The sun and the moon are fixed, but all thoughts are impermanent.
Ordinary people.
Having entered the True Realm and having stayed there for several decades, Shi Jiuyang should have nothing to do with "ordinary people" in any aspect.
Good health too.
No matter the heart.
They are all far away from the area belonging to ordinary people or ordinary people.
If the body and mind of ordinary people are similar to swimming in water, with some enjoyment, some struggle, some happiness, and some pain, then the body and mind of those who practice the True First Realm have already stepped onto the shore, and their body is stable and their mind is
Yes, only consciousness can fly freely.
In such a physical and mental state, when hearing narratives about "ordinary people", it stands to reason that there should be no major psychological fluctuations.
But at this time, the fact is not the case.
Ordinary people.
Wise man.
To people.
What Xu Guangling just said was from the supreme person to the ordinary person, from high to low, from top to bottom.
But after listening to these three words, Shi Jiuyang's consciousness could not help but move forward step by step from ordinary people to sages and then to supreme people, from bottom to top, from low to high, starting from the starting point.
Due to the Wanyao Sect's practice system, Shi Jiuyang only started to slowly get in touch with things about consciousness and mind after entering the True Realm, but it was only a part-time study, or a superficial study.
However, no matter how concurrent and superficial it is, it still lasts for decades. Among ordinary people, this can be described as "half a lifetime."
What's more, a true first-level cultivator's dabbling, even if it is just a scratch, may already exceed the depth and breadth of an ordinary person's intensive research due to his physical and mental conditions.
Even far more than that.
However, before today, Shi Jiuyang had never heard of such a rule of thirds.
Under this rule of three points, Shi Jiuyang's mind was greatly touched. Among this touch, there was yearning for the perfect person, but it only accounted for a very small part.
The greater touch comes from ordinary people and wise people.
In this three-part rule, Shi Jiuyang believed that he should belong to the "sage", and as for the sage's "knowing the white and keeping the dark, staying true to the old ways", plus "acting according to the predestined knowledge", Shi Jiuyang suddenly became
I have countless ideas about the entire cultivation of the three human realms.
Those thoughts were swirling in my consciousness, and they seemed to be forming a clear path.
This shocked Shi Jiuyang.
Listening to the words of the boy opposite, his true realm, the realm of prosperity and decay, the realm of life and death, and his future practice for at least hundreds of years, have been set up in this way?
This is a bit outrageous!
Of course, this is not what Xu Guangling said.
It was the words of the old man Xu Guangling met that day.
That day, the old man said such words in front of Xu Guangling. What kind of thoughts would Xu Guangling, who was still an ordinary boy at that time, have when he heard these words? Did those thoughts have any meaning?
Did it affect his later spiritual practice?
Thinking of this, Shi Jiuyang's thoughts kept spinning for a while, and he drifted towards his original stage of "ordinary people".
This time it floats, there is no limit.
That is a vast sea.
It’s not that you will be indifferent to the vast ocean once you land on the shore. Neither will any cultivator who is in the True First Realm or even after the True First Realm.
Stand on the shore and look where you came from.
At most, it will just be emotion.
There is joy.
Fortunately.
Or, there will be gratitude, cold sweat, etc.
And these, in the end, converge into a silence that cannot be told to anyone, just like Shi Jiuyang's moment.
Shi Jiuyang suddenly wanted to drink.
Drink loudly.
Fortunately, the wine is right next to me.
Shi Jiuyang picked up the wine jar, first poured a glass for Xu Guangling, and then poured a glass for himself. Then, he ignored Xu Guangling, directly picked up his own glass, raised his head and drank it all.
“Good wine!”
he said.
Xu Guangling's eyes that had been vacant finally found a place to focus, and then he smiled casually.
This is just self-promotion!
Well, today I will also show you what good wine is!
The kind that messes with the sacred incense does not count.
It was addition before, now, I will do a subtraction for you!
Xu Guangling didn't say anything, just picked up the cup in front of him and drank it all in one gulp.
“Really good wine.”
He smiled.
Shi Jiuyang didn't say anything, but just refilled both of their glasses. However, what he didn't know was that the wine that was refilled in the two glasses was no longer the same as the wine that was poured in just now.
Of course, the temporary changes are not big.
Don't rush, take your time.
A straight line, bend one degree, then bend one degree, then bend one degree again...
Add it one at a time, and soon it will become a circle.
I wonder if the frog on the opposite side, which has always been in warm water, can notice when the straight line gradually turns into a circle.
This is also a small challenge game.
Xu Guangling smiled in his heart, and then continued his narration.
Telling stories on a rainy day is also idle time.
This rain, depending on the situation, won't stop for a while, at least it won't stop today.
We don’t even rule out the possibility of the next few days in a row.
If it were over in Wuyun City, Xu Guangling would be able to accurately determine when the rain would stop, but not here. So far, he is still relatively unfamiliar with the surrounding environment and lacks corresponding data reference.
However, if we experience three, four, five, six, seven or eight more rains, it will be almost the same.
"Ordinary people act according to their thoughts."
"A wise man acts according to his destiny."
"The perfect man does as he pleases."
"Thinking, consciousness, and heart are three in one. They are yin and yang, each other's exterior and interior. Heart can affect consciousness and thought, and thought can also affect consciousness and heart."
"However, whether it is the heart, consciousness, or thoughts, they are all affected by the body, and they are yin and yang with the body. This is also the theory of body and mind integration in spiritual practice. I believe my seniors are very clear about it."
Shi Jiuyang nodded.
The theory of body-mind integration is a very basic thing in this world. It cannot be said that everyone knows it, but at least the vast majority of practitioners know it.
This is the world of the so-called "cultivation civilization", which is the basic building part of civilization, similar to "1+1=2" on earth.
Of course, knowing is knowing, how deep the understanding is, and how much it is implemented are completely different things.
Having said this, Xu Guangling raised his hands, hung them in front of him, and moved his fingers together, making a small series of very complicated but obviously very orderly movements.
"Seniors must be familiar with such training aids?" Xu Guangling asked.
Shi Jiuyang nodded again.
In this world, there is another thing that belongs to the basic building of cultivation civilization, and that is the supporting "rituals" for cultivation, that is, various actions, meditation, etc. that are related to cultivation but do not belong to formal cultivation.
From a broad perspective, it includes walking, running, swimming, mountain climbing and even drinking tea, drinking, smelling incense, listening to music, etc.
Anyway, it’s just about harmonizing the body and mind.
Among all kinds of movements, the hands and feet are the most used.
Because whether it is hands or feet, they are all connected with the internal organs and even the whole body.
And if it can connect the body, based on the theory of body and mind, it must also be able to connect the mind.
You don’t have to be a practitioner, even ordinary people can use this method to soak their feet in hot water or wash their hands in cold water when they are impatient or upset.
This is the simplest way to reconcile the mind, eliminate tension, impatience, depression and other negative emotions, and make them calm.
This is actually the simplest guidance method and the most basic auxiliary ritual for practice.
If expressed in terms of levels, this is the "cultivation" of the LV0 level.
In this world, it does not have to be a big sect to practice rituals. Even among the casual cultivators in Wuyun City, Xu Guangling has seen a lot, and some of them even opened his eyes and led to enlightenment.
On the contrary, when I was in Lingxiao Sect, I had never seen it.
Maybe it’s because with the Lingxiao Sect’s cultivation techniques or the general cultivation environment, there’s no need for such a thing?
The "finger exercises" he just did originated from the old man in his story at this time. It was the scenery beside the road when Xu Guangling first set foot on this road.
Of course, what he was performing at this time was later adapted by himself. At this time, he no longer knew which version it was. Apart from using his fingers, there was almost nothing else the same as the original version.
Got it.
But it doesn’t matter, it’s all finger fucking anyway.
After making this small series of finger movements, Xu Guangling stretched out a finger and pointed at his head.