Chapter 273 The Third Level of Mind Cultivation
Clusters of bloody sword shadows surged crazily in the sea of consciousness, surrounding his soul, appearing and disappearing one after another.
The shadow of the sword bloomed.
Continuously, without interruption.
"Boom!"
Lin Yan's will, as pure as gold and jade, as sharp as a blade, was instantly overwhelmed by the sword shadows that swarmed in like a tide.
Collision again and again.
The "Sacred Artifact Crystal" uses the soul as a medium to transfer its strange power into the body. During the fusion process, it will produce an extremely terrifying will impact. Only the will can withstand this impact can the fusion be successful.
There are risks.
If you are a weak-willed person, this kind of pain alone is enough to make you die.
This is a test of pure will... Will is different from consciousness. Consciousness depends on the strong intensity of mental power, while will is purely caused by personal beliefs.
The will of an apprentice-level warrior can still be more terrifying than the will of a world lord!
Because Lin Yan was concerned about the Earth, he never went to the Sea of Illusion to test how far his will had reached. After all, being impatient would ruin a big plan. If he was really unlucky and revealed the secret of the Earth in advance, with his current identity, his thoughts cannot affect the situation at all.
When the ownership of the earth changes, it will be impossible to get it back again.
The talent he mainly displays now lies in the speed of progress in law understanding, which is mainly based on the Light Luo Crystal and the Green Thread Insect-Eating Clone. Since the Lord of Chaos City knows that, no matter how evil he behaves, it will not cause anything. Other doubts.
But...the problem of will cannot be easily explained.
Don't be afraid of shocking the world, but be afraid of shocking the world for no reason.
The special thing about the earth is that the life born can be more easily understood and improved in terms of state of mind.
Cultivation of the mind is completely different from other practices. It has little to do with the years of practice. It is a kind of spiritual detachment.
If a warrior wants to cultivate to become an immortal god, it will take at least tens of thousands of years, and some may take millions of years!
In terms of cultivating the mind, one can reach a very high level in just a few decades. In the history of the earth, many saint-like beings with extremely high mental states have been born!
Take the three realms of mind cultivation summarized by Hong.
The first level is to "clear the mind, see the nature, and point directly to the original heart."
To be firm in your true heart and believe in yourself is to strengthen your heart. No matter what you encounter, you will firmly believe in yourself and never waver.
The second level is "the unity of nature and man, the heart of a pure child".
When dealing with the world, the square and the circle are combined, being strong when necessary, and soft when necessary. This is already an ideal state of mind, Dzogchen.
The third level is, "The heart is infinitely big and the heart tolerates everything."
I believe even more in the vastness of the universe. I cannot surpass everything in the outside world alone. I am not willing to just accept the fate and become one with heaven and earth. What I have to do is to be tolerant and tolerant of everything. I have endless ambitions and a terrifyingly firm belief.
Hong is in the third realm he understands.
But this is just a summary established by Hong from his own perspective.
In fact, these three states of mind actually just represent different paths and the paths they adhere to are different. There is no distinction between high and low.
And Lin Yan finally found his own direction during his two-year journey of cultivating his mind day and night.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult to ask questions about God’s will.
Yes, man can conquer heaven.
This is his true intention, this is his will, this is the path he wants to stick to!
He had walked through blood and fire, had seen the heroic spirit that changed the world in tiny human beings, had touched the temperature of the ideals they carried, and had the same passion in his heart.
To be truly sincere, there is no falsehood in your heart.
Pure, pure and free of distracting thoughts.
Be sincere and have a sincere heart.
Heart, true! Pure! sincere! This is the supreme way to achieve miracles and exert your spiritual power.
If we really want to summarize his state of mind based on these three paths, it would be "directly pointing to the original heart, knowing the heart and seeing the nature."
However, everyone has a different understanding of original intention and expresses it in different ways.
The so-called "Bodhi tree has no tree, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place, so where is the dust?" In fact, it is a state of mind cultivation that directly points to the original heart and understands the heart and nature.
And similarly, after Luo Feng came into contact with the cultivation of state of mind, his understanding was that "the heart is like a bright mirror, without a trace of dust, and the heart is condensed like a knife, cutting off all obstacles."
Cultivation of the mind depends entirely on one intention.
Only by persisting on your own path, constantly condensing your heart, and making your will more concise can you reach higher heights.
At the end of the Genius War, Lin Yan had just broken through to the cosmic level and cast spiritual illusions. At that time, Luo Feng had not yet come into contact with cultivating the mind. By relying on his talent to "strengthen", the consciousness intensity of the cosmic-level ninth-level golden-horned behemoth doubled. Coupled with the Tower of Void, he successfully escaped from the world of illusion.
The Thunder God was just dazed for a moment and had no effect on Hong.
At that time, there was a huge gap between Lin Yan and Hong's abnormal state of mind. This was also verified when Lin Yan first met the Lord of the Evening Star Kingdom. Just looking at each other made his will instantly collapse.
But more than thirty years have passed now, and Lin Yan has never stopped cultivating his mind. Sometimes he will exchange experiences with Hong and the others, and... in the process of practicing the secret method of "No Desire", he is also constantly squeezing his endurance. Strength is also a great test for his will.
"Desireless", the soul amplitude secret method, is used to change the soul, which has brought about earth-shaking changes in Lin Yan's control over the soul.
Compared to Yu Hong and Luo Feng, Lin Yan is the one who truly has the deepest attainments in the soul. He also has the innate advantage of being a Green Thread Insect-Eating Clone, so the insights he gained are also different.
So——
Lin Yan is now at an extremely high state of mind cultivation, and his will is as condensed as a rock. Even if he encounters complex things, he cannot shake his state of mind, and he will perform exceptionally during battles.
The battle is not just a collision of paper data, but there are many "accidents".
Others' extraordinary performance may be due to an explosion under certain special circumstances, but Hong, for example, can maintain 200% performance at all times!
Lin Yan can do the same.
This is a super extreme display of strength in a very high state of mind.
In fact, until now, Lin Yan did not think that his soul and will were inferior to Hong's, or even better.
But——
The reason why Hong believes that these three realms are superior and inferior is indeed because there is a big gap between these three states of mind in terms of resistance to pressure, illusions, soul attacks, etc.
The third and second levels are more similar to the technical aspects than the first level, and have an amplitude effect.
The same soul will, after understanding the "unity of man and nature, the heart of a child", can resist coercion, resist illusions, resist soul attacks, etc., can increase ten times and a hundred times. If it reaches "the heart can tolerate everything", it can increase even more. A hundred times a thousand times.
This seems to be a shortcut, and there is no skill in "sticking to the original intention". It can only rely on the purity of the heart and the utmost sincerity.
This is a more difficult and bumpy road.
When Lin Yan was practicing to the limit of "clear mind and nature", he also vaguely touched the perfect state of mind of the unity of nature and man, and understood the principle of "unity of yin and yang".
If you want, you can easily reach this state.
But, he doesn't want to.
Those who want to reach the top must not only "think" but also "don't want to".
……
Facing Lin Yan's pure will to the extreme, the infinite sword shadow, although majestic, could not shake it even a bit.
"Broken!"
Boom!
Under Lin Yan's powerful will, the endless sword shadow was instantly crushed into pieces.
This is different from the way other people fuse the "Sacred Artifact Crystal". Others bear the impact of will while merging.
But Lin Yan took the initiative directly.
When the impact of will in the form of "Sword Shadow" was crushed, the true fundamental strange power in the "Sacred Artifact Crystal" truly exploded.
Lin Yan's soul quickly underwent some changes. His soul looked crystal clear, as if it was about to condense into a crystal, with countless golden lines densely covered in it.
With the continuous practice of the "Desireless" secret method, the golden patterns in the soul gradually increase. The more golden patterns in the soul...the amplitude and intensity of this thought power become stronger and stronger!
"Chichi..."
At this moment, bloodshot energy flows through the soul, and the soul core "whirlpool galaxy" accelerates its rotation. Boom... dense energy threads rush wildly into Lin Yan's body, penetrating every part of Lin Yan's body.
Suddenly——
A trace of strange power is continuously transmitted along this energy thread, penetrating into the body cells and integrating into the depths of the body cells. Although it is slow, it can continuously promote changes in Lin Yan's soul and body.
"Crack!" There was a sound in the muscles and bones of the whole body.
"It's a wonderful feeling." Unlike the pain that Xin Li and Luo Tuo remembered when fusing the "Sacred Artifact Crystal", there was no impact of will. What Lin Yan felt was the wonderful feeling of a life transition.
One day, two days...seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Yan opened his eyes and smiled slightly.
Fusion of the first "Sacred Artifact Crystal", success!
"Before, we used memory to understand the process of Xinli and the others fusing the 'Sacred Artifact Crystal', but they were all enduring the impact of their wills during the fusion process, so naturally they did not understand the changes that occurred in their bodies."
"But I completely felt the process of change and understood what changes had taken place in my body."
Lin Yan's eyes brightened slightly.
The magical energy contained in the sacred crystal is integrated deep into the cells of the body, fundamentally causing a special transition in the body's genes, causing every cell in the body to contain a magical special power. This power is not original energy, nor Mind power, but some unknown force.
Hmm...a bit familiar.
Lin Yan's eyes narrowed, and through subtle manipulation of cells, he directly drove the unknown power.
Suddenly!
Seemingly simple but extremely mysterious blood-red secret lines appeared on his arm. When these blood-red secret lines appeared on the surface of the skin, Lin Yan felt that the original laws of the universe became clearer.
Even the manipulation of laws is easier.
"Huh?" Lin Yan couldn't help but ponder for a moment, "What... does this have to do with the 'Blood Luo Crystal'?"
"Is it also transformed by the 'blood of the beast god'?"
He had some doubts in his heart.
"But... there is no such thing as a 'blood warrior' or a 'black warrior' on the planet Viska." (End of this chapter)