After talking with Master, I rested for a few more hours, and then followed Master and Boss Su back to the county seat in the car that day. Before leaving, Lao Liu thanked him in every way. This time, my master and Boss Su came over, and basically collected all the wandering ghosts and wild ghosts scattered around Baihua Town, and then handed them all over to Lao Liu to deal with. Lao Liu said that he planned to imitate the way of the county town and build a small public cemetery behind his Blackface Mountain Temple, so that these ownerless wild ghosts would be placed there, so that it would be convenient to manage in the future.

After returning to the county seat, I did not go home directly, but returned to the small courtyard of Paiwei Village with Master. Master called my dad for me and said that I was going to stay with him for a few days, but he was actually going to start teaching me Yin Gong.

The next evening, after the sun went down, Master called me into the house and officially wanted to teach me the exercises. I'm still a little excited in my heart, after a while of loss and confusion, now the only goal I can see and reach is this. According to Master, the success of Yin Gong cultivation will determine my future destiny in life!

Before the class started, the master deliberately straightened his old jacket and combed his hair, changing his usual sloppy image, and it seemed that he still attached great importance to this matter. He sat on an old-fashioned Taishi chair and asked me to sit opposite him with a small stool, and then he began to say, "As you saw on the night of July 15, I, Boss Su, and Lao Liu are actually peers. Although we have entered different sects and practiced different exercises, the way of cultivation is the same. Generally speaking, outsiders call us Yin Xiu. ”

"Yin Xiu?" I thought to myself: what a strange title.

Master continued to talk eloquently, saying, "Yin cultivation was actually originally relative to Taoist cultivation. A Taoist cultivator is a person who practices Taoist exercises. At first, they were all Taoist priests, monks, and they paid attention to the practice of birth. However, since Taoism separated from the Maoshan sect, people in this vein gradually participated in worldly affairs more, so they changed to the practice of entering the world. What we are talking about now is actually referring to the Maoshan faction. The He Liping you saw before is Dao Xiu, who belongs to the hosta gate. The Tao they practice is mainly to catch ghosts and overcome ghosts, and they are in competition with us, and they generally do not have any contact. In addition, there is a ghost cultivator......"

"Can ghosts also cultivate?" I interrupted in surprise.

Master nodded and said, "Yes, people can cultivate, why can't ghosts." As I said before, in ancient times, the underworld and the yang world stood side by side, and people and ghosts were equal. There are people who cultivate themselves in order to become strong, and there are also ghosts who cultivate. Ghost cultivation is ghost practice, and the exercises we practice now are modified by combining ghost skills with Taoism, which is called Yin Gong, and the practitioner is Yin Gong. Therefore, it was the Taoist cultivation and the ghost cultivation that came first, and then we had the Yin cultivation. We sit somewhere in between. ”

I was still more interested in ghost cultivation, and asked again, "What will the ghost become after cultivating?" Are you as powerful as Master? ”

"Well, ghost cultivation to a certain level will also be terrifying, much more powerful than naturally generated ghosts. However, such ghost cultivation is rare and dangerous! Master's expression was more serious when he said this, which made me even more curious.

"Why do you say that?"

"Because ghosts have a relatively weak control over their desires, once they succeed, they may become unbalanced and may even form a disaster. Therefore, whether it is Taoist cultivation or Yin cultivation, ghost cultivation must be suppressed, but the methods and concepts of suppression are different. We just hope that we can restrict and suppress the ghost cultivators, so that they can just be honest. And Dao Xiu can't tolerate them at all, as soon as he finds that there are traces of ghost cultivation, he will do everything possible to find the ghost cultivation and eliminate them all! ”

"So domineering?" I stuck out my tongue, and the image of He Liping with that mustache in my mind was even worse.

"Well, that's probably the case. Xiao Shenglai, be serious, and kneel in front of me. Master suddenly pointed to the floor and said to me, "Although you have been a master for more than ten years, I have never told you about this sect, so I am not yet a beginner." From today onwards, you're officially getting started! Kowtow! ”

I reluctantly knelt down, kowtowed, and kept muttering in my heart, "What? Do you still have two more apprenticeships? Love is taking advantage of me! ”

Fortunately, Master only meant it, and didn't force me to come to any big gifts. He added: "In the future, remember that our faction is called the Guishan faction!" My real name is Feng Daozhang, and when you go out and meet your peers in the future, you can report my name! ”

"Kameyama faction?" I wondered, thinking: Could it be the Kameyama faction of the turtle immortals in "Dragon Ball"?

"It's the return of the return! Don't think about it! Master also seemed to see that I was thinking crookedly, and scolded.

"Oh, Master, who is the head of our faction and the ancestor master?" I asked again. In many martial arts novels, each sect has its own head and grandfather, just reporting their names, you can put on a bullish look on the rivers and lakes! I don't know who is the boss in our Guishan faction?

"I'm the leader, Master Zu...... Ahem! The master seemed a little embarrassed, and after coughing dryly twice to cover up, he returned to his serious appearance and said, "It's me too!" ”

What? Feelings, this mountain faction is your own creation! I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, and I had a feeling of being on a thief ship.

"Don't be muttering in your stomach again!" My master easily saw through my thoughts again, and pointed at me sternly: "Your master and I used to be famous and famous figures in this circle of yin cultivation!" What happened to me creating my own sect? It's your blessing that you can follow a master like me! ”

"Yes, yes, yes! That's what Master said! I quickly nodded yes. No matter what kind of ship this is, I'm on it, and I can't run away anyway, if you want to force Liang to become a prostitute, then I can't help it!

"Hmm!" The master was finally satisfied, nodded and continued: "Although our Guishan Sect has not been established for a long time, since we have entered my sect, we must abide by my rules. First, do no harm; Second, it is forbidden to kill innocent ghosts indiscriminately. Third, we must not deceive teachers and destroy our ancestors. ”

I listened, and I said I remembered. This rule is quite simple, I'm afraid that there are a lot of rules and precepts, and I can't figure out what can be done and what can't be done. However, according to Master's usual temperament, it is impossible to create so many complicated and pedantic rules. Don't forget, he's even lazier than I am!

"Let me ask you again, what do you think is a ghost?" Just when I was secretly in my trance, Master suddenly threw another inexplicable question at me.

I really didn't understand what he meant, so I had to shake my head and say, "I don't understand! ”

"Then I'll ask another question, do you think ghosts are good or bad?" The master was reluctant to ask.

This question is more specific. I thought about it, and the images of the ghosts in the ghost market immediately came to my mind. Well, most of the ghosts such as Liu Gong and Liu Po, Fan Xiucai, Lao Zhang, Aunt Lin, and Xiao Ming should be considered good, and they never harm people. Even if it was Mrs. Jin, although she harmed a few people at the beginning, it was not her intention. Ever since she came to the ghost market, she's been behaving quite normally.

It's really a bit bad, that is, Xiao Qian, Lao Xing and the poor ghost Lao Zeng. However, although Xiaoqian occupies Uncle Fang's grave, her background is indeed quite miserable, and she can't be completely blamed when it comes to it. Lao Xing blackmails stall owners and ghosts and collects protection money, which is a bit domineering, but he is also in charge! It's not right that poor ghosts have been playing tricks everywhere and deceiving people to eat and drink, but it's not a big evil, is it?

I think about it, the "bad ghosts" I have really encountered so far, that is, the ghosts who were in the town of Baihua on the night of July 15. Especially the hanged ghost who got on me, she deserved it, and she was beaten by Boss Su.

"Well, I think, it should be more good and less bad!" I summed it up and replied.

Master nodded, seemingly satisfied with my answer. He said: "Ghosts, in fact, are another form of life in this world, and they are the embodiment of a person's desire after death. It's just that sometimes it's a continuation, sometimes it's an amplification, and sometimes it's a rebellion. Why did we set up a ghost market? It's just to satisfy most of those ghosts' not too excessive desires, so that they can live a good life! Only those whose desires are not satisfied, or whose desires are too strong and out of control, will become evil spirits that hurt people. And we, Yin Cultivation, are actually guardians who wander between Yin and Yang. We also want to help ghosts when we help people, we also want to save ghosts when we save people, and we love ghosts when we love people! Do you understand? ”

I nodded understandingly, but I was muttering in my heart: How can this ghost love it? Although individual female ghosts are indeed beautiful, they can't really marry back as wives!

To get back to the point, after Master has taught me these basic knowledge, he will teach me how to practice Yin Gong. He said: "The highest level of Yin Gong is sevenfold, and each is more difficult than the other. But the higher you practice, the stronger the yin power becomes. To practice Yin Gong, we must first perceive the existence of Yin Qi, which is like air, surrounding us. ”

I looked up, down, left, right, front and back, where was there any yin energy?

The master said, "You have innate yin and yang eyes, and so am I. Those who don't have it are more troublesome, and they still need to use external force to open it the day after tomorrow. With the eyes of yin and yang, you can see the resentment on the ghost, which is also a kind of yin qi. I will pass the mantra to you first, and you will recite the mantra silently, and then observe it carefully to see if you can find it. ”

"At the beginning of heaven and earth, the universe has been decided, the two instruments are born together, and yin and yang are parallel. The sun is yang, and the earth is yin. When the sun shines, yang energy is born, and the earth spirit is diffuse, that is, yin energy......"

Master recited a large string of ancient texts in his mouth, and I was dumbfounded, and I didn't understand what it meant. Fortunately, he stopped after a few sentences, explained it to me in the vernacular, and then taught the next paragraph when I understood it. That mantra is not very long, there are about 100 words, and it probably talks about how yin qi comes from, how it exists, and how it should be perceived. It is only in the last short section that people are really taught how to introduce yin qi into the body and circulate it between the various acupuncture points in order. A week of operation is a small week, and a 7749 small week is a big week. The first level of the exercise only requires beginners to run for one week a day, which is also the limit of beginners, and if you forcibly practice it, it will exceed the load of your dantian, and there is no benefit.

After the master finished reciting it, he asked me to memorize the mantra. I'm usually most afraid of endorsements, but now I have to bite the bullet. After barely memorizing for an hour, I was finally able to memorize it approximately, but I still needed a reminder from Master once in a while. I asked Master what this mantra is called. The master was hesitant again, and finally said that it was called the Returning Mountain Jue. Turtle, you big-headed ghost! Obviously fooling me again!

The posture of cultivating Yin Gong is also different from that of those who meditate on the Tao, in fact, it should be said that it is the opposite. Master explained that Taoist meditation is all cross-legged. The center of the foot is upward, the palm of the hand is also upward, and the Baihui acupoint on the top of the head is used to induce yang qi into the body. Because according to their theory, yang energy comes from the sky, so the posture should be "catchy". On the contrary, we believe that yin energy comes from the depths of the earth's core, and the posture must be "removed". Generally, it is okay to stand barefoot on the ground or sit, but the feet should be in contact with the ground, the arms should naturally hang down, the palms should be facing the ground, and then the yin qi should be absorbed into the body from the bottom up with a snort. I think it's more normal to cultivate in the Yin Cultivation posture, those Taoist priests crossed their legs and broke the soles of their feet, but they looked awkward.

However, whether it is Dao cultivation or Yin cultivation, when cultivating, you must get rid of all distracting thoughts and try to calm down yourself, which is called meditation. I stood barefoot on the cold floor, looking at my nose and my heart, and silently reciting the mantra in my heart. After meditating three times, I opened my eyes and looked around carefully.

It was very light, a thin gas like a mist, floating in the air. It's really similar to the resentment I see in those ghosts, just not as thick. After observing for a while, those misty yin qi disappeared from my eyes again, and I could not see it again.

"This is normal, you have only felt yin qi for the first time, and it is already good to be able to see it directly." Master praised me rarely, and then said, "In the future, when you persist in cultivating every day, you will naturally be able to see it at any time, and you will become accustomed to it." In addition, I chose to rent in this small courtyard because of its special location. ”

Master took me out into the courtyard and pointed to the hillside outside the courtyard wall and said, "Behind this courtyard is next to the hillside, and further up there is actually a mass grave. It's just that we usually walk up from the public cemetery in Paitou Village, and you may not have noticed. Therefore, the yin qi here is still relatively heavy, which is suitable for us to cultivate yin gong. ”

That night, under the guidance of Master and in accordance with the luck method he taught, I began to try Qi refining for the first time in my life. I silently recited the mantra in my heart, settled for a while, and then slowly began to enter the realm of self-forgetfulness. At first, I just felt peaceful, and everything around me was silent. After a while, a subtle strange sensation gradually became clear, and I seemed to feel a chill inhaling it through my nostrils. I know that's yin. The coolness became more and more obvious, and I felt as cool as if I was soaking in cold water in summer.

But at this time, it is not possible to absorb yin qi into the body, and after a while, it will be spit out with the breath. In accordance with the mantra, I gathered the yin qi entering the body into a thin stream with my mind, and slowly circulated it in the five internal organs and hundreds of remains, as well as the meridians and acupuncture points of the whole body. After running for a week, it was finally classified into the dantian. This is the first wisp of yin power that I have successfully cultivated.

It took me almost two hours to get it done on a big week. At this point, I felt cold, not uncomfortable, but not necessarily comfortable. Master said that this means that my cultivation limit has been reached today, and there is no benefit in practicing any more. So, tonight's cultivation ends here, the master and apprentice should rest, and then continue to practice the next night. Anyway, I'm still in the stage of laying the foundation, so there's no need to rush.