Of course, knowing the meaning of 'silent contemplation' and knowing how to do it were two completely different things. It was just like knowing that an ancient martial art was contained in this book. However, whether or not one could find it, learn it, or to what extent one could learn it, was a whole different concept.
Fang Zhengzhi understood what Chi Guyan and the lady in the white dress meant. Next, he naturally had to think about how to apply the concept of silent contemplation in practice.
Silence …
A clear and bright state of mind.
This was easy to understand. It meant that he had to empty his mind, as though he was in the Spirited Mountains, looking at the clear waters.
However, it was easy to understand, but hard to do.
Emptiness!
How could he empty his mind?
Fang Zhengzhi did not think that he could be as calm as water immediately. After all, he was in extreme pain and could not even comprehend anything. How could he empty his mind?
Difficult, too difficult!
If he could enter such a state at will, he would have already comprehended the two flames around him. He would not be in such pain.
Wait a minute!
The Spirited Mountains and Great Rivers, Green Mountains and Green Waters!
He could not imagine it, but he could see it.
The Heaven Dao Sage Tablet was truly a good item. There was everything in it. Mountains, rivers, clear waters, clear skies, nothing was lacking.
Most importantly, Fang Zhengzhi still had a lot of good stuff like this. He had gotten one back at Cang Ling Mountain, and Yun Qingwu had given him thirteen more. In addition to the nine he had gotten in the Nine Heavens, he actually had twenty-three pieces of Heaven Dao Sage Tablets now.
Oh right, the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet also contained countless' Daos'. This point had already been proven when he was in the Divine Rain Pond's Ninth Heaven.
At that time, Fang Zhengzhi had thought about whether he should find time to take out all the Heaven Dao Sage Tablets to study and comprehend some of the Daos.
However, because he left the Heaven Dao Pavilion in too much of a hurry and stirred up a lot of trouble when he left the Heaven Dao Pavilion, this matter was put on hold.
But now …
Since he could not leave, he might as well comprehend it. Furthermore, when he looked at the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet, he could enter a clear and bright state of mind.
At this point, Fang Zhengzhi's eyes lit up again. He could do both at the same time.
Without wasting any more time, Zhang Xuan immediately got to work.
Fang Zhengzhi was not a hesitant person. Furthermore, he was still suffering from extreme pain. If he could find a way out of this predicament, he would definitely put it into action.
With a thought, the black metal box containing the Heaven Dao Sage Tablet flew out of The Vast World and landed in his palm.
Although his hands and feet were tied, opening a box wasn't too much of a problem. With a slight movement of his fingers, the box was opened.
In an instant, Fang Zhengzhi felt the surrounding scenery change. In front of him, there were mountains and rivers, clear skies and clear waters. It was so real that he felt like he had jumped out of the Middle Stream Cauldron.
Observe, observe …
Now, it was time to calm down and comprehend!
Fang Zhengzhi tried his best to focus on the mountains and rivers in front of him. He looked at the green mountains, the flowing water, and the blue sky.
Heart!
Silence!
Fang Zhengzhi kept repeating these two words in his mind. However, after trying for a full 15 minutes, he realized that he couldn't do it.
Although there were mountains and rivers in front of him, he still couldn't calm down. This was because the two balls of flames in the Middle Stream Cauldron were too overbearing. The intense pain was constantly stimulating his mind and body, causing him to be unable to calm down and think.
No way!
He couldn't continue to be roasted like this!
He had to think of a way to alleviate the pain, even if it was only temporary.
That's right!
These two balls of flames were used to refine pills. Since that was the case, could he make use of these two balls of flames? He couldn't let these two balls of flames and the unique effects of the Middle Stream Cauldron go to waste.
Fang Zhengzhi didn't know much about refining pills.
However, he wasn't completely clueless. After all, he had been with the Heavenly Oasis Saint for more than a year, and he knew a little about it.
As such, he still knew some simple pill formulas.
As for medicinal herbs …
Fang Zhengzhi had a lot of them. The ten acres of medicinal herbs in the Yin Yang Hall was a terrifying number, even for the entire Holy Region.
"I'll let you burn them!" As Fang Zhengzhi thought of this, large amounts of medicinal herbs flew out from The Vast World, and were sent into the two balls of flames.
"Whew!" The two balls of flames seemed to have found a new "target". In an instant, the medicinal herbs were completely ignited, and the flames were suppressed for a short period of time.
Of course, Fang Zhengzhi knew that this suppression was only temporary. It was like throwing a large piece of paper into a fire. It could suppress the flames for a short period of time, but once the flames ignited the paper, the small flames would immediately turn into a raging inferno.
However, Fang Zhengzhi couldn't care less about this now. He needed a short period of clarity, to allow him to enter a state of calmness.
With the suppression of the flames, the pain was naturally reduced. This allowed him to finally relax a little. In this relaxed state, he looked at the surrounding mountains and rivers …..
It felt completely different!
Fang Zhengzhi's eyes became brighter and brighter. Looking at the 23 Heaven Dao Sage Tablets in front of him, he seemed to see golden symbols flowing in the air.
That's right, golden symbols, these golden symbols were Dao!
Fang Zhengzhi slowly relaxed, and at the same time, the golden symbols flashed in his eyes, and slowly flowed into his body.
This feeling was very comfortable. It was as if warm water was washing his body, giving him a feeling that his whole body was going to soften.
"Whew!" The surrounding two-colored flames rose once again, and it seemed to be even more vigorous than before. It was as though the two-colored flames were about to fill up the entire Middle Stream Cauldron.
However, Fang Zhengzhi could no longer feel the burning of the two balls of flames. This was because the golden symbols flowing on his body were continuously resisting the two balls of flames.
Perhaps it would be more appropriate to describe it as "engulfing".
This was because the flames seemed to be slowly merging with the golden symbols. Every golden symbol that flowed along with it would take away one star of the flames.
It was very comfortable, so comfortable that Fang Zhengzhi had forgotten to understand the two balls of flames. Instead, he felt that it was better to keep the two balls of flames.
Time passed slowly …..
After some time, Fang Zhengzhi felt that the two balls of flames had become much weaker, and it even felt like they were about to be extinguished.
About to be extinguished?
Just as Fang Zhengzhi was thinking about this, Sixth Elder, who was outside the Middle Stream Cauldron, opened his eyes at the same time. Looking at the Middle Stream Cauldron that was gradually turning black, Sixth Elder's face revealed a trace of doubt.
The night was already dark. From the early morning till now, an entire day had already passed. However, this did not mean that the pill refining was over.
According to his previous experience, he would only need to add a fire every seven days. However, in less than a day, the flames in the Middle Stream Cauldron actually showed signs of extinguishing.
"What's going on? Could it be because of the Middle Stream Cauldron? Or is it because the medicinal properties of the Thousand Years Fire Herb in Fang Zhengzhi's body are too strong? " Sixth Elder frowned in doubt. He did not understand what was going on. However, this doubt was quickly dispelled.
After all, it was not a big deal for the flames in the cauldron to extinguish prematurely. Furthermore, it was the first time that he was using the Middle Stream Cauldron to refine a pill, and a humanoid pill at that.
Then, it was very simple.
The flames were about to extinguish, so he just had to add more flames.
"Quickly invite Great Elder Ying over!"
"Yes!" A Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple who was guarding the Middle Stream Cauldron immediately acknowledged Sixth Elder's words. Then, he quickly ran towards a black stone house not far away.
After a while, Great Elder Ying Yu, who was dressed in a black robe, rushed over. From his expression, Great Elder Ying Yu seemed to have some doubts as well.
"Sixth Elder invited me so late at night, what's the matter?" Great Elder Ying Yu asked.
"Mm, the flames in the cauldron are gradually extinguishing. I guess that it has something to do with the Middle Stream Cauldron and the Thousand Years Fire Herb in Fang Zhengzhi's body. Hence, I would like to invite Great Elder Ying Yu to add another fire!" Sixth Elder pointed at the Middle Stream Cauldron that was about to turn completely black, and voiced out his thoughts.
"I see." Great Elder Ying Yu nodded his head. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he did not voice it out. After all, the main contributor was Sixth Elder.
Furthermore, just like what Sixth Elder had said, using the Middle Stream Cauldron to refine pills, and to refine Fang Zhengzhi's humanoid Thousand Years Fire Herb, it was not surprising that there were some abnormalities.
He did not delve too deeply into it, it was just a fire.
With a wave of his hand, the silvery-white flames rose once again, and entered the Middle Stream Cauldron. At the same time, Sixth Elder also made his move, and the purple flames followed closely behind the silvery-white flames.
The Middle Stream Cauldron, which was already gradually turning black, became rosy once again the moment the two flames entered. The flames raged fiercely, and reached the skies.
"Great Elder Ying Yu has worked hard!"
"Great Elder Ying Yu has worked hard!"
Great Elder Ying Yu and Sixth Elder bowed to each other, and stayed outside the cauldron for a while. After realising that the flames were normal, they bade farewell and left.
Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
However, this normalcy did not last for long. On the second afternoon, the flames in the Middle Stream Cauldron once again showed signs of extinguishing.
Without much surprise, Great Elder Ying Yu was invited over once again, and added another fire …..
…..
Seven days passed by quickly, and in these seven days, Great Elder had already visited the Middle Stream Cauldron no less than ten times, and naturally added another ten fires.
"Sixth Elder, based on your experience, do you think there's anything strange about this?" Great Elder Ying Yu did not doubt Sixth Elder's alchemy abilities. After all, Yin Yang Hall's alchemy skills were the best in the Holy Region. However, it was impossible to say that there was nothing strange about this matter.
"It's a little strange!" Sixth Elder nodded his head lightly, and looked at the Middle Stream Cauldron in front of him, and frowned: "But if we were to open the cauldron now, I'm afraid that all our efforts would go to waste ….."
"Mm, Sixth Elder is right." Great Elder Ying Yu nodded his head, and looked at the Middle Stream Cauldron: "Sixth Elder, did you hear anything strange from within the cauldron these few days?"
"No, everything is normal, and there's no sound." Sixth Elder shook his head, because the truth was that there was no movement from within the cauldron.
"Since everything is normal, then there's no need to open the cauldron, we're just adding some fires. Just like what Sixth Elder has guessed, the Thousand Years Fire Herb is too strong for alchemy, and it's innate fire attribute, so it's normal for it to absorb fire!" Great Elder Ying Yu replied after hearing Sixth Elder's words.
"That's right, the Thousand Years Fire Herb's innate fire attribute, so it would naturally be attracted to fire. Great Elder Ying's analysis makes sense!" Sixth Elder's eyes lit up, and nodded his head in agreement.
"Then I'll have to trouble Sixth Elder!"
"Great Elder Ying, you too!"
"Goodbye."
"Please go ahead, Great Elder Ying."
After a round of pleasantries, they came to a consensus on this matter, and did not have any other thoughts about adding to the fire.
Of course, there was another important reason, and that was that Great Elder Ying Yu had an extremely urgent matter to consider.
Last night, in a place between the Heaven Dao Pavilion and the Yin Yang Hall in the Holy Region, there was a mountain that grew three times its original size overnight.
This was an extremely strange thing, and what was even stranger was that there was a red glow hanging high up on the mountain.
The red glow reflected in the sky, and dyed half of the sky red, causing the huge mountain to be bathed in red light.
There was an ancient saying that a red glow in the sky was an auspicious sign. The appearance of such a thing naturally attracted the attention of the Five Sects of the Holy Region. Moreover, almost everyone guessed that a powerful treasure was about to be unearthed from the red glow of the huge mountain peak.
"How's it going?" After Great Elder Ying Yu left the Middle Stream Cauldron, he asked a Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple beside him.
"The Yin Yang Hall has sent a reply, allowing us to join in." The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple immediately replied.
"Alright, I can't go over now. Go and tell Third Elder and Fourth Elder to bring a hundred disciples over, and set off immediately!" Great Elder Ying Yu nodded his head.
"Yes!" The Nine Pinnacles Mountain disciple replied, and quickly ran away.
Great Elder Ying Yu looked towards the sky, as though he was trying to see through something. Not long later, he retracted his gaze, and sighed softly, "Is the red glow in the sky auspicious or ominous?"
This was a rhetorical question, and there was no one around. Hence, naturally, no one would answer Great Elder Ying Yu's question.
Of course, Great Elder Ying Yu did not need to answer.
Because, this was the quality that a person who could become the leader of the Nine Pinnacles Mountain in the future must possess. Seek strength amidst the uncertainty.
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