In the evening, in the inner courtyard.
Drawing closer to the low-level wizard.
Chen Yun wishes to succeed immediately.
Yes, this time he is prepared to storm the low-level wizard, and won't come out of seclusion until he succeeds.
It was just past the hour of the Qi (11-1 PM) when he took out the medicinal herbs and the nine-stalked wheat dew, preparing for the third round of brewing the elixir.
Not long after, the elixir was brewed.
Chen Yun, as usual, poured the elixir into a seabowl and waited quietly for the warmth.
At the same time, he was contemplating to himself: "If I can fully refine the power of this batch of elixir, my accumulation of true qi will reach the level of a low-level wizard. By then, my teacher should have returned, and I will also be able to learn magical arts."
As for why his teacher attaches such importance to the birthday of the Golden Mother, Chen Yun understands the reason.
According to the records of the full truth school, it is said that Taishang Laojie passed to Golden Mother, Golden Mother passed to Baiyun Shangzhen, Baiyun Shangzhen passed to Wang Xinfu, Wang Xinfu passed to Zhong Lifi, Zhong Lifi granted Liu Haibin and Haizhaixian, Liu Haibin granted Wang Zhongyang, and Zhongyang granted Beiqi True.
Although Wang Xuanfu became equal to the Eastern King after he was enshrined as the Eastern King, from the perspective of the Taoist line of succession, Laojun is the origin of the Eastern King's lineage, while the Golden Mother is considered a "second-generation patriarch."
Nowadays, Zhong Lifi has established his own faction, but his connection with the Golden Mother still exists. Therefore, he naturally needs to spend time preparing thick gifts.
As for why the Eastern King received his Dao from Baiyun Shangzhen, a disciple of the Golden Mother, Chen Yun could vaguely understand after hearing a conversation between Liu Haibin and Guan Yunchang in the Temple of Qie Lan.
Because the divine position is akin to a profession, for example, Lan Caihe was a Bigfoot Immortal in a past life. Later, due to the war of deification, he perished, and the divine position of the Bigfoot Immortal was seized by someone else.
It is estimated that the situation of the Eastern King is similar. Wang Xuanfu was not the first Eastern King, and another person was the previous Eastern King.
Chen Yun recalled a saying that Liu Haibin was the Eastern King in a past life. Although he was not sure whether this legend was true or not, since Liu Haibin's past life had a conflict with Wang Xuanfu's "divine position", he believed that Liu Haibin was the Eastern King of the previous generation and that Wang Xuanfu took over after his death.
As for whether Liu Haibin was the first Eastern King, it is not certain.
According to the mythological records, it is said that the Eastern King was born from the "Eastern Grand Supreme One" worshipped in Chu, and that Eastern Grand Supreme One was the Eastern King's previous life.
"As for Lin Fei Yun, let her live another month."
Chen Yun, in order not to alarm the snake, has not gone to ransack any of the other five places mentioned in the Jiapiuan records that might have treasures for days.
Pondered for a moment.
The elixir for refining one's essence into energy had warmed up.
He lifted the seabowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Instantly, a wave of heat rose within his abdomen.
Chen Yun knew that when the drug power was digested, he would, as usual, calmly feel the drug power refined into true qi. Although it was not his own cultivation practice, being calm and feeling it was akin to his own cultivation and could increase "fluency".
Soon, the heat entered the heart and permeated the gallbladder, about to be transformed into true qi.
Suddenly, he felt a surge of vital energy throughout his body.
"Hmm? Why is this time the surging of vital energy so fierce?"
Chen Yun was startled, feeling the true qi being generated swirling around within his body. The drug power was still continuously generating true qi. If he couldn't control it well, with the continuous generation of true qi within his body, it could very well damage his physique.
"I can't do it! I have to guide the true qi myself and lead it to the lower dan tian!"
In a hurry, he pushed away all distractions and used his spirit to actively guide the true qi towards the position of the lower dan tian.
Just today, the "spirit" seems to be particularly agitated.
Chen Yun even felt a vague sense of being unable to utilize the spirit to control the true qi.
At this moment, the "spirit" seemed to be going crazy like someone who has unfulfilled "last wishes" and is about to die.
Chen Yun almost couldn't hold it a few times.
Fortunately, after that, he truly achieved "self-forgetting," and the spirit then guided the true qi into the lower dan tian.
Another zi time passed quickly.
The release of today's drug power is also over.
However, when Chen Yun opened his eyes, he was covered in sweat and his face expression was terrible. "Tonight I barely managed to subdue my 'monkey mind' and let the true qi flow into the lower dan tian. If I can't subdue it tomorrow night, letting the true qi generated within my body run wild, it will definitely damage my foundation. What should I do then?"
He knew that the problem of the surging vital energy had to be solved as soon as possible, otherwise it would cause him immense harm.
If his teacher were still alive, he could ask what was wrong with him.
But now his teacher is not here.
Chen Yun had no choice.
After thinking for a moment, he stood up directly and walked towards the outer courtyard.
Today, he must figure out the problem!
...
In the outer courtyard, the eastern room of the main hall for direct disciples to live.
Chen Yun reached out to Wang Laozhi's residence, gently knocking on the door.
Dong, dong-dong.
Inside, Wang Laozhi's voice came, "Brother Chen, come in."
The moment he finished speaking, the door opened by itself without any wind.
Chen Yun found the room to be pitch-black.
However, he has excellent vision that he can still faintly see Wang Laozhi sitting cross-legged practicing cultivation.
He feared he would disturb Wang Laozhi's cultivation, so he walked in with light steps.
Closing the door, he found a stool and sat down quietly, waiting for Wang Laozhi to finish his cultivation.
He had no idea that Wang Laozhi would say just as he sat down: "I am meditating on the cultivation of the true immortal pill, and it does not affect our conversation. Brother Chen, what important matter can't wait until morning?"
Since it doesn't affect anything, it's easier to handle.
Chen Yun stood up, bowed, and said, "Reporting to Senior Brother, I've encountered difficulties in my cultivation and would like to seek your guidance."
Wang Laozhi seemed to be communicating information rather than speaking, as if his spirit was transmitting a message, "Tell me about your situation."
Chen Yun recalled the situation and said, "These days when I refine true qi, I always feel a surge of vital energy. At first, since the surging wasn't too severe, I didn't pay much attention. But tonight, even the 'spirit' seemed to be 'raging,' and it almost prevented me from controlling the true qi……"
"How long has this situation been going on?"
Wang Laozhi interrupted with a question.
How long has it been going on?
Chen Yun thought carefully, "It seems to have been going on for about a month."
Wang Laozhi asked again, "Do you have anything that has been troubling you recently? Like missing your family, not wanting to part with your friend Zhang Qian, or any other thing you've been thinking about day and night?"
Chen Yun was startled when he heard this.
Does he have something that has been on his mind?
Yes, he does miss his family and doesn't want to part with his friend Zhang Qian, but it hasn't reached the level of constant thinking about them.
Suddenly, he remembered that since his cultivation had been steadily improving and he had begun to have the ability to take revenge on Lin Fei Yun, he had been constantly worried about it. In Wang Laozhi's words, it wasn't just night and day thinking, but almost as soon as his mind was free, he would think about it.
Chen Yun said truthfully, "Yes, there is a matter. I encountered a demoness when I went down the mountain to accumulate meritorious deeds..."
He told the story of his grudges and emotions with Lin Fei Yun almost word-for-word.
After a moment, he finished speaking.
Wang Laozhi seemed to have understood something, "This is an emotional tribulation."
Chen Yun made a sound, "I didn't even like that demoness, how could there be an emotional tribulation?"
"Wang Laozhi laughed and said: "Emotional tribulation is not male love or female affection. It is the manifestation of a person's emotional attachment. Love between men and women is just one form of emotional tribulation. Do you remember when I first saw you, telling you that you are similar to Master Liu?"
Chen Yun said, "I remember."
"Wang Laozhi nodded and said: "You are similar to Master Liu. Both of you appear modest on the surface, but have a relatively selfish nature. The demoness made you feel powerless, and you had to rely on external forces to eliminate her. However, that move left a deep scar in your heart because it made you feel inferior to her. But at the same time, your subconscious believes that you are the most outstanding person and cannot be dominated by others. This is why you are restless and even though you managed to subdue your monkey mind, the spirit is still uneasy."
Chen Yun thought back carefully, and he was indeed in that situation.
When he encountered Lin Fei Yun in the beginning, he felt an incredible sense of despair and a sense that he couldn't overcome it.
Even though he later used the gunpowder made from wheat grains to temporarily solve the problem, that feeling of being shrouded in "shadows" always lingered in his mind.
He roughly understood what to do, "Thank you, Senior Brother Wang for your guidance."
Wang Laozhi said, "Each person has their own path. Even if you pursue your own path, if you fall and are reborn, your senior brother will also guide you back to the cultivation path."
It was obvious that Wang Laozhi had guessed what Chen Yun intended to do.
Chen Yun indeed wanted to challenge Lin Fei Yun and prove that she could not cast a shadow on him or resolve his internal knot.
He himself had the "proud" vice, but he always tried to be stable in his actions and words. There was no conflict between these two things in ordinary times, but at critical moments, they would form a huge contradiction.
For instance, with the matter of Lin Fei Yun, Chen Yun didn't think he was worse than her. The reason why he was suppressed was simply because she had been practicing for several decades longer than him. However, being suppressed was a fact, and his pride in his heart suffered a setback. As his cultivation level gradually increased to the point where he could potentially fight with an "Aurora Sword of Gold," his "path" began to waver. His proud nature led him to desperately yearn for a chance to redeem himself.
However, his rational behavior told Chen Yun that he needed to be steady, to reach a certain level of power, and only then to take revenge with absolute confidence.
It is precisely because the inner self and behavior conflict that cause the instability of "path," and thereby causing a series of negative impacts.
To put it simply, a cultivator should "know and act as one."
The concept of "knowing and acting as one" was proposed by the Ming Dynasty thinker Wang Shouren, meaning that the understanding of the principle of things and the act of carrying it out are inseparable.
"Zhi" refers to the inner awareness and understanding of things, and "Xing" refers to a person's actual actions.
If "Zhi" and "Xing" are in conflict and not unified, how can one adhere to their inner self?
"It turns out that I have been suppressing my inner self too much all this time!"
While Chen Yun was reverently withdrawing from Wang Laozhi's room and closing the door, he was recalling the memory of someone in his heart.
Why did the blue cai he always wear tattered blue clothing, tie a three-inch-wide wooden belt, and wear one shoe and walk barefoot?
And why does he wear cotton clothes in summer and lie in the snow in winter, exhaling steam like a steam bath? He often holds a large drumstick over three feet long and walks and sings in the city, drunkenly dancing, appearing crazy but not really?
Because the other person thinks like that, so does Lan Caihe.
The person has achieved the unity of knowledge and action.
Therefore, Lan Caihe has achieved enlightenment.
And it is because I have not achieved the unity of knowledge and action that my cultivation has gone wrong.
After understanding the situation, Chen Yun felt a burst of clarity in his mind. He knew what he needed to do next.
That's right, to go find Lin Fei Yun and prove himself.
Then today, let's cut off Lin Fei Yun!
Chen Yun's killing intent was set!
(Chapter ends)
