After Taoist Nanguang left, Rao Zongzhi and the two had to make up lessons for Hou Zi. There was no way, this guy was too lacking in cultivation theory and basic knowledge; they could understand that in less than four years, he could climb from Qi Qi to Qi Qi to Qi Qi. Lian Qiao, such results are enough to prove his talent, but it is precisely because he climbed too fast and focused too much on combat that he has no experience in other aspects and has a narrow range of interests.
"The psychic cave is one of the many caves in the Splendid Cultivation Circle..."
The cave is a very magical space phenomenon. Taoism calls it a place where gods live, which means there is a different world in the cave.
"Picture of the Palaces of Heaven and Earth" says: "The ten caves in the sky are located between the famous mountains of the earth. They are the places where gods are sent by heaven to rule."
In addition to dividing the entire universe into thirty-six layers of heaven and endless cosmic space, the world of cultivation also describes in detail each space connected to the Splendid Continent space, which is the Paradise of Cave Heaven.
The so-called Dongtian Blessed Land mainly refers to the sacred space for practice within the big sky. The areas it covers include Dongtian, Blessed Land, Jingzhi, Shuifu, Sacred Mountain, Island, etc. Specifically speaking, there are ten major caves, thirty-six small caves, seven Twelve blessed lands, eighteen water mansions, five towns and seas, twenty-four governance, thirty-six jinglu and ten continents and three islands, endless emptiness.
The cave is not in reality, but it is closely related to reality; in theory, everyone can go to the cave, but the key is to open the path to the cave, which is not everyone can do; the spatial location is both infinite and limited Uniqueness, generally speaking, whoever holds the key to the path in and out of the cave will own the cave.
In the Splendid Continent, not every orthodoxy has a cave, but only an orthodoxy with a cave can be considered powerful, have extraordinary inheritance, and is the foundation of a sect.
In the southwest region, there are not many Taoisms known to have Dongtian, Wumen, Quanzhen, Buddhism, Taihao, Huncheng, Anhe... This is also an important reason why Wumen wants to completely integrate Anhe Taoism.
The nature of the caves is different, and each Taoist tradition is very taboo about its own secrets. It will not be revealed to others, and it will never be passed down in the classics. For example, Hou Zi, who has been a disciple for three or four years, knows nothing about the caves owned by the Quanzhen Sect. ; Of course, this is related to his experience. He was born as a wild cultivator, had no family connections, no teachers or seniors to guide him, and he was hated everywhere.
The psychic cave of Anhe Daomen is one of the few caves with a good reputation. This is related to the philosophy of Anhe Taoist School and the nature of the psychic cave.
A very important function of the psychic cave is to help Xiaoxiu understand the changes in the world, the vicissitudes of time, man and nature; because the people who are suitable for this function belong to a relatively low level, it is difficult to keep secrets.
Other caves are suitable for a higher range, such as caves suitable for the three realms of Tongtian, or even exclusive golden elixirs and above. There are fewer people, and they are all real seeds of cultivation. Some things will not be widely circulated. If you don't enter this circle, You rarely hear legends about this.
This psychic cave of Anhe Taoism is very important because its function is suitable for low-level disciples. Having it can increase the success rate of disciples. It is actually the cornerstone of a Taoist tradition.
In the past, such an opportunity had to come to the Anhe Taoist disciples. There were many monks who climbed up to the Bridge Realm every year. After three years of accumulation, plus those veteran monks from the previous years, there would be fierce competition for every opportunity to enter the cave. , beaten to a bloody head, how can it be possible to take advantage of outsiders?
But today is different from the past. It can only be said that although Anhe Taoism is still an independent Taoism, its decline is visible to our eyes.
Lack of strong cohesion, usually fine, but really at a loss when trouble occurs. In troubled times, it is not a good idea to govern by doing nothing. In the ordinary world, we can do nothing, but Taoism itself must not do nothing.
King Luo Lin looked longingly, "There is also a rumor that the so-called cave heaven and blessed land is actually the projection of the outer world in Jinxiu, so every cave we go to has a real origin, but we don't know where the psychic cave is.
The projection of the world? Where is the cave we teach ourselves in Quanzhen?"
Rao Zongzhi shook his head, "It's just a rumor. It has no source, cannot be verified, and cannot be completely believed. Ultimately, these mysteries are for us to explore in the future, as long as we can go that far!
If you think about it now, it's just confusing. You must first apply this cave to get to the point."
The two of them bowed to Hou Zi as a token of their gratitude, because it was obvious that the Anhe Taoist sect had invited Hou Zi, not them, but Hou Zi, who was from Anhe himself and had made great achievements in discussing Taoism in the southwest.
Hou Zi rolled his eyes, "It's too hypocritical. Can't we be more practical and turn your gratitude into spiritual stones?"
Rao Zongzhi said seriously, "I thought that was an insult to you."
King Luo Lin spread his hands and said, "The flowers are gone! And I don't think such an opportunity can be bought with spiritual stones."
In the next few days, the three of them continued to shop for goods. To be precise, they mainly focused on looking. Their net worth was not enough to do whatever they wanted in such a bustling market.
In this process, through continuous learning and reference, Hou Zi gained a preliminary understanding of the application of Shangjing Tongxuan process to external objects.
During his four years of practice, he had almost no dependence on external things. This was not because he had a mysophobia, but a coincidence of various factors; he had a clean slate, was punished repeatedly, had no talent for business, and no skills to support him. In addition,
The existence of the whirlpool in Shangzifu repels the power of the elixir, which has resulted in his current situation of being almost insulated from external objects.
He doesn't think that this situation will last forever, and maybe accessing the mysteries is a hurdle. If he crosses this threshold, he will probably fall into the endless pursuit of resources like everyone else, which is also part of spiritual practice.
The elixir and bitter lung are solved, and now the most important bridge is left. This is something that cannot be bought in the market. It is the bridge between man and nature. What it is, each monk needs to explore by himself.
In the cultivation world of Splendid Continent, the first thing every monk discovers in Zi Mansion is a plant whose shape cannot be described. Whatever is in his heart may be what he sees.
What's important is how the monks find this connection. This is why Rao Zongzhi and King Luo Lin have been reluctant to go to the realm. They are not yet fully sure of such a connection.
Therefore, when a monk reaches this stage, the most important thing is to look around and see the magnificent mountains and rivers of the beautiful land, so as to enter the heart from the scenery and complete the key step.
Some people have walked their whole lives and never found such an opportunity, that is, they have no chance to meet the Tao.
Hou Zi collected a lot of strange books and began to make up for his lack of cultivation concepts; because he had realized that the Zifu whirlpool was just an accident, and it might only be more helpful in combat, but in terms of spiritual cultivation,
What he needs to follow is the footsteps of his predecessors.
