At night, the moon is in the sky.

Dense clouds and mist shrouded the entire Seeking Dao Peak. The bright moonlight shone on the clouds, making the entire Seeking Dao Peak covered in silver, giving people a mysterious but mysterious feeling.

In this case, as a sign of respect, Xiao Qingfeng did not let the Black Eagle walk, but Xiao walked to the cave of the Taoist of Shiran. Although the relieved cave is on the cliff, it is not without a path.

During the day, he asked Xinze. Xinze didn't say much, just told him that this was a rare opportunity, a rare opportunity, and even an opportunity that would affect his life.

After Xin Shou woke up, Xiao Qingfeng asked him again. This senior brother, who was originally chattering, didn't say much this time, and there was some envy in his words. In other words, this is a habit of the master's relief, and he and the senior brother have experienced it.

After receiving disciples, they will observe for a while, and then teach carefully, and at this time, they will be accepted as true disciples. Senior Brother Xinze has observed for three years, Second Senior Brother Xinshou has also observed for two and a half years, only Xiao Qingfeng has not yet been a year. It's no wonder that Xinze and Xinshou show envy.

When Xiao Qingfeng came to the cave gate, it happened to be the middle of the moon. Adjusting his mood outside, tidying up his clothes, he said loudly: "Disciple Xiao Qingfeng, I came here on the orders of the master and begged the master to receive me." ”

"Come in, apprentice!" a voice rang out in the air, and the previously closed door of the cave opened.

Xiao Qingfeng did not hesitate, stepped forward and entered the cave. By the moonlight, Xiao Qingfeng looked at his master's cave. It is completely different from the exquisite luxury imagined, and it is not so much a cave house as a stone room. And the stone chamber is very simple.

In the stone room, the master was dressed in a Tai Chi robe, holding the dust in his hand, sitting cross-legged on the futon, his eyes slightly closed, as if he was sleeping, as if he was meditating, and even more like he was nourishing his mind.

Of the four futons, the Taoist himself occupies one, and the three futons under him are side by side.

Xiao Qingfeng expected that this should be the futon of his three brothers. Seeing that he had his own share, Xiao Qingfeng was a little moved in his heart. As a registered disciple, he is ranked alongside the true disciple, and it is the result of the Master's attention.

In addition to the futon, what catches the eye is a palm-sized incense burner, and an unknown incense burner is burning in the incense burner. Smelling the fragrance makes people feel refreshed and calm.

It's a long story, but it's all in a very short time. After finishing his eyes, Xiao Qingfeng walked straight to the third futon and sat down cross-legged. Seeing that the master did not open his eyes, Xiao Qingfeng also closed his eyes slightly, recuperated, and waited for the master to speak. At the same time, I unconsciously recalled the subtleties of the battle between the two senior brothers in the daytime.

"You, that's good!" In Xiao Qingfeng's consciousness, he didn't know how long it took, and the master's relieved voice suddenly sounded in his ears.

When he opened his eyes and saw Shi Ran staring at him, Xiao Qingfeng suddenly panicked in his heart, and hurriedly got up: "Master has praised it!"

"Sit down, I have something to say for the teacher. Relieved and calm.

Xiao Qingfeng sat down as he said, waiting for relief to teach.

"Your situation is different from that of your senior brothers, and it is inconvenient for you to be a true disciple as a teacher at this time. However, you must not slack off in your practice. Relieved, his face showed a hint of pity.

"The master has a heart, and the disciple is honored. However, the opportunity has not come, and it is useless. The disciples did not dare to be delusional or speak falsely, but only asked the master for guidance. ”

This is the second time that Shi Ran has said such a thing, Xiao Qingfeng knows one thing, it should involve a great monk in the sect, and the master does not dare to accept him as a true disciple. Depending on the situation, it should involve not believing in the patriarch, but he can't guess what the specific situation is.

"But!" relieved shook off the dust in his hand and asked, "Do you know what the Tao is, what is the Tao?"

Xiao Qingfeng frowned slightly, although he had always said cultivation, in fact, he didn't understand these two words. I have always aimed to improve my cultivation, but I don't know what cultivation is, and I have never thought about what cultivation is.

"Disciple is ashamed!" Xiao Qingfeng bowed down with relief.

"Dao, Kedao, very Dao. Relieved, his voice was not loud, but he could hear Xiao Qingfeng clearly.

"Disciple is stupid! ”

This sentence is very famous in Xiao Qingfeng's memory. Similarly, it is famous in the world. He also knows what it means. To put it simply, the Tao that can be said in words is not the ultimate word. But he didn't understand what Master meant by saying this, was that the difference between that and not saying it?

"Dao, Kedao, very Dao. You can't say it with words, but you can comprehend it with your heart and explore it with your heart, and this is the way of cultivation. Listening to Xiao Qingfeng's answer, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and continued to speak.

"The Tao is ever-changing, varied, but manifested. The high mountains are the way when they stand on the ground, the way when the water flows to the lower places, the way when the birds fly into the sky, and the way when the fish swim and dive. ”

"Dao, Kedao, very Dao. The way is the way, the way is the way. ”

Xiao Qingfeng felt that what Shizun said was too profound, and he could barely understand the literal meaning, but he couldn't comprehend it. The mountains stand on the ground and are the way. The water flows downward, and it is the way. But what if it's gravity? Who knows if the world is round.

Fu Ling's heart was there, and Xiao Qingfeng's mind flashed. Gravity is the Tao.

The way is the way, the way is the way. Ordinary Tao can be expressed in words.

Xiao Qingfeng suddenly felt that he had opened a door, a door to seek the Tao. Taoism is thousands, and all things are manifested. Explore the extreme path with the common way, and explore the invisible path with the tangible way.

What is the Tao?

The Word is not speakable, but it can be traced.

The high mountains are the way to the ground, the water to the low places is the way, the birds are flying high, and the fish and diving are the way. It is the way to have a nest to avoid beasts, it is the way to take fire from the Suiren, it is the way to create gossip in Fuxi, it is the way to taste a hundred herbs in Shennong, and it is also the way to marry Xuanyuan Lile.

The more he thought about it, the more excited Xiao Qingfeng became, as if he only needed to break through a layer of film to obtain the Extreme Dao, he could become an immortal, and he could crisscross the world.

"All right, you go back first, and come back tomorrow. ”

Just when Xiao Qingfeng's mind was full of cranky thoughts and thinking about what the Tao was, a voice of relief sounded in his ears. Xiao Qingfeng came back to his senses as if he had woken up, his whole body was shocked into a cold sweat, and a trace of fear rose in his heart.

The more he thought about it, the more esoteric it felt, and the more esoteric it became, the more fascinated he became. If he is not relieved, it is estimated that he will keep thinking about it until he dies of thirst and starvation. And the feeling of breakthrough was just an illusion, and he fell into the demons of his heart.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Qingfeng bowed to Relief: "Disciple retires!"

Out of the cave door, feeling the cold sweat behind him, Xiao Qingfeng had a palpitation. He secretly said in his heart: "The road to seeking the Tao is really difficult and unpredictable, and you have to be careful every step. I don't believe that the ancestor is extraordinary, and he dies with hatred, this is Gu Jian!"

For a period of time after that, Xiao Qingfeng went to the Shiran Cave Mansion every night to listen to lectures.

The things that the Taoist said were very miscellaneous, but they were very incisive. Almost every sentence touched on Xiao Qingfeng's itch. For a period of time, Xiao Qingfeng had a deep understanding of cultivation, cultivation, and qi refining. During this period of time, although his cultivation did not improve for half a day, his knowledge increased greatly, and his foundation was shaped.

At this time, he finally understood what it meant to be a decent family, what was the heritage of a great sect, and what was the grace of teaching. If it's just an ordinary casual practice, I don't know how long it will take to figure out these problems.

"Alright. During this time, the teacher taught you a lot of things. Do you understand?"

On the evening of this day, Shi Ran did not say any more esoteric questions.

"The disciple is stupid and only understands a little. ”

Xiao Qing bowed down, his face was ashamed, he had always thought that his qualifications were extraordinary, but he was relieved to speak too profoundly. He had worked so hard to comprehend that he could even associate things in the depths of his memory. But I still only understand a little.

"It's okay!" said with a smile on his face, "Just remember what the teacher said." If you have an understanding in the future, it will also be your chance. ”

"Disciple understands!"

Looking at Xiao Qingfeng's performance all along, he was relieved and satisfied. It's a pity that there is no elder in the sect to speak, and it is difficult for him to directly accept him as a true disciple.

Looking at Xiao Qingfeng's appearance, he finally sighed with relief: "Okay, after all, you and I are masters and apprentices, I pass on your two skills, and it depends on you how much you can achieve." ”

"Thank you, Master!"

Although Xiao Qingfeng didn't know what skills the master would teach him, the things that the Jindan master took out were not good.

"You are only refining qi and cultivating now, and you can't practice advanced techniques. As a teacher, there are two volumes of Qi Refining Realm cultivators who can practice, and one is the Heavenly Eye Technique. One is a nine-character mantra. Shi Ran said in his mouth, finished speaking, and without waiting for Xiao Qingfeng to respond, he continued: "Cultivating the Heavenly Eye Technique, you can distinguish yin and yang, and you can see ghosts and gods. Cultivate the nine-character mantra, not afraid of ghosts and gods, not afraid of ghosts and ghosts. ”

"Master Xie!" Xiao Qingfeng said happily.

There are not many formulas for the Heavenly Eye Technique and the Nine-Character Mantra, and all of them add up to only a few hundred words. However, every word is exquisite, and every sentence is subtle. Xiao Qingfeng couldn't comprehend it for a while, so he could only forcibly remember it first, so that he could study it carefully in the future.

It took a whole hour for Xiao Qingfeng to memorize the incoherent hundreds of words.

"Alright, let's go back. I won't use it in the future!"

Seeing that Xiao Qingfeng had memorized the mantra, he said with relief. A cultivator needs to seek the Tao, and everything should not be too much. After preaching the Tao for so many days, it is enough to teach two more Taoist techniques.

"Yes, the disciple is retiring!"

Out of the cave, Xiao Qingfeng felt a little regretful in his heart, and he couldn't wait to listen to the lecture every day. But he also knew that it was impossible. Cultivation requires one step at a time, and there is no room for slow shortcuts, not to mention, practitioners are very particular about cause and effect, and they basically do things at the point and stop.

However, fortunately, I finally got two Dao techniques, and I also had a big gain.

Back in the cave, Xiao Qingfeng did not immediately practice Taoism. He knew that with his own knowledge, even if he practiced forcibly, it would not be immediately effective. As the saying goes, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. Only when you understand it thoroughly can you get twice the result with half the effort.

What's more, he has a chattering but well-informed second senior brother, if he doesn't borrow his strength, it is really a little unreasonable.

"Master has taught you the Heavenly Eye Technique and the Nine-Character Mantra?"

Xinmori's face was full of shock, and he couldn't believe it at all. A month ago, he was injured in an accident with his senior brother, and his cultivation has been healed for nearly a month.

"What's the problem?" Xiao Qingfeng touched his ears, a little puzzled.

"What a problem, a big problem. Xin Shou stood up and paced: "Do you know that in the Yuanyang Sect, only the disciples of Zhuji can teach the Dao Method. In the sect, there is only one requirement for a Qi Refining Realm disciple like you, and that is to practice the Yuanyang Mystic Sutra and the Yuanyang Sword Technique. Only when the cultivation breaks through to the foundation building realm will he be allowed to teach the Dao method. ”

"Are there any exceptions?" Xiao Qingfeng asked.

"Yes, of course!" Xin Shou nodded, his tone serious, "But, that's what an outer disciple would do." Many outer disciples are not highly qualified, and they can't break through the foundation building realm in their lives, so they teach these two Taoist techniques and let them go down the mountain to make a name for the sect. Your qualifications are definitely stronger than mine, there is no reason to treat you only as an outer disciple!"

"Maybe Master has his own ideas. ”

Xiao Qingfeng was a little bitter, although he knew that Shi Ran would not accept him as a true disciple, but he was classified as an outer disciple, and he couldn't help but feel lost in his heart.

Looking at Xiao Qingfeng's appearance, Xin Shou also felt that his words were a little heavy, and comforted: "Senior brother, don't be sad, maybe this is the test of the master and his old man." In any case, the junior disciple only needs to work hard to cultivate. As long as you show your qualifications, even if the master doesn't accept you as a true inheritance, there are other uncles and uncles. ”

Speaking of this, Xin Shou reminded again: "However, our Qi Refiners are still based on cultivation, supplemented by means. Junior disciple must not put the cart before the horse!"

"Senior brother, don't worry, junior brother will save me!" Taking a deep breath, Xiao Qingfeng forcibly suppressed the disappointment in his heart.

"Forget it, senior brother, I won't say much. Let's tell you about this heavenly eye technique and the nine-character mantra. "Xinshou also has the ability to see the price, no longer talk about it, and then talk about Taoism.

"The Heavenly Eye Technique is a very common Dao technique in Dao Arts, and it is widely used, but it is not simple. My brother is more interested in ghosts and gods, and I will mention it a little bit. ”

"Let's not talk about God, but about ghosts. The ghost does not return to the underworld after death, and by chance it does not dissipate, so it becomes a ghost. The reason why people are afraid of ghosts is because they can't see them. ”

"Not seeing is ignorance, but the ignorant are afraid. In fact, the power of ordinary ghosts is not strong, and there are many restrictions, whether it is the heroic qi on the scholar, or the blood qi on the martial arts practitioner, or the evil qi on the murderer, ordinary ghosts can be restrained. Even some great Confucians and grandmasters only need to scold them to make their ghosts and spirits fly away. ”