The night is quiet and deep, and the light is hazy.
In the quiet courtyard, Jiang Yuebai sat on a small stool, holding the jade slip between his eyebrows and reading the martial arts techniques.
Tao Fengnian sat behind her, dipped a comb in water, and combed her frizzy long hair bit by bit.
Jiang Yuebai's head was pulled up and down, but his mind was completely immersed in the jade slip.
There are five sets of exercises in total: Geng Metal, Yi Wood, Gui Water, Bing Fire, and Wu Earth.
The five elements correspond to the five internal organs and five senses of the human body.
As well as the five emotions and five sounds, five seasons and five flavors, five colors and five sounds, five qi and five directions, there is the great way of heaven and earth.
As described in "The Five Elements Return to the True Truth (Qi Training Chapter)", it is a method of tempering the five internal organs and the five senses of the body by moving the five elements of spiritual energy.
When practicing alone, each exercise can form a small cycle in itself.
When practicing together, one must first master the five techniques separately to form a five-element cyclone like the Gengjin cyclone.
Then connect the five small circulations into a big circulation, and one cycle can travel to all parts of the body.
Nourish the internal organs, strengthen the bones and blood, polish the tendons and skin, and clear the five senses.
It is not difficult for Jiang Yuebai to learn the five parts of exercises separately. All he needs to do is remember the locations of the acupuncture points and meridians, and practice the exercises patiently.
The difficulty lies in the mutual generation and transformation of the five elements. For example, the metal energy nourishes the lungs. When the air comes out of the lungs and enters the kidneys, the metal energy needs to be transformed into water energy. The same is true for other places. Only in this way can a large cycle be completed.
Although this skill is difficult, it makes Jiang Yuebai feel excited.
According to the general outline of the practice, once you understand the mutual generation and transformation of the five elements and apply them skillfully, you can instantly transform spiritual energy of different attributes into the required attributes.
In this way, when her gold spiritual energy is insufficient, she can completely transform the other four elements into gold. Then the five spiritual roots are the same as a single spiritual root, and even five times stronger.
This method is more time-consuming and laborious than other methods when practicing a large circulation, but the results obtained are extremely tempting.
It is the mutual generation and transformation of the five elements that she does not know how to do.
Fortunately, Tao Fengnian had already considered the difficulties for her and switched to the "Five Elements Rotation Method".
It contains many tips and tricks for transforming the Five Elements, as well as an in-depth and easy-to-understand analysis of the Five Elements' mutual generation and restraint.
Jiang Yuebai believed that as long as she studied hard and tried more, she would be able to find a method that suits her.
It seems that there will be a class explaining the Five Elements Taoism in the Lecture Hall tomorrow, and Jiang Yuebai hurriedly found the lecture schedule.
[At 1:00 pm, the elder of Wanfa Hall, Li Jiuchuan, gave the first explanation of the five elements’ mutual generation and restraint]
Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up, it was an elder giving a lecture, not an inner sect disciple who was building the foundation.
Moreover, "The Five Elements Rotation Method" was written by Li Jiuchuan!
Jiang Yuebai decided to read the entire "Five Elements Rotation Method" in the evening and try to memorize the entire text so that he would not be unable to understand it in class tomorrow.
I have to arrive early tomorrow so that I can ask Elder Li for advice before the class starts. It’s a rare opportunity.
"Tomorrow Elder Li will give a lecture, so you must go and listen carefully."
Jiang Yuebai turned her head and was held down by Tao Fengnian, who tied a red rope around her head.
"The Wanfa Hall is the place where the Tianyan Sect specializes in studying various ways and creating new things through reform. Elder Li also has five spiritual roots. When he was building his foundation, he rushed to the top of the battle power list in one fell swoop. It takes at least fifty years for ordinary cultivators to build their foundation and form a pill. It only took him thirty years from building his foundation to forming a pill, and his pill became the first grade. It is incredible."
"He was also a popular figure in the sect at that time. Everyone said that he would become the second Lu Xingyun. The Grand Elder also wanted to accept him as a disciple. However, he was seriously injured when resisting the ghost tide in the Nether Sea three hundred years ago. It was said that he had no hope of forming a fetus, so he stayed in the Wanfa Hall to study the way of the five elements."
"He is a gentle person. He has always advocated that the five spiritual roots are the real heavenly spiritual roots. Over the years, he has also guided many five spiritual roots disciples to build their foundations. Unfortunately, none of them can reach the Golden Core Realm like him. Well, let's see how it goes."
Tao Fengnian handed over an eight-diagram bronze mirror, which reflected Jiang Yuebai's double buns on her head, making her look as cute as a boy under the Taoist priest's seat.
"Why are there two buns? My mother said that if a girl is alone outside, it is better to dress like a boy for safety." Jiang Yuebai pouted.
"Really?" Jiang Yuebai's eyes were burning.
Tao Fengnian nodded, "That's true, but cultivators come from the mortal world, and some of them carry with them the mortal world's concept of male superiority and female inferiority that cannot be changed for a while. The Yun Kingdom is not so bad, as there are also female officials and generals in the court. The Cang Kingdom is pedantic, and women are not allowed to show their faces in public."
"But in the world of cultivation, the higher the level of cultivation, the less important the difference between men and women is. What matters is strength. This is the case with my Tianyan Sect's founder, Lu Xingyun. He suddenly appeared in the world and dominated the three realms. The peerless Zhufeng Sword Master of Guiyuan Sword Sect was in love with Lu Xingyun for three thousand years and even changed his honorific title to Zhuyun."
"Cloud-Chusher Sword Lord even said that he was willing to be Lu Xingyun's servant. No one in the cultivation world criticized this statement, because Lu Xingyun is so powerful that everyone admires him, and being his servant is an honor."
Jiang Yuebai's face was full of interest. "What happened next? Did Lu Xingyun and Zhuyun Sword Master achieve their goals?"
Tao Fengnian smiled and said, "Zhuyun Sword Lord has feelings for Luohua, but Lu Xingyun is ruthless. She is devoted to pursuing the Great Dao and has no thoughts of love in her heart."
Jiang Yuebai nodded excitedly, "I also want to be like the founder of Tianyan Sect and pursue the great way with all my heart!"
Tao Fengnian's eyes lit up, and he quickly agreed, "It's supposed to be this way, but Grandpa told you this because I hope you won't belittle yourself because of your gender. I hope you don't wear your hair in double buns because you don't like it, not because you're afraid that others will find out you're a girl."
Jiang Yuebai looked at himself in the mirror again, "It's not good looking, it looks like a cow's horn, moo~~"
"Haha, little girl, okay, okay, grandpa will change your hair into a Taoist bun."
After some re-trim, Jiang Yuebai's hair bun looked neat and tidy. Tao Fengnian took out a simple wooden hairpin and pinned it into her bun.
The cool air coming out from the wooden hairpin made Jiang Yuebai feel refreshed and clear-eyed.
"This is the Mingxin hairpin. I hope you can see your true nature and not be arrogant or boastful in the future."
Jiang Yuebai touched the wooden hairpin on her head, and saw that the man remained true to his heart, was modest and prudent, and not arrogant. She liked the implication very much and would remember this sentence.
The next morning, Tao Fengnian personally drove a paper crane to send Jiang Yuebai to the foot of Tianman Peak, and kept nagging all the way.
She was repeatedly warned not to tell anyone her root value and breakthrough time, and to be careful when asked indirectly.
"I know, I know. I'd rather die than tell you the root value and breakthrough time, even if a knife is placed on your neck!"
As soon as the paper crane landed on the ground, Jiang Yuebai ran away without looking back and just waved her hand casually. She didn't even finish what Tao Fengnian was saying and even forgot to take the rice balls he had prepared for her.
But he did not leave behind the talismans he had prepared.
"Grandpa will pick you up after school."
Tao Fengnian shouted without giving up, but the only response he got was the echo of the empty valley and deep woods. He grabbed the rice ball with a sense of loss, feeling empty inside.
When I returned to Huaxi Valley, I met Song Peier and Lu Ying.
Seeing that Tao Fengnian looked absent-minded, Song Pei'er knew that he had gone to send Jiang Yuebai to class early in the morning, so she teased him.
"Master Tao, you are not just taking on an apprentice. You are clearly raising a granddaughter. You are teaching her wholeheartedly and personally picking her up and dropping her off. How can an apprentice never work in the fields?"
Tao Fengnian looked unhappy and said in a muffled voice, "She is my granddaughter!"
After saying that, he walked away without mercy.
Song Peier chuckled, then looked down and saw her apprentice Lu Ying stretching her neck to look towards Tianman Peak with eyes full of envy.
"You want to go to the Dharma Hall, too?"
Lu Ying twirled the corner of her clothes and nodded timidly.
Song Pei'er rolled her eyes and said, "Then go by yourself. I won't send you off. I'm busy in the fields."
Lu Ying was overjoyed and ran out of the valley.
(End of this chapter)