Chapter 2 I am fortunate to have gained, but I have lost my life
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Lying on the bed, after taking the Scattered Bone Pill, Zhao Ran only felt a hot breath rising from his abdomen, and then spread all over the limbs and veins, and the initial feeling of warmth was like soaking in hot water.
Zhao Ran didn't know what the so-called "root bones" were at first, but then he was guided by Zhu Qigu, Pei Zhongze, and even Yuan Yangbin, the great refiner who is now presiding over the altar, and finally understood. The root bone is the human body, not only referring to the bones, but also to the whole body. Whether there is a root bone or not, it means that it grows in accordance with the way of heaven. So what is in line with the way of heaven? According to the view of the Daomen, it is necessary to be in harmony with the heavens and be able to accommodate the ubiquitous "Qi" in the world.
For example, whether there are characteristics such as "clear, strange, ancient, and strange" in the face, such as whether there are "three pupils" in the eyes, or whether the finger joints are secretly in line with the Big Dipper, etc. Without these characteristics, the effect of absorbing "Qi" will be extremely poor, or even completely unable to match "Qi", which Zhao Ran has had a deep experience when he was in Wuji Academy.
To put it bluntly, Zhao Ran is an ordinary mortal who can't be more ordinary, his body shape is not strange at all, his divine temperament is completely mediocre, his skin skeleton is too popular, and he belongs to a typical layman. In order to enter the threshold of cultivation, you must break up the skeleton of this body and wait for it to grow again—as for whether the length is up to standard. It's all a matter of luck.
Although it was itchy and unbearable, Zhao Ran still desperately endured and did not dare to move a little - if he couldn't help but move, it was likely to cause the failure of scattered bones, and failure at this time was likely to bring about the consequences of paralysis of the whole body.
Speaking of which, the importance of the Ascension Altar is reflected here. Within the confines of the power of the altar, one will feel a powerful oppressive force of the Dao, which will be accompanied by all kinds of paralyzing will and submissive additional effects, thus greatly reducing the perception of suffering.
Zhao Ran suffered in this numb and itchy state for nearly two hours, and gradually felt that his limbs and whole body began to be sore, as if his body no longer belonged to him. I don't know how long it took, but the soreness and numbness suddenly turned into a sharp pain, and bursts came from the inside out, from the depths of the bones. Impacting the skin of his entire body, Zhao Ran knew that this was the beginning of regrowing his bones, and he gritted his teeth more and more and did not dare to move.
Of course, this "growth" is not the "growth" of the other, it is not the growth of a person from a baby to adulthood, nor is it the process of realigning the bones and skin that have been dispersed. Zhao Ran was in such pain and fell into a coma from time to time. Sometimes he wakes up in pain, and then he falls into a coma again. Wake up again.
It wasn't until I woke up again the next day that I finally got through this painful osteopathic process.
Zhao Ran only felt exhausted, his body and mind were haggard, and when he didn't know what the effect was, Jin Tengen had already reached out and handed over a pill, which was a heart-nourishing pill. After taking the Heart Nourishing Pill. He closed his eyes and recuperated for a moment, feeling a lot more energetic, and then he got up from the bed.
When he looked around, he saw that there were people sitting on six beds, including himself. Only Yu Zhiyuan's bed was empty, and the Great Refiner Yuan Yangbin and the other three Huang Guan also did not know where to go, leaving only Jin Tengen still in the hall.
Jin Tengen coughed, cleared his throat, and said, "You are all awake, so I'll make a long story short." Among the seven of you, only Wuji Yuan Yu Zhiyuan is a successful person who has already left with the Yuan Great Refiner......"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Ran was suddenly depressed. Whoever is told that they still have no connection with the practice after such a painful day will find it difficult to accept, not only Zhao Ran, but also the rest.
After a pause, Jin Tengen continued: "Well, this matter is indeed regrettable, but you must not be depressed from now on. You must know that the practice is the most important way to pay attention to the fate, the so-called gain of my luck, loss of my life, no matter what is gained or lost, it is natural, this is the true meaning of cultivation. In addition, it is not clear whether the root bone is correct after the bones are scattered, and there are also many cultivators in our Dao Sect who have not corrected the root bones on the spot, but then the root bones gradually appear, so the opportunity for you is not cut off. Now I will pass on to you a set of meditation methods, and you will practice more diligently in the future, and maybe you will have people who have gradually emerged. Even if you really don't have the chance, you can also benefit a lot from using this method to enter meditation. ”
The last two sentences made the atmosphere in the hall a little warmer, if what Jin Tengen said was true, then at least theoretically, hope still exists, maybe I don't know when, my roots will be revealed. No matter how likely this hope is, there is more hope than no hope, so everyone is also very interested in the Jinggong to be studied next. At that moment, Jin Tengen passed on a set of meditation methods, but it was the most basic meditation of the set of Daomen that Zhao Ran had learned with Tong Lao in Wuji Academy.
After Jin Tengen finished teaching Jinggong, Zhao Ran was a little unwilling, and asked: "Uncle Jin, if my nephew and nephew are taking a pill of Loose Bone Pill, I don't know if it will have any effect?"
Jin Tengen was silent for a moment and said: "Senior nephew Zhao, I know that you and Yu Zhiyuan belong to the same hospital, but his example cannot be referred to. You may not know that the last time and this time Yu Zhiyuan's nephew participated in the ascension ceremony, they had already prepared the coffin in advance......"
The six losers hung their heads and returned to their lodgings, each feeling very unwilling, and followed the method taught by Kim Teng-en to meditate. Zhao Ran is not exempt from vulgarity, and he is also among them.
But after trying once, he had to reluctantly admit that he had indeed failed, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't inhale "Qi" into the sea of qi, and the door of cultivation was still not open to him. However, he quickly came out of his frustrated state of mind, because at least he had another hope—waiting for his promotion in the Daomen.
In Zhao Ran's original plan, Zhu Qigu was his main public relations target, maybe it was a bit too utilitarian to say this, but as an ordinary vulgar Tao without any background, this kind of utilitarianism is an inevitable choice. That's why he desperately cursed Zhu Qigu and used all his strength to please Zhu Qigu, in order to please Zhu Qigu. In fact, he did it, and became a brother and sister with a different surname with Zhu Qigu, and indirectly climbed into the network circle of the great refiner Chu Yangcheng, and the important figures in this circle also include Tong Lao Tong Baimei, the fourth senior brother in black Chang Wanzhen, and the other two second senior brothers and third senior brothers who have not yet met.
It's just that the plan can't catch up with the changes, Chu Yangcheng was seriously injured, and all the important people that Zhao Ran could rely on went to southern Xinjiang, and he didn't know when he would be able to return to Sichuan. This result made him quite depressed, and he could not rely on this thick-legged circle of contacts for a long time that could be expected.
And Yu Zhiyuan's success made Zhao Ran feel extremely complicated. Being able to cross the threshold of cultivation and enter the cultivation world from now on is of course a great thing for Zhiyuan. But for Zhao Ran, it is very difficult to judge whether it is beneficial or not. The threshold for cultivating this path is too high, the inside and the outside are completely two worlds, whether Yu Zhiyuan, who has become a monk, will still be interested in continuing to be friends with such a layman, Zhao Ran is not sure at all.
Moreover, even if Yu Zhiyuan still takes care of the old feelings, he also doesn't have much hope if he still has the energy and interest to come forward for his trivial matters. Take a step back, even if Yu Zhiyuan is willing to stand up for him, he can't expect anything in the foreseeable few years - people have to cultivate, and it's too late day and night, who has the time to continue to talk about books and paintings with you as usual?
Zhao Ran suddenly appeared, this trip to White Horse Mountain, he had inexplicably lost two backers! At this moment, he was extremely eager to return to Wuji Courtyard immediately, at least it was the place that Zhao Ran was most familiar with, and it was also where he took the deepest roots.
Zhao Ran immediately took action, he took stock of the property he had obtained by "going deep behind enemy lines" this time, and regained some confidence in his heart, he was ready to pay the price of bleeding in exchange for the documents that the Daomen agreed for him to return to Wuji Courtyard.
But in fact, Zhao Ran didn't spend a single tael of silver, and when he made a request, the dispatch office set up by the Daomen in Ye Xueguan didn't find out about his appointment at all, and Tong Lao didn't go through the dispatch procedures for him at all!
Okay, Zhao Ran can go back and forth now, but he is not happy at all - his trip to White Horse Mountain is in vain. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to the starting point to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation! (To be continued!)
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