Chapter 10: Heaven, Heaven
There was no one else in the wood room, only an old man sitting on a futon, holding an axe that looked almost rotten, splitting some of the wood beside his hand, slowly chanting the four poems just now.
"Old man, old man."
After walking in, Ling Yuan shouted softly. The old man slowly raised his head. Ling Yuan stared at the old man's body, although his body was a little dirty because of long-term work, and his face seemed to have not been washed for many days, but he still could not hide the spiritual color hidden under the dirt.
"Oh, this guy, hello, what are you doing here? Judging from your appearance, it seems that this Wang family is the guest minister. People like you can't come here.
After saying that, the old man went down again, stopped looking at Ling Yuan, resumed his work, and cracked the wood.
"Old man, old man. Excuse me, there are some things that the boy doesn't understand very well. I want to ask you. I hope the old man can not hesitate to teach me to solve the boy's confusion.
"Oh, what's the matter? Brother, you don't have to be so polite. The old man will know all about it.
"Sir, it's like this. The poem you recited just now is very meaningful, and the boy is a little unclear. In this spiritual cultivation, yin and yang are not only natural, but why do they degenerate spiritual veins and are the best in heaven?
After Ling Yuan's words, the old man's low face twitched slightly, and the expression on his face was a little lost. Of course, it is impossible for Ling Yuan to see all this.
"Ha, it turned out to be this matter. I'm afraid that old age will disappoint the little brother. I don't know, brother, do you know this thing?"
As he spoke, the old man gently turned his head, stopped the movement in his hand, and looked back at something on the wall. Following the old man's guidance, Ling Yuan turned his head and was slightly stunned, but immediately smiled slightly.
"This thing is just gossip. Does the old man think the boy doesn't know anything?"
"What? How can the little brother know this?
As soon as Ling Yuan said this, the old man immediately exclaimed, and then threw it straight to the ground regardless of the axe in his hand and hurriedly stood up. After standing up, the old man looked up at Ling Yuan carefully. The hot eyes made Ling Yuan a little cold, and he said to himself that the old man had a habit of breaking his sleeves. No wonder those old people are very quiet and can practice Taoism. Is that the reason?
When Ling Yuan was thinking nonsense, the old man carefully looked at Ling Yuan from head to toe several times and nodded. The disappointment on his previous face disappeared. Instead, there is a happy look.
"Brother, since you can say the name of this thing, can you understand the reason?"
"The boy only knows a little about this. This gossip, with five elements, is divided into east, west, north and south, five directions and five elements. Jiayi wood in the east, Bingding fire in the south, Wuji soil in the center, Gengxinjin in the west, and Renkui water in the north. The angle of the five directions extends to the four small directions of southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest.
The corners of the old man's eyes showed a trace of brilliance with Ling Yuan's words. However, the colorful light flashed by, so Ling Yuan did not find it.
"That's right, but have you found that according to what you said, these five elements are five directions, east, north and south, but plus southeast, northeast, southwest and northwest. This is nine directions. How can it become gossip?
"This, this."
The old man's words stunned Ling Yuan. After thinking about it carefully for a moment, it was true. In fact, Ling Yuan doesn't know much about this gossip at all. However, Ling Yuan is also slightly aware of the respect for ancient civilization. But there is not much research. After all, in that era, young people who could calm down and read some ancient literature were really as rare as scales and phoenix horns.
"Ha ha, you don't have to feel inferior. Nowadays, there are very few people with insight like you. Nowadays, people only know how to practice spirits, but they don't know where the spirit comes from. Everything in this world, every plant and tree, actually has a spirit. The demon monk is an animal psychic who cultivates the road. The freak spiritual practitioners are the psychics of plants and trees, and their cultivation is a positive result. Between heaven and earth, there are not only five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth. This gossip, from northwest to southeast, is far away from the eight directions. There are eight kinds of water, fire, thunder and mountain wind. Although it contains five elements, it has more than five elements. And in the center, it is not the five elements, but yin and yang. As the saying goes, two instruments give birth to four elephants, and four elephants give birth to gossip. The four elephants are four directions, east, west, north and south, and the two instruments, are the most middle thing, called yin and yang.
"Yin and Yang, two instruments give birth to four elephants, four elephants give birth to gossip? Is this the so-called principle of two lives, two births three births, and three births of all things?
Ling Yuan said as he lowered his head and thought. I secretly thought about how the old man's words were so similar to the old man's words. The world is full of five elements and gossip theories, and that's why. The old man beside him saw that Ling Yuan fell into meditation and did not disturb him. He waited patiently for Ling Yuan's thinking.
"However, the old man still doesn't understand. Since this is the four elephants of yin and yang, that is to say, the two instruments of yin and yang are the origin of all things, why should they be said to be born and heavenly?
After thinking for a while, Ling Yuan gave up thinking. He knew that these things could not be figured out in a moment. Therefore, I didn't continue to think about it. At present, I said the biggest doubt in my heart. When the old man heard Ling Yuan's inquiry, although he looked a little cautious, he did not have the previous disappointment. Through these words of dialogue, the old man also looked at the teenager in front of him with new eyes.
"Since the little brother asked again, I think about it, this matter also made me very sad. In fact, as soon as the little brother walked into the yard, the old man noticed it. The little brother's body is the spiritual vein of that day. The five elements are complete, but it is difficult to cultivate the spirit.
As he spoke, the old man twisted his long bevel, with a thoughtful look on his face. He looked quite mysterious and tall. Ling Yuan saw the old man saying this, but stopped. Although he was a little anxious, he did not continue to ask. Even though Ling Yuan did not know the identity of the old man, he could see some strange things from the previous conversation.
Ling Yuan knows that such a hidden high-ranking person will not come forward. Once they come forward, it shows that they must have something to tell themselves, and there is no need to force them to ask tightly. Otherwise, it will lead to dissatisfaction.
"Ha ha, in fact, there is nothing profound about this day's spiritual vein. Nowadays, before practicing spiritualism, they should first go to the test points of the so-called spiritual sects in some states and counties to test their spiritual roots. Only when you know the attributes of your spiritual root can you know the direction of your future spiritual cultivation. In this way, although it is on the road of practice, there are many twists and turns, and you are dedicated to practicing your attributes. However, all sentient beings do not understand that at the beginning of this spiritual cultivation, there was no differentiation of attributes, but it was divided later after many things.
Speaking of this, the old man gently lowered his head, as if he had fallen into a deep memory. While thinking with a dull face, he paused and continued to say.
"There are no five elements in the original spiritual cultivation. The original spirit, that is, chaos, in other words, only yin and yang aura. Men cultivate yang qi and women cultivate yin qi. Five elements of spiritual roots are cultivated together. However, if you practice like this, the practice will be much slower. After all, such a spiritual cultivation needs to temper the spiritual veins of five attributes, and the time consumption is five times more than now. But there are also advantages, that is, the five elements are practiced together, and the foundation is firm. When the nine-day spiritual disaster comes, it is easy to get through with the magic weapons and elixirs that are suitable for you. But now, it is rare to see monks in the spiritual disaster period and above.
"In this way, the so-called heavenly spiritual vein is the kind of cultivation method at the beginning of spiritual cultivation?"
"It can't be said that this spiritual vein, even in ancient times, is relatively rare. Only some ancient sects can attract such rare geniuses. However, don't be happy too early. This kind of spiritual vein was only a genius in ancient times. Now, the method of spiritual cultivation of the five elements has long been lost, and the origin of the five elements has almost disappeared. Without the origin of the five elements as Gongji, it is impossible to move forward at all, and even the cultivation will regress. Therefore, this spiritual vein is called the heavenly spiritual vein by later generations.
Hearing the first half of the old man's words, Ling Yuan almost jumped up happily, but when the old man's words were all over, Ling Yuan's excitement immediately faded. The origin of the five elements, not to mention looking for it, I have never heard of it. And listening to the old man's words, it seems that this origin is also a rare thing, how can you find it? After saying this, the old man also slowly came out of his memory. After gently raising his head, he saw Ling Yuan's expression and smiled gently.
"Brother, don't worry. Although the origin of these five elements is almost extinct, it does not mean that there is none. However, if you want to find it, you must first know what the origin of the five elements is. Only then can we find it. Once the five elements come together, the heavenly spiritual vein can achieve the supreme spiritual method, which is why in ancient times, everyone called it the heavenly spiritual vein. If the five elements gather together, the sky will be extinct. If the five elements do not gather, the sky will be extinct.
"Oh, in this case, I hope the old man will not hesitate to teach me."
The old man's words once again aroused Ling Yuan's interest and hurriedly asked. Hearing Ling Yuan's inquiry, the old man nodded slightly.
"The origin of these five elements is the origin of the spiritual veins of the five elements. Only the five elements gathered together and gathered in the square inch of the spiritual platform to consolidate the spiritual platform into the five elements you mentioned. In the east, south, gold, wood, water, fire and earth, earth as the foundation of the platform, gold, wood, water and fire as the pillars of the four pillars. Between the pillars, they wander around the original yin and yang, which is the great success of spiritual cultivation. And the origin of the five elements is actually five kinds of natural resources and treasures.