The heavens start with Buddhist disciples

Chapter 48 Become a disciple of Ming Ling
Looking at Ji Ran who was knocked away and the wooden sword in his hand broken into two sections.Xiaoyaozi looked calm on the outside, but was surprised on the inside.

"This boy can actually break my Snow Queen's Chuqing. Although I have just learned this trick, with my current skill, I can only barely use it."

"Originally I wanted to give him a showdown and plant the seed that my senior brother is extremely powerful in his heart, but I didn't expect it to fail. Anyway, there will be many opportunities in the future."

So Xiaoyaozi said to Ji Ran: "You have my approval, come with me."

Xiaoyaozi took Ji Ran and continued walking towards the back mountain.After a dense forest, what comes into view is a cave.

In front of the cave are a stone table, a stone bench and an old Taoist priest sitting on the grass, seemingly sleeping but not sleeping.

Xiaoyaozi saluted the old Taoist priest and said, "Disciple Xiaoyao, pay your respects to the master."

Ji Ran also imitated Xiaoyaozi and saluted the old Taoist priest, but did not say anything.It's obvious that Ji Ran has no place to speak here.

The old Taoist priest woke up after hearing Xiaoyaozi's words, and then glanced at Xiaoyaozi and Ji Ran.

Then he looked at Ji Ran and said, "Do you want to join Taoism?"

Ji Ran replied: "I have been admiring you for a long time. I have traveled thousands of miles to come from Qi. I also ask my senior to accept me as my disciple."

Ji Ran knelt down as he spoke, but a force held Ji Ran up and prevented him from kneeling down.

Seeing such a situation, Ji Ran didn't force it.So he stood up, but his expression remained respectful.

The old Taoist priest said, "Let me ask you, why did you come to Taoism?"

Ji Ran thought for a while and replied: "Everything in the world comes from existence, and existence comes from nothingness."

The old Taoist didn't say anything, and asked again: "What do you think of Yin-Yang School and Taoism?"

Ji Ran replied: "In the past, those who got the one, the sky was cleared, the earth was calmed, the gods were spirited, and the valley was alive."

"If the sky is not clear, it will burst into pieces; if the earth is not calm, it will be destroyed; if the gods are not spirited, they will be afraid of rest; if the grains are not full, they will be exhausted; if all things cannot survive, they will be destroyed."

After hearing Ji Ran's answer, the old Taoist priest still didn't express anything, and asked again: "Now that the two sects of Taoism, heaven and man, are split, what do you think?"

Ji Ran just smiled and then replied: "I'll stand and watch."

The old Taoist laughed after listening to it this time, and laughed loudly: "I must let you see it?"

Ji Ran replied calmly:
"The color of the water is close to floating smoke, but the smoke waves have not yet entered Zen."

"The turbidity becomes the sea of ​​desire, and the clearness becomes the sweet spring."

"The great earth knows the walking ant, but the empty mind sees the ferry boat."

"The cloud shape is illusory, and the spectators are trying to climb on it."

The old Taoist priest thought for a while and asked, "Can Zen be the mind?"

Ji Ran replied: "The heart can be Zen."

The old Taoist priest said: "Shan, from today on, you are my disciple of Ming Lingzi. Your Taoist name will be Xuan Xinzi! I hope you will become empty soon!"

Ji Ran knelt down, bowed nine times, stood up and said, "Thank you, Master, for giving me the Taoist title. I will definitely live up to Master's expectations."

At this time, it happened to be the ninth day of the ninth lunar month. After a day of hard work and trials, Ji Ran finally joined the Taoist school and became a second-generation disciple with a very high seniority.

Ming Lingzi said: "Since you have become a Taoist disciple, you should know where your Taoist lineage comes from."

"The poor Taoist Ming Lingzi, there are Ming Ling people in the south of Chu, and they regard five hundred years as spring and five hundred years as autumn. In ancient times, there were Dachun people who regarded eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn. This is the great year. also."

"So my master hopes that I can cultivate a long life, and also expresses his expectations and care for me. My master is Zhuangzi, and Bei Mingzi of Tianzong is my uncle's disciple."

"Do you know anything about Master Zhuangzi?"

Ming Lingzi asked.

Ji Ran replied: "My disciple has read his old man's "Xiaoyaoyou" and "The Theory of Equality of Things" and also studied the Theory of Equality of Things with the disciples of Confucius Tian Pian in Jixia Academy."

After hearing this, Ming Lingzi asked: "Oh? Then what do you think is the difference between Zhuangzi and Laozi?"

Ji Ran thought for a long time and replied: "I think what Zhuangzi said is very interesting: 'Heaven and earth are born with me, and all things are one with me'."

"Lao Tzu's words are also very interesting: things are mixed, and the heaven and the earth are born. Lonely and lonely, independent and unchangeable, traveling around without dying, can be the mother of heaven and earth."

"I don't know its name, but the strong word is Tao, and the strong name is Da."

"The big day is passing, the passing day is far, and the far side is reverse. Therefore, the Tao is big, the sky is big, the earth is big, and the people are also big. There are four big ones in the domain, and humans live in one of them. People follow the earth, the earth follows the sky, and the sky follows the way. , Tao follows nature."

Ming Lingzi looked at Ji Ran, nodded with satisfaction and said, "You stay here to practice. If you have anything you don't understand, come and ask me. You can also ask your uncle Bei Mingzi."

Ji Ran had an idea and remembered one thing, that is, she had been exposed to the Golden Pill Avenue in Chu Liuxiang's world, but in the pre-Qin period, there seemed to be no such statement.

Can he perfect the golden elixir avenue through Master Ming Lingzi?After all, although there is a lot of information about the golden elixir avenue in the previous life, it is difficult to distinguish the true from the false.

Thinking of this, Ji Ran felt a little hot in her heart. After all, it is said that Jin Dan's life span can reach [-] years.There is a saying that "when you swallow a golden elixir, you will realize that your fate is determined by God."

Ji Ran soon calmed down and warned herself in her heart: "Without investigation, there is no right to speak. I should first read Taoist classics and theories, and then see how to propose the Golden Elixir Way."

"At the same time, you should first wait until your innate true energy is fully accumulated and reach the true innate state, and then change to Taoist exercises. You still need to discuss the choice of exercises with your master."

The next day, Xiaoyaozi took Ji Ran to meet the former five elders of Renzong.Xiaoyaozi pointed at Ji Ran and introduced: "Elders, the master has accepted this person as a closed disciple, with the name Xuanxin. Please give me your guidance in the future."

Hearing this, the five people saluted Ji Ran together and said, "I have met my junior uncle."

Ji Ran also returned the greeting: "I have met all of you, my nephews."

Xiaoyaozi pointed to the woman holding the Yaoqin and introduced: "This is Qingyaozi's nephew."

Ji Ran said to Qing Yaozi: "If you have any doubts about music in the future, please ask your nephew for advice."

Qing Yaozi chuckled and said: "Little Master Uncle may not know that if you broke through yesterday and lost to someone, you would be under whose sect you would be. I originally saw that Little Master Uncle is good at fingering, so he should be very suitable for playing the piano. That's why. Take action early.”

"I'm just afraid that my junior uncle will be cut off by others." He said and gouged out the person holding the jade flute.Then he continued: "Unexpectedly, my junior uncle has such a high level of cultivation and extraordinary talent that he directly passed the level of five of us and became our junior uncle."

Ji Ran smiled and said, "I was just lucky."

Xiaoyaozi said: "Since you have made it through, it is your strength, so you don't have to underestimate yourself."

Ji Ran saluted Xiaoyaozi again and said, "Thank you, senior brother, for your advice."

Xiaoyaozi nodded with satisfaction, then pointed to the Taoist holding the jade flute and introduced: "This is the Taoist companion of Qingyao's nephew, whose Taoist name is Qinglingzi."

Qing Lingzi saluted and said, "Qing Lingzi has met my junior uncle."

Ji Ran replied: "I have met Qing Lingzi's nephew."

Xiaoyaozi said jokingly: "Senior nephew Qingyaozi and nephew Qinglingzi come from the same family and are childhood sweethearts, so they can be the first to embrace the beauty!"

Ji Ran said in surprise: "Senior nephew Qing Lingzi is very clever."

Xiaoyaozi pointed at the other three and introduced: "The three of them are from the same sect. They are Shuang Jianzi, Yun Jianzi and Feng Jianzi."

"If the three of them use our Taoist Three Talents Fighting Formation, they can join forces to fight against the innate master."

Ji Ran bowed to the three of them: "I have seen the three nephews, and I will ask the three nephews for sword skills in the future."

The old Taoist guarding the first level said: "Shuang Jianzi has met my junior uncle."

The lively Taoist guarding the second pass said, "Feng Jianzi has met my little uncle."

The calm Taoist guarding the fourth level said: "Yun Jianzi has met my junior uncle."

After chatting with everyone, Xiaoyaozi took Ji Ran around the various Taoist buildings.

Finally, he took out a jade token and handed it to Ji Ran and said: "Junior brother, this is your identity jade token. It is still needed to enter and exit some places. In addition, the child you brought with you is now arranged to study with the other children in the outer gate. .You do not have to worry about."

Ji Ran took the token and said to Xiaoyaozi: "Thank you, senior brother."

After dinner, Ji Ran returned to the top of the mountain where Min Lingzi was, found a cave, made simple decorations, and lived in it.

In the following days, Ji Ran stayed in the Taoist library just like in the previous life.

Xiaoyaozi also came to the library and said to Ji Ran: "Junior brother, you can learn Taoist scriptures first, and then learn other things."

"The Daoist scriptures are stored in the library and cannot be taken out. There are a total of 810 and 36 strategies. In addition, the Tianzong has [-] strategies that the Renzong does not have."

"After you finish studying, you can go to Tianzong to study. Although Tianren and Tianzong are separate families, they are both Taoists, so it won't stop you from studying, but you can't take them away."

Ji Ran thought in her mind: "Although I heard from senior brother that there are many, more than 8000 volumes, but in the bamboo slips era, according to ordinary bamboo slips, there are 65 bamboo slips in one volume. Each bamboo slip contains about 30 characters."

So Ji Ran said: "A volume of more than 2000 words seems to be a bit much... I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in less than three to five years."

Xiaoyaozi added: "Well, the complete Taoist scriptures should be 520 strategies. In addition to our Taoist school, there are also some Yin-Yang schools and Confucian schools that we have not included."

"The Confucian Xunzi has the most, and the royal families of various countries also have some. You can try to collect them in the future."

Xiaoyaozi said again: "Brother, let's practice here with peace of mind. If you have any questions, you can always ask for advice as a brother."

After that, Xiaoyaozi left the library, leaving only the sound of quietly flipping through the bamboo slips.

Even though Ji Ran had a powerful soul and was a very fast reader, there were some words recorded in the Taoist Scriptures that Ji Ran didn't recognize. So in the following days, there was a young man everywhere in the Taoist sect, regardless of the Tian sect or the human sect.

On this day, Ji Ran came to the back mountain, searched for half a day, and found her uncle, Bei Mingzi, one of the five great masters in the world.

When Ji Ran passed Qingyaozi's level, Ji Ran knew that the so-called five great masters in the world were not innate masters, but great masters.

Ji Ran saluted the old man in front of him and said, "Disciple Xuanxin, I have met my uncle."

Bei Mingzi half-closed his eyes without opening them, and said to Ji Ran: "Are you here to ask a question?"

Ji Ran nodded and said, "Excuse me, uncle, what is a great master?"

Bei Mingzi was a little surprised. He originally thought that Ji Ran came to ask for advice on Taoism, but he didn't expect that he came to ask about his status as a great master.

Bei Mingzi asked: "Have you ever read the Nanhua Sutra?"

Ji Ran said: "Not yet."

Bei Mingzi said: "Ask me again after reading."

Ji Ran nodded, then turned and left.

It's not that Ji Ran has never read "Zhuangzi", so Ji Ran has also read Zhuangzi's "The Great Master".But Ji Ran didn't quite understand, so he came to ask Bei Mingzi for advice.

Bei Mingzi did not answer directly but asked Ji Ran to go back and figure it out for herself. The meaning was extremely obvious.The realm of a great master can be understood but not transmitted, and you need to rely on yourself.

254 BC.Ji Ran was 11 years old this year, and her body was full of innate true energy, reaching the level of cultivation in her previous life.

On this day Ji Ran went to Ming Lingzi and asked: "Master, I once read in a miscellaneous book that the human body has two bridges of heaven and earth, and it can communicate with heaven and earth through the two bridges of heaven and earth."

"I wonder if this description is correct? Does the Second Bridge of Heaven and Earth exist? If it exists, how should we practice?"

Ming Lingzi said to Ji Ran: "Is it the second bridge between heaven and earth? Although I have never heard of such a saying, when you can integrate the heaven and the earth, you will indeed have a clearer feeling at the Baihui acupoint on the top of your head and the Yongquan acupoint on the soles of your feet. .”

"It seems that there are curls of clear air coming in from the top of the head, and there are frequent turbid air pouring in from the soles of the feet. It should be the two bridges of heaven and earth you mentioned."

Ji Ran asked again: "Master, what exactly does it feel like?"

Ming Lingzi replied: "I feel very comfortable. The Qi meridians in my limbs are smooth. I feel that gas is constantly entering the Dantian from the Yongquan point and surging towards the Baihui point on the top of my head. My whole body gradually becomes lighter, as if I am floating on the clouds. It's really Indescribably wonderful.”

Ji Ran asked Ming Lingzi again: "Master, I heard that the Tianzong has two internal skills and mental methods, "Wanchuan Autumn Water" and "Heart is Like Still Water". What internal skills and mental methods do our Renzong have?"

Ming Lingzi smiled and said: "I thought you wouldn't ask. I plan to create my own inner strength and mental method! "Wanchuan Autumn Water" and "Heart is Like Still Water" One is about letting go, and the other is about closing. What do you think about closing? What’s in between?”

Ji Ran thought for a while and said: "Of course there is harmony or peace between the contraction and release. It seems to be nothing if it is not closed or released."

Ming Lingzi nodded, and then said: "The so-called contraction and release means to rush into the fullness. To rush out is to release, and to fill up is to collect. To rush out of the body, and to restrain itself is to collect; to rush into the whole body, and to fill the whole body. Outside, it’s for letting go.”

"So our Renzong's mental method is to regulate the conflict, which is called "Miscellaneous Xuantong" or "Chonghe Heart Sutra". Because of the characteristics of this internal skill and mental method, the disciples of the Renzong need to enter the world to regulate the conflict between the virtual and the actual in the world. and."

"Because in the world, apart from heaven and earth, the most difficult and complex adjustment is the world."

A few days later, Ji Ran began to spread his kung fu into his bones. This was the "Bone Training Technique" that Hu Tie spent several years studying in his previous life to perfect.Innately able to change the muscles and infuriating energy, the best thing is to strengthen the muscles and bones.

When I broke through the innateness in my previous life, the innate Yijin Zhenqi would automatically cleanse my whole body.In this life, Ji Ran also went through the bone cleansing of the innate Yijin Zhenqi.Now 11 years old, Ji Ran's bones are as strong as those of an adult.

This time, active bone training can improve bone hardness to a higher level.Moreover, there is another benefit after practicing the innate tendon-changing Qi, that is, the bones will not be as hard as glass and break when touched.

It took half a year for Ji Ran to exhaust the innate Qi of his body to refine the [-] bones in the "Bone Training Technique".His body size has shrunk a bit, his essence seems to have been concentrated, and his bone density has increased a lot.

After dispersing the power, Ji Ran began to practice "Subtle Xuan Tong" while she still had pure innate energy in her body.

Ji Ran still practices boxing in the morning, then sword practice, and reads Taoist scriptures in the morning.I meditate and practice Qigong at noon, continue learning the four skills of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting in the afternoon, and continue practicing Qigong in the evening.

It seems to have returned to the previous life, but it is a pity that there is no senior brother Wuhua anymore.But it's like reincarnation itself.

What makes people more distressed is that Xiaoyaozi, his senior brother in this life, often comes to disturb him.

On this day, Xiaoyaozi came to Ji Ran and asked, "Junior brother, what do you think of the current situation in the world?"

Ji Ran pinched her eyebrows. To be honest, Ji Ran had no interest in the general trend of the world.What he cares more about is the people under this overwhelming power.Unless he finds a way to become the king of Qi and join forces with Zonglianheng to fight against Qin, it seems a little too late.

If I had come ten years earlier, I might still have a chance.So every time Xiaoyaozi asked himself such questions, he actually felt disgusted.

Ji Ran said to Xiaoyaozi: "Brother, if there are seven people now, each of them has ten slaves and ten children. Now let them fight to see who is the strongest. Here we think five children can be killed A slave."

"Senior brother, what do you think can be done to end this duel with the fewest deaths?"

Xiaoyaozi said without even thinking too much: "Of course we will unite six of them to eliminate the strongest one."

Ji Ran said helplessly: "Brother, these are not seven countries, but seven people who are the same. There is no strongest, and there is no gap in strength."

"Of course, what senior brother is talking about is also a way of thinking. Help the people among you to become stronger. In this way, you will have a much higher chance of winning against those who are weaker than yourself."

Xiaoyaozi thought for a moment and said, "According to my junior brother, keeping them unchanged and not continuing the duel will result in the least number of deaths, because no one will have to die."

Ji Ran added: "So, senior brother, do you think such a scene will happen? If they don't duel, some of them will become stronger, so even if they don't do anything, one or a few people will be easily defeated. other people’s abilities.”

Xiaoyaozi said: "So, we must first unite the weak, defeat the strong, and then maintain their balance. This is the safest way."

Ji Ran said helplessly: "Senior brother, why use them to compare the world? Junior brother is just discussing a game with senior brother!"

Xiaoyaozi also smiled and said: "Since it is a game, why should junior brother always bring it into the world? After all, senior brother did not say that the powerful one is Qin."

(End of this chapter)