Chapter 3 Fists and feet to train the body and mind into the Tao
Gui Zhong reciting the heart formula, the fists and feet stretched, the moves of Huashan Changquan began to be practiced one by one, from the "Avenue Initial Cultivation through the Nine Tricks", to "Yongquan rushed through the knees", full of thirty-six moves, only to see his breathing or slow or urgent, for a while like a spirit turtle swallowing, for a while like a snake hissing, rigid and soft, mellow and light, secretly in line with the Taoist mysteries, thirty-six style boxing stumbling, although there is Gui Xin Shu on the side of the guidance, but Gui Zhong still took two hours to play coherently.
"Huhu, this body is too weak, and the essence in the body is insufficient, but it can't be practiced excessively!" After completing these thirty-six moves, Gui Zhong's face was flushed, fine beads of sweat on his forehead were rising out, his breathing became more and more rapid, and his chest seemed to be burning.
"Okay, okay, Zhong'er, this Huashan Long Fist ends here, your body's essence is insufficient, and if you practice too much, you will lose more and more, which is not good for you. Although Gui Xinshu was instructing Gui Zhong to practice boxing in detail, he had seven or eight points of spirit paying attention to his physical condition, seeing his red face and red ears and shortness of breath, he knew that today's boxing practice had reached a limit, and he should not practice too much, so he hurriedly spoke.
"Well, Dad, this Huashan Changquan is a subtle boxing technique, invigorating the muscles and bones, condensing qi and blood is the best, this boxing method is a little difficult, I feel that the body is a lot lighter. He is a human being, and his mind is no less mature than an adult, and he is very clear about his body's natural senses, and he knows that today has reached the limit.
It was noon, shaking the dizzy mind, Gui Zhong and Gui Xin Shu returned to the small courtyard, Gui Erniang had already prepared a meal and waited, four or five plates of side dishes, meat and vegetables, you can feel the rich aroma when you take a deep breath, these days Gui Zhong has been used to it, he didn't expect that Gui Erniang has such a fiery temperament, and he actually has good cooking skills, which can be regarded as a blessing.
After lunch, Gui Zhong sat at the head of the bed, his mind was empty, he only felt that everything was silent, and he seemed to be able to hear the gurgling sound of blood flowing in his body. Soon Gui Zhong felt a trace of warmth welling up in his heart, every inch of flesh and blood cells in his body were cheering, and a trace of essence began to integrate into his body, nourishing his physical body. Most of these essences are tempered out of boxing in the morning, this Huashan long fist and Huashan heart method complement each other, the subtlety lies in this, long fist training, a move and a formula can continue to quench the essence of the human body, and Huashan heart method can refine these essences, nourish the flesh and blood meridians, a movement and a static, there is a Taoist rigidity and softness, the opportunity of movement and stillness, is a first-class internal means.
The mind is silent, Gui Zhong is not born, only in the whole heart to perceive his own changes, and gradually entered the fixed state, one breath and one breath, lingering, mysterious and mysterious, it is the way of Huashan heart method, under the full mind of the heart, Gui Zhong more and more feel the subtlety of this Huashan heart method, a trace of heaven and earth essence was pulled between his breath, refining into the body, transformed into his own essence, so that he felt that his weak body slowly began to become stronger.
The eyes opened, a glossy light flashed, Gui Zhong's homework had been completed, and the essence condensed in his body had been refined by him, nourishing the flesh and blood meridians, and he stretched out his hand slightly, the bones of his body clicked, and he exhaled a long breath.
"Chongyang Zhenren really deserves to be a Taoist master, this Huashan heart method is so mysterious, the breath and breath can actually pull the essence of heaven and earth into the body, although it is not much, but over the years, it is twice the result with half the effort. ”
Got out of bed and walked a few steps, feeling that the heaviness of the body in the past seemed to be much lighter, Gui Zhong knew that in a short period of practice, his body had been much better, and his face showed a look of surprise, although he said that he was a human being, but the reborn body was really not optimistic, the qi and blood were empty, the meridians were atrophied, and even with his current knowledge, he could detect that his lung meridians were damaged, and it was congenital, this kind of crippled body he was afraid that he would die directly one day, that was a great wrong, but after some practice, the gloom in his heart could be regarded as a little lighter, with this Huashan heart method, as long as he persevered, he would recover one day, and there was hope, the mood is naturally much better.
Time passed day by day, Gui Zhong lived a very regular day, got up in the morning, had breakfast, went to a vacant space on the Jade Girl Peak to practice Huashan Changquan, at first his body was weak, and he could only practice the thirty-six moves in the long fist with all his might, and it was far from the one hundred and eight styles of Huashan Changquan, but he was not in a hurry, he could practice wherever he could, and after playing the long fist, he practiced the Huashan heart method, absorbing the essence of the quenching to nourish the body, and in his spare time he also found Gui Xin Shu to take out the various classics left by the Huashan faction in the past to read, of course, these classics are not martial arts classics, and all his minds are now on the Huashan heart method and Huashan long fist, the rest of the martial arts have no meaning of practice for the time being, these classics are some Taoist ancestors' classics, which are subtle and meaningful, every word contains profound mysteries.
These classics are collected in a stone cave on the Jade Girl Peak, it is the things inherited from the Huashan faction back then, when Gui Zhong first watched the classics, it was already full of dust, bamboo slips, silk books, volumes, everything, and I don't know how many years no one has read it, according to Gui Xinshu, these classics Huashan disciples are rarely checked, most of them are practicing Huashan martial arts, as for these Taoist classics are basically in a state of no one cares.
Gui Zhong shook his head, while began to sort out these classics every day, many classics have been precarious after a long time, and they will be damaged and decayed if they are not careful, which makes Gui Zhong more and more cautious, not daring to be careless, for fear of damaging these treasures, yes, it is a baby, these classics are useless in the eyes of generations of Huashan disciples, but Gui Zhong does not see it that way, these Taoist classics contain the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancestors, it is by no means so simple, not to mention that he is now practicing Huashan Heart Huashan Changquan, originating from the Quanzhen Sect, is the Taoist authentic Xuangong, want to practice such exercises to the peak, do not read through the Taoist classics, understand the true meaning of Taoism, how is that possible. At first, Gui Zhong was worried that it would be difficult for him to read through these classics, because the words of Taoism are often difficult and obscure, difficult to understand, and he wanted to understand the meaning of a layman, just like a blind man touching an elephant, almost impossible, and then he continued to sort out these classics, but found that most of the classics had reading annotations left by the ancestors, which made Gui Zhong ecstatic, more and more immersed in it and unable to extricate himself.
With the gradual progress of Huashan Changquan and Huashan Mental Method, Gui Zhong became more and more clear that this kind of martial arts is no longer a simple martial arts, there is a trace of Taoist practice of qi in it, and there are great requirements for the state of mind, wisdom, etc., if he Gui Zhong is just a pure martial artist, then there is basically not much possibility to cultivate this kind of Xuan Gong, and the answer to all can only be found in these Taoist classics.
Transcription, sorting, reciting, figuring out, Gui Zhong has fallen into an inexplicable state, in addition to eating and sleeping, meditating and practicing boxing every day, he plunges into these classics, this state even makes Gui Xinshu and his wife a little worried.
On this day, Gui Zhong just found a copy of "Finger Mystery Chapter" that was left by a generation of strange people Chen Tuan's ancestor, and he was very happy, and immediately took it to study, "Sigh that ordinary people in the world are not Wukong, and they are obsessed with flowers and wine to send heroes." The spring night is always happy and entertaining, and the years are long and the attack is limited. Trickery is often like a cat catching a mouse, and time is like an arrow leaving a bow. I don't know how to make the spirit exhausted, and I am willing to bury my body in the ground. Although there are many mystical sayings, there is still a trace of Taoism circulating, which makes Gui Zhong sigh with emotion, and has some insight into Taoist metaphysics.
This volume of Taoist books has been broken, the handwriting is blurred, Gui Zhong is afraid that it will turn into ashes after a long time, so he found a pen and paper, and the word by word transcription is completed, when the sky is dark, the red sun is hanging in the west, and the halo on the Jade Girl Peak is in a trance, which is to add a bit of weather.
"It's time for dinner, but I can't let my father and mother worry, and I'll talk about it when I go back. "Surveying the sky, Gui Zhong moved at his feet, his body was as light as a crane, and he had gone far step by step.
After returning to the small courtyard after a while, Gui Xinshu and his wife were already sitting at the table, and when they saw Gui Zhong coming in, their faces were happy, and then there was another layer of worry.
After a meal, Gui Zhong was about to go back to his room to do some homework, but found that Gui Xinshu and his wife were looking at him with burning eyes.
"Dad, mother, what's wrong with you?" I wondered in my heart, Gui Zhong had found out these days, and my parents were a little strange, but I didn't know the reason and didn't ask much, it seems that I should be able to get an answer today.
"Zhong'er, you haven't had any problems lately, right?" Gui Erniang was straightforward, and Gui Xinshu was still silent, and she had already opened her mouth to ask.
"What's wrong with you, mother, the child is very good, Huashan's mental practice has been getting better recently, and even this body has become much stronger, and there has been no recurrence of illness in the past month?"
"Ahem, Zhong'er, you've been in a very wrong state lately, in addition to practicing every day, you plunge headlong into that pile of Taoist books, why is this? Could it be that your mind is wrong again?" As soon as Gui Xinshu's words came out, it made Gui Zhong a little crying and laughing, so it was, so it was, he understood a little, it turned out that his behavior these days seemed a little demonic to the second elder, which made them so worried. Thinking of this, Gui Zhong was moved and didn't know what to say.