Chapter 8 Initiation

Although this method of breathing sounds simple, it is not easy to truly settle down. Hu Yan is familiar with the Taoist door at the beginning, and he is not very stable in terms of mind or sitting skills, let alone entering the country.

Although there is no need for guidance from the side, it is not bad for this half-baked cultivator to take care of his own cultivation, where can he give good guidance to nonsense. Although there is nothing wrong with this method of vomiting, it is also very concise, and it can be said that it perfectly expounds what the master taught. However, there is no insight into the method of tuning, which is like a blind man touching an elephant for those who are new to these nonsense, and can only learn by their own understanding. However, cultivators are most afraid of knowing only half of it, missing the slightest difference, and having a slight deviation, going mad and falling into the devil's path.

Fortunately, this method of breathing is still a relatively elementary method of cultivation, and as long as there are no major problems, it will not have much impact.

Although Hu Yan has not read any books, his memory is exceptionally good, and he has memorized it without asking for the essentials of sitting on the gong and the method of spitting. Although I dare not say that there are ten percent, there are seven or eight percent. It's just that there are some obscure ones, but I don't remember the nonsense. After all, there is a long way to go, which is already very good for a newcomer who has just stepped into this field.

Hu Yan followed what he was taught, sat down cross-legged and pinched the meridian with his hands, tried to look at his nose and his heart, and breathed out. After some exhalation, Hu Yan felt the heat in his hands rise again, his breathing became smoother and smoother, his head no longer hurt, and his body was comfortable. It's just that he still feels a little wrong, and as for what is wrong, he can't say. So he took the exercises, turned his head to Wuqiu and said, "Wuqiu, why do I feel a little wrong?"

Wuqiu has been sitting next to him guarding Hu Yan, and when he heard Hu Yan say this, he was also a little puzzled: "What's wrong, what's wrong?"

Hu Yan shook his head and said, "I can't say it either." ”

"Your method of breathing is correct, but you have not been able to open the entrance and pass through the entrance. So you have the feeling of air blockage. At this time, the voice of the old Taoist priest suddenly came from behind him.

As soon as he heard the voice of the master, he suddenly jumped up from the thatched pile. Hanging his head like a frosted eggplant, he said hesitantly: "Master, you are here." ”

"Good boy, I dare to teach people here indiscriminately if I haven't learned my own exercises yet. The old Taoist priest walked over slowly and knocked on Wuqiu's head: "How the teacher usually teaches you, you should be on the sidelines." ”

"Master, I was wrong, but ......" glanced at the nonsense on the side without asking for eyes, and said expectantly.

Hu Yan on the side saw Wuqiu's eyes asking for help and hurriedly said: "Old immortal, it's not to blame Wuqiu, it's because I have a headache, so I asked him to teach me the method of vomiting." "Hu Yan doesn't want to be punished for himself.

Wuqiu is the most beloved disciple of the old immortals, and now that he is talking nonsense, he naturally won't do anything about Wuqiu, but just knocked on Wuqiu's head and said: "The secret of the Tao is not passed on, not to mention that you are not good at learning the arts, and you are not afraid of misleading people." Fortunately, it is just a method of breathing, if it is a little bad for other exercises, it will not harm others and oneself. ”

"Master, the disciple knows that he is wrong, and he doesn't dare anymore. Wuqiu lowered his head, his mouth was pursed, and tears flowed out.

"That's it. The old Taoist priest shook his head, turned his head to Hu Yan and said, "Xiaoyou, do you really want to cultivate?"

Hu Yan had long been interested in cultivation, and with the teaching he had just given him, he felt the wonder of Tuna, and naturally became more and more interested in cultivation. Hearing the old Taoist priest ask, he nodded vigorously and said, "Old immortal, I want to practice with you." ”

The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and said, "Cultivation is a very fortunate thing, you can be prepared. ”

Hu Yan smiled and said: "I have experienced all the hard things, what else is there to prepare for." Since the old immortal wants to follow you to cultivate, what kind of suffering can't I bear. ”

The old Taoist priest nodded with satisfaction and said, "Okay, since that's the case, you can follow me to practice well in the future." ”

"Thank you, master!" When Hu Yan heard that the old Taoist priest had agreed to accept him as an apprentice, he immediately cried with joy, fell to his knees with a thud, and knocked his head a few times.

"yes, I'll have a brother from now on. Seeing this, Wu Qiu on the side couldn't help but jump up happily. I completely forgot about the master's scolding just now. But he was frightened by the old Taoist priest's eyes, and he stood aside and didn't dare to squeak anymore.

Originally, the old Taoist priest was still thinking about whether to accept Hu Yan as a disciple, but after some observation just now, he decided that Hu Yan was indeed a talent, and although the method of vomiting was simple, in such a short period of time, it was not bad to be able to memorize and admit it. And he also believes that he and Hu Yan have a master-apprentice relationship. Perhaps this is fate, God intends to let Hu Yan embark on the path of cultivation, and he will also become his guide on this path.

"Hu Yan, in the future, you will be the thirty-seventh generation disciple of my Qingyuan Palace, because you started late, you are a junior disciple who does not ask for anything. ”

Hu Yan glanced back at Wu Qiu, who was snickering, and said with some reluctance: "Master, the disciple knows." ”

The old Taoist priest nodded and said, "The rules of Qingyuan Palace are strict, and I will tell you more in the future." Since you have cultivated the method of receptivity today, I will tell you about this method of receptivity. As he spoke, he glared back at Wuqiu, and said, "Stinky boy, you can also come over for me, listen to me well." ”

"Got it, master. Without asking for an answer, he ran to Hu Yan and sat down cross-legged beside him with a smile. frowned at Hu Yan and winked.

Hu Yan didn't care, and looked at the old Taoist priest seriously: "Master, you just said that the entrance is not opened, and the qi is blocked, what is the matter? ”

The old Taoist priest saw that Hu Yan was humble and easy to ask, and nodded with satisfaction: "Cultivation is the most taboo and half-understood, and it is very good for you to express the doubts in your heart." So what is the entrance, the autumn moon is both the entrance, and the ancestral trick is the same as the secret of the three Taoists in the past who did not say it and did not pass it on to the six ears. The entrance and the ancestral trick are often connected together, the actual entrance is the entrance, and the ancestral trick is the ancestral trick. It can be said that the ancestral trick is the gateway to the entrance. The entrance is not on the body, and the ancestral aperture is not outside the body. The entrance is a mysterious mechanism, not on the body, and it is difficult to find it from the body. This entrance is the acupoint of human life and death, the root of Wuji, the mother of Tai Chi, and the innate true Qi of parents before they were born. By collecting the heart to seek quietness, the static pole and moving, the Qi hair is the Qi is collected, the fine movement is to refine the Qi, nourish the brain and nourish the spirit, the essence of the Qi feet, when sitting quietly, a round light appears in front of the eyes, which is the entrance, also called the wisdom of the light, the divine light, the spiritual light. It is also a breakthrough in Taoist internal refining, and Taoist internal refining can only enter formal cultivation after breaking through first. Did you feel like you couldn't settle down when you just breathed it in?"

Seeing Hu Yan nodding, the old Taoist priest continued: "That's right, although you can see your nose with your eyes, your nose at your heart, and keep your ancestors' know-how. But he couldn't see the entrance. The breath of breathing, although it passes through the internal organs, but it has not been able to pass through the entrance, and it naturally feels like there is a sense of qi resistance. ”

Hearing what the master said, Hu Yan was suddenly enlightened and taught a lot.

"Master, this entrance is so mysterious, how should I inspect this entrance?"

The old Taoist priest patted his nonsense with relief: "The matter of cultivation is not urgent, and if you want to hurry, you can't reach it." When you have a small success in the method of breathing, you will naturally be able to detect the qi and break through the entrance. ”

He nodded nonsense and said, "Master, the disciple understands." ”

The old Taoist priest stroked his beard and continued: "Every time after sitting down, don't be in a hurry to collect the exercises, first rub your hands together, cover your eyes with your hands while they are hot, and after the heat is dissipated, your hands will suddenly separate to both sides, and your eyes will be opened at the same time, so three to five times, and then turn your eyes left and right. Turn left for 9 weeks, then turn right for another 9 weeks. Then rub your cheeks together with both hands. This is called dry brushing, often insisted, not only to keep the eyeball flexible and not to prevent eye diseases, but also to make the eyes and brains unobstructed, and keep the eyes from spent. It also moisturizes the complexion and delays the growth of wrinkles and old spots. ”

After the old Taoist priest said this, he finally solved a question that had been hidden in Hu Yan's heart. No wonder the old master's beard and hair are all white, but his face is ruddy, and he doesn't even have wrinkles. It turned out that it was because I insisted on drying and whisking the noodles every day.

Seeing that Hu Yan was thoughtful, the old Taoist priest coughed lightly and continued: "After brushing the face and ironing the eyes and turning the eyes, the two hands start from the head, and then from the forehead, two temples, Yingxiang, the front and back of the ears, the brain, the cerebellum, the wind pool, the wind house, the inside and outside of the arms to the back of the two hands, and then from the chest and lungs, two flanks, and both hands to rub the sides of the lower abdomen, navel, two waist eyes, the outer and inner sides of the legs, knees, and the soles of the feet. When rubbing both hands, they must be rubbed hot, and then rub the G pills at the end. This is called dry bathing, and the above points are best constrained by numbers when rubbing, so as not to engage in points. If dry bathing can be sustained, it will definitely have unexpected effects. The focus is on the nasal fossa, neck, waist and eyes, g-pills, and tail springs. Relax your muscles after rubbing. Do you understand?"

The master's speech is not unscrupulous, and he is thorough, even if he is a beginner, he still listens to the nonsense clearly and clearly, which is much clearer than the half-senior brother who does not ask for it. So he hurriedly nodded and said, "Master, the disciple understands." ”

The old Taoist priest saw that he understood the nonsense, so he said: "Okay, since you understand, you can first breathe the method, and then take a dry bath." If you don't understand something, discuss it with Wuqiu. He said and prepared to leave.

"Master, where are you going?" asked Wu Qiu, who was meditating.

"Prepare for the division to go to the river and have a look. Since those evil spirits come from the river, there will be clues by the river. The old Taoist priest looked up at the river, although it was already three poles old, but the river was still foggy, as if isolated from the world.

"Master, be careful. Hu Yan said with some concern.

"Lang Lang Qiankun in broad daylight, even if there is evil, you can't do anything about being a teacher. You can meditate with confidence, and you will go back as soon as you go for the teacher. The old Taoist priest didn't care, for his cultivation, the water ghosts in the river were not a big deal, what he was worried about was the mysterious power behind those water ghosts that dominated them. So he had to go to the river and check it out. As the saying goes, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is invincible.