MTL - Asking About Longevity-Chapter 591 Mr. Xun
Chapter 591 Mr. Xun
Having said that, he is still just an ordinary disciple of Taixu, so it is better to practice quietly.
But this is the best.
Master has taught me that people are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong.
The rafters at the top will rot first.
Making a fortune in silence, cultivating in a low-key manner, and improving yourself are the best choices.
The next day, I drew ink on the Taoist monument and practiced formations all night. Then I got up early and went to class in high spirits.
Taixu Ling shows that his first class was a practice class.
The person taking the spiritual training class was an elder from the inner sect, with gorgeous robes and high moral standing.
But since it was only the first class, he didn’t say much. He only talked about the content of the practice class in a few words.
“Cultivation is the foundation of a monk.”
“All Taoism and Dharma are based on cultivation, and the formation of elixirs and talismans are also based on cultivation as the foundation of their quality.”
“Only when your cultivation level is broken through and your realm is improved, can you transcend the categories of cultivation and be promoted one grade at a time.”
“So, cultivation is the first step to seek immortality and enlightenment.”
“Children of aristocratic families, refining qi is just the beginning, and building foundation is the beginning. Only with solid foundation and strong spiritual power can we build a high-grade golden elixir..."
“Only with high-quality golden elixirs can we ascend to a higher level of the road...”
“Step by step, the more solid the foundation, the farther you will go in the future...”
“It’s still early for you to form the core, so it’s good to know a little bit. You are only in the early stage of foundation building now. The most urgent task is to make a solid foundation and take the road of foundation building well..."
“All roads lead to the same destination. Most of you are descendants of aristocratic families, with different backgrounds and different techniques, but there are some common techniques that you still need to learn carefully.”
“How to make the spiritual power pure, how to make the heaven perfect, how to make the foundation of the Tao stable..."
“How to practice foundation-building without making mistakes, damaging the meridians, or damaging the sea of qi…”
“How to improve your cultivation level steadily and quickly...”
"How to get rid of some bad habits in cultivation, how to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and calm down the Taoist mind. What should I do if there are signs of going crazy?"
…
“These are the extremely valuable insights and experiences accumulated by countless ancestors of our Taixu Sect over thousands of years, who have worked hard and studied hard.”
“In the following lessons, I will teach you bit by bit…”
“No matter where you were before or what kind of inheritance you have, after learning the spiritual practice course, it will broaden your horizons of spiritual practice and give you a clearer understanding of the path of spiritual practice in the future..."
“Next, let me briefly explain how to build the foundation...”
“For Qi refining monks, spiritual power is in the form of refined gas. When it reaches the stage of foundation building, its spiritual power changes qualitatively and becomes as condensed as mercury…”
“Spiritual power such as mercury needs to be further purified, refined, condensed, and finally crystallized, and finally turned into the golden elixir of life…”
“This cannot be accomplished overnight, it requires years of practice and perseverance...”
“In addition, to build the foundation of spiritual power, we also need to purify the blood, strengthen the meridians, and expand the sea of qi…”
“In the past, this was called ‘washing the tendons and cutting the marrow’, but now that the exercises are iterative and gradually evolving, the effect is no longer so obvious…”
“Today’s exercises, after generations of improvements, pay more attention to warmth and cultivation, and are step-by-step, which also reduces the probability of mistakes in practice and going crazy..."
…
The elders of the inner sect are knowledgeable, speak calmly and talk eloquently.
Mo Hua listened carefully and benefited a lot.
Since the foundation building, he has been practicing by himself according to the Tianyan Jue. Anyway, as long as he absorbs the spiritual stones, his spiritual power will increase.
He had no idea that there were so many details to pay attention to in practice.
In order to form elixirs, and even reach higher realms later on, we must "look far ahead", take steps step by step, and practice in a planned way...
Even though the elder didn't say much, Mo Hua was still very shocked after hearing this.
This is the inheritance of the great sect!
This is the crystallization of thousands of years and the experience of countless generations of senior monks from the Taixu Sect!
However, there are some difficulties with ink painting.
This elder seems to be talking about how those monks who have forged the foundation of "spiritual power" and "blood and energy" can purify the blood, refine spiritual power, and perfect the foundation of the Dao, and how to go further.
And I am the divine consciousness and enlightenment...
The elders did not mention a word about spiritual matters...
But my spiritual power is meager and my blood is weak. I have never polished my realm or consolidated my foundation. I just got up by fooling around...
It is far from the way of practice described by the elders.
Mo Hua sighed silently in his heart.
It seems that I can only learn it first, and then study it carefully when I have time...
Since I have just started, I still have plenty of time.
In the days that followed, I practiced ink painting, drew formations, and took classes...
But a few days later, Mo Hua suddenly realized a problem:
I am still very new to Taixu Sect and don’t know much about it.
This is not good…
In the next few years, or even decades, I will have to hang out in Taixu Sect, and I must be familiar with the environment of Taixu Sect.
This is the basics of a monster hunter.
When you arrive in a strange place, you must first familiarize yourself with the environment.
When he first entered the Daheishan Mountains, his father Mo Shan took him with him. He walked all over the outer and inner mountains, and became familiar with the mountain topography, the traces of monsters, and the locations of herbs and ores...
Only he can prosper in Daheishan.
Although Taixu Sect is not the Great Black Mountain, and the elders and teachers are not monsters, the principles behind it are the same.
Sharing the knife will keep you from chopping wood.
Mo Hua decided to study and check out the Taixu Gate first.
In this way, it will be easier to "hide"...
Because I had just started, I didn’t have much schoolwork, and I had plenty of free time, so Mo Hua started walking around Taixumen with his little hands behind his back...
Then he followed Guan Xu and some other senior brothers and sisters to inquire.
Because he is cute and cute, he speaks nicely, and he asks about things that new disciples don’t know and are indeed curious about, so he can basically ask anything he wants to ask.
It took a month for Mo Hua to have a general understanding of Taixu Sect.
The first thing is the environment.
Taixu Gate is located in the ancient and majestic Taixu Mountain.
In the middle is a long jade stone staircase, which connects the inner and outer mountains.
The front is the outer mountain and the back is the inner mountain.
The mountain outside Taixu Gate is for outer disciples, external teachers, and guest elders to live and practice.
Besides this, there is a large dojo in the middle.
On the right side of the dojo is the residence of the disciples.
On the left side is the missionary pavilion for disciples to attend classes, as well as missionary buildings such as the Weapon Refining Pavilion, the Alchemy Pavilion, the Talisman Refining Pavilion, and the Daofa Pavilion for disciples to practice Taoism and practice Taoism.
And the ink paintings are greedy to see, but they don't have permission and can't enter for the time being. They collect monastic classics, especially the library of various formations.
Behind the outer mountain is the inner mountain.
In the inner mountain, there are residences for the leader, elders, disciples, and some missionary buildings.
Behind the inner mountain, there is also the back mountain.
The back mountain is a forbidden area, and I don’t know what is hidden inside.
Mo Hua is an outer disciple. He can't even go to the inner mountain, let alone the back mountain. They are probably either old monsters or ancestors, so he didn't ask much about it.
At Taixumen, there is also a famous formation called:
"Taixu Hunyuan Mountain Protection Formation"!
This grand formation is beyond Mo Hua’s expectation. It is a fifth-grade grand formation!
The fifth-level state boundary, the fifth-level formation constructed...
Having made a large-scale ink painting with my own hands, I feel shocked and even a little bit weird.
What level of great formation master can this be?
He wanted to find out more, but he also heard that this grand formation had not been used for tens of thousands of years. He didn’t know if it could be used, and he didn’t know if it really had a fifth grade, so most of the disciples had almost forgotten about it...
Some people even say that the Taixu Sect’s fifth-grade formation is fake and was passed down through false rumors. In fact, there are only three or four grades...
Mo Hua didn't believe it. He wanted to verify it himself, so he went to the edge of the sect to poach someone.
It's a pity that it can't be dug out, and even the calculation with divine consciousness can't find any traces...
A large formation of this level, from the materials used for the formation base to the construction of the formation pattern, has completely exceeded the cultivation level and formation understanding of ink painting.
It can't be pried, and it can't be calculated.
But Mo Hua is not discouraged.
“When your cultivation reaches a high level in the future, you must return to the sect to pry the foundations to see if there really is a fifth-grade formation!”
Mo Hua nodded, silently setting his "ambition" in his heart.
In addition, there is also the issue of internal and external doors.
At the beginning in Tongxian City, Tongxian Sect was also divided into inner and outer sects, but the division method in small places was somewhat different from the fifth-grade sects such as Taixu Sect in Qianxue Prefecture.
There are also some differences from what was previously understood in Mo Hua.
He is now an outer disciple.
In the early stage of foundation building, all new disciples are counted as outer disciples.
After cultivating the golden elixir, you can complete the course.
After graduation, you can choose to leave the sect and return to the family, or go to other forces to make a living and seek a longer-term path.
You can also choose to stay in the sect, pass the examination, and enter the inner sect.
The outer gate is opened to accept disciples and earn money for cultivation.
The inner sect is those who stay in the sect to teach, manage the sect, and preach and teach.
Most of the disciples of the inner sect have to serve as "teachers".
The "teaching" of Taixu Sect is a position, which refers to the monk who is responsible for preaching and teaching. He can be an inner disciple of the Golden Core Stage, an elder, or even the head of the sect.
Teaching is also divided into two categories.
The first category is those who are hired from outside, live in the outer gate, are in the Jindan stage or above, or even the emerging stage, are hired from outside to teach, or are guest elders.
These people do not belong to the inner sect, but are only employed to teach.
The other category is the disciples who join the inner sect and receive the inheritance of the inner sect, as well as the elders who are promoted by the disciples.
The disciples and elders of the inner sect are divided into ordinary and true disciples.
Ordinary disciples of the inner sect, apprentice to ordinary elders, and learn the important inheritance of the sect.
Only those who are disciples of the inner sect and become disciples of the true disciples will be allowed to learn the true core of the Zhen sect’s inheritance.
These are also two paths for promotion.
Ordinary disciples, as their cultivation improves, are promoted to ordinary elders.
A true disciple, whose cultivation has reached the level of enlightenment, and is promoted to a true elder.
As for the core positions of the sect, including deputy head and head, they will only be selected from the true elders.
Ordinary disciples, ordinary elders;
True disciples, true elders, and even deputy heads and heads.
These are two paths to promotion that look similar but are distinct.
Mo Hua's little mind wandered around for a long time before he could clearly distinguish between the inner sect and the outer sect, the external tutors and the inner sect tutors, the guest elders and the inner sect elders, the ordinary disciples of the inner sect and the true disciples, the ordinary elders of the inner sect and the true elders. … ˆ ˆ “Even the sects are hierarchical and complex…”
Mo Hua sighed.
After understanding this clearly, Mo Hua understood the identity of the senior monk who was now serving as a "teacher" and teaching him.
Some important courses, similar to spiritual courses, are very important and are taught by the elders of the inner sect personally.
The person who teaches the ink painting practice class, whose surname is Gongsun, is an Ascension Realm of Taixu Sect and an elder of the Inner Sect!
Occasionally, there is a Jindan teacher who takes over the class.
This Jindanqi teacher is a direct disciple of Elder Gongsun and a true disciple of the inner sect.
But other courses, which focus on monastic skills, are not so rigorous.
For example, the person who teaches talisman refining is an external Jindan instructor;
The one who teaches alchemy is an elder from the Ascension realm;
The ones who teach weapon refining are the ordinary elders of the inner sect;
There are also miscellaneous news from the teaching and cultivation circles, history books and classics, and even some external teachers who are not high in cultivation, but have traveled abroad all year round and are well-informed. Although they are older, they only have Jindan as an external teacher.
If you don’t understand this, you don’t know who is standing in the preaching room and lecturing for yourself.
Even if you understand these things, sometimes you don’t even recognize them.
The thing that Mo Hua couldn't understand the most was the "old elder" mentioned by Senior Brother Shangguan Xu.
“The teacher who teaches formations is very senior, has a weird temper, and is extremely strict. He cannot tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes, let alone any sloppiness among his disciples..."
This old elder is respectfully called "Mr. Xun" by his disciples.
The Taixu Sect Taoist robe worn by Mr.
He is old, his blood is weak, his breath is weak, and his cultivation is not very high.
The only impression I have is really that of "oldness".
His face is wrinkled and somewhat stooped, his hair and beard are all white, but his eyes are stern, showing stubbornness and severity.
Sterner than strict teaching.
Mr. Xun taught ink painting formations.
When I took Mr. Xun’s ink painting class, he was very serious at first and sat upright.
But after a few times, I became a little slack.
Because he discovered that the introductory formation course in the early stages of Taixu Sect's foundation building only taught first-grade formations...
In the early stage of foundation building, learn the first-level formation, which is considered to be quite satisfactory.
What's more, some disciples are not good at formations. Teaching them a first-grade formation is even a bit "super-class", and they will have a hard time learning it.
But learning ink painting is very boring...
He has long been familiar with these things.
Mr. Xun’s voice is hoarse and serious, and he attaches great importance to the basics of formations:
“Formation, we must pay attention to the basics. If the foundation is not strong, rashly learning more difficult formations is nothing more than a rootless vine without its own foundation.”
"Any basic formation must be firmly memorized, drawn thousands of times, and refined over time to improve the formation attainments..."
Ink painting feels right, but he has practiced these things before...
At the beginning, there were some new things in Mr.
But after all, it is only a first-class one, and the example used is also a universal five-element formation.
After listening to Mo Hua once or twice, he understood it roughly, and after that, it was just boring repetition.
The ink painting is a bit lazy.
He had no choice and had nothing to do. During class, he could only learn his own things.
On the surface, I am listening to the lectures, but in fact, I am calculating in my mind, and copying the second-level formations. I occasionally preview the formations in advance and see if there is any formation knowledge that I have not learned before.
But calculations consume a lot of mental energy.
When I was painting on the class that day, I was countless. As soon as I didn't pay attention, I consumed the consciousness of seven or eight.
Because he was in class and couldn't meditate and regain his consciousness, he felt that his consciousness was a little sleepy and his upper and lower eyelids couldn't stop fighting.
Mo Hua could only endure it forcefully.
But at this time, Mr. Xun’s boring and rigid voice echoed in his ears again, hypnotically.
"Formation, pay attention to the foundation, the foundation is not strong..."
Mo Hua unknowingly fell asleep with his little head drooped.
When he opened his eyes, he found that the room was very quiet.
Even a little eerily quiet.
Mo Hua looked up and found that, as expected, Mr. Xun was standing in front of him with a serious face, obviously restraining his anger.
Mo Hua feels a little guilty.
Mr. Xun did not blame him first, but just followed the usual saying:
“Go up there and draw the formation I just mentioned.”
Give him a chance.
It's okay if you can draw it, but if you can't draw it, you're in bad luck...
Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
It’s easy to draw the formation...
In front of the formation room, there is a large formation board. Mr. Xun will draw the formation on the formation board and explain its principles at the same time.
Mo Hua walked respectfully to the array, picked up the pen, looked up, and was suddenly startled.
He was a little nervous just now and forgot to look. When he raised his head, he realized that there were four formations on the formation disk.
“Draw the formation that I just mentioned...”
Mr. Xun just mentioned, which formation was it?
Mo Hua dozed off, how could he know...
Mo Hua held the pen, hesitant, and could only stand stupidly.
The disciples below were also worried for him, and they all lowered their voices and said:
"Ruined…"
“He dared to doze off in Mr. Xun’s class…”
“He can’t draw, so he’s in bad luck...”
“No, I’m getting nervous just looking at it…”
“Oops, I was distracted just now...Mr. Xun may have discovered it, and he won’t click on me next...Old ancestor of the Cheng family, please don’t click on me, I can’t do it either…”
…
Mo Hua was still hesitating, but at this moment, he suddenly felt a chill on his back.
This is...Mr. Xun’s spiritual thought?
Mo Hua was startled, and his heart skipped a beat.
It’s over, Mr. Xun is really angry...
“Forget it, let’s keep one…”
Ink painting closed his eyes and picked the most difficult one. With a move of his little hand, the brush strokes were three strokes, five divisions and two divisions, and the painting was completed...
After finishing the painting, the preaching room suddenly became quiet...
The coolness on the back of the ink painting has also faded a bit.
“I got it right…”
Mo Hua breathed a sigh of relief.
Suddenly, the whispers started again, and the disciples whispered again:
"just…"
“His little hands were swiping so hard that I didn’t even see him clearly…”
“Draw so fast!”
“Why is he so skilled...”
“…But he drew the wrong one, it’s not that one…”
Mo Hua has a keen sense of consciousness and can hear clearly, complaining in his heart:
“It’s not this one, tell me which one it is!”
Mo Hua had no choice but to look at the other three formations. He felt the chill on his back getting a little heavier, and knew that Mr. Xun was getting angry again.
It will never stop if you don’t do one or the other!
Another random part of the ink painting was covered, and within a few strokes, it was finished again.
The mission room is quieter.
You can hear the needle drop.
Before Mo Hua could breathe a sigh of relief, another disciple whispered:
“Faster…”
“Is this the kind of hand speed that a foundation-building monk can have…”
“Did he grow up eating Zhentu?”
“Which family of monks are they from? The formations are drawn quickly and well, the Ming family? Or the Zheng family?…”
“Envy, it would be great if you could lend me these hands to draw the formation...”
…
“But that’s not what Mr. Xun said...”
Mo Hua took a breath silently.
Not yet? !
He felt helpless and started to get a little angry.
Not yet!
Then I’m not confused anymore, I’ve painted them all!
With all four drawn, there must be nothing wrong!
With a wave of his little ink-painting hand, an afterimage appeared on his wrist. The strokes were outlined like the wind, moved like clouds, and flowed like water. In less than a moment, he had finished painting the other two formations...
This time, the preaching room was even more deathly silent.
The disciples below all opened their mouths and were speechless. They looked at Mo Hua as if they were looking at a "formation little monster" wearing human skin...
After finishing the four formations, Mo Hua put the pen aside, lowered his head, and stood aside obediently.
Mr. Xun’s eyes were cloudy, and he looked at the ink paintings. He was silent for a long time, not knowing what he was thinking. Finally, he said in a stern voice, but with a hint of trembling:
“Even if you have some talent, you must not be arrogant, let alone complacent and slack…”
“It won’t happen next time!”
Although his tone was stern, he said, “This will not happen in the future.”
Mo Hua knew that he had escaped disaster, so he breathed a long sigh of relief and said respectfully:
“The old gentleman’s teachings, disciples should remember them carefully!”
Mr. Xun nodded slightly and said, "That's it for today's class. Please leave."
The other disciples also stood up one after another as if they had been pardoned, and saluted respectfully: "Disciple, please leave!" Then they quietly left the preaching room.
Ink Hua also blended in with the crowd and slipped away.
Mr. Xun said nothing.
It wasn't until all the disciples left that he looked at the formation plate. The ink brush quickly drew four first-class formations that were strict and flawless.
Mr. Xun’s cloudy eyes were slightly opened, revealing a glimmer of light.
(End of this chapter)
