Moon Emperor

Chapter 267 The Mirror Grinding Stone
Su Yan shook her head, "I'm not the one who did it, and I didn't intend to hurt you either."

As he said that, he looked at Jiang Huawei, "Master, you misunderstood, this, this girl did not intend to assassinate me."

"Although she has been hiding in her clothes, refusing to come out to meet me, and not offering to help when she is in danger, she does owe me a promise."

"To be precise, we signed a contract. I will take her out of Qingcheng Palace, and she will unconditionally help me three times."

"Can you tell me about her origin?" Jiang Hua smiled slightly and looked at the gloomy female ghost.

"No problem." Su Yan felt that this was not a big secret, so he roughly talked about [Mirror Sky Sect].

Jiang Huawei was thoughtful, "Mirror Sky Sect, I have read some sporadic records in some ancient manuscripts."

"It can only be said that sometimes seeing too much and knowing too much is not a good thing. People's desires will expand with the expansion of their horizons."

"As for this girl with a remnant soul, I have to say that it is very rare for you to survive for such a long time."

"You should practice high-quality ghost cultivation skills, and the environment of the Jingtianzong site is special, so you can persist until now."

"But what puzzles me is that you are neither human nor ghost in your current state. Why don't you get rid of it as soon as possible and go to the underworld to reincarnate?"

"Could it be that you still have any obsessions?"

The female ghost in white didn't answer, and didn't even want to look at Jiang Huawei. It seemed that she was very dissatisfied because she was forcibly captured.

Jiang Huawei was not angry, "You also think Su Yan is special, that's why you always stay by his side and never leave?"

"It seems that you have something to ask for, so I suggest that you open the skylight with him and speak honestly."

"Otherwise, if it continues like this, with Su Yan's progress speed, maybe he won't need your help in a long time."

After saying that, Jiang Huawei let go of her hand, and the female ghost got back into the suit of clothes again.

Su Yan was also thoughtful when he heard the words. The master really cared about him. Seeing that this female ghost did not harm the apprentice for the time being, he advised her to cooperate with him.

If the female ghost is really willing to cooperate, Su Yan has already thought of how to use her for a while, and she can help him solve a problem that is close at hand.

Leading out the female ghost was just a small episode, and the master and apprentice soon returned to the process of preaching, teaching, and solving doubts.

Su Yan read the Taiyin Baogao several times, and then under Jiang Huawei's guidance, he started to practice the exercises from scratch.

In fact, Lingsu Jing and Taiyin Baogao are both Taiyin exercises, and there are many similarities between the two.

The first stage of the Lingsu Sutra, the virtual moon stage, focuses on condensing a round of illusory bright moon in the sea of ​​Qi in Dantian;

The first state of Baogao, the Moon Soul Realm, also requires practitioners to visualize a bright moon in the dantian, this month is also called "Moon Soul", which means the spirit of the moon.

The second level of Lingsu Jing, the reflection of the sea, the symbol of Dacheng is to let the bright moon be completely and clearly reflected on the sea of ​​air;
The second state of Baogao, the realm of thinking, is to allow practitioners to think about a specific thing, which can be used to purify the moon soul.

What is Cunsi?In fact, it is similar to visualization. For example, it is suggested in Taiyin Baojiao that practitioners can visualize the moon god "Jielin" in the second stage.

Imagine that there is a goddess in the moon. She lives in the center of the moon, guards the dantian, and dominates the whole body. She can help practitioners absorb and purify mana.

This process is called by Taoists as "preserving the body and mind", and also called "observing the inner scene".

Taoism believes that gods are omnipresent and omnipresent, and there are gods inside and outside the body. If you can think about these gods, the gods will place your body and achieve the goal of longevity and long-term vision.

Of course, the object of contemplation is actually very wide, which can be celestial phenomena (the big sun, the moon, five stars), scenery (clouds, mist, secluded water, flames), gods (gods inside the body, gods outside the body) and so on.

Su Yan was worried that his image of "Jie Lin" in his dantian might bring some hidden dangers. After all, his original power of the bright moon seemed to be mixed with the power of Taiyin Xingjun.

Therefore, after discussing with the master, Su Yan decided not to have the Moon Goddess in the second realm, but to keep the image of "Moon Reflecting the Sea" in the Sutra of Si Lingsu.

Anyway, the purpose of Cunsi is to purify the soul of the moon, and the imagery is appropriate. Don't really make something like "the Taiyin star is resurrected on me", which makes people vomit blood.

The third realm of the Lingsujing, the real moon realm, needs to cultivate the moon shadow reflected in the sea to an incomparably solid level.

The third stage of Baogao, the pure moon stage, is also a process of purification. It needs to use the perfect image of Cunsi to compress and condense the bright moon in the dantian, making it completely pure without a trace of debris.

The fourth realm of Lingsujing, Mingdan realm, can be summed up in one word: virtual reality is transformed, true and false are reversed, and the sea is overwhelming.

The fourth realm of Baogao is also called the Mingdan realm, which can be summed up more simply: the birth of moon broken pills.

Jiang Huawei compared the two exercises, and finally suggested to him:

Even if Su Yan switched to Taiyin Baogao, the first three realms, and even the attack of alchemy, can be carried out according to the method and imagery of the Lingsu Sutra.

Because Su Yan doesn't think about the moon god in the second stage, so it's difficult to use [Bright Moon Reflecting the Sea] in the third stage to purify the moon soul in the sky, so it's better to take another way of visualization from the beginning road.

Anyway, the method of luck and the route of promoting qi can be done according to the Taiyin treasure; imagery is very idealistic, you can really do it if you think it can, just like imagining a "god inside the body" out of thin air.

This is very much in line with Su Yan's thinking. If he really wants to think about the moon god, he is worried that he will become paranoid instead, so don't make himself schizophrenic in the end.

After confirming this path, under the witness of his master, Su Yan began to practice Taiyin Baogao from scratch.

Since it is a transfer, the step of absorbing the aura of heaven and earth from the outside world can be omitted, and the mana of the Lingsu Sutra can be directly converted into the mana of Taiyin Baogao little by little.

Generally speaking, a monk who transfers to the first three realms only needs to spend half the time of the original cultivation process to achieve full power.

For example, it took you 20 years to cultivate to the third level, then it only takes about ten years to transfer.

If it is a monk with particularly good qualifications, the time required can be shortened to one-third of the original one.

As for Su Yan, according to Jiang Huawei's estimation, with his flawless moon body, he should be able to reduce the transfer time to a quarter of the original time.

When Su Yan was in Qingcheng Palace, it took seven years to cultivate to the third level, that is to say, now that he switched to Baogao, he could try to form alchemy in less than two years.

Of course, Jiang Huawei could do it himself and help Su Yan completely transform in one go, but in that way, there would be some hidden dangers.

If Su Yan doesn't want to take hidden dangers to form alchemy, he needs to polish and consolidate it by himself, which will take another year or two, so it's better to rely on himself from the beginning.

The first practice went very well, Su Yan held his ground and kept his mind, and it only took seven days to successfully build the foundation.

At first glance, the speed seems to be very fast. It only took such a short time to build the foundation in a hundred days. It seems that it will not take that long to complete the transfer, but the more difficult the practice is, the later the speed will naturally slow down and reach a balance.

After Su Yan established his foundation, he stopped practicing, and his time was limited. His master had already checked the foundation for him, and it was perfect.

Su Yan could even feel that even the power of the original source of the bright moon was a little more active, which proved that the Taiyin Baogao was indeed more suitable for him than the Lingsu Sutra, or it was closer to the source of the Dao.

The two were still sitting opposite each other on the boulder, and before Jiang Huawei, there was an extra set of mirror grinder's tools at some point.

From the wooden box, he took out scrapers, squares, mirror-polishing bricks, mirror-polishing medicine, etc. one by one, and placed them on the ground with a serious and pious expression.

Su Yan also focused on watching, and didn't regard these things as useless mortal objects.

"You asked me that day, can this craft teach people? In fact, I was a little moved, because you were the first monk to ask me that."

"Mirror grinding is a business with a very old history. Since bronze mirrors were made, mirror grinders have been born along with it."

"Because even if the bronze mirror is not used, it will gradually become dull after being placed for a long time. The ancients called it [Dark Mirror]. , its dawn will appear."

"For us practitioners, it's actually the same. The entanglements of the world of mortals and the entanglement of cause and effect in the outside world will gradually obscure our natural aura."

"Jiuhua Zhenfei has a saying: The eye is the mirror of the body. The ear is the scorpion of the body. If you look too much, the mirror will be dimmed, and the audience will be closed. I have a mirror-grinding stone, the art of breaking the scorpion, that can penetrate all souls , The subtle observation will never make a sound, it’s okay.”

"The [Stone of Grinding Mirror] among them is the method of sharpening and cultivating oneself. After the mirror of a person's mind is polished, it can make people see everything clearly and make the aura of nature shine brightly."

"Actually, there is a similar saying in Buddhism, which believes that the human heart is like a mirror. After being sharpened, it can reveal wisdom. This wisdom is also like a bright mirror, which can illuminate all darkness and make people enlightened."

"You have seen me grind mirrors, why do you want to learn this craft?"

Su Yan, who was listening carefully, was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, "This is mostly on a whim. I have read the story of the mirror grinder before, and I am very interested in the protagonist."

"In addition, when I saw Master grinding the mirror, I felt that every movement of yours had a natural rhythm in it. It looked very comfortable and made my mind calm down at once, so I had the idea of ​​asking for advice at that time. .”

Jiang Huawei nodded in satisfaction, "Being able to see this proves that your understanding is really good."

"As I said before, I got an inheritance from the ancient Taoism in my early years."

"It is unknown who the patriarch of this orthodoxy is, and the inheritance it left behind is also very strange, called [Mojinglu]."

"At first glance, some monks may mistakenly think that this is just a manuscript left by an ancient mirror grinder, but it is not the case. It is a strange way of cultivation."

"How strange is it? It has no specific practice method and luck route, and it is not considered a major or minor practice. Its essence is to improve oneself by grinding the mirror."

"There are two ways to grind mirrors. One is to become a real mirror grinder, wander around the world, and grind mirrors for the world."

"Every time a mirror is polished, it is not only grinding away the dirt of external objects, but also grinding away the dirt of oneself."

"The other is to visualize in your heart, see yourself as a bronze mirror, and constantly sharpen it diligently, so that you will naturally become more refined, and your natural aura will gradually become transparent."

"For me, this [Mirror Grinding Record] is the greatest help on my path of cultivation. Relying on this record, I have broken through the natural barrier of the Three Profound Realms of Life and Death."

"Besides, since I entered the seventh realm, I have never meditated and practiced seriously. I have transformed into a mirror-grinding Taoist priest and wandered in the world. Mirror-grinding is a process of cultivation for me. From the seventh realm to the ninth realm environment, everything is going to happen naturally.”

Su Yan was a little stunned when he heard it. From Jiang Huawei's mouth, the last three realms, which are the most difficult to practice, are as simple as drinking water and eating. This is really unbelievable.

"Of course, my biggest wish for passing on the mirror grinding record to you today is actually to hope that you will continue this lineage, instead of letting you imitate me."

"There is a saying that goes well: Those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die."

"This kind of cultivation method may not be suitable for everyone. I also chose to become an anonymous grinding mirror after experiencing all kinds of painful things such as life and death, and the impermanence of the world. people."

"Now it seems that this choice is right. The process of grinding the mirror is also a process of precipitation for me. It made me completely recognize myself and understand what I want."

As he said that, Jiang Huawei seemed to recall something from the past, and his eyes suddenly dimmed.

But he quickly came back to his senses and looked at Su Yan, "I can see that you still can't control the power of the bright moon in your body. Although you can gradually control part of it as your cultivation level advances, but that It's passive."

"It's like the water in a water glass is getting more and more, it will overflow naturally, and you only use the overflowing part."

"If you want to really control this power that doesn't belong to you, you can try to dig it out with a mirror grinder."

"That is to say, you can use the bright moon in the dantian as a bright mirror to sharpen it. Every time you sharpen it, it will become brighter."

"When the bright moon is bright and can illuminate all sentient beings in the three realms and six realms, it means that you have completely controlled it and become the true Lord of the Moon."

Jiang Huawei's words made Su Yan's heart skip a beat. This was exactly what he wanted most, the way to tap the original power of the bright moon.

He nodded vigorously, "If I can be taught by Master, I swear, I will definitely continue this lineage so that it will not be cut off in my generation."

Jiang Hua showed a gratified smile, "Okay, then this set of mirror grinder's tools will be given to you."

"As for the others, I'm sorry, I do have some treasures on me, but I can't give them to you."

"Because the danger I will experience next is far greater than any previous one. In order to find that person, I must do my best to improve my chances of winning, so the only thing I can give you now is this set of mirror grinders. "

Su Yan quickly waved his hand, "Don't dare to ask for more, Master has already given enough."

(End of this chapter)