Chapter 19: The First Lesson
It was already half an afternoon when Lin Jian came to the inner courtyard, and looking at the young people in the room, Lin Jian was a little embarrassed. So he stood by the window and listened, but did not enter.
At this time, if he walks into the room, it is bound to be the focus of all the attention, including the teacher who teaches the class.
As soon as Lin Jian thought of having to listen to school with a group of teenage teenagers, he felt a little unable to pull down his face, and he felt a little withdrawn in his heart.
But on second thought, it was even more embarrassing to slip down the mountain. I had to bite the bullet and listen outside the window for the time being.
Directly in front of the house, an old man in his fifties was telling the teenagers about the history of the Xuanyu Academy and the proud achievements in history. There are also the honors of those outstanding disciples, and the praise they have received.
If you want these disciples who have just entered the mountain sect to have the motivation to practice, it is necessary to let them know the benefits of cultivation.
In the face of these immature and lively teenagers, who have the power to control anger and do not forcibly change their behavior, this is a qualified teacher.
Although the Dao hearts are different, the qualifications of the disciples are also uneven. But to be a teacher, you have to treat everyone equally.
And the teacher in the room is obviously doing a very good job, and is good at capturing the curiosity of the teenagers.
Telling a story is always easier to attract people than telling boring theories, and if you add some Xuanmen Taoism, it is bound to be even better.
And this is the case with the old man in the house at this time.
I saw the old man take out a grape-sized stone from his cuff and place it between the palm of his left hand.
After resting for a moment, the old man threw the stone into the air.
While throwing the stone, he said: "The qi in the abdomen can lead the heavens and the earth." The qi of heaven and earth controls all things, and this side is the qi induction and control. The same is true for Edgeworth's flight. ”
After the old man finished speaking, he saw the small stone levitating out of thin air.
Suddenly, an exclamation rang out in the whole room.
A few teenagers who were napping were instantly awakened by this exclamation, and then sat upright and didn't know why.
The old man glanced at the floating stones, and then continued: "When the qi is ripe, there will be thousands of changes!" ”
Then the old man pointed with two more fingers, and the small stone gradually enlarged. From the size of a grape to the size of an apple, and from the size of an apple to the size of a watermelon. The rocks kept getting bigger, but no matter how big they were, they still floated out of thin air. Until it was finally restored to its original state and fell into the hands of the old man again.
At this time, the teenagers in the room opened their mouths wide and were speechless in surprise.
After the old man collected the stones, he continued: "The Xuanmen Dao method is all derived from the true qi in the body. Whether you want to cultivate talismans, kendo, or anything else in the future, refining qi is the first step. ”
"When the qi refining is complete, you will be able to use the qi in the body to attract the qi of heaven and earth. Harness all things and control thunder and lightning. It is also possible to attach the qi between heaven and earth to the body or weapon. The old man added.
"In the middle of this Qi refining and Qi induction, there is also a Xuanzhao period. Through the interpretation of all things, the Xuanzhao period allows us to understand the world more and have greater wisdom. When we know more about the world, it becomes easier for us to control it. Qi refining requires everyone to practice every day, and Xuanzhao needs everyone to be well-read. Welcome to the library in the courtyard. The old man continued.
"The avenue of the world is endless, and the feather ascending immortal is not the end, look at the youth, the avenue is boundless!"
After the old man finished speaking, he made a Xuangong in the direction of Tiandu, where there was the supreme existence of Xuanmen.
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A few days after the teacher finished speaking, the teenagers wanted to get into the magic of the study.
And Lin Jian still only listened to the lecture outside the window, and then studied silently.
Lin Jian had an advantage over other teenagers, Lin Jian had already completed his Xuanzhao, and he only needed to refine his qi again.
But there is also a disadvantage, because of his age and body, it will be several times more difficult for him to refine qi than other teenagers.
Lin Jian knew his own situation, but what he didn't expect was that this difficulty was far greater than he expected.
Those qi that he had finally incorporated into his body easily passed away from his body, and before he could refine it, it was gone.
Although he also went to the library to read books and consulted teachers, there was no good solution.
The teachers seemed to have discussed it, and the answers were surprisingly unanimous, but it boiled down to the accumulation of time.
Lin Jian was helpless, he didn't know that he would accumulate until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Month, and he didn't have the heart to cultivate that day.
Lin Jian suddenly thought that he hadn't visited Grandpa and Qing'er for a few days, so he left the residence and went to the back mountain.
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Lin Jian came to the back mountain, and the back mountain valley has changed a lot.
The weeds in front of the hut have been removed and the soil has been renovated.
Qing'er was reciting words in the house, while Grandpa was watching Qing'er reciting words from the side.
When Grandpa Qing'er saw Lin Jian coming over, he hurriedly beckoned him to sit down and poured a cup of tea by the way.
Lin Jian ran dozens of miles of mountain roads in one go, but his mouth was dry, and he drank the tea in his cup in one go.
Grandpa Qing'er glanced at him and smiled, "What do you have to try?" ”
Lin Jian was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I drank it too fast before, and I didn't taste it." ”
Grandpa Qing'er explained: "This tea is brewed from this mountain spring water, don't you feel sweet? ”
Lin Jian thought for a while and said, "It does seem to be a little sweet." ”
After hearing this, Grandpa Qing'er poured another cup and said, "If you have time, you will come to Grandpa's tea more, this mountain spring is very good." ”
Lin Jian nodded again and again when he heard this.
Then after staying for about half an hour, Lin Jian said goodbye to Qing'er and his grandfather.
Back in the courtyard, it was starting to get dark.
Lin Jian returned to his residence, only to feel that something was floating in his body, up and down. Then he sat down, trying to feel what was floating.
Lin Jian closed his eyes, and he noticed that there was a warm current in his abdomen. He tried to control it, to get him running.
This warm current actually followed Lin Jian's mind and ran within his dantian.
After about an hour, this warm current was refined by Lin Jian, and finally deposited in his dantian.
Lin Jian was extremely excited at this time, although the qi deposited in the end was not much, but it was several times more than usual.
In the next two days, Lin Jian also refined more gas than usual, but on the third day, he returned to his usual state.
In the following days, Lin Jian went to the back mountain again to visit Qing'er and Grandpa. Qing'er still has words, and Grandpa will still pour him tea. When he came back, he could still feel the warmth.
Lin Jian felt strange, and thought to himself, could it be that the spring water contained the aura of heaven and earth?
He couldn't explain this question, but one thing he knew very well was that if he followed this rate, it would only take one year for him to be able to refine his qi perfectly.
In the days to come, Lin Jian went to Houshan more often. And the scene is about the same every time I go, Qing'er recites the words alone, and Grandpa pours him tea.
Lin Jian could occasionally meet Yuan Qingzi to come over to collect medicine, but the two also saluted each other and did not communicate too much.
However, Qing'er worshipped Yuan Qingzi as a teacher, and would go down the mountain to Danfang several times a month.
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Lin Jian will still listen to the teacher's lectures, and he will also take turns to listen to the lectures of other teachers. The reason why he did this was to learn from each other's strengths and weaknesses, so as to quickly walk out of the Xuanyu Academy.
Lin Jian clearly realized that in the Xuanyu Academy, or in the Xuanmen Dao Method, his cultivation speed in the future would not be very fast. He thought in his heart, then why not change to his favorite martial arts?
And he has always believed that he is more talented in martial arts. He only waited for the Qi refining to be completed, and then went down the mountain to cultivate the martial arts.
The biggest difference between martial arts and Xuan Dao is that martial arts need to temper the body. And this kind of tempering is not an ordinary tempering, but a tempering that goes deep into the bone marrow. But he firmly believes that he can and must carry it.
Half a year has passed in a flash, but Lin Jian only feels that a few days have passed. Because his life is too monotonous, refining qi, going to the back mountains to drink tea, listening to lectures, and occasionally going to the library to read books.
He didn't have any friends to talk to, including Qing'er. Because every time she goes, Qing'er is basically chanting words. The other teenagers were much younger than him, and there was a barrier to communication.
Of course, he didn't need any of this, all he needed was to concentrate on cultivation.
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Half a year is not an easy time for the newly enrolled disciples.
Because most people's qi refining progress is very slow, if they can't refine their qi perfectly, then they can't draw qi.
Several academies in the Xuanze Heavenly Kingdom have set the minimum time for Qi refining to be successful in two years. In other words, if the qi refining is not completed in two years, it is basically hopeless to enter the heavens, let alone enter the Tianze Courtyard.
The level of the Dao heart naturally has a great impact on the cultivation of the teenagers.
For example, Zeng Sheng, an ordinary-looking young man in Changling County, has entered the middle stage of Qi refining, and at the same time has entered the middle stage of Xuanzhao, this is the horror of the Nine Folds Dao Heart.
Of course, there are several talented teenagers from other counties in the courtyard, and they are even more prosperous.
Yan Hong had also entered the middle stage of Qi refining, but he had stayed for a long time in the early stage of Xuanzhao and could not break through.
For the newly admitted disciples, the early stage of cultivation was really boring. But for the disciples who are about to leave the hospital, perhaps their lives are even more uncomfortable, because they will have to face the cruel truth. There will be two-thirds of the disciples who will not be able to go to the heavenly capital to see the beautiful scenery.
The Academy's annual "Summer Theory" is coming, which is really a very important day for the disciples who are about to leave the Academy.
Because through this competition, you can roughly understand the depth of the disciples' Taoism.
And in the days leading up to the day of the summer theory, there was obviously something different in the academy. For example, there were a lot more people in the Library Pavilion, and there were also a lot more people in the academy's dojo.
Although I don't know what the effect of this is to hug Buddha's feet, it is better to hug than not to hug.
Xia Lun follows the principle of voluntary registration, and as long as the Qi refining and Xuanzhao are successful, you can participate. In other words, if you don't want to participate, you can skip it. But for most people, Xia Lun is an excellent opportunity to practice their hands.
If you don't participate, there are only two scenarios. Either they have already given up entering the heavenly capital, such as a few people in the Danfang. I went up the mountain to enroll in school, so that I could go back and inherit the medicine house.
Either they are very confident in their own strength and don't want to reveal it in front of others. After all, out of ten people, only one person had a chance to enter Tianze Temple.
So suddenly there was another gust of wind in the academy, and everyone was talking about whether the people in the academy would participate.
For the disciples who have just been admitted to the hospital, this wind is really a bit confusing.
Even they don't know much about this Xia theory, let alone a few inexplicable names.
For the newly admitted disciples, what they are most concerned about is when to break through the realm.
Two years is just enough for many disciples. For those more gifted disciples, there is no room for relaxation.
They would rather spend their time reading one more page of a book than discussing these.
Until a voice came out of nowhere.
"Have you heard? That person will refine qi in one year, and the Xuanzhao Dual Realm will be perfect! ”