The years are passing by like water, and before you know it, the cold air is coming, snowflakes are flying, and the heaven and earth are covered with silver.
On Liuyun Mountain, thousands of trees compete with the frost and the sky is free, and a sheet of white snow reflects the tranquility and solemnity of this fairyland.
Zhang Mo's days are still simple and orderly: in the dead of night, he falls asleep on the warm couch in Anpingju Xiaoyuan; when the morning light first shines, he immerses himself in studying the profoundness of "Yuqing Mantra" in Lingxiao Pavilion; when the sun shines in the afternoon, he sits Savor delicious food at Lingluxuan.
In Linglu Xuan, his two favorite dishes are "Frost Leaves and Green Feathers" and "Purple Mist Dragon Scales". Each dish is a wonderful delicacy, full of aroma and refreshing.
Frost-leaf Cuiyu is made of pheasant meat wrapped in the leaves of the first frost in autumn. The meat is tender and melts in your mouth;
Purple Mist Dragon Scale is made from mountain purple bamboo dew and thin scales of arowana. It has a unique taste and is endlessly memorable.
However, behind this tranquility is the tense atmosphere of the year-end assessment.
The young students in Liuyun Mountain all feel as if they are facing a formidable enemy. Whether they are students from the Warrior Sect or the Taoism Sect, they are practicing against the clock. The same goes for the Auxiliary Sect.
More than a dozen people from the auxiliary sect often sit together recently, discussing various tactics and how to write well, quickly, stably, effectively, and powerfully.
Only Zhang Mo still maintained a solitary and brave attitude, unable to achieve a single word.
Among the classmates, I felt a little more sympathetic.
In Anpingju Xiaoyuan, several exquisite thatched cottages are scattered among the pine forests covered with fresh snow.
The afternoon sun penetrates the thin clouds and shines mottledly on this quiet place, making the snow reflect a soft brilliance. On this quiet snowy ground, Qiao Yu's figure is particularly eye-catching.
Despite the severe cold in winter, Qiao Yu only wore a light blue dress, and the skirt was trailing in the snow, seeming to add a bit of liveliness to this quiet garden.
The physique of the immortal cultivator is far better than that of ordinary people. Even in the ice and snow, her skin is still like gelatin, exuding a good aura. There were several elegant plum blossoms embroidered on the skirt, which swayed gently with her steps, as if they complemented the faint fragrance naturally exuded from her body.
Even the chill in the air seemed less biting with her arrival. Qiao Yu walked outside Zhang Mo's residence and knocked gently on the door.
The door opened slowly, revealing Zhang Mo's simple face.
"Zhang Mo, I have decided." Qiao Yu's tone was gentle but full of determination, "I want to specialize in scriptures, what about you? We are the only two who have not chosen a major course yet. Do you want to join me and become a disciple of Ji? A disciple of Senior Chen?"
Zhang Mo was stunned for a moment, then said: "I've been thinking the same thing these days. Let's go together."
Ji Chen's residence is called "Wudaoxuan". There are green pines in front of the mansion and wind chimes swaying under the eaves, making it look extraordinarily indifferent and quiet.
Ji Chen was reading in the study. When he saw the two people coming to the door, he smiled slightly and put down the book in his hand.
He smiled and said, "Hey, have you two thought it through?"
"Teacher Ji", the two of them bowed to the ground.
"Disciple Zhang Mo"
"Disciple Qiao Yu wants to join the lineage of the scriptures, so she asks the teacher to accept her."
Ji Chen was slightly surprised when he saw Qiao Yu. He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It has been ten months since I entered school. I think I have some understanding of the four branches of the auxiliary sect."
Zhang Mo nodded: "Yes, the sutra lineage is said to be the most difficult to learn and produce effects."
Ji Chen stared at Qiao Yu with burning eyes, for a while, and then at Zhang Mo. His gaze was like substance, as if he could penetrate everything about them.
"You are about to advance," he said to Zhang Mo.
Zhang Mo felt as if he had been seen through. He was convinced that this was definitely a magic. He scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Yes, I feel like I will be promoted soon."
Ji Chen nodded and said, "Tell me about your understanding of the four auxiliary channels."
Zhang Mo said: "After this period of study and understanding, I understand a lot. Among the four meridians, the medical line is used to heal the flesh and blood body. I don't want to abandon the basics to heal the skin of the body; the alchemy line, Fuyaozi Taoist Master, is obsessed with it. Immortality, I don’t want to live forever; I think the talisman lineage is just a tool, and I don’t want to spend my whole life as a technician making talismans; I want to understand the heart of heaven and earth, and only scriptures can do that."
"Okay," Ji Chen said repeatedly, and sighed: "Nowadays, few people can think like this. They all pursue power and killing effects. The three top martial arts of the Warrior Sect and the two supreme spells of the Taoist Sect. , are all pursuing lethality, which goes against the will of heaven and earth."
Ji Chen looked at Qiao Yu again and asked, "What about you?"
Qiao Yu glanced at Zhang Mo and said calmly: "I also want to understand the heart of heaven and earth."
Ji Chen looked at Qiao Yu and said, "I haven't accepted any disciples for a few years. If I am happy today, I will accept you two."
"Okay, let's get ready for the apprenticeship ceremony at Chenshi tomorrow."
The next day, the two of them packed up and came to the Sutra Hall.
Ji Chen was wearing a gray monk's robe, sitting high on a mahogany bench in the middle of the hall, with three young people on his left and right, two men and one woman.
"This is Fan Tao, Lan Jiang, and Cui Hongying. They are the disciples I accepted more than 20 years ago. From now on, they will be your senior brothers and senior sisters. The number of people in the scripture lineage is small, and your master Xin Yinzi has always been far away. "You, you don't come back a few times a year, and you also have an uncle who went out three years ago and hasn't come back yet."
The two met and Fan Tao, Lan Jiang and Cui Hongying responded to the ceremony one by one.
Lan Jiang smiled honestly and said: "Congratulations, Master, I have accepted two of them this time. Junior brothers and junior sisters are very talented at first sight."
Ji Chen suddenly felt a trace of sadness in his heart, "Nowadays, we can only pin our hopes on these little guys. I hope they can bring hope." He shook his head, as if to wave Thinking about these thoughts, he laughed and said: "Yes, not to mention warriors and Taoism, just assisting the four internal meridians of the sect. The number of people in my sutra line is too thin. I always feel ashamed to be my master. I hope you will... People, if you practice hard, you will be able to expand my sutra lineage in the future!"
Fan Tao, Lan Jiang and Cui Hongying began to prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony.
Fan Tao is a burly middle-aged man wearing a dark robe. He took out several stone slabs from a room and placed them in several corners of the hall. Each stone slab was engraved with complex formation runes. They are placed in a special formation, seemingly to guide and gather the energy of heaven and earth.
Lan Jiang placed a small table in the center of the array, on which were placed a series of items necessary for apprenticeship such as incense burners, incense, and the Four Treasures of the Study. His movements are elegant, every step is solemn yet light, and he treats every prop like a treasure.
Cui Hongying's task is to prepare tea for the apprenticeship. As the last courtesy, it is also the bond between the master and the apprentice. She is skillful in her technique, gently simmering the fragrant tea. The smoke is rising and the aroma of tea is overflowing.
After everything was ready, the atmosphere in the hall became more solemn. The three disciples stepped aside. Their eyes could not help but reveal a trace of memories, as if their thoughts traveled through the long river of time and returned to the scene when they became disciples.
Qiao Yu and Zhang Mo followed etiquette and burned incense to worship the heaven in front of the formation. As the incense curled up, they knelt three times and kowtowed nine times to Ji Chen, expressing that they would follow him for life as a disciple.
With a smile on his face, Ji Chen accepted the apprenticeship tea from the two new disciples and took a sip.
At this point, the apprenticeship ceremony is completed.
Zhang Mo felt that there was a brand imprinted on him, and it seemed to be because of that formation.
Ji Chen spoke slowly, his voice like morning bells and evening drums, solemn and far-reaching: "Qiao Yu, Zhang Mo, from now on, you are my disciples of Wu Daoxuan. Remember, learning literature and practicing martial arts are all for cultivating the mind. Scriptures and tactics, It’s the inner way that manifests itself, don’t just indulge in appearances.”
Qiao Yu and Zhang Mo responded respectfully: "Disciples, please remember the master's teachings."
"Qiao Yu, please show me your fighting skills first."
Qiao Yu felt slightly nervous in her heart, but she remained as calm as water on the surface. She gently stretched her green sleeves and pointed out in the air, only to see a drop of vitality condensed and slowly turned into a word 'light'.
It jumped in the air, flashing with little brilliance, like the brightest star in the night sky, making everyone present shine.
Ji Chen nodded with satisfaction and pointed out several flaws in the shape and connotation of the word "light". Qiao Yu suddenly became enlightened after listening, and her eyebrows were filled with joy.
Then, Ji Chen's face darkened, he looked at Zhang Mo and said, "I heard that you are now the last one and have not been able to write a single verse?"
Zhang Mo said calmly: "Master, this disciple does have some big confusions and cannot understand them, so he really cannot learn a single word.
But I am more eager to understand the true meaning of the scriptures than superficial techniques. Too many techniques will only make me lost. What I want is to find my roots. "
Looking at the young man in front of him, Ji Chen sighed, with a happy smile on his face: "Very good, don't be obsessed with form and seek the origin. This is the real knowledge. People, you have to be patient, and you can't do it for the sake of temporary gains." Assessment, and give up the avenue.”
Ji Chen took another sip of tea and said leisurely: "You didn't realize this truth until you practiced as a teacher for three hundred years. With this realization, you are already ahead of countless others."
His eyes were deep, "I can understand your confusion and I can also answer it.
Tao is the essence of the universe. For example, no matter how the word "wind" changes, it is ultimately the flow of Qi. Once you understand this, the techniques will no longer be complicated. "
Zhang Mo seemed to have a great realization. He scratched his head and said: "Master, must the scriptures and tactics be written by hand?"
Ji Chen didn't answer, he made a fist with his left hand, stretched it forward, then spread his palm, and a word "wind" condensed from the air!
The breeze was blowing all around.
This scene not only stunned Zhang Mo, but also Qiao Yu, Fan Tao, Lan Jiang and Cui Hongying.
Cui Hongying said coquettishly: "Master, this is wrong with you. Why have you never shown or taught us this skill before?"
Ji Chen rolled his eyes: "Have you ever asked?
You are so obsessed with studying, why are you blaming me?
Tao follows nature. What does Tao follow nature? If you like to learn hundreds of ways to write the word "风", I will definitely teach you hundreds of ways to write it.
You didn't ask about this method of "turning thoughts into words". If I forcefully teach you this, you will confuse the orthodox ones, which is not conducive to your practice. "
"Furthermore, you think this kind of 'thinking into words' is easy, but it's actually more difficult."
Fan Tao and the other three were stunned again and opened their mouths, unable to argue for a moment.
"Zhang Mo, do you have some understanding?"
One sentence of truth is passed down, but thousands of books are falsely conveyed, Zhang Mo sighed inwardly.
He has vaguely understood the ever-changing Tao and Tao mentioned in the "Yu Qing Zhen Jing", but the specific application of the scriptures and tactics is still very vague. Okay, now is the last step. Ji Chen's few The words were like an enlightenment, making him realize all of a sudden.
He closed his eyes, and his breathing gradually changed from rapid to slow and deep. It seemed that with every breath, he was integrating with the surrounding nature. In his mind, the word "wind" gradually took shape, and he also learned to record it. Chen looked like he was clenching his fist, extending it flat, and then slowly opening his fist. The moment he opened his hand, the word "wind" appeared in his mind, and his energy gathered instantly.
The word is done!
A breeze instantly enlivened the room and circled around Zhang Mo.
Immediately afterwards, his breathing changed suddenly, becoming short and powerful, and the word "wind" in his palm suddenly ignited with flames, and instantly changed into the word "fire"!
The flames wrapped around the word "fire", jumping around, and the heat wave was overwhelming.
"It's so amazing. You can actually turn your mind into words and transform into wind and fire!" Qiao Yu couldn't help but admire.
Fan Tao stared intently, nodded, and acknowledged: "Genius, it is indeed impressive."
Lan Jiang and Cui Hongying also looked solemn. They knew that such skills were not achieved overnight, which showed that Zhang Mo's understanding of scripture tactics was extraordinary.
As for Zhang Mo himself, his face was calm, but his heart was in turmoil. He can feel that the connection between himself and the world is getting closer and closer. The rhythm of Tao is flowing and ever-changing. Any technique is just superficial, Tao is the foundation.
The smile on Ji Chen's face was like a spring flower blooming. He waved his hand and announced: "From now on, I will no longer accept disciples. Qiao Yu and Zhang Mo will be my closed disciples of Wu Daoxuan."
In the next few days, Ji Chen asked Zhang Mo and Qiao Yu to move to Wudaoxuan for a short stay. There were many rooms here. He began to teach them step by step. After breaking through the ninth level of foundation building, they need to enter the four realms, namely forming pills and transforming into gods. , Huanxu, and Hedao. In the realm after establishing the foundation, various schools and sects began to differentiate. The one who practiced the "Liuyun Heart Sutra" was the one who practiced the "Liuyun Heart Sutra". Ji Chen spent seven days teaching the "Liuyun Heart Sutra" to the two of them. The Foundation Building Chapter also teaches some techniques and know-how from many scriptures.
