The melodious sound of the piano, with its whirlwind and charm, can make the listener intoxicated even if he does not know the rhythm.

First such as the melting of ice and snow, the splashing of the spring, and then such as a group of flowers competing for beauty, the flowers are clustered, but also sandwiched by the birds, they sing me and, gradually the birds leave, the spring flowers fall, but the sound of the rain is Xiao Xiao......

In the song, it seems to be illusory and real, as if the reincarnation of a spring has been composed, and compared with the environment where the outside world is already summer, it forms a sharp contrast, and there is a sense of contradiction that has been divided into two worlds.

But despite this, the martial arts people in the square in front of the palace, with the slow sound of the piano, were actually swept away by the murderous aura aroused by the stirred, stopped and retracted their blades, and stood still with a calm expression, their eyes were blurred, as if they had fallen into a strange illusion.

People who are obsessed, such as Murong Fu and Duan Yanqing, shed tears of joy and sorrow, as if they saw their own relief from the depths of their hearts.

The player's attainments in the piano art are much higher than those of Wuyazi, and the means of integrating internal force are more sophisticated, partially using and stimulating the listener's own internal force and spirit, just like a continuous spring rain, moisturizing things in silence.

The aura weakened part of the power of the qin sound, Zhao Qing secretly analyzed it in his heart, and couldn't help but be surprised, and was amazed by the changes in the other party's musical skills.

According to her senses, the sound of the piano blended with the surrounding environment, interfering with the nearby heaven and earth aura on a large scale, forming a realm that shrouded a radius of several miles.

Although the aura of heaven and earth in the realm was far less than the effect of the sympathy between heaven and man, and it was only a small ripple, the scope of influence was so large that it still exceeded Zhao Qing's expectations.

What is also amazing is that by some means, the other party hid the original source of the sound of the piano, and turned every ripple of aura in the field into an amplifier of the piano sound, and there were sound waves in all directions, but it was still orderly;

In other words, it is not only the piano that is being played, but this piece of heaven and earth, and heaven and earth are resonating with it.

Even if the perception was raised to the greatest extent, for a while, Zhao Qing could not find the specific location of the player.

Xiaoyaozi, who has reached the realm of "the unity of heaven and man", is even more clever than she imagined, and the combination between heaven and earth has reached an inseparable point, as if she is a part of heaven and earth, and there is no separation from each other.

Suddenly, the sound of the piano that had just finished playing spring suddenly changed, and the cycle of the music began again, and there was an observer who joined the spring, watching the scenes in the spring, and naturally, expressed more real feelings.

However, Zhao Qing quickly noticed the abnormality in it, and his heart couldn't help but move.

Through sensitive changes in her mind, she discovered that the "observer" in the second round of piano sounds was actually the embodiment of the player himself, infiltrating the spiritual power of the other party, and exploring each of them in various aspects with the help of the vast field formed by the sound of the piano.

The reason why two rounds of playing is that it is necessary to have a subtle comparison of the notes of the first round, and through the comparison of the front and back, an accurate conclusion can be drawn.

What is Xiaoyaozi probing? Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart, and naturally activated his aura, spiritual vortex, and sword intent, cutting off the probing effect in the sound of the qin around his body.

This is her daily way of dealing with the sweeping monk's mind, and it can be said that it has become a habit.

Moreover, because the sound of the piano was infiltrated with the spiritual power of the other party, in Zhao Qing's induction, there was no longer a trace, but a faint clue of the relevant clues.

Based on these subtle clues, she roughly confirmed the direction in which the sound of the piano was coming from, and floated towards the depths of the Shaolin Temple.

Outside the door of a meditation room in the temple, Zhao Qing saw an old man with a distant and vast temperament.

He was about fifty or sixty years old, but his temperament was like that of a vigorous young man, wearing a spotless blue robe, sitting cross-legged on an ordinary futon in the room, his eyes seemed to be as bright as the morning star, but when he looked closely, he seemed to turn into a deep valley.

In the hands of the old man, he held a Yaoqin that was as black as ink, and his shiny fingers gently stroked it, constantly playing a beautiful music like a heavenly sound.

This person is Xiaoyaozi, a great master of the Dao Sect who has lived for more than 240 years, and his skill and realm are so high that he has reached the level of "refining the void".

At the moment when he saw Zhao Qing, his piano sound seemed to have stagnated for a moment, and suddenly split into two, one part of which was still performing the reincarnation of spring, searching the entire Shaomu Mountain;

The other part was fused with the aura of heaven and earth in front of him, turning into a majestic and vast huge wave of qi, surging towards her like a mountain roaring tsunami.

This does not refer to the wind, palm wind, and sword wind, which is not integrated with the slightest internal force true qi, but the pure power of heaven and earth, and the fierce wind power formed.

did not expect Xiaoyaozi to make a sudden move, Zhao Qing had not yet sunk his own strength and connected it with the ground, and he had no time to perform the "Vientiane Hao Xuan Gong" and enter the realm comparable to "the unity of heaven and man", so under this rapid wind, he was blown backwards for a distance of more than ten zhang before he stopped.

The stone slabs paved in the Shaolin Temple are paved with the bluestone of Shaolin Mountain, which is as hard as iron, and people have come and gone for hundreds of years, and there is not much wear and tear; But under this blow, there were two footprints on the ground that stretched for more than ten zhang and gradually penetrated nearly a foot into the stone slab.

Pulling his feet out of the narrow brake marks, Zhao Qing's face was solemn, staring at Xiaoyaozi who was still caressing the piano unhurriedly twenty zhang away, his thoughts fluctuated in his heart, secretly estimating the other party's strength and the purpose of his actions.

"You're here." Tested the depth of Zhao Qing's skills, Xiaoyaozi bowed slightly, and said with a smile.

His voice and the sound of the piano seem to have entered different channels, and there is no interference between them, but in fact, the original small sound line in the transmission of sound into the secret has been expanded by I don't know how many times, and the subtlety of the skill has reached the realm of transcendent sanctification.

Zhao Qing was slightly shocked in his heart, silently accumulated his strength as a precaution, and did not answer.

"Zhao Qing Xiaoyou, my name is Xiaoyaozi, and I am the master of Wuyazi." Xiaoyaozi looked at her with a smile and said leisurely: "The Xiaoyao Sect martial arts you learned is what he taught." ”

How can this be seen? The only martial arts of the Xiaoyao School that I have used today are the "Transmission of Soul Searching Dafa" and the "Six Yang Palms of the Tianshan Mountains" related to the life and death talismans, and they have undergone their own modifications, which are quite different from the original version.

Zhao Qing secretly thought in his heart, these two martial arts are different from the internal skills that Xiaoyaozi only teaches one person, Wuyazi, Tianshan Tongmao, and Li Qiushui should all practice.

The other party saw at a glance that he had learned from Wuyazi, how did he judge this?

As if seeing the doubts in Zhao Qing's heart, Xiaoyaozi explained while stroking the qin: "When I teach my apprentices the same martial arts, I will fine-tune them according to their differences in personality and exercises, so that they are more suitable for themselves. ”

"Although Xiaoyou has also fine-tuned the martial arts of this school, he still retains a few details of the original, so I can recognize it."

Have you reached this level of teaching students according to their aptitude? Zhao Qing's heart moved, and his evaluation of the old man in front of him was one point higher, and he took the initiative to ask: "Is the music skill performed by the predecessors part of the 'Easy Wind' mastery?" ”

Wind is the manifestation of "qi", which cannot be seen, but can be perceived by people, and it is pervasive.

In her speculation, the wind is not just the wind in the ordinary sense, but includes the aura between heaven and earth, everywhere and everywhere.

In this way, it is qualified to be the most fundamental exercise of Xiaoyaozi.

"Xiaoyou guessed right." Xiaoyaozi finished the second round of playing, put away the yaoqin, stood up, and slowly walked out of this ordinary meditation room.

Suddenly, he jumped on the roof, looked up at the blue sky, and said: "Palace, Shang, Jiao, Zheng, and Yu can match the winds of the east, west, south, north, and middle. ”

"With the change of the sound of the piano, mobilizing the aura of heaven and earth in all directions is the effect of the combination of 'free and windy' and music."

Then jumped on the roof and followed Xiaoyaozi's gaze, Zhao Qing suddenly found that the location of the two of them at the moment seemed to be the most beautiful scenery when looking at the surrounding scenery from the Shaolin Temple.

But see the peaks of the young room are clustered and undulating, such as the banner surrounding, like the sword halberd in a row, or rising from the ground, or stretching around, the peaks and peaks are uneven, the canyon is vertical and horizontal, quite spectacular.

And with the end of the playing, the sound of the piano that reverberates on Mt. Shomuro gradually dissipates, fading away from the sense of spring that was originally forcibly given, and re-entering the summer of the outside world.

"This is the twenty-forty-third spring I have ever lived, and I have turned it into the sound of the piano, and together with the past two hundred and forty-two springs, I have made this music. It is both old and new, with a long aftertaste. ”

Xiaoyaozi did not mention the results of his investigation, but looked at the Shao Room Peaks a few miles away from a distance, and said with a sigh.

Two hundred and forty-three years old? Zhao Qing was slightly shocked in his heart, but at the same time, he also realized that this shocking old master had a completely different perception of time from the perspective of ordinary people.

"Zhao Qing Xiaoyou, Li Congqian commented that you are peerlessly talented, and you can ascend in more than ten years, and I feel the same way."

Xiaoyaozi retracted his gaze, looked at Zhao Qing blankly, and explained briefly: "He turned from Tao to Buddha, and he has been in the Shaolin Scripture Pavilion for forty years, and even forgot his name, which is a bit unexpected to me. ”

Is this the real name of the sweeping monk? Zhao Qing's heart moved slightly, Li Yu, the queen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, his real name is Li Congjia, and Li Congqian sounds like Li Yu's own brother.

It is also normal for Murong Longcheng to want to restore the country and rebel and exert favors on the Li family, so as to establish a good relationship with the former ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty in order to expand his own power.

"More than 100 years ago, Congqian and I played ten games against each other in chess. Today, when I recall the past, I still remember it vividly. ”

Xiaoyaozi did not continue to tell the origin of the sweeping monk, but changed the topic and said: "In the earlier days, I was young and vigorous, full of curiosity about everything, and I traveled all over the world. ”

"I once went to the ancient uninhabited ice field in the north of the desert to find out if there were any hermits; He also went to sea by boat to see if there were three islands and ten continents contained in ancient books; He also climbed the steep peaks in the Tianshan Mountains, Kunlun, and Tubo to search for the legendary elixir and fairy grass ......"

"I don't know if Wuyazi has mentioned to you that the free school I founded, the mountain gate is built on the ethereal peak of the Tianshan Mountains, and its name is the Vulture Palace; His senior sister's major in 'Heaven and Earth Immortality Changchun Gong' was also obtained from my adventures near Tibet. ”

"At the time when I first met Li Congqian, I practiced the 'Heaven and Earth Immortality Changchun Gong' in Zhuyan, and gradually integrated it with the 'Zhuangzi' Taoism, and it has been nearly 90 years, but I have only crossed the threshold of 'returning to the void'."

"Zhao Qing Xiaoyou, not long after, I had a competition with Murong Longcheng, who was known as 'invincible in the world' in the rivers and lakes at that time, guess who wins and who loses?"

"Hmm......" Zhao Qing thought in his heart, Xiaoyaozi had just broken through to the 'Returning Void', and he fought with Murong Longcheng. Both sides here should be opponents at the same level, otherwise there is no need to bring up a special competition with a difference of one level.

So, Murong Longcheng still has the upper hand?

But one had only practiced martial arts for forty or fifty years at that time, and then died of depression; One has practiced for more than 90 years before he has considerable strength, but later he broke through to a higher level, what is the reason for this?

She thought for a moment and replied euphemistically: "Did the two of you fight to a draw?" ”

"It's a tie." Xiaoyaozi nodded and explained: "'Heaven and Earth Immortal Changchun Gong' major in 'Shaoyang', 'Shaoyang' is the main wood qi in the five elements, and in the four seasons, it is the main spring, full of vitality, and the cultivation is to the realm of 'returning to the void', and the inner breath is endless. ”

"Coupled with the return effect of Ling Bo's microstep, it has almost reached its peak on the defensive. Murong Longcheng's martial arts are high, but he is not good at offensive, although he has the upper hand on the scene, but in fact, he is helpless against me. ”

Speaking of this, Xiaoyaozi smiled and asked the doubts in Zhao Qing's heart: "Judging from the cultivation time and strength, Murong Longcheng's talent should be above me. Zhao Qing Xiaoyou, do you know why he not only failed to cultivate to the realm of 'refining void' later, but died young? ”

"Why?" Realizing that the other party had finally said the point, Zhao Qing's heart moved slightly, and he opened his mouth solemnly, asking for advice.

"Because, under the influence of the obsession of recovering the country, he failed to do a good job of 'forgetting' after all, which was contrary to the direction of the cultivation of the realm of 'returning to the void', as if he had entered a quagmire, falling deeper and deeper, and dying early under the backlash of his state of mind."

Xiaoyaozi sighed, and then explained: "Unlike Murong Longcheng, after the original family members and friends were all born, old, sick and died, I gradually forgot to see me, returned to my true appearance, and came to an end in 'returning to nothingness'. ”

"Xiaoyou, I know what you did in Shaolin Temple today. Punishing the wicked is a good thing for good, but if the means are too drastic and too much emotion is invested, it is not appropriate. ”

He was kind and persuasive, and his tone was calm, reflecting the general teaching attitude of a teacher.