manynovel Chapter 9: Just as the restless monkey was calmed, he encountered the Eight Precepts again.
Chapter 9: Just as the restless monkey was calmed, he encountered the Eight Precepts again.
Sometimes, the most dangerous thing is to have a vague understanding, because you may have made a mistake but still think you are right. Of course, if you arrive at the correct result, then disregard what I said.
—From "The Random Notes of Chen Chunan, the Pure Yang Daoist"
As midnight approached, Chen Chunan forcibly sent the red thread, which was still clinging to him and wanting to hear more stories, to the quiet room for cultivation, while he himself continued to recall the original text of the second chapter of Journey to the West.
Master Changchun hoped that everyone could cultivate themselves and attain enlightenment, and this method of internal alchemy is hidden in the details of the book.
As long as one can recall the original text about how Sun Wukong subdued the Demon King, the problem of "taking Kan and filling Li" will be easily solved.
As Chen Chunan cleared his mind and reminisced, his breathing became even, and he drifted off to sleep.
Wukong cursed, "You wicked demon, you're blind! You underestimate me, but it's not hard for me to grow bigger. You think I have no weapon? I'm just reaching for the moon in the sky with my two hands. Don't be afraid, just take my punch!" With a leap, he jumped up and struck Wukong squarely in the face.
Whether there's a deeper meaning behind those two hands hooking onto the moon in the sky, the host isn't sure either; he'll have to look into it further.
This netizen makes a good point. The Water Dirty Cave is in the north, and the kidneys are in the southwest. Taking the Kan-filling-Li method shouldn't be as simple as taking the kidney yang to enter the middle dantian. The location doesn't match.
Is the knife the key? This streamer knows that the original text of Journey to the West says: This knife is a knife transformed from desires, but the streamer doesn't know how to subdue them.
Could the streamer be trying to subdue Pigsy? In the imagery of Journey to the West, Pigsy represents the yin energy of the liver and kidneys, a concept also referenced in the Under One Person comic.
The yin energy of the liver and kidneys is specifically responsible for the seven emotions and six desires.
I didn't expect that; this statement is just a game-like expression.
...
Chen Chunan dreamt of his past life when he first started making Journey to the West themed videos and answered viewers' questions on his first live stream.
I woke up suddenly at a crucial point in my dream, but I was still muttering to myself.
You think I have no weapon? I'm just reaching for the moon in the sky with both hands.
Hooking the moon on the horizon.
The moon is a yin phase, yet it contains both yin and yang. As the poem on the unity of esoteric and exoteric Buddhism says, "The moon hides the jade rabbit, and the sun hides the crow." The jade rabbit should be the manifestation of the yang aspect of the moon.
Chen Chunan slowly got up and went to the window. It was just before dawn.
Chen Chunan muttered to himself as he reached out and touched the moon in the sky with both hands, pacing back and forth.
However, he was afraid of disturbing his younger sister who was about to begin her spiritual practice at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM).
I simply pushed open the door and went to the lakeside.
I thought it would be pitch black outside, but to my surprise, a full moon was hanging high in the sky.
The moonlight was so intense, and with its reflection in the lake, the surroundings were as bright as day.
Chen Chunan suddenly realized: Today is the Moon Worship Festival? That is, the fifteenth of August?
Will deer meat be delivered today?
Many things have happened in the tribe recently, and if it weren't for that, Hongxian probably wouldn't be able to eat the braised venison she wanted.
Chen Chunan sat quietly by a large blue stone by the lake, gazing at the moon.
Suddenly, I remembered that there was also a bright moon in my mind's eye.
"Hands hooked at the moon on the horizon, the filthy cave is due north. Not the kidneys. But the blade of desire must be subdued."
Chen Chunan seemed to understand something. Could it be that I should guide the Yang Qi of the heart and lungs through the Ren meridian to the lower Dantian and then through the Du meridian to subdue the Yin Qi of the liver and kidneys? In the original story, it was Sun Wukong who subdued Zhu Bajie.
Chen Chunan's mind stirred, and he entered the Niwan Palace once more.
A bright moon hangs high in the sky, and a Taoist priest in green robes stands on the ground.
Chen Chunan examined it for a while, and then made up his mind!
Visualize your body growing larger and larger with the wind, reaching out with both hands to grab the moon in the sky.
Chen Chunan thought to himself, "May I borrow your Jade Rabbit for a bit?"
Two large hands embraced the jade rabbit, and after a while, they kneaded it into a large axe.
"Now!"
Then visualize yourself holding a large axe, shrinking into a ball of light, and rushing out of the Niwan Palace along the Ren meridian, traveling in reverse.
When he passed through the Heart Palace, Qiu Jie visualized himself as encountering a monkey covered in flames blocking his way. Without regard for anything else, he attacked it.
Chen Chunan was completely stunned for a moment, never expecting this to happen. He had only intended to activate the Yang energy in his heart and lungs.
However, the yang energy of the heart and lungs directly transformed into a mind-body ape and attacked.
Chen Chunan took a deep breath. There was no turning back once the arrow was released. Even if another Pigsy appeared when he activated the Yin Qi of his liver and kidneys, he would still have to fight back.
However, this monkey, though it looks weak, is actually extremely agile. Even if one imagines it wielding a giant axe, it would be difficult to gain the upper hand.
Instead, it drained my mind and energy, leaving me exhausted.
Chen Chunan knew that his divine power was limited and that he was afraid he couldn't withstand a prolonged battle.
This made them even more anxious.
But the more anxious he became, the more courageous the monkey grew, and the larger it became. At first, it could hold its own, but now it was almost unable to withstand him.
"Mind monkey, mind monkey, this monkey must be the Qi of lung metal, which is the transformation of the Yin aspect of the heart."
He is me, and I am him.
But how do I subdue it?
The original chapter title was "The Great Sage Escapes from the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and the Mind Monkey is Subdued Under the Five Elements Mountain."
The Buddha used the Five Finger Mountain, which transformed into the Five Elements Mountain, to suppress the restless mind and prevent it from escaping.
Where the hell am I supposed to find the Five Elements right now? I can't even mobilize the Qi of my five internal organs!
Chen Chunan felt a wave of despair.
Just as Chen Chunan was getting smaller and smaller, while his mind was getting bigger and bigger, even transforming into a towering giant about to stretch out his foot and crush the visualized body.
Chen Chunan suddenly realized that the Five Qi are Qi, belonging to the category of destiny, and his own Five Elements spiritual energy also belongs to the category of destiny!
It is equally formless and intangible; spiritual energy can form a core, and when the core shatters, it can transform into a primordial spirit.
If I can't regulate the five energies in my chest, how could I not regulate my own spiritual power?
The more Chen Chunan thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed.
He suddenly mobilized the small amount of Five Elements spiritual power he had cultivated at the third level of Qi Refining in his lower dantian.
It flows against the flow of Qi through the Ren meridian all the way to the middle Dantian.
The five elements of spiritual energy swirled together, and its appearance immediately made the giant ape wary, causing it to momentarily forget to crush the little creature beneath its feet.
Chen Chunan was overjoyed. He had only been hoping for a stroke of luck, but he never expected it to actually work.
With a thought, Chen Chunan conjured up five-colored spiritual energy into a giant five-colored hand that grew longer in the wind.
The giant ape roared to the sky, pounding its chest with both hands, refusing to back down.
Chen Chunan sneered, "You stinky monkey, you'd better lie down!"
The five-colored giant hand grabbed the Heart Monkey, and no matter how strong it was, it could not break free.
Then, Chen Chunan's thoughts changed, and the five-colored hands transformed into five towering Five Elements Mountains, trapping the Mind Monkey on the ground, preventing it from getting up no matter how much it bared its teeth.
Chen Chunan finally relaxed and no longer felt anxious.
But seeing that his mental construct was less than three feet tall, he couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.
This is probably because it is no longer able to activate the Qi of the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys.
With its five elements spiritual power almost depleted, how could it possibly defeat Zhu Bajie?
At least the restless mind has been temporarily subdued.
If we miss this opportunity, so be it.
Just as Chen Chunan was about to control his visualization body to return to the Niwan Palace, the mind ape under the Five Elements Mountain became smaller and smaller, while the visualization body formed by his mind became larger and larger. The flames that originally surrounded the mind ape's body were also transferred to the visualization body!
Chen Chunan was taken aback: Has it recovered?
So he quickly stopped his return journey and once again followed the Ren meridian down to the lower dantian and headed towards the Shenshu acupoint on the Du meridian.
Imagine that as soon as you reach the Shenshu acupoint, you feel extremely uncomfortable, cold, damp, and sticky.
Chen Chunan has already seen Sun Wukong, and he doesn't know if Zhu Bajie will appear in this challenge.
He then carefully observed his surroundings.
I don't want the kidney water and yin energy to slowly spread like viscous, cold petroleum.
Chen Chunan's spirit had no way to avoid being affected by this cold and damp yin energy.
Suddenly overwhelmed by a surge of desires, Chen Chunan was immediately drawn into an illusion.
Suddenly, all sorts of teachers I'd seen in my past life appeared before me, some dressed as nurses, some as teachers, and some as bewitching figures in plain white mourning clothes, walking toward me.
Visualize the inner fire power around your body being suppressed like a candle flickering in the wind, ready to be extinguished at any moment.
Chen Chunan was completely bewildered: "Using this to test cadres? What cadre can withstand such a test?"
Just as Chen Chunan was about to succumb to despair, a sliver of clarity suddenly rose in his mind.
"No, no! I'm aiming to become an immortal! If all I wanted were beautiful women, I, a member of the Qi Refining Clan, could easily marry ten or eight beautiful and graceful mortal women. How could I be so captivated by these vulgar beauties and faded flowers!"
Quickly close your eyes tightly, trying to avoid being disturbed.
However, if you visualize your body as an incarnation of a deity, closing your eyes is useless.
The towering jade peaks and the valleys that appeared and disappeared made it difficult for Chen Chunan to concentrate.
Knowing something was wrong, Chen Chunan subconsciously began to silently recite the Great Celestial Immortal Technique.
"The true and wondrous secret of the perfect integration of exoteric and esoteric teachings..."
Before long, the teachers' sorrowful expressions slowly disappeared.
Chen Chunan remained indifferent: "Even if you transform into a fairy, you can't shake my heart in seeking the Dao!"
The scene then changed several times, sometimes transforming into a treasure mountain, sometimes into a celestial court, and sometimes into celestial maidens, dragon liver and phoenix marrow, peaches of immortality and ginseng fruit.
But how could any of this fool Chen Chunan, who had a firm belief in the Dao?
Before long, the kidney yin gathered and slowly receded, and the world gradually became clear.
"So, I guess I've finally subdued my desires?"