Compared to the Martial Scripture, the Dao Scripture was much more mysterious.
The entire book was filled with profound principles, and most of it talked about morality and commandments. It warned that if one was a Daoist cultivator, one must not have any distracting thoughts, and must not have evil thoughts. One must also abide by various commandments, such as loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, not imparting techniques, not revealing immortal techniques, and not doing evil. There were also many things like karma and retribution.
Hong Yi did not look at all of this. This was because he knew that the ancient Daoist immortal techniques did not have such things. These commandments and morals were all in order for the Daoist sects to attach themselves to the imperial power, so they mixed in the principles of scholars.
Hong Yi had already read the principles of scholars so he did not need to revise them. What he wanted to read now was the essence of ancient Daoist immortal technique cultivation. In his opinion, these morals and commandments were specious, and were different from the orthodox scriptures. There was no effect even if he read them. After all, they were all mixed up.
After reading many books, one would naturally get rid of the careless parts. Therefore, Hong Yi read very quickly.
"Eh, pagoda visualization out of the shell technique? Bathing, hands, chanting scriptures? Incantations? Hand gestures? These methods can calm the mind? And then the soul comes out of the shell? "
Just as Hong Yi was reading ten lines at a glance, a cultivation method that took up a lot of space suddenly appeared before his eyes.
The cultivation method recorded in the book was very complicated. It was called the Pagoda Visualization out of the Shell technique.
It was a method to make the soul come out of the body. First, one had to bathe and clean their body. Then, they would sit quietly, chant incantations, make hand gestures, and wait for their mind to calm down. Then, they would visualize a pagoda with seven floors. Then, they would climb up step by step, and suddenly jump up to the highest floor. The soul would leave the shell.
The incantations were very complicated, and the hand gestures were also very complicated. One look at it made one dizzy. It could be imagined that it would take a long time to cultivate.
"What a complicated incantation and hand gestures. But … "
Even if Hong Yi saw these hand gestures and incantations, there were also some commandments in those incantations. Just thinking about it gave him a headache. There was no way to memorize them and cultivate them.
"Hmm?" Hong Yi suddenly remembered a discussion in the Cottage's notebook.
"The Great Dao is the simplest. Those Daoist priests just had to come up with complicated hand seals and incantations. Actually, bathing, chanting incantations, and hand gestures are all ways to calm the heart. Once a scholar sits down, his heart will naturally be as tranquil as water. He doesn't need those things at all. "
After thinking about this, Hong Yi had an epiphany. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
There was a table at the side of the stone room, on which there were writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones.
Hong Yi sat on the stool in front of the table and poured water to grind the ink. As he listened to the sound of grinding ink, his mood gradually calmed down.
After he had settled down, Hong Yi spread out the paper and wrote the word 'quiet' three times in a row.
While he was writing, his expression was peaceful.
Although Hong Yi couldn't reach the state of being as tranquil as those university scholars, he could calm his mind through a series of actions such as grinding ink and writing.
After settling down, Hong Yi closed his eyes and visualized a seven-story pagoda above his head. When he reached the top, he suddenly leaped with all his might!
"Eh? My soul didn't leave my body? Is it still fine? "
After Hong Yi imagined jumping, he opened his eyes but didn't find anything unusual. He was still himself. He squeezed his hand and still felt the same.
The surrounding environment didn't change because of this.
"Why can't my soul leave my body? Is there any other key point? Could it be … "
Hong Yi calmed his heart again and calmed his mind. He tried again, but it still didn't work.
So he fell into deep thought.
"Step on the pagoda and leap out … The key point should be here …" Hong Yi comprehended this cultivation method.
"Got it …"
Hong Yi suddenly had a flash of enlightenment.
He closed his eyes and recalled a time when he followed his mother to step on the first pagoda in Jade Capital, the Treasured Moon Pagoda.
The Treasured Moon Pagoda had a total of thirteen floors. Going up one floor after another, one could almost overlook Jade Capital. At that time, his mother held his hand and went to the top of the pagoda. The heavenly wind blew and he saw that the pedestrians below were only the size of a fist. He felt dizzy and his legs went weak.
"This is the feeling …"
Hong Yi thought in his heart, "Leap out, leap out …"
Although it was an illusion, Hong Yi still shivered when he recalled the situation when he was young. Suddenly, he made up his mind and leaped up! His whole body jumped down the stairs!
Rumble!
The world was no longer the world!
With this thought, Hong Yi jumped off the cliff in the illusion. Suddenly, he felt his body become light, as though he was floating. The scenery in front of him was still the same scenery. There were books on all sides and caves on all sides.
But, the only difference was!
Hong Yi saw his own body!
To be precise, his entire body was light as a feather, as if he was weightless as he floated above his head. He could see his own body.
His breathing was weak and his eyes were closed. It was as if he had fallen asleep or fainted.
"My soul has left my body!"
A thought rose in Hong Yi's mind.
Hong Yi did not panic. He thought, "It is rumored that people with weak bodies can have their souls leave their bodies in their sleep. It is not a big deal."
Looking around, the scenery was normal. He flipped the book with his hands but found that his soul could not flip the pages. Obviously, the soul was a formless and intangible thought.
He took a look again.
There was no shadow under the light. It was as if it did not exist.
Formless and intangible.
"Is this a dream, or has my soul left my body?"
Hong Yi wondered if he had fallen asleep in a dream.
This was because sometimes such things would happen in a dream. He would see his own body.
However, it happened unconsciously in a dream. It was only for an instant and no one had the time to experience it. But now, it was done by himself. He could feel the feeling of his soul jumping out of his body.
This feeling was very mysterious. It was unbelievable.
Whoosh whoosh! Whoosh whoosh!
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew in from outside the stone room. It was extremely cold.
When the wind blew on his body, Hong Yi felt that he was standing naked in a world of ice and snow. He was shivering from the cold and could die at any time!
At the same time, he felt like a drowning man who could not swim. He fell into the vast ocean and could drown at any time.
Helpless and powerless.
It felt very uncomfortable and terrifying.
"No wonder the scriptures said that the body is a precious raft to cross the sea of bitterness. It turns out that the soul leaving the body is like a person who has left the ship and fallen into the sea. It is so terrifying!"
At this moment, this was the only thought in Hong Yi's mind. He anxiously returned to his body.
It was not a simple thing for the soul to leave the body. It was actually so dangerous outside!
However, he could not move at all. It was as if he was frozen and drowned in a whirlpool. He was exhausted.
His consciousness gradually blurred.
"It turns out that the soul leaving the body is so dangerous …" Hong Yi felt that his soul was about to dissipate.
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