Chapter 12 Yan Chixia

After Li Daoxuan left the Taoist's residence and returned to his residence, none of his fellow apprentices were there. He looked at the bookshelf on the bed and took out a Taoist scripture from it in a distracted manner.

Although he promised the Taoist priest that he would go back to Jinling to take a look, he was still a little confused. After all, she was only the mother of this body, not his mother. The two of them were like strangers. When they met, Li Daoxuan, who was very careful about boundaries, would feel awkward.

He had called his own parents "Mom and Dad" for many years, but this time he had to call outsiders "Mom and Dad". He didn't know how to start.

Thinking about that embarrassing scene, Li Daoxuan decided to destroy it.

He opened the Taoist scripture, which turned out to be the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility". He took it in his hand and opened it, reciting softly: "Laojun said: The Great Dao is invisible, giving birth to the heaven and earth; the Great Dao is ruthless, running the sun and the moon..."

"If a person can always be calm and peaceful, all heaven and earth will belong to him..."

After reciting it several times, the distracting thoughts in my mind slowly dissipated. The original anxiety and uneasiness also disappeared at this moment.

Without the messy thoughts, it is easier to think about many things. Since he is destined to meet his stepmother, he might as well face it frankly. Just saying a few words and calling her mother a few times will not make him lose a few pieces of skin.

Comforting himself in this way, Li Daoxuan could be said to be clear-minded.

Spread out the paper, dip it in ink and write "The Sutra of Purity and Tranquility".

After writing it twice, two white fish jumped into his eyes. He planned to save the third time for the evening.

He looked at his things in the room and found that there was nothing else except the Taoist robe he wore every day.

Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating in the temple are all done collectively, and this bookshelf is also shared by fellow disciples.

After all, they are all disciples who have not been ordained, so they can forget about getting magical instruments or anything like that.

Since he doesn't have his own place to live for the time being, he naturally doesn't have any personal belongings. At most, he can draw a few talismans and carry them with him, which can be considered his own belongings.

So Li Daoxuan decided to draw some talismans to keep with him before going down the mountain. Maybe they would be useful when the time comes.

He boiled water to cleanse his body, washed and put on Taoist robes, worshiped the statue of the ancestor in the house, and prayed to the gods of heaven and earth. After doing these things, Li Daoxuan took some yellow paper and ground some cinnabar.

He sat upright, concentrated his mind, picked up the pen and began to draw the talisman.

First pinch the Sun God Seal, draw the Divine Thunder Curse, and use the talisman to exorcise demons and suppress evil.

Then pinch the Moon God's seal, draw the talisman to ward off evil spirits, protect the house, and pray for blessings and cure diseases.

Finally, pinch the Tian Gang Jue, draw the talisman to drive away gods and ghosts, and call the wind and rain.

After drawing only three talismans, Li Daoxuan felt listless and out of spirit.

Looking at the three thunder spell talismans, he finally understood why the old Taoist usually liked to draw some talismans for praying for blessings and protecting peace. It was simply because these magic talismans were too overbearing and exhausted one's energy.

Even for a Taoist like him who had opened an inch of Niwan Palace and had already begun to build the foundation and cultivate himself, he would be done for after drawing three thunder talismans. How difficult it would be for those Taoists who were not as good as him.

Putting down the brush, Li Daoxuan practiced the Qingwei sitting exercise to restore his energy and spirit.

Focus your mind and thoughts on the Niwan Palace and merge them with the golden light.

The next moment is without thoughts, desires or hopes.

The darkness caused by closing his eyes slowly dissipated, and with the help of his Niwan Heavenly Eye, Li Daoxuan could see everything in the room clearly.

His senses gradually spread from the bed to the ground.

He knew everything within a three-meter radius, and could even see a mouse under the bed.

But at this moment, he had no distracting thoughts, blending with the heaven and earth naturally. His mind was in harmony with the heaven and earth, entering a state of harmony between man and nature.

His originally drowsy mind gradually became clear, and his energy and spirit were slowly recovering. In this state of unity between man and nature, Li Daoxuan unconsciously began to practice the alchemy internal breathing technique.

The breath gushed out and flowed, the Niwan was shining with golden light, the upper and lower dantians were merging, and some changes occurred unconsciously.

Li Daoxuan didn't know what the unity of man and nature meant, and what the way of nature was. He discovered this state by accident. One day, he was tired and lying on the bed, and suddenly he wondered if he could meditate to restore his energy. Just like meditating in the game to restore health, this sitting skill should have such ability.

This is what he thinks and does.

After his thoughts were placed in the golden light, he discovered that he could feel everything within three meters around him without using his eyes, whether it was on the roof or underground.

This kind of spiritual consciousness similar to the ones in novels particularly interested him, so after trying many times he mastered the method to activate it at any time. Combining it with the method of breathing in and out in "Qingwei Dan Jue", Li Daoxuan developed a meditation method that could restore physical strength and spirit.

He actually didn't know that this state is the supreme ideal state of harmony between man and nature called by the Xuanmen school, and is also commonly known as "the resonance between man and nature" in Taoism. In this state, one can use the boundless vital energy to sustain the finite body, thus breaking through the realm that is difficult for him to break through.

It is difficult for even a Taoist master with profound Taoist attainments to achieve the state of resonance between heaven and man. An ordinary Taoist may not be able to encounter it in his lifetime even after practicing for decades.

If the people in the Xuanmen knew that Li Daoxuan could enter the state of heaven and man at any time, they would probably go crazy with jealousy.

Of course, Li Daoxuan didn't know that his state was called the induction of heaven and man. He just felt very comfortable in this state and his body was relaxed.

When he was mentally and spiritually satisfied, Li Daoxuan opened his eyes and looked at the desk, then picked up the brush and continued to draw talismans.

He repeated this process many times and drew dozens of spiritual talismans. He carefully removed the tools and put all the talismans into the backpack he had prepared.

These are his personal belongings, and he can give some of them to others after he gets down the mountain.

After packing up his things, Li Daoxuan wrote the "Classic of Purity and Tranquility" for the last time.

Three white fishes jumped into his eyes, and he fell into a deep sleep.

If you get tired of drawing talismans, you can recover by meditating, but the fatigue from taking the Yin-Yang fish cannot be recovered.

No matter how energetic Li Daoxuan was before taking the third Yin-Yang fish, he had to rest after taking the third one.

Therefore, he usually would not take the third one easily. Only when he was completely free and had nothing to do, would he feel at ease to take the third Yin-Yang fish.

When I close my eyes and fall asleep, I arrive at a familiar place.

The books are still where they are.

Li Daoxuan hesitated for a moment and did not choose the talisman again. Instead, he turned to the Taoist magic on the side and opened it.

Three white fish merged into it, and Li Daoxuan immediately heard a hearty laugh, and then someone flew in from the chaos with a sword under his feet and a wine jug in his hand.

This man was righteous and had a long beard. His eyebrows were like sharp swords and his eyes were shining. He landed on the ground and looked at Li Daoxuan, then put the flying sword back behind him.

"I am Yan Chixia, nice to meet you, fellow Taoist."

Li Daoxuan's eyes widened as he looked up and down at this familiar figure. The other person looked exactly as he imagined, even the flying posture was the same. He didn't expect that this method could have such a surprise, and actually summoned Yan Chixia.

"I, my name is Li Daoxuan. Senior Yan, I'm honored." Li Daoxuan hurriedly bowed and replied respectfully to Yan Chixia.

Yan Chixia laughed loudly upon seeing this and patted his shoulder. The force was quite strong and Li Daoxuan grimaced in pain.

"Don't be so polite with me. I hate these Xuanmen rules. Haha, I see you are devoted to studying. Do you want to learn something?"

Hearing Yan Chixia's words, Li Daoxuan was overjoyed. If he wanted to learn something, then the one he wanted to learn most was Yan Chixia's sword-controlling technique.

But when he told Yan Chixia his idea, the other party shook his head and said regretfully: "My friend, you can't learn my sword-controlling technique for the time being."

"Why?!" Li Daoxuan couldn't help but ask.

"My sword-wielding technique can only be learned by those who have achieved the Golden Elixir stage. You have just started learning and your body is weak. It is better for you to start from practicing with the sword and take it step by step." Yan Chixia explained earnestly.

Li Daoxuan had to temporarily give up his dream of flying a sword and start practicing sword skills with Yan Chixia.

When he woke up again, he felt sore all over.

(End of this chapter)