Shi Xin thought that it would be troublesome to go back to Luoyang, so he found a family nearby and borrowed it. Seeing that the three of them were pulse masters from Luoyang, the family did not dare to slack off at the moment, and offered the best food and clothes in the house, and also set aside a room for them to live temporarily.

Shi Xin and Zhang Ning are both rich people, and they gave the family a lot of silver, in short, they are all happy.

There is almost no distinction between day and night in the practice under the Yellow River, and the only difference is that the temperature is high during the day and low at night. But this is not a problem for the pulse master.

Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning practiced day and night, anyway, when they were tired, they lay down, rested and got up again. Since being persuaded by Zhou Tai that time, Zhang Ning has never played with the lady's temper anymore, and has tried to follow in Zhou Tai's footsteps.

They did what they could, and they moved forward for the camp step by step. After three days, he left the shallow water and walked forward. The water pressure here is greater, and there are more undercurrents, which is more beneficial to their cultivation.

It was after this day that Zhou Tai's cultivation broke through to the third level, which made him overjoyed, and he admired Shi Xin's wisdom even more. Since the third class, Zhou Tai began to practice the Diamond Sutra.

I don't know if the old monk Puci has a unique eye and sees that Zhou Tai has a Buddhist "wisdom root", or he often holds the Diamond Sutra to study, and after he ascended to the third class, the professional attribute of Buddhism has also reached 79, and he can almost practice the Diamond Sutra.

On the seventh day after Zhou Tai was promoted to the third class, Zhang Ning followed closely and also rose to the third class.

After upgrading, the two of them are obviously different, their temperament has become calm, their wisdom has suddenly opened up a lot, and they have different opinions about themselves and their cultivation. Zhou Tai became more and more strong and strong, with a kind of courage that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and did not move, while Zhang Ning became ethereal and dusty, standing on the water like a Lingbo fairy.

Shi Xin has been cultivating the Diamond Sutra for the past few days, and after Zhang Ning was promoted to the third rank, he finally completed the first level of cultivation, and the professional attribute "Dharma" increased by 5 points to 85. On this day, he called Zhou Tai to introduce the cultivation method of the Diamond Sutra.

"Youping, Buddhism came from Tianzhu, and their exercises are different from ours in the Central Plains. The practice of the Diamond Sutra is also very different from our ordinary internal strength and mental method. When cultivating, it does not sit cross-legged, but in some strange posture, or standing, or squatting. Like this...... "Shi Xin took a big step to the right, his left leg stretched out flat, his right leg at right angles to the ground, and his body turned to the right. Place your left hand at the knee joint of your left leg and raise your right hand high while spreading your fingers and facing your eyes.

Shi Xin explained as he made the movement: "This is the position on the first layer. The true qi of the whole body is transformed into four strands, which are placed in the soles of the feet and palms, and slowly approach like the body with the movements, and finally the true qi converges in the dantian, and then disperses back to the palms of the feet. This is a cycle of movements, and at the same time, it is also a cycle of true qi. ”

Shi Xin recognized that this was very similar to the yoga movements of later generations, and it is no wonder that they were all transmitted from India.

After saying the exercises, Shi Xin explained to Zhou Tai the Zen meaning contained in the Diamond Sutra: "The Diamond Sutra has four layers. Start cultivating from the third-rank pulse master, and go all the way to the sixth-rank pulse master. These four-layer exercises correspond to the four-layer Buddha realm. That is: no self, no one, no beings, no longevity. ”

"The self-appearance, i.e., the one who clings to a real self and has all that I have, the person who is in the form of a person, because he is attached to the real self, stands in my standpoint, he calls others as a person, the person who is in the form of a sentient being, and the difference between all and non-human beings is for all sentient beings, and the person who is long-lived is attached to the length of life in a period of life. ”

"The process of cultivating the Diamond Sutra is also the process of comprehending the Dharma. The old monk Puci said that you have a wisdom root, there should be a certain basis, and you can cultivate now. ”

Zhou Tai took the Diamond Sutra with both hands, his face was pious and sacred, "Amitabha! Recently, I have also been studying the Buddhist scriptures, Brother Shi's explanation seems to have seen the light of day, so that I have a new round of insights into the Dharma, thank you Brother Shi!" Then he sighed, "I didn't expect that I had studied Taoism with Master for a long time and still didn't know anything, but I was able to comprehend Buddhism. ”

At this moment, Shi Xin heard a divine sense prompt: Zhou Tai, under your prompting, the professional attribute "Dharma" rose by 1 point to 80. Comprehend an ordinary talent "Dharma.proficient". As a result of the continuous transformation of the Dharma, the qualification rose by 1 point to 84.

Zhang Ning looked at Zhou Tai's more and more solemn expression, like a saint who dared not violate. She became curious and asked Shi Xin: "Brother Shi, can you explain Buddhism to me, what is the difference between it and our Taoism?"

Shi Xin smiled slightly, "Buddhism spread in the Tianzhu area very early, but it was only during the reign of Emperor Ming that Buddhism was established in the Han Dynasty. Buddhism emphasizes the ideas of reincarnation, dependent arising, self-control, and others, as well as various precepts, and is a very complete science. ”

"Precepts? I Taoism has never enforced any dogma, because everyone is different, and they are taught according to their aptitude. As long as you learn, cultivate, and practice the Tao, you will be a fellow Taoist in my Taoism. Hehe, it's really the size of the world, and there are no surprises. Then tell me what the precepts are. ”

"The core content of the precepts of Buddhism is: Single-mindedly good, and nothing evil. Among them are the five precepts and the ten virtues that must be remembered and implemented. The five precepts are: 1. Do not kill, 2. Do not steal, 3. Do not commit adultery, 4. Do not lie, and 5. Do not drink alcohol. The ten virtues are: not killing, not stealing, not committing adultery, not lying, not double-talking, not speaking evilly, not patting horses, not being greedy, not being angry, and not deviating from the Dharma. ”

"The five precepts are the same as the first four of the Ten Virtues, that you must not kill, that no living creature can harm its life, that you must not steal or seek property from others, that you must only follow the right path, not the evil path, that you must not marry a wife and have children, or that you may play with women's ......."

When Shi Xin said this, Zhang Ning, who was originally quite interested, instantly changed his face and said in a trembling voice: "How can you cultivate this kind of internal strength method and not marry a wife and have children......?" The ......" Her face suddenly became miserable, and she burst into tears.

Shi Xin was stunned at first, but after thinking it through, he laughed again, "Don't worry, only real Buddhist disciples can't marry wives and have children, and Zhou Tai is not a bald monk, of course he can marry you as a wife." ”

Zhang Ning's face turned red, he took a sip, and secretly wiped away his tears, but he was stubborn, "Who rarely marries me!" Zhang Ning glanced at him and whispered, "Idiot!"

Shi Xin Zhengse said: "Last time, Youping said that Gao Shun's military camp is recruiting, and I want to try it tomorrow." This was my last night here. I have some suggestions for your future practice. ”

Zhou Tai and Zhang Ning's rapid progress during this period of time is directly related to Shi Xin's guidance, and I heard that he has suggestions, so of course I listened attentively.

"Stepping into the third rank, the speed of cultivation will drop down a little, but it won't drop too much. I believe that in a month, you will have cultivated to the center of the Yellow River, and at that time, your cultivation should rise to about three or four levels. But the center of the Yellow River is the place where the water pressure and undercurrent are the strongest, and if you get there to cultivate for another month, your cultivation will probably have reached a bottleneck. At this time, you have to change your cultivation strategy. If she encounters an undercurrent, Ning'er will use the power of the undercurrent to put pressure on Youping together. Or maybe Youping used the undercurrent to counterattack Ning'er......"

Zhang Ning gasped, "Brother Shi, you're not serious, are you?"

Shi Xin smiled: "No kidding. At that time, you were probably a third-class sixth-or seventh-level pulse master, and you already had enough ability and experience to face this situation. After about two months, your cultivation has reached a bottleneck again, and you need to swim against the current and choose a place where the water is fast and difficult to cultivate. Until this place......" he took out a piece of paper and marked a place according to his memory, "This place is called Hukou, and it is in the southern section of the Qinjin Gorge. Since you are going up the Yellow River, you will definitely find it. ”

"This section of the river is the most turbulent part of the Yellow River, like thousands of horses galloping, and like the sky falling apart. This place is enough for you to cultivate for a long time. At that time, your cultivation will have a qualitative leap, and you will reach the biggest bottleneck, and the Yellow River will be useless to you. At this time, when you return to Luoyang, there should still be some time before the trials, and we will train in a team just like in Julu to make final preparations for the trials. ”

Shi Xin's arrangement, time, place and method were arranged with great precision, and in the end, he also counted the team training thoroughly, as if he had seen it with his own eyes. Under the guidance of Puci, Zhou Tai had long realized Shi Xin's awesomeness, and he was not too surprised, but Zhang Ning felt that it was too incredible.

Shi Xin's master was Ge Xuan, the head of the Lingbao Sect, a healer and alchemist, how could he teach such a powerful apprentice? When Zhang Ning asked Zhou Tai about this question, Zhou Tai looked calm, as if things were supposed to be like this.

Zhou Tai replied: "It's not just Brother Shi, in fact, Sister Chen...... No, it's Miss Cai Yan, she is also very powerful. Her stunt of controlling the sound of the piano was completely realized by herself, and there was no master at all. You've watched her game, even Zhou Yu is not her opponent, how talented and intelligent she is. There is also Ge Hong, that kid, who is simply a ghost, and his qualifications are no worse than his two uncles, this is what Brother Shi said himself. He hasn't opened his pulse yet, and when he really becomes a pulse master, we can see that kid's rebellious performance. ”

"As for why the people of the Lingbao Sect are so powerful, I can't say. But it is more or less related to the existence of Brother Shi. This is what Buddhism calls cause and effect. Brother Shi, Miss Cai Yan, Ge Xuanxian Weng, and even Ge Hong are all mutually causal and indispensable. ”

Zhang Ning's face sank, "Zhou Tai, don't mention Buddhism in front of me again, otherwise I will ignore you." ”

Zhou Tai was stunned and said, "Why is this? I just wanted to discuss with you the reason why the Spirit Treasure Sect is so powerful...... Well, I should be included in Zhou Tai, and I am also an important part of the causal relationship......"

Zhang Ning only felt a buzzing sound in his head, and couldn't help kicking it over, shouting, "Shut up!"