Atlas of Heaven and Earth
Chapter 474: Settling the Mind

After Chen Chuan heard Teacher Xue's words, he looked at the bowl of living water a few times, and saw that as his gaze swept over it, a slight ripple appeared on the surface of the water.

After he restrained his own energy field, he found that it had no effect. Then he tried to change the energy field, but the result was still the same.

He couldn't help but think about countermeasures.

He remembered that when Teacher Xue held the bowl of living water in front of him, there were no fluctuations at that moment.

Teacher Xue insisted on letting him feel it with his energy field, probably because this action made the bowl of living water feel some kind of stimulation, thus generating hostility and vigilance towards him.

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

This may have formed some kind of Spirit connection, which is not easy to eliminate. Maybe as long as he is here, it will be difficult to do this.

In fact, if he just wanted to achieve the result, the easiest way is to directly use his Second Self to block external interference, then this living water should not be able to detect his existence, and he could pass the test in an instant.

However, he is learning to control the God of Self, so doing so is of no help to his skill training. Now is not a life-and-death battle, so there is no need to do this.

So he slowly calmed down his thoughts. This step is not too difficult, after all, practicing Breathing Technique requires concentration and tranquility, which itself has requirements for Spirit control.

Moreover, there is a reference object in front of him, and he can see at a glance whether he has done it right.

However, after trying it, he found that it was not very effective. The ripples that appeared did become lighter, but they did not disappear because of this.

He is very sure that without the prerequisite of Skills, even if he continues to try, it is impossible to do his best. Perhaps given him a few days, he could weaken it a bit more, but it is impossible to break the Spirit connection between the two by doing this alone.

He thought again that Teacher Xue said to restrain his own thoughts, it seems that as long as he follows this path, it will be fine, but he feels that it may not be that simple.

Teacher Xue speaks seemingly casually, and looks very casual, but in fact there are pits buried in his words. If he does everything according to his words, he will fall into his pre-set trap. He cannot make the same mistake again after suffering a loss just now.

After careful consideration, he believes that restraining thoughts is only one aspect, and there should be other things to pay attention to.

Teacher Xue specifically mentioned energy field Skills just now, this cannot be useless.

Changing the energy field is also a way to use Spiritual Power, and now changing the energy field does not work, it may be because the energy field is the expression of multiple information. Perhaps only by trying to eliminate other expressions and focusing only on the Spirit, and then making similar changes to the restrained Spirit, can this be done.

Whether it is or not, he can try it.

In fact, it is difficult to do this immediately if he has not done it before, but fortunately, there is this bowl of living medicine in front of him as the most intuitive reference object, which can be used to correct himself at all times.

Teacher Xue has been observing him next to him, tapping his fingers slowly on his knees, with a look of interest and a hint of expectation in his eyes, as if waiting for something.

Under Chen Chuan's slow efforts, after only a few minutes, the ripples in the bowl of living water suddenly disappeared, but only after a breath, they reappeared.

At this time, he also found that it was difficult for him to maintain such a state. As Teacher Xue said just now, it is difficult for people who have not practiced to control their own Spirit.

He can indeed change it through Simulation, but if it is a complete energy field, it is easy to do, but if it is just a pure Spirit, it is difficult to grasp.

To do this, there should be some Skills in it, which he cannot figure out out of thin air.

But he vaguely feels that there seems to be some other way.

Xue Shou smiled at this time. In fact, Chen Chuan is barely qualified at this point, because he only asked Chen Chuan to make the ripples disappear, but he did not say how long to maintain it. Even if it is only for a moment, it is justifiable.

But it seems that Chen Chuan still wants to continue, in this case, he will wait and see what step this student can take.

Chen Chuan thought for a while, and felt that since he couldn't restrain it, he simply wouldn't restrain it. He didn't need to deliberately maintain a single state.

Referring to the changes in the energy field, he can try to constantly change the image of the Spirit, and change it enough so that this bowl of living water does not feel that he is next to it, then he is a "stranger".

How a stranger changes will not trigger its reaction.

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

Some things in the world are difficult because you don’t know where you are 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.

So Xue Shou saw that the ripples on the surface of the bowl of living water were constantly rippling, sometimes stronger, sometimes very weak, but sometimes they would disappear for a while.

After repeating this many times, when it was about to reach an hour, it finally stopped completely, and it maintained this way until the end of the time.

Teacher Xue laughed, looked at Chen Chuan, and said, "Student Chen, you have achieved the requirement within an hour, well done. Especially that you are not sticking to the rules and actively looking for solutions, which is very good."

He likes this kind of student the most. He has mastered all kinds of necessary abilities in advance, has everything that should be possessed, and he can also find a way out based on his hints, instead of going head-to-head. It is very comfortable to teach this way.

He continued, "Student Chen, you should have noticed that the Spirit itself is active and flowing, and it is very difficult to control. Even if you can restrain the most core part of yourself, you cannot collect all the scattered parts. Instead, 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 go up, you must condense the Spirit.

The more condensed the Spirit, the more tenacious it is, and the more powerful it can be. Just like scattered water currents cannot form a climate if they are not gathered into a vast ocean. Now I will teach you the Skills.

The first step in this is called "settling the mind', which is to settle your own mind.

It's just that Spirit Skills are difficult to express verbally, so I will use a method to help you feel it intuitively.

Well, it's not using energy field Skills. Using this method to transmit Spirit Skills is not appropriate, because the information is too chaotic 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 reached out as he was told, and the moment he grabbed Teacher Xue's wrist, he felt a sudden trance in his body, as if his whole consciousness had detached from his body. The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everything related to his senses seemed to disappear, as if he was immersed in a void.

At this time, he heard Teacher Xue say: "Let me demonstrate it to you."

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

"If you want to settle, you must first be quiet. The first step is to clear the space and guard the emptiness; your thoughts are numerous and jumpy like monkeys. It is 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 heart ape'.

But when this step is completed, it is not all smooth sailing, because the heart ape has the possibility of breaking free, so you need to keep your intention in one thing, visualize one thing, and use it to guard the initial thought."

As this voice was echoing, he suddenly saw a bright light appearing in the void, like a jade of light. As soon as it appeared, it seemed to attract all of his mind and spirit, without asking about anything else.

The voice continued to sound, "When your Spirit gathers, your thoughts, your past memories, your thoughts and emotions will all be gathered and held together, making it impossible for people to invade from outside.

But similarly, if this god collapses, then a person may lose himself, at best he will only be a walking corpse. The danger of Spirit offense and defense is no less than that of physical combat, and in some places it is even worse.

Therefore, after a long guard, you need to repeatedly temper it. Over time, you can quench impurities and leave only the essence, and it will become a crystal, a light jade glazed tile."

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

At this time, he only felt a shock all over his body, and he broke away from this state. He seemed to fall straight down from the clouds, his consciousness returned to his body again, and then various thoughts and miscellaneous thoughts poured out from all corners at the same time.

When he was in quiet concentration just now, these thoughts were like the quiet moon in the night, hanging high and silent, but now it was like suddenly entering a noisy street, ups and downs, and nowhere to put them, creating a very strong contrast. It took a while to return to normal.

Teacher Xue waited for his thoughts to settle down before smiling and saying: "This time I will Guide you here. It's not that I don't want to continue. This kind of Guide is also attracting your Spirit. Although it is relatively gentle, it is difficult for people who have never tempered the Spirit to persist for a long time.

If you continue, you will inevitably consume your Steady Spirit. If the Steady Spirit is consumed, it will not stop, but will extend from it and continue to consume your vital energy and blood. If you are not freed, it will exhaust the entire life force until you fall to your death."

Chen Chuan understood and nodded, but Teacher Xue mentioned it, so he also understood the reason why Jian Cheng Sheng died that day.

The other party should have been betting everything on Spirit attack, but if he doesn't kill the enemy's Spirit in this way, then he will turn around and die himself, which is very extreme.

Teacher Xue said: "I have already told you how to do the mind-calming method. After you have initially mastered this, I will point you to the next step of the "refining method'."

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