Lin Xiaoyi followed closely behind the senior brother Zheng Shouyi, and the two of them walked silently on the mountain road one after the other. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Lin Xiaoyi was so curious about everything around him, he opened his eyes and looked left and right, maybe it was the prosperity of Wufeng Mountain for thousands of years, and even the path of the mountains and rocks laid under their feet had already been polished to the bare ground, losing the edges and corners of the rocks, coupled with the heavy morning dew and frost, stepping on it, there was a feeling of slippery.

Look around, but see the strange peaks standing, the strange rocks are craggy, an intermittent mountain stream, also bubbling down with the mountain, occasionally between the mountain crevices and rocks, grow one or two towering ancient trees, the branches and leaves are luxuriant, along the roots, look up, you can't see the top of the tree, the whole mountain road is full of clouds and mist.

The two of them soon arrived at the back mountain of Chiyue Peak, and saw that there were two forked roads in front of them, which were separated from each other on the left and right, stretching down the mountain, leading to the east and west two peaks that were slightly lower than Chiyue Peak.

Zheng Shouyi pointed to these two back mountains and said to Lin Xiaoyi: "These are the two back mountains of our Chiyue Peak, called East Mountain and West Mountain respectively, East Mountain is where the disciples practice Taoism, as long as they break through the first layer of the Tai Chi Five Elements Dao Law Hongyuan Realm, they are eligible to go, and Xishan is only a place for beginner disciples to practice external skills, because, the master has not accepted disciples for many years, and now no one needs to go anymore, little junior brother, I don't know if you can endure this loneliness alone?" ”

Lin Xiaoyi replied with a smile: "Senior brother, don't worry, I will practice hard alone!" ”

When his eyes were turning, Lin Xiaoyi saw that on the stone path to the East Mountain in front of him, the figures of the senior brothers of Chi Yuefeng were haunting it, and the path to the West Mountain was far and deep, and it seemed a little desolate and lonely.

Zheng Shouyi nodded and said: "That's good, we cultivators have to bear the hardships that ordinary people can't bear, today I will first lead you to familiarize yourself with the path, and in the future, you will be the only one who comes here to practice alone, and I will no longer accompany you," After speaking, he first stepped on the stone path to the West Mountain.

Lin Xiaoyi followed behind the senior brother, while memorizing the path when he came, while enjoying the beautiful scenery in the mountains.

In the depths of this mountain, there is less bright sunshine on the peak, but there is a little more shade and refreshing, see the surrounding stream is deep and gorgeous, only a small stone path winds and falls in the mountain, twists and turns, you can't see the end of the road, because few people come, the stone path is already a vine and grass annihilation road, and you can't see the rocks on it clearly.

The senior brother just walked in front of himself, and it was getting faster and faster, many times, Lin Xiaoyi had to speed up his pace to catch up, and when he was about to catch up with the senior brother, he was slumbered again, and he was separated from himself by a long distance.

In this way, Lin Xiaoyi hurried and hurried, and there was always a mountain road not far from the senior brother in front of him.

I don't know how many hours I walked, how many valleys I turned, Lin Xiaoyi only felt that his legs were sore, his hot sweat was seeping, and his feet seemed to be sore and weak as if he had stepped on a pile of cotton.

Finally, in front of a dilapidated ancient pavilion in the mountains in front of him, Senior Brother Zheng Shouyi stopped and stood there waiting for him.

Lin Xiaoyi gasped and rushed up, and came to the ancient pavilion, he squatted down, panting and whirring, his mouth was also dry, he felt very tired, he had not started his real cultivation yet, and even the hardships on the cultivation path were so unimaginable!

I only heard Zheng Shouyi say: "Little junior brother, we have reached the peak of this West Mountain!" ”

Lin Xiaoyi raised his head and began to look at the surrounding terrain, through the dense layers of leaves, he saw that the Chiyue Peak in the distance was standing in front of him, towering into the clouds, and the rest of the main peaks of the Wufeng Mountain that were further away were all in the clouds.

He looked back at the dilapidated ancient pavilion in front of him, and he didn't know when it was built, looking at its old four stone pillars, only one pavilion wall was left against the shade of the mountain, and the other three sides were empty.

This ancient pavilion of the West Mountain, towering on the top of the mountain, does not know how many wind and rain have been invaded, for thousands of years, as if it originally belonged here.

Zheng Shouyi saw that he was panting, so he told him: "Little junior brother, there is a twenty-mile mountain road from here to our Chiyue Peak, and you will have to go back and forth once a day in the future, can you do it?" ”

Lin Xiaoyi wiped the sweat from his face with his sleeves, although he was exhausted just now, he still replied in a firm tone: "Senior brother, don't worry, I will never be lazy!" ”

Zheng Shouyi saw his resolute face, and his heart couldn't help but be shocked, this young man was determined, and his determination to endure suffering was beyond his imagination, and he couldn't help but feel a little relieved to him, only to see the little junior brother in front of him at this moment, although the sweat blurred his eyes, but his eyes flashed with a sharp edge, at a young age, he had such determination, but he didn't know what this little junior brother's cultivation qualifications were?

Zheng Shouyi stood by the pavilion and looked around, and said, "Little junior brother, this is the place where you have practiced for six years after you started!" ”

Only then did Lin Xiaoyi see clearly that in the center of the peak of the West Mountain, except for a pavilion, the rest of the four sides were different from east to west, north and south.

To the south is the mountain path that connects with Chiyue Peak, and to the east is a dense bamboo forest, over which is shrouded in mysterious ink clouds, and I don't know how tall this bamboo grows; On the north side is a strangely shaped stone pillar forest, more than one person is high, uneven, and each stone pillar has the thickness of one person hugging; To the west of the pavilion is a stream a few feet wide, and the water is covered with some emerald duckweed.

Zheng Shouyi led him to the side of the bamboo forest first, and said to Lin Xiaoyi: "This is where you practiced for the first two years, here, you can pick a random bamboo and hit this bamboo every day, no matter which part of your body you use, until it is broken, it will be considered as the first step of your external cultivation!" ”

Lin Xiaoyi approached, and saw that this bamboo forest was lush and green, and there was no difference between it and ordinary bamboo at first glance, but if you looked carefully, the bamboo parts of these bamboos were several times longer than ordinary bamboos, and ordinary bamboos were getting thinner and thinner from root to top, and these bamboos couldn't see the thickness, from the bottom to the invisible top, they were the same size.

Lin Xiaoyi held one of the bamboos with his hand and asked curiously, "Senior brother, is it just to break a bamboo in two years?" ”

Zheng Shouyi looked at this bamboo forest and said: "Don't underestimate these bamboos, this kind of bamboo is called 'Tongtian Bamboo', which is connected to the bamboo in the heavenly court above, and it takes a thousand years to grow into one, even if it is a knife and axe, it can't hurt it in the slightest!" ”

"It's amazing!" Lin Xiaoyi looked at these bamboos again, and saw that there was a faint golden luster in these green bamboos, and there seemed to be signs of luster flowing in them, which was really not an ordinary product in the world!

It seems that this Wufeng Mountain is indeed a place where the aura of heaven and earth is gathered, and even a small bamboo has such a history.

Zheng Shouyi and his junior brother stayed in the bamboo forest for a while, and then took him to the stone pillar forest located on the north side of the peak, these stone pillars are shaped like bamboo shoots, but there are no sharp corners of bamboo shoots, the top of the stone pillars is uneven, and some of the stone pillars are covered with vines.

Zheng Shouyi waited until Lin Xiaoyi saw almost the same here, and then said to him: "These are 'stalagmite pillars', which are the cultivation places of the second layer of your external skills, these stone pillars are created by heaven and earth, naturally generated, and have been ten thousand years old, you must split one of them with your bare hands within two years to be regarded as completing the thirty-fourth year of external cultivation!" ”

Lin Xiaoyi saw that these stone pillars were much thicker than his waist, and it was not easy to split them with his bare hands!

Just when he was puzzled, Zheng Shouyi had already taken him to the last place, which was before a stream on the west side of the peak, the source of this mountain stream came from the underground rock formation, bubbling out from the bottom of the stream, and the water was already turbulent a few feet away, and from time to time white droplets hit the mountain rocks on the bank, splashing the two people standing on the edge of the stream.

Zheng Shouyi said to the little junior brother: "This is the place where you practice for the last two years, don't underestimate this water flow, it is much weaker than bamboo and stone pillars, but this water is also the most tenacious thing, I think you also understand the truth of water drops and stones, in these two years, you must stand in this stream, exert your full strength, to block the direction of the water flow, when this stream is a foot away from you, it has been diverted, then you can be regarded as the last level of external practice!" ”

When the two of them left the stream and returned to the pavilion, Zheng Shouyi solemnly said to the little junior disciple: "In addition, you also need to remember that you can't use any Dao techniques in the cultivation of external martial arts within these six years, that is to say, you are purely using your physical body to endure these natural trainings, so that you can finally reach the true cultivation body!" ”

Zheng Shouyi looked at the little junior brother in a daze, looking at these venues for practicing foreign skills, and he didn't know what he was thinking?

Maybe you're worried about whether you'll be able to get through these stages.

Indeed, the cultivation of these external skills is still a very difficult thing for an adult to do, not to mention that this little junior brother is still young, these requirements are indeed a bit too harsh for him, but since you have embarked on the path of cultivating the truth, you must go through some hardships that ordinary people can't experience, otherwise, you can't become successful!

Thinking of this, Zheng Shouyi wanted to say a few more words to this little junior brother, so he spoke again: "Little junior brother, maybe now you will feel very strange, why the path of cultivation still needs to go through so many physical cultivation steps, in fact, this way of cultivating the truth, pay attention to both internal and external, is a kind of practice method that attaches equal importance to the body and mind, the cultivation of the body is the foundation of the future practice of the Dao, if the foundation is firmer, the greater the help for the practice of the Dao!" ”

Zheng Shouyi saw that the little junior brother was listening to him attentively, so he naturally wanted him to understand more thoroughly, so he pointed to the two mountain stones on the side of the pavilion and said, "The truth in this is just like the two stones in front of you!" ”

Lin Xiaoyi looked at the direction pointed by the senior brother, and it turned out to be two ordinary mountain stones on the side of the pavilion, one was the neat rock block above the steps of the pavilion, and the other was a long stone pillar that served as the balustrade of the pavilion.

Zheng Shouyi said: "These are two mountain stones of the same material, but they have their own different shapes, this is the result of different trials in the world, and the same is true for people's external cultivation, if you want to achieve the final result, it completely depends on your own efforts!" ”

Hearing these words, Lin Xiaoyi also had a general understanding, although the cultivation of this external skill seems to be difficult now, but it is not insurmountable, according to what the senior brother said just now, as long as it takes time, he will definitely be able to complete the three stages of this external skill cultivation!

After a while, Zheng Shouyi said: "Finally, I have to remind you that there is no shortcut to the cultivation of the body, even if the talent is high, it needs to be gradual, so no matter what your cultivation qualifications are in the Dao, you have to persevere and practice hard day after day!" ”

Seeing that Lin Xiaoyi didn't answer his words for a while, Zheng Shouyi continued: "Have you written down all the words I said?" ”

Lin Xiaoyi nodded and said, "Senior brother, I have written it down, and I will do what you say!" ”

Zheng Shouyi showed a smile on his face and said, "Okay, I've already said everything I need to say, then you can start practicing hard today, and in the future, I will also take the time to see your progress!" ”

Saying that, Zheng Shouyi was about to turn around and leave the pavilion, when he suddenly seemed to think of something, and told Lin Xiaoyi, "Oh, by the way, you will return to Qingfeng Temple for dinner at noon, and the second senior brother will teach you the Taoist mantra in the afternoon, the hour is not early, I will go back first, you practice is important, you don't have to send me!" ”

With that, he walked along the mountain road in the direction of Chi Yue Peak.

Looking at the distant figure of the senior brother, Lin Xiaoyi watched silently, although the senior brother looked very serious and undemanding on the surface, through this hour of getting along, he felt that the senior brother was also an approachable and good person!

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