Chapter 507 Principles, Technology and Energy
As soul beasts, the Summer Cicadas will naturally not disappear like ordinary cicadas in the fall. However, they do not like the bleak autumn wind, so when it gets cold in the Sunset Forest, they hide themselves or go to other warmer forests.
"The Xingdou Great Forest is like spring all year round. Could the summer cicadas have migrated there?" Tang San asked.
"No."
It was Xiao Wu who answered, "In the Xingdou Great Forest, I have never seen any summer cicadas, nor have I seen any cicada-like spirit beasts."
"All cicadas are the same. They like summer the most. That is to say, the temperature, humidity, air flow and other comprehensive conditions in summer. Although the temperature in Xingdou Great Forest is suitable, the humidity in that forest is too high. Cicadas don't like to live in that environment."
Zhou Qing explained while describing the theory of soul power cultivation, "Similarly, the basic principle of the soul master's simulated environment is roughly the same, but the most important thing should be to learn how to adjust the way of cultivating soul power according to the surrounding environment, so as to achieve the best results."
"After all, we are human beings. If we cannot change the environment, we have to find ways to keep our bodies in the best condition ever under that environment, rather than constantly adapting to it."
This sounds a bit awkward, but Tang San understands that the implication is that when practicing, one should constantly adjust the operation mode and efficiency of soul power so that the body and martial soul can be in the best condition.
When it comes to life and work, if a person does not have the ability to change the environment around him, then he should find ways to adjust his life and work methods to keep his mentality at its best.
but--
"Is there no way to hunt the Ming Xia Cicada now?" Tang San was still concerned about Zhou Qing's fourth spirit ring. "Are there any other spirit beasts to choose from?"
"Have."
Zhou Qing nodded at first, but then shook his head.
"But only the chirping summer cicadas suit me. The mooing spring ox, dancing winter rabbit, and windy autumn sparrow not only bring me the three elements of earth, water, and wind, but also let me feel the changes of the three seasons of spring, winter, and autumn. Cicadas are the most representative creatures of summer. I want to take another gamble and achieve the rotation of the four seasons."
At this moment, he no longer concealed too much and revealed all his thoughts.
"Ever since I was old enough to understand, I have been observing the changes of the four seasons and have been extremely curious about it... After awakening my martial soul and experiencing the operation of soul power, I realized that this method of cultivation focuses on sensing the changes in the external climate and using this as a basis to shape the human body and the world... So, over the past three years, in addition to studying, working, researching, and practicing, I have also learned to observe the weather from farmers in various villages and households. Gradually, I have also summed up some rules-"
"Spring, summer, autumn and winter, each season can be divided into six small stages, based on the weather phenomena of wind, snow, rain, thunder and lightning, as well as changes in temperature. I also discovered that the movement of the sun, moon and stars also changes accordingly."
"There are six small stages in a season, and four seasons make up twenty-four segments. The human spine, except for the sacrum at the tail, has a total of twenty-four segments, which correspond exactly to each other."
"When I obtained the spirit ring of Moo Spring Ox, I sensed a surge of vitality rising from my spine... At that time, I was guessing, so I chose Dancing Winter Rabbit for my second spirit ring. Sure enough, my lumbar spine felt like it again, with vitality lurking and accumulating. The same was true for the third spirit ring, which was full of vitality."
At this point, Tang San also understood why Zhou Qing insisted on choosing the Summer Cicada as the fourth soul ring. Not only because the Summer Cicada has strong blood and fire attributes, but also because this kind of soul beast is very likely to represent the season of "summer".
However, this was also the first time that Tang San truly realized that the 24 vertebrae in the human body actually represent the changes in climate throughout the four seasons.
Tang San also knew about the six small stages of a season mentioned by Zhou Qing in his previous life, which were the twenty-four solar terms... He really didn't expect that this could actually correspond to cultivation.
[Tang Sect's leader and elders, where did your Taoist skills come from? ]
Now, Tang San is a little suspicious about the origin of Tang Sect's Xuantian Gong.
Taoism attaches great importance to nature. In practice, it is necessary to pay attention to the changes of the 24 solar terms. However, when the Tang Sect teaches the inner disciples, it seems that they do not consider these, and only focus on the effects of "neutrality and peace", "fast recovery" and "endless internal strength". But now, he found that the most important thing about Taoist exercises should be the process of practice! In this process, practitioners should understand the nature of heaven and earth, and correspond to the human body one by one, and experience the true meaning of "Tao"!
Only in this way, after success, can one achieve ascension.
However, if one only focuses on the cultivation of internal strength, and pays attention to the endless nature of internal strength after the final success, then even if one cultivates to perfection, one has only accumulated enough internal strength and possessed powerful means, but one's understanding of "Tao" is so minimal that one cannot truly unleash the power of Xuantian Gong.
At least, from Tang San's perspective, his Xuantian Gong was very similar to Zhou Qing's Xiantian Neijing Diagram, about 80% to 90%, which meant that some meridians and acupoints were not involved. There was no reason why his Xuantian Gong could not do this.
The only problem is that this technique was not created by the founder of the Tang Sect, so no one knows the true way to practice it.
If Zhou Qing knew what Tang San was thinking, he would definitely be very pleased -
[One day, when you have completed all your merits, you will become the Daluo Immortal of Penglai. 】
To be honest, when Zhou Qing heard this sentence, his first reaction was two words: bullshit.
Perhaps it was because he had read a lot of fantasy and fairy tales in his previous life, so he had a stereotype and felt that no matter how powerful this technique was, what he was currently cultivating was just soul power, which in the world of martial arts was internal strength. How could he achieve perfection and become a great immortal?
If this isn’t nonsense, then what is it?
But then he understood.
Take soul guides as an example: for a soul guide to be effective, it needs a soul guide core array as the principle of effectiveness, technology to forge metal materials that can be engraved with the array, and soul power as the energy supply.
The same goes for soul masters!
Soul power is the energy that provides soul masters with the ability to release their soul skills.
Soul skills are the principles by which soul masters can release soul skills.
The soul master's body and martial soul are the basis for the above two to work.
However, in the process of "cultivation", soul masters also need to master other principles and techniques - the understanding of heaven and earth in the process of cultivation is extremely important.
In Taoist practice, every step is to learn from nature. In essence, it is during the practice that one perceives the changes of heaven and earth, comprehends and understands the rules of the changes of heaven and earth, that is, understands the principles of the changes of heaven and earth.
This process is enlightenment!
After understanding the principles of the changes of heaven and earth, and thinking of ways to utilize these principles and displaying the ability to perform various novel magic spells, this is technology, and it is called enlightenment!
Finally, when the skills are accumulated to perfection, that is, the energy is sufficient, or reaches a certain standard, one can use the corresponding techniques summarized from the understanding of the rules of the changes of heaven and earth to transform oneself and achieve a certain sublimation. This is called: attainment of the Tao!
What is the truth?
When a person has understood the changing rules of heaven and earth during the process of cultivation, then what he lacks is the accumulation of energy, right?
Enlightenment!
Attain enlightenment!
Promise!
This statement sounds very mysterious, but now Zhou Qing has reviewed it and discovered that this is science!
It is a way for our ancient ancestors to explore the world, observe, record and summarize the laws of the operation of heaven and earth! It is just that due to the religious color of Taoism, it is covered with a hazy veil!
(End of this chapter)
