"Those who are good at speaking to Heaven must be rooted in people. Those who are good at speaking to people must be rooted in Heaven."

In the Banshan Hall of Fuqiu Temple, an old Taoist dressed in Taoist robes was sitting at the top, and two newly recruited disciples were sitting at the bottom, giving a sermon.

The old Taoist voice was leisurely.

It's just that there is some weakness in this leisurelyness, which is different from the state he was in on the road before returning to the Taoist temple.

"Therefore, there are four seasons in the sky. The sun and the moon are in phase with each other, and the cold and heat are repeated, and their transitions are also. When it is harmonious, it becomes rain, when it is angry, it becomes wind, when it disperses, it becomes dew, when it is chaotic, it becomes fog, when it condenses, it becomes frost and snow, and when it stands, it becomes centipede.

This is the constant of heaven. Human beings have four limbs and five internal organs. They sleep and sleep, breathe in and out, and the vital energy flows back and forth. The flow is the glory and guard, the brightness is the complexion, and the hair is the sound. These are also the constants of human beings.

"This means that those who are good at talking about the way of heaven must be connected with people, and those who are good at talking about human affairs must be based on the way of heaven. When it comes to spiritual practice, it means that ascetics use their own changes and thoughts to understand the heaven and earth, and they must always rely on heaven and earth.

The laws of nature change to adjust oneself, and heaven and man correspond to each other. The two are inherently connected.

"Ahem..."

Mostly it talks about the correspondence between man and heaven and earth.

It was also what Taoist Yunhe preached to them.

It can be regarded as one of the preparatory courses for spiritual practice.

The old Taoist talked slowly, and the sun gradually rose.

It was obvious that the veteran was a little tired.

"That's it for today."

"Yes, Master."

"Is there anyone who doesn't understand?"

"I almost understand everything, I just need to take my time to reflect on it."

"That's good."

The old Taoist nodded repeatedly and said to them:

"By the way, I am already very old. In recent days, I have become less awake than drowsy. Just before the big ceremony, Xianyuan Temple also recruited a dozen disciples. They will teach the disciples how to read and write. We

The ancestors of the two families were good friends at first, and later became old friends. Qingyao, if you don't know how to read, then go to Xianyuan Temple to learn how to read with their disciples. Remember to be serious."

"I understand, Master."

The junior sister nodded solemnly.

"Lin Jue, you know Chinese characters, but you also need to know that academics are easy but learning Taoism is difficult. When the master of Xianyuan Temple is giving a sermon to his disciples, I also ask you to listen. Don't be embarrassed. Taoism is something that every day

Individuals have different opinions. If you want to go far, it is a bit narrow to only listen to those who are teachers. Wang Jizi also has some experience in this regard." Taoist Yunhe said and chuckled, "If they teach magic, you

Don’t be too thin-skinned, and listen a little bit.”

"knew."

Lin Jue also agreed.

…

On the peak of Fuqiu.

There are often the sounds of chopping branches and decaying trees, and there are often voices in the forest. If you are close, you can also hear the sound of the piano and flute coming from the Taoist temple. If you are far away, you can only occasionally hear the sound of the flute.

The senior brother played it in his spare time while living with birds and beasts in the mountains.

"Brother tree, brother tree, the branches below you don't get any sunlight and are drying up on nutrients. I'll help you repair it and use it as firewood for me."

"Senior brother, why are you talking to the trees when you are chopping wood?"

"Entertain yourself..."

While Lin Jue was speaking, he had already waved the knife in his hand.

Originally, Lin Juelan's job was to cut firewood, but his junior sister refused to do it alone and always followed him. Whenever he cut firewood, she would naturally take it away and bundle it according to dry and wet thickness.

After cutting the firewood, they took it back to the Taoist temple. The two of them were together, one carrying a pole and the other carrying a basket.

The little fox cub followed behind them.

It stayed like this for a few days.

In addition to cutting firewood, we also need to fetch water.

I don't know how much water was sprinkled on the path leading from the Taoist temple to the spring. The two of them were still walking one behind the other, carrying a large half bucket and a small half bucket. When the younger sister saw him leaving, she followed him.

Gritting her teeth, she waited for him to stop and rest before she followed him. Walking and resting together, the little fox continued to run back and forth behind him, no matter how many times he ran.

In addition, every morning I chant sutras and nourish my energy in the meditation, and in the evening I go to the mountain behind to breathe, which is quite leisurely. At this time, the little junior sister is either listening to the master's teachings or doing other things.

Lin Jue initially thought that the junior sister was trying to earn performance, that she was close to him so she insisted on staying with him, and that she wanted to help him share some of the hard work.

He also thought that the junior sister didn't want to see him being diligent, but in the eyes of his master and brothers, he seemed lazy and had nothing to do.

Maybe they are all right, but they don't seem to be entirely right.

It wasn't until a few days later that Lin Jue slowly began to see things clearly in his mind and thought about it——

This little junior sister seems to like working a little bit?

Even when she saw her senior brother digging soil outside the Taoist temple and seeing her third senior brother moving his wine jar, she would take the initiative to help him, even if she couldn't help, she would pretend to be busy.

It's quite interesting.

A few days later——

Lin Jue was called to his alchemy room by his second senior brother.

The second senior brother's alchemy room must have been passed down from his predecessors. Behind the Taoist temple, there is a small pavilion. As soon as he entered, he felt a rush of heat.

The attic is usually two stories high, but in fact it is only one floor. There is an alchemy furnace in the middle, a picture of yin and yang fish carved on the floor, and many bottles and cans on the shelves behind the attic. The second senior brother sat cross-legged, with a

With a qin table and a guqin, he wanted to wait for the elixir to come out. When he was bored, he took pleasure in playing the qin. The sound of the qin often heard in Taoist temples came from him.

"Junior brother is here?"

"Senior brother."

"I have extracted the aura of the five elements, divided it into two parts: earth and wood, and put them in bottles." The second senior brother picked up the two bottles. He first extracted the essence of earth and wood and dissolved it in spiritual water to preserve it, and then purified the spiritual liquid. Only in this way can

Concrete the ethereal aura of the Five Elements and condense it into elixir. "It's a pity that we don't practice the Spiritual Method of the Five Elements. Otherwise, swallowing the aura will also promote our practice. At this time, we can only increase our understanding of the Five Elements."

"Is it okay to just swallow it?"

Lin Jue took the two porcelain bottles.

It is said that there are five elements, but in fact there are only two parts: earth and wood.

"Just swallow it, but it is best not to take the two at the same time to avoid confusion of the aura. And it cannot be left for a long time. Although the water of the holy spring can carry the aura of heaven and earth, the aura is originally ethereal and will continue to dissipate." The second senior brother said.

, "At the same time, the aura cannot be absorbed by people. If you swallow it, it will only stay in your body. It will make you feel like you are in a mysterious place where the aura is abundant. After taking it, you must understand it with your heart."

"Remember."

Lin Jue couldn't help frowning, and decided to swallow one of them when he went back. Then he took out two more peach gums from his arms: "Second Senior Brother, do you know what the use of these is?"

"What's this?"

"Peach gum."

"It has quite a spiritual charm, so it must be extraordinary, right?" The second senior brother said, "This kind of thing can also be used to make elixirs and be taken together with the spiritual charm of Mu Xing. However, I don't have an elixir that matches it, so it would be a bit of a waste.

.But this kind of thing can be eaten directly, so just eat it directly."

"Eat it directly? Wouldn't it be more wasteful?"

"If we talk about the effectiveness, it is naturally worse, but we can't say that." The second senior brother said calmly, "It can be eaten by itself. If you have to refine it into elixir, wouldn't it be another waste?"

"..."

Lin Jue seemed to feel something was wrong, but also seemed to think he was right.

"knew."

So Lin Jue took back the peach gum, took two small bottles, and returned to his room.

The little fox naturally followed him.

"Squeak~"

Lin Jue closed the door and bent down to lift it.

"Fourth Senior Brother said that you might be a descendant of the fox demon, are you right?"

"Uh-huh……"

A humming sound came from its mouth.

"Whether it is or not, it has been several days and Fourth Senior Brother has not found your parents, so you have no choice but to follow me. You can go back after your parents come to find you."

"Uh-huh……"

After a few days, it had become very familiar with Lin Jue. He was holding it in his hand obediently, with its tail raised to protect its vital parts. There was nothing strange except watching him and twisting around in confusion.

Lin Jue couldn't help but smile when he saw this: "But don't worry too much, this place is also unfamiliar to me."

The little fox continued to hum without answering.

Lin Jue said nothing more.

The fourth senior brother was playing the flute somewhere, and the sound of the flute floated into the room faintly and melodiously.

These Taoist priests are too leisurely.

Lin Jue abandoned his distracting thoughts and sat down beside the bed, leaning against the bed with his back and taking out two small bottles.

Although I haven't opened the bottle cap yet, I can already vaguely feel the aura inside. One is thick and steady, even holding it feels heavy, while the other is full of vitality, and I feel refreshed when I take a breath.

Uncork the bottle again.

Inside is ethereal air and light.

It looks rather strange and dreamy.

Lin Jue didn't dare to look at it, so he took the bottle of Mu Xing Lingyun and put the other bottle back. He thought to himself that if the digestion of Mu Xing Lingyun took too long, in order to avoid waste, he would give it to the junior sister -

—

Since the girl had been busy for a long time and helped him carry half a bucket of holy spring water, and he couldn't use the earthy spirit for the time being, what if he gave her half of it?

With the thought of freedom and ease, I no longer struggle and dilly-dally, and swallow it into my belly as soon as I raise my head.

My mind suddenly buzzed.

Everything in the room and even the room itself seemed to be moving away. Lin Jue suddenly felt that he was not in the room, but in a dense forest, surrounded by a rich aura. Although it was extremely mysterious, it was also elusive and elusive.

Feel with your heart.

Lin Jue closed his eyes and said nothing, becoming one with it.

This is the aura nurtured by the mountains and forests.

The little fox next to it was huddled in the corner of the room. The futon in the corner was its nest. It looked up like every night, staring straight at Lin Jue with a pair of dark round eyes, observing curiously.

Sometimes he tilts his head to the side, as if he is thinking.

…

It started raining outside at some point.

This is not uncommon.

It is said that there is only one sunny day every three or four days on Mount Yi. The rest of the time it is either fog or rain, and most of the time it is both rain and fog.

Just like today.

The exposed granite on the mountain was instantly wet by the rain, and the rain stirred up the mountain fog, which not only obscured the Taoist temple at the foot of the mountain, but also exposed only a pitiful corner, and also covered the strange peaks, rocks and ancient pines in the mountain.

When the wind blows the fog away, you can clearly see the clear particles in the fog. It is summer, and the ancient pine trees all over the mountain are in full bloom with pine flowers, which are as orange-red as rice grains and are easily soaked by the rain and fog.

However, most of these ancient pines are rooted in the cracks of rocks and have always lacked soil. It is the nourishment of these rains and mist that allows them to survive.

Therefore, the ancient pine greedily absorbs the water, passes it down through the leaves, and roots down harder, even splitting the rocks. The wild grass in the mountains also drinks to their heart's content. The bell flower becomes more and more delicate when it is wet by the rain, and some of them are originally flower buds.

The petals opened in response to the drifting rain and mist.

With the help of this aura, the rain and the drifting fog, Lin Jue seemed to be able to feel it all.

I don't know how long it took before he opened his eyes.

Two pieces of peach gum appeared in the hand.

What the second senior brother said may be reasonable. The peach gum itself is edible. If it is used to make a pill that is swallowed in one bite, even if the effectiveness is increased, it is a waste to a certain extent. Maybe this is also a waste.

A state of mind is also a perspective.

Lin Jue should probably choose a time to cook it into white fungus and peach gum soup, but he can't do it now.

He suddenly felt that he needed it.

So he swallowed it directly into his belly.

Another aura bloomed in his body, like an old tree blooming, like a peach branch bearing fruit, like spring sprouting. It had no big effect, it just made him experience this process inexplicably.

Sometimes I feel like I have become a tree.

Finally opened my eyes again.

The little fox left the futon and lay down in front of him, tilting its head and staring at him.

Lin Jue looked at it and sat still.

It seems that he is still immersed in the previous insights, and he seems to be just in a pure trance.

"Boom..."

A bell rang.

Lin Jue got up and walked out.

The little fox followed him immediately.

But as soon as he stretched out his hand to open the door, he stopped again. After thinking about it, he continued to take a small step forward until his forehead and the tip of his nose were close to the door panel.

"..."

Lin Jue took a deep breath, held his breath and concentrated, threw away distracting thoughts, reconciled with it, silently recited in his heart "harmony is the same as things", and then continued to move forward.

"..."

No sound, no collision.

There seems to be resistance, but it is not hard.

It was like taking a step forward despite the strong wind and water curtain.

When Lin Jue turned around and saw that he was already outside the door, the wooden door at the back was still closed tightly. He even gradually heard that the little fox cub couldn't see anyone. He said "huh?" in confusion at first, and then began to whisper in a panic.

sound.

The method of wood escape was actually achieved.

He actually walked through the door.

Lin Jue stood at the door and tasted it carefully.

This feeling is really fascinating.
Chapter completed!