In the dark, Meng Ran subconsciously straightened his waist and sat there very upright, pricking up his ears to listen carefully.

Li Haoran coughed lightly and continued: "That night, I followed my master to stay on the top of Mount Tai, watching those masters sit and talk about the Tao, or there is an ethereal sword momentum, or a forest sword qi, or a majestic martial intent.

A few days later, when the discussion between them ended, they went their separate ways, and I followed Master down Mount Tai step by step.

After that, Master took me to a small mountain village under the rule of Linyi County, Yizhou, which is where the master is located. It is said that it is a teacher's gate, but in fact, it is a courtyard fenced off, an old peach tree, and three or five thatched houses. However, it is a beautiful place to live, and it is very suitable for nourishing the heart.

For the next few years, I lived a secluded life in a small mountain village.

My sect doesn't have any special name, it's called Shendaomen, a particularly cheesy name. There are not many people in the division, and there are only five or six people in each generation. In my master's generation, there are only two disciples left.

I have an uncle, it is said that when he was young, he competed with others, and after losing, he left the division in a negative mood, saying that there was no future in learning swords, and he turned to practice swords, which made my master angry and half dead, and died of depression soon after.

My master has become the contemporary head of the sect, and he alone supports the entire Divine Sword Gate.

As for my generation, Master has taught a few disciples, but they are limited to the root bone qualifications, and they have not learned the true transmission of this sect, so they have not been included in the door wall by Master. Therefore, I am the only disciple in the true sense of the word.

My master's name is Liu Zhongping, a middle-aged man with an ordinary name and an ordinary appearance, he has never married in his life, and he has no children, but he takes the development of his master's sword skills as his lifelong goal.

After taking me as an apprentice, he was quite strict with me, and in addition to the normal field work, he practiced endlessly every day, meditating in the morning, practicing knife skills in the afternoon, and running with weights or swinging a knife under a waterfall at night.

It was an unforgettable time, hard work, but fulfilling.

After about half a year, I successfully broke the innate barrier and became a second-grade martial artist. ”

Hearing this, Meng Ran's eyes lit up, and he looked at Li Haoran with glowing eyes, and his face was full of desire to speak.

Li Haoran smiled and asked, "What do you want to ask?"

Meng Ran smiled, "I want to know the realm division of martial arts cultivation. ”

Li Haoran plucked out his ears and asked unhurriedly, "Do you know what these are for?

Meng Ran replied as a matter of course, "Of course I want to cultivate." ”

"Isn't it good to be a scholar? If you don't climb your old Mount Tai well, why do you have to work thanklessly to learn martial arts?"

Meng Ran pursed his lips, "Zhang Shibo, it's not as powerful as outsiders think." Outsiders only think that the retired Tobe squire is very majestic, but they don't know the hardships inside. ”

Li Haoran sneered, "This reason is not sufficient." ”

Meng Ran replied very deceptively, "It's naturally enough to deal with others." ”

"Okay, then I'll tell you about it. Li Haoran sat upright, restrained the playful appearance just now, and said solemnly: "This martial arts path is quite different from Taoism, Buddhism, Confucianism, and Sword Sect, although the teachings of the two sects are not very different, but the foundation is almost the same, not to mention that Taoism, Buddhism and Sword Sect are all disciples of the Sanqing sage.

As for Confucianism, not to mention, the way of heaven and earth of Sage Kong and the Taoist sect naturally have the same path, plus they all have people on it, so it is completely different from this martial arts.

Martial arts all the way, it is like being raised by a stepmother, without a lot of luck blessings, and there is no mercy from heaven, so you can only rely on your own solid cultivation.

The initial realm division of this martial arts is the third-rate, second-rate, first-class and innate four realms in the rivers and lakes, and when you enter the congenital, you can be regarded as entering the gate of martial arts. Among them, eight are known as small grandmasters, and nine are great grandmasters. Above the nine grades, it is the same as the name of Taoism.

At that time, I had just crossed the innate realm, so I was a second-grade martial artist, and I could be regarded as entering the threshold of martial arts cultivation. ”

Meng Ran nodded as if he didn't understand: "It's so complicated, isn't it very convenient to cultivate the two sects and two sects?"

Li Haoran nodded and said, "Not to mention the Sword Sect, the cultivation of the three sects is generally very smooth, but their realms all have moisture, it's just that it's easier to get closer to the Heavenly Dao, which helps to ascend."

If it really starts fighting, the Sword Sect is more powerful than our martial artists, after all, the teachings of the three religions emphasize the way of heaven and ignore the way of martial arts, and the killing skills are weaker, and the Sword Sect uses the sword to preach the Tao, which is not much different from our martial artists who preach the Tao with strength. ”

Meng Ran pondered for a while, and then continued to ask, "How are the realms of the two sects and the two sects divided?"

Li Haoran said in a deep voice: "The division of the realm of Buddhism is relatively difficult to remember, I only know that they are in the nine realms of mortals to distinguish the level of the realm by the number of red moles in the center of the eyebrows, the more red moles, the higher the cultivation of Buddhism, if there are six red moles between the eyebrows, it is the peak realm of the human realm." If there is a lotus flower between the eyebrows, it means that the Venerable position has been achieved, and then it is the Arhat realm.

As for Confucianism, I haven't had much contact with it, I don't know much about it, I only know that after crossing the realm of mortals, I am a sage and a gentleman.

As for the Sword Sect and the Dao Sect, the realm division is the same, but the Dao Sect generally refines qi or cultivates into a golden pill, while the Sword Sect cultivates the sword fetus, and after the Nine Realms, it is a human immortal and an earth immortal. ”

Meng Ran scratched his head and said a little speechlessly: "How can it be so complicated?"

Li Haoran sneered: "So no one cares about the division of the Nine Realms of these mortals at all, just an overview of the Nine Realms in the simplest way." ”

"Oh well. Meng Ran sighed, "You better continue to tell your story." ”

Li Haoran hesitated for a moment and muttered: "After another three years, my master passed on the inheritance sword of the master to me, and went down the mountain alone, saying that he was going to an appointment with a gentleman, so that I didn't have to wait for him."

I didn't care about the deep meaning of Master's words at that time, so I lived in the small mountain village for another two years, and then I still didn't wait for Master, so I went down the mountain with a Baipi Knife and prepared to go to Master.

At this time, I was already a four-rank martial artist, and I could be regarded as one of the few masters in the rivers and lakes.

After that, I searched for Master's news in the world, and after searching for more than three months, I learned the news in a few words. I followed the clues all the way and finally got a result that made me laugh.

The truth of the matter is very simple, my master and a swordsman, that is, my uncle who gave up swords and practiced swords, and the two made a pact to fight with swords when they were young.

After my master went down the mountain, he went to my uncle to fulfill the agreement, and the two engaged in a sword fight. ”

Meng Ran muttered, "The senior master lost?"

Li Haoran squinted slightly, and said softly: "I lost, but I also won." When I got there, I saw that my eyes were full of devastation, the tall ancient trees were all broken, and the mountain was also ruined by the energy, and the stones were covered with criss-crossing marks, and there was still a sharp sword aura on the traces.

There were many people in the rivers and lakes who felt the traces of the war and the residual sword breath, and I inquired a little and got the results I wanted. It turned out that the cultivation of the master and the uncle were equal, and the two fought for a long time, and finally died of exhaustion. Later, their bodies were thrown off the cliff by the people watching the battle at the time, and they were long since disappeared without a trace by the sea.

Fortunately, someone erected a simple stone monument on the side of the mountain to commemorate the sword battle between Master and Uncle.

I went to the stele and saw a bare bluestone stele with a bouquet of withered wildflowers under it.

There was not even an inscription on the stele, I pulled out a hundred knives, carved the three words of the divine knife door, and then twisted the soil for incense, and worshipped. ”

Meng Ran's mood was a little low, and he said in a dull voice: "It's really pitiful, I don't even have a tomb, and I won't be able to enjoy the incense of future generations in the future." ”

Li Haoran could see it a little more openly, and said loudly: "The rivers and lakes are dead, and what kind of tomb yellow paper you want is just false." ”

Meng Ran said softly: "Then there must be a thought." ”

Li Haoran said infinitely sadly: "It's a pity, I also lost the treasure knife of my own sect, and I'm afraid that after I die, I won't have the face to see the master and his old man." ”

Meng Ran's eyes burned, and he couldn't help but feel a little sorry for the prisoner sitting in the trapped room opposite.

Li Haoran paused for a moment and continued: "I have been in Yuntai Mountain on the sea for more than half a month, and I have carefully felt the sword intent left by my master, and I have a slight understanding in my heart, so I stayed for a while.

After I got out of the customs, I could already vaguely see the threshold of the five grades. ”

Meng Ran's heart was agitated, and he asked curiously, "What is the current realm of the seniors?"

"It's just six grades. ”

"Are you stagnant?"

Li Haoran sighed, "No, it's just that something happened later, and I fell to the realm, and I have no intention of cultivating all these years, and I have always been like this." ”

Meng Ran sighed, and then asked, "What about your master and uncle?"

Li Haoran hesitated for a moment and said, "Judging from the remnants of the sword qi at that time, both of them are at the peak of the eighth grade, that is, the cultivation of the little grandmaster. ”

Meng Ran was quite moved, and said softly: "If only I had that kind of cultivation." ”

Li Haoran said angrily, "There are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, you think that the peak of the eighth grade is invincible, and there is a small group of people on it." ”

Meng Ran was stunned, and after a long while, he said slowly: "I know this, the most powerful person in the world should be the head of the Dao Sect and the Sword Sect, followed by the head of the Dao Sect Precept Division, the commander of the Imperial City Division and the presiding abbot of the Great Buddha Temple." ”

Li Haoran's face stiffened, and he muttered, "How do you know?"

Meng Ran changed his tone and said, "Because I've seen a master." ”

Li Haoran sneered and asked, "How tall?"

"It's as tall as a building of several stories. ”

"How tall is that?"

Meng Ran clenched his palms and said word by word: "The Six Heavens of the Immortal Realm." ”

Li Haoran laughed, and then rolled on the ground.