Taoist Myth: I am the last true immortal in the world

Chapter 25: Refining Grain and Transforming into Essence
"Have you finished building the foundation?"

Outside the window, Wang Zaixi looked at Chen Yun inside with a strange expression.

He had just heard the message from Junior Brother Ning, and was surprised and rushed over immediately to see if it was true.

Although Wang Zaixi did not use Zhenqi to enter Chen Yun's body at this moment to check, he could see that Chen Yun's eyes were clear and slightly imperceptible with a blue light, and it was obvious that the foundation building was completed.

This is the Taoist saying that "blue eyes and square pupils are gods".

Generally, after completing a hundred days of foundation building, the central channel will open and the body will undergo several changes.

The first is that the eyes have blue light, and the second is that they will be "reborn" to a certain extent.

For example, bones that were not growing well at first will gradually become "normal" as the foundation building is completed.

Plus, your skin will become whiter and smoother over time.

This is what the saying goes: "Moistened with color, the joints become stronger."

At present, Chen Yung has just finished building the foundation, and only his eyes have changed.

Others still need to change day by day, and it seems not too easy to detect.

Wang Zai had reached the realm of a superior mage in the past and had a high level of cultivation. Naturally, he could see Chen Yun's changes at a glance.

Chen Yun said without being arrogant or humble: "Yes, senior brother."

Wang Zaixi asked in return: "Did you know that Senior Brother Cai Rujin is the most talented person since I started preaching and establishing Taoism?"

Chen Yun didn't understand why he said this, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Wang Zaixi sighed: "It took him a full month to build the foundation with such talent, but you... I remember it has only been more than 20 days since he taught you the foundation building technique."

There was another thing he didn't say, which was that Cai Rujin had successfully built his foundation in one month and had taken four foundation-building pills.

Where is Chen Yun?
As far as Wang Zaixi knew, except for a Yin Yang Star Grass given by Uncle Zheng Wen, there seemed to be no other external aid.

Such talent is really scary.

Chen Yun was as humble as ever, "Maybe I was lucky and succeeded by accident."

Wang Zaixi stared at him for a long time, and then slowly said: "You asked Junior Brother Ning to pass on the message. I think you want to learn the method of refining grain and turning it into essence. To tell you the truth, I, the Taoist Temple, selects young people to work and teach the method. One does need people to work, and the other also includes the intention of selecting people to inherit the Taoism. Otherwise, it would be better to recruit some permanent workers. Why should they be dismissed after five years? Since you have successfully established the foundation, I will teach you how to practice. The method of converting grains into essence, that’s all. I happen to be free today and will teach you the method of converting grain into essence.”

Chen Yun was overjoyed, "Thank you, senior brother."

Wang Zai said humbly: "Do you know what refining grain into essence is?"

Chen Yun shook his head, "I don't know, please ask senior brother for advice."

Wang Zixi fiddled with the aged and peeled bark of the wooden railings of the window, and said clearly: "Before refining grain and turning into essence, you need to understand what essence is. Essence is divided into innate essence and acquired essence. Innate essence is endowed with It is born with parents and stored in the kidneys. The acquired essence is transformed by the essence of water and grain. That is, after a person eats and drinks, it is metabolized by the stomach and spleen. Whether you take the initiative to practice or not, the essence of water and grain will be transformed by the action of the stomach and spleen. Metamorphosis produces acquired essence. If you take the initiative to practice, you will have more transformations, but if you don’t take the initiative to practice, there will be fewer transformations.”

These are valuable knowledge, Chen Yun listened carefully.

"The essence of water and grain transported by the spleen and stomach is transferred from the spleen to all the organs, bodies, and organs throughout the body to maintain the normal operation of each organ. The acquired essence continuously enriches the essence in the kidneys, and the kidney essence can transform into vitality. This is The original ancestral Qi of the various organs and bodies of the human body promotes the growth of the human body. For example, sufficient heart Qi can promote the circulation of blood throughout the body, and sufficient lung Qi can promote the circulation and regulation of Qi in the body. If the acquired essence is weak and unable to transform Qi, The internal organs, tissues, organs, and orifices will lose moisture and nourishment, and physical fitness will decline. Of course, this is the content of the stage of refining and transforming qi. I am just telling you to listen to it for the time being, so you don't need to pay attention."

Wang Zaixi explained it very carefully.

Chen Yun nodded slightly while listening, also listening very seriously.

"What we practitioners have to do is to transform as much of the essence of water and grain into acquired essence as possible. While replenishing the essence in the kidneys, we can nourish the body and strengthen the body. One day, we can achieve a 'radiant face' with essence flowing through the whole body. In this state, the refining of grain and essence is completed, and the process of transforming the essence of water and grain into acquired essence is called refining grain and transforming into essence."

At this point, Wang Zaixi asked: "It is impossible to consume all the essence of heaven at once. If we leave it alone, it will cause the body to become restless and leak out and waste it. So we have to hide the essence. Do you know how to hide the essence?"

Chen Yun shook his head, "I don't know."

Wang Zixi tore off a piece of wood bark and wrapped it around his fingertips to play with, "The kidneys can store essence, but the kidneys store the innate essence. What we want to store is the acquired essence. The reason for this is to use the acquired essence when refining the qi in the future. The essence is transformed into the innate essence, so the acquired essence is generally not stored in the kidneys, but is hidden in the eight extra meridians, especially the two meridians of Ren and Du, which are the best places to store essence."

He did not tell the secret method immediately, but explained the principles and precautions of refining grain and essence very seriously.

This talk is an hour.

Chen Yun roughly understood the principle. It probably meant that after eating something, he would use secret methods to actively cultivate the acquired essence and form, laying the foundation for refining and transforming Qi in the future.

If a hundred days of foundation building is like digging a foundation trench, then refining grain and essence is the real foundation building. It is necessary to inject substance into the empty foundation, and this substance is acquired essence. In the final analysis, it is still foundation building.

Finally, Wang Zaixi finished explaining.

He asked: "Understood?"

Chen Yun nodded and said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your guidance. I roughly understand it."

"Okay." Wang Zai threw away the tattered wooden bark that he had played with, stretched out his hand, and a book appeared out of thin air in his palm, "This is "Hua Jing Gong", read it carefully, if there is anything you don't understand Send a message at any time and I will come over and tell you what to do.”

Generally, long-term workers learn the cultivation method, and direct disciples are not obliged to teach it. At most, they can occasionally mention a word or two.

It can be said that by doing this, Wang Zaixi is already half of Chen Yun's master.

In other words, some masters may not be as careful as Wang Zai taught in the past.

Chen Yun took the "Hua Jing Gong" and said with tears of gratitude: "Thank you, senior brother, for being so kind." Wang Zaixi waved his hands without saying anything, turned around and left the place slowly.

As soon as the people left, Chen Yun turned around and sat down on the stool beside the table, opened "Hua Jing Gong" and studied it.

The first sentence that catches the eye seems to be the general outline: "The kidney is responsible for stinging, the foundation of sealing, and the place of essence."

There is an outline below, and Chen Yun recited it silently: "Only Dao gathers emptiness, accumulates emptiness and generates spirit, concentrates spirit into qi, and gathers qi into essence."

After reading this, he stopped and asked rather puzzledly: "Shouldn't it be about refining essence and turning Qi? Why does the "Essence Transformation Method" say that concentrating the mind turns Qi and gathering Qi into essence?"

Chen Yun was confused and continued reading.

What followed was a series of formulas, and he read them carefully one by one: "The essence of the sun, the essence of the lunar yin, the two qi blend together to transform all things...the temper raises the pure qi and lowers the turbid qi...none of these..." The three things of external spirit, qi and essence are related to each other...two is born, two begets three, and three begets all things, so the void turns into spirit, the spirit turns into qi, the qi turns into essence, the essence turns into form, and the form becomes human...all things contain three, The three return to two, the two return to one. Those who know this way will be happy and keep the body, nourish the body and refine the essence, accumulate the essence and turn it into qi, refine the qi to join the spirit, refine the spirit to return the emptiness, and the golden elixir will be completed."

This "Hua Jing Gong" has five to six thousand words.

Because Chen Yun looked more carefully, half an hour had passed since he finished reading.

After reading it, he understood why the outline said "concentrate the spirit and transform the qi".

"Before their parents were alive, they did not have the six senses of eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. Therefore, monks have to practice the innate way in reverse. They can only close the six senses, ignore, hear, and think. All seeing, hearing, and thinking are caused by the abdication of the Yuan Shen, and the Consciousness God is in charge. There are six If you feel delusional and rely on reading, listening, thinking, and theory, you will not achieve enlightenment."

Chen Yun secretly pondered, "The essence-transforming skill is mainly divided into two parts. One is to refine the grain and transform it into acquired essence, and the other is to refine the acquired essence to nourish the body. Essence is like qi, so it requires concentration to transform qi. If you cannot concentrate, you will not be able to control your stomach. The spleen transforms acquired essence."

He continued to study "Hua Jing Gong".

Huajinggong is divided into static and dynamic.

Quiet Kung Fu is about refining grain and transforming it into essence to produce more acquired essence, while Dynamic Kung Fu is about cultivating the body and strengthening the body.

What is Jing Gong?

Quiet exercises are generally performed in a sitting, standing or lying position, or walking.

However, no matter what posture, you must pay attention to the word "quiet".

This kind of tranquility is not just about being quiet, but about seeing nothing with the eyes, hearing nothing with the ears, knowing nothing with the heart, ignoring nothing, hearing nothing, holding the mind in silence, being careful inside and closing off the outside, and using the soul to control all changes in the body.

All functions of the human body are restored in a state of tranquility, and all things grow from silence.

This is what Laozi said: If people can always be pure, everything in heaven and earth will return.

The exercise is relatively simple and is nothing more than practicing boxing.

Its purpose is to accelerate the body's absorption of acquired essence and become stronger.

As Lao Tzu said: What moves is the foundation of stillness.

Therefore, you must not just meditate without exercising. Exercise to strengthen your body and stay calm to calm your body.

They only know how to meditate and practice, but they don’t know how to practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies. After meditating for a long time, they will become weak and sick.

How can a sick body carry the Tao?

Weak bodies are often invaded by demons. This is what the predecessors said: "Sitting in meditation alone to cultivate Qi will lead to dryness."

Chen Yun suddenly remembered that in his previous life, Master Xuyun from the Republic of China had become seriously ill and almost died after he came out of samadhi. This was the consequence of only practicing silent skills without moving.

"As the saying goes, movement generates yang, while immobility causes qi and blood to stagnate. If the body's yang qi is insufficient, it will enter a state of confusion. If it stays in concentration for a long time, it is easy to sit down, so it is necessary to move."

He finally understood why Chuandao Temple requires its disciples to practice boxing. Martial arts training is the way to generate yang and strengthen the body. If the body is not healthy and yang is not generated, it will be difficult to enter concentration. If you occasionally enter concentration, you will also lose concentration.

"And practicing Five Elements Boxing is to better absorb the acquired essence."

Chen Yun nodded slightly thoughtfully.

The method also states the breathing and breathing method of practicing Five Elements Boxing, which is completely different from Chen Yun's previous practice of following the moves.

Only then did he realize that the Five Elements Boxing he had practiced before only had "shape" and no "meaning".

"No wonder it has no effect after practicing for so long."

Chen Yun knew that it wasn't Wang Zaixi who was hiding something, but practicing the Five Elements Boxing with breathing and breathing method, which would consume his acquired energy.

He had not succeeded in building the foundation at that time. If he consumed a lot of acquired energy, his body would collapse.

It has to be said that Wang Zaixi taught himself to work really hard and to achieve the best results in practice step by step.

Chen Yun was very grateful to Wang Zaixi.

Let’s study Huajing Gong again.

He did not rush to try it, but continued to ponder the technique.

After making sure he understood the content correctly, he was ready to give it a try.

(End of this chapter)