Chapter 589: Training in Dangerous Places

Finally, Huan Yin stopped on a towering tree in the northeast of the Fierce Ghost Forest, and simply cleaned up a place between the branches of the tree for himself to meditate and practice.

The reason why he chose the tree was that Huan Yin found through observation that those fierce ghosts would not climb trees unless they encountered some changes, and they would only wander on the ground. Therefore, as long as he hid his breath on the tree, he would not be disturbed for no reason, so that he could practice with peace of mind.

After Huan Yin cleaned up the place, he quickly sat cross-legged and entered the state of practice. However, at this moment, he was in such a state, but he actually did not practice anything. Under Xue Buping's observation, Huan Yin quickly entered a quiet state, and was even more willing to develop towards emptiness.

Xue Buping naturally thought that Huan Yin needed to calm down before practicing the method of descending spirits, but in fact, what Huan Yin was doing was to let go of his obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra".

Huan Yin knew what was the most urgent matter, and he also knew that he had a rare opportunity to be completely quiet and to clear his mind, so he would not let this great opportunity go to waste.

Forgetting the "Infinite Earth Sutra" is just a matter of "forgetting", but in fact, it is extremely difficult for any cultivator. After all, cultivators cultivate the Tao for their entire lives to learn more, not to ignore the Tao. In this way, if Huan Yin, a Taoist fanatic, is asked to give up his obsession with Tao, the difficulty is even more unimaginable.

Therefore, for Huan Yin, a cultivator with a superb mind, he can completely enter a state of emptiness in less than half a day, allowing himself to be completely quiet, without even a wave in his heart. However, this is based on the fact that he has not yet begun to try to let go of his obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra".

Half a day later, when Huan Yin really started to try what he wanted to do, his brows furrowed in an instant, and his aura suddenly became chaotic. Not only was the ethereal state he had obtained half a day before instantly broken, but even his own aura almost leaked out through the faceless cover.

"How could you forget the Tao?" It seemed that there was a voice constantly circling in Huan Yin's mind, as if repeatedly questioning. Sweat immediately soaked his back. Huan Yin took a deep breath and tried to calm down again in Xue Buping's extremely puzzled eyes.

Such a simple attempt was just the first step to let go of his obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra", but Huan Yin spent a full five days. During these five days, Xue Buping couldn't help but want to ask Huan Yin what he was doing. If he hadn't found that Huan Yin had been extremely focused, he would probably have spoken earlier.

Of course, during these five days, as Huan Yin tried again and again, his condition became better and better, and more and more stable. It was not until the last attempt on the fifth day that he finally calmed down completely. Although he still had some waves in his heart when he tried to let go of his obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra", he was able to force himself to hold it back.

"I am not really going to give up the "Infinite Earth Sutra" or forget my pursuit of the Tao. I do this just to give myself freedom, so that I can pursue the Tao as I please and seek great freedom." Huan Yin told himself in his heart. In fact, hundreds of such thoughts that are like enlightenment have appeared in his mind in the past few days.

Huan Yin found that forgetting the Tao is much more difficult than enlightenment, and in order to temporarily forget a Tao, he needs to give himself too many reasons, which can be regarded as realizing more and deeper truths.

In particular, Huan Yin has a worry in his heart. He is afraid that he will really forget the Tao and forget his pursuit of the Tao. Then, even if he can really enter the Ghost King Palace, it will be equivalent to wasting his life.

This is a question of degree control. What Huan Yin really needs to do is not to completely forget, but to let go temporarily. As for picking it up again, that was when he really stepped into the Ghost King Hall and saw the "Infinite Earth Sutra".

Since Huan Yin had completely calmed down on the surface, he had been immersed in it for a full twenty-six days, and he had been on the tree for a full month.

During these twenty days, Xue Buping could see that Huan Yin was always motionless, his whole body was empty, as if he had done nothing. This made him feel suspicious. If he didn't know that people who practice Taoism cannot be disturbed at will, he would have asked about it long ago.

Of course, there was also something here that could help Xue Buping pass the time, so that he would not be too bored and resisted not bothering Huan Yin. This thing was to observe the hungry ghosts and fierce ghosts that passed under the tree where Huan Yin was. After Xue Buping's careful count, in these twenty-six days, there were three waves of hungry ghosts passing under Huan Yin, a total of fourteen. Except for one of them, the others all walked together.

As for the fierce ghosts, Xue Buping saw no less than a hundred of them passing by during these days, and several of them passed by repeatedly. Of course, whether hungry ghosts or fierce ghosts, they did not discover Huan Yin's existence, and perhaps because of good luck, they did not trigger a battle next to Huan Yin.

After twenty-six days, Huan Yin finally woke up from that state of immersion. When he opened his eyes, there was fatigue in his eyes that was difficult to conceal.

During these days, his appearance seemed calm, but only he knew that under his calm appearance, for such a long time, he had been struggling deeply and fiercely in his heart. Such a struggle made him feel breathless occasionally, but fortunately he persisted and nothing happened.

Huan Yin did not succeed in this attempt. On the contrary, the more he tried to let go of his obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra", the more he found it too difficult. However, fortunately, these twenty-six days were not wasted. Huan Yin found the state of trying to forget the Tao, which also reduced his desire for the "Infinite Earth Sutra".

"Ah..." A soft sigh came from Huan Yin's mouth, and it was not known whether it was a sigh or a gasp. Xue Buping, who had been in a state of boredom, quickly caught the sigh and asked in surprise: "Second Ancestor, are you awake?"

Nodding, Huan Yin responded: "How many days have passed? Nothing happened, right?"

Xue Buping said: "No, there hasn't been any trouble, but it has been 26 days. What have you done in these 26 days? I don't think you have practiced."

Smiling, Huan Yin said: "Cultivating the mind is also cultivation, don't ask too much, Ancestor. I didn't expect that it has been a month. I only planned to stay in this fierce ghost forest for two months. Half of it has passed. It's really fast."

Speaking of this, Huan Yin subconsciously looked around him. After confirming that there was no change, he thought to himself: "It's not a good thing to be too eager for success. For now, I might as well put the matter of "The Infinite Earth Sutra" aside. I will calm down and practice the way of descending spirits in the remaining month."

When thinking of descending spirits, Huan Yin couldn't help but feel a headache again. This way of summoning spirits is the second fundamental Taoism, and it is also a rather strange Taoism. Its purpose is "All animals are false". To practice this Taoism is somewhat similar to trying to give up the obsession with the "Infinite Earth Sutra". It is basically based on perception and cultivation of the mind. In other words, it is to make oneself believe in the purpose of summoning spirits through practice.

If it were in the past, Huan Yin would never believe in "All animals are false". But now, because he has some power of summoning spirits from the beast mother, he has already believed it a little. It's just that this kind of belief is too shallow, and if he wants to go deeper, Huan Yin knows that it is difficult.

"Ancestor, I plan to practice for another month, and then we will walk out of the fierce ghost forest. In this month, I still need you to help me be more vigilant. If there is any accident when I am enlightened, you must wake me up as soon as possible." Wiping the sweat on his forehead, which was already a little cold, Huan Yin said to Xue Buping.

With a sigh, Xue Buping responded: "Alas, I am such a miserable ancestor. I am bored all day long, and I have to be your guard."

Laughing, Huan Yin said: "Don't worry, ancestor, I will definitely remember your kindness in my heart. After leaving this ghost domain, I will definitely do my best to help you find the demon body."

Xue Buping could hardly muster much energy for Huan Yin's polite words. He responded casually and then said: "Okay, okay, who told me to leave hell with you? You can practice your way."

Without hesitation, Huan Yin quickly closed his eyes again and began to practice the spirit-dropping method under the cover of the faceless power.

This time, it was still almost a process of enlightenment. Fortunately, Huan Yin did not have too many contradictions in his heart about practicing this way, so he quickly entered the state, turned the whole person into an ethereal, and began to feel it carefully.

This time, the 33 days passed easily again. In fact, even after the thirty-three days had passed, Huan Yin still did not want to open his eyes. If he did not know that he had important things to do and forced himself to wake up from the state of enlightenment, he would probably not feel anything wrong even if he was allowed to stay in this forest of fierce ghosts for decades.