Hearing Xiao Beiyou mention Shaolin Temple, Guo Songtao's eyes seemed to be brighter, he spent a lot of energy studying the boxing, stick skills, and formations of Shaolin Temple, and tried to learn positive factors from Shaolin martial arts.

Guo Songtao said: "Let's go to the stone bench over there and sit down, continue to communicate, my granddaughter has been standing for a long time, is she tired?"

"Yes, I'm a little tired, Beiyou, as an apprentice, doesn't know how to care about the master, and my grandfather is also a little tired, right? Grandpa, granddaughter helped you over. Xie Jiayao said.

"I listened to Master's lecture on the art of war and formation, and I listened very attentively, I forgot to ask Master to sit down, I'm really sorry!" Xiao Bei lobbied.

They walked to the stone bench behind the plum blossom pile, Xiao Beiyou cleaned the stone bench, and asked his master to sit down.

Guo Songtao said: "Beiyou just asked about the formation of Shaolin Temple, the most famous formation of Shaolin Temple is the 'Eighteen Arhat Array', which is called the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' on the rivers and lakes, probably because the formation of the 'Eighteen Arhat Array' are all strong Shaolin Temple monks, and their formation of the formation is difficult to break, such as a copper wall, so the eighteen Arhats are like bronze people, and the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' is famous in the rivers and lakes, and it is famous all over the world, and it is obviously one of the most important formations in the martial arts. It is said that the Shaolin Temple set up the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' in order to prevent the Shaolin disciples who have not completed the kung fu practice from going down the mountain without authorization, because if the disciples of the Shaolin Temple do not practice kung fu well, they will be defeated by the martial arts people without permission, which will humiliate the reputation of Shaolin, so the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' is set up as a barrier for Shaolin disciples to go down the mountain, and only the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' can be broken. Only those who have superb kung fu are qualified to go down the mountain. ”

"In this way, the 'Eighteen Bronze Arrays' of the Shaolin Temple are set up to test the martial arts level of Shaolin disciples, and in order to cultivate qualified disciples, the Shaolin Temple has spent a lot of money, which is enough to pay attention to!" Xiao Bei lobbied.

Some people also say that Shaolin Temple is a major school of martial arts, and there are naturally some people on the rivers and lakes who regard themselves as strong in martial arts are not convinced by Shaolin Temple and want to go to the temple to find right and wrong. Find a Shaolin monk to compete. Shaolin Temple set up the 'Eighteen Bronze Array' to protect the mountain gate of Shaolin Temple, as a barrier against people who deliberately go up the mountain to find fault in the rivers and lakes, otherwise, if someone goes up the mountain to challenge. The monks will come out to compete. The masters in the temple don't have that much effort to deal with. If you can break through the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array', it will not be too late to dispatch the senior monks. There is also a theory that the 'Eighteen Bronze Array' is a threshold to test the practice level of Shaolin disciples. Shaolin disciples practice martial arts to a certain extent, if they feel that they have practiced well, they can challenge the 'Eighteen Bronze Array', if they can break through the formation, they can enter a higher level to learn martial arts skills. In fact, in the old man's view, the Shaolin Temple set up the 'Eighteen Bronze Array' may have the three functions mentioned above at the same time, as long as you can break through the Shaolin 'Eighteen Bronze Array' is by no means a general, it must be superb martial arts, presumably, can become a member of the 'Eighteen Bronze Array', it must also be a relatively high martial arts in the Shaolin Temple, the average Shaolin disciple must be proud to be a member of the 'Eighteen Bronze Array', and it is of course extraordinary to be able to become a 'Bronze Man'. Guo Songtao said.

"Of course, I am very proud to be able to enter the 'Eighteen Bronze Array', and after entering the 'Eighteen Bronze Array', I often set up a formation to fight with others, have more opportunities for actual combat training, and face a variety of challengers, and the level of natural martial arts has improved relatively quickly, and since the 'Eighteen Bronze Array' is very important to Shaolin Temple, the people who form this array must also have a better chance of getting the guidance of senior monks with higher martial arts, so they will have a better chance of becoming a master. Xiao Bei lobbied.

"Master, did the monks who formed the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' use the same kind of martial arts?" Xie Jiayao asked curiously.

"According to the old man's understanding, the monks of Shaolin Temple, are Shaolin Kung Fu, from a large point of view, the monks of the 'Eighteen Bronze Array' are of course the same Shaolin Kung Fu, but Shaolin Kung Fu is a general term, Shaolin monks practice the basic skills, routines, techniques, external skills, internal skills, are all Shaolin Kung Fu, Shaolin Kung Fu routines are said to have more than 700 kinds, the classic Kung Fu well-known to the outside world has Xiaohong Boxing, Da Hong Boxing, Luohan Boxing, Plum blossom boxing, etc., each set of exercises or boxing methods is a part of Shaolin Kung Fu, and all have the characteristics of Shaolin martial arts. The eighteen Arhats refer to the eighteen Arhats who live forever in the world and uphold the Dharma in Buddhist legends, they are all disciples of Sakyamuni, eighteen Arhats and eighteen Arhats, and even the titles are very individual, such as joyful Arhats, contemplative Arhats, ear-digging Arhats, long-eyebrow Arhats, dragon-descending Arhats, Fuhu Arhats, etc., therefore, the boxing methods of one of the eighteen Arhats have their own characteristics, after they form a formation, different boxing methods are combined into one, it is difficult to break through, and it is said that the Arhats are all pure in body and mind, ignorance and troubles have been broken, have been freed from life and death, and can and can lead all beings to goodness, so the monks who can become the Arhat formation must also be highly cultivated, and the strength of the formation can be imagined by them. Boxing pays attention to the coordination of the hand-eye-footwork body, and people with high cultivation can achieve higher coordination, that is, the so-called consistency of words and deeds, the unity of body and mind, and those who become arhats can enter Nirvana, and the natural kung fu is also very high, and each Arhat has his own proficient moves, and the tricks are very familiar with the tricks, and each has a trick, and the natural formation is very strong, so the 'Eighteen Bronze Man Array' has become one of the Shaolin Temple's town temple formations. Guo Songtao talked about the Arhat Formation, and he was interested, and he spoke very carefully.

Xiao Beiyou listened quietly, he was a master of martial arts, and he could understand more thoroughly, and he was greatly inspired by it.

Xie Jiayao also listened very attentively, before, she couldn't understand his father's entry into the Hanging Temple as a lay disciple, listening to her grandfather say this, she finally understood why her father could have such a high level of martial arts, and at the same time, she also understood why the mysterious bell ringer Shi Taosheng, who accepted Beiyou as a disciple in the Hanging Temple, was so skilled in swordsmanship.

Xie Jiayao thought about it, and she asked: "Master, Luohan Boxing is so powerful, in addition to having different personalities, different moves, and very good cultivation with the Arhats, is it also related to the internal strength of the Shaolin monks who practice the "Yijin Sutra"? What kind of internal strength is the Shaolin "Yijin Sutra", the apprentice has heard people in the martial arts talk about it. At that time, I also asked the master when I learned the 'Jade Girl Flying Silk Sword' from the master, but the master is Da Deni, and she avoids answering about the monks, can you tell the apprentice about it?"

"The fame of "Yijin Jing" is too great, and everyone in the martial arts knows it, but the legend is very mysterious, and some statements are very exaggerated. Each school of martial arts has its merits. also has its weaknesses, it is impossible to cover everything, "Yijin Jing" is the superior martial arts method of martial arts, this is not wrong. But. It also has its limitations. The conditions for cultivation and the methods of cultivation are all exquisite. Only monks, or even people from the Shaolin Temple, can practice best. Guo Songtao said.

"Master, so to speak, the Yijin Sutra is only suitable for the cultivation of warrior monks in Shaolin Temple, and others are not suitable?" Xiao Beiyou asked.

"Not necessarily, "Yi Jin Sutra" has a history, according to legend, Tianzhu monk Dharma Zen Master for the fax of the scriptures, resolutely eastward, all the way to the Sutra of the Dharma, finally, because of a certain origin in the Shaolin Temple, Bodhidharma Zen Master has profound internal strength, in the Shaolin Temple face the wall meditation meditation for nine years, so that the stone wall left his figure, so that the temple monks are very amazed, Bodhidharma gathered monks, spread Buddhism, and then left two volumes of secret scriptures, one volume is the "Washing the Pulp Sutra", the other volume is the "Yi Jin Sutra", "Washing the Pulp Sutra" Focusing on the method of internal cultivation, it was taught to Master Hui Ke, which was later lost and could not be passed on to the world; Guo Songtao continued.

"Master, this can be a very important and mysterious martial arts classic, no wonder it is so famous, what is the specific content of this "Yijin Sutra"?" Xiao Beiyou asked with concern.

"To tell the truth, "Yi Jin Jing" is not so mysterious, in fact, it is about a kind of martial arts routine to cultivate inner mental strength to strengthen the body, to nourish the heart to strengthen the body, to cultivate the temperament to nourish the qi, from the name, the meaning of "easy" is to change, activity, update, "I Ching" said: "life is easy", that is, continuous growth and strengthening; "tendon" naturally refers to tendons, muscles, muscles and bones; "Jing" means method, way, therefore, ' 'Yi Jin Jing' actually refers to the combination of inner cultivation to move the muscles and bones, internal cultivation and external practice, strengthen the body, not only to enhance the physique, but also to dispel illness and prolong life, which is both ordinary and profound qigong method. The more Guo Songtao spoke, the more interested he became.

"Master, what you said is very mysterious, can you be more specific, for example, why can you be 'easy tendon'? What are the benefits of 'easy tendon'? Can only those who practice martial arts be able to 'easy tendon'?" Xie Jiayao became interested, and she asked carefully.

"Just said that the "Yi Jin Sutra" pays attention to internal cultivation and external practice, people with experience in martial arts know that the monk's internal strength is mainly to meditate and participate in Zen, but after meditating for a long time, it is easy to stagnate qi and blood, and it is necessary to move the muscles and bones from the external strength, which requires external practice, and over time, the cultivation method from the inside out will gradually form a way of cultivating and exercising the muscles and bones, as the saying goes, 'practice a breath inside, practice the muscles and bones outside', and practice this 'qi' is 'qigong', practice' From the perspective of martial arts, internal strength is the psychological cultivation within the body, and it is a kind of cultivation to stimulate the potential of life with ideas. The practice of all aspects of kung fu is integrated, the perception of speed is more sensitive, the enemy's attack is more able to correspond, and it is more effective for improving the realm of martial arts. The more Guo Songtao spoke, the more he became fascinated, almost to the realm of selflessness.

Xiao Beiyou listened to it and fell into deep thought, he felt that there were many things to figure out what the old general said and what Master Shi Taosheng said in the Hanging Temple, as for how to communicate, he couldn't understand it for a while, he just had a hazy feeling: "Could it be that there are also things to figure out between 'Tao' and 'Buddha'?"

Xie Jiayao thought in amazement: "I thought that my grandfather was just a tiger general, bravely killing the enemy, knowing the art of war, and having an original and wonderful formation, but I didn't expect that this lovely grandfather in front of me had such a profound knowledge of martial arts, no wonder, he was so harsh in picking his apprentices, and he was willing to teach the formation when he saw such a civil and military all-rounder as Beiyou. Now I finally understand that my mother asked me to bring Beiyou to Guo Mansion, it turned out to be such a big gain, I have to admit that my grandfather is very great!"

Xiao Beiyou was also very surprised to see Xie Jiayao so focused, he thought: "The way she looked at General Guo today was completely different, her naughty expression was gone, and there were more expressions of admiration and surprise, she must have realized something." (To be continued......)

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