Under one person: I, Zhang Zhiwei, the arrogant Zhang.

Chapter 677: Master's Instructions, the Body Shatters the Instrument
How to fight against the thunder tribulation... Zhang Zhiwei originally came to report the situation to his master. Now that his master took the initiative to ask, he naturally told him everything he knew.

Listening to Zhang Zhiwei's detailed description of the scene when he survived the thunder tribulation, Zhang Jingqing's face became more and more solemn and ugly.

If Zhang Zhiwei had said this to him before he endured the thunder tribulation, he would have tied him to the flying sword and sacrificed him with the sword.

How can we take the three disasters so lightly?
That is a natural barrier that many practitioners respect as a god and fear as a tiger.

They are revered like gods because there have been very few cultivators who can cultivate to this level since ancient times. Touching the three disasters means touching the so-called enlightenment and becoming an immortal. How can people not yearn for this?

The reason why people fear it like a tiger is that this level is extremely difficult. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a life-and-death situation.

Therefore, almost no one wants to risk the three disasters. Even many Taoist books teach people to avoid the three disasters rather than risk them.

As for how to hide, there are many methods recorded in various classics. Some rely on the art of transformation to deceive the heavens, and some use some means to turn a big disaster into a small one, and separate it bit by bit...

But no matter what, the three disasters are calamities bestowed upon you by heaven and earth. They are the arrangement of fate and calamities that you must face.

If you don't face it and simply try to avoid it, you won't be able to avoid it. Even if you use some methods, you can't avoid it on the first day.

Just like the monkey in "Journey to the West", his master taught him seventy-two transformations to help him avoid the three disasters.

He did indeed escape the disasters sent down directly by heaven and earth, but later he caused havoc in the Heavenly Palace and was caught, punished, chopped by a knife, struck by lightning, and burned by fire. Weren’t these disasters caused by lightning and fire?
The monkey was thrown into the Bagua furnace to make elixir. In order to avoid the fire in the furnace, he hid in the Xun position of the furnace, which is the vent. Laozi's Bagua furnace used a banana leaf fan to fan the fire. The monkey hid in the "Xun" position for forty-nine days and was fanned by the banana leaf fan for forty-nine days. Isn't that a wind disaster?
It can be said that during this period of time, the monkey ate all three disasters thoroughly.

The seventy-two transformations taught to him by his master did not allow him to dodge the attack, but allowed him to withstand it.

But how can ordinary people who don’t have the same abilities as monkeys survive?
The most common method is to choose a blessed place and use the special Qi situation of the blessed place to resolve, offset and weaken one's own disasters.

This is also the reason why many beings with extremely high cultivation levels would retreat from the world and practice meditation.

Longhu Mountain itself is a blessed place blessed by heaven. Normally, terrible lightning disasters will not befall here.

This time it was Zhang Zhiwei who was seeking death and provoking others, which led to the incident.

However, living in seclusion in a paradise can only reduce the disasters but cannot completely avoid the three disasters.

Just like the monkey, if the heavenly calamity does not fall directly on you, it will turn into a man-made disaster.

But when a natural disaster turns into a man-made disaster, there is room for maneuver and you can resolve it bit by bit.

If the monkey had escaped the great calamity, and faced those minor calamities without being affected by his own delusions, he would have gone to cause trouble in the underworld and in heaven, and finally made the situation unsolvable.

Instead, he could solve the small disasters step by step and resolve them slowly. Then he could become an immortal monkey who was not bound by any rules and roamed freely between heaven and earth.

But, the three disasters have benefits and harms, the three disasters have benefits and harms, where there are benefits there are harms.

If you cannot resist the three disasters, then it will be harmful.

If you can overcome it, then it is beneficial.

Those who have attained sainthood in the flesh, like the founder of the Yuanhuang School, Qingyuan Miaodao Zhenjun, are beings who have transcended the three calamities.

Therefore, after Zhang Jingqing realized that Zhang Zhiwei had caused the lightning disaster, he did not do anything to stop him.

He thought this was a good thing for Zhang Zhiwei and that the risk was not great.

Because Longhu Mountain’s signature skill is thunder magic.

Zhang Zhiwei's attainments in thunder magic have reached the highest level and he is an expert in playing with thunder. Although thunder tribulations are terrifying, they cannot do anything to him.

However, when Zhang Jingqing heard that Zhang Zhiwu used the Heavenly Thunder to temper his body, he still felt uneasy, and said with a gloomy face:
"You said you used thunder to temper your body. Does that mean you just stand still and let the thunder strike you?"

He stared at Zhang Zhiwei, thinking to himself that if this evil disciple said yes, he would definitely give him a good beating.

How can the Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering be a joke? Do you really think that our Golden Light Mantra is indestructible?

Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhiwei opened his mouth and said:

"Master, you are wrong. If there is only thunder, it can only touch the skin and flesh. How can it be better tempered?"

Hearing this, Zhang Jingqing's heart skipped a beat. He asked softly in an uncertain tone:

"So...how can we refine it better?"

"Of course, it is to draw the heavenly thunder into the body and temper it thoroughly inside and out!" said Zhang Zhiwei.

After hearing this, even though Zhang Jingqing was old, he couldn't help but stare at it. After being stunned for a long time, his voice trembled slightly and he said in disbelief:

"So... you did this and really drew the thunder into your body to temper your limbs and bones?"

"Yes, I just finished tempering. I came to Master to report the good news."

Zhang Zhiwei looked at the shocked look on his master's face and smiled.

Come to think of it, this was the first time he saw his master so surprised.

"After the tempering, come to the master to report the good news. What great news, what great news!"

After Zhang Jingqing whispered a few words, his voice suddenly rose and he angrily shouted:
"You are simply fooling around by drawing the lightning into your body. You are playing with your own life and property. You are courting death..."

The dark clouds that had covered the sky obscured the scene inside, making it difficult for him to see clearly.

If we knew that Zhang Zhiwei was doing such a risky thing in the dark clouds.

He was determined to use a bolt of lightning to knock Zhang Zhiwei out of the thundercloud.

Looking at his master with erect beard and hair, furious and eyes almost spitting fire, Zhang Zhiwei shrank his neck slightly, like a quail, and did not refute.

He waited until the master finished scolding him before he whispered:

"Master, don't worry about what I do. I won't take risks unless I'm absolutely sure!"

Zhang Jingqing glared: "Relax? I'm most worried about you doing things!"

After scolding for a while, Zhang Jingqing felt thirsty. He picked up the teacup and drank it all. After calming himself down, he said:
"You said you drew the lightning into your body to temper yourself. Tell me, what does it feel like?"

Zhang Zhiwei thought for a moment and said, "It was stinging at first, and then it became numb. As the saying goes, when spring thunder explodes, everything revives. These thunders bring destruction but also new life, provided that you can endure it."

"I keenly sensed the benefits of this, and began to guide more lightning into my body, so as to temper myself more comprehensively. However, after receiving too much lightning, my body reached its limit, and began to feel severe pain and began to break down."

"I adjusted the operation of my own little world, changing from passive acceptance to active guidance, and then everything started to get better. As for the feeling..."

"It was like there was a fire dragon swimming quickly inside my limbs, but it was bumpy all the way, not very smooth, and made me feel uncomfortable."

"I used the impact of the power of the heavenly thunder entering my body to dredge and widen them, just like Dayu controlling the flood." "Now, although I look the same as before, my tendons, bones, skin, meridians, and internal organs have undergone tremendous changes."

After listening to Zhang Zhiwei's description, Zhang Jingqing couldn't hide the surprise on his face even with his knowledge.

Even though Zhang Zhiwei described it very specifically, he still found it difficult to imagine that kind of scene. Using the power of thunder to widen one's own meridians, this kind of thing was unheard of, let alone unthinkable.

In short, this disciple of his is really too evil.

I always thought I had paid enough attention to him, but I didn't expect that I had underestimated him too much!
Zhang Jingqing couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

He didn't know how many times he had expressed similar exclamations, but Zhang Zhiwei always brought him some surprises. Perhaps it cannot be described as surprise, but rather as shock.

Zhang Jingqing was really worried. If she let Zhang Zhiwei act recklessly, the next time, the surprise might really turn into a shock.

The first of the three disasters is lightning, and the second is fire. Among the three disasters, the most common monks and Taoists who die in the fire have their bodies transformed into rainbow.

"you……"

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing.

The disciple has grown up, has his own way, and is practicing his own way.

As a teacher, he can give him some guidance, but he cannot become a stumbling block on his journey.

Even if his disciple would one day be turned into ashes by fire or blown to pieces by wind when encountering the three disasters, there would be nothing he could do to stop it?
It was as if he knew that Zuo Menchang's way was wrong, but he couldn't say anything until he discovered it himself.

If those who practice cultivation want to gain correct insights, they should not mislead others but should be determined to forge ahead courageously.

If he uses his own ideas to force his disciples to obey his will, then he, as a master, would be "confused".

Zhang Jingqing pondered for a moment, patted Zhang Zhiwei on the shoulder, and said:

"Since you have your own ideas, I won't waste any more words. Do you still remember what I told you to do?"

Zhang Zhiwei's face straightened and he said in a deep voice:
"Master's instructions, I will naturally remember. Master told me not to confuse others. Look inside and outside, and kill whoever you meet. If you meet a god, kill the god; if you meet a Buddha, kill the Buddha. With a sharp momentum, cut into the endless life and break the barrier between heaven and man!"

The killing that Zhang Zhiwei refers to is killing the false thoughts, whether they are the false thoughts that come from within the body or the false thoughts given to you by the objective society.

Anyway, once there is something that tries to confuse you, control you, influence you, and make you do things that go against your subjective will and your true heart, you must "kill" it.

In this point of view, the ideas of Taoism and Zen Buddhism are the same.

Even the idea of ​​"kill Buddha if Buddha stands in the way, and kill God if God stands in the way" was proposed by the founder of one of the five Zen schools. In order to establish the Buddha in his heart, he killed the Buddha he worshipped day and night.

As for how to kill...it depends on the person.

You can simply get rid of all delusions and kill them from within.

You can also kill it physically first and then kill it psychologically, but this is undoubtedly a backward approach.

"It's good that you remember it!" Zhang Jingqing nodded and continued, "Come, let me test your body that has been tempered by the thunder!"

"Master, I don't use the Golden Light Mantra for defense. You try it here." Zhang Zhiwei said as he rolled up his sleeves.

He had already ruined one piece of clothing when he was going through the thunder tribulation before, and he didn’t want to ruin another one.

Zhang Jingqing snapped his fingers, and a golden light flashed from his fingertips, flying towards Zhang Zhiwei's wrist.

As soon as the two sides collided, there was a muffled sound, like the sound of a blunt knife cutting tough leather, and then the golden light shattered on Zhang Zhiwei's wrist.

Zhang Zhiwei's wrist was completely intact, without even a scratch.

Zhang Jingqing opened his eyes and said in shock:

"What a tough body. With such strength, I'm afraid you can crush some magic weapons with your bare hands without any tricks."

Zhang Zhiwei recalled the scene in the plot where Yuan Tao's Nine Dragons were crushed with bare hands, and laughed:

"I haven't tried to crush a magic weapon yet. If I have a chance in the future, I can try it!"

"Why wait until later? Try it now!"

After Zhang Jingqing finished speaking, he stood up and pulled out a seven-star magic sword hanging on the wall.

This magic sword has fine cloud patterns on it. It is an eight-sided Han sword with the Big Dipper inlaid on the sword. It looks somewhat similar to the Dongfeng Sword, but is much shorter. It is a magic weapon used in rituals.

Without waiting for Zhang Zhiwei to react, Zhang Jingqing held the magic sword and chopped at Zhang Zhiwei's head several times.

Even with swords and knives at his side, Zhang Zhiwei remained calm and didn't even blink.

Instead, the magic sword hit Zhang Zhiwei's forehead. Because it was so fast and so violent, it actually produced a series of sparks, and then it broke with a "bang".

Zhang Jingqing looked at the broken sword in his hand and remained speechless for a long time.

Although this sword is a magical tool and is far inferior to Zhang Zhiwei's Dongfeng sword in terms of killing power, it has been sharpened and blessed, and is several levels stronger than ordinary swords in all aspects.

But even so, it was still broken by Zhang Zhiwei.

Moreover, he saw clearly just now that Zhang Zhiwei did not use any hidden power to break the magic sword, but broke it with a real knock.

Zhang Jingqing looked at Zhang Zhiwei's forehead. The previous chop had left a few faint white marks on his forehead:

"It's incredible. Your body is stronger than many of the disciples' golden lights. I'm afraid it's not worse than the Tang Sect's secret magic weapon, the Black Tailed Armor!"

"The Tang Sect's Wushaojia can move freely in a hail of bullets. Why does Master speak so highly of it?"

As he spoke, Zhang Zhiwei reached out and touched his forehead, and the white marks disappeared instantly.

"Just lower, not higher!"

Zhang Jingqing warned: "However, no matter how tough your body is, you should not rely on it too much. Don't forget our special skills!"

He knew that Zhang Zhiwei liked to take his opponent's moves head-on without dodging.

Zhang Zhiwei smiled and said, "Master, don't worry. The Golden Light Mantra is very easy to use. When others hit it, it makes a clanging sound, which is much better than hitting the flesh. I like to use it no matter what I do."

Zhang Jingqing: "......"

(End of this chapter)