The first spell that Zhu Youxiang taught Xu Yan was "Sword Mang". On a blank piece of paper, she wrote a hundred-word luck formula for Xu Yan and asked Xu Yan to refer to it carefully.

Looking at the awkward classical Chinese and more than a dozen complex acupuncture point names on the formula, Xu Yan's head suddenly became two.

He cried with a sad face: "This, Xuan Yun, is there no other simpler mantra?" What are the Yuanchi, Zifu, Neiguan, Daling, Zhongchong, Laogong, and Hand Yin Pericardial Sutra written on it - these things, they know me, but I don't know them! ”

Zhu Youxiang smiled faintly, Xu Yan's expression was actually expected by her.

Xu Yan is ashamed that he can't understand the formula, in fact, even in the Holy Sword Gate of the Ming Dynasty, there are not many disciples who can understand the magic formula, when the master teaches this spell, he has to let the disciples recite the mantra first, in fact, it has symbolic meaning, in order to show that he does not forget the inheritance - just like everyone has to spend a class or two to learn the basic knowledge of the computer before learning the computer, including the history of the development of the computer, knowing what is called two people and what is von Neumann and the like, but in fact, These things have nothing to do with the use of computers, and if you don't learn these basic knowledge, you can still make the computer slip around - now, Zhu Youxiang's mantra is similar to the basic knowledge of these computers, and it doesn't seem to be much of a hindrance to learn it or not.

But that being said, you can't do that. Although Zhu Youxiang didn't understand the formula, it didn't prevent her from looking at Xu Yan with disdain, and emphasized the importance of the basic theory to Xu Yan, stating that this formula was very important. In order to practice the technique to the highest level, it is necessary to comprehend the mystery of the mantra. Any idea of trying to cut corners won't work!

Back then, the senior brother who taught Zhu Youxiang the exercises also trained Zhu Youxiang in this way. And afterwards, Zhu Youxiang learned that the senior brother couldn't understand the mantra at all.

Xu Yan was trained to droop his head, he didn't dare to say a word, and blinked pitifully.

Seeing that Xu Yan was almost trained, Zhu Youxiang was greatly addicted to the master, and she nodded with satisfaction: "Since Childe can't understand the formula for the time being, now that he is in a hurry, I have to use some simple methods to teach Childe to use the sword - but Childe remember." This is just a simple way to do things in a hurry, and the real exercises still depend on understanding this mantra! ”

Of course, Zhu Youxiang would not tell Xu Yan, in fact, the Sword Saint Sect has relied on this "simple way of doing things urgently" to teach the exercises for hundreds of years - Zhu Youxiang is very suspicious, even if it is his own master with the title of Sword Saint, he may not be able to understand this mantra, but she doesn't dare to ask.

Compared to the esoteric complexity of the formula, the simple method is really much simpler. Zhu Youxiang walked behind Xu Yan. A palm gently pressed against Xu Yan's back, and she said in a deep voice: "Childe, don't resist, memorize the running route of the aura with your heart~"

Instantaneous. Xu Yan could feel that a hot current of heat passed from Zhu Youxiang's palm behind his back to his back, and that warm current was quickly introduced into Xu Yan's dantian. Then it rises from the dantian and goes straight to the chest, abdomen, shoulders and back. Then he went all the way down his arm, and finally condensed between the index finger and thumb of Xu Yan's right hand.

Zhu Youxiang snorted: "Childe." Remember the line of the square, condense the mind, and reach the qi - okay, childe, you can use the sword! ”

Even if Zhu Youxiang didn't say it, Xu Yan could also feel it, his hands were filled with a warm flow of heat, and there was a vast white light between his index finger and middle finger.

Looking at the inch-long pillar of white light, Xu Yan's heart was a little dazed, and he looked up at Zhu Youxiang: "Xuan Yun, this ...... Is that the sword? ”

Zhu Youxiang said with great certainty: "That's right, this is Jianmang!" ”

"But, Xuan Yun, I see that your sword is so long-" Xu Yan gestured with his hand to a length of about one meter, and then, he looked at the sword that was only about an inch, and said with a bitter face: "Moreover, your sword can still be released and launched, while my sword is only a short ......."

Zhu Youxiang looked at Xu Yan with disdain: "Childe, why don't you say it, you are only in the qi induction period, but I am in the foundation building period?" You've only been cultivating for a few days, but you have to compare it with the foundation building period -- Childe's idea is a bit arrogant. ”

Zhu Youxiang told Xu Yan that the sword in the qi induction period is indeed only more than an inch long - this is indeed very short and not easy to use, and this Zhu Youxiang also admits it. In order to make up for this shortcoming, or to save the aura consumption of using the sword, many predecessors used various weapon media, for example, many predecessors of the Sword Saint Gate attached the sword to the weapon - knives, swords, spears and even bows and arrows attached to the sword, which can exert several times the terrifying power.

Then, Zhu Youxiang taught Xu Yan several key points and keys about the sword technique, and Xu Yan suddenly understood it. Without Zhu Youxiang's teaching, he also used his sword decently.

Learning the first spell in his life, Xu Yan was excited and eager to try, like a primary school student when he got a new toy. He pointed east and west, and poked the hotel table with his sword, and saw that it was about to fall apart, so Xu Yancai hurriedly stopped - although he was poked with many holes, he could still cover it with a tablecloth. But if the table is really poked apart by yourself, it will be troublesome, and you will have to pay for it when you check out.

Zhu Youxiang watched Xu Yan toss from the side, pursed his lips and smiled, but he didn't intervene - when he learned the first spell back then, he was also so excited, he cut off several big trees in the sect, and provoked his uncle to chase him all over the hill with a stick.

Xu Yan learned the "Sword Mang" spell as soon as he learned it, Zhu Youxiang was not surprised, she knew very well - it was not that Xu Yan was really the kind of genius who fell from the sky, the real reason was: "Sword Mang" This kind of primary spell is actually a very simple skill.

This is the way things are, if a mortal wants to use a sword, it is absolutely impossible, but for a monk like Xu Yan who is full of spiritual energy, he already contains a large amount of spiritual energy in his body. What is missing is nothing more than a method of use. As long as you teach him the method yourself, you can pierce that layer of paper. Xu Yan used this, and there was really no obstacle - the so-called sword. It's nothing more than the aura in the body that is released into sharpness, which is actually just a kind of operation technique of the aura, and there is no need to study that esoteric mantra at all.

Zhu Youxiang thought: This is the so-called "false transmission of ten thousand volumes of scriptures, true transmission of one sentence", the key difficulty is often one or two sentences can be explained clearly, and it needs to be long and accumulated, most of which are fakes that fool people.

After Xu Yan became familiar with the use of the sword, Zhu Youxiang taught him the spell of the protective shield - this spell. The skills required are much more complicated, according to Zhu Youxiang's own experience, when she learned this spell by herself, it took her a full day just to understand the three-dimensional concept of "support point". However, this kind of obstacle is not an obstacle at all for Xu Yan, who has learned high mathematics and three-dimensional geometry.

According to the pattern just now, Zhu Youxiang exported the aura to swim in Xu Yan's body, teaching him the "luck trajectory" of the aura cover, at this time. Xu Yan has already realized that it is nothing more than the flow of aura between several meridians and then released, compared to the sword just now, it seems that it is not much more difficult.

When Zhu Youxiang taught Xu Yan for the third time, Xu Yan was already able to use the "protective shield" spell decently.

Xu Yan felt. The shield spell is very different from the sword mang, and when the "sword mang" is used, at least a white pillar of light can be seen. But when the shield came out, Xu Yanzhen couldn't see anything—there was no colorful aperture. There was no dazzling aura or other abnormalities, Xu Yan looked around him. It's just like normal.

Xu Yan thought that he had failed to cast the spell, and he had a bitter face: "Xuan Yun, this, it doesn't seem right?" ”

Zhu Youxiang glanced at him, picked up a chair from his side, and slammed it on Xu Yan's head with lightning speed - Xu Yan only heard a "pop" sound, the chair was already broken, but he didn't feel it at all.

At this time, Xu Yan woke up: "Xuan Yun, it turns out that I have already successfully cast a spell?" Why don't I feel anything at all, and I can't see anything unusual? ”

Zhu Youxiang looked at him with disdain: "What kind of abnormality does the son want?" Do you want to wear a multicolored halo on your head, or do you want to be covered in gold? ”

Zhu Youxiang saw through the essence of his vanity at a glance, and he laughed twice: "This...... It's not like that, it's just that I'm like this, and I can't feel it when I cast a spell if I succeed or if I don't. ”

"To feel, it's actually very simple - maintaining the protective shield, that consumes aura. Xu Gongzi, you just need to feel the aura in your body to know. ”

Zhu Youxiang taught Xu Yan earnestly: "Childe, you have to know that the spell of the protective shield is a practical spell used to save lives, not a pickle tool used to show off.

In fact, the previous protective shield spell did have a layer of white light - in order to remove this layer of white light, how much energy and effort did our predecessors of the Holy Sword Sect spend to improve this spell, remove that layer of white light, and become the current appearance that is not unusual. ”

"Ah, why is that?"

"Childe, what do you think, the protective shield is a spell used in battle, if you encounter the enemy, you put a few protective shields on your body, and your whole body is radiant, then the other party must be vigilant immediately, knowing that you are going to do it immediately? Or, if you encounter an unknown friend or foe, and you put several layers of shields on yourself out of an abundance of caution - what do you think the other person will think at this time? ”

Xu Yan suddenly said: "He probably thinks that I have no good intentions towards him and is ready to do it, or I feel that we are very distrustful of him and have been watching out for him, in this case, the atmosphere may be very unfriendly, that is, I am afraid that the things that could have been communicated and solved will have to be done...... Xuan Yun, what you mean, I probably understand. ”

Looking at Xu Yan as if he really understood, Zhu Youxiang nodded slightly: "It's good that Childe understands-the cultivation realm is very beautiful, but the cultivation realm is also very cruel." The relationship between us cultivators, many sects, is very delicate.

When encountering fellow believers from other sects, on the surface, everyone should be calm and polite, but they must be vigilant in their hearts in case the other party suddenly attacks them. At this time, secretly put a few protective shields on yourself, which is the most common prevention method we use.

However, this kind of precautionary measure can only be done in private, and must not be exposed, otherwise it will be impolite behavior, which will embarrass everyone, and even ruin the friendship between the two sects, and it also seems that my Holy Sword Sect is very undignified and undignified - well, this kind of thing is very delicate, I say so, and I can understand it when I think about it. ”

Xu Yan nodded again and again: "I understand, of course I understand!" ”

Such a delicate matter may be a little difficult for Westerners to understand, but Xu Yan and Zhu Youxiang are both thorough Orientals and can understand this mode of thinking - in the minds of Orientals, it is often the head that can be broken and bleeding, and the face cannot be lost. Isn't it often seen in Hong Kong and Taiwan films? In order to defend the reputation of the society, it is not uncommon for several gangs to fight and kill and injure dozens or hundreds of people for no reason.

Zhu Youxiang continued: "Moreover, there is still a great disadvantage to the visible white light shield. ”

Xu Yan was surprised: "Are there any other disadvantages?" ”

"Exactly! First, if the protective shield is visible and glowing, then when fighting, the enemy can judge how many layers of protective shield you have on your body according to the light of the protective shield on your body, and can also judge the strength of your protective spell - if the strength of the protection is controlled by the enemy, and the enemy knows the strength of your protection, then it is naturally very disadvantageous to fight. ”

This is something that is very easy to understand, Xu Yan nodded and said: "That's right, are there other disadvantages?" ”

"A lot of times, battles don't have to start in broad daylight, and they often end up fighting at night. During night battles, if the protective shield on the body is bright, it is equivalent to attracting the target of the enemy's spells, which is naturally very disadvantageous.

It is precisely because of many disadvantages that the seniors in our sect spent decades and finally improved this protective spell to be lightless and colorless, but I didn't expect it to come to the mouth of the son, but I still feel that it is not as good as the original, if the seniors know the spring, and hear what the son said, how much emotion it should be! ”

Hearing Zhu Youxiang so sarcastic, Xu Yan's face turned red, and he folded his hands and begged for mercy: "Xuan Yun, I said the wrong thing, just let me go!" I don't dare to talk nonsense! ”

Zhu Youxiang smiled: "Childe, you can practice as much as you want!" (To be continued......)