22 Cultivation in Limitlessness State (1/2)
Chapter 22: Cultivation in Limitlessness State
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Lyu Qingchen, the elder smiled gently and questioned, ”Then what would you like to know about?”
Ning Que thought about it for a long while before he replied. ”I'd like to know... what cultivation is.”
Lyu Qingchen grinned and said, ”You're very greedy indeed.”
No sign of embarrassment was shown on Ning Que's face and he continued, ”So... could you tell me how many states there are in cultivation, and what the different abilities are in each state?”
”That's certainly out of my expectation.” Lyu Qingchen, the elder grinned and added, ”Though the normal people in this world aren't clear about such things, they're not considered as secrets.”
”They're still secrets even if they're not considered as secrets,” Ning Que replied with a smile. ”I'll help you to keep them as secrets.”
”All right.” Lyu Qingchen, the elder cackled with laughter before he silent himself for a moment and asked, ”Do you know Haotian Taoism?”
Ning Que nodded his head as he stared at this Southern Haotian Taoism cultivator.
”I'm from the South School of Haotian Taoism and was ordered to travel around this world. Commoners usually know us as the traveling disciples. Since you'd like to know more about the things related to cultivation, then I'll begin with Haotian Taoism.”
”Haotian Taoism believes in Haotian as the only cultivation pathway. This is because Haotian enlightens the world and all living things breathe through it. By that, I'm referring to the Breath of nature or the primordial Qi that I had mentioned last night. Thus, Haotian is the beginning of everything.”
”Human beings are one of the many living things in the world, but yet many are ignorant about such things when living in this world. It's only when Haotian descends an enlightenment onto the chosen ones, will the chosen ones start to understand the logic behind the creation of the world. These chosen ones would then be able to use their psyche to control the Qi of Heaven and Earth, creating a variety of enigmatic things in this world. For this, we call them as cultivation.”
”The journey in cultivation is long, slow, tedious and very taxing on willpower. We split this whole journey into five stages, which are the five states you've mentioned.”
”The Initial State is known as Initial Awareness State, where the psyche of a cultivator from the Ocean of Qi and Mountain of Snow is exposed to understand the existence of the Breath of nature.”
”The second state is known as the Perception State. In this state, the cultivator would be able to sense the primordial Qi floating within the Heaven and Earth, as well as live harmoniously with it. He can also carry out interactions with his perception.”
”The third state is known as No Doubts State, where the cultivator is already able to fundamentally understand the pattern of flow of the primordial Qi within the Heaven and Earth, as well as make use of it. The Sword Master and Talisman Master usually known by the commoners will fall into this state.”
”The fourth state is known as Seethrough State. Cultivators that enter this state are already able to fuse their consciousness with the primordial Qi with the Heaven and Earth as one. For a metamind, this means that he can attack the enemies using his own consciousness. Staying in this state for long might give them the capability to come out with profound fighting methods.”
”Lad, you don't have to look at me this way. I've certainly entered the Seethrough State. Unfortunately, it's only until old age that I've only barely attained it. Now that I'm frail and aged, I doubt it's possible for me to completely master the Seethrough State, else... it'd not be so troublesome for me to kill that Great Sword Master that night.”
The light from the oil lamp became dim in the carriage. It seemed like it was running out of oil. Lyu Qingchen, the elder smiled as he explained, then lowered his head and took a glance at his left foot. He sighed as he thought about how fast time had passed and time indeed waited for no man.
”The fifth state is known as Knowing Destiny State.”
”As the name suggests, this state is about knowing your destiny.”
”Cultivator that enters this state no longer just understands the flow pattern of Qi of Heaven and Earth from the surface, but grabs hold of the essence of the movement pattern of Qi of Heaven and Earth. He should understand the connection between Haotian and all living things in the world, and be clear of the principle of this world. People who enter such a state might be able to see the true Taoism, I suppose.”
Ning Que was listening to his words with great interest. When he realized that the elder was done with his explanation, he hurriedly raised his hand and asked, ”Sir, is there a state that's higher than the five states?”
”Why would you think so?” Lyu Qingchen glanced at him curiously.
He then replied, ”If cultivation is a long and slow journey, then there should not be a limit to this journey. In fact, there's no journey that no man can pass through, so I believe there must be a higher state.”