In the blink of an eye, nearly a month passed, and Niu Youdao became more and more aware that he was under house arrest. Just like Song Yanqing said, he could only walk around inside and outside the yard, and was not allowed to go down the mountain. The so-called novices are not allowed to run around.
He thinks it's just an excuse. If it's just a sect rule, should someone be assigned to take turns guarding the door?
He confirmed that there must be some problem in this matter, but he knew too little about it and couldn't figure it out at all. He didn't know what was going on.
This is not a place where he, a young boy, can be arrogant. He can only take it patiently and take it one step at a time. The only thing that can make the decision is self-cultivation and waiting for this unknown mystery to be solved one day.
The stars twinkled in the night sky. No one was sleeping on the couch in the house, but there was a man standing upside down on the ground next to the couch.
Niu Youdao, who was bare-chested, was holding a sword against the ground. He was standing upside down with the help of the sword. His arms were shaking slightly, as if he was trying to control the balance of his body. When the arm couldn't hold on any longer, he was in the air.
He changed his hand to hold the hilt of the sword, shook his body a few times, and tried to control it. What he was practicing was not just arm strength, but also Qiao Jin, the Qiao Jin that maintains the balance of the body, and the strength of every muscle and body in the body.
Coordination, there are too many things to pay attention to here.
More importantly, what you practice is the sword intention, and what you practice is the coordination between the body and mind and the sword, that is, the artistic conception of the unity of man and sword. Once you have reached this artistic conception, you will naturally be able to wield the sword freely, and you can easily control it in the slightest.
This method is a special sword training method of "Tai Yi". The mental method is called "Chaos Green Lotus Intention". Standing the body upside down will inevitably cause the blood to flow backwards and rush towards the head. After a little time, it will inevitably make people confused and confused.
Like a lotus bud, success will bloom on its own.
The difficulty of practicing in the early stage is conceivable, but once you can control it freely, you can also clearly feel the changes in the force-bearing parts of the sword body, which will have indescribable benefits for the actual control of the sword in the future.
Being able to do a handstand with a sword in just one month may seem like nothing, but in fact the progress is very fast. When Niu Youdao was practicing before, it took him more than a year to reach this level. However, after all, he had an experience.
The experience and experience are often the most precious things. He has this feeling and this experience, knows what to do, knows how to practice, and directly skips the exploration period, and can practice more with less effort.
After only holding on for half an hour, Niu Youdao was already sweating profusely, his face flushed, sweat dripping from the top of his head, flowing down from the hand holding the sword, and flowing down the sword body, soaking the ground.
Big chunks.
In the end, the body shook violently. With my training experience and my arm strength, I couldn't hold on for too long. I had to bend down and put my feet on the ground. I held my sword and took a deep breath and stood still for a while to calm down my body.
The long sword did not dare to make too much noise for fear of alarming people outside, so he gently put it back into the scabbard. He pulled a towel to wipe the sweat on his body, put on his clothes, moved his limbs, sat cross-legged on the couch, and quickly entered
Forget about the state of selflessness and physical fatigue, and breathe out according to the Qigong method...
The sky is dim and the morning light is getting brighter.
Niu Youdao, who was sitting cross-legged on the couch, was breathing longer and deeper than when he started more than a month ago. His inhalation was like a surging river pouring straight into his internal organs, and his exhalation was as slow as threads peeling off a cocoon, as if he was filtering something bit by bit.
As the morning light passed, the sky became brighter, and the rising sun jumped out of the sky brightly, emitting a golden light that gradually rose higher. The moment when all things awakened, Niu Youdao gradually felt a little restless and restless, knowing that the best time for selfless cultivation had passed.
Slowly he stopped and opened his eyes.
After staying in bed, I moved my limbs a bit. The fatigue caused by last night's handstand was gone and I felt refreshed.
It’s not that the best period of selfless cultivation has passed and you can’t continue to practice, but that the young body has not fully grown yet and is in the period of vigorous growth. It is the most active age and the natural habits are difficult to change.
He is most susceptible to the influence of the seasons of heaven and earth. It is enough to seize the best time to practice. There is no need to be demanding and forced. In addition, meals will be delivered outside at regular intervals. If he stays behind closed doors all the time, he may arouse suspicion.
Why does a wild boy from a mountain village know how to practice? In addition, I don’t know what the Shangqing Sect’s attitude is towards me. Some things are better not exposed. Now I have no ability to protect myself. It is better to do less than to do more, and wait until I understand the situation before doing anything.
decision.
There was a mountain spring flowing in the courtyard. After washing, at the same time, Niu Youdao opened the courtyard door and walked out. The one who had been standing cross-legged under the peach tree all night was Xu Yitian.
When he heard the door open, Xu Yitian looked back and slowly stood up.
Niu Youdao went to pay homage, and the two of them didn't chat for a few words. Chen Guishuo went up the mountain with his food box, so he came to change his shift.
Xu Yitian left, but came again at lunch time, and Chen Guishuo came for the evening meal. In short, the two of them took turns on duty and took turns delivering meals.
The Shangqing Sect attaches such importance to it, and if Niu Youdao can no longer see any problems in it, then his Taoist master has spent so many years in the world in vain.
Knowing that he knew it, Niu Youdao didn't criticize it, so he opened the food box and quickly had breakfast.
He was also diligent. After eating, he washed the dishes and chopsticks and sent them back, put them in a food box and placed them under the peach tree. When he came back, Chen Guishuo naturally took them away.
"Senior Brother Chen, come back and ask for a recliner for me." Niu Youdao put down the food box and made a request. After going to the Shangqing Palace to refuse the 'excessive' request, Song Yanqing's attitude was obviously much better, and he said what he needed
Ask him to mention whatever he wants, and he will agree to whatever he can agree to.
Chen Guishuo, who picked a peach blossom and sniffed it in front of his nose, turned around when he heard the sound and laughed loudly: "What kind of lounge chair do you use at a young age? Where do you get that lazy bone?"
Niu Youdao pointed to the foot of the peach tree and said, "I feel sorry for the senior brothers who are sitting on the ground in the open air."
Chen Guishuo suddenly realized that he had prepared it for them in his own name. He immediately patted Niu Youdao on the shoulder and said with appreciation: "That's interesting. Okay, I'll get it for you later."
Niu Youdao gave him a bright smile and looked at the beautiful mountain scenery around him, "Senior brother, what a great place. I guess our Shangqing Sect is one of the most famous sects in the world of spiritual practice, right?"
He would only ask these questions when Chen Guishuo was around. He clearly felt that the Shangqing Sect seemed to be hiding something from him.
Song Yanqing doesn't come often, and is a bit moody and difficult to deal with. Xu Yitian is very tight-lipped and refuses to say anything when asked. Only Chen Guishuo can't keep his mouth shut. A lot of things have been pulled out of his mouth recently, but
They are all insignificant matters, but if they touch upon anything related to Niu Youdao, he will immediately avoid mentioning it.
"Haha!" Chen Guishuo smiled and was reserved for a moment, but after thinking for a moment he shook his head, "Forget it, it's nothing to tell you. Our Shangqing Sect was very prosperous in the early years, and was the largest in the Yan Kingdom.
The founder of the sect is the national master of Yan State..."
The general meaning of the long-winded self-praise is that after the Wu Kingdom unified the world, it collapsed, and the world became a situation where heroes were divided. The descendants of Shang Song, who once dominated the world, went through twists and turns and later established the Yan Kingdom. The founder of the Shangqing Sect
He was a great hero and was granted the title of Imperial Master. It was also the period when the Shangqing Sect was at its peak. At its peak, the Shangqing Sect had tens of thousands of disciples. However, it gradually declined due to various reasons. Today, the Shangqing Sect has only a handful of disciples.
Just a hundred people.
As for the current status of the Shangqing Sect in the spiritual world, Chen Guishuo simply ignored it and seemed unwilling to say it. Niu Youdao knew it after thinking about it and would probably be embarrassed to say it.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk more about this, Niu Youdao changed the topic and said with a sigh: "Senior Brother Song usually comes here every now and then. Recently, it seems that I haven't seen Senior Brother Song for a long time. I miss him."
Hearing this, Chen Guishuo chuckled and said: "Senior Sister Tang is known as the most beautiful woman in Ziyun County. Good things are about to happen, how can Senior Brother Song not be attentive..." After saying this, he seemed to react, spat, and waved his hand disdainfully.
: "Why are you telling me this to a little brat? You don't even understand."
Niu Youdao blinked his eyes and pretended to be unhappy: "Why don't I understand that Senior Brother Song wants to marry Senior Sister Tang?"
"Oh, you're a kid!" Chen Guishuo laughed, patted his shoulder and said, "If nothing else happens, Senior Sister Tang should be the next head, and we're waiting for a wedding bar."
Niu Youdao was also very curious about Song Yanqing, because he found that Chen Guishuo and Xu Yitian didn't show respect to Song Yanqing as they did to their senior brother, and they felt like they were groveling, so he retorted: "It's because senior brother Song wants to become the husband of the clan leader, you are
Are you afraid of him?"
Chen Guishuo glared at him, "You kid, what are you talking about?"
Niu Youdao: "Am I wrong? Is it because he is an inner disciple and you and Senior Brother Xu are not? I'm still surprised. You and Senior Brother Xu seem to be no worse than Senior Brother Song. Why can he be an inner disciple?
Disciple, but you and Senior Brother Xu haven’t become inner disciples yet?”
Speaking of this, Chen Guishuo also seemed a little melancholy. He leaned against the peach tree and sat on the tangled roots of the tree. "Junior brother, some things do not necessarily depend on ability. Background is also very important..."
There was a hint of disappointment in his words, which probably revealed a bit about Song Yanqing's background. Song Yanqing's father, Song Shu, was a direct disciple of the elder Tang Susu. The most important thing is that Song Yanqing's grandfather, Song Jiu Ming, was a confidant of the great Sikong Tong Mo and won Tong Mo's trust.
, the official position of Tingwei, one of the nine ministers of the imperial court. After Song Yanqing's father, Song Shu, left the Shangqing Sect, he had been serving as a mage's retinue beside Song Jiuming. In this era, it was normal for court ministers to have mage protection around them.
Of course, Lord Tingwei is more than a son of Song Shu, more than a grandson of Song Yanqing, and more than a retinue of mage Song Shu. However, if the mage who protects him is his own son, he will naturally be more trustworthy. And now the Shangqing Sect is lonely.
Under the circumstances, Song Shu relied on the power of the Song family to protect him, and most of his cultivation resources relied on the Song family's channels. If the Song family hadn't blocked it, the Shangqing sect would have been wiped out by other cultivation sects long ago. Under such circumstances,
No matter how poor Song Yanqing's qualifications are, is it still a problem to become an inner disciple?
Niu Youdao suddenly realized that Da Sikong was actually the prime minister of a country. Song Yanqing's grandfather was the prime minister's confidant. The position of Tingwei was equivalent to holding the judicial power of a country. No wonder.
"Alas, you don't understand even after I tell you this." Chen Guishuo waved his hand slightly self-deprecatingly.