Chapter 200 I just hope you can be happy until old age
"Wangqi Zhanlong Sutra?"
Chen Jue discovered through the entire scripture [Sacred Heart] The Correspondence between Heaven and Man that the content described in this text covers everything Liu Bowen has learned throughout his life and his ups and downs in life. The content of the scripture is all-encompassing, involving the five arts of the Book of Changes, namely immortality, medicine, destiny, divination, and physiognomy. It even cites three extremely profound secret techniques, "Looking at Qi", "Slaying Dragons", and "Seven Stars to Extend Life" at the end of the text.
The chapter "Wang Qi" talks about the secret art of Feng Shui, which is about using the "Heavenly Eye" combined with the resonance between heaven and man to find the geomagnetic changes in the terrain of mountains and rivers. The article also mentions alien visitors related to the "Innate Qi".
Aliens does not mean aliens, but a name given to meteorites by ancient people.
This passage roughly describes how Liu Bowen accidentally discovered this type of meteorite while locating and searching for ninety-nine dragon veins. At the same time, he sensed the influence of the "innate qi" combined with the geomagnetism in the feng shui structure, which is what modern people call the terrain magnetic field, on people living nearby.
The more densely populated an area is with meteorites containing "innate qi", the easier it is to form dragon veins, which will give birth to generations of outstanding talents.
"A mountain is not high but it is sacred if there is a dragon… A sacred place will produce outstanding people…" Chen Jue read the contents of the scripture and secretly admired Liu Bowen's erudition. He actually integrated the Confucian and Taoist knowledge he had learned to create this method of [looking at qi] on his own.
The secret art of "Wang Qi" alone is not inferior to the two skills created by Chen Jue himself. It is equivalent to transcending the limitations of the times and standing at the forefront of human sages.
The second chapter, "Slaying the Dragon," describes how to change the trend of Feng Shui, which involves the combined use of the human body's magnetic field, terrain magnetic field, and the innate Qi emitted by meteorites. This is why it is named "Slaying the Dragon."
The third chapter, "Seven Stars to Prolong Life", is a Taoist secret technique. It is also a legendary story that happened to Liu Bowen. It tells that in his later years, he had lost too much life due to looking at qi and slaying dragons, and revealing the secrets of heaven. When his time was up, he was unwilling to give up and used the method of the Seven Star Lamp to prolong his life for 12 years and continued to assist Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang.
In history, there were two predecessors who lit the Seven-Star Lamp. One was Zhuge Liang in the Three Kingdoms period, and the other was Liu Bowen, the founding prime minister of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhuge Liang failed to light the Seven-Star Lamp, while Liu Bowen succeeded. It's just that Zhuge Liang's image is so deeply rooted in people's hearts that later generations have basically ignored the achievements of Liu Ji and Liu Bowen.
"Zhuge Liang divided the world into three parts, and Liu Bowen unified the country." Chen Jue muttered this local folk song in Wen County and took another look at the content of "Seven Stars to Extend Life".
This Taoist secret technique is not like what people think of as prolonging life by lighting an eternal lamp. The real principle is the method of transporting qi and blood, similar to the [Small and Large Circulation] that Chen Jue practiced before.
As stated in "Seven Stars to Extend Life", there are seven major acupoints in the human body, corresponding to the Big Dipper in the sky. The Big Dipper in Taoism refers to: Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Tianheng, Kaiyang and Yaoguang, which are also the "spoon" we often looked for in the sky at night when we were children.
The seven major acupoints corresponding to these seven stars are Danzhong point, Tianqianxuanyi point, Niwan point, Jiaji point, Mingmen point, Dantianqi point and Haidi point. These seven major acupoints when reflected on the human body just present the pattern of the Big Dipper.
Thanks to Chen Jue's rich knowledge and his own practice of reaching the level of a true saint, he recognized at a glance the secret that the second and sixth of the seven major acupoints were slightly different from the human body acupuncture point map.
"The sixth point corresponds to the Dantian Qi point of Kaiyang Quwu Star, and it should be the Xuemen Shangqu point where the Qi and blood are restrained after the Dan is formed."
"This second acupuncture point that corresponds to the Tianxuan Jumen acupuncture point is suspended in front of the forehead... It turned out to be a virtual acupuncture point directly in front of the Heavenly Eye after practicing the [Heavenly Eye]?"
"So, if you don't practice the two prerequisite secret techniques of "Looking at Qi" and "Slaying Dragons" to achieve the control of the mind's magnetic field and the innate Qi, and locate the acupoint in the void, you won't be able to realize the secret technique of "Seven Stars to Extend Life"?"
"No wonder Zhuge Liang failed in the Seven Stars... Was it because he didn't practice enough? Or was it because he lacked the innate Qi?" Chen Jue's mind was racing as he memorized all the contents of the Wangqi Zhanlong Sutra.
Then he stood there and tried to practice [Looking at Qi], [Slaying Dragon] and [Seven Stars to Extend Life] as if no one was around.
Soon, the attribute panel made a "ding" sound, and three red exclamation marks popped up in succession: "Necessary conditions are missing: sufficient innate Qi, this skill cannot be recorded!"
The three secret techniques are all a reminder, indicating that Chen Jue can try to practice these three secret techniques, but they can only be achieved in an environment with sufficient innate Qi.
"pity!"
"If I had known this would happen, I should have saved some meteorite fragments first." Looking at the prompt given by the panel, Chen Jue thought to himself what a pity. However, when he thought of the powerful inner vision effect brought about by the completion of [Small and Large Circulations], Chen Jue felt that spiritual practice also required cause and effect.
The Dharma has arrived before the destiny has arrived, and it cannot be accomplished in a hurry.
"Are we really going to the moon?" Chen Jue muttered in his heart.
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After spending an afternoon in Liu Bowen's hometown, Chen Jue got an unexpected surprise and obtained three sets of martial arts techniques left by Liu Ji.
Riding in my cousin's car back to my grandfather's house, it began to get dark. After the New Year's Eve dinner, several uncles and aunts took their families back to their nearby homes to rest, and Chen Jue stayed at my grandfather's house for one night.
At night, there was constant laughter and chatter in the three-story building next door. It was my uncle's family with their children and grandchildren, while Chen Jue was accompanying my grandfather in the old house, chatting with each other in an awkward language.
My grandfather doesn't like noise and prefers to live in a quiet place, so he has been living in the old house.
The old house was made of wood and was built almost a hundred years ago. The air was filled with the fragrance of wood. Chen Jue thought that he had nothing to do at night, so he used his self-created [Spirit Refining Longevity Method], [Qigong Body Purification Method] and [Brahma Sound Resonance] state bonus to perform a special exercise method for his 98-year-old grandfather that relied purely on external force to refine the internal organs, change the marrow, and train the brain, allowing the old man to fall asleep comfortably and peacefully.
Seeing that his grandfather's complexion was getting better and better, Chen Jue felt that what he had learned was not a dragon-slaying technique, but could still help improve the physical fitness of his relatives around him.
He sat quietly beside his grandfather for the whole night, and waited until the next morning. When he saw his grandfather wake up, his face was rosy and he looked full of energy, Chen Jue smiled and helped the old man up from the bed.
"Xiao Jue, I'm old now, and I never thought about it before."
"Your mother left something here. I'll give it to you." Grandpa got up and went to the toilet first, then wanted to get a ladder and climb up to the beam to look for something.
This kind of old wooden house has a large space on the beams for storing things, which can keep things dry and avoid the humidity in the mountains and rainy weather. My grandfather's old house also has such a place.
"My mother's things?" Chen Jue's heart suddenly moved when he heard it. He hurriedly took the ladder and climbed up to the beam. Finally, under the guidance of his grandfather, he got a very old tin box.
The box must have contained biscuits, candies, etc. It was covered with dust and was very inconspicuous placed in the corner.
After Chen Jue took it down, he found a handkerchief to wipe off the dust on it, then opened the rusty iron box and found a very old diary and an old-fashioned tape inside.
"This was left by your mother when she was in school. It has been placed on the roof. You can take it back and have a look." Grandpa's mind was probably more flexible than before because Chen Jue had improved his physical condition last night. He suddenly remembered that there was such a thing at home.
Chen Jue was feeling mixed emotions. He held the iron box, found a wooden bench to sit on, and began to look through his mother's belongings.
The tape reel should be a song cassette, divided into side A and side B. Chen Jue looked at the tape reel and was reminded of the old record player at home when he was a child.
Both of his deceased parents loved listening to music. The old-fashioned record player had the decoding function for cassettes, CDs, and vinyl records, but it was lost when the old house was renovated. He also found a dusty and moldy guitar in the warehouse at home. It was the youth of Chen Jue's parents, and it was the reason why they came together because of their common hobbies.
And that diary was the one my mother left when she was in high school. The handwriting in it was beautiful and neat, recording the thoughts and details of an 18-year-old girl.
Chen Jue flipped through the diary page by page. In it were the lyrics of old songs that his mother had memorized when she was in school, some famous quotes from textbooks, and some daily stories about helping with farm chores at home, feeding rabbits, herding cattle, and herding pigs. The words were simple but Chen Jue's eyes became moist when he read them, as if he saw his mother's vigorous and innocent appearance when she was 18 years old.
When she turned to the last page, it was a message her mother left for her future when she was a teenager: "If I get married and have a family in the future, like the aunts and female teachers around me, I hope my future husband is down-to-earth and likes listening to music like me."
"And I hope my future child will be healthy and happy."
"If she's a pretty and smart girl like me, I hope she can study hard and find a good home. It would be best if she could learn piano or violin. Dancing is also good."
"If he is a naughty boy, I hope he will not be burdened by fame and fortune, and I hope he will pursue his dreams... be a free and easy person... walk out of this mountain and see the scenery outside for me, or be a pilot. It would be best if he could take a spaceship to the moon and travel through the starry sky ~ Haha ~ It seems that the boys in the class like these..."
After reading the last page of the diary, Chen Yu was filled with emotions. He closed the diary, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and put the tape and diary into the iron box.
When grandpa saw Chen Jue crying, he walked up to him and touched his face with his rough hands, saying that he really looked like his mother.
The old man and the young looked at each other in silence. In the end, they were reminded of the deceased by the things they saw, and they were remembering the deceased before the New Year's Eve arrived.
Chen Jue had lunch at his grandfather's house, said goodbye to his uncles and aunts, and took a taxi back to Chen Village, An County, with the iron box left by his mother.
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After two days away, Chen Village became more and more lively. The village was filled with the sounds of children playing with firecrackers and fireworks, and adults gathered together to play cards loudly. Long benches were weighed down by red banknotes, and the round tables that had just been cleaned up after the New Year's Eve dinner were also crowded with people.
The ancestral hall in the village is the most lively place. People playing Pai Gow are stacked like a human pyramid, forming a circle and cheering constantly.
Chen Jue looked at everything in front of him and felt that this mundane world was just like his childhood memories. Many people and things were changing, but many things remained unchanged.
Holding the iron box, he strolled along the country path and saw many familiar faces on the road. After greeting them one by one, Chen Jue slowly walked back home.
The house was still silent, in stark contrast to the hustle and bustle outside. Sitting on the cold sofa, Chen Jue leaned back and recalled the lively scenes at home in the past.
If my parents and elders were here, this little village house probably wouldn't be as deserted and quiet as it is now.
He let out a long sigh and looked down at his phone, only to find that all kinds of messages wishing a happy new year were pouring in, from roommates, old classmates, relatives, and friends Chen Jue had met in this life.
From Yun Xiaomei, Li Xiang and his fellow apprentices, Old Man Luo from Huashan, Chen Shiqing from Wudang, the two Taoist priests Huang Shizhen, and so on.
Even the master Li Xiangning of the boat boxing sent his blessings. He must have heard about Chen Jue's victory in the big competition, which made this small style of boat boxing famous all over the world, so he specially sent New Year's blessings and a bunch of thumbs up.
Upon seeing this, Chen Jue edited the content and replied one by one, wishing these friends in this world a happy new year.
After replying the message, seeing that the sky outside was gradually getting darker, Chen Jue took the iron box and went upstairs, trying to find a place to hide the box.
This is my mother's relic and must be treasured.
However, after seeing the old-fashioned tape reel in the box, Chen Jue suddenly remembered that he still had a tape recorder hidden at home that he had left over from his school days.
He rummaged through all the drawers and found the recorder. He opened the back cover and saw that there were no batteries. So Chen Jue went out to the store at the entrance of the village and bought a pack of No. 5 batteries.
Chen Jue discovered that the batteries sold in stores are becoming more and more fancy, with gold packaging and energy-gathering rings. Thinking back to the white three-5 batteries he used when playing with four-wheel drive cars as a child, he felt that it would be difficult for everything to go back to the way it was before.
When I got home, I put the batteries into the recorder and plugged in the headphones. I tried it out and found that the recorder was of good quality and could still be used after so many years. So I carefully put the cassette tape left by my mother into it.
He opened a small door in the room on the second floor and walked to the balcony of his home. Looking at the bright lights in every house and the shining stars, Chen Jue was filled with emotion.
Suddenly, I heard bursts of firecracker sounds. It turned out that the villagers in the village who were celebrating New Year's Eve began to set off firecrackers according to custom.
When the first firecracker sounded, every household began to set off fireworks at the same time. The colorful fireworks rose into the sky and exploded, like a short-lived meteor.
Chen Jue looked at the gorgeous fireworks, pressed the play button on the tape recorder, put on headphones, and a melodious and retro prelude sounded in his ears. It was a song that his mother listened to in her era. After the prelude ended, a faint and free-spirited female voice began: "The world is so ridiculous, infatuation is the most boring, and it's okay to be arrogant... This life is not over, but my heart is no longer disturbed. I just want to exchange it for half a lifetime of freedom... The next life is unpredictable, love and hate are wiped out, I just want to be happy until I grow old while drinking..."
At this moment, Chen Jue seemed to see every bit of his practice in the song "Laughing in the Red Dust" left by his mother. Countless people, things and scenes he had seen in the red dust flashed through his mind like slides.
Looking up at the dim moon in the new year, Chen Jue smiled slightly, and there was no loneliness, confusion and hesitation in his eyes .
He knew where his future should go.
