Early the next morning, the two of them packed their things and prepared to go down the mountain.

When Shen Muzhi returned the 'empty mountain' to Xuan Cheng, Xuan Cheng asked him, "Did you recite it?"

Shen Muzhi nodded.

Xuan Cheng didn't ask much, stretched out his hand to take the empty mountain, and put it away.

Before the two left the thatched hut and entered the forest, Xuan Cheng told Shen Muzhi with a serious face: "After entering the woods, you must watch my steps, and you can't make a wrong step." If we take one wrong step, neither of us will ever go down the mountain!"

Shen Muzhi hurriedly nodded seriously.

After entering the woods, Xuan Cheng walked in front, because he took care of Shen Muzhi's leg and foot injuries that had not healed, so he walked very slowly. Shen Muzhi followed behind, and he also followed carefully, and along the way, there were no accidents. Nearly an hour later, the two of them finally walked out of the range of the Ecstasy Circle and reached the large rock that was located outside the boundary line.

At this time, Shen Muzhi's legs, which had not yet healed, were already swollen. Every time I took a step, I felt that a hand was pulling those meridians and pulling hard, and it hurt so much. He had been gritting his teeth before, but after hearing Xuan Cheng say that it was safe at this moment, he didn't care about any image politeness, so he sat directly on the ground next to the big stone and began to knead the sore and sore legs.

Xuan Cheng knew his situation and didn't say anything when he saw this. Jumped onto the big stone on the side, stood on it, and looked in a certain direction under the mountain for a while, before retracting his gaze, looking at Shen Muzhi who was sitting below, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Is there anything you don't understand in that book, take advantage of the time now, you ask." ”

Shen Muzhi was stunned for a moment.

In fact, in order to memorize the whole book as soon as possible yesterday, he didn't even think about what the contents meant. I just memorized everything in my mind. Now Xuan Cheng asked him to ask, he didn't know what to ask at all.

"What's wrong?" Xuan Cheng asked with a frown when he saw that he didn't speak.

Shen Muzhi had no choice but to answer truthfully: "I patronized my back yesterday, and I didn't pay much attention to the content inside." ”

When Xuan Cheng heard this, he was also stunned for a moment. After turning the corner, he suddenly asked, "You can't memorize the whole book, do you?"

Shen Muzhi was stunned for a moment, then nodded, looked at Xuan Cheng suspiciously, and asked, "Isn't it necessary?"

Xuan Cheng's expression became strange, and after a while, he sneered and said, "It's good to memorize them all." Then you should familiarize yourself with the familiar content first, and if there is anything you don't understand, just tell me. ”

Shen Muzhi felt that Xuan Cheng's words were a bit strange, but he didn't think much about it.

Then, Xuan Cheng sat down cross-legged on the big rock, closed his eyes and began to meditate.

And Shen Muzhi, who was mentioned by Xuan Cheng, also began to familiarize himself with the content of the 'Empty Mountain' in his mind.

There is a lot of content in the book of Sorayama, and it is full of excitement and nearly 1,000 words.

The first half of the content is basically a description of some strange people and strange things. There are ghosts, there are 'cultivators' flying around. After that, we mentioned what a practice is.

Shen Muzhi grew up in the General's Mansion since he was a child, although he was not treated by the eldest lady, his father and eldest brother have always been very good to him, so he can be regarded as reading poetry and books since he was a child. Therefore, the content of the first half of Sorayama's book is not difficult for him to understand.

It's just that the pictures described in it are like the fairy stories that Uncle Lian told him when he was a child, floating in the clouds, which makes people feel a little unreal.

Shen Muzhi didn't quite believe in the authenticity of those contents, but he was still willing to believe the cultivation mentioned in the second half.

That day, in the thatched hut on the top of the mountain, Xuan Cheng shot to kill the strange man, although he didn't see it clearly, he still felt the power.

Although there was a surprise that time, he could feel that even in a head-to-head battle, that strange man could not last ten moves under Xuan Cheng's hands.

That sudden swordsmanship is really weird!

Although I don't know if Xuan Cheng's swordsmanship was learned from this book. But since he said that the practice here can be helpful to him, then it should really help.

While thinking about this, Shen Muyi opened another chapter of his life, a new chapter, in his mind.

He didn't realize at this time that this book, as well as the young Taoist priest who was about the same age as him on the stone next to him, had brought him a whole new world.

The book says that the so-called cultivation is like climbing a mountain.

In the beginning, climbers are always full of energy and confidence. However, it often doesn't take long to climb, and some people begin to feel a little struggling, and the original firm will will be shaken.

Gradually, these climbers will gradually distance themselves because of the difference in physical strength. Some people are starting to hold on and are ready to give up. And some people, even if they struggle, still grit their teeth and persevere.

After that, among the leaders, there began to be laggards again. Some of these people gave up, while others continued to persevere.

After that, only a few people remained, still buried in the way up the mountain, occasionally stopping to enjoy the scenery along the way, and then moving on.

Along the way, there will be people who can't insist on giving up because of physical exhaustion, and of course there will be people, even if they use their hands and feet together, they still grit their teeth and continue to go up, but the speed is very slow.

In the end, there are only two kinds of people who can climb to the top and enjoy the scenery at the top of the mountain, one is the person with good talent. The other is someone who has a good talent but can grit his teeth and persevere.

As for the kind of talent that is average, even if you persist, you can't climb to the top of the mountain.

In other words, if you want to go far in the matter of cultivation, it is useless to rely on hard work alone, and talent is the decisive factor that determines the final victory or defeat.

Thinking about this, Shen Muzhi couldn't help but secretly compare himself in his heart, I don't know if he belongs to that kind of talent that is very good, or is it that kind of talent is very average!

However, no matter what, he has to climb this mountain of cultivation!

As Xuan Cheng said, as long as he works hard to climb, then he will be more sure of his trip to Strange Stone Valley!

He didn't want to be able to retreat from Qishi Valley, he just wanted to be able to find out the real murderer of the eldest brother, and then stab the enemy!

As soon as he thought of his eldest brother's matter, Shen Muzhi's mood was a little agitated. He took a deep breath, suppressed the surging emotions, calmed himself down, and was just about to start learning the practice according to the book. Xuan Cheng, who was sitting on the stone next to him, suddenly opened his eyes.

He glanced up at the sky and said, "It's not early, let's go down the mountain." ”

When Shen Muzhi heard this, he had no choice but to suppress the idea of preparing to start cultivating.

Xuan Cheng jumped down from the stone next to him, and after his eyes circled his face, he asked him, "How is it?"

Shen Muzhi nodded: "I can go!"

"I can't go, just say!" Xuan Cheng finished speaking, and took the lead to walk down the mountain.

Shen Muzhi hurriedly followed.

This time, Xuan Cheng's pace was much faster than before.

Although Shen Muzhi had recovered his strength a little after resting for a while just now, his feet were still injured and had not healed, and it didn't take long for him to be a little unable to keep up with Xuan Cheng's pace.

Fortunately, Xuan Cheng soon found out about this situation and slowed down again.

Finally, when he persevered to the foot of the mountain, Shen Muzhi was already sweating profusely, and his legs were like being filled with lead, so heavy that he couldn't lift them.

At this point, it was already afternoon.

After Xuan Cheng looked at Shen Muzhi's face, he hesitated for a moment and said, "Take a break for a stick of incense, let's continue walking." Seven or eight miles east of here, there was a house, and we spent the night there. ”

Shen Muzhi is completely unfamiliar with this place, so naturally everything is decided by Xuan Cheng.

It's just that Xuan Cheng seems to be very wary of where they are now. While Shen Muzhi was sitting and resting, although Xuan Cheng was also sitting next to him, his eyes had been paying attention to his surroundings, and he seemed very vigilant.

After Shen Muzhi felt it, he had always felt guilty, and he was embarrassed to rest any longer, so in less than half a pillar of incense, he took the initiative to say to Xuan Cheng: "I'm fine, I can go." ”

Xuan Cheng looked at him: "Are you sure?"

Shen Muzhi nodded.

Seeing this, Xuan Cheng didn't ask much, picked up the package next to him, and led the way.

Seven or eight miles away, if Shen Muzhi was not injured, it would take more than half an hour at most, but this time, they walked for an hour. When I arrived at the 'house' that Xuan Cheng said before, the sky in the forest had already begun to darken.

The so-called house is actually a mud house rammed with earth, and the inside is only the size of two tables. One of the walls was half collapsed, and the thatched roof was broken in several places.

There were some shabby farm tools and the like, as well as some musty straw.

As soon as Shen Muzhi and the others walked in, they heard the sound of rats scattering in panic in the straw pile.

Fortunately, neither of them is a particular person.

Shen Muzhi, who had long been tired, turned around and threw himself on the pile of straw. Xuan Cheng stood next to him, didn't sit down, reached out and took out a hard cake from the package he was carrying, and threw it on Shen Muzhi's body, then said, "You rest here, I'll go out for a walk." With that, he turned around and went out.

Shen Muzhi watched his back disappear outside the door, and felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Xuan Cheng he, will he just go away and never return?

However, he also understands that the separation is predestined. He didn't have this right anymore, so he asked Xuancheng to continue to stay by his side. Xuan Cheng has done enough, and thanks to him, I am afraid that he will not have a chance to repay it in this life.

The house is surrounded by untended bamboo forests, which are overgrown with weeds, and the sound of various insects is constantly coming from them. Occasionally, the wind blows over the bamboo forest, driving the bamboo with lush branches and leaves, and the sound of rattling, with the sound of insects in the forest, is like a special song, with a little desolation and sorrow, singing about the passage of time and the impermanence of life.

After resting for a while and nibbling on a few more flatbreads, Shen Muzhi's state recovered a lot. He walked outside the house and walked around the house, but as far as the eye could see, there was no figure of Xuan Cheng.

Holding back the uneasiness and loss in my heart, I went back to the room again, sat upright, and began to carefully recall the second half of the book "Empty Mountain", that is, the part about "cultivation".

The book says that the so-called cultivation is to use one's own strength to fight against heaven and earth, and to use the power of heaven and earth for one's own use. Those who become successful can move mountains and seas, change their lives against the sky, and live forever. Those who don't succeed will live a life and die of inaction.

So how to turn the power of heaven and earth into your own use?

To put it simply, it is to absorb qi into the body.

What is Gas?

Qi is a kind of energy that is free between heaven and earth, also known as Reiki.

All things have spirits, and after death, they return to heaven and earth and turn into aura.

Cultivation is to incorporate these spiritual energy that is free between heaven and earth into the body, use it to refine the body, and turn it into one's own use.

When Shen Muzhi saw this, he suddenly thought that Xuan Cheng had mentioned it before, saying that he already had qi in his body.

The qi in his body comes from practicing martial arts.

When martial arts practice martial arts, most of them only focus on skills and muscles, and few people will practice qi. The main reason is that it is difficult in the early stage of qi training, and the results are slow. Often, many martial artists who follow the path of qi training may not be able to achieve significant results after ten years of training. It is different to practice muscles and skills, aside from the premise that talent is available, as long as you work hard, within ten years, there will be results.

Shen Muzhi began to work hard when he was three years old, and officially began to practice martial arts at the age of four. At the beginning, it was a path of training muscles and skills. However, by chance, two years ago, I accidentally came into contact with the method of practicing qi from a book. Anyway, he was idle at home, so he practiced. I never thought that he seemed to have a unique talent in the matter of practicing qi, and it was only two years before he had qi in his body, although it was not yet a meteorological, but it could be regarded as a beginner.

If this is put in front of those martial arts masters who have practiced qi, I am afraid that they will have to exclaim as geniuses. It's just that neither the eldest brother nor his father value qi training, so he never mentioned it to the two of them, let alone the others.

And now, when he is about to start cultivating, this qi is like a seed to him. Compared to other people who have been exposed to the practice in the first place, it will be much easier for him to get started.

However, Shen Muzhi did not know this.

After Shen Muzhi carefully studied the method of absorbing qi mentioned in the book, he began to try.

In order to learn to accept qi, you must first learn to 'look inward'.

The so-called inward vision is to immerse oneself in one's own body with one's mind, so as to see clearly the large and small meridians and acupoints in one's body, and to see the circulation of aura in the body.

There is not much commentary in the book on how to do it inwardly. Shen Muzhi could only keep trying according to the simple words in it.

Fortunately, his understanding seems to be quite good, and soon, he found the kind of mysterious feeling mentioned in the book.

At the beginning, countless sounds around me poured into my ears, the sound of the wind, the chirping of birds, and the chirping of insects.

Gradually, as he gradually emptied his mind, these voices began to slowly fade away, and finally, the surroundings fell into silence.

It was as if he had been plunged into a mass of darkness, and there was nothing but himself.

Shen Muzhi couldn't help but feel a little flustered. In a panic, the voices that sounded a little noisy just now suddenly came back to my ears.

Shen Muzhi hurriedly adjusted his mentality, calmed himself down again, and let those voices gradually move away from him, and gradually, returned to the darkness.

Gradually, a little light began to appear in the darkness.

It's like the night sky, dotted with starlight dotted with a dark night sky, magnificent and magnificent.

Shen Muzhi looked at this starry sky at this moment, a little fascinated.

In his fascination, the starlight became brighter and brighter, and gradually, the entire starry sky lit up, and then, as if in an instant, a new world suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Those starlights should be the internal organs and acupoints.

And the light between those stars is the meridians.

These acupoints are connected by meridians, like a complex treasure map, which makes people dizzy.

Shen Muzhi was so fascinated that he even forgot the main purpose.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a gray cloud suddenly appeared in front of me, and it was following a vaguely familiar path, moving slowly on its own.

When Shen Muzhi saw this gray qi, he naturally understood, this should be the qi in his body!

He had been practicing Qi for two years, but this was the first time he had seen the true face of the Qi in his body so clearly.

This feeling is very mysterious.