Chapter 87: Slaying Demons and Seeing Divine Snakes, Respecting the Northern Emperor's Envoy
If you follow the path of practice, if you follow the side and left path, you can enter the path and practice supernatural powers at this moment. If you want to follow the dignified and righteous path, you need to have all your essence, energy and spirit.
The soul has been achieved and the vital energy has been nourished, but the essence cannot be used.
The beautiful tiger asked seriously, but he wanted to listen to my words. His expression was solemn as if he was a rough Taoist who was watching the snow and talking about the Tao. The young man was stunned, then put down the bamboo basket, tidied up his clothes, and bowed his hand to respond:
"I really want to ask for it."
The tiger laughed.
The sound shook for several miles, causing the pine forest to shake. The snowflakes on the trunks fell. The tiger smiled and said, "Please sit down."
The ground covered with snow seemed to be a temple. The tiger sat upright on the top bluestone, while Qi Wuhuo was sitting on one side. Many spiritual beasts sat down one by one. Apes scratched their ears and faces, the spirit pythons curled up, swallowed and spitted snakes, and the birds gathered their wings and landed on the branches.
The tiger swept over his eyes and then spoke slowly:
"Today, a new fellow Taoist came to the banquet. Here we preach. When practicing, the primary essence is the primary essence! The so-called primary essence is for all living things, the origin of flesh and blood, ordinary warriors, and the left-handed paths. They say that essence is for qi, blood, muscles and bones, but in fact it is far-reaching. Practicing this way is like seeking fish from a tree, the further you practice."
"What is Yuan Jing?"
"The great way says——"
"Seeking for images in a trance, and finding true essence in the dark."
"Does there be any self-entertainment through this? How can I think of it?"
"And in the Taoist ancestor's "Tao Sutra", the 21st article says that Tao is a thing, only vague and vague. It is vague and vague, there are images in it; it is vague and vague, there are objects in it; it is vague and vague, there are essences in it."
"This essence means the essence."
"It is called trance and called yaoming, which means that this essence is not a tangible and qualitative existence, but is lingering in the five internal organs, six limbs and hundreds of bones. It is also said that it is to find the true scriptures in the darkness."
"What is searching? It is searching."
"Search with what to look for, God."
"The meaning of this word from Taoism is."
"The essence is deeply hidden in the limbs and bones, but it cannot be perceived in normal times. Only in a daze, can it be sensed. You should use the spirit as the body and the meaning as the use, and in the limbs and bones as the appearance and non-existence, [picking and refining] in the limbs and bones!"
"This is the [refining essence] skill in refining essence into qi."
"It means finding the essence of all limbs and bones, and refining it."
"And why refine it?"
"Using the truth of one thing, observing the nature of all things is nothing more than focusing on this initial energy - because this essence is the original substance of all life and the foundation of life! In some great Dharma veins, it is called [Fate Treasure]."
"From the birth of heaven and earth, the living beings who practice will be able to live a life, avoid natural disasters, and be free from man-made disasters. They can avoid all diseases and end up in vain without illness. They are called Taoist priests."
The tiger's low voice echoed, telling the Taoist practice method.
After slowly coming, he shook his head and sighed:
"Refining essence and transforming qi; it is originally two steps, which is to refine the essence of the five internal organs and six internal organs. Only by retrieving my life treasure from the creation of heaven and earth can you know that my life is from me. Then, use your spirit to control qi, combine qi and essence, and turn into innate qi, and from then on, it will not be restricted."
"Get rid of the world and take one step further. People can call themselves real people. An animal can be exiled from the shape of an animal and can be worshipped."
"But when the Taoist sect was spread outside, the more false it became, and it became a step. Later, I actually had to refine my own flesh and blood to temper my internal energy. What a false legend..."
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In the darkness, we pick and refine the essence.
The beasts fell to the ground and fell to the ground, and the boy sat cross-legged in the snow.
The tiger sank on the bluestone, hitting the cauldron, making a huge sound, and then laughed loudly:
"The Tao is a thing, but it is vague."
"If you ask for it, you will never get it."
"It is to practice Taoism!"
"Seeking immortality!"
"Eternal life!"
"You see that the world is as big as a plate, this is a pill in my family!"
"If you want it, you will appear and don't look at the appearance of your mind."
After laughing, drinking spiritual liquid is like drinking alcohol.
Snow falls in the mountains.
The tiger preached.
Qi Wuhuo's eyes closed slightly and his breath was circulating.
All things have great medicines, they can be harvested and refined, and they can take off their creation and return to my original qi.
I don’t know how long it has passed, but I vaguely felt an extremely pure existence gathered in all limbs and bones.
The tiger raised its eyes and widened its eyes.
So fast?!
Yuan Jing is also gathering.
ps: The explanation of the Tao Te Ching and Taoist practice records in this chapter comes from the founder of Fang Xiandao, the master of He Shangren;
"Wuzhen Pian" by Ziyang Zhenren of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Chapter completed!