Chapter 548 The Silent Grandmasters
Chapter 548 The Silent Grandmasters
During the next half month, Li Yuan had a rare period of free time.
He gets up at sunrise and goes to bed at sunset. During the day, he either goes to Long Xixiang and Nie Xianshan to drink tea and discuss Taoism, or goes to Jing Shuhu to exchange experiences in the art of refining treasures. In the evening, he spends most of his time instructing the two little guys in martial arts training.
At night, change to root bones, visualization, and listening.
Life is regular but relaxed, without practicing day and night like before.
But this is not slacking off, but preparation for the breakthrough into the Dao.
"All martial arts have the same goal, which is to gain energy, spirit and vitality. The key to entering the Dao is to gain the spirit."
“The spirit of man in his youth is like the rising sun, in his middle age it is like the red sun in the sky, and in his old age it is like the setting sun in the west… The sun rises and sets, the moon sets and rises, and to achieve the state of unity between man and nature, one must be close to heaven and earth.”
"Relax your mind, get in tune with nature, and use it to sense your soul..."
……
At the edge of the cliff in the evening, Li Yuan stared at the setting sun in the sky, his mind calm, and he kept pondering Lao Longtou and Nie Laodao's understanding of entering the Tao.
Li Yuan had already memorized the four steps to entering the Tao: soul leaving the body, qi and blood becoming one, body merging and body changing, and soul and body becoming one, but he was still sorting them out and pondering them.
“When the sun rises, the heart is full of vigor; when night falls, the heart becomes calm… Only by observing your heart and letting it flow naturally can you feel the spirit.”
Li Yuan half-closed his eyes, his spirit naturally three-dimensional, overlooking the mountain scenery:
"For me, this stage of entering the Dao is not difficult... My talent is not in vain. The gift of the Heavenly Star level is indeed extraordinary."
hum~
Li Yuan closed his eyes, and his spirit left his body.
Feeling the world around you with the spirit is completely different from feeling it with the physical body. The spirit is more sensitive. The cold wind, accumulated snow, the afterglow of the setting sun, and even the dead leaves and plants are all very vivid.
He looked at his own body, and could see the blood and Qi flowing beneath the skin, the skeleton that was as crystal clear as jade, and the internal organs that were constantly trembling.
He has already mastered the first three of the four stages of entering the Tao. In the past half month, he has been pondering the fourth step, the unity of body and spirit.
This step is also where most would-be grandmasters fail in their attempts to enter the Dao.
When the body and spirit are united, the spirit will inevitably be burned by blood, qi and true qi. It may seem incredible, but it does exist.
"Before the three elements merge into one, the spirit cannot leave the body for a long time and will be hurt by the blood. This is like the ghosts in the legend, which cannot withstand the blood of living people..."
Talking to himself, Li Yuan's spirit returned to his body.
He did not open his eyes, but concentrated on sensing himself. Between his eyebrows, the Niwan Palace was glowing with a faint light, and nine acupoints surrounded his soul like stars.
As he concentrated his mind and sensed it.
There are all kinds of light in his body.
Qi and blood, true energy, bones, internal organs, and acupoints.
"Without the various secret methods of the Evil God Cult, it is really difficult to practice the God Worship Method. No wonder the orthodox God Worship Method has not been passed down. The threshold is too high..."
Li Yuan muttered to himself, and controlled the various bone ornaments one by one. With his suddenly heightened perception, he "saw" the acupuncture points in his body that seemed to exist and not exist.
Gray and dark.
Acupoints exist in subtle places, but they are not fixed. Li Yuan has sensed them many times in recent days, but the location changes every time he senses them.
This is why the acupoints are difficult to find.
“Searching for God, seeing God, describing God, worshipping God, praying to God, transforming God… the one who created the method of worshipping God is also an amazing genius.”
Feeling the acupoints in his body, Li Yuan's understanding of the method of worshiping gods reached a higher level.
Acupoints are hidden in the body, so they need to be found and seen. The process of illuminating them with qi, blood and true energy can be said to be describing or determining.
"Among all the acupoints, the Niwan Nine Palaces are the most important. I have completed this step first, and the other acupoints can be lit up slowly..."
Li Yuan was not in a hurry to light up the acupoints. Before breaking through the barrier, he needed to keep his Qi, blood and true Qi harmonious and pure.
During this period of time, he only sensed it occasionally, and the only thing he practiced was the Niwan Nine Palaces.
The other acupoints can store true energy, while the Niwan Nine Palaces can be used for the soul to reside. He and Long Xixiang have discussed this in depth, and the essence of the God Worship Method is actually these nine acupoints.
"It is said that those who have reached a very high level in the practice of the Divine Worship Method can cultivate the nine great spiritual forms according to the Nine Palaces of the Niwan..."
At a certain moment, Li Yuan seemed to realize something. He opened his eyes and saw a purple-red light rising from the bottom of the mountain and landing on the cliff in a flash. It was Qin Yun holding the red silk ribbon in his hand.
"Senior Qin."
Li Yuan stood up to greet him.
With a "puff" sound, Chi Lian was thrown to the ground, and the purple mist rising from Qin Yun's body had already enveloped Li Yuan.
Li Yuan glanced at Chi Lian and did not resist, and then entered Qin Yun's divine realm.
Woohoo~
It was late at night in the divine realm, with a bright moon hanging high in the sky and stars dotted all around.
"I found that road."
Qin Yun's face was as gloomy as water, and he was in a very bad mood:
"That road seemed so close, but I spent half a month trying to find it and was unable to set foot on it. When I returned, I realized that I had not moved a single step."
"really……"
Li Yuan's heart sank as well.
"It seems that only those holding the token of the Eight Directions Temple can set foot on the road leading to Tianshiyuan."
Qin Yun frowned and asked Li Yuan how he got the token.
Li Yuan concealed the fact that he had climbed the mountain in one step, and only said that it was a reward from the Bafang Temple after climbing the 100 steps.
"Climbing the hundred steps?"
Qin Yun's expression relaxed slightly. If one only had to climb a hundred steps on the Wanqi Mountain Road, it shouldn't be difficult.
"Do you want to try it?"
Li Yuan's heart moved and he took out the token.
He could also get an extra share of the mountain climbing reward for those who entered the temple with his token. In his opinion, this old senior Qin should be able to climb at least a thousand steps, right?
"No need. I have to take Chi Lian with me. It's not easy to catch this alien."
Qin Yun waved his hand and refused.
He tried twice and only caught a red snake. The old turtle's shell was extremely hard and it could shed its shell and escape. He was a beat too slow and didn't have time to catch it.
"So you want to perform a sacrifice?"
Li Yuan put away the token with some regret.
"I have already prepared all the things needed for the sacrifice."
Qin Yun nodded: "I will enter the temple today."
"So urgent?"
Li Yuan could feel Qin Yun's urgency.
"Time waits for us."
Qin Yun sighed and took out a map from his bosom. It was the one written by Li Yuan, but with many more marking points added:
"I have added a few more, mainly some strange places. You should be careful when walking in the dark places, as some of them are quite tricky."
"Thank you, senior."
Li Yuan put away the map.
Call ~
Qin Yun waved his hand and dispersed the divine realm. He did not stop and walked away with Chi Lian in his hand. Only then did a voice come from the person in the air:
"I'll leave those two behind. It doesn't matter whether I kill the big guy or keep him. But don't touch the little guy!"
"He came and went in a hurry."
Li Yuan also sighed. He was very interested in the general knowledge ball. If the ball was not bound, he would definitely ask for it to take a look.
Unfortunately, the general knowledge ball is a sub-body of the Taixu Divine Realm. There is one ball for each person, and the owner cannot be changed even if the person dies.
"My general knowledge ball..."
The little female dragon's voice was filled with regret and annoyance: "How hateful! If I had known, I would have bought a few more to store. Ah, my balls!"
"..."
Ignoring the little female dragon's complaints, Li Yuan turned around and went back to the house.
It was getting dark, and he was going to sleep.
…………
In a barren mountain.
Qin Shixian stood with a gun in her hand, staring at Chi Lian who was performing a ceremony on the wooden platform in front of her and nodding loudly. She was very alert, ready to stab you with a gun if there was any sign of abnormality.
'These two beasts are actually from the same family!'
Chi Lian was so frightened and angry that she could hardly suppress it, but she could only grit her teeth and perform the ceremony. Qin Yun's eyes fell on her, which were more terrifying than the magic spear.
"Change your clothes."
Qin Yun had changed his appearance. He was now hunched over and his face was sallow. Seeing that the ceremony was almost over, he looked at Qin Shixian, who then put on the human skin mask and put away the purple gold spear.
hum~
At one point, Chi Lian raised his hand and smashed several incense cauldrons on the stage. There was a trembling sound, and the incense smoke intertwined like mist, rising several feet high:
"The sacrifice is complete!"
"go!"
Almost at the same time, Qin Dong moved extremely quickly, grabbing Qin Shixian with one hand and Chi Lian with the other, and with the flash of incense, he disappeared into the mountains and forests.
Woohoo~
The wind was howling and the light and shadows were dancing.
Chi Lian, whose spiritual state and divine realm were sealed, only felt the interweaving of light and shadows around her, and the old beast that was dragging her along, was moving at a speed that terrified her.
She only vaguely saw the secluded area, and before she could take a closer look, she felt her body sink, as if she had broken through an invisible barrier. In a trance, she saw an ancient temple:
"Eight-way Temple!"
……
Woohoo~
In the Bafang Temple, the cold wind was blowing and the snow was flying.
boom!
boom!
Loud noises echoed among the mountains.
"It starts again."
At the foot of the mountain, next to the campfire, Fang Sanyun was roasting a deer. He looked up when he heard the sound, and saw a figure struggling to move forward on the mountain path:
"This old guy is really determined."
"Guess how many steps Shen Qisheng can climb this time?"
Looking at Shen Qishen, who was moving his energy and blood along the mountain path, struggling forward as if he was carrying a huge mountain on his back, Zen Master Dading spoke.
“Maybe we can climb to level 20?”
Long Yingchan pinched his eyebrows and guessed.
"He took a big pill before going up the mountain. With the power of the medicine, he should be able to climb to level 50, right?"
Taoist Yuanqing was sitting cross-legged, tending to his sword. He looked up when he heard this.
"It's hard to say. That 'Prison Dragon' has an unparalleled talent and a Divine Palace-level cultivation, but he has only climbed to level 100. This old guy only rated him as 'poor'. How could he possibly climb to level 50?"
Fang Sanyun sneered: "Inferior..."
"enough!"
Zen Master Da Ding's face darkened. He couldn't stand hearing the word "inferior" the most.
"Master Fang, why don't you give it a try?"
Long Yingchan glanced at him. He, who usually did not show his emotions, looked a little dark. The word "inferior" was too harsh.
"Brother Fang has passed."
Taoist Yuanqing frowned slightly. As the only one among the four who was "inferior", he also felt that this word was too ugly.
"Fang made a slip of the tongue."
Seeing that he had angered everyone, Fang Sanyun didn't dare to say anything more.
"No wonder no one has been able to open the Eight Directions Temple for thousands of years. We consider ourselves to be extremely gifted, but who would have thought that we would only be described as 'inferior' here."
Long Yingchan's pinched eyebrows kept twitching. Before entering this place, he really didn't expect that one day he would be rated as inferior.
What comforted him a little was that among the fifteen people who entered the temple, except for Wan Zhuliu, Qian Di, Fang Sanyun and others who had never climbed the mountain, the rest were at best inferior (above).
"Who made Bafang Temple dislike the old guy?"
Zen Master Da Ding also sighed, but the old monk was very open-minded and tried to be happy in the midst of suffering:
"If I am the banker, I won't pay if the amount is less than twenty. If it is over twenty, I will pay two. If it is over thirty, I will pay three. If it is over forty, I will pay five. If it is over fifty, I will pay ten."
"...No gambling."
Fang Sanyun subconsciously refused, but after thinking about it, he said, "I bet he can climb to level 20. I bet a hundred taels of gold."
"Level fifty."
Taoist Yuanqing also placed a bet. He really couldn't believe that a great master who tried his best couldn't even climb to the 50th level.
"No gambling."
Long Yingchan waved his hand to indicate that he would not get involved.
"It's a small gamble to make me happy."
Zen Master Da Ding smiled. After he tried to climb the mountain once and stopped at the tenth step, he temporarily gave up the idea of climbing the mountain. He just sat quietly at the foot of the mountain, feeling the rising vitality in his body.
"No gambling."
Long Yingchan ignored him completely. He always acted as a banker and would never touch any risky business unless it was absolutely necessary.
"Brother Long Dao is too cautious."
Zen Master Dading felt a little regretful, but he didn't try to persuade him anymore. Instead, he looked towards the mountain path.
Other people at the foot of the mountain were also watching. Soon, accompanied by a muffled sound, Shen Qisheng stopped. He roared unwillingly, but still retreated.
Stop at level 19.
“It actually stopped at step nineteen?!”
"How come he can't even get to level 20?! Impossible, then how did Li Yuan make it to the top of the mountain?"
"An unentered Taoist climbs ten thousand steps, and a Grandmaster climbs nineteen steps? This is the biggest joke in the world!"
The mountain was boiling.
All the masters and grand masters changed color.
This is different from the previous climb by Shen Qisheng, who wore divine armor, took a big pill, and climbed the mountain with an almost desperate posture, but he could only climb to the 19th level...
"This……"
Everyone was silent by the campfire. Even Long Yingchan, who had always been at odds with Shen Qisheng, felt a chill in his heart.
Master Dading, who won the bet, also looked unhappy.
"Bone age!"
Someone sneered, and the faces of the grand masters around him became even uglier.
"It seems that Bafang Temple really doesn't want old guys."
Fang Sanyun sighed. He was not gloating because he was not the youngest among the grand masters.
"It seems so."
Taoist Yuanqing shook his head and saw from the corner of his eye that Wan Zhuliu's face was not very good either. His mood had just improved a lot.
So what if it’s Half-Step Divine Palace?
Wan Zhuliu is not much younger than them!
"I wonder what Wan Zhuliu thinks of him?"
At this moment, more than one person looked at Wan Zhuliu, but he just glanced at Shen Qishen, who was sitting cross-legged with a pale face, and slowly closed his eyes.
A stone tablet rose up at the foot of the mountain, and everyone looked at it and fell silent.
[Shen Qisheng, bone age 173...]
[Realm: Unity]
【Talent: Peerless】
【Divine endowment: Medium】
[Overall rating: poor]
“This mountain…”
Emperor Qian looked at another stone tablet, which was the "Li Yuan Tablet". Even though it was not the first time he saw it, his eyelids were trembling violently:
"Bone age is 27, with the gift of a star, climbing thousands of steps..."
(End of this chapter)