As the spiritual opening approached, Qian Chao became more and more uneasy. He was confident that he had not been lazy in the past year of practice, and finally found the place where the spiritual veins were located. He wished he could live there every day, but the more he wanted to enter, As for the inner door, I am even more afraid of not being able to get in.
What I'm most worried about is my own spiritual veins. What if I fail to open my spiritual veins because of my inferior spiritual veins? Although Senior Tang said that his spiritual roots had improved due to the incident at Little Lotus Lake, he was still unsure.
So at night in his room, away from his spiritual veins, he tried to meditate and practice. After a week, the result made him feel a little more settled. Tang Bonian said that his spiritual roots are now above average and below average, which seems to be true. In the past, it would still be difficult to practice without that spiritual vein, but now there has been a lot of improvement.
The other disciples in the valley, like Qian Chao, gradually began to become nervous. They no longer wandered around and played on weekdays. Those who gathered together to compete and compete found a place to sit cross-legged and practice early every day. For a moment, this young voice The valley has become much quieter.
Finally one day during breakfast time, Senior Brother Li from the sect ordered the disciples in the valley in front of the Chunxiang Hall not to run around after breakfast. After hearing the bell, they went to Tingtao Pavilion. Today the sect will open a spiritual ceremony for everyone. So much.
Hearing this, the disciples present were of different colors, and most of them gathered together in groups of four or five and talked endlessly. There were some who were excited and some who were scared, some who were calm and some who were panicked. Even during breakfast, many people didn't care about eating, looked around, and finally left in a hurry.
"Hey, are you still worried?" Tang Ping asked Qian Chao. She had seen Qian Chao's anxiety a few days ago, and after asking about it, she laughed at Qian Chao for worrying about gains and losses.
"Yeah, it's still a little bit. After all, I'm young. I guess it will be fine once this incident is over." Qian Chao replied.
Shortly after breakfast, the melodious sound of bells came. Regardless of their mood, the disciples in the valley gathered in front of Tingtao Pavilion.
After everyone had arrived, Senior Brother Li told everyone that the person in charge of the spiritual opening in the sect was an elder. He was waiting for everyone inside. After entering, you must not make any noise or whisper. Just listen to the elder's arrangements. Then they let everyone in.
It is still the place where people used to listen to scriptures, but today all the doors and windows of the hall are closed. An old man in blue shirt is standing in the middle. There is a case next to him, with a small copper incense burner placed on it. Holding an incense stick about one foot long.
After all the disciples sat cross-legged on the futon, the old man spoke. However, he did not announce his name, but directly talked about the spiritual enlightenment.
"Today, I have been entrusted by the sect to preside over the opening ceremony for you. After a while, the incense will light up and it will begin. At that time, you can either close your eyes and meditate, or sit cross-legged and practice. When the incense burns out, Anyone who is still in this hall can go to the inner gate with me, do you understand?"
All the disciples said yes.
The old man gently tapped the incense stick with one finger and said, "Let's get started."
A wisp of green smoke curled up.
Either closing his eyes and meditating or sitting cross-legged to do the exercises, Qian Chao thought about the old man's words and thought that this was not the place where the spiritual veins were located anyway, so he could just meditate here.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the Baoyuan Shouyi, a strange fragrance surrounded him. He knew that he was still in Tingtao Pavilion, surrounded by disciples in the valley who were participating in the spiritual opening, but the strange fragrance became more and more accumulated. The stronger the taste, although the taste has not become richer, it seems that a buoyant force has been generated to hold up the Qian Chao and float upward. Qian Chao couldn't help but feel secretly frightened. Just when he was about to open his eyes, he heard the old man's voice again. came.
"When the spirit is awakened, each of you will have different symptoms. There is no need to panic, let alone resist. Just let him go."
After listening to what the old man said, Qian Chao understood that this was what Kai Ling was like, so he calmed down and allowed the buoyant force to float around him, and he soon got lost in it.
A cool night condensed water vapor on the tips of the grass blades, and the crystal clear dewdrops reflected the rising sun. A gust of morning breeze blew, the grass blades swayed slightly, and the dewdrops fell into the soil and disappeared.
As the sun gradually became brighter, the dewdrops in the soil were evaporated and floated upwards. They were carried by the strong wind into large clouds in the air. From then on, they stopped when there was no wind and moved when there was wind, floating and looking down. Countless mountains and rivers.
Finally one day, thick black clouds covered the sky, thunder and lightning struck, and heavy rain fell. The dewdrops fell involuntarily and fell into the mud.
When the sky clears and the sun shines, the muddy land gradually dries up. A few days later, the dewdrops are still floating between the sky and the earth. In the blink of an eye, autumn turns to winter, and the north wind blows, and the dewdrops are swaying when they fall again. Uncertain six snowflakes.
It has been deposited on the tops of trees all winter, but when the snow disappears in spring, it merges into the stream, where it gurgls for several days. Instead of entering the river, it goes straight into the underground water veins and never sees the light of day. From then on, for months and years, I don’t know how long it took, thousands of miles underground, and I don’t know where I am.
Finally, one day it was bright before my eyes, but I was in a deep well. Soon I followed the straw rope and wooden bucket out, washing people's tassels and feet. When it was extremely dirty, I was poured under the grass and trees. When the sun rose and the weather became warm, I would rise up again. Meet the storm.
After several ups and downs, the wind finally became slightly salty.
Qian Chao was lying quietly on the endless sea at this time. He was extremely calm in his heart. He looked at the changing white clouds in the sky and didn't know whether he was on the clouds or on the sea.
The clouds were thick, the cool breeze was moving, and rain fell one after another. As soon as the dewdrop fell, the clouds were blown away by the strong wind. The sun was blazing, and the raindrops that fell together were constantly evaporated and dissipated. Only that drop finally fell into the sea. Among them, right next to Qian Chao's ear, he heard the "dong" sound very clearly!
Following the "dong" sound, the voice of the old man from the sect who presided over the spiritual opening came to his ears again.
"Okay, congratulations to you, the spiritual opening is successful."
Qian Chao opened his eyes and found that he was still sitting cross-legged, but with sharp eyes, he saw that the old man had a small clock in his hand and a small mallet in the other hand.
Could it be that when the spirit was awakened just now, the last sound of water in that strange world was made by this bell?
The old man also noticed Qian Chao. When he saw Qian Chao looking at the things in his hands, he smiled slightly and told everyone: "Go back and pack your belongings. Don't delay."
Only then did Qian Chao realize that he had really undergone spiritual enlightenment and could now enter the inner door to practice.
At this time, all the disciples in the hall stood up after hearing the words. Only then did Qian Chao realize that the number of disciples in the hall had been reduced. About 30% of the 10% were no longer in the hall. Their futons were also empty, and only the remaining Seventy percent of it is still there. Looking both ways, the first thing he saw was Tang Ping, who seemed to be looking for him too. When their eyes met, Tang Ping seemed relieved and nodded to him.
Tang Ping helped Yanxuan stand up. For some reason, Yanxuan seemed to have cried and looked a little sad. When Tang Ping saw it, he leaned down and wiped the tears from Yanxuan's cheeks with a handkerchief. He didn't know what he said to her. After hearing this, Yanxuan still said something in Tang Ping's ear. Tang Ping sighed helplessly after hearing this, and felt relieved again towards Yanxuan.
Li Jian was still sitting cross-legged on the futon, but his face looked very tired. He was panting constantly, and the whites of his eyes were bloodshot. Qian Chao was surprised when he saw it and hurriedly went over to take a look. When he reached out to help Li Jian up, Li Jian said: "What a spiritual enlightenment, it's so dangerous, I almost couldn't survive it!" This made Qian Chao curious about what Li Jian went through during that spiritual enlightenment.
Only Lu Pingchuan actually stretched out his arms when he opened his eyes, then got up and said, "Well, Brother Qian, I haven't slept so comfortably in a long time."
After hearing this, Qian Chao secretly thought that it was true that the elder of the sect said that everyone's strange behavior was different when they were enlightened, and the feelings of the five of them were different.
When walking out of Tingtao Pavilion, Senior Brother Li from the sect gathered all the disciples together again. At this time, Senior Brother Li saw a rare smile, said a few words of congratulations to everyone, and then let the other disciples A senior fellow who practiced qi in the valley gave one to each of these disciples who had just been enlightened. After getting the money, Chao discovered that it was a small bag with a hook and lock on it, which could be hung on the belt of his robe.
"This is a storage bag. Since you have enlightened your spirit, you are Qi Refining disciples. You don't need to be taught. You will know how to use it by yourself. Now go back to your respective residences and pack the things you brought with you. Listen to the bell. Don’t delay in gathering in front of Chunxiang Hall again, go quickly now.”
When Qian Chao came, he brought several robes prepared by his mother and a lot of candied snacks. The candied snacks had been eaten long ago, but Qian Chao was reluctant to part with the few robes he brought from home. Although he had never worn them in this valley, But Qian Chao planned to keep those robes.
Like Qian Chao, Lu Pingchuan also had several pieces of clothing in his room. Li Jian had no clothes with him when he came, but the sword in the room was an extremely important item to him and had to be taken away.
Tang Ping had already put Yanxuan's belongings in her storage bag for her. Now that she saw the storage bag issued by the sect, she took out those items and put them into Yanxuan's own storage bag on the roadside. , and taught the other four people how to use this storage bag.
It is indeed very simple, and a few people can understand it at a glance.
After each took their things, Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan walked towards Chunxiang Hall without waiting for the bell to ring. They also met Li Jian on the way, who was looking at the mountains and forests in the valley while waiting for them.
"Brother Li, I saw that you looked tired after opening your spirit. Did you have any adventures when you opened your spirit?"
Li Jian nodded and said, "It's hard to describe. When I was awakened, I was fighting with people in the illusion. At that time, I just felt full of grief and anger. It would be extremely dangerous to kill all the enemies in front of me. I was also too dangerous." I was injured everywhere, and when I woke up I was still groping around on my body, but I was fine. What about you, Brother Qian?"
"I seemed to have had a dream, dreaming of mountains and rivers, white clouds and flowing water, cold winter and warm spring, and finally woke up when I dreamed of the sea."
Li Jian nodded after hearing this.
"I also had a dream. Hey, I didn't seem to dream about anything. I just felt that I slept very comfortably." Lu Pingchuan also said.
At this time, Tang Ping was also talking to Yanxuan: "Sister Yan, I told you that it was a lie. In my opinion, this Kailing is caused by the incense. It can give you what you are worried about and worried about." You hooked it out to test your will, haven't you already made it through, and besides, you have successfully opened your spirit, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to return home?"
Yanxuan nodded after listening. At this time, the corners of her eyes were moist, and her nose was still slightly red, making her look even more charming. It was obvious that Li Jian, Qian Chao and Lu Pingchuan had cried again after they left. She also listened to Tang Ping comforting herself. Feeling that there was no need to worry anymore, he smiled shyly and asked: "What about you, A Ping, what did you encounter when you opened your spirit?"
"Me?" Tang Ping laughed when she heard this, "I felt like I was playing with Xiaobai, and then a lot of big guys came and wanted to bully Xiaobai, so I helped Xiaobai beat them. And then it was gone.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Qian Chao and the others walking over, and said to them, "Hey, you guys are taking it easy, are you still reluctant to leave here?"
After hearing this, Qian Chao turned around and looked at the valley. The boulders at the spiritual veins could still be seen. Then he turned around and said to Tang Ping, "It's true that I'm a little reluctant to leave. After all, this is where I stayed for a year."
Lu Pingchuan also looked back and said with great reluctance: "Hey, I was still trapping you there, forget it, it's a pity."
As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang again.
(Lu Guyou finished singing)
