Anyang thought that I would give the mask to the master, and the master would definitely be very happy, so he put the mask on and flew towards the Demon Emperor Palace, the Heavenly Mandate Daoist was not in the Demon Emperor Palace, but the night rain was in the Demon Emperor Palace, after Anyang and Yeyu said hello, they asked the whereabouts of the master of the night rain, and the night rain told An Yang that the Heavenly Mandate Daoist had just experienced a big war, and now his cave was in retreat, An Yang was a little worried about the master, and asked what the situation was in the night rain, and the night rain told An Yang everything that happened, and An Yang understood that such a big thing had happened, and also knew why the master was looking for a mask。

Yeyu saw that Anyang's expression was a little dazed, so he comforted Anyang and said, "Your master is fine, but the consumption of spiritual power is a bit too large, and now he is slowly recuperating in his own cave." Anyang was very worried about the master, so he hurriedly ran to the master's cave, he wanted to enter, but the master's cave set up an enchantment, and he couldn't enter, Anyang originally wanted to send a message to the master, and he was afraid of disturbing the master's rest, if the master was in retreat and practice, he would disturb rashly, and if he was not careful, he would go retrograde and go mad.

When it got dark, Anyang sat on the edge of the cliff in the back mountain with a mask, looking at the bright moonlight in the sky, his heart was mixed, and he thought of his childhood, at that time, when the Heavenly Mandate Dao people first accepted him as an apprentice, he wanted to follow the master to practice the way of music and rhythm, but the master asked him to practice the way of the sword, and said to him: " Kendo is the orthodoxy of my master, I practice the way of music and rhythm my master is not good at it, the way of music and rhythm are all my own groping out, to be honest, I don't want my master's sword to be lost, I suggest you choose kendo, of course, I don't force you to choose, you practice kendo or piano, this depends on your choice. At that time, where did Anyang understand this, he just lowered his head and asked silently: "Which one is stronger, which one will I choose?"

The Heavenly Mandate Daoist said: "Of course it's the way of the sword, so many elders and sages of my master have summarized it for so many years, and have long found a Yangguan Dao, even if it is not impossible to break through the fairyland; The way I practiced is the exercises I created myself, and the predecessors all used the way of music and rhythm as an auxiliary, and no one cultivated the way of music and rhythm to the free realm, but I am different, I am majoring in music and rhythm, I summarized the experience of my predecessors, plus my own ideas, and created this set of exercises, I broke through to the late stage of the free realm with this set of exercises, if you want to break through to the fairyland, then you need a certain opportunity. ”

Listening to what the Heavenly Mandate Dao said, An Yang chose the way of the sword, firstly, he could fulfill his master's wish and let him pass it on, and secondly, he also hoped that his future goal would be the fairyland, and when he broke through the fairyland, he could use it to protect the master and not let anyone hurt the master. At that time, it was also on this cliff, worshipping the Mandate of Heaven as a teacher, and there was not as much red tape as in other worlds, but there were still some rules, the Mandate of Heaven Daoist took out a painting from his storage bag, and the Mandate of Heaven waved his hand, and the painting hung in the air, and the painting was an old man with a fairy wind and bones, and the Mandate of Heaven introduced to Anyang, this is my master, your ancestor, knelt down and kowtowed three times to the master and the ancestor, and the apprenticeship ceremony was completed.

(Apprenticeship ceremony: The so-called teacher, preaching, teaching, and solving doubts, is announced by the person who presides over the apprenticeship ceremony.) 1. Bow to the ancestors of various industries; 2. The apprentice salutes to the master; 3. The parent representative reads the apprenticeship post; 4. The master and apprentice express their hearts to each other; 5. The apprentice pours tea and worships the master; 6. The master reads the apprentice post; 7. The master gives the apprentice a token. apprenticeship, and other professional folk customs. New practitioners or apprentices form a master-apprentice relationship with the instructor through a ceremony, which is called "apprenticeship". ）

The Heavenly Mandate Daoist knew that his apprentice's talent was mediocre, and said to An Yang: "Since you have chosen the way of the sword, then you must always stick to it, you can't give up halfway, if you give up halfway, then you are not worthy of being my disciple, and I will also abolish your cultivation with my own hands." Your talent is mediocre, so naturally you can't compare your cultivation speed and comprehension with those so-called cultivation geniuses, so if you want to catch up with them, you have to put in more effort than them. Cultivation, talent is one thing, and the other is the acquired effort, the decisive factor is the acquired effort, talent can only speed up one's cultivation, and there is no other help, only the acquired effort can make oneself stand tall in the cultivation realm. This is the first truth I taught you, talent cannot determine everything, as long as you are willing to work hard, you are not worse than anyone else, and my disciples are not lost to anyone. ”

Then he casually found a wooden sword and asked him to practice, saying that cultivation is the unity of human and sword, you can be considered a beginner, and you can continue the next cultivation, this is only the entry requirement of my Taiqing Kendo. If you can't cultivate the realm of the unity of man and sword in one year, it means that you have no chance of immortal path, and I will also send you back to the mortal world, so that you can live the second half of your life in the mortal world. An Yang secretly swore in his heart that he must not just return to the mortal world, he wanted to become an apprentice of the Heavenly Mandate Daoist, only in this way could he stay and have the opportunity to repay his kindness.

In just half a year, Anyang has reached the point of unity of man and sword, all of which are seen by the Heavenly Mandate Dao people, knowing how hard Anyang has put in, in order to ensure that his heart is ethereal, not disturbed by external forces, exercise his endurance, willpower, strength, Balance, a thirteen-year-old boy, has twelve hours a day, meditates on the big stone under the 100-meter waterfall, washed by the water of the waterfall, this method is still found by Anyang himself, only in this way can he exercise himself quickly, there is more than this way, there are many methods, but only this method is the fastest, and the effect is more significant, he resolutely chose this method. It is conceivable that such a young child, sitting on a stone, bears the scouring of the waterfall, the waterfall is very strong, and people need to bear a lot of pressure and impact underneath, and the stone under the waterfall is very slippery, and it is not easy to stand firm, even if the body bones of an adult can't withstand such a toss, let alone a child.

The first time Anyang walked to the waterfall, he was directly washed out by the water more than 20 meters away, in the water, there was no human figure, the Heavenly Mandate Taoist looked at this scene on the cliff, thinking that Anyang had an accident, and originally planned to save him, but when he saw a splash of water, he got up from the water again, and walked under the waterfall, so that the cycle repeatedly, and slowly was able to hold on to the waterfall for a minute, two minutes, an hour, three hours, ....... The persistence time is getting longer and longer, so that you can do whatever you want in the future, and you can hold on as long as you want. Anyang originally couldn't swim, but under such cruel training to himself, he has learned to swim.

With only twenty-four hours in a day, Anyang spends twelve hours a day exercising under the waterfall, an hour eating, eight hours practicing swords, and three hours resting. If you don't reach the realm of the five internal organs, you can't open the valley, so Anyang must eat to ensure the nutrients that your body needs, so that your body will not collapse, and so on almost self-harming training, Anyang is completely relying on perseverance to persevere.

Bigu: Originated from the Taoist health care of "not eating grains", it is a common way of health preservation used by the ancients. It originated from the pre-Qin period and was popular in the Tang Dynasty, and is also known as the valley, the valley, the grain, the grain, and so on. The earliest record of Bigu comes from "Zhuangzi Wandering": "The mountain of the contempt shoots, there are gods and men living in the mountains. If the skin is like ice and snow, if it is a virgin, it does not eat grains, sucks wind and drinks dew, rides the clouds, and flies the dragon, and swims beyond the four seas...... as a health rule for longevity, Bigu is also recorded in many ancient books and classics.

The traditional Bigu is divided into two main types: taking qi and taking medicine. Taking Qi Bigu is mainly carried out through hunger strike and adjusting breath (breathing), and its effect is currently lacking scientific basis, while taking medicine Bigu is to regulate body functions through the intake of other complementary foods (nuts, Chinese herbs, etc.) while not eating staple foods (grains). Bigu food qi mainly adopts a long and gentle breathing method. This method comes from bionic breathing, so it is also called turtle breath. Taoists believe that the turtle lives long because it "eats qi". Qi circulates in the human body and is indispensable. The movement of Qi contains the deepest secrets of the human body. It is said in ancient books: "Meat eaters are brave and fierce, grain eaters are wise and skillful, gas eaters are gods and live long, and those who do not eat are not dead and godly." Practicing "convincing" before Bigu can not only resist the hunger and weakness caused by fasting, but also make people energetic and prolong their lives.

When Anyang reached the unity of man and sword, he hurriedly told the Heavenly Mandate Daoist the news, and the Heavenly Mandate Daoist kept the agreement and held an apprenticeship ceremony for Anyang, and he officially became a disciple of the Heavenly Mandate Daoist, and he could finally shout the word master, and finally changed from a real person to a master in his mouth, fulfilling his wish.

As Anyang grew up, he also knew that the old man of the fairy wind and Dao bones was the head of the Taiqing Sect, and also understood the master's past, although all the righteous people looked down on the master and thought that the master was of low character, Anyang didn't care about these, no matter who the master was right or wrong, anyway, in his world, the master was always right, even if it was wrong, Anyang would think it was right. When Anyang was most desperate, when he felt that the whole world had abandoned him, it was the Heavenly Mandate Daoist who came like an angel and made him feel warm, and the Heavenly Mandate Daoist became the only sunshine in his heart.

In Anyang's memory, the Heavenly Mandate Daoist taught him three truths, took three classes, and after taking three classes, he let him start practicing alone.