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Chapter 80 Visualization
Chapter 80 Visualization
Night had fallen, and the moonlight on the locust tree branches was mostly obscured by clouds.
Inside the west wing, a small oil lamp flickered, casting a dim yellow light.
Gu Shenyan put away his notebook, sat cross-legged on the bed, and began to circulate his spiritual energy.
I have mastered the Four Elements Breathing Technique with ease. My spiritual energy circulates continuously within my body, like a spring stream, not turbulent, but endless.
About half an hour later, he opened his eyes and exhaled a breath of stale air.
The spiritual core was slightly warm deep within the dantian, and the petal representing the "Dark Abyss" life fire was emitting a faint blue light.
"Senior Brother Gu."
On the opposite bed, Jia Shouren turned over and whispered, "Have you finished your cultivation?"
"Um."
Gu Shenyan responded, got up, walked to the table, and poured himself a cup of cold tea.
The tea was brewed in the afternoon and has now cooled down, but drinking it has just suppressed the restlessness in my body.
Seeing that he didn't mind talking, Jia Shouren sat up and put on an outer robe: "To my shame, I've been practicing this visualization method for a long time, but I'm still stumbling around."
"Unlike you, Senior Brother Gu, it all seems so natural."
Gu Shenyan turned around and leaned against the edge of the table: "Brother Jia, what kind of visualization practice are you doing?"
"Ugh."
Jia Shouren scratched his head: "Don't laugh at me, but my visualization method is called 'Thick Earth Visualization,' which is considered the lowest level among the middle-grade visualization methods."
"My father went to great lengths to find this method for me."
"We went through countless connections to finally buy it from a declining aristocratic family."
As he said this, a bitter smile appeared on his face: "That family was originally practitioners, but they had no successors and their fortunes declined, which is why they were willing to sell their ancestral meditation methods."
"Even this tattered scroll is a great treasure to me."
Gu Shenyan nodded.
Visualization techniques have always been closely guarded secrets among various schools and sects.
For ordinary people, obtaining a complete visualization method is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
Jia Shouren's ability to master the "Contemplation of the Earth" was already the result of his father's best efforts.
The two chatted for a while longer, and then Jia Shouren began to tell stories about the secrets of various visualization techniques.
"Senior brother, do you know that the origin of this visualization method actually comes from ancient mythology?"
"Oh?" Gu Shenyan became interested:
Seeing his interest, the slender young man cleared his throat and began to recount the story in detail: "Legend has it that in ancient times, when heaven and earth were first created, gods and demons coexisted."
"Those gods and demons are born with power; they don't need to cultivate it, they are born with knowledge."
"Therefore, among the human race, there were sages who began to contemplate the images of those gods and demons."
"I sketched it in my mind day and night, trying to understand its essence of power."
"Over time, the earliest visualization method was born."
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Although it's difficult to distinguish between true and false information, this type of information is very helpful in broadening one's horizons.
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At this point, Jia Shouren's voice became ethereal: "The oldest visualization methods are all about visualizing true gods and demons."
"For example, the 'Nuwa Contemplation' is said to grant the power to control creation."
"For example, the 'Contemplation of Zhurong' allows one to control celestial fire."
"There is also the Gonggong visualization," which allows one to control rivers—"
"Unfortunately, these ancient methods of visualization have long been lost."
"Most of what has been passed down to us today is reconstructed by later generations based on fragments of information."
"The effect will naturally be greatly reduced."
Gu Shenyan listened intently.
Father Moore never mentioned these secrets.
"What about the common visualization methods nowadays?"
"Now—"
Jia Shouren thought for a moment: "Most of them are visualizations of demons."
"For example, if someone visualizes a fierce tiger, they will eventually acquire the tiger's power."
"Some people contemplate the serpent, and over time they can acquire the serpent's yin and yang qualities."
"Some people also contemplate mountains, rivers, plants, and even the sun, moon, and stars—"
"As long as you can construct a clear and stable image in your mind, you can condense the spiritual core through it."
"but----"
He lowered his voice: "The more powerful the object of visualization, the higher the difficulty of cultivation."
"If you visualize a tiger but don't actually see it with your own eyes, you can only imagine it, and the effect will be greatly reduced."
"Contemplating gods and demons is even more difficult; one wrong move and you'll go astray and become possessed by demons."
"Therefore, most people still choose those conventional and conventional ways of thinking."
"For example, the four elements, or simple objects —"
"Although the potential is not high, it is stable."
"actually----"
Jia Shouren hesitated for a moment, then said, "Brother Gu, the Four Elements Breath Regulation Method you practice is quite famous."
Although it's a beginner's meditation method, if one can truly grasp its meaning, one's future prospects aren't necessarily too bad.
"What do you mean?"
"This is what my father heard from a traveling merchant."
Jia Shouren's words carried a hint of uncertainty: "That traveling merchant was once a practitioner in his youth, but he later went astray and lost all his cultivation, which is why he changed careers and became a merchant."
"He said that this visualization method seems to be divided into upper, middle, and lower levels, but in reality—"
He paused for a moment: "Each has its own merits."
"Superior visualization techniques, such as the Dragon-Elephant Visualization and the Phoenix Nirvana Visualization, are indeed incredibly powerful, but extremely dangerous to cultivate."
"If you are not careful, you will be devoured by the malevolent energy of the object you are visualizing. At best, you will suffer from demonic possession; at worst, you will be destroyed, both your soul and spirit will be destroyed."
"The intermediate level of visualization, like my visualization of this fertile earth," is much more stable, but also rather conventional, unlikely to lead to great achievements.
"Only basic concepts and ideas —"
He looked at Gu Shenyan: "He may seem the most ordinary, but he is actually the most 'inclusive'."
"tolerate?"
"good."
Jia Shouren nodded: "The old shopkeeper said that it's a basic concept like the Four Elements Breath Adjustment."
Although its power is not as great as that of mid-grade and high-grade visualization techniques, its strength lies in its solid foundation and all-encompassing nature.
"If the opportunity arises in the future, even more profound visualization techniques can be added on top of this."
"It's like building a house. A superior mindset is to build a skyscraper, a mid-level mindset is to build a two-story house, and a low-level mindset is—"
He gestured: "First, we lay the foundation."
"With a good foundation, you can build as high as you want in the future."
"But if the foundation is not solid, even if a tall building is built, it will be shaky and in danger of collapsing at any time."
Gu Shenyan listened as if he understood something.
This statement coincides with his reflections over the past few days.
Although the Four Elements Breathing Method seems simple, the concept of "continuous life and death" contains profound truths.
"but----"
Jia Shouren added, "The old shopkeeper also said that mastering these basic visualization techniques is no less difficult than mastering intermediate visualization techniques."
"This 'Four Elements Breathing Technique' requires a very deep understanding of the four elements; none of them can be lacking."
"Most people who practice this method will spend their entire lives merely wandering between the four elements, unable to truly integrate them."
He scratched his head: "So, the choice of visualization method really does have its advantages and disadvantages."
There is no best way of visualization, only the most suitable way of visualization for yourself.