Taoist alchemy is actually divided into two types: inner alchemy and external alchemy. The method of using a cauldron to temper heavenly materials, earthly treasures, grass, wood, and crystals with the fire of civil and military forces, and condense them into elixirs is called external alchemy. People often call it external alchemy. Taoists who make alchemy are called alchemists. In order to realize their dreams of immortality, many great kings in ancient times liked or were willing to take the elixirs specially refined by alchemists. The most representative one is the The First Emperor who conquered the Great Wall.
Back then, in order to live forever, he sent out the alchemist Xu Fu and led a fleet with three thousand boys and girls to go to sea to find the illusory abode of the gods, in order to obtain the elixir given by the immortals.
The origin of Qinhuangdao begins with that legend. According to legend, it was there that the First Emperor personally sent the alchemist Xu Fu out to sea to find immortals. Unfortunately, the great dream of the First Emperor came to nothing in the end.
Many great emperors of later generations also followed in his footsteps, and there were not a few who died suddenly due to heavy metal poisoning after taking so-called elixirs. It was not only His Majesty the Emperor who was protected by the dragon energy who died from the elixir, but also the Taoist priests who made the elixir. An elixir furnace exploded without understanding the high temperature. When learning the lesson of blood, the clever Taoist priests made a miraculous discovery. The existence of gunpowder.
From then on, on the mainland of China, which was protected by God, in order to exaggerate the peace of the world and the prosperity of the country and the people, colorful fireworks roared into the sky in the blue night sky, and a sea of gorgeous flowers bloomed in an instant.
In fact, how does the world know that mere mortals with flesh and blood bodies can refine those elixirs that contain extremely powerful spiritual energy? Moreover, those alchemists who refine elixirs are just mortals in the world of mortals. The elixirs inherited from Taoism There is nothing wrong with medicine. What is wrong is that mortals make medicines for mortals to eat. It is human beings who are wrong. The only thing that is ridiculous is the stupid human beings.
Real elixirs are made by real gods and are prepared for those cultivators who have entered the innate world. We mortals are all acquired beings. If we don’t build a foundation for cultivation and don’t step into the innate world, we still try to live forever. Isn’t it not a fool’s dream? We just want to be immortal by taking a pill, but we want to take shortcuts. This is the root of greedy human stupidity. The kings who went there not only wanted to be powerful and powerful in the world, but also wanted to live forever and enjoy eternal prosperity. Did they want too much? As Lao Guo said, "A big brother from the Northeast went to burn incense and worship Buddha. He prayed devoutly and said Asking Buddha to bless him safely and smoothly, but also bless him to win a lot of money playing mahjong, isn't this nonsense? You should celebrate Buddha as Sunday. 'Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as gulls, and saints are unkind and regard the common people as gulls. Above the millions and millions of people, the emperors and kings who are above us are nothing more than gulls in the eyes of God.
In fact, the elixirs tempered by external substances can only assist the cultivator in the initial cultivation. Later, the cultivator will definitely practice the more complex and mysterious inner alchemy. Inner alchemy is the step into innate cultivation. The process of using oneself as a cauldron to gather the innate chaotic energy and condensing the inner elixir in the lower Dantian is quite a long process. If there is no chance given by God's preference, those who can cultivate the elixir step by step will be thousands of miles away. No one, even those who have stepped into the innate world can only live two or three hundred years longer than ordinary people. If the end is approaching and the inner elixir cannot be condensed, then the body will die and the Tao will disappear, turning into the world of heaven and earth. The invisible and unintentional Qi is no different from ordinary people.
All the above is what I suddenly realized after reading the obscure Taoist scriptures and thinking about the history that has happened. In short, refining alchemy is not an easy task, nor should it be an easy task.
I sat on the futon, carefully examined the selected plant crystals again, and then carefully put them one by one into my Eight-pole Nine-Dragon Cauldron. Then I focused my eyes and suddenly shot out with my right palm. , a hurricane burst out from the palm of my hand with a 'hoo' sound, and the next second the rotating hurricane enveloped the entire alchemy furnace.
The wind brings about all things, the wind moves and insects come into being, and the insects come into being and all things come into being. I took out my right palm and pressed it gently on the stone platform where the Eight-pole Nine-Dragon Cauldron was placed, and then the pale golden stars in my eyes suddenly lit up.
"Give me the fire of the earth's flames!" With my voice, a blazing flame instantly shot out from the round hole in the center of the stone platform, burning blazingly in response to the hurricane.
The real alchemy process began, and then I found two banana fans from the miscellaneous things in the white jade bracelet and gave them to Qinghu and Lanhu, and told them how to use these two fans. Fans are a pair of yin and yang. The one with the yin attribute can help the wind and increase the intensity of the fire, while the one with the yang attribute is just the opposite. Its magical function is to extinguish the wind and extinguish the fire.
The two treasure fans of yin and yang are the origin of the civil and military fire in the secret art of alchemy. The Taoist scriptures say, "Those who get yang must seek it from yin, and those who get yin need to seek it from yang." 'There is also a passage from Journey to the West. Let me explain here. When the four Buddhist scriptures passed through the Flame Mountain, Sun Dasheng borrowed a fake banana fan to extinguish the fire in the Flame Mountain. As a result, everyone knew about the monkey's butt. It was all burned, but actually the fan was not fake, hehe! The Cow Demon King's banana fan was originally yin and yang, but Sun Dasheng picked up the wrong fan.
Green Fox and Blue Fox each hold a banana fan, just like driving a car, one person steps on the accelerator, and the other steps on the brake and clutch. This is the most mysterious heat in the two people's cooperation in refining elixirs. Under the somewhat surprised gazes of the two vixens, I stretched out and yawned several times. I then sat cross-legged and concentrated, with my eyes slightly closed.
Qinghu glanced at Blue Fox, what's the subtext? Why does this guy seem to be okay? Yes, Lan Hu and Monk Zhang Er were confused. Her inner monologue was like this, "Is this alchemy work all ours?" They both looked at me questioningly. It's that simple. Why are you pretending to be a toad jumping off a cliff in front of us? You think you are Batman.
How could they know how much I had sacrificed? My Feng Shenjue just now consumed at least nearly 60% of Yuanyang Qi. I had no choice but to sit quietly and recover my energy. After all, I have only been practicing the art of spiritual communication for a short time, so it is really not easy to be able to use Fengshenjue.
I didn't care at all about the questioning glances of the two vixens, and continued to meditate on my own, slowly recovering my strength. Fortunately, I usually practice Wuji Zhuang quite hard, and I recovered as before after only three sticks of incense.
With the assistance of Qing Hu and Blue Fox, the fire of the Earth Flame was perfectly controlled. I glanced at them and saw that the fur on their fox heads was wet with sweat. I nodded with satisfaction. I didn't expect them to be so patient. Next, it was my turn to work.
I suddenly raised my breath, looked at the cauldron in the center of the stone platform, and silently counted three numbers in my mind, one, two, three! The next second, two rays of red light shot out strangely from my eyes. The two red rays of light instantly disappeared into the Eight-pole Nine-Dragon Cauldron in front of me.
This is another one of my favorite techniques, the Fire God Jue. The fire of the Earth Flame is at best the crystal of ordinary fire. Using ordinary fire to make elixirs is still not enough. What I cultivated with the Fire God Jue is heavenly fire. Taoists also call it The true fire is the samadhi true fire sprayed from Red Boy's mouth. In the secret art of alchemy, the civil and martial fire is the second and more important thing. The ordinary fire is outside and the true fire is inside. Only the true fire can gather the spiritual energy in the treasures of heaven, earth, plants, trees and crystals. , tempering its Qi and condensing it into elixir.
