After eating breakfast, Wu Qiu patted his little belly with satisfaction, and lay on the grass outside the house with a comfortable face basking in the sun. Although the gruel is not thick, fortunately, there are a lot of sweet potato pieces. In such a year of great famine, it can be regarded as a quite sumptuous meal.

Hu Yan, who was lying on the side, looked at the sky thoughtfully, his head still a little heavy. Although he couldn't remember exactly what happened last night, he knew that last night must have been quite thrilling. If it weren't for the fact that the old gods and immortals repelled those seductive evils in time at the critical moment, I am afraid that today I am afraid that I would be the unjust soul in the river.

Hu Yan only remembered that he was about to open the door and go out last night, but after being stopped by Uncle Li, he returned to the thatched pile to sleep. Why he opened the door and went out after that, he really couldn't remember for a while. As soon as I thought of this, my head, which was already a little heavy, began to swell and ache again. I couldn't help but reach out and pat my head, trying to relieve the pain.

Wu Qiu, who was concentrating on basking in the sun on the side, heard the sound of popping, turned his head and said, "Hey, nonsense, what are you doing?"

Hu Yan rubbed his temples with his hands, and said a little uncomfortable: "I don't know why, I feel a terrible headache today." ”

Wuqiu turned over and sat up from the grass, checked the nonsense, and said in a deep voice: "It is estimated that it was caused by the wind and cold last night and the yin and evil entering the body." If it weren't for my master who gave you the meditation spell of exorcism and evil suppression, my three souls and seven spirits would have been dispersed long ago. ”

Hu Yan had heard the old Taoist priest talk about the relevant knowledge of the three souls and seven spirits before, so he naturally knew the importance of the three souls and seven spirits of the human body. The ability of people to live safely is closely related to these three souls and seven spirits. If the three souls and seven spirits leave the body, the person's life will also come to an end. Last night, if it weren't for the old Taoist priest who used a charm to seal the three souls and seven spirits of Hu Yan, I am afraid that the frightened Hu Yan would be three souls, seven spirits uneasy, and lost his soul. It can range from a serious illness to madness, or even life.

Fortunately, I just feel a headache now, and there is nothing wrong with it. Hu Yan couldn't help but be even more grateful to the old immortal. It's just that this headache makes him a little upset and miserable.

"Wuqiu, I have a terrible headache, do you have anything you can do to alleviate it?" Hu Yan rubbed his temples and looked at Wuqiu with blank eyes.

Wuqiu thought for a while and said, "It's not impossible, so let's teach you a calming meditation method, which may help you reduce your pain." ”

Hu Yan hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, you teach me quickly." ”

I didn't want to know how bad Hu Yan had a headache, and I didn't hold it, so I began to teach Hu Yan how to meditate.

"At the beginning of meditation, practice static movement, the whole body should be relaxed inside and outside, the two eyes should be hung down to guard the ancestral knots, and the tongue should be closed. Deep, slender and evenly adjusted breathing, and the mind is fixed. The body and mind are forgotten and lonely, and the body and mind are all wonderful. Pinch the meridian, remove distracting thoughts, Zu Qi cultivates the entrance of the hall. The face is like an ant crawling the dantian, and the mouth is full of liquid to swallow. Get off the seat and rub your body up and down. Building a foundation and refining oneself depends on this, and the static pole moves a yang. This is the meditation method. You have to keep it in mind!" Wu Qiu learned from the old Taoist priest's demeanor when he used to teach him to meditate, and shook his head and said an obscure meditation method.

Hu Yan scratched his head as if he didn't understand: "No request, you say more details, I don't understand too much." ”

Wuqiu looked at Hu Yan with an old face, and said with hatred: "Why are you so stupid, you can't be taught." Although he said so, he said cross-legged: "The key to this sitting skill is to sit cross-legged, divide yin and yang with your feet, pinch the meridian with your hands, hang the curtain with your eyes, look at your nose and look at your nose and heart." Close the mouth and hide the tongue, the tongue is on top of the palate, the breath is soft, and the dantian is slightly lowered. The mind and mind keep the ancestral know-how, and the three flowers gather at the top of the autumn moon. Lower seat, iron your eyes, and rub your body up and down. Stretch out your arms and long waist to relax your muscles, and move with a yang appearance. ”

Talking nonsense, I understand eighty or ninety percent, learn to look like no demand, cross my legs, and pinch a meridian knot that is not like four or six.

"No, no, no. Without looking at it, his head shook like a rattle: "There are single discs, double discs, and five hearts facing the sky." Beginners can use a natural single crossed knee, don't force it. The so-called sitting upright means that the upper body is naturally upright, not leaning forward and backward, and the Baihui and the perineum form a vertical line, but it must be relaxed and natural. It is necessary to know that if you are loose, your qi will be smooth and your meridians will be smooth, and if you are stiff, your qi will be stagnant and your blood will be hindered. Only when the whole body is relaxed inside and outside can the conditions be created for meditation. Look at your cross-legged, you think you are setting up a dragon gate array at home, and the meridian knot is also wrong. ”

Wu Qiu stood up and taught, fiddling with his nonsense legs: "When you cross your knees, your left foot is yang outside, and your right foot is yin inside, for yang and yin, but it is not absolute, if you feel uncomfortable, you can change it." Don't be too rigid about this. As for the hand pinching meridian, the left thumb pinched the left hand middle finger noon, the right thumb into the left hand to pinch the root of the left hand ring finger, and the two hands hugged each other in the lower abdomen, which is yin and yang. But pinching the meridian is not the same as pinching the mantra. The two veins of the factor noon are connected to the inch, guan and ruler, and the pulse of the inch, guan and ul is through the heart, the heart is through the brain, and the meridian is to reduce the force of the artery hitting the heart, so that it can have fewer distracting thoughts and help to enter the meditation. Dan Jingyun's hands and feet are linked and linked, and the four doors are tightly closed and in the center' is this reason. ”

Hu Yan is also allowed to fiddle with nothing, like a student who is humbly taught. After Wu Qiu fiddled with the simplest single plate and the meridian knot of the eight meridians for him, he suddenly felt that his breath became much smoother. Hu Yan was amazed in his heart. I became more and more interested in this meditation.

"Why do people have to pinch the meridian cross-legged when they meditate?"

Wu Qiu Bai glanced at nonsense and said: "Because there are many acupuncture points on people's legs and feet, and the meridians are complicated, sitting cross-legged like this, the true power of the body passes through the perineum and then to the spring points on the soles of the feet, and the cycle of a week is smoother than standing practice, and the practice is faster, which is why most practitioners sit cross-legged at the beginning of their practice!"

Hu Yan nodded clearly: "I see." ”

Seeing that Hu Yan understood, Wu Qiu continued: "As for the method of exhaling qi, there are many methods that have been passed down from generation to generation, and the specific procedures are different, but the principles are roughly the same. We generally follow the method of exhalation handed down by Qingyuan Palace, which requires that when the qi is practiced, the mind is pure and the mind is pure, the breath is soft, and the breath is breathed and absorbed, so that it is light, slow, even, long and deep. Light, breathe lightly, slowly, soothing in and out of the breath; even, the rhythm of breathing is good, sometimes thick and sometimes thin; long, the interval between breaths is long, the breath is drawn into the nose and closed, the yin is counted by the heart, thirty fifty to one hundred and two, the square slowly exhales; deep, when the breath is closed, the qi penetrates into the intestines, lungs, and veins, penetrating into the deep tissues. After refining qi for a long time, it can reach the best state of nasal ingress and exit, such as the baby's in the mother's womb, which is called 'fetal breath'. ”

Saying that, Wuqiu closed his eyes and said: "Breathing continuously, slightly lowering the dantian, regulating breathing, also known as pranayama, is an important part of preliminary meditation. Since the mouth is closed when exerting energy, it is undoubtedly necessary to breathe through the nose, which requires deep, thin, long and even. Whether it is a forward breath or a reverse breath, it is required to breathe in the abdomen, so that it can be deep. The so-called thin, that is, you can't even hear the sound of breathing. Long, is to stretch the breath, to rest back to the roots, descend the dantian, do not hold your breath, to relax naturally. Even, that is, fast and slow, even, must be dependent on each other, not that is, not separated, to achieve the breath is not in tune and self-adjusting. Even, to the extreme, keep quiet, there will be a pause in breathing. For beginners, breathe naturally. Breathing is deep, thin, long and even, which can expand lung capacity and promote and strengthen the function of all parts of the internal organs. ”

Hu Yan pondered for a moment, nodded, and began to vomit as if he had no demand. The teachings of Wuqiu are not inexhaustible, and even the first to understand the nonsense can be very beneficial. With his exhalation, the hand holding the meridian knot felt a little hot, and his breathing also felt much smoother, and the whole person became relaxed. Even the abrasive headache has been reduced a lot. couldn't help but be more and more surprised, opened his eyes and said: "Awesome, there is no need, this method of vomiting is really effective." I feel like my head doesn't hurt that much. ”

Hearing Hu Yan's praise, Wu Qiu was naturally happy in his heart, but he still said with an old face: "What is this, it's just the simplest method of breathing, and you still have to learn more." ”

Hu Yan was on the rise, nodded and said: "The avenue is invisible, and there are indeed a lot of things that can be learned, such as the 'two-eyed curtain guarding the ancestral knack' you just mentioned." I only know that people have seven knots, and I have never even heard of this ancestral knot. ”

Since Hu Yan is so humble and studious, he is happy to be a master without asking for anything, although he only understands the surface of the way of cultivation, he still decides to teach him. So he nodded and said: "The ancestral trick, in the center of the second eye, is a trick that is not contained in the scriptures and kept secret by the ancestors of the past dynasties. It's normal that you don't know. This trick is the gateway to the entrance and the clear mind, the pillar of the lock-hearted ape to tie the horse, and the ladder to prolong life. Preliminary refining is the first to keep this know-how. With eyes, two eyes see this trick; Only by keeping the ancestral know-how can we quiet down the ever-changing active thoughts. At this time, I felt an electric current rushing and roaring in my body, like an electric shock, my whole body was numb, and its comfort was wonderful. This is exactly what is wonderful in the form and spirit. After this scene, I felt that my eyes were bright, my heart was bright, my mind was refreshed, and my spirit was uplifted. If you can get five minutes of true calm, it is enough to eliminate the fatigue of the day. If you can insist on sitting every day, even if you can't get true quiet, sometimes you will feel sweaty hands and feet, dantian foggy, face like ants crawling, and cyclones above your head. These phenomena are all the harvest of sitting exercises, and over time, Zu Qi's cultivation of the natural entrance appears. ”

Hu Yan listened carefully to the explanation of Wuqiu, sometimes nodding and sometimes frowning, although he didn't fully understand, but he knew that this ancestral trick was indeed mysterious, and it was not even recorded in the book, if he could keep this ancestral trick, maybe he wouldn't have been fascinated by the evil last night, and he wouldn't have a splitting headache today. So I decided to practice the method of breathing every day in the future, and keep the ancestral know-how, so that I can be refreshed and invigorated in the future, and the ghosts and gods will not invade.

"As for the two eyes hanging down the curtain, and the eyes looking at the tip of the nose, God is determined. When you look at your nose with the same eyes, you can settle down with your active thoughts and complex thoughts. The eyes look at the nose and the heart is not in the nose, from the view to the oblivion, the appearance of its shape, the shape of the formless. The so-called nasal view of the heart is to slightly retract the jaw, so that the air and throat tubes are straightened and the breathing is natural and smooth. The upper palate is the Tianchi acupoint, in the upper tooth inch depression, when the mouth reads the word "child", the tip of the tongue touches the part. On the one hand, the purpose of closing the Heaven Pond is to open the Xuan Ying and make the true breath flow unimpeded, and on the other hand, it is to close the mouth to avoid harming the True Qi. In addition, there are two acupuncture points under the root of the tongue, the left is the golden well, the right is the stone spring, and it is easy to give birth to the heavenly pond when closed. Meditation often fills the mouth with a clear and sweet feeling, and at this time, the swallowing method is applied to swallow the liquid into the abdomen. That is, the top of the tongue and the palate do not move, suck the fluid to the base of the tongue, and swallow it when you want to squirt. In this way, it can be directly swallowed into the pulse and turned into **, which is a shortcut to refinement and a wonderful method for fitness. He listened carefully to Hu Yan without asking for it, and he didn't stop, and he taught Hu Yan the art of practicing qi and breathing taught by the master.