"The world recognizes that the most orthodox way of cultivation is to absorb the energy inside. After absorbing the vitality of the heaven and earth into the qi sea of the dantian and tempering it, it is then integrated into the limbs and bones to temper the body. This is done in any sect or even in the army. The inner strength transformed by the vitality of the heavens and the earth is used in conjunction with various methods to achieve a power that the human body cannot achieve."
Luo Yao withdrew his fist and said in a calm tone: "However, the most orthodox way of cultivation may not be the most correct, the limitation of absorbing energy inside is too great. The difference in a person's cultivation level is actually the difference between the size of the sea of energy and the amount of internal strength that can be accommodated." .But even the person with the most abundant internal energy will run out sometimes. The more powerful the move, the greater the consumption of internal energy. Once the internal energy is exhausted, the so-called great practitioner is not as good as a child."
He glanced at Fang Jie and praised: "No one taught you, but it is not easy for you to realize the most correct way of cultivation. The disadvantages of keeping Qi inside are too great, it is far worse... to keep Qi outside. Keep the world Incorporating vitality into the body and tempering it into inner strength is not difficult, but it is extremely time-consuming. It is difficult to achieve great success without decades of precipitation. The so-called genius in the world is nothing more than the sea of Qi in the body that is higher than the average Practitioners who are older will be able to improve their cultivation quickly. For example... that woman named Shen Qingfan next to you."
Fang Jie nodded, he never denied that Shen Qingfan was a genius.
"However, no matter how big the sea of air is, it will eventually have its limits."
Luo Yao pointed to his lower abdomen: "Although I was not a genius back then, I was proud enough to reach the eighth rank or above in my thirties. Many years ago, when Wan Xingchen commented on the world's martial arts, he said In fact, it was misunderstood by later generations. Later generations are too obsessed with the classification of grades, but deliberately forget that there are so many martial arts in the world, how can grades be divided?"
"For example, a swordsman, when he can use Qi to control his sword, he will be classified as a seventh-rank or higher cultivation level, and when he can use his sword to transform Qi, he will be classified as a ninth-rank cultivation base. It is too general and completely meaningless. Shen Qingshan's sword She has a strong will, when she uses qi to control the sword, she can fight with the person who uses the sword to turn qi. Using the sword to turn qi is a general term. Back then, Wan Xingchen used qi to turn thousands of swords to run rampant in the world. , now people can feel that they are great if they can turn gas into a sword, but they can't call themselves the ninth rank... "
He said in a calm tone: "No matter how great a person's sea of energy is, trying to transform Wan Jian with Qi is as unattainable as a fantasy. But Wan Xingchen did it, so he is invincible in the world. Why? "
Fang Jie replied: "Resist Qi from the outside?"
"That's right."
Luo Yaodao: "The most orthodox martial art is not necessarily the most correct. The cultivation method of keeping energy outside is far better than holding energy inside. I don't have a sea of energy, and neither do you, so you and I tell the world that there is no sea of energy. If I can’t cultivate, I will experience it more deeply. At first, I also thought that since my sea of qi was destroyed, I was a useless person, and I was lucky to survive. But when I was discouraged, I suddenly thought why others said it was impossible. Is it okay?"
"Everyone says to hold the Qi inside. The rules left by the senior practitioners are correct and must remain unchanged from time immemorial?"
"Pooh!"
Luo Yao smiled: "I just don't believe it."
Fang Jie smiled: "I don't believe it either."
Luo Yao nodded and said: "Too many miracles and changes have happened in this world. In fact, the root cause is that I don't believe in this sentence. If the predecessors said it, the future generations will believe that the world will not move forward but remain unchanged. , what was a thousand years ago is still what it is now, what was what it was ten thousand years ago is still what it is now. But what about ten thousand years ago? People are still wearing animal skins and holding wooden sticks and pretending to shout, trying to scare away wild animals to snatch a piece of land. A dead body to eat. If I didn’t believe in such an idea, then you and I would also hold a wooden stick and yell at the beast.”
This makes sense.
Makes sense.
Fang Jie repeated in a murmur: "It is because too many I don't believe that the world will progress."
"That's right!"
Luo Yaodao: "It is recorded in ancient books that when people see fire for the first time, they think it is an ominous thing, it is a monster, so they should stay away from it. Some people say that I don't believe it, so people began to eat cooked food to keep warm. Some people say that the sea is vast. There is no one to cross the boundless. Some people say I don’t believe it, so I built a big ship and set sail to travel around the world to bring back countless treasures. Some people say that I can’t practice anymore. This life is just like a living dead. I said I don’t believe it.”
He raised his jaw slightly and said: "So now I am standing at the top of martial arts."
Fang Jie took a deep breath and nodded, "Understood."
Luo Yaodao: "Someone must have told you that you must be calm and focused on cultivation. But you are born to be too thoughtful and your mind is full of random thoughts, so you yourself feel that it is difficult for you to succeed in cultivation. But what I want to tell you , This is nonsense. Who in this world can really have no distractions? Western Buddhists have always claimed that they can meditate without any thoughts in their minds, but when they meditate, they are actually thinking about women. Would they say ?”
"Cultivation lies in the concentration of a moment rather than the concentration of a lifetime. The so-called concentration of a moment means that you must devote yourself to it at this moment of practice. What should you do when you are not practicing. But if you concentrate all your life, you will either become a lunatic Or become a fool."
Luo Yao's words were a little extreme, but they were not unreasonable.
"Do you know how long it has been since I was a cripple to the ninth rank?"
"I don't know."
"Two years."
Luo Yao smiled proudly: "There is no one else in the world."
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"The sea of qi that the world says is in the dantian, no matter how big the sea of qi is, it is still within the body. At that time, the sea of qi was completely destroyed and it was difficult to contain the vitality of the heaven and the earth, so I thought of a way. Why can the sea of qi hold the vitality of the heaven and the earth? Why is there only the sea of qi Can it hold the vitality of heaven and earth?"
he asks.
But Fang Jie didn't know the answer, he hadn't thought about this question at all. All the classics say that the sea of qi contains the vitality. This is a well-known fact, so no one asks why.
"Because the first person to practice did so."
Luo Yao replied.
This sentence made Fang Jie's heart light up suddenly, and he immediately understood Luo Yao's meaning.
This is inertial thinking. The first person who practiced stored his inner strength in the sea of qi, so he recorded his practice method and passed it on to future generations, so that later generations knew that inner strength can be stored in the sea of qi. Over time, the sea of qi has become the only place where the human body can store internal energy. People don't even bother to try, can't it be stored elsewhere
Luo Yaodao: "Fortunately, I could still perceive the vitality of heaven and earth at that time, so I tried to turn my whole body into a sea of Qi. Because I thought about it, I did it."
"When others were still absorbing vitality and sending it into the sea of Qi, the vitality I absorbed had already reached the sea of Qi through the pores, because my body is the sea of Qi and not confined to the dantian. Later, I thought about why the sea of Qi Must it be in the body? As long as the range outside my body that I can control can store my internal energy, then this is also a sea of Qi."
These words seemed to open a window for Fang Jie.
It is a common problem of human beings to follow what others say. Most people don't think about why, they just follow what others say.
"Your thinking is limited, so your cultivation is also limited."
Luo Yao stretched out his hand while talking, and then pointed to a big rock in the distance.
Still without any fluctuations, without any momentum, the stone in the distance cracked loudly. The broken corpses flew, and the dust and smoke rose. Compared to the majestic momentum before Taoist Heju made his move, Luo Yao's offensive seemed a little too calm. But this calmness is far more powerful than the repulsion of Taoist Heju.
"Keep your breath outside."
Fang Jie repeated it in a murmur, and seemed to catch some light in his heart.
Luo Yao saw that he was thinking, smiled and said: "There is a saying that the master leads the door, and practice is not unreasonable for individuals. What the master has to do is to tell you a direction, and how to go is entirely up to you. Why the same practice Some people achieve great success and others get nothing? It depends on one's understanding."
After saying this, he turned and left.
"In addition, you should think about staying in my left avant-garde. After a while, the army will go out and you will be the supervisor. The period from now to the end of the Northern Expedition is the time for you to think about it, which is long enough. After the Northern Expedition is over, tell me whether you want to return to Chang'an as a senior official, or stay in my left front as a small general."
"If you still want to go back then, I will give you another reason."
Luo Yao paused, looked back at Fang Jie and said indifferently, "A reason that you may not be able to refuse, although... a bit cruel."
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After returning to his residence, Fang Xie's heart still hadn't calmed down. He could feel that Luo Yao treated him differently. When he came back, Ye Jinnan told him when he sent him out that all the people who broke into the general's study all these years were beheaded by the general in a fit of anger. Even if Fang Jie was an imperial envoy, it was unimaginable that the general would not be angry.
Ever since arriving in Yongzhou, Luo Yao has been making goodwill all the time.
This reminded Fang Jie several times of the advice given to him by Duke Huaiqiu when he was parting, but now he found that this advice seemed to be inapplicable. Luo Yao can't be seen through, can't see through at all, how can he be someone who can be characterized by the words of Duke Huai Qiu? At the beginning, it was confirmed that Luo Yao was rebellious, and then later he suspected that Luo Yao was rebellious. The subtle gap was actually due to the changes made with the increase in understanding of this person.
Luo Yao wants to write a letter to ask for a fight.
Fang Jie read the memorial, Luo Yao didn't even ask the court for anything. All the food and grass supplies are brought by the left forward from Pingshang Road, and there is no need for treasury dispatch. All ordnance and armor do not need to be assigned by the Ministry of War, and even asked the emperor to allow him to stay as a supervisor.
Such a memorial is enough to reassure the emperor, right
Lying on the bed, Fang Jie thought about the rebel army sending people to contact Luo Yao. Although the rebel army now occupied the three northwestern provinces, Luo Yao's 400,000 troops were obviously the most feared. As long as Luo Yao sent troops from the southwest and the imperial court used troops from the east, the rebels would have no chance of winning under the pressure from both sides.
After Luo Yao sent troops, would the emperor let him go back to the southwest
Fang Jie's heart tightened suddenly, he asked himself what would he think if he were the emperor
Then he found that if Luo Yao really wanted to lead his army to the northwest, it might be difficult to return to Yongzhou. If the emperor didn't take the opportunity to weaken Luo Yao's strength in suppressing the rebellion in the northwest, then he wouldn't be God Bless Emperor Yang Yi!
While lying on the bed and thinking wildly, Zhuo Buyi knocked on the door outside.
Fang Jie stood up and opened the door to let him in. Seeing his expression changed, he couldn't help asking: "What's the matter?"
Zhuo Buyi lowered his voice and said, "Flying pigeons from the bodyguards in Da Nei sent letters, and another imperial envoy is coming to Yongzhou. His Majesty has made up his mind to let Luo Yao send troops to go north... Besides, Xiao Yijiu is going west."