Thinking of what happened during the day and looking at the small pile of spiritual stones and elixirs he had received, Yanxuan couldn't help but ask:
"We encountered so many things this time when we came out. The last time we were helping Brother Chen Xian, this time it was these people who took the initiative to provoke us. How come so many people do evil things outside the sect? They are not doing their duty. Okay?"
Yanxuan asked this question more than once. Tang Ping laughed and said:
"Sister Yan, this matter is really not unusual. Well, take your Yan family as an example. Your family is a big family, and there must be many naughty and mischievous kids in the family. Those guys would normally be in front of their elders. Isn’t it honest? But behind the scenes, where the people who are in charge of the family can’t see, are you making a fuss? This is human nature. When there are rules and regulations, you must be more honest, so as not to worry about things. You get yourself into trouble, but you naturally start acting up when the rules don't control you? There are many people who are honest when they are bound by the rules, but there are not many people who can discipline themselves when there are no rules. The same goes for monks. , in the sect, the rules are strict, no one dares to cause trouble in the sect, but the rules in the sect have no restrictions outside the sect. There are many people in the sect, and the most numerous ones are Qi Refining monks like us. When there are more people, Characters and dispositions are mixed. There are some who are generous and some who are loyal. But at the same time, there must be some who are greedy and some who are narrow-minded. It is inevitable for people to have conflicts when they are together, either to see who has something good that they want to take away or to see who has something good. They are jealous of anyone who is better than themselves and dare not make trouble within the sect. These people can't care about this when they go outside the sect. Besides, the methods used by us monks are all powerful ones that can take people's lives. These people have no rules when they go outside the sect. The restraint itself has the means of killing people, so it is natural for them to do whatever they want."
"Then..." Yanxuan asked again, "Last time, Senior Brother Chen Xian said that Xie You had killed people outside, and also said that many people were killed by them. According to this, there are always people in the sect who are doing mischief outside, so every year I am afraid that some of the qi-refining disciples in the sect will die outside, does the sect really let these things go?"
What Yanxuan didn't understand was why the sect would allow its disciples to act recklessly and even fight outside the sect. There were strict rules within the sect, but it didn't care about matters outside the sect. This seemed very ruthless and unfair. Even a little cold.
Tang Ping looked at Yanxuan's eyes, and then at the other companions around him. He thought that as his cultivation level deepened, he was afraid that such things would happen to him from time to time in the future. There may still be some unrealistic imaginations in the world of spiritual practice, but after all, you have to slowly get used to the deceitfulness and cruelty of the world of spiritual practice. If you say it more carefully in advance, you can get used to it faster in the future.
So Tang Ping considered it and said:
"The sect...actually just gave us an opportunity. In the sect, we can see those high-level senior brothers, and there are also many foundation-building senior brothers who can be seen commonly. Of course, there are also those seniors who form the core sometimes. We can also see it. This opportunity is that if we work hard, maybe we can become like them and be as carefree as them. But how to do this depends on our own efforts. Even if we have a teacher, it is nothing more than If you can give some tips on your cultivation, your cultivation can grow faster. But you still have to walk your own path. There are so many people in the sect, the Qi refining disciples want to build the foundation, the foundation building monks want to form the elixir, and the formation monks want to build the foundation. Who, Senior Dan, doesn't want to break through to the Nascent Soul? This way everyone will be busy."
After a short pause and seeing several companions listening attentively, Tang Ping continued:
"Speaking more broadly, there are six major sects in Central Continent. They are all vying with each other and watching each other. Each sect has spent a lot of effort in this regard. It is like six major countries confronting each other. For a moment, Don’t dare to relax; under each big sect, there are countless small aristocratic families and small sects. These can be regarded as various factions and various forces within a big country. They are also full of contradictions with each other, and each has its own plan, and they may not be loyal to the major sects they belong to, so the major sects must always keep an eye on them to prevent them from colluding with other major sects or causing trouble. I said above These two things are the two most important things for a large sect. Of course, there are many other things that need to be dealt with. The seniors who handle the affairs within the sect are busy every day, but none of them are related to It’s related to us Qi refining disciples.”
After laying the groundwork, it was time to respond directly to Yanxuan's question. Tang Ping said again:
"Sister Yan, if a qi-refining disciple disappears outside the sect, then he is really gone. It can only be said that he was not careful. What the sect has to do is not only give these qi-refining disciples a place to practice and techniques. , just tell him clearly the rules within the sect and the dangers outside the sect, and then there is nothing you can do. After all, it is impossible for a big sect to take care of every disciple like a small family can train successors. Moreover, for sects Generally speaking, monks can really come in handy starting from foundation building. Qi refining disciples are almost useless, and the same is true for a few of us. In the future, after we build foundation, we will definitely be sent out to stay in one place for a few years and do some The thing is, this is to serve the sect. One more thing, if the five of us can form elixirs in the future, it will be of great use to the sect. After all, the elixir-forming monks are the main force supporting a sect. I don’t think so. I dare to say that we can break through the Nascent Soul. After all, the Nascent Soul monks play an important role as the foundation for a sect. Without the Nascent Soul monks, it is impossible for a sect to become a major sect."
Tang Ping paused again, thinking about how to word what she was going to say next. After all, it involved several companions around her, and then she said:
"As for the many qi-refining disciples, it will take some years before there are talents who are useful to the sect. If the qi-refining disciples have good qualifications, it is not bad! They have a good character, which is not bad! There may be some seniors who will also transfer some valuable information to the sect. Accepting talented people as disciples, but that is just an expectation. If these disciples die before this expectation is fulfilled, those elders will have nothing but a sigh or private revenge for the disciples, let alone the sect. There are so many qi refining disciples with mediocre qualifications and mediocre minds. When they encounter danger outside the sect, they may not even be able to leave their names. No one cares except for close friends. The outside of the sect is indeed dangerous. People will reveal it as soon as they come out. nature, but when it comes to the dazzling figures in the sect and the brothers who built the foundation, which of them didn’t work hard with blood on their hands like this? Even if they don’t want to do anything to others, when they encounter people with ill intentions, they will always I have to bite the bullet and rush forward. Speaking of which, I would also like to talk about the children of the seniors in the sect, which are usually referred to as the dandies in the sect. If they are kept by their side like treasures, they will not have any big problems. Even if they are building a foundation, it is impossible to entrust them with important tasks. Doing so will just let them die in another place later. If they have not experienced the tempering of this Qi refining stage, they will be gone as soon as they leave the sect."
Yanxuan was fascinated by what she heard. These words reminded her of Senior Sister Luo Zhen whom Senior Sister Min once recommended to her. On that night when Senior Sister Luo Zhen fully understood, she fell in front of the monster covered in blood. , if he had given up at that time, maybe even Senior Sister Min would not know that there was such a person, and naturally there would be no Senior Sister Luo to explain his worries. Thinking of this, Yanxuan couldn't help but sigh:
"I didn't expect the spiritual world to be so ruthless!"
Tang Ping smiled and replied:
"Is there such gentleness in the world?"
Yanxuan nodded as he thought about his family affairs.
Several people listened to Tang Ping's words. Although they usually have such thoughts, they were not as straightforward as what Tang Ping said today. Even Lu Pingchuan also understood some of the meaning. He just said that it was Tang Ping who wanted to be herself in the future. You must practice well, and fight back when others make trouble. If you can't subdue them, you can only subdue them, so he said:
"Well, Sister Tang is right. Hehe, I understand, but there is still something I don't understand. We have dealt with those middle-level and high-level guys a few times, but why are they so inexperienced? How about a fight? In other words, the one named An Zhen was a bit more powerful the first time, but later on, these guys were all worthless idiots. If we say that we are all Qi refiners, they entered the sect before any of us. It’s still early, and you still have a long time to practice, but how can you be defeated so easily when you encounter us?”
This is indeed a problem. An Zhen is indeed powerful, but when he met the mid-level monks twice, they were defeated easily. They didn't realize how powerful the mid-level monks were at all, so they all had some points. Confuse.
Tang Ping said: "This is easy to explain."
As she spoke, she looked at it and picked up the tea cup in front of her. The spiritual tea in the cup was still filled with the fragrance of tea.
"My master told me about this. Well, my sixth grandfather also said it once. It's not just for the disciples of Shuiyun Valley. It can include all the disciples in the sect. Hey, this cup, we can put this cup The size of the cup is regarded as our personal cultivation level. The bigger the cup, the higher the cultivation level."
After saying that, she handed the tea cup to her lips and took a sip. The tea in the cup became less. Then she put the tea cup next to Qian Chao's tea cup, but Qian Chao's tea cup was still full of spiritual tea.
"Look again, the cups are the same size, but the tea in the cup is different. The tea inside can be regarded as a means. The higher the cultivation level, the more means can be used. Simply put, the bigger the cup. , the more tea you can hold. However, the methods are not something you will have as your cultivation level increases. Just like the tea in the cup, you have to pour it in after drinking it. The monks also learn their own methods. If you don’t learn it, you won’t have it.”
She picked up her tea cup and drank it in one gulp before filling herself up again.
"Intermediate monks are naturally higher in cultivation than us, but if there is only a little tea in the big cup, and the tea in the small cup is full, it doesn't necessarily mean which cup will have more tea. When monks fight, their cultivation is different. Of course, it can be seen as support for the use of means, but the winner is still determined by their own means. But if the person with a high level of cultivation has no means or the means are mediocre, and the person with a low level of cultivation has many and clever means, it will be like a big cup There is only a little water in it, but the little cup is full. Which side do you think will win?"
Lu Pingchuan rarely understood and said, "Of course we have more water than them, so we can beat them, right?"
"This is exactly the reason. This is why even though it was difficult for us to deal with An Zhen for the first time, we were able to narrowly defeat him with our combined efforts."
Li Jian picked up his tea cup, looked at the spiritual tea in the cup, and asked:
"Then why don't those senior brothers learn a few more tricks on a daily basis? Don't they know this truth?"
"Of course many people know this truth, but Brother Li, think about it, how many low-level disciples in the sect worry day and night because they cannot break through the Xiaowu Pass, and how many high-level disciples are worried about building the foundation. Uneasy, although means can determine the outcome, they cannot help people break through the bottlenecks in cultivation. In the final analysis, whether it is the Xiaowu Pass or the foundation building, it all depends on the improvement of the cultivation level, and what are the benefits after the foundation building? It is obvious. The most direct and important one is that it can increase the life span and make people live longer. Therefore, many disciples in the sect often only value the improvement of cultivation and do not regard the means as very important. thing."
Yanxuan asked: "Which one is more important, cultivation or means?"
After asking this question, Yanxuan felt that this question seemed inappropriate and a bit childish, so he couldn't help but smile.
Tang Ping also smiled and said: "Of course it's all important. Sister Yan, think about it, if we don't have any means, can we get these things?"
As he said that, Tang Ping pointed to several small bottles on the desk, which contained the seeds of Yanxuan Kui. Yanxuan did not put them away.
"Low-level disciples, well, it's impossible for ordinary low-level disciples to come here, and it's impossible to deal with the three Luo Chong beasts we encountered today. The means can allow us to get more good things, and these are good for us. The benefits of cultivation are even greater. For example, the seeds of Yan Kui. Sister Yan, you said that you can refine a Chengyuan Pill, which is much better than the Yangyuan Pill we usually use. It is more helpful to improve your cultivation. And Naluo Mr. Qian can use the beast's horn to refine weapons, or use it for himself. Then he can add some means, or he can sell it and exchange it for spiritual stones. Everyone can share a share. It will also be beneficial to our cultivation. , means and cultivation are in a mutually reinforcing relationship and cannot be viewed separately. Unfortunately, many people know this truth, but do not understand it thoroughly."
After hearing this, several people nodded, and then they understood why the mid-level disciples they met didn't seem so powerful.
"But there is another point that is unfair." Tang Ping added.
"Oh, what is it?"
"Generally speaking, Qi refining disciples cannot learn truly good techniques."
"What does it mean?"
Tang Ping smiled, looked at Li Jian, and then at Lu Pingchuan.
"Brother Li and Brother Lu, one of you is a sword cultivator and the other is a body cultivator. Mu Xiufeng and Houtu Temple are both sects with few people. It is precisely because there are too few people that they don't hide their secrets from their respective disciples. Even if Even if you don't have a teacher, you can still learn good techniques, so you two don't care."
She added:
"The disciples of the sects with many people, Jiuxuan, Shuiyun Valley and Qixia Mountain, if they don't have elders or teachers, they won't be able to learn any clever methods. They can only rely on their own cleverness and try their best to learn from them. I got some magic spells from everywhere to practice. However, there are not many people with good skills, so we can count them. Therefore, the powerful people we heard about in the sect, such as Luo Ying, who was able to defeat hundreds of people with four enemies, whom we heard last time, Luo Bin, Wenyuan and Lu Shuang, these four people are very clever in their methods. Among them, Er Luo and Wenyuan have elders, and Lu Shuang is a disciple of Fairy E Jing from Yueyinglin in Shuiyun Valley. Therefore, the methods of these four people are very good. So powerful, even though there were four against a hundred, not only did he repel nearly a hundred high-level monks, but he also killed more than a dozen people. Isn't it very powerful?"
Several people nodded.
"Look at the rest of us, Brother Li and Brother Lu, I have both elders and teachers, so I can learn a lot of skills. Sister Yan, you said that senior Zhong Yao intends to put you under the door, but Once you pass Xiaowu Pass, you can become a disciple, right?"
Yanxuan nodded after hearing this.
"And what you told me, when you practiced at night several times, Senior Zhong came to give you guidance. You know, there are so many people in our sect, how many of us are so lucky to get Senior Jiedan?" What about advice? Therefore, Sister Yan, even if you only have the Fire Sword Technique and the Phoenix Breath Technique now, you must have surpassed many Qixia Mountain disciples of the same level in these two spells, so your methods are also unmatched by ordinary people. of."
When Tang Ping said this, in addition to Yanxuan nodding, Li Jian couldn't help but nod. Mu Xiufeng's Fairy Leng Yue also gave him guidance and guidance many times. If so, what should he be among the monks of the same level in Mu Xiufeng? What about level?
"It's you in the end, Mr. Qian!" Tang Ping said with a smile.
"How am I doing?"
"Well, firstly, you have no master, secondly, you have no elders, and thirdly, your spiritual qualifications are still very poor, but at least you have one advantage that others cannot match."
Qian Chao smiled and said:
"Then I'm all ears."
"Nothing else, it's just that you are very smart, well, very smart, and your character is not as good as Brother Li, but it is not far behind. To be honest, although you got these methods by yourself, but in In my opinion, even if there are disciples at the same level who have learned from their elders, most of them are not as good as you. You are an anomaly, but after passing the Xiaowu Pass, there should be seniors who will take you under their tutelage."
Qian Chao nodded. He didn't have any idea about becoming a disciple yet. He would talk about it in the future.
"I just want to tell everyone that even though our cultivation levels are still at a low level now, our methods are not inferior to others. Therefore, if someone bullies us again in the future, we will still have to fight where we should." , don’t worry so much!”
"That's right, haha, those are for spiritual stones!" Lu Pingchuan laughed.
After saying this, Qian Chao said: "The main reason we came out this time was for the ruins. It seems that we should be there tomorrow."
Tang Ping said: "Boy Qian, are you really sure you can open the ruins?"
"It should be about the same."
Yanxuan asked: "What good things are there in the ruins that so many people want?"
"Sister Yan, you will know when you get there tomorrow and open it. I haven't been in there either."
