Chapter 82 of the main text volume of the other side of deep space Clearing the old history of art Lao Chen shook his head and said, "I'm just skeptical, I haven't reached the level of a bodhisattva, can I point out that they are wrong? It's hard."
After studying the old techniques and following some contexts from ancient times to the present, he found some problems in them, but if he really wanted to point out that the immortals were wrong, it would be a bit difficult for Lao Chen.
But being able to have doubts and pick out possible misdirections is enough to prove that Lao Chen is sincere, of course, this is also related to the different times of the past.
The ancients were influenced by the historical background and had their own limitations.
Now is the era of the information explosion, black technology is emerging one after another, changes are drastic, and after such baptism, coupled with Lao Chen walking at the forefront of today's old art field, his vision is indeed beyond the inherent scope.
Wang Xuanrang told him all the problems he had, which was very important to him, and he would inevitably encounter some big pitfalls of the ancients in the future.
Regardless of whether those ancients died or not, the traps and bureaucrats left behind are still in play and must be strictly guarded against.
"In the pre-Qin period, the root method was the mainstay, which can be described as extremely gorgeous, and its influence has been so far that everyone who embarks on the old path of magic has benefited." Lao Chen was not in a hurry and cleared the context.
The so-called root method involves qi collection, meditation, internal nourishment, etc., which has immeasurable value for improving physical fitness and strengthening the spirit, and is irreplaceable.
The alchemist used the root method to enter the inner scene, which directly led to the qualitative change of the old technique, crossing the heavenly barrier, and truly sublimating and transcendence.
"Alchemist, another great achievement is alchemy, mainly to smelt minerals in the alchemy furnace, temper the original solution, extract the essence, and seek the final elixir, so as to live forever. During that period, there were few records of minerals in alchemy, but they were definitely treasures and sacred objects in the world."
Wang Xuan was surprised, isn't the alchemist refining medicine into pills?
Lao Chen said: "In the early days, it was indeed about mining secret mines, melting artifacts that fell from the sky, etc., and not taking medicinal herbs."
It wasn't until later, following the discovery of the secret path of heavenly medicine, that the alchemist began to consider smelting those rare medicines!
The so-called heavenly medicine is not the medicine in the world, Lao Chen mentioned a record last time, forcing a rare medicine, suddenly looking back, it may be in the sunset on the edge of the sky in the sea of people and thousands of feet of red dust.
It can be said that the alchemist discovered the two secret paths of the inner scene and the heavenly medicine one after another, which led to a qualitative leap in the old technique and to the pinnacle of glory.
At that time, which of the top alchemists didn't have a few divine beasts and holy birds? Whenever you go out, you can pull a cart with a unicorn beast, or sit on the back of a phoenix to travel around the East China Sea to visit friends.
When future generations look at this part of the history of the old art road, they are all amazed, and it is difficult to reproduce that spectacle.
Because, the divine birds and beasts in this world have almost been captured and captured by the supreme alchemists.
"During that period, the top alchemists embarked on the road to immortality and were bombarded by thunder, there were really a few, but as these people emerged one after another, the brilliance of the alchemists came to an end, and it came to an abrupt end."
Lao Chen lamented that the alchemist's heyday had just passed, and it was directly darkened, which made him have to have all kinds of doubts and associations.
"Combined with what is happening to you now and what I have experienced, I feel that the water in the interior is very deep, mysterious and somewhat terrifying. In addition, natural medicine is too difficult to find and extremely difficult to pick. The two secret paths are gradually blocked, which is the fundamental reason for the decline of alchemists."
Lao Chen expressed his conjecture and said: "So, later the Qin Emperor asked the alchemist Xu Shu to pick the immortal medicine, that is, the heavenly medicine, he could only go to sea to avoid disaster.
Qin Huang wanted to live forever and wanted the medicine of immortality, but it was impossible to succeed at that stage.
"I suspect that some of the big people among the alchemists have had an accident, so they have declined, and even the alchemists who have ascended to immortality may have realized something in the end." Lao Chen was extremely serious, but unfortunately, his level of realm was too far away from those people after all, even if he read all the ancient books, he could only make some guesses, and he could not find any evidence.
Wang Xuan frowned, many things had happened in the past of the old magic path, giving people a feeling of fog everywhere, and they needed to continue to get stronger in order to slowly approach and explore.
Lao Chen continued: "By the end of the alchemists, they had already begun to accept the herbs of the present world, and some would be added to the alchemy and mixed with minerals for extraction. It was at this time that Taoists took over, and in addition to special gold and stones, they began to add a large amount of grass and grass to their alchemy."
According to Lao Chen's understanding, the times have changed, and latecomers have discovered certain problems and began to expand into other fields.
"In the early days of Taoism, Taoism attached great importance to heart fasting, that is, inner emptiness and tranquility, focusing on cultivating the mind, and focusing on the accumulation of spiritual energy. In Taoist classics, it is believed that the Great Way is the most empty and quiet, and it is expected that the Great Way will be combined with the heart."
Speaking of this, he sighed: "However, these are too high and too far, and the requirements for the mental and spiritual realms are too high, and many people cannot get started at all. Just imagine, who is the person who proposed this lofty path? Old Zhuang! The "Tao Te Ching" mentions 'to the extreme of emptiness, to keep quiet', and in "Zhuangzi: The World of the World", this secret method is clearly explained: 'Only the Tao gathers emptiness, and the emptiness is also fast'. It's a pity that it is difficult for ordinary people to go down this road."
Wang Xuan was stunned when he heard this, is what his old colleague said reliable? He quickly used his mobile phone to quietly check it, and found that the early practice of Taoism was indeed heart fasting, heel breathing, etc., and later there was guidance, breathing, etc.
Sure enough, Lao Chen talked about the heel breath again, and said: "The secret method of Xinzhai is a bit high, and it requires a specific path to walk, so there is a heel breath, and the internal breathing skills are deep and reach the heel."
"Zhuangzi Great Master" once recorded: "He sleeps without dreams, he sleeps worry-free, his food is not sweet, and his breath is deep. The breath of the real person is the heel, and the breath of the crowd is the throat."
Later, Taoism made various improvements, which led to more specific methods such as guidance and breathing.
Otherwise, if you follow the path of Lao Zhuang, not many people will be able to practice, and the scriptures and classics will be too far-reaching, and it will stop the vast majority of people just in the initial stage.
At this stage, Taoism pushed alchemy to a high level, using various secret methods to burn alchemy, and after taking it, it can transform its own yin and turn it into yang energy.
"At this stage, the most important discovery of Taoism is to find another secret path, comparable to the inner scenery and heavenly medicine, called finding the way!"
The so-called wayfinding is said to be to find a path that really exists and can be walked on, but normal people cannot see it.
No need to think too much, if you really want to find the way successfully, the effect is no less than entering the inner scene, or picking the heavenly medicine, but the years are long, drowning out the traces of the past, and no one can find it now.
Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment, according to his old colleagues, the old art path is constantly changing, even if it is a brilliant alchemist root method, some of them may not be applicable anymore?
"The application of the root law has never been outdated, and the law of later generations also arose from it, which is the foundation, so it is always brilliant. However, the middle and latter chapters of the pre-Qin bamboo simplification method can generally be used as a reference, and it is not recommended to go deeper. I suspect that it was very applicable in the pre-Qin period, but some problems may have been discovered later."
Then Lao Chen mentioned the later methods of Taoism, saying: "In the early days, Taoist alchemy used foreign objects, and the external alchemy refined became more and more perfect, so it was called external alchemy."
With the rise of Taoism and its gradual heyday, the practice method changed again, and inner alchemy rose.
"The dragon and tiger breathe, spit out the old and accept the new as the inner alchemy." This is the most direct description of inner alchemy by the ancients, which refers to the inside of the body, and the elixir refers to the product of the combination of the essence and spirit of the human body.
"In a sense, the old art path has ushered in another change, the inner alchemy has evolved, and later evolved into the golden elixir, which can achieve Yuan Ying, etc." Lao Chen sighed for a while.
During this period, the representative figures were Zhong Liquan, Lu Dongbin, Chen Yao and others.
"Zhong Liquan considered "Participating in the Contract", and then combined it with Sima Chengzhen's "Sitting and Forgetting Theory" to deduce the inner alchemy method. His research and exercises are recorded in "Lingbao Bifa" and "Zhonglu Missionary Collection".
Lao Chen has a lot of research, and the beginning of what he said was the Tao, which made Wang Xuan and Aoki listen to it fascinatingly.
"The one who reshaped the peak and made it shine brilliantly belonged to Lu Dongbin, who left the "Secret of Lu Gong's Jindan and developed the inner alchemy method to the Jindan Avenue."
Wang Xuan was a little big-headed, he understood a little why Lao Chen didn't talk about the realm earlier, the old magic path was indeed complicated, it had expanded and changed many times, and it was difficult to explain the levels of each period.
"At the same time, in addition to the cultivation of golden elixirs, Taoism has also developed means such as drawing talismans, which are varied and powerful, and the main representatives are naturally based on the three mountains, Longhu Mountain, Maoshan, and Gezao Mountain."
"A secret road was also found in the middle and late stages of Taoism, but unfortunately, it was very vague and not clearly recorded." Lao Chen shook his head, quite regretful.
"Sword cultivation appeared after Jindan Avenue, right?" Wang Xuan asked.
"Yes." Lao Chen nodded.
Wang Xuan pondered, if this is the case, the age of the female swordsman can be roughly estimated, she is obviously a backward, not an early old monster.
Lao Chen said: "Similarly, I think there are problems with the road ahead, otherwise, it will not gradually decline and disappear in modern times."
Then, he mentioned Buddhism again, and after a while, he said: "Old Buddhas, most of them abandon their bodies, which makes me a little square!"
Even, he felt that there were some taboos for those who practiced old techniques, and eventually turned into a rainbow and burned the so-called stinky skin bag, which always made people feel uneasy.
As for the so-called "bodhisattvas in the flesh" of Buddhism, what is left behind is nothing more than a dead torso for future generations to admire, and it does not have extraordinary characteristics.
"What I said is only the main context of the old technique, and I don't talk about the hundred schools of thought, such as the red-clothed banshee who is suspected of being the same as the alchemist, who is obviously peerless and powerful, and is probably not afraid of the alchemist at all, and even hunted the top feather-level alchemist."
After Lao Chen finished speaking, he summed up and said: "So, the most glorious era of the old art road has not yet arrived, and we are waiting for people like you and me to rise!"
Looking at his serious appearance, Aoki felt that his master would inevitably be beaten in the future, in case those ancients were still alive, who would he clean up if he didn't clean up?
However, before he finished slandering, he saw Father Wang nodding solemnly and speaking there: "It makes sense, there is an old testament in ancient times, and I will make a new covenant in the future."
Rumble!
A thunderbolt exploded in the sky, startling Lao Chen, and quickly changed his words: "Lao Wang, do you know how to respect the sages?"
Wang Xuan glanced out the window, the dark clouds obscured the stars and the moon, it was actually cloudy, and it started to rain heavily, he didn't believe in those ghosts and gods.
Lao Chen found that it was just a change in the sky, and he calmly shut up.
Wang Xuan asked: "Okay, Lao Chen, tell me about the level of realm you summarized, which is suitable for ancient and modern times, how should it be divided?"
"The first level is fog, and the second level is the burning ......" Lao Chen told him that the roads corresponding to these levels are universally adaptable, from the pre-Qin period to the present, all parties are walking, and there should be no problems or hidden dangers.