No abstraction, no cultivation

Chapter 4 Dharma Name
"The art of controlling corpses? Can I learn it?" Xu Shun asked.

After learning the art of corpse manipulation, it seems that you can refine strange things.

For example, zombie cats, zombie rats, and zombie rabbits. These animals are definitely not inspired by Tigger!

"The art of controlling corpses is a secret of the Qingwei Sect and is different from ordinary evil arts." Lan Daoren explained:
"The Qingwei Sect is connected to the nine heavens and the underworld. The practice method they practice, the Qingwei Xuanming Sutra, is also a true method that can ascend to the immortal world. The corpse manipulation technique is a method of protecting the way recorded in the Qingwei Xuanming Sutra. It is just a minor technique. Learning it is a pure waste of time!"

"True method? Method to protect the Dao?" Xu Shun was confused. They were both exercises, but there were still differences between them.

Taoist Lan looked at him and said, "Disciple, what do you think monks are for?"

"Of course it's to become an immortal!" Xu Shun replied.

Traveling to the North Sea in the morning and evening in the green sky, the green snake in your sleeve is brave!
A cultivator who doesn’t want to become an immortal is not a good cultivator!

Xu Shun became a disciple in order to become an immortal.

"Yes!" Lan Daoren said with a rather emotional tone: "It's obviously just a simple practice."

"But there are many disturbances in the world of immortal cultivation. The grudges of the ancestors and the grudges of the previous generation have continued, forcing people to take sides."

"There are also some people who are just taking shortcuts and don't want to practice properly. They just form cliques and do evil things all day long."

"It's just a simple practice..." Lan Daoren repeated:
"It may take five to six hundred years at most, or three to four hundred years at least, to ascend to heaven and become an immortal."

"A cultivator's lifespan and time are so precious, but because of these disturbances, they have to waste time practicing the Dao-protecting method and fighting with those people for life and death. It's really ridiculous."

"Cultivating immortals is not about who cultivates faster or better, but about who has higher martial arts power!"

"Can you become an immortal just by being powerful?" Taoist Lan said sarcastically.

Taoist Lan spoke cryptically, but Xu Shun understood it clearly.

The trees want to be quiet, but the wind doesn't stop.

After all, cultivating immortals is also a continued branch of civilization, and its purpose is to enable cultivators to cultivate immortals.

Immortals are also human beings, and where there are human beings, there are disputes and conflicts.

Conflicts are inevitable, and force is the most direct way to resolve them.

The purpose of cultivating immortals is to become an immortal, not to be invincible or to show off one's military prowess.

High martial arts prowess does not mean high cultivation.

Just like in modern society, when a security guard punches a professor, it only proves that the security guard is stronger in force than the professor, but it does not mean that the security guard is more knowledgeable than the professor.

But this is cultivation...

"Master, isn't it true that a high level of cultivation means great magical powers?" Xu Shun thought of this.

"Disciple, have you ever seen a bow and crossbow?" said Taoist Lan.

"Of course I have seen it!"

Lan Daoist said: "Even if a child holds a crossbow, he can easily kill a strong man."

"Isn't that strong man ten times stronger than the child?"

"A monk is a human being who knows how to use tools, not just fight with his claws and fangs like a wild beast."

"If one has a high level of cultivation but does not have a special method of killing to protect the Dao, and just uses magic power roughly, he can only crush people with a much lower level." Lan Dao said:

"On the contrary, it is common for cultivators of lower realms to rely on the Dao-protecting methods they have practiced for many years to kill cultivators of higher realms."

With a sneer, Lan Daoren said, "Some people are spreading this matter everywhere."

"What's so good about killing people? Killing those who are higher than you makes you feel like you are also at a higher level and have a higher level of cultivation!"

"When life is over, it is nothing but a handful of dust!"

There was disdain in Lan Daoren's tone.

He really hates this kind of atmosphere.

If one can become an immortal by fighting and killing, then why do we still need to cultivate to be immortal? Why not compete in killing?

"Is the Dao-protecting method equivalent to a tool like a bow and crossbow? Is the true method equivalent to the knowledge system of becoming an immortal?" Xu Shun thought for a moment and expressed his own views. He still understood the world of cultivating immortals with modern thinking.

Martial arts masters have practiced martial arts for many years and can beat ordinary people. When ordinary people get a gun, martial arts masters have to consider their escape route.

To cultivate immortality one must not only practice the true method, but also take the time to practice some tools (protective methods) to prevent any idiot from jumping out one day.

"How come cultivating immortals is so difficult?" Xu Shun couldn't help but sigh.

"Although there are slight differences, it is not wrong for mortals to understand it." Taoist Lan felt that Xu Shun's comprehension was quite good.

"What does 'juan' mean?" asked Lan Dao Ren.

"Roll..." Xu Shun explained the meaning of "roll".

"Hmm~ That's a very interesting idea." Lan Dao nodded, thinking that the concept was very interesting.

He continued, "According to your concept, the world of immortal cultivation is not actually a volume."

"Some things are seen by you, a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage. When you reach the Golden Core Stage, the Primordial Spirit Stage, or the Mahayana Stage, you will have different views on the same thing."

At the end, his tone was filled with nostalgia.

Seems like he is missing his past self.

People will change in their lives over a few decades. Wouldn't monks stay the same for hundreds of years?

"Master, is there any method of protecting the Dao recorded in the Qinghua Sutra?" Xu Shun suddenly thought of the martial arts he was practicing and asked.

"Of course, the Qinghua Sutra is the true teaching of our sect, so it naturally has methods to protect the way." Lan Daoren said, "There are a total of thirteen methods to protect the way, as well as a number of talismans, swords and weapons. When you have reached a certain level of cultivation, I will naturally teach you. For now, you still need to lay a good foundation!"

"Time is also very precious to cultivators." said Taoist Lan.

Xu Shun didn't say anything, but just bowed respectfully.

Apart from his unkempt appearance and a name that makes people want to complain, Lan Daoren is a very qualified master.

He is single-minded, has no airs or rules, and does not hide anything.

Be sincere and not hypocritical, be kind and casual.

pretty good.

"By the way, I haven't given you a Taoist name yet." Taoist Lan said as he lay on a big rock, supporting himself with his right hand and crossing his legs.

He observed Xu Shun for a few days and was very satisfied with him.

He is not stupid or foolish, nor does he pretentious. He is insightful and talented. His lines like "broken the flowers and plants" and "curl" are very interesting.

It suits his personality very well.

"Master, please give me a Taoist name!" Xu Shun said respectfully.

Xu Shun knew that a Taoist name, also known as a Dharma name, was a name bestowed upon a cultivator by his master after he became a disciple or received ordination, based on the sect's inherited generation name.

Only after he had a Taoist name could Xu Shun be considered a formal disciple of Taoist Lan and also a formal disciple of the Qinghua Sect.

Within Taoism, one’s Taoist name cannot be used casually. Only the cultivator’s master or elders can call him by that name. Outsiders can only call him by his “Taoist name.”

Taoist name is a nickname that monks give themselves based on their own characteristics and level of cultivation.

It usually appears in the form of "so-and-so Zi" or "so-and-so Taoist priest". The "Chun Yang Zi" and "Chong Yang Zi" that Xu Shun heard in his previous life were like this.

For a cultivator, the Taoist name reflects the level of cultivation, personal characteristics and spiritual pursuits. A cultivator can have one or more.

Anyway, you choose it for yourself.

"Our Qinghua Sect is a legacy from the Immortal Realm, and we named our sect according to the colors red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple."

"My teacher is of the 'Blue' generation, and you are of the 'Purple' generation."

　Guess what purple is called.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)