After putting the Shenxiao jade tablet away close to his body, Jiang Xuan asked again the doubts in his heart:
"Master, is there something unusual about the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" that my disciple practices?"
Now, it was Ye Jing's turn to be surprised:
"You don't know? The Taoist teacher didn't teach you?"
After carefully recalling the memories in his mind, Jiang Xuan spoke after a moment:
"When I was taught the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" and listened to the lectures for a month, the disciple felt that he had gained a little bit, so he returned to his residence and retreated for two months."
"Perhaps I missed something during this period."
When Ye Jing heard this, he immediately showed his original expression, then gently stroked his long beard and sighed:
"Time is also fate."
"Although the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" is the first Taoist mental method that all Taoist boys come into contact with, it is just a warning to you new Taoist boys to let you know that practicing Taoism is not easy."
"After practicing for two months and realizing how difficult it is to practice Taoism, someone will naturally teach you how to enter Taoism more easily."
"You kid accidentally missed the opportunity to change the exercises, and within a year you refined the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" to guide the yin and yang into the Tao. It is your destiny."
Looking at Ye Jing's envious expression, Jiang Xuan asked again:
"Master, this "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" is very unusual?"
"Which of the techniques that can draw the energy of the Five Supreme Beings into the body is average?"
"If my teacher had introduced the energy of Tai Chi into Taoism back then, he might have cultivated the six realms of magical power by now."
Seeing the sighing look on Ye Jing's face, Jiang Xuan's mind was spinning rapidly.
The term Wu Tai was unfamiliar to him.
But if it were replaced by Xiantian Wu Tai, then maybe more people would know.
After all, it is talking about the five stages before the transition from Wuji to the birth of heaven and earth.
Is "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" so boring?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan spoke again:
"Master, what is the role of this Tai Chi Qi? If the Tai Chi Heart Sutra is so powerful, why not let all Taoist boys practice the Tai Chi Heart Sutra?"
Seeing Jiang Xuan's puzzled look, Ye Jing simply told him some common sense about cultivation:
“Do you think it’s easy to enter Taoism using the Tai Chi Heart Sutra?”
"There are about 100 Taoist boys in the Taoist Academy who can introduce Qi into the body. It is normal to spend 3 to 5 years to become a Taoist."
"But if the mind method of entering the Tao is replaced by the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra", the probability of entering the Tao may be only one in a million, and the time is difficult to estimate."
"The last time someone practiced the Tai Chi Heart Sutra was more than 20 years ago."
"As for that person, it took nearly 30 years just to introduce the yin and yang qi into his body."
"Now you know how special you are, right?"
Looking at Jiang Xuan with shrunken pupils, Ye Jing shook his head and said again:
"As for the Qi of Tai Chi, it can actually be divided into two types of Qi: Yin and Yang."
"Yang Qi, you can see spiritual things."
"Cultivating Taoism is inseparable from the Dharma Ground of the Wealth Couple. With the help of Tai Chi Yang Qi, you don't need to worry about wealth."
"Yin Qi can explore the dark and find the yin, and can find evil spirits."
"No matter how good the concealment ability is, evil spirits cannot hide under the Yin Qi of Tai Chi."
"Besides, if you enter the Tao with the energy of Tai Chi, the foundation of the Tao you create will not be said to be ancient and bright today, but it can also be said to be a look at the current world."
"With such a Dao foundation, the cultivation of the upper three realms will be countless times easier."
Speaking of this, Ye Jing waved his hand somewhat boredly:
"You have just entered Taoism, so there is no point in telling you this. Just accumulate your Qi."
"Well, just accumulating Qi is not enough."
The gray-haired Ye Jing suddenly began to mutter to himself.
After waiting for a long time without seeing Ye Jing speak, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but ask:
"Master, now that I have introduced Qi into the Tao, how should I practice next?"
After staring at Jiang Xuan for a while, Ye Jing muttered, "Young people just can't keep calm" before speaking:
"To put it bluntly, there are only two paths to cultivation."
"Principle 1: Practice the basic techniques, read through the Taoist classics handed down from ancient times, build on the basic techniques, and carve out a path of cultivation that is unique to you."
"Principle 2: Follow the path of those who came before you until there is no path ahead, and then make your own path."
"If it were an ordinary person, I would suggest him to take the second path. After all, cultivating the Tao is more difficult than reaching the sky."
"Even if ordinary people follow the path of their predecessors, they may not reach the end of the path of their predecessors."
"But you are different."
"Your qualifications are the only ones I have ever seen in my life."
"Creating your own path may be a little more difficult in the early stages, but in the later stages, I think you will be glad you made this choice."
"Even if more than ten years later you feel that you are too tired of paving the way, it is still not too late if you want to walk along the path opened by your predecessors."
"So I suggest you choose the first option and start your own path to spiritual cultivation."
"As for the means of protecting the Dao, we can learn from what our predecessors have done."
After hearing this and thinking of Golden Finger, Jiang Xuan immediately made a decision:
"Master, I want to see if I can open the way by myself first."
"good!."
When Ye Jing heard this, he immediately shouted:
"My apprentice, Ye Jing, should have this kind of ambition."
Then he continued without pausing:
“A cultivator’s spirit, energy, and spirit must be cultivated together, and one of them is indispensable.”
"You have the "Tai Chi Heart Sutra" for Qi training, and I will teach you "Star Gazing Technique" for Shen training."
"As for the refining method, the effects are almost the same. I will ask someone to give you an access token to the Library Pavilion later, and you can go to the Library Pavilion and choose it yourself."
"In addition, since you have entered the Tao, you cannot lack the means to protect the Tao."
"You should know the Shenxiao Sect's means of protecting the law. The "Nine Thunders of Shenxiao" are the first in attack and can be said to be unrivaled in the world."
"You are not strong enough now, so I will teach you the "Qingxiao Divine Thunder" first."
"But you probably can't use the "Qingxiao Divine Thunder", so I'll pass on the "Palm Thunder" to you."
"When you go to the library to choose something later, don't forget to bring the "Fu Lu Zhai Jiao" and "The Encyclopedia of Magic Techniques" with you."
"Although our Shenxiao sect basically doesn't know how to open an altar, we still need to be prepared for these things."
Having said this, Ye Jing, who had already sat back in his chair, tapped the stone table with his fingers, pondered for a moment and then spoke again:
"Now that the exercises are ready for you, let's talk about your plans for the future."
"Are you going to return to your sect to practice Taoism, or are you going to travel outside and express your ambitions?"
Looking at the cheap master who arranged his cultivation matters in a few words, Jiang Xuan thought for a moment and then asked:
"Master, is there any difference between the two?"
"To practice Taoism in the Hui sect, you just walk the Qingxiu path. You are not allowed to go down the mountain until you reach the upper three realms."
"Walking outside is walking into the world."
"I suggest you go up the mountain to do some spiritual practice."
Jiang Xuan shook his head and rejected Ye Jing's suggestion for the first time:
"My parents are here and I won't travel far. Before I return to the Taoist temple, I just want to buy some magic books and return to Lingtai Town to practice Taoism."
"The idea remains the same."
Ye Jing heard this and stared at Jiang Xuan in silence for a long time, and finally nodded:
"You can practice Taoism at home, but you have to find something to do."
"When you go back to the mountain gate to practice cultivation, there will be brothers sitting down to discuss the Tao. As a teacher, I will naturally not be afraid that you will go astray in your practice."
"But if you practice alone in Lingtai County, I'm afraid you'll make yourself stupid."
"Let's do this. You go to the Taoist temple in Lingtai County and register your name. After a few years, when you enter the Xiantian realm, you can find some evil spirits to practice with."
"Then come to me on the 20th of every month. First, I will test your cultivation. Second, if you have any questions about cultivation, you can ask me in time."
"Also, at the beginning of next year, I will return to Shanmen to resume my life. You go back with me."
"When the time comes, I will invite all my friends and hold a ceremony to recruit disciples at the mountain gate."
Jiang Xuan nodded:
"But it depends on the master's instructions."
He was still wondering before, how could a master of the Five Realms accept disciples so casually?
I didn’t expect that this cheap master had this idea.
Looking at the amiable Master Cheap in front of him, Jiang Xuan's thoughts turned and he asked the question that had troubled the Taoist disciples for a long time:
"Master, as a powerful person in the Five Realms, how come you became the dean of a Taoist temple in a small place like Sixi County? And you have been there for more than 20 years."
"If I remember correctly, the dean of Fucheng Taoist Academy is only a person in the fourth level of magic power, right?"
"Sixi County is small, but Yunmengze is not small."
Looking at Jiang Xuan with deep meaning, Ye Jing waved to him again:
"There are some things you don't need to know."
"Yao Guang has been waiting at the door for a long time. He first took the certificate and went with him to enter the Taoist register, and then went to the library to choose the exercises."
"Come back to me after you have chosen the exercises, and I will pass on the "Qingxiao Divine Thunder", "Palm Thunder" and "Star Gazing Technique" to you."
Jiang Xuan nodded when he heard this, but in the blink of an eye he showed a troubled expression:
"Master, the Taoist exercises are not cheap, right? I'm afraid I don't have enough money."
"As my apprentice, can I still wrong you?"
Looking sideways at Jiang Xuan, Ye Jing continued:
"The classics and techniques in the Library Pavilion are just things printed in large quantities, and they don't have a trace of the charm of the Great Dao."
"If it weren't for the royal family and local warlords, and the government wanted to make money, but was also afraid that the ascetics would have too many resources to allocate, then this thing would be a blank piece of paper."
"When you go to the library, just take it. It doesn't matter if it's empty."