Chapter 8 8. Nature
"Senior Brother Head!"

Taoist Qingning pushed open the door of a quiet room with a flushed face.

At this time, there was a Taoist sitting cross-legged on the couch in the room, meditating and practicing quietly.

The Taoist was dressed in purple, with a lotus crown on his head. He looked middle-aged, with handsome facial features. Two strands of long hair hung down at his temples, and he almost exuded the aura of an immortal.

But if you look closely, you will find that
The Taoist who was meditating with his eyes closed had the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was daydreaming about something interesting.

This was actually because there was an orange cat curled up and sleeping soundly where he sat cross-legged, and the Taoist's hand was carefully stroking the cat's head.

Hearing the loud noise of the door being pushed open and shouting, the abbot of Yuanfu Temple, Taoist Qingxu, opened his eyes and glared at his junior fellow apprentice.

Taoist Qingning was no longer surprised by his senior brother's behavior, and said to himself:
"Master, there are many good candidates joining the temple at this year's disciple recruitment meeting."

At this point, Taoist Qingning paused and said, "One of the cases is very strange. Although his innate foundation is deficient, his Qi channels are naturally clear. His mind is not calm and his Qi is not condensed, but he is still able to condense nectar."

"Master, what do you think about this?"

"It sounds like this boy has reached the state of 'realizing his true nature', and his awareness of his mind and body has become completely passive." Taoist Qingxu pondered, "Although this kind of talent is rare, it does exist."

Hearing this, Taoist Qingning was shocked.

He thought he had spoken highly enough of that disciple.

I didn't expect that my senior brother could take it to a higher level!
"Awakening to the true nature" is a state that can only be achieved by cultivating sexual skills to perfection. The next step is the fusion of sex and life, and the refining of the great elixir!

"Qingning." Taoist Qingxu pondered, "Next, you should pay more attention to this boy and see what his character is like."

Taoist Qingning looked at the head master in surprise.

Master Brother
Is this the idea of ​​taking in a disciple?
But it is true, if it is true as what the head brother said, then the disciple is really that talented, and it is natural for him to be excited when seeing prey.

"Yes, Master Brother." Taoist Qingning bowed.

The next day.

The east is getting brighter and the morning light is dim.

The plan of the day is in the morning.

At dawn, purple air comes from the east, and the energy of heaven and earth is strong.

It is a good time for practitioners of all schools to practice.

At this time, Chen Jingxin was sitting cross-legged on a huge rock, leading all the new disciples to meditate and practice facing east.

He closed his eyes slightly and muttered:

"Look down at the tip of your nose with your eyes. Don't close your eyes too much, or your spirit will be dim; don't open your eyes too much, or your spirit will wander."

"You should look at the tip of your nose with your eyelids lowered, and your mind should be at the level of the middle of your eyes for the best result."

"If you look closely, it's nothing more than 'keeping one'."

"If you can stay focused on this 'one', your thoughts will not wander randomly. Then you can condense and transform into nectar while walking, standing, sitting or lying down. Laying the foundation will only take a few days."

Xu Qing sat on the ground.

Listening to the voices of people and the sound of the wind, my mind finally calmed down. I felt the clear and sweet nectar forming in my mouth, and I had an inexplicable feeling of comfort and peace all over my body.

Everyone practiced in silence.

In a moment, the morning sun jumped out from behind the mountains, illuminating the darkness for thousands of miles. The sky, earth and mountains suddenly became the same color, and then the colorful world came into view.

Xu Qingfu opened his eyes at this moment.

A pair of distinct black and white pupils, bathed in sunlight, gaze at the rising sun in the distance.

The true Qi in the body that was rising from the Du meridian to the Baihui point seemed to echo this scene, and the whole person had a tendency to merge with the heaven and earth.

Chen Jingxin seemed to sense something and closed her eyes to look.

When his eyes fell on Xu Qing, his pupils contracted instantly.

He actually felt a state from the disciple who opened his eyes that he had only seen in the master of the temple.

This state is called "natural" by all the masters in the sect. In Buddhism, it can be called "freedom"; in Confucianism, it can be called "sincerity".

"Is this disciple called Xu Qing?"

Chen Jingxin's eyes flashed with a strange light, and he remembered that Uncle Qingning had specifically told him to pay more attention to Xu Qing last night.

I didn’t understand it before.

In the past, when Uncle Qingning encountered a good seedling, he was not so serious.

Now he understood.

It seems that this junior fellow apprentice is incredibly talented!

Xu Qing was immersed in cultivation, staring intently at the rising sun.

After the true Qi turned into jade liquid and met with golden liquid to condense into nectar, and then filled into the acupoints, he became aware of the gaze from above.

Seeing Taoist Master Chen looking at him with sparkling eyes, Xu Qing quickly closed his eyes guiltily, like an employee caught by his boss while slacking off.

Chen Jingxin had a smile in her eyes.

Continue to close your eyes and breathe in and out facing the morning sun.

Two quarters of an hour later.

Chen Jingxin stopped practicing.

"Open your eyes, and follow me to recite the scriptures."

Many of the new disciples were from poor families who could not read a single word. They could only follow Chen Jingxin in reciting a sentence, and they would imitate him.

The specific meaning of the scripture will be taught slowly later.

Not long after.

The clear sound of chanting scriptures drifted down the mountain to Huai'an County along with the mountain breeze.

In the following days, Xu Qing's life was very regular and fulfilling.

This group of new disciples needs to spend six hours every day meditating to condense nectar to fill the 365 major acupoints in the human body.

The remaining six hours are used to complete tasks such as eating and sleeping.

Of course, although Yuanfu Temple gives new disciples enough time to practice, it does not mean that the other six hours are only for eating and sleeping.

Not to mention the morning and evening homework.

Every morning and evening, the four Taoist priests in charge of the four academies of the Taoist Temple would lead the new disciples to practice and recite Taoist scriptures.

In addition, illiterate disciples will spend one hour every day learning to read and write, while disciples who can already read and write need to study Taoist scriptures.

There are also odd jobs like sweeping the floor, chopping wood, fetching water, etc.
Almost all twelve hours of the day are filled with things to do, leaving no chance for laziness or slacking off.

This busy schedule lasted for a month.

During this month, Xu Qing made rapid progress and had already filled up 320 major acupoints in his body, leaving only 45 major acupoints left to complete the foundation building process.

Unfortunately.

During this period, the feeling of floating consciousness as if ascending to heaven did not appear again.

Xu Qing guessed,

Perhaps it was because of the special position of the lower dantian among the 365 major acupoints in the human body, or perhaps it was because it was his first time practicing the foundation-building method and his damaged innate foundation was compensated.

Or maybe it's both.

But regardless of whether that special state of elevated consciousness appeared or not, Xu Qing had already taken most of his first step on the road of cultivation and landed safely.

He had a hunch:
When his foundation is complete, it will be the time for him to completely make up for the damaged innate foundation, and it will also be the time for him to completely release his talent!

(End of this chapter)