A few days later, after lunch, Qian Chao called Tang Ping outside Chunxiang Hall.
"Hey! Miss Tang."
"Huh? Mr. Qian, are you looking good lately?"
"Don't be ridiculous, look there." Qian Chao turned his head and looked at the mountains in the distance.
"What are you looking at?" Tang Ping followed Qian Chao's gaze, but there was nothing worth seeing.
"Have you seen that huge rock?" Qian Chao was very careful. There were other disciples nearby, but Qian Chao did not point there with his finger.
"Where is it?" Tang Ping searched carefully, and there seemed to be a small rock protruding from the trees on the mountain. "Is it the one halfway up the mountain?"
"If you are free in the afternoon, you can go there once."
"What?"
"Brother Lu and I have been practicing there recently. You will know when you go there, it will be beneficial!" After telling Tang Ping how to get there, Qian Chao left.
"Why is this person so mysterious? I can't explain clearly." Tang Ping stared at Qian Chao's back and complained.
Tang Ping and Yan Xuan followed Qian Chao's words and followed the path in the mountains. Finally, they came to the mountain ridge that Qian Chao had mentioned. Tang Ping didn't care about this, but Yan Xuan walked more and more. Muttering and looking back frequently, she saw that all the houses in Youming Valley were hidden behind the forest leaves. When she finally couldn't help but stop and ask Tang Ping, she heard Tang Ping say: "We're here."
This place is not very wide, but what is rare is that the terrain is actually very flat. There are four or five strong and tall mountain trees around this open space. At the end of the open space is the huge rock that Qian Chao pointed to. At this time, Qian Chao and Lu The two of them, Pingchuan, were sitting together with their backs against the boulder. Qian Chao was reading a book in his hand, while Lu Pingchuan was doing something with his head down.
"Hey! You two." Tang Ping couldn't help but shouted angrily when she saw the two people sitting there steadily, "It's so hard to find here, but you guys really can keep your composure, and you're not afraid of us being picked up by wolves on the way. Let’s go!”
Qian Chao put the book in his hands on his knees and replied: "You also live in this Young Ming Valley every day. How often have you heard wolves howling here? Don't say there are no wolves here, even if there are wolves, wouldn't Brother Lu? Be so happy!"
When Lu Pingchuan heard this, he raised his head and said with a smile: "There are really no wolves. I've been walking around in the nearby woods. Apart from rabbits and pheasants, I can't even see a deer."
Tang Ping strode over and asked: "Okay, we are all here too, tell me, what are you doing by inviting us here mysteriously?" Before Qian Chao could answer, he asked Lu Pingchuan again, " Brother Lu, what are you doing braiding this straw rope?"
Lu Pingchuan shook the straw rope in his hand towards Tang Ping and said, "This is for setting a noose on pheasants."
As soon as she heard that it was used for roping pheasants, Tang Ping suddenly became energetic. She squatted in front of Lu Pingchuan and looked at the thin straw rope in his hand and asked in a loud voice: "Pheasant roping? Is this the only one you use? Have you ever roped a pheasant?" How many have you caught? Did you bake them or cook them?" Just after asking, he suddenly noticed that Qian Chao was still sitting next to him and looking at him with a smile. Then he remembered that this boy Qian hadn't answered him yet. Then he said angrily, "Why are you laughing! You haven't said why you invited us here?"
Qian Chao put the book on his lap into his arms and replied: "I have tasted Brother Lu's craftsmanship. The pheasants in the nearby mountains and forests are very plump, and the taste is even better when roasted by Brother Lu's hands. Recently, We haven't dined at Chunxiang Hall for several times, so we two ate game here. Brother Lu still remembers that he promised to treat you to barbecue last time, so he made a lot of arrangements around here in advance. You are in for a treat today! "
When he heard that there was something delicious and that he was barbecuing pheasants in the mountains and forests, not to mention Tang Ping, even Yan Xuan found it amusing. The impatient Tang Ping could not wait to drag Lu Pingchuan to see if there were any pheasants in his trap.
After a while of fussing, Lu Pingchuan said that when he could weave more straw ropes into his hand, he could arrange more traps when he went hunting for pheasants. Yanxuan was skillful and learned how to braid the straw rope after watching Lu Pingchuan for a while. Then he also imitated Lu Pingchuan and helped him braid it.
Seeing Qian Chao still sitting there steadily, Tang Ping could not help but murmur in her heart. She came closer and asked, "You invited us here because you had something important to do. Could it be that Brother Lu roasted pheasant for us to eat?" Is there anything else?"
Qian Chao smiled after hearing this and said, "Miss Tang, of course I have other things to do. Well, would you believe me if I said I could do tricks?"
Tang Ping didn't quite understand what she heard and asked, "What kind of trick? Do you know how to do it?"
Qian Chao stood up and said, "Don't worry, wait until I perform a trick to show you."
Tang Ping and Yan Xuan were both curious when Qian Chao said he was going to do magic. Firstly, they didn't believe Qian Chao could do magic, and secondly, they couldn't figure out what kind of medicine Qian Chao was selling in his gourd.
But Lu Pingchuan didn't care after hearing this, and said while busy with his hands: "Well, Brother Qian also changed it for me a few days ago. It was so fun."
Hearing what he said, the two girls became even more curious. They saw Qian Chao take two steps and pull out a colorful feather from his sleeve. It seemed that it was probably pulled from the pheasant that Lu Pingchuan had trapped in the past few days. When they came down, they saw Qian Chao waving the feather in his hand to signal to the two girls, and then letting go of his hand, the feather slowly fell to the ground. Qian Chao saw the right moment and bent down and stretched out his arm to lift the feather that was almost on the ground. The feather was in his hand again.
What kind of trick is this? Neither of the two girls understood.
Qian Chao took the feather and walked around for two more steps. He looked around and then lifted the feather up again. Then he turned his face to Tang Ping and looked at her with a smile. Then he let go of his hands holding the feather. finger.
This time, the feather did not fall to the ground, but was actually suspended there.
Tang Ping and Yan Xuan couldn't help but widen their eyes in disbelief. Lu Pingchuan smiled and said, "Isn't it fun?"
Qian Chao's arm that was holding the feather had been put down. He looked up at the feather, and raised his hand to gently fiddle with it with his fingers. The feather slowly began to rotate, but it was still hanging steadily. There.
Seeing that Tang Ping wanted to come over to see what was going on, Qian Chao stretched out his hand to stop her, then took out a feather from his sleeve and hung it there like a trick.
Under the gazes of Tang Ping and Yanxuan, Qian Chao took out a feather from his sleeve and hung it there as he walked forward, as if there was an invisible hand holding the feather under each feather. As Qian Chao walked forward, more than a dozen feathers hung steadily behind him, like a line. Finally, when Qian Chao put his hand into his sleeve, it was empty when he came out. He clapped his hands to the two women. , indicating that there are no more feathers.
Tang Ping and Yan Xuan couldn't help but walked toward the suspended feathers curiously.
Yanxuan first looked at the feather carefully, then stretched out his hand to slowly draw up, down, left and right on the feather, and finally confirmed that the feather was indeed not held by a thin thread, and couldn't help but be even more surprised.
Tang Ping paid more attention to the direction of this "feather line". She looked back and forth, looking at the directions in which the feather lines extended to both sides. Finally, she picked a feather and looked at it, and then she followed suit. Yan Xuan was even more surprised when he hung the feather there with Qian Chao's look, so he followed Tang Ping's example and tried it out himself.
"Tell me," Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao, his eyes full of weirdness and suspicion, "You also said that you are not from a spiritual family. I, who come from a family like me, can't find such a place even if I want to find it, but you, who is born in the world, can't find it in such a place. I can’t believe it was found so easily!”
Yanxuan imitated Tang Ping's example and picked off a feather and lifted it up. When she loosened her fingers, it was hanging there. This was really surprising. She knew for sure that she didn't know any tricks, and after hearing Tang Ping's words, Yanxuan Ping asked Qian Chao, why did it involve Qian Chao's background, and couldn't help but look at the two of them in confusion.
Qian Chao sighed after hearing this and said: "I did not lie to you about my origin. I was born in the world and came through the first class election. I am not from any aristocratic family. However, there was an elder in my family who was in the Wuling Sect. The cultivator, well, the cultivation level is not high, just the cultivation of Qi. Later, because of the injury, there was no hope for cultivation, so I returned home. Before I came here this time, my elder gave me a book, oh, yes There are two books, one of which records various things about him in the sect, including the matter of spiritual veins. This matter is a bit long to talk about, how about we sit down over there and talk about it?"
They came to the boulder again. After several people sat down, Qian Chao took the book out of his arms and handed it to Tang Ping. He said, "This is the book. I didn't bring the other one with me. But that one says All of them are the experience and methods of my elder’s own practice. He once said that everyone’s practice is different from others. Unless it is very difficult for me to practice, I don’t need to read it. At that time in my home , your sixth grandfather commented that my qualifications are acceptable, you probably know what kind of qualifications are acceptable, right?"
"Yeah" Tang Ping nodded, "It's the worst kind."
"Yes, it is indeed the worst kind. Your sixth grandfather probably gave me this opportunity and brought me here because my elder is also a member of the Five Spirits. To be honest, I At first, I didn’t feel that my spiritual qualifications were so bad. I just felt that hard work could make up for my weakness. However, I didn’t know that it would be so difficult to practice. I made no progress in my practice within a month, which made me very depressed.
When I was upset, I thought about taking a look at the book that I couldn't read unless I had to, but every time I wanted to open it, I was very reluctant, so I opened this one and read it. I learned a lot from this book. Regarding matters within the sect, the matter of spiritual veins is also obtained from this book. According to what my senior said, the Five Spirits Sect is a place where a large number of spiritual veins gather, so the ancestors of the sect started here. Zong Li Sect, in addition, he also said that there are several small places where spiritual veins gather around the Five Spirit Sect, including..." As he spoke, Qian Chao pointed with his hand along the direction in which the "feather line" extended.
"Little Lotus Lake" Tang Ping said.
"Yes, Little Lotus Lake," Qian Chao continued, "After learning that Little Lotus Lake is also a place where spiritual veins gather, I secretly went to Little Lotus Lake alone and walked around the lake. I haven’t found any spiritual veins yet.”
"How did you find it? Did you also use this feather?" Tang Ping asked.
"I used the stupidest method at first," Qian Chao replied, "I found different places to meditate around Little Lotus Lake. I went there dozens of times. I sat all over the entire lake, and the same thing happened every time. My daily practice was the same without making any progress. Only then did I understand what my senior said in the book. Spiritual veins can be divided into three types: traveling in the air, traveling on the ground, and traveling underground. The spiritual veins gathered in the Little Lotus Lake may all be It’s the spiritual veins of the sky, or of course it could be the spiritual veins of the earth running underground. You can imagine my annoyance at the time when I thought of this.”
"Then what happened later? How did you discover this place?" Tang Ping asked.
"I once observed the mountain terrain around Xiaolianhua Lake. It is divided into five veins. The one we are currently standing on is one of them. Later, I discovered that following this vein to Youming Valley leads directly to our Kaimeng Ting. Tao Pavilion, I think in this Youming Valley, Tingtao Pavilion is the most important place. It should not be built at random, not to mention that Tingtao Pavilion is built halfway up the mountain, so I boldly assume that Tingtao Pavilion is It is built on the spiritual veins. The spiritual vein passing through Tingtao Pavilion must be the spiritual vein of Dakinism. It connects Xiaolianhua Lake and Tingtao Pavilion. Since it is not on the ground at the foot of the mountain, you need to go to the top of the mountain or halfway up the mountain to find it. Okay. With me as a fake snake, I searched for more than 20 days before I finally found this place. It took a lot of trouble!" Qian Chao sighed after finishing speaking.
"Then," Tang Ping asked, pointing to the feather still suspended there, "is this method also written in the book?"
"Yes, my senior wrote two methods in the book. One is to use a fish eye called Yingguangyu. I can't find that thing anywhere, so I used this second method."
"You are really thoughtful!" Tang Ping also sighed. She now has a better understanding of Qian Chao, and she is also a person who refuses to admit defeat. She really can't tell it at ordinary times. At first glance, she looks like a pampered person from a wealthy family in the world. My young master, I didn’t expect that his character would be so tenacious, which is quite rare.
"There is no other way. I don't want to go to the outer gate. I have a rare opportunity to come here this time. If you want to enter, you have to enter the inner gate. Only by entering the inner gate can you truly practice."
"Actually," Tang Ping said while looking at the feathers, "there are more than just these two ways to find spiritual veins, there are many more, but fortunately your senior recorded this method. This method of using feathers is the only one who has not cultivated it. It can be used, and the rest, whether deep or shallow, require cultivation to be used, even the light-responsive fish eye."
"A Ping," Yanxuan asked hesitantly, "Is there the spiritual vein you mentioned here?"
"Yes," Tang Ping said, "this spiritual vein cannot be seen, touched, and has no smell. However," Tang Ping said, pulling Yanxuan closer to her, the two of them were under those suspended feathers, " Sister Yan, sit here and try to run it for a week according to the mental method of the "Jade Sea Sutra"." After saying that, he pressed Yanxuan on the soft grass and sat down himself.
After hearing this, Yanxuan followed the mentality of the Jade Sea Sutra. He first meditated and entered the realm of holding the Yuan Shouyi. He then carefully observed the clear and rhythmic breathing at the Lingdai, and let a little Yuan Qi travel from the Dantian. Follow the energy channels throughout the body.
However, unlike in the past when I was practicing, I felt like drinking cheese or bathing in the spring breeze. Today, the feeling in this spiritual vein is like strong wine entering my throat, hot wires traveling around my body, and feeling like a dry wind blowing on my face and steaming steam. This unusual feeling frightened Yanxuan at first, and he almost lost his breath. He faintly heard Tang Ping say from the side, "Sister Yan, don't be afraid. The spiritual energy in this spiritual vein is rich and strong. It is normal for you to start to feel uncomfortable." , Just do your work." Then he felt relieved and boldly continued to practice according to the mental method of the "Jade Sea Sutra".
At this time, Qian Chao came forward and sat next to Tang Ping, telling Tang Ping to take care of her. Tang Ping understood and began to practice here.
One stick of incense took two weeks to complete. Yanxuan slowly opened his eyes and saw Tang Ping sitting cross-legged opposite him. He had just finished opening his eyes to look at her.
"How is it?" Tang Ping looked at Yanxuan and asked, her face was slightly flushed, and the small section of white arm exposed at the sleeve and the slender hands were slightly red.
"It's much better than practicing in other places," Yanxuan said. "It scared me at first, but luckily you reminded me." In fact, Yanxuan looked like Tang Ping, with a flushed face, as if he had drank mellow wine. .
"Cultivation in the place of spiritual veins is naturally different from that in other places. Elsewhere, it is like an old ox pulling a cart, but here the wind is strong and the sail is in a hurry. How can it be the same, otherwise the spiritual veins will not be spiritual veins." Tang Ping said.
"Oh," Lu Pingchuan interrupted after hearing the two women talking, "This is the spiritual vein. Is it good to practice here?"
"Of course, Brother Lu, there are many benefits to practicing here." Tang Ping said, "At least we can get twice the result with half the effort in practicing."
"Oh," Lu Pingchuan seemed to understand a little bit, "no wonder Brother Qian always forces me to study here."
Tang Ping looked at Qian Chao after hearing this, and Qian Chao just smiled slightly.
"Okay, it's almost done. Let's go take a look at the condom and see how many we caught today." Lu Pingchuan seemed to have almost finished braiding the thin straw rope in his hand, and stood up and said to a few people.
"Okay!" Tang Ping said excitedly.
When they went to catch pheasants, the four little guys who were still children were really busy for a while. Tang Ping let Xiao Bai out as usual. Qian Chao was surprised to see Xiao Bai and liked him very much. However, Lu Pingchuan, who met Xiao Bai for the first time, looked at the fur on Xiao Bai's body a few more times. Xiao Bai was so frightened that Xiao Bai hid behind Tang Ping. Tang Ping couldn't help but angrily said to Lu Pingchuan: "Brother Lu, this is my little fox, you must not have any ideas about her." Lu Pingchuan then gave up.
Several people, led by Lu Pingchuan, searched for the traps he had set in the mountains and forests. Sure enough, many pheasants were trapped and hung there, struggling in vain, and several hares were also caught. The four of them happily picked it up. Lu Pingchuan had already made a basket with soft branches. He tied the wings, legs and feet of the pheasants and hares with straw ropes and threw them into the basket and carried them away. Several people worked with Lu Pingchuan to rearrange some traps before giving up.
