This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 139: Guarding the Tower
Among the five articles about the feelings of the tree in the heart, Liu Hongyu's own feelings are of course the most important, but the other four people wrote from four different perspectives, allowing Zhuang Lin to experience the content of the tree in the heart from both the inner and outer perspectives.

The five students, including Liu Hongyu, had thought that they would be praised by Zhuang Lin, but seeing how seriously he took it, they were excited but also a little uneasy and nervous.

In the Transmission Building, Zhuang Lin sat at a desk, reading five articles attentively. Sometimes his face was lost in thought, and sometimes he closed his eyes in deep thought.

Deep in his mind, Zhuang Lin closed his eyes and first felt his own heart lake, Yuanhai, which represented the power of his mind, and the waves in it also reflected the changes in his state of mind.

Probing further inward, a picture seemed to gradually emerge from the surface of Yuanhai Sea. Looking closely, it seemed as if the sky, earth, and mountains were reflected in the water. With a change of thought, Zhuang Lin saw a vast world. This was a world of artistic conception.

On the distant mountain top, white smoke rose from the immortal alchemy furnace, vague and hazy like fog.

Zhuang Lin seemed to be gradually condensing a self in the artistic conception, standing on a mountain and looking at everything around him. When he felt outside, he could see the Yuanhai, and when he looked inside, he could see the heaven and earth. But this was not enough.

In this moment, Zhuang Lin sat cross-legged on the mountain, closing his eyes once again, as if trying to delve deeper into his mind. Then, his consciousness gradually faded, and all the light around him gradually dimmed.
Between the reality and the illusion, there seemed to be light emerging and water flowing.

Zhuang Lin opened his eyes and found himself in a special place. This place was also within the realm of artistic conception and seemed to be in a valley.

His mind moved slightly, and all the memories of the past briefly reappeared. Then a seed shining with brilliance condensed in front of Zhuang Lin and fell to the ground.

In what seemed like a single moment, or perhaps it was days or even years, a small tree sprouted from the soil and slowly grew before Zhuang Lin, gradually blossoming into a towering tree with a thick, strong trunk and leaves shimmering with a faint golden glow.
Zhuang Lin stood up and reached out to touch the tree. In that instant, his heart was moved.
In reality, Liu Hongyu and others were waiting nervously on the sidelines, expecting Zhuang Lin to make some comments, but they didn't expect the latter to remain silent after just one look, and at this moment he seemed to be in a trance.

As soon as Zhuang Lin entered a state of tranquility and enlightenment, a faint golden light curtain appeared around him, as if separating him from the five people who were nearby.

"Restrictions on the Transmission Tower!"

"Big Brother, this is the Master."

"Wait!"

As soon as they saw this scene, they understood that it was the restriction that was automatically activated by the Transmission Building.

The five people didn't want to leave immediately, so they could only stand silently by the desk, waiting for Zhuang Lin to wake up with curiosity and anticipation.

At this time, a gentle breeze carried Xi Miao outside and she landed outside the Transmission Building. She walked lightly to the front door of the Transmission Building. The first person she saw was Zhuang Lin sitting at the central table at the back of the empty hall. The faint golden light could not be ignored at all. Then she saw Liu Hongyu and others.

Xi Miao walked in quickly, with surprise and caution, and transmitted the message to the ears of the five people.

"What's wrong, sir?"

"Senior Xi Miao? Why are you here?!"

"Senior Xi Miao!" "Greetings, Senior Xi Miao!"

Liu Hongyu and others were a little surprised that Xi Miao was in Yinxian Valley, but they were also puzzled. Then they all saluted Xi Miao, not avoiding any noise, not afraid of disturbing Zhuang Lin, and explained the reason for doing so, which made Xi Miao feel relieved.

Some buildings in the Hidden Immortal Valley have extraordinary restrictions, similar to a combination of the Cave Heaven Array, with various mysteries hidden in them.

Especially special places like the Transmission Building and the Sutra Library, which do not restrict anyone from entering or leaving. However, if a gifted disciple suddenly enters a state similar to enlightenment in them, what should be done if an uninformed person comes in and disturbs them?
Therefore, when this kind of situation occurs, there will be restrictions that will appear on the side of the person for protection. When you see that layer of light, you should normally know not to get close to it. Even if you get close, it will not be easy to break through unless you can destroy this building and break this node of the formation.

Xi Miao didn't know the whole story, and couldn't access the article at the moment because the table and the other five authors were wrapped in golden light, but Liu Hongyu and the other five authors were there after all.

After communicating with the five people, Xi Miao also realized the extraordinary nature of the five articles with the same title. He couldn't help but admire them in his heart, and was even a little absent-minded like Zhuang Lin before.

The content of the five people was still relatively superficial, just a kind of perception, but Xi Miao knew that the master would definitely be able to turn it into a real magic method.

As a so-called expert in this field, Xi Miao certainly knows the value of it.

It's not that the tree in the heart has a strong defensive force, but its existence itself represents the vitality of the mind. It can not only strengthen the mind so that people can remain unshakable in the face of many malicious temptations, but also make people more resilient to mental injuries.

This is what is called the root of the Tao heart, which is difficult to erase!
The key may also be of some help in breaking through the delusion barrier.

At least that's what Xi Miao inferred. As for what exactly happened, we'll know when Zhuang Lin wakes up.

"Senior Xi Miao, what do you think?"

"Yes, Master, when will he wake up?"

"Will it take several more years?"

Several people asked Xi Miao, and the latter came back to his senses and looked at the people around him. He saw that even Liu Hongyu looked a little nervous, and he couldn't help but smile.

"The so-called tree in the heart is probably an extremely rare method of cultivating and controlling the mind. As long as this tree can be cultivated, then as long as the tree exists, the mind will not be destroyed, and the mind will be infinitely full of vitality. It won't last too long. After all, I'm not starting from scratch. These articles themselves are already very well written!"

Xi Miao praised a few people and then added.

"But it'll take at least a month or two, so don't wait here. You didn't eat anything good outside, did you? Come home and have a good meal. Oh, and there's something else I need to tell you!"

Xi Miao looked at Liu Hongyu, and seeing that the other four children had no intention of leaving, she did not hide anything and directly told them what she and Zhuang Lin had done.

Liu Hongyu nodded slightly after listening to this.

The exquisite pagoda suppresses the evil Buddha, and it is located in the modern era of the Dharma Ending Age on the other side. It sounds surprising, but if you think about it carefully, you will know that it is a wonderful place.

However, the master has not woken up yet, so Liu Hongyu is not in a hurry to arrange people to go to the film and television city. After all, the master and Senior Xi Miao both said that it was okay, so it was naturally okay.

Maybe only Liu Lei and the others would be worried, so let them worry for a while, to give them some sense of participation in the practice, even if it's just a sense of tension.
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Two months later, Zhuang Lin woke up from his meditation, or rather, he just came out of his state of perception. He still knew what was happening in the outside world.

The most abundant thing in the Sutra Library of the Transmission Tower was blank books and scrolls. Zhuang Lin casually summoned a scroll of brocade book from nearby, and then the four treasures of the study flew out of his sleeves. He quickly began to integrate and write down his insights.

It took only half an hour to complete everything. Zhuang Lin then placed the scroll containing the five students' essays and the brocade book he had written together, and placed them in a corner of the Transmission Building before he breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as the disciples can cultivate the tree in their hearts, they will have more protection when facing the barrier of delusion.

Besides building a few more layers of mental defense, Zhuang Lin believed that the most important thing was to avoid being completely crushed at the moment of forging the Immortal Foundation. In ancient times, forging the Immortal Foundation furnace often required immense courage. While those who reached this stage were often confident, there was always a shortage of failures. Failure to break through delusion during this process would lead to a loss of mind and spirit, resulting in a severe loss of cultivation, madness, or a profound depression, or even death.

But with the tree in my heart, even if I fail to successfully take this step, although it will still be difficult to do it again, there is still hope and I will not go crazy.

It doesn't seem to be some magical secret book that can help people achieve a huge leap forward, and it is even less likely to be comparable to the story in novels where one falls off a cliff and then ascends to heaven by chance.

But true practice is not that simple. Those who attain enlightenment overnight have usually gone through many hardships and accumulated enough experience.

For the orthodox Taoism, this "Tree in the Heart" can be regarded as a true treasure, and it is also a method for carrying on the tradition and opening up the future generations.

At least in Zhuang Lin's opinion, this method can be regarded as a highlight for practitioners of his lineage.

After finishing all this, Zhuang Lin put away the four treasures of the study and dusted off his clothes, but there was naturally no dust on them.

"Well, there's still a lot to do!"
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Half a day later, Zhuang Lin and Mr. Mu had already arrived in the front hall of the clinic in Yinxian Valley, accompanied by Liu Hongyu, while the students of the academy came one after another.

At this moment, Zhuang Lin and Mr. Mu were studying something at the medicine cabinet.

"Master!" "Hello, Master, hello, Grandpa Mu!"

"Master, Doctor Mu!"

"Well, here?"

Zhuang Lin looked around the hall and saw that most of the students had arrived. When he saw Xi Miao also coming outside the door, he nodded slightly to her as a greeting.

Xi Miao smiled at Zhuang Lin with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.

"Sir, I'm really sorry to have bothered you for so long. I was just waiting for you to come out so I could say goodbye to you in person!"

Zhuang Lin didn't expose Xi Miao. How could he have the charm to make Xi Miao wait for him to say goodbye? He just asked subconsciously.

"Would you like to take some seasonings and ingredients from the valley?"

"Well, that's not a problem for you, sir."

I understand. What you said means that you have brought enough. Zhuang Lin didn't say anything more, and Grandpa Mu had already sorted out several kinds of pills.

"Mr. Zi'an, these three pills are the most suitable. I call them Dingqi Pills, Yangqi Pills, and Juqi Pills. The names are similar and the effects are similar, but the ingredients used are slightly different. But they should all meet your requirements!"

"Well, I think it's suitable!"

Zhuang Lin picked up each pill to feel the medicinal power, then nodded slightly.

"Master, you mean to use this medicine to replenish the lack of spiritual energy over there?"

"Indeed, even cultivators at the Star-Moon Realm will see slow progress there. If their cultivation isn't strong enough, wouldn't it be easy to regress? Therefore, supplementation is necessary!"

These pills on hand were all made by Grandpa Mu using the medicinal herbs with abundant spiritual energy in the valley. They will be real elixirs in the Dharma-Ending Age.

"But an ordinary box won't do!"

Zhuang Lin looked at the several wooden boxes on the front counter of the medicine cabinet. The Hidden Immortal Valley itself was full of spiritual energy, so there was no problem in preserving the medicine like this. However, if he went there, preserving the medicine like this would soon cause the efficacy of the medicine to continue to be lost.

"Use jade! If there's nothing more suitable to store it in, jade is the safest choice. It can better seal the spiritual energy. A jade bottle is the best, and a jade box is the second best!"

Xi Miao said something on the side, and Zhuang Lin immediately nodded in understanding.
"By the way, you should already know what we're selecting people for, right? Who wants to go?"

Zhuang Lin said this while looking at the students around him. More than a dozen of them immediately raised their hands, even though most of them hadn't yet awakened their spirits.
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On the other side, in Hua Xia Modern, where Donghai City is located, a middle-aged man with an unshaven beard ran to the square of the film and television city early in the morning. He immediately checked the tower building wrapped in scaffolding and green nets, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that nothing was wrong.

The middle-aged man had a scruffy beard and was wearing a thin suit jacket. The collar of his shirt had turned completely yellow, but he hadn't changed it.

But as soon as the middle-aged man arrived at the square, someone immediately ran over to the simple work shed on the other side of the tower, handed him a safety helmet, and spoke first.

"Mr. Lu, don't worry, it's still the same as before, there's no problem at all!"

"Oh, by the way, is there anyone special coming?"

“Uh, probably not yet.”

The middle-aged man nodded and couldn't help but sigh. He was one of the people who saw the exquisite pagoda falling from the sky last time, and he was also one of the bosses of the construction company under the Liu Group.

In charge of the construction site, the middle-aged man dared not be distracted at all. Most of his energy was spent on taking care of the tower, for fear of any mishap. The things locked up inside were no joke!
Although he knew that an expert would come, the middle-aged man had no idea when or how he would come. Not to mention him, even his superior, Assistant Liu, didn't know either.

“Drip, drip.”

The phone in his trouser pocket suddenly rang. The middle-aged man put on his safety helmet while taking out his phone with his other hand to answer it.

Before I could even check the caller ID, heavenly music was already coming from my phone.

"Lu Hui, get ready! The tower guards are here! They've been sent a car and should be with you soon!"

"Okay, okay! I've been preparing for two months!"

"Well, be careful!"

Liu Lei hung up the phone right after he said this. The middle-aged man did not make a fuss. This kind of casual treatment was only given to "insiders".

Just during the time it took to have breakfast, the middle-aged man received another call. This time he took his men directly to the entrance of the film and television city construction site. After waiting for a while, he saw a black car driving over.

The car stopped and two young men got out of the back seat. They were two boys wearing flowing ancient clothes, with red lips, white teeth and handsome faces.
(End of this chapter)