Chapter 213: Meditation, Lost
"Hey~ I'm back to my senses. You can sit down now. It's safe around here."
Du Ruo's previous state actually only lasted for a moment. Seeing Xiang Yuanyuan looking at him with her mouth wide open, Du Ruo walked over, pinched her nose and woke her up.
"Just now, what happened just now?"
Xiang Yuanyuan made Du Ruo pinch her nose and spoke in a muffled voice. She also looked at Du Ruo's shoulder curiously, as if she was looking at where Du Ruo's arm had just gone. At the moment, she felt a little unreal and suspected that she was dreaming.
To be honest, if she had not seen the red mist tiger that appeared on Du Ruo's body, she almost bowed down in worship, thinking that Du Ruo had become a Buddha.
You know, Fujianese people believe in these the most.
"Nothing, I was just cleaning up some of the little guys around here."
Du Ruo smiled, then pulled Xiang Yuanyuan to sit down.
After hearing this, Xiang Yuanyuan couldn't help but look around, and then she noticed that there were spiders, snakes, bugs and the like falling like raindrops all around, but she didn't find what Du Ruo used to knock them down. She could guess that it was probably a steel needle, but she looked around but couldn't see any trace.
It turned out that Du Ruo had just used his hearing to locate all the sounds of the insects around him, and then in an instant he shot out a large number of steel needles using the Yang Hand's hidden weapon technique.
In fact, this was also the inspiration for the last trip to the Philippines, but now Du Ruo is no longer the same as before. The hidden weapon technique of the rib-grown eight arms just now was performed more casually by Du Ruo.
The last time was an extreme output, after which all the "energy" in my body was used up, and my arms were sore and weak, but now I don't have that feeling at all.
Even while he was speaking, the Hunyuan Yi Qigong in Du Ruo's body was running automatically, replenishing all the "Qi" that had been consumed.
In fact, Du Ruo's steel needles not only hit the surrounding bushes, but also under the tree trunks under their feet. Du Ruo had just sent out thirty or forty steel needles, six of which hit under the tree trunks under their feet.
The steel needles pierced through the tree trunk, nailing to death two centipedes, three scorpions and a spider in the crack at its feet.
It has only been vacant for one night, but you can imagine how many creatures there are around the lake and how densely packed the poisonous creatures are.
"Okay, now the surroundings are safe, you go and look for the snake, leave this to me, I can arrange it."
After listening to Du Ruo's explanation, Xiang Yuanyuan finally understood and pushed Du Ruo, asking him to observe the snakes by himself.
And she started laying moisture-proof mats and other things on the tree trunks.
Of course, it is also necessary to sprinkle the powder given by the old lady to kill poisonous snakes and insects on the edges.
These were found and given to Xiang Yuanyuan by the old lady when she was chatting with her last night.
However, this kind of powder cannot isolate all poisonous insects and snakes, but it can allow Du Ruo to not have to focus all his attention on Xiang Yuanyuan.
"Okay then. If you have any problem, call me. At the latest before sunset. If I don't wake up, you must wake me up. You can even push me."
Seeing this, Du Ruo asked Xiang Yuanyuan to busy herself there. After he said something, he began to meditate.
This time, Du Ruo was no longer practicing Hunyuan Qigong, but was entering a state of meditation using the Taoist method of perceiving nature.
Let go of your mind and open your five senses to experience and listen to everything around you.
Gradually, Du Ruo entered a state of selflessness. His mind was as peaceful as a lake, and he took in the movements around him.
Ants as small as their butts were crawling on the ground, and a blade of grass beside it was overwhelmed by the weight of the dew, followed by the sound of the dew falling. It was as loud as the sound of Xiang Yuanyuan arranging the moisture-proof mat behind him, and then the creaking sound of her feet stepping on the tree trunk.
In the distance, there are also the subtle sounds of snakes occasionally spitting out their fangs on the water plants, the sound of birds playing in the water, and the sound of frogs and insects chirping.
Everything appeared in Du Ruo's mind like a landscape painting. Except for the lack of color, it was exactly the same as what Du Ruo saw when he opened his eyes, and it was more three-dimensional and vivid.
Five meters, ten meters, twenty meters...
Du Ruo's mind expanded outward, and not only that, Du Ruo began to eliminate the thoughts in his mind and only wanted to experience nature, until the area within a hundred meters was completely covered, Du Ruo then observed carefully.
Du Ruo's method can be considered as a kind of Taoist method, which is to perceive nature with the heart. There are many ways of Taoist meditation, including visualization (observing mountains, the sun, moon and stars, visualizing images of gods, visualizing images of ancestors, etc.), sea of consciousness meditation method (generally constructing stars, light, and images in the sea of consciousness to form one's own universe), and visualization of nature and the universe.
This is what Du Ruo is like now, but this method is actually very dangerous, especially for people with strong "spirit, energy and spirit". The stronger the "spirit", the more they will sink into it. There are even many people who go into seclusion and finally visualize the mysteries of the universe, sinking into it and unable to find themselves. In fact, this can also be regarded as a Taoist method of longevity, but this will not lead to true longevity, because although the "spirit" is powerful, it cannot do so for a long time. Only when the "spirit" is strong enough to leave the body and travel, can it be regarded as free and immortal.
As time went by, Du Ruo's breathing became longer and longer, and even his heartbeat and blood flow seemed to slow down.
However, Xiang Yuanyuan was not too worried. After making some preparations, she took her mobile phone and began to tiptoe to Du Ruo, taking pictures of the surrounding scenery and occasionally chatting with her sisters in the group.
Time passed quickly. Xiang Yuanyuan played with her phone, looked at the scenery, read books, ate snacks, and even put on headphones to watch videos. However, everything she did did not leave the three-meter range of Du Ruo.
Du Ruo was also "observing" everything around him. At this moment, Du Ruo was not only observing the snake, he was also experiencing the true meaning of the Five Elements.
As Du Ruo entered into meditation for longer, his understanding of the true meaning of the Five Elements became deeper. Du Ruo just sat there as if he had no intention of getting up again, and his entire body seemed to blend in with the surrounding environment.
Even on the panel that Du Ruo did not notice, three hours after Du Ruo started meditating, the progress bars of "Three Flowers" and "Five Qi" jumped quietly and went up by one percentage point, and the rise did not stop. As time went by, about two hours later, the progress of "Three Flowers and Five Qi" rose again.
It seems that the deeper Du Ruo's meditation is, the faster the increase will be.
Du Ruo's condition was soon discovered by Xiang Yuanyuan.
It was nothing at first, but for some reason, she felt that Du Ruo seemed to be getting farther and farther away from her. Even if she moved closer to Du Ruo, the feeling did not diminish at all, which made her inevitably start to panic.
"Husband~Husband~"
Finally, Xiang Yuanyuan shouted in Du Ruo's ear before the sun set. Seeing no response, Xiang Yuanyuan put her hand on Du Ruo and shouted again in a louder voice.
At first, Du Ruo focused on the snake, but as time went on, his mind began to be attracted by other things. The water on the lake flowed, the tender buds pushed open the leaves, and the scorpions moved in the soil. These all seemed full of temptation and attracted Du Ruo's mind.
Gradually, Du Ruo forgot his purpose, and his mind began to move away from the 100-meter range and began to spread outward, as if he wanted to explore an increasingly larger world.
My mind is like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, running around recklessly, just wanting to explore the wider sky, and like a monkey, looking here and there.
The Hunyuan Yi Qigong in the body is also running at high speed. As the mind and spirit are consumed, the essence, energy and spirit in the body keep running to make up for the consumption of the mind and spirit.
Just as Du Ruo's mind was wandering further and further away, Xiang Yuanyuan's voice sounded in his ears.
When he heard the first call, Du Ruo's mind paused for a moment, and then he continued to jump in the woods, but Xiang Yuanyuan put her hand on him and called out the second time.
Du Ruo seemed to hear the sound of chains. His mind was like a ship, and the entire universe and nature were an ocean. Kankan Xiang Yuanyuan's voice was like an anchor on the ship, which instantly brought Du Ruo's mind, which was about to be lost, back to his body.
"Oh, honey, it's so nice to see you, it's so nice to see you..."
Du Ruo seemed to wake up from a nightmare. He hugged Xiang Yuanyuan tightly with his backhand, then buried his head in Xiang Yuanyuan's arms, muttering to himself.
"It's okay, it's okay, I'm always here, always here..."
Even though Xiang Yuanyuan was a little breathless due to being held by Du Ruo, she did not struggle. She just put her hand on Du Ruo's back, patted it gently, and whispered soothing words, as if she was comforting a child having a nightmare.
This was the first time she saw Du Ruo like this. She looked a little confused and a little panicked, completely different from the calm and composed Du Ruo in the past.
"Are you hungry? Let me light a fire and bake you some bread."
After a long time, Du Ruo recovered and let go of Xiang Yuanyuan. Without explaining, he looked around and started to make a fire.
"Well, have a drink first and take it easy."
Xiang Yuanyuan nodded slightly, looked at Du Ruo who started to get busy, and handed him a small bottle of wine.
Du Ruo opened the wine and took a sip, then held Xiang Yuanyuan's hand and sat by the fire in a daze. After the wine went down his throat, Du Ruo seemed to have completely come back to his senses.
After thinking about it, Du Ruo realized that what had just happened was too thrilling. He only knew in his mind that Taoism had this kind of meditation method, and that this method was very efficient, second only to the Buddhist method of "becoming a Buddha on the spot", but he did not expect it to be so dangerous. Moreover, it seemed that the higher the "god", the easier it was to get lost.
To be honest, if he had not already identified Xiang Yuanyuan as his heart anchor, he couldn't imagine how long he would be obsessed with her.
He was not afraid of getting lost. In fact, what he realized was not the universe, but only the natural mountains and rivers. He would get lost and would wake up. He just didn't know how long it would last. His body might have decayed and his spirit might not have awakened yet.
(End of this chapter)
