The pear tree on the wall is snowy and delicate

Chapter 25: Disturbed Qingyin Appears

"Is that the disciple that Lingxiang forced upon the head master?" An old man outside the window. His beard and eyebrows were white, but his body was straight. In one hand he held a whisk as white as his beard and eyebrows, and in the other hand he stroked his beard and smiled, "She is quite similar to her, a clever little girl."

Han Yang, who was accompanying him, smiled and said, "He has a good character. No wonder Master sent him here."

"Hmm..." The old man nodded, "Then the son of the Lord of Guyang City is very good."

"Master wants to..."

"Alas, the spiritual root aptitude is still unclear. It will not be too late to discuss it after the inner sect promotion assessment." The old man smiled, looking satisfied.

This person is none other than the second disciple of the former headmaster of Yuanqing Sect and the current head elder, Zhenren Qianyuan.

"It's just that person..." But that person's eyebrows and eyes are very similar to an old friend. Could it be...

Taoist Qian Yuan did not say anything. Han Yang asked about it and was told that it was okay.

The two men turned and left, but Zhenren Qianyuan had other plans in mind: he should inform the head master about this matter.

……

Long Qi didn't expect that Xin Yi would actually respond to him, but he didn't notice how he did it, which showed that his cultivation must be very high.

It seems that Cheng Yu is not as he seems. He still has some brains. He has suffered a loss today and will not let it go. Now that they have become my enemy, he will definitely be at odds with me in the future.

However, after this incident, the four of them became closer, especially Xinyi. Although she was still serious, she was able to sit with the three of them and listen to their conversations, and occasionally even interject.

Outer disciples of the Yuanqing sect must understand the principles of Taoism, know the principles of swordsmanship, clear their minds of distractions, and practice concentration; these are the foundation of Taoism, and the four daily lessons are also for this purpose.

The purpose of the Dao is to cultivate the disciples' understanding of the Dao, nature and their own inner selves, and to lay the foundation for the future study of the secret arts. The sword art is the martial arts that the Taoists must learn when they enter the sect, and it is also a preparation for the practice of the weapon art in the future. Therefore, every month, a martial arts competition will be held to allow the outer disciples to learn from each other and check the results of their practice.

The so-called magic formula is like the Wave Formula used by Lingxiang. The sect will teach according to each person's spiritual root qualifications, but the magic formula requires that the practitioner can integrate his own spiritual power into the natural way, so as to give full play to his mysterious Taoist power.

However, not everyone can do this, so there is a method called weapon secrets.

The weapon technique is a method of practice developed for monks who are unable to use natural forces. Through weapons, magic treasures and other objects, they can either draw out their own spiritual power, or draw natural forces into the body, so as to achieve integration.

Only by integrating one's own spiritual power with the power of nature can one practice Taoist magic.

However, most of the weapon techniques have strict requirements on the physical strength of the cultivator, so the stage of body building and qi refining is particularly important. Only a few spiritual treasures are relatively tolerant, so Lingxiang used the water of the spiritual veins and spiritual plants to nourish Long Qi's body and store qi. He fetched water every day to strengthen his muscles and bones so that the power of the medicinal bath could be fully exerted.

Among them, the method of talismans is a kind of Taoist art between magic formulas and instrument formulas, and it does not require strict physical fitness from the cultivator. Although it is used with the power of instrument formulas, it still requires a certain level of magic formula ability to fully exert its Taoist power. Therefore, no matter how Long Qi practices, he cannot use the talisman technique.

What's more stringent is that the secret of the weapon is that the person and the weapon must be in harmony in order to fully exert the power of Tao. If they are not in harmony, the practice will only be ineffective.

Nowadays, the Yuanqing Sect teaches outer disciples swordsmanship with unopened soft steel swords. If the sword is not opened, it will not be activated and will only be a dead object.

The original intention of this move was to let these outer disciples gain some insights from the sword technique alone. However, this sword was too light, and some female disciples were able to use it easily, but some male disciples with some skills found it a bit difficult. Although Long Qi was born into a family of swordsmen, he suffered a sudden change when he was a child, so he only learned the Red Fist technique since he was a child. He didn't know swordsmanship at all, and he always had a bad grasp of the power of the sword. In the past half month, he has broken three swords.

Although those who practice Taoism do not necessarily have to use swords, like the Qiankun Circle Fire Spear used by the Great God of the Three Altars and the Three-pointed Double-edged Sword used by Erlang Shen Zhenjun, they only have this choice after they have established their foundation.

The reason why swordsmanship is taught at the beginning of cultivation is that swordsmanship covers a variety of weapon techniques such as stabbing, picking, chopping, and cutting, and most of them can be used when changing weapons later. Moreover, the sword is a gentleman's weapon, which is the realm pursued by cultivators.

Seeing that the day of martial arts performance was approaching, even Zhao Wuyang, who had the weakest martial arts, could wield the sword smoothly, but Long Qi still didn't know how to wield the sword. He practiced sword every day, but the more he practiced, the more upset he became.

Although Xinyi had the highest level of cultivation among the four, he seemed to have some misunderstanding of the sword techniques. Whenever he practiced sword, he would always chop the sword straight down, just like playing with a knife.

The two of them wielded swords with such brute force that Liu Xia, who was standing nearby, was terrified. Whenever they practiced sword skills, he would always keep Zhao Wuyang far away, for fear that the two of them might accidentally harm innocent people.

That night, the four of them were practicing sword skills in the backyard again. During the practice, Long Qi dropped his sword and sat on a big rock beside him, saying angrily, "This sword skill is so weak. If I use this skill to subdue a monster, I'm afraid the monster will tear my sword into pieces before I even unsheathe it. It's useless. Let's not practice it!"

Xinyi agreed with this, so he put away his sword, sat down on a big rock, and sighed deeply - learning sword is not easy!

Seeing this, Liu Xia and Zhao Wuyang also stopped practicing and sat over.

"Seeking the truth is not easy. If you don't even have the perseverance to overcome these difficulties, how can you go further on the path?" Liu Xia persuaded, wiping the sweat off his face.

"My mother always taught me that when God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his mind suffer, his muscles and bones tired, and his body hungry. I think since our ancestors put the hardship of the mind first, it must be the easiest to defeat a person."

Unexpectedly, Zhao Wuyang could say such a thing at such a young age. Xinyi lowered her head and thought for a moment, then raised her hand and touched his head.

Long Qi naturally understood the truth, but for some reason, he couldn't calm down these days, as if something was missing and there was always a sense of emptiness in his heart.

He had been wandering the streets since he was a child and had never experienced such a feeling before. This made him feel confused and unable to concentrate on his studies.

Just when he was getting too annoyed to control himself, a clear voice interrupted him.

"Don't you remember teaching me to give up halfway when faced with difficulties?"

The three were all startled, but they didn't know where the sound came from. They looked around for a long time but couldn't find it.

When Long Qi heard this, his heart beat fast - he was very familiar with the person who came!

"Don't look for it, it's up there!"

Everyone looked up and saw a person standing on the roof of the house. She had long hair tied up with a jade hairpin, and wore a wide-sleeved flowing cloud shirt. She also had a Qiankun bag slung around her waist. When the wind blew, the small bells on the bag jingled.

It’s the spiritual incense!

(End of this chapter)