During the winter vacation, Wang Tianci returned to his hometown early. After staying with his parents for two days, he hid in Chair Mountain and Ice Lake to concentrate on his cultivation on the pretext of going out for fun. He burned some paper money at the graves of Orochi and Kunyang Master respectively.
Afterwards, Tianci returned to the stone room on Chair Mountain.
In the Qi refining period, the mysterious orifices of the human body are opened and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is introduced into the body; in the foundation building period, the lower Dantian space is opened up, the spiritual energy is introduced into the Dantian space, and condensed into a spiritual energy group. The spiritual energy group is used as the starting point and end point of the spiritual energy traveling around the body. Condensing a spiritual energy
The group is the foundation
layer, condensing two spiritual energy groups into the second layer of the foundation building stage... Condensing nine spiritual energy groups and intertwining and connecting them is the foundation building perfection; extracting the heavenly soul of the human body, using the heavenly soul as a guide, combine the nine spiritual energy
The group merges into a solidified golden elixir, which is the golden elixir stage.
Three years ago, Tianci relied on the Great Snake Demon Pill refined by Tianlei and Kunyang Zhenren's monastic origins to successfully open up the ultimate Dantian space and condense a head-sized aura. In the past three years, he has concentrated on studying and adapting to the human world.
He gave up his practice and only reached the second level of the foundation building stage. Looking inside and listening back, looking at the two intertwined spiritual energy groups in the Dantian space, Tianci began to work hard to condense the third spiritual energy group.
With five hearts facing the sky, practice meditation quietly.
After a moment, Tianci suddenly opened his eyes and scanned the entire stone chamber in disbelief. The smooth stone chamber was square in shape, forty meters long and thirty meters wide. When Tianci was meditating and practicing, he felt the endless spiritual energy coming towards him.
The amount of spiritual energy gathered far exceeded that of the cave. Looking at the smooth natural walls, Tianci fell into deep thought:
"No wonder Master Kunyang said this is a treasure land!"
I continued to practice with my eyes closed. After a few attempts, I mastered the method of absorbing spiritual energy and began to practice meditation by sitting cross-legged.
The faint sound of firecrackers came from outside the mountain. Tianci ended his practice, slowly opened his eyes, stood up, and walked towards the east.
The east is already white, and the first ray of sunlight shines through the horizon towards the stone platform, which is the "purple air coming from the east". Godsend opened his eyes wide, and used a special method to absorb this first ray of "purple air" and let it stay in his eyes.
This is the secret method of cultivation - Purple Eyes - found in the Sutra Collection Building of Baiyun Temple.
Purple pupil, according to the book, can improve eyesight and can see through all illusions after success.
"See through illusion? Do you have yin and yang eyes?"
As for whether it can 'see through the illusion', God has no extravagant expectations. The only motivation for deciding to practice this method is this sentence:
'Improve eyesight.'
I have been farming and hunting since I was a child. As an excellent hunter, good eyesight is necessary. Tianci is particularly interested in this kind of exercise that can improve eyesight.
"Idle time is idle, practice first and then talk."
Accompanying my parents to celebrate the New Year. Although I am an adopted son, my parents' love for me is sincere and unreserved. This family affection is particularly precious to Tianci who has lost his hometown. After the New Year, Tianci did not return to Ice Lake to practice, but
I stayed at home all day long, studying two ancient books taken from Baiyun Temple: "The Divine Appearance of Linen" and "The Number of Emperor Ji".
There are four elements in cultivating Taoism: Dharma, wealth, companions, and land. The Dharma has the support of Baiyun Temple and is not lacking for the time being; the companions have senior brother Jingyong Zhenren and nephew Xie Yuandao, who are also not lacking for the time being; as the saying goes, "Nothing is missing"
"Wealth is not enough to cultivate the Tao." Wealth is to cultivate the Tao.
The foundation of Taoism requires money for daily expenses such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and money is also needed to support parents in their old age. Chair Mountain and Ice Lake is a treasured land for cultivation, and Tianci wants to buy it as his own dedicated cultivation place, which also requires a lot of money.
As a student, the most lacking thing is the ability to make money; but as a Taoist priest, the first thing to do in the world is the "Five Xuanmen": mountain (immortal), medicine, fortune, divination, and fortune telling. This has been verified by countless ancestors
If you want to make money, you must not miss it.
Without realizing it, Tianci studied a seemingly simple book called "Ma Yi Shen Xiang" for a long time, almost to the point of becoming obsessed with him. He would stare at the faces of everyone he met. Especially after the school started, he almost looked at all his classmates.
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Not long after, Tianci found Master Jingyong, and after learning about his cultivation experience, he said something that made Master Jingyong almost belch:
"Senior brother, can you give me a shop in the front yard of Baiyunguan? I want to set up a fortune-telling stall!"
Seeing Master Jingyong's increasing anger, Tianci hurriedly got up and ran outside. When he reached the door, he stretched his head again:
"If it's not in vain, I'll give you money."
With the care of Master Jingyong and Taoist priest Xie Yuandao, Tianci successfully rented a shop in the front yard of Baiyunguan. Of course, there were conditions: Tianci had to assist Baiyunguan and the Taoist Association in handling some daily affairs.
The house is not big, just one room, but the location is excellent. The front door is the main entrance and exit for tourists. I have used up all my savings to rent a house and buy clothes. I am penniless, and I don’t even have money to take a bus back to school.
Fortunately, the fortune-telling shop’s requirements are not high. After a simple arrangement, Tianci wrote a couplet in his own hand:
First couplet: I know nothing about past and present lives
Second line: We all know the good and bad luck.
Horizontal batch: calculate together.
It is expected that the shop will be open for business.
Perhaps it was because he was in Baiyun Temple, a Taoist holy land with its own mysterious attributes. On the first day it opened, God sent ten people to see it.
I closed the shop at night and counted my income for the day, which turned out to be more than six thousand.
Tianci does not set a price for a person. Every time a customer asks, Tianci will always answer:
"It's all up to you, it's up to you!"
Perhaps because he felt that God's calculation was accurate, the least among the ten people was given one hundred, and the most generous one was given three thousand.
At the end of the day, Tianci had to marvel:
"The five arts of Xuanmen, walking in the world, are indeed well-deserved!"
With emotion, Tianci thought carefully about the day's work:
"On the first day we opened, we had ten customers. Maybe this is the fate!"
So I picked up a pen and wrote a few lines and posted them in front of the door:
‘In order not to delay your practice,
From March 21st to April 20th, the daily limit is calculated as ten people
From April 21st to May 20th, the daily limit is nine people.
From May 21st to June 20th, the daily limit is eight people
From June 21st to July 20th, the daily limit is seven people.
From July 21st to August 20th, the daily limit is six people
From August 21st to September 20th, the daily limit is calculated as five people
From September 21st to October 20th, the daily limit is calculated as four people
From October 21st, the daily limit will be calculated as three people
We hereby announce that if the quota is reached, please do not disturb us’
After I finished writing, I spit on the window outside the door. Because I was afraid it would be blown away by the wind, I casually put a piece of "Wind-Fixing Talisman" I learned from my senior brother.
This announcement is not a clever marketing move, but a sincere thought.
First of all, I saw ten people on the first day. This was just the right amount. I was afraid that with the accumulation of word-of-mouth in the future, there would be too many people and I would be too busy. Control the number of people so that everyone can count attentively, seriously and carefully;
Second, I earned more than 6,000 on the first day. Tianci sincerely feels that it is indeed a lot. As long as we work hard, the reputation will definitely get better and better. As the reputation increases, although the number of people decreases, the income should not change much.
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Third, Tianci has deduced that if he wants to calculate accurately, one alone is not enough. The combination of fortune, divination, and fortune-telling can be more accurate by supporting each other. Tianci has only learned 'Xiang' now, and the remaining two
He still knows almost nothing, so he needs to accumulate experience in business while learning fortune-telling and divination skills.
Fourth, learn some magic spells. When renting a shop, you promised Master Jingyong and Xie Yuandao to 'assist Baiyun Temple and the Taoist Association to deal with some daily affairs'. The so-called 'daily affairs' are nothing more than ordinary law enforcement departments that cannot handle them.
Supernatural events are usually handled by the 'professionals' of the Baiyun Temple. To deal with such events, the method of spells is indispensable.
Fifth, we must carefully study the basic information, characteristics, Taoism, etc. of each sect and family in Taoism. Master Jingyong said that the 'Taoist Conference' held every five years is about to be held, and Tianci will attend on behalf of Baiyun Temple. This
The conference directly determines the seating arrangement issue for the Taoist Association's new term, that is, the resource allocation issue. As a newly promoted monk in the foundation building period, it is inevitable for Tianci to participate on behalf of Baiyunguan.
The more I think about things, the more I feel like I don’t have enough time...
No one expected that the God-given ‘Xiangsuan Shop’ would become the most popular place in Baiyun Temple the next day.
At first, a few tourists were just curious about the content on the paper and stopped to look at it. Those who were attentive suddenly discovered that no matter how the wind blew outside, the notice that seemed to be casually attached to it remained motionless. Although the wind outside was not strong, the notice was still blowing.
There must be no problem with a piece of paper, but it is 'as stable as a mountain'. This discovery caused
There was quite a sensation, and a group of people quickly gathered to watch. A good person touched it with his hand, and found that it was indeed an ordinary red paper, and it looked like it was lightly stained on it; but whether it was natural wind, blowing with your mouth, or using a fan
Fan, the paper didn't move at all. Unsurprisingly, when Tianci opened for business, all the places for the whole day were quickly taken up.
Soon, Tianci posted a notice on the door:
‘Today’s quota is full’.
I casually wrote a note of silence inside the house to isolate myself from the noisy sounds outside, and study "The Number of the Emperor" quietly.
From the third day on, Tianci’s fortune-telling shop became a famous attraction in Baiyun Temple, and people started to get up early to come in and queue up.
A month passed by in a blink of an eye, and on the morning of April 21, Tianci used a pen to cross out the line 'limited to ten people per day'. There were really only nine people counted that day, and there was a queue in front of the door, and there were even more people watching the excitement.
'A very powerful little fortune teller has come to Baiyun Temple!'
The news spread like wildfire, and more and more people came here. Even if they couldn't get the quota, it was a blessing to look at the piece of paper in front of the door that was not blown by the wind, and they all sighed:
"There are indeed masters in this world."
Within half a year, word of Baiyunguan's "Xiangsuan Shop" spread throughout all major circles in the imperial capital.
The name given by God is gradually remembered by those who are thoughtful.
Through fortune telling, contacting different people every day, and listening to different life stories, Tianci gained a more comprehensive understanding of the world. His personality also quietly changed.
Sitting in the calculation shop every day, studying at Teito University suddenly became a 'burden'. Tianci was thinking about whether to drop out of school or drop out, when his cell phone suddenly rang. It was his senior brother Jingyong Zhenren who called in person:
"An emergency, we will leave in ten minutes!"
Tianci knew something serious was going on. He quickly stood up and packed his bags.