Someone may often hear the saying, "Dogs are smart and have an IQ equivalent to that of a five-year-old child." This is actually a misunderstanding, which is not accurately stated, or even false.

Not all breeds of dogs are very smart, pick the smartest breeds, and then select the smartest individuals in those breeds, after training, and then use a certain type of psychological scale to measure their IQ, can reach the score range of a five-year-old child (neither dogs nor children calculate the age coefficient).

There are many kinds of psychological scales to measure IQ, and the ones that can get high scores in animal tests are basically analysis and judgment scales, and in this type of test, you can get a score similar to that of some five-year-old children. Be careful not to have "some" but not all, because humans vary greatly, and the smartest dogs can only reach the lowest score range for the average five-year-old.

If the test is performed on a different scale, such as memory, comprehension, abstraction, reasoning, or expression, description, the dog may not score at all, because it is often unable to complete such tests.

A three-year-old child may be able to memorize Tang poems, but a dog will not, and a trained parrot may be able to recite several poems, but it will not be able to understand the meaning. In fact, no matter what kind of animal it is, its intelligence and learning ability cannot be compared with that of children who have already mastered language ability, especially the learning potential, and the difference between species is like an insurmountable gap.

Ding Qi told Tan Hanchuan that the IQ of this sparrow is equivalent to that of a five- or six-year-old child, which means that the score of the scale test just now can almost reach the lowest level of a five- or six-year-old child. That's quite remarkable, and a little sparrow has an IQ that surpasses that of the smartest, most trained dog in the world.

Seeing that it was not too early, Ding Qi asked the elephant to smooth out all the handwriting just now. "Erasing the blackboard", of course, horseshoe is not as good as hoof. Ding Qi wrote the word "sparrow" on the flat ground, and then pointed to these two words and explained to the little sparrow for a long time.

Listening only to the whining of the horses and the chirping of the sparrows, they talked for a long time, and they did not know what they were talking about. The sparrow finally seemed to understand, and looked down at the two words on the ground in a daze. Ding Qi shook his head and said hello, and everyone crossed the river not far away. The stunned sparrow came back to his senses and flew up to the treetops to look into the distance, his eyes were quite reluctant.

On the way back, the egret asked, "What did you teach the little sparrow, did you make it know the word 'sparrow'?"

Bai Ma shook his head and said: "I can't say that I can read words, I just let it understand the meaning of the combination of the two symbols, and it is also a test to test its ability to remember and learn complex three-dimensional figures." If the next time we meet, I ask him to draw a symbol representing a sparrow, and he can imitate it, it probably means that his intelligence level exceeds the species limit. ”

Shanque interjected, "What do you mean?"

Qilin said: "It's the sparrow that has become a sperm!"

Shanque: "Oh my God, there are really animals that can become sperm!"

Kirin: "Aren't you a mountain magpie?"

Shanque: "That's different, I'm originally a human being." ”

Kirin: "You are originally a human, and you have not changed, but you have disguised yourself as a mountain magpie." ”

The egret ignored the bickering over there, and asked the white horse again: "Aren't Chinese characters two-dimensional figures, how do you say three-dimensional?"

"Chinese characters are a combination of two-dimensional figures, and two-dimensional strokes are combined in different ways to form different Chinese characters before they have meanings, such as 'heaven' and 'husband', and Chinese characters with meaning are recognized in three-dimensional ways," Hakuba explains. Moreover, Chinese characters also have a characteristic that different Chinese characters are combined twice to form more complex words.

For example, washing, clothes, and machine, these three words form a word, referring to a kind of machine created by human beings, replacing the middle word, it can also be a dishwasher, and it is another kind of machine, which is easy for people who master Chinese. Those new things that have never appeared before can be easily summarized. So from the point of view of the way of use, Chinese characters are even four-dimensional.

It is impossible for that little sparrow to fully understand what the word 'sparrow' is all about, because it has not mastered the Chinese writing system at all, and has not been trained in this kind of thinking. But as long as it can remember this complex combination of three-dimensional symbols, and also know that it represents a certain kind of thing, it is considered a refinement. ”

The rhinoceros smiled: "If you become a fine little sparrow, you have to meet a psychologist like Teacher Ding to have a chance to perform." ”

Qilin praised: "Teacher Ding is not an ordinary psychologist, he is the pioneer of the secret method outside the square. ”

The mountain magpie also came over and said, "Since Mr. Ding is so interested in that sparrow, why don't you take it out and study it well?"

The rhinoceros opened his mouth and said: "You want to take it out to play, right? This can't be messed around casually! Forget what happened to the first time you entered Xiaojing Lake? Suddenly the high fever did not go away, and he almost died, but fortunately, there was a fairy bait medicine moon condensation fat to save his life. Teacher Ding also has a symptom with you, and the onset time is about three hours after entering Xiaojing Lake.

The two worlds that have been isolated from each other for a long time are likely to have this situation when they suddenly pass through, and the same is true for taking the creatures out of the place, if you don't get it, it will kill the sparrow. ”

Shan Que asked, "How long does it take to get from here to Xiaojing Lake at the fastest, and three hours?"

Rhinoceros: "Three hours is not enough, and even if it is, it can't be easily tried." Sparrows and human physiques are different, and it is difficult to say whether they can last for three hours, and even if they can hold on, it is also difficult to say what the effect of monthly fat condensation will do to it. ”

Ding Qi added: "There is also a big difference between people's physique, for example, the first time I entered Xiaojing Lake, Senior Brother Tan, you are all fine, but Xiao Nizi and I fell ill." ”

Rhinoceros: "You hadn't started your body refining kung fu at that time, so as far as I can see, there should be no problem after breaking through the second realm." So if you want to bring that little sparrow out safely, you need two prerequisites. Either we can take the Moon Condensation Essence out of the Outer World and bring it here, or that little sparrow can break through the Second Realm cultivation by itself. ”

Shanque: "Does that little sparrow have such great ability?"

Rhinoceros: "Anything is possible." ”

The egret groaned: "Then is there another possibility, that sparrow is actually not a sparrow, it is just a person who strayed into the beast kingdom, but turned into a sparrow and lost itself?"

"I've thought about this question too, that's why I've done so many tests on it, the main purpose is to awaken its self-awareness. The next stage of the experiment is to test whether it has self-awareness, and if so, it will be aware of who it is......

Qilin sighed: "It's still Mr. Ding's professional!, but you also have to be leisurely, don't play the little sparrow badly, it's not easy for people to become a fine." ”

As he spoke, he had come to the gateway to the beast kingdom, and as far as the eye could see, it was an empty snowfield, without any recognizable signs. If it weren't for the fact that the snow could leave footprints, Ding Qi and Xian Hao would probably have been difficult to find back when they came in for the first time.

Ding Qi had already cultivated the secret method outside the square to the heart plate realm, and he would not forget the road he had walked, even if there was no distinguishing mark, as long as he paid attention to condensing the heart plate, he would also find his original spatial position. But it was precisely when Ding Qi first came in that he also lost his sense of self for a short time because of the unknown situation.

This time, Ding Qi did not use the beast talisman, everyone used Jingwen Stone to open the door, but the white horse stood still and did not move, and suddenly said: "You guys go out first, we will see you on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year!"

Shan Que was stunned: "Does Teacher Ding want to stay here for the New Year?"

Ding Qi nodded and said: "Yes, anyway, District Chief Zhu is not at home, it is the same wherever I celebrate the New Year, it is better to stay in the country of birds and beasts and cultivate well, and by the way, continue to practice the beast talismans." ”

Shanque: "But there is nothing to eat here, you have to stay for more than ten days! The things brought in cannot be summoned, is it really like a horse to eat grass?"

Ding Qi smiled: "If you are really hungry, just go out to eat, and it is very convenient to go to the nearby village or to the town." ”

The rhinoceros and the elephant looked at each other with strange expressions. Zhu Shanxin asked, "In less than two weeks, Teacher Ding, with your current cultivation, can't you still open the valley?"

Ding Qi was a little surprised and said: "Bigu? I have read a short story called "Bigu Career", can it really be Bigu?"

Zhuang Mengzhou couldn't help but speak: "I have discovered so many worlds outside the world, and even the Beast Kingdom has seen it, what is impossible about Bigu?"

Ding Qi: "But I haven't studied, I haven't even thought about it." ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "It's normal if I haven't thought about it, there is wine, meat and enjoyment, who is fine?"

Ding Qi: "What should I do?"

Zhuang Mengzhou: "You can ask Lao Tan, Huomen has the Bigu Exercise." ”

Tan Hanchuan said with a smile: "Actually, there are also Juemen, and when they cultivate to a certain extent, they should all have the eight gates." What Mr. Zhuang said just now is not entirely right, Bigu is beneficial in specific circumstances, but it can't be tried casually, and there are conditional requirements. To put it simply, it is a cleansing and improvement of the intestinal flora, and more importantly, even a purification of the body and mind......"

Tan Hanchuan taught Ding Qi a set of Bigu exercises, and at the same time combined the characteristics of the secret transmission of the Fire Gate and the Juemen, called the "Qi Eating Method", which literally means to refine the essence of heaven and earth for food, so as to achieve the effect of not eating grains. However, judging from the characteristics of the exercises, it is to absorb external qi to replenish one's own vitality, if it is not said that this is the Bigu exercise, ordinary people may think that it is a certain school of qigong that was circulated in society decades ago.

The traditional Bigu originated from fasting, and later the monks summed up a set of methods that included theory and practice, and attached various myths and legends, with a certain sense of ritual to purify the body and mind, which is different from simply starving and not eating. Among ordinary people in ancient times, I am afraid that only nobles who had no worries about food and clothing and did not need to work could afford to play.

Bigu is not to eat forever, nor to eat at all, but mainly not to eat grains, since it is accompanied by a ritual to purify the body and mind, of course, it does not eat meat. The real Bigu must meet several conditions, first of all, to purify one's own state of mind, not just for other purposes such as losing weight, and secondly, to really not feel hungry.

What if I'm hungry?

And the monk's Bigu is a higher state of mind and body, and at the same time it is a kind of cultivation. Ding Qi's cultivation of the secret method outside the square has reached the heart plate realm, that is, the five realms, in the eyes of Tan Hanchuan and Zhu Shanxian, he can already open the valley, and even ordinary people who have mastered a reasonable method can open the valley in a short period of time.

Bigu is not completely free from eating, first of all, he must drink water, and for monks, he can also take some elixirs with particularly pure physical properties. For example, ancient monks often used red dates, poria cocos, yellow essence, and ginseng to refine a kind of Bigu pill, which is similar to the big hawthorn pill, and eat a few grains a day when Bigu.

There's also a joke about Bigu Maru. In ancient times, a great monk in a certain place claimed to be a profound cultivator, and he could not eat grains. There are officials and wealthy people who often welcome into their homes, set up a small pavilion on a high platform to worship, and observe how they practice in the valley, and sure enough, they only drink water every day, and they are safe for more than a month. Far and near praised him as a monk with a way, and they gave money one after another.

This great monk also quietly stored a powder head outside the temple, often staying at the powder head house at night, one day the great monk Xu was too tired, suddenly violent illness actually died on the bed of the powder head. Now the matter couldn't be hidden, and everyone was stunned after it spread, and later it was the little monk next to the big monk who revealed the secret of his so-called Bigu.

It turned out that every time the great monk Bigu wore a string of very large rosaries, just like the kind worn by the sand monk on the stage, but the rosary disappeared after Bigu was finished. In fact, this "rosary" is made of air-dried and pounded beef, mixed with fine salt and tea powder, eating a few a day is really hungry, and it can also replenish electrolytes and vitamins.

As for adding sugar to drinking water, adding milk to tea soup, and so on, there are many cheating methods, and those who do this kind of thing are all swaggering, deceiving the world and stealing fame, and these are actually Jianghu methods.

Tan Hanchuan taught Ding Qi Bigu exercises, and the teaching process was quite interesting, interspersed with the story of the great monk eating beef balls and Bigu, which made everyone rattle. He finally said to Ding Qi: "Teacher Ding, you can try to practice the Bigu Exercises, as for whether you can enter the country, you yourself are completely clear, mainly because the qi is sufficient, and the body and mind are pure. ”

The biggest difference between a monk with a foundation and an ordinary person is the impact on daily life, ordinary people should pay attention to avoid strenuous activities when they open the valley, but the monk is not affected by this, and the duration of the monk is longer. As for how long it can last, it depends on the actual needs or the foundation of cultivation.

After teaching the Bigu exercises, Tan Hanchuan and the others said goodbye and wanted to leave, but the egret stood on horseback and did not move, looking very unhappy. But Shang Ni, who was blind, turned around and asked, "Sister Xian, do you want to stay here for the New Year?"

Xian Hao said: "Of course I can stay here, Ding Qi, don't you say?"

Ding Qi hurriedly said: "Senior Sister Xian can also stay, of course I am very happy, in fact, I just wanted to ......"

Xian Hao: "It's too late to say this!"

Dingzi: "I'm telling the truth. ”

The egret raised his head to heaven and said, "Of course I know, you can't lie here. ”

The mountain magpie waved his wings and said: "Then you can open the valley together, see you on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year!" After speaking, he turned around and left, his mood seemed to be a little low suddenly, and he thought of Shi Buquan, whose whereabouts were unknown.

Tan Hanchuan, Zhu Shanxian, Zhuang Mengzhou, and Shang Ni left the beast country, climbed to the top of the cliff along the rock crevice, put away the ropes, and disappeared into the mountains behind the cliff with their bags. They took a detour to Zhangfang Town, and when they were about to reach the town, Zhu Shanxian suddenly said, "Mr. Zhuang, why haven't you reminded Teacher Ding all the time?"

Zhuang Mengzhou sighed: "Maybe he is such a person, this is the characteristic of the secret method outside the square, because of this, he can create the secret method outside the square and comprehend the realm layer by layer." ”

It's a bit inexplicable, and only they can understand it. What does it mean? Ding Qi's current cultivation of the secret method outside the square has reached the state of the heart, and different cultivation inheritances have different cultivation methods and goals pursued, but the cultivation realm can refer to each other, that is to say, Ding Qi's cultivation has reached the so-called five realms, which is higher than Tan Hanchuan and others.

According to many classics that have been circulated since ancient times, the Five Realms Cultivation has long possessed supernatural powers and can cast all kinds of spells, and it is not surprising that Bigu is not surprised, but Ding Qi has never thought of this. Except for using the secret method to explore and discover the world outside the square, Ding Qi had never used any magical powers at all, and he didn't even think that he had magical powers that were different from ordinary people.

Ding Qi had already comprehended and mastered the refining weapon and knew that he had refined the magic weapon Jing Wenshi, otherwise it would be impossible to open the door in the high platform of the qin, but for him, Jing Wenshi was the key to exploring the world outside the square and the thing that kept his mind, and it was not used to do anything else, and he didn't seem to have this idea.

Zhu Shanxian also sighed and said: "We really met a monk who is wise and does not show supernatural powers, he is not deliberate, he really just can't think about it. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou: "The secret method outside the square is unprecedented, that is, it is to cultivate the mind directly, thoroughly and purely. If Mr. Ding didn't have this state of mind, he wouldn't have been able to create it. Let's see how much he can accomplish?"

Shang Ni: "Teacher Ding is not such a Buddhist person. ”

Zhuang Mengzhou smiled again: "Of course he is not a Buddha. ”

Zhu Shan said in a deep voice: "Actually, you must not underestimate Teacher Ding, although he does not seek supernatural powers, he is not weak if he really wants to do it." Among the few of us, the most powerful fighting method should be Lao Tan...... Old Tan, can you beat the current Teacher Ding?"

Tan Hanchuan smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid I'm not an opponent, think about what Teacher Ding is best at? If he affects my consciousness as soon as he comes up, no matter how strong my strength is, I'm afraid I won't even be able to find a target......

Kirin: "I'm afraid Mr. Ding himself doesn't know. ”

Zhu Shanxian: "When this kind of thing happens, Mr. Ding will naturally know how powerful he is." He has never been a soft-handed person, and only he really did it when many people wanted to kill that Tian Qi. ”

Shang Ni: "We are the descendants of the eight major gates of the rivers and lakes, how can we think about using our fists and brains first to do things! In this way, Teacher Ding is indeed very powerful." ”

Ding Qi didn't know that Zhu Shanxian and the others were still talking about him after they went out, and the white horse and the egret walked through the snow field and crossed the river together, and came to the place where they met the sparrow just now. The two words he wrote were still there, and next to them, there were two other crooked words that the sparrow had stepped on with his footprints, barely recognizable as "sparrow".