Under One Person, the little witch only wants to collect elves

Chapter 176: Gathering of Spirits, Water Spirit's "Wang Xiang"

"We beasts are much more sensitive to the changes in the world than humans, so we naturally know the horror of that night."

"Something has been punished by heaven. No matter what it is, it must have violated the natural laws of the universe. Otherwise, heaven would not have entrusted mortals to take action."

Lu Shanjun shook his head, and a layer of chill covered his whole body.

"What we know is that the power of the spiritual object transformed by that spiritual light should not be underestimated."

"My dear, I am not trying to hit you hard. That thing is probably much stronger than Master White Tiger."

Yan Huan shifted his gaze from the map to the tiger head floating on the spiritual flag.

"Let me tell you the most important thing. Do you know where that spiritual light fell?"

"We try to avoid those things, so how can we dare to track them... Well... I saw one that fell into the river, and the rest, big and small, probably all merged into the lake."

Yan Huan pondered for a moment. Things were almost as he thought. The worst situation occurred. The water spirits were scattered in the rivers, lakes and seas in the world.

Tsk!
Rubbing his forehead, Yan Huan looked out the window at the deep and quiet night.

The courtyard was deserted late at night, and few people came to the small house in the corner of the mansion. Yan Huan simply released all the elves and worked together.

The small, not very spacious room suddenly became lively.

Lu Shanjun just jumped out from the spiritual flag and stretched himself. He saw a beautiful woman in fluttering white clothes floating in the air and landing on a mahogany chair in front of a square table in the room.

Next appeared a green-winged spirit bird with endless vitality and a ferocious fire monkey whose body was burning in karmic fire.

Dozens of jumping fox spirits and little weasels jumped onto the bed and were neatly arranged in a row. On the dressing table, there was a jade green snake that looked resentful.

The atmosphere suddenly changed.

Lu Shanjun leaned against the corner and glanced to the side. Apart from anything else, the pure aura of the three elements of gold, wood and fire was so bright that it made his eyes hurt. Especially the monkey with a fierce look, the aura it exuded was exactly the same as the Heavenly Fire Falling on the night of the 24th.

You know, as animals, they clearly felt the changes in the fire element in their bodies that night. This fire monkey must be the representative of some kind of power or rule, otherwise it would not have such an extraordinary aura.

If this is the case, then the beautiful lady in white and the blue bird who are so calm with the fire monkey should be beings of the same status.

"Who on earth did I offend?"

"Ahem, I'm a new member of the Tiger Gang. It's normal for me not to speak during meetings." Lu Shanjun said to himself and swallowed.

Yan Huan ignored the tiger hiding in the corner and spread out the printed map.

I have learned the general information about water spirits before, but I still don’t understand some of its developed habits.

The water spirit is called Wangxiang, and looks like a three-year-old child, with red eyes, black color, big ears, long arms, and red claws.

Legend has it that you can catch its incarnation with a rope, and eating it will bring good luck.

"Sister, Bifang, Youguang, according to the records in the book, the status of this water spirit does not seem to be that high. Being eaten by people brings good luck, a bit like a red carp." Yan Huan said with emotion.

"What's Wang Xiang's personality like? He should be easy to get along with, right?"

Qingming thought for a moment and replied, "The highest good is like water. Water benefits all things without contending."

"In short, it's too good. Of course, we don't know if it has encountered anything that has affected its temperament, or if it has come up with any extraordinary ideas." Bifang said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, the fire spirit Youguang felt as if his mouth was filled with ashes, which stuck in his throat and he couldn't spit them out completely. He felt very uncomfortable.

Qingming glanced to the side and continued, "The water spirit is different from us. If you want to find it, you must understand all the concepts contained in its name."

concept?

Yan Huan pondered over these two words. Lu Shanjun also used the concept of "being an accomplice to a tiger" to develop the accomplice into an electronic accomplice who can use online fraud and lure people to their deaths to gain power.

"It sounds similar to the power of vows gathered from incense and faith..."

"No, the concept should be a more general belief, including recognition and common sense in the world." "For example, if we say someone is helping the evildoers to commit atrocities and specifically doing bad things for the people behind the scenes, that is 'being an accomplice to the evildoer'. Under the development of this concept, that person may really be transformed into an accomplice by some means."

For example, some internet celebrities over-beautify extremely dangerous tourist attractions and avoid their hidden dangers, thereby attracting their past fans to die in accidents. These internet celebrities do not have to die in the tiger's mouth, but can develop into accomplices.

"Interesting, can a beast that has practiced for only a hundred years figure this out?"

Yan Huan looked towards the corner and saw Lu Shanjun, flattered, nodded fearfully and shyly.

"Then if I want to find the water spirit, I must understand the concept it carries."

The "Xiangwang" written in "Zhuangzi·Heaven and Earth" is also called Wangxiang.

According to legend, Huangdi traveled north of the Chishui River, climbed Kunlun Hill and looked south, and returned and left his black pearl there. He sent Zhi to look for it but could not find it, sent Li Zhu to look for it but could not find it, sent Chi Kou to look for it but could not find it. So he sent Xiangwang, and Xiangwang found it.

It is about that Huangdi lost the black pearl in Chishui and asked the clever Zhi and careful Li Zhu to look for it, but they could not find it. Finally, the foolish and ignorant Xiang Wang found it.

The "Xiangwang" here refers to people who understand "the natural harmonious state of having no prejudice, neither existence nor non-existence, and the combination of reality and illusion."

In Taoism, Wangxiang is also known as the image of nothingness. It refers to a state of relative stillness and selflessness when one is in a trance and opens the sky window during the practice of alchemy.

It is said in "The Key to Sex and Life": "To be in vain means to forget one's form."

It is empty and formless, without a fixed form, and it can change in a thousand ways, just like water.

"The image of nothingness is a little hard to understand." Yan Huan crossed his arms in thought and shook his head helplessly.

At this time, Bifang spoke up, and what he said was the "Ode to the Eastern Capital" by Zhang Heng of the Eastern Han Dynasty:
Li Lou only stared blankly, and then he understood the mysteries.

Brightness is due to one's nature, and clarity is not in the spring.

Looking at the night in the dark, the clear fields are shining beyond the dust.

It is really hard to be without legs, but it is easy to be suspicious.

If you find it today, you should be able to avoid Meiqingchuan.

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Yan Huan almost forgot that Bifang used to like to follow talented and handsome men, and he had memorized many good poems and essays in his mind.

"What do you mean?"

Bifang was speechless for a moment, then raised his head. “Mysterious principles cannot be easily discovered through external forceful pursuit or superficial observation, but require a way beyond the norm, similar to the natural, unintentional or transcendental way represented by “Wang Xiang”, to comprehend and grasp them.”

“In the pursuit of truth and realm, one should not rely too much on external appearances and vulgar ideas, but keep the mind empty and reflect on the natural and true nature.”

"Otherwise, you won't be able to see the water spirit."

Hearing this, Yan Huan nodded firmly, clenched his fists, and returned to tempering his character.

I have been busy running around and collecting information these days, and I am indeed a little tired of practicing.

"To see the truth through illusion, one must travel to rivers, seas, lakes and ponds all over the world..."

Snapped!
Yan Huan grasped his left arm tightly, where there was a domineering and overbearing black dragon tattoo.

When I just left the Northeast, I sent Mr. Jiao into the sea. The ability to enter the water that I gave him at that time is actually coming in handy at this moment. This opportunity is really a bit miraculous.

Yan Huan continued to scan the map, taking the Ganjiang River, Xinjiang River, Jinjiang River and Fuhe River as the main rivers, expanding the water system and determining the direction of exploration.

In addition, some well-known lakes must also be visited again.

What a big project!

However, it is a good opportunity for me to try out the weight of the black dragon on my left arm to see if it can really help me swim across rivers and lakes.

(End of this chapter)