Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 800: Observing the Dharma and Discerning the Path

The woman lit a cigarette, took a puff, held the elbow of the hand holding the cigarette with one hand, and said, "What do you want to do, Boss?"

The middle-aged man said in a deep voice: "The simplest and most direct method is, of course, to destroy the body physically. But in the past, the Pure Faction had problems within themselves. If we do this again now, even if we succeed, the Pure Faction will not let it go. So the best way is to have a fair fight, and the losing party will withdraw, so that it does not turn into a fight between the two factions."

The woman said bluntly, "I'm not saying this, Boss, you're taking things for granted. Why would Manager Chen care about you? Even if he's willing, the Purity Faction won't agree."

The middle-aged man was about to say something, but at this moment, the screen in front of him suddenly shook, and the woman said, "We are encountering interference again. Let's go out and take a look."

Immediately a security guard lifted the curtain and went out. A gust of wind carrying dust rushed in immediately. However, when it reached the house, it seemed to hit an invisible barrier and failed to shake anything in the room.

Outside the house at this moment, there was a huge creature crawling like a lizard, with the house they were in supported on its back. It was a tall wooden structure with three floors. Looking around, there were red sandstones and flying dust.

This is clearly a place of fusion.

In the distance, there were waves of mist with colorful light floating over. Wherever it passed, the hard rocks shattered into pieces and instantly turned into scattered sand and gravel that scattered all over the ground.

When the woman saw the colorful reflection on the security guard's goggles, her four pupils suddenly shrank. She turned back and said, "Boss, it's a rainbow barrier! We can't handle this."

The middle-aged man immediately picked up a book from the table in front of him and began to read aloud in a deep voice full of emotion.

"...Under the soft moonlight, Morty came to the familiar little stone bridge. He looked out from the gaps in the wild vines, along the horizontal branches of the birch tree, and looked at the familiar window on the second floor. He could imagine the dreamy figure behind the window, and the charming green eyes..."

His fierce and burly appearance, coupled with his expressive voice, really gave people goose bumps, but the security guards and women around him could only wait numbly.

After saying these two sentences, the middle-aged man suddenly stopped talking, put down his book and walked out. His figure disappeared in a flash, and then there was a flash of light outside. It seemed that in just a moment, he reappeared at the door. After a few steps, he sat back on the sofa and naturally continued the previous topic:

"That's just my ideal idea. As for ideas, of course you can be bolder at the beginning. If that doesn't work, then you can lead him to the fusion area. There will be more ways, and you can avoid a lot of trouble."

The woman said: "The strategy is possible, but how do we lure him out?"

"How can a fighter stay in the central city forever? He will definitely come. Once he reaches the fusion area, everything will be easy."

The woman took a puff of her cigarette and flicked the ash with her slender fingers. "That's fine, but I don't know how long I have to wait. The Municipal Council has promised to give Director Chen a three-year stable supply. If he doesn't come out for three years, will the boss have to wait for three years?"

The middle-aged man was not worried. "Don't worry. With Zhao Zhenye there, they can't just ignore him. At most, they can let Zhao Zhenye show up. Can the Pure Faction still sit still?"

The woman said playfully, "That Mr. Zhao...he may not listen to us."

The black smoke in the middle-aged man's eyes began to float. "I will talk to him in person."

The woman showed a cautious look, and then reminded: "Boss, I don't mean to underestimate you, but Mr. Zhao is very powerful, and he is not our subordinate, so he may not listen to you."

"I'm not stupid. I'm not going to escalate the conflict with him. How could he not understand what the Purists are planning to do? We have a basis for cooperation, but this matter needs to be done slowly. There's no rush. Besides, if we really have to do it..."

The middle-aged strong man looked at the field screen and said, "I may not be able to keep them here by myself. I have to think of a way, a proper solution."

In the house in Wuding District, Chen Chuan finished a night of practice and was now feeding Chao Ming. The first batch of food provided by the Municipal Council was nutritious, so Chao Ming could only eat a little at a time and then fall asleep. This batch could last at least half a year.

After feeding, he was about to go to the study when a call came in. Andun reminded him, "The call signal is from the National Express Company."

Chen Chuan's heart moved, and he answered the call. A very public voice rang out from the other end: "Mr. Chen? Hello, we are the National Express Company, and we have a package that is about to be delivered to you."

Chen Chuan asked, "Where have you been?"

"We have arrived in Wuding District and are heading to your residence. We expect to reach you within ten minutes."

Chen Chuan said: "Okay, I'll wait." He asked the security personnel below to open the gate. A few minutes later, he saw a medium-sized truck driving from the side road and stopped in front of the open space in front of the house under the guidance of the security personnel.

When he came down from upstairs, he saw two ordinary-looking young men working together to carry a chest-high box down from the carriage. It looked quite heavy, and dust flew up when it was put down.

One of the young men looked at Chen Chuan, seemed to check something, and confirmed his identity. Then he took a list, walked up to Chen Chuan, saluted him, handed him both hands and said, "Mr. Chen, this is your shipment, please sign for it."

Chen Chuan took it and saw the signature and seal of Wuyi General Hospital on it. He knew it was the right thing, so he signed it immediately and then returned it to the other party.

The young man took it and looked at it, then tore off a receipt and gave it to him, then asked if he needed help moving it into the building. When he learned that he didn't need help, he saluted him again, got back in the car, and drove away.

Chen Chuan took a look at the box. It should contain the method of practicing the human form. He didn't expect that the so-called special person was actually sent by an express company, but judging from his style, he seemed like someone in the military system.

He looked at the box, reached out and grabbed the belt buckle on it, lifted it up as if it was nothing, and then returned to the practice room upstairs.

He put the box down, removed the lock on it, and opened the three layers of covering and wrapping in succession. What leaked out was a ball of field creatures, which looked like a tangled vine, but at the moment it was motionless, as if it was in some kind of suspended animation.

Chen Chuan understood it at a glance. The information should be in the body of this creature. This thing should have been specially modulated. If it was not activated by the field power of the fourth limit, it would be impossible to see anything from it.

He stretched out his hand and pressed it. After a while, the creatures in this field began to tremble, and the branches stretched out and extended outward, while at the same time emitting a biological field.

The field trembled slightly before stabilizing, and then wisps of light emanated from the tentacles, with information combining text and images appearing inside.

This is a practice method regarding the “human appearance”.

There was a flickering light in Chen Chuan's eyes, and at that moment, he absorbed a lot of information. After just a few minutes, the creatures in this area shrank as if their lives were exhausted, and their bodies and branches turned grayish white.

He ignored all that and just focused on the information that was being passed on.

It contains a relatively detailed explanation of the introductory steps to "human physiognomy", the objects used, and the key points required.

There is more than that, there are also more descriptions of "divine appearance" and "strange appearance". Through the description below, he understood that the academy wanted practitioners to have a clearer understanding of the three appearances, so as to avoid making choices without understanding or on impulse. Once selected and practiced, there would be no turning back, but it is not too late to change now.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to practice, but he still took a look at it. The practice of the alienated phase mainly lies in "visualization concentration". Generally speaking, it is to sit and visualize through the visualization pictures handed down from the past, or to elaborate the required alienated phase from one's inner heart, so as to induce the alienated organization to grow in a certain direction.

Most of the visualization diagrams are passed down from various religions in the past. The advantage of practicing according to this is that there is a fixed path to follow and the experience of predecessors to refer to. After all, many old dynasties in the past have established their own systems of different phenomena and temples, and most of them are still passed down to this day.

However, self-explanation is more difficult, as it requires one to construct a set of things from scratch, which is extremely difficult. After all, the differences of the old religions are a mature path that has been explored through the accumulation and experimentation of generations. Perhaps occasionally someone with outstanding talent can surpass it, but they are destined to be only a minority among the minority.

The "divine aspect" requires going to the outer world, that is, wandering in the opposite world, and honing oneself there to build a unique mark of longevity. With this mark, the spirit can be immersed in it for a long time, and the next step is to find the master of one's own external aspect there.

This so-called master of external appearance may or may not exist. The theory of divine appearance practice is to perceive and find the appearance that suits my god, then steal power from it little by little, and then replace it with one's own body.

After reading it, he emphasized that the two paths have their own advantages and disadvantages. Once the practice of different forms of cultivation goes astray, it is difficult to correct it. Some may eventually deviate from the original path and become some kind of alien who has lost their self.

When practicing as a divine figure, one often has to deal with various dangerous existences in the opposite world. If one is not careful or out of luck, one's spirit will be devoured and one's vitality will be seriously damaged. This is still for the best, as sometimes it may even attract certain things to attach to one's body.

Therefore, a serious reminder is that if a practitioner does not have spiritual and physical strengths, then he should not try these two paths lightly. Instead, it is safer to choose the human form.

Because in comparison, when you start practicing in the human form, you just need to follow the steps and practice according to the methods as you did in the past, so it is very easy to get started.

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(End of this chapter)