Chapter 25: Disturbed and Qingyin Appears
"Is that the disciple Lingxiang forced upon the head teacher?"
Outside the window stood an old man, his beard and eyebrows white, but his body straight and straight. In one hand he held a whisk as white as his beard and eyebrows, and with the other 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 what happened, but was told that it was okay.
The two men turned and left, but Master Qianyuan had other thoughts in his mind: he should inform his senior brother who would be the head teacher about this matter.
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Long Qi didn't expect that Xin Yi would respond to him, but he didn't realize how he did it, which showed that his cultivation must be quite high.
Cheng Yu seemed to be more than he appeared; he had some brains. He had suffered a loss today and would not let it go. They had become his enemies today, and they would definitely be at odds with him in the future. However, after this incident, the four of them had become closer, especially Xin Yi. Although she was still serious, she would sit with the three of them, listen to their conversation, and occasionally interject.
Outer disciples of the Yuanqing sect must understand the Daoist principles, know the principles of swordplay, clear their minds of distractions, and cultivate concentration. This is the foundation of Daoist practice, and the four daily lessons are also for this purpose.
The purpose of morality is to cultivate the disciples' understanding of the great Dao, nature and their inner selves, and lay the foundation for the future study of magic techniques and mysterious arts; while sword techniques are the martial arts that those who practice Taoism must practice from the beginning, and are also preparations for the future practice of weapon techniques.
Therefore, every month, a martial arts competition is held to allow outer disciples to compete with each other and check the results of their training.
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 fully exert his mysterious Taoist power.
However, not everyone can do this, so there is a method called weapon secrets.
The weapon techniques are a method of cultivation developed for cultivators who are unable to use natural forces. By using weapons, spiritual treasures and other objects, they can either draw out their own spiritual power or draw in the power of nature, thus achieving integration.
Only by integrating one's own spiritual power with the power of nature can one practice Taoism.
However, most of the weapon techniques have strict requirements on the physical strength of the cultivator, so the stage of body strengthening and Qi refining is particularly important, and only a few spiritual treasures are relatively tolerant.
Therefore, Lingxiang used the water from the spiritual veins and spiritual plants to nourish Long Qi's body and accumulate energy. He carried 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 is even more stringent is that the secret of the weapon is that the power of Tao can only be fully exerted when the person and the weapon are in harmony. If they are not harmonious, the practice will only be ineffective.
Nowadays, the Yuanqing sect teaches outer disciples swordsmanship using unopened soft steel swords.
If the sword is not opened, it will not be able to activate its spirit and will just be a dead object.
The original intention of this move was to allow these outer disciples to gain insights into swordsmanship alone. However, the sword was too light, and while some female disciples could wield it easily, male disciples with some basic skills would find it a bit difficult.
Although Long Qi was born into a family of swordsmen, his family suffered a misfortune when he was a child, so he had only learned the Red Fist technique since he was young. He didn't know how to use swordsmanship at all, and he always couldn't control the strength of the sword well. He had broken three swords in the past half month.
Although people who practice Taoism don't 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 the True Lord Erlang, but that is mostly an option that only becomes available after the foundation is established.
The reason swordsmanship is taught at the beginning of a Taoist practice is that it encompasses a variety of weapon techniques, including stabbing, slashing, chopping, and cutting, which can be applied when switching weapons later. Furthermore, the sword is considered a gentleman's weapon, a realm that Taoist practitioners strive for.
Seeing that the day of martial arts performance was approaching, even Zhao Wuyang, who had the weakest martial arts skills, could wield the sword smoothly, but Long Qi still didn't know how to wield the sword. Every day when he practiced, he became more and more irritable.
Among the four, Xinyi has the highest cultivation level, but it seems that he has some misunderstanding about the sword techniques. When practicing sword, he always cuts the sword straight down, and it looks like he is playing with a knife.
The two men wielded their swords with such brute force that Liu Xia, who was watching from the side, was terrified. Whenever they practiced sword fighting, he would always keep Zhao Wuyang far away, fearing that the two men would accidentally harm innocent people.
That night, the four of them were practicing sword skills together in the backyard of the house. While practicing, they saw Long Qi drop his sword and sit on a big rock nearby, feeling angry.
"This damn sword technique is so weak! If I were to use it to subdue a demon, I'd be torn to pieces by the demon before I even unsheathed my sword. It's so useless, I might as well not practice it!"
Xinyi agreed with this, so he put away his sword, sat down on the big rock, and sighed deeply - it's not easy to learn sword!
Seeing this, Liu Xia and Zhao Wuyang also stopped practicing and sat over.
"Seeking the truth is not an easy task. If you don't even have the perseverance to overcome these difficulties, how can you go further on the path?" Liu Xia persuaded while wiping the sweat off his face.
"My mother always taught me that when Heaven wants to give a man a great responsibility, it must first make his heart and mind suffer, his muscles and bones toil, and his body hungry. I think since our ancestors put the hardship of the heart first, it must be the easiest to defeat people."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Wuyang could say such a thing at such a young age. Xinyi lowered her head and thought for a moment, then rubbed his little head.
Long Qi naturally understood the truth, but for some reason, he couldn't calm down these days and always felt empty inside.
He had been wandering the streets since he was a child, so how could he have ever experienced such a feeling? It made him feel extremely confused and unable to concentrate on his practice.
Just when he was getting too annoyed to control himself, a clear voice interrupted him.
"I, your teacher, don't remember ever teaching you to give up halfway when you encounter difficulties!"
The three of them 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 started pounding - 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, wore a wide-sleeved flowing cloud gown, and had a Qiankun bag slung around her waist. When the wind blew, the small bells on the bag jingled.
It’s the spiritual incense!
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