Xiuxian: I use magnetic fields to prove my truth

Chapter 44: Basics of Formation Symbols
Zhou Qing thought about Chen Qingxuan's words.

What he said about practicing for the purpose of seeking power will lead people to become possessed by demons, which was quite new to Zhou Qing. However, based on Zhou Qing's understanding of practice, this statement made sense.

Because he has mastered the ability of magnetic field and can perceive the fluctuations of spiritual energy subtly, Zhou Qing's practice has always been directed to the essence.

In his opinion, the process of Qi refining of a cultivator is essentially to use his own electromagnetic signals to continuously modulate the spiritual energy so that the spiritual energy can resonate with the cultivator's mind. The cultivator uses this resonance to control the spiritual energy.

Therefore, the nature of aura is inevitably affected by the mind. If one has the desire to seek power and the power of life and death, the aura will naturally become radical according to the mind.

However, Chen Qingxuan's concern about the lack of time for the cultivators made him a little confused.

Zhou Qing asked, "Uncle Master, cultivators should practice Qigong for no more than two hours a day. Any more time will be harmful. The rest of the time can be used to study spells and formations. As long as one can maintain pure thoughts, it doesn't seem to hinder cultivation."

Chen Qingxuan smiled and said, "You have only been practicing for a short time, and you know very little about the difficulties of practicing."

"The essence of Qigong is to compress the spiritual energy within the body. The further you progress, the more difficult and dangerous it becomes, especially when you are breaking through the realm. The spiritual energy is compressed to the extreme and cannot be restrained, so it will explode and destroy the meridians. Every year, many disciples die at this stage."

"And cultivation isn't just about refining Qi; it's also about refining the mind. After years of exploration, our Qingyun Sect's headmaster has developed a training process that involves refining Qi for half a day, sitting quietly for half a day to clear the mind, and then using the evenings to feast with fellow practitioners to release the accumulated Qi."

"It's just that this procedure is still in the works, so it hasn't been implemented yet. However, it can be seen that practitioners don't actually have much time left in a day."

It turned out to be the case.

Zhou Qing nodded silently and said, "Disciple understands."

Chen Qingxuan walked to the bookshelf, picked out a thick thread-bound book, handed it to Zhou Qing, and said, "You can study this book yourself when you go back."

Zhou Qing took the book and saw the words written on the cover: Fundamentals of Formation Symbols.

He couldn't help but be startled and asked, "Didn't Master say..."

Chen Qingxuan stopped him and said, "Given your temperament, it's fine as long as I can explain the truth to you. I'm not worried that you'll go astray."

"Besides, this book is just a theoretical guide to formation cultivation. It doesn't involve specific operations, so I'm not afraid of you getting too obsessed with it. It's good to read it a few times to give yourself a basic foundation."

Zhou Qing casually opened the book and read a few pages, and found that it was full of strange symbols. Some of them he had seen in the Soul Realm, but most of them were unfamiliar. The book explained these symbols and described in detail the effectiveness and functions of the symbols.

Zhou Qing flipped to the end and looked at the numbering, and said in surprise: "There are more than two thousand formation symbols!"

Chen Qingxuan smiled and said, "Isn't that too much? Our Qingyun Sect's Qimen Hall has mastered over 6,000 array symbols. It is said that those Dao Palaces have mastered over 30,000 array symbols. These are just the most basic ones in your hands. They are also the symbols that our Qingyun Sect has explored more clearly and have a more certain meaning."

"These formation symbols can be seen as the language of heaven. Each one of them, written in a certain way, is like issuing a command to the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, which can produce a certain effect. This is the essence of formations and talismans."

"Formation masters and talisman masters are a group of people who study the language of heaven and earth and try to command heaven and earth with this language."

"However, the meaning of these celestial languages ​​is not clear. It will take a long time to explore and define their meaning. My Qingyun Sect's Qimen Hall has been established for 1,200 years, and we have only explored these two thousand runes more clearly."

Zhou Qing asked curiously, "Where are the other four thousand runes?"

Chen Qingxuan smiled and said, "It can be applied, but I don't know its specific meaning."

Well, that means as long as the code works, it's fine. As for why it works, we don't know. Zhou Qing shook his head in amusement.

After chatting with Chen Qingxuan for a while, Zhou Qing said goodbye and left.

He walked down the mountain path, thinking about what Chen Qingxuan had said, and felt that he had learned a lot.

When I was almost at the foot of the mountain, I suddenly heard shouting coming from the direction of the general affairs hall and couldn't help but look over there.

A group of people were arguing in front of the general service hall.

Zhou Qing saw Yuan Hongying inside at a glance.

This girl has a special liking for red dresses. Although the sect has distributed standard Taoist robes that can protect her from cold and heat, she would rather wear the clothes she brought from the mortal world.

At this time, Yuan Hongying was dealing with the scolding of Fang Yuhe and others with a look of grievance on her face. However, the other party was outnumbered and had been senior brothers who had been disciples for several years, while she was just a single woman and was obviously exhausted from dealing with it.

Zhou Qing pondered for a moment and understood the reason. He sneered and walked over.

"Big Brother!"

Seeing Zhou Qing coming, Yuan Hongying shouted in surprise, then quickly ran to his side.

Zhou Qing asked, "What's all the commotion?"

Yuan Hongying said: "Junior sister received a task assigned by senior brother, so she rushed to Lingpu today and found that Senior Sister Lin Hongyu had also received the task like junior sister, but this task in Lingpu only requires one person."

"So Junior Sister and Senior Sister Lin Hongyu came to the General Affairs Hall to verify the situation. Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Fang Yu was also there. He accused Junior Sister of falsely claiming the mission without any explanation. While they were arguing, Senior Brother arrived."

The situation was just as Zhou Qing had guessed. He said, "The receipts for the tasks dispatched by the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall all have the aura of the senior brothers. We can just ask the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall to retrieve the receipts and check them. Why bother arguing?"

Yuan Hongying said aggrievedly: "The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall has already investigated and it is indeed Junior Sister who should have carried out the mission. Who knew that Fang Yu and Senior Brother would deny it?"

Zhou Qing turned his gaze towards Fang Yuhe, and saw that besides the followers who usually traveled with him, there was also a gentle and embarrassed-looking woman.

He guessed that this woman should be Lin Hongyu, who had received the same task as Yuan Hongying.

Zhou Qing said, "Brother Fang, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall has already investigated the matter, but you refuse to admit it. How is this any different from robbery? The Discipline Hall is right up there. Do we need to go there?"

Fang Yuhe's face darkened as he said, "I've clearly already accepted the mission. It couldn't have been anyone else. Something must have gone wrong!"

Zhou Qing smiled and said, "Everyone makes mistakes, so don't take it too seriously, Brother Fang."

Fang Yuhe's eyes were grim as he asked, "Are you trying to tell me that I've been the senior brother for six years, but I still make mistakes when accepting missions?"

Zhou Qing raised his eyebrows and said with a half-smile, "Brother Fang, I don't care whether it's you who made the mistake or someone else. Anyway, the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall has already investigated the matter, and the mission is still Junior Sister Yuan's."

"Go back and investigate the issue yourself. Don't delay our work. If you insist on making trouble, we'll have no choice but to go to the Discipline Hall to sort it out."

(End of this chapter)