Blood makes dots and strokes, divides the palace and divides the fields; sweat penetrates the back and concentrates the mind and holds breath.

Yang Chaoxi lay on the stone couch and stared for a while, and finally laughed loudly. The laughter swelled in the stone chamber, and the dust rustled and the candlelight shook.

He just counted carefully and there were as many as ninety holes! He immediately drew lines with blood and tried to connect some holes. After several strokes and changes, he found that these holes were actually the "Heluo-dependent" image he had seen in a Taoist scripture.

However, the reputation of the Taoist sutra is not obvious, the author is unknown, and I am very despised by the image of "Heluo dependence" and think it is a misinterpretation of the Eight Trigrams of the Middle Earth, Yin and Yang, and Five Elements Mapping. Some fellows only laughed it out as a joke and didn't take it to heart.

At this time, I saw this image of "Heluo dependence" again, and I felt a little contempt in my heart. Perhaps this was indeed a far-fetched picture produced by the people in the Buddhist sect, but if it was really the key to opening the secret passage or secret treasure, I had to follow the intention of the driller to crack the image.

Yang Chaoxi pondered for a moment, and immediately thought of the feeling of picking up the bronze spoon and poking randomly in a hole. It seemed that most of the poking was still stone slabs, and only under some holes, there would be a clear sound of gold and iron clashing. I suddenly realized in my heart that the holes where gold and iron coexisted should be the real keyhole!

Without any trouble, Yang Chaoxi looked focused and grabbed the bronze spoon and tried it in many holes. Every time he found a keyhole, he used the bronze spoon as a chisel and carved a circle of scratches around it as a mark.

After working hard for half an hour, I felt dizzy and dry mouth. I hurriedly found the Qingshui hyacinth, took a few sips, and took a little breath before I stood up again and looked at the image of "Heluo Relying on Each Other".

Finally, I found that the five holes of the central palace that originally belonged to the "Luo Shu", three holes on the east left and one hole on the north back, overlapped with the holes on the "Hetu", the east left and the north back part of the holes. The nine overlapping holes are exactly the keyholes he marked!

The numbers of nine or even yang are also the principles of Tao, which correspond to the nine sky, nine stars, nine provinces, and nine li. For the Shrine, there are also nine vehicles, nine groups, and nine disasters. If these nine keyholes are the key, then you only need to unlock them in turn to open the stone bed.

But which one should I open first for these nine keyholes? Is there any order or taboo? Yang Chaoxi was confused and didn't know how to start.

According to the saying "one, three, five, seven, nine" are all positive numbers, "one" is the beginning and "nine" is the end. These nine keyholes should be opened from the north and the "one hole" behind. But then the "three holes" on the east and the "five holes" on the center are arranged in their shapes. How should they be opened one after another?

Yang Chaoxi was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks.

After a long time, a sudden flash of inspiration flashed in my mind, calling myself confused. Since "Heluo depends on each other" is the Hema Map, and the Luoshu nested, it should conform to the principle of "left-turning is responsible for life, and life is contrary to death". If we follow this principle, we should first open the north and then the "one hole", then the "three holes" on the east and the "five holes" on the central palace.

The "three caves" on the east and left correspond to "heaven, earth, and man". The sky lies above, the earth lies below, and man lives in the center. The "Tactic Sutra" says "people follow the earth, and the earth follows the sky", and the order of opening is "middle, bottom, and top".

As for the "five holes" in the central palace, it corresponds to "wood, fire, earth, metal, and water". It rotates left and is born smoothly, starting from the "wood" position in the eastern palace to the "water" position in the northern palace. The opening order is "east, south, middle, west, and north".

Thinking about this section, Yang Chaoxi did not hesitate anymore. He picked up the bronze spoon and inserted it straight into the north back "one hole". He rotated the left circle and immediately felt that he had reached the extreme.

Just as he was wondering why there was no movement, he heard a muffled sound from the stone couch behind him. He turned around and saw that a stone brick made of the stone couch had collapsed, leaving a square pit, about two feet deep.

Yang Chaoxi was happy, and continued to work harder, pulled out the bronze spoon and found the "three holes" on the east left. He inserted it from the middle hole and turned it two times before he could reach the end. Then he heard a muffled sound. Another stone brick fell down to the right front of the collapsed place, leaving a black pit, which was hard to reach.

Yang Chaoxi was excited and immediately applied it according to law. Then he picked up the bronze key and inserted it into the lower and upper holes of the "three holes" on the east left. The lower hole was rotated three times left and four times left, but the number of circles continued to progress to reach the limit of the keyhole.

Corresponding to this is the first collapsed front, two adjacent stone bricks fell down one after another, leaving Yang Chaoxi a long pit.

He pulled out the bronze spoon, slowed down the pace of opening, stared at the four stone bricks that had collapsed, and suddenly realized:

It turned out that the order of the collapse of the stone bricks was actually in accordance with the order of the Nine Palaces! The "Nine Palaces of Luoshu" he was talking about just now said: "The Nine Palaces of the Luoshu" is one - wearing nine shoes, three on the left and seven on the right, two and four on the shoulders, six and eight on the feet, five on the inside.

The number of these nine palaces is not only the order of falling stone bricks, but also the number of circles corresponding to the left rotation of the keyhole! It shows that the mechanism under the bed has deeply integrated the numerical techniques and the principles of Yi. The end is cleverly arranged and connected with subtle details!

As soon as he thought of this, Yang Chaoxi's confidence increased. He immediately found the "five holes" in the central palace, and pointed at the five keyholes that looked like the character "ten", and inserted the bronze spoon in turn in sequence according to the five directions of "east, south, middle, west, and north", and turned it on several left circles, opening them one by one!

The stone couch behind him made muffled sounds from time to time, mixed with the light sound of iron and stone grinding, which was obviously caused by the collision between the mechanical cubes and the stone bricks. The order of falling stone bricks was indeed slowly settled one by one according to the number of the nine palaces.

At the end, there was only one "water" position in Beigong in the keyhole; and the stone bricks had fallen into a huge "concave" character, and only the stone bricks at "Dai Jiu" had not moved, as if they were the stubbornness of the stone couch at the end.

Yang Chaoxi's eyes were hot, and he could not wait.

Immediately, the bronze spoon was stabbed into the lower end of the character "Shen", and the "water" position of the Beigong Palace. After turning left nine circles, I heard a sound of iron and stone collisions. The stone bricks at "Dai Jiu" rose instead of falling!

After ten breaths, the square stone bricks hang steadily on the edge of a sunken area. Yang Chaoxi leaned closer and looked carefully and found that the stone bricks were unique.

The stone bricks are all snow-white, with a skin like salt, but they are common calcite at the bottom of rivers and lakes. Surprisingly, the stone bricks are covered with reliefs on all sides, and gods and Buddhas are manifested, humans and beasts are worshipped, and there are phoenix chariots and dragons, which are salty in the wind. The carving lines are soft and lifelike, and they are obvious from the hands of famous craftsmen.

There was another keyhole under the lotus seat of the gods and Buddhas. Obviously, this stone brick was not ordinary, but a brick used for building tombs and tombs. Later, it was changed to a stone trunk by unknown dynasties and generations, and who was changing it to a stone trunk for storage.

The stone mail is connected with reliefs on all sides, like a horizontal scroll carved on a stone. The inscription of the horizontal scroll is engraved with four prophecies:

Visitors to Mangshan can open the Nine Star Lock. Whether you are bound by Taoism or Buddha, you will achieve great fruits in the future.

When Yang Chaoxi saw it, he was shocked:

Just look at the size and color of this stone chamber and the color of the stone bricks, you can tell that it has been around for at least a hundred years. For more than a hundred years, I don’t know how many assassins from Yishui Pavilion have rested and practiced here, but no one has seen through the mystery in the bed!

Looking at these four prophecies again, it seems that since the stone box was placed in, it was just waiting for me to get it myself. The bronze spoon was also left behind in a hurry. I didn’t know in advance that this bronze spoon was the key to turning on the mechanism!

Moreover, the person who keeps prophecy can actually predict the future! Not only did he guess that the person who unlocked the lock later must be the Taoist priest from Wushan. He also left auspicious words, saying that whether he practices Taoism or Buddhism, he will definitely achieve something in the future!

Yang Chaoxi's chest was undulating, his hands trembled slightly, and he felt that there was God's will in the dark! He wanted to be kidnapped by Monk Yuanxiu, and then Liu Xiaomu used silver to save his life. Then he instructed Fang Mengde and others to imprison him here. Then, by chance, he got the bronze key from Fang Mengde, and happened to see the image of "Heluo dependence", which enabled the stone chamber in the bed that had been silent for several years to see the light of heaven again!

Yang Chaoxi did not hesitate anymore. While thinking, he inserted the bronze spoon into the keyhole. After only turning left for half a circle, he heard a crisp "click" sound in it. The side engraved with gods and Buddhas suddenly popped up, revealing the treasured things inside.

It was a square stack of "Bay Leaf Sutra". Two bamboo and wood boards were sandwiched up and down, and a thin linen soaked in tung oil passed through the board. There was a thick stack of dyed paper in the middle, and the paper was densely copied from the official scriptures. The characters of the scriptures were ancient and clever, and the spacing was neat, which showed that the person who copied the scriptures was solid.

Yang Chaoxi picked up the "Baiye Sutra" and turned it open, finding the beginning of the preface. He saw that the upper right corner of the preface was written with five official characters in a red pen: Bodhidharma-washing Sutra.

Yang Chaoxi was puzzled: He naturally knew that the word "Bodhidharma" was the Master Bodhidharma who practiced both Zen and martial arts in the Shumen. The light skills he learned from Monk Huilang, as well as the "Prajna Vajra Palm" that the monk was good at, are said to be passed down by Master Bodhidharma.

But he was a little puzzled by the word "cleaning marrow". In the "Taomen Inner Alchemy" he practiced since childhood, there is naturally a method of "cutting hair and washing marrow", but it must harmonize the two innate and acquired qi, and cooperate with the inner breath of the Taoist sect.

The Shimen has always focused on external practice, and the qi is also produced from the outside to the inside, and it is horizontally practiced. I have never heard of the Shimen having a method of "cleaning marrow". I couldn't help but have some doubts about the authenticity of the scriptures. I just felt excited about the treasure, and I suddenly felt a little cold.

But now I am imprisoned in the stone chamber, and my wound is aching slightly, and I am inevitably restless. After finally struggling for a long time, I got such a stack of scriptures. If I don’t read it thoroughly, I will disappoint the kindness of the person who is in the Tibetan scriptures...

During the thoughts, Yang Chaoxi had moved the candlestick, spread out the "Bodhidharma Washing Sutra", and got closer to the fire, and read it in one glance:

When I heard this, the Buddha told Subhuti that the Yijin skills had been completed before they could be done... Every time when the night was quiet, the eyes contained light, the breath in the nose was slightly, and the abdomen was wide and empty... Creation and the theory of creation, a word revealed the secret of heaven... calmly for a century, and never exceeded this period...

Understand the sky and the earth, and be one with me... The heaven and earth have sun and moon, and the human body and eyes have... Both the body are eyes, touching and knowing things. This is the spirit of the heart, including the heaven and the earth, and can see but not the eyes, and can hear but not the ears... Wash the marrow and return to the original state, and the ordinary and the saints will return to the same...

Sitting like a heavy mountain in Qiu, straight and solemn. Close your mouth and hide your tongue, breathing and nose. Return to the Yuanhai, your energy and spirit will be abundant. You can stick to your bones and marrow, and you will go into concentration first. Lying like a curved shape in the shape of a basket, the left and right will follow suit. The knees are always uneven, and the feet are like hooks...

After the Yi Jingong is finished, it becomes a Vajra body... Although it has the appearance of Vajra, it is still a blood and flesh. You must follow the "Miral Washing Sutra" to eat less and intake more... Close your eyes and always look at the nose, and let your nose breathe... Cover your right knee and cover your left knee, adjust your breathing and tongue to your palate. Use the coccyx to move the flank, shake your shoulders and hands to push your belly...

Press and hold the knees, hold them in and out, and then go into the sea. After the saliva is in and out, it is continuous and swallowed, and it is sent into the abdomen with the intention. Knock the teeth and sound the drum, cover the navel with both hands. Extend the foot to pull the toes, and enter and exit for six or six breaths. After massage with both hands, I hang cross-legged...

After reading it once, Yang Chaoxi only realized that the scriptures were subtle and simple to understand, but they were not similar to the teachings of the Taoist inner alchemy. Therefore, people like him who do not understand Buddhist principles also understood them.

The scriptures are divided into six chapters: "The Bell Qi in the beginning, the four false combinations, the ordinary and the saints return together, the things and the self are the same, walking, standing, sitting, lying down, washing and resting the marrow." They are full of splendor, nearly two thousand words, and the words are close to the far and wide, which is a grand view.

However, the preface of the sutra says that "You can only do this after the Yijin Gong has been completed." It is clearly told that those who study the sutra must base it with "Yijin Gong" before they can practice this sutra.

But the name of "Yi Jin Gong" is well-known in the martial arts world of the world and is well known to everyone! Who is the wanderer who walks around the world who doesn't know that this "Yi Jin Gong" is a secret that is not passed down by Shaolin Temple in Songshan?

The "Yi Jin Jing", which corresponds to the "Yi Jin Gong", was included in the Shaolin Temple Sutra Library. For more than a hundred years, because of coveting this sutra, there have been many people who went to steal it, but none of them succeeded.

Yang Chaoxi sighed and closed the "Bodhidharma Sutra" and put it aside. He thought that if he is lucky enough to learn "Yijin Gong" in the future, he will practice it according to the exercises in the "Bodhidharma Sutra". If he cannot practice, he will find a monk who is destined to be, and simply give him a favor!

After spending all his energy, he obtained the scriptures that he could not practice for the time being. Yang Chaoxi was extremely disappointed and simply lay down, feeling depressed and unable to calm down for a long time.

A moment of unwillingness to come to his heart, he turned over and sat up again, pulled it into the stone chamber, and his eyes lit up soon! Even the candlelight reflected in it suddenly swelled a lot.
Chapter completed!