Shinan Mountain is located in the southwest of Yingdu, 100 miles away from Yingdu. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 The name info Shinan is derived from the south of the bazaar. In ancient times, the "city" was a place of mixed habitation, with outsiders, businessmen, commoners, and descendants of the declining aristocracy living in the "city", while the princes and nobles lived in the city. The "city" is also a place of trading, which has the characteristics of chaos and chaos, as well as the appearance of prosperity and liveliness. In ancient times, the people of the Great Yin and the rivers and lakes were willing to mix in the meantime, taking the miscellaneous but not obvious, and taking the meaning of quiet in the noisy. There is a mountain in the south of the city, so the name is Nanshan, and the name is Nanzi because of the seclusion in Nanshan.

Jingshui passes around the mountain from the northwest of Shinan Mountain, the mountain body by the water is low and gentle, the shape is like a turtle, so the local people call it the turtle hill. Crossing the turtle hill, we walked to the depths of the Shinan Mountain, where the mountain gradually rose and the trees were overgrown, covering the sky and the sun. Behind the dense forest, there is a valley that is rarely visited, and there is a bamboo forest in the middle of the valley, and in the shadow of the bamboo forest, there is a row of thatched houses, which is the hermitage of Shinan Mountain.

In the thatched hut to the west, a little boy sits on a plank bed, opposite a crude wooden tray with green wild fruits and yellow corn dried food. The little boy looked at these foods, his eyes couldn't help but shine, and he unceremoniously picked up a fruit and took a bite, the fruit was obviously very delicious, the little boy nodded with satisfaction, and muttered: "This fruit is so delicious, it is better than the fruit in the forest of Chu Kingdom!" The other hand picked up the dry food and ate it. Beside the little boy stood a middle-aged man who looked like a servant, with bronzed skin, brown cloth robes, and rough hands, all indicating that the middle-aged man often worked and did some heavy work. The middle-aged man's old-fashioned face showed a hint of a smile, and he looked at the little boy softly, satisfied with the little boy's gobbling. After a while, the food on the plate was swept away, and the little boy was still unsatisfied. The middle-aged man smiled and picked up the plate, turned around and was about to go out. But the little boy jumped out of bed with agility, grabbed the man's robe sleeve, and asked in a begging tone:

"Uncle, where is Grandpa Fairy?"

The middle-aged man pointed to his mouth and made a "whine" sound, but he couldn't say a word. The little boy let go of his hand in disappointment, watched the middle-aged man push the door and walked out, and jumped on the bed again, holding his chin with his two little hands, thinking about his own thoughts.

The little boy was none other than the nineteen who were rescued by Shinanzi. That day, Nineteen didn't see clearly how Shinanzi made a move, only felt a fluctuation in the air, and the men in black were all knocked down. Later, Shinanzi hugged himself, like a cloud, and in a few blinks, he had come to the depths of the mountain. In Nineteen's opinion, Shinanzi must be the fairy in the story that Nu Jiang told herself. Nineteen thought of this, and his heart was excited, if he could learn the magic powers of the old immortals, he would be able to save his mother and avenge the female ginger. After all, it was a six-year-old child, and the exciting longing actually diluted the pain caused by the tragedy.

However, after Nineteen was taken to the mountains by Shinanzi, Shinanzi disappeared. Every day, only the middle-aged dumb servant brought food on time, and the dumb servant prepared three meals a day for Nineteen according to the amount of food needed by an ordinary six-year-old child, but he didn't know that the amount of food for Nineteen was much larger than that of children of the same age, so that Nineteen was always half-starved and half-full these days. Although the corn tortillas are not as good as the meat cakes in the palace, they are sweet and delicious to the hungry Nineteen, and those wild fruits are also surprisingly luscious, although they always feel unfed, they do not feel empty and powerless. Nineteen, who couldn't bear the loneliness, has been wandering around the mountains a lot in the past few days, and the dumb servant has not stopped him, but has always followed him. Shinan Mountain is too big, and the vastness and density of the forest are even greater than the forest of Chu Palace, and Nineteen knows that he can't get out of the mountain by himself. Therefore, he only walked around the neighborhood, and since he had no playmates, he couldn't help but be excited. Later, Nineteen simply didn't go out, just sat in the hut and thought wildly.

The door of the hut was pushed open again, and the mute servant walked in with a happy face, gesturing with his hands to Nineteen. Nineteen looked at him suspiciously, unclear for a moment what the dumb servant meant. The dumb servant got anxious, picked up Nineteen, and walked out. Could it be that Grandpa Fairy has returned?" Nineteen thought to himself, obediently following the dumb servant.

When the dumb servant led Nineteen into the easternmost thatched hut, Shi Nanzi sat on a bamboo chair in the middle of the thatched cottage with a smile on his face. Shinanzi saw Nineteen come in, and the smile on his face became a little thicker. And when Nineteen saw Shi Nanzi, he shouted in surprise: "Fairy Grandpa!"

Shi Nanzi smiled and asked, "Nineteen, is it good here?"

Nineteen shook his head and said, "No, I'm so hungry, and Xiaojin is not here." ”

Shi Nanzi looked at the dumb servant in surprise, and the dumb servant panicked, and after a while, there was a "woo" sound in his mouth. Shi Nanzi looked at the gesture and anxious appearance of the dumb servant, and muttered for a while, and finally understood the reason, and said to the dumb servant: "This little baby is not an ordinary person, you must have prepared less food, and in the future, you will double the amount of meals for him." ”

The dumb servant looked at Nineteen curiously, with an embarrassed look on his face, and then nodded heavily.

Shi Nanzi asked Nineteen again, "Who is Xiao Jin, is it your friend?"

Nineteen replied, "Little Kim is a golden monkey and a good friend of mine. ”

Shi Nanzi couldn't help but smile and said, "Today I went to see your father, and your father has agreed to keep you here." ”

Nineteen hurriedly said: "Fairy grandfather, why didn't my father take me back to the palace? Did the fairy grandfather see my mother? Did my father avenge the female Jiang?"

Shi Nanzi said: "Your mother is fine, but she can't go back to Biyou Palace." Shi Nanzi didn't tell Nineteen the news that Zheng Ji was dead, after all, it was still too cruel for a six-year-old child.

Shi Nanzi continued: "Your father asked you to learn Taoist supernatural powers here, and after two years, you can return to the palace. ”

Hearing that his mother was fine, Nineteen's worries in the past few days were finally put down, and when he heard that he could learn supernatural powers, his heart was hot. He looked at Shi Nanzi with an expectant face and asked, "Do you want to learn the supernatural powers from the fairy grandpa?" I want to learn the supernatural powers that can fly in the air, and I also want to learn the supernatural powers that the fairy grandpa can defeat the black-clothed villain at once." ”

Shi Nanzi looked at the innocent and expectant little face, and couldn't help but nod.

Nineteen jumped with joy and almost cheered, with a bright smile on his immature little face.

Shi Nanzi "coughed" lightly, his face gradually turned serious, and he said slowly: "Don't be happy too early! Isn't it easy to learn supernatural powers? If you want to learn great supernatural powers, you must go through countless tribulations and endure countless pains, can you persevere?"

Nineteen's little face turned red, and he replied firmly: "I can, I will definitely be able to!"

Shi Nanzi's tone turned cold, and he said lightly: "Don't answer too quickly! Everything depends on your future performance, whether you can hold on to it, you can't draw conclusions yet." I will train you very strictly, if you can't persevere, you will not only be scolded, but also beaten, are you sure you will still learn from me?"

Nineteen nodded firmly again and said, "I'm sure, I'll be able to hold on!"

In response to Nineteen's answer, Shi Nanzi's face did not fluctuate in the slightest, he just nodded slightly, and then said: "In this case, from today onwards, you are my disciple, and I am your master." You still don't know who the master is, but now I'll tell you, you have to remember! My name is Xiong Yiyi, and my rank is three generations higher than your father's, but since you and I have a master-apprentice relationship, we don't have to mind. Because I live in seclusion in Shinan Mountain, the world calls me Shinan Yiyu, also known as Shinan Zi. I am a third-generation Taoist disciple, and you are naturally a fourth-generation disciple. There are many sects of Taoism, and our sect is called the Chaos Qi Refining Sect, because there are very few people who cultivate this sect, and even fewer people who cultivate Dacheng, so the world does not know the existence of this sect. Despite this, chaotic qi refining is the supreme method of Taoism, and it is only unknown because of many cultivation restrictions. You must not be taken lightly, and you must practice diligently throughout your life. In addition, you only need to keep in mind what Master said to you today, but you should not tell others lightly. ”

Nineteen didn't seem to understand everything that Shinanzi said, but he firmly remembered it. Shi Nanzi stood up, pointed to the tablet on the wooden table behind him, and said to Nineteen: "This is the tablet of the previous patriarch of Taoism, kneel down and kowtow three times!"

Something similar to a tablet was seen nineteen years ago when he accompanied the King of Chu to worship his ancestors in the Taimiao. So, Nineteen respectfully kowtowed to the tablet on the wooden case three times, and then got up and stood obediently in front of Shi Nanzi.

Shi Nanzi nodded with satisfaction and said to Nineteen: "You can go back to your own house to rest, and start cultivating early tomorrow morning, I hope you can hold on." ”

Nineteen excitedly returned to his thatched hut, not very concerned about the hardships of Shinanzi's repeated emphasis on cultivation, as long as he could make himself strong, what was it to endure a little hardship?

The next morning, when Nineteen was still asleep, Shinanzi came to call him up as promised. Nineteen rubbed his worried eyes and followed Shi Nanzi out of the grass hut in a daze. At this time, the sky was not yet bright, a touch of fish belly white had just appeared on the edge of the sky, the cold morning dew wet Nineteen's feet, and the unknown insects that had been chirping all night had gone to rest. In this quiet dawn, an old man and a young man walked quietly on the path deep in the mountains. Shinanzi walked quickly, her white hair fluttering in the morning breeze, and she didn't look back to look at Nineteen. Although he was young, he was born with a different temperament, and he did not feel tired of mountaineering, and followed closely behind Shi Nanzi.

After walking for about an hour, the two came to the top of the mountain. The peak on which the summit is located is not the highest peak in Shinan Mountain. The highest peak of Mt. Shinan is called Furong Peak, and it is said that rare hibiscus grass grows on the mountain, hence the name. The mountain they went to was called Lone Pine Peak. On the top of the mountain, there is a thousand-year-old pine, which stands proudly alone, hence the name. After reaching the top of the mountain, Shinanko slowed down a little, then walked to the foot of the ancient pine, straightened up, and looked ahead. Although Lone Pine Peak is not high, the vast primeval forest is already at his feet. The valley was covered with clouds, and the glow of the eastern sky was like the churning of the sea. The slightly humid air is fresh and the surroundings are lush and green. When you feel it carefully, it seems that there is a powerful breath of life surging. Shi Nanzi took a deep breath, turned around and asked, "Nineteen, people are strong when they have strength, do you know what strength is?"

Nineteen: "I don't know." ”

Shinan Zi said: "Force is power, and qi is breath." Qi is the foundation, force is the branch, qi is the beginning, force is the end, qi is the source, force is the spring, qi is the root of all things, and force is the leaf of all things. Therefore, there is qi first, and then there is strength, so there is a saying of strength. Today, let's start with Qi refining. ”

After Shi Nanzi finished speaking, he led Nineteen under the giant pine, let Nineteen bend his knees slightly, look into the distance, empty his mind, and then breathe in and out. After standing for about a moment, Shi Nanzi said again: "Just now, I asked you to feel the state of the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi when you breathe naturally, do you feel it?"

Seeing Nineteen nodded, Shi Nanzi continued: "The breath of ordinary people comes from the throat, and the vitality of heaven and earth can only stay in the chest, the breath of ordinary qi refiners comes from the dantian, and the qi of heaven and earth can be used in the five internal organs; The heel is the soles of the feet, and now I will teach you to breathe with the soles of the feet. ”

Then, Shinanzi recited a mantra, which was difficult and ancient, and it was difficult to understand its meaning. Fortunately, Nineteen's memory is good, Shinanzi only repeated it three times, and Nineteen has already memorized it. After reciting the mantra more than a dozen times, Nineteen felt that his eyes lit up, and a meridian diagram suddenly appeared in his mind. At this time, Shi Nanzi's voice sounded in his ears: "Take a deep breath, concentrate and be calm, don't think nonsense." This is the meridian diagram of the soles of your feet, carefully experience the operation process of the vitality of heaven and earth in the meridians, remember this running route, do not deliberately guide the vitality, and completely relax. Hearing Shi Nanzi's timely warning, Nineteen took a deep breath, relaxed his body, and carefully observed the changes in the meridians. However, after observing for a long time, a faint and imperceptible cool aura suddenly and unexpectedly quietly rushed into the meridians on the soles of the feet, quickly swam, and instantly spread all over the body. Because the breath was so subtle, Nineteen didn't notice it at first, and it wasn't until he felt it carefully and carefully that he gradually felt the presence of the breath. Nineteen was motionless, his mind fully immersed in the experience of the mystical aura. An hour passed quickly, and Nineteen was silent, and his legs did not show any tiredness. Shi Nanzi on the side looked at Nineteen in surprise, the first time he stood on the pile to practice qi, he was still so young, and he could persist in the world for such a long time, which was definitely a great achievement. However, as time passed, Shi Nanzi's surprise turned into shock, what was the situation? Could it be that Nineteen already had a sense of qi? Soon another hour passed, and Shi Nanzi saw Nineteen, who was still standing, hesitated for a moment, but still woke up Nineteen. Originally, it was planned to let Nineteen stand on the pile for one hour every day, and after insisting on it for half a year, it could be gradually extended to two hours, but today Nineteen practiced the pile for more than two hours at a time, which has broken the cognition of Shinanzi, and Shinanzi is eager to understand the reason.

Nineteen woke up from meditation, but found that Shinanzi was staring at him like a monster, and hurriedly asked:

"What's wrong, Master?"

Shi Nanzi smiled bitterly and asked, "You have been standing for two hours, can you tell me clearly what you have felt?"

"Two hours?" Nineteen was also very surprised, because he didn't feel that so much time had passed, and his legs didn't feel any soreness. Nineteen continued to reply while recalling his feelings: "After reciting the mantra more than a dozen times, I felt a lot of fine breath coming out of the soles of my feet, swimming all over my body along the meridians. Now the soles of the feet, abdomen, chest, hands and face, there is a feeling of heat, this feeling is so comfortable!"

Shinanzi was speechless. How could he not know what the Nineteen Senses meant? It was the Qi Sense that a Qi Refiner could only obtain after cultivating for a long time. According to Nineteen's description, Nineteen's qi sense is not an ordinary qi sense, but the qi sense has spread all over the body, and it is difficult for ordinary people to achieve it without three years of hard training. Genius! Nineteen is definitely a genius at refining qi! In the memory of Shi Nanzi's nearly 100-year-old life, he has never heard of it, let alone seen such a quick person who practiced qi! Now, Shi Nanzi really believes a little bit that nineteen is a god and man descending into the world.

Shi Nanzi suppressed his uncalm mood, and did not explain too much about Nineteen's answer, but said with encouragement: "You have done a good job, in the future, you have to persist every day, and you have reached the level of entering the body in two hours." ”

Nineteen asked curiously, "Master, how many levels does this kind of qi refining supernatural power need to go through?"

Shi Nanzi replied: "Chaotic Qi training is generally divided into three major levels, the first level is the stage of practicing Qi into the body, the second level is the stage of building the foundation of Yuan Qi, and the third level is the stage of the unity of heaven and man. Among them, the first level is divided into three sub-levels, that is, there is qi, entering the body and passing through the meridians, and after passing the meridians, you can refine the vitality and build the foundation. You are now at the level of entering the body, Master is at the level of the unity of heaven and man, and it is said that there is a higher level called the Chaos Taixu level, which is almost an immortal. ”

Nineteen innocently asked, "Isn't Master an immortal?"

Shi Nanzi touched Nineteen's head and said with a smile: "Not yet, Lao Tzu, the patriarch of Taoism, is an immortal." Okay, let's practice here today, continue tomorrow, you have to hold on!"

Nineteen replied happily: "It's so comfortable to practice qi, I will definitely stick to it." ”

The corners of Shi Nanzi's mouth couldn't help twitching, he originally thought that the process of practicing Qi was a kind of hard training for Nineteen, but he didn't expect Nineteen to feel like this! It seems that the cultivation plan still needs to be revised, and the training of Nineteen needs to be increased!

At this time, the sky was already bright, the ten thousand rays of light melted the thick clouds on the edge of the sky, the mountains and forests were noisy, all kinds of unknown birds began to chirp, and among the grass, pheasants and hares "fluttered, fluttered" and ran, and the mountains woke up from their slumber, full of life.

The master and apprentice walked happily along the path up the mountain towards the valley. The two of them walked quickly, and in less than an hour, they had returned to the hut where Nineteen lived. The dumb servant had prepared breakfast and was standing quietly at the door of the hut waiting for them. Breakfast in Shinanko is very simple. A cup of tea, a piece of soba bread is over. Nineteen's breakfast today is different. On a crude wooden plate lay four things: a clay cup containing a blue-green liquid, a black fist-sized fruit-like thing, and a bowl of colorful porridge with millet, corn, and black beans recognizable, and some green and red things that were hard to discern. There were also two never-before-seen wild fruits on the plate. Shi Nanzi pointed to the things on the plate and said: "These are all good things that can't be eaten in the palace, the pottery cup is the spiritual milk tea, which is prepared with rare spiritual milk and green tea; The fruit is hibiscus fruit, which is a solid peiyuan, a precious thing to nourish lean qi, and cannot be wasted. After that, these are your breakfasts. Nineteen looked at his breakfast and said dissatisfiedly: "So little, yesterday I promised to be full, and today I will starve." ”

Shi Nanzi felt bitter in his heart, he was not satisfied with such a breakfast? Who else in the world can eat such a breakfast? Patting the back of Nineteen's head, Shi Nanzi said angrily: "I really don't know how to be content, your father can't eat such a thing, eat quickly, if you are still hungry, add other food!"

Nineteen Yi heard that there were other additions, so he was relieved. Hold the bowl in one hand, pick up the yellow essence egg in the other, and start to eat it. Although the herb porridge has a bit of a Chinese herbal flavor, it is still fragrant and delicious overall, so it will be eaten in a few bites. The yellow essence egg has been steamed very soft, although it is not delicious, but it is not unpalatable, and Nineteen also ate it quickly. The most difficult thing to swallow is the spiritual milk tea, which is astringent, bitter, and spicy, and it makes Nineteen grin. The hibiscus fruit is delicious, and it is also eaten in a few bites. The four things are indeed a little small in terms of quantity, and in the blink of an eye, Nineteen has all been swept away. Nineteen stood up and touched his stomach, feeling very full and slightly burning. So, he said embarrassedly, "Master, I'm full, I don't need to add more!"

Shi Nanzi said angrily: "Of course you don't need to add it, what do you think this is? Adults who eat these will not be hungry for three days." For quick digestion, you have to increase your exercise. After an hour, move on to the next cultivation. ”

An hour later, the dumb servant led Nineteen to the thatched hut where Shinanzi lived, which was next to the thatched hut to the east that was used for receiving guests and worshipping the patriarch. The room was very simple, with a wooden bed, a few wooden boxes, a few stools, and a long wooden table. This case was originally a place for Shinanzi to dine, drink tea and write bamboo slips, but today's case table does not have bamboo slips, pottery cups and other things, and there are more than a dozen wooden barrels of different sizes on it. Shi Nanzi saw Nineteen walking in, and said expressionlessly: "Nineteen, the next thing you want to cultivate is to lift water." ”

"Do you use those barrels to carry water?" asked Nineteen curiously.

Shi Nanzi nodded, pointed to the pile of wooden barrels and said, "It is these wooden barrels that are used to carry water." There are five pairs of barrels, the smallest pair of barrels is half a foot square, followed by one foot square, two feet square, three feet square, and five feet square. You're too young to lift a half-foot square barrel. When you can use a five-foot square wooden bucket to carry water, the cultivation will be completed. ”

Nineteen looked at the barrels and couldn't help but be stunned. It wasn't because of how difficult the work was, on the contrary, he felt that this cultivation was too simple! In the past few days, he had also seen the dumb servant carrying two big wooden barrels to the vicinity of the valley to carry water.

The six-year-old boy was beating a drum in his heart, full of reluctance to do so. However, out of complete trust in Shinanzi, Nineteen still obediently picked up the pair of smallest wooden barrels, and after the wooden barrels were in their hands, they felt light. Nineteen couldn't help but look at the other barrels, and thought to himself, why don't you pick a bigger one? In that case, wouldn't the task be completed faster? But seeing Shinanzi's serious face, he didn't dare to put forward his own thoughts. Shi Nanzi didn't give any explanation for Nineteen's doubts, and coughed and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to the place where the water is fetched." With that, he pushed the door and walked out, and Nineteen hurriedly followed with a pair of small wooden barrels.

Instead of going down the valley, Shinanzi walked to the top of the valley, walking in the opposite direction to the Lone Pine Peak, where the morning qi was practiced. Nineteen followed a few steps and asked, "Master, didn't we go to the place where my dumb uncle often carried water?"

"No, we're going to the Hibiscus Peak to fetch water. Shinan Zitou replied without replying.

Although Nineteen didn't know that Furong Peak was the first peak of Shinan Mountain, since it was a mountain peak, the road must not be close, so why did he go so far to fetch water? As for the question in Nineteen's heart, Shinanzi obviously had no further meaning to explain. Nineteen had no choice but to follow Shinanzi to the peak of the mountain sullenly.

An hour had passed, but the two had not yet reached the mountainside of Furong Peak, and another hour had passed, and the top of Nineteen's head was already slightly sweating, and the small wooden barrel that looked weightless had become heavy, and his arms had begun to sore. It took three hours for the two to reach the top of Furong Peak. The top of the hill is slightly desolate, rocky, overgrown with weeds, and there is not a single tall tree. Among the weeds, most of them are plants with thin leaf diameters, and small blue flowers bloom on the grass stems, which is very strange. What is even more peculiar is that there is a bay pool in front of the right side of the mountain, the pool is not very large, about 20 zhang long, about 10 zhang wide, and is surrounded by plants with small blue flowers. The breeze is coming, the green grass orchids are swaying gently, the pool water is wrinkled, and the ripples are slight, which seems very natural and harmonious.

Shi Nanzi said to the nineteen, who was already sweating profusely and panting: "Those green grasses with small blue flowers are called hibiscus grass, and the peak is named after this grass, and the waterhole over there is naturally called Hibiscus Tan." Hibiscus grass is a precious herb, which is the most yang thing in the world, and has a miraculous effect on solid peiyuan, warm meridian and vein. The water in the pool here is not drinkable, because of the deposition of too much pollen of hibiscus grass, the water contains heat poison, people and animals accidentally drink it, if there is no good medicine to cure it, it will burn and die, you must remember it earnestly! Your task now is to carry two buckets of water down the mountain. ”

Nineteen, who was already sitting on the grass, listened to Shi Nanzi's instructions, and really didn't want to get up immediately, so he begged:

"Master, I'm so tired, let me rest for a while!"

Shi Nanzi bowed slightly, but he didn't say a word, standing quietly aside, ignoring Xiao Nineteen's tired state.

After resting for about a moment, Nineteen got up again, glanced at the expressionless Shinanzi, gritted his teeth, and walked towards the waterhole with two small buckets. Approaching the pool, Nineteen found that the water in the pool was actually blue, but Nineteen obviously didn't have the heart to explore the reason, and after carefully filling two buckets of water, he strode to Shinanzi's side. Shi Nanzi glanced at the nineteenth bucket and said lightly: "The first time you lift water, you don't need to fill the bucket of water, you can lift half a bucket of water." After that, slowly increase to a full bucket of water. With that, he turned around and walked down the mountain.

Nineteen hesitated, but according to what Shi Nanzi said, only half a bucket of water was left in each bucket, and then he followed a few steps and chased after Shi Nanzi.

This descent was completely different from the easy descent in the morning, as the journey was twice as farther, and the second was that two buckets of water were carried out. The weight of two buckets of water plus the bucket itself is about ten catties, and two and a half buckets of water are also about six or seven catties. Carrying a heavy load, a six-hour round trip, which is an almost impossible task for a six-year-old child,

Nineteen gritted his teeth and persevered, his natural tenacity and unusual physique supported Nineteen to never collapse. As his physical strength gradually reached his limit, the food he ate in his stomach in the morning began to work, the feeling of fullness began to disappear, and there was a warm breath in his body that permeated his whole body, and it seemed to be constantly reducing the soreness in his limbs, which made Nineteen feel more energetic and confident in completing the task.

Despite this, after walking for an hour, Nineteen still needed to stop and rest for a while, and Shinanzi did not stop this, but just waited quietly aside, without asking for the length of Nineteen's rest, and did not urge. In this way, the old and the young walked for four hours, and finally returned to the thatched hut.

Underneath this row of thatched huts, there is a lone stone house. If you push the door and enter, you will be surprised to find that there is a huge black stone inside the stone house. Blackstone's underbody is completely submerged in the ground, and the part that is exposed to the ground is very smooth and flat. There is a hand-carved pool on the top of the stone. The pool is more than half a zhang wide, about half a zhang deep, the pool already has half a pool of water, and the pool water is the same as the pool water of Hibiscus Tan, which is turquoise blue.

Nineteen was led into the stone house by Shi Nanzi and watched all this curiously. In fact, Nineteen had already discovered this stone house, but had never entered it. Shi Nanzi said: "This is a piece of divine stone flying from the sky, very peculiar, the pool above is dug out by me, I call it the divine pool, the water in the divine pool is the water in the hibiscus pool, you can now pour the water in the bucket into it." ”

Nineteen obediently poured two and a half buckets of water into the pool. The amount of new water added was so small that the water level of the pool did not change at all, and the turquoise water surface only rippled in a few circles.

"There is only half a pool of water in the Divine Pool, and your task in the future is to go to the Hibiscus Peak every day to carry water until the Divine Pond is full. ”

"Ah, isn't it, Master, how long will it take to be full?"

"If it's as little as you have today, and it's so slow, it will take about a year, if the bucket is full, two trips a day, it will take about five months, and if you make three trips a day, it should be full in three months. I ask you to fill the pool in three months. ”

"Master, if I have enough strength, can I use a larger barrel to make it faster?"

"Of course! You can try. ”

"Let's not try it, I almost didn't come back with half a bucket of water today. But, Master, what will be the use of getting water from the Divine Pond in the future?"

"It's very useful, you will have to use it in the future. ”

"What is body refining?"

"You'll understand later. ”

"But ......"

"No, but, where did you get so much nonsense! Wash yourself in the stream below the valley, and you can rest. ”

"I'm hungry. ”

"Huh, why are you hungry again?" Shinanzi looked at Nineteen in surprise. What is the situation? Nineteen's breakfast today is not ordinary food, it takes three days for adults to digest, even if it is nineteen born with different instincts, even if it is today's super-intensive training, it should not be digested so quickly. Shi Nanzi reached out and held Nineteen's left hand, carefully investigating Nineteen's pulse and internal condition. At this time, although Nineteen was extremely tired, his pulse was very strong, there seemed to be a faint warm qi in the flow of qi and blood, there was no food left in the spleen and stomach, and the meridians seemed to have become more elastic compared with the results of yesterday's inspection. After just one day of training, the body will change, what a monster! If you continue to train, how far will the Nineteenth go? Even Shi Nanzi has an excited anticipation in his heart.

"Okay, let your dumb uncle prepare you another dinner. However, dinner is only vegetables and grains. Shinanzi said lightly.

"Master, but I want to eat meat. "Nineteen prayed.

Shi Nanzi pondered for a moment, and then said: "There is no meat today, Taoism is healthy, the diet is light, and the master has not eaten meat for decades." However, you are still young and your body still needs to grow, so you can make an exception. In this way, if you can persist in cultivating, every three days, you can eat a meal of Jingjiang's yellow croaker or wild roe deer meat. ”

"Thank you, Master, you are so good, Master!" Nineteen pulled the sleeve of Shi Nanzi's robe and cheered.

Looking at the innocent smile of the nineteenth day, a warmth flowed into Shinanzi's heart, which made Shinanzi's heart can't help but be in a trance. It's been a long time since I've had this kind of family affection! Shinanzi is over 100 years old, is it 1003 years old, or 1004 years old, or 1005 years old...... Shinanzi can't remember clearly. Since leaving the palace at the age of fifteen, he studied under Gengsang Chu, traveled all over the world, wandered the world, and never returned home. Family affection has long been blurred with the passage of time. Although Shinanzi has chivalrous feelings all his life, has a warm heart, and friends all over the world, he has always been alone. The study of Taoism pursues loneliness and indifference, quiet and inaction, so Shinanzi has never been interested in recruiting disciples and increasing his reputation and fame. As for accepting 19 apprentices, there is a special reason, and it is a last resort. Now, there is such an innocent and lovely little boy around him, which makes this centenarian who has gone through vicissitudes quite gratifying. The love and pity for Nineteen can't help but be a little stronger.

After washing himself in the valley stream, and having eaten the dinner brought by the dumb servant, Little Nineteen finally lay down on the wooden bed. However, the pain caused by super training to the body also began to show at this time, the arms were swollen, the soles of the feet were full of blisters, and the muscles and bones of the whole body were sore. Nineteen couldn't help but moan, he was already very sleepy, however, tossing and turning, unable to sleep. At this time, the door of the thatched hut was quietly pushed open, and Shi Nanzi walked in, looking at Nineteen's uncomfortable appearance, not only did not show any panic on his face, but showed a look that should have been so. At some point, there was a small pottery jar in his hand, and then he took off Nineteen's shirt, pulled out a piece of black ointment from the small jar with his fingers, and smeared it on the soles of Nineteen's already blistered feet. A cool tingling sensation came from the arms and soles of the feet, and the original pain and swelling quickly subsided.

Shi Nanzi let Nineteen lay on the bed, took a deep breath, and gently patted Nineteen's back with both hands, from the cervical vertebra to the tail vertebrae, repeatedly patting. The sound of the lapping was very rhythmic, and Nineteen's body was like a musical instrument, and the beating of Shinan Zi seemed to be playing, and it was very pleasant to the ears in the silent night. Nineteen felt that the meridians of his whole body were stretched, and his blood was moistened by a cool yuan temperature in the flow, which was very comfortable! Nineteen muttered, "Master, it's so comfortable!" and then fell into a deep sleep.

When Nineteen woke up again, it was already early in the morning, and the Master was gone, replaced by a mute servant beside him. Nineteen stretched his waist hard, and then found that the swelling of his arms had completely subsided, and there was no tingling sensation in the soles of his feet, and his body was very refreshing and energetic.

When the mute saw Nineteen wake up, he gestured with his hands and whined from his mouth. Seeing the gesture of the dumb servant, Nineteen understood what he meant, so he nodded. Then, he quickly got dressed, pushed the door open, and ran towards Lone Pine Peak in the morning mist that filled the valley. After climbing to the top of the mountain, I found that Shinanzi had already stood under the ancient pine and had begun to practice qi. Nineteen hurriedly walked to Shi Nanzi's side, took a deep breath, bent his knees slightly, and began to cultivate according to the mantra that Shi Nanzi told him yesterday.

Two hours later, the master and apprentice duo who had finished their cultivation quickly descended the mountain and returned to the thatched hut. By this time, the dumb servant had brought the breakfast exactly as yesterday to Nineteen. Nineteen had no choice but to do this, although he lost the pleasure of enjoying the deliciousness, after all, it had a great tonic effect on the body, which helped with high-intensity training during the day, and, most importantly, there was no other backup food other than these daunting foods. Therefore, Nineteen didn't say a word of complaint, and swept away the breakfast with interest.

After resting for an hour, Nineteen once again embarked on the journey to climb the Hibiscus Peak, but compared to yesterday, Nineteen felt that his body had become lighter, and his arms and legs had become stronger. The changes in his body gave Nineteen a boost of confidence in completing the task. This time, although Nineteen still brought back two and a half buckets of water, he only rested once in the middle, so he came back in six hours, saving an hour compared to yesterday.

However, my arms swelled again, and the soles of my feet blistered with blood again, and my whole body was as sore as yesterday. Shinanko's black ointment once again worked magically, and Nineteen fell asleep peacefully in the beating.

After ten days, Nineteen's arms were no longer swollen, the soles of his feet were no longer blistering, and Nineteen's strength improved again. Now the bucket is not half a bucket, but a full bucket. Another month has passed, and Nineteen can climb Furong Peak twice a day, and you can walk back and forth in five hours. By the third month, Nineteen could already climb Hibiscus Peak three times a day, and he could walk back and forth in four hours.

Nineteen is able to persevere, one is because he is born with a tenacity that is different from ordinary people, and since he was a child, he has played in the big forest, climbed and run, and his physical fitness is incomparable to his peers, which can withstand such intense training. The second is that the peculiar breakfast and the daily standing pile qi practice constantly change Nineteen's body, making him feel that his strength is increasing every day, which is a strong motivation for Nineteen to persist in training. There is a third reason, that is, Shi Nanzi's musically beating before going to bed, which makes Nineteen enjoy it very much, and even becomes Nineteen's biggest expectation every day.

Nineteen didn't know that Shi Nanzi's seemingly relaxed slapping was actually not simple. This is one of the most mysterious Taoist exercises, called Xuantian Tongjing Method. People who practice this method often will lose their vitality and even reduce their longevity. The person who is cast this method will get great benefits, not only to increase vitality, but also to dredge the meridians, transform the physique, warm the qi and blood, and have the effect of body reconstruction, the younger the person who is cast, the more obvious the effect. Nineteen has been beaten for three months, and the benefits have been immeasurable, which has also laid the most solid foundation for the next step of Nineteen's cleansing and marrowing. Nineteen didn't know about it. It wasn't until more than ten years later that Nineteen had become the world-famous Chu Mania, with an unpredictable supernatural power, and then thinking back to what happened in his childhood, he suddenly realized that the rare opportunity he had obtained in his childhood was the cornerstone of his life's achievements, and at that moment, Chu Mad was full of thoughts and gratitude to his first master, Shi Nanzi.

Of course, the current nineteen would never have expected that he would have such a feeling more than ten years later. At this moment, his only goal was to fill that damn divine pool as quickly as possible. After three whole months, the Divine Pond was finally filled! Nineteen stood next to the Divine Pond and looked at Shinanzi proudly, his face full of pride.

Shinan Ziwei bowed his head and expressed his appreciation for the hard work of the nineteenth. Then from the large cloth bag he carried in his right hand, he took out a handful of colorful herbs and threw them into the pond water. As soon as the herbs entered the pool water, the originally calm pool water unexpectedly boiled. Shi Nanzi took out a small pottery pot from another pocket, poured the liquid into the pool water, and when the boiling water touched the liquid, it made a "whoosh" sound and bubbled out.

Looking at the water in the pond, which had become very terrifying, Shinanzi said to Nineteen: "You can enter the pool now." ”

The Nineteenth Congress was shocked and hurriedly shouted: "Don't, Master spare my life, I'm afraid!"

Shi Nanzi said: "This pool of potion for washing tendons and marrow is hard to find, don't waste it, go down quickly!"

Nineteen turned around and ran, Shi Nanzi was quick-eyed, grabbed Nineteen, and scolded with a smile: "I don't know what's wrong, can Master harm you?" After speaking, no matter how Nineteen struggled and screamed, he took off Nineteen with three strokes and five divisions, and then threw it directly into the pool that was still boiling.

As soon as Nineteen entered the pool, he was still yelling, but soon he stopped shouting, and he was surprised to find that the water in the pool was not boiling and hot at all as it appeared on the surface, on the contrary, not only was it not hot, but it was very cold. Soon this chill quickly turned into a bone-chilling cold, and it enveloped Nineteen's whole body at once. When the cold penetrated Nineteen's skin, it suddenly became hot again, and the burning sensation had just stopped for a moment, and the cold rushing in from outside extinguished it again, and then there was a burning sensation, but it was quickly extinguished again, alternating between hot and cold, and the pain of ice and fire made Nineteen's whole body tremble violently, and he couldn't even breathe, and he couldn't even shout even if he wanted to.

Shi Nanzi's serious voice sounded in his ears again: "Don't move, meditate and calm your qi, adjust to the state of standing on the pile to refine your qi, and then follow the master's instructions." I warn you, don't move or the liquid will melt you. ”

Of course, the warning that Shinanzi said later was not true, but in order for the six-year-old child to be able to bear the pain of purgatory, he had to make this decision.

Then, Shi Nanzi pointed out the important meridians on the human body to Nineteen one by one, and asked Nineteen to try to quickly lead the burning sensation to the meridians before being extinguished by the cold, and let this scorching qi gradually move and run according to the meridian route map told by Shi Nanzi, and finally form a cycle. Shinanzi demanded that the nineteenth must complete eighty-one cycles before it is over.

Nineteen endured the pain, concentrated, and according to the instructions of Shinanzi, he constantly guided the scorching breath. At first, these scorching qi were still scurrying around, but as Nineteen insisted, the scorching qi gradually poured into the meridians according to the guidance, and quickly traveled quickly in the designated meridian route. And as the burning sensation gradually poured in, Nineteen actually had a particularly comfortable feeling, which made him moan. However, the good times did not last long, the external burning surged into the meridians more and more, the meridians began to swell and pain, the whole body began to be numb and itchy, the internal and external pain made Nineteen constantly twist his body around, the pain became more and more intense, more and more unbearable for Nineteen, and Nineteen finally fell into a semi-comatose state in pain.

After about two hours, Nineteen gradually woke up, the swelling and tingling feeling had disappeared, and the impact of the two forces of cold and heat in his body had gradually weakened. Nineteen only felt the meridians in his body roar, and a powerful force made Nineteen can't help but shout at the sky.

Shinanzi, who was recuperating by the pool, heard Nineteen's howling, opened his eyes at once, and took a serious look at Nineteen's state. With his hand stretched out, he took Xiao Nineteen out of the pool and said to the dumb servant standing beside him, "Go, wash this stinky boy, and change him into clean clothes."

After another moment or so, the nineteen who had changed into clean clothes walked to Shi Nanzi's side in a hurry, at this time the nineteen was no longer the embarrassed appearance when he first entered the pool, his spirit was refreshed, and he was full of vigorous vitality, and said loudly to Shi Nanzi: "Master, I have undergone another test, I didn't let Master down, I feel full of strength now!"

Shi Nanzi smiled slightly and said, "You forgot that you yelled when you first entered the pool?"

Nineteen blushed, scratched his head and said, "I was scared, but then I wasn't afraid, I didn't shout when it hurt and itched." ”

Shi Nanzi said: "I didn't shout, it's because you can't shout anymore." Okay, how are you feeling now?"

Nineteen: "I feel full of energy. ”

Shi Nanzi said: "You jump and give it a try." ”

Nineteen jumped hard, and suddenly jumped more than a foot high. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China was overjoyed and cheered: "I'm so strong! Isn't it possible to soak in the pool a few more times, and I can fly in the air like Master?"

Shi Nanzi smiled: "Dream, if you want to fly, it's still early! However, you can change to a larger wooden bucket next time you carry water." ”

When Nineteen heard this, he couldn't help but smile, and said excitedly: "Great, wouldn't it be much faster to complete the task next time!"

Shinanzi said: "Yes, the amount of water will be doubled each time. However, the next time the Divine Pond is not half a pool of water like last time, this time the entire pool is empty, and you need to fill it!"

The smile on Nineteen's face quickly froze......