One person: After starting with the academic atmosphere, I'll take down Xia He!

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"Let's go!

Let's go into the valley!

Let's go see what kind of treasure Wugensheng left behind!

Hahaha! "

Ma Long laughed loudly; he wanted to see this mysterious Wugensheng for himself.

What exactly did this charismatic character leave behind?

What exactly was left behind that made Mei Jinfeng linger?

Ma Long strode forward with his head held high, and unconsciously straightened his back.

So does everyone else.

Even Xia Liuqing, an old hunchback, straightened his back and his body seemed to grow taller.

"Xia Liuqing!"

Old man, how did you get so tall?

You weren't this tall before you came!

Are you wearing height-increasing insoles?

Let me see what's going on!

Wait a minute, Xia Liuqing was just wearing ordinary sneakers.

It looks exactly the same as before.

What's going on now?

Does anyone know what happened?

Baby, Xia He, Wang Ye, Bao Chan?

Please share your opinions!

This is unusual!

I've noticed that you've all gotten taller.

It seems he straightened his back?

I am the same way.

Was this done intentionally?

It doesn't seem like it, could it be...?

Malone looked at the eerie valley and felt a pang of unease.

Could it be?

He seemed to understand something.

Malone noticed that everyone's backs were straightened!

This is definitely not a coincidence.

It seems to be an inevitable phenomenon.

Once a group of people enters the canyon, they unconsciously straighten their backs.

"Old Wang!"

Can you spot any clues?

Malone knew that among this group, the one most likely to know the truth was the person who knew the truth.

Only Wang Ye, who was proficient in mathematics, was able to achieve this.

Wang Ye also lived up to expectations.

He nodded and looked at Malone.

"Hey, Junior Uncle!"

Heaven and earth are heartless, but are you and I truly heartless and ungrateful?

"Alas! Junior Uncle, everything was predetermined!"

Do you remember what I told you before?

In the past, practitioners of spiritual cultivation considered the five internal organs—heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys—as the primary organs.

The three parts became the heart and lungs of the fire and metal elements.

The liver and kidneys are governed by the elements of water and wood.

And the earth element of the spleen, which is the foundation of acquired constitution.

The heart corresponds to the earthly branch Shen, and in our twelve zodiac animals, Shen corresponds to the monkey.

This monkey perfectly aligns with the mindset of us spiritual practitioners.

Monkeys are not bound by their bodies and their thinking is free-flowing.

Therefore, our predecessors called this "the mind monkey".

The restless mind can be likened to our intellect and thinking.

Similarly, the liver and kidneys can be compared to the pig (亥).

Various desires are represented by the character 亥 (Hai) representing the pig.

Cultivation is more than just being able to fight.

We also need to cultivate our mind and body!

The process of cultivating the mind requires us to experience and understand in order to ultimately achieve enlightenment.

The pursuit of a state of tranquility requires understanding the concept of emptiness!

That's really impressive, Junior Uncle!

Self-cultivation requires us to rationally control our desires; note that it must be rational.

It's not about prohibiting it, but also about not indulging it. We need to understand what we can and cannot do!

Therefore, self-cultivation requires understanding the concept of "ability."

Junior Uncle, how much of this have you accomplished?

Heaven and earth are merciless, and the truth is long; even the Old Celestial Master cannot escape it.

Let alone us?

Finally, there is the spleen earth qi, which is used to balance the relationship between the two.

Understand the meaning of the word "pure".

Our primordial spirit.

It is ethereal and intangible; what carries it is consciousness.

It is called Yima.

In the past, spiritual cultivation was about cultivating the soul and the spirit, which is the mind and the body.

However, it is difficult to keep one's mind from being disturbed.

Junior Uncle, you lack willpower!

Spiritual practice is about cultivating our character, clarifying our goals, and controlling our desires!

Junior Uncle, do you understand now?

Do you understand now?

If you continue to indulge your desires without any sense of proportion...

If you indulge in unrestrained pleasure, then great disaster will befall you!

Junior Uncle, I'm not exaggerating!

You'll follow your desires, and that's like letting your horse run wild.

Do you still want to fulfill your mission?

Remember, too much of anything is bad. You can enjoy yourself, but don't...

Don't set your sights too high every time.

You just harmed your body last night, and today you met the pure and innocent Bao'er. So you are bound to suffer a calamity. This is called going too far!

Making mistakes isn't terrible; you can always start over. But I hope this is the last time.

"Ah! You mean all of this was caused by my indulgence, and that the Quanxing people came because of me?"

When I was on Longhu Mountain, I was like that too!

Why didn't this happen last time?

Malone asked, puzzled.

His eyes seemed to suggest that he had already believed it.

But I'm still not sure.

"Think carefully about your battle schedule at the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony."

You've encountered almost every top expert; is that just a coincidence?

Moreover, the first time it was just punishment, but this time it's a dilemma!

On your spiritual journey, you encounter six thieves who attempt to sabotage your spiritual practice.

This is your calamity, it all started because of you, that's why I told Bao'er not to interfere and let you handle it yourself!

The names of these six people are as follows.

Seeing brings joy, hearing brings anger, smelling brings love, tasting brings thought, thinking brings desire, and the body brings worry.

This is surprisingly similar to the hardships we encounter on our spiritual path.

That's why I dare to conclude that all of this started because of you.

Those who are obsessed with color are thieves.

Hearing a sound is like being a thief in the ear.

The one who smells the fragrance is a thief of the nose.

Tasting with the tongue is like being a thief of the tongue.

Wearing ~ touch, is a thief.

The mind-thief is the Dharma, which is the mind-thief.

True spiritual practice is not about killing the six thieves, but about transforming them.

Transformation means accepting them.

You haven't done a good job of accommodating them, Junior Uncle!

Ah, everything is predetermined!

This is how the six thieves are transformed into the six wondrous functions, consciousness is transformed into wisdom, and defilement is transformed into purity.

That's why I stopped Bao'er from killing someone.

But I couldn't stop him.

"It's fate!"

"Uh... so what if I killed him? What can you do about it?"

Malone disagreed, saying that so much time had passed!

Why bring it up again?

"Ugh!

Having killed the six thieves, you have become a person whose eyes cannot see color, ears cannot hear sound, nose cannot smell fragrance, tongue cannot taste flavor, body cannot touch, and mind cannot respond to the law.

You will encounter many hardships in the future!

Know that tribulations arise from within, but enlightenment brings emptiness!

Wang Ye was filled with emotion and shook his head.

"In other words, what is happening today is the result of yesterday's actions?"

Wang Ye, please explain clearly!

How is this going?

This happened a long time ago!

Why did you bring it up again?

Could it be..."

Ma Long's face was stiff as he looked helplessly at Wang Ye.

"Never mind, Junior Uncle, everything was destined!"

We can't change it.

The third line of the hexagram Qian (乾) reads: "The superior man is constantly vigilant and cautious, even at night he remains alert and apprehensive; thus he will be without blame."

After Wang Ye finished speaking, he sat down as well, as he was also a little tired.

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