Chapter 4: The karmic method is wonderfully indescribable

Ye Qin wanted to sit in meditation, but the raised tail reminded him that he had already become a strange creature, without legs, let alone sitting in meditation.

He simply chose a posture most comfortable for himself.

Snakes naturally like to coil together; the small black snake is extremely slender, coiled together, looking like a large mosquito coil.

Now the cultivation posture is ready; the key is how to get started, Ye Qin still hasn't found any clue.

On the path of cultivation, he has no secret manuals; everything must rely on his own exploration. He pondered hard for a long time, but there was still no movement.

He didn't know how long had passed; Ye Qin felt his head still empty, couldn't help but feel restless, his snake tail swaying up and down, striking the ground.

"Where exactly is wrong?"

"Maybe I still missed something."

"Or maybe cultivation is just nonsense; as a human can't succeed, let alone me now turned into a snake."

As this time approached, Ye Qin kept telling himself to stay calm.

His gaze fell on the ancient book.

"Heaven and earth, theft of all things; all things, theft of people; people, theft of all things also."

"Three thefts being appropriate, three talents being peaceful."

In his mind appeared the first few sentences; Ye Qin slowly spoke them out, as if wanting to chew them, swallow.

These words seemed to possess some magic power; his originally restless heart gradually calmed down.

His deep snake pupils became extremely calm, like a calm lake surface, unable to raise any ripples.

One snake, one bone, one book.

It looks like that harmonious natural; among the three, there is an invisible thing linking them together, solidified into an eternal picture.

If someone enters this mountain cave, they will discover an extremely strange scene.

A black small snake coils on the ancient book, as if the legendary "entered meditation" state.

Ye Qin's feeling at this moment can be described as profound and profound, indescribable in words; his consciousness seems to have arrived at another void world.

Between heaven and earth, only he is a living spirit; the surroundings fell into chaos, as if arriving at the time when heaven and earth first opened.

What the eye sees is all gray mist; these substances' origin and destination are unknown.

Ye Qin being in it feels no discomfort; rather, like returning to the womb, he feels unprecedented warmth and safety.

It's like soaking in hot springs; every pore of his body opens.

He curiously touched it; those gray mists all scattered away.

When Ye Qin wasn't paying attention, they quietly gathered again, as if possessing their own life and thought.

Ye Qin observes them, wondering what these gray mists are; after looking for a long time, he still has no clue.

But one thing is certain: these gray mists should not harm him, so he simply lets them be.

Meanwhile in reality, the black slender snake body remains as before, coiled in place, not moving at all.

However, upon close look, the still-bleeding wound is slowly scabbing; although not obvious, the naked eye can't discern it, but indeed the bleeding has stopped.

White Bone silently watches everything before it; its hollow eye sockets seem to also carry some vitality.

He doesn't know how long has passed; Ye Qin slowly opens his eyes; the surroundings remain unchanged, still a pitch-black cave where you can't see your hand, with no light spots.

It seems as if everything just now was an illusion.

Ye Qin's mind is still a bit dazed, immersed in that world just now, not yet returned.

That feeling is profound and profound, leaving endless aftertaste.

He surprisingly discovers that the pain on his body has greatly decreased; subconsciously he raises the tip of his tail; the original wound also stops bleeding.

"It seems that indeed one can open the way of cultivation."

Ye Qin falls into contemplation.

In his previous life, because he read many novels, he had a period of interest in Buddhist and Daoist thought; therefore, regarding cultivation methods, he can name a few.

Although all are nonsense, baseless, but those that can be named are not outside: Golden Core method, Qi Refining method, Body Refining method, etc.

Fabricated cultivation methods are many, but most target humans; he now is a snake, so many methods don't work.

Golden Core method: he doesn't even know snake body structure, can't find the dantian, and wanting to produce a Golden Core, he doesn't know when it would happen, so this method can be excluded.

Body Refining method also won't work; many novels write that it requires precious plants or nourishing medicinal materials to train and temper the body.

First, not saying his body hasn't been nurtured well; he still has old injuries; if he acts rashly, it will likely bring great hidden dangers to the body.

Moreover, the key is he can't obtain the materials and tools needed for Body Refining.

Finally, Ye Qin can only focus on Qi Refining.

This is feasible, but he seemingly hasn't sensed any spiritual qi between heaven and earth, let alone drawing qi into the body.

Of course, it could also be because his cultivation level foundation is insufficient.

This method feels difficult to implement in practice; he can't find a approach, so he can only postpone it for later.

"This also doesn't work, that also doesn't work"

In summary, so many methods, yet none suitable for himself.

Although said to be pioneering, but still need a primer maybe.

Ye Qin couldn't help sigh; suddenly a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he thought of something, his excited tail swayed.

"Maybe I can try the Contemplation Method."

Contemplation: can contemplate self, also can contemplate heaven and earth; all things can be contemplated.

Contemplation is very mysterious, somewhat similar to meditation; it changes with one's consciousness and intention; a thought moves and produces a corresponding scene—this is heart follows intention.

If during cultivation there arises some intention or subconscious, it will form a special magnetic field; from these scenes one can comprehend the way of cultivation.

Such method, unlike Body Refining which has certain danger, nor like Qi Refining or Golden Core method which have higher thresholds needing certain conditions.

Even in reality, Daoism has the Twelve-layer tower Contemplation Method, Taiji diagram Contemplation Method, seven-layer pagoda Contemplation Method, etc.; of course, these Contemplation Methods are used for meditation sitting, and do not exist any meaning of "cultivation".

But these things are too obscure; Ye Qin never studied them in detail before, doesn't understand the techniques and ideas inside, and they don't apply to the current situation.

So Ye Qin decided to start from the simplest and most basic point, contemplating himself.

But this also presents a problem.

The Serpent Kind's eyes are on both sides of the head; the adjustable overlapping field of view they can achieve is extremely limited, and there is no visual fossa at the back of the eyeball, so it is hard for Ye Qin to see his whole body.

Unless using a mirror or some reflective object like a puddle, but looking around, where in this dim cave would one find such things?

"Forget it, I'll just contemplate the natural world; the sun and moon are the most common, choosing them as reference objects should be fine."

(End of chapter)