"That's great! Xun'er, since you've returned to the Liu family, I'll start teaching you the art of Qimen Dunjia today!"
After Liu Shizong finished speaking, he stood up, helped Liu Xun up, and walked towards the back of the ancestral hall.
When he walked to the back of the ancestral hall, he twisted a tablet, which should be a mechanism. Because when Liu Shizong twisted the tablet, a secret room appeared behind the ancestral hall!
Liu Xun stood up and followed. When he saw the secret room, he was also stunned. Because this secret room looked very old, with some totem-like patterns carved on the wall, and various strange runes, but these were all related to Qimen Dunjia.
"Let's go. This is a place that only the direct descendants of the Liu family can enter." After Liu Shizong said this, he took the lead in entering the secret room, and Liu Xun followed.
Qimen Dunjia! It would be a lie to say that I am not tempted! Liu Xun is also a human being, and he also has greed in his heart. He knows what the four words Qimen Dunjia represent, so when he heard that Liu Shizong wanted to teach him Qimen Dunjia, he was also very excited.
Walking into the secret room, the first thing that caught my eye was a bronze bookshelf, on which were placed various yellowed paper books! Seeing these, Liu Xun became interested and walked in to take a look, but he did not recognize the characters on them, so he had to give up in the end.
The secret room was very large, at least 300 square meters, Liu Xun thought so. When he walked about 70 meters, Liu Shizong stopped, took out an ancient bronze box about one meter long, and opened it, and piles of yellowed papers appeared in front of him.
"This is not the original, because paper cannot be stored for a long time, so every fifty years, our ancestors would copy a copy!"
At this point, Liu Shizong sighed, and then said: "Here are all the chapters of Qimen Dunjia! You should learn Qimen Dunjia first, because Bagua Yin Yang is too profound, even I can't comprehend it now! After you comprehend Qimen Dunjia, you can try to read Bagua Yin Yang. At that time, I will bring Bagua Yin Yang to you."
"Okay." Liu Xun nodded and squatted to watch. When he saw the papers, he was slightly stunned because the fonts were modern. It was obvious that the ancestors of the Liu family copied them every fifty years, so they naturally changed the fonts from ancient characters to modern characters.
"You take your time to read it here, don't be impatient! I'm going out first. You can't be disturbed while studying Qi Men Dun Jia." After Liu Shizong finished speaking, he also left the secret room. Liu Xun was the only one left in the huge secret room.
After Liu Shizong left, Liu Xun also picked up a piece of paper. After seeing the words on it, he whispered to himself: "The wonders of Yin and Yang are inexhaustible. The two solstices return to the 19th palace. If you can understand the principles of Yin and Yang, the heaven and earth will be in your palm!"
After reading it, Liu Xun also took a breath of cold air. Such a great spirit, chasing the heaven and earth! Who on earth wrote this Qimen Dunjia? It is really a talent made in heaven!
"Emperor Xuanyuan fought against Chiyou for years. He dreamed that the gods bestowed talismans and secrets on him. He went up to the altar to offer sacrifices and practiced pious cultivation. A dragon came out of Luo River carrying a map, and a colorful phoenix..." Liu Xun frowned after reading it in one breath, because this was just an introduction to Qimen Dunjia since ancient times, explaining the origin of the legend of Qimen Dunjia, and it was not the main text.
"I wasted twenty minutes..." Liu Xun shook his head and smiled, but he was also very surprised in his heart. After all, the origin of Qimen Dunjia was so great that it was simply the essence of China, and part of it was a must-learn skill for emperors throughout history!
"'奇' refers to the three 奇 (odd) signs Yi, Bing and Ding; '门' refers to the eight 休 (rest), 生 (shang), 伤 (shang), 渡 (du), 景 (jing), 死 (si), 惊 (jing) and 开 (kai); '敦' means hiding; '甲' refers to the six 甲 (jia), namely 甲子, 甲戌, 甲申, 甲午, 甲辰 and 甲寅!"
After reading this, Liu Xun felt a bit overwhelmed. He sighed and said to himself, "It's so complicated, but it makes sense. If everyone can understand it, it can't be considered the number one secret technique in China."
"Start with Qi, and then learn about Ba Men and Liu Jia! But if you want to understand these, you must first observe Ba Gua! That is the Book of Changes!" Thinking of this, Liu Xun began to look for chapters about Ba Gua in the ancient bronze box.
"Qian, Qian means heaven, Qian is on top and Qian is on the bottom, Qian: Yuan, Heng, Li, Zhen. The first nine: a latent dragon, do not use it. The second nine: a dragon is seen in the field, it is beneficial to see..." Two hours later, Liu Xun's forehead was covered with sweat.
Another two hours passed, and it was almost evening, but there was a light in the secret room, so Liu Xun could continue to observe.
"What a genius, with great ambitions!" Liu Xun seemed to understand something, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.
"Everything in the world, everything in the world, everyone has their own heart! Just like the billions of creatures in the universe, they change all the time. How can we distinguish them? Distinguish? Recognize? Sort them out? Explain? This is Yin and Yang!"
"One Qian, one Kun, one circle, one square, one movement, one stillness, one Yin, one Yang! When Yin and Yang are separated, the world is born! When Yin and Yang interact, all things are born! All things born from the world have both Yin and Yang. The sun is Yang, the moon is Yin, life is Yang, death is Yin, men are Yang, women are Yin, fire is Yang, water is Yin!"
"The days are warm in the cold winter and cool in the hot summer. Yin contains Yang, and Yang contains Yin! Yin and Yang coexist, so there are eight trigrams: Qian, Dui, Li, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Gen, Kun! One represents Yang, and the other represents Yin."
The Eight Diagrams once said: Yin and Yang are immortal! For example, when the sun is on this side of the mountain, this side is yang and the other side is yin. When the sun moves to the other side of the mountain, it changes to yang on that side and yin on this side. Between Yin and Yang, there is also the need to intersect, combine, affect, hate, oppose, complement, generate, and restrain each other.
The Eight Trigrams can also be said to be a formation, a great formation that includes everything in the world! Qian represents heaven, Kun represents earth, Gen represents mountain, Dui represents marsh, Xun represents wind, Zhen represents thunder, Kan represents water, and Li represents fire!
"The sky and the earth are in their positions, the mountains and the lakes are connected, the wind and thunder are in harmony, and water and fire do not shoot at each other!" Liu Xun took a deep breath, and his mind gradually became clear.
When the Eight Trigrams turn, move, and touch, Yin and Yang wax and wane, and the changes are endless.
With this change, the world has seen the waxing and waning of the sun and the moon, the passage of time, and the rise and fall of all things; the plants have turned yellow, withered, and grown green again; people have been born, grown old, sick, and died, and have experienced disasters, joys, and misfortunes; things have their ups and downs, families have their successes and failures, and nations have their rise and fall.
Every blade of grass, every tree, every person, every thing, every family, every country, is the same! Every year, every month, every day, every moment, every change, is the same! No matter how complicated, chaotic, complex, strange, and individual the world and human relations are, they cannot be separated from the two words yin and yang.
Medicine uses yin and yang to regulate the body and mind, martial arts transform yin and yang into boxing moves, military strategists use yin and yang to deploy troops and battle formations, wizards use yin and yang to observe celestial phenomena, painters use yin and yang to highlight objects, and create houses, towers, palaces, and tombs according to yin and yang.
The fortune teller divides the yin and yang, divides the heavenly stems and earthly branches, and then matches the five elements, four seasons, directions, and zodiac signs! The right time, right place, and destiny are calculated. A wise man understands the yin and yang, and can govern the country, the family, the army, the fields, the people, the diseases, and everything else. He knows everything, but cannot reach it, cannot communicate, cannot be disadvantaged, cannot succeed, and cannot win. Naturally, it is inevitable that someone will adulterate it, spread the soul-enchanting drug, and make it cheat, fool around, and eat hot meals, cold meals, and leftovers.
"Chinese culture is indeed profound and extensive. One cannot help but admire its profundity." The more Liu Xun read, the more shocked he was. This simply included the operating laws of the universe.
The essence of yin and yang is the matching of yin and yang. The coldest days of winter cannot be cold, and the hottest days of summer cannot be hot. If it is not cold when it should be, or not hot when it should be, people will get sick.
The top of the tree faces the sun, and the root of the tree faces the shade. Lack of yang is necessary, and lack of yin is also not good. When yin and yang are in harmony, people will be at peace and everything will be peaceful.
If it is Yang alone, it will be dry, floating, brittle and superficial; if it is Yin alone, it will be dark, stagnant, rotten and solidified.
As the saying goes, negative pole gives birth to positive pole, positive pole gives birth to negative pole! Everything turns to its opposite when it reaches its extreme, and happiness comes after suffering; extreme happiness leads to sorrow, and prosperity leads to decline; it goes on and on, this is yin and yang, this is reincarnation.
If it doesn't turn, the world will stop, die, and end!
No one can jump out of the circle of Yin and Yang! If the circle is small, you can step out of it in one step; if the circle is big, the whole universe will be enclosed! Jump out of the Yang world and you will be in the Yin world. No matter how many times you jump, you are still in the circle of Yin and Yang.
The literal interpretation of Yin and Yang is hidden in the book of Bagua; when the clouds are shallow, the thunder is silent; when the mountains are deep, the birds’ cries are loud.
The sparse fence lets in the morning breeze, the dense curtains block out the setting sun; everything changes, the hexagrams change and the world changes.
Qian is deep and Kun is vast; when Kun moves, Gen is shaking; when Gen is still, Dui is gentle, Dui is clear and Xun is cool.
The thunder roars suddenly in Xun, and the angry fire of Li grows strong; the water of Li is burning in Kan, and the sky is full of white frost.
Liu Xun stayed in the secret room for three days. During this time, Liu Shizong came to bring Liu Xun a meal, and Liu Xun continued to study Qimen Dunjia after dinner. There was a bed and a toilet in the secret room, so it did not interfere with daily life.
After three days, Liu Xun had some insights into Qi Men Dun Jia. He knew that it was useless to continue observing because it required perception and contact with everything in the world in order to grow slowly.
After exhaling a breath of foul air, Liu Xun began to flip through the other ancient books in the secret room. Those with ancient fonts were directly excluded by Liu Xun because even if he read them, he would not be able to understand them, and that would just be a waste of time.
Twenty minutes later, Liu Xun's eyes stopped on a dark purple wooden box. The box was about the size of a keyboard, but it was covered with dust.
When the wooden box was opened, a yellowed ancient book was found inside. When the book was opened, there was not a single word in the book, only pictures and ink drawings!
As he opened the ancient book and looked at the ink paintings, Liu Xun's eyes became more and more solemn. After an hour, Liu Xun had turned to the last page.
"Eight Trigrams, Yin and Yang... So that's it!" Liu Xun fell silent, closed the ancient book, and then put it back into the wooden box. After putting the wooden box back to its original place, he also walked out of the secret room.
It was early morning, the sun was rising, and everything was quiet! The branches were covered with frost, as if telling the world that winter had come.
Liu Xun closed his eyes, breathed in the fresh air greedily, with a slight smile on his lips.
He thought of a poem, which perfectly expressed his mood at the moment and his ambitions that were as vast as the heavens and the earth!
Young people are naturally wild and arrogant. They look down on Kunlun and laugh at Luliang!
After years of sharpening the sword, it is now sharp!
Practice in raging fire for another two hundred days, transform into Moye, and use the sharp blade to cut off the diamond!
The young eagle has grown its wings and is taking flight, covered in thunder and proudly flying in the sun!
Singing in the wild wind, not afraid of ice, snow and frost!
I want to reach the sky to embrace the sun and the moon, pour out the East Sea, and wash away the sharp edge of the universe... (To be continued)