Chapter 5: Calming the Mind
Late at night, everything is quiet.
Qin Ziling spread the scripture of "The Immortal Galaxy Visualization Method " on the desk, like a large painting.
The handwriting on the scriptures is very small, but each stroke is so powerful that it can be seen through the paper, giving people a feeling of incomparable grandeur, and even a sense of spirituality and mystery that cannot be described in words. It seems that just looking at these words can give people great enjoyment and touch.
In the middle of this scripture is a vast galaxy composed of countless suns, moons and stars In the middle of the vast galaxy, a tall and majestic man is sitting cross-legged in the void.
The man was wearing a starry robe and making a magic seal with his hands.
No one knows who painted this scripture portrait. The man is clearly just a portrait, but it is so lifelike that it seems as if he really exists. When people look at him, they can even have a feeling of the creation of the world and the evolution of all things in the universe, as well as billions of sun, moon and stars.
Qin Ziling calmed his mind and read the scriptures word by word in the candlelight, comparing them one by one with the remaining memories of the scriptures in his mind.
Soon, Qin Ziling understood that the realms of the soul cultivation method are divided into three realms: concentration of mind, out-of-body experience, possession, exorcism, distraction, possession of another's body, manifestation of holiness, thunder tribulation, and celestial immortal.
The method of cultivation is very simple, which is to sit cross-legged as shown in the picture of a man in the scripture, make a seal with his hands, and then meditate on the image of the vast galaxy.
But the truth is simple, and enlightenment comes naturally.
The simplicity of the method of cultivation is also its complexity.
Li Mo, a demon king, learned the "Immortal Galaxy Visualization Method" and it took him ten years to reach the threshold, that is, to step into the state of concentration. After that, it took him another seventy years to cultivate to the late stage of the state of distraction, and he barely touched the threshold of possession.
It was precisely because of this that, even though Qin Ziling was just a martial artist who trained his muscles, Li Mo was unable to take over his body successfully, and instead both of them suffered losses. In the end, he was merged with Qin Ziling from another world.
The soul is the most ethereal and intangible thing, which cannot be touched or seen. So the term "calming the mind" may seem simple, but it is not easy to calm the ethereal and intangible soul. It can even be said that it is impossible to start at all.
However, if you do not stabilize your mind and spirit, sitting cross-legged and meditating on images of the galaxy is just a formality and it is just for show. This method will not strengthen your mind and spirit at all.
Because of this, the threshold of concentrating the mind has already blocked most people from the door of practicing the way of the soul.
And every breakthrough in realm after calming down is extremely difficult.
Compared with the difficulty of breaking through the realm, the power of the first few realms of the Way of the Soul is very weak , which is not proportional to its difficulty at all.
For example, calming the mind is nothing more than letting one's mind and soul enter an extremely mysterious and ethereal state, but this cannot be used to defend against the enemy.
Out-of-body experience is nothing more than letting one's soul leave the body and wander around the world, just like a ghost wandering around the world. It can only confuse and intimidate ordinary people with weak minds with spiritual illusions, but it cannot harm his physical body. Even if one gets close to people with strong qi and blood, he will be burned by his qi and blood.
The spirit continued to grow stronger and reached the realm of possession, and then it showed some attack power. But it could only possess some creatures with ordinary blood and qi. Otherwise, even if it could barely possess, its own spirit would be greatly damaged.
Only when the soul is strong enough to control external objects, that is, the realm of driving objects, can one drive a weapon, come and go without a trace, appear and disappear like a ghost. Once killing someone, it will be impossible to defend against them. The power of the soul has a qualitative leap.
It is so difficult to get started with the Way of Soul and Spirit, and it requires extremely high talent. After getting started, it is impossible to practice powerful spells even if you spend your entire life. Over time, the Way of Soul and Spirit and the people who practice it have almost become extinct. In addition, due to the unique ethereal and illusory characteristics of the art of soul and spirit, nowadays, the Way of Soul and Spirit and the people who practice it have become extremely mysterious, as if they were from another world.
With Qin Ziling's current identity, if he had not merged with Li Mo's residual soul consciousness, and Li Mo happened to practice the way of soul, he would never be able to come into contact with the way of soul in this life.
And now, laid out in front of him was a secret method of cultivating the soul that had been shrouded in mystery since ancient times.
"According to Li Mo's memory, concentration is a state of mind that is extremely ethereal. In this state, a person completely forgets the outside world and his own body. Only then can he touch the existence of the soul and visualize the image of the immortal galaxy with the method of the soul."
"If you want to enter a state of concentration, you must first practice meditation, guided meditation, and other mental training, and use precious spices to calm your mind during the training. You must repeat this process day after day for years or even decades, and only then will you have a glimmer of hope of entering a state of concentration."
"I don't even need to think about precious soothing spices. They are luxury items that only rich people can afford."
Qin Ziling smiled bitterly and shook his head when he thought of this. He continued to read the scriptures while comparing and confirming the incomplete memories of Li Mo in his mind.
Since his rebirth, Qin Ziling's senses have not only become extremely sharp, but his mind has also become agile and he can do many things at once. He has almost a photographic memory when reading .
So Qin Ziling quickly read through the sutra that was densely written in small characters from beginning to end. Combined with Li Mo's incomplete memory, the "Immortal Galaxy Visualization Method" was firmly imprinted in his mind, and even the visualization picture was imprinted in his mind.
Qin Ziling put the scriptures into the corpse-raising ring.
Since the corpse-raising ring was sacrificed, it has turned into fine lines on the skin and wrapped around the little finger. It only appears when it is used. It is very magical.
After putting away the scriptures, Qin Ziling opened the window and looked up at the starry sky. After taking a few deep glances, he sat cross-legged under the window, forming a seal with his hands. According to the records of the exercises and Li Mo's practice experience, he emptied his mind of all distracting thoughts, forgot about the outside world, forgot about his physical body, and only left his mind and soul, which was not restricted by space, sitting cross-legged under the starry sky. The light of the stars shone down and slowly sank into his soul, constantly nourishing and growing it.
Qin Ziling had not been sitting cross-legged for long when he seemed to really see himself sitting cross-legged under the starry sky, with the light of the stars shining through his head. He suddenly felt cool all over his body, extremely refreshed, penetrating into his bones, and even having a feeling of floating in the air.
The incarnation of the soul in meditation was originally vague, swaying like wisps of green smoke, as if it would dissipate at any time. But now it gradually became clear and visible, and became convergent and solid. The image was exactly the same as him, as if it was another living being of him. He could not tell whether this was reality or an illusion.
"This..." Qin Ziling opened his eyes quickly.
"When the false is made to be true, the true becomes false; when the true is made to be false, the false becomes true! What is true and what is false? People in the world believe that what they see is true and what they cannot see is false, but they do not know that their minds are blinded by distracting thoughts. They only see the outer shell of the physical body, but cannot see the soul in the human brain, so they regard the soul as illusory and ethereal."
"When you enter into a state of concentration, you will see your true self, the spirit in heaven. This is called concentration!"
"I have already reached the state of concentration!"
Qin Ziling's face was filled with shock and disbelief.
Li Mo was a great master of the magic sect. He meditated for ten years before he was able to enter the realm of magic. Moreover, he had to light precious spices to assist him in his practice every time.
And he just sat cross-legged and made hand seals, and he entered the state of concentration directly. It was too fast and too easy!
