Fairies Are Fierce

Chapter 42: If the heart is not dead, the way is immortal

The sudden arrival of three jade tablets caused the monks around the capital to become restless. Although some people wondered why this blessing came so suddenly, no one could answer it; after all, no one could touch the thoughts of the ancestor of the Xian family. Be clear.

The matter of selecting three monks to attack the terrace has been finalized, but this matter has nothing to do with Zuo Lingquan, and he doesn't take it to heart. After leaving the Imperial City, the sun was setting in the west, and the scattered buildings on the south bank of Wende Bridge were bathed in the red sunset.

Zuo Lingquan returned to Zuofu and went to the back house to report to his three uncles and three aunts that they were safe. When he was passing by the verandah, he suddenly heard a soft sound of 'swish, swish...' coming from behind the east courtyard wall - the sound of a sword!

Zuo Lingquan paused in his steps. He had been practicing swordsmanship for fourteen years, and he was too familiar with this sound; the source of the sound was the east house where the young master lived. He turned around and walked through the verandah to the courtyard where Zuo Yunting lived.

The courtyard was tidied by the servants, but it was quite tidy. However, there was a black donkey in the middle of the courtyard, leisurely nibbling flowers in the bonsai, which destroyed the original elegant mood of the courtyard.

Zuo Lingquan entered the courtyard and looked up to see Zuo Yunting at the steps of the main house, wearing a prince's robe and holding a wooden sword in his hand, playing the bastard sword without any rules.

Since Zuo Yunting is said to be "neither learned nor skilled", he must be incompetent in both civil and military arts. But this is not stupidity, but simply laziness and unwillingness to learn since childhood.

Zuo Lingquan was naturally surprised when he saw Zuo Yunting starting to practice swordplay with the sun rising in the west. Looking around, I realized that Lao Lu, whom I had just met not long ago, was also in the courtyard, sitting under the eaves with a tea bowl, watching Zuo Yunting playing sword.

Zuo Lingquan did not disturb Zuo Yunting's swordplay - mainly because he was disorganized and unable to predict his next move, making it difficult to get close.

He came to the eaves of the west wing, pulled a small bench and sat next to it, praising:

"Mr. Lu is very clever. Third uncle and the others used to invite famous teachers to teach martial arts, but fifth brother didn't want to study hard. This is the first time I've seen him practice swordsmanship so seriously."

Lao Lu hung his bamboo hat on his back, his long sword across his knees, and smiled hoarsely while holding the tea bowl:

"To introduce people, you must prescribe the right medicine. Your brother has a loose personality and is lazy, but he likes to listen to books and is very interested in the stories of chivalry and waste counterattacks at Immortal Gate. After drinking the night before, I asked your brother to chat and said that I In fact, he is the thirteenth city lord of the Central Continent Sword Imperial City, half a jade step, swordsmanship Spirit Ascension; as long as he learns 10% of my swordsmanship, he will be able to feel proud and beat you, the most talented cousin in the family, so that you You understand what it means to 'don't bully young people into poverty'. Your brother was so excited that he couldn't sleep last night, so he got up and started learning swordsmanship..."

? ?

Zuo Lingquan's eyes were stunned. He looked at Lao Lu up and down. He felt that his tone was a joke, so he leaned closer and whispered:

"Fifth brother, does he really believe it?"

"Do you think that with your brother's brain, he won't believe me if I show off as an expert?"

"I'm afraid it's not appropriate for Mr. Lu to deceive people like this. If fifth brother realizes that he has been deceived in the future..."

"It is better to have learned something by the time you find out you have been cheated than to have no skills at all now."

Zuo Lingquan thought about it, and it really made sense. He raised his eyes to carefully observe Fifth Brother's Bastard Sword, and after a moment he said:

"Can you really learn anything from this mess of swordsmanship?"

Lao Lu didn't like this very much: "On the first day you learned the sword, were you able to play it with precision?"

Zuo Lingquan has been able to remember things since he was born. The first time he played with a sword, he was very precise. But it's not easy to talk nonsense, he nodded and smiled:

"That's true."

Lao Lu picked up the tea bowl, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Don't underestimate your brother. I have lived for such a long time, and I also have some unique skills in my hands. As long as your brother studies hard, his future achievements may not be worse than yours."

Zuo Lingquan did not refute this: "If Fifth Brother can refine True Qi, it will be normal for him to surpass me; I have made no achievements since I was three years old, and I don't know when I will reach the threshold."

Lao Lu saw the confusion in Zuo Lingquan's eyes. In fact, after some contact, he also saw that Zuo Lingquan really didn't know that he had already embarked on the path of spiritual practice.

Lao Lu was not surprised by this, after all, Zuo Lingquan's method of cultivation was indeed unique.

At the beginning of cultivation, what a person does is nothing more than strengthening the meridians and acupoints in order to refine and accommodate the True Qi that contains the power of heaven and earth.

The most common way to strengthen the meridians and acupoints is to seal the Qi Sea as a container, and then use a small amount of True Qi to stimulate the unopened acupuncture points like water dripping through stones.

This method is equivalent to building a tower, using one layer at a time, and building up layer by layer. It is step-by-step, concise and clear. It is the mainstream of the sect's cultivation method.

Zuo Lingquan's method is an all-in-one method - the meridians and acupoints are inherently connected to the heaven and earth; do your best to squeeze the body and speed up the flow of qi and blood, and the speed of spiritual energy entering and leaving the body will also be accelerated.

True is originally condensed from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. The difference is that the spiritual energy attributes are mixed and thin.

The spiritual energy that enters the body will also stimulate the Ren and Du meridians, and the effect is similar to the first one; the difference is that the speed is very slow, and people can hardly feel it. It requires dripping water to penetrate the stone over time, and it will not take place until the small Zhoutian is formed.

This method is like carving a tall building on a stone embryo. It cannot be used before it is formed. It relies on the stimulation of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and the whole body will naturally open up. Even if you refine True Qi, you will not be able to contain it.

In the early days, without True Qi by his side, he had no chance of drawing talismans, refining alchemy, and performing spells. He could only rely on his physical body to exert some fighting power. He pushed his body to the limit day after day. Without the care of a famous teacher, he could not accurately perceive his state. I don’t know how long I will continue to practice.

But after Xiao Zhoutian was formed, the two methods reached the same goal through different paths, and there was no difference in the cultivation methods.

Most people in the world will never complete the Qi Refining Stage in their lifetime. The second method requires a hundred times more effort and risk than the first method, but the Qi Refining Stage is no different from ordinary people. Even if you complete the Qi Refining Stage, the advantages are only It is formed in one piece, the foundation is as solid as a rock, and the body foundation is very solid.

This kind of extreme cultivation method that tests perseverance can easily make you unable to hold on to the bamboo basket, so it requires special care. Each Immortal Gate generally only uses it when training successors; if it is used on a large scale, it will not be used on a large scale. So much energy is spent on care, but no immediate results can be achieved, and no one will learn from it. There are few people who use it, and naturally there are few people who know it. There are only a few secular warriors who accidentally walked on this path and entered the door of practice without relying on the Qi Refining method.

Lao Lu guessed that Zuo Lingquan should have Body Refined too early. He practiced martial arts at the age of three and only touched his bones at the age of six.

When touching the bones, the whole body has been wide open for some time, and the True Qi has leaked into the body, so it was evaluated as "born with blocked meridians."

This is not to blame for the short-sightedness of the monks here. After all, this kind of situation is rare outside - just ask how many three-year-old children in the world can, without the guidance of their teachers, hold on to their 'heart towards the Tao' and transform themselves. Practice to death?

It can only be said that Zuo Lingquan became wise too early, was too diligent, and lacked the guidance of an expert, so he accidentally embarked on a path different from ordinary people.

However, although Lao Lu knew the reason, he did not intend to tell Zuo Lingquan.

When cultivating a path, it is taboo for an expert to give you random instructions, because no one knows what the path ahead is.

If Zuo Lingquan can't hold on on this path and will give up, it means that his heart is not strong. He helped this time, and he will give up sooner or later in the future, because the master will not always be by his side.

And with the experience of getting out of the fog, if you encounter a similar dilemma next time, your confidence and perseverance will definitely be much greater than ordinary people. This is the growth and transformation of your mentality.

And there is no point in informing now.

He observed that Zuo Lingquan's physique was as strong as a twelve-level martial artist, indicating that Xiao Zhoutian had reached perfection and should be ready for the final kick soon.

He asked Jingtai to recruit disciples here. In fact, he also wanted to indirectly stimulate Zuo Lingquan to see if he could arouse Zuo Lingquan's fighting spirit and help him break through the situation.

If you tell them directly, you will definitely be impatient when you are overjoyed. If you are eager for success, everything will not be accomplished, but it may delay other people's practice.

Therefore, all Lao Lu can tell Zuo Lingquan now is the advice of someone who has experienced it:

"Practicing a path is like walking through a long night without a lamp, or crossing a torrent without a bridge. No one can see what lies ahead, whether there is danger or blessing underfoot. All we monks can do is stick to our true heart. If our heart does not die, we will The great road is immortal; once the heart dies, everything becomes in vain."

Stick to your heart...

Zuo Lingquan thought about it carefully and nodded thoughtfully:

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your advice. This junior will definitely keep it in mind."

Lao Lu chuckled lightly, but after he finished laughing, he sighed secretly - he could tell this truth to the younger generation, but he was already heartbroken. Sometimes it was useless to keep it in mind...

(End of chapter)