After eating a bowl of sticky rice with a familiar recipe, Su Yi and Chen You returned to the room, and Su Yi officially began his journey of seeking the truth.
Su Yi is a martial arts practitioner and has also dabbled in traditional Chinese medicine, so he has dabbled in basic things such as yin and yang, five elements, and eight trigrams. He cannot be said to be proficient, but he still has a basic understanding.
The most basic theoretical concepts of Taoism are nothing more than these. As a beginner, Su Yi does not need to understand too advanced things.
Cultivation is actually a general concept. Tao is divided into five arts, namely mountain, medicine, divination, fortune, and fortune telling. Talisman is also outside the five arts. It is a medium and channel for practitioners to communicate with ghosts and gods, and it belongs to miscellaneous items.
Therefore, the Tao practiced by Su Yi is only a small branch of Taoism. He does not need to study the Tao Te Ching. The profound principles in the Huang Ting Jing do not even need to understand what these scriptures mean. He is far from it.
Asking for the sake of seeking the truth.
Chen You gave Su Yi three books, the first of which was "Huang Ting Jing". Chen You told Su Yi to read it at least once every day, morning and evening.
"It is said that the meaning of a book will be self-evident after reading it a hundred times. This is a Confucian saying. For us Taoist practitioners, if you recite the sutra thousands of times, the wonderful principles will be self-evident." Chen You said, "Actually, you only need to recite the sutra 4,900 times.
When you want to see ghosts, recite the Purification Mantra silently, and you will be able to see the sneaky things without resorting to any magic spells."
"If you want to catch ghosts, you have to be able to see them, so remember to do your homework every morning and evening." Chen You said with a smile, "Remember, chanting sutras is not memorizing texts. You must be calm and sincere. If you are not serious,
, if you are not pious, even if you recite scriptures for a lifetime, it will be in vain.”
"Also, don't chant sutras with utilitarian intentions, such as eager to see ghosts or understand the truth... chanting sutras must be extremely quiet, deep and clear. Only in this way can reciting sutras be effective. Otherwise, don't say it is the fourth chapter.
Nineteen hundred times, even forty-nine thousand times are useless!"
Su Yi solemnly took the Huang Ting Jing and said seriously: "I have written it down."
Chen You nodded with satisfaction and said: "In short, reciting sutras will be your daily homework from now on. I also recited sutras for more than ten years before I started to see ghosts and gods clearly. As for the state of self-evidence of wonderful principles, I'm afraid I will never reach it in my lifetime."
"Yeah."
"As for you, it depends on whether you are willing to waste time." Chen You said with a smile, "If it's just to see ghosts, why not prepare more Qingming willow brew, or prepare more talismans that can distinguish yin and yang ghosts, in short, to see ghosts
There are many ways to do it, don’t be stupid and just recite sutras morning and night.”
Chen You said he was very disdainful of chanting sutras, but he still spent so much time talking about it, which shows that he was not as disdainful of the matter in his heart as he said.
Su Yi can actually understand him.
Chen You's current mentality is a bit like that of Su Yi at a certain stage when he was learning martial arts. He had great doubts about himself. What's the use of learning martial arts?
No matter how high your martial arts skills are, you can knock him down with one shot.
I practice hard in the winter and practice in the summer. Is it worth the hard work and wasted time in the end?
It is better to practice marksmanship, bow and arrow, learn chemistry, and prepare poison and explosives.
Chen You has been reciting sutras for decades, but the only benefit he has gotten now is that he can see ghosts. How can he not be doubtful and resentful?
If it was just to see ghosts, why would he have to do homework for decades?
Therefore, Chen You no longer recites sutras because he simply does not believe that he can self-explain the wonderful principles, let alone that he can attain enlightenment through reciting sutras.
Now he only believes in his own talisman and his peach wood sword.
The difference between Su Yi and him is that even if he doubted himself, Su Yi did not give up practicing martial arts.
Su Yi faces even more despair than Chen You. Because Su Yi's world has Taoism, supernatural powers, and extraordinary technology. Which of these is not superior to martial arts?
But Su Yi didn't think about this at all, he just wanted to practice martial arts to the extreme.
Chen You then gave Su Yi a second book - "The Bitmap of True Spirit Industry".
"Do you know why the magic of talismans has magical power?" Chen You asked, "It actually means two words - borrowing method."
"Whose method can I borrow?" Su Yi asked.
"That's them." Chen You smiled and patted the "True Spirit Industry Bitmap" in his hand, "The talismans are actually communication with the gods through pen and ink, which can make the nine gods and evil spirits work for me, drive the gods and ghosts to achieve the purpose of praying for blessings. The purpose is to eliminate disasters, cure illnesses, save people, and subjugate demons.”
"So drawing talismans is borrowing methods from the gods. If you ask them to borrow methods, wouldn't it be too embarrassing if you don't even know their last names, their positions, and their positions?" Chen You said with a smile, "So You must memorize the genealogy of the gods in this book and know which god is which. You must not be wrong."
"Each talisman must write the main spirit. If you write it wrong, your talisman will be drawn in vain. This book "True Spirit Industry Bitmap" can be said to be a required course for drawing talismans."
Su Yi took it and asked hesitantly: "Brother You, it's not that I don't respect gods, but is it possible..."
"It's the magical power in the talisman. It's actually because the talisman is a formation that condenses the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Each talisman is drawn differently, so the effects are different. It has nothing to do with the gods?"
This was actually a bit disrespectful, so Su Yi hesitated before asking.
That is to say, Chen You, if he had been another upright Taoist priest, he would not have asked Su Yi to death. This was questioning his belief. If he did not kill his dog head on the spot, it would definitely be considered a good temper.
Chen You was silent for a moment and said quietly: "You think I haven't tried to remove the item of the main spirit when drawing the talisman? But once removed, the talisman will no longer work."
He glanced at Su Yi and said: "Actually, I am as skeptical as you are. I even think that even this cannot prove that the power of this talisman is related to the gods. It is very likely that the few strokes that write about the gods are themselves part of the talisman array. "
"I also thought about it, is it possible that these talismans were invented by these gods, so they have their names? The power of the talisman itself is obtained by absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth?"
"Haha, but what's the use of doubting this?"
Chen You spread his hands and said: "Whether it is true or not, worshiping gods is what the ancestors and ancestors who created the talismans want us to do. Even if it is for gratitude, we should not doubt anything."
Su Yi pondered slightly, nodded and said, "It makes sense."
Chen You took out the last book and handed it to Su Yi: "This is the "Ink Seal Alchemy Book". There are special talisman books for drawing talismans, which are different from ordinary characters, such as Fuwen, Yunzhuan, spiritual talismans, treasure talismans, and talisman pictures.
Wait, different symbols have different drawing methods. If you want to write an article, you must first be able to write, otherwise there is no need to talk about it."
"The "True Spiritual Industry Bit Map", plus the "Mozhuan Alchemy Book", are the basis of the talisman. Ah Hao, you go back and study these two books carefully. By now you have memorized them. When will I
Teach you how to start drawing the talisman array to form the altar."
In Chen You's opinion, it took less than a year and a half for Su Yi to get familiar with these two books, especially the "Mozhuan Danshu". The characters and symbols in them are very complex and are not as logical and extendable as Chinese characters.
You can understand the meaning of the text and know the meaning by reading the words. The runes of various systems must be memorized by rote, and there is no connection or logic between them.
When Chen You was young, he spent half a year memorizing a preliminary outline. It would take at least two or three years to fully master it.
Chen You is considered fast, but if you are dumber, this time will be doubled several times.
Su Yi took the book and bowed solemnly and deeply to Chen You: "Brother You, I will never forget the kindness of passing on my art!"
Chen You was startled, then waved his hand and said: "Okay, okay, I know, I haven't taught you anything yet..."
Su Yi smiled: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, but once you get started, half the battle is already done."
He changed the subject and followed up: "Brother Friend, I'm here to teach you the key points of Qing Gong. Do you have paper and pen?"
"Yes! Yes!" Chen You was very excited and hurried back to the bedroom and took out a notebook and a ballpoint pen.
The ballpoint pen was dirty, and it took a few strokes to draw ink. The notebook was also very old, and when I opened it, I found that the first few pages actually contained accounts.
Su Yi didn't care, picked up the ballpoint pen and started writing.
He did not teach Chen You the Star Absorbing Method or the I Ching Marrow Cleansing Sutra.
It's useless for Chen You to learn the former. Whose power do you want him to absorb? Could it be that he absorbs Su Yi's?
The latter is a Buddhist martial art and is relatively advanced, so it is not suitable for Chen You.
Fortunately, Su Yi had studied Wudang's Tai Chi Sutra. Wudang's specialty internal skill "Pure Yang Kung" requires a child's body and is not suitable for Chen You, but another internal skill "Taihe Gong" is just right. Among them, the Taoist
The theory is quite easy to understand.
"Taihe Gong" contains only a thousand words in terms of the movement routes and mental formulas. Su Yi also wrote down Tiyunzong's method.
"Brother You, if you want to learn Qing Gong, you must have internal strength. If you want to practice internal strength, you must cultivate the first ray of internal strength."
Su Yi asked Chen You to sit cross-legged and put his palms on Chen You's back, "Generally, beginners practice internal strength with the simplest internal strength. The Taihe Gong I teach you is the orthodox internal strength of Taoism, which is mysterious and profound.
, in fact, it is not suitable for you to use it to get started. But it doesn’t matter, I will directly help you guide this first ray of inner strength, which is equivalent to helping you overcome the most difficult level. If you have to explore on your own... it will not take two or three years.
Hard work, basically no need to think about it..."
This is all what Su Yi Shao said. In fact, with Chen You's current age and physical strength, it is very likely that he will not be able to cultivate his internal strength at all, because his Qi and blood have been weakened.
Chen You also knows a lot about human body veins and acupuncture points, which saves Su Yi from having to educate him about his illiteracy.
Su Yi injected a ray of internal energy into Chen You's body, and moved it around according to the movement circuit of "Taihe Gong", allowing Chen You to feel and experience it carefully.
After more than an hour, Su Yi stopped when he saw that Chen You was a little depressed and sweating profusely.
"How do you feel now?" Su Yi asked with a smile.
"Hungry!" Chen You gasped, his eyes turning green, "I've never been so hungry or so tired! I'm just sitting here..."
"Although you are sitting, your energy and blood are mobilizing all over your body, and you are hungry and tired. That's right." Su Yi said, "Brother You, your energy and blood have been exhausted, so if you want to cultivate your internal strength independently, I estimate that it will take at least two days."
Ten days, this is on the premise that I assist you in operating your internal energy every day and you make up for your physical deficit."
"I'll give you a prescription for a dietary supplement. You should follow this prescription when you eat from now on, and don't miss out on the medicine you should have." Su Yi picked up the pen again, "As long as you follow the rules, Brother You, I guarantee that you will fix it within a month."
If you use your internal strength, you can fly over walls and walls in two months!"
Chen You was very excited when he heard this: "Okay! I will fight with this old bone!"
"Also, I left a ray of inner energy in your Dantian, letting it warm and nourish your Dantian." Su Yi added, "Brother You, after all, you are old and frail, and your Dantian is not as energetic as young people. My
Internal force has the effect of regenerating what is missing and making up for the deficiencies, and can help you warm and repair your Dantian meridians."
Chen You covered his Dantian and said in surprise: "I told you how warm it is here, it's very comfortable."
"Don't try to guide this inner force by yourself!" Seeing Chen You's eagerness to try, Su Yi hurriedly warned, "This is my inner force. You have no way to control it now. Once it is exported from the Dantian, where will it go?"
, it’s not under your control. If you do something wrong, your meridians will be reversed, and you will die without knowing how. It’s very dangerous!”
Chen You was startled and said hurriedly: "I won't move, I won't move...but it won't run out on its own, right?"
"It doesn't have legs," Su Yi rolled his eyes, "Anyway, just leave it alone. From now on, I will help you do exercises for an hour every day, plus you take supplements yourself, and your body will recover quickly.
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Chen Youru found a treasure and took the book where Su Yi wrote the secret book. He was overjoyed and said: "Ah Hao, you are so good to me, but I left two books to you. Do you feel that you are at a disadvantage?"
"Brother Friend, wouldn't it be nice if you taught me more carefully?" Su Yi said with a smile.
"Don't worry, I will regard you as my closed disciple!" Chen You promised, patting his chest, "You must memorize "The Bit Map of True Spirit Industry" and "The Book of Ink Seal Alchemy", and don't be lazy. As long as you memorize them, I will
I will teach you how to draw talismans right away. We two brothers will learn together and work hard together, so that I can become an old hero as soon as possible and you can become a master as soon as possible!"
What the hell is an old hero?
Su Yi was dumbfounded.
"Then let me borrow some good words from my friend."
"I have to buy a lot of things in this recipe, and the price is not cheap..." Chen You focused his attention on the recipe left by Su Yi again, showing a look of pain, "If I buy them all,
I have to eat for a month, and I can’t afford it even for thousands of dollars..."
"Brother Friend, I have tried my best to save you." Su Yi said.
"Okay, I'll work hard to become a hero!" Chen You gritted his teeth and said, "At worst, my coffin will be changed from nanmu to poplar!"
Su Yi gave him a thumbs up: "You are willing to pay such a high price, Brother You, I am optimistic about you!"
"Haha, just wait for the day when I can walk over the roof and over the wall!" Chen You said happily, "By the way, do you want to go shopping with me later?"
"I'll forget it." Su Yi raised the three books in his hand, "I'll go home and study, and try to learn how to draw talismans from you as soon as possible. And Ku Liwei and his daughter will come to see me in the afternoon."
"Okay, then let's divide our forces into two groups!" Chen You said.
Su Yi smiled and said goodbye, took three books and went home.
When he was approaching the door, he saw a man knocking on his door from a distance.