This goblin cave is actually more grandly maintained than the cave where Liu Qiao lives.
It is about ten feet wide and about a hundred feet deep. There are tens of feet of halls, halls, platforms, several rooms, and open spaces inside. It is also connected to the outside world by countless light-transmitting holes, large and small, all leading to the cliffs outside.
When I saw the hall, I saw piles of stone couches, stone tables, stone piers, and stone chairs. They were so ingenious that they seemed to be made from nature. There were mushrooms, orchids, and fairy grass in the corners.
It was originally a goblin cave with a fishy stench, but Chang Long came in to sweep it before Liu Qiao came in.
They lit some sandalwood incense, sprinkled the ground with pure water, cleaned it carefully, and then invited Liu Qiao to sit in the cave.
After Liu Qiao sat down on the stone couch, Chang Long went to the cave to pick some apricots, peaches, and other fruits, served them up, and said diligently: "I often hear that the guests of the Xian family do not eat dusty grains, and the disciples in the cave also
Only these fruits and melons can be regarded as pure food, and can be used as offerings to Master..."
"I usually avoid meat and fish. Since you have this intention, how can I not avoid it...Haha"
Liu Qiao smiled, picked up a peach, tasted it and then put it down. Seeing Chang Long standing in the hall a little uncomfortable, he hurriedly greeted: "Don't be formal, I am different from those immortals, I don't have so many rules.
Sit down quickly, sit down quickly..."
Seeing Chang Long sitting down with some restraint, looking around, looking nervous, he still looked like a demon king before, which was a bit funny. Most students in the world, ancient and modern, are naturally afraid of their teachers.
But now the teacher's first words were to ask the students for advice.
"I have heard that in this world, all the gods, immortals and monsters are divided into different levels. I wonder if this is the case..." Liu Qiao seemed to be chatting, but in fact he was trying to find out what the true realm of cultivation was.
"Um...what is this level? I hope Master can clarify..." Chang Long stood up and replied with a confused look on his face after hearing this.
I was waiting to hear about the classification of cultivation, but unexpectedly this guy threw the question back. I don't know if he really didn't know or if he was pretending not to know.
This made Liu Qiao stunned for a moment. He guessed that he really didn't understand, so he continued: "People are divided into three, six or nine grades. The first-class people wear purple and jade robes and serve as officials in the court. The middle-class rich people enjoy all the glory. The low-class people enjoy all the glory."
Well, I just carry firewood and make a living by farming..."
"Oh, Master is asking if there is any love among gods, immortals and demons?"
"Exactly..."
After receiving an affirmative answer, Chang Long pondered for a moment, clarified his words, and replied: "When I was a demon, there was very little communication between the demons and me. If I met a similar person with low magic power, I would just treat him as a big tonic pill and chase him away."
Caught and eaten.
So I don’t know that fairies have any level. It’s just the strong ones who cause trouble and rely on their magical powers to become kings and saints. Generally, those who have practiced Taoism for a long time may have higher magic power, but you have to fight to know who is good or bad.
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"Just like Master, when you have not yet attained enlightenment, even though you are physically powerless and unable to transform and fly, based on Master's swordsmanship and martial arts skills at that time, ordinary monsters cannot defeat you, Master, even if they have practiced for tens of thousands of years and do not have powerful magical powers.
"
As Chang Long spoke, he cupped his hands towards Liu Qiao, and explained with a seemingly flattering example: "For example, if a disciple has been practicing for more than seven hundred years, he has removed the ignorant period of one hundred years of time, and only has wisdom. Since the spiritual practice,
, has been around for half a thousand years, but was surrendered by a master who had only practiced for a few years..."
In fact, this is indeed true. The gap between wild teaching and systematic teaching is so disappointing. Disciples of great sects are taught by elders. After practicing for several years, they all have great magical powers. Even if they are given a magic weapon at random, they cannot be underestimated.
As for the demons and the Sanren, they only rely on self-enlightenment and their martial arts are quite good. Some of them can become disciples of mortal generals and learn martial arts to become generals in the imperial court.
This divine channel technique, magic weapon, immortal magic, etc. are difficult to learn. It all depends on your own talent and self-awareness to refine some unpopular magic weapons.
Just like when Nezha beat Yao Bing to death, he had not yet begun to cultivate his magic power. He used only martial arts and magic weapons to draw out the dragon tendons of the third prince, and violently beat the old dragon king at Nantianmen.
When Sun Wukong seized the Sea God Treasure, he had just come out of the mountain. From the time he officially obtained the Dharma, he would only have been cultivating for seven or eight years.
However, Liu Qiao didn't pay attention to Chang Long's flattery. He himself was a smooth and accidental person, so there was no need to flatter these words of face, fame and fortune. If they could not be realized, they would be useless.
Seeing Liu Qiao's noncommittal expression, Chang Long added: "As for gods and immortals, I have often heard some Taoist friends talk about them, but they are divided into different levels..."
Only then did Liu Qiao become interested and couldn't help but ask: "But there are scattered immortals, true immortals, mysterious immortals, Taiyi immortals, and Daluo immortals. Each immortal has three levels: elementary, middle, and high. Oh... there is also the realm of Dzogchen."
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Chang Long looked at Liu Qiao with a confused look, his eyes were indescribably weird, he was silent for a long time, and then he hummed back:
"Well... Master is right, right? It's just that it has nothing to do with the Immortal's Divine Channel Technique. I heard that the Heavenly Palace in the Upper Realm recruits mortal Qi Refiners, and in order to win over them, they often give them these lengthy honorary titles..."
"Among them, the common titles include Shang Yiqi Taiyi Immortal, Taishang Yuzhen Fei Tianren, Jiuxiao Lingguan Great Celestial Immortal, High-grade Duren Mage, Xuan Dao Xuan Gong Supreme Immortal, Ling Ming Xuan Tong Wuji True Immortal... Generally, the titles are higher than
The longer you are, the more respected your status is..."
This statement is obviously correct. In fact, it is just to take care of Liu Qiao's face. There are those who are willing to pursue qi-refining skills in vain, just to make people laugh.
Think about this.
The more Liu Qiao listened, the more he blushed. He remembered that when he was reading the ancient novels in his previous life, he had been arguing with others in the comment area for a long time, discussing whether to add the three levels of quasi-saint, sub-saint and semi-saint.
So it turns out that it is in vain that I have believed in it for so many years. If I succeed in cultivation, the first thing I do is to give myself an "Early Earth Immortal Stage".
After working on it for a long time, the so-called true immortals, mysterious immortals, and heavenly immortals are all honorary titles, similar to the military attachés in the Song Dynasty.
But in fact there is no territory at all.
"In fact, among the orthodox sects, no matter how high they practice, they always call themselves Qi Refiners modestly. Therefore, practitioners all over the world, including those from the left and right, call themselves Qi Refiners..."
Chang Long paused and then said: "In addition to the Qi Refiners, there are the immortals who have truly cultivated the immortal body. This category is different from the immortals named by the Heavenly Palace. They are true saints, truly immortal, and will endure countless calamities.
It is said that this kind of true immortal saint can be chopped with a knife and axe, and beaten to ashes, and he can instantly revive the dead..."
"So there are no different levels between Qi Refiners and True Immortals?" Liu Qiao asked without giving up.
"Master is practicing cultivation right away. Don't you know that we are full of obstacles and have disasters at every step? If we practice smoothly, we will have to break through hundreds of realms every day.
If it doesn’t go smoothly, you will be trapped in difficulties for decades and cannot make any progress. This... Moreover, everyone encounters different situations and practices different methods. How can we classify the levels uniformly?"
Liu Qiao thought for a moment and found that it was indeed the case. He was making breakthroughs every day and it could be said that he was making rapid progress. It would be much troublesome to give a name to each hurdle. Moreover, everyone practices differently, has different paths, has different xinxing, and encounters different problems.
The bottleneck situation is also different.
"Actually... Qigong practitioners are not completely without division..."
After saying this, Chang Long thought for a while and then said: "Qi refiners are easily jealous of the creation of heaven and earth, so there will be disasters. If you can understand your mind and see your nature, you can avoid it in advance and wait for all disasters to be completely overcome."
, you can cultivate the three flowers on the top, and the five qi towards the yuan..."
"Three flowers gather at the top, and five qi rise towards the yuan..."
As soon as he said this, Liu Qiao understood instantly. The so-called three flowers gathering at the top means that the essence, energy and spirit are perfect, and the five qi are facing the yuan, which means that the five internal organs are stable and the physical body has no leakage.
In my previous life, I watched the TV series "Feng Shen Yan Yi", where many gods appeared and boasted very proudly that they had this function.
Including some immortals singing Taoist sentiments and closing poems, they all brag about how hard they have worked and how many tens of thousands of years they have attained Taoism before they can master the three flowers and five qi. It seems that they have not mastered this skill and will be embarrassed when they come out. It turns out that Chang Long said
That's it.
Chang Long continued: "Yes, if there is a unified state between Qi Refiners and Immortals, then the Three Flowers and Five Qi are the stages that all Qi Refiners must go through. It is said that after cultivating these Three Flowers and Five Qi,
, if you kill the three insects again, you will be an immortal..."
Liu Qiao listened silently, but he thought in his heart: "The Conferred Gods say that the twelve immortals of Yuxu have not yet killed the three corpse insects and committed a murderous calamity. Doesn't that mean that they have not yet become immortals?...
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This conversation between master and disciple was recorded in the later "Liu Chang Chuan Dao Ji":
Patriarch Liu Qiao said: "I have heard that when a senior scholar raises his body and ascends to the void, it is called the early stage of immortality. When a sergeant travels in famous mountains, it is called the peak of the scattered immortal.
Ranks include Sanxian, Spiritual Immortal, Earthly Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, Xuanxian, Taiyi Sanxian, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Daluo Sanxian, True Immortal, and Golden Immortal. Each level has junior, middle, and senior grades.
wait…"
"It is true what the respected master said. This is not the way to cultivate the truth, or the way to achieve fruition. It is only the title of the gods in the upper realm." Changzu replied.
Liu Zu asked again: "From your perspective, what is the right path?"
"The ancient people did not talk about the three times and five levels (the heaven, earth, gods, humans, ghosts, and five immortals). We are all arrogant people. There is only one way to refine Qi. To refine three flowers and five Qi, we will become the immortal immortal body.
Then Hunyuan Cult Leader will be immortal and immortal. If this fails, the path of life and death will disappear."
After Changzu finished speaking, he continued: "Master, the so-called spiritual immortals, although they are called immortals, are actually ghosts. Earthly immortals are corpse guardians in caves and heavens in blessed places. Even though gods are respected, it is difficult for them to have merits beyond the three vehicles.
This generation is no better than the saints and truths of the past. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have cultivated for many eons, and have proved to be indestructible for all tribulations.
I am a thirty-sixth-hole qigong practitioner who has spent decades adding water and fire, moving muscles and marrow, and then I can realize the three flavors of void and play with nature.
It seems that these elites are just relying on heretics to steal the heaven and earth. They also claim to be "absorbing the spiritual energy of all things in the world", but in fact they are just using the magical powers of ghosts and gods to seize them for a while, but in the end they cannot escape from the dharma of the world.
In summary, the great method of ancient inaction is the only way for Qi refiners, which is the supreme righteous path. If it fails, the body will die and the Tao will disappear. If it succeeds, it will become the leader of Hunyuan. It will create the world. It is just a matter of leisure. It is beyond the three vehicle forms and the ten dharma realms. Let me do it.