Chapter 24: Re-reading the Heavenly Book

The days that followed grew colder, autumn deepened, and the leaves of the once green trees turned yellow.

Ji You began to frequently visit the Wudao Field, observing the Way of Heaven.

And the fairy in the red dress would appear from time to time.

The two of them, one above and one below, did not interfere with each other, but sometimes they would inadvertently glance at each other during the breaks in their practice.

This kind of life lasted for about half a month. After both of them gradually got used to each other's presence, they began to make more eye contact.

The fairy's cultivation was obviously much higher than his. Every time she saw him clumsily observing the sky, she would make the Heavenly Dao in her hands evolve extremely turbulent, as if mocking him.

However, every time she saw Ji You lowering his brows and looking a little depressed, she would disperse her Taoism again.

Until one day...

That day, the fairy accidentally discovered that the other party was not lowering his eyebrows to please her, but was looking at her feet...

So before he could react, his spiritual thoughts were swept away again.

Cao Jinsong has been urging him to practice Taoism every day recently. Seeing his expression when he opened his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"What are you doing?"

"I am practicing Buddhism."

"Why is your cultivation so fascinating?"

Ji You didn't say anything. He turned around and found that there were fewer and fewer people in the enlightenment field in recent days.

Especially Chu He, who has not appeared since he sensed the Heavenly Book. It is said that his Tao heart is broken and he cries in his room every day.

However, there are fewer people practicing Taoism, but there are more scenes of men and women boating on the lake, walking on the bridge, and watching the fallen leaves on the mountains.

Of course, they were not just strolling around, they also discussed philosophy as they walked, but as they discussed, they walked into the depths of the forest.

"Let's stay in Shengjing tonight. I have booked an inn so we can discuss Taoism all night long. I want to test whether your Tao heart is enlightened."

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Ji You looked at this scene and thought to himself, wow, this is physiological enlightenment, right?

Cao Jinsong is not surprised by this. "Students generally go through these stages when they enter the academy. First, everyone studies hard, practices diligently, and concentrates on their studies, because at that time everyone feels that they are the chosen ones of heaven and must be no less than others."

"Then some people stand out and leave the rest far behind. Most people's morale is damaged, and the rest begin to doubt whether their efforts are useful."

"After that, some people will have distracting thoughts, and some people will still work hard, but their Taoism will is not as strong as before."

Cao Jinsong looked at Ji You and said, "You are the best among the candidates in the Outer Court. You should also be the winner in the Inner Court selection. But don't be arrogant and keep practicing diligently."

Ji You listened to Instructor Cao's arrogant speech and said, "My mind is too weak. I can only observe the Heavenly Dao for three breaths. I need a mind-replenishing pill to get better. How much money do you have, Instructor?"

"It will bankrupt me."

"How come you follow such a useless instructor like you, and you don't know how to work harder? Look at Instructor Ma, he receives gifts from the noble families in the capital on various festivals!"

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In the following days, Ji You did not go to the enlightenment field again, nor did he try to sense the heavenly book again.

Considering the strength of his spiritual power, the time he spent observing the Way of Heaven was too short, and the rest of his time was spent observing the Way of the Foot.

If he continues like this, he will be ruined.

After all, the mind and the body are different. If such a weak mind is really hurt by the power of heaven, it cannot be repaired.

Therefore, he planned to train the strength of his spiritual power first, and increase the time he could see the way of heaven.

Otherwise, if you can't even see clearly, how can you understand it?

At night, the stars were shining brightly. Ji You lit a fire in his room, and his mind flew into the sky, exploring the deeper and more boundless darkness.

This is a method to enhance divine consciousness, which is relatively gentle compared to directly understanding the Way of Heaven.

From half an hour of divine consciousness flying on the first day to more than an hour now, it is enough to show that this method is indeed useful.

"The limit for half an hour is three breaths of observation. I should be able to reach six breaths now. The safest is six breaths..."

"No, it's too short."

"Try to hold out for an hour and a half, and wait until the safe time reaches nine breaths before you can read the Heavenly Book again."

Ji You held his breath and concentrated his mind, his golden divine thoughts flying continuously in the bright starry sky.

Half an hour is actually not long, but half an hour after exceeding the limit is very deadly. Every time he hits the limit, he feels extremely weak.

So much so that every time Cao Jinsong came to see him, he seemed to be busy with something at night.

At the same time, on a high mountain in the wilderness where darkness and nothingness were everywhere, a beautiful barefoot girl was sitting on a cliff, concentrating on gaining enlightenment.

The bright red skirt was blown up by the wind and fluttered on the cliff, adding a touch of moving blood color to the black.

Like Ji You, she was unable to withstand the might of heaven for a long time and could only comprehend and rest from time to time.

At this moment, she opened her eyes, gently raised her hand to wipe away the sweat, stepped lightly on the black stone with her fragrant white jade feet, stood up, and looked around aimlessly.

As she looked, she began to stare at the stone below that had been empty for several days, and frowned slightly.

Then she disappeared over the Black Mountain.

When his mind returned, he opened his eyes again and saw a palace on top of a cloud-top, towering over mountains and flowing water.

She walked out of the hall barefoot, holding the railing on the cliff and looking into the distance. In front of her was a solitary peak like a sword.

Practicing Taoism is an extremely boring thing, but the girl didn't know that when she was young.

She just felt that the mountains at home were magnificent and she also wanted to fly like those people.

But Heaven wanted her to achieve perfection at the age of ten, so she became the so-called direct disciple, and spent all day in this mountain gaining enlightenment.

So after looking at the mountains for a long time, no matter how beautiful they are, they will become boring.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"I'm about to break through..."

"After you break through the realm, let's go down the mountain and take a look..."

The woman held her chin and whispered something towards the solitary peak. Then she returned to the palace and entered the foot of the Void Mountain again.

But just as she sat down, a faint whistling sound suddenly came from the dark void.

After confirming that it was not an illusion, the girl looked at the black stone below.

Sure enough, a figure gradually emerged on the black stone.

After vaguely discerning the other person's facial features, the girl was slightly startled, then she sat up straight and pretended to be dressed.

At this time, Ji You opened his eyes and found that he had returned to the foot of the Void Mountain and saw the girl above.

The time he had spent observing the Heavenly Dao was too short, so he could only look around.

But not now.

His spiritual power is so powerful now that he can definitely last for nine breaths.

The more you see, the more you can think of.

Ji You took a deep breath, sat cross-legged, and began to observe the way of heaven.

Sure enough, after being tempered, his spiritual consciousness had become much stronger. He began to see more details, and at the same time he had time to think about the "throughout" in the profound knowledge.

The evolution of the way of heaven is very chaotic, like a tangled ball of hair.

But in fact, it is the entanglement of laws. Although chaotic, each one is complete. It is just that it is absolutely impossible for humans to see all of them at a glance. We can only unravel them and look for a main thread.

Previously, Ji You could only hold out for three breaths before he couldn’t find any clues, but now, nine breaths are enough for him to roughly get the feeling.

Ji You gradually gained some understanding, so he slowly closed his eyes, began to meditate, and his mind gradually became clear.

"Six times of observing the Dao, each time for nine breaths..."

"It's reached its limit..."

After a while, Ji You supported himself on the boulder with his hands, panting, then glanced upwards and suddenly froze.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he found that the other person's small jade foot seemed to move.

Looking at girls will affect the speed of cultivation, but curiosity will not. Curiosity is the most important quality for cultivators in pursuing the way of heaven.

Ji You slowly stood up and walked in front of the girl like last time.

The other party seemed to be in a state of meditation. She did not react at all and was as still as a mountain. There was no flaw at all. Ji You got closer and looked at her for a long time. He felt that he must have seen it wrong. Why should the fairy pretend to be in meditation?

But just as he was about to turn around and leave, he found that the pretty face, which was as white as snow, couldn't help but gradually turn a little pink.

That person's breath sprayed on his face...

Before Ji You could react, he suddenly saw a bright red sleeve swung towards him...

Ji You regained his consciousness and couldn't help but sigh.

Pretty girls really delay my cultivation...

(Please give me a monthly ticket, please read on, I kowtow to my benefactor...or2)

(End of this chapter)