Zhu Xian

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Song Daren was a teacher at the beginning, and when he saw Zhang Xiaofan resting his face in his hand, he was fascinated and couldn't help but talk about it.

Most people at the first level of the Jade Clear Realm can complete it in the first year, but from then on, the difficulties and difficulties will appear. The second level of ordinary people will have to practice for five years, and the third level is a watershed.

Zhang Xiaofan was tongue-tied, and Song Daren smiled slightly and continued.

The main cultivation methods of Taiji Xuanqing Dao were roughly completed when they reached the third level, and in the future, it was more about depending on the level of aptitude and relying on self-cultivation. Teachers with advanced cultivation might give some pointers, but that was just personal experience, so that disciples would take less detours. Of course, the so-called "detours" here are mostly based on hundreds of years.

As for those who cultivated the Taiji Profound Clear Dao to the fourth level of the Jade Clear Realm, they had the foundation of ten thousand dharmas, and they could begin to practice other wonders and magic techniques as well as cultivate their own magic treasures at the same time. As soon as the magic treasure and secret weapon is said, the origin is long, and most of the gods in myths and legends have their own divine weapons, which are extremely powerful. In the world, those who cultivate the Tao have great power in controlling the creation of heaven and earth at the beginning. The small ones can fly in the air, the wind is fast, and the big ones can shake the sky and the earth, destroying the mountains and stopping the flow.

The materials of the magic treasure are also varied and various, but there is one thing, the material of the magic treasure determines the power of the magic treasure after cultivation. If you use ordinary iron to use the "Divine Sword Lightning Control Art", before you can attack the enemy, the sword has become ashes together with the owner.

As for the Qingyun Sect, because that year, Patriarch Qingye obtained the ancient sword "Zhu Xian" in the "Fantasy Moon Cave Mansion", and it ran rampant in the world, almost invincible, and most of the younger generations admired it, and most of them cultivated immortal swords. After a thousand years, swordsmen came out in large numbers, which almost became the unwritten rule of Qingyun Sect, even if they changed their name to Qingyun Sword Sect.

However, speaking of this, he had to mention that Tian Buyi, the head of Dazhu Peak, was a sword cultivator himself, and the protective magic weapon "Chi Ling" was one of the famous swords in Qingyun Sect. However, for some reason, he had no intention of encouraging the disciples to cultivate immortal swords.

Among the disciples of the Dazhu Peak lineage, Senior Brother Song Daren had the deepest cultivation. He had already cultivated the Taiji Xuanqing Dao to the fifth level of the Jade Clear Realm, followed by Fourth Elder He Dazhi, who had cultivated to the fourth level.

As for the second brother, Wu Dayi, the third brother, Zheng Dali, the fifth brother, Lu Daxin, and the sixth brother, Du Bishu, they were all struggling on the third level of the Jade Clear Realm, but the little junior sister, Tian Ling'er, was intelligent and had been carefully taught by her parents since she was young. Although she only started to do bamboo chopping homework when she was ten years old, she had been practicing Taiji Xuanqing Dao for many years.

"Senior sister is so powerful!" Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but sigh when he heard this.

Song Daren smiled and said, "Yes, the little junior sister is very smart and more talented in the cultivation of self-cultivation. What the master and the mother pass on to her will be known as soon as she hears it. Her aptitude is far better than our senior brothers.

After saying that, his eyes were full of hope, obviously he loved this charming little junior sister very much.

Then, Song Daren talked to Zhang Xiaofan about some things to pay attention to in the process of cultivation, and finally said solemnly: "Little Junior Brother, there is one last thing I must tell you: the most important thing in the practice of this sect is to be gradual and down-to-earth. If you are greedy and rash, I am afraid that you will not be greedy enough, and there will be a big disaster. Success or failure is originally destined, and there is no need to force it. Like demons and heretics, if you want to be dissatisfied, you will want to be quick, and in the end you will most likely be punished by God, pitiful and pathetic. You have to be careful."

Zhang Xiaofan was horrified and hurriedly said, "Yes, Senior Brother, I know."

Song Daren nodded, stood up, and said, "Then let's do it first. The Taiji Cave is in the back mountain, and only disciples who have cultivated the Taiji Xuanqing Dao to the third floor or above can go in and practice. Before that, you should practice in your own room first. It's very quiet here, and the master and mother usually don't come. You have worked hard yourself."

Zhang Xiaofan stood up and said, "Thank you, Senior Brother."

Song Daren smiled, patted his head, and turned to leave.

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Zhang Xiaofan sent Song Daren away, returned to the house, closed the door, and felt indescribable excitement. Even the fatigue of chopping bamboo in the morning did not know where to go.

He took a deep breath, calmed down, slowly walked to the bed, meditated in the posture taught by Song Daren, closed his eyes, and thought about the method of the first level of Taiji Xuanqing Dao and Jade Clear Realm taught by Song Daren from beginning to end in his heart. Just as he was about to practice it, his heart suddenly moved, he suddenly opened his eyes, and lost his voice: "That's not right!"

The first level of the Jade Clear Realm taught to him by Song Daren was the most superficial and basic practice method in Taiji Xuanqing Dao, and its function was only two words: Qi cultivation. Cultivators, under meditation, let go of their thoughts to restrict all kinds of troubles, and attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body to operate on the whole day, so as to breathe with heaven and earth, and then understand the creation of heaven and earth. If you can introduce spiritual energy into your body to perform the 36 great days, your meridians are already stable and you can practice a higher realm.

This kind of cultivation method was originally a method that Taoism had refined for thousands of years, and there was absolutely no doubt about any mistakes, but at this moment, Zhang Xiaofan's heart was like a storm, swaying non-stop. All this was because what he heard today was completely opposite to the set of formulas passed on to him by the monk Puzhi that day.

On the night before the Caomiao Village tragedy, when Puzhi passed on his formula, he told him clearly that when cultivating qi, you must cut off all contact between yourself and the outside world and realize your own nature, that is, the so-called: all dharmas are empty, not born and not destroyed, not scale and not clean, not increased or decreased, so there is no color in the air, no consciousness of thought and action, no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, no color, sound, fragrance, taste, touch the law, no vision, and even the unconscious world, no ignorance, no ignorance, and even no death of old age, no death of old age, no suffering to destroy the Tao, no wisdom and no gain. (Note: The words are from the Prajna Heart Sutra)

Zhang Xiaofan couldn't understand such a difficult and dry truth clearly at this time, but the two cultivation methods were fundamentally different, but he could tell the difference. At the moment, he was confused and didn't know what to do.

In fact, Zhang Xiaofan did not know that the Taiji Profound Path was the supreme method of Taoism, but the general wisdom made a great wish on him and placed a lifetime expectation on him. The set of formulas he passed on was also the supreme method of Buddhism - Dafa Prajna.

Two Dafa, two completely different ways of practicing, but they have to start from the root.

Buddhism and Taoism have a long history, and the old and the dead do not communicate with each other. The techniques of self-cultivation also originated from their respective schools of thought. Take Taoism as an example, its main purpose is a word "Tao", the so-called: Tao gives birth to one, one life is two, two give birth to three, and three give birth to all things. All things lose yin and embrace yang, and the middle qi thinks peace. (Note: The fifth chapter of the Dejing of the "Tao Te Ching" is quoted). Taoism is derived from Taoist thought, and even the three realms of Taiji Xuanqing Dao are named after the Yuqing, Shangqing, and Taiqing of the primordial Tianzun, Lingbao Tianzun, and Moral Tianzun in Taoist mythology, which are commonly known as "Sanqing". Taoist cultivation pays attention to sharing heaven and earth with one breath, being in the same body as nature, and controlling the creation of nature with one body,

On the other hand, looking at Buddhism, the main theme is "things should be born without dwelling, and all dharmas are inseparable from the self-nature". And it goes: when the self-nature is at any stage, it is pure; when the self-nature is at any stage, it is not born and die; when the self-nature is at any stage, it is self-sufficient; when the self-nature is at any stage, it is not shaken; when the self-nature is at any stage, it can produce all dharma! (Note: "Altar Sutra · Practice Origin First") Buddhist cultivation pays attention to self-realization, seeing the five aggregates, "can be born with one prajna and 84,000 wisdom", this is the truth.

The thoughts of Buddhism and Taoism were completely different, and the practice of Dharma was naturally the opposite, but they had kept their secrets for thousands of years and were unknown to everyone. At this moment, Zhang Xiaofan, a little disciple on the Dazhu Peak of Qingyunmen, was extremely troubled by this matter.

"Which is right?"

Zhang Xiaofan jumped out of bed and kept walking back and forth in the room. He only felt that his mind was in chaos, thinking wildly, and dared not ask anyone. In the end, he had to sit on the edge of the bed, sighing and silent.

He was originally not a smart person, he was born in a farm family, he was young, and he had no knowledge and decision. He thought about such a big matter in vain for a long time, but he still couldn't think of a reason. In the end, Zhang Xiaofan said to himself in his heart: "Forget it, since Master Puzhi didn't say anything about this situation back then, I will practice both together, that's all."

It's just that it's easy for him to think, but it's a completely different situation to do. Taiji Xuanqing Dao refining qi requires opening the pores of the seven orifices of the whole body, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body and running along the meridians, so as to exercise and stabilize the vitality of the body and the inner meridians; Dafa Prajna requires entering the realm of annihilation, blocking the consciousness of the whole body, thinking and doing, using oneself as a world, seeing the self-nature alone, and using the true essence of the heart to consolidate the essence and cultivate the essence.

In the next three months, in addition to going up the mountain to chop bamboo every day, rain or shine, he practiced these two great techniques with his heart. It's just that he has just achieved a small success in practicing Taiji Xuanqing Dao, and the holes in his whole body have just opened, and the spiritual energy has entered the body.

After three months, Tian Buyi suddenly became interested and came to investigate Zhang Xiaofan's cultivation situation. Unexpectedly, he was half-dead when he asked and tried. In the theory of common sense, ordinary people who practice Taiji Xuanqing Dao, with the superficiality of the first level, after three months, they will be able to initially attract the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body and run it for three to five days. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xiaofan's poor aptitude is really rare. After practicing for three months, he can't even control the holes of his whole body. As for attracting spiritual energy into the body, it is even more reluctant, let alone running it for a few days.

Tian Buyi's eyes widened and he stared at Zhang Xiaofan with an angry face. The disciples next to him were all sympathetic, but they didn't dare to say anything. Originally, Song Daren wanted to say a few words for Zhang Xiaofan, but seeing that the junior brother he taught had practiced to such a level, his face was dull and he didn't dare to speak.

Zhang Xiaofan's face was full of shame, and he knelt in front of Tian Buyi, feeling ashamed, thinking that no matter how his master scolded him, it should be done. Unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the surrounding senior brothers did not say a word, and even Tian Buyi did not say a word. Strange in his heart, he secretly looked up, but saw Tian Buyi's face full of anger, and he did not know when he turned into disappointment.

He shook his head, moved his short and fat body, and walked towards the back hall without saying anything. The disciples looked at each other in confusion.

Song Daren had been with Tian Buyi for the longest time, vaguely knowing what Tian Buyi was thinking, and guessed that his master might have given up on this little junior brother. In the past three months, Zhang Xiaofan had been busy with his homework in his spare time, helpful and honest, and everyone liked him very much.

Song Daren frowned, stepped forward to help Zhang Xiaofan, and said, "Little Junior Brother, Master is just angry for a while, it doesn't matter. As long as you practice hard, you will be recognized by his old man sooner or later."

Zhang Xiaofan was ashamed in his heart, nodded again and again, and worked harder since then.

Every morning, he went up the mountain with Tian Ling'er to chop bamboo. Ordinary disciples could chop off black bamboo in three months after practicing Taiji Xuanqing Dao, but Zhang Xiaofan didn't chop off the first black bamboo until half a year later. But every day, rain or shine, his body was quite strong, and at least he would never be out of breath when he went up the mountain.

From that time on, Tian Bunot ignored Zhang Xiaofan. Song Daren also asked him about his practice several times at the beginning, but the longer the time, Zhang Xiaofan's progress was slow. In the end, even Song Daren was discouraged and stopped asking him.

Zhang Xiaofan himself didn't care, he knew that his aptitude was not good, and although he sometimes wondered if it was caused by the two methods of cultivation together, every time he thought about it, he would think of the voice of the monk Puzhi, and his heart was hot, so he persisted. Although the training along the way was extremely difficult, he was persistent and stubborn, and he still survived.

He lived in a secluded place, practiced Taiji Xuanqing Dao during the day, and practiced Dafa Prajna late at night.

During this period, Zhang Xiaofan also set the worst record since the establishment of the Qingyun Sect: it took him a full three years, that is to say, it took three times as long as ordinary people, and finally completed the first level of Tai Chi Profound Clear Dao Jade Clear Realm cultivation, which could control the holes of the whole body freely, and lead the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the body to run for 36 days. But what everyone didn't know was that he also practiced the Great Brahma Prajna at the same time, and laid a solid foundation in the control of internal energy.

When Zhang Xiaofan timidly announced to the crowd at dinner one day, the disciples of the Great Bamboo Peak of Qingyunmen were stunned, as if seeing the thousand-year-old iron tree bloom, and then everyone burst into laughter. Song Daren even picked up Zhang Xiaofan, who had grown up a lot, and threw him into the air.

Tian Buyi, who was sitting in front, looked at each other coldly, snorted, and scolded in a low voice: "Big i***t!"

In the past three years, Zhang Xiaofan has grown to be fourteen years old. Because of the daily bamboo chopping, his body is also strong. Although he is two years younger than Senior Sister Tian Ling'er, he is already average tall. Tian Ling'er has grown from a thirteen-year-old girl to a sixteen-year-old daughter.

Tian Ling'er has always felt that the other six senior brothers are too much bigger than her and are old-fashioned, so she has always liked to stay with this silly junior brother. After three years, they have been close. But Tian Ling'er has always had the upper hand, and Zhang Xiaofan feels that senior sister is indeed much stronger than him. Although she is instructed to shout at herself on weekdays, she is occasionally teased by senior brother, but she is the first to stand up and support herself.

The mountain residence was lonely, but it was also quiet. Zhang Xiaofan also asked Tian Buyi and Song Daren about the Caomiao Village tragedy several times, but there was no clue about it. After a long time, Zhang Xiaofan's heart finally faded.

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This morning, Zhang Xiaofan took the firewood knife as usual and walked out of the house alone towards the back mountain. Tian Ling'er had completed her bamboo chopping homework two years ago and stopped going, so Zhang Xiaofan mostly went up the mountain alone in the past two years, but Tian Ling'er sometimes had nothing to do when she was free, so she also ran up the mountain to play with him.

Today, Zhang Xiaofan didn't see Tian Ling'er's figure and didn't care. He went up the mountain road alone, and in more than a month, he would have to finish his bamboo chopping homework. Now he can chop two black bamboo every day, but it is still far inferior to Tian Ling'er.

A month ago, he finally completed the first level of Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao Jade Clear Realm, and then Song Daren passed on the tricks of the second level. He practiced for a month, although it was much more profound than the first level, but somehow, he faintly felt that it was easier than the first level. For example, the first level required controlling the holes in the whole body, which he practiced for three years before he achieved small success, while the second level required "turning qi into essence", so that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth introduced into the body could be turned into essence in the meridians. According to the senior brother, this was more than ten times more difficult than the first level, but Zhang Xiaofan felt unexpectedly relaxed. The root cause seemed to have something to do with the set of "Dafa Prajna". In the past three years, he has been practicing Dafa Prajna every day without interruption, and the inner qi is already quite hot, and the essence is the inner qi. With those three years of foundation, Zhang Xiaofan entered the realm very quickly.

It was just that he didn't believe in himself. When others practiced for a year, but he had to practice for three years, this time it was probably an illusion. So he didn't care, anyway, he practiced on time every day, and no one came to disturb him.