People are in reality, transcending the other side

Chapter 9: Stillness
The first stage of spiritual practice is to achieve tranquility!

Only when you calm down your mind can you have the possibility of practicing, otherwise it would be like trying to catch the moon in the water or trying to fish in a tree.

As for entering into a state of tranquility, in fact, everyone can do it and has done it. Many times, we find tranquility without realizing it, and then our minds become free of worries, the scenery is bright and the moon is clear, and we feel only peace of mind.

It is a very comfortable experience that often occurs inadvertently.

But if you try to pursue it deliberately, the more you want to be quiet, the less you can achieve it.

Therefore, some people have created various methods to enter into a state of tranquility. Although this kind of tranquility is not deep and not as natural as it comes naturally, it is still tranquility after all and can cultivate the mind.

Martial arts is one of the ways to achieve tranquility.

In other words, the proof that a martial art has reached level 1 on the panel is that it can help one calm down; otherwise, one has not mastered the martial art.

Others don’t have Li Qi’s panel, so it’s impossible for them to accurately grasp the progress and they can only use other methods.

And if one reaches the fourth level, which is minor success, then one will calm down as soon as a thought arises, but it won't last long.

Li Qi is still a little distance away from level four, so he still has to use the techniques of swordsmanship to enter a state of tranquility.

After being quiet, one will be at peace. When one is quiet, one’s mind will naturally be at peace, and everything will happen naturally.

In the quiet room, Li Qi looked at himself, adjusting his breathing bit by bit. In the lake of his heart, his own image was first a vivid human figure, then the color faded, and then the simple lines, in a short time, turned into a few simple strokes.

Then, the lines of the line man became simpler, while the lines outlining the long sword appeared sharp!

This is the entry-level mental method of the Eighteen Tiger Blades, or in other words, the method of visualization and tranquility...

There are many names for similar methods, but they are essentially the same thing.

Then, Li Qi naturally had a feeling in his heart that the time was right.

This feeling is very subtle and precise, just like when you are trying to sleep and can't fall asleep, but suddenly you have a feeling that you are about to fall asleep, and then you fall asleep very quickly.

Similarly, Li Qi felt this way at this moment, that is, the spirit and the body, the spirit had reached a certain appropriate frequency, and the degree of interference with the body had reached a certain peak.

To put it in a more scientific way, the bioelectricity in his nervous system has reached its peak.

In fact, in the world where Li Qi lived in his previous life, although he could not become a superman, when practicing some qigong, he would have a similar feeling, as if the whole body was electrified, as if there was an air flow flowing.

In fact, it is just an illusion caused by the excitement of the nervous system.

But in this world, the mind interfering with the body can indeed produce powerful things.

At this moment, if Li Qi looked at the time, he would see that only more than a minute had passed from the time he sat down until now.

Three months ago, when Li Qi's swordsmanship was still at level one, in order to reach this level, he had to sit in meditation for more than half an hour to find the right point.

Those who do not have a panel display status generally use this time of meditation to determine the progress of their practice.

In front of the mirror, Li Qi followed his feeling and stood up from the ground.

He didn't even use his hands for support, he just went straight from sitting cross-legged to standing upright. The whole movement was smooth and silky, with an inexplicable beauty.

However, he did not pay attention to his own movements. Instead, he held the knife in one hand and stroked the blade inch by inch with the other hand.

The sword in his hand was a wooden one, slender overall, with a narrow, straight blade, curved only at the tip. It wasn't light, but rather rather heavy. This was because it was made from a high-quality ironwood, which grows extremely slowly but is ideal for training exercises. Compared to steel weapons, wood energy is more nourishing, especially before entering the country. Wooden swords were far superior to iron ones.

Li Qi stroked the texture of the wood and seemed to be able to feel the veins and meridians of the knife, the breathing of the knife. The knife seemed to have its own life.

Of course, this is just an illusion, but this is the illusion that is needed to practice swordsmanship. In a sense, using swordsmanship to hone the spirit is a kind of self-hypnosis, using the false to cultivate the true.

Visualization is undoubtedly empty if done out of thin air. It can only be effective if it is based on objects.

A knife is just a knife. In essence, what Li Qi holds in his hand is just a piece of wood. But when an object is imbued with spirit, it is given a different meaning.

When his palm stroked the knife, Li Qi's whole body turned red, which was a sign of boiling blood.

He clearly didn't do any strenuous exercise, he just sat quietly, then stood up and stroked the long sword, but this simple action made his blood boil, and one could even vaguely see sweat steaming.

Obviously, this is a sign of proficiency in swordsmanship.

Human potential is very powerful. In a crisis, a powerless person may burst out with amazing strength and speed to avoid a speeding car or even lift up an overturned car.

People who do such things often have a lot of anger, a racing heart rate, and a rush of blood.

Even if they had not done any strenuous exercise before, that one move was enough to activate their qi and blood.

Humans are called terrifying upright apes, but they do not rely solely on intelligence. Many times, humans appear weak, but they just want to pass the level without any damage. Once they give up the fantasy and unlock the berserk mode, their combat effectiveness is not bad.

The changes in Li Qi at this moment are similar.

With the energy accumulated from the previous meditation, the action of stroking the blade is a key to activate oneself, just like a hypnotic mental suggestion, which leads to the current surge of blood and energy.

So, in the quiet room, Li Qi took a few steps back, came to the center of the room, and then began to swing his knife!

Li Qi's sword moves, each one is not complicated, but very simple. However, if you look closely, you will notice that his hands and feet are moving, and his whole body is moving. If you look more closely, you will find that it is actually the spine that is exerting force, driving the whole body to move.

This is undoubtedly a very superior knife skill, at least in the field of pre-entry and entry.

This can also be seen from the logo on the panel.

Bai Jue's evaluation says it all.

Among them, white refers to the level, and absolute refers to the quality.

In terms of color, Li Qi only knows white and blue now, but for the subsequent evaluation, Li Qi obtained some information from the panel.

Bai is the most common one, and above that, there are Zhong, Shang, Jing, Jue, and the highest Ji!
As for the higher quality skills than the white ones, in fact, the Eighteen Tiger Swords itself is the blue one. To complete the last five swords, this sword technique is blue. However, if you want to practice the last five swords, entering the Tao is the most basic condition.

If you don’t enter the Tao, your physical hardware will never be satisfied.

It's very simple. The body structure of a person who has entered the Tao is completely different from that of an ordinary person. Apart from other things, the nervous system alone is more than ten times more developed.

Forcing yourself to practice when your realm is not high enough is no different from running a huge game on your computer on your mobile phone.

Boom boom boom!
A huge sound of breaking through the air was heard in the quiet room. Li Qi poured all his energy into every slash of his sword. The blade opened the air, like thunder exploding and a tiger roaring. Although the thunder was only muffled and the tiger was only a cub, it was already extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)