There was a shout, the sound was sweet, but it was deafening. Zhang Xiaofan woke up from his dream, opened his eyes, and suddenly saw a big mouth with two rows of fangs lying in front of him. He was so frightened that he yelled: "Ah!"
"Cackle..." A burst of laughter came from behind.
Zhang Xiaofan finally calmed down and saw clearly that in front of him was a big yellow dog, half a man tall, with shiny yellow fur, lying on his bed, and behind the yellow dog, Tian Linger
Dressed in red and tight-fitting, she bent over with laughter.
Zhang Xiaofan secretly glanced at the big dog and saw that it had a huge body, sharp fangs, and a long tongue sticking out, making it look very ferocious. He had never seen such a big dog before, and he felt a little scared, and
"What's the matter?" Tian Linger said with a smile, then suddenly his face became solemn, he frowned and said loudly: "It's already dawn, what else are you asking me about? Get up quickly, I'll go up the mountain with you to chop bamboo."
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned and asked curiously: "You want to go too?"
Tian Linger said: "Nonsense, disciples of this lineage have to go to the mountains to chop 'Black Bamboo' for the first three years. I started when I was ten years old, and this year is the last year. Hey, are you still lying in bed?"
Zhang Xiaofan responded quickly, carefully walked around the big dog, got down from the other corner of the bed, and put on his clothes in a hurry.
Tian Linger shouted: "Go on." He threw a hatchet over.
Zhang Xiaofan put his hands together and saw that it was an ordinary hatchet, which was quite heavy. When he was ready, he said to Tian Linger: "Senior sister, do you want to ask senior brother to come with you?"
Tian Linger rolled her eyes at him and said, "Didn't you hear what I said that only entry-level disciples have to do homework? Now you and I are the only ones going to chop bamboo. Let's go."
After saying this, Zhang Xiaofan made a move, but before Zhang Xiaofan made any move, he saw the big yellow dog on the bed suddenly stood up, jumped out of bed, waggled its tail, barked "woof, woof" at Zhang Xiaofan twice, bared its teeth in a ferocious gesture, and then ran away.
go out.
Zhang Xiaofan sounded familiar. He remembered that he heard several barks yesterday when he came back with his senior brother. It seemed that it was this big yellow dog. He couldn't help but secretly thought: "Qingyun Sect is so powerful. Even the dogs we raise are better than those in our village."
It’s much bigger.”
He followed Tian Linger out of the room and saw that it was still early in the morning. When he walked out of the corridor and looked at the back mountain, there was still hazy mist floating in the mountains in the distance.
The two people and the dog walked towards the back mountain of Dazhu Peak.
Yesterday, Zhang Xiaofan was carried by Song Daren and walked to that hillside. He thought that it would be there in a short walk and the road was easy to walk. Unexpectedly, he walked on his own today, only halfway through, and found that the slope was getting steeper and the distance was longer than he had imagined.
Much further.
On the other hand, Tian Linger beside her didn't use the "amber and vermilion silk" today, and she still walked very easily. Her petite red figure swayed along the mountain road with great briskness. Not to mention the big yellow dog, which was extremely lively.
He ran forward for a while, ran back for a while, and occasionally got into the forest beside the road, and he didn't know what he was doing. After a while, there was a sound of vegetation, and he actually came out from another place, looking very light and excited.
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After walking for another half an hour, Zhang Xiaofan was so tired that he was breathing heavily, his legs were sore, and he was exhausted.
Tian Linger walked in front. Seeing his appearance, she snorted and said, "It's really useless. Stop and take a rest."
Zhang Xiaofan nodded quickly, sat down, and panted desperately. At this moment, the big yellow dog disappeared, and no one knew where it had gone.
Zhang Xiaofan panted for a long time before he gradually regained his breath. He sat on the mountain road and looked down. He saw Dazhu Peak standing tall and tall, and the nearby mountains were all shorter, which looked quite proud.
"Senior sister, I have something to ask you. I don't know..."
After hearing his timid words, Tian Linger looked over with a pair of eyes. Feeling proud, she subconsciously smoothed her hair with her hands. She said solemnly, "Just ask."
"Why should we consider cutting bamboo as homework? I thought the homework was all about practicing Taoism?"
Tian Linger curled her lips and said: "What do you know? For those who cultivate, health is the most important thing. My mother said that if your health is not good, it will be difficult to practice even the most wonderful methods. Our Qingyun Sect originates from Taoism.
, attaches great importance to maintaining health and fitness. When you practice Taoism to the depths, the body becomes even more important. Take for example one of the highest miraculous arts in our Qingyun Sect, the 'Shen Sword and Thunder Control'..."
Zhang Xiaofan trembled and his expression changed drastically.
Tian Linger wondered: "What's wrong with you?"
Zhang Xiaofan came back to his senses, with a gloomy expression on his face, and said, "No, it's nothing. I heard that this name sounds very cool and powerful."
Tian Linger glared at him and said: "Of course it's powerful. This is one of our Qingyun Sect's mountain-suppressing skills. Not many people can master it. I heard from my father that to use this true skill, you must use yourself as a guide.
Supplemented by the sharp blades of divine weapons and the divine lightning from the Nine Heavens, the divine power is truly invincible and unparalleled in power."
Zhang Xiaofan sighed and said: "Yes."
Tian Linger added: "Then think about it, even though there are true magic to protect the body, the thunder of the gods is so powerful that once an ordinary person comes into contact, it will immediately turn into ashes. Although the practitioner has extremely deep cultivation, if he is not in good health,
For a while, I was just afraid that I would be struck to death by the divine thunder first. How can I say that I am invincible?" She glanced at Zhang Xiaofan and said, "That's why my father asked you to do this homework for your own good.
His face looked reluctant."
Zhang Xiaofan was startled, jumped up quickly and said anxiously: "No such thing, I will never, never dare to have any disrespect towards Master, let alone any reluctance. Ah, I have rested enough now, this is
Go, just go!”
After saying that, he picked up the hatchet, stepped forward, and ran up the mountain. His speed was not slow. Tian Linger looked at his back, smiled softly, and followed him.
After finally climbing to the hillside, Zhang Xiaofan was out of breath. In front of the bamboo forest, the big yellow dog was lying down in front of the bamboo forest at some point. When he saw the two of them coming up, he barked "bark" at the place.
After a few calls, he didn't get up and turned his head away again.
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned for a moment and said: "It's so fast!"
"Are you talking about rhubarb?" Tian Linger walked up from behind without blushing or out of breath.
Zhang Xiaofan pointed at the big dog and said, "Is it called Dahuang?"
Tian Linger said: "Yes, don't underestimate it, it's very powerful."
Zhang Xiaofan murmured: "That's right. Looking at its size, you can tell that it has been raised for at least twenty years."
Tian Linger said: "No way!"
Zhang Xiaofan said curiously: "It's less than twenty years old. Rhubarb is really good at growing taller."
At this time, Dahuang barked fiercely at Zhang Xiaofan from the front.
Tian Linger said: "I mean how can it be so young? Well, let me do the math. It seems that it was there when the fourth senior brother came, that is seventy years. No, the third senior brother said he came
The time has come, that is, it has been ninety-seven years. Ah!" She suddenly shouted, startling Zhang Xiaofan, and said quickly: "What's wrong?"
Tian Linger said happily: "I remembered that when I was a child, my mother and my father had a fight. They said harsh words, saying that they wanted to kill the yellow dog that my father had raised since childhood and make it stewed into dog soup, which made my father angry.
He was half dead, and Dahuang was so frightened that he didn’t dare to go home for many days!”
Zhang Xiaofan was surprised and asked: "Dahuang doesn't dare to go home?"
Tian Linger said: "Yes, Dahuang has lived for many, many years and has become familiar with human nature. He knows that my mother is powerful, but he is afraid that she will really kill her, so he runs away. How about it, is it powerful?"
"Awesome!" Zhang Xiaofan said sincerely. He didn't know whether he was talking about Dahuang or because he admired his master's wife's skills. He looked at the big yellow dog twice, but Dahuang ignored him and snorted, wagging his tail.
, turned his head sideways and lay lazily on the ground.
The two of them had already walked to the bamboo forest. Zhang Xiaofan said to Tian Linger: "Senior sister, when I first arrived at Tongtian Peak, I saw a big monster many times bigger than rhubarb. I heard that senior brother said it was called 'water.'
Qilin, is rhubarb the same spiritual beast as it?"
Tian Linger walked into the bamboo forest, shook his head and said: "No, the spirit master is an ancient beast, a prehistoric spirit species, far better than rhubarb, incomparable."
While she was talking, she led Zhang Xiaofan through the forest. After walking for a while, they came to a place with many thin bamboos. The black knotted bamboos here are generally only about the size of a wrist and are very slender.
"This is it. You can just chop one off every day for the next three months." Tian Linger said seriously.
"Only one cut off such a thin one?" Zhang Xiaofan asked in surprise.
Tian Linger snorted and said, "You try cutting it."
Zhang Xiaofan nodded, picked up the hatchet and walked to a thin bamboo, looked up and down, and chopped it down with the knife. There was only a crisp sound, and the hatchet was like a solid stone, which made Zhang Xiaofan's palm numb.
The thin bamboo was slashed by him, tilted forward, and bounced back after a moment. Zhang Xiaofan was unable to dodge, and was hit hard by the bamboo branch on the head. The pain was excruciating, and a red mark was left.
"Giggle..." Tian Linger smiled and bent over, and after a while he said hard: "You can just chop here, I have to do my homework." After speaking, he turned around and left with a smile.
Zhang Xiaofan touched the sore spot on his face and saw that there was only a faint white mark left where the bamboo was chopped. He couldn't help but take a breath. This morning, Zhang Xiaofan was alone here.
He chopped, split, sawed, grinded, pressed, and folded the black bamboo, doing everything he could. After two hours, the sun rose into the sky. His whole body was covered in sweat, and his hands and feet were sore and weak.
I only made a small two-point opening of this black knot bamboo.
At this time, a burst of singing came. Tian Linger hummed an unknown tune and came back jumping. Seeing Zhang Xiaofan's embarrassed look, he looked at the black bamboo again, shook his head, and raised the hatchet.
, ready to kill.
Zhang Xiaofan quickly said: "Senior sister, what are you doing?"
Tian Linger said impatiently: "I'll help you chop it."
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head vigorously and gasped: "No, thank you, senior sister. But this is my homework, I will finish it myself."
Tian Linger snorted, pointed at the sun, and said, "Do you know what time it is now?"
Zhang Xiaofan was stubborn by nature, so he gritted his teeth and said, "I will chop until dark..."
"Idiot!" Tian Linger suddenly put her hands on her hips and cursed loudly. Zhang Xiaofan was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment and just stared at the senior sister blankly.
Tian Linger was majestic and mother-like, and said angrily: "You don't look at the time, and you don't think about others. You chop until dark, do you want me to accompany you until dark? If you really want to
To fight for your reputation, you should work hard every day from now on and try your best to do your homework within two hours, instead of just talking nonsense until it gets dark!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she raised the knife and lowered it. The sound of the knife pierced the air, and with four "crack, clap, clap, clap" sounds, the bamboo fell down in response, making Zhang Xiaofan's eyes wide open.
Tian Linger glanced at him and said calmly: "Go back." After saying that, he walked out of the forest. Zhang Xiaofan felt ashamed and ashamed, and secretly made up his mind to work hard and do his homework well in the future.
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When he dragged his tired body back to his living room in Dazhufeng, it was already noon. Tian Linger walked towards the back of the Shoujing Hall without saying a word. Zhang Xiaofan was startled for a moment, then moved with difficulty, walked towards his room, and stood at the door of the corridor.
But he saw senior brother Song Daren standing there.
A smile appeared on Song Daren's lips and he said: "How are you doing, little junior brother, are you tired?"
Zhang Xiaofan forced a laugh and shook his head.
Song Daren couldn't help but laugh when he saw that he was quite stubborn despite his young age. He accompanied him to the room first and said: "There is usually hot water in the kitchen. When you come back later, you can go get some water and wash yourself first.
It will be time to eat in a while, you take a rest first, I will come over and call you, we still have to do homework after the meal is over."
Zhang Xiaofan was startled and said: "Is there any homework in the afternoon?"
Seeing such a big reaction, Song Daren was startled for a moment, then he woke up and said with a smile: "Oh, I made a mistake. This afternoon is the time for disciples of this lineage to practice Taoism. From today on, I will teach you some introductory Taoism."
Zhang Xiaofan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling surprised and happy in his heart, and asked quietly: "Senior Brother, those Taoist methods are very powerful, are they difficult to learn?"
Song Daren smiled and said: "When you practice deeply, you will naturally become extremely powerful. As for whether it is difficult to learn, it depends on everyone's qualifications and understanding. But it doesn't matter even if your qualifications are poor. You heard what Master said last night
"There is no limit to the sea of the road, and hard work is the boat. As long as you are willing to persevere and practice hard, you can succeed no matter how difficult it is."
Zhang Xiaofan nodded vigorously.
During lunch that day, Tian Buyi asked a few questions about Zhang Xiaofan's homework. Tian Linger scolded Zhang Xiaofan in a more aggravating manner, which made Zhang Xiaofan's face turn red and he did not dare to look up.
Tian Buyi listened to his daughter's words and shook his head repeatedly. Finally, he waved his hand and said only two words: "Eat."
Tian Buyi was too lazy to scold Zhang Xiaofan, but in Zhang Xiaofan's eyes, he felt that his master cared about him very much. However, if he did not do well, his master would not scold him. He was extremely tolerant and was truly a rare mentor in the world. He felt conscious in his heart
I was ashamed and didn't dare to say anything more. I just swore secretly in my heart that I would practice hard in the future to repay my teacher's kindness.
After the meal, Tian Buyi walked with his eight-figure steps as usual, swaggered twice, and then returned to his Shou Jing Hall. The other disciples walked towards the Tai Chi Cave one after another. Only Song Daren and Zhang Xiaofan came to the room together and said
: "Junior brother, the Taoism of our sect is very fundamental. If you are just starting to get started, I will teach you the basic Taoism first. After you memorize it, you can practice it on your own. If you have any questions, just ask me. Do you understand?"
Zhang Xiaofan nodded repeatedly, feeling excited in his heart.
Song Daren's face straightened and he said sternly: "There is one more thing I have to tell you: this sect's miraculous arts are profound and mysterious, and there are many evil spirits and demons who can spy on them. You must make a solemn oath. After you have learned it, if you are not a member of our sect,
Disciple, never teach it to outsiders."
Zhang Xiaofan's heart stirred, and he suddenly felt a little dazed, but then he woke up, with a look of determination on his little face, and said: "Yes. Heaven above, if disciple Zhang Xiaofan reveals the secrets of Qingyun Sect's Taoism in the future, he will be struck by five thunders, and he will die without a burial place.
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Song Daren smiled and nodded, and asked him to sit down at the table. He first taught him how to meditate, and then briefly talked about the meridians of the human body and the movement of essence. Finally, he taught him the first-level practice method of "Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao"
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"Tai Chi Xuan Qing Tao" is the foundation of all the magical arts of Qing Yun Sect. It was comprehended by Qing Yunzi from the unnamed ancient scroll two thousand years ago. After careful study by Qing Yun Sect masters of all generations, it has become today
The supreme Tao method that conquers the creation of heaven and earth and is incomparably mysterious.
Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao has three realms: Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing. The disciples of Qingyun sect, including many smart and talented people, cannot break through the Yuqing realm throughout their lives. However, even so, they are only at the top level of Yuqing realm.
Cultivation is also rare in the world.
There are nearly a thousand people in the Qingyun Sect, but those who can break through the Yuqing Realm and enter the Upper Pure Realm, led by the leader Daoxuan Zhenren, are only ten or so. But with only these ten people, the Qingyun Sect is the most powerful person in cultivation today.
One of the strongest and deepest sects. As for the legendary supreme realm of Taiqing, it is said that only the great prodigy Qingye Patriarch has ever attained it.