Chapter 31: Quanzhen Inner AlchemyWhen Jiang Lan heard his father say that he was not asking him to remove the tattoo, he also became interested. He is well aware of his own faults. After so many years, not only has he not found a way to eradicate it, even organizations like companies that are backed by the country have not found a suitable solution. That set of acupuncture techniques could only temporarily suppress Jiang Lan's emotions, and had nothing to do with eradicating them. "What do you think?" Father Jiang Lan grinned, "When I was reminiscing with Taoist Master Zhou today, I mentioned your current situation to him." "Master Zhou?" Jiang Lan was puzzled. It was true that his father knew many Taoist priests, but he seemed to have never heard his father mention Taoist Priest Zhou. Father Jiang explained: "Zhou Meng, the head of Wudang." Jiang Lan's eyes flashed.
The head of Wudang sect, this identity is not ordinary. He knew that his father had a wide network of contacts, but he didn't expect it to be so extensive. If Longhu Mountain is the leader of Zhengyi Taoism, then Wudang Mountain's status in Quanzhen Taoism is not weak either. It’s just that Wudang has always been relatively low-key, and is not as famous as Longhu Mountain in the circle of extraordinary people. But if anyone thinks that Wudang Mountain is weak because of this, then he is really stupid. Before Jiang Lan could ask, Jiang's father continued: "Master Zhou Meng's original words were 'If there is nature, there is destiny; if there is destiny, there is nature. Nature and destiny are inseparable, but if it is in heaven, it is destiny, and if it is in man, it is nature...'" Before Jiang's father could finish his words, Jiang's mother patted him on the back of his head, right on the big bump that had just appeared. "Oh my..." Father Jiang covered his head and glared at his wife, "What are you doing?" "Don't you know your son has never been to school? He was put in the bunker before he even started elementary school. How can he understand what you are saying?" Jiang Lan was silent for a while. He had been to school in his previous life. Even if he had not been to school in his previous life, the company had found many teachers for him when he was in the bunker. I definitely can't say I'm very educated, but I can definitely get an ordinary undergraduate degree without any problem. But before Jiang Lan could refute, Jiang's father continued: "Oh oh...I'm speaking human language." He continued: "For those who practice cultivation, what matters is the cultivation of both life and nature. Cultivating life without cultivating nature is the same as not cultivating nature at all. Do you understand this?" Jiang Lan: "..." Mother Jiang took a deep breath, clenched her fists, and was eager to try.
Father Jiang Lan was startled, and immediately laughed and continued: "In short, according to what Master Zhou said, your destiny is stronger than your nature. You have external power that can be manifested, but your own cultivation is not up to standard, which leads to your emotions being controlled by external things." Jiang Lan nodded. He probably understood what his father meant. "According to you, you want me to cultivate my character?" "You are worthy of being my son!" Jiang's father came to Jiang Lan, patted him on the shoulder, and then gave him a thumbs up, "Smart!" Jiang Lan had a strange expression on his face. "When I was little..." If he had known there was such a way, why would he have stayed in the bunker for twelve years? Father Jiang glanced at him and said, "Do you think I didn't want to? You were a little lunatic at that time. Forget meditation and practice. You were lucky enough not to eat your teacher." Jiang Lan: "..." His condition was indeed a bit serious at the time, but eating the teacher... didn't seem to be serious enough, right? Father Jiang continued: "In the year since you came out, I've wanted to tell you about this many times, but your mother stopped me every time." "Why?" "Because I'm afraid it might backfire. The most basic prerequisite for cultivating your mind is to calm your mind, right?" "Yeah." Jiang Lan nodded. "Are you calm now?" Jiang Lan heard this and closed his eyes to feel the emotions. The chaotic and violent emotions took shape and continued to flow into his brain like a river flowing into the sea. It was fine when he was distracted before, but now that he carefully experienced it, Jiang Lan suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. He opened his eyes, and there was a barely perceptible red light in his pupils, which was then forcibly suppressed and disappeared. "Not quiet." "That's it!" Jiang's father said, "So we still have to think about this matter carefully. I'm thinking of letting you go to Baiyun Temple to be a lay disciple and practice your mind for a while to see the effect." "I understand." Jiang Lan said, "You want me to become a Taoist priest?" "You are so beautiful!" Jiang's father glanced at Jiang Lan, "You are the only one in our Jiang family. We all depend on you for our success. Why are you still a Taoist priest?" Jiang Lan's mouth twitched slightly. Is love waiting for me here? If Jiang Lan still can't understand this explicit and implicit hint, then there's something wrong with him. Sure enough, Jiang's father's next words revealed his inner thoughts. "The Baiyun Temple is the Quanzhen Dragon Gate. I asked around and found out that the girl from the Lu family is also a lay disciple there. You might be able to find a companion for her if you go there." "Are you asking me to cultivate my character, or..."
No one knows a son better than his father. As soon as Jiang Lan opened his mouth, his father knew what he wanted to say. "Hey, son, you are superficial, aren't you? While cultivating your character, you can also do other things!" "Don't go." Jiang Lan immediately stood up and walked towards the elevator. How could he not know what his own situation was? If you look for a girl now, you are totally cheating her. "Don't go, son." Jiang's father quickly stood up, walked to Jiang Lan, held him and said, "If you don't like the girl from the Lu family, then tell me whose girl you like, and I will snatch her away from you even if I have to!" “No one likes it.” Jiang Lan remained unmoved and continued walking towards the elevator. "No, if I saw correctly just now, the little girl from the Feng family seemed to be sitting next to you. It's fine if you like her!" "Jiang Aimin, get back here and stop interrupting. Let your son think about it carefully!" After Jiang's mother said this, Jiang Lan also walked to the elevator door. I pressed the button and the elevator door opened. Arriving at the third floor, Jiang Lan sat on the sofa and pondered for a moment, then took off his clothes and lay in the bathtub. Twenty minutes later, he stood up from the bathtub. The Qi in his Dantian circulated along his body surface, and the water stains on Jiang Lan's body were immediately evaporated. Putting on new shorts, Jiang Lan stood sideways in front of the full-length mirror. Except for the Taotie, the rest of the back seems to be covered by a thick fog and cannot be seen clearly. Only above Taotie, the ferocious beast with a human face and a tiger body and fangs on its cheeks, was the fog much lighter. If the fog had only become one percent lighter the last time Jiang Lan checked, it is now basically around ten percent lighter. With Jiang Lan's eyesight, he could even vaguely see the hint of ferocity in the beast's eyes. Jiang Lan took one last look in the mirror, then put on his bathrobe without saying a word and returned to his bed in the bedroom. He looked up at the ceiling, a thoughtful look in his eyes. This won't work. It seems like I have to go to Baiyun Temple... (End of this chapter)