Chapter 51: Spiritual Trials
Yu Feng hurriedly asked, "I don't know if the master has anything else to explain?"
Du Yuesong explained to him: "Your spell comprehension is not good in the first place, and it may be difficult to learn. But the teacher doesn't want you to only practice martial arts, and wants to teach you the essentials of spell cultivation when your martial arts are getting better. However, since you are not proficient in the Fa, you have to start preparing for the practice in advance. I see that you have been practicing hard lately, and you have been able to complete the courses assigned to you consistently, so I want you to start practicing mantras now. However, this is not to officially start practicing the mantra, it is just to let you understand the mana in nature in advance, and it will also help you to cultivate the Dharma in the future. ”
Yu Feng didn't really understand it, but he heard the last sentence clearly. Du Yuesong wanted to practice the spell for himself, and had already made a preliminary plan for himself, which made him feel very happy. He hurriedly saluted Du Yuesong again, and replied: "The disciple respectfully follows the master's arrangement, and asks the master to tell the disciple how to do it?"
"If that's the case, your cultivation amount will increase again, and your current daily cultivation volume is already quite a lot, but can it still increase?"
Yu Feng nodded heavily, with a resolute gaze in his eyes, and looked at Du Yuesong. "Yu Feng knows that he is not as good as others, and he will definitely redouble his efforts. If I can practice as soon as possible, it will not be in vain for my master's teachings. ”
It's good to have faith in this way, but don't rush it, or you'll lose all your work. Du Yuesong paused for a moment, and then continued, "From tomorrow onwards, in addition to practicing physical fitness and boxing and swordsmanship every day, you will also need to meditate and practice the Dharma in the Shangwu Pavilion for at least two hours every day. When you realize the Dharma, you should leave all distracting thoughts, empty your mind, and let yourself merge into nature. If one day you can feel the invisible life in nature, you can start learning to condense mana. ”
Yu Feng listened to it and thought to himself. It is different from what is said in the book, which is to use spells to condense the surrounding mana, but it does not understand the Dharma in advance and comprehend natural life.
Yu Feng wrote down what Du Yuesong said, and left alone to cultivate. Du Yuesong looked at Yu Feng's departing figure, and sighed with emotion in his heart. Although this son does not have a bright talent, his perseverance is very amazing. He had sent someone to investigate Yu Feng's daily practice, and he was extremely hardworking, if he continued like this, he would definitely be able to achieve something in the future, and it seemed that it might not be a correct choice to take him as a disciple in the first place.
After this meeting with Du Yuesong, Yu Feng's daily compulsory homework has increased a lot. In the past, Xing Xuan and Yin Xin were often not in the room, and he couldn't see the two of them all day, but now he himself runs out every day, and Xing Xuan and Yin Xin can't see him every day.
According to Du Yuesong's arrangement, Yu Feng got up and went out before dawn every day to practice in the mountains. During the day, he practiced boxing and swordsmanship near Shangwu Pavilion almost all day, and also borrowed a blunt sword for practice from Du Yuesong. At first, I felt that the sword was a little bulky and a little difficult to wield, but gradually, I felt that it was much lighter. In fact, Du Yuesong specially prepared a heavier sword for him, so that he could exercise his wrist strength and arm strength unconsciously.
In the evening, when the sky was getting dark, Yu Feng began to meditate in the Shangwu Pavilion again. He didn't return to his room until it was late at night. At the end of the day, it is very helpful for sleep. Every day when I return to my room, it doesn't take long for me to fall asleep.
Time flew by, and this life lasted for more than a month. In the past month or so, the entire training camp has been calm, and everyone seems to be practicing hard and diligently, and nothing abnormal has happened.
After more than a month of cultivation, Yu Feng's progress is also obvious, which is inseparable from his daily hard work. One after another, he learned some deeper swordsmanship moves from Du Yuesong. In terms of spells, though, there's still been little progress in the past month. Although he is still meditating and enlightening the Dharma every day, Yu Feng is a little bottomless in his heart, and he feels that he is wasting time by doing so.
On this day, Yu Feng returned to his residence from Shangwu Pavilion, and it was already dark at this time, and on the platform outside the house, there were a few people chatting here. When he was about to arrive at his house, he saw Xing Xuan and Yin Xin chatting on the side, and when the two saw him, they waved at him.
Since cultivating in Shangwu Pavilion every day, Yu Feng has rarely seen the two of them, and today is even more rare, these two people appeared here at the same time, so he walked over.
When he came closer, Xing Xuan patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "I didn't expect it, you kid is crazier than us when you use your skills." In the past, it was always said that we practiced secretly and couldn't find anyone every day, but now you are much busier than us. ”
Yin Xin on the side also nodded, "How about it, follow our General Du, what stunts have you learned." ”
When he first arrived here, Yin Xin told Yu Feng that Du Yuesong was the person in charge of this training, and if he could learn a lot from him as a teacher. Unexpectedly, I didn't know what the reason was, this Du Yuesong accepted Yu Feng, and when Yin Xin first learned the news, he almost couldn't believe it. But he was still very happy for Yu Feng, and at the same time there was a hint of envy.
"You two say it nicely, I don't know if I'm stupid, I've been practicing the exercises for so long, and I still haven't made any progress at all, I'm almost sad to death!" Yu Feng turned around and leaned against the railing of the platform, and yawned involuntarily, this point is already time to sleep on weekdays, so he is a little sleepy. "Why are you two so idle today, you can't touch each other on weekdays, but now you are actually stuck together, discussing some national affairs?"
"It's really here to discuss, in less than a month, your precious master has arranged a test for all the disciples, I heard that it is going to an island on the east side of Lushen, and everyone can sign up to participate on their own. The performance of this test will become a criterion for whether you will become a teacher in the future, and whether you can complete the cultivation and leave here. In addition, those who perform well in the test will also be rewarded for responding. We're just discussing this test now!" Xing Xuan replied.
Yu Feng was shocked in his heart! Du Yuesong didn't seem to have mentioned this to himself. I was his apprentice and had frequent contact with him, but now I didn't know that he had given such an order.
Thinking of this, Yu Feng's eyes narrowed, and he said weakly: "I don't seem to know about this yet, please tell me more!"
When Yin Xin heard this, his eyes narrowed as well, and he turned that disbelieving gaze at Yu Feng, "No, it's worthy of being Du Lao's master, but everyone knows things but you don't know yet, don't be so tricky." ”
Yu Feng smiled awkwardly and scratched his head embarrassedly.
Xing Xuan understood it, and said on the side: "Du Yuesong issued a public decree to conduct a trial for everyone when all the disciples have been cultivating for three months, but considering the different personal abilities, the method of voluntary registration is adopted. The general content is to scatter all the participants to an island on the east side of Lushen, and ask everyone to survive on the island alone for ten days. It's just that I still don't know how many risk factors there are on this island, and I don't know if I can cope with it if I go. ”
Yu Feng listened to it and nodded slightly, it sounded like he didn't know if this test would be easy, but presumably Du Yuesong would definitely know it in his heart because of this arrangement.
"Well, are you going to participate?" Yu Feng asked the two of them.
"We're just talking about it, and I wanted to ask you, but now it seems that you don't even know about it, and I want to ask in vain. Xing Xuan said helplessly.
"I think it's better to go together, and it's better to experience this kind of wild life by yourself, so as not to encounter this in the future. Second, it is estimated that there will be actual combat exercises here, so that we can gain some experience and practice kung fu against the air and wood every day, where there will be progress. Yin Xin spoke, and wiped it from his waist, and his bronze mirror appeared in his hand. He took the mirror and looked at it in front of him, and then he shook it back and forth, and looked elsewhere. "If we go together, there will be a response, although the ability of the few of us is not too big, but it is always safer to get together. ”
Xing Xuan nodded in agreement, "Let's see if we can call more people, it's always good for everyone to come together." I've discussed it with Aixin, and if we agree to do so, we can get together. ”
Yu Feng smiled secretly, and thought in his heart: It's so beautiful, you should travel together! A large group of people go to the island for a ten-day wilderness survival trip, there is no point at all. These Yu Feng just thought about it and said that they didn't say it.
Yin Xin played with his mirror and replied to Xing Xuan: "It's been a long time, you are pulling people for Ai Xin, and you want me and Yu Feng to go with you." ”
Xing Xuan nodded, "Let's go together, it's better than one or two people." He turned his head to Yu Feng again, "What about you, do you want to go together, we are ready to sign up to participate." ”
Yu Feng shook his head and replied, "I don't know." The master didn't mention it to me at all, so I don't plan to do it yet. But since you mentioned it today, I'll make a note of it first, and I'll get back to you when I have a plan another day. ”
These words were exchanged for Xing Xuan's slightly disdainful gaze. I was graciously invited, and in exchange for this not very good result, I was inevitably a little angry.
Yu Feng glanced at the bronze mirror in Yin Xin's hand, and saw that Yin Xin's whole body in the realm exuded a faint green light, and there was also a faint light red light, which looked dazzling. After moving, he found his figure from the inside again, and found that his body was still a faint white light.
Yin Xin saw Yu Feng approaching him, and handed the mirror forward, "Here you go, do you want to take care of it?" Yu Feng immediately stretched out his hand to block, "No need, I don't have this leisure now, I'm tired for a day, I should go back and rest." Go back early, don't talk too long!"
Yu Feng turned around and walked towards his room, and waved his hand to the two at the same time, which was regarded as a greeting.
Seeing that Yu Feng was gone, Xing Xuan continued to ask Yin Xin if he wanted to go together. Yin Xin did not refuse or nodded in agreement, and replied: "That's it, I am indeed interested in the test given by Du Yuesong this time, if we can go together on that day, I will follow you, if there are other changes, then we will go one by one." ”
Xing Xuan nodded in agreement, and after saying yes, he also returned to the room.
Yin Xin shook the bronze mirror in his hand, and from it he shone out Xing Xuan's figure with red light all over his body, and said to himself: Xing Xuan, Xing Xuan, it seems that you are nothing more than that!