Chapter 181 Heart Refining Ring
The book boy had fallen asleep all night, and no one paid any attention to him, so he escaped a disaster. Ning Caichen and Ma Junji had no choice but to say they had not seen him. Although it was a lie, they still had to help the scholar from Lanxi keep it secret.
The servant boy looked at Ning and Ma suspiciously, but these two weak scholars did not look like bad guys, so he had to leave in disappointment and search around Lanyin Temple.
Naturally, nothing was gained.
After hearing the servant's voice leave, the pig demon lying in the monk's house next to him burst into tears, knowing that he could never go back.
Gong Mengbi asked, "Have you thought clearly about what to do in the future? Your mind and body are now mixed together. If you go out, you will definitely be mistaken for a demon and beaten to death."
The Pig Demon wept and cried, "If you are an immortal, please save my life. I was a scholar preparing for an imperial examination, but now I have become like this. How can I survive?"
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "How can you not survive in this state? Hiding in the mountains, you can be self-sufficient. Mixing in with demons and bandits, you might even be able to rule the mountain and become the king."
The Pig Demon wept profusely, saying, "I don't want to die in the mountains, nor do I want to be associated with demons and bandits."
Gong Mengbi pondered and said, "Then I can only practice hard and transform into a human form."
When the pig demon heard that there was still a possibility of transforming back into human form, his heart brightened and he immediately begged, "Please, immortal, tell me how I can transform back into human form?"
Gong Mengbi said, "Your greed is now intense, and your mind and body are entangled, which has transformed you into this half-human, half-pig appearance. If you cannot maintain a righteous mind and subdue your greed, you will never be able to change back."
The pig demon struggled to get up and kowtowed, saying, "I beg you, immortal, to show me the way forward."
Seeing his pitiful appearance with tears streaming down his face, Gong Mengbi said, "Well, I can teach you the method of guarding your mind and keeping your thoughts straight. As long as you can guard your mind, you will gradually change back. If you can't, you will change back. You have nowhere to go now. If you are willing, you can stay in Lanyin Temple and help Xiaoqian manage the temple for me."
The Pig Demon said, "I do!"
Gong Mengbi helped him up and asked, "What's your name?"
The Pig Demon said, "In my current state, how can I still use my previous name? Please, Immortal, give me a name."
Gong Mengbi glanced at him, somewhat surprised by his cleverness, which didn't seem like the foolishness of greed. Gong Mengbi didn't refuse, saying, "Since you look like this, I'll take Zhu as your surname. Call yourself Zhu Zhengxin, and you'll always remind yourself to be righteous."
The Pig Demon knew that it was his own greed and lust that had brought him this misfortune. Pain and regret surged in his heart like a tide, and he immediately responded, "I will definitely follow the Immortal's instructions."
Gong Mengbi glanced at him and said, "It's easy to say now, but I'm afraid you won't care about these things when your mind is restless and your thoughts run wild."
The pig demon was confused.
Gong Mengbi said: "You will know."
Gong Mengbi took a lock of the pig demon's long hair and weaved it together with wormwood to make a grass ring, which he hung around Zhu Zhengxin's neck.
"I don't have any materials right now, so I'll just have to make do with this. This is the Heart Refining Ring, don't take it off, you'll need it later."
Let Zhu Zhengxin sit down, and Gong Mengbi taught him the method of observing the moon.
The bright moon is like a mirror, always reflecting one's heart.
This is a small trick I learned from the Moon Worship Method. It is just a method to calm the mind and spirit. It cannot cultivate magical powers, so it is not considered a method of cultivation.
After Zhu Zhengxin learned the moon-watching method, he tried hard to digest it, but he couldn't succeed in a short time.
Gong Mengbi used illusions to help him, sending the bright moon into his spirit, allowing him to gradually enter a state of meditation.
If you can enter a state of concentration once, just remember this feeling and gradually try to get closer to it. You will be able to do it a second and third time, and you will gradually get better and better.
When Gong Mengbi left the monastery, Yan Chixia had already recovered.
Gong Mengbi had not had the chance to ask him about the dangers of last night, but now that he asked, he listened to his story about the confrontation with the Scattering Flower Goddess, and his heart was in turmoil for a moment.
In order to delay the Scattering Flower Goddess, Yan Chixia used up all the life-saving talismans given to him by his master before leaving, and Gong Mengbi felt a little guilty.
Yan Chixia, on the other hand, didn't take it seriously and said, "It doesn't matter. It's just a dead object, and it has to be used up."
Gong Mengbi had already made this friend. In fact, after experiencing life and death that night, they were already friends. After all, people can be tough, but the wishing tree will not lie.
Gong Mengbi, Yan Chixia, Ning Caichen and Ma Junji gathered together to chat. Yan Chixia had come all the way from Qin and had witnessed many bizarre things.
Last year, a severe drought hit the northwest, creating an unstable political situation and unrest among the people. Mountain goblins and wild ghosts were causing trouble, and besides, sorcerers and shady practitioners also came out to deceive people.
When Gong Mengbi asked him about the Imperial Capital, Yan Chixia had no idea. His master did not allow his disciples to go to the Imperial Capital easily. He only knew that Master Ye led all the gods to wipe out the evil spirits, and what happened afterwards was just rumors.
The four of them chatted until late at night.
The two scholars fell asleep, and Gong Mengbi and Yan Chixia began to exchange Taoism.
One is the Moon Chasing Method, the Way of Taiyin. The other is the Nine Yang Orthodox Method, the Taiyi Mysterious Sect.
Speaking of the Yin-Yang theory, it is a bit like looking in the mirror to find flaws and weaknesses.
The conversation lasted from dusk till dawn, and Xiaoqian and Zhu Zhengxin listened in. They found it confusing most of the time, but the parts they could understand seemed very mysterious.
It was not until dawn that Ning Caichen and Ma Junji woke up, and Yan Chixia got up to say goodbye.
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji were very reluctant to leave. Yan Chixia laughed and said, "All good things must come to an end. I was originally going to Qiantang to look for my relatives, and I've been delayed for several days. You also have to prepare for the exam, so you shouldn't be distracted."
Gong Mengbi was quite carefree and said, "Brother Yan, have a safe journey. I will visit Qiantang someday. If you are still there, I will go look for you."
Yan Chixia said, "That's great. I'll be the landlord and treat you to a drink."
Ning Caichen and Ma Junji began to suspect that he had drunk all the wine in his wine bag and that was why he could not stay any longer.
Yan Chixia bid farewell to everyone and left Lanyin Temple.
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