After some casual talk, Pan Long said goodbye to the Pai Sect.

He's been living here for a few days, and it's not a waste of time, but now that it's all done, it's time to go.

Moreover, he has one more important thing to do now.

Practice!

After leaving the Tongtian River, he went to the mountains, found a vein node with abundant spiritual energy, and began to concentrate on cultivation.

Although he has stepped into the realm of real people, he is actually only a parallel real person - the realm has gone up, but he has not really adapted to this realm, and he has not yet mastered the combat methods of this level.

From innate to true, it is not only the difference between a "small fireball" and a "big fireball", nor is it the difference from "one zhang sword light" to "three zhang sword light", there are many deeper changes.

One of the biggest changes is that you no longer need to change the state of "breathing" and "bursting", you can show your full strength anytime and anywhere, and you can also recuperate anytime and anywhere, so that your body can fully rest and accumulate strength.

In the words of Mr. Bi Lingkong: The reason why the rivers and lakes are divided into various realms is not that everyone is bored, but that these realms do correspond to their own changes.

The ascension of the realm is not only the improvement of cultivation, but also the improvement of one's own life form.

Only when we can fully grasp our own changes and progress can we truly master a new realm.

And this, of course, requires a period of concentrated cultivation.

If you are one of those wild people, even if you step back to basics by chance, it will take a lot of time and energy to master your own changes, and you may not even be able to really grasp it for a long time.

Bi Lingkong said that from returning to the basics to the unity of heaven and man, there is actually no big threshold, as long as it is slowly accumulated, it should be a matter of course.

However, on the rivers and lakes, there are still many masters in the realm of real people, who have only stayed at the level of returning to the basics all their lives, and there is no way to go further and achieve the unity of heaven and man.

Some of these people are injured or poisoned by other objective reasons and are unable to progress. Most of them are because they haven't been able to truly integrate the realm of returning to the true nature until they die, and they only stay at a rough level, so no matter how much Qi and Blood True Yuan they accumulate, they can't make progress.

Even, occasionally, real people are congenitally defeated. In addition to the favorable time, place and various external factors, those congenital are basically like the previous Pan Long, and the accumulation is extremely deep, and those real people are what Bi Lingkong said, although they have stepped into this realm, in fact, they are still ignorant of this realm, in addition to the strength is relatively stable, and they can exert their full strength at any time, they have not really jumped to the level than the masters of the innate peak.

As soon as the two sides are balanced, it is not surprising that something happens that people in the rivers and lakes like to see.

Pan Long was a first-class master at the innate level, but now that he has stepped back to the basics, of course he is not willing to be the bottom.

It only took a few days for him to basically grasp the concept of "back to basics".

"I don't know if it's my delusion, but I always feel that there is some kind of interconnection between the 'do what you want' mind and the realm of returning to the basics. After stepping back to the basics, when I practiced again, I continued to gain a new understanding of this mental method, which in turn made my ability to control my own realm stronger...... Could it be that the Confucian master created this mental method back then to facilitate his disciples to step back into the basics?"

Pan Long knew that there was not much point in pondering it, so he washed the white stone with clean water, built a temporary altar, and lit incense sticks on it.

The cyan smoke rose in a curling stream, and Bi Lingkong's voice came: "Pan Long, did you suddenly contact me for something important?"

Pan Long said that he had stepped into the realm of returning to the truth, and her voice immediately became elated: "Your progress is faster than I imagined, in this way, I need to teach you some serious Confucian mastery!"

Before the words fell, she herself denied this plan: "No! Our Confucian kung fu is too conspicuous, and it is not easy to be seen through what we want, but Hetu Luoshu, Haoran Righteousness, Three Tombs and Five Classics, etc., as long as you are not blind, you can see it at a glance...... The descendants of the Confucian Sect will definitely attract the full force of the Great Xia Dynasty, which is not appropriate!"

She hesitated for a moment, but quickly made up her mind: "I'll send you a cheatbook, this is a certain ...... back then It's an old classmate, his cultivation experience. Although I don't agree with what he said, his kung fu is indeed extraordinary, and you can refer to it. There are my annotations in the cheats, and where they involve the fundamental mental method, remember to refer to my annotations, and ignore what he said. ”

About two quarters of an hour later, a fiery red sword light fell from the sky, sending Pan Long a thick book.

This book is different in that the pages are made of animal skins, so it is much thicker than ordinary books. It has no signature, and there are only four words on the cover: "Refutation of Lanling Theory".

Those four characters are not similar to Bi Lingkong's font, they are more square, and they should be written by Confucian sages.

Flipping through the book, there are two fonts inside. A kind of font strokes are hard and steep, revealing a feeling of strictness to the point that it can even be said to be severe, Pan Long felt at a glance that the person who wrote these words was probably a person who was strict with himself and others, and he must not be close to him, and he should stay away.

Another font is very familiar, it is the font that Bi Ling writes casually in his spare time, relaxed and elegant, free and uninhibited.

Between the two fonts, there is obviously a relationship between arguments and refutations. Pan Long skipped the discussions about worldview, morality, and values, and concentrated on finding martial arts studies, and soon found something useful for him.

In one paragraph, the stern font introduces a very interesting exercise, which he clearly refers to as "the world of ropes".

According to the man, the source of this exercise is the master's master's mastery of "brushing the Spring and Autumn Period". "Brush Sharpening Spring and Autumn" can correct people's hearts with their own hearts, attack the darkness in the hearts of the enemy, and even destroy it. This disrupts the enemy's physical and mental balance, so as to defeat the enemy.

People who are defeated by the "Spring and Autumn Period of Brushwork" tend to become more noble. Although this is imposed by external forces, and the effect cannot be eternal, it is still a method of teaching.

The "rope of the world" is even more severe, and it can use its own standards to forcibly restrict others, and it is like a law when it is spoken, which is difficult to disobey. It doesn't matter whether one's "law" is right or wrong, good or evil.

What is right must be enforced, and what is wrong must be executed!

Bi Lingkong criticized this exercise, saying: "Imposing one's will on others may seem powerful, but in fact it is extremely dangerous. The Master's approach is to look for the enemy's flaws and then attack, attacking the enemy's weakness with his own strength, which is very steady. But the other party's approach is to attack the enemy's strength with his own strength, which is completely hard to match, which is not taken by the wise.

She asked: What if the other party knows how to "sharpen the spring and autumn with a pen", and as soon as you make a move, he immediately attacks the darkness in your heart?

Then the man replied, "The evil law is also the law, and I am not moved."

Bi Lingkong immediately refuted: If you really have the ability to be unmoved, you should go to the sub-public opinion war, not me. If you think it's a little too difficult to find Ziyu, you can also find Ayu. Although his level of "theory" is not high, he is very good at "war", and you can try to see if you can "law" him.

This round of confrontation ended here, and then the two sides changed the topic, or Bi Lingkong's excerpt on this topic only went here.

Pan Long estimated that the two sides probably started talking at that time. As for the winner or loser...... As Bi Lingkong said, since that person dared to come to Bi Lingkong to argue, at least he shouldn't be beaten badly by her.

He continued to look through the book, and found several other exercises in the back. After the debate, he also found Bi Lingkong's research and cracking experience of these exercises.

Among them, what interests him the most is "Rope Law World".

The record of this exercise is very detailed, from the establishment of the theory to the cultivation to the application, which is basically complete. Especially after the basic introduction of the whole exercise, a third font appeared, which explained the exercise.

The third font is the same as on the cover, square and upright, revealing an awe-inspiring righteousness.

This person dissected the "Rope Discipline of the World", and then pointed out the most fatal flaw of the exercise itself—using one's own "law" to demand from others, the premise is to expose one's own will. If the opponent has the ability to withstand your attack, it is likely that they will see the flaws in your mind and fight back.

"It's not that if you don't admit it, it doesn't exist. It must be your weakness, and no matter how tough you are, it is meaningless. He finally asserted, "This exercise needs to be adjusted, otherwise, although the exercise itself has no shortcomings, people do." People and exercises are not completely compatible, and they are useless in the highest level of battle. ”

Pan Long didn't mind that.

The highest level of battle naturally refers to the level of immortals, Buddhas, and demon gods.

Maybe it would be meaningful to the three people who participated in the discussion, but this level was still 108,000 miles away from him, and at that time, what did it matter if the current exercises could come in handy or not?

So he decided to practice this exercise first.

Of course, this is also Bi Lingkong's suggestion.

She attached a note to the book, giving Pan Long some advice.

Among these suggestions, the most important one was to suggest to Pan Long that at the level of a true grandmaster, it was best not to cultivate too many things, and it was enough to find one or two mental methods that could lead to immortality.

"The key to immortality lies not in the exercises, but in faith. As long as you are firm in your beliefs and reach the state of not being moved by external objects, the door of immortality will be opened to you. ”

"You are very talented, and you believe that you can achieve anything by cultivating, but because of this, you shouldn't cultivate too many things. ”

"There are all kinds of paths, all kinds of exercises, and you don't need to dabble in it. You can even ignore it entirely. As long as there is a technique that can support you to accumulate enough to push open the door of immortality, and can build a ladder for you to reach the sky, it is enough. ”

"As for whether you will need this ladder after you are immortal, or even whether you want to make it again...... It's all right, no problem. ”

As the saying goes, "If you really pass on a word, you will spread ten thousand books falsely", and Bi Lingkong's suggestion to Pan Long can be called a "true transmission".

At least Pan Long has never heard of it, and there is such a saying in the world.

Probably this was specially put forward by Bi Lingkong according to his actual situation. If she had taken in another student, she might have made a different suggestion.

Teaching students according to their aptitude is also the core concept of Confucianism.

In the following time, in addition to cultivating "doing what you want from the heart", Pan Long also studied "the world of rope laws".

The more he studied, the more he discovered that there was actually a vague connection between these two mental methods.

Doing what you want from the heart is not doing what you want, and its core concept is not only these four words, but also the unspoken "do not exceed the rules".

When people live in the world, they will inevitably encounter all kinds of rules and laws, some of which are right and some are wrong. But whether it is right or wrong, if you want to fight against these rules and laws, you will inevitably clash with the people and things around you, and even break out into fierce struggles.

The mind of doing what you want from the heart teaches people how to protect themselves while respecting these rules and laws.

The "rope discipline of the world" is also based on the premise of "protecting oneself", and only by protecting oneself can one use one's own rules to confront the rules of others, and in turn discipline others with oneself.

Pan Long felt that the person who created this exercise might also be a disciple of Confucianism. It's just that it's probably not like a Confucian teacher, but it's similar to an auditor, right?

He didn't know that when he was practicing, there was a visitor in the academy in Guangling City, Yangzhou.

A dejected-looking scholar visited Guangling Academy, and at first the people of the academy didn't care about him, but just prepared hot water and a dormitory for him to rest.

As a result, he was still eating, and the dean of the academy, who almost never appeared, came.

The dean, who was so old that he trembled when he walked, but never let others help him, walked into the cafeteria on crutches.

He sat across from the man and looked at the man.

The man didn't look up, but concentrated on eating. He ate very carefully, not even a grain of rice or a drop of water was wasted.

When he finished eating, he said, "I don't eat you for nothing, I helped you find a good student." ”

"You're not afraid of a fight in his own head?" asked the dean.

The man smiled: "He is much stronger than us, even if he can't figure it out for the time being, sooner or later he will be able to figure it out." ”

"It's rare to see you think so highly of others, how about having the opportunity to bring him to meet me?"

The man laughed again: "Don't play stupid, I don't believe you haven't seen him." ”

The dean also smiled: "I have seen him, and it is different from you bringing him to meet me. ”

"More than that!"

"It's right, it's necessary. ”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and then disappeared as if they had never been.