Chapter 278 Pregnancy is not easy, harmony is affectionate
Chapter 278: Pregnancy is not easy, harmony is affectionate (first update)
The cinnabar is absorbed, the mercury stops, and a real cloud of clouds appears in the sky.
The clouds rise to the palace and offer their essence, and the cloud bed is filled with fairy buds.
The peaches are ripe, the golden liquid is swirling, and the cinnabar fire is flowing into the crimson capital.
When a dragon and a tiger have sex, lead and mercury are produced, and a life embryo is formed and resides in a vase.
Concentrate your mind, empty your nature, and the Purple Palace will open up into a Yangming.
The divine light shines upon the fetus, and the fetus becomes spiritual after a stable pregnancy of ten months.
Re-set up the furnace, re-establish the tripod, mix heaven and earth to obtain the Nascent Soul.
All things come to pay homage to the feast of heaven and earth, and Penglai is only a short distance away.
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The song "Pregnancy Song", with only 108 words, fully describes the difficulty of pregnancy for monks.
The "Zhibai Liu" method that the remnants of Tianqiao Mountain inherited as their lifeline is nothing more than the three words "Suiyin Ting" in the first sentence of this song.
Throughout the world, there are countless Golden Elixir cultivators who have washed their Golden Elixirs over and over again, like Elder Jingsi of Toujian Mountain, who has washed his Golden Elixir six times. At the end of his life, he still has not waited for the "Peaches to ripen" or seen the "Golden Liquid".
After hearing what the master said, he knew that he had already sprouted the immortal buds and formed the life embryo, and had achieved half of the success in forming the Nascent Soul. Now he had to open the purple palace and guide the divine light to illuminate the life embryo so that it could become a fetus!
A great monk of the fourth realm!
However, it is not certain that the fetus will be formed. After the fetus is conceived, it must be kept in the womb for ten months to be protected, and then the essence of the universe, the sun and the moon must be refined, and then the fetus will grow into a Nascent Soul.
Of course, this is the orthodox Taoist inner alchemy method of creating an infant, so Cheng Xinzhan can judge how far the innocent boy has come just by listening to the words "the red bed in the central palace", "life embryo", "opening the sky", "the primordial spirit's illumination", and a top-secret song passed down orally in Sanqing Mountain.
The Nascent Soul conceived in this way is also very spiritual and can be expected to achieve great success.
But in fact, just like the Emperor Shizong advocated the use of Yin-Yang Gangsha to form the elixir, while most of the cultivators in the world used miscellaneous Qi to form the elixir. For the matter of nurturing the Nascent Soul, the orthodox inner alchemy method is too time-consuming, labor-intensive, and material-consuming, so most of the magic sects, side sects, and casual cultivators also use various small-path secret methods to nurture premature babies with various congenital deficiencies.
For those strange methods of forming infants, there is no logic in terms of time and stages. For example, Cheng Xinzhan has seen the method of forming infants in Tianjiao Mountain, which is a strange way of "golden body and clay embryo". He also heard that many golden elixirs who are about to die use the method of "breaking the elixir to form an infant" that is risking their lives.
There are all kinds of strange things in this world, but they are all for the sake of earning a living and proving the truth. There is nothing wrong with that. As long as they are not doing evil and harmful things like "giving birth to a child through a surrogate mother" or "planting a demon in the fetus", there is no need to criticize them too much.
Cheng Xinzhan often thought that if he embarked on the path of a wandering cultivator in the mountains, there would be no way he could pursue perfection in everything. It would be good enough if he could maintain his original heart and not fall into the evil path.
The innocent boy's words stirred Cheng Xinzhan's mind and gave rise to many distracting thoughts. He calmed himself down.
He thought to himself, no wonder, no wonder this black-faced Taoist from Mount Wudang wanted the innocent boy to go back to Mount Wudang to meditate and break through.
And I was lucky enough to be invited to observe the birth of a baby?
He was somewhat flattered, but he had calmed down now. His mind was clear, so he did not agree immediately. After thinking about it, he advised,
"I really didn't know that Master Wen was at the critical juncture of breakthrough. I'm sorry to bother you by coming here rashly. But I have the same idea as this Taoist priest. To be safe, Master Wen should return to Wudang Mountain to retreat and complete the fetus!"
When Cheng Xinzhan said this, both the innocent boy and the black-robed Taoist priest were a little surprised. There was surprise in the innocent boy's eyes, but a hint of smile also appeared. The black-robed Taoist priest looked at Cheng Xinzhan in surprise, then nodded to himself, with a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and then took over the conversation to persuade him.
"Tian Zhen! Fairy boy! Junior brother! Just follow me back to Wudang for retreat. I won't keep you. Wait until you become an infant and then return to Xiangxi!"
Cheng Xinzhan also nodded. Although the evil sect in Xiangxi had been eliminated, this place was not far from Nanhuang and Bashu. The formation of a fetus was such a big deal that he dared not take any risks.
Seeing that the two were still talking back and forth, the innocent boy waved his hand to interrupt them and explained impatiently,
"No need to persuade me. I am really fed up with you. I will tell you the truth. I want to merge with the Dao in Wuling in the future, so I must first break through the four realms here, leave my aura, and establish a good relationship with this world."
The two were shocked by the words of the innocent boy again. Cheng Xinzhan did not expect that the innocent boy had already started thinking about breaking through the fifth realm when he broke through the fourth realm. The black-robed Taoist was shocked that the innocent boy would choose to merge with the Tao in such a place. His face changed and he said,
"How can you achieve harmony here? This is a remote and poor place! Jingchu is so vast, isn't it enough for you to achieve harmony?"
The innocent boy glared at him again when he heard this.
"I just can't stand people like you! You just occupy the beautiful mountains and rivers. If no one has achieved enlightenment here, then it will always be a remote and poor place! When I achieve enlightenment and become an immortal, I'll see who dares to say this place is a remote and poor place!"
The black-robed Taoist priest was choked by the innocent boy's words and was so angry that he couldn't speak, and his already purple-black face became even gloomier.
The innocent boy's words were like thunder and lightning to Cheng Xinzhan's ears! At that moment, he suddenly realized something, his blood was boiling, and his mind was filled with thoughts.
There is actually such a saying!
My vision and pattern are still narrow!
Yes! What kind of ability is it to be able to achieve the Dao in the sacred mountains and precious lands? A good man should go to the poor mountains and bad waters to achieve the Dao and improve the mysterious atmosphere of the world!
“I still say the same thing. I am going to break through here. If you are willing to protect me, then do so. If not, then go back to your Wudang Mountain. The same goes for Xinzhan. If you continue to be fussy, don’t blame me for kicking you out of the temple.” Although the Taoist priest in black robe was angry, he stood rooted to the ground and did not move. After all, this was the youngest junior brother who had grown up in front of everyone. How could they dare to let him go through the tribulation alone without a protector? Moreover, what would happen if the master got to know about this?
At this moment, Cheng Xinzhan regarded the innocent boy as his role model, so naturally he stopped talking.
When the innocent boy saw that Guanli had finally calmed down, he closed his eyes and began to regulate his breathing, calming his mind and preparing for the formation of the fetus. At this stage, "concentrating the mind and emptying the nature" is crucial.
So, Cheng Xinzhan watched the innocent boy's breathing become longer and longer. After ten days, he had reached a frequency of two breaths a day. At this time, the wind within a ten-mile radius of Zhenwu Temple moved with his breathing.
Cheng Xinzhan was amazed and thought to himself, I have heard for a long time that Wudang's Turtle Breathing Technique is very mysterious. After seeing it today, I realized that seeing it in person is worse than hearing about it.
On the twenty-first day, the innocent boy nodded slightly and imperceptibly. The black-robed Taoist who had been watching the innocent boy's every move immediately understood and stood up and walked out of the hall.
Cheng Xinzhan quickly stood up and followed.
The Taoist in black robe sat on the ground in the yard, and then he raised a seal high up. The seal button was a turtle and a snake. The turtle was black and the snake was white, and their mouths and tails were connected, forming a Tai Chi pattern.
"go with!"
The Taoist in black robe made a hand seal with his fingers, and the seal split into two lights, one black and one white, forming a huge rotating Tai Chi diagram in the air. Then the Tai Chi diagram flashed twice and disappeared.
"Whose doll are you from?"
The Taoist priest in black robe performed a ritual to protect Zhenwu Temple, then turned around and asked Cheng Xinzhan.
Cheng Xinzhan was a little surprised. Why did Master Wen speak so loudly when he was in meditation?
The black-robed Taoist saw what Cheng Xinzhan was thinking, and explained,
"I have set up a formation for him alone, and now he is concentrating. If you and I talk, we will disturb him. There is no need to get pregnant."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded and bowed,
"I have met this Taoist friend. I am Cheng Xinzhan, a Taoist from Mount Sanqing. My master is Wen Sukong from Mount Meiji. I wonder who you are from?"
The Taoist in black robe was stunned when he heard this, then he burst into laughter. Cheng Xinzhan couldn't help but frown, still a little worried whether he would affect Master Wen.
The Taoist in black robe laughed for a long time before he stopped laughing. In fact, he knew Xinzhan's identity when he heard Tianzhen Tongzi calling Xinzhan's name. He asked this question deliberately, wanting to take advantage of the fact that Cheng Xinzhan respected Tianzhen Tongzi as his teacher, and he wanted to suppress Cheng Xinzhan because he was older and had a higher level. He also wanted the young Wudang Mountain to suppress Sanqing Mountain.
I didn't expect that this Taoist priest, who was so young, would not be fooled. It was obvious that he wanted to treat me as an equal when he said this.
The black-robed Taoist restrained his smile, returned the greeting in a proper manner, and said,
"It turns out to be Master Cheng Jing in person. I am Liu Guquan, honored to meet you."
Cheng Xinzhan was of the Xin generation in the sect, so he never called anyone "senior" in the mountains. Even when he was out, he always addressed people in the sect as "Daoist Master" or "Daoist Fellow", or "Layman" by title. He only called people like Huanzhu Louzhu and Jin Mingzi, who had lived for who knows how many years, "senior".
Later, the sect added the title of Master of All Dharmas, and he was even more careful when he went out to treat his friends, and he was very careful to know when to go out. Because the status of Master of All Dharmas in Sanqing Mountain was equal to that of the deputy leader, if he deliberately lowered his posture when he went out, it would make people look down on Sanqing Mountain.
Seeing the Taoist priest in front of him correct his attitude, Cheng Xinzhan nodded.
"It turns out to be Master Liu. I am honored."
Liu Guquan, a disciple of Master Sanfeng, is the current deputy headmaster of Mount Wudang.
However, there is a problem with Wudang Mountain now, that is, the sect was founded too recently, and only the founder, Sanfeng Zhenren, has ascended to heaven, while his eldest disciple, the current head of Wudang Mountain, Qiu Xuanqing, is still in the fifth realm.
Therefore, although Sanfeng Zhenren was very famous and basically eliminated the demonic chaos in the East at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, he had not been a Taoist for long. Therefore, the Wudang Mountain he left behind can barely be called a secular sect and is still far from being an immortal sect.
Liu Guquan asked again,
"Just now I heard the sutra master call Tianzhen his master. I would like to ask, what kind of Taoism did the sutra master learn from Tianzhen?"
Cheng Xinzhan told the truth.
"Master Wen taught me the way of Zhenwu to slay demons."
"Oh-"
Liu Guquan nodded and said,
"When you have some free time, you can go to Wudang Mountain and pay homage to the Great Emperor Zhenwu."
Cheng Xinzhan nodded upon hearing this.
"That's natural."
(End of this chapter)