MTL - Asking About Longevity-Chapter 593 laying foundation

Chapter 593 Foundation Laying

 In the next formation class, Mr. Xun said casually:

"Today, we are not going to learn formations. I will teach you more basic things first."

 The ink painting was slightly startled.

 Other disciples looked at each other.

They are all children of aristocratic families, with all kinds of monastic traditions. They have been exposed to it since childhood. Not to mention how proficient they are, some basic formation knowledge is still familiar to them.

 What other basics can be taught?

Mr. Xun glanced at the entire audience and said in a solemn voice:

“I know that you come from aristocratic families, have a good inheritance, practice Taoism, and most of you know it well..."

"These formations are even more partial, and they are secret formations. You don't know where they are hidden. Where are the monastic families or sects, the lost Taoist court, or the forbidden places with few traces of people?" …”

“Therefore, you must listen carefully to the following words and remember them firmly…”

“A truly top-level formation master must go beyond stereotypes, see with your own eyes, and experience it with your own eyes.”

"Beasts are close to demons. If you haven't learned the Five Elements and Bagua formation deeply, it's best not to learn the Four Symbols before you learn it thoroughly. Otherwise, you will easily become biased and lose your humanity."

 “Then comes the seven-star formation…”

 Lao Di of the Five Elements Sect, the "Five Elements Origin Pattern" is now on his body.

Mr. Xun, after feeling regretful, continued:

 “Liuhe formation…”

 He remembered Mr. Xun’s guidance that formation patterns are the foundation, and the foundation must be solid.

 Including ink paintings.

 “If you want to achieve great heights in the way of formation, your foundation is far from enough.”

“The above are the categories of formations known as ‘Xianxue’ in this world.”

“Furthermore, the Seven Star Formation involves celestial phenomena and calculations, and is extremely difficult. This is not something that ordinary monks or even ordinary formation masters can understand.”

"This formation is somewhat special, and can be simply divided into two categories. One is a formation that focuses on metaphysics, emphasizing the harmony of yin and yang, and the harmony of heavenly stems; the other is a six-yao formation, with three yin and three yang, and the hexagrams and Yao are interdependent. …”

Mr. Xun’s cloudy eyes revealed a hint of sharpness, and he said slowly:

 “The way of formation is broad and profound.”

“All formations in the world are composed of the most basic formation patterns.”

"In other words, it is a kind of Daoting, the enlightenment 'set' of the basic formation..."

 “Make a fortune silently…”

Mo Hua looked at the handout in his hand, but he was very excited.

 All the disciples seem to understand but not understand.

 Eight formations and thousands of formation patterns were created over and over again in his writing.

Different forms and endless mystery.

“I have included a copy of the most basic formation patterns of all formation types. Of course, they are just formation patterns and do not constitute a formation.”

"The Taoist court only determines the form and grade of the formation according to the most popular and commonly used formation form. This is for the sake of standardization, easy to learn, easy to use, and easy to popularize, and it is unified. …”

"It's quite special. It's a formation passed down from generation to generation by those monks of the wilderness tribe in the barbaric land south of Kyushu."

 After drawing on the Taoist stele, the spiritual consciousness can be traced back again.

The title page of the handout reads "Collected Notes on Taixumen Formation Patterns".

 The specific aspects of ink painting are limited and I still can’t understand them.

“Those formations have been “artificially” modified, “artificially” naturalized, and are artificially “correct”. They are not the original appearance of the formations, nor the true nature of the great road..."

Mr. Xun paused for a moment, his eyes suddenly sharp, "You must understand that this is not the essence of the formation, not the original appearance of the formation..."

 “Not to mention the three talents in one.”

 …

“The Five Elements and Bagua are particularly important, widely applicable, effective and powerful. They are two types of formations that must be tested by formation masters.”

“Only by learning the formation patterns well can we draw the formations well…”

"Liuhe type formations are relatively unpopular, especially Liuyao. Once something goes wrong, it is easy to lose your mind and be planted with evil thoughts by unknown demons and evil gods, thus falling into the devil's way."

Mo Hua opened the handout and saw many formation patterns that he had never learned before, or even seen before.

Mr. Xun was startled and couldn't help but murmured in his heart:

 “Are you so happy, this child...”

“The person who made the greatest contribution to the development of the Five Elements Formation was the Five Elements Sect in the past.”

 So even though he was already familiar with these formation patterns, he still continued to draw them over and over again...

 “The Tao has no fixed rules, and the array has no fixed shape!”

 …

“The true Three Talents Formation is related to the three talents of ‘Heaven’, ‘Earth’ and ‘Man’. It has a huge pattern and a wide range of derivatives.”

“Eat the food one bite at a time, and learn the formations one by one.”

“Even the simplest first-grade open fire formation, which only contains three formation patterns, there are no less than eighteen painting methods in the formation records of different schools..."

 “The sand gathers to form a tower, and the rivers gather to form the sea.”

 Get its charm, but abandon its form...

 …

“In different inheritances, even for the same formation, there will be slight differences from the formation pattern, to the formation hub, and even the formation eye structure.”

 …

“This type of formation allows you to gain insight into celestial phenomena, calculate celestial secrets, learn profoundly, and control the power of the stars...”

Mr. Xun looked at the ink painting out of the corner of his eye.

“Don’t learn the Liuhe Formation easily…”

“This type of formation is related to some monsters with special bloodlines.”

Out of the corner of his eye, Mr.

“The form is concise and concise, and the amount of spiritual consciousness consumed when comprehending is even greater, and even if you think hard, you may not be able to comprehend anything..."

 He also learned the Five Elements Jue Zhen.

The ink painting was regarded as a treasure and could not put it down. From then on, every day, whenever I had free time, I would hold the ink painting in my hand and look at it.

 But from these words, Mo Hua can feel that Mr. Xun’s formation attainments are absolutely extremely profound!

"The Tao has no fixed rules, and the formation has no fixed formula..."

Mr. Mr.

“Errors and omissions are normal.”

 Master allows himself to follow his own path and form his own "formation".

Although it is just a formation pattern, it is an extremely vast foundation in the path of thousands of formations.

 But he certainly couldn't say it.

Mo Hua nodded silently.

Mo Hua understood it and nodded repeatedly.

"I will check regularly to see how many formation patterns you have learned..."

Mr. Xun handed out a thick handout to each person.

“Unless you enter Daoting or Daozhou in the future and come into contact with the senior officials of Daoting, you will not be able to learn the true essence of the Three Talents Formation..."

“Among all formation types, you must be familiar with the most basic formation pattern.”

“The seven-star formation is based on the seven-star pattern of Beidou Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang, and condenses the celestial star patterns to form an formation.”

“Even though the Five Elements Sect has declined and almost disappeared, the Five Elements Formation has been extended to all nine states in the world and is widely used in various monastic disciplines..."

Mr. Xun was a little regretful.

 “Complexity is the right thing.”

Mr. Xun’s words are very resounding.

"Of course, there is no need to worry. Although the seven-star formation is important, it is also partial and cannot be learned by ordinary formation masters, so it is not within the scope of formations designated by formation masters."

 “This is the first point I want to tell you...”

“The Bagua array is based on the Five Elements Array, but it covers a wider area, is more inclusive, and the array theory is more profound. But if you learn it well, it will be enough to last a lifetime.”

Although it is only a first-class product, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

“The most urgent task is to learn the most basic and practical Five Elements and Bagua Formation.”

 Similar words, Master seemed to have said to himself.

“This is the basis, and it is also so that when you encounter unfamiliar formations in the future, even if you don’t know the details, you can still see the types of formations through the formation patterns, so that you can act accordingly without being confused or at a loss..."

Mo Hua blinked and pretended not to know anything.

“Because the shape is simple, even crude, and crude is obscure, it is difficult for today’s monks to understand it.”

 One hundred and seventy-six. Two hundred and thirty. One hundred and thirty-seven. Ninety

  No matter how high-end the formation is, you have to start learning it from the first level.

“In order to finalize the product, you must learn this ‘unification’ and ‘standardization’ method.”

 So ink painting can be practiced thousands of times in one night.

 The disciples looked sad.

“Some of the existing formations are just scales and claws. They are collected and studied by various Taoist courts or aristocratic families, but it is difficult to learn them systematically..."

 “Finally, it’s the Bagua array.”

There are some things I can’t fully comprehend in ink painting, so I just ignore it and continue practicing over and over again.

“Even because of the strictness of the product designation and the great effort and effort I put in, I can only spend my whole life in these "standard" formations, thinking exhaustively, and being enlightened..."

 When no one is paying attention, practice various formation patterns by yourself.

 …

“If you want to find the true Dao, it is not enough to just learn the kind of formations that are determined by the Taoist court.”

 “You will hold it up as a standard…”

“There are many errors and omissions, the formation patterns are complicated, the formation principles are chaotic, and they are contradictory. This is the real, original formation..."

"There is no need to say more about the five elements formation." "The five elements are the most common and most applicable formation type in the world of cultivation."

“Remove the rough and select the essential, remove the false and retain the true, observe the traces of the great road from the numerous and complex formations, and understand the flow of the great road from the endless variations of formations...”

Mr. Xun glanced at the ink painting, nodded slightly, and continued:

“There are many types of formations in the world.”

“Therefore, the orthodox inheritance of the Seven-Star Formation is in the Qige in the center of the Daoting, and the Qintian Prison standing side by side with the Qige.”

 …

Mo Hua warned himself silently.

 "Collected Notes on Taixumen Formation Patterns"!

 The formation patterns of thousands of formations in the world have been collected by Taixu Sect over the past dynasties!

"but…"

“But just like the Sancai Formation, this is a secret formation of the Daoting. You will most likely not have the opportunity to learn it in your life, and even if you do, you probably won’t be able to learn it..."

“I won’t go into details. When I teach the formation later, I will teach you bit by bit...”

 “This is the basis of formation theory!”

“There are many formations in the world. There are ancient formations that have been passed down since ancient times, there are improved formations that have gradually evolved and evolved, and there are also new formations that descendants have created on their own based on the efforts of their predecessors..."

“This is the understanding of all things in the world, the understanding of the formations, and the manifestation of the great road through the ages, different eras, different states, different realms, and different monks…”

“These are eight categories of formations with a long history, long inheritance, clear context, and obvious formation principles..."

 …

 “If you are lazy, you will be punished...”

“What you have learned is the basic formation that has been widely adopted after the Dao Ting finalized and standardized it.”

 For a player, this is the most basic, most complete, but also one of the most important inheritances.

 …

“But you have limited experience and are too young to realize the infinity of Qian Dao, the kindness of Kun Dao, and the treacherous changes of human nature…”

Mr. Xun then spoke again.

“Chaos, Liangyi, Sancai, Fourxiang, Five Elements, Bagua, Liuhe, Seven Stars…”

“In this world, everything is vastly different, and the avenues contained in things are also complex, diverse, and ever-changing…”

Mo Hua’s small waist also sat upright, concentrating on his voice.

 “Four-image formation…”

“The Bagua formation will also be the most important type of formation that you will learn next.”

 It's just that what Master said is slightly different from what Mr. Xun said, and the emphasis is also different...

“It is precisely because it is so obscure, difficult to learn, difficult to understand, and even more difficult to pass on, that the Chaos Liangyi type of formations are gradually lost.”

  “Even if it is the same secondary formation, there will be different variations.”

Even integrated into instinct.

 Use the formation as a raft and the other side as the way. Once you cross the raft, you will find the way and the formation will be invisible.

 After practicing a lot, I suddenly had the illusion that "the people and the formation are one".

“The formation is inherently chaotic, complicated and difficult to understand, and is the manifestation of thousands of avenues…”

“Therefore, the core inheritance of the Sancai Formation is strictly controlled by the Taoist court and is not spread to outsiders.”

"Three Talents, Four Symbols, Six Combinations and Seven Stars, including some unpopular formations, you can't learn them for the time being, and you don't need to spend too much time on them."

“I will explain one by one below…”

"But the formation is different. The foundations you know are only superficial, not even superficial, just one or two bricks on top of the foundation."

 “Everything is strange and bizarre, the formations are vast, and there are all kinds of things.”

“It’s just some core inheritance, and it is estimated that there will be no successors..."

“When I say this, you should also understand that the three talents of heaven, earth, and man are not something that ordinary monks can consider. This is the knowledge of the Taoist government to govern the world..."

 No matter how complex, remote, or easily confused the formation pattern is, as long as you take a look at it, you can tell the formation type it belongs to without thinking.

 After handing out the formation handouts covering eight types of formations, Mr. Xun said:

“From today on, you must study and practice all the patterns in this "Collected Commentary"..."

Mr. Xun nodded silently, thinking, "Quite clever..." and then continued to say solemnly:

"but…"

“Not only are there various types of formations, but there are many formations as well as various formations…”

It seems that these formation patterns are not external, unfamiliar, objective formation patterns, but just a part of one's own spiritual thoughts, the traces left by one's own spiritual consciousness and the fusion of the great road.

 Because it is only a first-grade formation pattern, it is simple and effortless to draw.

Mo Hua's little heart was beating loudly. He couldn't help but raise his head and look at Mr. Xun. His eyes were shining, even a little dazzling.

"Some disciples may have learned the 'Three Talents Formation' when they first learned the formation, but it was only used during enlightenment and was relatively superficial, not even superficial."

“I tell you this to broaden your horizons and increase your knowledge, not to make you aim too high.”

“It’s just a pity that the Five Elements Sect suddenly declined, and the few remaining sects are living in a corner, not thinking about progress, living mediocrely, and it is difficult to achieve the prominence before..."

“You should know some of them, but for others, even if you know and have heard about them, you may not have a clear understanding...”

 “Everything in the world is so complicated...”

“The Seven Pavilions of Daoting are named after the Big Dipper.”

The ink painting looks shocking.

 …

“This type of formation is very old, and its structure is simple, but the underlying formation principle is extremely complex, which is in line with the principle of the Great Dao, which is both simple and profound.”

 The more you practice ink painting, the more familiar you become, and the more familiar you are, the more you need to practice...

This feeling is mysterious and mysterious.

“In ancient times, the Five Elements Formation had its origins, but at the beginning, it was very insignificant. Later, after generations of monks studied and developed it, there are now such a large scale and so many Five Elements Formations.”

"Next, I will tell you what types of formations there are in the world..."

“In addition to these eight categories, there are also some special formation categories, such as the ‘Three Yuan’ formation, which has the same origin as the Seven Stars, and the ‘Nine Nether’ formation, which is the same style as the ‘Liu Yao’...”

“These avenues appear as formation patterns and are classified as formations, thus giving rise to many completely different formation systems..."

 The two seem to reach the same destination through different paths.

 The disciples sat upright one after another.

“Thus, we can understand the most real and essential formation, form our own formation, and walk our own path to enlightenment!”

Mo Hua wants to memorize every type of formation and every formation pattern in his mind, and imprint it on the sea of ​​​​consciousness exactly.

 “The formation pattern is also more like animal patterns.”

 When eating, draw on the table with your fingers; when passing by the mountain meadow, draw on the ground;

 Draw on the paper before going to bed. After sleeping, your consciousness sinks into the sea of ​​consciousness, and you continue to draw on the Taoist monument...

 “Three Talents Formation…”

　　also appeared over and over again in his sea of ​​consciousness.

What Mo Hua didn’t know was that, unknowingly, he had truly begun to lay the foundation for the formations of the heavens and the myriad of supernatural powers...

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