"There are no aristocratic families or sects in Ganzhou because it is adjacent to hundreds of countries in the Western Region. According to the records of my master, in ancient times...well, that is, the dynasty before the establishment of Daxia, this place belonged to the 'holy land' I mentioned just now. 'The sphere of influence of the Kunlun Sect.
"Although Zhangye's Li family has a long heritage, it is now only a prominent family and cannot be called a noble family. There is no 'Shengxuan' in the family, but since it can be called a distinguished family, I am afraid there is no shortage of 'Dongxuan' real people...
"Cang'er, it seems that you only have a partial understanding of Jianghu, and you are not much better than your junior brother." Hall Master Huang Xianjun replied with a smile.
Senior Brother Feng didn't react much to the master's teasing. Firstly, he was relatively thick-skinned. Secondly, the master had always been this way and he was already used to it.
He just asked doubtfully: "Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions? What Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions? Master, going west out of Yumen Pass, except for Dunhuang and some scattered oases, is it not an endless desert where once you go deep, you will completely lose your way and never come out? ?"
Hearing this, Zhao Chen on the side also looked at Master Huang with doubtful eyes. In the memory of the original owner, the "endless desert" to the west of Yumen was also a restricted area for life. Even the horse bandits did not dare to stay for a long time. The latter Most of the activities are in the desert in the north, because the northern desert is connected to Beiting County of Jinzhou, and caravans often go back and forth.
Since the topic finally returned to the issue of the "Kunlun Sect", Hall Master Huang stopped trying to talk about it. He organized his sentences a little and said to his two disciples,
"In ancient times, the Western Region was not an endless desert, but was composed of countless small countries. They were protected by the Taichu Dao Lord, the founder of Kunlun... According to the records of the master's classics, at that time, our connection with the Western countries was not by sea. Instead, you can transit directly from the Western Region.
"But in the last years of ancient times, great changes occurred between Taichu Daozu and the Kunlun Sect, which caused hundreds of countries in the Western Region to disappear overnight and turned into the endless desert today!
"The ancient dynasty also perished, leading to great chaos in the world and the rise of princes... Until I, the great ancestor, cleared the world and established Daxia, the world could enjoy peace for more than 8,000 years..."
When Master Huang was talking happily, he was ruthlessly interrupted by Brother Feng: "Master, don't show off the content of "The Legend of the Heroes of the Great Ancestor". You said that the level of this paragraph is not as good as that of the storyteller in the teahouse." open……
"Hurry back to the topic of why Kunlun and the Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions are missing.
"Well, you should change your habit of easily going off topic."
Master Huang's interest was swept away, and he immediately glared at his apprentice and cursed: "You are the only one who has many things to do... no matter how big or small!"
However, he still accepted the reminder from Senior Brother Feng. He glanced at Zhao Chen who seemed not to notice the quarrel between their master and apprentice, and continued:
"The classics are not clear about what happened in the first place. Some people speculate that something went wrong with Taojun Taichu and he had to seal himself, which affected hundreds of countries in the Western Regions;
"The Thai and Western practitioners who were stranded in Ganzhou and unable to return believed that the hundreds of countries in the Western Regions were dragged into what they called the 'subspace'...
"In short, there are various speculations, but there is no solid evidence. It was not until Dunhuang reappeared hundreds of years ago that the 'sealing theory' became mainstream.
"It is said that it was the Zhangye Li family who received the Dunhuang inheritance that enabled their members to achieve 'Dongxuan' and become a famous family in one fell swoop.
"After that, there was an endless stream of cultivators who came to Ganzhou for adventure, but except for a few oases that reappeared in reality at first, there were no subsequent discoveries, and the popularity gradually dropped..."
Having said this, Master Huang changed the subject, pointed at the secret booklet in Zhao Chen's hand, and said with a smile:
"And this "Secret Record of the Twelve Doors of the Golden Tower and Jade Chamber" was obtained by a certain monk in one of the oasis. Legend has it that it is the basic qi training method passed down by the Taoist Lord. I got it by chance. Now it is officially Let it be passed on to you.”
Are you just giving me such a valuable book? Is this too childish? Zhao Chen, who was a little excited at first, noticed something was wrong when he heard this.
Although he still doesn't know what Daojun means, he knows that he is a supreme existence just by hearing the title.
After looking at Master Huang who was looking at him with a smile, and then at Senior Brother Feng who didn't have any greed or jealousy in his eyes, Zhao Chen "enlightened" in an instant.
"Senior Brother Feng may not know the story of the Kunlun Sect and the Hundred Kingdoms of the Western Regions. Master Huang is not simply giving us 'make-up lessons'..."
"The master and apprentice are acting here!
"They sang in harmony, asked and answered, in fact, to emphasize the preciousness of this "Secret Record of the Twelve Gates of Jinlou and Jade Chamber", in return for Zhao Song sending a fire musket team to escort the Golden Dart Martial Arts School to the county seat. Favor.
"After all, this cheap master also said that his own skills cannot be passed on to others, so he can only use this book to make up for it...
"As expected of Lao Jianghu, if it were the honest boy who was the original owner, he would be grateful by now.
"In addition, they are so vigorously boasting about "The Secret Record of the Twelve Gates of the Golden Tower and the Jade Chamber", but it shows that there may be some problems with this direct biography of the Taoist ancestors..."
As his thoughts were spinning, Zhao Chen had already figured out everything about Huang Xianjun's thoughts, so he opened the secret book in his hand and started reading it quickly.
The previous exercise content was nothing. It was the "Taiyi Five Elements Boxing" that the original owner had practiced for several days. As for the quality of the technique, Zhao Chen did not have the vision and level yet.
But the subsequent mental visualization and qi movement methods are written in a wavy text that looks like clouds and water. Just looking at the brush strokes makes people feel upset, but it is also attractive like a black hole. People's eyes seem to have wonderful mysteries hidden in those ripples.
At this time, Huang Xianjun, who noticed that Zhao Chen stayed on the page for too long, reminded him:
"Don't read those words too much. Over time, your spirit will be affected."
Zhao Chen suddenly came back to his senses and couldn't help but feel a little frightened, because the feeling just now was very similar to the feeling he had when he looked directly at those indescribable things before entering this world.
"Master, what kind of text is this?" Zhao Chen wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and asked in a dry voice.
"This is ancient Yunzhuan script, which is a kind of 'Dao script'. It contains the original principles of this technique... but it is also very dangerous. If you read too much, you can easily fall into madness or even turn into a monster!" Huang Xianjun looked at it! He glanced at Zhao Chen a few times, his tone full of emotion.
Zhao Chen vaguely felt that the way Master Xianyi looked at him was a little strange, but his attention was still on the secret book in his hand, and he didn't pay much attention to it. He just asked: "Why is the Dao text dangerous?"
"It's not that words are dangerous, it's because 'knowledge is poisonous'! Any description and explanation involving laws, rules, and essences is very dangerous, and can only be tolerated after reaching a certain level.
“Therefore, most classics only describe methods and processes, allowing people who study classics to summarize and summarize on their own through repeated exercises, which is relatively safe.
"Of course, if it's just body training, Qi training, and mana-level exercises, it's fine to use some agreed code words in key places. As long as you don't write them out directly, the risk won't be too great... For example, this book in your hand "Secret Records of the Twelve Gates of the Jinlou and Jade Chambers", followed by the translation and cryptic annotations of the Yunzhuan section by famous interpreters.
"The 'Dao writing' is actually often used to explain the principles of heaven and earth and the origin of the Dao... It is both dangerous and a protection for ordinary people.
"Ordinary people feel dizzy when they see the 'Dao Text' at most, just like your senior brother... But being attracted by it shows that your soul is naturally strong and your understanding is very high, which can be regarded as the seed of cultivation." Huang Xianjun said here, He sighed regretfully, "If I hadn't given the spot in my hand to your second senior brother, I should have recommended you to my 'King Yu Sect' to practice."
Knowledge is poisonous... Explaining the essential truth will make people crazy... No wonder the Great Xia Dynasty has developed for more than 8,000 years, and its technological level is only at this level.
In other words, if we only rely on experience and cannot study the principles in depth, the development to the current level may be due to the existence of high-level monks who like technology, right?
