Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 3 The finishing touch
At that moment, Yang Feng seemed to see himself in Huan Chang.

Ten years ago in the winter, after Yang Feng was bullied, he was very eager to become a warrior.

He didn't know how he got to know that Huanchang's master Xu Wang was a hermit, so he begged Xu Wang to teach him martial arts.

However, he was flatly rejected by Xu Wang.

Yang Feng was very stubborn. He knelt outside the door for three days and three nights, and then he fainted on the ground.

Yang Feng finally moved Xu Huang with his sincerity and perseverance.

However, Xu Wang only taught Yang Feng very superficial martial arts, and he did not recognize Yang Feng as his disciple.

Even so, after ten years of martial arts practice, Yang Feng has also reached the peak of the martial arts realm and has become a veritable martial artist.

Martial arts practice has changed Yang Feng's fate, and Yang Feng respects Xu Wang even more, and often calls himself Xu Wang's disciple.

Huan Chang now is just like Yang Feng ten years ago, stubborn and full of desire for martial arts.

Yang Feng doted on his junior brother very much, and couldn't bear to refuse him at all, but remembering what his master said, he could only shake his head vigorously.

Huan Chang's face was full of disappointment, and he asked in a hoarse voice, "Why?"

Yang Feng didn't dare to look into Huan Chang's eyes, turned his head to stare in one direction, and said, "Since Master doesn't allow you to practice martial arts, there is a reason for it."

"You just need to believe that the master will not harm you."

Huan Chang was silent, he didn't continue to pester, but walked towards the courtyard with a complicated expression.

Yang Feng looked at Huan Chang's back, but didn't go to see Xu Wang, turned around and left after a long time, and walked towards his home.

Huan Chang pushed open the door and saw an old man with disheveled hair holding a wine gourd, drunk and dreaming.

Even though Huan Chang walked in front of him, the old man didn't react at all, and continued to drink wine by himself.

"Master, why don't you let me practice martial arts?"

As if the old man didn't hear Huan Chang's voice, he still squinted his eyes and kept pouring wine into his mouth.

Seeing the master's appearance, Huan Chang smiled bitterly, walked into the house a little lonely, and said mockingly: "Maybe I don't have the qualifications to practice martial arts."

Huan Chang took out a piece of rice paper, spread it on the drawing board, picked up the brush and wanted to paint, but always felt restless.

After hesitating for a long time, Huan Chang finally put down the brush and did not do his homework as usual.

For three consecutive days, Huan Chang did not calm down to study, practice calligraphy, or paint. Instead, he locked himself in the house, looking haggard.

As for the expenses at home, now that Yang Feng is back, Huan Chang doesn't have to worry about it at all.

During the period, Yang Feng also came to meet Huan Chang a few times, and every time he saw Huan Chang's appearance, he felt a little unbearable.

There was even a moment when he had the urge to teach Huan Chang martial arts privately, but he finally resisted it.

On this day, Huan Chang spread out a piece of rice paper in front of him, holding a brush in his hand, but just like the previous few days, he did not start writing for a long time.

Since the heart is no longer here, what can I do even if I hold a brush in my hand?
"Crench!"

At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open, Huan Chang thought it was Yang Feng who came to see him, and didn't look back.

"A Chang!"

A majestic voice sounded, but Huan Chang was shocked and turned his head away hastily.

"master."

Xu Wang didn't bring the flagon with him today, his clothes were neatly dressed, and his hair, which was so messy before, was also very rarely tidied up.

Xu Wang looked at the blank rice paper on the drawing board, and couldn't help but sighed slightly.

"Ah Chang is blaming Master in his heart for not teaching you martial arts?"

Huan Chang suddenly raised his head, stared at Xu Wang and said, "Master, is it because I don't have the qualifications to practice martial arts?"

"I just want to know the reason, and I hope the master will say it clearly."

Xu Huang's eyes were a little deep, and he said, "Do you know what martial arts is?"

Huan Chang was refreshed when he heard the words, maybe his doubts for many years will be solved today.

Although Huan Chang did not practice martial arts, he read a lot and had some understanding of martial arts, so he began to answer without hesitation.

"Warriors are not afraid of hardships, they temper their bodies, and when they have achieved great success, they really step into the path of martial arts, which is called the realm of ascending the hall."

"If a martial artist has extraordinary aptitude, after practicing to a great extent, he can cultivate true energy from the outside to the inside. This is the realm of entering the room."

"The realm of entering the room is divided into four small realms, which are refining essence to transform qi, refining qi to transform spirit, practicing spirit to return to emptiness, and refining emptiness to join the way."

"Warriors have reached the realm of refining emptiness and harmony. If there is another breakthrough, they can shed their mortal wombs, prolong their lives, and reach the legendary realm of mortal transformation."

Huan Chang's eyes were full of fire when he mentioned the word "Huan Fan".

A martial artist in the realm of metamorphosis is a real superpower. In some sects, this kind of powerhouse is even qualified to hold the position of suzerain.

No matter which vassal state he appears in, no prince dares to neglect the master of the metamorphosis state.

There is a record in the book that once a vassal king offended a strong man in the realm of metamorphosis. As a result, the strong man entered the palace alone with a sword, and his blood flowed like a river.

In that battle, the country's monarch and 38 members of the clan were all beheaded, and three thousand elite soldiers stepped forward to besiege, with most of them killed or injured, but they failed to keep the strong man behind.

Since then, even the powerful vassal states have not dared to easily offend warriors.

The power of warriors can be seen from this.

That's why Huan Chang longed to become a warrior.

In fact, not only Huan Chang, but every young man with ideals in the Kyushu Continent aspires to become a powerful warrior.

As long as they become warriors, their fate will change, and even the government and the law will have much less restrictions on warriors.

Generally speaking, warriors would not kill civilians at will, otherwise they would be encircled and suppressed jointly by knights and the government.

As long as the martial artist doesn't go too far, the government will sometimes turn a blind eye, just like Yang Feng injured several people in a busy city, but the officials have nothing to do with it.

Hearing Huan Chang's narration, Xu Wang nodded first, and then shook his head.

"What Ah Chang said is just an ordinary cultivation method. This is also the most popular cultivation method explored by martial arts sages for thousands of years."

Huan Chang heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning, and immediately asked: "Is there any other way of cultivation?"

Xu Wang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Martial arts, martial arts, martial arts first, martial arts second, martial arts is the means, and Dao is the goal."

Hearing this, Huan Chang felt somewhat half-understood.

Xu Wang continued to explain: "Ordinary warriors practice martial arts just to gain great strength, but the real superpowers are to pursue the Tao."

Huan Chang asked, "What is Tao?"

Xu Wang's eyes were a little deep, and then he sighed: "Everything in the world has its own way, and everyone's way is different."

"It's just that if you want to reach the peak of martial arts, you must understand your own Tao, otherwise you will never want to step into the realm of transformation in your life."

"Generally speaking, a martial artist trains his body, cultivates his true qi from the outside to the inside, and when he reaches the peak of entering the house, he will comprehend his own way."

"It's just that it's too difficult to comprehend your own way."

Speaking of this, Xu Wang stared at Huan Chang with scorching eyes, and said, "However, there is a generation of amazingly talented people who don't know how to use ordinary people's cultivation methods."

"There used to be a person who loved fishing very much, regardless of the cold or heat, and couldn't catch enough fish every day, but one day he realized his own way, and he jumped directly from an ordinary person to a superpower who has transformed into a mortal state."

"There are also some people who love nature and are intoxicated with mountains and rivers every day, but suddenly they have real energy."

"This kind of person breaks the practice routine and enters the Tao in a different way. He is a truly amazing and talented person with limitless achievements."

When Huan Chang heard this, his eyes lit up and his breathing became short of breath.

He was already extremely intelligent, after hearing Xu Wang's words, he thought of his master asking him to study and paint since he was a child, and he had some guesses in his mind.

"Could it be that the master wants me to enter the Tao in a different way?"

Xu Wang was very satisfied with Huan Chang's reaction, and nodded slightly.

"Now, it's time to tell you about our sect."

Huan Chang was very surprised, and asked: "Do we also have sects?"

Xu Wang sighed deeply, and said: "Although there are sects, I don't know how many people in the world have heard of the name of Shujian Pavilion."

"Sword Pavilion."

Huan Chang murmured in a low voice, his eyes became brighter and brighter, he somewhat understood why the master didn't let him practice martial arts anymore.

Xu Wang said in a deep voice: "Although my Shujian Pavilion is small in number and comes from the same line, it used to be a first-class sect in the world, and its power shook the world."

"Every generation of Shujiange disciples must enter the Tao with the book and sword, and walk out of a way that is different from ordinary warriors, so that they are eligible to be called Shujiange's successors."

Huan Chang stared at Xu Wang, and asked eagerly: "Master, do you want me to use books and swords to enter Taoism?"

Taking a look at Huan Chang, Xu Huangyou said quietly: "Your situation is a bit special. You don't need to practice swords, you can only learn Taoism with calligraphy and painting. You need to walk a different path."

"This is not only the teacher's expectation of you, but also the expectation of the sages of Shujian Pavilion in the past."

Suddenly, Huan Chang felt a little heavy on his shoulders.

He didn't expect that the master had such high expectations of him, and at the same time he felt a little baffled.

Taking a deep breath, Huan Chang asked, "Dare to ask Master, to what extent can one enter Taoism with calligraphy and painting?"

Xu Wang asked back: "Have you heard the story about the finishing touch?"

Huan Chang has read poetry and books since he was a child, so he naturally knows the allusions that make the finishing point, so he nodded vigorously immediately.

Xu Wang didn't answer, took the brush from Huan Chang's hand, came to the drawing board, closed his eyes for a while, and then moved suddenly.

Xu Wang's movements were too fast, Huan Chang only felt that Xu Wang's arms turned into countless afterimages, and after a while, a dragon appeared on the rice paper.

This dragon, although lifelike, has no eyes.

"Okay."

Xu Huan let out a low cry, his right hand trembled slightly, and slowly drew eyes on Shenlong.

The moment after the eyes were drawn, the dragon on the rice paper actually came alive, let out a dragon cry, and rushed directly to Huanchang.

Huan Chang's face turned pale in shock. He had no doubt that if the dragon came crashing into him, his life would definitely be lost.

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