Chapter 12: The Valley of the Five Elements
"The path of cultivation is actually to get rid of the mortal womb, practice the Dao body, understand the way of heaven, ask the heart, and seek the path of immortals, from the realm of quenching the body, through the Xuan, iQue, and the Ming Dao, the back is too far away from you, and I will tell you when you reach the realm of the Ming Dao. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 When Su Yun said this, seeing Lu Xiyu pouting there, she smiled slightly and said to Li Haoran: "Your senior sister is a tired and ambitious character, Haoran, don't learn from her." ”
Lu Xiyu's face was slightly red when she heard this, and she lowered her head and whispered, "Master." Lu Xiyu, who wanted to establish a perfect senior sister in front of her junior brother Li Haoran, was a little embarrassed when she heard Su Yun say this, and couldn't help but sneer.
Li Haoran smiled slightly: "That's because my senior sister is smart, and I can only catch up with her by being diligent and making up for it." Li Haoran's words not only responded to Su Yun, but also defended Lu Xiyu.
Su Yun nodded slightly, but Lu Xiyu looked at him with a smile, with an expression that still understands me.
Su Yun continued: "Haoran, you have just started, and I will talk about the realm of quenching the body today. Although we are the primates of heaven and earth, we are only mortal beings in the flesh, and we will inevitably experience birth, old age, sickness and death, so the first step of our cultivation is to quench our bodies. The body carries the soul, and only when the body is strong can it be easier and farther on the path of cultivation. Quenching the body together to nourish the foundation with qi and forge the body with force. The body is strong and full of energy, and the qi is full and out of the ordinary. Although the Qi cultivation methods in the world are different, they all follow the path of attracting spiritual qi into the body and then taking the meridians and acupoints. Qi practice has passed through a total of twelve meridians throughout the body, and can refine 393 acupoints. Among them, there are 11 main tips, 290 secondary tips, and 92 auxiliary tips. ”
Speaking of this, Su Yun paused, picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip of tea, and waited for Li Haoran to accept this information.
After a while, Su Yun put down the teacup and continued: "The eleven main orifices are the three orifices of heaven, earth, and man, the four orifices of the hands and feet, the eye, ear, nose and mouth, and the rest of the orifices are distributed on the meridians of qi training. The three orifices of heaven, earth and man are the eyebrows, the heart, the brain, the chest, and the abdomen. Cultivation starts with refining the aura from the human aperture, then the rest of the main apertures except the heavenly aperture, then the secondary aperture, the auxiliary aperture, and finally the heavenly aperture. ”
Hearing this, Li Haoran asked with some confusion: "Why are they all the main apertures, but the heavenly apertures have to be the last to refine the aura?"
Su Yun nodded slightly and said, "Because once the aura of the Heavenly Aperture is refined and perfected, it will enter the next realm of cultivation - Tongxuan." ”
Seeing that the doubts on Li Haoran's face were even heavier, Su Yun knew what he was thinking and smiled slightly: "Do you want to say why don't you just cultivate the Heavenly Aperture so that you can enter the Tongxuan sooner?"
Li Haoran thought exactly this in his heart, and when he saw that the master was intentionally pointing, he nodded and said, "Please master solve your doubts." ”
Su Yun explained: "This starts from a long time ago when human beings did not yet cultivate. At that time, there were no cultivators in this world, and people could not live for more than a hundred years, and they could not live for one side. The creation of heaven and earth is unknown, and it is difficult to understand the mystery of the universe. Later, some people may be born with the luck of heaven and earth, and they can absorb the aura of heaven and earth to refine themselves as soon as they are born. Or use some heavenly treasures to improve their physique to absorb aura. However, these people only showed more strength at first, and lived a little longer. After more than a thousand years of this, a person named Han Chu used the spiritual energy to refine the acupoints of the whole body to perfection, and then refined the heavenly apertures to perfection, and broke through into the realm of Tongxuan in one fell swoop. Although Han Chu only cultivated to the Tongxuan Realm, he passed on his cultivation experience, and later generations slowly sorted it out and explored. Gradually, the monastic system of quenching, mystery, and fugue was formed, which has been passed down to this day. ”
Su Yun paused for a moment and saw that the two disciples were listening carefully, and continued with a slight smile: "And the need for such cultivation in the body quenching realm has been passed down like this. In fact, there are also some predecessors and sages who explore whether they can directly refine the Heavenly Aperture and enter the Tongxuan realm, but there is no good way. Of course, this is the main reason, and the other is that it is very important to temper the body with aura at the beginning of cultivation. When the aura in the body is full, it can naturally prevent all evils and prolong life. And the more tricks that are refined in the Quenching Realm, the stronger the mana will be in the future, and it will be easier to practice spells. ”
Li Haoran nodded again and again after hearing this, and then asked, "Master, how long does it take to cultivate the body quenching realm?"
Su Yun thought for a while and replied, "If the root bones are good, it will take three or four years." ”
Li Haoran was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "It takes three or four years just to cultivate the Quenching Body Realm? Didn't Senior Sister say that there is a senior brother in Stargazing Peak who has only cultivated to the Divine Journey Realm for three years?"
Su Yun glanced at Lu Xiyu when she heard this, Lu Xiyu stuck out her tongue slightly, Su Yun nodded slightly: "Lin Xi is indeed a genius, and his roots and qualifications are all excellent." He spent a year in the Quenching Body Realm to complete the refining of all three hundred acupuncture points except for the main and secondary apertures of the Heavenly Aperture, and then spent another month refining the three auxiliary apertures, and then directly refined the Heavenly Aperture and entered the Tongxuan Realm. His cultivation speed can indeed be regarded as a heavenly posture. However, there are many hardships on the path of cultivation, and although talent is very important, if you want to go further on the path of cultivation, your own efforts and temperament are even more important. ”
Li Haoran was eager for revenge, so when he heard that it would take several years just to quench his body, he would inevitably lose his temper, and now after listening to his master's explanation, he had to calm down and respond: "Disciples should practice diligently and live up to the teachings of master and sister." ”
Su Yun nodded and said: "Although I only require the main and secondary knots to be refined before they can be promoted to the Tongxuan realm, the elders in the sect still hope that the disciples can refine as many auxiliary knots as possible, after all, in the early stage of cultivation, only the quenching body realm can quench the body and wash the marrow." At the beginning, after Lin Xi finished refining the main and secondary apertures, he only refined three auxiliary apertures and was promoted to the Xuan Realm, which made many elders and peak masters in the sect regret, especially his master was very angry. Therefore, as a teacher, I still hope that you will not be in a hurry, and you will be able to refine enough tricks and then advance to the Tongxuan Realm, which will be of great help to your future cultivation and cultivation of Dao techniques. ”
Li Haoran nodded and replied, "The disciple obeys." ”
Since Su Yun asked Li Haoran to do so, he naturally followed, but he was determined to cultivate diligently and take revenge as soon as possible.
Su Yun nodded with satisfaction when he saw Li Haoran, and then said to Lu Xiyu: "Xiyu, you will take Haoran to the Five Elements Valley later, from today until the end of the quenching, he will cultivate in the Five Elements Valley." ”
Lu Xiyu paused for a moment and nodded.
Su Yun asked the two of them to retreat after a while, and before leaving, he handed a jade plate to Lu Xiyu and said, "You give this jade plate to Senior Brother Jiang, and ask Haoran to cultivate in the Water Xuan Realm, and the other Senior Brother Jiang will naturally arrange everything." ”
Lu Xiyu took the jade plaque with the word "A" carved in relief, and gave a salute with Li Haoran and prepared to leave.
"Haoran. Su Yun called softly.
Hearing this, Li Haoran turned around and asked, "What else does the master command?"
Su Yun looked at Li Haoran, who was still vaguely a weak child in front of him, sighed slightly in his heart, waved his hand and said, "It's okay, you can go." ”
Li Haoran was a little confused, but he still gave a salute and said, "That disciple retires." Then he followed Lu Xiyu out of Su Yun's room.
Watching the two disciples walk out of the house, they left with a smile in the faint sunlight, and Su Yun said to herself: "Why impose all the hope and pressure on one child? After all, I am not cultivating enough, if I can attain the sacred, then there will not be so many things." ”
A wisp of green smoke rose from the incense burner on the table, and then quietly disappeared with a breeze blowing through the window. The smoke will disperse with the wind, but the worries in my heart are entangled, and it is difficult to let go.
After leaving from Su Yun, Li Haoran was taken to the kitchen by Lu Xiyu, took out a small altar from the hut in the kitchen, and said to Li Haoran with a smile: "This is my collection of various petal wine, called Baihua Brew, do you want to drink some, junior brother?"
Li Haoran guessed that this might be a gift from Senior Sister to the "Senior Brother Jiang" mentioned by the master just now, and he rarely drank alcohol, so he shook his head and said, "I don't know how to drink." ”
Lu Xiyu smiled slyly and said, "If you don't know how to drink, you have to drink." In addition to the petals I collected, there are also some elixirs added by the master, and drinking it has the effect of nourishing the meridians and acupoints. Drinking this will make your cultivation in the Quenching Realm faster. ”
Li Haoran couldn't help but faintly look forward to it when he heard that this Hundred Flowers Brew also had the effect of speeding up his cultivation.
"The disciples of the Quenching Body Realm in the Gate will all cultivate in the Five Elements Valley until the Quenching Body is completed and enters the Tongxuan Realm. The Five Elements Valley is located between Canglan Peak, Stargazing Peak and Feixian Peak. In addition to being located in the central residential area, the valley is divided into five areas: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. These five areas are created with unique environments according to their names, and these unique environments not only temper the cultivator's physique and broaden the meridians, but also allow the cultivators in the realm of quenching the body to better feel the power of the five elements in the aura, laying the foundation for cultivating Dao magic in the future. ”
Lu Xiyu took Li Haoran to fly towards the Five Elements Valley among the green mountains of Canglan Mountain, and introduced some of the situation of the Five Elements Valley.
Under the feet of the two of them was a huge snow-white blade that could hold four or five people standing. A little light emanates from the leaves, blocking out the oncoming wind.
This leaf is the magic weapon that Su Yun gave to Lu Xiyu - the leaf of the Snow Dragon Divine Tree.
The Snow Dragon Divine Tree itself is huge, and even a young leaf that has regrown is a hundred times larger than an ordinary leaf. When Su Yun handed this leaf to Lu Xiyu, because it had been sacrificed, it was the same size as an ordinary leaf. And now, after Lu Xiyu's mana, the leaves of the Snow Dragon Divine Tree have also returned to their normal size, carrying the two of them towards the Five Elements Valley.
"It's here. ”
Turning around a mountain peak, Lu Xiyu pointed ahead and said.
Li Haoran only felt that the continuous mountain peaks disappeared suddenly, and his eyes suddenly opened up.
It is a huge valley with grass and trees, and some houses loom in a faint mist.
Lu Xiyu took Li Haoran and flew straight towards the place where a large number of houses were gathered in front of him.
The huge white blades carried the two directly over the wide bluestone square and tall hall in front of the house, and finally landed in a quiet courtyard.
In front of the small courtyard is a house of blue bricks and tiles, and then there is nothing except a clump of green bamboo growing on the side of the wall, and the ground is paved with bluestone slabs, and some weeds are scattered between the gaps between the stone slabs.
Lu Xiyu took Li Haoran to the front of the house and gently knocked on the door that was lightly closed.
"Tuk tuk. ”
The sound of fingers knocking on the wooden door sounded softly in the small courtyard, as if the small courtyard was more peaceful.
"It's the rain girl, you haven't come to see the old man for a long time. ”
An old voice came from the room, with love in it.
Lu Xiyu smiled when he heard this, beckoned to Li Haoran, pushed open the door and walked into the house and said with a smile: "Uncle Jiang, I came to see you whenever I was free." Look, I've brought you something. ”
Li Haoran followed Lu Xiyu into the house and saw an old man with a white beard lying on a recliner by the window with green bamboo outside the window. This person is the Jiang Shibo in Lu Xiyu's mouth.
Uncle Jiang's name is Jiang Wanlin, and he is an elder in the Canglan Sect. And because he is in charge of the Five Elements Valley, his status is second only to the head of the remaining sects, the lord of the four peaks.
Jiang Wanlin, who was originally lying on the recliner, saw Lu Xiyu, to be precise, saw the small altar in Lu Xiyu's hand jump up from the chair and blurted out: "Hundred flowers brewed." ”
After speaking, he took the wine jar from Lu Xiyu's hand and couldn't wait to tear open the wine seal.
A fragrant smell of wine permeated the room.
Although Li Haoran is not good at wine, he has seen many fine wines because of his father, but it is the first time he has smelled such an intoxicating aroma of wine. Even if he was not good at drinking, he couldn't help twitching his nose and inhaling a few more times.
And Jiang Wanlin exaggeratedly put his nose on the wine jar and inhaled deeply, his face full of intoxication.
But in the end, Jiang Wanlin didn't take a sip, but sealed the wine and put it on the desk next to him with a satisfied face, and said with a smile: "Yu girl is so generous today? Tell me, there's something you want me to help with. ”
After Jiang Wanlin finished speaking, he put his inquiring gaze on Li Haoran next to him.
Li Haoran hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Li Haoran has seen Uncle Jiang. ”
Lu Xiyu stood beside Li Haoran and said, "This is Master's new disciple, my junior brother Li Haoran."
"Huh?"
Jiang Wanlin was slightly surprised, but he knew that his senior sister Su had only accepted Lu Xiyu as a disciple all along. There were some criticisms in the door because of the thin people of Yunhan Peak and the occupation of a peak's resources, and the senior brother in charge and others also persuaded Senior Sister Su to accept a few more disciples, but Su Yun was indifferent, and still only lived with Lu Xiyu and the two of them on Yunhan Peak.
And now that he suddenly learned that the young man in front of him was Su Yun's newly accepted disciple, Jiang Wanlin was also slightly surprised in his heart, and couldn't help but carefully look at the young man in front of him to see what was special about him that could make Su Yun a disciple. However, Jiang Wanlin had never learned the art of physiognomy, and there was no spiritual power fluctuation when he used his divine sense to probe Li Haoran.