"Make a mark under your feet and keep going," Old Ren said calmly.
Chen Zhou drew a heavy horizontal line under his feet with his heavy sword, and then continued on his way.
After walking for a while, with the help of the blue light, Chen Zhou could see a horizontal line on the ground in the distance.
Those are marks I made myself!
Chen Zhou kept going in circles.
"It seems you have already entered the Great Path of Heart Insight," Elder Ren continued.
Chen Zhou felt even more anxious and flustered.
Having never entered the Path of Heart Observation before, Chen Zhou had absolutely no experience, and his mind was filled with panic and tension.
The initial composure he had when he set off had been completely worn away. Since embarking on the true path of cultivation, he had not encountered any difficulties. Now, not only was he facing difficulties in cultivation, but he was also encountering obstacles in his journey.
All of these pose challenges to Chen Zhou.
"Chen Zhou, your current mindset is truly unsuitable for cultivation and walking the Path of Heart Insight. I hope you can adjust it as soon as possible." Ren Lao spoke frankly, saying that with Chen Zhou's current mindset, it would be difficult for him to walk the Path of Heart Insight.
Those who walk the path of self-discovery are all calm and persistent individuals.
This tests whether one's inner resolve is firm.
This is also the necessary path for the Sword Cloud Sect to select disciples throughout the ages. It's just that Chen Zhou came to the sect when he was young, and at that time the Great Path of Heart Observation had not yet been built.
Upon hearing Elder Ren's words, Chen Zhou suddenly calmed down. Indeed, he had been in a state of agitation ever since his attempt to cultivate the Crimson Dragon Formation failed.
As the saying goes, haste makes waste. Chen Zhou, having become accustomed to speed because of the Salty Fish System, suddenly slowed down the process, which made him even more impatient.
Chen Zhou knew this wouldn't work, especially inside the Path of Heart Insight. If he continued to be so impatient, he probably wouldn't be able to get out even after walking all night.
Chen Zhou immediately sat cross-legged on the spot, trying to calm himself down.
The most urgent task is to calm my restless mind as much as possible.
Only in this way can Chen Zhou have any hope of breaking through this path of discerning the heart.
"When the Sword Cloud Sect was building the Path of Heart Mirroring, they invited two powerful array masters. I guess that the Path of Heart Mirroring is, to put it bluntly, a large-scale array."
Seeing that Chen Zhou was calm, Ren Lao began to introduce the Great Dao of Mind Insight.
Ren Lao has been staying at Chongfeng Sword for a very long time; he doesn't even know how much time has passed. Ever since Chongfeng Sword ended up in Jianyun Sect, he has been staying there, observing the affairs of Jianyun Sect.
Therefore, he is very clear about many things, at least about the last hundred years.
Take the Path of Heart Observation, for example. To outsiders, it is just an ordinary road, but it has been enchanted by magic.
In reality, it was just a massive array set up on this ordinary road.
When Elder Ren said these things to Chen Zhou, it wasn't because he hoped Chen Zhou could break the formation, but because he hoped Chen Zhou could gain some understanding of the Great Dao of Mind Insight.
This getting lost is merely the first step on the path to enlightenment.
Even more difficult challenges lie ahead.
"An array? So if we break through this array, we can break through the Path of Heart Insight?" Chen Zhou murmured.
"This formation is far more complex than the Crimson Dragon Formation. You can't even learn the smaller formations of the Crimson Dragon Formation, yet you want to break this formation?"
What Elder Ren said makes sense. With Chen Zhou's current skill in formations, it's simply a pipe dream to try and break through the formation of the Great Dao of Heart Mirror.
"Right now you're just going in circles, which isn't hard to solve. You just need to find the end of that circle."
Ren Lao said, leaving Chen Zhou completely bewildered.
The end of a lap?
"It means that the end of one lap is the starting point of another lap. Once you find this point, don't go forward and look for other directions," Elder Ren said.
Following Ren Lao's method, Chen Zhou took a step forward and left a mark on the spot with his heavy-edged sword. Chen Zhou used different methods to make this mark; some were circles, and some were squares.
This way, Chen Zhou can distinguish the number of steps he has taken. Otherwise, if each step is marked with the same marker, it would be difficult for Chen Zhou to tell where the finish line is.
Just as Chen Zhou drew a pentagon and took another step forward, he was surprised to find himself back in the circle he had just drawn!
So, the endpoint of one lap is the pentagon you just drew.
Chen Zhou quickly walked to the pentagonal position he had just been in, and then began to look for other paths while standing in the pentagonal position.
But there was only one path in front of Chen Zhou.
"Old Ren, how do we find another way? There's only one road here. If we follow this road, we'll get back to where we were before."
After meditating and calming himself, Chen Zhou had become much calmer, but he was still somewhat restless.
You've found the end of the loop, but you don't know what to do next.
"This means the road in front of you is fake. This road is straight. Why don't you try going left or right?" Elder Ren reminded him.
With dense jungle to the left and right, Chen Zhou had no choice but to grit his teeth and head to the left.
Chen Zhou took large strides, and just as he was about to collide with the large tree on his left, he miraculously passed through the tree and appeared on a flat road.
This is the path that Chen Zhou has taken.
"Elder Ren! I've made it out!" Chen Zhou said excitedly to Elder Ren.
Ren Lao grinned and said, "This is only the first step in the Great Dao of Mind Insight. There are still more difficult steps ahead, so you must remain calm."
keep Calm.
keep Calm.
keep Calm.
Chen Zhou silently repeated to himself three times that his impetuousness couldn't be calmed down just by talking about it; he needed time to change.
"I suggest we rest here and continue our journey during the day," Elder Ren suggested.
Firstly, Chen Zhou had not completely calmed down, and secondly, the Path of Heart Observation was inherently more difficult that night.
Chen Zhou had the same plan, but just as he was about to sit down and rest...
A shout came from afar.
"Help!"
The sound made Chen Zhou stop what he was doing.
Chen Zhou recognized the voice immediately; it belonged to his junior sister, with whom he had lived for a long time in the Sword Cloud Sect!
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