Reborn Tianlong: I practice martial arts for immortality

Speaking of this, Jiang Weichen asked, "Master, I have been practicing the Qinglian Visualization Method you taught me for over a year, almost without interruption, but I feel like I've hit a bottleneck."

Taoist Qingyun stared at the chessboard and said, "Tell me about it."

Jiang Weichen replied: "Master, according to what you said, the Youth Lotus Contemplation Method is divided into six levels.

The first level is that when you sit in meditation, a virtual image of a blue lotus appears in your mind, and then from virtual to real, until it is as clear as the real thing, which is considered the great success. After that, it lasts forever, which is perfection.

The second level is to transform the visualized blue lotus into reality, condense it into a lotus seed, and plant it in the mind.

The third layer makes the lotus seeds germinate and grow.

The fourth layer is the leaves, ranging from one to nine leaves.

Fifth layer, flowering.

The sixth layer, the flowers fade and bear fruit, producing lotus seeds.

I have been practicing the first level for more than a year now. When I sit in meditation, the blue lotus in my mind is extremely clear, my mind is clear, and my heart is free of distractions.

However, the green lotus disappeared after the meditation ended, and this state of mind without distractions did not last long.

You said that the prerequisite for breaking through the second level is to keep the Azure Lotus alive even after meditation ends. But why can't I keep it in my mind forever?

When meditating, the shadow of a green lotus appears, and that state of mind is truly fascinating.

Jiang Weichen didn't know whether his mental strength had increased, but if he could always maintain that state, not only would his cultivation be twice as effective with half the effort, but it would definitely be much easier to integrate his skills and create new techniques with a clear mind.

He also tried it in the Yandao Palace, but he couldn't break through the second level even after meditating until his death.

Taoist Qingyun shook his head and sighed, "I can't give you any guidance on this kind of meditation and spirit-refining method, but your cultivation speed is already very fast, second only to me."

Jiang Weichen was helpless and asked, "Master, what level are you on now?"

Taoist Qingyun's expression froze for a moment, but he still told the truth: "I am also at the first level."

The chess piece in Jiang Weichen's hand fell onto the chessboard with a snap.

He looked at the embarrassed Qingyun Taoist priest with some disbelief and said, "Master, I have now achieved the first level."

I have been practicing for more than a year and have achieved great success in the first level. You have been practicing for decades and are still at the first level. How dare you say that you are faster than me?

Taoist Qingyun looked embarrassed, but he tried to defend himself: "What do you know? I achieved the first level of enlightenment decades ago.

Now, even after finishing meditation, it can still remain in my mind for half an hour before disappearing.

Over the past few decades, its existence has been extended from a few breaths to half an hour.

If you can prolong this state of clear thinking for half an hour, you can think about many things during this half hour."

It took decades to extend from a few breaths to half an hour? Is the first level so difficult?

Meditating and visualizing the blue lotus will consume mental energy. Do it once a day, not too often.

So when will we be able to achieve a day of lasting meditation, a second meditation, and make it seamless?

If you can connect seamlessly, you will be in a state of clear thinking around the clock.

Moreover, this green lotus phantom can purify all kinds of negative emotions.

If I hadn't been unable to meditate when I cracked the Zhenlong chess game last time, this method would have been much more useful than chanting the Pure and Tranquil Sutra.

This is why Jiang Weichen believes it is a magical skill.

Not to mention the subtle and slow growth of mental strength, these two effects alone are extremely powerful.

This is also the reason why Jiang Weichen respects Taoist Qingyun so much.

Chapter 172 Enlightenment?

Jiang Weichen asked, "Master, has anyone cultivated this technique to the sixth level, where lotus seeds can be produced?"

Taoist Qingyun didn't hesitate at all and replied, "No."

Jiang Weichen asked again: "What's the highest level someone has reached in cultivation?"

Taoist Qingyun sighed and said, "The founder cultivated to the second level and condensed the lotus seed, but died before it could sprout."

Jiang Weichen was speechless. Others created their achievements by practicing the first level and then creating the second level.

Huo Shan, who created the Great Shift of the Universe, also practiced it to the sixth level before he wrote down his conjecture about the seventh level.

But the creator of the Green Lotus Visualization Method cultivated to the second level and even created the sixth level?

Jiang Weichen was a little hesitant, as practicing the seventh level of Qiankun Da Nang would lead to obsession.

This Qinglian visualization method is full of imagination. Can I still practice it?

Taoist Qingyun knew what Jiang Weichen was thinking and said, "Jiang boy, if you can break through the second level, then you can practice without any worries. There won't be any problems."

"The idea behind this visualization method is to use the false to cultivate the true. It believes that before the creation of heaven and earth, there was nothingness. The Tao was born from nothingness, and then gave birth to one, two, three, and all things.

The first level of visualization is from nothing to something. This level is not difficult because there is a blue lotus between heaven and earth. We can directly visualize external objects and easily materialize them from nothing to something in our minds.

But the green lotus in his mind at this moment was not a real thing, it was fake, and he needed to use his mental power to make it real.

It is too difficult to directly condense a real green lotus, so the simplest lotus seed is chosen, that is, the condensed lotus seed.

This step is the most difficult, as it is a process from false to true, from virtual to real.

No one has reached this level except the person who created this skill.

But since the pioneers have achieved it, it proves that it is feasible.

As long as the shadow of the green lotus lasts forever and possesses the charm of the green lotus, and the lotus seeds are condensed, the next step is to visualize the charm of the green lotus and use mental power to ensure the continuous growth of the lotus seeds.

Contemplating the rhythm of the blue lotus is the method of practicing the first level, and there will be no danger.

The rhythm of the green lotus is like divine will, and spiritual power is like nutrients. As long as there are sufficient nutrients, the lotus seeds will naturally germinate and grow until they bloom and bear fruit.

As for what changes will occur after flowering and fruiting, I don’t know.

But we don't have the lifespan to see it. Each level of cultivation requires a lot of time. At this rate, it may take hundreds or even thousands of years before we can reach the sixth level."

After Taoist Qingyun finished speaking, Jiang Weichen sighed, it was really a brilliant idea for this person to create such a great achievement.

But using the false to cultivate the true and turning the virtual into the real, is it possible for someone who can't even cultivate the golden elixir to do this?

If Jiang Weichen had any doubts, he would ask. Taoist Qingyun was not like Wuyazi, who became impatient after asking a few times.

"Master, you said that materializing lotus seeds in the mind is to transform the virtual into reality, but lotus seeds cannot be materialized and held in the hand, or eaten like food.

It is just like the phantom of the green lotus in the mind. The phantom of the green lotus is fake. How can the Taoist priest be sure that the lotus seeds are real?

What if the condensed lotus seeds are also fake? Wouldn't that be deceiving yourself? "

Taoist Qingyun was startled, the chess piece in his hand fell to the ground with a "pop", and he sat there blankly, motionless.

Jiang Weichen thought to himself, it’s over, I shouldn’t have said that. Taoist Qingyun has been practicing for decades, and suddenly found out that the so-called transformation of emptiness into reality is fake.

He persisted in practicing every day for his entire life, only to find out in the end that it was all in vain. This blow would probably make him depressed for a while.

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Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye.

"Master, there's no need to be so discouraged. It's fake, so what? At least the effect of the first layer is indeed magical.

It can not only calm the mind, but also make the thinking clear and purify negative emotions.

Just this little benefit alone is worth it even if you practice till death."

Seeing that Taoist Qingyun was still sitting there blankly, Jiang Weichen didn't care whether he listened or not, and continued to comfort him: "Master, even if it's fake, so what? The predecessors created the law, so can the descendants only inherit it?"

Jiang Weichen talked to himself, "No, we can not only inherit, we can also carry forward. Our predecessors created the sixth level, and we will continue to create it to the twelfth level.

The first six layers are fake, so from the seventh layer on we will make it real."

Jiang Weichen looked at Taoist Qingyun who still had no reaction. This symptom was a bit serious. He felt a little upset and a little guilty.

"Master, a saint once said this: Before you see this flower, it and you are both in silence; when you come to see this flower, its color suddenly becomes clear, and you know that this flower is not outside your heart.

Taoist priest, if it is not in my heart, then why should its truth or falsehood concern me?

What is in my heart, then I think it is true, then it is true.

Just like this knife of mine, when I no longer think of it as a weapon, and think of it as having life, it becomes like my arm, and I can use it as I please. I call this state the unity of man and knife.

Taoist Priest, there is nothing outside of the mind; I think, therefore I am.

"There is nothing outside the mind? I think, therefore I am? False? True?"

Taoist Qingyun heard Jiang Weichen's words, muttered a few words, and suddenly stood up. The chessboard turned aside and the chess pieces rolled all over the floor.

"No, it's true because I think it's true."

"But why can't I hold it in my hands? Why can't I eat it?"

“It’s fake.”

"No, it's not fake either."

"Fake? Real?"

Taoist Qingyun murmured as he walked towards the place where he usually meditated and practiced.

Jiang Weichen looked at the increasingly bewildered Taoist Qingyun. "Did I say something wrong again? Why did it get worse after hearing what I said?"

Jiang Weichen didn't even put away his chess pieces and hurriedly followed.

Looking at the Taoist Qingyun who kept muttering, he didn't dare to speak.

He just said a sentence from Wang Yangming of later generations, which made Taoist Qingyun even more crazy.

But you can't do nothing. If you don't dare to speak carelessly, then just recite the scriptures.

Jiang Weichen sat cross-legged in front of the Taoist master Qingyun and began to chant: "Madam, your spirit desires clarity, but your heart disturbs it; your heart desires tranquility, but desires pull it away. If you can always let go of desires, your heart will naturally be tranquil; if you can clear your heart, your spirit will naturally be clear. Naturally, the six desires will not arise, and the three poisons will be eliminated..."

As Jiang Weichen recited the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility, Taoist Qingyun calmed down a little. Does the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility really have an effect?

Taoist Qingyun sat on the top of the mountain on a stone that looked as smooth as jade due to years of meditation and closed his eyes.

After Jiang Weichen finished reciting the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility, he saw Taoist Qingyun sitting on a stone with his eyes closed, looking peaceful.

I stood up instantly and said, "What I am reciting is the Sutra of Purity and Tranquility, not the Sutra of Saving People?"

After Jiang Weichen approached, he heard through his keen hearing that Taoist Qingyun's breathing was still steady and strong, and he breathed a sigh of relief.