Chapter 10: Initiation

"Master, who is the old man who is embarrassed by you in the main hall, and why is he targeting us so much?" After Huan Yin and Duan Yun's master and apprentice worshiped the sect master, they left the Immeasurable Hall and returned in the direction of the Sword Pavilion.

"He is my uncle Taiyin, a real person, a figure of the same generation as my master, that is, your master. Uncle Taiyin has a lot of qualifications, and he works hard, and he is the best among the disciples of the previous generation. The sect attaches great importance to him, and he has received a lot of rewards from the sect. Later, when my master Qijue entered, he quickly showed extraordinary talent and qualifications, and Uncle Taiyin's light was overshadowed by him. Gradually, the sect paid more and more attention to the cultivation of my master, and slowly ignored Uncle Taiyin. Uncle Taiyin is narrow-minded, jealous that my master is stronger than him, and he has been blocked by my master several times, and he also made jokes, which made him hold a grudge. Later, the Sword Pavilion was hit hard, and the master was fallen, and Uncle Taiyin not only did not grieve for my Sword Pavilion Heroic Spirit, but secretly rejoiced, and even vented his previous jealousy and hatred for the master on me. ”

Huan Yin nodded: "Master, Yin'er will work hard to prove himself." ”

Duan Yun touched Huan Yin's head and walked down the mountain with him.

Back in the pavilion, Duan Yun said to Huan Yin: "Yin'er, since you have entered the path of immortality, you will be with your cultivation for a lifetime, and you can't delay a second. Therefore, the teacher will start teaching you to cultivate immortals from today, you should work hard, work tirelessly, and don't let the teacher be disappointed. ”

Huan Yin nodded heavily, and then Duan Yun continued: "People have three souls, one soul is the sky, one soul is the earth, and one soul is life, and there are seven souls, which are contained in the soul of life. Cultivating immortals is the process of absorbing the aura of heaven and earth and condensing it into the power of the souls of our generation of monks, so cultivating immortals is also called soul refining. Cultivation begins with the Seven Spirits, corresponding to the seven realms of Qi Condensation, Cohesion, Refining, Transformation, Spiritual Wisdom, Tianchong, and Extreme. Every time you achieve one spirit, you can complete a realm, and you can start cultivating the next one, that is, you can move towards a higher cultivation realm. The following extreme realms are all cultivated, and they are also collectively referred to as the spiritual realm. When the seven souls are perfect, you can bombard the soul in your body with your own courage, in order to open up the way of soul cultivation, and this step is also called opening the door of life. The opening of the door is dangerous and abnormal, and nine times out of ten monks throughout the ages have stopped here and re-entered reincarnation. If you succeed, you will step into the realm of soul cultivation, open the path of soul refining, and become a soul realm cultivator. The power of the soul is far from being comparable to the soul, so the soul cultivation is extremely powerful, and it is a realm that we monks dream of. I once saw a soul cultivator ancestor cast a spell against the enemy, and when he raised his hand, the color of the heavens and the earth changed, and the wind and clouds rolled upside down, making people suffocating. ”

Huan Yin's face was full of yearning, and he didn't say a word, and he seemed to be a little stupid. Seeing this, Duan Yun smiled slightly: "The aura of heaven and earth required for cultivating immortals is everywhere in heaven and earth, but there is a difference between thin and rich. The richer the aura, the faster the cultivation. Back then, when my immeasurable gate became a quartet and one heart, the aura was locked inside, and it was the only place to cultivate immortals. It's just that today it is only a triangle, and it is no longer the state of the treasure land of the past. ”

Duan Yun shook his head when he said this, and then said: "In addition to the spiritual energy, there is also a kind of mineral vein called the spiritual stone mine, which is bred from the earth, and it is full of spiritual power, which is similar to the spiritual energy between heaven and earth. The spirit stones used in our Immortal Cultivation Realm are refined from this kind of ore. ”

"Although the mountain where my Sword Pavilion is located is not as strong as the main peak, but because the Sword Pavilion had a high status in the Infinite Gate back then, it was also a place with the highest cultivation conditions in the sect. You are the hope of my Sword Pavilion, and I should devote all the resources of the Sword Pavilion to cultivating you. ”

"The disciple must live up to the master's expectations!" "The master is like a father, Huan Yin has not experienced this feeling for a long time since his father died, his nose is slightly sour, and he responds in a loud voice.

"Okay, the first realm of cultivating immortals is the Qi Condensation Realm. The meaning of condensing qi is to condense the aura between heaven and earth in oneself and form one's own cultivation power. The Condensation Qi Realm itself has nine layers, which are the foundation of all cultivation, and the more solid and solid the cultivation, the deeper the foundation, the better it will be for future development. This book is a summary of the method of condensing qi cultivation, you take it to carefully understand, if there is anything unclear, come to ask the teacher, although the teacher is now cultivating nothing, but he has the experience of cultivating condensation, and it is more than enough to give you a pointer or two. With that, Duan Yun took out a booklet with a blue cover and handed it to Huan Yin.

Huan Yin took the book of "Qi Condensation Formula" and bowed to Duan Yun, and then Duan Yun arrived: "My Sword Pavilion is a major in swordsmanship, and all kinds of methods in the Pavilion are inseparable from swords, so my Sword Pavilion not only cultivates swords, but also casts swords." In addition to cultivating on weekdays, you also have to learn the method of forging swords with me, and today is not early, so you can practice this qi condensation technique. From tomorrow onwards, from the hour to noon every day, the teacher will teach you how to forge a sword. ”

The next day, Huan Yin got up early. Yesterday, he had been practicing the Qi Condensation Technique until late at night, Huan Yin had a high level of understanding since he was a child, and he looked at the essentials of Qi Condensation as if he were reading a poetry book, and it was not difficult to comprehend it. It's just that his qualifications are inferior, and although it is easy to understand, it is useless to practice. He woke up, cheered himself up, and walked out the door.

This morning is supposed to learn sword casting from the master, and after Huan Yin cleaned up, he went to the kitchen to make breakfast for the master. He has lived in a wealthy family since he was a child, and has never touched pots and pans and other cooking utensils, and has been busy in the kitchen for a long time, but he has no clue, only making a mess of the kitchen.

After a while, Duan Yun walked in, saw that the kitchen was in a mess, Huan Yin was alone in the room, with a few vegetable leaves stuck to his head, he was stunned for a moment, and then pretended to be angry and said to Huan Yin: "You kid...... Come here and teach you for the teacher. ”

Huan Yin's face turned red, and he ran to the master with his head down, and followed Duan Yunxue to make breakfast.

Duan Yun was quite skilled, and after a while, he made a table full of fragrant breakfast. At the dinner table, Huan Yin asked, "Master, don't immortals skip eating, when can I skip eating?"

"When you reach the realm of refining, you can open the valley, that is, you said you don't eat. ”

"Oh. Since then, my cooking skills have been reserved for the master. "Huan Yin arrived well-behaved.

After breakfast, the master and apprentice came to the platform outside the main hall of the Sword Pavilion, and Duan Yun said to Huan Yin: "Casting a sword is originally a method in the mortal world, consisting of five steps: making a model, selecting materials, smelting, watering, and repairing. And my immortal family casts swords, because of the power of cultivation, there is no need to cast swords with molds like mortals, so there are only three steps of material selection, casting, and repair.

"The selection of materials is the basis of sword casting, materials not only need to be selected, but also to match, only to find the most suitable combination of sword casting materials and matching ratio in order to refine a good sword; casting is a key step, the shape and spirit of the sword are formed in this step, a clever swordsmith can cast the spirit of heaven and earth into the sword, become a spiritual sword; repair is the last step of sword casting, but also an endless step, excellent swordsmiths will continue to repair their own sword, so that the sword in their hands continues to become strong. I heard that the ancestor also forged a sword for himself in his early years, and this sword accompanied the ancestor until the fall of the Dao and never changed. But the ancestors cultivated this sword thirty-three times in their lifetime, and it was because of this sword that it endured. ”

"This sword-casting is like cultivation, and there are also realms, from weak to strong, divided into instrument children, auxiliary teachers, instrument masters, instrument honors, instrument immortals, and instrument saints. Generally, the cultivation of sword casting is based on the immortal as the ultimate realm, but my ancestor of the Infinite Gate, the Immeasurable Venerable, is also the cultivation of sword casting and imperial sword, and his key "Immeasurable Sword" has been passed down to future generations. According to the record in this "Infinite Sword", the Immeasurable Venerable of that year finally reached the realm of the Instrument Saint, and his sword-forging attainments were far from being comparable to those of the Instrument Immortals. ”

"It is said that this "Infinite Sword" has three volumes, but unfortunately the middle and lower two volumes have been lost, and only the upper volume is still preserved. "Boundless Sword" has two articles: Imperial Sword and Sword Casting, and the method of sword casting that I learned in the Sword Pavilion is the sword casting chapter of "Infinite Sword". Originally, the Imperial Sword Chapter was a matter of contention for the sect, but later many leaders in the sect practiced the Imperial Sword Chapter and found nothing, so they all thought that the advanced swordsmanship described in the Imperial Sword Chapter was a fiction, and no one practiced it since. ”

Speaking of this, Duan Yun recalled: "Actually, I also studied this sword chapter back then, and the swordsmanship written on it was unfathomable and indescribable, but after I practiced, I also gained nothing. However, the law of the ancestors is not fictional, but our cultivation is not enough, our understanding is inferior, and it is difficult to understand the subtlety of the ancestors' swordsmanship. Speaking of this, Duan Yun took out a bamboo slip and handed it to Huan Yin.

Huan Yin took the bamboo slip and opened it, only to see that the first row on it was written in ancient characters - Boundless Sword, scroll. This bamboo slip is yellow all over, slightly flooded, the handwriting seems to be written but not written, it seems to be carved and not engraved, and it is a very old thing at a glance.

"This bamboo slip is said to have been written by the Venerable Venerable Immeasurables himself, and it is protected by a trace of his cultivation power and is indestructible. Because of this, this bamboo slip is the treasure of my sword pavilion, today I will teach it to you as a teacher, you should refer to it carefully, if you can...... If you can gain insight into the Ancestor Sword Intent......" Duan Yun didn't say any more at this point, he shook his head, feeling that this matter was impossible. As soon as the conversation shifted: "Come, Yin'er, today as a teacher, I will teach you the basic skill of selecting materials - knowing materials." To be able to choose materials, you must first be able to recognize many materials, which is the basic skill of sword casting, there is no shortcut, only to see more, learn more, remember more. ”

Duan Yun walked to one of the pillars on the platform and pressed something on the pillar, which emitted a soft and rich light. After this light came out, it condensed but did not disperse, and gradually formed a light curtain in the air like the one seen by Huan Yin of the Immortal Yuan Society. After a while, all sorts of things began to appear on the light curtain, mostly plants, rocks, and mineral veins, and occasionally animals and even things that Huan Yin had never seen before.

Duan Yun pointed to the light curtain and said: "This stone pillar is a treasure for my Sword Pavilion to learn and learn materials, it was collected by the disciples of the Sword Pavilion in the past generations according to what they have seen and heard, and the appearance, name, texture, provenance, character, and use of most of the sword casting materials in this world are presented on it. From today onwards, you will come to this pillar every hour to learn the material, and I want you to memorize the content of the eight layers or more of this light curtain within half a year. Half a year later, I will teach you, if you can't do it, don't blame the teacher for being strict. ”

Huan Yin's cultivation began.