Chapter 49: The Nature of the Heart
It's finally here!
It's not the empirical science and charlatans of cheap masters, but the systematic teaching of Fangshu in this era!
Xia Fan gathered his spirit and pricked up his ears in anticipation - he saw Master Zhang call out Luo You'er's name first, and then insert his golden medal into a groove in the wall behind him.
With a soft "click", a one-meter-square dark cabinet appeared on the wall.
Everyone couldn't help but let out an exclamation, they didn't expect that there was such a mystery hidden in the seemingly empty inner hall.
Xia Fan's eyes were attracted by the items in the dark cabinet.
- It was a beautiful bronze.
It's almost half a meter tall and resembles a three-pronged goblet at the bottom, except that it's longer and can't be grasped with one hand. Above it is an octagonal roulette wheel with a small box hanging on each side. In the middle of the wheel is a beam connected to the central cup, and a long golden needle hangs from the top.
Aside from its unknown use, the shape alone is a delicate work of art: from the corner to the body of the cup is covered in relief, and the roulette wheel is hollowed out, several times larger than the lower half, but there is no feeling of lightheadedness at all. It is definitely a work at the level of the town hall when it is unearthed in later generations.
"This is a spiritual platform, which is used to measure the heart of the monks, and I think it is not the first time that some children of the family have seen it. Zhang Fuzi said.
Luo You'er looked at it carefully, "There is indeed something called Lingtai in the Luo family's Youzhou Mansion, but it doesn't look so beautiful, and only disciples who are approved by the master are allowed to touch it. ”
"Oh, little girl, your so-called beauty is not worth anything, the value of the Lingtai lies in the materials used, and casting the pedestal like this is a pure act of display, and it is not necessary at all according to the old man. "Come, put your hand out and hold the cup, and then channel the qi to the cup, just as you usually pour qi into a wooden sword." ”
Luo You'er was stunned, "But this is a thing of gold and iron......"
In terms of affinity for qi, living creatures are larger than dead creatures, while dead living creatures are somewhere in between, which is why alchemists usually wear wooden swords.
"That's just the shell, that's why the old man said that the quality of the altar depends on the internal materials. Okay, stop talking nonsense, let you do it as a snapshot!"
Luo Youer was so frightened that she shrunk her neck and quickly stretched out her hand.
About a few minutes later, Xia Fan saw the golden needle on the top of the spiritual platform slowly shaking.
After two rotations left and right, it finally points in the direction of the Sun.
At the same time, a piece of rune paper floated from the Xunwei box, and the two were close to each other, half-suspended in the air, as if pulled by an invisible force.
"Alright, that's your mind. Let's go down. ”
Luo You'er returned to her seat with a blank face, obviously not quite understanding what had just happened.
"Excuse me...... Master," Xia Fan habitually raised his hand and asked, "What does this mind mean?"
Master Zhang squinted at him, his brows furrowed slightly.
The sudden silence made the atmosphere in the room solemn.
Wei Wushuang on the side glanced at him several times, probably wanting him to apologize quickly.
After a while, Master Zhang changed his normal behavior, and laughed loudly, "Hahahaha...... Great, that's what a school should look like!"
"Some of you are from a family, some of you are from a scattered family, and you know different things, do I have to ask you every time if you understand this, and whether that will not work? No matter what the occasion, if you have any questions, you can ask them directly, this is not the six departments of the imperial court, and you should bring in less of those atmospheres outside!"
"Listen, nature determines whether a person can perceive the existence of qi, and mind determines which type of magic a person is better at using. The former is born and cannot be changed, while the latter varies from person to person and is affected by a variety of factors, which together are a complete person!"
"For example, that little girl—" Master Zhang pointed sharply at Luo You'er, "she is timid, she is not confident in herself, and even if she doesn't understand the question, she doesn't dare to ask it in public." I think it's only when someone is driven to do it — even if it's not what she wants. Isn't this like an ethereal wind that disperses when it is blocked?"
Luo You'er was dumbfounded.
Xia Fan was also surprised in his heart, thinking of the scene when Luo Qing forced her to smell the smell on her body, it was really a little similar to what the other party said.
"But there are also breezes and hurricanes in this wind," the woman who called herself Shangguan Cai interjected, "since they are all Sundans, how do you define which type of tester they belong to?"
"The old man knows that you will fall into this misunderstanding. Master Zhang cocked his beard and seemed to be prepared to say, "Do you think it's a bad thing to have a temperament like the wind? Timidity means prudence on the flip side, and lack of self-confidence can avoid arrogance and complacency—cultivation is both self-cultivation and mind cultivation, and there is never a perfect mind in this world, and developing one's own strengths and overcoming one's own shortcomings is always the most important theme on the path of cultivation." When you can retract and release freely, you can naturally blow the breeze on your face and destroy it with a hurricane!"
Shangguan Cai was stunned, and then arched his hand and said, "I've been taught." ”
The teacher of this privy council is still a little level...... Xia Fan said in his heart, whether in terms of organization or eloquence, he was several levels higher than his cheap master.
"Spells are born from the heart, so the nature of the mind determines which type of spell you are better at using. The other party continued, "Of course, this doesn't mean that you can't perform other techniques, but it will be half the effort to learn, and the effect is not as good as that of those who are compatible with the heart." In addition, even if it is a spell with the same attribute as yourself, it will be very different from person to person - it depends on proficiency, comprehension and personal perception, so you don't need to be greedy, rather than know everything, it is better to use a magic to the extreme. ”
"When you cooperate with other monks to eliminate trouble, don't forget to introduce your own hexagrams and the most common techniques. No one can do everything, and the right way to deal with each other is to cooperate with each other and apply their strengths. There are so many geniuses I've seen, and the ones who are stubborn and self-serving usually don't live long. ”
"Then the next one, Yue Feng. ”
The remaining four people took the stage in turn, and the results were: Yue Feng, Gen.
Shangguan Cai, belongs to the detachment.
Wei Wushuang, genus du.
Wang Renzhi belongs to Kan.
The last one was Xia Fan's turn.
Xia Fan walked to the dark cabinet and held the cup according to the posture of everyone - he could feel that the qi was not climbing against the outer wall of the spiritual platform, but spreading along the internal skeleton. The bronze may have only served a fixed role, and the air was still channeled by something similar to wood inside.
At the same time, a closer look also made him find that there were all kinds of strange medicinal materials in the square box hanging on the roulette wheel, and it was probably these materials that had a synergistic effect with qi, so that the golden needle hanging on the roulette wheel had a pointing effect. Those reliefs may not be simply ornamental, but some kind of sigil.
To put it simply, this altar constitutes a simple "technique".
A technique that transforms the invisible "qi" into the "power" of reality.
After a few breaths, the golden needle fell on the shock position, and even a few flickering arcs appeared between the needle tip and the square box.