Chapter 184 Palm Thunder and True Martial Body

Chapter 184 Palm Thunder and True Martial Body

Chapter 184 Palm Thunder and True Martial Body (Subscription Request)

At three o'clock in the night, the seven stars of the Azure Dragon were almost at the time of retreating into the abyss, slowly sinking in the starry sky, approaching the horizon; while the seven stars of the Black Tortoise were still shining brightly in the starry sky, majestic and murderous.

Under the starlight, Xu Qing quietly left the guest house of Longhu Mountain, crossed the Elephant Trunk Cliff, and came to the thatched cottage built by Zhang Tianshi in the past.

Xu Qing arrived in front of the thatched cottage and looked back at the Elephant Trunk Cliff that he passed by. It looked like a long elephant trunk, absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon. There was also flowing water, dispersing starlight, like a dream.

For a moment, everything in the world seemed to have vanished, and Xu Qing was left with only the desire to explore the ultimate truth of heaven and earth.

This is a kind of feeling unique to those who practice Taoism, and it also makes people feel that the road to the great Dao is infinitely long, and in one's entire life, one can only walk a small distance and it is impossible to reach the other side.

The higher the level of cultivation, the deeper the despair about the future, which makes people clearly realize what a ridiculous and foolish dream immortality is.

Therefore, a sage once said that pursuing immortality is foolish.

Xu Qing does not have any obsession with achieving immortality, but living longer is something he must achieve.

Otherwise, he will have too many regrets.

The more you have, the more you will miss the world.

This is also the driving force for moving forward in life.

Feng Wu, his uncle, aunt, and other relatives and friends are not a burden to Xu Qing, but the meaning of his existence here.

A mysterious aura appeared, and Xu Qing came back to his senses. He bowed to the figure outside the thatched cottage in front of him and said, "I, Xu Qing, a junior from Jiangning Prefecture, pay my respects to Master Zhang."

The reason he came here at this time was naturally because his soul was inspired by the old Taoist priest, and it was not a sudden impulse.

Otherwise, no matter how arrogant Xu Qing was, he knew that Longhu Mountain was a dangerous place and there was no need to rush in.

Even so, he only came out in the middle of the night after observing the reaction of the little snake of luck in his body.

The ancients believed that when they preached, they would do so in the middle of the night when it was quiet and silent, and they would not pass on the teachings to anyone else.

Xu Qing speculated that the old Taoist priest must have chosen this time specifically for this purpose.

The old Taoist priest's first words were: "The night is long and I have no mood to sleep. I guess Xu Jieyuan feels the same way, so I went to find Xu Jieyuan to chat and relieve his boredom."

Xu Qing's face twitched. You think I'm Zhang Huaimin, right?

Old Su also knew that he was at the door.

Forget it. Since you’re old, I won’t bother with you.

Seeing Xu Qing's expression, the old Taoist priest smiled slightly and continued, "Of course, I do want to pass on my skills to Xu Jieyuan, but our sect's thunder skills are profound and unfathomable. Even the entry-level palm thunder skills require five or even ten years of hard work to achieve success. The current situation is special, so I can only teach Xu Jieyuan how to guide the thunder to help me. As for the thunder skills, Xu Jieyuan can study them on his own afterwards. If there is anything you don't understand, I can help you answer."

Xu Qing thought, who am I looking down upon?

He simply said, "Master Zhang, I have always been eager to learn. Why don't you teach me Palm Thunder first, and let me see how difficult it is. As for helping me, as long as I can do it, I will never refuse."

He was determined to learn the Five Thunders Method, so he offered the good words first.

The old Taoist thought, "This young man is so arrogant. If I don't let him suffer a little first, he will think I am deceiving him."

After all, he had something to ask of Xu Qing, so he couldn't act like a master to his disciples. Besides, this kid was good at writing articles to smear him. When he thought about what would happen a hundred years later, if this kid wrote something bad about him and made a lot of damage to him, wouldn't it be...

The old Taoist priest certainly doesn’t care if ordinary scholars criticize him.

But this little bastard, as long as he doesn't die young, is destined to become a celebrity in future generations.

He suddenly felt the troubles of his nephews and grandchildren.

When people grow older in this world, they have to think about their reputation after death.

The old Taoist priest sighed secretly, wondering why he still couldn't see through this worldly fame and fortune.

It is indeed easier to persuade others to let go than to persuade yourself to let go.

After all, once you become a ghost immortal, you are still doomed to turn into dust. Even if you reincarnate successfully, you will forget yourself within three lives. Fame and face are essential after all.

Otherwise, when you awaken your past wisdom in the next life and hear your own bad reputation, you will definitely feel very bad.

Old Heavenly Master: "Xu Jieyuan, if you want to learn, I will teach you. However, thunder magic is difficult, so don't force yourself to practice it, lest your qi and blood rush back..."

He gave some instructions.

Xu Qing nodded seriously.

Afterwards, the old master stopped talking and waited until Xu Qing suffered from the thunder method. Naturally, he knew that the old master had good intentions. Then he taught him the quick-learning method of guiding heavenly thunder.

Although it is said to be a quick success, in fact it mainly relies on the formation to guide the heavenly thunder, and uses Xu Qing's Golden Light Mantra as the basis to perform the guiding method.

Therefore, Xu Qing is purely a tool.

Of course, as a reward, it would be nothing to teach him the Five Thunders Method.

Longhushan also serves different dishes to different people.

The previous imperial master of Chaotian Temple was named Shao, and he was also a Taoist who practiced in Longhu Mountain. The old Taoist saw that he had great luck, and he still taught him the profound Taoism in Longhu Mountain.

When a person in the martial arts world meets someone he has no destiny with, then that is the secret of his master and he cannot teach it to you.

If you are destined to be together, then it is destined. It’s okay for me to teach you.

In the final analysis, the method of cultivation is certainly important, but the core secret is the elixir, the experience, and many other keys. As long as you practice this method, there will always be room for continued cooperation in the future.

In this way, the Taoist tradition will have more protectors, which is a win-win situation.

In fact, a way like Xuantian Shenglong Dao, which claims to be passed down from generation to generation, is just a trick to fool outsiders. Only the old Taoist priest knows that without the True Martial Saint Body, this thing is of no use even if it is inherited.

The conditions are too harsh.

The old man, the master of Chaotian Temple, is only half a True Martial Saint Body. It is hard to say whether he has learned the skills of Xuantian Shenglong Dao or not...

Xu Qing naturally didn't know these details.

He listened attentively to the old Taoist priest's explanation of palm thunder.

Even though palm thunder is the foundation of the Five Thunders Method, there is actually no limit to its practice.

This is also part of Lei Fa's foundation.

Xu Qing mobilized his mind and soul, entering a state of absolute concentration. The more he learned, the more he found it enjoyable.

He practiced the Three Yin Demon-Slaying Sword ability of the Seven Stars of Xuanwu and opened up the three yin meridians in his hand.

The three yin meridians of the hand can be said to be the basis of half of the palm thunder.

The principles of spiritual practice in the world, when you reach a deep level, are actually the same.

Xu Qing had the foundation of connecting the three yin meridians of his hand, so it was very easy for him to understand the palm thunder based on this. Moreover, the mystery of the yin and yang contained therein confirmed the mystery he had been practicing for a long time.

For a moment, I felt as if everything had suddenly become clear.

I only saw Xu Qing frowning for a while, then happy, then suddenly realizing...

The old Taoist priest was stunned by what he saw.

After the old Taoist priest finished talking about the palm thunder for a long time, Xu Qing suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, "It is indeed mysterious."

For a moment, I felt endless joy and indescribable freedom.

Old Taoist Priest: "Xu Jieyuan, do you really understand everything?"

Xu Qing smiled: "Old Heavenly Master, let me try?"

Xu Qing followed the old Taoist's instructions and circulated the Qi and blood of the Golden Light Mantra, and his innate Qi surged along with it.

After all, his innate finger skills were not practiced in vain.

In fact, the use of palm thunder on the innate Qi is not as profound and mysterious as the innate finger. Xu Qing also opened up the three yin meridians of the hand, circulated qi and blood and soul, and coordinated with the innate Qi, which was exceptionally successful.

I saw him chop the air with his palm, and there was a loud noise.

But the result was somewhat amusing, for only a flash of lightning appeared.

Xu Qing couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

The old Taoist priest was so shocked that he was speechless.

Because this flash of lightning shows that Xu Qing has already entered the door.

Once Xu Qing has mastered the palm thunder, it means that he has understood the mystery. Even without the old master's explanation, it will only be a matter of increasing his proficiency.

Over time, you will reach a high level of proficiency.

After Xu Qing smiled awkwardly, he fell into deep thought, and after a while he suddenly said, "So it was me who paid attention to it."

The old Taoist's mouth twitched. He understood the key to the problem so quickly?

He really has no sense of accomplishment as a teacher.

Xu Qing was seen using the palm thunder again. With one slap, thunder appeared on his palm, which was much stronger than before.

However, after this time, Xu Qing clearly felt that his energy, blood, and soul were greatly depleted.

He knew that this was due to his lack of skill and the fact that the three yang meridians in the hand had not been fully connected, causing the feeling of stagnation.

Only by handling these details well can you reduce the consumption of your own energy, blood, and soul when performing palm thunder.

It's really a question of proficiency.

Xu Qing compared the palm thunder with the Five Thunders Infinite Sword and immediately realized how crude his Five Thunders Infinite Sword was. It was indeed useful against masters of internal martial arts, but once you met a real martial arts master, he would see your flaws at a glance, and it would be difficult to cause substantial damage to an existence of this level.

He knew that when facing a martial arts master, using the simplest and most integrated martial arts or magical powers would be a better choice.

Fancy things are certainly very useful against ordinary masters, but at a higher level, it is important to use simple yet clever methods, first making yourself invulnerable before you can attack the enemy.

The good thing about Palm Thunder is that it has been passed down for a long time and has been improved by successive heavenly masters. It has already been perfect in basic logic, and it is difficult for people to find loopholes or flaws in it.

Even if there are flaws, they are fleeting.

As for the proficiency in palm thunder, it is not a problem at all with the practice of the Heaven-Repairing Hand.

Xu Qing tried a few more times, becoming more and more proficient each time.

"Enough!" The old Taoist priest finally couldn't help but speak.

Xu Qing was still not satisfied, but still gave the old man enough face and said: "Thank you for the reminder, otherwise my energy, blood, spirit and soul would be almost depleted." Old Taoist: "..."

After a while, he sighed and said, "Xu Jieyuan is indeed a genius in cultivation. If he concentrates on cultivation, his achievements will not be inferior to those of the previous generations of Chongyang Zhenren and Ziyang Zhenren..."

Xu Qing coughed and said, "I think that Seniors Chongyang and Ziyang have done a lot in their lives. It can be seen that the way of cultivation is not to be closed off. As the Zen Buddhism said, a flower or a leaf is also a way."

The old Taoist priest's face darkened. He was just making indirect accusations, right?

Is he doing this behind closed doors?
If he went down the mountain to preach, within a few days the old emperor would probably think that he was planning a rebellion.

"Young man, don't be so jumpy all the time. I advise you to take care of yourself." The old Taoist priest complained in his heart, but he actually envied Xu Qing.

Becoming famous at a young age, making progress bravely, and taking revenge with pleasure, what a free and easy life this is.

He then asked, "Xu Jieyuan, do you still want to continue learning the Five Thunders Orthodox Method? I will teach you the Yang Five Thunders first."

Xu Qing shook his head. "Knowing how to be content is not a disgrace, knowing when to stop is not a danger. Old Heavenly Master, you don't need to teach me first. I will study the palm thunder by myself. Once I understand it thoroughly, I will try more advanced thunder techniques."

The old Taoist priest was amazed.

Xu Qing smiled: "You can't chew too much, and now I'm exposed to more advanced thunder methods, which may cause obstacles to my knowledge and understanding. It may not be beneficial to my cultivation."

When he asked King Lin for advice on the Grandmaster realm, he also focused on King Lin's feelings. Moreover, King Lin had not yet achieved perfect merit at that time, he was just experiencing the realm.

Xu Qing would not treat King Lin's experience as dogma, but would focus more on its inner essence.

Even so, he already felt that the exchange that day still had some impact on his martial arts practice.

Every failure makes one wiser, and this time Xu Qing is not in a hurry anymore.

In the path of spiritual practice, even with a clear master-disciple relationship, one can still fall into traps.

Because there will be differences in talents between teachers and students, as well as various acquired influences.

For example, when Master Chongyang was teaching his disciples, he probably started by telling them to do this first, then that, and then this and that…

He thought this was easy, but his apprentice might not think so.

Taoist Chongyang even wondered what ghosts and immortals were, and they were also called immortals.

By the time a disciple reaches his generation, becoming a ghost immortal is already a great achievement!
The practice of Taoism still emphasizes teaching students in accordance with their aptitude and following the laws of nature.

We can’t assume that everything our predecessors say is right, but we can’t ignore everything they say.

You need to have your own judgment.

Flowering and fruiting also happen naturally.

If Xu Qing didn't have the bronze mirror, cultivation would naturally be a different situation.

There is a big difference between having a hang and not having one!
The end of the paper is so shallow that I know that this matter must be carried out.

Great men have all said that there is some truth in Cheng and Zhu's teachings.

It is wrong to blindly deny the predecessors, and it is also wrong to blindly approve the predecessors.

A gentleman is like a dragon; he can be big or small, he can rise or hide.

We should go with the flow and act according to the times.

Once you become a big force on your own and become the overall situation, you can create momentum based on the situation, regardless of favorable or unfavorable circumstances.

For example, what Xu Qing is doing now is in line with the world's will.

If he had told the landlords’ tenants or servants right from the start that they wanted to change the world and create a new one, would that have worked?

A person's actions should be in line with the times.

The spread of advanced ideas presupposes a corresponding productivity foundation.

Just like Xu Qing is now engaged in silk trade, without him saying anything, the wealthy people in Jiangning Prefecture will all think of ways to improve the quality and efficiency of silk production.

It's all pure cash, no one can resist money.

At this time, the gentry will no longer say that any strange or tricky things are minor matters.

In fact, the gentry in the new Jiangning Prefecture headed by Xu Qing have already had budding differences from other gentry.

There were even wealthy people in Jiangning Prefecture who took the initiative to have their tenants and servants join the dyeing workshops and stop farming.

Because these people went to the dyeing factory, he earned more.

For tenants and domestic servants, working in a dyeing factory was easier than farming.

The members of Fushe have the most say in whether farming is hard or not.

There are also a lot of complaints about this, but there are also a few members who really understand the hard work of farming. In the past, they had to take time off to study, so they didn't understand the hard work of their family members.

Only after doing it myself once did I truly understand how difficult it is.

However, allowing Fushe members to experience farming labor also shook his prestige in Fushe.

If following Xu Qing did not bring about a clear and bright future, and if Xu Qing's methods were not amazing, it would be inevitable that people's hearts would become more unsettled and loose.

Although Xu Qing had the theory, when it came to the actual operation, he was confused. He was only concerned with one thing and not the other.

He also needs to figure out these things and also needs the help of Xie Quan and others.

The key point is that even if he explained the reason clearly, Xie Quan and others did not agree with some of the principles in their hearts. It was not that they thought Xu Qing was wrong, but that it was unrealistic.

Xu Qing himself would also reflect on it and realize that he did take some things for granted.

It is impossible for people who do things not to make mistakes.

Xu Qing was also mentally prepared for this.

If you don't do anything in the world, it won't be wrong. But if you don't do anything, it will just rot. What's the point?

It is necessary to try within a reasonable range.

But you do have to control your own pace.

Restrain excessive desires and excessive fantasies...

These principles also apply to spiritual practice.

If you don't pay attention to details, you will always get into big trouble that you will find difficult to face at some point.

Xu Qing then had another conversation with the old Heavenly Master, mainly focusing on their respective views on cultivation.

On the point of cultivating both sex and life, both have the same view.

However, their understanding of how to practice is different.

It’s not about who is right or wrong, but different perspectives.

Xu Qing did not dwell on right or wrong, and the old Taoist priest did not take advantage of his seniority.

In the process of actually communicating with Xu Qing, the old Taoist priest actually got to know Xu Qing.

The ancients said that it is not advisable to judge people by appearance, and in fact it is even more unacceptable to judge people by rumors.

"So this is what Xu Gongming is like." The old Taoist priest originally thought that Xu Gongming was arrogant and had very righteous ideas, and that such a person would hardly listen to other people's opinions.

In actual contact, Xu Gongming's view on the problem is often not to dwell on right or wrong, but to further understand the motivations of different people's views on the problem and why they think the answer should be like this.

In fact, Xu Qing was not like this at the beginning, but he felt through constant summarization that right or wrong was not the key to solving the problem.

Because the causes of a problem are complex.

There is no single method that can solve all problems once and for all.

This is not a problem of addition, subtraction, multiplication or division.

As they chatted, they naturally came to the topic of bandits in Xijiang Province.

The old Taoist priest did not shy away from this and said, "The Taoist Temple is indeed dishonorable in this matter. It is due to the lax management of our Zhang family, but the lack of credibility of the government is also one of the reasons."

"Not trustworthy?"

"Yes, Xu Jieyuan would definitely be confused as to why so many fields naturally belonged to our Tianshi Mansion. In fact, the taxes on these fields were originally paid by the people, but what happened in the end? For example, some of the fields were originally wasteland. The government said that the reclaimed fields would not pay taxes in the early stage, and after three or five years, they would belong to the people. As a result, when the deadline came, the government did not recognize it and directly took it as official land. Xu Jieyuan should know how hard and difficult it is to reclaim wasteland..."

Of course Xu Qing would not completely believe the old Taoist's words, but compared with what County Magistrate He said, there was a clear difference between the two sides, which was obvious.

However, Xu Qing also obtained an important piece of information from this, that is, the Taoist magic of the Tianshi Mansion can actually control the clouds and rain.

But this requires a soul of at least the visible level to cooperate with the formation, and soul stones are needed to drive the formation.

In this respect, the Taoist priests of the Zhang family are not as powerful as the Taoist priests of other families in Longhu Mountain.

The Taoist priests of the Tianshi Temple did contribute to the land reclamation.

Of course, the main purpose of those Taoist priests who contributed was to take the opportunity to practice Taoism and help the people reclaim wasteland.

Moreover, there are soul stone veins in Longhu Mountain, which is the key to their ability to do these things.

Soul stones are not very useful for spiritual practice, but they are extremely useful for creating mechanisms or maintaining the operation of formations.

But during the heyday of the dynasty, the world was at peace, and practicing Taoism was extremely difficult and the benefits were not great.

On the contrary, it will restrict the development in this area.

On the other hand, the soul stone veins in the Dayu Dynasty were not many, which was a drop in the bucket for the whole world. Moreover, the Great Ancestor of Dayu believed that using Taoism to open up wasteland would make the people blindly follow these Taoist and Buddhist sects, which would become a major problem for the local area.

After the Tianshi Mansion had been operating several times in this dynasty, it was also warned by the imperial court, and all the reclaimed land was taken away by the imperial court, so naturally it soon came to an end.

Xu Qing actually guessed that the Tianshi Mansion had some ideas at that time, but the imperial power was also strong at that time. After testing it, they found that they could not afford to offend, so they stopped...

The underlying causes of these things are indeed complex.

However, what your Tianshi Mansion dares not to do, Xu Qing dares to do; and who your Tianshi Mansion dares not to offend, Xu Qing dares to offend!

Xu Qing therefore had an idea in his mind.

(End of this chapter)