It was already late at night, the tourists had already left, and the staff at the scenic spot had all gone to bed, but there were two people sitting cross-legged on top of the Jade Emperor Summit of Mount Tai.
It was Ning Chen and Zhang Mian.
The two of them just arrived at Mount Tai today. They wanted to watch the sunrise at the top of the Jade Emperor and practice the "Shangqing Dao Jue".
During this time, the two of them traveled around famous mountains and rivers. Ning Chen could tell that Zhang Mian did it to facilitate his practice of "Shangqing Dao Jue", so he did not enter the bustling city, but wandered among the famous mountains.
, I have been to Lushan Mountain, Huangshan Mountain, Emei Mountain, Huashan Mountain and other places...
Now, they came to Mount Tai.
Mount Tai is known as the "No. 1 Mountain in the World". It is said that starting from the First Emperor of Qin, 13 generations of emperors successively visited Mount Tai to worship or offer sacrifices.
Therefore, Mount Tai is also known as the "Place of Zen".
Compared with the elegance of Lushan Mountain, the magnificence of Huangshan Mountain, the beauty of Mount Emei, and the steepness of Mount Huashan... Mount Tai is in a league of its own, solemn and majestic, and is the first of the five mountains.
"This place is very extraordinary." Zhang Mian sat cross-legged, looked into the distance, and said: "The head of the Five Sacred Mountains, the largest mountain in the world, and the place of Zen. Ordinary people only know these names, but they don't know the meaning contained in them."
"This area is very mysterious. It is said that ancient gods were born here, and it is also said that more than one god settled here for cultivation in ancient times."
"It's just too long ago."
"Are there really gods in ancient times who were so powerful that they could shake mountains and seas?" Zhang Mian shook his head, obviously knowing some secrets, but he did not go into details. He just told Ning Chen, "The drastic changes in the world have just begun. No one knows what will happen in the future. Free
You can pay more attention to famous mountains and rivers, especially places with myths and legends."
Ning Chen had doubts in his heart, but he did not ask further questions, but nodded in agreement.
After spending some time with Zhang Mian, he knew that Zhang Mian was very easy-going, but he could say what he wanted to say himself, and it was useless for you to ask him what he didn't want to say.
That night, Zhang Mian and Ning Chen chatted a lot.
Mainly some matters related to cultivation, not only the "Foundation Building Chapter" of "Shangqing Tao Jue", but also the "Condensing Yuan Chapter" and "Golden Pill Chapter" later, he also analyzed it for Ning Chen.
Before I knew it, it was morning.
The red sun rises and the sea of clouds rises, creating a spectacular scene.
The two of them stopped talking, closed their eyes, and practiced the magic formula, absorbing the dense purple energy between heaven and earth...
A wisp of purple energy flew in, blended into Ning Chen's body, and merged into the cyclone in his dantian.
He practiced very quickly. Not long after practicing Taoist magic, a considerable cyclone had already formed in his Dantian. However, among the nine realms of Taoism, the foundation stage does not have much attack power. It is really the one that lays the foundation.
realm.
Of course, it's not useless.
At least after practicing "Shangqing Dao Jue" and condensing the cyclone in his Dantian, Ning Chen felt that his mental state was very good. He was more energetic every day. He was also more relaxed than before when practicing martial arts, boxing, etc., and he got twice the result with half the effort.
As the red sun hung high in the sky, the two of them opened their eyes.
Ning Chen looked at Zhang Mian and asked, "Senior, are you leaving?"
Taishan is obviously different from other places, and Zhang Mian said a lot last night, which made Ning Chen realize that he might have to separate from Zhang Mian.
Zhang Mian nodded and did not hide anything: "Well, I still have some things to do. It's not suitable to take you with me. It would be very dangerous."
Ning Chen understood that even Zhang Mian said it was "dangerous" and that he was indeed not suitable to follow him. He would only become a burden to Zhang Mian.
Zhang Mian added: "Today's world has changed a lot, and it is very different from the era I used to live in. This is a brand new world and a brand new era, and the changes will be even greater in the future. What is the future? Maybe it is opportunity, maybe it is
It’s a crisis, you have to prepare early.”
The so-called "prepare early" means to become as strong as possible.
If it is an opportunity, only those with strong abilities are qualified to compete for the opportunity and become the trend-setter of the times.
If it is a crisis, strength is even more important. Only if the strength is strong enough can we deal with unknown crises.
The two of them stayed in Taishan for the next few days.
Zhang Mian set up a simple barrier so that neither tourists nor scenic area staff, including surveillance cameras, could capture them.
The two of them practiced and talked on the top of Mount Tai.
...
at the same time.
In Beijing, the martial arts exchange competition finally kicked off.
The first is the group stage, with a total of 8 groups, adopting a single round-robin format. Beijing Martial Arts Academy soon ushered in the first game of the group stage, against Longjiang Martial Arts Academy.
Longjiang Martial Arts Academy is a martial arts academy in Longjiang Province in the north. In the past few years, the results of Longjiang Martial Arts Academy have been in the middle, neither good nor bad.
Everyone at Longjiang Martial Arts Academy was a little depressed about meeting the Beijing Martial Arts Academy in the first game of the group stage. Who doesn't want to get off to a good start?
But when I met the Beijing Martial Arts Academy, I was in doubt.
"It doesn't matter, you have to believe in yourself." The teacher in charge encouraged the team members and then made arrangements, "Yang Yan, you will be the first, Zhang Zhipeng will be the second, and Duan Fei will be the third." Finally, he was deeply moved.
After taking a look at Duan Fei, whether he can defeat the Capital Martial Arts Academy depends on Duan Fei.
This is the Beijing Martial Arts Academy.
Jiang Yun, Chen Zhao, Fu Hai, Han Zhong, Liu Wenwen, and Zhao Xu followed Shen Yingyuan, with Shen Yingyuan acting as the leading teacher.
The few people were not far away from their opponent, Longjiang Martial Arts Academy, only a few dozen meters away. They looked at each other, and they all saw the fighting spirit in each other's eyes.
Shen Yingyuan nodded towards the leading teacher of Longjiang Martial Arts Academy from a distance, then withdrew his gaze and said: "The strongest person in Longjiang Martial Arts Academy is Duan Fei, a third-level warrior. In addition, there are two second-level warriors.
They are Yang Yan and Zhang Zhipeng respectively."
"If my guess is correct, Yang Yan and Zhang Zhipeng will be the first and second players on the opponent's court."
As he said that, he looked at Chen Zhao: "Chen Zhao, you go first. Remember, you must go all out to win this battle. This is the first battle of our group stage. My request
You are only allowed to win but not lose, do you understand?"
Chen Zhao nodded heavily: "Understood."
This is the first match of the group stage. It is very important for the Beijing Martial Arts Academy. It must show momentum and win.
Then, Shen Yingyuan said again: "Fu Hai, you go up second and win as much as possible. In the best-of-three game format, as long as we win the first two games, we will win."
This time he didn't say "Only win but not lose" because Jiang Yun was still there, so as long as the front team could win one game, Jiang Yun would win the third game.
"Teacher, I will definitely do my best." Fu Hai responded, but he felt a little unhappy in his heart. Why should Chen Zhao be the first one to go up? Why not him?
This made him feel that the teacher looked down upon him and thought that he was not as good as Chen Zhao. He recognized the gap between him and Jiang Yun, but he did not feel that he was inferior to Chen Zhao.
Of course, he didn't show it.
"Jiang Yun." Shen Yingyuan looked at Jiang Yun, "You are responsible for holding the line."