The Ten Directions of Heaven and Earth

After noon, Yichen didn't even eat. He finally waited until his senior brother came, and saw that he was holding two more books in his hand. Needless to say, they must be some Lao Shizi classics.

As soon as Yang Xiaoran came in, he saw a depressed look on his face. He frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Have you read all the classics I gave you three days ago?"

"oh."

Yichen felt that the boss was boring and seemed weak even when he spoke, so he casually said "Oh", and Yang Xiaoran frowned deeper, "Oh what? If you have it, you have it, if you don't have it, you don't have it. Don't you know how to talk well?"

Listening to him reprimanding himself, Yichen felt even more unconvinced, and suddenly seemed to be justified, he said, "Senior brother, I don't understand why other senior brothers and sisters teach Qi refining techniques and Xuan Gong sword techniques. You But you just let me read these useless things?”

Yang Xiaoran was stunned for a moment, his face immediately darkened, and he scolded, "How presumptuous! These are the classics left by the sages and predecessors, and every sentence is a golden oracle. How can you question it? Read it carefully!"

"oh."

Yichen said oh, and did not dare to refute any more, so he had to accept the two classics. Yang Xiaoran snorted heavily, then flicked his sleeves and went out.

Riying Wuhen, another half month passed quickly. During this half month, Yichen also read these Taoist classics every day. Yang Xiaoran never taught him any cultivation techniques. On the contrary, other new disciples , most of them have learned the basic qi refining techniques, and some of them are already able to initially introduce qi into the body.

The most basic step in practicing a discipline is to introduce qi into the body, followed by gathering and refining qi, and then there are the subsequent stages of refining qi, refining qi to transform into spirit, refining spirit to return to emptiness, and refining emptiness to combine with Tao. .

To explain it more clearly, in Xuanmen, twenty years of Taoist practice can build the foundation and cultivate the essence; fifty years of Taoist practice can first condense the golden elixir; a hundred years of Taoist practice can reveal the Yuanying; three hundred years of Taoist practice can enable the soul to leave the body; five hundred years of Taoist practice can help the soul to leave the body. But one Qi can be transformed into three. Seven hundred years of Taoist practice is called overcoming the tribulation. A thousand years of Taoist practice can lead to the immortal body. By that time, one has boundless magical power and can do anything in heaven or on earth.

Therefore, "Tao practice" is the criterion that determines the level of a person's cultivation level. However, the decades of Tao practice here do not mean that it takes so many years to complete it. Some people have outstanding talents and can cultivate twenty years of Taoism in ten years. Some people have mediocre talents and may not be able to cultivate ten years of Taoism in a hundred years. When the life span is over, if you have not solved the mystery of immortality, you will have no choice but to be reincarnated. Start over again.

It is precisely for this reason that when cultivating, in addition to hard work, it also depends on whether you have qualifications and talents. If someone is not qualified, no matter how hard he works and takes many miraculous medicines, he will never be able to achieve immortality.

Closing the book in his hand, Yichen had a worried look on his face. Tomorrow would be his first martial arts test, but Senior Brother Yang didn't teach him anything. When the time comes, when he goes on stage, wouldn't it mean that he will get a bruise on his nose and a swollen face? Especially Zhao Wangsun, who has been taking the elixirs sent by his sister secretly, how can he beat him?

That night, Yichen fell asleep with a gloomy mood, but he kept tossing and turning all night and couldn't fall asleep, or he had nightmares, dreaming about the deep valley in the back mountain where he accidentally fell, and there was an evil ghost in there that wouldn't let go. , causing him not to sleep well all night. He got up dejectedly the next day and had to rush to the valley to participate in the preliminary martial arts competition.

By the time the sun rose, the valley was already full of people. In addition to the hundreds of new disciples, there were also many senior brothers and sisters from Pingyang Peak. Of course, the three elders did not come. The three elders were busy with business on weekdays. Take some time to watch this boring competition.

I saw about a hundred disciples, and almost all of them had a sword in their hands. Although it was not a powerful fairy sword, it was still better than Xiao Yichen. Among so many people, he was the only one holding a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" in his hand. , looking silly.

In the distance, Zhao Wangsun stood among the crowd, with a sinister smile on his face, and said in his heart, "Xiao Yichen, I won't trust Zhao until I kill you this time."

After burning the incense, I saw three more senior brothers and two senior sisters coming from outside the valley. They were obviously quite experienced. One of them pointed his finger at the empty valley, and a platform immediately rose up from the flat ground, allowing hundreds of people to see. The new disciple kept exclaiming, this is the magic of the Immortal family. With just a stroke, there is such a big fighting platform. In fact, this is just the most basic "Concrete Technique".

Now that the fighting stage was ready, it was time for the disciples to take the stage. A thirteen or fourteen year old boy in white jumped up and flew to the stage easily. He was completely different from the one who was rolling in the mountains a month ago. , Taoist cultivation is like this, the most basic easy to learn, but the further you go, the more difficult it becomes.

The young man in white, with majestic eyebrows and heroic spirit, looked around the audience and laughed loudly, "Which junior brother and sister are here to give me advice?"

Hearing that he called himself senior brother, everyone was a little eager to try. After all, they wanted to see how well they had practiced in the past month. But at this moment, the young man in white on the stage only focused his eyes on Xiao Yichen and smiled. He said, "In the entrance examination a month ago, this Junior Brother Xiao came out ahead of me. How about asking Junior Brother Xiao for some advice today?"

As soon as these words came out, many people looked at Yichen, thinking that his performance in the entrance examination a month ago was indeed extraordinary. It was just a good time to see how he was practicing today. The look on Zhao Wangsun's face in the distance The smile grew darker.

Yichen glanced at the stage, waved his hand and said, "I don't want it. Let's leave this opportunity to Senior Brother Zhao." He couldn't be that stupid. He didn't know any Qi-refining skills. Wouldn't he be beaten if he went up? Due to the rules, he will not come today!

Seeing that he refused to come up to the stage, the surrounding disciples looked at each other in confusion. Today was the first martial arts test, and according to the rules, anyone on the stage who was selected could not refuse.

Zhao Wangsun smiled coldly, "Junior Brother Xiao is very capable, it's better for Junior Brother Xiao to go up and open our eyes."

"No, no, no..." Yichen hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Senior Brother Zhao, you are very capable. You knocked someone down. If you can insist that someone hit your horse, you should go up..."

"enough!"

At this moment, a sharp shout suddenly came from the audience, which immediately silenced the crowd. However, the senior brother who had used the Concrete Technique before said with a stern face, "You can worship the Xuanmen. This opportunity is rare in a hundred years. Today How unworthy is it that everyone refuses in the first martial arts test! When the devil comes in the future, you will all be afraid! I don’t have such cowards in Xuan Qing Sect!”

As soon as he finished speaking, a junior sister next to him whispered, "Senior brother, don't be upset, those evil heretics don't dare to attack our Xuanqing Sect."

The senior brother was speechless, but his face was as ice as ice. All the disciples, even the old disciples from Pingyang Peak, did not dare to say anything at this time and all looked at Xiao Yichen.

Now that he was called on, Yichen had no choice but to bite the bullet and go on stage, but he didn't know how to practice. The platform was about half a foot high. It was not difficult for him to climb up, but he couldn't use the basic air control skills like the boy in white. technique.

I saw him slowly walking down the stage, holding the scripture in his left hand, and supporting the edge of the platform with his right hand. He pushed his body up with both feet and tried to push himself up. The look was a bit funny. This was the first time in so many years that someone had appeared on the stage like this. , the serious atmosphere just now disappeared all of a sudden, and many senior and junior fellow students even covered their mouths and laughed. How could he climb up like this?

The senior brother from before was even more livid. Although Pingyang Peak is just a entrance, he has never seen anyone so funny on stage in so many years. Is it because the Demonic Dao has been recruiting forces in recent years and has made the Xuan Qing Sect become a big mess? Did you just randomly take passers-by in? He was so angry!

The young man in white clothes on the stage couldn't help laughing. Seeing Xiao Yichen finally climbed up, he coughed, put his right hand behind his back, and made a gesture of asking with his left hand: "Junior brother, please enlighten me."

"oh."

Yichen said "Oh", but when everyone was watching, he did not put up a posture. Instead, he slowly took out the scripture he carried with him, licked his fingers, opened the first page, and read it carefully. The first chapter was read out, "Tao can be Tao, but it is not Tao. Names can be named, but they are not named. Wu is named the beginning of all things. Being is named the mother of all things..."

"He...what is he doing?"

The audience was immediately in an uproar. They were fighting. What were they doing? Chanting sutras? Playing tricks?

Many senior sisters could not hold back any longer and burst into laughter. They had seen stupid people before, but they had never seen such stupid people before. Could it be that when they encounter demons and demons in the future, they would not draw their swords but instead use them? Publish a sutra and read it to the other person first, and then persuade them to turn back from their suffering?

The senior brother's face was even more gloomy before, and he was shaking with anger. Seeing this, the young junior sister next to him hurriedly waved his hand, "Senior brother, no, don't be angry. Maybe, maybe he wants to win with momentum. Look, the guy opposite People are so scared that they dare not move..."

The young man in white did not move, but he was not frightened, but stunned. He listened to Xiao Yichen reciting it for a long time, but he could not understand a word. Could it be that it was some mysterious formula? He said nonchalantly, "That...junior brother, please give me some advice."

Yichen glanced at him sideways, "Aren't I teaching you? This is what my senior brother taught me every day this month. Listen carefully! They are all golden and jade words passed down by the sages and predecessors. How can you Questioned?"

Seeing his serious look, the audience burst into laughter and uproar. Only Yang Xiaoran's face was livid in the distance. This kid was so clever. He was telling everyone in public that he hadn't taught him any practice in the past month. A secret?

After finishing speaking, Yichen licked his fingers, turned to the second page, and continued to read, "Therefore, there is always nothing, and I want to see how wonderful it is..."

"You kid...are playing tricks on me! Be careful! Watch your moves!"

The young man in white struck with a palm, but looking at the sharpness of his palm, it was obvious that he had begun to develop the ability to refine Qi. This palm struck Yichen, and the wind from the palm immediately covered his whole body, making Yichen unable to move and shouting. Unfortunately, fortunately, the young man's foundation was not yet stable. Yichen forcefully broke free from the wind in his palm, stepped back a few steps, pointed at him and said hurriedly, "I always have it, I want to watch it!"

Seeing that he was still in a state of embarrassment, he did not forget to recite sutras. The audience burst into laughter again. The young man in white struck the air with his palm. He also saw him pointing at himself and reciting sutras. He thought he was mocking himself. It became even more fierce, and suddenly there was a strong wind on the stage.

"Ouch! My life is at stake!"

Seeing the opponent's fierce attack, Yichen didn't have any Qi refining foundation, how could he dare to confront him head-on? He had to dodge left and right, jump up and down, looking very embarrassed!

After fighting for a long time, Yichen gasped heavily, pointed at him and continued to read, "Listen carefully! These two people have the same origin but different names, and they are both called Xuan..."

"Xuan, how big are you!"

The young man in white slashed away with his palm, and his palm was windy. Yichen quickly rolled to the ground to avoid it, and continued, "That's right! It's the door of mystery and mystery, the door to all mysteries! Don't you fall down! Hey!" After that, his hand He pointed at him with a wave of his hand.

"Ouch!"

Suddenly, a scream was heard from the boy in white, and he really fell down.

"What...is going on?"

Everyone in the audience was confused. Could it be that the Sanqing Dao Patriarch really showed up and could make people fall down by chanting sutras?