Wang Er knelt down solemnly and kowtowed nine times to the dead tree branch respectfully.
When Mochou saw Wang Er kowtow, he rewrapped the branch with great care and put it back in his arms. He continued: "You need to remember the rules of the sect. If you dare to violate the sect rules, you don't have to go to the sect." If I kill you, you will also suffer the consequences, do you understand?"
Seeing Mo Chou's eyes showing murderous intent and his awe-inspiring aura, Wang Er felt that all the blood in his body had froze, and he replied solemnly: "Yes, I remember!"
Mo Chou said, "You should tell me, my disciples, to remember this."
Wang Er said: "Yes, disciple, please bear this in mind."
Mochou slowly sat down on another futon and said: "The rules of the house are: first, no killing indiscriminately, second, no sexual misconduct, third, no stealing, fourth..."
Mochou explained the rules of the sect once, and then asked Wang Er to repeat them again. It wasn't until Wang Er recited every word well that he stopped and continued: "There are countless people who practice martial arts in the world. ! In the world of martial arts, as long as you fight with someone, you are gambling with your life. If you thrust out the sword, you are gambling with life and death!"
Mochou said again: "Bet not only on your own life, but also on the life and death of the enemy! If you thrust out your sword a little too slowly or miss it by an inch, then you will die on the spot! The way of death! Xiaoxiao, no matter you have practiced for three years or thirty years, you will become a cold corpse! Let me ask you, everyone has one head and two hands, fighting for life with others, why do you think Only you can kill others, but others can’t kill you?”
Wang Er thought about it carefully and said: "I think it's because our Dead Wood Sect has great swordsmanship, we can stab quickly and accurately. No one else is our opponent!"
After hearing this answer, Mochou couldn't help but smile and said: "What you said is not completely right. There are so many capable people and strangers in the world! Experts from all walks of life emerge in endlessly! Like strange weapons, open swords and hidden arrows, Tricks, poisons, and traps are all things that can kill people! Therefore, traveling in the world is not just about being invincible with swordsmanship! The reason why our Deadwood Sect is so smart is just two words - Jing ——Sincerity!”
Wang Er refused to listen. Yunshan was shrouded in mist and said in confusion: "Disciple doesn't understand the meaning of Master's words. Please ask Master to make it clear."
Mochou did not scold Wang Er for not understanding such a simple truth, but continued: "Jing means practicing the swordsmanship and moves learned like instinct. Every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move, every move... Sword moves, if the enemy stabs you with a sword, you can use your long sword to automatically counterattack without even thinking about it! Even in your sleep, if someone sneak attacks on you, you must be able to fight back with your sword in your sleep! If the enemy stabs you with a sword, Stab coming, you are still thinking in your mind, which move should I use to fight back? Before you even think about it, you are already a corpse!"
Wang Er was a little shocked and said in disbelief: "You can also fight back with a sword in your sleep? Could it be that you knew in advance that someone would come to attack you, so are you pretending to be asleep in advance? "
Mochou laughed loudly, shook his head and said: "Although your physical abilities are unfavorable, your brain is very smart! But you are wrong. Sleep is real sleep. If a person pretends to sleep from time to time and does not sleep for months and months, unless he is the Great Luo Jinxian in the sky , otherwise if we mortals can’t sleep well every day and feel depressed, how can we fight with others?”
After Mochou said that, he stood up and walked out of the cave. After a while, he came back with a branch from outside the cave.
He held the branch in his hand, pulled out the sword from his waist and handed it to Wang Er.
Wang Er didn't know why, so he took the long sword handed over by his master.
Mochou turned his back to Wang Er and ordered: "You try your best to stab me."
Wang Er was a little scared and thought to himself: "Even if the master is superb in swordsmanship, he can't see how I draw the sword. What if I really stab the master?"
But since the master asked him to stab him, he must stab him!
Wang Er held up his long sword and slowly stabbed Mochou on the back shoulder.
Unexpectedly, before he handed the sword out, he suddenly felt a huge shock in his arm. He heard a crisp sound of "dang", and the sword in his hand was hit by a strong force and was knocked out of his hand!
Mochou yelled in a murderous voice: "Pick it up and stab it with all your strength. If you don't use your strength with the next sword, you will die!"
Wang Er was taken aback, hurriedly picked up the sword, calmed down, used all his strength, and stabbed Mochou in the back of the heart with his sword!
When the sword was barely two feet behind Mochou, Wang Er still couldn't see clearly what was going on. He felt a huge shock in his hand, and the sword flew out again!
Mochou didn't look back and said sternly: "Pick it up and stab it again!"
Wang Er was completely shocked by his master's swordsmanship. He thrust out the sword with all his strength again, but the long sword in his hand still couldn't penetrate two feet behind his master.
Master's back seems to have a pair of eyes!
The more he stabbed, Wang Er was surprised to find that no matter whether he stabbed horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, the master who never looked back could always hit the same position on the spine of the long sword accurately with the wooden stick. superior!
I don't know how many swords were thrust out. Wang Er collapsed to the ground from exhaustion and couldn't even lift the sword. He was sweating like rain all over his body and he was panting!
Mochou finally turned around and asked, "Do you know why you can't stab me no matter what you do?"
Wang Er gasped loudly and shook his head: "Disciple really doesn't know."
Mochou said: "It's just the word sincerity."
Mochou motioned Wang Er to sit on another futon and said: "Humans are born with Taoism and are gifted with extraordinary talents. They are born with innate Qi and are gifted with magical powers! However, since birth, people receive acquired Qi and are influenced by distracting thoughts in their hearts. Overgrown, spirituality is gradually buried in the depths of the human heart, and all the natural and magical powers are lost!"
Mochou put the long sword back into the scabbard and continued: "Withered Wood Magic is a magical skill that goes against the will of nature! When you practice this skill to a very advanced level, you can change it from acquired to innate! But when practicing this skill, you must always maintain it. Just one word - sincerity!"
"If your mind is not sincere, your heart for the Tao is not firm, your inner energy will backfire, and you will go crazy, you will go crazy if you are not dead, and you will be crazy if you are not crazy. You must keep this in mind!"
Wang Er nodded and said: "Disciple, please remember this!"
Mo Chou said: "If you fight against someone, you will see life and death. If you see life and death, you have to use an extreme method. If you want to kill someone first, kill yourself first!"
Wang Er waited for a long time, and when he saw that Mochou stopped talking, he said in confusion: "Master, please give me a clear explanation!"
Mochou said: "Although this dead wood magical skill is a peerless internal skill that is unique among all others, its method is unique. Come with me!"
Wang Er followed Mochou and walked several miles outside the cave until he came to a big dead tree.
Mochou said: "Look at this tree."
Wang Er looked carefully and saw that this big tree had branches that were as thick as a basin. He thought that before it withered, it was a very lush and vibrant tree!
But now the whole tree has died, and several extremely long and wide gaps have opened in the trunk due to dryness!
Mo Chou said: "This Kung Fu is called the Dead Wood Magic Kung Fu, and it is exactly what the Patriarch learned from dead trees! Look at this big tree. It looks like it is dead, but it is not. Look here."
Mochou pointed at the root of the dead tree.
Wang Er looked down and saw many young seedlings growing lushly on the trunk of the dead tree near the root.
Wang Er asked: "Master, what you mean is that this tree is not dead?"
Mochou said: "The life of a tree actually has two parts: inside and outside! This dead tree looks lifeless and dead from the outside! But it is actually full of vitality on the inside and contains infinite power of life! "
Wang Er felt a flash of lightning in front of his eyes, and the dead tree had been chopped off by the master's sword!
The dry tree trunk slowly fell down, and green liquid slowly leaked out from the exposed tree stump!
Mochou continued: "Human beings are born with Taoism! All things in the world imitate human beings! In fact, human life also has internal and external differences! But secular people often only focus on the outside of the heart, not the inside of the heart, and they do not know how to cultivate their moral character and cultivate their nature in harmony with nature and man. One way is that after years of wear and tear on the body, miscellaneous diseases will appear over time, and you will often be plagued by serious illnesses! After practicing the dead wood magic skill for a long time, you will naturally understand the key to the transformation of gods and humans! To practice this skill, first of all You must abstain from sexual desire, anger, joy, worry, sorrow, fear, and sadness! As long as it is too taxing on the body, all are prohibited! But it does not mean that it is impossible, but it should not be too deep or too heavy. Don’t overdo it! Otherwise, the power of the Dead Wood Divine Art will be like sailing against the current, not advancing but retreating, do you understand?”
Wang Er remembered it firmly and said, "Disciple, please remember this."
Mochou said: "To practice this skill, you must first respond to the Tian Yuan externally, adjust the five qi internally, breathe in and out, restrain the divine light, and gather the Dantian, then practice the essence to transform into qi, practice the qi into spirit, practice the spirit to counteract the emptiness, and practice the combination of emptiness and Tao. , after the success is achieved, he will sleep without dreams, feel without worries, eat with unwillingness, and breathe deeply. He will neither die nor live, and will neither be empty nor full. This is called a real person!"
Wang Er didn't understand, so he said, "I don't quite understand, please master."
Mochou said: "Excessive happiness will cause amenorrhea of the heart, excessive anger will cause amenorrhea of the liver, excessive fright will cause amenorrhea of the gallbladder, excessive sadness will cause amenorrhea of the lungs, excessive sadness will cause amenorrhea of the intestines, excessive desire will cause amenorrhea of the kidneys, and excessive worry will cause amenorrhea of the stomach." In addition to the twelve regular meridians, the human body also has eight extraordinary meridians. The meridians throughout the human body penetrate the whole body's qi and blood. The meridians sway with the heart and move with the body. If a person has blocked meridians, he or she will have hidden diseases. If there are hidden diseases, the body will If you are weak, if you are weak, you will be slow to strike, and if you are slow to strike, you will die.”
"So if you want to practice swordsmanship, you must first practice martial arts. If you want to practice martial arts, you must first strengthen your body. If you want to strengthen your body, you must first cultivate your mind!"
Mochou also explained in detail the time to breathe out every day, how to breathe out, how to meditate after breathing out, and how to practice the secret meditation skills of Kumu sect. From that moment to that moment, you must practice Qigong!
Practicing Dongqigong is much simpler, just go up and down the mountain and go back and forth several times!
Mochou also explained one by one how to use force and how to easily cross the dangerous mountainous areas.
Wang Er carefully remembered everything in his mind. Seeing that Mochou had already finished what he needed to say, he said that as long as he practiced according to this method and practiced for three years, his kung fu would be perfect. He couldn't help but feel a little strange and asked: "Master, Disciple, there is something unclear!"
Mochou seemed to be able to read minds and said, "You want to ask, why don't I teach you how to practice swordsmanship?"
Wang Er said: "Exactly."
Mochou said: "Swordsmanship is just a method, and the person who uses the sword is the skill! You were born with unfavorable abilities and your body is much weaker than others. If I teach you swordsmanship now, once you become a habit, you will be better in the future." The achievements in swordsmanship are very limited! Not to mention becoming a top master in swordsmanship, even if you meet some bastard masters in the world, you will probably be defeated!"
Wang Erdao: "Disciple understands, what master means is that when the disciple becomes physically strong, he can then practice swordsmanship, and then... that's it."
Wang Er originally wanted to say an idiom, but his culture was limited after all and he couldn't think of what idiom to say, so he couldn't help but pause in the middle of the sentence.
Mochou said: "It will be a matter of course. This is true, but it is also wrong."
Mochou stood up, walked for a while in the cave, and then said slowly: "The magic skill of dead wood is unparalleled in the world! But there is a huge difficulty in it, because trees are trees after all, and they are different from people, so this set of skills is difficult to master. About three years ago, there was a pass that was extremely dangerous. If you were not strong-minded towards the Tao, or your mind was impure, or you were lustful, or you were ruthless, etc., as long as you had too many selfish thoughts, you would definitely go crazy! Once you go crazy! , If you don’t die, you will be paralyzed! If you don’t die, you will go crazy! If you don’t go crazy, you will go crazy! But if you can get through this pass safely! The dead wood magic will make rapid progress, be reborn, and there will be no obstacles from now on!"
Wang Er was shocked and said: "Then...that disciple..."
Mochou shook his head and said: "Don't be too afraid. As long as your thoughts are smooth and clear, and your heart towards the Tao is as solid as stone, the pass will not hinder you! And as long as you pass this pass, practicing swordsmanship will be easy! Don't If you don’t want to worry, just study hard and practice kung fu every day!”
Wang Er could only reply: "Yes, disciple, I will obey."
