Prelude, Willpower and Creative Inspiration

  This work is a fantasy novel of the ancient mysterious and immortal type. This prologue can be considered an aside, talking about the origin of the power of chanting and the creative inspiration. If you don't like it, you can skip this chapter and read the main text which is more wonderful!

  Shi Sheng was a university student who wrote online novels. One day, a new neighbor moved in and brought over a book called "Xiū Niàn Zhī Fǎ" (Cultivation Method of Mindfulness), asking Shi Sheng to cultivate together with him. The neighbor said that Shi Sheng had a good foundation, which made Shi Sheng immediately think of a classic line: "Young man, I see you have an astonishing bone structure, you're a great talent for martial arts! I have..."

  To be honest, when Shi Sheng was young and ignorant, he also had a heroic and chivalrous complex. He saved money to mail-order "Dragon Subduing Eighteen Palms" and "Lingbo Micro Steps". After school, he would tie a sandbag to his leg and jump into the sand pit all day to practice qinggong (lightness skill). He always believed that as long as he worked hard, he would succeed. Even in his sleep, he dreamed of himself being light as a swallow and flying up.

  Many people have had similar experiences, but only later in life did they realize that it was just a childhood pleasure and no one took it seriously. So when the neighbor asked Sheng to recite, he felt that the old man was insulting his intelligence - where did this "reciting power" come from? At the time, Sheng used modern knowledge theory to criticize and educate the neighbor.

  The neighbor didn't get angry either, and at the time, he said something that left Shi speechless. It's just that I didn't think deeply about it at the time, but now when I recall what the neighbor said, it wasn't unreasonable either! The neighbor's words were as follows:

  Don't you believe in the existence of willpower? For example, if your hand is injured, you'll feel pain, but when someone plays cards and chats with you, you'll feel less or no pain. It's because of your own willpower. People who don't understand might say it's just a distraction, which is also true. Attention is a kind of willpower or mental strength!

  If you go thinking that the wound hurts, it's just the power of suggestion playing a malignant role, then you'll feel the wound hurt even more. These are common sense things that everyone knows, but if you delve deeper, no one can explain what the reason is. In fact, it's just an extremely weak power of suggestion.

  No matter what illness, as long as it's difficult to cure, doctors won't let family members tell the patient. Instead, they'll tell the patient to adjust their mindset every day, be optimistic and positive, which helps with recovery treatment. Medicine itself can't even explain why. Some people are very optimistic, have a positive attitude, believe they will recover, and as a result, even terminal illnesses may take a turn for the better.

  Some people are overly pessimistic and always worry about their condition worsening, as a result, the power of their thoughts plays a malignant role, and their own body is inadvertently defeated by their own thoughts.

  This is also what the masses say, a bad mentality, pessimistic and negative, in fact, it has produced its own evil thoughts, but just doesn't know it yet. The condition worsens with one's own thoughts, just like if you think a wound hurts, it will hurt, your thoughts will directly affect your body, changing some functions.

  Of course, although everyone has the power of thought, without special cultivation, one's own power of thought can only slightly change oneself. Different people have different situations, and their powers of thought are strong or weak, and some are even difficult to perceive, just like those with a low foundation in spiritual practice.

  After feeling the power of thought through meditation, it is considered to have entered the first layer, which can effectively induce self-hypnosis. When the first layer is cultivated to the extreme but the power of thought is insufficient, psychological suggestion and other means can be used to hypnotize others with their cooperation, which belongs to the category of hypnotists.

  Only when the second layer of mental power is cultivated to be sufficient for out-of-body, can one forcibly hypnotize others, and even possess some abilities that exceed human cognition. This is the legendary special function, but almost no one can achieve it.

  The old neighbor said that this ability was called a cultivator in ancient times, and is now called a special function, but now too many people are using the banner of special functions to deceive and cheat, making it even harder for people to believe in the existence of special functions. In fact, true masters rarely show their faces and do not do it for money!

  As in several examples that can be searched, in 1986, a group of psychics in Washington D.C. held a levitation competition. In 1949, Zhu Xiu Hua's spirit possessed someone else's body. In 2004, the construction of a bird's nest in Kyoto was disrupted by strange occurrences after the demolition of a Ming dynasty temple, resulting in two deaths and 70 injuries, ultimately forcing the selection of a new site. Also, there is the case of Chen Jun, a modern-day monk who lived for several hundred years, unexpectedly from the Tang Dynasty.

  As early as 1850, there were cases of hypnotic anesthesia for patients undergoing treatment, with a history of several thousand years. However, in the later period, due to the weakness of the "practitioner's" hypnotic power or the strength of the "recipient's" self-defense, the effect could not achieve complete anesthesia.

  Furthermore, with the emergence of anesthetics in later times, the practice of Fu meditation became increasingly discredited. In the end, few people had the perseverance to cultivate this dull and uninteresting thing. These will be slowly revealed and introduced later, including the hypnotic techniques of Fu medicine. However, please note that without proper guidance from a qualified practitioner, do not attempt to imitate Fu Jiao, otherwise you will have to bear the consequences yourself. Fellow practitioners should not disturb each other. This is actually a method of meditation that can be transmitted to ordinary people outside the Daoist tradition. Even if one cannot cultivate internal energy through this practice, it can still be used to strengthen the body, improve physical health and train the spirit.

  Cultivator, mainly cultivating the power of thought, refers to the joint concentration of body, mind and consciousness, forming a powerful force. When the mental power of the body, mind and consciousness is concentrated and matured, it can exert strong transformation signals and energy. This requires constant tempering in daily life to concentrate the body, mind and consciousness completely, resonating with a strong wave, influencing each other's mental power, and achieving each other.

  Apply the power of intention to yourself, changing some physical conditions. For example, someone in a very hot environment can use intention to dispel the heat and imagine themselves by the sea. Using intention to control body temperature, whether it's a lot or a little, will more or less give you a feeling of coolness.

  In the real world, it is called psychological effect. Just like when a finger is injured, dispersing mental energy can guide and reduce pain. These are all common sense that everyone knows, but there is no truly powerful scientific explanation. Even if it's the slowing down of blood circulation, what force causes it? In fact, it's just mental power.

  However, if the first layer of meditation fails to sense the power of thought, then the second layer of thought cannot be cultivated on oneself, so it can be said that cultivating thought is not something everyone can do.

  As the saying goes, if you don't believe in the existence of love, how can you feel its power? Taoism talks about practicing emptiness to achieve reality, Buddhism talks about cultivating falsehood to return to truth, only by believing will it exist.

  Empty energy enters the body, borrowing emptiness to practice reality, condensing reality into truth, ultimately achieving great attainment, collectively known as the Cultivation of Truth School. In fact, it is the same theory as Nian Li (mind power), borrowing emptiness to practice reality, condensing reality into truth, and finally becoming the Great Way!

  But some people are born with a kind of ability, during sleep, the power of thought consciousness takes shape and leaves the body, can see many things that cannot be seen in daily life, and even have precognitive effects, such as scenes in dreams really becoming reality, and many inexplicable, unmeasurable things, are actually a kind of instinct of the power of thought consciousness.

  I think some people have a deep understanding, as the saying goes, "day has its thoughts and night has its dreams". When you fall asleep thinking about something, it's likely that you unintentionally enter a meditative state, where your mental power takes shape and leaves your body to reach the place you're thinking of. It's just that everyone thinks it's just a real dream.

  Imagine without the aid of consciousness, letting you close your eyes and daydream, where would there be such a realistic scene as in dreams? Sleep is, to some extent, a kind of meditation, and meditation is close to sleep.

  Meditation must reach a state of no "I", this no "I" refers to the absence of material self, allowing one's consciousness to become an independent spirit transcending the physical body. In simpler terms, it means shrinking the physical sensations as much as possible and expanding spiritual perception as much as possible.

  When the practitioner truly enters a meditative state, they often obtain spiritual peace, and the influence of external objects on themselves is minimized. The sound of cars whizzing by outside will gradually weaken, even to the point where it can't be heard.

  Or often easily distracted, unable to persist in doing anything for a long time, but after entering a meditative state, the flow of time becomes less noticeable, and unknowingly, it is possible to maintain the same state for a very long time.

  It's not that the neighbors said anything secretive, everyone can verify it themselves. It's just that if you don't believe in the existence of love, how can you feel its power? If you have faith, then it exists; if you don't, then it doesn't.

  Borrow the false to practice the true, condense the true and return to the genuine. The method of cultivating one's mind is the same as that of Buddhism and Taoism. Although there are countless disciples in both sects, those who truly possess great abilities are not discovered by the world. Just because one cannot do something oneself does not mean others cannot do it either; just because one does not know about something does not mean it does not exist!

  After Shi Sheng crossed over, she took the old neighbor's Cultivation Method and embarked on the path of cultivation!

  P.S. This work is an ancient fantasy, of course, everyone can take it as entertainment, or try to meditate and let their spirit soar, absolutely harmless, there are materials online, everything mentioned above can be checked by yourself!

  It all depends on individual qualifications, just treat cultivation correctly, strengthen the body and mind, and be clear-headed. If your mindset is correct, everything will be fine. Thinking too much or having greedy thoughts can lead to demonic possession. However, remember that some of the soul-calling talismans and high-level secret techniques mentioned in books should not be attempted, as some have been tampered with by evil intentions. Imitating them may result in unimaginable consequences. Be cautious! (End, next chapter will be even more exciting!)