Chapter 86: Helping Others and Yourself, Five Thunders and My Thunder Only after death do you realize the importance of life. With the continuous improvement of his cultivation and combat power, the water ghost and Li Zeyuan, who had made Tao Tie so embarrassed and almost killed, are no longer important. Without drawing his sword, Tao Tie could kill them instantly with just a glance. Very easy. However, the more this happened, the stronger Tao Tie's fear of death became, and the more he was terrified of the situation at that time. Because if there was any slight mistake at that time, he would have died! If either Shui Gui or Li Zeyuan was a little stronger, this would be the problem. The mistake was that Tao Tie had not yet mastered the bird show at that time. Just a little bit more and Tao Tie would die again! This kind of fear is not obvious at ordinary times, but when Chu Mingtu mentioned the water ghost, it almost swallowed Tao Tie's heart like an undercurrent under the water. So ridiculous!
This is the terrifying thing about the inner demon. 【Knowing Everything】 popped up at this time, interrupting Tao Tie’s random thoughts. [Status: The inner demon is growing...] This is a bit like hindsight. However, Tao Tie could understand why [Knowing All Things] had not triggered any information fragments about his inner demons in the past. Because the inner demons include both objective outer demons and subjective inner demons. There is no doubt that the inner demon that Tao Tie nurtured belongs to the second type. [Knowing Everything] In Tao Tie's opinion, it is a good thing that this abnormal state will not be displayed until Tao Tie actively realizes that he has inner demons. Ignoring this unimportant point, Tao Tie turned to think about how to kill the demon in his heart. The answer came in an instant. To kill it is both easy and difficult, but also easy and difficult. There is nothing else to it, just face life and death head-on and take it easy, that’s all. "Inspector, are you feeling better?" Taoist Qingyun noticed that Tao Tie was not in the right state at the moment, and asked, "Do you want me to notify Huang Duguan, or someone else?" "Need not." Tao Tie waved his hand and said with a smile, "Please take me back to the missionary institute." "it is good." After taking a careful look at Tao Tie and finding that he was indeed not seriously injured, Taoist Qingyun agreed. With a thought, he summoned a cloud that carried him and Tao Tie away from the sailboat and Yudai River, and soon entered the city and arrived at the missionary house.
However, he only sent him to the outer gate of the missionary institute, and then watched Tao Tie, who had recovered a lot of strength, walk in by himself without setting foot inside. As a citizen of the Celestial Empire, Taoist Qingyun certainly knows that the existence of the missionary institute is a great thing. For the general public, this is a safe way for them to break away from their origins, get rid of ignorance, and practice transcendence. It is a place where "the way of great virtue is to make the world public" is truly practiced. It is a truly immortal achievement of moral integrity, meritorious service and words. However, as a cultivator of the Taoist inner talisman system, Taoist Qingyun has mixed feelings about the missionary academy. I can’t say I hate him, but after all, we are not the same kind of people. Then I won’t go in, so as to avoid getting tired of each other. Tao Tie knew exactly this split mentality, so he did not invite Taoist Qingyun to his cave to sit and drink tea and discuss Taoism. Instead, he walked back to the cave, took out a communication terminal on the way, and sent four private messages. The first one was for the city manager, asking for a few hours' leave; The second one was for Mo Yuhan, asking her to lead the team back to the government office to rest after cleaning up Yueyuji; The third one was for Taoist Qingyun, telling him not to go to Yueyuji anymore, but to go back to the government office and look for the deputy governor Wu Kunlun to see if he had any instructions. The fourth one was for Chu Mingtu, telling Chu Mingtu that he, Tao Tie, had taken the Xuan-grade top-grade flying sword and would be responsible for all consequences associated with it. Everything was arranged properly and replies were received one by one. Tao Tieren was already practicing in the pure room. Since there is a demon in your heart, you should get rid of it without delay. It not only verifies one's own practice philosophy and has no future troubles, but also allows one to make progress courageously and diligently, as this opportunity is precious. Sitting in front of the statue of the Three Pure Ones, Tao Tie was not in a hurry to eliminate his inner demons or enter the next stage of practice, but recited the scriptures earnestly. First, he recited the Eight Great Mantras, then the "Three Pure Ones' Precious Edicts", and after he was completely calm, he recited the "Tai Shang Dong Xuan Ling Bao Wuliang Shi Mie Shang Mie Shi Shang Yu". This sutra is the first of all sutras, the ancestor of all dharmas, and the source of all dharma realms. It mainly tells the idea of "the immortal way values life and saves people infinitely." By the way, it also has the ability to transcend. Tao Tie recited the scriptures ten times, and then used the Disha technique "Tongyou" to sense himself, from top to bottom, from inside to outside. Then use [Knowing All Things] to sense yourself, from top to bottom, from inside to outside. Next comes the Disha technique of "avoiding disasters" and "relieving misfortunes". Finally, purify yourself with the derived characteristics of the three mantras [Purify Heart], [Purify Mouth] and [Purify Body], and recite the mantra of rebirth with piety: "The Supreme Lord's decree transcends your lonely soul, all ghosts and ghosts, and is blessed by you in all your lives. Those with heads will surpass, those without heads will rise, kill with spears and knives, dive and hang on ropes. Die openly and secretly, die unjustly, creditor and enemy, beg for life. Kneel down in front of my stage, the Eight Diagrams will shine, stand out from the threshold, and transcend other places.
As a man or a woman, you are responsible for your own responsibility. Whether you are rich or poor is your own responsibility. The order is given to save the people, and the people who are waiting for it are saved. The people who are waiting for the order are saved, and the people are saved. " After reciting the mantra for rebirth, Tao Tie summoned the image of Taotie with a thought, and stared at it calmly. A ghost dressed as a dock porter, who looked 70% similar to Tao Tie at this moment but had a completely different temperament, was spit out from the mouth of the Taotie Dharma Image. The ghost of the porter looked at Tao Tie with reluctance for a while, but finally he felt relieved, bowed hurriedly, dissipated into thin air, and passed away. In the Lai Lu Chang Yuan Si of the City God of Liuxian County, a list imitating the Book of Life and Death moved without any wind, but no changes were made. It seems like everything is fine. No ghost or god saw this scene. Only heaven and earth are witnesses, and people's hearts know it all. At this moment, Tao Tie felt relaxed all over, light inside and out, and was filled with joy. The fear of death in my heart still exists and is strong. But it was not the previous fear which was actually mixed with guilt, it was quite pure. Because of this pure fear of death, Tao Tie has a deeper understanding of the sentence "The heart of human beings is beyond their control" in the "Third Song of the Demon King of the Formless Realm" in the "Duren Sutra". Regardless of whether this understanding is truly profound or falsely profound, and regardless of whether this understanding is accurate or not, Tao Tie has let go of the past and reconciled with himself at this moment. "Life is precious in the immortal way, and death is precious in the ghost way." Tao Tie murmured in a low voice, as if talking to himself, but also as if talking to others, "People always have to look forward, let's look forward together." In this way, reconciliation was achieved with the original self. After sitting quietly for a while, Tao Tie gathered his good thoughts, stood up, left the cave, and went to the library. Soon, I arrived at the library, went up to the second floor, and knocked on the door respectfully. The more I interacted with the teacher and Mr. Qiu, the more I could appreciate their strength and hidden talents. Tao Tie's respect became more and more sincere, and so did his gratitude. "What do you want from me, kid?" The door of the duty room opened without wind, and Old Qiu's voice was full of joking, "You were very impressive on the Jade Belt River before. Not bad, not bad, a young man should be so frivolous. If you are not frivolous, can you still be called a young man?" Tao Tie listened quietly to Elder Qiu's joke, bowed, and said seriously: "Elder Qiu, I am here to get the "Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Refining Spirit Technique." The benefits of the missionary institute’s external system are numerous and are available to all at every level. Having previously saved the soul of "Tao Tie", Tao Tie's body and mind became clear, and his cultivation naturally rose to the level below the seventh grade. He then had an opportunity to receive a technique for free. "I've prepared it for you." Elder Qiu was not surprised by this, and did not stand up. He fumbled in the cabinet under the table next to the rocking chair with his right hand for a while, took out a jade slip and placed it on the table, "Take it, study hard, and practice well." "Thank you, Mr. Qiu."
Tao Tie bowed again, stepped forward, picked up the jade slip with both hands, bowed again, and was about to leave. At this time, Elder Qiu said quietly, "Little Tao, there is a bad smell on your body. Where does it come from? You should figure it out and how to solve it." After saying this, Mr. Qiu waved his hand, summoned a gust of wind, pushed Tao Tie out of the duty room, and closed the door. Tao Tie stood outside the door for a while, thought for a while, and said sincerely through the door: "Thank you, Mr. Qiu, for your guidance." Then he turned around, went downstairs and returned to the cave. Back in the pure room for practice where the Three Pure Ones were enshrined, Tao Tie focused on his practice. He probed his consciousness into the jade slips, received the inheritance of the "Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Spirit Refining Technique", and comprehended the true meaning of the technique. The Taiyi Body Refining Technique and the Taiyi Soul Refining Technique are passed down from the same lineage. One refines essence into qi, and the other refines qi into spirit. Both techniques have true meaning and are not difficult to learn. Tao Tie's spiritual consciousness was amplified by the (Mastery, Progress: 1%) level of Taotie Visualization Method, reaching a level far beyond that of an ordinary sixth-grade cultivator, making it even simpler. In just a moment, [Kung Fu: 6, Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization Spirit Refining Technique (Entry Level, Progress: 1%)] appeared on [Knowing Everything]. After taking a glance, Tao Tie discovered that the body-refining technique that had been stuck at (entry level, progress: 99%) had suddenly reached the level of (mastery, progress: 27%). Obviously, this is because the art of body refining and the art of soul refining are actually the upper and lower parts of a set of inheritance. Practicing separately is incomplete and will naturally hinder progress. Without paying too much attention to these trivial matters, Tao Tie took out the Five Thunder Diagram given by Meng Xi San Ren, hung it in front of himself, looked at it carefully for a while, and then began the first practice of the divine refining technique. The Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Soul Refining Technique, as the name suggests, is to visualize the five thunder gods in order to cultivate the soul. The question is, there are many different opinions about the Five Thunders, and there is no definite answer. It is also clearly stated in the practice of spiritual cultivation that practitioners should choose the one that best suits them and do the visualization. So, who are the five thunder gods that are most suitable for Tao Tie to visualize? Are they the five marshals of the Thunder Department, Deng, Bi, Liu, Xin and Pang? Or is it the Central Yellow Emperor Thunder God, the Eastern Green Emperor Thunder God, the Southern Red Emperor Thunder God, the Western White Emperor Thunder God, or the Northern Black Emperor Thunder God? Or is it the Eastern Thunder Emperor of Blast Sky, the Southern Thunder Emperor of Scarlet Sky and Fire, the Western Thunder Emperor of Darkness, the Northern Thunder Emperor of Turning the Sky Upside Down and the Sea, or the Central Thunder Emperor of Yellow Sky and Collapse? Or is it the Eastern Divine Thunder King Yan Fu, the Southern Divine Thunder King Zhuo Bing, the Western Divine Thunder King Gao Hui, the Northern Dynamic Thunder King Wu Xi, or the Central Dynamic Thunder King Zhao Jian? Or is it Wu Cong, the Yang Lei Tianjun general in the East, Wang Jian, the Yang Lei Tianyou general in the South, Meng Zhang, the Yang Lei Tianxiu general in the West, Sun Heng, the Yang Lei Tiandao general in the North, and Guo Zhen, the Yang Lei Tianyi general in the Center? Or instead of visualizing a specific deity, you can visualize the essence of the Five Thunders. After all, the Taiyi Five Thunders Visualization and Spirit Refining Technique is also called the Taiyi Five Thunders Concentration and Spirit Refining Technique, and its concept is closely related to the body and spirit theory of the Huangting Sutra, and they share the same origin. The question arises again. There are many different interpretations of the Five Thunders that directly point to the essence. In the "Thunder Palace Memorials and Discussions on Honors and Awards" written by Patriarch Bai Yuchan, ten different records about the "Five Thunders" were listed. For example, there are the Heavenly Thunder, the Divine Thunder, the Water Palace Thunder, the Dragon Thunder, and the Community Order Thunder. For example, there are wind thunder, fire thunder, mountain thunder, water thunder, and earth thunder; For example, there are sky mines, ground mines, wind mines, mountain mines, and sea mines; For example, there are spring thunder, summer thunder, autumn thunder, winter thunder, and Xuanyuan thunder; The list goes on and on. Finally, only heavenly thunder, earthly thunder, sea thunder, divine thunder and demon thunder are considered righteous. It can be seen that for every school of practice, there is a definition of the Five Thunders. The reason for this is that everyone has a different understanding of the nature of the Five Thunders. This is not much different from the Confucianism that the Six Classics explain me and I explain the Six Classics.
It is even possible that those many Thunder Gods who rely on the concept of "Five Thunder Essences" have realized their own understanding of the Five Thunder Essences and reaped the fruits of their desires. In this case, Tao Tie quickly abandoned the method of visualizing specific gods and chose to visualize the essence of the Five Thunders directly. He decided to follow the path of transforming into a god by integrating the Huangting body and god method. After all, scholars live and imitators die. Only by coming up with new ideas can one break away from the rut. What is the meaning of transformation into a god? He said: The Yuanshi ancestor of the catastrophe, the true energy is divided into one, I am the Yuanshi, the Yuanshi is me, this is called the transformation of the god. To put it simply, Tao Tie decided to visualize himself as his own God! As for the five thunders that you want to visualize... Thunder is the innate energy, and five is the original intention of the primordial spirit. Everyone has them and no one lacks them. All human beings have the five thunders of heaven and earth, and their nature is complete. Therefore, Lei Fayun said: The method of practicing the innate qi will use your own primordial spirit, and the inner cultivation of the mind is the real skill. How to cultivate internally? Thunder magic is the innate way, and the Thunder God is the god within me. I combine qi with qi and combine gods with gods. Transforming the Qi of one's five internal organs into the God of Five Thunders and mixing them with the God of the Void is called internal cultivation. Taoism also says: "Xixian said: The five qi converge to the origin, without any dust, and can be pure and clean, which is called no leakage. The liver is the wood of the east soul, the lungs are the gold of the west spirit, the heart is the fire of the south spirit, the kidneys are the water of the north spirit, and the spleen is the earth of the center palace. Therefore, the sage's eyes do not see and his soul returns to the liver, his ears do not hear and his essence is in the kidneys, his tongue does not taste and his spirit is in the heart, his nose does not smell and his spirit is in the lungs, his limbs do not move and his mind is in the spleen. Therefore, it is said that the five thunders gather. (Wang Shu said: The wood thunder in the east is in the liver palace, the fire thunder in the south is in the heart palace, the mountain thunder in the west is in the lung palace, the water thunder in the north is in the kidney palace, and the earth thunder in the center is in the spleen palace) Cutting off the five leaks and being still and silent is the essence of the Tao, and being sensitive and connected is the function of the Tao. This is the wonder of the five thunders. Translated, Tao Tie decided to use the energy of the five internal organs that he had already developed to a certain extent to visualize the wood thunder in the east, the fire thunder in the south, the mountain thunder in the west, the water thunder in the north, and the earth thunder in the center. Such visualization is in accordance with the five internal organs, five directions and five elements. It is clear that the lungs are the gold of the western soul, but it is also said that the western mountain thunder is in the lung palace. How can this be consistent? It’s simple actually. If gold is a metal, then the mines are found in the mountains; If gold is of the nature of imperishable, then the mountain will also be immovable. Once the idea is finalized, implement it accordingly. Tao Tie concentrated on meditation and cultivated his spirit. It turned out that the five ghosts that had integrated into the body and spirit through the five senses moved when they heard the thunder, followed the mysterious connection, and moved into the five internal organs. The Qi of the five internal organs rises, and the Qi of the five thunders comes into harmony. The five ghosts transformed themselves, trying to turn into the Eastern Wood Thunder God, the Southern Fire Thunder God, the Western Mountain Thunder God, the Northern Water Thunder God, and the Central Earth Thunder God. Then something went wrong and the situation rushed in a direction that Tao Tie had vaguely thought about but did not dare to think about deeply. The five ghosts were tempered by the qi of the five internal organs and the divine will of the five thunders. They shed the bones of the five plague gods and the marks of the five ghosts' moving technique, and turned into five naked little people, recovering their true nature. Then, with the "Spleen Earth" as the base, the "Liver Spring Wood", "Heart Summer Fire", "Lung Autumn Metal" and "Kidney Winter Water" are integrated into one, forming the four images in reverse order.
At this time, the divine consciousness and magic power rushed in together, acting as firewood, burning to provide energy and helping the Four Symbols to continue their reversal. After a short while, the two yin and yang were formed, and then the yin and yang became chaotic and transformed into Tai Chi. Tai Chi means Tai Yi and Tai Yi. The five little ghosts left here and turned into a naked Yuanying. He opened his mouth and sucked in the huge spiritual consciousness cultivated by Taotie's visualization method. With a shake of his body, he changed his appearance: The emperor's crown and green clothes look like Yuanshi and also like Tao Tie. In one leap, it goes from the five internal organs to the sea of consciousness and resides in the Lingtai Zifu of the Niwan Palace. This is the Great Emperor Taiyi of the Jade Palace of the Upper Pure Purple Star, one of the Nine Gods of the Divine Sky. To balance the yin and yang, to prevent disasters, He has the same position as Lei Zu and controls the five thunders! (End of this chapter)
