168: Chapter 166 Tao Heart 168: Chapter 166 Tao Heart PS: So people might be put off by the driving scenes, so forget it, I’ll just write the story quietly without those plots!
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The next day, as usual, Chen Hai woke up early in the morning when the dawn was just breaking.
Qingqing was still sleeping soundly next to him.
Last night, she had gone to bed quite late, and after Chen Hai went over, she did not fall into a deep sleep until around three or four in the morning.
He did not disturb her but left the room alone, found a suitable spot on the outside balcony, sat cross-legged, and began his cultivation.
The rising morning sun broke through the heavy fog of the night and slowly rose from the east.
Not only Taoism, but even traditional Chinese dicine believes that bathing in the light of the rising morning sun has certain benefits for the human body.
Therefore, many people who want to maintain health and keep their bodies healthy choose to go outside and run a few laps or engage in other physical activities at this ti.
Chen Hai himself had long experienced the various benefits of cultivating during this period.
Since he had embarked on the path of Taoism, he had almost never stopped his morning visualization and breathing practices.
Nearly an hour later, Chen Hai temporarily ended his cultivation, looking sowhat troubled.
“What’s going on?
My cultivation efficiency today seems to be much lower compared to before?”
With furrowed brows, he was puzzled.
“Could it be because I got a bit intimate with Qingqing last night and accidentally lost so essence?”
After pondering for a long while, Chen Hai finally thought of this matter.
One of the major precepts of Buddhism is to avoid sensuality, and Taoism similarly talks about Child Skill.
Through the ages, among the famous Taoist masters, only the Yellow Emperor had a multitude of wives and concubines, but his cultivation thod inherently involved dual cultivation.
If one indulges in sensual pleasures, it really could have adverse effects on Taoist cultivation.
Whether it’s the Naless Ancient Book he got from Limp Zhang or the various pieces of information he received when he peered into the unknown, there was indeed no ntion that he couldn’t be intimate with won.
However, the Dharma thod he practiced certainly didn’t involve dual cultivation.
Suddenly, his cultivation efficiency had plumted.
After much thought, aside from the reason of losing essence after contact with a woman, he really couldn’t think of any other factors that might cause this.
“The word ‘lust’ is a blade above your head; I didn’t even do much, just let Qingqing help quench a little fire, and it already caused my cultivation efficiency to drop!”
“I hope this is only temporary and will disappear after a few days.”
“Otherwise, how dare I touch a woman in the future?
How can our Chen family continue to prosper?”
Speechless in his heart, Chen Hai sighed with helplessness.
Although his achievents in the path of cultivation were not only due to daily hard practice but also due to consuming Demon Souls, if contact with won truly lowered his cultivation efficiency, he inevitably felt so apprehension.
After all, cultivation had always been his top priority.
Power and wealth were fleeting, and won, no matter how seductive and beautiful, would ultimately turn to dust after a hundred years.
Had he not embarked on the path of cultivation, it might not have mattered.
But now, having already entered the threshold of cultivation and resolved to beco a True Man, he would prioritize cultivation over other matters that might affect it.
Of course, there were things as important as cultivation.
At least, he could not forsake familial love, and he never thought of doing so.
Having made up his mind, his gaze was firm, and his Tao Heart, which had developed a few cracks, beca stable again.
The gentle light of the morning sun, coming through the window, shone on Chen Hai.
At this mont, compared to a few days ago, there seed to be a transformation in his aura, giving off an indescribable ethereal quality.
From the outside hallway, the sound of a door opening reached his ears.
Although the footsteps were extrely light, Chen Hai imdiately recognized that the owner of the footsteps was definitely Zhu Fang.
With a stable Tao Heart and a changed resolve, his senses seed sharper than before.
“Sister Fang, good morning!” Walking back from the balcony to the living room, Chen Hai greeted Zhu Fang, who had just co out of her room.
“Chen Hai, good morning.
How did you sleep last night?” Seeing Chen Hai co from the balcony, Zhu Fang’s expression was a bit strange as she responded with a smile.
“Chen Hai, why didn’t you wake ?
Are you hungry?
Should I go buy you breakfast?” At this mont, Qingqing also ca out of the room.
Seeing Zhu Fang, her face turned red, and a tinge of shyness flashed across it.
“It seems a bit off with you, Qingqing.
Didn’t sleep well last night?” Zhu Fang teasingly aid her comnt at Qingqing with an underlying implication.
“It wasn’t that I slept poorly.
Sister Fang, you just know how to make fun of people.”
“I haven’t even ntioned you!
Taking advantage while I was deep asleep, you actually called Chen Hai over to sleep beside !”
“Thankfully, Chen Hai is an honest person; he just held while sleeping and didn’t do anything else…”
With a flushed face, Ye Qingqing complained to Zhu Fang.
Looking at her expression, she might be complaining, but there wasn’t a hint of dissatisfaction.
“Alright, I won’t talk to you about this now, Sister Fang.
I need to wash up!” Seeing Zhu Fang smiling at her, Ye Qingqing’s face turned even redder.
She quickly found an excuse and headed for the bathroom.
“Chen Hai, we have food at ho.
You and Qingqing might have had a lot of activities tonight and must be hungry by now!”
“Just wait a mont, I’ll go and make sothing for you to eat!”
Zhu Fang looked at Chen Hai with a aningful gaze, half-jokingly said.
“Sister Fang, I appreciate it!” Chen Hai nodded.
He chose to ignore the teasing in Zhu Fang’s words.
After a pause, he added, “You go ahead, I’ll go check on Yu’s room to see what the situation is now!”
Staying overnight here was originally because of Yu.
Since there was ti and nothing else to do, it was only natural for Chen Hai to go and check on Yu.
“Alright, Chen Hai, I’ll leave Yu’s matters to you!”
“I’ll go make breakfast and will call you once it’s ready,” Zhu Fang replied with a nod.
Having finished washing up herself, she went directly to the kitchen.
“Chen Hai, I’ll co with you to check on Yu!”
Ye Qingqing, who had just co out of the bathroom, looked towards the kitchen and then at Chen Hai, following him to Yu’s room.
The little guy was sprawled out, still sleeping soundly.
Drool flowed from his mouth, moistening a small patch of the pillow beneath his head.
Without waking the little guy abruptly, Chen Hai found a chair and sat down.
He allowed his Divine Soul to depart his body and once again adjusted his frequency to match Yu’s, starting to use his own senses to assess what was happening under Yu’s feet.
A few minutes later, his Divine Soul returned to his body.
Frowning, he stood up from the chair.
“Chen Hai, how is Yu doing?” Ye Qingqing asked urgently, her face full of concern.
Although she couldn’t understand what Chen Hai was doing, sitting silently on the chair and suddenly standing up,
Seeing Chen Hai’s frown, she felt he must have discovered sothing troubling.
“Not so good,” Chen Hai said with a wry smile, explaining, “Sothing has reappeared under his feet, just like yesterday!”
“Looking at the situation, the worst-case scenario has occurred.
If we can’t address the root cause, the things entangled under Yu’s feet will keep returning no matter how many tis I destroy them.”
“Unless I can stay by Yu’s side every day and perform a ritual each ti.”
“Otherwise, his inability to walk will always remain with him!”
Having said that, he looked helpless and sighed deeply.
“Ah… that serious…” Hearing this, Ye Qingqing’s complexion also changed!
She looked at Yu lying on the bed, sleeping soundly, her face full of pity, feeling sorry for the child.
“Chen Hai, just the other day, I was half into Hell, and you managed to pull back!”
“The issue with Yu is just that his feet are entangled by unknown forces, preventing him from walking.”
“With your abilities, can you not solve this issue and find the source behind it?”
“I rember, before I was entangled by the yin snake gu, you could already foresee my imminent calamity through divination.”
“Now, can you try to divine for Yu…”
Pondering deeply with furrowed brows, Ye Qingqing suggested to Chen Hai.
“Mm!
I was also thinking of trying to divine!” Chen Hai responded with a smile, nodding his head.
As he spoke, the Copper Coins specific for divination had already appeared in his hands.
These three Copper Coins were re Qianlong Tongbao, but since Chen Hai had obtained the broken Turtle Shell and learned the art of Divination,
He had always carried these coins, infusing them with his Mana.
Truth be told, using these Copper Coins for divination was a bit more accurate than using other ordinary copper coins.
Strictly speaking, these three coins had gradually acquired so special effects.
According to Hou Donggui, these could be considered as Magic Artifacts, albeit inferior ones.
Of course, that did not an Chen Hai had the ability to genuinely create Magic Artifacts.
His Mana infusion only added a slight peculiarity to an ordinary object.
Performing the Divination without full effort, the process was simplified as much as possible.
Holding the three Copper Coins, Chen Hai had quickly completed the divination six tis.
This Gua was ford by the lower Gen atop the upper Qian, where Qian symbolizes heaven and Gen symbolizes mountain; heaven below the mountain, the mountain retreats from the sky.
Among the Sixty-four Gua, this was the thirty-third Gua, Heaven Mountain Retreat, the Gua of retreat.
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