When Song Daren first became a teacher, he saw Zhang Xiaofan holding his face with his hands. He was fascinated by what he heard and could not help but get excited and talk eloquently:
The process of practicing Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao ranges from easy to difficult. Most people can achieve the first level of Yu Qing Realm in the first year, but starting from later on, the difficulties and difficulties become apparent. At the second level, ordinary people have to practice the five levels.
Years later, the third level is a watershed. Those with lower qualifications will stay here for their entire lives, while it is not uncommon for those with better qualifications to practice for fifty or sixty years.
Zhang Xiaofan was speechless, Song Daren smiled slightly and continued.
The main practice methods of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao are basically taught at the third level. From now on, it depends more on the level of qualifications and self-cultivation. Teachers with advanced practices may give some pointers, but that is just personal experience.
The purpose of this talk is to allow disciples to avoid detours. Of course, the so-called "detours" here are mostly counted in hundreds of years.
Those who have cultivated the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao to the fourth level of the Jade Clear Realm have the foundation of all methods, and can start to practice other magical arts and cultivate their own magic weapons at the same time. The magic weapon and secret weapon have a long history and mythology
According to legend, most of the gods in the heavens have their own magical weapons, which are extremely powerful. In the human world, the cultivators of Taoism and Taoism use their tools to control the creation of heaven and earth, which also have great power. The small ones can fly in the air, ride the wind and lightning, and the big ones can shake the sky.
Shake the earth, destroy mountains and cut off rivers.
The materials of the magic weapon are also diverse and strange, but one thing is that the material of the magic weapon determines the power of the magic weapon after training. If you use ordinary iron to use the "Sword of Thunder Control", the sword will already be with the owner before attacking the enemy.
Became ashes.
As for the Qingyun sect, because they were young for a long time and had no contact with each other through old age and death, their cultivation techniques also originated from their own schools of thought. Taking Taoism as an example, its main purpose is the word "Tao", so-called: Tao gives birth to one, one gives birth to two, and two gives rise to
Three, three gives rise to all things. All things carry yin and embrace yang, and the qi in the middle is considered to be in harmony. (Note: The words are from Chapter 5 of the De Jing of the Tao Te Ching). Taoism originates from Taoist thought, and even the three realms of Tai Chi, Xuan Qing Tao,
It is also named after the Yuqing, Shangqing and Taiqing of Yuanshi Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun and Daode Tianzun in Taoist mythology, which are commonly known as the "Three Pure Ones". Taoist cultivation emphasizes sharing the same breath of heaven and earth, the body is the same as nature, and the body is the same.
Control nature and transform it into great power.
On the other hand, the main purpose of Buddhism is that "things should have no place to live but arise in their minds, and all dharmas are inseparable from their own nature." It also goes like this: When is the self-nature, it is inherently pure; when is the self-nature, there is no birth and death?
The self-nature is inherently sufficient; the self-nature is inherently unshakable; the self-nature can give rise to all things! (Note: The words are from the "Altar Sutra· Xing Youpin No. 1") Buddhist cultivation focuses on understanding oneself,
Seeing the five aggregates, "84,000 wisdoms can be born from ordinary wisdom." This is the truth.
The thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism are completely different, and the practice of Dharma is naturally in the opposite direction. They have just kept their secrets for thousands of years and are not known to others. At this moment, Zhang Xiaofan, a young disciple on the Dazhu Peak of Qingyun Sect, was extremely troubled by this matter.
"Which one is right?"
Zhang Xiaofan jumped out of bed and walked back and forth in the room. He felt that his mind was in chaos and he was thinking wildly. He didn't dare to ask anyone. In the end, he had to sit blankly by the bed, sighing and being speechless.
He was not a smart person. He was from a peasant family, he was young, and he had no insight or judgment. He thought about such a big thing for a long time in vain, but still couldn't think of a reason. In the end, Zhang Xiaofan said to himself in his heart
: "Forget it, Master Puzhi didn't say anything about this situation at the beginning anyway. I'll practice both together, that's it." I no longer thought about it anymore, and my heart felt relaxed. I went to bed again, meditated, and practiced Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao first.
went.
It's just that he thought it was easy, but it was completely different when he did it. Tai Chi Xuan Qing Tao Qi refining requires opening the pores of the seven orifices of the whole body, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body and running along the meridians, so as to exercise and stabilize the body's vitality and internal meridians;
However, Brahma Prajna requires entering into the realm of tranquility, blocking all thoughts and actions, using one's own body as a world, only seeing one's own nature, and consolidating one's essence with the deep essence of the heart.
The two sets of techniques were completely opposite, but they made Zhang Xiaofan miserable. In the next three months, in addition to going up the mountain to chop bamboo every day, rain or shine, he practiced these two techniques with all his heart. However, he had just mastered the Xuanqing Tao of Tai Chi.
After a small success, the orifices of the whole body are opened for the first time, and spiritual energy enters the body. Then the Brahma Prajna has to forcefully close all the orifices and enter the state of annihilation. He can't help but work hard, but almost all of it is in vain.
After three months, Tian Buyi suddenly became interested one day and came to inspect Zhang Xiaofan's practice. Unexpectedly, he was almost angry to death after asking and testing Zhang Xiaofan. From a common sense theory, ordinary people practice Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao with the first level of superficiality.
, after three months, you should have achieved a small success, and you can initially attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into your body, and circulate it for three to five days. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofan's poor qualifications are really rare. After practicing for three months, he can even see all the holes and apertures in his body.
I can't control it freely, and I can barely bring the spiritual energy into my body, let alone run it for several days.
Tian Buyi stared at Zhang Xiaofan with wide eyes and an angry look on his face. All the disciples beside him had sympathetic expressions but did not dare to speak out. Originally, Song Daren wanted to say a few words for Zhang Xiaofan, but seeing that the junior disciple he taught actually practiced it
At this point, his face was dull and he did not dare to speak. As for Tian Linger, he was smiling and watching the joke.
Zhang Xiaofan's face was full of shame, and he knelt in front of Tian Buyi, feeling ashamed. He thought that no matter how the master scolded him, it was deserved. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the brothers around him didn't say a word, and even Tian Buyi didn't say a word. He felt strange and secretly
He looked up and saw that Tian Buyi's face was full of anger, but at some point it turned into a look of disappointment. He really responded with one sentence: "There is no greater sorrow than death!"
Tian Buyi stood up with his sleeves fluttered, shook his head, moved his short and fat body, and walked towards the back hall without saying anything. All the disciples looked at each other, not knowing why.
Song Daren has followed Tian Buyi for the longest time, and he vaguely knows what Tian Buyi is thinking, and guesses that the master may have given up on this little junior brother. In the past three months, Zhang Xiaofan, in addition to practicing his homework, has been busy in his spare time, is willing to help others, and is a good person.
To be honest, everyone liked him very much. Tian Linger, who had always been arrogant and lonely in the mountains, suddenly had a playmate of a similar age to him. Even though he often scolded him on the surface, he was a little happy in his heart.
Song Daren frowned, stepped forward to help Zhang Xiaofan, and said: "Junior brother, Master is just angry for a moment, it doesn't matter. As long as you practice diligently, sooner or later you will be recognized by him."
Zhang Xiaofan felt ashamed, nodded repeatedly, and worked harder and harder from then on.
He and Tian Linger go up the mountain to cut bamboo every morning. Normally, disciples can cut the first black bamboo in three months after practicing Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao. Zhang Xiaofan actually did not cut the first black bamboo until half a year later. However, every day
Rain or shine, his body has become quite strong, at least he will no longer be out of breath when going up the mountain.
From that time on, Tian Buyi ignored Zhang Xiaofan. Song Daren even asked him about his practice several times at the beginning. However, as time passed, Zhang Xiaofan's progress became even slower. In the end, Song Daren even asked him about his practice.
I also became discouraged and stopped asking him.
Zhang Xiaofan didn't care about it himself. He knew that his aptitude was not good. Although he sometimes wondered if it was caused by practicing the two methods at the same time, every time he thought about it, he would think of the voice of Monk Puzhi, and his heart would heat up.
He persisted. Although the training along the way was extremely difficult, he was persistent and stubborn and managed to persevere.
He lived in a secluded place, practiced Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao during the day, and practiced Brahma Prajna late at night. The time passed by so slowly that three years had passed without realizing it.
During this period, Zhang Xiaofan also set one of the worst records since the founding of the Qingyun Sect: it took him three years, which means it took three times the time of ordinary people, to finally master the Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao Yu Qing Realm.
After completing the first level of cultivation, he can freely control the orifices of the whole body, and guide the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body to circulate for thirty-six weeks. But what everyone does not know is that he has also mastered the control of inner energy through the practice of Brahma Prajna.
Peep the door and lay a solid foundation.
When Zhang Xiaofan timidly announced it to everyone at dinner one day, all the disciples of the Dazhu Peak of Qingyun Sect were dumbfounded, as if they saw the thousand-year-old iron tree blossoming. Then everyone burst into laughter. Song Daren even picked up the much grown Zhang Xiaofan and threw him to
Several times in the air, I was filled with joy.
Tian Buyi, who was sitting in the front, looked at him coldly, snorted, and cursed in a low voice: "Big idiot!"
In the past three years, Zhang Xiaofan grew up to be fourteen years old. Because he cut bamboo every day, his body was strong. Although he was two years younger than his senior sister Tian Linger, he was already as tall as his senior sister Tian Linger. Tian Linger grew up from thirteen
The 16-year-old girl has grown into a 16-year-old daughter. Her appearance is even more gorgeous, and her laughter and laughter are incomparable.
Tian Linger has always felt that the other six senior brothers are too older than him and are too old-fashioned, so he always likes to stay with this silly junior brother. After three years, he has become very close. However, Tian Linger has always had the upper hand.
, Zhang Xiaofan feels that his senior sister is indeed much better than him. Although he usually bosses and shouts at him, but occasionally when he is teased by his senior sister, she is always the first to stand up and support him.
The mountain home is lonely but also quiet. Zhang Xiaofan has asked Tian Buyi and Song Daren several times about the massacre in Caomiao Village, but there is no clue about the incident so far. As time goes by, Zhang Xiaofan's heart finally calms down.
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In the early morning of this day, Zhang Xiaofan took the hatchet as usual, walked out of the house alone, and walked towards the back mountain. Tian Linger had completed the bamboo cutting task two years ago and stopped going, so in the past two years, Zhang Xiaofan mostly went up the mountain alone.
However, Tian Linger had nothing to do and ran up the mountain to play with him.
Zhang Xiaofan didn't see Tian Linger today and didn't care. He went up the mountain road alone. In more than a month, he will also finish cutting bamboo. He can now cut two black knotted bamboos every day.
But it was still far inferior to Tian Linger, who could chop down more than ten black knot bamboos in one day when he was about to finish.
A month ago, he finally completed the first level of Tai Chi Xuan Qing Dao Yu Qing Realm, and then Song Daren taught him the secrets of the second level. He practiced for a month, and although it was much more profound than the first level, he didn't know
Why, he vaguely felt that it was actually easier than the first level. For example, the first level required controlling all the orifices of the whole body, and it took him three years of practice to achieve a small success, while the second level required "turning Qi into essence", which required the introduction of
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the body turns into essence in the meridians. According to the senior brother, this is more than ten times more difficult than the first level, but Zhang Xiaofan feels that it is unexpectedly easy. Investigating the root cause, it seems to be related to the "big
"Brahman Prajna" has something to do with it. In the past three years, he has practiced Brahma Prajna every day without interruption. The movement of internal energy has become quite intense, and essence is internal energy. With those three years of foundation, Zhang Xiaofan has progressed extremely quickly.
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It's just that he doesn't believe in himself. He had to practice for three years when others practiced for one year. This time it was probably an illusion. So he didn't care. Anyway, he practiced on time every day and no one came to bother him.