Chapter 143: Grandmaster! (Subscribe)

Imperial Palace, Sutra Library.

The rows of bookshelves are like surging waves, and the faint scent of ink is like invisible water vapor that always fills the place. All the furnishings remain unchanged. Despite the turbulent outside world, this place is like another Gu family courtyard, escaping from the disputes and worldly affairs of the outside world, and has its own hidden charm.

There were footsteps falling on the floor, coming from far away and making a slight sound.

Gu Dan's gaze penetrated through layers of barriers and looked in a farther direction. In the vast sea of ​​bookshelves, an old man with white hair and beard was not lying lazily on the recliner as usual, but looked like he was about to die.

On the contrary, the old man seemed to be in very good spirits, his back was straight, and there was no longer any sign of drowsiness or old age in his eyes. His gaze was full of brilliance, like a sword that had revealed a bit of its sharpness. Even if one only touched it slightly, one could not help but look away, not daring to meet his gaze.

The wrinkled old face was filled with traces of time, and the khaki skin, which seemed to be stained by mud, had become full of life again.

Even the white hair that was originally hanging down like dry weeds actually had a little bright luster, like the revival of flowers after the spring, and the dead wood can also have spring.

In Gu Dan's perception, the old man's breath was rising all the time, and even overflowing, like a pool of water that had accumulated to the limit, or like a volcano that had been suppressed to the extreme, emitting a little heat and sound before the most violent eruption.

"Master Ji."

Gu Dan walked forward, looked at Ji Lao's appearance at this moment, his lips moved, but no other words came out.

"Coming?"

Old Ji smiled at him, but without the great expectations and earnest hopes for the younger generation that he had in the past. Not only did the smile not contain the slightest bit of kindness, but it seemed a bit arrogant and insolent.

"I will teach you another lesson today, so that you can see what it means to be a martial arts master who has lived for over a hundred years!"

The loud and passionate voice did not sound like it came from the mouth of a centenarian. The decadence that had clung to him in the past had completely dissipated at this moment, and only vigorous vitality burst out from his body that had been suppressed for a long time and was as dry as a desert.

It is like a sword coming out of its sharp edge, green bamboo breaking through the soil, and plum blossoms exuding their subtle fragrance.

An old horse in the stable still has a thousand miles to go.

The old horse, who is already old, is ready to embrace his ambitions.

"You can wait a few more years, right? Give me another year or two, and I will probably be able to reach the Grandmaster level you mentioned. Although I may not be able to reach the Xiantian level, if I am given another ten years, I may be able to do it.

The innate realm is still just speculation. According to theoretical analysis, there should be such a realm. But the problems that need to be faced between theory and practice are completely different. It is not something that can be reached just by existence. "

Gu Dan looked at Mr. Ji and tried to comfort him.

Whether the so-called innate state actually exists is another matter of debate. In theory, it may exist, but who knows what conditions are needed to achieve it?

Even the Grandmaster has to face the hardships of blood and qi obstruction and the interaction of the five elements. The so-called innate realm above the Grandmaster is also likely to be limited!

What if, like the [Five Elements Sympathy] that one needs to face when being promoted to a Grandmaster, there is a barrier that is still unknown to the world blocking the way, and one cannot reach the destination without meeting the most basic conditions? Then all of Master Ji’s efforts will be in vain, and he will hit a wall and will never be able to turn back.

Listening to Gu Dan's consolation, Mr. Ji suddenly laughed.

"Boy, let me ask you, how did the first grandmaster come about?" asked Master Ji.

"Um?"

Gu Dan was stunned. He certainly didn't know how the first grandmaster came about or who he was. There was no record of this in the history books left by various countries.

The history of this world has obvious faults, and traces of another behemoth are hidden in every aspect. Although the behemoth has not yet revealed its figure, the occasional bits and pieces that are noticed by people are enough to make the masters tremble. Compared with seeking immortality, the light of martial arts has involuntarily dimmed a lot, and few people really take the trouble to think about it.

But according to the hardships that warriors need to face to become grandmasters nowadays, the first grandmaster should have gone through all the hardships, and even taken many detours.

"I don't know either."

Master Ji did not intend to keep the secret, and said bluntly: "We don't know who the first master was, and we don't know how he discovered this road. The only thing that is certain is that this road has been preserved, and people continue to walk on it thousands of years later.

Today's martial artists, they train their skin, muscles, organs, and marrow, as if they can reach the end of the martial arts by following the steps . They immerse themselves in hard study and practice every day, and rarely think about the reasons behind everything. This is not good. "

His eyes were focused on the countless books in the Sutra Library, and he said in a steady and powerful voice: "The first master must not know how to move on to the next step after training the internal organs. When it comes to the barrier of Qi and blood, what is needed is to use the true Qi to wear away one's own flesh and blood, and then use the true Qi to polish it carefully, waiting for the new flesh and blood to take shape.

You have never faced this obstacle, so you don't understand what kind of pain it is. Compared with this, being hit by a mountain is just an ordinary punishment, so what does it count for? This kind of self-torture will not show results in one day. It takes ten years of hard work, until the new flesh and blood and meridians can fully adapt to the true energy in the body, and then it can be considered a success. But before that, all progress is too weak compared to the suffering, and apart from the pain, the gains are minimal!"

The old eyes stared directly into Gu Dan's eyes, and there seemed to be a blazing sun rising in his eyes. Ji Lao's voice also rose a little involuntarily, "I have always wondered what kind of belief the first master had to support him to do such a thing with completely unpredictable results, and it lasted for more than ten years!"

Moving forward with trepidation without knowing the outcome is unbearable even for a moment; once you know the specific outcome, any hardships along the way are only for the final scenery.

When Qi and blood are blocked, what you see is not only the suffering between your own flesh and blood, but also the obstacles in your heart.

With what will did the first Grandmaster walk on a road with unknown results and open up a new path for the warriors of the world? At that time, the first Grandmaster certainly did not know that after the blood and qi were blocked, there was another natural barrier blocking it! "It was not until I was old. All my relatives and old friends had passed away, and no one even dared to say my name. That I finally understood."

Elder Ji's voice became slightly lowered, "When everything in the mortal world has gone far away, the only thing that can make people steadfast and unperturbed by the years is a heart that pursues the Tao!"

The master lived to be one hundred and twenty years old.

For the vast majority of ordinary people, it is rare to live to be seventy.

A master who is close to the end of his life must have witnessed his close friends, relatives, family members, and loved ones passing away step by step in front of him.

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Joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, are always merciless!

When all the emotional shackles are removed and the pursuit of material things becomes boring, what can we use to continue to support people to move forward? Only ideals and beliefs! Ji Lao's belief is a pure heart that has been polished to the extreme by the power of time!

Before the first grandmaster appeared, all warriors who were on the road of Qi and Blood Blockage did not know whether there would be any results, but someone had to keep going.

Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth of knowledge.

Without trying, there is no future.

The path that our predecessors have taken will eventually become a stepping stone for future generations, whether it is correct or not.

And Master Ji has already reached the forefront of martial arts. Before the deadline comes, he wants to give it a try to see if being a martial arts master is the limit of martial arts!

"A heart that pursues the Tao is a treasure that transcends everything. You are still so young, how can it be your turn to do anything? An old guy like me is not dead yet!"

Old Ji patted his chest. He looked thin and dry, but standing there, he looked like a towering mountain that could shelter him from the wind and rain. He would not retreat even when facing an unknown future.

Without great perseverance and courage, it is impossible to complete the initial journey to becoming a master.

After so many years, the later generations cannot just lie down in the care of their predecessors and wait for death in peace.

Now is the time for him to try a new path for martial arts with great perseverance and courage!

"I have lived for 112 years! I have drunk and sang wildly in the wild, listened to music in brothels, had friends all over the world, and my reputation spread in teahouses. I have killed thousands of evil thieves and even received cups and drinks from the emperor!

"If you can bear the glory for a while and endure the hardship for ten years, you will eventually become a master and stand before the world!"

Boss Ji laughed, and his heroic voice shook the surrounding bookshelves. The pages of the books on them were swayed, and the pages with the scent of ink were turned, revealing the bits of text in them, which was a corner of colorful light and shadow left over from thousands of years.

"After that, I guarded the Sutra Library and protected the country for dozens of years! I returned from fame and fortune, and played with glory and wealth in my heart! I felt a little bit of youth, but in the blink of an eye, my temples were gray! Friends and relatives are gone, and I am buried in the dust! My name was once left in the world, but now I have become an old man!"

Although Master Ji was laughing, the indescribable sadness in his eyes emerged. He stared at Gu Dan, who was much younger than him, and said, "How sad that this young boy is so ignorant that he dared to say such things in front of me!"

His palm slapped heavily on Gu Dan's shoulder, and his old eyes and eyebrows became younger. The unruly soul of the past returned to this body. Old Ji slapped his shoulder hard, as if he wanted to smash him directly to the ground.

"Boy, are you teaching me how to do things?"

(End of this chapter)