eurekapd Chapter 471 Could it be... that this Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams platform hides some secret technique?
Chapter 471 Could it be... that this Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams platform hides some secret technique?
The summit of Chaoyang Peak.
Xu Wan finally stepped onto the last stone step, still panting, but couldn't help opening her arms wide.
The mountain wind lifted the hem of her snow-white Taoist robe, and beads of sweat on her forehead glistened like stars in the rosy light.
She looked around, and the sea of clouds surged like a crimson ribbon.
The outlines of the distant peaks were gilded.
Xu Wan took a deep breath, and the crisp mountain breeze, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, filled her lungs, instantly washing away her fatigue.
"I am coming again!"
Her voice was clear and melodious, like a bell!
"How beautiful! The Bagua Terrace under the setting sun is simply a paradise on earth!"
Xu Wan raised her head and shouted!
Before the words were finished, a pair of snow-white cat ears quietly emerged, and a snow-white cat tail swayed behind them.
In her joy, Xu Wan smiled sweetly:
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, look!"
"This yang energy has concealed its sharpness, yet it is as sweet and warm as honey, perfect for cultivation!"
Bai Yuan stood three steps behind her, his purple robe billowing in the evening breeze like outstretched wings.
His forehead was beaded with sweat, yet he still smiled and shook his head:
"Junior brother, you have a cat-like nature; you always reveal your true colors when you're happiest."
At this moment, his gaze was gentle.
“Master is right. On the path of cultivation, slow is fast.”
"Look at this sunset. If you rush to chase it, you will miss the perfect moment."
Xu Wan turned around, her cat ears twitching playfully, her eyes shining like stars:
"But I want it to be faster! Senior Brother Bai Yuan, I want to cultivate into a god as soon as possible..."
Her tone was firm, and her fingertips unconsciously rubbed the storage ring on the middle finger of her left hand.
It was a gift from Yun Che; the ring face shimmered with a faint blue light in the sunset.
Bai Yuan stepped forward slowly, gently touching the beads of sweat on her forehead with his fingertips.
"You little kitten, you were complaining of thirst when you were climbing the mountain, but now you're like a sparrow returning to its nest."
Xu Wan pouted defiantly, then flicked her cat tail and wrapped it around his wrist:
"So what if it's a kitten?"
"Meow meow meow~"
Xu Wan cheered!
Suddenly, she lowered her voice, her cat ears perking up alertly.
"I sensed the yang energy channels of this Bagua Platform as soon as I reached the top!"
"It flows through the stone like a stream, and is purer than the spiritual fields in the Spirit Plant Garden."
"Senior brother, why do you think Master insisted that I walk here?"
"Could it be... that this Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams platform hides some secret technique?"
Bai Yuan pointed to the yin-yang fish pattern flowing in the center of the platform.
"Only when the yang energy settles down can the yin energy be generated. If you are restless, the spiritual energy will backfire and damage your foundation."
"But I'm afraid I can't wait!"
Xu Wan suddenly squatted down, her fingertips lightly touching the cool runes on the table, her cat tail flailing nervously.
"Will Master... never come back?"
Her voice choked with emotion, and her eyes were slightly red.
"I can endure the heavenly tribulation lightning and the pain of losing all nine tails."
"You always say you're doing this for my own good, but you never ask me what I want..."
Bai Yuan sat down on the ground beside her.
"The Emperor's seclusion is also paving the way for you. The hardship of cultivation lies not in climbing mountains, but in overcoming the barriers in your heart."
He lightly touched her brow with his fingertip.
"Look, the sun is setting, but it is gathering strength for tomorrow's sunrise."
"If you really want to learn how to cultivate the Soul-Nourishing Grass, then start cultivating diligently from today onwards. Slow down, and you will see the true results."
Xu Wan sniffed, a flash of blue light appeared in her cat-like eyes, and her cat ears suddenly perked up:
"Then... Senior brother, please recite the calming mantra for me."
"it is good"
"Hahaha!"
Bai Yuan laughed heartily, holding his prayer beads in his hand.
"You should sit cross-legged in the center and follow the incantation into your mind."
Xu Wan followed his instructions and walked to the center of the platform, where the yin-yang fish pattern shimmered with a faint golden light beneath her feet.
She sat cross-legged, her Taoist robe spread out like a snow lotus, and her cat tail curled in front of her knees.
Bai Yuan also sat cross-legged beside her.
"Just wait and see."
He pointed to the Taiji diagram at the center of the Bagua platform, where the yin-yang fish eyes were shimmering with the angle of the setting sun.
"The yang energy at noon is like a raging fire; one must temper one's character with the word 'slow'!"
"And now, as the sun sets and sets, it is just like the way plants grow!"
"It does not strive for the present moment, yet it contains the power of endless vitality."
He suddenly burst into laughter!
"Hahaha, junior brother!"
"You just said the price was climbing mountains?"
"Wrong!"
"The price is learning to hear the sound of flowers blooming even in the midst of a storm."
Xu Wan seemed to be deep in thought, her cat tail gently patting the stone surface.
As she ran her fingertips along the engravings on the table, the ancient runes began to glow with a faint golden light.
Bai Yuan nodded, his expression serious.
"The path of cultivation lies in the harmony between mind and nature."
"If you want to learn how to cultivate the Soul-Nourishing Grass, you should understand that plants are silent, yet they wait for a sweet rain for a hundred years."
"Now, close your eyes. Let the warmth of the setting sun seep into your dantian."
"The Mind-Calming Mantra, begin."
Bai Yuan's voice suddenly became calm, like the morning bell of an ancient temple.
He held the prayer beads and slowly closed his eyes, his lips opening and closing but no sound came out!
Xu Wan looked inward at her dantian and indeed saw a wisp of golden-red energy flowing in from the Baihui acupoint on the top of her head, winding around her meridians like a silkworm spinning silk.
"Senior Brother Baiyuan, this yang energy..."
Why does it carry the sweet scent of grass and trees?
Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan did not open his eyes, and slowly replied:
"Because the Bagua Platform connects to the earth's veins."
"The spiritual root of the Nine Yang Divine Sect is beneath your feet!"
"Try to use the cat's tail to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth!"
Xu Wan relaxed as instructed, and lightly swept her cat tail across the high platform.
In an instant!
Runes on the table lit up one after another, outlining a huge array of light!
She was startled to realize that spiritual energy was flowing like a stream into the sea, gently nourishing her limbs and bones.
"what!"
She exclaimed in surprise, and her cat ears trembled, emitting tiny golden sparkles.
"I see it! Countless points of light are floating in my meridians, like...like countless stars!"
"Exactly."
Bai Yuan's expression remained natural!
"What you are feeling right now is the power of the stars."
"Don't rush, let the light spots sink into your lower dantian with your breath!"
"Yes, as gently as a cat licking its mother's milk."
Xu Wan adjusted her breathing as instructed, and the light spots within her body gradually gathered into a warm current.
She suddenly felt the ring was slightly hot, and the image of Yun Che appeared before her eyes.
Inside the cave, he said with a helpless expression:
"Wanwan, let me carry you to sit on the golden lotus platform!"
This is the situation.
Xu Wan's tears fell silently, and her cat tail swung wildly!
Bai Yuan noticed the change in her aura and immediately read aloud:
"As long as the fire in your heart burns, the seed of your soul will naturally grow; only through slow and meticulous work can you achieve perfection..."
Xu Wan suddenly opened her eyes, a blue light flashing in them:
"Senior brother! I understand!"
"Spiritual practice is not about chasing the sunlight, but about becoming the soil!"
"The Soul-Nourishing Grass of the Soul-Nurturing Hall... what they need is not my haste, but my 'slowness'!"
Her cat tail rose high, curling up a wisp of sunset light and casting it into her dantian.
"Just like at this moment, I would spend a hundred years waiting for a single blade of grass to sprout from the soil!"
"Junior brother, you have excellent comprehension!"
You see...
He pointed to the setting sun.
The last ray of golden light pierced through the clouds and shone directly on the runes at the edge of the platform!
The Tai Chi diagram suddenly lit up, and the Yin and Yang fish transformed into physical entities, swimming and scattering stardust-like specks of light with each breath.
"A golden opportunity!"
Bai Yuan shouted urgently.
"Junior brother, quickly close your eyes! Calm your mind!"
"This is the moment of 'yin and yang in harmony,' and if you miss it, you'll have to wait another hundred years!"
Xu Wan took a deep breath and slowly closed her eyes.
The cat's ears began to vibrate at a high frequency.
The cat's tail then rose high to receive spiritual energy.
A warm current surged from her dantian, and countless points of light condensed in her sea of consciousness, revealing a myriad of stars!
Night quietly falls, and the stars light up one by one.
A faint golden mist rose around Xu Wan, and her cat tail swayed rhythmically like a pendulum, guiding the circulation of spiritual energy.
Bai Yuan slowly opened his eyes and put away the prayer beads.
He gazed at Xu Wan's serene profile, her cat ears gleaming softly in the starlight.
"Junior brother!"
He whispered like the wind.
"You finally understand your master's good intentions."
Before she finished speaking, the golden mist around Xu Wan suddenly receded, turning into specks of firefly light that merged into her dantian.
Her eyelashes trembled slightly, her cat ears suddenly curved like crescent moons, and a ripple-like halo spread from the tip of her tail.
"It's done."
Bai Yuan's fingertips brushed across the pulse point on her wrist, his smile as gentle as spring water.
"The seed of the rising sun has been planted within you. After a hundred days of nurturing, a second cat tail will naturally grow!"
Xu Wan slowly opened her eyes, her pupils swirling with starlight, but the ring on her left finger suddenly became burning hot.
In the illusion, Yun Che's sigh mingled with the evening breeze:
"Wanwan, what's the rush? I've been here the whole time!"
Her nose tingled slightly, and the cat's tail swayed gently.
This time, he didn't show any anxiety at all.
The cat's tail swings rhythmically like a pendulum, drawing in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
She looked inward at her dantian, where the wisp of golden-red energy had transformed into a warm spring, nourishing the newly born spiritual seed.
"When you're in a hurry, even the starlight is blinding!"
"In this moment of tranquility, even breathing becomes a form of spiritual practice."
She murmured softly.
Unconsciously, his fingertips caressed the storage ring.
The ring facet glows with a soft blue light that intertwines with starlight, as if Yun Che's gentleness is quietly seeping into the heart.