Chapter 135: Leisurely Clouds Discussing Taoism, Forms, and Spirits
"It's not that I don't want to teach you," Han Yang said, walking past Long Qi and taking a copy of Taoism from the bookshelf behind him. He then continued, "With your aptitude, you can indeed practice this technique. But do you know how to control the spiritual energy in your body?"
Hearing this, Long Qi shook his head. The sect had only taught Taoism and martial arts, and had only touched upon spiritual energy. As for the internal and external spiritual energy, he had never heard of it. He had also been practicing the "Dragon Entanglement Sword Technique" more. Although it talked about the use of spiritual energy into the sword, he was still ambiguous about it.
Seeing him like this, Han Yang smiled and said, "Look, first of all, you don't know how to use spirits, and secondly, you are Elder Fu Cang's disciple after all, while I am only the headmaster's eldest disciple. It is not appropriate for me to take over your duties."
"However, if Junior Sister agrees, as long as you can understand the Way of the Five Elements and the Way of Flowing Spirits, I am willing to teach you everything I know."
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Long Qi returned to Xianyunju and flipped through the books Lingxiang had selected for the three of them. Among them, there was a book about the five elements of the way of moving the spirit. The five elements were easy to explain, but the way of moving the spirit was much more obscure.
Rendong was very curious when he saw it. Logically speaking, these books related to the Five Elements were originally selected for him by Lingxiang. Although he had never understood why, now that Long Qi valued them so much, he was even more puzzled.
Is there some mystery in this book?
Just as he was thinking so and was about to comprehend it himself, he saw Xinyi enter the room and said that Lingxiang had gathered three people in the courtyard to teach them magic.
Long Qi left immediately after hearing this. Wasn't this exactly what he wanted? He jumped faster than a rabbit in the field. Just as Xin Yi was about to reach out to ask, he had already run out.
This kid, when did he become so enthusiastic about magic? He used to sneer at these things...
Lingxiang placed four cushions in the courtyard and asked Long Qi and the other two to sit opposite them. It looked quite formal. Of course, this was Lingxiang's first time as a master. She had only taught others some things before, but now she was officially teaching as a master, so she had to be more solemn. So she followed suit and arranged things according to the Hufengdian's example.
Although it was already spring, the cold was still freezing. Sitting in the yard, with the cold wind blowing, even though they were martial artists, the three of them couldn't stand it.
Long Qi sat on the futon, rubbing his arms in confusion, and asked Ling Xiang hurriedly, "Since we are going to be outside, why do we just sit here? If we get frozen, how can we practice?"
Upon hearing this, Honeysuckle agreed with it deeply, and even Xinyi looked at Lingxiang in confusion.
However, Lingxiang seemed to be unhurried and just sat quietly on the cushion.
"Of course I have my reasons, but since you asked, I will tell you in accordance with the teacher's ethics of imparting knowledge and resolving doubts."
"If all things in this world want to practice cultivation, they need three things: form, spirit, and soul. As for form, it's easy to explain. Everything that exists in this world has a form. For humans and beasts, the flesh is the form. For dead things, what we see is the form. Even the qi that we can't see or touch in daily life is actually a form."
Lingxiang said this as she twisted her fingers, and suddenly a gust of wind blew in the yard.
"If the air is invisible, there will be no wind." He withdrew his hand seals, and the wind stopped immediately. "Just now I talked about the form, now let's talk about the spirit. In the storybooks, the spirit is often associated with the soul, but it is not true. The spirit is actually the thought. People are good at thinking and can concentrate their minds, so there are ancient and traditional traditions. But the beasts only think about being well fed and warm, so animals just reproduce."
"The last is the spirit, which is the foundation of cultivation. If one wants to succeed in cultivation, one must first learn to gather spirits, which is like an instinct. In ancient times, the ancients were actually very good at gathering spirits, but as dynasties changed and everything changed, people's ability to gather spirits became weaker and weaker. On the contrary, those wild beasts, because of the power of nature, their innate instinct makes them even better at gathering spirits."
Lingxiang said a lot of random things, but Long Qi was confused. Even Rendong was a little confused, but Xinyi seemed to understand. She looked thoughtful and thought for a moment before asking:
"You mean that under extreme circumstances, people's spiritual power can be stimulated. Even so, why can some dead things turn into monsters?"
Lingxiang was very pleased to hear Xinyi ask this. It seemed that there was a smart one among his three disciples.
"I just said that everything in the world has a form, but there is a difference between spirits and gods. If people want to practice cultivation, they must know how to communicate with spirits. If animals want to practice Taoism, they must learn how to concentrate. As for these dead things..." Lingxiang said as she stood up and took out a comb from her waist.
"Dead things only have form, but they can become demons because of thoughts. Just like this comb, if someone gives you a comb, and that person is someone you love, you will place your feelings on it. Over time, you will be able to gather spirits for it, and after a long time, you will naturally be able to communicate with spirits. And once you are able to communicate with spirits, it is very easy to become a demon."
"This is why most of the spirits and monsters we see on a daily basis are wild beasts in the mountains, because they are naturally good at gathering spirits."
"Do you understand this explanation?" Lingxiang imitated the old scholar in the school at the foot of the mountain, walked around the three people with her hands behind her back and asked.
When Long Qi heard her ask this, he shook his head, as if saying, "I didn't understand a word you just said." However, Ren Dong seemed to understand something, but there were still some things she didn't understand, so she just lowered her head in thought.
Seeing Long Qi like this, Lingxiang actually understood the mood of those old scholars in the school down the mountain who were disappointed with their children. She had explained it so well, but this blockhead still didn't understand. It really was like the saying that it's hard to carve a rotten wood. He had a natural talent, but his head was like a gourd, empty.
Seeing the two of them like this, Xinyi smiled and said, "In short, we now have to learn how to gather spirits so that we can practice magic. And being frozen is just a means for us to quickly realize the method of gathering spirits."
After hearing this, Lingxiang clapped her hands, pointed at Xinyi and said, "That's right. Hey, there is still a smart one after all! I am very happy for you! Very happy."
Long Qi was a little unhappy when he heard this: "Just say you want to practice the method of gathering spirits, why bother talking so much and beating around the bush."
Ling Xiang slapped Long Qi on the head, and said in anger, "Of course, it's useful to say so much."
"Now, when you practice magic, you must know how to gather spirits. But if you want to succeed in your practice, you still cannot give up concentration. Concentration is like morality, and spirits are like magic. If you only know magic but don't understand morality, then the magic will not be very powerful. But if a person has great morality, then it is very easy for this person to achieve enlightenment. Take the reincarnated Jin Chanzi for example. What magic can he do? In the end, didn't he achieve enlightenment? That's the truth."
Lingxiang said as she walked back to the futon and sat down.
"After saying so much, I still have to teach you how to gather spirits first..."
(End of this chapter)
