"Forty-nine days, and the pill will be formed!" In front of the Middle Stream Cauldron, the Sixth Elder, who was dressed in black, stared at the strange phenomenon in mid-air, and revealed a confident smile.
When the thousands of Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciples saw this, they all revealed a faint smile.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sixth Elder!" The few elders of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain looked at each other. Then, they spoke to Sixth Elder politely.
"The five sects are of the same root, and we are a family. You don't have to be so courteous." The Sixth Elder waved his hand, and slowly found a place to sit down.
Forty-nine days!
This was not a short period of time, but it was not long either, especially since he had become a sage. Forty-nine days could be said to pass in the blink of an eye.
The Sixth Elder naturally did not mind this period of time. In fact, he had already made preparations to guard the pill for forty-nine days, and did not move an inch.
The sun was shining brightly, and it was a good day. Furthermore, it was a rare auspicious day, and it was especially suitable for refining pills.
In the Middle Stream Cauldron, Fang Zhengzhi's body was completely curled up, and was tightly bound by the black chains. Furthermore, with the heat from the cauldron, his body became increasingly hot.
Pain!
It was really painful!
However, Fang Zhengzhi did not make a sound, because he had already fainted from the pain. In his mind, a world that was like a melting pot was appearing.
Countless flames were burning around him. On the ground, a dark red river was flowing, and a scorching aura was emitted from the river.
Lava.
However, the lava looked a little weird. Every stream of lava looked very thin, and their paths were complicated. When they were intertwined, it was like a huge spider web.
Fang Zhengzhi even had an illusion that these lava rivers were like the blood and meridians in his body.
At this moment, a white figure appeared in his sight. She was wearing a snow-white dress, and her black hair flowed down to her waist like a waterfall.
It was a beautiful figure.
Most importantly, there were two different flames surrounding her, one silver and one purple. They were exactly the same as the flames in the Middle Stream Cauldron.
"Who exactly are you?!" Fang Zhengzhi naturally remembered this background. The last time he saw such a phenomenon was when he was trapped by Yun Qingwu outside the Northern Mountain Village.
The lady in the white dress did not speak, and did not walk forward like the previous time. She only stood quietly on the spot, and slowly turned around.
In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi saw a face.
Exquisite and beautiful, with bright eyes and a face that could topple the world. It was a very familiar face, but at the same time, there was a sense of unfamiliarity.
Fang Zhengzhi felt that the lady in the white dress was somewhat similar to Chi Guyan. However, he felt that the lady in the white dress was completely different from Chi Guyan. If he had to compare them, the lady in the white dress seemed to be more similar to Yun Qingwu, cold and indifferent.
For the first time, Fang Zhengzhi saw the face of the lady in the white dress clearly. However, this made him even more confused.
He could still remember the first time he saw the lady in the white dress. It was in the "Heavenly Treasure Hall" of the Divine Constabulary. After that, the lady in the white dress appeared in his mind time and time again.
Who could it be?
Why did the lady in the white dress look so similar to Chi Guyan but her aura was exactly the same as Yun Qingwu's?
Fang Zhengzhi really wanted to know.
However, the lady in the white dress had no intention of replying to Fang Zhengzhi. She turned around slowly and walked towards Fang Zhengzhi.
Then, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes widened.
Because in the white-dressed woman's hand, he actually saw a gemstone that flowed with a faint golden light. It was shaped like a water droplet, and there seemed to be some kind of image that flowed continuously within it. However, it was extremely blurry, and no one could clearly see what was inside the gemstone.
"Psychic Jade!" Fang Zhengzhi naturally recognized this gem, because it was the Spiritual Jade that he took out from the Ninth Heaven of the Heaven Dao Pavilion.
However, he didn't understand how the Psychic Jade ended up in the hands of the woman in the white dress.
How could this be?
Wasn't the Psychic Jade placed in The Vast World?
Wait a minute!
If the Psychic Jade was really in The Vast World, did that mean that the lady in the white dress was not his illusion, but was in The Vast World just like the Psychic Jade?
A lady …..
Living in The Vast World, did that mean that she was living in his heart?
Wasn't that too unreasonable? How could this happen? Wasn't the lady in the white dress in the 'Heavenly Treasure Hall'? Why would she be in The Vast World?
The pearl!
That's right, when he was at the bottom of the lake in the Heavenly Treasure Hall, he seemed to have obtained a pearl. However, he had never seen it again, as though it had completely disappeared.
Could it be that the pearl was the lady in the white dress?!
"Observe quietly." At this moment, a voice rang out beside Fang Zhengzhi's ear. It was soft, but extremely clear.
"What?" Fang Zhengzhi looked at the lady in the white dress in front of him. He naturally knew that this voice came from the lady in the white dress.
However, this was absolutely shocking because it could be said that this was the first time the woman in the white dress had spoken to him.
Not only did she look him in the eye, she even spoke?
What was she thinking?
"Concealment of energy." The lady in the white dress seemed to ignore Fang Zhengzhi's question. She looked at Fang Zhengzhi and muttered to herself.
"Concealment of energy?!" Fang Zhengzhi's heart skipped a beat. He naturally knew what these four words meant. However, he did not understand why the lady in the white dress would say these four words to him.
Of course, he had no way of asking further.
This was because, after the lady in the white dress said these words, her figure gradually became blurry. In the blink of an eye, she had completely disappeared.
What the hell?
Fang Zhengzhi instinctively wanted to take a step forward, but he suddenly realised that he could not move at all. It was as though he was being tied up.
Then …
He realised that he was really being tied up.
As for the thing that was tying him up, it was naturally the black chain. Not only that, the illusion in front of him had disappeared, and he had once again returned to the Middle Stream Cauldron.
The silver-white flames and the purple flames intertwined in front of him. The scorching heat caused his expression to be slightly distorted, as intense pain assaulted his body.
However, Fang Zhengzhi did not know why, but he had a feeling that he was not dead.
"Why am I not dead yet?" This was the first time Fang Zhengzhi asked himself such a question. After all, the pain made him feel as though he was better off dead than alive.
He wanted to faint again.
However, it seemed like he could not faint again. At the very least, it seemed like he would not faint again in a short period of time. This made him feel as though he could neither live nor die.
Why could he not die?
Fang Zhengzhi did not think that he could withstand the two flames in front of him. After all, he was currently in the Middle Stream Cauldron, and he had not comprehended the two flames yet.
Therefore, he should be dead by now.
However, he was not dead.
Wait a minute!
"What is this?" Because of the constant changes in the surrounding golden air, Fang Zhengzhi did not realise that there was a golden light flowing on his body.
However, as he looked around in confusion, he discovered that there was indeed a ball of golden light flickering faintly on his chest.
"Psychic Jade!" Finally, Fang Zhengzhi saw that there was a water droplet shaped gem in the middle of the ball of golden light. It was the Psychic Jade.
Could it be that the Psychic Jade was protecting him?
Psychic Jade …
Psychic Jade!
That's right!
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up. When he had obtained this Psychic Jade, he had some doubts in his heart. He wondered if this Psychic Jade was the same as the one in the myths.
In the myths of his previous life, when Nüwa was mending the heavens, she had refined 36,501 stones. However, she only used 36,500 of them, and the remaining one was called the Psychic Jade!
At that time, he did not dare to confirm it. Of course, he still did not dare to confirm it now. However, he was sure that this Psychic Jade could protect his life.
Or perhaps …
Avoid fire?
That's right, if this Psychic Jade was really the one from the mythological era, it meant that this Jade had already been refined by Nüwa.
Therefore, even if he were to enter the Middle Stream Cauldron, no matter how strong the two flames were, he would not be able to refine this Psychic Jade.
Fang Zhengzhi did not know if his explanation was correct, but this was the only explanation he could think of.
That was because this world had the bloodline of Nüwa, as well as the various books that he was familiar with in his previous life, such as the "Tao Te Ching", "The Analects", "Lao Zi", etc.
Now that there was a piece of Psychic Jade that was left behind, it could be explained.
What kind of world was this? What was the connection between this world and the world of his previous life? Fang Zhengzhi still could not understand.
However, he understood that he did not have the time to think about all these. That was because, although the Psychic Jade could avoid fire, it could not avoid the pain brought about by the two flames.
To put it bluntly, Fang Zhengzhi was now a person who could not be burned to death, and he felt that it was a blessing in disguise. However, this blessing made him feel that it would be better to die.
"Damn it … Am I going to continue to be burned like this?!" Fang Zhengzhi felt that if that was the case, he would rather commit suicide by biting his tongue.
Wait a minute!
Even if he bit his tongue off, he would not be able to commit suicide!
That was because he was now in the Rebirth State, and even if his tongue was cut off, it would be able to regenerate itself. This was a little awkward. Should he just stab himself to death?
However, his hands were tied …
How could he stab himself?
A drop of cold sweat dripped from Fang Zhengzhi's forehead. However, it evaporated instantly, and the two flames in front of him continued to wreak havoc around his body.
He really could not live, and neither could he die!
Fang Zhengzhi was definitely in a sorrowful state. He wanted to die, he really wanted to die. He had never wanted to die as much as he did now.
How should he die?
How should he die?
"No! Did I forget something? "Just as Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about how to die, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.
The lady in the white dress seemed to have said something about observation …
That's right!
Chi Guyan also seemed to have said something about observation, and both of them seemed to have said the same thing. Was this a coincidence?
That should not be possible!
If this could all be a coincidence, he could totally ascend to the heavens and stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun.
Then, here comes the problem.
What exactly was the observation?
Fang Zhengzhi's mind was racing, and ancient sayings about "observation" flashed past his mind. However, there were too many ancient sayings about observation.
He could not be sure.
That's not right, the lady in the white dress even said something to him.
Keep one's spirit in one!
Yes, keep one's spirit in one!
"Keep one's spirit in one, what observation … Keep one's spirit in one, what observation …" Fang Zhengzhi began to think again, his brows furrowed, and his face contorted.
Yuan, the beginning of Heaven and Earth, and also the "origin".
Origin?
Yes, in the 25th chapter of Lao Zi, it was noted: All things in the world live by something. Something is the beginning, and nothingness is the origin. If you want to have everything, you will turn to nothingness.
Nothingness is the origin?!
Nothingness …
The explanation for "nothingness" was based on the actual existence of the body. In terms of its state of existence, it was called "stillness", and in terms of its concealment, it was called "emptiness".
Stillness, emptiness …
No, it was stillness!
In Metaphysics, "stillness" was another name for "nothingness", or "Dao". "Zhuangzi, Heavenly Dao" said: A man who is quiet, indifferent, and does nothing is the origin of all things.
"Stillness, stillness … yes, it's stillness and observation!" In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes became extremely bright, and there were even four colors flashing in his eyes.
Stillness and observation, so it was stillness and observation!
Fang Zhengzhi's mind flashed with descriptions of the stillness and observation. There were many descriptions of the stillness and observation, and this could be considered a Metaphysics point of view. One of the most famous lines was: Everything comes from emptiness, and everything comes from stillness. Even though all things move, they return to stillness and emptiness.
It meant that everything comes from emptiness, and everything comes from stillness. Even though all things move and change, they will return to their original state of stillness and emptiness. Stillness referred to a person's state of mind.
The Dao body was stillness and emptiness. Therefore, only by maintaining a state of extreme stillness and emptiness could one understand the original body. Only by using a state of stillness to observe the body of stillness would one be able to grasp the essence of the body.
If one were to observe stillness through movement and search for emptiness through reality, it would only backfire.
Stillness and observation!
Keep one's spirit in one!
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