I attained immortality in the real world.

Chapter 109 The Classic of Purity and Tranquility
The Medicine King's Secret Realm, a Taoist temple.

Chen Jing followed behind Sun Yaowang with a swaggering gait.

There is a tiger and a dragon sculpture in the main hall of the Taoist temple, but they have not come to life. Now, a tiger is following behind the patriarch, which naturally reminds people of the tiger that was used to extract bones.

They all rose to pay their respects: "Greetings, Ancestor! Greetings, Mountain Lord!!"

Sun Yaowang walked up to the platform, sat cross-legged on a prayer mat, and gestured for everyone to sit down without needing to greet him.

Chen Jing did not continue to follow the Medicine King. Instead, he found a futon to lie down on below the stage and spoke in human language: "I am Li Yin, greetings to all my fellow disciples!"

Tiger demon! Not the patriarch's mount! It is a being who came to seek the Dharma, just like us.

There was no danger in the Medicine King's Secret Realm, so they all looked on with curiosity, some even wanting to touch it.

A young Taoist priest presented a scripture book with the title "Qingjing Jing" (Scripture of Purity and Tranquility) written on the cover. He said, "Brother Li Yin, this is the scripture for morning recitation."

"Jingle Bell!"

Chen Jing nodded and took the scripture from the boy's hand. A clear bell rang, and everyone turned their attention back to the scripture.
"The Great Dao is formless, yet it gives birth to heaven and earth; the Great Dao is without emotion, yet it governs the sun and moon; the Great Dao is nameless, yet it nurtures all things; I do not know its name, so I call it Dao."

"The Dao has both purity and turbidity, movement and stillness; heaven is pure and earth is turbid, heaven moves and earth is still..."

Reciting scriptures is not done in unison; the sound is not loud. Each person is immersed in their own state of mind, and the purpose of reciting scriptures is to pursue tranquility.

A sense of tranquility.

It's not about a specific state, but rather about optimizing the mood or atmosphere of each state.

Under normal circumstances, the consumption of 'God' is one; under the Heart Seal state, the consumption of 'God' is two; and under the blessing of supernatural powers, the consumption of 'God' is four.

In the state of tranquility, the consumption of divine power is infinitely close to zero.

However, entering a state of stillness is equivalent to death, with thoughts constantly arising. Living people cannot stop thinking; at most, they can only discard their thoughts!

The essence of tranquility is to maintain a state of being alive by minimizing the consumption of one's "spirit," striving for a state where one is alive and the consumption is infinitely close to zero.

Therefore, there is no upper limit to 'pure mind'; it can be continuously cultivated and refined.

Chen Jing has initially grasped the concept of tranquility, emptying his mind and being able to recover his spirit at a slow pace under normal circumstances.

This is a manifestation of 'God' consuming less energy than the natural recovery rate while in a conscious state.

Being awake is nothing more than the least efficient form of sleep, and sleep is nothing more than the most chaotic form of awakening; it's simply a matter of yin and yang.

If we disregard the negative effects of not resting the body, which prevents one from maintaining a pure mind, one can even achieve a state of mental fullness where one no longer needs to sleep.

"........."

"Jingle Bell!"

The bell rang again, clear and melodious.

After finishing his morning chanting, Sun Yaowang opened his eyes and said to everyone, "Li Yin and Mao Chong, please stay. The rest of you may leave!"

Mao Chong!

Li Yin!!
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze turned to Chen Jing again. Some were surprised, some were envious, some were puzzled, and some were jealous.

Everyone present who chose the path of 'divine cultivation' passed the test of farming.

Although the native consciousness of the cultivation world can be integrated into the secret realm, it truly has three years of testing time, which also proves its talent. It is only one step away from initially mastering the tranquil intention, seeing the god, and constant stillness.

Those who were kept by the Patriarch, much like Sun Wukong who had been punished with three strokes of the cane, could learn a more advanced lineage of divine cultivation. A Taoist priest stood up and couldn't help but question, "Patriarch, I have been chanting scriptures and meditating for nearly three months, why have I not been able to obtain true immortal techniques?"

"Senior Brother Mao Chong is one thing! But why was Junior Brother Li Yin able to receive the immortal technique inheritance as soon as he arrived? Is it simply because he is a tiger, not a human?"

Brother Zhu Yi has great courage.

They actually dared to question the founding master.

The group, who were about to get up, paused. Although they did not ask the question, they were not without the same doubt in their hearts. One of them echoed, "Master, we also want to know, compared with Junior Brother Li Yin, in what way are you lacking?"

Brother Mao Chong recited scriptures and meditated for a month, at least.

And this tiger had only been there for a day, no, to be precise, it had only been seen once. How could one not suspect that it was a relative of the patriarch's mount?

Sun Yaowang was a good-tempered man and showed no anger. He calmly asked the Taoist who had stood up first, "Why chant scriptures? Why meditate? If you have come to seek the inheritance of immortal techniques, why bother searching in this secret realm?"

Although Zhu Yi has not yet become a cultivator, he received guidance from a cultivator before entering the secret realm.

He moved his lips twice and replied, "Reporting to the Ancestor, chanting scriptures is to seek tranquility, meditating is to seek the seed of the Dao, and entering the secret realm to seek the immortal method is simply to obtain the purest inheritance."

There is no shortage of cultivation methods in the cultivation world, but apart from physical cultivation methods, whether it is qi cultivation or spirit cultivation methods, it often requires constant chanting of scriptures and constant meditation, and it takes more than ten years to achieve any results.

Those who receive the inheritance in the Medicine King's Secret Realm only need ten days to become True Persons. It's impossible that they came to the Secret Realm just to take a shortcut, right?

Sun Yaowang directly saw through the other party's little scheme, saying, "It is not that obtaining the inheritance of the secret realm will make one rise rapidly and greatly improve one's cultivation. Rather, only those who can rise rapidly can obtain the inheritance in the secret realm."

“Reciting scriptures and meditating are not to show piety to me; they have already found purity and the seed of the Way.”

Zhu Yi glanced at Li Yin, but simply didn't believe that a tiger could have such comprehension. He said, "This disciple understands, but this disciple believes that what Junior Brother Li Yin can do, this disciple can also do!"

"........."

"Without encountering a wise man to impart the secrets, empty words will only leave one's mouth weary and tongue dry."

Sun Yaowang sighed helplessly, and without taking any forceful measures, shook his head and said to everyone, "Those of you who are willing to stay can stay and listen in, but it will be more harmful than beneficial to you."

"........."

After a short wait, only a few people left, while the rest chose to stay and listen.

A doctor doesn't knock on doors, but he's not stubborn when asking for help. Sun Yaowang was too lazy to persuade him any further. He looked at the man and tiger in front of him and asked Mao Chong first, "What do you think is the proper way to cultivate oneself?"

Mao Chong was a handsome young Taoist priest. After a moment's thought, he replied, "Refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit to return to emptiness."

Seeing that Sun Yaowang's gaze was on him, Chen Jing also spoke in human language: "Following the natural order is mortal, going against it is immortal, cultivation is just a matter of turning things upside down in the middle."

What do you mean?
Before Sun Yaowang could ask any more questions,
Zhu Yi, however, did not want Chen Jing to get away with it so easily.

If you shamelessly stay and eavesdrop, but can't understand what they're saying, wouldn't it be a waste of your shamelessness?

He interrupted, saying, "Forgive my dullness, Senior Brother, but could Junior Brother Li Yin explain the meaning of this sentence?"

Chen Jing glanced at Sun Yaowang and saw that Yaowang nodded slightly in acquiescence.

He then countered with a question: "Senior Brother Zhu Yi, besides the grains, seasonal fruits and vegetables, and meat and poultry that you eat, do you have any methods for consuming qi or techniques for replenishing spirit by swallowing souls?"

Zhu Yi was taken aback and replied, "I am just an ordinary mortal, how could I possess such extraordinary abilities?"

(End of this chapter)