Chapter 196 195 Tao, it is a Tao, but it is not a permanent Tao

After practicing the Sleeping Alchemy Kung Fu all night, Chen Jue found through [inner vision] when he got up that the cells near the pineal gland in his brain were indeed slightly stronger than last night.

In addition, the intelligence and physical attributes have slightly increased, with a small increase of only 0.01. But if the attributes can be increased so steadily every day, then the effect of this [Hidden Dragon Sleeping Pill Technique] is probably still limited to a few Chen Jue.

Based on self-created exercises.

Of course, the benefits of deep sleep, in addition to improving physical fitness, prolonging life, and enlightening the mind, the most important function is to remove "junk" from the brain.

When a person is awake, blood is constantly circulating in the brain, supplying energy to the brain while also producing metabolic waste.

Only when entering a state of deep sleep, a large amount of blood in the cerebral blood vessels withdraws, freeing up space, and cerebrospinal fluid can take the opportunity to enter the brain for flushing and cleaning, removing a large amount of toxins and metabolic waste, and transporting it along the spine into the lymphatic system.

Included in the human body’s excretory system.

Although Chen Jue’s self-created [Bigu Cleansing Technique] has a detoxifying effect in partially purifying brain waste, it is aimed at detoxifying the entire body’s general circulation. It does not have the effect of [Hidden Dragon Sleeping Pill Technique], which only targets the brain.

The fruit body takes effect.

"The exercises that continuously improve physical fitness are obviously of a much higher level than boxing exercises."

"Waiting for more free attributes to come out, let's see if we can combine the [Great and Small Zhoutian Movement], [Bigu Purification Technique], [God Refining Immortality Technique] and this [Hidden Dragon Sleeping Pill Technique]." Chen Jue.

I thought this as I stared at the advanced skills on the panel.

After trying the consumption required for skill fusion, he found that it actually required 4 points of free attributes. Chen Jue was a little stunned when he saw it. He secretly sighed at the greed of this attribute panel and also had some expectations for the subsequent practice.

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After leaving the room, Chen Jue had some breakfast on the street and then continued heading east. He planned to go to Hangu Pass where I enlightened and observe the clues left by the predecessors and saints.

Starting from Xidu, it was more than 200 kilometers all the way to Hangu Pass. Chen Jue was very fast on his feet and had plenty of energy. He kept walking throughout the whole journey. He only stopped at noon to find a roadside town for lunch, and walked from day to night.

We arrived at Hangu Pass successfully.

However, the impression of Hangu Pass on Chen Jue was very disappointing. They were all commercial scenic spots. Although the streets were brightly lit, and there were statues of Laozi riding an ox westward to enlightenment, as well as Taoist Bagua, Tai Chi and other symbols, they were still there.

There was nothing worthy of Chen Jue's investigation.

I found a hotel and stayed one night. I got up early the next day, had breakfast, and bought an old copy of the Tao Te Ching from a roadside stall in Hanguguan Town.

"Tao can be said, but it is not a permanent way. Name, it can be named, but it is not a permanent name."

"This is quite different from the common "Tao Te Ching"." Chen Jue looked at the opening chapter of this version of the Tao Te Ching, especially the two characters "heng" that appeared in it, which reminded him of the words in this letter.

There are several speculations about Laozi’s lifespan seen in Guguan tourist attractions.

Lao Tzu, whose surname was Li Ming'er and whose courtesy name was Dan, was born in the late Spring and Autumn Period. His birth and death dates are unknown. He was the founder of Taoism. The Confucian sage Confucius also asked him for rituals and learning.

Various ancient books and data speculate that Lao Tzu's lifespan is 100 years old, 160 years old, or more than 200 years old. These lifespan values ​​are speculations and there is no evidence to make a final conclusion.

However, in Chen Jue's opinion, when this Taoist saint wrote the Tao Te Ching in his later years, he must have foreseen the end of his life, and that's why he mentioned the word "heng" several times in the article.

In Chen Jue's view, the word "Heng" represents the eternal pursuit and yearning for the great road, just like Zhao Zhen, who fanatically pursues eternal life. It's just that Lao Tzu's cultivation and ideological realm is higher, reaching a level unmatched by future generations. Although he could predict his own life and death, he was free and easy, and went all the way out of Hangu Pass to become a saint, without being troubled by his limited life span.

Human beings are not a long-lived species, especially in Lao Tzu's time, it was considered auspicious to live for more than a hundred years.

Looking up at the huge statue of Lao Tzu in the center of Hangu Pass Scenic Area, Chen Jue felt that the reason why this ancient saint was great was not that he lived longer than others, but that his thoughts and works could be spread. It has been studied by future generations for thousands of years, and even Chen Jue, a modern practitioner, has been deeply influenced by it.

"Human life has an upper limit, but ideas can spread forever."

"Senior me, I should also be a true saint in the world who has obtained the [Sacred Heart]." Chen Jue thought this way, and then looked at the upper limit of life span of 282 on his attribute panel. He felt that although he could live longer than me, or even many ancient saints However, there is still a long way to go in terms of thought, knowledge, and exploration of the three thousand avenues of the universe.

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After leaving Hangu Pass, Chen Jue continued to travel eastward. He planned to take this opportunity to walk back to his hometown of Chencun, observe the worldly world with [Sacred Heart], and explore some unknown scenery and things.

Passing a country road on the road, when he saw a car parked on the roadside with double flashers, Chen Jue was stopped by a couple who were busy changing the spare tire of the car.

"Master, can you lend a hand and help us change a spare tire?"

"The screw is driven too deep, and my husband can't pull it out by himself." The driver was an honest villager, and a pregnant woman with a big belly stood beside him.

When Chen Jue saw that the driver was holding the wrench that was used to pull the screw, his whole face turned red. He tried his best to get rid of the screw on the tire, so he walked over and said, "I'll do it!"

He took the wrench and pulled it hard. The screws on the tire clicked and the whole car shook violently. Chen Jue successfully unscrewed them. He also replaced a few screws on the side and all were screwed. Chen Jue easily pulled it down.

"Master, you are so strong!"

"This is a second-hand old car. It's been a few years. The screws were probably damaged by the repair shop's air gun, and they were a little rusty. I couldn't unscrew them for a long time." The driver picked up the few slightly screwed screws. He looked at the rusted and somewhat deformed screws and said gratefully to Chen Jue.

"It's easy. You're welcome. I'll help you lift the car. You hurry up and change the tires." Chen Jue said, hooking one hand on the side skirt chassis of the car, and then using force to lift it up. There was an air leak on this side of the car. The tires immediately flew into the air.

You know, when we ordinary people encounter this kind of thing like changing a spare tire, we need to put a jack under the side skirt to lift the flat tire, but in Chen Jue's hands, it doesn't need to be so troublesome. It's just a matter of lifting your hand. That's all.

Even a full-grown elephant can be lifted and thrown away, and this 1 to 2 ton car is certainly not a problem.

However, when he mentioned the feat of magical power on the side of the car, the two villagers and his wife were dumbfounded. Both of them exclaimed in disbelief, and then successfully replaced the spare tire with a confused look on their face.

As for Chen Jue, in the process of helping the village driver change the spare tire, he used the heavenly and human induction strengthened by [Sacred Heart] to sense the fetus in the pregnant woman's belly.

Chen Jue had previously sensed the fetus in his cousin's belly at his roommate Wang Biao's house, and it was also the first time that Chen Jue noticed the existence of "innate energy". However, at that time, Chen Jue had not yet completed his career, so his ability to sense and perceive was not so powerful.

Now when I take induction again, I gain more than when I first took induction.

Although this "innate energy" emitted from the fetus was not as strong as the meteorite fragments, it allowed Chen Jue to "see" a somewhat different energy radiation.

It is somewhat similar to the mental magnetic field that Chen Jue previously understood. Its essence is that the nerve currents emitted from the brain cells and neurons in the brain then form brain waves, and finally turn into a magnetic field and extend out of the body.

According to Chen Jue's understanding, this "innate energy" emitted from the fetus is also a biological current emitted from a specific cell of the fetus, and then triggers magnetic field radiation similar to that caused by the biological current.

"Only the fetus in a pregnant woman's body has it, but not the child after birth."

"Is it caused by the totipotent stem cells in the fetus?" Chen Jue thought again of the theoretical knowledge he had learned about the human body and cells at the base, and this was the first answer that popped into his mind.

The first update is here!

I originally wanted to make it longer, but the phone I was using to check the information ran out of battery, so I posted it first and made the chapters longer tonight.
Chapter completed!