Chapter 11 Entering Taoism
"Master, who is the old man in the hall who is embarrassing you? Why is he targeting us so much?" After Huan Yin and Duan Yun paid homage to the sect master, they left the Wuliang Hall and returned to the direction of the Sword Pavilion.
"He is my uncle Taiyin Zhenren, a person of the same generation as my master, your master. Master Taiyin has great qualifications and works hard. He is the best among the disciples of the previous generation. The sect respects him He attached great importance to it, and he received many rewards from the sect. Later, my master Qi Juezi soon showed his extraordinary talent and qualifications. As a result, Master Taiyin's brilliance was gradually overshadowed by his. The sect focused more and more on the training of my master, and gradually ignored Master Taiyin. Master Taiyin was narrow-minded and jealous that my master was stronger than him. He tried to make things difficult for him, but he was blocked by him and made fun of him. Let him keep the grudge in his heart. Later, when the sword pavilion was severely damaged and the master died, Master Taiyin not only did not feel sad for my sword pavilion hero, but secretly rejoiced, and even vented his previous jealousy towards the master on me. "
Huan Yin nodded and said, "Master, Yin'er will work hard to prove himself."
Duan Yun touched Huan Yin's head and led him down the mountain.
Returning to the pavilion, Duan Yun said to Huan Yin: "Yin'er, since you have entered the path of immortality, you will be with your cultivation for the rest of your life. You cannot waste any time. Therefore, my teacher will start teaching you to cultivate immortality from today on. You should work hard seriously." , work tirelessly and don’t let your teacher down.”
Huan Yin nodded heavily, and then Duan Yun continued: "Humans have three souls, one soul is heaven, one soul is earth, one soul is life; and there are seven souls, which are contained in the soul of life. Cultivating immortals is The process of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and condensing it into the soul power of our monks, so cultivation is also called soul refining, which corresponds to the seven realms of condensation, concentration, refining, transformation, spiritual wisdom, Tianchong, and extreme. . Every time you complete a soul, you can start to cultivate the next soul, that is, you can move towards a higher realm of cultivation. The seven souls below are also collectively called the soul realm. Vigorously bombard the soul in the body in order to open up the way to soul cultivation. This step is also called opening the gate of life. Opening the gate of life is extremely dangerous. Nine times out of ten monks have stopped here. If they succeed, they will enter the reincarnation. The power of the soul is far beyond that of the soul, so it is a realm that monks like us dream of. I have personally seen an ancestor of the soul cultivator cast a spell against the enemy. , the color of the sky and the earth changed as soon as I raised my hand, and the wind and clouds rolled back, which made people suffocate. "
Huan Yin's face was full of yearning, he didn't say a word, he seemed a little crazy. Seeing Huan being like this, Duan Yun smiled slightly and said: "The spiritual energy of heaven and earth required for cultivating immortals is everywhere in heaven and earth, but there are thin and rich ones. The richer the spiritual energy, the faster the cultivation. Back then, my Wuliang Sect became one in all directions. When it was in this shape, the spiritual energy was locked inside, and it was the perfect place for cultivating immortality. But today it is only in the shape of a triangle, and it is no longer the treasure it once was."
Duan Yun shook his head when he said this, and then said: "In addition to spiritual energy, there is also a mineral vein called Lingshi mine, which is bred from the earth. It is full of spiritual power and has the same purpose as the spiritual energy in heaven and earth. We cultivate The spiritual stones used in the immortal world are refined from this kind of ore.”
"Although the mountain peak where my sword pavilion is located is not as rich in aura as the main peak, because the sword pavilion had a high status in the Wuliang Sect at that time, it was also a place with average cultivation conditions in the sect. You are the hope of my sword pavilion, and I will give my best to the sword pavilion. All resources are cultivated in you.”
"Disciple must live up to the expectations of the master!" A teacher is like a father. Huan Yin has not experienced this feeling for a long time since his father's death. His nose was slightly sour and he responded loudly.
"Okay, the first realm of cultivating immortality is the Qi Condensation Realm. Condensing Qi means condensing the spiritual energy between heaven and earth into oneself to form one's own power of cultivation. The Qi Condensation Realm itself has nine levels and is the basis for all cultivation. The more solid and solid the foundation is, the deeper the foundation will be, the better it will be for future development. This book "Qi Condensation Technique" is an outline of Qi Condensation Cultivation. You should take it and understand it carefully. If there is anything unclear, Let me ask my teacher. Although I have no cultivation at all, I have experience in Qi Condensation. I can give you some pointers." As he said that, Duan Yun took out a book with a blue cover. Passed it to Huan Yin.
Huan Yin took the book "Qi Condensing Jue" and bowed to Duan Yun. Then Duan Yun came again: "My sword pavilion specializes in swordsmanship. All the techniques in the pavilion are inseparable from swords. Therefore, my sword pavilion not only cultivates swords, but also practices swordsmanship." You need to forge swords. In addition to your daily practice, you also need to learn how to forge swords with me. Today is getting late, so you should practice this Qi Condensation Technique. From tomorrow onwards, my teacher will teach you how to forge swords. Law."
The next day, Huan Yin got up early. Yesterday, he had been practicing the Qi Condensation Technique until late at night. Huan Yin had been very perceptive since he was a child. He looked at the Qi Condensation Technique as if he were reading a book of poetry, and it was not difficult to understand it. It's just that he has poor qualifications. Although it is easy to understand, it is useless to practice. He woke up, cheered himself up in his heart, and walked out of the room.
This morning it was time to learn sword making from the master. After Huan Yin packed up, he ran to the kitchen to make breakfast for the master. He had lived in a wealthy family since he was a child and had never touched pots, pans or other cooking utensils. He had been busy in the kitchen for a long time, but he had no clue and only made the kitchen a mess.
After a while, Duan Yun walked in and saw that the kitchen was in a mess. Huan Yin stood alone in the room with a few vegetable leaves stuck to his head. He was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be angry and said to Huan Yin: "You This kid...come here and teach you."
Huan Yin blushed, ran to the master with his head lowered, and followed Duan Yun to learn how to make breakfast.
Duan Yun was quite skilled in cooking, and soon he prepared a table of fragrant breakfast. At the table, Huan Yin asked: "Master, don't immortals not eat? When can I not eat?"
"When you reach the realm of refining essence, you can practice fasting, which is what you said about not eating."
"Oh. Then I will keep my cooking skills to honor you in the future." Huan Yin said obediently.
After breakfast, the master and the apprentice came to the platform outside the main hall of the Sword Pavilion. Duan Yun said to Huan Yin: "Sword forging is originally a mortal method, which consists of five steps: mold making, material selection, smelting, pouring, and repairing. As for sword forging in the immortal family, we use the power of cultivation, so we don't need to use molds like mortals to forge swords, so we only need to select materials, cast, and refine.
"Material selection is the basis of sword forging. Materials not only need to be selected, but also matched. Only by finding the most suitable combination and proportion of sword-making materials can a good sword be forged; casting is a key step. The shape and spirit of the sword are formed in this step. A skilled swordsmith can cast the spirit of heaven and earth into the sword and make it a spiritual sword; refinement is the last step of sword forging, and it is also an endless step. Excellent swordsmiths will continue to refine their swords to make the swords in their hands become stronger and stronger. I heard that my ancestor also forged a sword for himself in his early years. This sword has been with my ancestor until the death of Taoism and has never been replaced. But my ancestor forged this sword thirty-three times in his life, so this sword has been enduring. ”
“Sword forging is like cultivation, and there are also different realms. From weak to strong, there are weapon boys, assistant teachers, weapon masters, weapon masters, weapon immortals, and weapon saints. Generally, sword forging practitioners take weapon immortals as their final realm, but my Wuliang Sect ancestor, Wuliang Venerable, is also a sword forger and sword control practitioner, and his key secret, Wuliang Sword, has been passed down to later generations. According to the records in Wuliang Sword, Wuliang Venerable at that time eventually reached the realm of weapon saints, and his sword forging attainments were far beyond the reach of weapon immortals. ”
“It is said that Wuliang Sword has three volumes, upper, middle, and lower. Unfortunately, the middle and lower volumes have been lost, and only the upper volume has been preserved. Wuliang Sword has two chapters, sword control and sword forging. The sword forging method that my sword pavilion learned is the sword forging chapter of Wuliang Sword. Originally, the sword control chapter was something that the sects fought for, but later many of the sect’s top people practiced the sword control chapter and gained nothing, so they all thought that the profound swordsmanship described in the sword control chapter was fictitious, and no one practiced it since then. "
Speaking of this, Duan Yun recalled: "In fact, I also studied this sword control chapter in the past. The sword techniques written on it are profound and indescribable. However, I also gained nothing after practicing. But the laws of our ancestors are not fictitious. It's just that our cultivation is not enough and our comprehension is poor, so it is difficult to understand the exquisite sword techniques of our ancestors." Speaking of this, Duan Yun took out a bamboo slip and handed it to Huan Yin.
Huan Yin took the bamboo slip and opened it. He saw that the first row of ancient characters on it was written - Wuliang Sword, Volume 1. The bamboo slip was yellow in color and slightly luminous. The handwriting seemed to be written but not written, and seemed to be engraved but not engraved. It was a very old thing at first glance.
"This bamboo slip is said to be written by the Wuliang Venerable himself. It is protected by a trace of his cultivation power and is indestructible. Yin'er, this bamboo slip is the most precious treasure of my sword pavilion. Today, your master will pass it on to you. You should study it carefully. If you can... if you can understand the sword intent of our ancestors..." Duan Yun stopped talking here. He shook his head and felt that this was impossible. He changed the subject and said, "Come, Yin'er, today your master will teach you the basic skill of material selection - identifying materials. To be able to select materials, you must first be able to recognize many materials. This is the basic skill of swordmaking. There is no shortcut. The only way is to read more, learn more, and remember more. "
Duan Yun walked to a pillar on the platform and pressed something on it, and the pillar emitted a soft and rich light. After the light came out, it condensed and did not disperse, gradually forming a light curtain in the air like the one Huan Yin saw at the Immortal Fate Meeting. After a while, all kinds of things began to appear on the light curtain, mostly plants, rocks, and mineral veins, and occasionally animals and even things Huan Yin had never seen before.
Duan Yun pointed to the light curtain and said: "This stone pillar is a treasure for my sword pavilion to learn to identify materials. It was collected by the disciples of the sword pavilion of all generations based on what they saw and heard. The appearance, name, texture, origin, properties, and uses of most sword-making materials in the world are presented on it. From today on, you will come to this pillar every day at noon to learn to identify materials. I want you to remember the contents of the eighth layer and above in this light curtain within half a year. After half a year, I will test you. If you can't do it, don't blame me for being strict. "
Huan Yin's practice began.
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