Jining thought of the refining methods of the Sumeru Bracelet and the Seven-Star Plate. It seemed that these two treasures should be magic weapons above spiritual weapons.
Looking at the book "The Art of Refining Weapons" made Jining a little depressed. Generally, monks who practice "The Art of Refining Weapons" generally need to be above the basic level of foundation building, because monks in the foundation building stage have innate true fire and can use this innate true fire to refine weapons. Although there is another method recorded in the classics, it is still out of reach for Jining!
The book mentions that if a monk in the Qi training period wants to refine weapons, he can also find a place of earth flame fire and use the earth flame fire to assist in refining weapons.
Jining shook his head and put "The Art of Refining Weapons" back to its original place, and continued to browse other books!
Although there are not too many books in the Meng family's library, to a fledgling cultivator like Jining, they are like a sumptuous meal in front of a hungry person. It was the first time for Jining to see so many cultivation books, which made him forget about food and sleep, and he had already lost track of time. As time passed slowly, it was past noon, and Jining seemed to hear Meng Xiaoyun, the granddaughter of Old Man Meng, calling out in displeasure. It turned out that she was here to deliver some food! The little girl felt a little unhappy when she saw Jining looking intoxicated!
When Meng Xiaoyun saw Jining like this, the little girl became even more angry: "You are so rude. I gave you food, but you didn't even respond!"
Only then did Jining realize that he was actually a little obsessed, so he quickly apologized to this little girl without any thought! The little girl felt better after seeing Jining apologize. After Jining finished eating, she packed up her lunch box and left.
After Jining finished eating, he continued to check various classics in the library, but later he felt that his spiritual consciousness was not good enough, and his body was also a little tired. This was a rare experience for him since he started practicing! It was also a little strange that he did not continue in the library. I plan to go to Old Man Meng for advice.
Jining explained his current situation to Old Man Meng. Old Man Meng said with some embarrassment: "I forgot to remind you this morning. It hasn't been long since you have reached the seventh level of Qi training. The sea of consciousness has just been opened and the spiritual consciousness is weak. It's best to use less spiritual consciousness, otherwise the sea of consciousness will be damaged, which will affect future cultivation. It’s hard to make any progress. And the cultivation classics are difficult and obscure, which consumes the spiritual consciousness very much. Qi training monks like you and I can’t consult the cultivation classics for a long time, otherwise it will easily damage the consciousness sea!”
Jining broke into a cold sweat after listening to what Old Man Meng said. Although his sea of consciousness had been opened at the fifth level of the Immortality Art, and he had used it to erase the spiritual consciousness from the Sumeru bracelet, it seemed that he had still integrated it. Brother Li Xiao's spiritual consciousness, otherwise his sea of consciousness might have been damaged at that time. Thinking of these, Jining felt happy!
Then Old Man Meng introduced some functions of spiritual consciousness. It turns out that spiritual consciousness not only allows monks to have a photographic memory, but also can use spiritual consciousness to refine elixirs, refine weapons, and manipulate magic weapons. A monk with high spiritual consciousness can see through the cultivation level of a monk with low spiritual consciousness at a glance. Those with low spiritual consciousness cannot see through those with high spiritual consciousness.
If someone uses magic spells such as invisibility spells, they may be able to deceive the naked eye, but once the spiritual sense is swept away, there is nothing to hide. It is said that monks who have cultivated to the Nascent Soul stage can even use spiritual consciousness to hurt people. Since spiritual consciousness is invisible and cannot be understood at all, it is extremely difficult to resist. Ordinary magic weapons may be able to resist powerful flying swords or spells, but Spiritual consciousness is different, you can't resist it at all, unless you practice some secret techniques targeting spiritual consciousness.
However, the magical function of spiritual consciousness also makes spiritual consciousness very fragile. If the sea of consciousness is damaged, it will be difficult to recover. If the monk's sea of consciousness is damaged, it will be almost impossible for the monk to advance to the next level.
Jining felt a little sad in his heart. It seemed that someone still needed guidance on how to cultivate immortality, otherwise it would be very easy to go astray and put himself in danger! I also sincerely thank Old Man Meng for his guidance!
In the end, Old Man Meng actually gave Jining a set of mental methods to restore spiritual consciousness, "Shen Lian Jue", but it was only one level of skills. Old Man Meng said with some emotion that he had obtained this mental method for decades, but never had the opportunity to practice it. Today he will give this mental method to Jining! It turned out that when Old Man Meng went out to practice with his elders when he was young, he accidentally got a fragment of the "Shen Shen Jue". His elders said that after practicing this method, they found that it was very good at restoring spiritual consciousness, but it had no other effects except restoring spiritual consciousness. Later, everyone Gradually, I didn’t take it to heart. Today, Jining mentioned this, which reminded Old Man Meng, and he gave this mental method to Jining.
After Jining thanked him, he knew that although his spiritual consciousness was not wrong now, he was still grateful for Old Man Meng's kindness. After receiving this technique, go back to the room to practice the magic technique.
If you are empty, you will be quiet, if you are quiet, you will be clear, if you are clear, you will be bright, and if you are clear, you will be spiritual. Therefore, if you can keep your mind empty and still, without a single thought, without a single dust, then you will be able to be empty and spiritual without being ignorant. As the technique of "Refining God" was running, an hour passed, and Jining felt that the spiritual consciousness consumed in the sea of consciousness was recovering slightly.
In the next few days, Jining practiced the magic arts, then talked with Old Man Meng about his cultivation experience, and then went to the library to check the cultivation classics. After Jining read those books, he also had some interactions with Old Man Meng, which surprised Old Man Meng and sighed at Jining's understanding!
The little girl gradually became less hostile towards Jining, and would occasionally listen to her grandfather chatting with Jining. Jining later discovered that Meng Xiaoyun had reached the fourth level of Qi refining stage, which was considered to be the middle stage of Qi refining. He was secretly surprised. It seemed that this little girl's future cultivation path would be very different from that of her grandfather!
Time flies so fast. Jining has been practicing in the valley for almost three months. He feels that he will be bothering Old Man Meng for a long time, so he plans to leave! Although his strength has not improved during this period, Jining feels much better after practicing the "God Refining Art". Jining vaguely feels that this mental method can also have the effect of improving spiritual awareness, but it should require subsequent exercises!
In addition, Jining found a set of physical training exercises "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong" in the library. After practicing this exercise for more than two months, he felt that his physical strength had improved a lot.
It turned out that Jining felt that he lacked the mental ability to attack with magic, so he wanted to find a way to attack with this magic, but there was no such mental method in the library. I accidentally found a secret book of "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong". The content is divided into two parts. The first part is the technique for manipulating the spiritual power in the body. The technique is divided into nine levels.
The secret book states that "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong" is a secret method for Taoists to use the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to temper their own bodies. The practice of "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong" is divided into three levels. The first level is to refine the internal organs. Through the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Strengthen the five orifices and the liver to increase the vitality of the blood and speed up the recovery of the body's vitality; the second stage is to refine the body and temper the bones. The book says that if you reach the peak of the second level of cultivation, you will not use the spiritual power of heaven and earth. Relying on one's own physical strength, one can easily lift a thousand kilograms of objects and have invulnerability; the third stage is the state of Gang Refining, which can also be regarded as the secret technique of Taiyi Hunyuan Gong. It can move the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into protective Gang Qi, and To control the Gang Qi to damage the enemy, when it comes to success, it should have the effect of "Tiangang protects the body and transforms the Gang into form". Jining was very interested in this secret book and copied it.
Jining began to practice according to the secret method of controlling spiritual power in "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong". The first level of "Taiyi Hunyuan Gong" is mainly to convert the spiritual energy in the Dantian into spiritual power to temper important parts of the body and improve the body's strength and toughness. Jining followed the operation of Taiyi Hunyuan Gong. The spiritual power in his body was constantly being consumed. At the same time, his body's Qi and blood were also running rapidly. The five orifices and liver in his body were washed away by the spiritual power, causing bursts of pain. . Less than half an hour later, Jining found that the spiritual power in his body was exhausted. Jining also discovered different reactions to this Taiyi Hunyuan Gong. After practicing for about two months, he felt that his physical strength had improved a lot.
So I went to see Old Man Meng and told him that I wanted to leave. Old Man Meng was not surprised and seemed to have guessed it. After the enthusiastic Jining exchanged pleasantries for a while, he gave Jining a jar of spirit wine brewed from green peach fruits and also gave Jining a map.
Jining found that this map was what he needed now. It let him know the map of the cultivation sect in the Immortal Abandoned Land and the distribution of some spiritual grass ores. He was extremely grateful! Little girl Meng Xiaoyun was a little hostile to Jining at first. The little girl was innocent in mind. After getting along for a period of time, she was a little reluctant to leave Jining.
Jining remembered that the ten-year agreement with Mr. Yu only had a little more than a year and a half left. Thinking that this was the territory of Chen State, tens of thousands of miles away from the capital of Lu State! After leaving here, he planned to go to the capital of Lu State to fulfill the promise he made at that time. Jining looked at the map and spirit wine in his hand, and thought of Old Man Meng's help to him in the past three months. He was sincerely grateful for Old Man Meng's kindness, and bowed deeply to the valley from a distance! In my heart, I received the support and help from Old Man Meng this time, which gave me more confidence in my future journey of cultivating immortality.
Jining looked at the location of Lu's capital on the map and found that there were two roads, one by water and one by land. The water route is relatively fast and can reach the capital of Lu in about half a year. The other is the land route, which takes more than a year.
Jining saw that both roads could catch up with the ten-year appointment, but he rarely had contact with people. He remembered that it was said in the classics that traveling ten thousand miles is better than reading ten thousand books.
So I decided to follow the land route indicated on the map and slowly head towards the state of Lu. I also wanted to see the customs and customs of the countries along the way. The way of heaven is vague and there is a way. Jining hopes that this way can yield some results.
Half a month later, in a city called Chuzhou in Chen State, a young man wearing an ordinary blue shirt was sitting in a carriage. The old horse pulling the carriage seemed to be spiritual and did not need the young man in blue shirt to control it. Just adjust your speed according to the road conditions!
Occasionally, the young man in blue shirt opens his eyes and looks into the distance. The young man's profound gaze seems to be able to explore everything in the world and gain insight into everything.
This young man was Jining. He later thought about the long journey. Although it was not a big deal for him, who practiced immortal magic, he still found a carriage after thinking about it. Maybe the old horse also has intelligence. Although Jining has never driven a carriage in the past, this old horse seems to understand Jining's thoughts and does not need Jining to control it!
So he walked all the way towards Luodu, the capital of Lu State, according to the map.
