Historical records: Taihu Lake is vast, 200 miles from east to west, 120 miles from north to south, and 36,000 hectares in area.
There are fifty-three islands in the waters, and Mouse Mountain Island in the center of the lake is one of them. The island is small in area and shaped like a giant rat drawing water, hence the name Rat Mountain.
"When clouds go to the east, there is a strong wind. When clouds go to the south, they float a big boat. When clouds go to the north, they cause big floods. When clouds go to the west, they are covered with raincoats." Pi Rixiu stood on the bow of the boat and looked up at the sky, saying: "When the sun faints, it rains. The halo of the moon is the direction of the wind, and the direction of the gap in the moon halo is the direction of the wind. These are the necessary skills for disciples of the Five Earth Masters to eat in all directions."
Li Muye was very interested in this and listened carefully.
Pi Rixiu continued, "Waiting for the weather, understanding geography, knowing the scenery, and understanding the nature of insects are also the basic skills of an earth master."
Li Muye said: "I have written it all down, please continue."
"Between yin and yang, at the time of profit and loss, there are seventy-two hands of the universe, which must be observed." Pi Rixiu liked Li Muye's studious attitude and continued: "For example, all feathered birds, when sleeping at night, "Those who do not sleep with the wind will sleep against the wind. This is true for both big and small birds, but small birds tend to stay on windward slopes, and large birds tend to stay on leeward slopes."
Li Muye praised him and said, "It's really a learning experience to follow you on this journey."
"You also need to be able to look at the scenery. For example, when the turtle is out of the water during the day, look south to the main eye, and north to look at the main rain. How to interpret when it is sunny and sunny, and how to interpret when it is raining." Pi Rixiu smiled proudly and added: "Another example is the cry of a toad at night, which brightens the eyes, and the water in a toad makes it rain. A five-part earth master of a sufficient level must have the ability to observe the subtle details."
Li Muye looked up at the sky. The sun was dizzy and the clouds were moving to the northeast. He could hear the sound of wind and the air seemed to be filled with moisture. He said: "It looks like a storm is coming."
Pi Rixiu smiled with satisfaction and said, "A boy can be taught." He then asked, "What do you think of this island?"
Li Muye looked at it for a moment and said: "The Qinxing is at the mouth of the water. There is land and ridges in the mountains. The veins go eastward and the purple air goes eastward. This place is a turtle grandson's land that swallows the vitality and cannot retain it. It can't support food." It’s not a good place, people.”
Pi Rixiu said: "Okay, he is very discerning. He is indeed a talent valued by Baiyuntang. A few years ago, I saw on the news that there was a rat plague in Taihu Lake, so I paid a little attention to it. Later, I came here specifically for this matter. After taking a look, I found that the rat plague was indeed a man-made disaster rather than a natural disaster. An expert in Taihu lived in secret seclusion here and built a rat kingdom with prime ministers, three provinces and six ministries. It can be said that even though it is a small sparrow, it has all the internal organs. .”
Li Muye said: "You mean the Rat Kingdom is under this mountain?"
Pi Ruxiu nodded and said: "Only in this mountain, I don't know where to go in the depths of the clouds." He added: "This Sun Defu is a master who is very good at hiding. If we want to dig out this old mouse, we will have to spend a lot of time." Hands and feet." He said and patted the worm on his shoulder.
Li Muye said: "If this Sun Defu doesn't have contact with the outside world, he will hide in the mouse hole. If we want to find him, we can only touch him bit by bit. Such a big island will allow us to touch for a few days, so there is nothing faster." Any idea?" After these few days of contact, Brother Xiaoye discovered that Pi Rixiu was a master who particularly liked to show off his knowledge. The more questions he asked, the happier he became, and he told almost everything he knew.
Pi Rixiu chuckled and said: "Do you think the insect treasure elixir book I dug out from Sun Delu's body is just a decoration?" He also said: "It is easy for people to hide, but it is not so easy for those rats to hide. As long as you find him The mouse hole, then let’s see my insect god show off its power.”
The so-called insect god he refers to is the giant pink insect. In fact, at most it is a forcibly ripened insect king. Gao Yuelong once said that the more skilled the insect master is, the less dependent he is on insect soldiers. The controlled insect soldiers will gradually return to their original nature and will not pursue shocking and sensational things. All things are animistic, and the methods of insects are just like those of humans. A skilled insect master should work harder to observe the habits and laws of insects. Simple feeding methods are inferior to mechanical methods.
Pi Rixiu's worm king was created by him using the hearts of several giant worms, which greatly violated the growth laws of the earth worm itself. It is violent and cruel in nature and needs a lot of meat every day, especially living animals. Pi Rixiu poisoned this thing, using antidotes and insect language to control it. The so-called insect language is a special vibration rhythm. Earth insects are blind and deaf, but they are particularly sensitive to vibrations.
Li Muye learned the Chong Dharma from Pi Rixiu at the state of Zhen Guan Dacheng. He could see the true meaning of every move, word and deed of the other party. As far as the state of Zhen Cultivation was concerned, Pi Rixiu was actually not very good at this. , the key is that I have never received the true transmission of the high-end Fang family's mental methods.
The five insects and earth masters mainly study external objects and lack the advanced inheritance of inner cultivation. The founder of the past came to China from outside the country, and his biggest wish was to learn some self-cultivation methods of the Taoist Fang family. Unfortunately, Emperor Wu did not understand the customs, and although he offered rare treasures, he did not get the desired results. After that, only insect methods were passed down from generation to generation, not high-end mental methods. The so-called mental methods were all ordinary goods.
At that time, Gao Yue Longgui ranked first in the literary list, but he still devalued himself and joined Baiyuntang. In the final analysis, he just wanted to obtain the Fang family's mental method of true cultivation. This shows the preciousness of this true teaching of mind. Brother Xiaoye and Bai Wuxia are united and blossom together. For her own spiritual practice, she must also teach Li Muye the true guidance of the heart.
Bai Wuxia once explained that the secret formula of the Twelve Zhoutian Daoyin Technique is a physical and mental method for maintaining health and beauty that has been summarized and perfected by the alchemists of Baiyuntang in the past generations. No matter how long you practice, you cannot train a person into a powerful martial artist. . Nor can he practice the magical qigong that can hit people from afar and is indestructible. But the biggest benefit of practicing to a high level is to help people gain a better and more detailed life experience. With each level of improvement, what you see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and perceive the world on your body will be completely different.
This mental method is divided into five stages, namely: gathering the mind, simple things, true insight, tranquility and entering the Tao. Brother Xiao Ye has now reached the level of Zhen Guan Dacheng. He is knowledgeable both internally and externally, and can be called a top player in the world. And this top mental method can help alchemists improve their physical quality and gradually reach a state where the body and mind are clear inside and outside, free from dirt and dust. From the inside out, tap into your greatest vitality potential.
Gao Ming is like Bai Wuxia. Although he has never practiced boxing for a day, he first entered the Tao realm after cultivating the Tao Fei Nascent Soul. He has the ability to perceive the changes in the surroundings bit by bit, as well as the ability to control his own speed, strength, etc. , even those who are self-taught without a teacher are far better than those so-called Kung Fu masters. She doesn't have the invincible iron fist of Wang Ba, but as long as she has a sharp weapon in her hand, three or five Wang Ba will be nothing but meat to be slaughtered in front of her.
In short, the Chong method is an outer path. If you want to reach the top, you must learn a superb mental method. Pi Ri cultivated himself into an evil insect, which can be said to have reached a peak in terms of the insect method. But he used external methods, targeting the insects' weaknesses and exploiting them to train and control the insects. To sum up, it is still a human technique, not an insect technique. Gao Yuelong said that once the insect master masters a higher mental method, he can actually observe and even understand the emotional changes of the insect, establish a spiritual resonance with it, and finally achieve the goal of summoning it and going away according to the heart. Whatever he wants, he can do whatever he wants, and by then the insect will become a part of the insect master himself.
Bai Wuxia once told Brother Xiaoye that Gao Yuelong's shadowless thread is actually caused by two small insects. An ice silkworm is responsible for spinning silk, and a golden crow oyster is responsible for delivering medicine. Gao Yuelong only needs to use his purple bamboo pole soul-seizing hook to collect the silk thread. If it is tight, it can harvest human heads like picking up grass and mustard. From this point of view, Pi Rixiu's Taoism is far worse than Gao Yuelong's. Lao Pi is still at the level of cultivating insects using human methods. His mental cultivation and perception ability are eighteen blocks behind Brother Ono. At most, he is at the level of a beginner. He only relies on the keenness of the evil insect to detect it. to subtle changes in the outside world.
The more Li Muye knew about the things in the Wubu Earth Master Sect, the more he discovered its shortcomings. It was even discovered that the close connection between the evil insect and him relied more on a kind of ointment that was particularly effective against wind beasts. He kept that thing secretly with him, and only one piece as big as a millet grain could satisfy the evil insects. It is by relying on this thing that the evil insects will obey his words.
Pi Rixiu's Taoism is shallow and his vision is not high, but some artificial insect techniques and experience in observing scenery are still worth learning from. Li Muye spent time with him and learned more from him in this area. At the same time, he was also studying this evil beast with great concentration, thinking about how to establish what Gao Yuelong called spiritual resonance with this little thing. It is easy for Li Muye to simply steal Pi Rixiu's ointment, but this is a inferior method. After the addiction becomes too deep and cannot be extricated, the evil insect will be completely crippled, so Li Muye does not want to do this. .
For the past few days, Brother Ono has been responsible for Pi Rixiu's food and daily life, using purple dragon wood blood powder to prepare various delicacies in various ways. On the surface, it is for Pi Rixiu to eat, but in fact, it is all aimed at the appetite of the evil insects. Although this little thing is vicious, it is not a dead thing without emotions and spiritual consciousness. After this journey, it has lost its hostility towards Li Muye. When making eye contact, Brother Xiaoye can clearly feel its closeness to him. Especially when Brother Xiaoye occasionally gets the chance to massage it, this little thing will even make a purring sound like a house cat.
Li Muye now also knew that Pi Rixiu's so-called poison was made by mixing the fallen nails of the squid with saliva. He learned from Gao Yuelong that the squid was a wind-poisoned beast, and its saliva and nails contained... An extremely deadly wind poison, as long as the toxin is purified and ingested by the human body at a certain dose, it can cause people as much pain as if they were infected with leprosy. If you want to detoxify, you need to find a way from this little thing. Brother Ono was not poisoned at all, so naturally there was no need for a solution.
The greatest significance of knowing these things is that now Brother Xiaoye is actually sure to steal Pi Rixiu's wind ointment at any time and take away the control of the evil insect. The reason why I didn't do this was, firstly, because I saw that Pi Ri's spiritual practice was low and nothing to be afraid of. Secondly, I wanted to follow him to gain more knowledge. Thirdly, I wanted to establish a more stable relationship with this evil insect and find help. This little thing's way to detoxify.
When the boat docked, Li Muye paid the boat fare and told the boat owner to pick him up at this time tomorrow. The boat owner took the money and left his phone number and went happily. After getting off the boat, Pi Rixiu first waited for the boat owner to leave, and then he couldn't wait to take out the rat poison made based on Sun Delu's alchemy book.
In fact, it was a secret recipe passed down from the Earth Master's sect, and to be honest, it was worthless. He sent Brother Xiaoye to prepare the things. There were three items in total, namely black dog blood, crab shells and fragrant rice. He worked mysteriously for a long time, mashed it and mixed it into a paste. He claimed to have added secret medicine. In fact, Just put a little honey. Brother Xiaoye doesn't have to witness his little tricks with his own eyes, he just pretends to be in his mind.
I saw Pi Rixiu choosing a vantage point, lighting a fire first, then putting a little bit of the black rat poison into the fire, and then he made a few stones to form a circle around the city wall, killing most of the rats. The ointment was put in. Then he took Li Muye and found a hidden place to hide on the road in the leeward direction.
The fire burned the ointment, and the smell was carried away by the wind. After a while, an astonishing scene appeared... (End of this chapter)