Zhao Rui said: "Mr. Zhenyin said that you have profound blessings. I didn't believe it at first. It wasn't until I read the thirteen chapters of Jade Secrets that I started to believe it."
Jiang Shuo was confused when he heard this, and said: "Master Zhao, the two qi in my body cannot be resolved, and my life is on the line. How can I become a person with profound blessings?"
Zhao Rui sighed softly and said: "So you already know..."
Jiang Shuo said, "I heard everything you said to Mr. Zhenyin that night."
Zhao Rui said: "I heard it, but it doesn't matter. There is no need to hide it from you now. Why did you hide the Jade Jue Chapter when you came to Tao Hongjing?"
Jiang Shuo was confused by his confusing question and replied: "I don't know. Master Zhao, what clues can you get from the silk book?"
Zhao Rui said: "It turns out that Sanmao Zhenjun said that the "Shangqing Dadong Zhenjing" does not require the golden elixir. If you read it thousands of times, you can achieve enlightenment. It is not an empty statement. Of course, the enlightenment mentioned here should mean that the inner strength has reached the state of transformation. It’s not some mythical thing, it’s just that the Jade Technique is too weird for ordinary people to practice, so the Grand Master wants to hide it.”
Jiang Shuo asked: "Since Jade Jue is the first chapter of the Great Cave Scripture, it is also an authentic Kung Fu of Xuanmen. No matter how difficult it is, it is always beneficial and harmless to practice, but why can't it be known to the world?"
Zhao Rui said: "Xuanmen is authentic, but almost no one can practice this skill."
Jiang Shuo stared at Zhao Rui with wide eyes. Zhao Rui did not wait for him to ask questions and continued: "The beginning of the Jade Jue is indeed a method of concentrating on thinking and refining Qi, but the second half requires people to dissolve all the internal skills they have developed. Only by practicing in this way can you reach a higher level, then transform, transform and then practice, then you can reach the perfect state."
Jiang Shuo said: "This is strange. The internal strength you have finally mastered has to be melted away. Isn't that training in vain?"
Zhao Rui said: "This is the magic of Jade Technique. This method uses a human elixir cauldron, and the practice is like refining a golden elixir. By refining the Yuan Qi, the internal energy will become more pure. It's just that when it is transformed, it must be completely transformed. , as long as little bits and pieces remain, it will inevitably backfire and become possessed when practicing again, and the five internal organs will be burned and die. Therefore, it is said that one should "invisibly fast, and breathe out in the void", but as you said, internal strength comes from It’s not easy, how can you be willing to dissolve it all? Even if you make up your mind to dissolve your inner strength, this inner strength is obtained by cultivating and cultivating the gods. It is still very difficult and dangerous to eliminate it. But even if your inner strength is not exhausted, seeing this supreme mental method, you can If you don't practice, it will take a lot of concentration to hold it, so you can't read it indiscriminately."
Jiang Shuo said: "Then if you let someone who has never practiced internal strength practice it, wouldn't it be unnecessary to dissolve the internal energy?"
Zhao Rui shook his head and said: "It still doesn't work. The so-called refining requires refining first and then transforming. If there is no foundation of internal strength, and the five internal organs are overturned and misaligned when practicing the Jade Art of Transformation, you will die immediately."
Jiang Shuo said: "According to Master, doesn't it mean that no one can practice this jade technique?"
Zhao Rui laughed again and said: "Indeed, there is only one person in ten thousand who can practice this skill. Even Master Zhao and I dare not say that I can practice it before I was poisoned. Now that I have been poisoned and my Zhongqi is exhausted, I can't even do it." I’ve practiced. But little brother Jiang, you can practice.”
Jiang Shuo was surprised and said, "Can I practice?"
Zhao Rui said: "Yes, there is only one person in the world who can practice it, and that is you Jiang Shuo Jiang Suzhi!"
Jiang Shuo said confusedly: "Why is this?"
Zhao Rui said: "Hey... you are usually very smart, why can't you understand the truth? Others may not have enough internal strength, but the yin and yang in your body are unparalleled in the world; others have internal energy that is difficult to use up, but you The inner strength is not your own and is easy to cut off; others are reluctant to dissolve the inner strength, but you have to dissolve it. Do you think you are the most suitable for practicing this Jade Technique?"
Jiang Shuo suddenly woke up and said happily: "That's true. So I can be saved?"
Zhao Rui laughed loudly and said: "More than just being saved? After you complete the training, the yin and yang in your body will be used for your own use, and your internal strength will be greatly improved!"
Jiang Shuo was overjoyed and then said sadly: "Mr. Zhenyin said that advanced internal skills require decades of hard training, but I only have two years to live. Although this jade technique is magical, I'm afraid it's too late to practice it now." .”
Zhao Rui said: "This is wrong. As long as there is a chance, you should not give up... Moreover, if it is other martial arts, you may not be able to do it step by step, but you don't need to practice this martial arts from scratch. The second energy in your body is It’s ready, just start practicing from Huaqi.” As he spoke, he looked up and looked around, and said: “This Qudong is probably the place where the senior who left the jade formula and carved the Shenshu Sword on the wall practiced. After all, It is no fun to dissolve a lifetime of energy. When the former Qi has been transformed and the back Qi has not yet been born, you will be like a person without any inner strength, so you have to find a good hiding place."
Jiang Shuo said: "Is this senior the Grand Master Tao Hongjing?"
Zhao Rui shook his head and said: "I'm afraid not. The words on the side of the Shenshu Sword are the same as the Jade Jue. They are both Han seal scripts, but the ones written by Master Tao are in regular script from the Southern Dynasty. The style of writing is very different, but Master Tao is sure Knowing the key to this skill, he hid it in the Juqu Cave. It seems that the Jijin Gate is also a mechanism set up for this purpose. If the internal strength cannot meet the requirements for practicing the Jade Technique, then naturally the cave door will not be opened. The Dragon-Breaking Stone, which in turn can open the cave door and enter Juqu Cave, will naturally be qualified to practice this skill."
Jiang Shuo said happily: "Then if we master the martial arts in Jade Art, can we go out?"
Zhao Rui said: "Don't think so much now, you can start practicing first. Ah...everything is good here, except that there is nothing to eat. I have always had a good appetite, so I'm afraid it's a bit late to start practicing Bigu now."
He asked the white ape in monkey language if there was anything to eat here. Eating is the foundation of all things. White Ape understood immediately after hearing this and took Zhao Rui and Jiang Shuo to a pool. There are several such pools in the cave. They all look the same from a distance. They just look like a pool of stagnant water. But when they get closer, they see this. This pool is different from other pools. The scales in the water are flashing. It turns out that there are fish swimming in it. Jiang Shuo's eyesight is very good after swallowing the dragon beads. Although it is dark now, he can still see clearly. It turns out that they are some big blue-gray fish. , because there is a lot of moss on the bottom of the pool, the herring in the water cannot be seen if you are far away, and you can see it clearly only when you get closer.
Jiang Shuo was overjoyed and jumped into the water. He had often accompanied Bo Qin to catch fish in the stream in Nanling. The fish in this pool had probably never seen a human before and would not know how to dodge. Jiang Shuo quickly caught one from the pool. Blue carp, catch it up and take a closer look. This fish is similar to a catfish but has scales. Its eyes are gray and cannot see. It seems that these pools of water are connected to underground underground rivers, and the blind fish in the underground rivers swim to this pool of water to live.
Jiang Shuo often worked as a cook at Li Bai's house, and he also knew a thing or two about killing fish and cooking. He saw "Seven Things to Do" and other items hanging on Zhao Rui's belt around his waist, so he asked Zhao Rui for a knife. After cleaning up the fish, he didn't care whether he was wasting all his resources at this moment. He found a jade-inlaid silver plate of suitable size to hold the boiled fish.
Zhao Rui saw a dead tree trunk beside the Tan. He thought it had fallen from Qiyao's hole. The trunk had long since rotted and there were many large black flowers growing on it. He walked closer and picked one, held it in his hand and looked at it carefully, then smelled it. After sniffing it, he said happily: "It turns out to be a tree chicken."
Jiang Shuo said: "Master Zhao, I think this is a fungus. What do you think of the chicken?"
Zhao Rui said: "The tree chicken is not a chicken. The tree chicken is the largest fungus. Maoshan produces a lot of fungus, but such a big one is rare."
Zhao Rui and Jiang Shuo picked up the old roots of dead vines that had fallen on the ground, gathered together to light a fire, and put the blind fish in a silver basin. Zhao Rui slept in the open air all year round, carrying salt rocks with him, and Jiang Shuo scraped some salt Apply it on the fish, add the tree chicken and cook together. In a short time, the fish is cooked and the aroma is overflowing. The two of them had been hungry all day and did not bother to look for tableware. Jiang Shuo cut four branches to use as chopsticks, and he and Zhao Rui directly Catch the fish in the basin and eat it. The blind fish is very fresh. Even though it is only seasoned with salt, it is still delicious.
The white ape had never seen a fire cooking before, and when he smelled the aroma of cooking fish, he also came over and reached into the pot to fish it out. However, he was burned to the point of squealing, causing Zhao Rui and Jiang Shuo to laugh, and Jiang Shuo then He also caught a large piece of fish meat and blew it to cool it before giving it to the white ape. The white ape hurriedly stuffed it into his mouth. It was indeed much more delicious than the raw fish he usually eats. He couldn't help but dance and chirp, which made the two of them laugh. The two of them had received a lot of help from the white ape that day. At this moment, there were only two people and one ape in the cave. The two of them no longer regarded the white ape as a beast, and they did not care about eating from the same pot.
After a delicious meal of fish, they felt tired. They expected that there would be no wild animals in this fairy cave. The two climbed back to the square cave. The terrain here was high and dry, so they lay down on the ground and fell asleep. The ape climbed up the vine and disappeared without a trace. When I woke up the next day, I saw various kinds of wild fruits piled high on the ground. It turned out that the white ape was simple in nature. He ate fish from two people yesterday, so he wanted to treat them to fruits today.
The two of them randomly ate some fruits, and Zhao Rui began to teach Jiang Shuo how to practice the method of dispersing energy and converting Qi contained in the Jade Jue. Although there are pictures and text annotations on the Jade Jue, the pictures are simple and the text is obscure, making it difficult to understand. Fortunately, Zhao Rui is a great expert in internal martial arts and a world-famous literary scholar. He first studied it by himself and translated the Jade Jue After understanding the meaning correctly, he dissected it one by one and taught it to Jiang Shuo in detail. If it weren't for Zhao Rui, Jiang Shuo, a young man, could not understand the contents of the scriptures even though he was literate.
The first of the thirteen chapters of Jade Secrets is the kowtow skill that Jiang Shuo had practiced when he saw the white ape before. It is called "I sincerely invite you", which is actually an introductory mental method. It is followed by "Cunsi", "Zhensi", "Seconds" "Si", "Wandering the Wind", and "Shen Ding" are all methods of concentrating Qi and cultivating step by step. Although these first six chapters are magical, they are in the same line with the Taoist inner strength cultivation method. Zhao Rui completely mastered it in just one day. understand.
When it comes to the seventh chapter, there is no chapter title. The method of transforming Qi is paraphrased in a flash. For example, the "Cunsi Chapter" says: "If the Nine Emperors do not enter the Jiang Palace, they go through the Weilu acupoint and enter the Niwan." What it says is Stay focused and unmoved by the outside world. The seventh chapter says: "The Nine Emperors also went down through the Jiang Palace and entered the realm of Xiaguan. The Nine Emperors also entered the realm of Jiuzhongguan. They all felt that the cave was shining inside and outside, making their whole body merge with the light of the sun and the moon." In addition, I have forgotten both things and myself, and it is a completely opposite approach. Not only is the method very different from the previous six chapters, but it is also completely incompatible with all the methods of internal energy cultivation in the world. Zhao Rui often finds it difficult to understand when reading it. With his talent and knowledge, it took him five days to figure it all out. He silently rehearsed it several times in his mind, and there was no doubt at all.
Zhao Rui started explaining from the seventh chapter, and spent another three days explaining all seven chapters to Jiang Shuo, picture by picture, word by word. Jiang Shuo had an excellent memory and high understanding, and he knew all the formulas and formulas by heart. Seeing that he understood it correctly, Rui allowed him to start practicing on the fourth day.
