(In the book, it is written that there are many people who complain about the long howl, so I won't write the long howl in the follow-up, and I originally planned to add the "howling method" in the middle and later stages.) I found a copy of the information of the Xiao Method, and everyone watched and played to understand it. ）

In the history of Taoist cultivation, there are certain cultivation methods that seem very absurd and bizarre, but they are very beneficial to the body: such as the Xiao Method:

"Howling" generally refers to the long, clear sound produced by adjusting the tongue and mouth shape. The Xiao method is a rather peculiar Taoist cultivation method. It has been covered in many classical texts, and it is often praised in the poetry and prose of some literati.

Cheng Gongsui, a writer in the Wei and Jin dynasties, wrote a special article "Xiao Fu", and Ruan Ji, one of the "Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest" of the same era, made it smooth in Shilin through the practice of Taoist Xiao Fa and his personal diligent practice, and became a habit of celebrities and scholars.

In order to illustrate the characteristics of the "Xiao Law", let's first read the story of "Xiao Weng" in the eleventh volume of the "Yu Chu Xinzhi".

In ancient times, there was a person named Wang Jing, the word Ziting, because he was older and could still howl, so people respected him as "Xiao Weng". At the beginning of the night, Xiao Weng climbed to the top of the mountain and let out a long howl. Suddenly, the whistling echoed through the valley, even the trees were shaken, the birds flew in panic in the air, and the jackals, tigers and leopards ran around in fear.

One by one, the people who had fallen asleep were awakened by a loud roar; People who haven't slept are even more panicked and trembling, because they are worried about the landslide and earthquake, everyone is vigilant and dare not lie in bed. It wasn't until the next morning, when everyone asked each other, that they knew that it was Wang Jing who made a long howl.

It is said that Wang Jing's howling method was passed down from the "Xiaoxian". He can simulate the chirping of luan, cranes, wind, and phoenixes, and every time this whistling sound is made, hundreds of birds soar and chickens dance, and the scenery is beautiful.

Wang Jing is also good at doing the roar of the old dragon, whenever he wants to "roar the dragon", he will drink, until he is drunk, he will lie on the side of the river and howl a few times, turtles and shrimps are swimming against the wind and waves, gathered in front of him, turtles and turtles and the like one by one, facing the waves, lined up to worship.

One day, more than a dozen people, including mountain sugar, blind men, and fishermen, climbed to the 61st floor of Pingshan and asked Wang Jing to howl. At the beginning, Wang Jing excused himself with the loss of his teeth, and everyone said it for a long time, and Wang Jing agreed to scream a few times for everyone to listen.

So, he inhaled with his face south and began to howl. When it first happened, it was as if an iron flute was playing in the middle of an empty mountain, and the sound was melodious and beautiful. Then, it was as if the white crane was singing in the sky, and the sound reached the Milky Way.

After a while, Wang Jing turned and howled towards the east, only to feel that the wind was blowing from west to east, the artemisia grass on the field was blown down, the door was shaken, and the dilapidated building was crumbling. Then, Wang Jing turned around and howled towards the west, and the wind blew from east to west, as if there were thousands of cadres and horses galloping in front, and it seemed that the two armies were fighting each other, and there was a tendency of hand-to-hand combat.

After a long time, the tiles on the roof were about to move, and the trees seemed to have been blown by a typhoon, and they were staggering. At this time, the incense burned out, Wang Jing was exhausted, and suddenly fainted to the ground.

Everyone was shocked, and hurriedly called the monks in the mountain temple and poured boiling water into his mouth. When they returned home, they found that night had fallen, and the moonlight was shining on the front stream.

Wang Jing's howling method seems to have a strong function, which can cause rapid movement of air currents, until it affects natural objects and man-made buildings. Although he fainted in the end, according to the description of "Yu Chu Xinzhi" volume 11 "The Biography of Xiao Weng", his kung fu should be excellent.

Of course, as a kind of notebook novel, the story of Wang Jing's long whistle narrated in "The Biography of Xiao Weng" cannot be deniably processed by the author's words; However, if we look at the expositions of our predecessors on the techniques of the howling method and the records of the historical books, we cannot help but feel that it contains information about the ancient howling method.

"Xiao" was originally a simulation of natural sounds, and was later absorbed by Taoism as a special method of refining tools and forbidden spells. From the perspective of refining and cultivating, the howling method has the characteristics of both dynamic and static.

On the one hand, there must be the movement of the tongue and mouth, and due to the action, the air flow vibrates from the human respiratory tract, which must have an internal massage effect on the muscles of the body organs; On the other hand, the howling is a complex process of mind mobilization, and the walker adjusts his inner mind to achieve a temporary state of self-forgetfulness, which can enter the state of internal strength.

Therefore, Xiaofa was very popular with Taoist literati and Taoist priests in ancient times. In today's society, some people who like to cultivate the body often shout a few times in the hollow valley, although this is different from the ancient howling technique, but it shows that it is a human instinct to exercise the body and mind through vocalization.