The so-called acquired consciousness is born from the blood of the father's sperm and mother, and comes from nothingness, and accumulates experience as the fetus grows gradually, and can also be said to be human consciousness and cognitive ability. Therefore, it is the acquired consciousness because it is affected and contaminated by the acquired consciousness.

However, the consciousness of ordinary people cannot leave their bodies. Once the consciousness of others is like me, they can observe, listen, see what people have not seen, and listen to what people have not heard. Although it is still acquired skill, it is already a kind of supernatural power.

Moreover, as the consciousness grows and combines with the spiritual energy of the world and all things, I will see things that ordinary people cannot see, such as Yin Gods, ghosts...

Although I had surrendered the mind and successfully entered into meditation before, the Taoist escaping had not been opened. Apart from the vitality brought to me by the merit book of the world, there was no cultivation, nor could I achieve the consciousness of the mind leaving the body. I didn’t expect that today, I came to see the old camphor tree and succeeded with its help. How could I not be ecstatic?

As stated in the Taoist Book, I carefully retracted the acquired consciousness, released it, and practiced proficiently. The old camphor tree seemed to be trying to train myself alone, and gradually withdrew the two warm and vital auras, and let me practice happily alone.

The most energy-consuming thing about the consciousness of leaving the body. After releasing it a few times, I felt a deep fatigue. At this time, the vital energy in my lower abdomen would spontaneously run to help me eliminate fatigue. I was afraid that the vital energy would be consumed too much, so I hurriedly took the consciousness spirit back into my body and no longer looked at things outside. Instead, I followed the method recorded in the Taoist Book and shone inwardly. The merit book of human beings was suspended in my lower dantian for the first time, radiating a faint yellow light, a milky white gas wrapped around it, and some were separated from time to time, flowing in my meridians. It should be that vital energy.

My heart moved slightly, and the vital energy in my body penetrated from the end of my nose and came into contact with the outside air as I breathed again and again.

There are a series of mixed energy mixed with life, warmth, death, ice and coldness... I feel all kinds of different energy at the same time, including the kind of yin energy I encountered in Hanshan for the first time.

Is this the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth may not be beneficial to practitioners. For example, the polluted elements of modern society and the yin and cold energy formed over the long-term mass grave of Hanshan are also mixed in. If I were the ones before, I would probably be in danger like last time.

Now I have the ability to illuminate the spirit internally, and the vital energy in my body is quickly understood, digested, and integrated with me. Once my thoughts move, the vital energy will wrap up the spiritual energy of heaven and earth with positive and negative energy, peel it apart bit by bit, remove the drought and retain the essence, and after digesting the negative energy, the pure spiritual energy of heaven and earth is guided into my eight extraordinary meridians.

Unfortunately, there is only one vital energy in my body. After a while, most of it was consumed. I had to retract the vital energy back to my lower dantian and let it slowly recover in my dantian.

"No wonder the Taoist book says that it is the Dharma-Ending Age. How can people practice Taoism with such spiritual energy in heaven and earth?" I secretly called for luck. If I hadn't encountered a great opportunity and had the merit book of human beings, I could produce vital energy and strip away the negative energy from the spiritual energy in heaven and earth. With the meager vitality on human beings, practicing Taoism would probably be just a delusion.

I also understood why even in the era of Dharma, thousands of years ago, those practitioners had to stay away from the fireworks of the world and lived in seclusion in some famous mountains and rivers to practice. Even in that era without pollution, the spiritual energy in the mountains and fields was more abundant, pure, and more conducive to practicing Taoism.

It seems that you have to do more good deeds and build merits...

I bowed respectfully to the old Zhangshu again. This life-saving benefactor helped me too much. Not only did he save me, but he was also my good teacher and friend. How can I repay it?

***

When I got home, my clothes were already soaked. My mother was about to complain to me when she saw my father and Grandpa Fan come back with a smile, and they were still carrying some things in their hands.

"Xiaodong, today is your fourteenth birthday. This is your birthday gift from Mr. Fan and I."

With a "puzzle", my dad put the things in his hand on the ground and looked at me with a smile.

"My birthday?"

It's true! I suddenly remembered that today is not my birthday? Why is it so coincidental that Lao Zhangshu helped me to recognize my spirit and leave my body today. Is this a birthday gift it gave me?

"Thank you dad, thank you Mr. Fan."

Although I have become a cultivator with the acquired consciousness, I am still a child's character. When I saw the seemingly heavy linen bag on the ground, I was very curious and immediately rushed over and opened it.

After seeing the things in my pocket clearly, I couldn't help but be stunned. It was made of canvas and could be tied to my body, a water jacket made of cowhide, and several large bottles of medicinal oil used to treat bruises and injuries.

"Is this a birthday gift for me?"

I looked at my dad and Grandpa Fan with great depression. Shouldn’t a child give birthday cakes, game consoles, etc. on his birthday? What are you doing?

"Lao Zhang, what are you doing? You are not enough to dance guns and sticks all day long, and you have to let your children get involved in this? No, I don't agree!"

When my mother came over and saw these things, her face changed immediately. She yelled with her hands on her hips, and she almost poked her fingers on her dad's nose.

My dad is a very world-wide person. From my youth to now, I like to make friends with boxers and martial artists in society. My mom said that when he was young, my grandfather was stationed in Chudu with the army and was a cadre at the level of the division. My dad relied on his grandfather's backstage to make friends with many "gangsters" in the eyes of his grandfather. A few of them were thrown into prison for committing crimes, which were rescued by my dad. I also know a few of my dad, such as my martial arts friends, so that I would pat my chest and promise Wang Zhan that day. Anyway, he also likes to practice martial arts.

The reason why my grandfather had a bad relationship with his father was, one because of this incident, and the other was because he didn't listen to his grandfather and refused to go to the army. Instead, he became a crosstalk artist in the eyes of his grandfather.

"Lihui, I'm going to make the decision on this matter, it's useless for you to object!"

In my eyes, my father, who has always been a little "stricken with his wife", was very manly this time. He waved his hand and looked at me firmly: "Xiaodong is my son. He is born to be a member of the family. If you don't learn anything, how can you go around the world in the future? My Zhang Hai's son cannot stay at home for the rest of your life!"

When my mother heard this, she was furious: "Fuck, do you think it's the old society? Xiaodong will go to college, be a doctor, or a scientist in the future. What kind of world do you want to go to school? I don't allow you to mess with my son!"

Seeing my parents quarrel over me, I looked confused: "I want disciples, dad, what is a disciples?"

Before my dad could answer me, Grandpa Fan smiled: "Xiaodong, the eight major gates of the world, shocked, exhausted, floating, wind, fire, jue, want, crosstalk, storyteller, and opera singers, all of which are people in the door, because they eat openly, and in the old society, it was similar to beggars. Your dad was right. According to the rules of the world, you were born in a door, and even if you entered the door, you were not as weak as you appeared. It is not uncommon for a storyteller to beat a few hooligans away, so your dad hopes you practice martial arts."

Speaking of this, Grandpa Fan smiled and said to his mother, "Lihui, don't be angry. Dahai has such a thought, just like you said, now it is a new society. Do you really let your children go to the world? Practicing martial arts is also a way to strengthen your body and defend yourself when necessary. Besides, this is also a specialty. In the future, Xiaodong will get extra points for key junior high schools, high schools, and even colleges."

After hearing the last sentence, my mother was moved and hesitated for a while and said, "It's true? Can you get extra points when taking the college entrance examination?"

My father curled his lips: "That's all I need to ask, I've found out clearly. As long as Xiaodong studies hard, we will have an advantage in college in the future."

"Xiaodong, do you want to learn?"

My mother thought about it and suddenly asked me.

“I want to learn.”

My answer was very straightforward. In fact, for me who has embarked on the road of learning, I am not very interested in practicing martial arts. But seeing my father persisting so much, I don’t want to reject him. Didn’t Grandpa Fan say that this is just a thought of my father.

There are no unfilial gods in the world. Even if they fulfill one of their father’s wishes, they will make him happy, so that they will not let their parents continue to quarrel over this matter.
Chapter completed!