Of course, if you have a high level of Taoism, you will naturally have many wonderful benefits, and it can also promote your cultivation.
But for cultivators in this world, what matters more is the depth of knowledge and Taoism that comes with deepening their understanding of the world.
The soul and mind are the tools for understanding the Tao realm. In other words, what real practitioners diligently pursue is to continuously strengthen and improve themselves to achieve a better state of understanding the Tao realm.
The same is true for the Yuan Shen, and the same is true for the Tao body and Dharmakaya.
Other things in this process, such as the extension of life levels and the extension of life span, are just passing processes.
Jiang Sibai was not aware of these twists and turns at first, and even thought that seeking immortality meant seeking immortality because of the influence of the emperors who had sought immortality in his previous life.
I was almost led astray by these guys who couldn't let go of their power in the world.
Now, after he had experienced it himself, he realized that what he was pursuing was the curiosity of the 'principles' in this world.
He has not yet cultivated his soul, and his spiritual thoughts are not strong enough, which leaves him without the tools to observe all things in the valley.
But he has his own method.
Just like what he did in the paddy field in Haomiao Water Pavilion, he began to peel off the cocoons to sense the aura of a place, trying to find some patterns in the chaos.
He knew that laws must exist, because if there were no laws, then this valley would be completely chaotic.
In this entire deep valley, it’s all about ‘mountains are not mountains, water is not water’, but there must be something that makes it ‘mountain is still a mountain, water is still water’!
After Jiang Sibai understood this, he became excited. This valley is indeed a spiritual holy land. As long as he finds the right method, maybe he can directly understand the essence of all things?
At this time, Jiang Sibai didn't even bother to practice his own cultivation, and focused on understanding everything around him, trying to find that glimmer of reality among the myriad of things.
But this first attempt failed unsurprisingly.
He was not discouraged. When the time was up, he gave himself a dream comeback and entered the nightmare.
He was preparing to return to reality quickly after falling into a dream, but just as he was about to return to his dream, a sudden inspiration came to him.
For him, nightmares are equivalent to possessing part of the soul. So is it possible to observe the reality around him in nightmares?
He just did it when he thought of it, and the scene around him in reality was immediately reflected in the nightmare.
Jiang Sibai's idea was correct. He really saw everything around him and the reality in this valley.
I saw the backflow of spiritual energy washing away everything in the valley like a storm, and when it hit the actual objects, shining spiritual light would burst out, dragging and blooming in the direction of the spiritual energy flow.
In other words, the spiritual energy mass that he saw and could perceive with his eyes was really a messy hallucination, and the corresponding actual things existed some distance away from the side of the spiritual energy mass.
Jiang Sibai saw the real existence behind the light and shadow of the spiritual energy. In fact, it was just an ordinary grass that had grown larger.
He quietly observed the nightmare for a while, memorizing everything around him, and then woke up from the dream experience.
Opening his eyes, he curiously looked at the group of light and shadow in front of him, and he vaguely saw the traces of spiritual energy that seemed to be dragged out from behind the light and shadow.
He reached out and passed through the aura, and it turned out that it was just a chaotic aura with no real existence.
"Young man, it's too early for you to explore the secrets of this valley. Let's wait until you refine your energy and become a god."
Aunt Jianhui's words sounded, and she was obviously complaining that Jiang Sibai was doing useless work.
Jiang Sibai was not angry either, he just said calmly and gently: "Uncle Master taught us, but disciples are new to this place. In this unfamiliar environment, they must first explore it first before they can calm down."
"Please, Uncle Master, forgive this disciple's curiosity."
Aunt Jianhui obviously didn't expect Jiang Sibai to give such an answer, but she seemed very transparent and comfortable.
"It's up to you." Shen Hui stopped talking.
If Shuzhenzi's bastard is really annoying, then Jiang Sibai's well-behaved and transparent appearance makes people like and curious.
Although Goddess Jianhui stopped talking, her attention was still on him, watching him stretch out his hand and groping bit by bit until he touched the pillar of weeds.
She smiled slightly, feeling a little happy for the child unconsciously.
She was very curious about what Jiang Sibai would do after he found the actual weed.
However, Jiang Sibai's behavior at the next moment surprised her.
I saw this young white-clothed disciple, ignoring the mess on the ground, lying down directly on the dirt, carefully holding the weed with both hands, and bringing his face very close...
"What are you doing?"
Aunt Jianhui couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Sibai said: "I am observing the essence of this grass."
He did not hide his thoughts: "Everything in the world is composed of the energy of the five elements. Although the resurgence of spiritual energy here has caused a lot of chaos, since this grass exists, there must be deeper laws of the five elements here that are not affected by this spiritual tide.
Influence."
Goddess Jianhui asked: "Then if you find this essence, will it bring you any benefits?"
Jiang Sibai said: "The advantage? If we encounter this situation again next time, does it count if we can directly discover the physical object?"
Jianhui Shengu said angrily: "What good is this? There is only one place in the world that has such a wonderful scene in the valley. Even if you have this ability, it will only be of use in the valley."
Jiang Sibai said: "But I just like this feeling of exploring the roots. Don't you think it is very interesting to let the secrets of the existence and operation of all things in this world unfold before your eyes?"
Sister Jianhui said speechlessly: "Can it help you improve your cultivation?"
Jiang Sibai shook his head: "I don't know."
Sister Jianhui asked again: "Then can it make you live longer?"
Jiang Sibai shook his head again: "Probably not."
Jianhui Shengu sighed and said, "Then what's the point of it?"
Jiang Sibai didn't answer. On the one hand, he didn't know how to answer, and on the other hand, he had a strange feeling: Summer insects cannot speak of ice!
Seeing that he didn't answer, Goddess Jianhui asked, "Do you know what three flowers are?"
Jiang Sibai thought that she might have stayed here for a long time and wanted to find someone to chat with, right?
He gathered some thoughts and replied: "I know, it's the essence of essence, the essence of energy, and the essence of spirit. Uncle Shenhua told me about it."
Jianhui Shengu sighed and said, "Shenhua, did he ever tell you what the five qi are?"
Jiang Sibai frowned, but still said: "Uncle Shenhua has never mentioned this, but my master, Taoist Mo Shang, has said that the five qi are: the heart stores the spirit, which is the fire energy of the south; the liver stores the soul, which is the wood energy of the east; and the spleen stores the wood energy of the east.
The meaning is the earthy air in the center; the lungs store the soul, which is the gold air of the west; the kidneys store the essence, which is the water air of the north."
Aunt Jianhui shook her head and said: "It's just an endorsement, not knowing it, let alone having an opinion."
Jiang Sibai wanted to argue a few words, but there was no need to think about it, so he just obeyed.
Jianhui Shengu shook her head and sighed: "Empty for sorrow, empty for joy, empty for desire, empty for anger, empty for joy... How can we do this?"
Jiang Sibai was sure that he didn't need to answer this, so he quietly and carefully searched for his own Taoist realm, and he was fine.
Until the next day, when Master Shenhua made an appointment to preach.