Hutian space.
Li Kui sat cross-legged on the suspended boulder, the golden elixir in his body spinning wildly, wisps of real fire overflowing, and he began to refine his form.
Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of the Wudang Taoist sect, pointed out in "Xuan Yao Pian": "Refining the nature before refining the Huan Dan, and cultivating the mind before refining the elixir" is enough to show the importance of 'refining oneself'.
In Wenlou, Li Kui once asked Lu Shidao what self-refining meant, and the other person's answer was: To practice self-refinement is to refining both the body and the mind. It is not difficult to understand from the literal meaning that by refining the body with real fire, one can achieve an indestructible body and a body without leakage.
The difficulty lies in the word 'heart'.
The heart refers to the mind, which is easily seduced and pulled away by the outside world. Taoists call this restless mind the "moron-minded mind", but the mind that refines oneself needs to be deeper, which is called Tao.
own way.
In layman's terms, it means one's own belief, which can be expressed in one sentence: "Hear the Tao in the morning and die in the evening."
It seems simple, but people are actually slaves to something. The world of the outside world is always interfering with the heart that tempts you. It is not a bad idea to call it an external demon.
When you refine yourself, you refine your heart.
Time passed little by little.
Li Kui's skin ignited golden flames, his heart beat powerfully, and the blood pumped out was filled with golden light, flowing to his limbs and bones.
If compared with when he first broke through the pill formation, the new blood in his body now accounts for about 20%. When the ninth refining is completed, the common bones can be removed and replaced with sacred bones, achieving the indestructibility of the vajra.
However, at this moment, Li Kui's attention was not on his physical body at all.
Because the real fire has begun to temper his soul.
The whole person seemed to be floating in the clouds and mist, and there were many illusions in front of his eyes. The birds were singing and dancing, and the stunning face of the fragrant country appeared in front of his eyes, trying to take him to the bliss.
I don't know how long it took, but the illusion suddenly changed. Many people who had died under Li Kui surrounded him and swarmed him ferociously.
If you are addicted to nostalgia, or are frightened and frightened, your years of hard work will be in vain, or your body and soul will disappear.
Li Kui stood still, holding the spiritual platform steady, letting the real fire temper his three souls and seven souls.
In fact, he had a trick. He used the magical power of marrying dreams to weave two layers of dreams so that the illusion caused by the heart training would not affect him. However, the way of cultivation is to sail against the current, retreat if you don't advance, and escaping is not Li Kui's style.
A long while.
The golden flame dispersed quietly.
Li Kui opened his eyes and immediately took out a bunch of prepared elixirs and swallowed them like beans, activating his magic power to digest the medicine and fill the deficiency in his body. Another full hour passed.
"This time the illusion is more real and more logical than before."
Li Kui exhaled a breath of turbid air, lowered his eyebrows and looked at the pile of bottles and cans in front of him, and then said with emotion: "We are a wealthy couple with no family, how can we practice cultivation."
Even so, the corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a bit of joy.
Nine is the ultimate number, and you can refine yourself nine times.
This is Li Kui's second time to refine himself. After the remaining seven temperings are completed, the golden elixir in his body will turn nine, and he will enter the realm of returning the elixir in one fell swoop.
then.
Li Kui took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and left the Hutian Space.
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The main house of the courtyard.
"Woof!"
A familiar voice suddenly came to my ears.
"Xiao Hei!"
As soon as Li Kui came out, he saw a dark shadow rushing towards him. He quickly reached out to hug it, holding the dog's head in his hands, and couldn't help but said with joy, "You're back!"
"Woof!"
Xiao Hei was so excited that he stuck out his tongue and licked Li Kui's face.
After not seeing it for many days, its appearance became more vigorous and majestic. When standing up, it was a head taller than Li Kui.
"Ahhh... stop licking, stop licking, it's so itchy."
In an instant, laughter and laughter filled the hut.
a long time.
"I didn't expect my little black boy to be successful! Wow... the name Fu Dou is really cool!"
Li Kui touched the dog's head with a strong sense of pride in his heart: "I think it would be good to call you "Fu Dou" from outside in the future. You are so domineering. We are also ghost kings in the realm of howling now, so we must have a resounding name!"
"Woof~"
Xiao Hei lay beside him and rubbed Li Kui's slightly rough palm affectionately.
After a conversation, Li Kui learned about what happened to Xiao Hei during this period and how much effort this little guy put in to be able to come back and spend New Year's Day with him.
"You can't be anxious in your cultivation now. Your strength is growing too fast and your foundation is unstable. You must practice the [Heretic Body Treasure Sutra] well."
(That is, the practice of liberating one’s wishes.)
Li Kui warned.
"Woof!"
In this solo action, Xiao Hei has digested all of Ji Yuan's flesh and blood, and his strength has reached the peak of the howl. If he wants to break through to the big cry, he needs to survive a thunder tribulation with a strong body to advance.
This is also a qualitative change in the practice of ghosts. To accumulate a trace of thunder energy in the body, and to break through the hot realm in the future, a trace of the power of the Yang is needed.
Then, Li Kui raised a smile, stood up and waved his fist, "It's our first time to celebrate the Spring Festival in another world. We can't be careless. Let's go out to buy some food together."
"Woof!"
Xiao Hei immediately straightened up and barked excitedly.
"Crunch."
The wooden door opened, and Li Kui took Xiao Hei to the street outside. The noisy sound rushed into his eardrums, and he couldn't help but feel a little dazed. Looking around, he saw a sea of people on the street, and the sky was filled with excitement.
The undercurrent of conspiracy that has always been around seems to be temporarily dormant on this day.
It is worth mentioning that when New Year's Day comes, Ming officials also take a long holiday of more than ten days, and finally they no longer have to get up early to go to work every day.
"Mom, look at that dog, he's so handsome."
Six or seven-year-old children held rattles in their hands and couldn't help but marvel at the thin dogs passing by.
Xiao Hei turned his head slightly, and Dog Kiss grinned obviously.
Being able to walk with Li Kui in the daytime is probably the happiest thing in Xiao Hei's heart.
then.
One person and one dog ate and drank in Beiping City, bought ingredients for cooking, and returned home near evening.
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Small courtyard kitchen.
The afterglow filtered in through the cracks in the wall.
Li Kui glanced at the thin dog following him and smiled slightly.
The main reason why he declined to celebrate the New Year with Zhu Zhanji and the others was related to Xiao Hei. The little guy had to run around for him, which was very hard.
His world is very big, and although he has few friends, there are people like Meng Ci, Niu Sheng, Hao Pingan, Hao Kaixin, Zhu Zhanji, and Yuan Bin.
In Xiao Hei's world, he is the only one.
Therefore Li Kui needs to accompany it.
follow closely.
Li Kui looked at the pile of vegetables and meat on the chopping board and clapped his hands: "Little boys, let's start working!!!"
The words trailed off.
But seeing the pots, pans, and brooms moving instantly, there were excited shouts.
These are unworthy little ghosts who can only attach themselves to mortal objects. Xiao Hei brought them back when he saw how pitiful they were.
Of course, Li Kui had no objection to this. It was just a matter of having more pairs of chopsticks.
"Ta-ta-ta..."
Li Kui picked up the kitchen knife and started cooking for tonight's dinner.
Speaking of which, he hasn't cooked for a long time.
Smoke drifts from the chimney.
Time passed quietly and the sky became dark.
"Knock knock knock..."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Li Kui looked over and wondered, "Hey, why is she here?"
