Chapter 17 Sharpening a Knife Without Mistakenly Chopping Wood
"Get up!" Xuan Zhenzi waved his hand slightly, and Huang Xiao felt a force supporting him.
"Is this internal force?" Huang Xiao said in surprise.
"Haha, now I have a junior brother. Master, where is the Taoist name of that junior brother?" Qinghe smiled, and Qingfeng and Qingyun were more implicit than Qinghe, and they just smiled.
"Well, you are all from the Qing generation, and your original name is Huang Xiao, so the Taoist name is Qing Xiao!" After Xuan Zhenzi said this, he turned his eyes to Huang Xiao, "Disciple, do you have any doubts about this Taoist name?"
"Disciple has no objection." Huang Xiao replied.
"You don't have to pay too much attention to this Taoist name, it's just a title. The name of the brothers in Guanyin is used. As for going out, you can also use the name Huang Xiao, of course, Qing Xiao." Xuan Zhenzi smiled and said, "Qing Xiao, since you are now a disciple of the master, then some things you want to explain to you."
Huang Xiao respectfully listened to Xuan Zhenzi's story about some of the historical origins of the sect. Xuan Zhenzi's sect was called "Qingniu Gate". The ancestor was a Taoist a hundred years ago and called himself Qingniu Zhenren. After his martial arts was achieved, he saw the outstanding people in Zhongnan Mountain one day and built the "Qingniu Temple". Xuan Zhenzi is the third generation leader, and the popularity of Qingniu Gate has never been strong. Qingniu Taoist only accepted one disciple, that is, Xuan Zhenzi's master. Xuan Zhenzi is also his only disciple, but when he became Xuan Zhenzi as the leader, he accepted three disciples, of course, Huang Xiao, and four.
"Master, our ancestor must be a peerless master, right?" Huang Xiao asked.
"I don't know this. I heard from your master that after the ancestor built the 'Qingniu Temple', I never made any moves again." Xuan Zhenzi smiled and said, "Qingxiao, my master knows that you are a scholar. I wonder if you are willing to practice martial arts?"
"Disciple is willing!" Huang Xiao didn't want to do so, and then continued, "Actually, not long ago, my disciple also learned a set of grappling techniques."
"Oh?" Qinghe was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Huang Xiao could also know martial arts. When Huang Xiao said that he was a scholar before, he didn't think about other aspects. Of course, it was mainly because Huang Xiao had no internal strength. If he had internal strength, Qinghe could naturally see it.
"My junior brother, do you use two moves to let me see?" Qinghe continued.
Seeing Xuan Zhenzi smiled and nodded, Huang Xiao did not hesitate and focused on a set of tricks, and then waited for Xuan Zhenzi's evaluation.
"In terms of moves alone, they can be regarded as the art of capturing at the upper and lower levels. Master, what do you think?" Qinghe asked.
"This "Snake Hand" has its own unique aspect, but there are many such techniques in the world. They imitate boxing, leg techniques, and palm techniques from wild beasts in the mountains can all be classified into this category." Xuan Zhenzi said, "You have not practiced internal skills now, and the power of moves alone is much worse."
"Master, when can that disciple practice internal skills?" Huang Xiao asked expectantly.
"My junior brother, you can't be impatient when practicing internal skills." Qingfeng smiled.
"That's right, that's right, practicing internal strength requires cultivating the state of mind." Qingyun also said.
Huang Xiao showed a look of confusion on his face. He knew that internal strength was not easy to cultivate, and not everyone could cultivate it, but he didn't know what the state of cultivation was.
"The state of mind can only be understood but not expressed in words. Simply put, if a person's state of mind is unstable, then if he practices internal skills, he will have a much greater chance of becoming possessed by the demons." Qinghe explained.
"Then how to cultivate the state of mind?" Huang Xiao was eager to know whether he could cultivate his internal strength.
"There are many ways to cultivate the state of mind, and everyone can find the right one for themselves. Of course, like our Taoist sect, reciting various scriptures and being kind to others are one of the methods to cultivate the state of mind." Xuan Zhenzi said, "Let's do this, Qingxiao, please follow Qingfeng for a while. Qingfeng, your junior brother will give it to you for the time being."
"Master, I want my junior brother to temporarily organize some scriptures in the scripture room. Of course, I still need to do morning classes and chant scriptures with me. How can you read it?" Qingfeng asked.
"Qingxiao, what do you think?" Xuan Zhenzi asked Huang Xiao.
"Disciple has no objection, senior brother is working hard!" Huang Xiao said.
"As the eldest brother, I naturally have to take care of you." Qingfeng smiled.
"That's good. You don't have to rush to learn internal skills. As long as you have a high state of mind, you will naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort in practicing skills in the future. Sharpening a knife will not delay chopping wood." Xuan Zhenzi could see what Huang Xiao was thinking.
"Disciple is taught!" Huang Xiao said respectfully, and he also found that he was a little anxious. However, this is also human nature. Since he learned "The Snake Hand", he has always been eager to learn internal skills and mental methods. Now that the opportunity is in front of him, he is of course excited.
Before he knew it, Huang Xiao had been in Qingniu Temple for more than two months. During this period, he also asked Qinghe about the location of Liu Qiang's village at that time. Although the village is more than 300 miles away from Qingniu Temple, Huang Xiao also went back once in order to know the situation of the village.
Although I had a glimmer of hope in my heart, the reality was cruel. The copycat had long been ruined, and there were traces of burning by fire everywhere.
However, when Huang Xiao saw hundreds of graves not far from the mountain village, he knew that although most of the village villagers had ruined the Wang family's harm, at least there should be someone who survived, otherwise no one would have buried these dead villagers.
In Huang Xiao's heart, this should be Liu Qiang. After all, Liu Qiang was not in the village at that time. Huang Xiao doesn't know where Liu Qiang went. As far as he can see, he can't help. However, Huang Xiao also took this matter to heart. One day he had the strength and would seek justice for the villagers in this village.
In addition to this long trip, Huang Xiao stayed in Qingniu Temple and had morning classes with Senior Brother Qingfeng every morning. During the rest of the time, he also learned some elixir refining methods with his second senior brother Qingyun. However, the elixir refining technique is extremely mysterious and cannot be learned in a short while. In two months, Huang Xiao just recognized the characteristics of some herbs.
Of course, Qinghe would not let him go, his junior brother. He often pulled Huang Xiao to practice martial arts together. However, Huang Xiao has not learned the internal skills and mental methods now, so Qinghe has taught Huang Xiao a lot of moves, which is much more profound than "The Snake Hand".
Although Huang Xiao is very interested in martial arts, he is now interested in some Taoist scriptures. Huang Xiao basically spent his night in the "school room" to organize scriptures. During the compilation period, Huang Xiao also read a lot. These are naturally different from the books he read before, but they contain countless life insights and principles. There are many confusions. He is looking for senior brother Qingfeng. In terms of understanding the scriptures, it is only under the master Xuan Zhenzi.
As for Xuan Zhenzi, Huang Xiao has not seen each other for the past two months. He learned from the senior brothers that his master is now busy refining the "Zengyuan Pill".
Chapter completed!