Chen Heng smiled without speaking and simply sat down on one of the chairs to the left of the screen.
These were all cave residences Changying Court had provided for its disciples to meditate and live in, and they differed little.
Chen Heng could not be bothered to decorate his much.
Jiang Daolian's residence, however.
Was furnished with magnificent splendor, exceptionally bright and lovely.
Looking out the window, he saw sparse bamboo encircling the front and pine boughs forming a pavilion to the right. Tree shadows and flowering branches, their green so rich it seemed ready to drip, made for a scene of quiet elegance.
Inside the dwelling.
The furnishings were likewise exquisite, without a trace of vulgarity...
Six Fish-and-Wild Goose Palace Lanterns hung on the walls, their light soft and bright, enveloping the screen, tea table, ink paintings, clay vessel and zither, mirror case, and gauzelike curtains in a faintly golden halo, hazy as a dream.
After serving tea, the maid in colorful robes withdrew with measured steps, disappearing behind the curtains.
Outwardly, Chen Heng merely gazed placidly at the lantern flames ahead, motionless.
His mind, however, drew inward, examining his body and turning his attention to the two great apertures, the Upper Mystery and Taiyuan Acupoints.
The first stage of the Purple Mansion-myriad wonders return to the root.
Only after perfecting the Foundation Establishment Third Stage, forming the tortoise aspect in the Upper Mystery Acupoint and condensing the snake aspect in the Taiyuan Acupoint, could one conveniently begin working toward this realm.
Although making the tortoise and snake embrace each other was not difficult.
To have them bear yin and embrace yang, condensing into a supremely pure truth of emptiness, like a jade key.
And use it to open the unseen Heavenly Pass Gate, unlocking the Inner and