Hearing Chen Liqiu's words, Changsheng suddenly realized that what he had guessed before was right. It was indeed a martial arts competition, and it was a competition convened by the imperial court.
"Third Senior Brother, why does the court want all the sects to go to Chang'an to compete?" Changsheng asked.
"Recruiting talents must be the main reason. We are in troubled times right now, and the imperial court needs capable people and righteous people to serve the country." Chen Liqiu turned his horse. "There are many people practicing martial arts at the moment, but most of them are scattered in the rivers and lakes. There are not many who join the army. If these people are properly used, they can strengthen the prestige of the imperial court, but if they are recruited by traitors, they will definitely act as an aide and cause trouble."
"What if these sects don't want to compete?" Chang Sheng asked.
Chen Liqiu smiled coldly, "Lao Wu, you underestimate the imperial court too much. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. The imperial court has 800,000 soldiers. Which sect can compete with it? Dare to compete with it?"
"Isn't this just chasing a duck?" Changsheng smiled bitterly, "If someone has no intention of participating in political affairs, just send a few people to do the job..."
Before Chang Sheng could finish speaking, Chen Liqiu waved his hand and interrupted him, "Since the imperial court is holding this competition, it must have thought of all the details. The winner will be rewarded heavily, and the loser will be punished heavily. No one can Don’t think about taking chances. What’s more, with the gathering of heroes and the attention of the world, it is a good opportunity to become famous. Which sect would miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?”
"That's right," Chang Sheng nodded, "In front of so many people, I was knocked down by someone else. No one can afford to humiliate that person."
"That's right, you have to save face," Chen Liqiu said, "But this matter has nothing to do with you. The ones who should have a headache are Zhang Tianshi and the others. Although Longhu Mountain is the court of the Shangqing Dynasty, the Taoist sect still has two sects, Taiqing and Yuqing. In addition, there are Buddhist exoteric and esoteric sects, as well as a large number of sects derived from the Confucian lineage. Their strength cannot be underestimated. It is not easy for Longhu Mountain to take the lead."
Changsheng didn't answer. He didn't expect the matter to be so complicated.
Chen Liqiu didn't know that Changsheng was very concerned about this matter, so he didn't continue to talk about it, "Do you remember where the second child lives?"
"Remember." Changsheng nodded.
"Okay, I have to go," Chen Liqiu said, "You better stay here, hide your capabilities and bide your time, and don't get into trouble."
Changsheng knew that Chen Liqiu could not stay any longer, so he did not say anything to persuade him to stay. He reluctantly watched Chen Liqiu ride away.
After Chen Liqiu disappeared, Changsheng looked back, picked up two money bags and walked back.
Five hundred taels of silver is an out-and-out huge sum of money. Sixteen taels is one catty, and five hundred taels is more than thirty catties. This amount of money is enough for a family to live a lifetime without worries about food and clothing.
Changsheng was worried about the future rations of Young Master Hei. The silver coins sent by Chen Liqiu were undoubtedly a timely help, but he couldn't use so much money, so he went straight to Tianshi Mansion, where there was an incense hall that specially accepted and recorded incense money.
Things related to money are not done by one person, at least three people. Changsheng went there and handed one of the money bags to the deacon Taoist. He felt that he could not use up the two hundred and fifty taels, so he took some money from another money bag. He took out fifty taels, and donated a total of three hundred taels, leaving two hundred taels for later expenses.
The Tang Dynasty was in turmoil, with natural and man-made disasters, and people's lives were difficult. Pilgrims who could donate one tael of silver were considered generous. Changsheng donated 300 taels in one go, which instantly caused a huge sensation.
After leaving Tianshi Mansion, Changsheng did not return to his residence. Instead, he went to the mountains, found a hiding place and buried the silver, leaving only a small part on his body.
In fact, if you put the money in a cave, it shouldn't be stolen, but as the saying goes, if you don't guard the door tightly, it will harm the neighbors. If it is really lost, it will cause trouble for everyone in Longhu Mountain. If you can't find out who took it for a day, everyone will be confused. If there is a suspicion of theft, it is better to dig a hole and bury it.
Changsheng had been worried about Chen Liqiu and others before. Chen Liqiu's arrival freed him from worries. The next thing he had to do was to concentrate on practicing and strive to be able to fight on Longhushan's behalf during the selection process.
The worries are gone, but there are still doubts. He does not understand the specific rules of the competition. If everyone competes in the same field, the red and blue energy masters are no match for the purple energy masters. However, listening to the implication of Dazhong's words, Taoists with red Qi and blue Qi cultivation also have to fight. Is the competition conducted with the same cultivation level?
However, this is just his guess. There is another possibility, that is, the competition is conducted in different age groups.
One thing is for sure, that is, the competition is held in full view of the public, and the results of the competition may be announced to the world. As the saying goes, a person has a face, and a tree has a bark, so you don't even participate in this matter. Fortunately, once you participate in the selection and are able to represent Longhu Mountain, you can only win but not lose. If you lose, you will be embarrassed to see others.
Changsheng knew the importance, but he did not back down. He was still young, and becoming famous was very far away for him. He did not have this ambition. There was only one reason why he was determined to participate in the war, and that was the people of Longhu Mountain. Look up to him.
People are not afraid of being looked down upon by others, but they are afraid of being looked down upon by others. Being looked up to by others is a huge pressure. You must always try your best and not let down those who look up to you.
Studying hard and practicing hard doesn't mean just sitting down and working hard, making you sweat all over. It means racking your brains to fill in the gaps and trying every means to make your moves faster, with a more accurate angle, and with greater power.
Changsheng had followed Chen Liqiu and others to fight enemies before, but he had never used martial arts to fight with others. He didn't know what his opponents were like, so he could only think of his opponents as being like himself.
It is a bad thing for stupid people to judge others by oneself, because they will treat others as fools and lead to underestimating the enemy. It is a good thing for smart people to judge others by themselves. They will imagine that their opponents are as smart as themselves and they will concentrate on them and go all out.
While he was studying hard and practicing hard, Changsheng also thought of another problem, that is, he was not using the martial arts of the Longhu Mountain sect. Not to mention whether he would be criticized when he went to Chang'an to compete in the competition after winning the selection, he was only talking about whether it would cause trouble when he participated in the selection. The dissatisfaction of fellow disciples.
After thinking about it carefully, I feel that there is no problem. The reason is very simple. Although he is not using the martial arts of Longhu Mountain, it is not the martial arts of another sect. Although the Yuqing Sect is still there, the Hunyuan Divine Skill has been lost for many years. He The Chasing Wind Ghost Step is also a qinggong that has been lost for many years. No one has ever seen it. There is no suspicion of stealing the master, and there is no risk of being recognized as a qinggong.
The most important thing is that his martial arts moves are purely self-created. To be precise, he has no martial arts moves at all. Without martial arts moves, no one can criticize him for using martial arts from another school.
There is a word for ghost in Chasing the Wind Ghost Step, which shows that this movement technique is extremely weird. However, when practicing immortality, we do not deliberately pursue weirdness. Once we pursue it deliberately, it will become flashy. You must have a clear mind. Qinggong has only one effect, and that is Fast movement, and fast movement is divided into fast movement when rushing and fast movement when fighting the enemy. There is a certain difference between the two. When rushing, you need to be fast, but when fighting the enemy, you need to be fast and practical.
It is wrong to blindly pursue speed when you cannot fight with the enemy. To be quick simply for the sake of speed or to be quick to surprise people is wrong. It is grandstanding and superficial vanity.
Changsheng uses the trees in the mountains as imaginary opponents. At first, it uses relatively scattered large trees, in the middle stage, it uses relatively dense small trees, and finally it uses patches of shrubs as imaginary opponents. One shot will often attack multiple Targets, taller bushes are standing opponents, and low bushes are Zama's opponents. One shot not only attacks multiple targets but also different parts. A series of attacks must not only have precise angles, but also strive to be coherent and fast, able to Those who use the rebound force of kicks to volley and sweep, never turn around and kick again after landing, can save an instant, and can make an instant faster.
Practice makes perfect. This sentence can be applied to anything. Repeat it many times and keep it in mind. Once you encounter a similar situation in the future, you will know directly how to deal with it without even thinking about it. Repeating the same thing many times can only be regarded as inferior. , the top grade is a temporary response to many different situations. After all, the enemy is not dead, any moves can be used, and moves can be launched from any angle. It is unrealistic to keep countless possibilities in mind. After many practices, you can develop the skills. Instinctively correct adaptability habits are the highest level.
Three days flew by in the blink of an eye, and Chang Sheng was still training hard on the last night. The more he practiced, the more problems he discovered. Although there is a saying in martial arts that only fast is unbreakable, fast also has shortcomings, that is, it is easy to lose accuracy if the speed is too fast. , I originally wanted to hit my shoulder, but ended up hitting my arm.
In order to make up for the potential shortcomings that may occur, he also forced himself to develop the habit of making up for his moves. He would immediately make up for one move after hitting it. When fighting a single opponent, he would make up for it immediately after hitting. If he was fighting against multiple opponents, he would make up for it one after another. After hitting, hit them one by one while they haven't recovered their consciousness yet.
At the third watch, Changsheng returned to the cave and slept for a while. Near the fourth watch, he got up to wash up, changed into clean Taoist robes and rushed down the mountain.
The only place that can accommodate several thousand people is the square to the east of the Tianshi Mansion. At this time, there are already many Taoist priests standing in the square who got up early. Different from the random positions where the villagers gather, the Taoist gatherings are based on the position of master. The disciples accepted by someone stand behind that person, and the disciples accepted by someone from the Luo generation stand behind them again. With such a position, the derived inheritance is clear at a glance.
Changsheng didn't have a master, so he didn't know how to stand when he arrived, which made him quite embarrassed. Ni Chenyi actually rushed to him to say hello and talk to him in full view of everyone, which made him even more embarrassed. This wealthy daughter was really too courageous. .
There were more and more Taoists, and the queue was getting longer and longer. By the time the disciples of the last three generations were already standing densely in the south area near the stone fence, the embarrassment of immortality was slightly reduced.
On the fourth correction, Zhang Shan and Zhang Mo arrived. Zhang Bingyi had handed over the academic affairs to Zhang Shan early in the morning and rarely showed up. The morning meeting was hosted by Zhang Shan, who was the abbot.
Zhang Shan first read out the imperial edict in public. Most of the people did not know about it, so they could not help but be surprised and murmured when they suddenly heard it.
Then Zhang Shan told the details of the selection. As expected, the selection was based on seniority. The big-named generation is the senior and will not be involved in this matter. Longhushan needs to select four people, two from the Luo-generation and two from the three-level generation. It is all based on voluntariness. , registration starts today, competition and selection tomorrow...
