Early the next morning, Fang Guolian and Fa Neng came to Baiyun Cave again. Master Ku Yuan was sitting at the stone table at this time, facing an ancient wooden chess table on the table, holding an arhat, and was playing music and studying chess. Fang Guolian and Fa Neng stepped forward to greet him, and Master Kuyuan asked him to sit aside. Fang Guojuan heard that the sound of Master Kuyuan's falling son should be very crisp and pleasant, especially seeing that the ancient wooden chess board was antique, it was really an unusual thing, and he couldn't help but be surprised: "Luohan chess pieces are rare, but this chess table is also rare, and the sound of chess pieces is very crisp!" Master Ku Yuan said with a smile: "This set of chess sets is the legacy of Master Kongwu, the ancestor of Tianyuan Temple, and it is a rare treasure in chess, and it is not easy to get a thousand gold." ”

Master Ku Yuan then pointed to the chess game laid out by Shi Cai and said: "This is a famous game in the chess game of the predecessors, you two will see what is the wonderful." Fang Guolian and Fa Neng stepped forward to take a closer look. Fa Neng said in surprise: "This is a wonderful game of one son and two signs!" Master Kuyuan nodded and said: "Yes, after the white chess is determined by two marches, the victory or defeat has been decided, and the chess game will end here, but the ancestor Master Kongwu has realized the method of winning within three months." When Fa Neng heard this, he was surprised and said: "The general trend of the chess game has been decided at this point, and if it goes on, it will be like a waste of chess, I really don't know what clever move to turn things around?" ”

Master Ku Yuan said: "The two sides of this game are clever, the strange place is here, Gu Xiangtong, who was the first in the world of chess art that year, also thought that the chess game ended here, and then was solved by the ancestor Master Kongwu to solve the method, Gu Xiangtong admired it very much, so he gave the family heirloom Arhat chess pieces and the ancient wooden chess table to the ancestor, and Tianyuan Temple also had the treasure of the temple. Fa Neng was puzzled when he heard this, and shook his head in confusion. Fang Guochuan didn't say a word at this time, concentrating on the chessboard. After a while, he nodded suddenly and said, "Master, this chess game has a broken method, but it should be after the third hand." Master Kuyuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "Yes, you can try to walk with chess." Fang Guohuan took a black chess piece and dropped it in the table, and Master Ku Yuan was overjoyed when he saw it, and he hurriedly responded to a white move.

Fa Neng chess strength is not weak, and after looking at it, he shook his head and said: "Senior Brother Guolian's chess move is useless, and it can't be delayed." However, when Fang Guolian's third move was settled, Master Ku Yuan immediately said in surprise: "That's right! Exactly! I didn't expect that the work of the ancestor of the empty enlightenment in March was obtained by you in an instant, what a miracle! Master Ku Yuan was secretly glad to accept this disciple, and he was a little excited for a while. Fa Neng stared at the chessboard for a while, and suddenly realized: "Yes, three moves to break one!" The junior brother is really a fairy national hand! Then he was overjoyed.

Master Ku Yuan sighed at this time: "If it weren't for the empty enlightenment of the ancestor after the chess game to instruct clearly, I am afraid that the teacher will not be able to understand this life, this game of chess is cleverly arranged, one son is not the final game after two signs, now you are alive in half an hour with three moves, ancient and modern when no one can do it, it seems that this miracle comes from your spirituality in chess, it is really providence!" Fang Guohuan solved this wonderful situation, and he was praised by the master, and he was also pleased. Master Kuyuan was happy, so he said: "Juan'er, when you first came here, everything is still unfamiliar, and you can go back and forth in the mountains with Fa Neng to familiarize yourself with the geographical environment of Lianyun Mountain. Let's take it easy now, don't make the chess work tiring and too distracting, and study chess with the master in the future. Fa Neng said happily on the side: "Excellent! I am the best guide for my junior and younger brothers. Then he pulled Fang Guolian to quit, left Baiyun Cave, and went to play.

Along the way, Fang Guolian was very happy, because he finally arrived at Tianyuan Temple, and was able to worship the master as a teacher to practice chess, and his heart was relied on, especially at ease. On the way, Fa Neng said: "As soon as the junior brother comes, I will look at the ranking in the temple, and I will have to rearrange it." Fang Guochuan was puzzled: "What is the ranking?" Fa Neng said: "Naturally, it is the ranking in chess. Fang Guochuan said with interest: "I don't know how to arrange it?" Fa Neng said: "This is the senior brothers' private ranking according to the level of chess strength, the master is naturally in the first place, the second is Senior Brother Fayang, and the third is Senior Brother Fayuan." ”

Fang Guohuan was surprised and said: "Since Senior Brother Fayuan is so good at chess, when I came to the temple the day before yesterday, why was he watching the chess without fighting?" Fa Neng said: "This is the forgiveness of Senior Brother Fayuan, seeing that Senior Brother has just come, I am afraid that I will frustrate your sharpness and break the chess." Of course, I also heard from the master how clever the junior brother is, and he doesn't dare to ask for advice rashly, and he will look for you to play chess in the next few days. Fa Neng then said: "After Senior Brother Fa Yuan, the fourth place is Senior Brother Fa Wu. Fang Guohuan was surprised when he heard this: "What? Senior Brother Fa Wu also has such a high chess power? Fa Neng said: "This is natural, just because Senior Brother Fa Wu is obsessed with martial arts, and his chess is a little wasted, otherwise his chess strength is not inferior to Senior Brother Fayuan." ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was amazed, and suddenly realized: "No wonder Senior Brother Fawu took me to see Master after saving me that day, I should have been found from the game of chess I played against Li Ruchuan." Fang Guochuan remembered the Fahua monk who was playing chess with him, so he asked, "I don't know how many senior brothers are in line?" Fa Neng said: "After Senior Brother Fa Wu, the fifth is the fifth, the sixth is Senior Brother Fa Hui, and the seventh is Senior Brother Fa Zhi, Senior Brother Fa Zhi won a chess master who came to Tianyuan Temple to challenge two months ago. Fang Guohuan asked with a smile at this time: "I don't know how many senior brothers are in the law?" Fa Neng shook his head and said: "Outside of twenty, in the temple, the senior brothers are all masters, and they can't compare to them, but outside, I haven't lost to others." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was amazed.

While speaking, Fa Neng led Fang Guohuan to climb to the top of a peak, immediately felt the breeze blowing on his face, his mind was open-minded, and he looked into the distance, the mountains were low, the sky was wide and wide, and there was a different scenery. At this time, Fa Neng pointed to the bottom of the mountain and said, "Senior brother, please see, that square forest is the chess forest." Fang Guolian looked at it, and there was a forest square and neat, alone in one place, which was different from the surrounding woods, and there was a sense of mystery.

Fa Neng pointed to a high cliff in front of him and said: "This is the Baizhang Cliff, the most precipitous place in Lianyun Mountain, with steep walls on three sides, and one of the backs can lead to the top, and people have the feeling of ascending to the sky on it." The two watched for a while, and because of the strong wind on the mountain, Fa Neng led Fang Guohuan down the mountain. After swimming around again, the two of them then took a bath in a stream, and Fa Neng found some fruits in the mountains to eat with Fang Guolian, and saw that Fang Guohuan was more and more interested, so he led a few places of interest that he thought he thought were famous. When they were tired of walking, they found a hillside and lay down on the grass to rest.

Fa Neng pointed to a few green mountains on the opposite side and said: "These mountains are treasure mountains, and the mountains are full of hundreds of herbs, and there are a few that are not grown elsewhere in the world, and there are more wild fruits and mountain treasures than elsewhere." Every year, the master led all the brothers and sisters up the mountain to collect medicines, keeping some for their own use, and transporting the rest to the outside of the mountain to exchange for rice, vinegar, oil and salt. However, there are many poisoning insects in the mountains, and if the junior brother travels alone in the future, he should pay attention. "It was getting late, and Fa Neng and Fang Guohuan took a shortcut back to Tianyuan Temple.

Back at Tianyuan Temple, Fa Neng led Fang Guolian to use some tea and rice in the kitchen. A fire-headed monk who carried water told the two that the senior brother Fayang had returned, and after going to Baiyun Cave to meet the master, he was talking to several senior brothers in the hall. Fa Neng was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly pulled Fang Guolian and ran away. In the main hall, Fa Yuan and Fa Hua were talking with a middle-aged monk with great interest.

Seeing Fang Guolian and Fa Neng coming in, Fa Yuan got up and greeted him with a smile: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive, Senior Brother Guolian, come to see Senior Brother." "Over there, Fayang has already stood up. When Fang Guohuan looked at it, he saw that Fayang was tall and broad-shouldered, his aura was majestic, and his demeanor was different from that of all the monks, and he secretly praised in his heart: "It's mighty!" He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said respectfully: "I've seen Senior Brother." ”

Seeing that Fang Guohuan was a handsome and handsome young man, Fa Yang was overjoyed, nodded secretly, and said with both hands: "Little junior brother, you don't have to be polite." At this time, Fa Neng happily stepped forward and grabbed Fa Yang to beg for candy to eat, and Fa Yang smiled: "You already have a junior brother now, you have to have the appearance of a senior brother, don't be greedy like a child before." With that, he took out a bag of candy from his bosom. Fa Neng saw it, and thanked him happily. Fayang then smiled at Fang Guolian: "I didn't expect that I would go outside the mountain to buy salt rice, and when I came back two days late, there would be a big change in the temple." I met the master and said that he had newly accepted an extraordinary little junior brother, and it was true. Fang Guolian saw that although Fayang was mighty, he had a kind attitude and respected him. Fa Yang then asked Fang Guohuan to sit next to him, and asked about his life experience, Fang Guohuan answered truthfully one by one, Fa Yang sighed when he heard it.

After a few cups of tea and a discussion of topics, the sky darkened, and candles lit up in the hall. Fa Yang smiled at this time: "I heard the master say, the little junior brother has excellent spirituality in chess, which is rare in the world, and if he practices properly, he will have the potential to advance thousands of miles every day." The so-called 'things gather by like, people by groups', it is rare to meet good players in the world, how about asking the little junior brother for a game under the lamp? Fang Guohuan hurriedly said: "Please also ask the senior brother to give advice." ”

Fa Yuan set up the chess set on the table at this time, and said with a smile: "The little junior brother has been here for two days, I didn't dare to have a relationship with him, but today it depends on the senior brother." Fayang and Fang Guolian sat opposite each other, and Fayang motioned for Fang Guolian to go first. Fang Guohuan remembered that Fa Neng had said that Fa Yang's chess strength was close to that of the master, and he hesitated in his heart, wanting to ask Fa Yang for the two sons, but then he eliminated this thought, picked up a black seed, and carefully laid it down in the upper right corner of the "three three" position. Seeing Fang Guolian's cautious hand, Fa Yang smiled slightly, and responded to the upper left star position.

Fang Guolian played against people before, and the starting hand was Zhongding Tianyuan, starting with momentum, and in recent days, he met a master, so he restrained his domineering, and Yunzi Buqi calmed down. After more than ten moves, Fang Guolian saw that Fayang's chess path was different from others, but he used white to sparsely distribute, which was bound to occupy nine stars, and started the game with an atmosphere, ignoring Black's blocking and containment, and violating the normal trend of chess. After thirty moves of chess, Fayang chess showed the meaning of attacking, defending, killing, and rejecting. Fang Guochuan was secretly taken aback at this time, remembering that Master Ku Yuan had tested his chess strength with ten sons, and Fa Yang's chess path was close to the same as that of his master, and he knew that Fa Yang had really understood the true meaning of his master's chess. Fang Guohuan was convinced, and tried his best to deal with it.

In the middle of the game, the chess positions of the two sides have spread out to each other, and it is difficult to distinguish between them. Fa Yang was surprised in his heart and said: "What the master said is not bad, this little junior brother is so old, his chess ability is already very good, and his future cultivation will be above me and the master, it seems that it is really the chess spirit boy that the master is looking for." Fang Guolian and Fa Yang secretly admired each other, and they all played tricks in chess, and they were indistinguishable for a while, and they were fascinated by Fa Yuan, Fa Hua and others who watched chess.

As a result, in a game, Fang Guolian lost to Fayang with a difference of five sons, and he was convinced: "The senior brother has a very different style of chess, unfathomable, and can be called a national player. Fa Yang shook his head and said frankly: "I tried my best to only lead the five sons of the junior brother, in addition to the master, I am fortunate to meet another person who is in the general trend of chess, and in less than two years, the junior brother will be able to surpass me." Fang Guochuan hurriedly said: "Senior brother's chess strength is so high that it is rare in the world, even if it is ten or eight years, it will be difficult for me to catch up." ”

At this time, I suddenly heard a person behind him say loudly: "Little junior brother doesn't have to be too humble, senior brother is the same as Li Ruchuan who set up chess, for ordinary good players, they are all full of plates, and they don't leave one son. When everyone heard the sound and looked back, they stood without a smile when they saw the Fa, obviously coming quietly and watching for a long time.

Fang Guolian saw that it was the Dharma No Return Temple, and said in surprise: "Senior Brother Fa Wu!" "Busy getting up to greet each other, at this time especially feel very cordial. Fa Neng cheered, jumped up and hugged Fa Wu's neck, and started the swing. Fa Yang got up at this time and greeted him with a smile: "Senior Brother Fa Wu's sentence of 'pushing to the top' is also appropriate, I do feel this way." Fang Guolian saw the sincerity of Fayang's words, regardless of victory or defeat, and his heart was even more respectful.

Fa Wu and everyone exchanged salutes, and then pulled Fa Neng and said with a smile: "You were the youngest in the temple before, and now there is a junior brother of Guolian who is younger than you, and your little senior brother will have to take care of him in the future." Fa Neng said with a smile: "That's natural, in the future, I will ask Senior Brother Guolian to take more care of you senior brothers in chess." The crowd laughed. Fang Guolian saw that the monks of Tianyuan Temple got along well with each other, and he was even more kind to himself, and he was relieved, but the strange feeling of coming for the first time disappeared invisibly.

From then on, Fang Guolian went to Baiyun Cave every day to listen to Master Ku Yuan's explanation of chess, or to discuss chess with Master, and Fa Yang presided over everything in Tianyuan Temple. On the fifteenth day of each lunar month, Master Ku Yuan went back to the temple to inspect the monks' chess lessons and give guidance. Fang Guolian practiced both theory and law in chess, and his chess strength grew day by day, and he once played a game against Fayuan, but he became a rare draw in chess. In addition to concentrating on practicing chess, Fang Guohuan also worked with the monks on weekdays to collect medicine and learn chess skills from each other, and before he knew it, a year had passed.

At this time, Fang Guolian had already understood the principles of chess taught by Master Kuyuan, and his chess strength was advancing by leaps and bounds. In the case of Master Kuyuan letting the first two sons, he became an opponent, and called the monks of Tianyuan Temple to marvel and admire. Fang Guolian also studied and read dozens of chess scriptures and chess scores in the secret collection of Tianyuan Temple, and comprehended the chess path of the ancients, and gained every gain.

Time flies, and nearly a year has passed, Fang Guolian's chess strength has become more and more sophisticated, and he has won more and lost less against Fayang, and he has been evenly matched with Master Kuyuan. On weekdays, every time he instructs the monks in chess, so that everyone can grow. Among them, the magic ability of chess has improved the fastest, surpassing the wisdom of law and wisdom, and approaching the law, which is also the reason why Fang Guolian usually points out. The monks in the temple admired Fang Guolian, but also respected him. Fang Guohuan also followed the habits and methods of his master, Master Ku Yuan, and sat in Baiyun Cave opposite his master, calming his mind, meditating with his eyes closed, realizing Taoism and thinking about chess, and sometimes he didn't move his body all day long.

Master Ku Yuan saw that Fang Guolian's chess strength was becoming more and more sophisticated, and his meditation skills were also increasing, and his heart became more and more happy. Sometimes, Fang Guohuan occasionally realized a trick in chess, and he was about to come out, which especially surprised Master Kuyuan, and sighed that Fang Guolian's two-year cultivation had passed half of his life's efforts, and he was relieved that he had some plans.

On this day, Fang Guohuan was alone outside the chess forest, looking at the dim and terrifying forest. I remembered that Master Ku Yuan once said to him that the purpose of planting the chess forest is to prove that the chess momentum can be changed outside the chessboard, and another ability can be changed, because the chess path can show all kinds of physics, and it can adapt to the world. Fang Guochuan unconsciously said to himself: "The chess path is profound and extensive, it seems that there are mysteries inside and outside this chessboard. ”

At this time, I suddenly heard someone behind me: "Senior brother has arrived here, let me find it." When Fang Guohuan looked back, he saw that there was no law. Fa Wu stepped forward and said with a smile: "What is the junior brother doing here?" Do you want to go for a walk in the chess forest? This is not to be done. Fang Guochuan said: "Could it be that this chess forest has really become a natural dead game?" "Fa Wudao:" Time has passed, and the branches and leaves have grown, which has changed the pattern inside, and it is no longer the trend of the original arrangement. Now that no one can enter or exit, I can only come and go on the chess forest, and I dare not enter it. ”

Fang Guochuan was surprised: "How can Senior Brother come and go in the chess forest? Fa Wu smiled and said, "Okay, let's ask my junior brother to see my skills today." After that, Fa Wu has no body in a vertical shape, and with a "whoosh" sound, it is like a big bird, flying over the chess forest. Fang Guolian couldn't help but cheer, and showed his figure without seeing the law, and with the power of the rebound of the pine branches under his feet, he jumped forward several zhang, rising and falling several times in a row, like a dragonfly dotting water, like a bird volleying in the air. Fa Wu walked back and forth with a light body technique on the chess forest, and fell suddenly, still looking calm, Fang Guohuan was stunned. Fa Wu smiled, walked to Fang Guolian's side, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Master sent me to find you, there is something important to discuss." Fang Guohuan heard the master's call, and hurriedly followed Fa Wu to Baiyun Cave.

When he arrived at Baiyun Cave, Fa Wu guarded at the entrance of the cave. Fang Guolian entered the cave, and saw that Master Ku Yuan had been sitting and waiting for a long time, so he hurriedly stepped forward to meet the master. Master Kuyuan nodded in response, then asked Fang Guohuan to sit on the stone bed, and then said, "Zhuo'er, how long have you been in Tianyuan Temple?" Fang Guozhuan said: "Back to Master, it has been more than two years since the disciple entered Tianyuan Temple to practice chess. Master Ku Yuan nodded and said: "In the past two years, you have practiced chess hard, and your chess skills have become more and more sophisticated. ”

Fang Guohuan said gratefully: "Thanks to the master's teachings, the disciple has today's achievements, but there are many masters in the chess path in the world, and the disciple does not dare to be the first." Master Ku Yuan said: "This statement is also reasonable, unless there is another person whose spirituality and talent are higher than yours in chess, and he has the opportunity to cultivate the art of the national player, or he may be able to become an opponent with you." However, as a teacher, looking at the ancient and modern chess world, although there is no shortage of national chess saints, but when you come here, you are already the highest one in chess. However, there is no end to learning, and although your chess skills at this time can stand alone in the world, you have not yet reached the kind of state that the teacher hopes. ”

Fang Guochuan said: "There are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, although the disciple has grown compared to two years ago, if he is against the real master of chess, it is not easy to beat one and a half sons, and it is even more difficult for five sons and six sons, and he has not reached that kind of arbitrary state." Although the disciple feels insufficient, he doesn't know how to improve it? When Master Kuyuan heard this, he nodded and said: "Twenty years ago, as a teacher, I realized that chess players had this limitation, although they reached the peak of chess, they still did not have the offensive and defensive momentum of chess players, and the difference between real masters was not very big. Legend has it that there is a kind of chess that transforms into a realm, that is, the real chess realm, which is supreme. "The Chess of the Realm?" Fang Guochuan was surprised when he heard this, "What kind of chess realm is this?" ”

Master Ku Yuan said: "But imagine it as a kind of supreme and subtle realm of doing whatever you want on the chessboard, doing nothing, and being able to merge inside and outside the chess, and should feel the transcendence of all things." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he was surprised and said: "When the disciple first saw the master, he heard the master talk about such a chess realm, but how can he achieve such a wonderful realm in chess?" Master Kuyuan said solemnly: "Knowing the heart and seeing the nature, and the way of chess." The real chess realm is a very high state of mind, that is, the Buddha realm, the fairyland realm, and the transformation realm. The ancients cultivated the positive fruit as a Buddha and turned into an immortal, and they were the first to cultivate their hearts. The same is true of chess, the heart is supernatural, the heart of the Buddha, the Tao, is the supreme chess realm, the chess realm of the realm, can be with the immortal Buddha on the short and long. ”

Master Ku Yuan suddenly lowered his voice, as if he had an indescribable meaning, and said in a deep voice: "The endowment for the teacher is not high, so it is rare to have a mystery, and now that the understanding is old, it is even more difficult to reach this realm." However, if you have achieved kung fu, or you can achieve this supreme way of chess, the teacher will call this kind of chess realm Tianyuan realm, which is the highest realm in chess, and he has pursued it hard, so he has been called Kuyuan since the law. It seems that the sea of suffering is boundless, and the master will not be able to reach the other side, so I hope that you will do this matter, and I will fulfill my wish to be a teacher. Fang Guochuan was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "This kind of supreme chess realm, the disciple is afraid that it will be difficult to cultivate, and there will be those who will live up to the master's high expectations, please think twice about the master, don't have anything to trust." ”

Master Ku Yuan shook his head and said: "Juan'er, don't push it back, no matter what, no matter from the spirituality, endowment, and age of chess, you have an innate endowment and are too ordinary, this kind of chess realm is not illusory, it has its own possibility, you can appreciate the supreme wonder and fun of chess, which should be the pursuit of a chess player." Master no longer has a high Fa to teach you, the so-called three days of learning chess, three years of learning chess, this is also the way for your own achievement, success or not, it depends on the will of heaven and your creation. Seeing that Master had pinned his lifelong pursuit of unfulfilled wishes on himself, Fang Guohuan felt a great responsibility and felt a little uneasy.

Master Ku Yuan said at this time: "From today on, as a teacher, I will go back to the temple to live, and Baiyun Cave is the place where you can practice chess alone." Fang Guohuan was shocked when he heard this: "Master let the disciple live here alone?" Fang Guohuan knew that Baiyun Cave was far away from Tianyuan Temple, alone at the peak, and inaccessible, so he couldn't help but be afraid. Master Kuyuan saw it and said with relief: "Baiyun Cave is in a dangerous place in the high mountains, many people and beasts can not be found, and the cave is warm in winter and cool in summer, the temperature is suitable, it is the best place for Qing cultivation and enlightenment, and the teacher has lived alone for many years, and there has never been an accident, so there is no need to worry about it." ”

When Fang Guochuan heard this, his heart was a little calm, and he remembered that he often studied chess with his master or sat opposite him all day on weekdays, and he was used to it here. Fang Guohuan is quiet and likes to live alone, but he is a little relieved at this time. Master Ku Yuan said at this time: "Chess is the avenue, the avenue is chess, not the world's small arts, for the teacher to show you the way to understand chess, and you remember: 'Sit quietly and enlighten the Tao, and its consciousness is through.'" One pass is all over, and the road is in it. 'Master has not been able to understand this mystery for a long time, and it will depend on your cultivation and cultivation in the future. Tea and rice diet can be taken care of by its own law, and there are no miscellaneous things in the temple to disturb you, so you should be single-minded. ”

Fang Guochuan already understood his master's painstaking efforts, and resolutely said: "But please rest assured, Master, the disciple must work hard to practice and comprehend this kind of chess of transforming the realm, and if he does not succeed in this chess path, he will not be able to leave Lianyun Mountain for the rest of his life." Master Ku Yuan nodded and said: "It's good that you can set up this ambition, but don't be too attached to your mind, if you get bored, you can go to the mountains to play, or go back to the temple to communicate with the senior brothers, but there is a mind here." After speaking, Master Ku Yuan pointed to the Arhat chess pieces and the ancient wooden chess board on the stone table and said: "This chess set is reserved for you to play music and study chess, and you will go back to the temple as a teacher, and you can sit down at home." Master Ku Yuan immediately got up and went by himself. In the cave, there was only one person left, and he sat in a daze, feeling like life and death for a while, and his heart was sad.

Fa Wu picked up Master Kuyuan at the entrance of the cave and went down the mountain to turn Tianyuan Temple. On the way, Fa Wudao: "Master left the junior brother of Guolian alone in the Baiyun Cave to practice chess, I wonder if the junior brother can afford to suffer such loneliness?" Can you cultivate such a supreme chess path? Master Ku Yuan said: "Zhuo'er is extremely talented, dedicated to chess, although in the youth, is at the time of innocence and innocence, based on his existing chess strength, in order to quietly, raise his selfless nature, over time, quiet, extremely vivid, self-aware mind, perceive the Tianyuan realm, not this person does not have this instrument, not this instrument does not breed this skill!" Fa Wu said softly: "I hope that the junior brother of Guolian can win the merit of heaven and earth creation in chess, and become the first person in ancient and modern chess." Master Kuyuan said: "Juan'er first lived in Baiyun Cave, I am afraid that I will feel uncomfortable, and you will take care of it secretly, and there must be no mistakes." Fa Wu nodded in response.

Let's say that Fang Guohuan sat in a daze in the Baiyun Cave, and suddenly he was alone in a secluded realm, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of desolation. But after half an hour, I suddenly realized that my family lived alone, and there was someone to take care of the tea and rice, and there was no obstacle in and out. Thinking of this, Fang Guohuan was relieved and a little proud, so he calmly sat upright.

In the evening, Fa Neng came in with a food box, and when he saw Fang Guolian, he smiled and said: "Senior brother is so leisurely, which makes people envious." Fang Guohuan shook his head and said, "Now that I live here, I want to be an ascetic." Fa Neng said with a smile: "Otherwise, the junior brother doesn't know the many benefits at this time, Baiyun Cave is quiet and high, and it is an excellent place to think about chess." Besides, Master didn't lock you up in a cave and do penance, but when your heart was moved and your mind was thoughtful, you just sat here and thought about it. For the sake of this kind of chess, the master also has good intentions, for the sake of the master's wishes, but also for your own family, the junior brother should do his best. ”

Fa Neng then smiled again: "When Senior Brother Fahui first came to Tianyuan Temple, he thought that the work in the temple was tiring, so he told Master that he could cultivate into that kind of Tianyuan Transformation Realm, so Master allowed Senior Brother Fahui to go to Baiyun Cave to meditate and enlighten. Unexpectedly, Senior Brother Fahui played in and out of this cave, in front of and behind the mountain for more than three months, and then felt really bored, so he ran back to the temple and told the master that his understanding was gone. The master said that since there is no more, then look for it in the work, so he prescribed that Senior Brother Fahui should double the work, and Senior Brother Fahui regretted it very much. ”

When Fang Guohuan heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said, "There is such a thing? It seems that although it is a leisurely end, it is not so easy. Fa Neng said: "Come here to think about chess, not everyone is suitable, since the master has chosen the junior brother, he has his own reason, the junior brother shoulders a special mission, can make great achievements in chess, out of the ordinary, peek into the mystery of chess, no one can do it in ancient and modern times." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he knew that all the monks of Tianyuan Temple were yearning for the Tianyuan Transformation Realm, and now they all put their expectations on themselves, knowing that the responsibility was heavy, and their expressions were solemn. Fa Neng talked to Fang Guohuan again, and when he finished the tea and rice, he picked up the food box, said "sit safe", said goodbye to Fang Guolian, and returned to Tianyuan Temple.

The sky was about to get dark, and the cave seemed unusually silent, and Fang Guohuan felt lonely. When he was nervous, he suddenly saw a figure flickering at the entrance of the cave and jumped into a person. When Fang Guohuan looked at it, he saw that it was Fa Wu, and couldn't help but rejoice: "Senior Brother Fa Wu, but you came to live with me?" ”

Fa Wu shook his head and smiled: "I don't have the comprehension of a junior brother, so I passed by at the right time and came in to take a look." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he couldn't help but be disappointed. Fa Wu saw it, shook his head and smiled, reached out and took out a bamboo knot in his arms, handed it to Fang Guozhuan and said, "Give this to the junior brother, just in case." Fang Guochuan took it, feeling that the solid heart of this bamboo was slightly heavy, so he asked, "Senior Brother Fawu, what is the use of this thing?" Fa Wudao: "This is a warning arrow, inside the nitrate, specially made for the master craftsman, as long as the bottom mechanism is pressed, there will be a whistle arrow flying out of the air, more than ten miles away can be heard." If my brother is in a hurry, as long as I activate it, I will come in a moment and keep it. ”

Fang Guohuan was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly thanked him. Fa Wu then said: "Senior brother, rest, I'll go back to the temple." Fang Guohuan sent Fa Wu to the entrance of the cave. Fa Wudao: "Senior brother doesn't have to be sent far, I'll go!" After walking a few steps, he suddenly threw himself into the valley, and he disappeared. Seeing this, Fang Guohuan couldn't help but be taken aback, and hurriedly helped him to visit the edge of the cliff, but when he saw a black dot flashing on the cliff wall a few times, he disappeared into this unpredictable abyss, which made Fang Guohuan stunned.

Fang Guochuan was taken aback, returned to the cave and sat on the stone bed, took a deep breath, closed his eyes and hung the curtain, ignoring foreign objects. After a while, my heart eased a little, and I said secretly: "Master and several senior brothers are all masters in the world, and being able to get acquainted with them is also a blessing in the misfortune of my orphan." I don't know what kind of wonderful feeling and realm the Master is talking about? Let's follow the method that Master has shown. Thinking of this, Fang Guohuan collected his thoughts and settled down. However, the more he sought enlightenment, the less natural and quiet it was as before, and his thoughts were chaotic and his thoughts were numerous, but it was not as good as when he was playing music and chess, Fang Guohuan was shocked and opened his eyes busily.

At this time, the cave was already pitch black, which made people feel frightened, and Fang Guohuan hurriedly held the sound arrow in his hand. The faint sound of the wind came from outside the cave, mixed with the sound of pine waves, and suddenly remembered the mysterious chess forest, Fang Guolian's heart was even tighter. His mind was disturbed by fear and he couldn't seek peace, so Fang Guohuan reached out and touched the futon, wrapped his head around him, and tightened it, and there was no other mental awareness. I don't know how long it was, but he was also sleepy, so Fang Guohuan fell asleep in a daze. Due to the fear of the police, he didn't sleep deeply, and occasionally a few wolf howls came from the mountains, which woke Fang Guohuan from half asleep, his heart trembled, his scalp was numb, and his body couldn't help but shrink into a ball in the quilt, covering his ears tightly, trying his best to reduce some fear, and feeling a little regretful in his heart. In this way, Fang Guohuan survived an unusual night in the Baiyun Cave.

In a trance, Fang Guochuan found that the sky outside the cave was bright, and he was afraid that Fang Fang would decrease, and he unconsciously fell asleep again to make up for the night's sleep. This Baiyun Cave is really special, although it is high in the mountains, it does not make people feel cold. I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a voice said, "Is my brother up?" Fang Guohuan woke up in shock, and when he got up to look, he saw that it was Fa Neng who came in with a food box, and it was already bright when it was daylight.

Fa Neng entered the cave, put the food box on the stone table, turned around and said, "How was the junior brother doing last night?" Fang Guolian said vaguely: "It's still ...... OK. Fa Neng smiled again and asked, "Are you scared?" Fang Guochuan said frankly: "If you live alone in a cave, how can you not be afraid? "After a night of trembling and trembling last night, I have palpitations.

Fa Neng smiled at this time: "It's not practical, don't be afraid, Senior Brother Fa Wu was worried that you would feel unwell on the first day, so he kept watch outside the cave all night. When Fang Guochuan heard this, he was surprised: "Senior Brother Fa Wu didn't leave last night?" Where would this be? So saying, he got up and went to look outside the cave. Fa Neng said: "Senior Brother Fa Wu has returned to the temple to rest, and he also praised Senior Brother for some courage!" Fang Guohuan was embarrassed when he heard this, knowing that his senior brother had seen all the situation last night, and he didn't know about it, so he hurriedly asked, "Is Senior Brother Fa Wu still here tonight?" Fa Neng said: "I don't know, but Senior Brother Fa Wu is happy to come to accompany you." When Fang Guohuan heard this, he said, "This is the best." The two talked again, and after Fang Guolian had used tea and rice, Fa Neng said that there was still something to do in the temple, so he took the food box and went away.

After sending away Fa Neng, Fang Guozhuan ** said: "It turns out that there is no senior brother who secretly protects me at night, what are you afraid of?" He sat cross-legged on the stone bed. In this way, Fang Guohuan sat quietly in Baiyun Cave for another day, and he didn't realize a meridian, so he simply held the Arhat chess pieces and played against him. In the evening, Fang Guolian searched outside the cave a few times, but he didn't see Fa Wu's shadow, so he comforted himself and said, "Senior Brother Fa Wu must be hiding in the dark and won't let me see it." This night, my fear was greatly reduced, and I slept peacefully.

After a few days, Fang Guohuan gradually got used to it, and lived alone in the Baiyun Cave to meditate and practice chess. Fa Neng delivered tea and rice on time, and sometimes picked some fruits from the mountains for Fang Guohuan to change the taste. Fang Guohuan was tired of sitting in the cave, so he ran out and wandered in front of and behind the mountain to distract himself. During this period, Fayang and Fa Yuan came to visit Fang Guolian several times, and Fayang also purchased some exquisite and delicious food and candy for Fang Guolian, which made Fang Guolian grateful. After more than a month, there is no other. Sometimes Fang Guolian also went back to Tianyuan Temple, studied chess with the monks, learned from each other, stayed all day, and returned to Baiyun Cave in the evening, after a long time, he was more accustomed to it.

And so it went on for another half a year. After half a year, although Fang Guohuan did not cultivate any wonderful chess realm, he meditated for a long time, meditated and nourished his qi, meditated and thought about chess, changed his previous temperament, and became a different person. So, there is more time to meditate in the cave, less time to go out, sometimes I don't leave the cave once for several days, and the distracting thoughts gradually become less and less, but as soon as I sit down, I feel that the heavens and the earth are stable, and all things are in harmony. There are wonderful ideas in the void from time to time, sometimes realize some extremely difficult and wonderful chess moves on the chess, by chance, they are very happy, run back to Tianyuan Temple to demonstrate to the monks to see, so that the monks are very convinced, amazed, and the chess strength is much more refined. Once let the first master have two sons, and then won with two sons, although Master Kuyuan was surprised in his heart, he just shook his head on his face. Fang Guohuan knew that he had not yet reached the kind of realm transformation chess that his master expected, so he went back to Baiyun Cave and went to self-cultivation again.