Under One Person: I am the Master of Maoshan

"You've finished watching, tell me what you think." Shi Jian looked at the disciples below.

"Master, I want to go down the mountain." Shen Yan knelt on the ground and begged Shi Jian.

"Yes, Master, we have to go down the mountain. The Japanese are killing our people and occupying our territory. We can't just sit there and wait for death."

Shi Jian looked at them quietly and said, "From today onwards, no one is allowed to leave the mountain without permission for five years."

"Why, Master!"

"Are we just going to watch them run rampant on our land?!"

Everyone was furious and questioned Shi Jian's decision.

Shi Jian slowly stood up and, without paying any attention to the crowd, bowed three times towards the Sanmao Zhenjun Temple.

He turned around again with a serious expression, "We in Maoshan usually practice the art of curing diseases and exorcising evil spirits. We are not as good as other sects in terms of fighting. Letting you go down the mountain at this time is no different from sending you to your death."

"From now on, everyone should concentrate on training. The divine fighting technique will be open to you. If you want to come down the mountain and contribute to the country in five years, your master will not stop you. Otherwise, you must pass me first."

After hearing this, everyone didn't know what to say, and groups of three or five people dispersed.

Shi Jian walked into the Sanmao Temple alone and knelt down in front of the statue: "Grandmaster, I am incompetent, but the Japanese are extremely aggressive. The world has changed and this is no longer allowed. I, a Taoist disciple, will close the mountain gate and recite the Huangting Sutra silently. I will serve you after I finish my worldly affairs."

Shen Yan returned to his room and lay on the bed, thinking quietly. He wondered whether he should sneak down the mountain, but recalling this period of history, it seemed that he could not do anything if he went down the mountain, except for his own people fighting against his own people, or his own people fighting against his own people.

Finally, I decided to take advantage of these five years to improve my strength.

In the middle of the night, Shen Yan came to Shi Jian's door, seeming to hesitate whether to go in.

"Now that you are here, why do you still need me to invite you?"

Shi Jian's voice rang out in the house. Shen Yan made up his mind, walked into the house, and knelt down in front of the Taoist bed.

"Why are you still awake so late and looking for me?" Shi Jian looked at the disciple he had raised since childhood with a smile on his face.

Shen Yan made up his mind and said, "Master, I want to learn the Five Thunder Method."

Shi Jian laughed and said to the outside of the door: "Come in too."

Shen Yan looked back and saw Zheng Zibu also walked in with his head lowered.

"Are you all here to ask for the Five Thunder Technique?"

Zheng Zibu lowered his head and said nothing. Shi Jian sighed softly and said, "Well, come with me to the outside of the hall." After that, Shi Jian walked out of the room.

The two brothers lined up and waited for Shi Jian's lecture.

"Do you know why I didn't teach you the Five Thunders Law?"

Shen Yan shook his head, and Zheng Zibu said, "The standard of the Tianshi Mansion is that only high-ranking masters who are qualified to succeed the Tianshi are qualified to practice thunder magic. It should be the same for us."

Shi Jian nodded and shook his head: "Yes, and no. After all, the Five Thunder Method is just a kind of practice. Only the masters of each sect can learn the complete Five Thunder Method with ancestral teachings. I am willing to give you only half of it. The real reason is that you two are unable to practice it at the moment and do not have the ability to bear the thunder method."

"We in Maoshan mainly cultivate talismans and secondary cultivate life. This also causes our Maoshan disciples to be less skilled in using force when fighting with others. Have you ever heard of the Golden Light Curse?"

Shen Yan said, "I know, Master. Using specific rituals and mantras to spread Qi throughout the body can enhance one's sexuality and life to a certain extent, just like horizontal training to sharpen one's muscles and bones. In the final analysis, it is all about the use of Qi."

Shi Jian looked at him with appreciation: "Very good explanation"

Shen Yan thought to himself: "Fortunately, my second uncle explained it perfectly."

Shi Jian went on to say: "Whether it is the Golden Light Mantra or the Three-fold Reverse Life of the Sanyi Sect, to put it bluntly, they all use one's own Qi to improve life, but my Maoshan talismans are external objects, so when our ancestors practiced thunder magic, they created a method to improve life - the Three Talents Body."

"Use talismans to build a Qi Bureau of heaven, earth and man, let the Qi feed itself, and improve your own nature and life from the inside out. However, this method is somewhat dangerous. Once the Qi Bureau is unstable and causes the Qi to impact your own Dantian, even the Golden Immortal cannot save you."

"So now you still want to learn?"

Zheng Zibu hesitated for a moment, and felt that there was no need to take such risks for the sake of the Dharma: "Master, I think our talismans are good enough, let's forget about the others."

Shen Yan was determined to learn: "Master, the path to the truth is so dangerous. I am willing to learn, just to use thunder magic to pacify the world."

Shi Jian nodded, and took out an ancient book from his bosom and handed it to Zheng Zibu: "This book records many lost talismans. Since you are interested in studying talismans, take it and have a look."

It seemed that Shi Jian was not surprised by Zheng Zibu's choice. After thanking him, Zheng Zibu turned around and walked out of the martial arts arena.

Shi Jian and Shen Yan were the only two people left in the martial arts arena. Shi Jian took out eight command flags from the room, and placed the flags of heaven, earth and man in the inner circle and the flags of the five elements in the outer circle, arranging them according to the directions of the eight trigrams.

Then he said to Shen Yan: "Don't be afraid, I will show you how to do it. Sit in the middle."

Shen Yan sat cross-legged in the center of the Tai Chi diagram, with his five hearts facing the sky. Shi Jian pinched his sword gestures outside the formation and shouted, "Qi Ju, rise!"

Shen Yan felt that the Qi around his body became very rich, and there were three different streams of Qi rushing towards his upper dantian, middle dantian, and lower dantian respectively.

"Keep your mind clear and let these three streams of Qi flow through your limbs and bones."

When Shen Yan heard Shi Jian's voice, he began to relax, detaching himself from himself and allowing the three streams of Qi to flow freely.

After an hour, Shen Yan stood up and said, "Master, the Qi has stopped. I seem to be able to control the movement of this Qi at the same time."

Shi Jian stroked his beard gently: "Let this Qi grow in the three Dantians in your body. When it reaches the point where it can be released externally, you can practice thunder magic."

"Thank you, Master, for teaching me the Dharma." Shen Yan bowed to the ground. Shi Jian patted him on the shoulder, as if he was looking at the future of Maoshan.

Five years later, on September 5, 9

Five years ago today, Shen Yan came into contact with the Three Talents Body Technique. Five years later, he had already mastered half of the Thunder Technique, and he had also made progress in the art of talismans, not to mention the family-inherited Thirteen Ghost Gate Needles.

"Boom, boom, boom!"

"come in"

Shen Yan came to Shi Jian's room. Shen Yan, who was already 16 years old, had grown into a big boy. Shi Jian couldn't help but feel emotional when he looked at him who was half a head taller than him. He thought of the baby who was smiling in his arms when they first met.

"Have you decided?" Shi Jian asked.

Shen Yan knelt in front of his master and said, "I have decided. Master, I am going down the mountain and I will never come back until I drive the Japanese out."

Shi Jian nodded and took his sword from the wall: "This wooden sword has been with me all my life, you can keep it as a souvenir. When you walk in the world in the future, you must remember my teachings in Maoshan."

Shen Yan held the sword head with both hands and knocked it to the ground: "Thank you for the sword, Master. I will definitely remember your teachings."

"let's go"

Shen Yan put on his bag and walked out of the room. Shi Jian went up to the second floor and watched from a high place as his favorite disciple walked away. Neither of them expected this.

After this separation, the master and disciple never met again.

Outside the mountain gate, Zheng Zibu and Li Yuhang, along with a group of fellow disciples, came to see Shen Yan off.

Zheng Zibu clasped his hands and said: "I wish you a successful journey, and that you can use my Maoshan talisman to wipe out all the demons in the world."

Everyone also bowed and said, "I wish my senior brother (junior brother) to use my Maoshan talisman to eliminate all the demons in the world!"

Shen Yan bowed and replied: "The Qi of the heavens is surging, and my Taoism is flourishing day by day."

"The Qi of the heavens is vast and my Tao is flourishing day by day"

This sentence keeps echoing on Jurong Mountain where Maoshan is located.