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Chapter 40 Gathering the Soul (Please collect and read)
  Taoist Yucheng seemed to see Wang Ping's thoughts and said: "The process of soul condensation is extraordinary. Although you have Yulian's help, you must not underestimate it. I have handed over all the affairs of Yige to fellow Taoist Gu Heng. You can take over." Come with me to the back mountain for meditation in the next month... Also, Guanli is not short of money recently, so stop refining alchemy for now and concentrate on your practice."

When he said this, he looked at Liu Shuang and Yang Ziping in the small courtyard, "As for the cultivation of your two disciples, let them practice by themselves first. A month... won't be a problem."

"I can spend an hour every day teaching Liu Shuang and Yang Ziping." Wang Ping did not give up on his two disciples.

"also!"

Taoist Yucheng did not dissuade him. Some of his words were very hurtful. The truth could not be explained clearly, and it was clear from experience. He agreed to Wang Ping and then disappeared into a streak of light.

In the small courtyard…

Liu Shuang and Yang Ziping originally wanted to wait for their master to finish chatting with him before going forward to salute him, but they did not expect that his master would leave immediately, which made them a little uneasy.

"Let's start..." Wang Ping ordered.

"Master, we didn't greet Master just now...are you okay?" Liu Shuang asked in a low voice.

"Don't worry, it's alright!"

An hour later.

Wang Ping appeared in the small courtyard behind the mountain that he was familiar with...

Taoist Yucheng was sitting at the stone table in the small courtyard as before, with a boy waiting beside him. When he saw Wang Ping, he pointed to the futon in front of him and said, "When you enter meditation, remember to communicate with Yulian first."

"Yes, Master!"

Wang Ping gave a salute and came forward to sit cross-legged on the futon. It was easy to let go of his thoughts and enter a state of concentration. He first communicated with Yu Lian in the spiritual sea: "When I circulate the spiritual energy to condense the soul, you will be responsible." Guide me.”

"What do you mean?" Yu Lian's tone was full of innocence.

"... "

"Are you blaming me?" Yu Lian could sense Wang Ping's emotions.

"no!"

"You are obviously blaming me..."

Wang Ping and Yu Lian struggled for a long time before explaining to Yu Lian what to do, and then spent some time calming down again.

Concentrate...

It is to condense one's own consciousness on the spiritual energy, so as to achieve the effect of being separated from the physical body, or to be able to sense the situation around the body with closed eyes.

Without Yu Lian's guidance, Wang Ping would have followed the method recorded on the bamboo slips. After entering samadhi, he would first have to perceive his own emotions and thoughts from a third-party perspective in a state of selflessness.

This step is very abstract.

But with the help of Yu Lian, Wang Ping could easily close all his senses to the outside world, feel his own emotions and thoughts with the inner 'third party', and then mobilize the aura of the sea of ​​​​qi to be in the 'third party' The state is wrapped in itself, relying on spiritual energy to feel the world again.

then…

Wang Ping seemed to see a new world. First, there were countless sounds, including insects, ants, birds, wind and breathing. While he was there, he heard someone whispering something again. When he listened carefully, a biting chill suddenly hit him.

The next moment, he felt like he was going through hell, and then his mind returned to his physical body.

"Hoo, ho!" Wang Ping woke up from his trance. The feeling of heart palpitations made him a little suffocated, and his body's instinct made him breathe heavily.

"Very good, I touched the threshold for the first time!" came the praising voice of Taoist Yucheng.

Wang Ping tried hard to adjust his thoughts, and Yu Lian said in his spiritual sea: "Why are you so stupid? Ignore those messy voices and just focus on what you want."

"... "

Wang Ping was unconvinced and wanted to continue, but Taoist Yucheng greeted him: "Come here and have a cup of tea first."

After a cup of tea, Taoist Yucheng said: "What the soul perceives is the essence of this world. You can even see the five elements of elves, but you must not try to hear what they say!"

"I didn't tell you about this at the beginning. I just wanted you to experience the weirdness of the spiritual world. Do you feel it's magical or scary?"

Wang Ping nodded subconsciously. When he was listening to the strange voice just now, he seemed to be pulled into an endless space. Everything around him was distorted and changing. Fortunately, this feeling only disappeared for a moment. "You just need to pretend that you can't hear it and drink this cup of tea before trying it again." Taoist Yucheng poured another cup of tea for Wang Ping.

The tea is bitter, but drinking it makes you feel at ease.

Then Wang Ping tried again...

After he entered concentration, Yu Lian first said in the spiritual sea: "If you don't care about those monsters, their voices will disappear on their own before long."

"Okay, let's continue!"

After calming down, Wang Ping soon felt the strange world again, and this time, his soul was blown away by a slightly stronger wind, and it was blown away without being separated from the body.

Wang Ping was embarrassed to say it.

Third attempt.

It was the sound of Yucheng's deliberate tapping on the table that made him lose his mind...

After the tenth time, Wang Ping clearly felt mentally exhausted. This was the first time he felt tired since practicing Qi. It was quite fresh. At the same time, he also knew that he could not continue.

"That's it for today. We'll continue at the same time tomorrow morning!" Taoist Yucheng reminded from behind.

"Yes!"

Back to the top of the mountain…

Yang Ziping was doing Taoist homework, and Liu Shuang didn't know where he went.

"Where's your senior sister?"

"I went to the martial arts training ground in the front hall to find someone to spar with..."

"Why don't you go?"

"I…"

"Okay, you can go if you want. Compete with more people so that you won't suffer any disadvantages in the future."

"Yes!"

Yang Ziping couldn't suppress the joy on his face. After bowing, he packed up his things and prepared to go to the front hall.

Yu Lian fell from Wang Ping's wrist, rode up the clouds and flipped over to the eaves to bask in the sun. She said lazily, "It's been a long time since I've eaten fresh shrimps."

"Remember to remind me tonight, I will ask Liu Shuang and the others to go down the mountain to get it for you tomorrow."

"Don't worry, I will definitely remind you."

Wang Ping originally wanted to meditate and rest, but after thinking about it, he walked to the locust tree. Today he had not nourished the locust tree with spiritual energy. The rain lotus also flew in the clouds at low altitude and landed on the branch of the locust tree, with one eye closed. As if sleeping, one eye opened again and looked at Wang Ping.

This afternoon, Wang Ping sat in front of the old locust tree until the end of Shenshi. He didn't get up until Liu Shuang and Yang Ziping came back. When the three of them walked into the small courtyard while chatting and laughing, a boy brought dinner.

During the meal, Wang Ping asked Liu Shuang: "Remember to buy some live shrimps for Yu Lian when you go down the mountain tomorrow." After that, he took out a couple of silver coins from his storage bag, thought about it and handed it to Liu Shuang, "The rest is Yes, you can buy some if you like them."

"Thank you Master!"

Liu Shuang's eyes were bright and he took the silver into his hand as quickly as possible.

A month later.

Wang Ping’s [-]th attempt to gather his soul...

According to the requirements of the light screen panel, Wang Ping had already succeeded, but Taoist Yucheng's requirements were higher, requiring him to persist under a specific noise for at least a quarter of an hour. Last time, he almost failed amidst Taoist Yucheng's scolding. Hold on until a quarter of an hour!

So this time, Wang Ping first adjusted his condition before trying, and communicated with Yu Lian many times in the spiritual sea before continuing...

(End of this chapter)