Chapter 75: A new dawn after a dark night

I thought that Jenny wouldn’t answer my question, but she told me directly, “What do you think people are? People are the spirit of all things. If people can concentrate on cultivation, the time it takes won’t be as long as you think. Life is a shackle for people, as is fate. But the biggest shackle for people is their restless hearts. Do you understand?”

I understood a little. Sister Jenny was telling me that the cultivation of a person may not be what people think, that it is not always hundreds or thousands of years. Although human life is limited and is a shackle, cultivation can break this shackle. But what about the calamities that are supposed to be in fate? Or the cultivator can also break it, but this is not a certainty. In the end, the restless heart is the most important thing. Cultivation requires not only enduring loneliness, but also focusing on one thing for a long time. As the master told me in an anecdote, he once knew a person who had been in the mountains for three years without saying a word.

How strong must one’s heart be, and how much must one be able to let go of everything in order to achieve this? After all, the practice of cultivation is also full of uncertainty. It’s not like you’re given a piece of cake in front of you, and if you walk past it, you’ll definitely get to eat it.

Jenny’s few words have already summed up the true meaning of cultivation. Nothing is ever as you think it will be, and you will never achieve it. My master once said that the emotional barrier is difficult to overcome, and there are too many fetters in the world, which is the biggest obstacle to my cultivation.

I found that Jenny was a person who didn’t like to ask others what they felt. I guess she was more free-spirited than my master. She just pointed out what you felt, and that was your business. She didn’t comment on it at all. So after she finished saying this, I was silent for so long. She just said, “As for flying, it’s actually is not complicated to explain. I will tell you from a scientific perspective that you can accept as much as possible. The earth has a huge magnetic field. It wasn’t always like this. It was magnetized by the entire universe, and then this magnetic field was everywhere in the universe, so the planet could follow a fixed orbit. The connection to flying is that under the heavens, only the magnetic field must follow the so-called magnetic field law!

“What are the laws of the magnetic field? The simplest is that like repels like and unlike attracts. From a modern theoretical point of view, magnetic force never does work, so it cannot be used to generate energy. But what is the truth? We cultivators can use it! If we put two magnets together, if they are of the same level, will they repel each other? Now let’s talk about the second aspect.” Sister Jenny said simply.

“Flying, from the perspective of cultivators, is the effect of spiritual power on the earth’s own magnetic field. Any force will produce a field, and the stronger the spiritual power, the stronger the field power. Any field is magnetic, just like your influence on others can be understood as mutual attraction or mutual repulsion. Do you understand what I mean? In fact, the main use of my flight is repulsive force. Of course, it is not that simple, it also involves the adaptation and affinity to the wind, as well as the self-protection of one’s own power. If you don’t understand, you just need to understand these things.

This is what Jenny said to me about flying. But I know that the abilities required to fly by oneself and to fly with someone are very different, even if I have never tried it. In the end, Jenny just wanted to tell me that everything is inseparable from the essence of the cultivator鈥攕piritual power, because the power of the soul can give rise to spiritual power.

After all, the essence, spirit and energy are contained in a person’s soul…

“This world values the body over the soul, material over spirit. It has gone astray, and there is nothing we can do about it. Perhaps the human race can be seen as a single person. A person walking on an unknown path, no one can guarantee that every path he has taken is correct. He will always hit a wall, or reach the end of a detour, and then he will walk back on the correct path. In the end, we should be optimistic.” Sister Jenny suddenly said this, and I was silent for a long time.

After having met with Jenny a few times, I realized that she was not what she seemed. Like my master, she was used to covering up everything with a carefree appearance. It turned out that she was so knowledgeable and thoughtful, but unfortunately, these things did not need to be expressed all the time.

I never thought that the end of the spell would be such a place. It is said to be a Zhuangzi, and it really is a Zhuangzi, a Zhuangzi full of peach trees. It is hard to imagine that such a Zhuangzi would be hidden in the dense forest. This is indeed amazing.

But even now, even as a Taoist priest, I must admit that the Taoist way is unfathomable. It is a way of pursuing the essence of heaven and earth. If that is the case, then what is impossible?

“Does the owner of this place like the legend of the Peach Blossom Spring?” I asked, looking at the peach trees that covered the hillside. Jenny, after wandering through the dark forest, it was really pleasing to see such a large peach forest suddenly appear.

What’s even more amazing is that just a moment ago you thought you were in the endless forest, but then you turn a corner and after a few steps you can really experience what it means to be at the end of your road and suddenly see a new path.

It was June, and the peaches were hanging on the trees, ripe and ready to be picked. Looking at the red, big peaches, I suddenly felt thirsty and wanted to pick one to eat, but I didn’t dare to do so. Who knows what strange quirks the owner of this place has? What if he hates this?

“You’re right about that. The only hobby and obsession of the owner of this villa is collecting various herbs. In addition, his ideal is to have a paradise where he and his hobbies can exist without being disturbed by outsiders.” Jenny casually answered me, and then suddenly said, “If you want to eat peaches, just pick one. How many can you eat? The friend I brought here won’t mind eating a few peaches.”

When Jenny said that, I didn’t bother to be polite. I quickly picked a big peach, wiped it on my clothes a few times, and then bit off a big piece. It was really crisp and sweet, so delicious that my eyes were squinting, and even the peach juice dripping from the corner of my mouth, I didn’t want to wipe it off, and quickly took a second bite!

“How is it, kid? Are the peaches cultivated with great care and all natural methods delicious?” Just as I was enjoying the peach, a voice suddenly interrupted me. I was startled and almost dropped the peach in my hand. But I looked around and didn’t see anyone.

I couldn’t say anything with the peach in my mouth, but Jenny said loudly in one direction, “You, you still walk silently as usual? Why, did you know I was coming and go out to greet me?”

“You have entered my formation, and if I don’t know someone is coming, it would make me look like a useless host.” After saying this, I finally saw the direction that Jenny was looking at, and a man came out from behind the peach tree.

His voice was a bit old and full of vicissitudes, but I didn’t expect the person who came out from behind the peach tree to be a young man. In the moonlight, he was wearing a white robe, and his long hair was tied back with a string. He looked very handsome.

How could there be such a man? Shouldn’t someone like this appear in ancient novels? This outfit is too… But I still want to say that Hanfu is indeed very beautiful.

It’s just that all the people Jenny knows are ‘old monsters’. I don’t think such a man would be very young, but this is the ‘Tianshan Tunglu’ assembly line, and it also produces wholesale?

“Let’s go. Just think of him as an ancient person. He can’t accept modern society. He’s young because he practices health preservation and longevity, and everything he eats, wears, uses, and lives in is natural and well-matched. It’s not the same as my situation.” As she spoke, Jenny walked toward the man, and I foolishly followed her.

If it’s not the same as your situation, then what is your situation, Jenny?