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Because the current Taoist methods are too low-level, the method of increasing mana through external force is ultimately not advisable. The master and disciple discussed it for a long time and had to give up.
Although the two of them are called masters and disciples, they are actually both teachers and friends. Although Chang Long has attained Taoism a long time ago and has been practicing for many years, they are still in the wild, self-study and self-enlightenment, and many things are still in the clouds.
Liu Qiao's magical power is shallow, he has been a Taoist for a short time, and his understanding of the spiritual world is extremely poor, so he relies entirely on Chang Long's explanations.
However, Liu Qiao's practice of the Yuxu Secret Technique is orthodox among the three religions. Although it is just a special teaching outside the sect and can only be regarded as the most superficial method in the Yuxu Palace, to the outside world, it is a first-rate magic method.
In addition to the fact that Jiang Shang had taught some key points of practice, Liu Qiao could be regarded as a person with a sharp vision and unique insights. The practice he explained could often point to the subtle points, and also helped Chang Long solve many doubts.
In particular, some Jade Banxian books explain Qi training and provide precise annotations on meridians, acupoints, and the internal structure of the human body.
As well as Liu Qiao's own experience, even if he did not teach the method, he only quoted some, which solved many problems that had troubled Chang Long for decades. It also benefited Chang Long a lot and corrected some mistakes in his practice.
Chang Long, on the other hand, told Liu Qiao his spiritual practice experience, magical weapons, spiritual roots, the origin of pill pills, as well as some rumors and secrets he had gained over the hundreds of years since he attained Taoism.
The master and the disciple spent several months discussing Taoism and practicing Dharma in the Nanshan Cave.
In the morning, we climbed to the top of the cliff together, sat on a high platform, watched the sun rise over the sea of clouds, and practiced Qi.
At noon, everyone picked up their weapons and, as usual, showed fists, kicks, weapons, and exchanged martial arts. During this period, Chang Long's martial arts was systematically guided by Liu Qiao, and he made rapid progress.
In the afternoon, Liu Qiao went out to collect medicines, while Chang Long plowed the medicine field, which was newly opened by the master and the apprentice. They planned to plant some exotic herbs and burn elixirs in the future.
In the evening, they would light up the lamp and read at night, with Liu Qiao teaching Chang Long Taoist scriptures, as well as literacy and reading, or they would ask each other questions and excuses, and talk about mysterious Taoism.
In this way, no matter what the master and disciple were thinking on the inside, at least on the surface they were harmonious, as if they were really in a mood of humiliation.
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In the blink of an eye, another half year has passed. It has been more than two years since Liu Qiao went to the mountain to practice cultivation, and it has been almost a year since he accepted Chang Long as his disciple.
This year, Liu Qiao worked very hard and cultivated one year of magic power in eleven months. Including the original one, he had a total of two years of magic power.
Although his magic power is still low, he is making progress every year, and his magic power has increased his life span by two years in two years, which is also gratifying.
If he could have lived to be sixty years old, now he can live to be sixty-two years old even if he is not practicing.
In fact, if a Qi practitioner never slacks off, practices hard every year, and is free from disasters, then theoretically speaking, he can live until the end of time.
But heaven also has calamities, let alone humans. If you don’t become an immortal, if you don’t cultivate, you will endure for thousands of calamities, and you will end up like an ant.
Although immortal, it is just a kiln made of adobe, which can be destroyed by heavy rains. Only those who have experienced all kinds of calamities, three disasters and eight disasters, cultivate tranquility internally, do not cause trouble, perform merit externally, and have the harmony between heaven and man can be the kind of fire.
The golden lotus is made of mud and sand into green bricks, and is not afraid of wind and rain.
However, in this year, in addition to the improvement of magic power, Taoism has also become more and more proficient.
After Chang Long's detailed explanation, Liu Qiao understood that it turned out that the Qi Refiner's own methods were divided into two types: Taoism and supernatural power.
A Taoist practitioner has a skill in the Tao, which is extremely broad in itself. However, compared with the magic passed down by immortals in later generations, in ancient times, Taoist magic was considered extremely crude, and was far less flashy than later generations.
Although it is not as mysterious and insightful as the later generations, its advantages are extremely obvious. The ancient Taoism may seem extremely rough, but it is almost the understanding of the Tao by the great master, and then it is peeled off and passed directly to the disciples.
For example, the Five Elements Great Escape, when it is superficial, it is just five kinds of escape techniques, but in the end, it is the Five Elements Great Way. When you blow the immortal energy from your mouth, you can transform into a golden mountain in an instant, pinch the gold sword, make your body like gold and iron, be invulnerable to weapons and so on.
Any Taoist skill that has been refined to a high level can create a talisman in the soul, which can be cast instantly.
So how deeply do you need to practice to fully understand it and refine it into a talisman?
In fact, no one made a classification for this, but Liu Qiao himself just assumed some stages of Taoist practice.
It is divided into four levels, taking the Five Elements Escape Technique as an example:
For the first time, Liu Qiao had just started to practice the Earth Escape Technique. He was relatively unfamiliar with the art of kneading and chanting, and he would make mistakes when he was nervous. Sometimes it would even work sometimes, and it would take more than ten breaths to complete the spell.
In the proficient stage, the magic seal can be pinched in an instant, the sand is sprinkled, and the breath is flying smoothly, and there are basically no mistakes, and the spell can be completed in one breath or a few breaths.
At this time, the escape technique is truly worthy of its name. Before you become proficient, if you are not very skilled, the casting time will be too long. If there is real danger, you will not have time to escape.
At the Dacheng stage, one can escape instantly with just a pinch of the hand and a conditioned reflex. In the Conferred Gods, those who can instantly turn into a rainbow and walk away from some formations or when being burned by divine fire are all at this level.
The last stage is the stage of perfection, where the five-element talisman is perfected and integrated with the soul. Not only can it be cast instantly, but it can also produce various changes, turning stones into gold, flowers blooming instantly, etc.
At this time, it can be said that the Taoist skills have advanced, so the Taoist skills at this stage are magical powers. Among the gods, few gods can practice to this level, only Wen Taishi, Lu Ya and other few people.
The so-called magical powers are actually Taoist skills at the perfection level, which can be practiced into talismans, can be cast instantly, and require various changes. The most important thing is that once they reach the magical power stage, they no longer consume mana.
In other words, magical powers are instant and do not require mana to be used, but few people can master them.
After understanding, in addition to magical powers that do not require mana, there is another method that does not require mana, and that is magic weapons and treasures.
This is also the reason why among the Conferred Gods, Qi Refiners mostly use magical weapons to fight against the enemy. The second is that they are powerful. The main reason is that they do not require hard training and study, and do not delay the refining of Qi to extend their lifespan. The most important thing is that they do not need to consume mana.
Therefore, in the eyes of many people, it seems that most of the Qi practitioners in the ancient times put the cart before the horse and did not pay attention to themselves. They relied entirely on magic weapons and bullied the weak with the treasure of the cave. If the magic weapons were lost, most of their magical powers would be weakened. However, this is actually the case.
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Enough chatting, let’s talk about this day.
Liu Qiao thought that his Taoism had just begun and he was barely proficient in it, so he became very quiet and thought about it, and wanted to go for a walk in the mountains.
He immediately summoned Chang Long and said, "I want to go out to the mountains to find a magic weapon for our master and disciples to hold down the cave..."
"Master has not yet mastered Taoism. Why don't I go with you as a disciple so that I can take care of you on the way?" Chang Long said sincerely.
"No need, you just stay in the cave to practice, but remember not to cause trouble. If you are bored, study Taoism and martial arts. And don't get itchy and go out to eat people. Otherwise, the poor Taoist will not be easy when he comes back.
Go around." Liu Qiao said in a deep voice.
Recalling the seven nail-headed arrows and five ghosts worshiping the altar that Liu Qiao once said, Chang Long couldn't help but shuddered and said: "I don't dare, I don't dare... I don't know how long the master will be out for?"
"Hmm... It can take as little as a few days, or as long as half a year..." As for finding the magic weapon, Liu Qiao only had some vague ideas based on his past life memories, but he was not completely sure.
Chang Long actually didn't care how long Liu Qiao had been out. It was just that he felt a little lonely after a sudden departure. He didn't even have anyone to talk to, which was quite unaccustomed to him.
After all, even though we have only been together for one year, we are happier than the five hundred years of solitary practice in the past. In the past, although we were carefree and free, killing people whenever we wanted, we were always lonely and lonely in our hearts.
As for the idea of going out and eating people after Liu Qiao left and no one was in charge, he really didn't have the idea now.
First of all, Liu Qiao had his handle, and the threat of "seven nail-headed arrows" with a bottle of painstaking efforts really frightened him.
Secondly, the reason why he used to eat people was really not to fill his stomach, but because he was intolerant of hard work and played freely all day long. He ate people just to replenish his mana and extend his life span.
Now that I have returned to the right path, I have practiced hard with Liu Qiao for a year, and I have also gained a year's worth of mana. I feel that compared to the mana gained from cannibalism, I am finally more solid and stable, but I have also tempered three points of the anger in my heart, and polished off some of my viciousness.
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Liu Qiao didn't care about his thoughts at this time. After explaining everything, he packed up his luggage and left as soon as he said it. Before leaving, he told: "Those medicinal materials must be taken care of and watered from time to time. When I come back, they should be somewhat mature.
It would be a good idea to make pills sometimes..."
"Alas, master, please don't wait. Disciple, I have something for you..."
Chang Long suddenly remembered something and asked Liu Qiao to wait a moment. He ran into the cave, rummaged for a long time, took the fur bag and handed it to Liu Qiao.
Seeing Liu Qiao's confusion, he explained: "This is the fur of a kind of empty beast. Qi practitioners often use it as a treasure bag. It seems to be only a foot wide, but it can hold several square meters of sand and soil, and it is several feet wide.
Since the master is out in the mountains in search of the treasure that can hold the cave, how can he not have a good container? This thing is just for the master, and there is no shame in taking it out to meet fellow travelers..."
Liu Qiao took the bag, opened it and took a look. It also contained some fresh fruits, such as Polygonatum japonica and Pueraria lobata. He couldn't help but smile and said: "You're interested. Okay, you can go back to the cave to practice. There's no need to give them away..."
After saying that, under the watch of Chang Long, he walked out of the cave.
The reason why I didn't take Chang Long with me on this trip was because I was afraid of meeting a fellow disciple.
Although people like Liu Qiao, who practice Yuxu Taoism, do not worship the Chanjiao sect, but only worship their ancestors and masters, they are called "sects outside the sect" and basically belong to their own lineage.
Because even Liu Qiao himself was just a disciple from another generation who reluctantly entered Yuxu's sect. Although he entered the Yujing Dharma Book, he was not considered a true disciple of the Twelve Caves at all. This was also the reason why Liu Qiao dared to accept demons as his disciples and guardians.
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That is to say, you can open a new branch in the Chanjiao Sect. In fact, logically speaking, you can set up the sect's rules and precepts on your own without violating the foundation of Yuxu.
But after all, you are still young when you join Taoism, so you still need to seek approval from your superiors for many things, such as accepting disciples.
If one is not careful and is seen by his enemies in the school, he will be labeled as being arrogant, merely doing things, and misleading his disciples, but the impact will be bad.
However, since I have been practicing, I have been practicing the method of inviting people to the altar. I even wrote more than ten essays, which were longer and more exaggerated than those written by Jiang Shang, but I still could not get through to Yuanshi Tianzun and could not respond at all.
Therefore, Chang Long could not formally become a disciple, and his disciples did not know about it, so he could not be regarded as He's disciple of Yuxu.
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