The eldest brother breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Chen Fan approvingly. If he prepared another sixty copper coins and pieces of cloth, he really couldn't get them out for a while. Now that they have become incense money, there is no need to prepare another one. As for the six gifts, then Although there are still a thousand coins, if there is time tomorrow, it is still okay to prepare another copy for the palace master. It is okay not to prepare any more. You can be flexible. The key is that Fa Sheng's words were beautiful, and the two Taoist priests chose to accept them. Things were handled satisfactorily.
Everyone happily chose to go for dinner and left the things at the Taoist temple. The eldest brother originally wanted to have someone send them to Master Jia's residence, but Master Jia said no and asked Gu Ye to lock the door. The main thing was that there was incense money inside, and he could just transfer it to the incense office of the Taoist temple tomorrow. , which happens to be within the scope of Master Jia’s responsibilities.
Everyone is in a good mood tonight. Palace Master Xu and Master Jia have accepted good disciples. Chen Fan and Xiao Qing have completed their enrollment. The eldest brother has fulfilled his father's instructions. It is necessary to have a drink at night to cheer up. Moreover, the night is particularly round tonight. It is actually August. On the 15th day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Fan did not expect that the first festival in this world would come so quietly. Fortunately, his elder brother was here and knew that it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he naturally prepared a sumptuous dinner for everyone to enjoy. During the dinner, Xiao Qing also demonstrated a set of boxing skills, which made Palace Master Xu very excited. He had found a treasure this time. Xiao Qing's martial arts was not weak.
After having had enough wine and food, everyone went back. Chen Fan and the others went back to the inn to stay. They spent the night without talking. After breakfast the next morning, they rushed to the Taoist temple.
Xiao Qing and Master Huang visited Master Xu. After the eldest brother and Chen Fan paid homage to Master Jia, the eldest brother went back first and asked Hou Feng and Xiao Xiao to wait at the gate of the Taoist temple so that they could greet him if anything happened. Chen Fan went to the Sutra Pavilion by himself. Master Jia asked him to study on his own today and ask him if he didn't understand anything. This was exactly what Chen Fan wanted. Reading alone was a kind of enjoyment for Chen Fan, not to mention that he had to study alone today. I also prepared the Four Treasures of the Study, so I just had time to copy them.
The scripture keeper of the Sutra Pavilion was still the same as yesterday. Chen Fan showed the ultimatum and led him to the quiet room and asked him to continue reading the scriptures. Chen Fan is still reading the first volume of the previous volume. For him today, it is just a copy. The second and third volumes will be discussed later.
The first volume of the first volume contains more than 5,000 words, with graphics. The transcription with a brush is not as fast as typing on a computer, one stroke at a time. In half an hour, I have copied more than 300 words. Fortunately, Chen Fan was not in a hurry, just treating it as a test of his mood and handwriting. He copied for an hour and a half in the morning, and had a meal at noon at the dining hall I went to yesterday. It was free, just showed the certificate, although the food was not good. , as long as it can fill your stomach. After eating, come back and continue copying.
Studying time went very fast, and more than an hour passed in the blink of an eye. Chen Fan was immersed in studying. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, waking Chen Fan up from studying. "Could it be that master is here?" Chen Fan was stunned, then stood up and opened the door. Standing at the door were Palace Master Xu, Xiao Qing and the keeper.
"Why are you locking the door?" Palace Master Xu said with a smile. As he spoke, he walked into the house without any intention of blaming him.
"Oh, it's just to calm down and copy the scriptures, and also practice calligraphy and strengthen memory." Chen Fan explained casually, and at the same time invited the scripture keepers and Xiao Qing to enter.
"Well, let me take a look." Palace Master Xu picked up a page of scriptures that Chen Fan had copied on the desk, "Well, the writing is good. I heard Daoxuan's poem that day and knew that Daoxuan was talented and Yuantong I still need more help from Daoxuan in this regard."
"Yuan Tong's talent is no worse than mine. Master, here you come, but for this "Northern Zhenwu Xuan Jing"?" As for talent, others can praise you, just listen to it, don't take it seriously, Chen Fan decided to change the topic .
"Yes, Yuantong has just inhaled Jian Yuan, which means he has passed the two levels of Shouyi and Qi collection, and can directly enter Qi training. But I plan to let him learn from Shouyi, lay a solid foundation, and let him enter Qi training naturally. During the qi period, if you can master it in this way, you can move qi around the sky and enter the fetal breath, then you have completed your qi training." Palace Master Xu took the opportunity to introduce the teaching plan to Xiao Qing, and the implication was naturally that he wanted Chen Fan's first volume Scripture.
Master Jia is not here, and Master Xu must be given face by Master Jia. Chen Fan immediately said: "I just have the first level of the volume in which I enter silence. It records the three stages of keeping one, collecting qi, and practicing qi. I'm preparing to consolidate my Qi-gathering practice, and I won't be able to use the scriptures for a while, so the Palace Master will take it to teach Yuantong first." After saying that, Chen Fan handed the scriptures placed in front of the case to Palace Master Xu. In fact, Chen Fan has also remembered the Qi training stage. However, he woke up yesterday because he was in silence and practiced until the Qi collection stage. He did not practice the Qi training stage. Therefore, he is not in a hurry to start Qi training today. After thinking about the practice of Shou Yi and Cai Qi, I told Palace Master Xu to lay a solid foundation first.
"Well, I will borrow it first to teach Yuantong some basic knowledge. Your master has already explained it to you about Shouyi and Qi collection. Then you can consolidate Qi collection first, and I will let Yuan pass it later. Come and read it with you, so as not to delay your practice." Although Palace Master Xu was a little embarrassed, he still took the scripture from Chen Fan's hand.
"Okay, thank you Palace Master." Although Chen Fan was a little unhappy inside, he still had a faint smile on his face and glanced at Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing felt Chen Fan's gaze, and he was probably a little embarrassed inside. He did not turn around to look at Chen Fan, but still looked at Palace Master Xu.
Chen Fan thought for a while and said to Xiao Qing: "Yuan Tong, you must concentrate on remembering your master's teachings and come here early."
"Okay, thank you Daoxuan." Perhaps Chen Fan's words made Xiao Qing relax. Xiao Qing thanked Chen Fan and went out together with his master and the keeper.
Chen Fan was not in a hurry to borrow the second volume, but instead silently wrote the scriptures from memory. As for the episode when Palace Master Xu came in, Chen Fan forgot about it. In Chen Fan's opinion, negative emotions are the most useless. When Palace Master Xu and Palace Master When the scripture keepers appeared at the door of the room, Chen Fan guessed their purpose. Although Chen Fan really wanted to finish copying the first volume and then give the scripture to Palace Master Xu, but weighing the pros and cons, it was better to give it away generously and gain the favor of others. . Yuantong is lucky. He just got the sword. It is estimated that everyone in the whole temple is concerned about Yuantong's practice. At this time, it is better for him to keep a low profile. Fortunately, Xiao Qing is standing in front of him, otherwise he would have entered Taoism in half a day. It will probably attract attention, so it's good to be ignored now.
When a person cannot change the outcome, it is better to change his mentality and thinking, and things will not be so pessimistic and sad. Chen Fan remembered reading an article before. A man's girlfriend who had been with him for ten years ended up marrying someone else. The man was very sad. But then he thought about it, someone else's wife had been with him for ten years. Isn't that right? If you make money, you will be in a good mood. It can be seen that cause and effect are just a matter of thought. If there is a sad time, it is better to work hard to improve yourself. This is what Chen Fan is like, just do good deeds. After a while, he will enter a perfect state of practicing calligraphy and dictating scriptures. What Chen Fan didn't know was that his state of mind had risen to another level. When a person's state of mind is open-minded, the spirit is alive, which is very beneficial to the practice of enlightenment and wandering, as well as the path of life.
Just like this, more than an hour passed, and the sunset filled the sky. Chen Fan finally finished writing the stages of Shouyi and Qi collection today. He felt comfortable and began to calm down and feel the Qi around him. What was different from yesterday was that the feeling today was better than yesterday. It has become much clearer. Yesterday, I felt the water vapor, which was naturally introduced into the body to collect Qi. Today, I can clearly feel the air around my body, and there seems to be material beating in the air. Although it is very sparse, it is indeed different from the air, as if It has an entity, maybe it is spiritual power, Chen Fan guessed.
As Chen Fan begins to collect Qi naturally, these substances will be absorbed into the body by Chen Fan with the air flow, and the gas will accumulate in the lower Dantian. Chen Fan, who feels something about it, recalls the refining process of removing waste and retaining essence during the Qi training stage, but he does not There is no rush to practice, just meditation. Today is the second day of practice. It is not good to do it too fast. In Chen Fan's opinion, it is also particularly important to understand the process of collecting Qi carefully. If you can find a quick way to collect Qi, It's best not to be in a hurry to practice Qi. Moreover, my lower abdomen, which felt a little bloated yesterday, returned to normal this morning. It seems that the gas has overflowed. It is not too late to find out the reason before continuing to practice. In this case, you need to ask the master, or wait until the copy is finished and map it to Go to "Chengying" to see if there is an answer.
Chen Fan, who stopped practicing, put away the copied scriptures and prepared to give them to the scripture keepers for safekeeping. After all, Taoism stipulates that the scriptures are not allowed to be passed on privately. In case the hand-copied scriptures are obtained by outsiders, unnecessary trouble will be caused. Troublesome, but not beautiful. Just as he was packing his things and preparing to go back to the inn after learning this today, the door rang. Chen Fan felt happy, it must be Xiao Qing.
Sure enough, when he opened the door, he saw Xiao Qing standing alone at the door.
"Where is your master? Why aren't you with me?" Chen Fan asked, and at the same time he saw the scripture in Xiao Qing's hand.
"No, Master has returned first. I'm really sorry today. I want to return this scripture to you." Xiao Qing said.
"Okay, you wait for me. Let's go back to the inn together later. I'll check what I copied today with the scripture. You didn't have time to proofread it when you came. Don't copy it wrong." Chen Fan didn't say what he wrote silently later. I just want to check what I copied. Sometimes you have to be low-key.
"Okay, I'll wait for you." Xiao Qing promised.
"Yes." Chen Fan nodded, took out the handwritten version, and proofread it with the original version. Proofreading is much faster than copying. I finished checking it in a while. In fact, it was the dictation part. The copying part had been corrected before. Fortunately, I have a good memory and no errors were found in the dictation part. I immediately recited "Chengying" silently in my mind and summoned it to appear now. In my mind, I map today's content onto "Chengying", and the first and second stages of instant tranquility are clearly understood in my mind.
