Chapter 493 - Subduing the Monkey Mind and Calming the Prancing Horse
The old immortal crane turned and transformed into a middle-aged redheaded beauty. She had blushed fair skin and looked to be in her early thirties.
Waving her arm casually, her robes extended thousands of feet away and brought Su Zimo before her instantly.
“Congratulations, senior,”
Su Zimo was truly elated when he saw that the old immortal crane was able to break free from the shackles of heaven and earth and extend her lifespan.
With the addition of a new Dharma Characteristic expert, itinerant cultivators in the territory of Great Zhou would definitely want to join Ethereal Peak in the future and the rise of the sect was certain.
“I should be the one thanking you,”
The old immortal crane smiled and looked towards a spot in the forest outside of Ethereal Peak. “Someone from the fiend sects must have sent a message for Little Chen to arrive in time. I suppose that has something to do with you?”
Su Zimo remained silent.
Ethereal Peak, a cave abode.
Su Zimo assumed a lotus position and his eyes were shut.
He had already sat there for an entire day without budging like a statue.
Although it seemed like he did not make any progress, Su Zimo was making preparations to ensure that nothing went wrong.
There were only 12 words to the first sentence of the Core Formation section.
Calm the monkey mind, control the prancing horse, subdue dragons and tigers!
That was the first and most important step to core formation.
An active mind was like a monkey, unable to keep still.
The fluctuations of emotions was like a prancing horse, running wildly.
One had to conquer the monkey mind and prancing horse with unparalleled determination and even subdue dragons or tigers if necessary!
All things were connected.
In the immortal sects, one would achieve a pure mind by adhering to the extremities of silence. In the Buddhist monasteries, one would chant Buddhist proclamations and refrain from speaking. In reality, all of those were guiding one towards calming the monkey mind and the prancing horse of one’s intents!
For young people, they were in experienced and emotional. As such, it was the most difficult for them to calm the monkey mind and prancing horse while cultivating.
Older cultivators have been through endless events and are jaded towards the world. As such, it becomes comparatively easy for them instead.
Although Su Zimo was not old and he had cultivated for less than 30 years by now, he had been through endless ups and downs in life and wandered around the boundaries of death as well.
His mind was resolute and could not be moved.
Often, he treated things with humbleness and took care of the overall picture, paying keen attention to things.
He took things in his stride and did not overly meddle. Subconsciously, he was already suppressing his monkey mind and the prancing horse while subduing dragons and tigers with supreme determination!
After entering meditation, the first six sections of the Mystic Classic of the Twelve Demon Kings of the Great Wilderness revolved through his mind in an unhurried motion thoroughly.
It went from the beginning, Body Tempering, to Tendons Transformation, Bones Strengthening, Marrow Cleansing, Organs Refinement, then to the Orifice Cleansing section…
There was a remark in the Core Formation section: “Cultivate the qi of the five organs and consume the seven lights!”
The seven lights referred to the seven orifices.
As time flowed, countless nights passed by in the blink of an eye.
Within the cave abode, the demonic qi that was surrounding Su Zimo intensified and his seven orifices shone with a divine radiance.
His skin, flesh, tendons, bones, marrow, organs and seven orifices formed a perfect Major Heavenly Cycle, circulating endlessly.
Gradually, the demonic qi outside his body started converging towards the center of his chest.
After Qi Condensation and Foundation Establishment, cultivators would enter core formation and their Golden Cores would be created an inch beneath their naval, located at where the spirit qi sea and dantian was at.
But now, the location of Su Zimo’s demonic cultivation for his Inner Core was clearly different!
It was at the center of his chest, extremely close to his heart.
The scarlet demon qi was limitless and boundless, converging towards his chest repeatedly while swirling, as if a massive vortex was about to materialize!
Be it for demons or humans, core formation was always the most critical step of their cultivation path!
This was a sort of finale towards their earlier path of cultivation.
After forming a core, it would be the first time they truly broke free of the shackles of heaven and earth, increasing their lifespans.
If they failed, everything would come to an end!
Su Zimo was motionless and his black hair swayed without any wind. A series of ancient demons were conjured around him, baring their claws and fangs with a menacing ferocity as their eyes shimmered with a red gleam.
All of those ancient demons paused for a brief moment before being sucked into Su Zimo’s chest by that scarlet vortex!
Su Zimo’s aura was turning increasingly terrifying!
Under the shroud of the scarlet vortex, his body underwent another baptism and transformed once more.
His flesh started expanding and his bones and veins shook and buzzed, as though metal was clashing.
Twitching violently, his major tendons gave off snapping sounds like thunder and it was shuddering!