"Ahhhhhhh~"
In the Imperial Taoist Academy, the cave where Chu Chen stayed was filled with deafening shouts, which made everyone miserable.
The little ghost cried, crying very sadly.
A few days ago, when I was bombarded by thunder, burned by thunder and fire, and the pain penetrated my soul, I never cried so loudly.
It vaguely remembered how generous Mr. Ming Jing was in rewarding it when he was happy.
The spiritual incense was not a root or a handful, but a reward by the car. It had never seen such a generous and forthright person, and the little devil was shocked at that time.
But now, another huge opportunity is in front of us, but due to a combination of circumstances, it has been missed unexpectedly.
Mr. Ming Jing was so generous even before he was crowned emperor. Wouldn't it be even more generous if he became the co-owner of the world?
The more the little kid thought about it, the more regretful and sad he became. This time it touched the depths of his soul and he burst into tears.
That tearful little look really makes those who hear it cry.
Of course, the unscrupulous senior brother Chu Chen is an exception.
"Hahaha~"
The sadder the little ghost cried, the more amused Chu Chen became. At first he was suppressing his laughter, but later he couldn't help it anymore and started laughing wantonly.
"Senior brother, you are so bad, why don't you wake me up and let me miss your opportunity in vain."
The little kid looked at his senior brother with a resentful expression, aggrieved.
"You are sleeping in seclusion. How can I wake you up? There will be another chance when you meet Mr. Ming Jing next time, so don't worry about it."
When Chu Chen saw the little ghost asking about it, he immediately became very interested in him waking up. He stopped his smile and asked curiously:
"Little devil, what is the result of swallowing and refining [Kui Niu Head]? Have you noticed any changes in yourself?"
A month ago, he beheaded the Jieyun Kui Niu and gave the rare treasure [Kui Niu Head] to the little ghost boy to devour. Until today, it fell into a deep sleep and has not woken up. Today, the little ghost boy woke up and there were still many There was a hint of ambiguity and visions appeared frequently, which made him look forward to it.
"That's right~"
The little kid thought about it and felt that it made sense, so he temporarily forgave his unscrupulous senior brother, scratched his head, then looked around at himself and murmured:
"I don't know what happened. I don't have any powerful magical powers at the moment. It's exactly the same as before."
The little ghost looked inside and found nothing unusual. However, the smile on its face did not fade. Instead, it became more excited and said:
"However, senior brother, I had a long dream when I was asleep. I dreamed that I had become very powerful. I was no longer a little fairy boy with no magical powers."
"Oh~"
Chu Chen became interested.
The dreams of monks with great supernatural powers are different from those of ordinary people. It is very likely that they are some kind of omen, which vaguely indicates what is about to happen, and it is generally relatively accurate.
Not to mention, a fairy boy like Xiao Guizai.
Its dream must have something to say.
"Little devil, what did you dream about? What magical powers did you have in your dream?"
The little ghost was in a good mood when he mentioned what happened in his dream. He temporarily forgot about missing the opportunity to ask for fragrance. He was very excited and couldn't wait to share:
"Senior Brother~Senior Brother~ After devouring the refined rare treasure [Kui Niu Skull], I became powerful. I dreamed that I transformed into a thunder god with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks. His face was like indigo, his hair was like cinnabar, his eyes were bright, and his face was full of fangs. He is as red as a monkey, with a long and sharp chin, and wings of wind and thunder on his back. He holds a hammer and drill entwined with thunder in his hand. He is so majestic. The thunder hammer and thunder drill strike each other, punishing the heavens, and the nine-day thunder rolls down. It is really majestic. , the demon is timid.”
When the little ghost said this, he held his head high and his chest high, looking "satisfied" and proud of himself at the peak of his life, with his face full of admiration.
"Good guy!"
Chu Chen's eyes widened and he was extremely shocked.
If the kid had this kind of dream on a normal day, he would definitely not take it to heart and just think that the kid was talking nonsense and sleeping like a fool.
However, this time the little devil's dream was not a groundless daydream. What it devoured and refined was the "Kui Niu Skull" rare treasure transformed by the Heavenly Punishment Tribulation Cloud.
In fact, Jieyun Kui Niu is the "incarnation of the God of Thunder", and the head of the exotic treasure contains the power of the God of Thunder.
After being swallowed, having the magical power to transform into "Thunder Lord" is not without foundation, but is well-founded and has a clear context.
The more Chu Chen thought about it, the more he felt that something was wrong.
If the little devil has the ability to transform into the Thunder God, and has the magical power to command thunder from the sky, then he can exchange a shotgun for a cannon, and use the thunder technique to shake the world. He will no longer be the little devil who fights against the five scum.
He can even become his right-hand man, which is really a completely different person, which is impressive.
"Little devil, now you are rich."
When the little kid heard that his senior brother said the same thing, he became even more excited:
"Senior brother, do you think it's fun too?"
Chu Chen nodded and said realistically:
"Yeah, yeah, I think it's very interesting, little devil, this time you have met the great destiny. After you go back, master, uncle, and all the brothers will definitely look at you differently. You may even be a member of our Lingshan sect. The most powerful fairy boy with ears."
"Senior brother, that's right~ I'm so powerful."
The little ghost boy was dizzy from this series of praises, but he didn't have stage fright at this moment. There was no other reason. He also felt that this matter was very promising, and his heart was full of expectations:
"Senior brother, tell me, when will I really have the ability to transform into Thunder Lord?"
Chu Chen said without hesitation: "I'm afraid this requires you to reach the third level."
The Immortal Boy of Er Bao is different from the immortal cultivators of the Eight Classics. Taoism and magical powers are not obtained through enlightenment, but with an innocent heart, in harmony with Tao, and natural mastery. It is a kind of innate magical power.
There is no need to comprehend and study, but to awaken on your own.
Under normal circumstances, it is easiest to awaken new magical powers when you break through a major realm.
"Hmm~"
The little kid nodded again and again, feeling that what his senior brother said made sense, and immediately said:
"Senior brother, I have a feeling that we are about to break through. I'm afraid it will only take a few months."
Having said that, the little ghost boy no longer had the errand of commanding the troops to clean the cave this time, so he went to seclusion again with great interest, as if he would not break through or leave the seclusion.
Of course, before going into seclusion again, the little devil who was addicted to fragrance did not forget to tell Chu Chen not to forget to call him the next time he meets Mr. Ming Jing.
The Imperial Taoist Temple is quite lively all year round.
Immortal officials with outstanding talents from all over the world came in droves.
Seventh-grade, sixth-grade, fifth-grade, and even fourth-grade monks with great supernatural powers, to name a few.
Most of them have encountered bottlenecks and come here to make a pilgrimage to study, hoping to break through and move to a higher level.
In comparison, there are relatively few upper-level third-level supernatural monks like Chu Chen who come here to meditate.
Generally speaking, upper-level third-level monks with great supernatural powers are qualified to serve as deputy mountain chiefs in the Imperial Taoist Academy, and they belong to the "class of masters" and "students in the Immortal Court". Most of them have profound knowledge of teachers. Even if they are in retreat and meditate on scriptures, Most of them returned to their own sect, not to the Imperial Taoist Academy.
Of course, there are exceptions.
The day after Chu Chen settled in the cave, he was planning to ask Taoist Changfeng for advice on how to comprehend the scriptures of the three caves. At this time, an old friend from outside the cave came to his door.
It was none other than my old boss, Master Huixin, and Xuan Fengzi.
"Ling Xiao, you really came to the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy, hahaha~ Congratulations~"
A few days ago, Taoist Qingmu, Master Huixin, and Xuan Fengzi took the time to go to Qingzhou to attend Chu Chen's wedding. However, they left on the same day and missed watching Chu Chen's subsequent breakthrough and tribulation.
This time, the two congratulated each other, and it was naturally Chu Chen who made the breakthrough.
Master Huixin sighed with emotion:
"The poor man guessed that it wouldn't take long for Ling Xiao to break through. He never expected that this day would come so quickly."
"That's not true."
Xuan Fengzi nodded slightly. Others did not understand Chu Chen and were shocked by his breakthrough, but they were not surprised at all.
After years of studying and discussing in Moyuan's Little World, everyone knew very well that Chu Chen's Taoist practices had long surpassed the realm of ordinary fourth-grade divine powers, and were no different from those of the established upper-grade third-grade divine powers. Breaking through the bottleneck of the upper-third grades was a matter of course.
When Chu Chen saw the two of them, he was quite happy. After being a little humble, he immediately invited the two of them to sit down in the cave.
After some pleasantries, it became clear why the two of them came to the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy.
These two people are quite unlucky.
They lost contact with each other in Moyuan's Little World for more than four years. As a result, their errand of immortality was taken over by others and they were unable to return. They missed the opportunity to practice their martial arts extensively.
The Immortal Court is a pyramid structure. The higher you go up, the more rare the Immortal Jobs are, especially the prominent and important positions of State Shepherd, Du Guan, and Minister of the Eight Departments of the Demon Academy. As long as you do well, you will be able to cultivate your merits widely. , is the "hot cake" that the top bosses from all parties compete for.
After achieving great supernatural powers, the immortal cultivator will have endless vitality and live hundreds or thousands of years. However, due to the existence of "catastrophes", time is still extremely precious. Once delayed, the catastrophes will be entangled, and it will be impossible to practice martial arts in the world.
At that time, it is easy to fall into the embarrassing situation of being unable to achieve enlightenment and become an immortal, while being unable to become a god at the bottom.
"If a young man doesn't work hard, his old age will be miserable" is also applicable to monks with great supernatural powers.
Master Huixin and Xuan Fengzi are very concerned about the Immortal Court errands. It doesn't matter if the errands are gone in the past six months. After the Immortal Court High Skills Conference, there will be a big transfer of senior management. The capable ones will be promoted and the mediocre ones will be demoted. This is extremely critical.
As a result, he did not go back to his master's door to study quietly, but came to the imperial capital in person to wait for him. While running the affairs of the Immortal Court, he practiced quietly in the imperial Taoist temple and studied the Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures.
In other words, when Chu Chen came to the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy, he had company again.
Xuan Fengzi was not surprised at all that Chu Chen had successfully comprehended the Three Cave Scriptures and was awarded the [Big Cave Urn]. Instead, he asked about his practice:
"It is indeed necessary to come to the Taoist Academy to study the Three Cave Scriptures. Ling Xiao, do you know about the [Xuanguan Yiqiao]?"
"I know, but I'm still far from breaking through the [Profound Entrance Aperture]."
Chu Chen shook his head and answered truthfully.
"Xuan Guan Yi Qiao" is a Taoist alchemy term that is widely circulated in the cultivation world, and it is not something you only come into contact with when you reach the upper third level.
In fact, when Chu Chen first entered the world of spiritual practice, his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping, mentioned "the one orifice of the Xuan Guan" when he was giving him instructions on the "Book Talisman".
"The so-called aperture is an orifice in the profound entrance. The great creation of heaven and earth is always in one orifice. If a person can know this orifice, all methods can always be accessed. If you don't know the orifice of writing talismans, you will make ghosts and gods laugh. If you know the orifice of writing talismans, you will be shocked. Ghosts and gods scream."
In the past, he still vividly remembered the scene where his master, Taoist Master Xu Ping, was giving instructions in the clean room under the bright moon and stars.
In fact, my master, Taoist Master Xu Ping, pointed out the wonderful bond of spiritual practice.
However, at that time, both the master and him were just beginners, and did not know the mystery of "Xuan Guan Yi Qi". They only knew the wonders of [Book Talisman], but did not know the superior method of alchemy.
As everyone knows, this orifice is an extraordinary orifice. It is the combination of heaven and earth. It is called Shenqi point. There is Kanli essence inside. You should seek it from yourself, not from others.
This orifice is the orifice that connects to the sky, from which all the gods come out and connect directly with the sky.
There is a hole in the husband's entrance, which contains the yin and yang of the heaven and earth, the sun, the moon, the stars, the three elements and eight trigrams, the four images and the five elements, the twenty-four Qi, the seventy-two periods, the wind, clouds, thunder, lightning and rain, all of which are contained therein.
However, this [Xuan Guan Yi Qiao] is mysterious and mysterious, neither the heart nor the kidneys, nor the mouth nor the nose, nor the lungs nor the stomach, nor the valley, nor the bladder, nor the Dantian, nor the mud pill.
This orifice is called nothingness in Taoism, also called the gate of all wonders, and also called the gate of Xuanfei. Confucianism calls it Tai Chi, and it is also called the gate of morality. In interpretation, it is called vacuum, and it is also called the door of non-duality.
The three schools of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism each have their own interpretations, but they reach the same goal through different approaches, and they all point directly to the "innate way".
Back then, when Chu Chen had just broken through to the realm of great supernatural powers, when the ghost generals under his command who practiced the Dharma Protector Method broke through to the realm of great supernatural powers, they needed "innate energy of transformation" to hope for a breakthrough.
This "Innate Transformation Qi" needs to reach the upper third level before it can be mined. However, the chance of mining it is very slim. Once you encounter it, it is a huge opportunity.
However, once you realize the "Xuan Guan Yi Qi", step through the gate of Xuan Ni, and get a glimpse of the "Xiantian Dao", you can extract the "Xiantian Qi" deep in the wonderful realm of Taixu, and collect the great elixir [Xiantian Transformation] The chances of using Qi will be greatly improved.
Of course, the magical functions of [Xuan Guan Yi Qiao] don’t stop there.
[Mysterious Entrance Aperture] is extremely important for upper-level third-level supernatural powers.
If one cannot comprehend this heaven-opening aperture, one will not be able to progress to the third level of Taoism and will be stuck at this step.
Although daily hard practice of the super-level Dharma can also improve the cultivation of magic power, but if the Tao practice cannot be advanced, the realm will stop here, and there will be no opportunity for the second-level Tao practice or the first-level Tao practice.
Once the method of immortality is cut off, its upper limit will be limited to "human immortals" and "ghost immortals".
But becoming a third-level immortal, even if you are a low-level corpse, is extremely difficult. Few people have achieved Tao and Fruit, and most of them have to be reincarnated and cultivate again instead of becoming gods through meritorious deeds.
[One Aperture of the Profound Entrance] It can only be understood but cannot be explained in words. The advice given by outsiders is really just looking at flowers in the fog. It cannot be explained clearly, and you have to understand it yourself.
There is a poem that says:
Is it you or me? I don’t care about myself at all.
Thousands of changes were hidden from him, and it took thirty years to see through them.
In the world of spiritual cultivation, those who are on the third level with great supernatural powers are trapped in the third level and cannot advance to the second level. This is the reason for this.
Diyuan Longjun and Longling Empress were both masters of alchemy who had comprehended the "Xuan Guan One Aperture" and had just entered the Xuan Ni Sect. Unfortunately, the two elders could not give Chu Chen guidance.
"Ling Xiao, it is normal that you have not been able to explore the [Xuanguan Aperture]. The poor nun and fellow Taoist Xuanfengzi have not yet understood the Heavenly Aperture and the Vacuum Aperture."
Master Huixin’s face was full of regret.
The reason why the two of them are interested in doing errands in the Immortal Court and cultivating merits is because they have not yet comprehended the realm of [Xuan Guan Yi Qi] and [Void], and their path to becoming immortals and Buddhas has encountered a bottleneck, so they are so keen to come to the imperial capital to seek help. Got to run an errand.
Speaking of this, Master Huixin said seriously:
"There are many Taoist and Buddhist masters who have gained enlightenment from the Taoist scriptures and Buddhist scriptures, and then realized the [Xuan Guan Yi Qiao] [non-dual method]. Ling Xiao, you have a high level of understanding. This time you come to the Imperial Capital Taoist Academy to study the Taoist scriptures. , I think you will gain something, and lay the foundation for your future understanding of the [Xuan Guan Acupoint]."
"Thank you, Master, for your guidance."
Chu Chen was shocked, and after reading the "Three Cave Manual", there was such a chance? !
(End of chapter)
