"The old man will ask you a question first. Tian Lao looked at Yang Yan who was sitting opposite him with a straight face, and asked, "What is a demon?"

"Demon?" Yang Yan's eyes were slightly different, this word was very familiar to him, and now he was still deeply tormented by the demon sword and demonic intent, but he had never delved into this question, what is a demon?

"Demon is a powerful and terrifying existence. Yang Yan frowned slightly and said, because he couldn't give a precise definition of the demon, there are many sayings about the devil in the world, some people call the person who does all the bad things the devil: some people call the alien who is different from ordinary people the devil: some people say that the demon is the opposite of the god, is the embodiment of evil: some people say that the demon is an angel who advocates freedom without restraint: more people understand it as a demon cultivator, and the demon cultivator is a demon, and so on.

But are these real demons? For demon cultivators, demons are just a powerful attribute power, and for ordinary people, who has ever seen real demons? Do demons really exist? People always like to define demons, and even name and eradicate things that are not recognized and extremely exclusive in the name of demons, but what is a demon? Such a simple question has rarely been seriously considered, and this includes Yang Yan himself.

In the past, his understanding of demons was also regarded as a powerful attribute power like demon cultivation, but now he doesn't think so, because he seems to have come into contact with the real demon, and at this moment it is in his body, although he can't perceive its form, but it really exists.

Now, his understanding of demons can be summed up in two words, that is, powerful!

There was a hint of appreciation in Tian Lao's eyes, although Yang Yan's statement was still inaccurate, but it was quite close to the essence compared to the current rumor, so he continued to ask: "Where is the power, where is the fear?"

This time, Yang Yan replied in a timely manner, and almost blurted out: "Strength lies in strength, in not being bound by shackles, in acting recklessly, in being self-respecting: terrible lies in domineering demonic intent, in manipulating people's hearts, and in being pervasive." ”

Tian Lao nodded slightly and said with a smile: "You can think of this layer, the cognition of demons is already above the vast majority of people, but for the old man, as long as you use the four words in your words, you can summarize everything and realize the essence of demons." ”

"Please God, please. ”

"Huh...... If it's an old man, it's very boring. Tian Lao looked at him with a smile and said, "Why don't you guess first." ”

“......”

Yang Yan pondered for a long time, suddenly his eyes froze, and he said word by word: "Control people's hearts!"

"Medium!" Tian Lao looked at him approvingly, and said heavily: "The essence of demons is to manipulate people's hearts!"

After a pause, he asked again: "Then the old man asks you again, what is the human heart? Or to put it another way, what is the heart?"

“......”

As if being tortured by the soul, Yang Yan was stunned, unable to speak for a long time, the heart, is a more familiar thing than demons, whether it is mortals or martial artists, it is often mentioned, such as, heart, psychology, heart, mood, martial heart and so on.

But, what is the heart?

Yang Yan frowned, thought hard for a long time, still unable to answer, people are used to talking about the heart, but what is the heart, why to say the heart, but can not be clear at all.

"Can't answer? The old man will ask you a few other questions first, what controls all your actions, including walking, eating, talking, etc.?"

"Awareness. Yang Yan replied.

"And what is controlling your consciousness and making it mobilize your body?"

Yang Yan thought for a while, and said affirmatively: "Heart." ”

"Very good, people have joys, sorrows, seven emotions and six desires, what are these controlling?"

"It's the heart. Yang Yan replied again, his eyes flashing, as if he understood something.

Tian Lao noticed this, his eyes showed a smile, and he asked the third question: "What is the heart of martial arts?"

This time, Yang Yan didn't think about it at all, and said with a firm look in his eyes: "Where the heart is, unswerving." ”

"Then do you know what the heart is now?" asked Tenlao, looking at him.

Yang Yan nodded and said slowly: "The heart is the existence that governs all people's thoughts, consciousness, emotions and behaviors, and it is the foundation of people. ”

"The heart is the foundation of a person, it seems that you really understand, a heart is a living person, and once a person has no heart, it is like a soulless shell, even if he is still alive, he is still a walking corpse, on the contrary, if you control a person's heart, then all his thoughts, emotions and actions will be controlled for you. ”

Tianlao paused and said, " This is the most frightening part of the demons, they can freely control their hearts, so any external rules and even shackles can not affect them, so they often act rashly, lawlessly, self-respecting, and at the same time they can also control the hearts of others, but if there is a trace of flaw in that person's heart, they will be eroded by the pervasive demonic will, and the mood is insufficient, or the will is not firm, will be completely reduced to the puppet of the devil, let it be driven, but if that person's heart is extraordinary and strong-willed, then even if the demon is domineering and strong, there is no opportunity to take advantage of it, naturally he cannot shake his heart and make it fall。 ”

"What do you mean by God, my state of mind is not enough?" Yang Yan asked.

"Huh...... Little guy, you have to understand what the state of mind is, as the name suggests, it is the realm of the heart, as the saying goes, people's hearts are unpredictable, how complex a person's heart is, even if you become a peerless powerhouse one day, the state of mind may not be perfect, not to mention you now, what is the state of mind?"

Yang Yan frowned slightly, although he didn't think that he was in a perfect state of mind, but he also boasted that he was in an excellent state of mind and had a strong will, otherwise he would have fallen under the demonic intent of the magic sword, how could he do something like self-destructing his soul and burning the demon sword and jade, but listening to the tone of the elder, he didn't even have the qualifications to talk about the state of mind, which made him feel a little unhappy in his heart.

Tian Lao naturally saw the unhappiness in his heart, but he didn't care, the little guy's firm persistence was seen in his eyes, but he was belittled by himself like this, and it was human nature to be unhappy.

He continued: "Cultivation does not refer exclusively to martial arts, but also to cultivate the mind, the state of mind is not enough, even if there is a heavenly posture, the road of martial arts is destined to not go far, because the higher the martial arts to the higher realm, the stronger the dependence on the state of mind, many talented geniuses obviously have the potential to impact the higher realm, but they just encounter a bottleneck stuck in one place, why? It is because the state of mind is not enough to break through, and if one day their state of mind is raised, the breakthrough of the martial arts realm will be a matter of course." ”

Yang Yan thought thoughtfully, the unhappiness in his heart gradually dissipated, and listened carefully to his sermon.

"Ancient Sage Yun: Self-cultivation and Qi family rule the country and level the world! What is the explanation? Self-cultivation can lead to a family, and only a family can govern the country, so as to calm the world! Self-cultivation refers to the cultivation of the mind, and if you can't even cultivate your own heart, how can you manage a family? If you can't even take care of a small family, how can you talk loudly and govern a country? If the country is not well governed, how can you calm the world?"

"The sage's words have actually explained the root of cultivation, if the state of mind is not cultivated, any ambition and ambition, and any martial arts heart are empty talk, even if it looks indestructible, it is just flashy, and it will collapse at the first touch. ”

When Tian Lao said this, he said with a little deep meaning: "Little guy, you have to eat a bite of food, the road has to be walked step by step, there is no shortcut to martial arts, even if you reach the realm of the old man, there is still a long and more difficult road to go, and you don't dare to say that you are in a perfect state of mind, you have just stepped into the threshold of martial arts, everything has to start from scratch, and people who are so ambitious can't go far." ”

"The state of mind is not like martial arts, there is a detailed division of the realm, and there is a mature cultivation system, the road is there, you can see, how far you can go depends on your talent, understanding, hard work, determination and luck, and you can't even see the way to cultivate the mind, you can only rely on the experience of your predecessors and your own intentions, the difficulty is higher, there have been many strong people who have a mood breakdown, and the cultivation is a lesson from the past that was lost, it can be said that one step is wrong, and all the games are lost, and there must be great perseverance. ”

"The first step in cultivating one's mind is to face oneself squarely, what is called facing oneself? It is to correct one's attitude, abandon your so-called self-confidence and pride, judge oneself with a fair and even contemptuous attitude, and put oneself in a correct position.

Tian Lao suddenly stood up and said lightly: "Originally, the old man thought that you could skip this step and want to teach you how to cultivate your mind, but now it seems that you are not yet the second step of mind cultivation, starting today, you can start practicing from the first step, when you can face yourself, and then teach you how to do the second step." ”

After speaking, Tian Lao walked in front of Yang Yan and walked directly into the house, leaving him sitting alone, the sun shone on him, projecting shadows on the ground, obviously it had begun to warm up, and this sunlight inexplicably made people feel a little cold.

"Huh...... How many pounds and taels?"

Yang Yan hung his head slightly, the sun was a little dazzling, he couldn't see what expression was on his face, he didn't move, he was silent for a long time, before he exhaled a breath from his mouth, his fists were clenched together at some point, and his knuckles rattled.

It is true that Yang Yan has come to this day, he has not cared too much about the appreciation of others, and has always thought that he is still only in the initial stage of martial arts, and there is still a long way to go, and he will not be born pampered and complacent, but it is undeniable that his heart is confident and proud, he always thinks that he is different, and one day he will be able to step on the peak of martial arts, in his eyes, he is excellent, and no one can compare with himself among his peers or even his generation, as long as he is there, everyone's light will be eclipsed, he just lacks time and space to grow。

And it is true, Yang Yan has cultivated martial arts until now, and no one of his peers has ever been able to overshadow him, from the land of trials to the strength of the heroes, to Ling Xiao and other core disciples of the Tianyun Sect, the inner disciples of the Inner Sect, and even Yuan Huan, who was as strong as the cultivation of the Tianxuan Realm, was killed by him with the help of the magic sword, which was enough to prove his pride.

But the words of the old man seemed to say that he didn't know how many pounds and taels he had, which was almost humiliating and degrading, if ordinary people said such things to him, he would not feel anything, just like hearing the roar of ants, but these words came from the mouth of the old man, like a needle prick and deeply pierced his heart.

"It turns out that the pride of this prince is so worthless in the eyes of others?" Yang Yan's deep voice spit out, raising his head slightly, the gaze that was already close to the normal temperature was as cold as cold wind and ice, and the terrifying demonic intent in the demon pupils was churning endlessly, taking people's hearts and souls.

PS: Happy New Year!