The Great Way to Truth, Starting from Jiazi Laodao

Chapter 82: Cultivation and Taoism, the Flower of Life, the Hunyuan Xiantian Qi

At the end of spring, the poor man should not go home.

If you hit the 69th day of the lunar calendar in spring, you won’t have to worry about food and clothing.

If there is a difference of forty-five days between the Winter Solstice and the Beginning of Spring, the weather may be extremely cold, which is not conducive to the growth of all things. If there is a difference of forty-six days, there will be good weather and good harvests, and good luck.

This year's Winter Solstice and the Beginning of Spring fall on the last day of the 69th month. On that day, winter goes and spring comes, the four seasons alternate, the old replaces the new, the new begins, and everything is renewed. Xuanming happened to have refined two Bagua mirrors, and the lower Dantian in his body finally underwent changes. The cocoon of light shattered, and a microcosm emerged.

However, the wind does not last all morning, and the rain does not last all day. Xuanming was busy refining equipment at that time and had limited energy, so he did not pay attention to it. Only now does he have time to deal with this matter.

In the lower Dantian, looking down from a high place, the micro world is like a halo, hanging above the Yuanhai, and the Jinghua are like the sun and the moon in the sky, reflecting each other. Just looking at the micro world, it forms a Tai Chi pattern in itself, with heaven Qian and earth Kun, sky Yang and earth Yin, and the two poles return to one.

The mind is immersed in it, and strange scenes come into view:

The sky is nine feet high, the sun and the moon are in the sky, black and white coexist, the day is dark sun, the night is white moon, they embrace each other and reach the mysterious unity, forming a special Tai Chi pattern. The two operate according to the trajectory of Tai Chi Yin and Yang's mutual generation and restraint, mysterious and unpredictable, as if encompassing the principles of Yin and Yang of heaven and earth.

The ground is nine feet thick and its color is clear yellow. Looking around, it is empty and lonely, without grass or trees, no flowers or fruits, no water or rivers, and no distinction between plains and valleys. There is no living thing at all. It is primitive, wild, desolate and bleak.

There is only a hill of four feet, nine inches, nine points and nine centimeters standing between the nine feet between heaven and earth. It is majestic and majestic, exuding a grand and upright aura. A word "Dharma" is condensed inside the hill. This mountain is the result of the true meaning of Hai Fengming's doctrine, and temporarily becomes the first mountain between heaven and earth.

The entire heaven and earth is the "Huangting Waijing Yujing", its Tao becomes the sky, its principles transform the earth, its laws fill the heaven and earth, and every thing, every ray of light is full of Huangting truth, hidden in the image, and concealed in the form.

As Xuanming's mind moved, heaven and earth each emitted a trace of energy, which merged into the "Huangting Sutra". As his thoughts moved again, the Taoist scriptures dissipated and returned to heaven and earth.

In his excitement, Xuanming observed the heavens and the earth, and a blessing came to his mind. Following the guidance of the mysterious energy, his mind covered the entire nine-foot world, and gradually sank into the obscure and profound principles of Tai Chi: yin and yang, sun and moon, black and white, day and night, life and death, movement and stillness, reality and illusion...

Xuanming seemed to be in the sea of Taoism, surrounded by numerous truths, as if he was being baptized, with no distracting thoughts in his mind, and he was simple and honest. His Taoism improved day by day.

As time went by, the mysterious Taoist charm emanated from him unconsciously, gradually filling the entire courtyard, nourishing the plants, tables, chairs, benches, Taoist scriptures, and other things in the courtyard, silently moistening everything. The Taoist charm became stronger and stronger, but it never spread beyond the courtyard, as if a wall separated two worlds.

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The years are lingering and the flowers are fragrant.

The spring thunder roars, and all living things awaken.

In the blink of an eye, it is the beginning of March. The sun is shining, the ice and snow are melting, the gurgling water is playing the music of life, the spring breeze is blowing across the earth, and the spring rain is as precious as oil.

The drizzle fell on the floating clouds, and the Zangdao Peak was moistened by the sweet rain. The grass and trees that had been silent for a winter sprouted new green, the grass broke through the ground, the trees sprouted branches, and were full of vitality.

When the gentle breeze and drizzle come to the Taoist temple, the magical herbs, green bamboos and pear trees revive and regain vitality, and the warm wind and sweet rain fall into the place where the old pines grew.

At first there was no movement, until the wind and rain gradually died down and this creation of heaven and earth was nearing its end, finally a clicking sound was heard, and the spiritual seeds that had been accumulating for three months finally broke through the shell, took root and sprouted, pushing open the spiritual soil on the ground, blooming a touch of new green, stretching out their leaves, and showing their existence to the heaven and earth.

Inside the thatched cottage, a crackling sound was also heard from Xuanming's dantian. A strong wind blew up at Cangdao Peak, which later spread to the entire Qiuzhen Temple. Inspirations surged, and everyone rushed to Cangdao Peak and into the Asking Dao Temple.

The sound of breaking air was heard, and seven figures rushed towards each other, but Xuanxu and the others did not get close to the Wendao Academy, not because they did not want to, but because they could not.

The small courtyard was wrapped in a vortex of inspiration, as if a courtyard was born in the center of the vortex, creating a magnificent spectacle.

"It has to be senior brother."

While protecting the Dharma, Xuan Yang was sincerely moved.

Xuanxu and Xuansu nodded. Compared with the scene before them, the movements they made when they became real people were nothing and not worth mentioning at all.

You know, they broke through a big realm, while Senior Brother Xuanming only broke through a small realm. Even if it was a small realm of Qi training, it was a bit too much.

"Are all the real people of the highest level of Taoism so terrifying?"

Xuankong suddenly felt that the spiritual cake in his hand no longer smelled good.

Xuan Yin shook his head: "The superior Dao foundation is also divided into different levels. It's not that the real person with the superior Dao foundation is scary, but Senior Brother is too outstanding. The superior Dao foundation he has achieved is not ordinary. In addition, no matter how powerful the magic is, it is only auxiliary. In the end, it depends on the person himself."

Xuan Su did not participate in the discussion. He looked proudly at Chang Ning who was sitting cross-legged not far away. His daughter had built a superior seventh-grade Taoist foundation, and her future achievements would definitely surpass hers.

The disciples rushed over. To them, this huge tide of inspiration was a small opportunity. Opportunities are hard to come by, so they must seize it no matter how small it is.

In the thatched cottage, Xuanming's breathing turns into internal breath, that is, fetal breathing, reversing the circulation of the heavenly organs. He is selfless and has no thoughts. He sticks to nothingness, his mind does not move, he reaches the extreme of emptiness, and keeps quiet. The Tao is between heaven and earth, the only breath in ancient and modern times, in the dark, entering an indescribable mysterious state, from the fetal breathing to see the true breath, from the true breath to return to the root to see the nature, seeing the nature is the truth.

Finally, one can first see the sea of innate essence through the small circulation, and then with the help of the big circulation, transform the innate essence into innate qi, and the qi enters the circulation, and the qi penetrates the whole body.

First go around in the small yin and yang, and then go around in the big yin and yang. This is considered a complete circle. Repeat nine times, and then run the big circle clockwise nine times. Clockwise and reverse is another Tai Chi. Only then will a stream of innate qi be retained in the middle dantian.

Nine is the ultimate, and the two become one.

This is the mystery of the Xiantian chapter of Xuanming's "Hunyuan Yiqi Jue". The innate qi is refined to the extreme, and then the qi returns to Hunyuan, which is the qi among qi, the heaven among heavens, and the truth among truths.

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All beginnings are hard.

When the first wisp of Hunyuan innate qi was born, the speed at which other innate qi appeared began to accelerate.

After a day and a night, the middle dantian was filled with a large amount of innate qi, and the entire crimson palace was filled with a mysterious aura, subtle and profound, like the void, gray and vast, deep and mysterious.

The tide of inspiration disappeared, the vortex of inspiration dissipated, Xuanming opened his eyes, and in the depths of his eyes there was a Tai Chi diagram that rose and fell, flickered, and disappeared for a moment. He stood up and walked out of the hut, and the moment he opened the door of the Wendaoyuan, a deafening sound reached his ears.

"Thank you for the blessing, Master!"

Hundreds of Taoists from four generations expressed their gratitude.

Xuanming said cheerfully: "My fellow apprentices are too polite. You seized the opportunity yourself."

After saying a few simple words, he ordered the fourth generation of Taoists to disperse, leaving only the third generation of Taoists behind.

"Congratulations, Senior Brother, for breaking through."

"Congratulations, Brother, for entering the Xiantian realm."

"Brother, this time we have advanced to a higher level. It seems that my Seeking Truth Temple has a better chance of winning in the early spring discussion."

Xuanxu, Xuanyang and others all congratulated him joyfully, and Xuanming bowed his head in return: "Thank you, fellow disciples, for protecting the Dharma."

Knowing that senior brother wanted to consolidate his realm, Xuanxu and the others did not disturb him and left one after another and returned to the courtyard. Looking at the lively scene, Xuanming stroked his beard and smiled happily.

Seeing the spirit seed sprout, he breathed a sigh of relief. After enduring the test of heaven and earth, this spirit root will surely become a sight to behold in Floating Cloud Mountain in the future.

Xuanming felt more relaxed as he loosened the soil for the spirit buds with a peach wood sword, gazed at the young buds full of inspiration, and smelled the vibrant breath of life.

The first time he observed the Tai Chi world, he gained a lot of luck. After half a month of digestion, Xuanming's Taoism finally broke through the innate limit and entered the Golden Elixir Realm. He understood the true meaning of the Golden Elixir and even went a long way:
The Taoist practice of the Golden Elixir is the initial integration of essence, energy and spirit. The Tai Chi Heaven and Earth is the integration of yin and yang, all embodied in the word "one".

After more than two months of completing the Great Circulation, his cultivation naturally broke through to the Innate Realm.

After staying in the yard for a while, Xuanming entered the thatched cottage to consolidate his state of mind.

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The grass is lush, the birds are singing, and the flowers are fragrant. After a few slanting winds and drizzles, Fuyun Mountain is more vibrant.

Zangdao Peak, Daoyuan.

Xuanxu and Xuanming sat opposite each other, drinking tea and playing chess. After placing a black piece, Xuanxu asked, "We will discuss the Dao tomorrow. I wonder how confident you are, Senior Brother?"

After dropping a white piece and taking away two black pieces, Xuanming said calmly, "No one can be absolutely sure about the Dao before the dust settles. There are many hidden talents in our Dao sect, and it's even harder to say. I will do my best, and the rest is up to fate."

Seeing that Xuanxu was still a little worried while thinking about something, Xuanming took the opportunity to win another game and took away three black pieces. When he was sure that he was about to win this game, he said leisurely: "Junior brother, you should concentrate on playing chess. Don't let tomorrow's things disturb your mood today, otherwise, you will lose miserably. Do you really want to give my deer a bath?"

Xuanxu immediately calmed himself down and concentrated on playing chess. Just as his senior brother had said, things had come to this point and he should just give it his all.

The next morning, when the sun rose and the mountains looked like fire, and the sea of clouds was dyed into a colorful sea of clouds by the morning glow, the gate of Fuyun Mountain was opened, and the disciples came out one after another, their Taoist robes neat and tidy, and they were in high spirits to welcome fellow Taoists from all directions.

(End of this chapter)