Clear the mind and temper all concerns, without thought or contemplation-
In all cultivation, one must first settle the mind and qi. Once the mind and qi settled, the spirit concentrated; once the spirit concentrated, the mind rested; once the mind rested, qi rose; once qi rose, the inner realm emptied; once the inner realm emptied, purity and stillness came; once purity and stillness came, nothing remained.
Only upon reaching this degree of attainment could it be called "desireless wondrous contemplation"!
And the Doushu Heavenly King Divine Sect Jade Book said:
"When the mind comprehends, all methods are comprehended; when the mind is still, all methods cease. All who cultivate the Dao must first cultivate the method of settling the mind. Once this method is attained, the Purple Mansion is not distant, the golden elixir is not remote, and the Immortal Dao is within sight!"
After cultivating the higher-vehicle Dao art, the Four Mountains Combat Art, to the Middle Completion Realm.
Chen Heng's spiritual intent had grown strong enough to pierce the bewildering barriers of the void and locate the Heavenly Pass Gate amid the unseen.
The state of "desireless wondrous contemplation" was already within his grasp. He stood only one final step away from attaining the Purple Mansion Realm!
As he stilled his mind and qi, he condensed the tortoise and serpent aspects within his Upper Mystery Acupoint and Taiyuan Acupoint into a jade key, then gently fitted it into the Heavenly Pass Gate.
In an instant.
At the very first touch.
Endless light surged into being before Chen Heng's eyes, like waves rushing in every direction and washing on without end, drowning every distinct image until only the swelling, rippling radiance remained!
The first turn-
After fitting into the Heavenly Pass Gate, the jade key slowly made