Aspiring to the Immortal Path Chapter 9: Hui Jian
With the extra three hundred days, Tang Jie could finally practice with peace of mind and cultivate his spiritual body.
Under the nourishment of the rich spiritual energy of Shuiyuedongtian, the new spiritual body grows at a rapid speed, and some new changes occur almost every day.
Tang Jie could even feel the increase in strength and extension of lifespan.
It was a wonderful feeling that could not be described in words. It was the first time that Tang Jie could clearly feel this existence without any reason, and he could even count the changes in it.
After Tang Jie practiced for another fifty days, his lost power finally returned. At this time, his strength had returned to the level before he entered enlightenment.
Of course, this kind of strength cannot continue to advance, so Tang Jie continued to practice.
A hundred days later, Tang Jie's strength had returned to the point where he had attained enlightenment and entered the Three Kingdoms period.
Tang Jie knew that the time had come to climb the mountain again.
Three hundred days of hard work alone are not enough to make his spiritual body mature. Only by climbing to the top and obtaining more elixirs can he ensure that he can survive the three droughts.
From this point of view, Tang Jie would have done this even without the monkey's instructions. At best, the monkey asked him to go all the way to the top before passing the three droughts.
This morning, Tang Jie once again set foot on the road to Shuiyue Peak.
With the recovery of strength, the climb becomes no longer difficult.
Two days later, Tang Jie successfully stood on the 700-meter platform.
The 750-meter high platform was so close to him, but also seemed so far away.
Tang Jie has already tried it. The resistance of the stone steps leading to 750 meters is extremely strong. His current strength is not enough to climb it.
But he wasn't worried.
Over six hundred meters, there is one elixir for every fifty meters, so he now has two more elixirs in his hand.
After using the two spiritual medicines, Tang Jie spent a day absorbing the power of the medicines, and the strength of his spiritual body was also growing rapidly.
One day later, the obstacle that was originally like a chasm in front of him finally gave way to Tang Jie.
Going up the stone road, Tang Jie walked step by step.
Difficult, slow, but unwavering!
After climbing up for a day and night, Tang Jie finally stood at the 750-meter high platform.
There is no lively mirror wall here like the Hero Platform, but a few stone tablets are scattered on the hillside next to the high platform. Even if we look at the Xiyue Sect for thousands of years, there are only a few who can reach this height.
In the direction closest to the outer edge, a particularly tall stone monument blocks the rear surface of the monument.
Tang Jie saw the inscription on the stele: "Instructions to Tang Jie, my son: If you can get up here, you must have fulfilled your instructions and your spiritual body has become successful. It is not an exaggeration to call you my son. For My father is incompetent and cannot leave you any peerless treasures. I can only leave a message and give it to you. This 750-meter-high platform is the Yunzu Platform, which was left by Patriarch Yun of my sect. It will be of great benefit to practice here and you will receive the blessing of the Patriarch. You You need to choose Kongmingxincao and practice here for ninety-nine and eighty-one days before you can continue to climb the peak. During this period, do not read the words on other stone tablets. Remember! Remember! Luo Hanzhen!"
Don’t read the words on other stone tablets?
Tang Jie was slightly stunned.
He instinctively glanced behind the stele. Just when he was about to look, the stele in front of him suddenly shone brightly, making Tang Jie unable to open his eyes.
Then the stone tablet shattered piece by piece, turning into spiritual light and dissipating.
Naluohan is really not a mountain climber, so he has no right to leave a message in front of this monument. Being able to erect this monument here for a period of time is already an open door for monkeys. Now that the success is achieved and the body is retired, it will naturally dissipate.
After this monument disappeared, the monuments behind appeared in front of Tang Jie.
Tang Jie knew that these inscriptions should be the insights of the senior masters who had been here before, and their value was naturally much higher than the 500-meter Hero Platform.
However, since Luo Hanzhen left a message not allowing him to observe, Tang Jie believed that Luo Han would not harm him, so he did not look at the stone tablets. According to Luo Hanzhen's words, he went to the farm hall disciples to choose a piece of Kongmingxincao and drank it, and then he took care of himself. Sit down and practice.
This Kong Ming Xin Cao is a kind of elixir that calms the mind. It is best at keeping the mind calm and not disturbed by the outside world. It is actually a kind of elixir that can fight against inner demons. The cultivator has no effect, and it does not improve his cultivation much.
If Luo Hanzhen hadn’t reminded him, Tang Jie would never have chosen it.
From that day on, Tang Jie continued to practice on this high platform and improve himself.
Although he believed that Luo Han would not harm him, Tang Jie always felt itchy because he could not see the inscription on the stone tablet. It's like a child, even though he knows that what the adults say is right, he just can't help but want to take a look, which makes him feel itchy and uncomfortable, as if there is a cat scratching his heart.
This feeling was okay at first, but as time went by, it made Tang Jie restless, and even the efficiency of his cultivation dropped greatly.
At this time, the effect of Kongming Heart Grass came into play. With this thing to soothe the mind, Tang Jie was able to restrain himself in the end no matter how upset he was. However, the itching in his heart had disappeared from the One cat scratching gradually turned into a hundred cats scratching.
Privately, Tang Jie was also surprised that his concentration seemed to have declined.
There seems to be some kind of formation hidden on this high platform, which can amplify the desire in people's hearts and make it difficult for them to control themselves.
When he realized this, his heart became alert, and the uncontrollable itching gradually disappeared.
At this time, Tang Jie realized that he had probably guessed correctly. There was indeed some kind of mystery on this high platform, which was releasing the desires and emotions in people's hearts. If Luo Han hadn't really reminded him and he had extraordinary determination, I'm afraid he would have been influenced by his confusion.
On the twelfth day after arriving at the high platform, Tang Jie was still practicing. At this time, the itch in his heart had completely disappeared.
Suddenly there seemed to be some noise in my ears.
Tang Jie thought it was the disciples from the farm hall who had gathered. When he opened his eyes, he saw that there was no one around, but the noise disappeared.
After being slightly stunned, Tang Jie closed his eyes and started practicing again. However, after only a moment, the noise started again, and when he opened his eyes again, he still saw nothing.
From that day on, noises always lingered in Tang Jie's ears, buzzing like mosquitoes and flies, or people whispering, but they couldn't be heard clearly, which was very annoying.
Tang Jie sneered in his heart: "It doesn't work to confuse people with stone tablets, so why not start to change the method? Interesting."
He knew that if he was upset by the noise, he would probably lose.
So ignore it and make up your mind to just practice, no matter how thundering and banging the sky around you is, it will not be affected.
As a result, in the process of practicing, the noise became louder and louder, and gradually it was like five thunders hitting the head, with explosions exploding in Tang Jie's ears every moment.
Just let your thunder crash into the sky, Tang Jie remained unmoved, he just sat attentively and practiced silently.
Day 21 of Gaotai.
The sound of thunder ends.
The world suddenly returned to silence.
But Tang Jie knew that this was probably not the end, but a new beginning.
Sure enough, when he completed a cycle and opened his eyes, he suddenly found that he was no longer on a high platform, but on a battlefield. There are cries of killing everywhere, locusts are flying with arrows, and the cold light of swords is cutting at your head from time to time.
Tang Jie just sneered and remained motionless.
After being mentally prepared, for those who have experienced 3D movies, no matter how real everything is, it will have no impact on them.
From this aspect, although the level of this illusion that is transformed from sound into painting is higher than before, the effect is not as good as the previous noise harassment without seeing the picture.
Tang Jie walked on this **** battlefield. During his training, he closed his eyes and meditated, practicing diligently. In his free time, he watched the blood flowing and listened to the thunderous war drums, just like watching a movie.
The fantasy of blood-killing became the most comfortable place for Tang Jie.
On the thirty-sixth day, the illusion ends.
Tang Jie knew that a new scene was coming.
Sure enough, this time, dark clouds began to rise around him, and countless monsters made of black smoke emerged from the sky, screaming and rushing towards the bottom.
This time, Tang Jie finally changed his expression.
Because he has heard of these demons.
Inner demon!
These monsters of different sizes and shapes are the inner demons that are well-known in the world of immortality and make people change their minds when they hear them.
It is the negative consciousness in people's hearts, which grows in the long-term incubation and gestation, and eventually turns into the inner demon that can devour the soul.
Tang Jie did not expect that he would encounter the existence of the inner demon while practicing here. The next moment, an inner demon rushed towards the place where Tang Jie was.
Although he knew it was an illusion, Tang Jie still felt a deep palpitation at that moment. Seeing the inner demon passing through his body like a ray of phantom, a trace of sadness arose deep in Tang Jie's heart.
It is an indescribable coolness that only exists in consciousness, but it also exists in reality.
Isn’t it a fantasy?
Why does it have a substantial impact on myself?
Yes, inner demons are transformed from illusions into real existences, and even illusions can have an impact on you.
This kind of influence is real, maybe only one-tenth or one-hundredth of the real inner demon, but it is real!
This made Tang Jie feel inexplicably frightened.
The inner demons are roaring and attacking from all directions, and they seem to never go away.
Deep inside, Tang Jie could not dodge and could only bear it.
As a result, various negative emotions such as anger, hatred, jealousy, cowardice, and greed arose in his heart, making Tang Jie so furious that it was almost difficult to control himself. Even with the help of Kongmingxincao, Tang Jie could hardly control himself. Going berserk.
Fortunately, at this most critical moment, a chanting voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
This voice is low and powerful, chanting a piece of classical economics, but it brings out a majestic and boundless energy. Under this vigorous energy, the inner demons actually showed signs of scattering, and the negative emotions were greatly reduced.
Tang Jie's mind was suddenly shaken, and his violent mood gradually stabilized.
He sat down and chanted along with the voice, word by word, over and over again.
Although he didn't know what sutra this was, Tang Jie still felt the strange power contained in this sutra.
Just like this, one thought lasts for thirteen days.
On the forty-ninth day, all inner demons disappeared at the same time.
The world returned to reality. Tang Jie found that he was still sitting on the high platform. The surroundings were quiet, as if nothing had happened. The farmhouse disciples were still working in the fields. Judging from their performance, this high platform had never been Nothing happened.
Tang Jie smiled, then continued to practice with his head down.
He knew that it was not over yet.
Sure enough, not long after, Tang Jie found himself on a majestic plateau peak.
He sat alone on the top of the mountain, between heaven and earth.
Snowflakes are falling all over the sky.
This time, it is a long-term loneliness.
Tang Jie didn't know how long he had been sitting on the snowy peak, but it felt like a hundred years had passed.
In the past hundred years, he has not spoken to anyone. His mood is as old as death, and the deep loneliness has almost completely buried him.
This time lasted so long and the loneliness was so deep that Tang Jie gradually forgot where he was.
Finally, one hundred years of solitude passed.
Tang Jie saw Xuefeng disappear.
He returned to the high platform again, and then Tang Jie vaguely remembered that he seemed to be still in Shuiyue Cave.
"Tang Jie, Tang Jie." A person called him.
Looking back, I saw Zhao Hui standing not far away.
He smiled and said: "Congratulations, you have passed ninety-nine and eighty-one days and completed the test. I was ordered to give you this thing, so that you can continue going up the mountain."
As he said this, he handed over a bottle of elixir.
Five Qi Chaoyuan Dan!
The secret medicine that impacted Tianxin was used as a reward by the Xiyue Sect when they hunted Gu Changqing, which shows its value.
The Tang Dynasty is now about to pass. For him, this is indeed the most meaningful elixir.
At this moment, Tang Jie glanced at Zhao Hui, and then said in confusion: "You are..."
Zhao Hui smiled and said: "After sitting here for a hundred years, it's no wonder that junior brother can't remember me. I am Zhao Hui."
Tang Jie knocked his head and said with a smile: "I'm sorry. By the way, I meditated for too long, and my legs and feet were uncomfortable for a while. I asked my senior brother to pass the medicine to me."
"Okay." Zhao Hui had already walked over and handed the medicine to Tang Jie.
Looking at the Five Qi Dynasty Yuan Pill that was delivered to him, Tang Jie did not accept it. He just said: "Senior brother, as a disciple of the farm hall, can't he step up the stone steps?"
"Huh?" Zhao Hui was stunned.
"Also, how does Senior Brother Zhao know that I have been sitting for a hundred years? You obviously can only know that I have been sitting for eighty-one days."
Zhao Hui's expression changed drastically. Just as he was about to make a move, he heard a thud and Tang Jie's hand was inserted into his belly.
Zhao Hui looked down and his face suddenly became ferocious: "Junior!"
As he screamed, Tang Jie saw that his face had twisted into a large black smoke, forming a ferocious demonic appearance.
Inner demon!
"Howl!" The inner demon howled wildly, but Tang Jie just looked at it coldly.
Suddenly the inner demon transformed into the shape of Xu Muyang, covered in blood, and roared loudly: "Give me back my life!"
At that moment, Tang Jie seemed to have returned to the small river village more than 20 years ago.
He saw himself standing in front of Xu Muyang, and the young man was deceiving Xu Muyang with such categorical words.
My heart moved slightly, and Tang Jie felt a sense of sadness.
If he didn’t have himself, Xu Muyang might not die, right?
The next moment, he saw the scene change again, and a young man appeared in front of him.
He remembered that his name was Lin Lang.
The first task he completed when he helped Wei Tianchong fight for the true inheritance.
For this reason, he forced Wei Tianchong to kill Lin Lang.
Although Lin Lang died voluntarily at the time, in Tang Jie's heart, he still forced a good man to death, right?
He deceived himself, but he could not deceive his own heart.
Deep in his heart, the seeds of uneasiness had already been planted.
The scene changed again, this time it was on Laoya Ridge.
The dead disciples of the Cangshan Sect are still vivid in my mind, and deep in my heart, I always feel a little uneasy.
The scene changed again, Xiaohu disappeared, angered the Wei family, the **** battle on Leshan Island, the **** battle on Xianshan... In the past ten years, in order to accumulate contributions, his hands were stained with countless blood, and the past events happened one after another. Tang Jie discovered , unconsciously, there were so many regrets in my heart.
As a result, he saw the inner demon getting stronger and stronger, roaring and shouting crazily, and splitting into countless pieces, surrounding him and laughing loudly, as if it wanted to devour him completely.
"This is my inner demon." Tang Jie understood.
Different from before, this time it is not a fantasy, but real inner demons, but for some reason, their attacks on themselves are still at the most superficial level.
This may be because Tang Jie's strength has not reached the inner demon stage at all.
If this is the case...
Tang Jie's heart moved.
He suddenly understood something.
Then he stood up.
For the first time since he entered meditation on this high platform, he truly stood up on his own initiative.
Looking at the demon surrounding him, he chanted loudly, and it turned out to be the same scripture that he had chanted for thirteen days and nights.
Only this time, as he chanted, Tang Jie's whole body was filled with divine light.
This light is real, even the farmhouse disciples around have seen it.
They saw that Tang Jie was like a **** descending to earth, with energy appearing between his fingers, like a sword in his hand.
Then he rowed along in front of himself.
With this move, everyone seemed to hear a strange and strange howling sound.
There was nothing, but everyone felt as if something had been wiped out at this moment. The strangest thing was that the sky was originally very clear, but for some reason, everyone felt as if the haze had dispersed.
Only Tang Jie still stood on the high platform.
He looked at the sky and suddenly said: "What day is this?"
The monkey's laughter sounded in the air: "On the seventy-second day. Good boy, it's really amazing. Before the eighty-first day, you can realize the sword of wisdom and kill the inner demons. Congratulations!"
Tang Jie raised his head and looked forward, landing on the stone tablet in the distance.
This time, he could watch it with confidence.
On the oldest stone tablet, there are four characters engraved:
Huijian Heart Sutra.
This was the mentality he had chanted for thirteen days before.
"Yunzu's handwriting, Hui Jian Heart Sutra." Tang Jie murmured.
The monkey laughed loudly: "This sutra was originally created by Yunzu. It is not recorded in the secret code of Shenxiao. It is only kept here. It is the best at overcoming the inner demons and slaying the demonic thoughts. What is recorded in the stele is the Dharma, and the previous experience For gods. ~IndoMTL.com~ The Dharma can be taught, but gods can only understand it themselves."
"So, what I experienced before was also what Yunzu went through back then? Yes, the inner demon stage is the easiest to be promoted, and only this time is the most suitable for climbing Shuiyue Peak. I think Yunzu was at that time This is where you broke through your inner demons, became a soul, and climbed all the way to the top, right?"
Monkey laughed: "It's good that you understand. What you experience is just an illusion, not as dangerous as Yun Zu's. But you can experience the illusion of inner demons in advance, and use this experience to force out the inner demons that have not yet grown up. , kill it with one sword, and it is destined to be much easier to survive the inner demon tribulation in the future."
"It's all thanks to seniors." Tang Jie said sincerely.
Without the help of Luo Hanzhen and Monkey, he would never have been able to do this.
The monkey laughed and said: "In that case, what are you waiting for? Why don't you fight all the way to the top and inherit the secrets of our sect!"
Tang Jie was slightly stunned: "Come now? There is still enough time, why not wait..."
"Not enough, not enough. In Shuiyue Cave, never say you don't have enough time! It's 138 meters away from the peak. Let's see when you can reach the top!" said the monkey, already laughing loudly.