After Ge Xuan taught the method, he said to Bai Xiaowen: "Practicing the method of inner vision is not something that can be accomplished overnight. If you are a poor Taoist, you can read the Book of Heaven first, and you won't have to wait for the Young Master."
Bai Xiaowen crossed his legs and closed his eyes, falling into meditation without responding.
After Ge Xuan finished speaking, he took the first volume of the Heavenly Book and sat cross-legged. He prayed silently to the south for a while, then closed his eyes and prepared to read the Heavenly Book.
Suddenly, Bai Xiaowen's voice rang in his ears: "Is this the method of inner vision? It's interesting. With your eyes closed and relying on your third eye, you can actually see in more detail than with the naked eye."
Ge Xuan was startled and opened his eyes.
"Sir...have you mastered the inner vision technique?"
Bai Xiaowen said: "I'm not sure, but it should be."
Ge Xuan still didn't believe it, so he handed over the first volume of the Book of Heaven in his hand: "Young master, let's try it for now."
Bai Xiaowen took it, closed his eyes, and imagined that a third eye opened on his forehead.
On the originally blank silk book, densely packed words smaller than ants and like dust appeared. If you look at it with the naked eye, you will definitely not be able to see these dust-sized words, but now, with high concentration, you can see the subtleties.
But it can be done when looking inside.
"Taiping Golden Tower...Emperor Chen...Holy Emperor...Junshi Fuli..."
Bai Xiaowen's reading was somewhat intermittent. In this state, he couldn't even read normally, let alone read ten lines at a time. He could only slowly identify each word.
During the reading process, Bai Xiaowen's mental energy was also consumed at an accelerated rate. He only lasted for less than a minute before he had to exit the inward-looking state, rubbing his eyebrows and gasping for air.
Ge Xuan's eyes widened slightly, with a look of shock on his face.
He didn't expect that Bai Xiaowen actually mastered the method of inner vision! How long did it take? Even if he had a basic foundation, it was amazing enough.
Bai Xiaowen regained his composure, rubbed his eyebrows and opened his eyes.
Ge Xuan coughed lightly, put away his shocked expression, and became calm again:
"It seems that the young master has indeed mastered the method of inner vision and is qualified to read the heavenly book. However, the young master is not yet proficient in what he has learned. He needs to practice more diligently."
Just as Bai Xiaowen was about to reply, he got a message prompting the rules of the spiritual world: "You have read the first volume of "Taiping Yashu": "Taiping Jing"."
"You have gained a special skill: Yuanli (unavailable)."
Bai Xiaowen paid attention to the personal attribute panel. As expected, there was an additional "Yuanli" energy slot on it, but it was gray and unavailable.
Bai Xiaowen quickly inquired: "How do I activate the Yuanli energy tank?"
The spirit world rule prompt information did not give an answer, but just threw back a sentence: "Please explore on your own."
Bai Xiaowen suppressed the doubts in his heart and chatted with Ge Xuan on the side first.
"Taoist Priest, what are the contents of these three volumes of heavenly books? I have little knowledge and can only read the first few words. It can be said that I am confused and cannot distinguish things."
Ge Xuan said: "I heard my mentor mention that the three-volume heavenly book "Taiping Yashu" is divided into three volumes: the upper, middle and lower volumes.
"The first volume of the Taiping Jing is divided into ten parts: A, B, C, D, Wu, Ji, Geng, Xin, Ren, and Gui. It is a voluminous volume. It talks about the method of strengthening the body and self-cultivation, which is the foundation.
"Zhongjuan Taiping Technique talks about summoning wind and rain, driving thunder and lightning, asking gods to drive away ghosts, writing curses and drawing talismans, and other Taoist methods.
"As for the second volume, my teacher didn't go into details. He just told me that if I don't fully master the first and middle volumes, the second volume will be like the moon in the water or the flowers in the mirror."
Bai Xiaowen asked: "Then when can I finish reading the first two volumes?"
Ge Xuan smiled and shook his head: "In these two volumes of Heavenly Books, the words are not the key, but the Taoist rhyme contained in them is the key, so everything will not be fine after reading them. Every time you read the Heavenly Books with the method of inner vision, it is actually a process of comprehending the Taoist rhyme, even if
I’ve read it hundreds of times, but it’s hard to say I can understand it completely.”
"In the opinion of the Taoist Master, when will it be possible to comprehend the Heavenly Book?" Bai Xiaowen asked carefully.
"Young master, there is no need to worry. Your talent is already excellent. Now that you have just learned the technique of inner vision, it is difficult and obscure to read. This is completely normal. As long as you practice meditation every day, the technique of inner vision will improve accordingly.
When the time comes to read the Book of Heaven, you will get twice the result with half the effort. As long as you are diligent, it can be as short as half a year or as long as two or three years, and you will be able to achieve a small amount of success."
Bai Xiaowen smiled bitterly in his heart, how could he have so much time.
"How long does it take for Taoist Master to read the first two volumes?" Bai Xiaowen asked.
Ge Xuan stroked his beard and said: "I am a master of the art of internal vision. I can finish reading it in a few days."
"In this case, the first and middle volumes of the Heavenly Book will be temporarily handed over to the Taoist Priest for reading." Bai Xiaowen said.
They spent a lot of money to seize the imperial edict and seize these three volumes of heavenly books. I don't know whether they made a loss or a profit. Now it seems that it will be difficult to recover the cost at least in the short term.
However, Bai Xiaowen had no regrets. Regardless of the value of these three volumes of heavenly books, the most important thing was that he connected with Ge Xuan and kept them by his side.
Bai Xiaowen was not afraid of handing the two volumes of the Heavenly Book to Ge Xuan. He had already seen that a Taoist like Ge Xuan valued having a clear conscience. Bai Xiaowen gave him the Heavenly Book as a sign of his trust. Ge Xuan would naturally not be able to do this.
He ran away with a book and left without saying goodbye.
If you have a sense of loss, it will be difficult to make progress.
Sure enough, Ge Xuan was moved by Bai Xiaowen's act of showing trust. Bai Xiaowen finally turned on Ge Xuan's favorability reminder, and it was immediately raised to the friend level.
Of course, Ge Xuan's favorability has been accumulated a long time ago. For example, Bai Xiaowen interrupted Zhang Jiao's unparalleled skills and saved his life, but it has not reached the friend level and is in a hidden state. Now it is a final step and it is a matter of course.
Ge Xuan cupped his hands and said, "I am deeply grateful to you for your trust."
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say... After reading the first and middle volumes, Taoist Priest, please help me complete the annotations on the spells." Bai Xiaowen also handed Zhang Jiao's incomplete annotations to Ge Xuan.
Ge Xuan's impression of Bai Xiaowen became better, so he naturally tried to persuade him as a friend:
"Young Master, I have a saying: Although the first volume of the Heavenly Book contains no spells, it is the foundation for enlightenment. Although the middle volume records many spells, they are all minor ones. For those who practice Taoism, it is enough to use spells for self-defense.
, The understanding of the Dao is the foundation. Never lose the big for the sake of small things, or emphasize the technique rather than the Dao."
"I will bear in mind the Taoist Master's words."
Bai Xiaowen sighed silently in his heart, and then reflected on himself. As awakened people, they are indeed opportunistic and eager for quick success. This is determined by the time limit of exploring the spiritual world. This kind of mentality is definitely not helpful for cultivating Taoism, but is very harmful.
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[If I become the master of power and have more time, should I also change my approach?]
An idea flashed through Bai Xiaowen's mind, and he immediately rejected it.
Everyone has their own way of doing things. It is not wise to forcefully change yourself and give in to other people's ideas.
Bai Xiaowen took out another object: "Can the Taoist priest recognize this object?"