Hearing Zhou Shang's question, Lou Hong couldn't help but be stunned, and then his expression was complicated.

There is no doubt that Zhou Shang is a genius in cultivation, but who can make a name for himself in a domain is not talented.

Having a goal to catch up with will naturally make people have a lot of motivation, but if any goal is too far and too big, I am afraid that it will only make people despair and give up.

So Lou Hong frowned and pondered for a long time before he persuaded slowly: "If you want to find a target for yourself to catch up, then I suggest that you better not challenge such a high difficulty at the beginning." ”

"Listening to this, it seems that there is no chance to catch up at all."

Zhou Shang was in a calm mood and looked calm, and did not accept or refute, but was puzzled: "Why?" ”

"The gap between you and Yan Gang is more than just a realm."

Lou Hong saw that Zhou Shang was not overly excited, and decided to tell the truth: "Life is very cruel, and cultivation is even more so. Although the guy who has taken the path of the path of God has more or less sticky brains, in terms of cultivation progress..."

Lou Hong shook his head, sighed, and continued: "Let's talk to you like this, if you aim to change to a body forging martial artist or alchemist of the same realm, with the cultivation talent you have shown, as long as you persevere, wait until the other party touches the upper limit of their own talent or the bottleneck of their exercises, or the cultivation enthusiasm is exhausted, then the realm strength of the two of you will quickly get closer, and the so-called latecomers will prevail, in fact, most of them are like this." ”

"After all, if you don't practice this kind of thing for a month, your hands and feet will be slow; If you don't practice for two months, your strength will be halved; Three years and five years, a layman. It's just that these mediocre cultivators account for the vast majority of the time, so people always think that the latecomers rely on talent, but people often ignore that these people who are surpassed in front of them have also been transcendent, and now they will be surpassed, not because the latecomers are more talented, but because they choose not to go anymore and stop, I say so...... You can get the idea, right? ”

Perhaps for fear of hitting Zhou Shang's confidence, Lou Hong said as tactfully as possible, and broke the truth and crumpled it, feeding it little by little.

"Understood, totally understood!"

Of course, Zhou Shang would not ignore Lou Hong's kindness, and in order to prove that he was not perfunctory, he also pointed out the core meaning of the other party hidden under the euphemism: "Yan Gang regards swordsmanship as a god-like monk of bliss, and his cultivation realm is much higher than mine." Even if my talent is stronger, it is difficult for Yan Gang to be caught up and surpassed by virtue of the first-mover accumulation advantage. That's what it means, right? ”

"Yes, yes, that's what it means!"

Hearing Zhou Shang's words, Lou Hong was greatly relieved and nodded: "With such a long accumulation distance here, there is really no need to compete." ”

"I understand everything, but I choose to persevere."

Zhou Shang just smiled and said: "One year of kung fu and twenty years, of course, the gap is very big, but thirty years and fifty years, doesn't it sound so big?" Besides, I'm not going to do it right away, Yan Gang almost killed me before, and when we meet again, it's reasonable to kill me back, right? Then since you want to kill back, you must first understand the situation of the other party. ”

"After all, it's killing or not sending, you have to be a little sure before you start wow, it just so happens that you are familiar with him, so I want to ask the details, the main thing is to make a plan, to see if it is enough to repair it for ten or twenty years, and if it is not enough, continue to repair. I have nothing else, but I am forgetful, have good patience, and if I don't chase it slowly, I can always catch up, you say yes. ”

“...... I don't know if it's not, but listening to your words, I feel that Yan Gang will die in your hands sooner or later. ”

Lou Hong's expression was complicated, and he was full of emotion: "Okay, since you have made up your mind, I will no longer persuade you, tell me, what do you want to know?" ”

"Strength realm, martial arts talent or something."

Zhou Shang crossed his fingers and asked: "The main thing is to understand the path of the gods, I don't know if it's my illusion, I feel that the cultivation realm of Brother Gua and Yan Gang is not big, but the combat effectiveness seems to..."

"One in the sky, one in the ground, that's normal."

Lou Hong explained: "The realm of cultivation does not fully represent combat power, although Yan Gang is only an ordinary mid-grade realm, but many mid-grade swordsmen in Western Xia are not his opponents. He is a natural swordsman, any swordsmanship can be mastered quickly, and he quickly creates moves that suit him, and few people can win him in the battle of the same realm. ”

"Is the difference between the realms of the middle grade so small?"

Zhou Shang was a little puzzled: "I feel that the qi and the pulse, and the combat power are completely incomparable, how do you sound that at this mid-grade stage, the difference in strength between the realm and the realm is not big?" ”

"It's not that it's not too different, it's that Yan Gang is too strong, so it doesn't seem to be very different."

Lou Hong pouted and said: "The three realms of the middle grade, easy tendons, forging bones, and strengthening the intestines." The cultivation of each realm has been greatly improved, but due to the resource exercises, the vast majority of people will only use their own Yuan Qi to recuperate, and there is no method of cultivation, let alone a method of warfare. ”

"Therefore, many middle-grade cultivators have actually only honed a few stunts, and they have slightly stronger Tong Pulses. Between him and the real middle-grade monks, the difference in strength will only be greater, let's just say Wang Gua, although he is addicted to alchemy and has wasted his cultivation, but the kung fu of turning into a physical and mental ape, those so-called famous mid-grade in Yongning City, one-on-one, most of them are not his opponents, and you have also seen the scene of his battle with Yan Gang, the gap in the middle, I will talk about it more. ”

"That's what a great goal I've chosen."

Zhou Shang smiled and said, "It seems that you have to work harder." ”

"Now you know you're scared?"

Lou Hong's face was full of disgust when he heard this: "That's why I asked you not to set your goals so high, a young man who has just passed the pulse should first sort out the practice method in a down-to-earth manner, find a good direction, and make it so big as soon as he comes up, isn't it in vain to increase his troubles." ”

"Haha, Commander Lou is right!"

Zhou Shangding didn't mean to refute, but just followed Lou Hong's words and said, "So from now on, I need to change my cultivation method, right?" ”

"It's not about changing the other, it's about finding the other, or rather, choosing a path."

Lou Hong stretched out his hand, put up two fingers, and said seriously: "Although there are countless Tongmai exercises in the world, in the final analysis, there are actually only two paths, one is natural strengthening, and the other is fixed strengthening. ”

"Is there any difference between the two paths?"

"In terms of results, there is no difference."

Lou Hong shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands: "Both paths are ultimately the result of using Yuan Qi to promote the evolution of the body, and finally achieve the transformation of the quality of life, but the process performance is very different!" ”

Zhou Shang was curious: "How do you say it?" ”

"The so-called natural enhancement is the oldest, most classic, and simplest cultivation method. In ancient times, practitioners believed that the circulation of Yuan Qi had its own way, and should not be interfered with by man, so they meditated and meditated, so that Yuan Qi could flow freely, and after all, heaven and man would be one. Based on this theory, later generations derived countless schools of natural enhancement. ”

"And because the ancient monks believed that all things in heaven and earth are closer to nature than humans, there are all kinds of strange practices."

"And the so-called fixed method is to strictly regulate the flow of Yuan Qi, so that it can complete the Zhoutian cycle in specific meridians, acupoints, tendons, and muscle groups, because this kind of surgery has a short Zhoutian cycle and a fixed cycle, so it works very quickly, and it has slowly become the mainstream of the cultivation world."

"This is the difference, after talking about it, let's talk about the specific form of expression, natural enhancement is the practice of slowly tempering Yuan Qi, opening the human body's divine treasure, and completing the transformation of life. There are a lot of practice methods, and there are more people who practice, but in general, I can't find any rules, dozens of brothers and sisters in the same batch practice the same natural strengthening method, the good qualifications and comprehension are not necessarily fast, the poor ones are not necessarily slow, the strong ones can't tell how strong, and the weak ones can't figure out how weak, in short, the effect of natural evolution is one word, Xuan, very Xuan. ”

"But the Dingfu is the whole thing upside down, and the requirements for qualifications and talents are strict. But every level and every step is clearly expressed, the exercises of the Tongmai realm are tempered with special true elements, and the exercises of the Yijin realm are strengthened with unique methods to strengthen the meridians and tendons. The Bone Forging Realm Exercises reshape the foundation. It can be said that as long as I have excellent talent and qualifications, the support of the realm of exercises, and abundant cultivation resources, then I will be able to break through the level step by step! ”

"There are two kinds of practice, and there are two paths!"

Speaking of this, Lou Hong's tone was even more solemn: "One is to choose a sect force to join. The way of cultivation has been passed down since ancient times, and every sect that can be passed down has its own unique merits. Although the adaptability is different, as long as you join the sect, it is equivalent to standing on the majestic road that countless predecessors have walked! ”

Speaking of this, Lou Hong glanced at Zhou Shang, who was about to speak and stopped, and said angrily: "Do you think that I will say next how good the Vajra Gate's fixed style exercises are, and then let you join the Vajra Gate by teaching you the kindness of [Immortal Great Wine] and the Vajra Eight Rules?" ”

Zhou Shang didn't deny it, just smiled.

"Hey, if that's what you think of me, then you're wrong!"

Lou Hong clasped his hands to his chest and said unhappily: "I am indeed very optimistic about you, and I want to accept you into my sect, because I think your natural nature is very suitable for the practice path of the Vajra Gate." But after these days of getting along with each other, I have put out the idea of accepting disciples. ”

"First, it's because you regard Yan Gang as a transcendent goal, although you don't want to admit it, but to be honest, even if you worship under the Vajra Gate and practice the Vajra Gate exercises, you may not be able to catch up with the other party."

"Second, and most importantly, your practice reaction."

Speaking of this, Lou Hong pointed at Zhou Shang's eyebrows, this finger was very sudden, but the speed was not very fast.

Of course, this unhappiness refers to the ghostly speed of Lou Hong's shots.

For Zhou Shang, this finger is already too fast to retreat, and it will definitely be too late to retreat, so he can only raise his hand to block.

But I don't know what's going on, obviously that finger is coming from the center of the eyebrows, but Zhou Shang feels that his throat is very dangerous.

As Lou Hong's finger got closer, the stronger the sensation became, and there were even hallucinatory fragments in his mind...

Zhou Shang "saw" that when Lou Hong's finger approached the center of his eyebrows, it was lightning like a lightning fold to his throat, and the speed was several times that of before, like a ghost.

In an instant, hundreds of thousands of thoughts flowed, and Zhou Shang followed his instinct and raised his palm.

"Smack"

The sound of fingertips colliding with the back of the hand.

Looking at Lou Hong again, he was pointing at the back of Zhou Shang's hand in front of his neck.

Zhou Shang's expression was a little puzzled, and he didn't know why.

"Sure enough, it's a mental enhancement..."

Slowly putting his fingers down, Lou Hong sighed: "I didn't dare to be sure before, I felt that maybe it might be an improvement in my mind, but now I don't have to guess, it is an improvement in my mind." Hey, I don't know if you should say that you are lucky or unlucky, there are thousands of practice reactions in the world, hair and body skin occur the most, followed by the limbs and six intestines, and the top is the five internal organs and six senses, and among the six consciousnesses, the eyes, ears, nose, body, and body are more common, and the mind is strengthened, which is really rare and many teenagers can't touch one! ”

"Isn't it rare to be rare?"

Zhou Shang didn't quite understand.

"Do you think this is a business, the rarer the better? Practicing this thing is like rushing. ”

Lou Hong made an analogy angrily: "The post road where people come and go and the mountain road that is inaccessible can go far away, and the post road may not be able to go farther than the mountain road, but it is certain that it is definitely more difficult to take the mountain road than the post road!" ”

Lou Hong sighed: "I think my Vajra Gate exercises have been inherited so far, after thousands of years, there are two sets of internal and external exercises, and sixteen fixed formulas. The external power starts from the physical health realm, and reaches the road of washing the marrow, and the realm is mysterious! The internal power is stronger than the external strength, and the inner saint and the outer king can heal all injuries and enlighten the gods! But the six senses are ...... It is indeed beyond the scope of the exercises of this sect, not to mention that it is the rarest mental consciousness among the six consciousnesses. Although it is very unwilling to say this, it is indeed a waste of your talent to accept you into the King Kong Gate! ”

"You are a thoughtful and right-minded person, and now you also have the realm of the pulse and the awareness of insight into the fundamentals, so you really have the conditions to take another path!"

Lou Hong's face was full of seriousness: "You can travel the world like the thirteen founding patriarchs of the Daoyuan Sect, see various martial arts schools, and create the most suitable fixed style exercises for yourself!" ”

Zhou Shang was stunned: "You trust me so much?" ”

"Ass, trust! Look at Yongning's scattered cultivation, relying on his own blind thinking, he can come up with a good set of Tongmai exercises, open a museum to accept apprentices, can you be worse than them? ”

Lou Hong said angrily: "Besides, don't you want to surpass Yan Gang, people are already about to jump out of their own sword path, you still want to put aside this step by step to pick up people's teeth and wisdom, and get a year to surpass." It's better to try your luck first, although the self-created exercises must have such and such problems, but they fit perfectly with themselves, and the speed of improvement is definitely the fastest. Break through first, in case it happens, even if it doesn't work, it doesn't matter, then come back to run, I will definitely leave you a thug position in the King Kong Gate! ”

Lou Hong's words were very polite, but Zhou Shang could hear a great kindness behind his words.

Although Zhou Shang didn't feel that his talent was really high enough to make others bow down, according to the performance of the two Vajra Gong formulas, it was not difficult to see that he did have some talent in cultivation.

Lou Hong also proposed more than once to recruit himself into the Vajra Gate, especially when inheriting the [Immortal Great Wine] and the Eight Vajra Formulas, the other party must have the idea of using this to collect his own entry wall.

It's not good to repay kindness, but how can there be love for no reason in the world.

Lou Hong's pattern and generosity made Zhou Shang feel his heart fluctuate, his hands clenched into fists, and he said in a deep voice with a straight face: "Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, your kindness Zhou Shang will remember it in his heart!" ”

"Hey, if you can be angry with me a few times, it will be considered a return for the favor!"

The two of them had been brewing and practicing wine in the low hill before dawn, and they talked about the present, before they knew it, the morning sun had risen, everything was revived, and the light was sprinkled on the earth.

Facing the rising sun, the two walked back to the camp.

In the process of walking, Lou Hong gave Zhou Shang some ideas by the way: "If you want to surpass Yan Gang, you can't use your current rough combat experience, but fortunately, you have a mental strengthening, this is a divine skill in actual combat, which can help you gain insight into the virtual and the real, plus what you need most at the moment is to draw nourishment from various martial arts schools, so you should increase the intensity of actual combat, especially with opponents of the same realm." ”

"I just had an idea, isn't there so many gyms in Yongning, there are all kinds of genres, you can think of a few tricks by yourself first, and when you finish practicing, you will come to the door to kick the gym to challenge, so that you can increase your actual combat experience, and you can verify your own martial arts, and you can also observe other people's martial arts, what do you think of this idea?"