Finally, I can officially practice the authentic Taoism of Xuanmen!
Lei Hu was in a good mood, and he was full of expectations for his future cultivation path.
Obviously, master Tian Buyi had secretly told him that his senior brother Song Daren soon gave the newly arrived Lei Hu, Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu the task of cutting down the black bamboo in the back mountain.
Along with the three of them, there was Tian Linger, the only female disciple of Dazhu Peak.
"Second Senior Brother, you don't know that every new disciple of Dazhu Peak has to spend three years cutting black bamboo in the back mountain!"
Tian Linger chirped like a happy bird, running around and explaining things clearly: "I started chopping black bamboo when I was eleven years old, and now I am thirteen years old and this is my last year!"
"Why is this?"
Lei Hu opened his mouth with a smile, without any intention of being aloof and polite, and said leisurely: "Is there some other reason why it doesn't happen?"
Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan also looked curious, but they didn't dare to speak out. They were obviously quite afraid of the unfamiliar environment at Dazhu Peak.
It is said that after the two of them officially entered the school, senior brother Song Daren went to Caomiao Village to report the news under his master's orders. He came back with a message from the two brats' families, asking them to practice well and listen to their master's words.
At this point, the two little guys settled down completely at ease, but they still felt a little bit scared about the unfamiliar environment of Dazhu Peak. Everything here was different from the outside world.
Even though several senior brothers were beaten by the second senior brother Lei Hu on the day of their formal apprenticeship, their noses were bruised and their faces were swollen. However, all of them had extraordinary skills and could even fly into the sky.
In the eyes of the two little ghosts, they were almost like beings among gods.
Of course, the second senior brother Lei Hu, who could beat the immortals into a state of disarray, became the object of their admiration and following. They were all recent senior brothers, so they naturally felt close to each other.
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"Huh, isn't it necessary to exercise and make your body strong and strong, so that you can practice Taoism easily?"
Tian Ling'er jumped up and came over, wrinkled her fine little nose and said proudly: "That's hard work. Second senior brother and two junior brothers, you are going to suffer, haha..."
Woof woof...
A big yellow dog followed slowly beside him and started barking. His dog eyes were full of gloating, as if he was echoing Tian Linger's words.
The big yellow dog is a spiritual dog that has lived for an unknown number of years. According to Tian Linger, it has been Master Tian Buyi's companion since childhood. This is why Lin Jingyu and Zhang Xiaofan are uncomfortable and even a little afraid.
one.
How have they ever seen a big yellow dog that has lived for nearly two hundred years?
Maybe, the lazy, gloating dog in front of me has become a spirit.
"Haha, is this true, senior brother?"
Lei Hu looked at Song Daren, who had been silent all this time, and asked curiously: "Although cutting bamboo is physical work, it also has the effect of exercising, but it is too monotonous and single. Is there no other way to exercise?"
“This really doesn’t exist!”
Song Daren was a little confused and asked: "This is an old tradition of Dazhu Peak that has been carried out for many years. Since it can be maintained to this day, it naturally has its use!"
"Well, that's understandable!"
Lei Hu smiled and agreed, and said leisurely: "So, sometimes we don't have specific standards. At what level of physical fitness can we formally practice Taoism? Or should we say that physical training and Taoism can be done at the same time?"
"There are no standards!"
Song Daren was confused and said at a loss: "Of course, physical training and Taoism should be done at the same time. Otherwise, three years would be wasted in vain. Wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
Tsk tsk...
Lei Hu shook his head, not knowing what to say.
In his opinion, the training system of Qingyun Sect is really rough.
He didn’t know how the rest of the mountains were cultivated, but in short, the cultivation method of Dazhu Peak made him really disdainful, and he had one comment in his mind: rough!
Since you want to exercise, then exercise well. Simply chopping bamboo is just like doing physical work. Although it has an exercise effect, it is not the same as the specialized exercise skills.
It is obvious that although the Qingyun Sect has developed for two thousand years, the arrogance of the cultivating sect is too high and it looks down upon the martial arts training methods of people in the world.
Otherwise, Dazhu Peak's method of training the disciples' bodies would not be as childish as chopping bamboo. It would feel too low anyway.
When we arrived at the Houshan Bamboo Forest, we could see a lush sea of bamboo. The scenery was pretty good.
The bamboo here is also quite strange. The bamboo joints are all black. Leihu stepped forward and flicked it hard, and it made a sound of metal hitting.
"Haha, the second junior brother discovered it. These black-jointed bamboos are all different species of bamboo. Not only are they very vigorous, but the most peculiar thing is their rock-hard hardness!"
Song Daren laughed loudly and explained, why did he feel so gloating about others' misfortunes?
Lei Hu let out a faint sound, picked up the ordinary machete he carried with him, and chopped off a black node of the thick black bamboo in front of him with a single stroke.
Click!
There was only a crisp click sound, and the sword passed along the black knot of the rock without any hindrance. The bamboo that was split into two halves fell instantly with a crash.
Song Daren and Tian Linger were stunned and opened their mouths wide, not knowing what to say.
That's black bamboo!
It was actually split in half by Thunder Tiger. Could it be that the black bamboo in front of me is a mutant species?
Song Daren's mind was still intact, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand and twisted it hard. The lower part of the black knot bamboo was broken into two pieces, but it was slightly bent and not broken.
“Senior Brother, there’s nothing wrong with this black knotted bamboo!”
Tian Linger's words made Song Daren feel embarrassed. He hurriedly let go and looked helpless, and said depressedly: "Second Junior Brother is really good!"
"nothing!"
While playing with the ordinary hatchet in his hand, Lei Hu said with a smile: "As long as the strength is appropriate and the starting position is chosen cleverly, it is not difficult to achieve this!"
Okay, you are awesome!
Song Daren remained silent, with a calm expression on his face, apparently having nothing to say about this.
"What are you two still doing?"
Lei Hu ignored this guy, turned around and scolded the two stupid brats: "Hurry up and chop the bamboo, don't look at how easy it is for me to chop it, but it won't be that easy when it comes to you!"
He waved his hand and drove the two brats not far away to chop the black bamboo. He looked at Song Daren with a smile and asked: "Senior Brother, with my physical fitness, there is no need to continue such a boring day, right?"
"this……"
Song Daren looked helpless and said depressedly: "I can't make the decision, I have to ask the master what he says!"
"fine!"
Lei Hu smiled and waved his hand, and said leisurely: "I'm not that anxious, I just don't think it's good to waste time!"
Song Daren nodded silently, but he couldn't help crying in his heart: Where did this monster come from?
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The day's bamboo-cutting exercise, except for Lei Hu and "veteran" Tian Linger, turned out to be quite unsatisfactory for Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu.
The two boys were young, and their body bones were still suffering from malnutrition. Using a hatchet to cut down the rock-hard Bamboo japonica was simply self-inflicted.
It was no big deal to cut down the black bamboo with one knife, but the two brats were hit by the huge force of the blowback from the hatchet, which made their palms numb and blood gushing. However, after a few cuts, the bones in their hands soon couldn't bear it anymore.
"Hehe, two junior brothers, please chop slowly!"
Tian Linger, a 'veteran', completed his training plan early and couldn't help laughing out loud when he saw the miserable state of his two junior brothers. The words reached the ears of the two brats and made their faces turn red with embarrassment.
"Don't belittle yourself. I'm afraid that when my junior sister cut down the black bamboo for the first time, she performed worse than all of you!"
Lei Hu laughed and teased: "Isn't that right, little junior sister?"
"Humph, that's not the case!"
Tian Linger pouted and said dissatisfiedly: "My strength is much greater than the two junior brothers, and my strength and skills are not comparable to them!"
This is true. As the daughter of Tian Buyi and Suru, two great masters of the Qingyun Sect, she was born with an excellent physical condition. She was also taught the skills and strength of force exertion by her master wife Suru, plus Dazhufeng’s
The rich material functions and physical fitness are not comparable to Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu.
Lei Hu could understand it, but the two brats were even more embarrassed. They could not have expected so much.
"Okay, okay, junior sister Ling'er, please don't continue to attack the two junior brothers. I'm afraid they will be embarrassed if you continue!"
Lei Hu smiled and said: "Anyway, you have finished your homework, go and play aside. I want to teach the two junior brothers how to chop bamboo. Otherwise, if they just chop it like this, they won't be able to go back to eat at noon!"
"That's right!"
Tian Linger was not polite at all, nodded solemnly and said with a smile: "Then I will go aside to play, the two junior brothers must work hard!"
As she spoke, she kept giggling and laughing, and a red silk ribbon flew out from her hands. Tian Linger jumped up and flew into the sky, swimming in the bamboo sea in the back mountain. From time to time, she could hear charming laughter like silver bells.
The two brats Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu were stunned to see it, and at the same time their faces were full of envy. They were obviously envious of their master's ability to fly into the sky and escape from the earth.
"Envy it!"
Lei Hu's angry voice woke up the two brats. He smiled and said: "As long as you work hard and work hard, you can be like Junior Sister Ling'er, flying in the sky and on the earth freely!"
As he said that, he looked at Zhang Xiaofan and Lin Jingyu and guided them on the movements and rhythm of chopping black bamboo.
Including the squatting posture, the twisting of the body when wielding the knife, as well as the breathing and coordination strength. Finally, he said: "Just follow what I teach. As long as you do it correctly, you will not feel tired when cutting bamboo in the future.
On the contrary, the more I cut, the more energetic I feel!"
With the ability of a supreme internal martial arts master like Lei Hu, it is not easy to come up with a set of basic pile techniques suitable for chopping black bamboo and practicing according to local conditions.
As long as the two little guys follow the instructions carefully, they can really exercise most of the body's musical skills in the process of chopping bamboo. The accompanying breathing method can also regulate the body's qi and blood. Compared with the ancestral bamboo chopping exercise method of Dazhufeng, I don't know how much better it is.