Chapter 257: Physical and mental differences (Part 1)

From the moment he left Hong Kong, Xu Changqing didn't know how long he had been in this state of mind similar to Taoist sublimation and Buddhist enlightenment. Previously, because of this feathered snake god's golden statue, the greed deep in his heart was triggered, which made him fall into the Taoist inner demon disaster again. Fortunately, the sound of the whistle of the ship set sail actually helped him to unlock the inner demon disaster, and also made him enter a mysterious state of mind in one fell swoop.

Although this mysterious state of mind is of no use to the cultivation of true essence, it does have great benefits to the two consciousnesses of mind and spirit. Driven by the mysterious state of mind, Xu Changqing's Dao mind and Tai Chi consciousness grew rapidly, and the outer form in the middle of the five qi dynasty Yuan Jin Wheel became increasingly solid.

As his mind and spiritual cultivation grew, his perception of divine consciousness also expanded rapidly. With the help of this mysterious state of mind, his perception of divine consciousness was magnified ten times, a hundred times, or even tens of millions of times. From the nine heavens and the deep sea to the ten thousand feet, all within the range of his perception of divine consciousness. This perception is a bit close to what is described in Taoist classics as taking charge of the universe.

As the divine consciousness amplified, more and more things felt, Xu Changqing's inner doubts became deeper and deeper. His divine consciousness once soared into the sky, passed through thick clouds, saw the stars in the sky, and saw the universe. His divine consciousness also sank into the deep sea, drilled through boundless heavy water, saw the mountains and rivers under the sea, and the Nine Netherworld Realm. However, at this moment, he couldn't help but have some questions in his heart, where is the underworld in the fairy world? If he ascends in the future, where will he ascend?

Xu Changqing has always believed that the fairy world is above the clouds. Even if he has read some Western science books and the structure of the universe and stars, he has never changed this idea, but now he is a little at a loss. He is undoubtedly confused about the ascension. After all, there have been indeed ascending people among the nine idlers. What really makes him wonder is where the fairy world is?

Just as Xu Changqing's thoughts kept spinning around the questions in his heart, a wave of Taoist power attached to the talisman of rejection was projected into Xu Changqing's mind. The sudden Taoist power instantly broke this mysterious state of mind. As the state of mind dissipated, the two consciousnesses of mind returned to normal, and the range of divine thoughts narrowed rapidly, and returned to the range that matched the cultivation level of mind.

"Huh!" Xu Changqing let out a long sigh, his mind moved, and he put away the five energy behind his head towards the Yuan Jinlun. Although this mental experience caused him a lot of doubts, the benefits he gained were also quite a lot. The most obvious thing was that the state of Taoist mind had increased, and he had almost reached the state of being a world that had spread beyond the world as the first generation of Yi Manor ascended.

Although it is a good thing to increase the level of Taoist mind, the huge gap between the level of Taoist mind and the cultivation of true essence is also a big worry. Take the inner demon tribulation as an example. He was able to use his own cultivation to crack the inner demon tribulation this time with his own cultivation. If this time it was not for the right external force to help him, I am afraid that it would be even more difficult for him to successfully break the inner demon tribulation.

"I'm a little bit in my blessings!" Xu Changqing felt the increase in his mind's cultivation and smiled bitterly on his face. After all, no matter what kind of cultivation method, most of the true essence cultivation can only be increased by accumulation, but the improvement of mind's cultivation is a difficult problem. The ability to improve his mind's cultivation to such a high level will also be of great benefit to his future state diligence. At least after he cultivates the Golden Elixir Avenue, his overall cultivation speed will be several times faster than that of ordinary practitioners, or even dozens of times faster.

Just when Xu Changqing was about to check other conditions in his body, the guest-rejecting talisman drawn on the door flashed out another light, attracting his attention. The effect of this guest-rejecting talisman created by the Nine-Rank Line is extremely special, and the reactions of ordinary people and practitioners after touching it are slightly different. After ordinary people touch the guest-rejecting talisman, the Taoist power in the talisman will only block the practitioner, but will not only block the practitioner's mind, but also divide a Taoist power to remind the caster that he can feel this Taoist power even a hundred miles away, just like the Taoist power that Xu Changqing just felt just now.

Xu Changqing put the golden statue of the feather snake god in front of him into the sleeves. At this time, a sound of seeking for advice came from outside the door. At the same time, Xu Changqing's divine thoughts also felt an extremely exquisite Pure Land Buddhist Yuan in the body of the person outside the door. This made Xu Changqing feel a little confused and hesitated for a while.

Although Chinese Buddhism originated from India, with thousands of years of evolution, its Buddhist practice has separated from the system of Indian Buddhism and formed its own lineage. Among the many Buddhist methods, Pure Land Buddhism and Zen Buddhism are the most thoroughly separated. After experiencing the initial Tathagata Zen, Zen Buddhism gradually began to join some Taoist and Confucian methods, and its Buddha's essence makes people feel out of the world and quiet. However, Pure Land Buddhism is more about obsessing Buddha and chanting Buddha in order to achieve unity of body and mind, and reaching the state of liberation of Buddha that is me and I am Buddha, so there is a little more obsession in its Buddha's essence. However, no matter which Chinese Buddhist method is, it is mixed with Taoism and Confucian methods of self-cultivation. This is completely different from the Tantric Buddhism and Theravada Buddhism that spread in India and Southeast Asia, and the Buddha's essence gives people a natural difference.

Although the Pure Land Sect is widely circulated in China, there are very few people who truly master the Pure Land Sect’s practice methods, and naturally not many people can have the Pure Land Sect’s Buddha Yuan. Now, in this vast sea, there are actually people who can have such exquisite Pure Land Sect’s Buddha Yuan, which naturally makes Xu Changqing feel a little confused.

When he felt that the person at the door was about to leave, Xu Changqing stretched out his hand and gently brushed it out, popped up a true energy, dismantled the guest talisman, opened the door, and called the person outside the door. Then he quickly took out the tea set from the universe in his sleeve, collected the water vapor around him with the Water Spirit Method, injected it into the teapot, and then boiled the tea instantly with the Fire Spirit Method and put it in the tea leaves. Before the person came into the room, he soaked a pot of high-quality Tieguanyin.

When the door was completely opened and the visitor walked in, Xu Changqing saw clearly the appearance of the man with the exquisite Buddha Yuan of the Pure Land Sect. His face was filled with surprise and could not help but ask. In his previous mind, the visitor was not a monk, but a layman. No matter who he was, he could not exceed the scope of the Easterners. After all, the teachings of the Pure Land Sect were only circulated in East Asia.

But the person in front of him was obviously very different from what Xu Changqing thought. Although he had black hair and a pair of black eyes, he was completely Western in both appearance and physique, which was exactly what made Xu Changqing puzzled.
Chapter completed!