Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 474: Calmness
After listening to what Teacher Xue said, Chen Chuan looked at the bowl of running water for a few seconds and saw that as he glanced in that direction, ripples appeared slightly on the surface of the water.

After converging my own field, I found that it had no effect. I tried to change the field again, but the result was still the same.

He couldn't help thinking about countermeasures.

He remembered that when Teacher Xue placed the bowl of fresh water in front of him, there was no fluctuation at that moment.

However, Teacher Xue insisted on asking him to feel the field. Perhaps it was this action that made Wan Huoshui feel some kind of stimulation, thus causing him to feel hostile and wary of himself.

In other words, the bowl of water "remembered" him.

This may have created some kind of mental entanglement, which is not easy to eliminate. Perhaps as long as he is here, it may be difficult to accomplish this.

In fact, if it is just to achieve the result, the simplest method is to use the second self to block out external interference, so that the living water should not be aware of its own existence, and it can pass the test in an instant.

However, he was learning to control the God of Self, so doing so would not help him hone his skills at all. It was not a life-and-death battle right now, so there was no need to do so.

So he slowly gathered his thoughts. This step was actually not too difficult. After all, practicing breathing techniques required concentration and calmness, which in itself required mental control.

And there are reference objects in front of you, so you can tell at a glance whether you have done it right.

However, after trying it, I found that it was not very effective. The ripples did become lighter, but they did not disappear.

He was sure that, without the necessary skills, he would not be able to do his best even if he continued to try. Maybe he could reduce the pain a little bit by a few days, but it would be impossible to break the mental connection between the two just by doing so.

He thought about it again. Teacher Xue had just said that he should restrain his own thoughts. It seemed that all he had to do was to follow this approach, but he felt that it might not be that simple.

Teacher Xue seems to speak casually and he seems to be very casual, but in fact, his words are full of traps. If you do everything he says, you will definitely fall into his preset trap. After suffering the loss once just now, you must not make the same mistake again.

After careful consideration, he concluded that restraining one's thoughts was only one aspect of the problem and there were other things that needed attention.

Teacher Xue just mentioned the field skills specifically, which will not be without effect.

Changing the field is also a way of using spiritual power. Now that field changing doesn't work, it may be because the field is an expression of multiple information. Perhaps this can only be achieved by eliminating other expressions, focusing only on the spirit, and then allowing the focused spirit to undergo similar changes.

To find out whether it is true or not, you can give it a try.

In fact, this kind of thing is difficult to do immediately if you have never done it before, but fortunately, there is this bowl of living medicine in front of you as the most intuitive reference, which can be used to correct yourself at all times.

Teacher Xue had been observing him from the side, tapping his fingers slowly on his knees, his eyes full of interest and a hint of anticipation, as if he was waiting for something.

Chen Chuan worked hard slowly, and after a few minutes, the ripples in the bowl of living water suddenly disappeared, but just a breath later, they reappeared.

At this time, he also found it difficult to maintain such a state. Just as Teacher Xue said just now, it is difficult for people who have not practiced to control their own spirit.

He can indeed simulate and change it, but if it is a complete field then it is easy to do, but if it is just a pure spirit, then it is difficult to grasp.

To achieve this, there must be some skills involved, and it is not something you can figure out out of thin air.

But he vaguely felt that there seemed to be some other way.

Xue Shou smiled at this time. In fact, at this point Chen Chuan had barely qualified, because he only asked Chen Chuan to make the ripples disappear, but did not say how long they should last. Even if it was just for a moment, it was acceptable.

But it seems that Chen Chuan still wants to continue. In this case, he will wait and see how far this student can go.

Chen Chuan thought about it and felt that since he couldn't restrain himself, he might as well not try. There was no need for him to maintain a single state.

Referring to the changes in the field, he could try to constantly change the mental representation, and change it enough so that the bowl of living water can no longer feel its presence, and then he would become a "stranger".

No matter how the stranger changes, it will not trigger any reaction.

Thinking of this, he immediately began to try and gradually correct himself in the process.

The difficulty of some things in the world is that you don’t know where you went wrong and where you should work hard. Having this thing in front of you is equivalent to pointing out the direction, so you should make good use of it.

Xue Shou then saw that the ripples on the surface of the bowl of running water kept moving, sometimes stronger, sometimes very weak, but sometimes they would disappear for a while. After this repeated many times, when it was about to reach an hour, it finally stopped completely, and it remained like this until the end of time.

Teacher Xue smiled, looked at Chen Chuan, and said, "Student Chen, you have achieved the requirements within an hour. You did a good job. In particular, you are not bound by conventions and actively seek solutions. This is very good."

This is the kind of student he likes the most. They have already mastered all the necessary abilities in advance and have everything they should have. Moreover, they can find a way out based on his hints instead of fighting to their death. This makes it very comfortable for him to teach them.

He continued, "Student Chen, you should have noticed that the spirit itself is active and flowing. It is very difficult to control it. Even if you can restrain the core part of yourself, you cannot contain all the scattered thoughts. On the contrary, it is relatively easy to promote its changes."

Chen Chuan nodded.

Teacher Xue said: "This is difficult to avoid, because as long as a person is alive, the spirit has this kind of activity, but if you want to move forward, you must concentrate your spirit.

The more concentrated the spirit is, the more resilient it will be, and only then will it have power, just like scattered water will not amount to anything unless it converges into an ocean. And now I will teach you the technique.

The first step is called "calming the mind", which means to calm your own mind.

It’s just that the mental techniques are hard to express verbally, so I’ll use a method to help you feel it intuitively.

Well, it is not the field technique. It is not appropriate to use this method to transmit spiritual skills, because the information is too messy and not pure enough, which will cause some unnecessary interference and sometimes the spirit will be polluted. So we can use another method. "

He stretched out a hand and said solemnly, "Student Chen, grab my wrist."

Chen Chuan stretched out his hand as he was told, and the moment he held Teacher Xue's wrist, he felt his body suddenly become dizzy, as if his entire consciousness had separated from his body. The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everything related to his senses seemed to have disappeared, as if he was immersed in nothingness.

At this time, he heard Teacher Xue say, "Let me show you."

In fact, Teacher Xue did not say this sentence, nor did he hear it, but it echoed directly from his spiritual consciousness.

"If you want to be calm, you must first be quiet. The first step is to clear the air and keep the mind empty. Your thoughts are in a myriad of ways, jumping around like monkeys. It is very difficult to catch them one by one, but when they are quiet, you can easily bind them one by one. So this saying is also called 'binding the monkey mind.'

When this step is completed, it does not mean that everything is fine, because the monkey mind may break free, so you need to focus on one thing, visualize one thing, and use it to keep the original thought. "

As the sound was echoing, he suddenly saw a bright light emerging from the void, like a bright jade. As soon as it appeared, it seemed to draw all his attention to it, and he no longer cared about anything else.

The voice continued, "When your spirit is gathered, your thoughts and knowledge, your past memories, your spirit and temperament, everything will be gathered together and held together, making it impossible for people to invade from the outside.

But at the same time, if this spirit collapses, a person may lose himself, and at best become just a walking corpse. The danger of mental attack and defense can be no less than that of physical combat, and in some places it is even worse.

Therefore, after keeping it for a long time, it needs to be honed repeatedly. Over time, the impurities can be quenched away, leaving only the essence, and it will become crystal-like and shiny like jade."

As these words were spoken, Chen Chuan saw that the light jade became increasingly clear and transparent, and shone brightly, as if everything around it was illuminated by it.

At this moment, he felt his whole body tremble and he broke away from this state. He seemed to fall straight from the clouds, and his consciousness returned to his body again. Then all kinds of thoughts and ideas poured out from every corner.

When I was calm just now, these thoughts were like the quiet moon in the night, hanging high and silent, but now they were like suddenly entering a noisy street, rising and falling, with no place to put, creating a very strong contrast. It took a while to return to normal.

Teacher Xue waited until he calmed down before smiling and saying, "I will only guide you here this time. It's not that I don't want to continue. This kind of guidance is also to attract your spirit. Although it is gentle, it is difficult for people who have never tempered their spirit to persist for a long time.

If you continue, it will inevitably consume your spiritual energy. Once your spiritual energy is completely consumed, it will not stop, but will continue to consume your vitality and blood. If you still don't get rid of it, your entire life force will be exhausted until you die."

Chen Chuan understood and nodded, but after Teacher Xue mentioned this, he also had some idea of ​​the reason why Tian Jiancheng won and lost.

The opponent should be making a desperate attempt with pure spiritual attack, but if this does not kill the enemy's spirit, then it will instead shatter itself, which is extremely extreme.

Teacher Xue said: "I have already told you how to do the method of settling the mind. After you have mastered this, I will guide you on the next step of 'refining the method'."

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(End of this chapter)