As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, and most of the lessons of the older generation are correct. More than a month has passed, and Xu Chenglin is almost standing still on the path of cultivation. Speaking of which, it is not surprising that he is just a teenager who can read and write, and you still expect him to soar into the sky? Xu Chenglin can read most of the common sense of cultivation mentioned in the book, but he racked his brains and did not understand what was going on. Like what senses the aura of heaven and earth, gathers qi and concentrates the mind, turns the void into reality, and the spiritual power penetrates the whole body, etc., Xu Chenglin knows every word, but when these words are connected together, he doesn't understand what they mean.

"I hid in the house alone and pondered for more than a month, but I didn't even touch the eyebrows of the exercises, so let's go out and ask someone for advice."

Xu Chenglin sighed, feeling quite helpless in his heart.

Xu Chenglin's residence is adjacent to several small courtyards, but most of them are empty. The only inhabited yard, the owner is also deep and simple, and it is difficult to see people. Knowing that this neighbor didn't like to be disturbed, Xu Chenglin didn't take the liberty to visit.

Cultivation is not done blindly behind closed doors, but also needs to communicate with others more when necessary, which is what Xuan Ling taught him on the way here. Xu Chenglin is diligent in thinking by nature, but he is not a sociable person. This helpless outing visit can be said to have stumped him.

It is rude to visit and leave empty-handed. Before the time when the sect distributed spirit stones, Xu Chenglin, who had just entered the cultivation world, could be described as poor and white, and only had some spiritual food and spiritual fruits for hunger as a meeting gift.

There are several flowers and plants planted in front of the small courtyard, and the front of the door is spotless, and it is obvious that the owner of the small courtyard is a delicate person.

Xu Chenglin stood in front of the door for a long time, simulating the situation of meeting the owner of the courtyard countless times in his mind, and then made up his mind to knock on the courtyard door.

After knocking on the courtyard door a few times and seeing that no one answered, Xu Chenglin began to whisper into the courtyard.

"Is anyone home, I'm a neighbor in the yard next door, and I'm here to visit!"

Before long, a somewhat cold voice sounded in the room.

Please wait a moment!"

Xu Chenglin was relieved for no reason when he heard the answer of the people in the house.

"Judging by the usual situation, this neighbor should be more or less sociable than himself. There is a senior sister in the courtyard, so maybe it will be easier to deal with. ”

Thinking so, as the footsteps gradually approached, the door of the small courtyard slowly opened with a creaking sound.

Through the half-open courtyard door, Xu Chenglin saw a girl who was fourteen or fifteen years old. The girl's face was childish, her clothes were plain, and there was no decoration on her head, just a simple black hair and a hosta.

Xu Chenglin saw that the girl opened the door to meet people, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. He was a little nervous, and the tone of his voice was stumbling.

"Hello senior sister, I am Xu Chenglin, who just came from the courtyard next door, and I am here to visit this time. ”

The girl looked Xu Chenglin up and down when she heard this, and couldn't help frowning. She is a cold person and is not very good at talking.

"I started earlier than you, just call me Senior Sister Xiao Yu. ”

Xiao Yu's voice is very good, but the tone is a little jerky. In addition to introducing himself, Xiao Yu didn't have any follow-up.

Xu Chenglin called Senior Sister Xiao Yu knowingly, but seeing that Xiao Yu had no follow-up, he couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Xu Chenglin had already thought of thousands of meeting scenes, but he hadn't thought of this kind of meeting scene. Two unsociable people met together, and after reporting each other's names, they became cold.

After three or four breaths of silence, Xu Chenglin had a feeling of power and nowhere to use in his heart. In the end, he was still cheeky and lifted the thing in his hand slightly.

"Senior Sister Xiao Yu, I don't know if it's inconvenient to invite my junior brother to the courtyard to talk about it. ”

Xiao Yu only reacted at this time, and there was no reason to refuse to receive guests. Nodding her head slightly, her face flushed. gave way to the side, and acquiesced to Xu Chenglin into the house. Seeing what Xu Chenglin was holding in his hand, Xiao Yu's good-looking brows wrinkled slightly.

Xiao Yu is not good at talking, but that doesn't mean she's not smart. As the saying goes, there is nothing to do and go to the Three Treasures Palace. Neighbors who don't come and go on weekdays took the initiative to come to the door this time with gifts, so they must have asked for something. Entering the courtyard, Xiao Yu still didn't speak, just looked at Xu Chenglin lightly.

Xu Chenglin was a little embarrassed to look at, but he still reluctantly spoke.

"I wonder how Senior Sister is practicing the Fa now?"

When Xiao Yu heard this, his brows couldn't help but furrow even more.

"How can anyone ask others about the realm of the Dharma as soon as they come up, don't you know that this is a taboo?"

Thinking like this in his heart, Xiao Yu's face also turned a little cold.

Xu Chenglin was also full of helplessness at this time, casually asking others about the realm of martial arts, this is indeed taboo, but he can't help it.

"This senior sister is not a talkative person, and if she doesn't ask directly, it's hard to talk about the exercises. ”

Xiao Yu saw the helplessness on Cheng Lin's face, and thought of what he said before, and suddenly realized. He exhaled and shook his head helplessly.

"Senior brother, what problems did you encounter in the exercises?"

Xiao Yu's brows stretched, revealing a smile and looking at Xu Chenglin.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Senior Sister guessed right, I just have a question about the exercises to ask. ”

Hearing Xiao Yu's answer, Xu Chenglin hurriedly nodded yes.

"As expected, disciples who are just starting out usually encounter problems with the exercises. I also came through that stage, and it would be better to help if I could help it. ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Yu's gaze at Xu Chenglin couldn't help but soften a little.

"I don't know if the junior brother encountered a problem at the first level of the exercises?"

Xiao Yu's voice was still a little jerky, but in Xu Chenglin's ears, it was a little less rusty.

Hearing Xiao Yu's question, Cheng Lin looked a little embarrassed and shook his head silently.

Seeing Xu Chenglin shaking his head, Xiao Yuleng paused. Just as he was about to ask, Xu Chenglin shook his head with a depressed expression.

"I didn't understand the exercises at all. ”

When Xiao Yu heard Cheng Lin's answer, his face suddenly became exciting.

"Didn't the junior brother go and listen to the explanation of the Dao Hall?"

Xiao Yu's voice was not loud, but it woke Xu Chenglin up. Hearing the three words of Daotang, it sounded in his ears like a thunderbolt.

"I only cared about drilling the horns of the bull, and I forgot that I didn't understand everything and didn't understand what Wendaotang said."

Xu Chenglin smiled bitterly and patted his forehead, secretly saying that he was confused.

Xiao Yu looked at Xu Chenglin's reaction and seemed to understand something.

"Senior Brother Mo hasn't been to Wendao Hall?"

Xiao Yu looked at Xu Chenglin strangely, but he was already laughing in his heart.

Xu Chenglin shook his head and replied without thinking about it.

"Haven't been there yet. ”

When Xiao Yu heard this, there was an expression on his face that was really like this.

"You haven't been to Wendao Hall, which senior instructed you to practice?"

Xu Chenglin shook his head like a wave drum, and said again and again that there was no. Seeing Xu Chenglin's appearance, Xiao Yu couldn't help but smile lightly.

"Senior brother, you are too anxious. Without the guidance of your predecessors, and you haven't been to Wendao Hall, how can you understand the mystery of the exercises, do you think you can do it without a teacher?"

Xu Chenglin's face turned red, Xiao Yu was right, it was indeed that he was too anxious. This month, Xu Chenglin has been completely drilling the horns, and the more he can't understand the exercises, the more he has to study. Later, when he found out that he couldn't do anything, his mind was already in turmoil, and he would still read books seriously. How do you know that what you are doing is completely putting the cart before the horse, instead of doing half the work, you will get twice the result with half the effort. Thinking of this, Xu Chenglin couldn't help but sigh, and secretly reflected, he should think clearly before acting.

Xiao Yu has also been practicing for several years, and every year I hear that some new disciples will make some inexplicable and ridiculous mistakes. She didn't believe it before, but today she finally saw a real example. That's how it is sometimes, people. Sometimes the more you care about something, the more you can't get it, and the more you care about it, the more you care about it, the more you make mistakes because you care too much. I can't ask for it, I can't think about it, I can't think about it, and I toss and turn.

There is no doubt that Xu Chenglin is like this, the more he cares, the more pressure he bears, and eventually leads to himself being too radical at the beginning of his practice, so as to do ridiculous things that put the cart before the horse.

"Senior brother, don't worry, I believe that your problem will naturally be solved when you get to Wendao Hall."

Xiao Yu did not laugh at Xu Chenglin, but smiled and comforted.

Seeing that this senior sister didn't say anything to laugh at herself, Xu Chenglin was also sincerely grateful. He stood up and bowed to Xiao Yu.

"Thank you Senior Sister for solving your doubts, if you don't meet Senior Sister this time, Senior Brother doesn't know how long to entangle. ”

Seeing this, Xiao Yu hurriedly dodged and did not accept Xu Chenglin's thanks.

"Senior brother doesn't have to be like this, I think even if the junior brother meets me not me, others will solve your doubts. ”

said so, but how could Xu Chenglin take it seriously. He handed the little spiritual food and spiritual fruit he brought to Xiao Yu, his face full of solemnity.

"Thank you for this time, Xu Chenglin has no long things, and I hope that my sister will not dislike it. ”

The things Xu Chenglin gave out were nothing to Xiao Yu, but they were very important for those who had not really practiced yet. Besides, for a little thing, how embarrassed is she to accept other people's gifts.

She just wanted to say something to excuse herself, but when she saw Xu Chenglin's resolute attitude, she had to reluctantly accept it. Xiao Yu understands Xu Chenglin's strong temperament, this little thing is nothing to himself, it may be of great significance to Xu Chenglin, if he insists on not accepting the thank you gift, it may make Xu Chenglin feel guilty in his heart and affect the normal relationship between the two in the future.

After Xu Chenglin said goodbye to Xiao Yu, he went to Wendao Hall according to the location recorded in the book. After pondering in the Wendao Hall for several days, he finally clarified the doubts in the exercises one by one. The seniors of Wendaotang took the trouble to answer Xu Chenglin's questions one by one. And admonished him some of the main points in the exercises. Xu Chenglin felt as if he was back in the academy, but he knew that this was the cultivation world, and with such a detailed explanation, maybe only this time, the future road would have to be on his own.

Cultivation is the accumulation of time, the precipitation of years, the competition of qualifications, the struggle of hard work, and the contest of minds. If you start late on the path of cultivation, there will be a big gap. But excluding the influence of qualifications, having a smart mind and a hard-working attitude can fill the gap. Because of putting the cart before the horse, Xu Chenglin's cultivation started more than a month slower than others who started at the same time. But with his mind and diligence, it is not too difficult to catch up with others. But this incident sounded the alarm for Xu Chenglin, his own knowledge and insight are not even a fart in the cultivation world. He was self-righteous a few days ago, he used to learn what he would learn in the academy, and coupled with the explanation of Xuan Ling along the way, Xu Chenglin saw his cultivation as simple. I think that practice is like studying in a classmate's hall, skipping the basics and learning the exercises directly.

Some spiritual food and spiritual fruits are very important for those who have not really cultivated for a long time. Xu Chenglin insisted on sending it out, one was to thank Xiao Yu for his solution, and the other was to keep this lesson in mind.

"Cultivation is not simple, and I can't be careless in the future. ”

In addition to sighing, Xu Chenglin's mind recalled what Xuan Ling said to him.

"Don't be careless, I don't want to see you fall one day......"

That's right, you can't be careless in the future, if you are negligent in the cultivation process, if you don't get it right, it will kill you, and if you don't want to fall prematurely, you have to be cautious.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and after the initial difficulties, this road begins to have a direction, even if the direction of progress is not a smooth road, there is also hope to go on.