The Lord of the Laws of Heaven

Chapter 218: Reading Methods
The image that Xiao Jun is visualizing now can be called the fusion of all his true intentions and thoughts.

Moreover, having comprehended so many truths through reading, Xiao Jun's mind quickly "recalled" a large amount of knowledge.

Many truths and truths naturally emerge in my mind.

Understanding of the body, soul, and divine will.

"I have a self in the world of The Matrix. Although I control a virtual world, my understanding of God's will cannot be fully expressed now, but a trace of it has already appeared in my mind."

Xiao Jun visualized this image in his mind, which was a collection of many principles and a fusion of mind methods. He used this visualization to control his thoughts and the energy in his body.

Although Xiao Jun did not follow the previous method of breaking down his mind into algorithms, he relied on his own spiritual perception to gain enlightenment and enter a state of meditation.

At the same time, countless truths collided within his mind, smoothly deducing vast amounts of information and wisdom. Countless profound truths flowed smoothly from his heart, and his mind even intersected with the vast sky.

Moreover, I will also differentiate some thoughts in the star map of the sky, digest the vast amount of knowledge, and completely transform it into an accumulation in this vast world.

The technique "The Master of Health Preservation" began to work, and he mastered the subtle differences between the soul and the body. In the state of mind that was in harmony with the universe and the gods, he felt the extremely subtle changes in thoughts, and saw that the soul had broken away from the state of unity of spirit and body. Xiao Jun could feel that his soul could jump out of the shackles of this body at any time.

Comprehending the secrets of yin and yang in the human body and regulating the Yuan Yang, it seems as if one is drawing out one's own Qi, blood, and essence. The soul and thoughts are becoming more and more powerful, and the ability to think is more flexible.

When he woke up, he saw that his soul and body immediately merged into one.

"Not yet. My soul seems to be able to completely leave my body at any time and separate from it. However, once it leaves my body, it will drain a lot of my body's Yang energy."

"That would cause my physical body to die immediately. Besides, I don't seem to have much understanding of Taoism, and my accumulation is a bit less."

The practice of the way of the soul must be assisted by martial arts. Those ghost immortal cultivators must have a strong physical body. Otherwise, at the moment of becoming a ghost immortal, a large amount of yang energy will be extracted from the physical body. Even if the ghost immortal body can keep the mind immortal, the physical body must also be transformed.

Xiao Jun is not ready to spend time growing up again now.

He started practicing "The Master of Health Preservation" again. In the state of unity of body and soul, his mind and spirit felt a kind of warmth. He was cultivating his body by relying on the physical body that condensed the creation of heaven and earth.

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Xiao Jun came to Yujing City and began to exchange the gold cakes given by Fang Xiandao.

While shopping for some things outside, he suddenly saw a shop called "Guan Shi Hao", which sold bows, arrows and swords.

Although the imperial court banned weapons, it did not ban bows and arrows or long swords. Furthermore, the bow was one of the six arts of a gentleman, so it was not prohibited. As for the long sword, its effectiveness in actual combat was very poor, so it was not prohibited either.

Scholars can carry long swords, and the imperial court will not prohibit it.

Xiao Jun walked directly into the "Guanshi Hao" and spent some silver to buy a 120-jin ox-tendon bow, which was already the best longbow in the "Guanshi Hao".

Xiao Jun directly took hold of his hand and circulated his own Qi and blood. The muscles all over his body were like bowstrings. He slowly exerted force and mobilized the strength of every part of his body.

Soon, Xiao Jun only needed to pull out half of the ox-tendon bow before he ran out of strength. Although Xiao Jun practiced "The Master of Health Preservation", he relied on some guiding methods in the health preservation to relax his body and replenish his blood and qi. He also polished his body carefully and had enough strength, but he did not really practice martial arts after all.

Slowly tighten the bowstring of the bow and arrow. Remember not to release the bow in the air after pulling the bow. If the bow and arrow are released in the air, the huge force will vibrate into the interior of the longbow, causing direct damage to the longbow or even breaking it.

Slowly reset the bowstring of the ox-tendon bow in front of you.

"Sir, you are really strong. You can even pull a 120-jin tendon bow!" The waiter next to him immediately praised.

"Unfortunately, I can only stretch it halfway, not to the full moon." Xiao Jun shook his head, dissatisfied with his own strength. "Sir, would you like to buy a sword? I see you are a scholar, so why not carry a sword?" the waiter asked.

"Okay!" Xiao Jun nodded in agreement.

"Sir, please come up to the second floor." The waiter then led Xiao Jun to the second floor. The rooms on the second floor were filled with various forged swords.

Xiao Jun picked out a long sword and a cow-tendon bow, paid the money, and left Yujing City and returned to the courtyard where he lived.

And since his uncle was still at home, Xiao Jun told him his own experience directly.

"Is Fang Xiandao so rich? Fifty gold cakes are enough to buy a large courtyard in Yujing City!" My uncle was really amazed.

"More importantly, during this trip to Fangxiandao, I saw many of Fangxiandao's principles, which helped me understand a lot of knowledge."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jun's uncle immediately frowned. "Fang Xian Dao is full of Taoist priests pretending to be gods and ghosts. They are all burning lead and refining mercury to fool the people. Where is the truth in their teachings?"

"We cannot just look at the right things, that's wrong. We need to criticize the wrong principles and knowledge in order to obtain new principles. This is the correct way to read," said Xiao Jun.

When Uncle Xiao Jun heard Xiao Jun's explanation of his study method, he pondered for a moment: "This is indeed a good principle. When you see a virtuous person, you should strive to emulate him; when you see an unvirtuous person, you should reflect on yourself... This is also the words of the sages, and it is also the correct principle of studying."

In fact, what Xiao Jun said is not just that non-mainstream books from a secular perspective need to be read critically, but also that in today's articles dominated by Neo-Confucianism, those studies also need to be read thoroughly and critically.

Even Hong Xuanji's "Book of Principle" was once observed by Xiao Jun, who pondered its reasonable and wise aspects, but also criticized its incorrect aspects.

"Current Neo-Confucianism does not proceed from the perspective of seeking truth from facts or from the needs of the people, but rather from a mechanical, metaphysical perspective to explain the rules of etiquette and laws. True etiquette and laws should be based on human needs and should not suppress or destroy human nature."

Xiao Jun saw in the "Book of Principle" a world that was running like a machine forever. In theory, if a country or a family was governed according to the "Book of Principle", then everyone would become precise gears that would fit together.

This is beneficial to the aristocratic families, who want to make human nature aristocratic and feudal, and complete the alienation of personality for everyone from aristocratic families to ordinary people.

But Xiao Jun was able to peek into it, because the human heart is not a precise gear after all, but like flowing water. No matter it is kindness or greed, in the face of the truly free nature of the human heart, "The Book of Principle" is absolutely nothing!

"The teachings of the sages are meant to allow people to live freely, enjoy the true happiness of heaven and earth, and allow everyone to recognize their own nature and become a sage. Then let nature take its course. Hong Xuanji subjectively said that rituals and laws are for people, but objectively he did not see people as human beings."

"Hong Xuanji's starting point was wrong, and his path was wrong. No matter how much knowledge, writings, and articles he had, he could not become a saint! Instead, he became a negative force that hindered the development of humanity."

Xiao Jun had a broad mind and wisdom, and he could see the big picture from the details. He immediately dissected Hong Xuanji's thoughts and ideas from the article.

The invention of ritual is essentially a means of integrating human power, distinguishing the brain, heart and limbs. The emperor is at the head of the hierarchy, and the emperor controls the country's sacred tools just like a person controls his own hands, body and feet.

But rituals are bound to collapse and reconstruct. Ritual is essentially a social order that is constantly iterating.

However, Xiao Jun also carefully critiqued some of the wisdom in Hong Xuanji's "Book of Principle" and used it to inspire himself. It truly contained ingenious ideas and wisdom. Xiao Jun would not deny Hong Xuanji's achievements and wisdom just because his ideas differed from his, nor would he completely deny everything just because they came from different backgrounds.

The mind is like the ocean, accommodating and containing all truths and wisdom.

Of course, what is more important about reading is to have a deeper understanding of this world, thereby generating more knowledge and mysteries, the chaotic algorithm in the mind, and exploring the mysteries of the eight consciousnesses. This is what is important.

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