This night, Chen Tang and Yan Huandan had a long talk and benefited a lot. The next day, he got up on time and was in good spirits. The arrival of Yan Huandan made him feel like he had taken a reassuring pill, and he was no longer afraid of certain things.

Huang Daozhi and his entourage, like Ye Wangchun before, also lived in the post station and worked there.

When the master dies, it is tantamount to committing suicide in fear of sin. Huang Daozhi immediately acted vigorously and resolutely, recorded and closed the case, and put the responsibility on the master. However, in the case file, it is naturally mentioned that Chen Tang's negligence is jointly and severally liable.

There is no doubt about that.

During this time, Chen Tang was at ease in the yamen and did not have any dealings with Huang Daozhi, which belonged to the basic principle of avoiding suspicion.

The yamen was idle, and he happened to learn swords from Yan Huandan.

Yan Huandan's swordsmanship is a school of its own, which is subtle and has an atmospheric style. According to him, when he first debuted, his cultivation was barely in the stream, but during the period of being trapped, he had no distractions, and his Taoism became more and more sophisticated, so that he had his current level of strength.

Chen Tang has no doubt about this. When a person is in a desperate situation, isolated from the world, if not a madman, he becomes a genius. Or maybe both. In such a difficult environment, it can stimulate the potential of the whole body, making the cultivation progress by leaps and bounds, which is in line with the old saying "the edge of the sword is sharpened".

To some extent, Yan Huandan is trapped, which is not entirely a bad thing.

In the face of Chen Tang, Yan Huandan did not hesitate to advise, learned from experience, and taught each other, which was almost equivalent to hand-in-hand teaching.

In just two or three days, although Chen Tang has not improved much in terms of strength, the whole person's mind and vision suddenly opened up, and he suddenly saw a new world.

Prior to that, he practiced martial arts, collecting all kinds of secret tips, extracting the essence of them, and blending them into tricks. But no matter how it is revised, the original move routine, the framework still exists.

There is a frame, easy to start. However, when it reaches a certain level, the original framework will become a limiting ceiling, suppressing the space for skill improvement.

In the past, Chen Tang's aura was not very strong, and it was just right to match it with "Nine Extreme Techniques" and "Grass Swordsmanship". However, as he continued to absorb the official qi and yin qi, his heavenly and human qi had become slightly hot. In this way, those martial arts moves can't keep up with the pace and seem to be dragged down.

"How do I fix that?"

Chen Tang asked with concern, "Do you want to seek a higher-level secret?"

Yan Huandan replied: "There are strong and weak secrets, but at a certain level, those martial arts are tailor-made, and it is difficult to apply them to outsiders. It's not that you can't learn, it's just that after learning, you will also encounter bottlenecks that are difficult to break through, which is equivalent to taking the previous road again. For example, other people's clothes, no matter how you wear them, they will not fit 100% properly. ”

Chen Tang nodded thoughtfully: "In this way, isn't it to create your own?"

"Yes, if you are a newcomer to martial arts and have no foundation, of course, the best way is to start by imitating, from low to high, and start practicing the established secrets. However, if you have the foundation of the "Sutra of Good Cultivation", the starting point is not much better than others, and then step by step, step by step, it is a waste of time. ”

Yan Huandan explained.

"I see. ”

Chen Tang's eyes flashed, in fact, he vaguely found the problem, but he didn't know the essentials, thinking that the martial arts prototype he learned was too ordinary, but he didn't realize that the crux of the problem was here.

"By the way, Uncle Yan, I've always heard that the outside family practices strength, the inner family practices strength, and the real family practices qi. It's divided into sub-sections, so what level do I belong to now?"

He asked a very concerned question.

"How many small segments?"

Yan Huandan asked.

Chen Tang replied: "It's just a few paragraphs from the outsider." ”

Hearing this, Yan Huandan laughed: "That's just a conventional saying by some unpopular warriors on the rivers and lakes, and it can't be true." How can we make it so clear when we practice martial arts, let alone distinguish between the two places? At that time, pork was sold in the market and cut into a piece, and how much weight could be weighed by a scale?"

Chen Tang couldn't help but smile when he heard this.

Yan Huandan said again: "As for the distinction between the outer family and the inner family, it can be established. You have practiced the breath, you belong to the category of the real family, and in the martial arts, you could have been among the first-class. However, your situation is a bit special, and your real combat power is far from up to standard, so you can only be regarded as second-rate. ”

This analysis and evaluation is still in place.

Chen Tang said with a smile: "In this way, isn't a first-class master the most top-notch?"

Yan Huandan said: "The normal saying, above the first-class, there are also big and small grandmasters. Hehe, in fact, it's just a talking point. In actual combat, there are many factors that affect victory and defeat. If nothing else, it's the three indiscriminate methods. If you accidentally land on the road, you will be a grandmaster, and you will have to capsize in the gutter. ”

"Not bad. ”

Chen Tang echoed.

It's like when he first came into contact with the "Sutra of Good Cultivation", he was also a slightly stronger scholar. To put it mildly, if he encounters some mischievous idlers, he can't deal with it. However, in the face of evil-level evil, he was safe. There is no other reason, it is because he has a sword box by his side, which is dedicated to restraining evil ghosts. To paraphrase a philosophical phrase, it is said that human beings make good use of tools in order to become the chief of all souls. The sword box belongs to the category of tools, so the sweat medicine, lime powder, poison traps and the like are also tools. In essence, they are all the same with each other.

Thinking about this layer, Chen Tang didn't bother to ask Yan Huandan's realm, presumably it should already be at the grandmaster level. Anyway, if you are fierce enough in actual combat, it is powerful.

Yan Huandan glanced at him and said leisurely: "When it comes to self-created martial arts, it is by no means easy. It's also difficult for outsiders to help, and you have to do it on your own, that's really good. ”

Chen Tang replied, "Understood." ”

Yan Huandan said again: "At your age, you don't need to be in a hurry. ”

Chen Tang smiled bitterly: "It's not that I'm in a hurry, but the trend of the times." ”

Yan Huandan sighed: "That's right, the chaos has begun, and no one can help it." ”

Chen Tang said: "Don't say it, there is a zodiac in this city, eyeing me. I doubt that if I hadn't had this official status, I am afraid that he would have brazenly used force. ”

"Just because you killed his spirit slaves?"

"When you kill someone's dog, you are naturally unhappy when you are the owner. It's just a dead house slave, which is not enough to make him angry, but Liangzi must be married. ”

Yan Huandan asked, "What are you going to do?"

Chen Tang said loudly: "What else can I do? I can't sit still and worry about being calculated every day. ”

Yan Huandan's eyes were clear: "In that case, you are not afraid of losing your official hat?"

Chen Tang said angrily: "If you become this official, you have to be in the company of demons, and watch the tigers and wolves eat people and stand by." Then this official, it's not appropriate!"

"Haha, this is the kind of the old Chen family, when you float a big white!"

Yan Huandan laughed.