The so-called formation method is actually a very special method. If we want to talk about it in detail, we must start from the foundation of Xuanmen's understanding of the world.
In Taoism's view, the foundation of the world is "Qi", which is the "vital energy of heaven and earth". The vitality of heaven and earth is material, and their combination constitutes the entire world.
Qi, or the vitality of heaven and earth, is the most basic part of the world.
The mechanism of the movement of the vital energy of heaven and earth is mostly created by the mutual influence of the three laws of heaven and man among the nine laws of heaven and man.
Although the vitality of heaven and earth is real, the "I" who wants to be different from heaven and earth is not real.
People are subject to birth, old age, illness and death. When I was first born, "I" was very ignorant and a confused child. When we get old, as our physical body ages, "I" will also become dull and rigid. Even in the prime of life, they are still affected by the outside world.
If your eyes are not good, you cannot see. If your ears are not good, you will not be able to hear clearly.
Compared with this material world composed of the real energy of heaven and earth, compared with this "I" who is constantly affected, I am really too false.
That’s why Xuanmen has one goal, “to cultivate the truth through falsehood”, which is also the origin of the original meaning of cultivation.
Abandon the false "I", dig out, refine and cultivate to become the true "I". This true self is not only transcendent of birth, old age, illness and death of the physical body, but also transcends heaven and earth.
This is practice.
This new "true self" formed by Taoism has two major categories, one is called "Yang Shen" and the other is called "True Form".
The so-called Yang Shen means realizing that the survival of the physical body is not the most important factor, strengthening one's mind and spirit, and finally integrating the physical body into the soul, abandoning the original body, and pursuing a more transcendent "Dharma Body". In Buddhism, there is a saying called "Dharma body and wisdom life". The true form is to inherit the essence between heaven and earth, constantly changing the physical body that is destined to be weak, and achieving "eternal and unchanging truth".
As practitioners continue to refine and strengthen their true self, everyone has different understandings, follows different rules, and proposes different methods, which is also the "Dharma".
For example, the secret of Zhou Jue Yin Tian practiced by Su Che is essentially to use the lunar moonlight to continuously grow and strengthen the "true self". The Shenxiao Tao respects the Thunder Method, and the Xuan Xiao Ying Yuan Pudu True Secret practiced within its sect uses the power of thunder to grow and strengthen the Yuan Shen.
These "dharmas" all start from the nine dharma of heaven and man, and go up layer by layer. In the end, they reach the same goal through different paths, leading to the fruit of transcendence.
Since practitioners have the "Dharma" in their bodies and act according to the "Dharma", they can naturally change the vitality of heaven and earth, that is, the external material world, and transform it according to their thoughts. This change of heaven and earth The driving force of the original state of vitality is "mana".
The method of changing the external world is "shu", which is also "supernatural power".
This is the foundation of Taoism and the fundamental reason why Taoism, Buddhism, Sword Palace, etc. are different from each other.
In other words, according to Su Che's previous life, the difference between the worldview for understanding the world and the methodology for transforming the world is the fundamental difference between the several major schools.
For example, Buddhism still regards the external world, that is, the "vital energy of heaven and earth" as the "four false combinations" of "earth, water, fire and wind". It denies the reality of the external world and pursues The inner "truth", from this point alone, is fundamentally different from Taoism. The difference between the two families is definitely not as simple as whether to shave one's head.
The definition of immortality is different from the "continuity" of Taoism that constantly adapts to changes, but pursues the "nirvana" of "empty and non-empty Tathagatagarbha" and regards "Nirvana" as the fundamental relief. This kind of thinking has even negated the significance of Taoist immortality.
The immortality of Taoism is still inaccessible to Buddhism, and the nirvana of Buddhism is equivalent to the end of immortality for Taoism.
It also uses mana to manifest a ball of flame. The result is the same, but the cause is completely different for the two sects of Xuan Buddha. But when we arrived at Sword Cultivator, the entire legal principle changed again.
Of course, the legal principles of sword cultivation are more harmonious with Taoism, but they are completely opposite to Buddhism. They are even more enemies with Buddhism than Taoism.
So in this world there is "Lu Chunyang" who also practices Xuanjian, but there is no "Buddhist sword theory" that "killing karma is not killing people, killing is to protect lives".
When we talk about formations again, we still have to start from the perspective of "skills".
Since mana is the driving force to change the material world, and magical power is the method to change the material world, then a problem arises.
Once the external power is lost, the universe, heaven and earth, as a "whole system", will naturally tend to return to its original "normal state".
Just like Su Che used the "Nine Nether Burning God Yin Fire" to fight against the enemy, he can naturally burn all kinds of monsters and ghosts, but the "legal principle" of the Nine Nether Burning God Yin Fire itself determines that it can be activated by mana. It cannot be maintained after it disappears.
It is destined not to spread like a wildfire that follows the law of nature and is even indestructible.
In the world of spiritual practice, there is no such thing as using a lamp to burn a fang. For example, the Buddhist karma fire starts from the concept of "existence". As long as it is contaminated, it will No size.
However, practitioners always hope to maintain the "abnormal state" transformed by magical powers. Just like the karmic fire of Buddhism, there are naturally different "skills".
Weapon refining can be described as one type, and formation method is another type.
Through various arrangements, the laws between heaven and earth are permanently changed, causing certain effects. This is like embedding a net on a piece of calm water, constructing something of your own under the original laws of heaven and earth.
This is the formation.
It is an attempt by monks to influence and replace the natural laws of heaven and earth with their own methods.
The Taiyi Ximu Divine Forbidden City in Qingdi Baoyuan is the highest level display of the formation.The large formation in Liang Palace is also a typical representative of this technique. Compared with the directness of other magical powers, formations can also rely on the "power of heaven and earth", that is, the original power of the law of nature can be turned into one's own use.
There is now a somewhat rudimentary formation in this gambling house, and the purpose of this formation is to limit and respond to the prying eyes of spiritual thoughts.
This It is also a simple application for practitioners.
If it were the former Su Che, when faced with such a formation, he might have nowhere to start and could only find a change from the pile of old papers.
But Mr. Su San, who received the Nine Spirit Sword Chapter of Yu Zhen from Kong Kong'er, what he really gained was not only the sword-handling concept of the creation lineage, but also the broadening of his thinking.
From simple application to trying to fully understand, from "investigating things" and then "moving swords" to changing the way of observing the world, this may be Su Che's biggest gain after going to Huandan.
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