Lost Narrative Poetry

"Teacher! Sister Charlotte...you are here!"

Ouyang Mingzhu came to the front hall quickly. It seemed that after being notified, she immediately ended the retreat, changed her clothes and hurried over.

She still looked like a girl in her twenties and eighties, wearing a long green dress. After seeing the two familiar figures in the front hall, her delicate and beautiful face suddenly melted like ice and snow, and a smile broke out, crisp and clear. He screamed out of anger.

His tone was full of joy, his brows were filled with joy, and his voice was jumping for joy.

"Miss Ouyang, long time no see." The head maid just nodded slightly and responded solemnly. There were only slight fluctuations in her eyes, but the expression on her face remained as indifferent as ever.

However, the girl in the green dress was still very happy about it, and at the same time, she felt a strange sense of security - there was no change, it was great that she was still the same person she was familiar with.

"Well, long time no see, Mingzhu..."

Xia Ran took a slow sip of tea first, then glanced at Miss Ouyang, already taking a good look at the other person's situation, and commented casually -

"Get rid of acquired habits, reveal your innate true body, and use your own spiritual light to open a mysterious door. It seems that you have made a lot of progress in these years..."

He was actually somewhat surprised. He hadn't paid much attention to it recently, but now when he looked at it again, he didn't expect that his cheap disciple was already on the verge of reaching the third level.

This Miss Ouyang's talent is truly astonishing, and it has only been nine years since she was fully qualified.

With such talent and understanding, he can achieve great results in anything he does, but it is a pity that he was harmed by that guy Li Jiangliu in his original trajectory.

"My disciple is really stupid, but he practices day and night without daring to neglect, and he finally lives up to his teacher's trust..."

Miss Ouyang, who was a little nervous at first, suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said this with some joy. Although she was not proud and complacent, there was still a look of joy in her eyes as she was praised.

She was actually a little worried at first, because she felt that she had stayed in the third stage for too long over the years, was slow to reach perfection, and found it difficult to break through to the next level. She was really embarrassed to face her teacher.

I also feel that I finally understand why the teacher has never handed over the inheritance of the fourth period of magic to me. He just knows that she is embarrassed and thinks that the third stage will block her for a long time... Facts have proved that it is indeed the case. in this way.

——Miss Ouyang, who has never really been exposed to other cultivation systems, generally does not understand how amazing her cultivation progress is.

——She also didn’t understand that the reason why her teacher only gave her the cultivation methods of the first three realms was because he had only perfected this part of the techniques.

And even Xia Ran himself is still in the fourth stage, proving that the road to success only means that it can be walked, but the method used does not have much reference value for others.

After all, everyone else only has one life, and they do not have the opportunity to constantly try and make mistakes in the Kunlun Skylight. Although it seems that if you have the ability to bathe in the Kunlun sky, it would be good to directly become an immortal in the physical body. In this world view, it can be regarded as a successful achievement, and you do not necessarily have to follow the more difficult path he opened.

"It's already very good. You did a very good job. It's completely beyond my expectation... It's all nothing more than the three things of spirit, energy and essence. It's the three things that interact with each other. If you go with it, you will become a human being. If you go against it, you will develop elixirs. You have mastered the practice deeply. The essence of it.”

The young Taoist put down the tea cup in his hand, looked at his cheap disciple carefully, and said with considerable approval.

"When a person cultivates the Tao, he must return from the five elements to the five elders, and transform the three flowers into the three pure things. Only then can he return to the original infinite essence and reach the ultimate perfection. But now that the three flowers of your essence, energy and spirit have bloomed, you can maintain your balance and maintain your peace. This will always be the case. You have already achieved success in cultivating the Tao."

During the past fifteen years, he combined his own cognitive attainments, based on the mysterious system spanning several worlds, learned from the martial arts books of this world, integrated them into his own practice system.

Practicing and seeking the Tao will come naturally. Although the road ahead has not been completely cleared, and there are still many things he does not know and understand, the road ahead has been confirmed and tested by him from all aspects.

Moreover, they all used "themselves" to go on and on, overcome thorns and thorns, and blaze a trail. Ouyang Mingzhu was able to practice step by step to this level, which is a clear proof.

——The first phase is the beginning of the path. It mainly involves the practice of visualizing the state of mind. It is also the process of enlightenment.

After all, cultivating the Tao is a process of self-cultivation, self-realization, and self-evidence. If you have your own doubts and your will and belief are not firm, you will not be able to achieve anything.

The so-called "Tao" can be known only when there is no thought or concern. When the mind is always pure and calm, and does not move when something touches it. When the mind is familiar and solid and accurate, then it can be revealed from now on and enter the seven periods, allowing it to be fulfilled.

At this stage, it is no different from ordinary people. There are not many special magical powers. It only pays attention to the lightness of the body and the smoothness of the mind. The spirit is calm and the energy is calm. The mind is at peace.

——The second period is the real start of practice, and it is also the foundation-building stage.

It takes a hundred days to build the foundation and nourish the holy fetus, laying a good foundation for the future path of cultivation. It is required that the human body's Qi meridians should be smooth, the whole body should be disease-free, and absolutely healthy, laying the foundation for the subsequent steps of cultivation.

It sounds very ordinary, but in fact the rigid requirement of absolute health is very scary. It is necessary to fill the meridians and air points with energy and spirit, open the Qi meridians, turn around to the four major and five elements, break the five aggregates... and be able to open the Qi meridians at the beginning, and open up Rendu Er. Those who have the pulse are already top-notch masters in the world.

The standard for those who can transform the four major elements, break the five yunda and open up the Qi meridians, and become a martial arts master in the world, is probably at the level of Zhang Sanfeng. Those who practice martial arts to the point of almost cultivating immortals will naturally exceed the normal limit. Psychic vision.

——And the third stage is the realm that Xia Ran just mentioned, which is to cultivate to the top of the three flowers.

Three Flowers Gathering at the Top refers to cultivating the glory of one's own human body essence, energy, and spirit as the foundation, and continuously strengthening the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit to become one's purest and perfect cultivation path. Naturally, one can fly freely and soar under the clouds. If not The yang and longevity in this world are all governed by the book of life and death, so it is possible to extend your life for thousands of years.

Moreover, the essence is the jade flower, the energy is the golden flower, and the spirit is the nine flowers. It can also be said to be the three flowers of heaven, earth, and people, which correspond to the three small steps in the big realm. It is like the Qionghua Sect's method of refining a sword to become an immortal. It is divided into three levels: using Qi to control the sword, using Qi to control each other's swords, and using Qi to transform the sword.

——From a disciple who has just started to practice, who is just able to wield a sword but is also beyond the world, to the level of the leader and elder of each sect who can truly be called a swordsman, it basically corresponds to it. It can be regarded as Xia Ran's temporary obsessive-compulsive disorder. Manifestation of seizures.

But just like the method of cultivating immortals and refining Taoism in this world, the next step is to practice transformation and become an immortal body, which is another brand-new world.

The exercises compiled by Xia Ran also placed the critical point of qualitative change in the realm of the fourth period. After all, in the assumption of the seven periods, since seven is the highest and four is in the middle, this is naturally the impartial middle. Clicked, it just means carrying forward the past and opening up the future.

Unfortunately, although he himself has perfected the technique at this stage, he has not yet found a better way to let others follow this path. But now, his cheap disciple has made such rapid progress, what should he do?

"It's really great that I didn't disappoint you, teacher."

Ouyang Mingzhu smiled sweetly, with a childlike and naive look. Perhaps it was indeed in front of these two people who were perhaps the most trusted and closest to her in the world that she truly relaxed.

"But teacher, you came here unexpectedly today. Do you have anything to tell Mingzhu?"

"Ahem, this... it's mainly just a whim. I had a premonition that you might have entered the church during your practice, so I came here specifically to see if you have any doubts about your practice..."

Xia Ran coughed twice and said seriously. Looking at Ouyang Mingzhu's increasingly bright and joyful expression, she couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

If he hadn't discussed it with his teammates before, he would have almost forgotten that he was here in Chenzhou with a cheap disciple like Ouyang Mingzhu.

After he killed Li Jiangliu who came to him in Jimo Hidden Fragrance Mountain, Ouyang Mingzhu's soul was naturally saved by him. After getting rid of the witchcraft spell, he woke up and knew clearly what happened.

At that time, the rich lady was in grief and wished to drag out the already dead Li Jiangliu and cut him into pieces. At the same time, she also felt that she had killed her father——

If he had known better, he should not have treated the beggar, and just let the vicious demon die in Guandi Temple. In that case, he would not have the chance to cast a curse to kill his father.

Later, Xia Ran sent her soul back to the Ouyang Mansion in Chenzhou, but something went wrong again.

Maybe the witchcraft was too overbearing, or maybe Li Jiangliu never thought of returning her soul from the beginning. It's even more likely that the soul was detained and separated from her body, and then she was taken all the way from Chenzhou to Jimo. , already damaged...

In short, Ouyang Mingzhu's soul body is unstable, and she will still have out-of-body experiences from time to time. And for an untrained mortal like her, the soul is too fragile. Not to mention the disasters of wind, fire and thunder, just Simply being exposed to the outside world is a form of harm.

Keeping things like this was not the answer. In addition, Miss Ouyang was stimulated at the time and wanted to become a disciple and seek justice for her father. Xia Ran simply accepted the first and only official disciple. She also wanted to You need to see if your Taoism can truly spread.

This is also the reason why Ouyang Mansion is full of artificial humans. After all, his disciple is alone and helpless, so he has to make arrangements for him.

But the conclusion is obvious. Ouyang Mingzhu can indeed be practiced, and the effect is particularly good. But Xia Ran didn't know why she didn't stop after she personally killed the wealthy Chenzhou businessman who paid to kill someone a few years ago.

Generally speaking, since you have achieved your ultimate goal and your revenge has been avenged, there should be no need to push yourself harder, right? Could it be that she also lost interest in this worldly world and began to focus on seeking the truth?

"That's it, teacher, I just have some questions and I hope to get your answers..."

Ouyang Mingzhu did not doubt his presence, nodded repeatedly, and expressed some of her confusion.

"Teacher, you said before that the next state is to achieve the Five Qi Chaoyuan, gather the power of the four directions and the Five Elements to refine the body and become Qi, and use the Five Elements' Qi for one's own use, without being affected by mutual generation and mutual restraint... But isn't the theory of the Five Elements a heretic? ?”

Sure enough, I asked anyway.

Xia Ran twitched his lips, but still explained seriously: "It's just a different perspective of looking at things and summarizing... In the mid-spring moon, the hexagram is in the earthquake position, and everything is shocked, which is a sign of thunder. The power of spirit can also be regarded as the energy of wood; the energy of metal gathers together and is good at dividing, so it can naturally also be regarded as the embodiment of the power of wind and spirit..."

Although it is not perfect yet, there is no problem just explaining the principle.

In this world, the theory of the Five Elements is a heretic; the theory of the Five Spirits originated from the creation of the sky by Pangu and the creation of humans by Nuwa, which is the right principle.

But at Xia Ran's level, he can naturally understand that they are actually of the same nature, a whole thing, and there is no fundamental difference.