What kind of Journey to the West is this?

The so-called meditation also has its own tricks.

Yanxia recited the Tianxin Sutra several times, and then recited the Xuanyuan Dadan Jue and the Taishang Laojun Changshu Jingjing, and then clenched his teeth thirty-six times. This is called beating the thunder drum and knocking on the gate of heaven.

At the same time, press the tongue against the upper palate. As the saying goes, "When the tip of the tongue touches the upper palate, sweet saliva will appear on the cheeks." Soon, sweet saliva will gather in the mouth, just like rain.

Then swallow the saliva, take a breath of air, and feel refreshed and comfortable.

The key to meditation is to concentrate the mind and be quiet. If you cannot be cool and quiet, you will be in a daze.

The reverse is also true: as long as one can achieve coolness and freedom, it doesn't matter what sutras one chants or how one meditates. As long as one can achieve coolness and freedom, even eating and working are fine.

This is what it means to “get the spirit and forget the form.”

Some people who study inner alchemy are deceived by the mysterious metaphors and the wonders of introspection in the alchemy classics. When they sit in meditation, they look inward and imagine the sound of thunder drums and the pouring of nectar from dark clouds. After swallowing their saliva with great difficulty, they imagine raindrops falling from the twelve-story building and reaching their dantian, like a red sun rising from the North Sea.

The mind is wandering around, wandering around and having no idea where it is. One is busy imagining all sorts of wonders and feeling complacent, saying that one has made so-called "progress", completely forgetting that one is seeking for a state of "coolness and freedom". This is not cultivation, but rather killing the mind.

Therefore, the Taoists say: "The world is full of fascination with the image of clay, but they practice the hexagram of qi in the hope of ascending to heaven."

Those who practice Buddhism also say, "All appearances are false."

Yan Xia was practicing here, and Doctor Xiong didn't bother to disturb her, so he just boiled the medicine on his own.

After the medicine was boiled, Doctor Xiong didn't know whether he was talking to Yanxia or to himself, but said: "This medicine needs to be taken for seven days. First, take Tumudan to maintain your body shape, and then take the medicine for another seven days. Once the yin is stripped away and the yang is restored, the girl will naturally wake up."

Here, Yan Xia regained consciousness, slowly finished her practice, smiled softly, and said, "That's really good news. Doctor, do you still want me to pay for these seven days of medical care?"

"Collect! Why not?"

The old man glared and said, "How could I miss the chance to pluck feathers from a stingy person like you!"

An old man and a young boy were joking around when suddenly someone knocked on the door.

Doctor Xiong saw that it was the middle of the night and thought that it was someone who was urgently ill and needed medical treatment, so he hurried over to open the door.

But when the door opened, he was stunned.

This is the ghost of the City God’s Mansion.

The ghost bowed and Doctor Xiong invited him in.

Seeing the elegant girl in white, the ghost said quickly, "Master! This is bad!"

Yan Xia was stunned.

What's wrong with this late at night? Has An Lushan reached Mawei Slope? Or has Li Erlang rushed to Xuanwu Gate?

The ghost said, "A cat demon named Xue Shi'er has broken into the City God's Mansion and is determined to find you. We dare not act rashly, so you should go and take a look!"

Yanxia remembered something, she calculated the time and found that it was almost the morning hour.

Oh my god, it’s really broken!

She slapped her head repeatedly and said, "What a waste! I said I would go back to see her today."

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 52 [The Heartless Are Actually Affectionate]

"Hold her steady first, I'll be there soon."

Yanxia still gave up.

She felt a headache when she thought of Snow Lion's angry look.

After leaving the Xiong's Pharmacy, Yan Xia did not go to the City God's Mansion first, but took off on the wind and headed straight out of the city.

Outside Cangzhou City, Chi Pan was resting under an old locust tree.

He heard the noise and quickly opened his eyes, just in time to see the girl falling.

"Mage! Are you done with your work?"

"It's done, but not completely. I need you to do me another favor."

Chi Pan was terrified and said, "I am willing to die!"

Yan Xia laughed and said, "Are you really willing to die for it? What if I'm here to kill you and take your liver and gallbladder?"

Chi Pan was stunned.

He had witnessed the power of the Minotaur before and knew that he could not defeat the girl. Even if he resisted, it would be like a trapped beast fighting.

"Are you scared already? You've been entrenched in Wuhe Mountain, filled with sins. Have you ever considered that there's a way out?"

Yanxia raised the bronze mace and struck Chi Pan in the abdomen.

Panlong was shocked. He felt a sword energy seeping in from the bronze mace. He felt a pain in his abdomen, and then heard the sound of bones breaking. He also felt a burning sensation on his back as if a boil had formed.

This is the Golden Sword Curse of the Five Sword Plague Curse.

Yan Xia had not yet refined enough of the golden energy needed for the Golden Sword Curse. She estimated that she would have to kill at least a hundred people to collect enough blood-killing golden energy.

Now her Golden Sword Curse is still a trial card. It is okay to use it occasionally, but if she uses it too much, the golden energy will be scarce and she will have to collect the lung gold energy from her lungs, which will hurt herself instead.

"cough!"

Chi Pan coughed and spat out a jade talisman.

The girl took the jade talisman steadily, wiped it clean and hid it in her sleeve.

Seeing that Yan Xia didn't seem to have any intention of killing him, Chi Pan lowered his head and said, "Master, please explain clearly."

Yan Xia snorted slightly and threatened, "Your sins can't be washed away by just dying. I'll show you a way. If you can hold on for a hundred years, you might even be able to seek reincarnation. If you can hold on for a thousand years, with your merits, you might even have the chance to ascend to heaven."

Chi Pan burst into tears, "I hope Master will understand!"

"You don't have to fake tears to deceive me. Only sincerity can win a future."

Yanxia shook her head, feeling no pity. She said, "Go a thousand miles west, and you'll reach Hexi, the border of the Western Regions. You're a fire dragon, so absorb the fire there. As a dragon seed, you'll create clouds and rain, and plant saplings there."

"To save one tree is one merit. To save a million trees is one million merits. If you plant trees for a hundred years, people will naturally worship you. After a thousand years of worship, your sins will be cleansed, and you can become a righteous deity."

Chi Pan hesitated, "Is this really possible?"

Yan Xia smiled and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. Cangzhou Prefecture has been sucked into the vortex anyway. If you stay here, it's just a matter of death."

Chi Pan immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed several times.

"Master, your kindness will be forever unforgettable to me. Please pass on your instructions and teach me to unify the Dao and spread it to others, spreading your true name."

It sounded nice, as if he wasn't greedy for merit and wanted to give the lion's share to Yanxia. But An Yanxia knew that this was tying her and him into the same boat, and they would suffer together.

Yan Xia saw through his little thoughts, and she hadn't thought about Shinto either, so she didn't take credit for it.

She originally wanted to refuse directly, but after thinking about it, she realized that the Western Regions was now the frontier of Buddhism, and later the Tianfang faction was introduced, which was also a mixed bag. It would be better to let the cheap ancestor and others worry about it.

So she said directly: "Don't remember my name. When you get there, just build a temple and worship the Zhongli Quan Patriarch. If you still have the heart, then worship the Three Pure Ones Patriarch."

"If you do something evil, your fellow disciples will naturally come and capture you."

Yan Xia was about to leave after saying this, but after a few steps she suddenly turned back and added, "Choose an auspicious day... Remember to hold another demon banquet and gather all your seventy-two demon heads. I haven't finished refining this sword energy yet."

Chi Pan was startled and kowtowed, saying, "Xiaolong understands."

.................

Yanxia cast an invisibility spell, avoiding the sight of the soldiers guarding the city, and rushed all the way to the City God Temple.

After passing through Miaokou Street, the God of Wealth Temple, the Wenchang Temple, and the Three Elders Temple, Yanxia was stopped by someone.

At noon, the sky was dim.

A little girl in black and blue wide-sleeved clothes was sweeping up fallen leaves with a broom. She looked up with a smile on her face.

"A distinguished guest has arrived? The girl is waiting inside."

Yan Xia thanked him and walked into the City God Temple.

In the main hall of the City God Temple, under the City God statue, two ghost messengers were holding rattles and jujube flower honey with flattering smiles on their faces.

In the middle of them, the little girl hugged her chest and said speechlessly: "Take it away, I'm not a child!"

"That Taoist priest is so abominable! He said he would come to see me in six days at most, but he's already added three hours to six days..."

Yinchai flattered, "You are right."

"It's you! Stop shaking it, it makes me upset." Xue Shier doesn't like the banging noise of the rattle.

"Three hours. Do you know how I spent these three hours?"

"Hey, Immortal, wait a moment..."

"Shut up, I'm not talking to you."

The two ghost messengers immediately shut their mouths.

"Xueshier is talking to me."

Yan Xia smiled sweetly and walked into the hall.

Xue Shier glared at me, looking angry. "You still remember to come look for me? I thought you were dead outside."

"Don't be so angry. I'm only three or four hours late!"

Yan Xia felt aggrieved. She was almost scolded to death.

She knew Xue Shier's temper. Even if she delayed for a while, Xue Shier should not be so angry.

"How dare you say that! Yesterday in Cangzhou City, the Nine Nether Demon Subduing Formation was such a big event, I even sensed it in Wuhe Mountain! I was just worried that you were dead, weren't you?"

Xue Shier stood on tiptoe and pushed back, his cheeks puffed up, "I really don't want to pay attention to you."

She cursed for a while, then vented her anger and said seriously, "What happened last night? Why did such a big commotion happen?"

"Hey, Xue Shi'er will know it later."

"Are you going to hide this from me?"

Yan Xia raised her hands in surrender, her eyes forcing the two Yin messengers who were about to speak back to retreat, and said: "It is related to the old earth gods left behind by Xiao Liang in the south, and it also involves several great gods in the heavenly court."

Hearing this, Xue Shier nodded and said, "Then I understand...Okay, stop talking!"

Seeing Yan Xia chattering non-stop as if she wanted to explain the whole cause and effect of this huge incident, she couldn't help but feel scared.

Yanxia Wuqing reads the information.

"Damn it!" Xue Shi'er covered his ears and squatted on the ground, "I won't listen, you bastard!"

After playing around for a while, she raised her head and said, "I heard from the ghost messengers that you were injured in the medicine hall earlier."

"How could that be? I went to rescue someone."

"So it's not an injury..."

"Hey, hey, what's with that sigh? You're not happy that I'm not hurt, right?"

"Happy, yes, happy." Xue Shi'er said perfunctorily, then asked with concern, "Who did you go to save?"

"A friend... a teacher and a friend, I guess."

Xue Shi'er was surprised and said, "You, a nasty Taoist priest, actually have friends."

She thought about it and realized that in order to save such a friend, An Yanxia couldn't help but throw herself into this vortex of game alone. In addition to a little admiration, a sense of jealousy emanated from her.

Then I thought, asking her for the six-leafed lily and looking for the red gentian was probably all for the purpose of saving people...

This Taoist priest is really trying his best.

Thinking of this, the little girl sighed and said, "I see. Now that the person has been saved... I should go back and practice cultivation. I still have pilgrims burning incense in my temple to respond to. Taoist priest, you can enjoy yourself here."

She had some vague feelings in her heart, but she was unsure about everything and couldn't make up her mind.

It is said that being too affectionate will only lead to being disturbed by being heartless. It is better to cut off the emotional ties and just light a lamp and drink tea.

However, before Xue Shier turned around, the girl took her hand.

The snow lion has a silly and cute look on his face.

Yanxia casually took out the wooden box. With a click, the box opened and a fresh herb was lying inside.

"Xue Shi'er said that he would watch me use up the six-leaf flower.

"I'm not in use yet, how can Xue Shi'er leave first?"

The Cangzhou Lion Has No Buddha Nature: Chapter 53 [It’s Better to Forget Each Other in the Jianghu]