When I woke up, it was already past 11 o'clock in the morning, and the sun was shining through the window. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

"It's broken!" I rolled over and jumped out of bed. Today is the day when I officially apprenticed to learn art, and I slept until three poles in the morning, and the Taoist of Cangwu must blame me.

I rushed outside the house and looked, but I saw that the Taoist chief was practicing, and the golden monkey was sitting sideways in the pavilion playing. There is a stone table in the pavilion, and there are a lot of tea fruits on the table.

I stepped forward and was a little embarrassed: "Chief, I'm sorry...... I overslept......"

"Huh! Yiming, come, eat more, eat enough, and then go to the bath to bathe and change clothes. "The Taoist chief didn't mind at all.

I sat down nervously, picked up the smallest bun, and ate it slowly.

"Let go of your belly and eat! If you don't eat enough, how can you have the strength to cultivate for a while? The Taoist smiled and put two buns in my bowl.

After eating, the Taoist chief pointed to a mud house: "This is the bathhouse, you go take a bath first and change into this Taoist robe." ”

I didn't dare to slack off, I washed it very carefully from head to toe, and then changed into a gray robe with wide sleeves and knee-length.

The Taoist chief looked at my new look and said, "Come with me." ”

We first went to the middle hall to worship the three highest gods of Taoism, namely the three Qing Dao ancestors. Then, the Taoist led me around the overlapping mountains, and I don't know how long I walked, until I finally came to a cave.

When the Taoist leader lit up several oil lamps, I saw everything in the cave clearly, and I couldn't help but marvel: the cave was not very large, but the sides were covered with stone stalactites and stalagmites, with natural colored textures, which were formed by certain minerals. There is a stone platform in the center of the cave, on which the spiritual seats of several Maoshan patriarchs are enshrined.

Under the guidance of the Taoist leader, I bowed to the ground, bowed seriously, and then offered incense. After the ceremony, the Taoist chief also knelt down beside him, and said loudly: "The ancestor is above, the disciple Cangwu, absorb Hu Yiming as the thirty-sixth generation of my Maoshan faction, in order to inherit and glorify my Maoshan sect!" ”

After a pray, the Taoist chief turned his head and said solemnly to me: "Yiming, from now on, you will be the thirty-sixth generation of my Maoshan heir." You must remember that as a disciple of Maoshan, you must always take it as your responsibility to kill demons, save emergencies, and inherit the glory of my Maoshan sect. Do not have crooked thoughts in your heart, and use magic to harm others and disturb the people, remember. ”

I said: "I, Hu Yiming, should remember the master's teachings and abide by the door rules!" Put an end to crooked thoughts! ”

"Good!" Cangwu Dao Chang's face was happy: "From today onwards, I will begin to teach you the Maoshan technique." Let's go back to the pavilion and first talk about the basics of Maoshan art. ”

Back at the pavilion, the Taoist began to teach.

Cangwu Dao Chief: "I have to test you first to see how much you know about Maoshan Technique." ”

"Master, please speak."

Cangwu Daoist: "What is Taoism and Maoshan School?" What is the origin? Try to be as detailed as possible. ”

I replied: "The creator of Taoism is Li Er, a native of Chu during the Spring and Autumn Period, that is, Taishang Laojun. The Maoshan sect is a major branch of Taoism, and its founders are the three brothers Mao Ying, Mao Gu, and Mao Zhen in the Han Dynasty, collectively known as Sanmao Zhenjun. The main principle of Maoshan is to stimulate the potential of the human body, and to disperse, surrender or seal the demons and monsters with the help of the power of some spells. ”

Daoist Cangwu: "Who is the most revered and highest-ranking god in Taoism?" ”

I said, "The Three Qing Dao Ancestors, namely the Yuan Shi Tianzun, the Lingbao Tianzun, and the Daode Tianzun. ”

Cangwu Dao Chang: "What does the Five Elements Bagua mean?" ”

I said, "The five elements refer to gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The eight trigrams are Qian, Kun, Xun, Dui, Gen, Zhen, Li, and Kan. ”

Cangwu Dao Chang: "What about the twelve zodiac signs and the twelve hours?" ”

I said, "The 12 zodiac signs are Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig. The twelve hours are Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, and Hai. ”

These basic knowledge of Maoshan Technique, I memorized them one by one in order without thinking, and the Taoist chief nodded with satisfaction.

The Taoist chief asked again: "How many kinds of Maoshan talismans are there?" ”

I said, "There are gold, silver, purple, blue, yellow, there are five kinds." The golden talisman is the most powerful, and at the same time, it requires the caster's Taoism to be the highest, and the power consumed is also the greatest, followed by silver, followed by purple and blue, and the least powerful is yellow, which is also the most common talisman. ”

Cangwu Dao Chang: "What are the three realms of Maoshan Psychic?" ”

I said, "Upper grass, middle grass, bottom grass." Shangmao is to invite the immortal masters (gods), Zhongmao is to invite the deceased uncles, and Xiamao is to invite ghosts. ”

Dao Chang: "How many kinds of Maoshan techniques and footwork are there?" ”

I said, "There are more than 70 kinds of hand tricks and more than 30 kinds of footwork." ”

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Daoist Cangwu laughed: "It seems that you know almost all the introductory knowledge, very good, you don't need me to teach you - then, do you have any questions?" ”

I hurriedly said: "Yes, there is a lot of controversy about the origin of Maoshan art, some people say that it was created by Sanmao Zhenjun, and some people say that it evolved from the ritual music system of Xia Shang Zhou. Which statement is true? ”

The Taoist chief hesitated for a moment before he said, "I can't answer this either." Because, to date, there is no literature or cultural relics to provide evidence. However, I believe that the origin of Maoshan art should have existed long before the Xia, Shang and Zhou dynasties, and in ancient times. ”

I asked, "So, is it true that everyone says that you can see ghosts with cow tears?" ”

The Taoist chief laughed: "This is to scare children." If this is the case, everyone will be able to see ghosts, and they will not go around preaching that ghosts and gods are superstitions. ”

I nodded and continued, "So, is it true that the boy's urine can drive away ghosts?" ”

Dao Chang laughed: "This is another fallacy spread among the folks, ghosts are not afraid of children's urine at all, but the smell of urine can make ghosts run away!" ”

We discussed it until the afternoon, and the interest continued unabated.

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Daoist Cangwu led me to the book house again, took out dozens of thread-bound ancient books, and threw them to me.

Looking at the pile of textbooks that were more than a foot high, I almost foamed at the mouth: "Dan Medicine", "Maoshan Technique", "Maoshan Formation", "Magic Weapon Record", "Inner Breath Cultivation Notes", "Feng Shui Theory", "Zhongge Martial Arts", ...... There are 33 books in total, which is more than the subjects I took in my four years in college, and half of them are still in traditional Chinese.

Oh my God, how young is it to fully read and digest?

Seeing my expression, the Taoist chief lowered his face and said, "What, I'm afraid of hard work?" How did you promise in front of the Ancestor just now? These are all the academic essence passed down by the ancestors of Maoshan for generations, and ordinary people can't learn if they want to! ”

"However, these books are not for you to read now, you take them back to chew, digest, and cultivate slowly, and I will test your homework from time to time in the future."

"Now, you put the book away first, because I'm going to open your eyes to yin and yang."

"There are four steps to opening the eyes of yin and yang. That's the first step, drink it. He said, gesturing to a large bowl of blood on the table.

There was a strong fishy smell, so disgusting that I quickly covered my nose, thinking, what kind of blood is this bowl? Immediately afterwards, I saw a dead snake lying at the foot of the table, which was the purple snake I had encountered on my way up the mountain the day before yesterday!

I almost wanted to vomit, but the Taoist leader actually asked me to drink snake blood!