Autumn turns to winter in a blink of an eye. When the ginkgo tree in Zhixingyuan sheds its last yellow leaf, the first snow falls in Luoyang, Kyoto.
Amidst the falling snow, the open space at the back of Zhixingyuan was filled with people. Looking from a distance, it was completely dark.
The new students of Zhixingyuan are very enthusiastic. They have been waiting for this day for too long.
Today is the day when Chen Sangyu, the teacher of Zhixingyuan and the famous practitioner, gives a lecture.
Among the many teachers at Zhixing Academy, Chen Sangyu was definitely among the top three when it came to preaching, receiving vocations, and solving doubts. It was said that Longmen Academy offered three times the remuneration to hire Chen Sangyu, but Chen Sangyu was unmoved.
Prior to this, the academy has opened some courses, mainly teaching traditional basic martial arts such as boxing, palm, knife, sword, marksmanship, hidden weapons, riding and archery, bow skills, etc. Regarding deeper martial arts practice, today is the first time to open it Lecture.
He An and Fan Dazhi stood among the crowd of onlookers. The hill behind Zhixingyuan was actually a large mound against the wall. It was usually covered with low shrubs. Now the tall mounds have been leveled off, and the dead grass is gone. It was cleared and a seat was placed on it.
While countless students were looking forward to it, a middle-aged man in his forties walked up to the high platform. He had a tall crown, broad sleeves, and a pair of wooden clogs under his feet. He walked slowly up the high platform in the falling snow.
His clothes were fluttering in the wind, as if he were an immortal coming to the world. As soon as Chen Sangyu appeared on the stage, he won the applause of the students below.
"Being or not, turning upside down, wonderful and mysterious, the right way must be passed down orally! Follow the ordinary, go against it and become immortal, the mystery is only in the upside down. There is vitality in heaven and earth, and it is difficult for mortals to know it. As a practitioner, you can control the vitality of heaven and earth. , is the most basic ability..." Chen Sangyu spoke slowly.
His voice was not loud, but the thousands of people below heard it extremely clearly, as if he was speaking in everyone's ears.
As he spoke, he slowly stretched out a palm and spread it out, and then the snowflakes falling from the sky fell on his palm one by one, either crystal clear or like goose feathers.
In an instant, countless snowflakes in the sky rushed toward his palm, as if guided by something.
Chen Sangyu stood on the high platform, holding up a palm. Snowflakes from all directions quickly gathered in his palm, gradually forming a huge snowball.
The snowball hung in the air and rolled slowly, emitting crystal bright light. At this moment, everyone in the audience was silent, and they were extremely shocked by the scene in front of them.
A gleam of light appeared in the dark sky, and the sun struggled to squeeze out from the thick clouds. The cold sunshine fell on Teacher Chen Sangyu on the stage. His tall and hazy figure coated with golden light was like a god.
He An watched quietly in the crowd. He had seen Fang Yizhi fight with Huang Daogong, and had also seen Wei Zhilin teach Huang Daogong a lesson, so he was not too shocked by Chen Sangyu's magical skills. But what is certain is that only by becoming what the teacher calls a practitioner can you have the chance to become a truly strong person in this world.
He seemed to see a new door opening to him, and what could be touched inside the door was another world, the other world that Fang Yizhi once said.
He An has met many masters, and it is no surprise that they are all practitioners. He has been practicing Kung Fu since he was a child, but he has never heard his uncle talk about it.
He An glanced at Fan Dazhi, who was quiet as never before. He was looking at the high platform attentively, his face changing color with consternation. He An followed his gaze and saw that the snowball in Chen Sangyu's palm was getting bigger and bigger, spinning faster and faster. The snowflakes in the sky were still flying and gathering towards the snowball, and the dark clouds as thick as lead were coming again. The sun was covered, and the sky became dark again.
Chen Sangyu's raised palms suddenly clenched and then opened again. As he moved, the huge snowball suddenly stopped, and then exploded silently. It was like a blizzard falling on the high platform, and white snowballs fell one after another around Chen Sangyu. , and quickly formed a huge circle with him as the center.
This magical and spectacular scene aroused a roar of applause from everyone in the audience.
"Wow, awesome!"
"Ah...so beautiful!"
"Teacher Chen, I love you!"
"Teacher Chen, teach me, teach me, I want to learn too!"
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Chen Sangyu stood in the middle of the circle surrounded by snow, looking calmly at the excited and enthusiastic students below, with a faint smile on his face.
The excited crowd finally calmed down, and he continued: "I just demonstrated a simple method of controlling the vitality of heaven and earth. Some people may find it magical and shocking. In fact, everything in the world has its own traces. Everything in the world has its own traces. Vitality is everywhere, in mountains, forests, fields, land, lakes, it is around you and me. It is like air, invisible and intangible, but... you can feel it, feel it with your mind, and control it with your mental power. It is so-called in a single thought. , the supernatural power appears, which is called divine consciousness!"
Chen Sangyu's clear voice rang in everyone's ears. He slowly stepped back, sat on a chair and continued to preach: "Perhaps... many people are still confused by what I said. Let me tell you a story. ! According to legend, in the Wei Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago, there was a smart young man named Lu Tuan from a certain medical family. Not only was this young man proficient in medical skills, but he also studied ancient books in order to strengthen his body. During an ordinary meditation, he occasionally felt that the "Nihuan Palace" above his head was like a skylight opening, and there was a stream of pure energy descending and spreading all over his body. He felt that his body was slowly absorbing these pure energy The Qi of the Qi circulated along the acupuncture points and meridians, and finally merged into the Dantian. In the following years, he practiced day and night according to the method of occasional enlightenment, and became the first practitioner in the world. Later, Lu Tuan established a sect and founded the first spiritual practice The sect Zhenwu Sect, today’s Zhenwu Sect’s Zhenwu Hall still enshrines the portrait of Patriarch Lu Tuan.”
"After thousands of years of development, talented people have emerged in large numbers in the world of cultivation, and various mental methods and exercises have emerged in endlessly. No matter what kind of mental method practitioners practice, they must absorb the Qingxu Qi from heaven and earth. Later, they put Qingxu into The energy is named Yuan Qi. Where does the energy between heaven and earth come from? No one knows! Until five hundred years ago, an elder named Kong Daoling of Lingyun Sect got a map from nowhere. It is said that there are Hieroglyphic symbols reveal the secret of vitality. Later, Kong Daoling traveled all over the world, looking for the location marked on the map and exploring the secret of vitality. Since then, he has been missing."
Seeing that everyone below was listening with great interest, Chen Sangyu continued: "The practitioner absorbs the vital energy from the world and stores it in the Dantian of the lower abdomen to form the Danji. The Danji transforms it into the true Qi. The sea of consciousness controls the true Qi to circulate in the meridians of the body, and then performs the exercises. The Dharma is released to the outside and condenses into vitality, thus forming a cycle of vitality from outside to inside and back again.”
"The realm of practitioners is divided into six levels from low to high, the Qi Transformation Realm, the Divine Refining Realm, the Virtual Reality Realm, the Harmony Dao Realm, the True Self Realm, and the True Self Peak Realm, which is what the world often calls the Grandmaster Realm. When a person reaches the Qi Transformation Realm, he can strengthen his body and prolong his life. By the time he reaches the Divine Refining Realm, his body will be as light as a swallow, his six senses will be sharp, and he can be called a first-rate master in the secular world. If he cultivates to the Realm of Virtual Reality, he will be able to fly over eaves and walk over walls as if on shoes. On flat ground, you are invulnerable to weapons and water and fire. When you reach the Hedao realm, you will be a master that is unique among all the world. If you march and break the formation, you will be what the world calls ten thousand enemies. But... when you reach the Hedao realm, some people will die. It is impossible to achieve it in a lifetime, and there are also people who have gone through all kinds of hardships to reach the state of harmony, but they have stopped there in their lifetime and can no longer improve."
"...The road to practice is so far away, and it is so long to improve the realm!" Chen Sangyu sighed, shook his head and said: "As for the realm of the true self... there are very few people in the world who can cultivate to this realm. Everyone is a god. With great talent, one can cultivate to the realm of the true self. One thought can travel thousands of miles in an instant, and the wind and clouds can change in the blink of an eye. It is not impossible to even fight against the army of a country with one's own strength... And there are only a handful of people in the world who can cultivate to the peak of the true self. It can be counted that the dean of our Zhixing Academy, the national teacher Li Xingzhi, is the peak state of the true self. He can reach this state... It is said that he has broken away from the constraints of time and space in this world and can travel to the East China Sea. Unpredictable, penetrating to heaven and earth..."
When all the students in the audience heard this, they were all amazed. Today, most people know that the world is so big and full of wonders, and the reputation of Zhixingyuan is indeed true.
Chen Sangyu continued: "These six realms will undergo radical changes every time they are promoted. Is there a realm above the six realms? Maybe there is, or maybe not, because... no one has been able to break through the six realms for thousands of years. The four great masters in the world are all at the peak of their true self. They have practiced to the end of the martial arts, and they are all trying to explore the next level. However, exploring the world beyond the sky, there are so many difficulties and obstacles, how can it be easy? There are thousands of sects in the world, and their skills are Each method and secret technique has its own merits. After practicing the "Zhenwu Heart Sutra" of the Zhenwu Sect, the Danji capacity is the best in the world; the "Ten Thousand Sword Jue" of the Zongjian Sect has an unparalleled speed of internal energy movement; the Buddhist Sect's "Kusha Sutra" 》After practicing, the strength of the sea of consciousness is unparalleled in the world; as for our Zhixingyuan's "Zhixinglu" to control the changes of vitality, it is the best in the world..."
Everyone in the audience listened to Chen Sangyu's eloquent talk, many things they had never heard of before, and they were all mesmerized.
He Anmo stood among the crowd, quietly operating the mental method he had practiced for many years, and felt the Qingxu Qi that the teacher said slowly flowed into the Dantian in his body. Although his face was calm, his heart was filled with ecstasy and fire. The exercises that have been practiced diligently for many years are really so exquisite. Could it be that I am already what the teacher calls a practitioner?
Chen Sangyu's Qingyue voice sounded again: "Whether you have any talent for cultivation, the academy will test it tomorrow. If you do, don't be arrogant and make mistakes. You need to know that practicing a path is like walking against heaven. Only one of the ten can reach the realm of returning to the void. . If not, don’t be discouraged. If you focus on literature and Taoism from now on, you may not be able to become a prince or prime minister and achieve great achievements. There are no absolutes in everything. If you don’t have talent but still want to practice wholeheartedly, there is still a chance. The freshman exam a year later, The first place in the literary test and the first in the martial arts test will be rewarded with a spirit-returning pill. The spirit-returning pill is a top-quality elixir refined in the Shengxian Valley. After taking it, people without talent have a 70% chance of being able to sense the vitality of heaven and earth, and thus enter the spiritual practice. The path. If a practitioner takes it, it will have a high probability of improving to a higher level, but the higher the level, the lower the chance of improvement. Remember, remember!"
