Chapter 9 Cultivating the Truth of Heaven and Earth
The Buddha's voice chants like a drum in the evening and a bell in the morning, lingering on without end!
The mountains rise and fall, outside it is a cold winter, but inside the Wusang Temple, the grass and trees are still lush and green.
Chu Ping was at the summit of a small mountain, listening to the Buddha's voice with his ears and smelling sandalwood incense with his nose, allowing it to cleanse and purify his mind, feeling the wonderful realm within.
In a blink of an eye, more than 20 days have passed. Dou Sheng has been teaching Chu Ping many techniques one after another, including the Nine-Character True Words hand seal that he had used on that day.
Chu Ping sat quietly every day, carefully comprehending the subtleties within.
There are 81 temples in front of and behind Wusou Temple, with the central main hall as the main heart, which coincides with the Buddhist saying "99 returns to one". Dou Sheng is located on the left rear side of the main hall, among a piece of mountain range, and Chu Ping also cultivated here!
Dou Sheng was born with a free and easy nature, not fond of accepting disciples. He had only one disciple, Chu Ping. This mountain range was also not as lively as others, with only the master and his disciple present.
Dou Sheng passed on the Qu Ping Gong Fa, but he himself was lazy in his cultivation and went astray, causing Qu Ping to lament that he had met an unlucky person; although he had taken a master, he still relied on his own practice.
The mountain wind gently stroked, Chu Ping's hands on the seal continued to change, and his mouth was full of true words, low and thick, shaking the mountains and rivers!
Soldiers, facing, fighting, all lined up in front of the formation!
Mahavajra Mudra, Acala Mudra, Outer Simhamukha Mudra, Inner Simhamukha Mudra, Outer Bandha Mudra, Jnana Mushti Mudra, Surya Chakra Mudra, Inner Bandha Mudra, Kalasha Mudra
Nine Character True Words, Nine Great Dharma Seals!
Due to his frail body since childhood, Chu Ping disliked fighting, especially close-range combat, so he had a special fondness for this handprint mantra. For over 20 days, he had been practicing this technique!
As the true word mudra changes, with Chu Ping as the center, the heavenly and earthly yuan force fluctuates in all directions. The surrounding grass and trees also wither and turn green, turning green and withering, all following the wonderful power of the true word to change!
Inside the Mud Pill Palace, the chaotic energy surged and roared, the Treasure Tower hung high, and the Primordial Chaos Energy seeped out thread by thread, washing and cleansing the meridians, converging at the Sea of Qi. The fleshly body also became more solid and robust, but its exterior appearance didn't change much, still looking thin and weak. However, the skin turned crystal clear like jade, as if there were threads of flowing electric light wandering within!
The sun was setting in the west, Chu Ping suddenly stood up straight, his body leaped up, and in an instant he was three zhang high off the ground. His feet moved, treading on air as if it were solid, leaving behind a trail of light in the empty space!
"It's been over 20 days since I arrived, and it's time for me to go back. Master said that when the time comes for me to return home, I can just leave on my own without telling him. There's nothing much to do here anyway. Although this Wusou Temple has a rich spiritual energy, now that I have obtained the Tower, there's no need for me to continue cultivating here!"
With a decision made in his heart, Chu Ping's body suddenly moved swiftly, and in an instant, he jumped three more zhang high, his entire person flying like a bird, rushing straight towards the mountain gate!
Arriving at the mountain gate, I saw a group of over ten people descending in a line. The first person had a face as white as jade and wore a white monk's robe, calm and composed. Chu Ping recognized him - he was Fashang, the disciple of Abbot Huixin!
Chu Ping descended and bowed slightly, "Greetings, Master Fa Xiang. Where are you and the others headed?"
"It's actually Chu Ping, Shidi!" Fa Xiang chuckled and put his hands together in a Buddhist greeting. Throughout the entire Wu Xiang Temple, only the disciples of Dou Shi and Dou Tian didn't need to shave their heads, and Dou Shi had never liked taking on disciples, with Chu Ping being his only disciple. It could be said that almost everyone in Wu Xiang Temple had heard that Dou Shi had a disciple like this. Fa Xiang had also met Chu Ping before, so he recognized him.
Chu Ping had exclaimed in surprise when he saw Fa Xiang that day. Fa Xiang had been practicing the Dharma with Huai Xin since childhood, and his mastery of the Dharma was profound and immeasurable.
Wú xiāng sì xiū fó cān chán, jí biàn shì xiū fǎ yě shì qiān hé chōng dàn, fǎ xiàng zì yòu xiū chí, nián jì suī rán bǐ zhū píng dà bù liǎo duō shao, zài tóng líng zhī zhōng què shì tiān cái diāo chǔ, yī shēn fǎ lì jī hū yǐ dào jīn gāng xuán jìng, ròu shēn bù huài!
For more than 20 days, Chu Ping listened to Dou Sheng's explanation of the world's cultivation, and he also understood a lot about the realm of cultivation!
Xiu Zhen Sect, with Kunlun Shu Mountain as the leader, has countless branches. It is similar to Kunlun Xian Fa and has four major realms: Lian Jing Hua Qi, Lian Qi Hua Shen, Lian Shen Fan Xu, and Lian Xu He Dao! However, Shu Mountain Sword Cultivation has nine layers of mysterious realms, each with nine major boundaries!
Other sects, some condense the ancient golden elixir of the great way, some want to break the elixir into a baby, condensing the original spirit, some cultivate the flesh body, some cultivate the original spirit, some cultivate both mind and energy, all in all, each has its own secret methods, but in the end they all aim to break through the void and ascend, transforming into an immortal!
Like Kunlun, the last fusion of Taoism and Buddhism to become immortal, Mount Shu uses the sword to break through emptiness. The ancient golden elixir method is similar to the Buddhist relic. To condense the original spirit, one must go through the golden elixir, yuan ying, divided spirit, exit from the aperture, and Mahayana!
The laws of the world are all different!
Wú xiāng sì xiū xí, yě yǒu sì dà jìng jiè!
Translation:
The Temple of Non-Form also has the Four Great Realms!
The four realms: The Realm of Visualization, The Diamond Realm, The Prajna Realm, and The Sarira Realm!
Finally concentrate your mind and shed your relics, transcend the cycle of rebirth, and achieve the merits of an Arhat Buddha!
Twenty years of practicing Yogacara, having broken through visualization and achieved indestructible vajra, can be described as a shocking talent!
Like the seven Wuxin Fangzhangs of the Wu Xiang Temple, who are the highest in rank and have lived for over 500 years, they have reached the realm of Sharira and merged with Kunlun's Lianxu to achieve the Dao. Each has its own strengths in the ninth mysterious realm of Shushan! Only waiting for the final completion of Sharira, can they achieve Nirvana!
Among the second-generation disciples, the oldest is also over 300 years old. The highest is Doutian's eldest disciple, who has already reached the mid-stage of the Baruo Realm!
From seeing nature to Chu Ping, there is a difference of over 300 years in age, and the cultivation naturally differs greatly!
Three generations of disciples, there are also many! But they are all floating in the Vajra and visualization realms!
Similar to Chu Ping, although he is a second-generation disciple, among the third-generation disciples, there are also those who are over 200 years old and have reached the Golden Vajra stage, with magical powers far surpassing Chu Ping's!
Chu Ping had been practicing the divine powers of Wuxiang Temple for over 20 days and had already broken into the realm of observation!
Historically, from cultivation to breaking through delusions and entering the realm of visualization, the time taken has also been quite different!
Buddhist practitioners attach great importance to enlightenment. As the saying goes, "Ten years of facing the wall are not as good as one night of sudden enlightenment." Some people can break through their delusions after just a few days of practice, while others may need ten or twenty years, or even a lifetime, with no hope of success.
Great accumulation leads to small outbursts; from the Way comes the law, which is the ultimate principle!
"Chu Ping's junior brother is indeed worthy of being a disciple looked upon by Master Dou Sheng, in just over twenty days, he has already seen through the false and entered the realm of contemplation!"
Chu Ping smiled faintly, "Brother is overpraising me, it's Brother who is unfathomable, unbreakable like a diamond, and has a sturdy physical body that makes Chu Ping admire!"
Fa Xiang also smiled, "We are following the orders of our master, down the mountain to travel, entering the red dust! It is often said that living in seclusion nourishes one's energy, high peaks cultivate truth, worldly life preserves essence, and red dust refines spirit. Whether it's breaking through to prajna or reaching the final state of nirvana, one must have a transparent heart and a clear spiritual platform! The Taoist path is achieved through trials and tribulations to become an immortal, while the Buddhist path breaks through illusions to achieve truth! Essence, energy, and spirit are all indispensable; without a stable Buddha mind, it's hard to avoid sinking!"
Chu Ping seemed to be deep in thought and nodded slowly!
