Under one person: If I let you refine your Qi, will you become an immortal?

It didn't take long.

After Li Muxuan had completely digested the nectar he had swallowed, he opened his eyes and kowtowed to Dongshan.

"Thank you sir for your advice."

Although Dongshan was entrusted by Zuo Ruotong, this missionary kindness deserves his sincere respect.

At this time, Dongshan, who was originally in shock, was awakened by Li Muxuan's voice. Immediately, his eyes were firmly locked on Li Muxuan, his eyes were extremely complicated.

One thing to say.

Although his cultivation level was not high in the past, he was still a disciple of a great sect and thought he had seen a bit of the world.

However, he has never seen or heard of any disciple who can directly enter the state of meditation with no distracting thoughts and pure six roots the first time he tries to build the foundation.

Not only that, but he also maintained this state for a quarter of an hour until he swallowed the complete nectar.

This is really unbelievable.

Although it can't be said to be unique, at least he has never seen it in Dongshan for most of his life.

After all, as long as you are a human being, before you come into contact with cultivation, you will inevitably be affected by the acquired environment, and there will be more or less distracting thoughts in your mind, causing your mind to be unable to concentrate quickly.

and!

Even if you are really gifted and have a simple mind, you can immediately enter the state of zazen.

But because it's the first time.

It is inevitable that joy and excitement will arise.

And as the mind wanders, the Qi will disperse, and the nectar will not be able to condense, losing its original sweetness.

This is why Dongshan was shocked that Li Muxuan refined a breath of Qi during his first sitting meditation, because it was like a primary school student who had just come into contact with advanced mathematics and then solved the problem in the blink of an eye.

This is no longer something that can be described by a genius.

What a monster!

"Li Muxuan."

"Is this really your first time trying zazen?"

Dongshan asked seriously, while staring at Li Muxuan with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Not the first time."

Hearing this, Li Muxuan denied it aloud: "I often couldn't sleep at night before."

"Sometimes I will enter this state, but at that time I didn't know that this was zazen. I just thought it was fun so I started practicing it secretly. Over time, I developed a habit."

Naturally, it is impossible for him to tell what happened in his previous life.

But admitting that this was his first time was contrary to the facts, so he made such an excuse.

"I see."

After listening to Li Muxuan's story, Dongshan felt a little relieved, but he still couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

It's not that he doesn't believe Li Muxuan's words, but the difficulty of sitting in meditation is not just the first time, but that every time he swallows his breath, he has to enter that state where the mind is free of distracting thoughts and the six sense organs are pure.

And this requires years of practicing the precepts and maintaining one's true nature.

Therefore.

When I think about how miserable I was back then, I look back at Li Muxuan and look like he was taking it for granted.

It's really irritating!

Something that takes a lot of hard work to achieve.

Just let others sleep.

The disparity brought about by talent is simply despairing.

Thinking like this, in order to prevent Li Muxuan from becoming arrogant because of this incident, Dongshan could only pretend to be calm and said: "If you plant flowers intentionally, they won't bloom, but if you don't mean to plant willows, they will create shade."

"You have a good chance, you just hit it by mistake."

"It was just a fluke."

Li Muxuan quickly humbled himself.

He never considered himself to be some one-of-a-kind spiritual genius.

After all, it took him a lot of effort to enter the state of zazen in his previous life, and he didn't just enter when he wanted to. He often had to sit for a long time before he could get rid of distracting thoughts.

And this life.

I don't know if it's because the body's qualifications are not bad, or because the two souls merged.

He entered the zazen state smoothly.

There is even a vague feeling.

As long as you are willing, you can enter the state of peace of mind again anytime and anywhere.

Just thinking about it.

Dongshan’s voice sounded again.

"Don't be too modest. I know this well. You just need to practice this method diligently."

After finishing speaking, Dongshan took a sip from the tea cup and continued: "I told you before that there are 365 major acupoints in the human body, and each acupoint needs to be filled with at least nine channels of true energy."

"Because everyone has different qualifications."

"If you round this number up to zero, you need at least 3,500 breaths of Qi."

"A mouthful of nectar is a breath of true energy."

"Every time you sit in meditation for a quarter of an hour, you can produce a mouthful of nectar. There are twelve hours in a day, and each hour is eight-quarters of an hour. In theory, up to ninety-six mouthfuls of true energy can be produced."

“But exclude walking, standing, sitting, lying down, daily chores, and the time spent before entering zazen.”

"You can practice for four to six hours every day."

"Almost two sevens and sevens, it will take a total of a hundred days to complete the foundation building."

"Junior understands."

Li Muxuan stood up and saluted Dongshan, then asked: "Sir, if I work hard day and night and work hard every day, can I shorten the date and complete the foundation building earlier?"

In his previous life, he was tired of life.

He has to worry about everything from firewood, rice, oil, soy sauce, vinegar, tea, water, electricity, rent, and car loans.

There is not much time to actually practice Taoism.

And this life.

He was reborn as a wealthy young man.

I dare not say that my family is rich, but I am out of the situation of relying on myself to support myself.

It can be said that Li Muxuan doesn't have much of anything now, but he has the most time. Naturally, he doesn't want to waste his time and time, so he wants to devote all his energy to practice.

"Yes, yes, but..."

Dongshan changed the topic and his expression suddenly became serious, "Practice is important in perseverance."

"The worst thing to avoid is exposure to the sun in one day and coldness in the next ten days."

"If you suddenly work hard for seven or eight hours for several days in a row and feel tired, it will inevitably breed laziness."

"When laziness arises, you will find excuses for yourself and deal with things casually. Later, you will feel that you shouldn't have done so, and you will feel ashamed and repentant."

"As a result, the mind will waver from left to right, which will hinder the practice."

Dongshan said to Li Muxuan seriously.

He considered himself a veteran.

In his opinion.

There will never be a shortage of amazing geniuses on the path of spiritual practice, but there will always be a shortage of people who can persevere.

This is also the reason why sects often pay more attention to character when accepting disciples. If a sect wants to be passed on, it does not rely on a few geniuses, but on perseverance who can continue along the path.

"Mu Xuan understands."

Li Muxuan looked serious, knowing that the other party was looking after him as a senior and that's why he said so much.

But then again.

One day of exposure and ten days of cold will give rise to a tired and lazy mind.

What if we work hard every day?

In other words.

As long as I persist in taking the exam every day, will there be no problem?

"Well, as long as you understand." Dongshan naturally didn't know Li Muxuan's true thoughts, and he couldn't help but feel happy when he saw that he seemed to listen to his words.

The reason why he said so much.

Firstly, Li Muxuan is the person that Master Zuo Ruotong values ​​​​and secondly, he really treats him as a junior.

Now, he has taught everything that needs to be taught, and has also warned what needs to be warned. And looking at Li Muxuan, he doesn't look like the kind of person who doesn't listen to others' advice, so he didn't say anything more.

"Let's go, I'll arrange a place for you."

"Um."

Li Muxuan respectfully agreed, then picked up his luggage and followed Mr. Dongshan closely.

at the same time.

While the sun hasn’t set yet.

Zuo Ruotong and Shuiyun returned to Trinity Gate.

As soon as he entered the main hall, Zuo Ruotong saw Lu Jin sitting on the futon, looking uneasy.