"The Wanxiang Dou Pan is the foundation of cultivation for all things in the world, just like a thousand-foot-high platform, which must have layers of stone and earth. Generally speaking, when a person first embarks on the path of cultivation and completes the apprenticeship ceremony, he can activate the Dou Pan under the guidance of the power of the heaven and earth contract. The larger the Dou Pan, the higher the talent of this person may be."
Fudao Shanren gradually regained his senses, and his eyes as he looked at Jianchou gradually brightened.
At that moment, Jianchou almost thought he was going to turn into a chicken leg or a big white goose.
She resisted the tingling sensation on her scalp and asked again, "You mean, I have good talent?"
“… Not bad, right?” Fudaoshanren nodded.
Jianchou understood that it meant that everything was very good.
As she thought about it, she couldn't help but become curious: "Does everyone who practices cultivation have a Dou Pan? Then how big was your Dou Pan at the beginning? Three meters?"
"… "
His expression suddenly stiffened, and Fudaoshanren's eyes rolled around, looking around: "Uh... seems like, one zhang and one inch!"
One zhang...
Zero one inch
Jianchou looked at Fudaoshanren with suspicion.
Fudaoshanren glared and said, "You don't believe it, do you?"
"I dare not." Jianchou understood in his heart, and said honestly, "Whatever you say is the right amount. Although I am not as good as Master, Master's Dou Pan can still grow bigger. I think the size of the Dou Pan does not determine everything at this moment."
Well, that sounds kind of nice.
Fudaoshanren was eager to get over the issue of the size of the innate Dou Pan as soon as possible, and hurriedly said: "Of course, generally speaking, the Wanxiang Dou Pan will grow larger as you enter the practice. As for how much it grows, it depends on your personal ability. So the current talent is only temporary. On the road of practice, talent and hard work are both indispensable. How many geniuses died on the road? On the contrary, those with average talents at the beginning can achieve more. When you officially step into the path of practice, you will know that those who can light up the Dou Pan are the real geniuses."
All the concepts nowadays are new to Jianchou.
The night wind was blowing outside, and she was no longer sleepy. She continued to ask, "What's the matter with lighting the Dou Pan?"
"Oh my, you're so annoying! Why do you keep asking questions?"
Fudao Shanren held the big white goose and felt like fainting. Why was it so difficult to take on an apprentice? He hadn't taken on an apprentice for so long that he almost forgot how difficult it was for him to take on an apprentice.
Now, when he heard Jianchou start asking questions, the memories of the past broke through the dam and rushed towards Fudaoshanren.
Jianchou said silently: "The sage said, don't be ashamed to ask questions..."
"That's a damn saint!"
The term "mortal saint" was something Fudao Shanren had heard of before, and he rolled his eyes even further.
"Oh, I really can't do anything with you. This is your last question today. After I answer this, you are not allowed to ask any more questions."
"… good."
He didn't answer, and there was nothing I could do about it.
Jianchou naturally had no reason to refuse, so he nodded.
So, Fudao Shanren gently touched the big white goose's head, stretched out his right foot in worn straw sandals, and lightly tapped the wet mud.
Brush--
At that moment, the entire courtyard was illuminated by a strange light.
A huge octagonal bowl with a diameter of three meters appeared at the feet of Fudaoshanren!
The huge fighting plate even extended to Jianchou's feet and to the eaves. The slightly flickering light and shadow made this farmyard look dreamy.
Different from the dark and chaotic Dou Plate that Jianchou had just used, the Dou Plate used by Fudaoshan was much brighter in color, especially the crisscrossing longitude and latitude lines on it, which actually presented a dazzling snow-white color.
On this bowl, there were actually a lot of black "chess pieces" densely scattered. These "chess pieces" were scattered in a staggered manner, three or five in a group, and under the outline of the snow-white longitude and latitude lines, they actually looked like one seal after another.
"Do you see the light in these eight directions?" The broken bamboo pole in Fudaoshanren's hand appeared again at some point, and gently tapped one of the lines on the Doupan. "The six paths and nineteen continents are collectively called the Kun line. Kun means the earth. This Kun line grows on the Doupan, close to the ground, and is the foundation of cultivation."
Kun line.
Jianchou carefully identified the four lines pointing in eight directions and firmly memorized their names.
Fudaoshan took back the broken bamboo pole and started again.
This time, it is the "chess pieces" on the fighting board.
"These black ones look like chess pieces. We call them Daozi. The heavens have constant movement, the stars are brilliant, and Dao is born. This Daozi is the method for a cultivator to practice, which is the 'art'. Different arrangements of Daozi will form different arts."
Daozi.
Another new word.
Jianchou nodded silently and listened carefully.
Originally, Fudaoshanren thought that there was no need for a person who knew nothing about cultivation to know so much, and that they could talk about it later.
But just when he was about to retract the broken bamboo pole, he looked up and saw a serious look on Jianchou's face, with his brows lowered, staring at the fighting plate under his feet.
For some unknown reason, the broken bamboo pole that had just been raised fell down again as if possessed by a demon, and drew a line around a group of seven chess pieces that were very close to each other.
"You can see that the arrangement of Daozi on the entire Doupan has its own rules. Sometimes there are places without Daozi, leaving the grid formed by Kunxian empty. These seven pieces are a spell that I, a mountain man, practice. On the Doupan, they are called Daoyin."
Seal of Tao.
Looking at the mysterious arrangement of the Taoist beads, Jianchou thought that he could understand this as well.
She subconsciously touched her chest and asked, "Did Master also use the magic on this Dou Pan to save me?"
Fudaoshanren raised his eyebrows. When he heard Jianchou mention the fact that he saved people, he felt proud and said immediately, "That was when... Ugh!"
Halfway through his words, he suddenly felt something was wrong and stopped talking immediately.
He raised his eyes, glared at Jianchou, and Fudaoshanren yelled, "I already said that this was your last question! How can your disciple be so careless and unconscious? He is really too mean!"
"I--"
Jianchou was a little dumbfounded and opened his mouth to defend himself.
Fudaoshanren waved his hand: "Don't talk!"
Seeing that the words of sorrow had already reached his throat, he had no choice but to swallow them back and close his mouth tightly.
"See you're still not honest."
At this point, Fu Daoshan was satisfied. He leisurely put the bamboo pole on his shoulder and said, "You should understand Wanxiang Dou Pan, Kun Line, Dao Zi, Dao Yin. Now, you should understand why Dou Pan is called 'Dou Pan' without my explanation. What you asked just now was, lighting up the Dou Pan is actually lighting up these Kun Lines. The Dou Pan itself is chaotic, and human power has accumulated cultivation, so it rises from Tianyuan... uh, Tianyuan?"
I seem to have forgotten to mention this very important thing.
Fudaoshanren slapped his forehead, chuckled twice in embarrassment, and lifted one of his feet, revealing the ball of light that had been under his feet.
It turned out that in the middle of the entire fighting plate, there was a largest "chess piece", about the size of a fist.
The color of this one is very close to the original color of the entire bowl, but it is much brighter, as if a beam of light was pointed at the diffuse fog, and firefly-like spots of light kept flashing inside the "chess piece".
Jianchou knew without Fudaoshanren telling him that this one was "Tianyuan".
"Haha, Tianyuan, Tianyuan is here."
After two dry laughs, Fu Dao Shanren felt a little embarrassed.
I even forgot the most important thing.
"Tian Yuan is the key to a cultivator's initial practice. After absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the Tian Yuan must be gradually filled up. When the Tian Yuan is bright, the originally dim Kun Line can be lit up. Look at these Kun Lines, all are bright, but some are not. Theoretically, every Kun Line on the Dou Plate can be lit up, but human power is limited, and talent and effort are limited. Many people cannot light up all of them, and then start to build the foundation."
In other words, to practice, one must first light up the Tianyuan on the Doupan, and then light up as many Kun lines as possible with Tianyuan as the center.
It was not difficult for Jianchou to understand. He nodded as he listened.
Fu Dao Shanren continued, "Foundation building is just one of the realms of cultivation. Before that is the Qi refining stage. Qi refining means refining essence into Qi, which can gradually light up the Dou disk. After lighting up the Dou disk, you can seal it and impact the foundation building. After successfully building the foundation, you can start practicing spiritual treasures and spells, and officially embark on the road of cultivation. Do you understand now?"
"Thank you for your teaching, Master. I understand."
Jianchou finally remembered these concepts firmly, and at the same time he was guessing in his mind: the innate all-encompassing fighting plate that appears at the beginning of each person may be of different sizes, and his own fighting plate is not small.
In other words, she is not without potential.
I just don't know how good Xie Buchen's fighting plate is
Unconsciously, I thought of this person again and became dazed for a moment.
Fudao Shanren didn't notice it, thinking that he had accepted both a disciple and the big white goose, which was really the best of both worlds.
He was also very happy in his heart, and he looked up and said, "Then pack up and follow the hermit. Since you are going to embark on the path of cultivation, there is no point in staying here. Master, I will take you to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"
Are you leaving
Although it was something that was expected, when it was suddenly brought up, Jianchou felt a little confused.
After a moment of silence, Jianchou looked at the farmyard and said, "In that case, Master, please be tolerant for a while and let Jianchou deal with some things before packing up your things."
Fudaoshanren's eyes lit up: "Do you have many big fat geese hidden in your house?"