Chapter 106, Thunderstorm Enlightenment, Sword Pointing to Immortality
After teaching Shan Wanjing the "Yi Jin Jian Gu Chapter" and sending her back to practice, Ouyang Feng went upstairs and began to think about his own practice.
When he was in the main world, he had actually referred to the Taoist Canon, some discussions with Huang Yaoshi, and even some knowledge reserves from his previous life, and figured out some methods of nourishing and refining the spirit.
However, in the main world, the method of nourishing and refining the spirit can only make the spirit better, but it cannot improve the upper limit of the mind.
Now that they had arrived in the Double Dragon World where most masters cultivated their minds, Ouyang Feng decided to give it one more try to see if the method he had come up with was any use.
He then sat cross-legged on a low couch, concentrating on meditation.
The method of visualization and spiritual nourishment that he figured out was naturally related to his own "Hunyuan Wuji Gong".
It is to visualize a chaotic egg in the sea of consciousness, which is like a chicken egg. A bright light is bred inside. Suddenly, the chaos is broken and the bright light bursts out, like an axe that opens the sky, or like a singularity bursting out, splitting the chaotic egg, separating the clear and turbid, and distinguishing yin and yang, and the earth, fire, water and wind appearing...
While he was meditating, his Hunyuan Wuji true Qi also circulated.
First, they are mixed into a ball in the Dantian, as if holding the elixir, extremely restrained, emitting a strange suction force, pulling the essence that is about to flow out at any time, and locking it tightly.
When you visualize the chaos breaking apart, invisible energy will emanate from the core of the infinite true qi in your dantian, breaking the true qi ball and causing it to burst out instantly, spreading throughout every inch of your body.
During this process, the "invisible energy" that opened up the infinite true energy suddenly floated up to the sea of consciousness and merged into the depths of the sea of consciousness.
Afterwards, the true energy returned to Dantian again, and was extremely restrained, as if holding the elixir, nurturing the invisible energy...
Essence, energy and spirit can influence each other and even transform into each other.
Just as a strong body with abundant vital energy can influence the spirit, making it abundant and vigorous.
On the other hand, even if the body is healthy, if the mind is traumatized and the spirit is depressed, it will affect the body and cause various symptoms.
Therefore, although Ouyang Feng's method of visualization is to foster Qi in Dantian, it can ultimately affect the mind, and use the body's essence to feed back the ethereal spiritual spirit.
It’s just that this method didn’t have much effect in the main world before, but today, it seems to have changed differently.
After repeating the visualization nine times.
Ouyang Feng slowly opened his eyes, and a strange color appeared in his pupils.
"In the past, it was really because the environment did not allow it?"
This method of visualization that he figured out by himself could only restore energy in the main world and had no other use.
While practicing in the Twin Dragon World at this time, he actually felt that the upper limit of his mind seemed to have loosened a little.
"The visualization method I randomly came up with can loosen the upper limit of my mind... No one in the main world can achieve immortality. Even the founder of the Xiaoyao Sect, Huang Shang, and even Zhang Sanfeng in later generations can only become a martial arts grandmaster. It is indeed limited by the environment."
Ouyang Feng sighed secretly in his heart.
He then pulled himself together and continued to practice the visualization method he had been thinking of.
Although this method is still very superficial, but before you find the technique to cultivate the mind and nourish the spirit, such as the superior methods in "Dao Heart Planting Demons", "Huang Tian Dafa", "Controlling All Laws Root Wisdom Sutra", etc., and integrate it into your own practice, you can also practice it to nourish the mind, which is better than nothing.
When practicing, you don’t notice the time passing.
I don't know how long it had been, but suddenly I heard a loud thunder in my ears.
When he opened his eyes, he saw the sky outside the window, which was already covered with thunderclouds and blazing lightning. The sea was gloomy and dark, with huge waves. The heavy waves kept hitting the bottom of the "Tingchao Pavilion". The straight cliffs dozens of feet high were splashing water foam like flying snow.
"A thunderstorm is coming?"
Seeing this, Ouyang Feng became spirited. Instead of closing the doors and windows, he walked to the terrace, sat cross-legged in the strong wind, and activated the "Dragon Subduing Sound" to absorb the thunder sound energy.
When another flash of lightning streaked across the sky, illuminating the gloomy sea surface, and later when the dull sound of thunder rolled by from far away and then near, Ouyang Feng had already caught a glimpse of the thunder sound.
But this time, his feelings were very different from before.
Previously in the main world and in the world of The Two Heroes, the thunder sound energy that was captured felt very gloomy and obscure. One had to work hard to practice the mind method to activate the "lazy" thunder sound energy.
Furthermore, just as Huang Yaoshi said, those thunder sound energies were only stored in the lung meridian and did not interact with a person's essence and internal strength. Until the time came to perform the "Dragon Subduing Sound", they were too lazy to move and would not react at all.
But today, the Leiyin Qi that Ouyang Feng captured had a "lively and lively" feeling to it. As soon as it entered the lung meridian, it began to run wild in the meridians like an electric current, causing numbness, shock and even tingling in his meridians and lungs. His true Qi was also affected, and all the true Qi touched by the Leiyin Qi began to boil uncontrollably, with signs of him becoming possessed.
Ouyang Feng quickly activated the method of releasing the "Dragon Subduing Sound", opened his mouth and let out a low shout, releasing the thunder sound energy.
After releasing the thunder sound energy, Ouyang Feng frowned and muttered to himself:
"When the 'Eternal Life Secret' absorbs the essence of heaven and earth, the meridians also vibrate, the true energy boils, the body becomes either cold or hot, and there are various signs of going astray. I used the 'Dragon Subduing Daoyin' method to absorb the thunder sound energy, and unexpectedly I also showed symptoms similar to the 'Eternal Life Secret'... But the same method did not have this reaction in the main world.
"The heaven and earth essences in the main world, and even in the world of the two heroes, are too inert to be refined and utilized? But the heaven and earth essences in the world of the twin dragons are more vivid and agile? In this case, even if I find a way to refine the heaven and earth essences in the world of the twin dragons, after returning to the main world, will I still be unable to refine the heaven and earth essences there?"
After a moment of silence, he suddenly smiled again:
"The environment of the main world does not allow it. In fact, according to the historical trend, the world is inclined to completely enter the ordinary, so even if you are a great master, you can only fail to achieve immortality and turn into dust. But since I have the opportunity of Tongtian Baojian, why should I be sad? Not only can I climb the Tongtian Road myself, but in the future, I may not be able to open up a Tongtian Road for all the main world cultivators who are interested in this path."
With this thought in mind, he collected his thoughts and continued to sense the thunder sound energy, carefully analyzing the nature of the thunder sound energy, and thinking about how to resolve the conflict between the thunder sound energy and his own true energy.
"The Dao Sound of Subduing the Dragon" only has the methods of sensing, absorbing, storing and using the thunder sound energy, but it does not have the method of refining the essence of heaven and earth. Therefore, it can only be regarded as a "strange technique" rather than a "Taoist method."
The "Secret of Longevity" not only contains methods of sensing and absorbing the essence of heaven and earth, but also has its corresponding method of refining it, so the "Secret of Longevity" is indeed a "method of longevity".
It’s a pity that the secret of longevity does not solve the conflict between the essence of heaven and earth and the true energy of the human body.
Therefore, those who can practice the "Eternal Life Secret" must be cultivators who have no internal strength, or whose internal strength is extremely shallow and cannot withstand the impact of the essence of heaven and earth. "Yangzhou's number one master, 'Mountain Pusher' Shi Long, has obtained the Eternal Life Secret for many years and has studied it for an unknown period of time, but he still cannot find the way. Because his power is quite deep, it has become an obstacle to practicing the Eternal Life Secret. My power may be deeper than Shi Long's. Under normal circumstances, I am afraid that I cannot directly refine the essence of heaven and earth... However, to refine the essence of heaven and earth, it is not necessary to disperse the power."
The foundation of Ouyang Feng's Hunyuan Wuji Gong is the "Hunyuan Wuji" that embraces everything and can evolve everything.
Although it is still only a seed and a prototype, and its actual performance is far from reaching such a high level of intention, since it is a skill that has been accepted and certified by the "Tongtian Baojian", it proves that his direction is correct and that Hunyuan Wuji Gong has this potential.
If it can contain everything like chaos, how can it not contain the essence of heaven and earth and refine the essence of heaven and earth?
Now he is unable to refine it. Once he touches the thundering energy of this world, his true energy boils and his meridians vibrate. It is only because his skills are not mature enough and the "seed" has not grown yet.
"I have to continue to collect skills and strengthen the Hunyuan Wuji Gong. Sooner or later, I will be able to refine the essence of heaven and earth without dispersing the skills. Why not ask Dongming Sect to borrow a speedboat and go to Yangzhou City to borrow the "Eternal Life Secret" from Shilong? It's just right that we can take a direct boat..."
In the evening, the thunderclouds dissipated, the heavy rain stopped, and turned into a drizzle of fine rain.
Shan Ruyin held up an oil-paper umbrella and walked quickly to the bottom of Tingchao Pavilion. She called out "Mr. Ouyang" outside the main door, but got no answer. After waiting for a while, she called out twice more and finally heard Ouyang Feng's voice:
"What's the matter?"
Shan Ruyin replied:
"Mr. Ouyang, Madam has prepared a banquet for you. I am here on Madam's orders to invite you to the banquet."
"Thank you."
Ouyang Feng replied, and soon the main door opened. A tall and straight young man in white stepped over the threshold and came in front of Shan Ruyin.
Shan Ruyin looked at Ouyang Feng in awe, bowed, and held the paper umbrella over Ouyang Feng's head, saying:
"Sir please."
"No need to hold an umbrella for me."
Ouyang Feng said this calmly, walked down the stone steps in front of the door, and stepped into the drizzle.
Shan Ruyin cried out softly and was about to catch up, but she saw that after the rain fell on Ouyang Feng, it did not soak into his hair and clothes, but flowed down the surface of his body, as if his body was covered with an invisible air shield, and the rain could not soak it at all.
Such a wonderful sight made Shan Ruyin even more awed. She closed the main door of Tingchao Pavilion and was about to chase after him when she was startled again.
Then she pushed the door open a little and glanced into the hall, with even more confusion in her eyes - where had the more than a hundred large boxes that she and her people had moved in the morning gone?
Could it be that Mr. Ouyang has moved all his people upstairs?
But this is totally unnecessary, right?
When the gentleman leaves with the armor in the future, does he have to carry it down from upstairs again?
Shan Ruyin's head was full of question marks. She blinked in confusion, and really couldn't understand Mr. Ouyang's intention.
Just as he was stunned, he saw Ouyang Feng was about to walk out of the courtyard where Tingchao Pavilion was located. He quickly closed the door again, raised his umbrella, and quickly chased after him.
Although Mr. Ouyang was not afraid of rain, Shan Ruyin did not dare to just watch him walking in the rain. If her wife saw it, she would be scolded. So after catching up with Ouyang Feng, she followed closely beside him and held the umbrella over his head.
Ouyang Feng looked sideways and saw that Shan Ruyin was mostly in the rain, with her hair and clothes quickly soaked by the rain. He couldn't help but shook his head and said:
“Why don’t you bring an extra umbrella?”
Shan Ruyin was startled, "Oh, right, why didn't you bring an extra umbrella?"
Just when she was regretting her carelessness, she saw Mr. Ouyang looking at her with amusement, her face turned red and she lowered her head.
Ouyang Feng no longer refused her offer to shelter him from the rain.
Anyway, he had already said that there was no need to shield him from the rain, and since Shan Ruyin still insisted, he would not say it a second time.
Besides, he could see that this little maid was quite powerful, so it was no big deal for her to get caught in the rain, so he just let her be.
A moment later, Ouyang Feng followed Shan Ruyin to a lobby.
In front of the lobby door, Shan Meixian, who had changed into a gorgeous brocade dress and had her long hair tied up in a bun, was waiting alone at the door.
At this time, she was no longer wearing a veil, revealing her true face. When Ouyang Feng saw her, even with his narrow vision, he couldn't help but secretly praise her in his heart: She is worthy of being the Yin Gui Saint of the previous generation, and she really has an extraordinary appearance.
But seeing Madam Dong Ming, who already had a sixteen-year-old daughter, with a slender figure and graceful curves, she looked like she was only twenty-three or twenty-four years old, with skin as white as snow, delicate features like a painting, noble and elegant temperament, and a hint of charm, giving people endless reverie - Ouyang Feng knew that this "charm" was probably not her nature, but came from the charming aura that came with the Yingui School's mental method.
After all, the Yin Gui Saint Ladies of all generations have to duel with the descendants of Cihang Jingzhai. This duel is not only a battle of martial arts, but also a battle of connections. If you don’t have the ability to seduce people, how can you compete with the descendants of Jingzhai who are best at "moving people with emotion" for connections?
Shan Wanjing does not have the charming aura like Shan Meixian, but instead has a handsome and heroic air. This is probably because although Shan Wanjing also practices the Yingui School's martial arts, she does not practice the art of seduction, and she also practices swordsmanship, so her temperament is naturally different from Shan Meixian.
While she was thinking, Shan Meixian had already walked down the stone steps in front of the hall, and even stepped out of the eaves in front of the door, stepping into the drizzle, letting the rain soak her clothes and hair, and bowed to Ouyang Feng, "Mr. Ouyang, I didn't come to greet you from afar, please forgive me."
"You're welcome, madam."
Ouyang Feng nodded in return and, led by Shan Meixian, walked into the banquet hall.
There were already quite a few people in the banquet hall.
The four female protectors of Dongming sect, Shan Xiu, Shan Qing, Shan Yan, and Shan Yudie, as well as the four male protectors of Dongming sect, Shang Bang, Shang Rentai and others were already in the hall.
Face to face, the Dongming Sect no longer distinguishes between male and female branches, and there will never be a second male leader who can compete with Shan Meixian.
Seeing Ouyang Feng and Shan Meixian coming in side by side, all the high-ranking officials of the Dongming Sect stood up, lined up in two rows on the left and right, bowed to Ouyang Feng, and said "Greetings, Mr. Ouyang". Regardless of whether they were men or women, their eyes were full of respect and awe.
As a peerless master who killed Shang Gong with a single blow and hid it from everyone in Dongming Sect, and used some unknown mysterious means to train Shan Wanjing to become the second best master in Dongming Sect in just one year, no one in Dongming Sect dared to underestimate him just because of his young appearance.
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