it's internal martial arts or ancient yoga, they all attach great importance to the state of mind!"

"It is very important to cultivate the mind, but there is no such thing as cultivating the mind in the universe. The state of mind is very vague and does not seem to have much impact on combat effectiveness. An ordinary earthling with a high state of mind can be blown into powder by a cosmic-level strongman in one breath!"

"But as one practices, the importance of state of mind becomes more and more prominent. This time, Brother Hong and Brother Biao were able to break through in desperate situations, which is inseparable from their superb state of mind. Ordinary geniuses would have been sweating profusely and their spirits collapsed to the limit in such an environment. It would be a problem whether they could even exert their full strength, let alone break through."

Luo Feng recalled the theories of state of mind cultivation taught by Yang Yu, Hong, and Lei Shen, as well as his experiences over the years. His future path of state of mind cultivation became clearer and clearer in his mind.

Rage can sometimes make people perform beyond their normal level!

But sometimes, it makes people perform poorly!
This is a concrete manifestation of the state of mind!
According to Brother Yu and Brother Hong, the fact that they can have their own fields at the planetary level or even at the apprentice stage is related to their "state of mind".

Brother Yu can remain calm and composed at all times and maximize his own strength.

The second brother, Thunder God, can in an instant enter a state of calmness, sincerity and naturalness, and become one with heaven and earth.

Brother Hong was also able to instantly enter an extremely ethereal state, becoming one with the natural environment, combining various senses and fields with nature to their maximum power.

Yang Yu, Lei Shen, and Hong, it took decades of practice to reach that state of mind.

Luo Feng is only in his early twenties now, and has little life experience, so naturally he cannot reach that level...

"My heart is absolutely empty. I can't do that. Because I am affected by the blood of the golden-horned beast, my heart is filled with murderous intent. This is murderous intent in my bones."

"But what Brother Yu and Second Brother Lei Shen said is right."

"Whether it's anger, sadness, happiness, excitement, or bloodlust, all emotions are natural reactions. Keep a pure heart and all emotions will occur naturally. Laugh when you should laugh and get angry when you should get angry." Luo Feng thought to himself, "Bloody desire is also a part of nature. Face it with a pure heart and accept it! Naturally, you will be able to achieve the state of being sincere and natural and one with the world."

Luo Feng understood the principle, but when it came to killing...

Luo Feng could at best keep his heart as cold as Yang Yu, without any ripples. As for being sincere and further integrating with nature... it would be very difficult.

But Yang Yu also said later that spiritual cultivation can be roughly divided into three paths.

These three paths may seem to have different levels at first, but as long as you find the path that suits you and push it to the extreme, that is the direction of mind cultivation that best suits you.

among them:

The first path: to see one's true nature and to point directly to one's original mind. In Chinese history, many Buddhist 'Buddhas' and Taoist 'real people' have achieved certain success on this path.

The second path: the unity of man and nature, and a pure heart. This is the pinnacle of the theory of spiritual cultivation.

The third way: The heart is infinite and embraces everything. This is the most perfect state in theory.

According to Yang Yu, he is now moving forward on the first path, constantly refining his mind and will, trying to reach the point of "absolute uniqueness".

After practicing for these years, Luo Feng gradually discovered that the first path, like Yang Yu's, was the most suitable for him.

In this way, Luo Feng continued to refine his will and character.

After a long time.

"Luo Feng, the ring battle is about to begin, you should enter the virtual universe." Babata reminded.

"call!"

Luo Feng opened his eyes, there was a hint of coldness in his eyes, and the murderous intent was no longer suppressed, but released naturally.

"You look different now, have you made any progress in your spiritual practice?" Babata asked curiously.

In recent years, he has actually been studying the "cultivation of the mind" that Yang Yu and Hong had figured out. At first he thought it was pure nonsense, until he saw the transformation of Yang Yu, Hong, Lei Shen, Dong Nanbiao and others, he changed his original idea.

However, Luo Feng did not answer, but directly said: "Connect to the virtual universe."

...In the virtual universe, in the plane space where many fighting arenas are located, in the preparation hall of the fighting arena on island numbered 29109.

Sitting on the chairs were talented masters from various star fields, and they were all preparing for the upcoming fight.

"call!"

A black-haired man in a dark grey battle suit appeared out of nowhere, and it was Luo Feng.

Many talented masters in the preparation hall turned their heads to look, but did not react much, because Luo Feng only showed part of his strength at the last moment of the preliminaries, and those who had seen it did not know Luo Feng's real name, so naturally they did not spread it.

These geniuses still regarded Luo Feng as an ordinary player.

Luo Feng glanced at the talented masters around him, without saying a word, he found a seat and sat down, closed his eyes, kept his mind calm, and waited for the battle to begin.

At this time, Luo Feng's family, Wang Lin, Lei Shen and others were also waiting in the plane space outside the fighting arena for the battle belonging to Luo Feng to begin.

In the preparation hall, talented masters suddenly appeared. These talented masters came from various star fields in the Qianwu Universe and had all kinds of strange appearances.

"Pushkin!"

"It's Pushkin, and next to him is Tsushima!"

There was a sudden commotion in the originally quiet preparation room, causing Luo Feng to open his eyes and look.

I saw two humans appear at the teleportation point ahead.

One of them was tall and burly, with a face full of golden fur, at least six meters tall, simply a giant ape-man. His eyes, which glowed faintly green, were very scary, and his fists were especially like two huge hammers!
"Pushkin?" Luo Feng's mind quickly flashed through the information given to him by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Pushkin: A peerless genius cultivated by the royal family of Qianwu Universe Country. He is good at using his fists and has the strength to impact the top 1000 of this universe country. The preliminary ranking is 89th in the 9th world region.

"Jinci Li." Luo Feng glanced at the little guy next to the golden-haired ape man.

Although he is called a small guy, in fact, this 'Jin Ci Li' is nearly 1.9 meters tall, taller than Luo Feng.

But he was just a "tiny guy" standing in front of the ape-man Pushkin, who was as tall as a two-story building.

Luo Feng didn't know the intelligence information about Jinci Li, at least not from the information provided by the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"Pushkin, sit here." Jinci Li had a thin face and a pair of cold eyes, like a poisonous scorpion. This did not give Luo Feng a good impression.

"it is good!"

The deep and powerful voice echoed when it came out of Pushkin's throat.

Jinci Li and Pushkin walked directly towards Luo Feng and then sat next to him.

"Pong!"

The chair shook slightly when Pushkin sat down. Fortunately, each seat in the preparation room was designed to be large, otherwise, with Pushkin's huge stature, he would have to occupy six or seven seats.

Pushkin and Jin Ci Li sat next to each other. In this row of seats, Luo Feng happened to be next to Jin Ci Li.

"You." Jin Ci Li glanced at Luo Feng beside him and said in a cold voice, "Sit further away! I don't like people getting close to me."

"Hmm?" Luo Feng glanced at Jin Ci Li, but was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Seeing that Luo Feng didn't move, and seeing the strange looks from the geniuses around him, Jin Ci Li's face suddenly became embarrassed.

He is also a well-known genius in the holy land of Black Dragon Mountain!

Who would have thought that he was being ignored now, and the other party seemed to be just an unknown little character.

"I'm telling you one last time, stay away from me! Otherwise, I'll be the first one to deal with you when I get on stage!" Jinci Li glared at Luo Feng with a vicious look, like a poisonous snake ready to bite someone.

Feeling the other party's obvious hostility and wise actions, Luo Feng was not moved at all, and even wanted to laugh, "Go get treatment if you have a brain disease, or I'll beat your brains out later!"

After saying this coldly, Luo Feng immediately closed his eyes and didn't even look at Jin Ci Li.

Luo Feng, who had taken over the body of the golden-horned beast, was now cruel and bloodthirsty, and Jin Ci Li was eager to provoke him.

"Hmm?" Jinci Li's cold eyes suddenly seemed to burn with flames, staring at Luo Feng like a venomous snake staring at its prey, "I hope you really beat my brains out later, otherwise I will make you regret being assigned to the same group with me."

Luo Feng was too lazy to pay any more attention to him. For a fellow like him, just saying a few words to him was already a sign of respect for him.

Seeing that Luo Feng didn't say anything, Jin Ci Li snorted coldly and closed his eyes.

Suddenly, the sound from the fighting arena outside came into the preparation hall.

"Dear audience, the 382nd group battle will be held soon. Let me introduce to you the 382 talented masters in this nd group."

The clear and loud sound not only spread throughout the entire fighting arena, but could also be clearly heard in the preparation hall behind the arena, followed by waves of cheers.

"The first one, Pushkin, comes from Ganwu Universe Country, and his preliminary ranking is 89th in the 9th World District!"

The cheers, like rolling thunder, shook the entire preparation hall.

"That's Pushkin?"

"Yes, that's him. His fists are very scary. Don't let him get close to you."

There were some suppressed discussions in the preparation room.

"The second one is Jinci Li, from Qianwu Universe Country. His preliminary ranking is 13st in the 21th World Region!"

The voice of the commentator in the fighting arena outside was clearly heard by every talented master in the preparation hall. Luo Feng then opened his eyes and glanced at the gloomy young man in the golden battle suit next to him.

The ranking of Jin Ci Li is second among these one hundred people, which is indeed pretty good.

But his good luck only ends today. Luo Feng is no longer prepared to keep a low profile and he will not show mercy when he takes the stage!
"The third one is Luo Feng, from the Black Dragon Mountain Empire. His preliminary ranking is 1th in the 26st World Region!"

The cheers suddenly roared like thunder. These were the excited cheers from millions of people in the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

"The fourth place..."

"Fifth place..."

……

At the same time, on the Black Dragon Mountain Island.

Thousands of people gathered in a luxurious palace.

These people are the people with the highest status in the royal family of the Black Dragon Mountain Empire.

Or they could be powerful people who have reached the level of Domain Lord or Realm Lord.

At this time, the current emperor was also sitting on the throne, talking in a low voice with the powerful world masters around him.

When the battle was about to begin, everyone stopped discussing and looked nervously at the broadcast on the huge screen in front of them.

(End of this chapter)