The First Sword of the Earth

The old Taoist sits quietly in front of the door, and the three disciples wait around. Whenever the Taoist opens his mouth, the words are endless.

Zhou Yinglong listened, but he didn't hear any advice on cultivating Taoism. This master has always been chatting about sword cultivating.

Wang Sheng listened with gusto. In his previous life, let alone listening to stories told by such a worldly master, it would be extremely difficult to meet this kind of white-bearded grandfather who was at the top of the cultivation world and had an extremely high level of cultivation. .

In fact, having said that, Wang Sheng doesn't feel that there is any change between himself now and his previous life. The original self is still the same, but he has the advantage of being a prophet, changed his destiny, and got a chance, which made the earth-shaking changes.

In his previous life, he also fell into a bewilderment when he was engaged in online cultivation, and even threw everything away for it; perhaps it was just like this that God had mercy, allowing him to repeat this experience again.

When people are old, they just like to talk more.

Real Yuan Pu talked about everything as soon as he opened his mouth. After talking about schools, he talked about schools, and after talking about schools, he talked about masters.

Mentioning the "Western Ocean" 150 or 60 years ago, that is, today's Europe and the United States, Zhou Yinglong was a little curious, so he asked, "There are monks in foreign countries?"

Master Yuan Pu smiled immediately, and passed the teacup over, Zhou Yinglong quickly filled it up.

The old Taoist asked softly: "Are there no doors outside the Taoist gate?"

Wang Sheng said with a smile: "Buddhism originated from ancient Tianzhu."

"That's right," Master Yuan Pu nodded slightly, and said slowly, "As far as I know from studying ancient books, the most popular time for cultivating Taoism was more than two thousand years ago to one thousand years ago.

In fact, quite a few schools of thought in the Spring and Autumn Period are cultivating sects, but the "Tao Te Ching" handed down by Laozi Li Er is the most mysterious and profound.

Two thousand years ago, the West was not yet prosperous, but there were still many practitioners. At that time, they had little contact with our land of China, and they were actually a little unfamiliar.

But the Buddhism that was introduced into the Central Plains had a lot of conflicts with the Taoism at that time. The two monks had a dispute for hundreds of years, but for some reason, there was no record in the ancient books that the two schools had a direct confrontation. The same is passed down to this day...

It seems that there were still immortals mediating this matter in the monastic world at that time.

Originally, the fairy tales were always thought to be just nonsense, but at this time, it was not illusory. Perhaps a successful monk did not want to see blood flow like a river, so he came forward to mediate. "

Zhou Yinglong simply held the teapot, and asked again: "Then Master, where is the east side?"

Mentioning this, the real Yuan Pu's smile faded away, instead he showed a bit of sternness, and said: "In the Qin Dynasty, Peng Zu went to sea, took five hundred boys and girls and never returned, this is not a fiction.

Later, a small country rose up in the east, stealing the fur of our Taoist cultivation, but did not regard itself as an outsider of the Taoist school, but took pride in the stolen things, which is really ridiculous.

Alas, a few days ago, I heard some disciples in the mountain say that the Fenghuo Forest belongs to another country, but I didn't know that it was the words of a military strategist: it is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as aggressive as the fire, as immovable as the mountain!

Every time I mention it at this time, my heart is full of regret. "

Wang Sheng and Zhou Yinglong looked at each other, and they could feel Yuan Pu's mood changed when he mentioned the island country to the east.

Thinking about it carefully, when this Taoist master was young or young, wasn't it the age when the land of China was invaded by foreign enemies, and many monks from the Taoist sect came out to save the country and most of them were killed or injured...

At that moment, both Wang Sheng and Zhou Yinglong nodded with serious faces, but they didn't know what to say.

Master Yuan Pu sighed softly, and his slightly fluctuating mood quickly returned to calm, "Forget it, it's not appropriate to mention these things, what did I say just now? Ying Long, don't interrupt me again."

"Hey, yes," Zhou Yinglong bowed his head in reply, not daring to put down the teapot he was carrying.

Then I heard the old Taoist continue to speak,

Speak slowly.

Wang Sheng and Zhou Yinglong heard a lot of interesting stories from the past, and they also heard the helplessness and bitterness of these seniors who guarded the Dao Cheng and lived lonely in the mountains for thousands of years.

Finally, after more than an hour of gossip, Master Yuan Pu talked about the 'sword', and Zhou Yinglong, who was a little drowsy before, immediately became energetic.

Wang Sheng even listened to every word.

Master Yuan Pu said before that he has been immersed in the way of swordsmanship for decades, if this is not a master of swordsmanship, who would dare to receive this title.

"Back to the sword itself.

The sword is originally a weapon, even if it is often associated with a gentleman, it is still a weapon used to kill people.

All soldiers are fierce. Anyone who uses soldiers to do murderous things will naturally affect one's own Dao Xin Dao.

Therefore, let me first tell you two of these words.

It is feasible to practice the way of the sword, but the one who really wants to gain the way is yourself, not the sword in your hand. "

Wang Sheng nodded with a serious face, while Zhou Yinglong was also thoughtful.

The Taoist stood up, stood with his hands behind his back, and walked slowly.

The white hair and beard fluttered gently in the wind, as if they were about to turn into a flying fairy and fly away in the next moment.

"From my point of view, there are six realms in total.

One is the state where the sword has moves. This state is not about knowing a few sets of sword techniques, but to master the sword moves so that it can be trusted when facing the enemy. It really takes a lot of hard work.

Second, the state where the sword has no moves can also be called the state of sword intent. All swordsmanship has its meaning, and to practice its routines is to comprehend its sword meaning. When I say this, non-language should be understood. "

Wang Sheng nodded immediately. He was in the state of sword intent at this time, but because of his shallow practice, he still couldn't do no sword moves.

This kind of division of kendo realm is actually not completely accurate, but it can save Wang Sheng from taking many detours.

"The third realm, named the realm of sword power, is an extension of the sword without moves.

The realm of sword power is actually the same thing as the unity of heaven and man we usually talk about. You just stand there and you don’t need to make any movements to blend with heaven and earth. You can force people with sword power and hurt your mind invisible . "

Sword potential?

It seems that the first three realms are not a simple 'promotion' relationship, and the sword intent can be more or less. The more sword skills you practice, the more sword intent you can master. There is no such thing as a 'limit'.

Wang Shengshang can't do no sword moves, he has already condensed the seven-star sword intent, and the sword force also emphasizes the relationship between himself, the sword and the world, and it depends on his understanding of the way of the sword.

Sure enough, Master Yuanpu laughed and said:

"These three realms are not simply cultivated before one can be cultivated to the next. Form, mind, and momentum are actually the foundation of swordsmanship.

However, most of the successful sword cultivators first comprehend the sword's non-movement and then comprehend the sword's intent before they can appreciate the realm of the sword's power, so they took one, two, three steps to come out. "

Wang Sheng suddenly felt much more relaxed, what the master said was exactly what he wanted to know the most.

Among the six realms of swordsmanship, the first three realms are form, mind, and momentum, and what should the last three realms be?

Master Yuan Pu smiled lightly while supporting his beard, and he was contented, but waited for Wang Sheng's eyes to become a little urgent before continuing to say in a slow voice:

"The fourth realm is called Yu."

Zhou Yinglong blurted out: "Sword Control?"

"Hahaha," Master Dao burst out laughing, "The art of controlling the sword is actually an extension of the way of controlling objects, and that will be discussed separately. The so-called controlling the sword..."

As soon as Yuanpu's real talk turned a corner, he began to talk about the similarities and differences between Yujianshu and Kendo.

Wang Sheng immediately gave Zhou Yinglong a gloomy look. Zhou Yinglong smiled awkwardly, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip with his head bowed.

Although I remember my own master mentioned that the master loves nagging when he gets older, I didn't expect...

However, it is also good to know about Yujianshu.

Yujianshu originated in the Taoist sect in the middle of Shu, and it was very popular about 1,600 years ago.

Yujian is an extension of the method of controlling objects. To practice this technique, you must first step into the state of gathering spirits, and then choose a sword embryo, and nourish it with your own spirituality day and night.

After nourishing for three to five or seven years, the sword embryo will be reborn, and then monks will need to slowly forge it into a 'flying sword'.

Specific restrictions must be engraved on the flying sword, and the flying sword of the imperial envoy must also have the "sword control technique", in addition to having a strong enough spiritual support.

"However, this is a process that must be experienced from the beginning to practice swordsmanship," Yuan Pu said with a smile, "If you can step into the fourth realm of swordsmanship, and if you are lucky enough to get the law of swordsmanship, you will get twice the result with half the effort, and even be able to do it. Just say it."

Wang Sheng said with a smile: "Master, please clarify what is the realm of sword control."

"Don't be impatient, and listen to me slowly."

The Sword Control of the Sixth Realm of Sword Dao is considered to be a rather advanced realm of Sword Dao, and it refers to a monk who has reached the ultimate level of control over the sword.

It may be better to change the name to understand - the unity of man and sword.

It is naturally easier for a kendo apprentice who starts from sword practice to reach the realm of sword control, and has vitality to practice. After all, after entering the realm of emptiness, his lifespan will be greatly improved.

But in the millennium without vitality, how many people have lost their gray hair and withered blood, and finally buried them in the loess with regrets.

The first four realms are all related to the 'sword', while the latter two realms are somewhat... mysterious.

Wang Sheng couldn't comprehend for a while.

"Actually, in the future, when you develop souls and can be called great monks, the way of swordsmanship can enter the realm of sword control, and you don't need other methods to protect the way. With a sword in your hand, you can walk freely in the world of monks gone."

Master Yuan Pu sighed softly, and then said: "The fifth realm, I have just explored some ways in recent years, this realm is called 'The Realm of Sword Heart', I am limited by my cultivation at this time, and I can't get it right now. Don't step into this place completely, let's see."

While speaking, Master Yuanpu raised his left hand, in the palm there were streaks of white rays of light continuously gathering, and a small three-inch sword slowly rotated and rose in the palm of his hand, but it was only in the shape of a sword.

Suddenly, a mysterious sword intent spread out, sometimes endlessly, like a mountain spring stream; sometimes extremely sharp, as if to cut through the darkness!

The shock in Wang Sheng's heart is indescribable.

This is the Heart Sword that Master Yuanpu spent countless years to cultivate!

From the tangible of the sword, to the invisible of the sword!

Wang Sheng felt quite lucky at this time.

He chose Wudang Mountain at that time, and met the famous teacher Qing Yanzi, and the first set of Taoism taught by his master was the Seven Star Sword Formation, and he embarked on a journey of swordsmanship since then.

Otherwise, I won't be valued by Master Yuanpu, and I won't explain so many things about cultivation to myself, and I won't demonstrate for myself what an invisible sword is.

Sensei Yuanpu saw sweat on his forehead, quickly withdrew his heart sword slowly, and then heaved a long sigh of relief.

"This is to put down the sword."