5. Ancestral exercises(1/2)
The children who were sleeping soundly were all picked up by their elders and gathered under the big tree. The village chief Yunfeng wanted to give instructions, but all of them were lazy. Some of them had droopy eyelids, and some kept yawning.
I couldn't stand still, and the clan elders behind me were all laughing.
"Cheer up, you little bastards, and listen carefully to Grandpa Yun's speech, you are all lazy." Bai Qinghe scolded with a smile.
Although Bai Yuchun is not the youngest, among the children who have gotten up, he is indeed relatively small, and his height is naturally not high. Standing at the front, closest to the village chief and grandpa, in the hearts of children, it is often like this anyway, and he is beaten by himself.
My father and elders waited for various kinds of wake-ups, and then stood under the big tree to practice their strength. This time was no exception. It was nothing important, just swinging the tree trunk, practicing strength, and fighting bears.
‘Grandpa, what new things did you learn today?’ Bai Yuchun asked with a childish face.
‘Huh? Yes, how do you know, Chun’er?’ The village chief looked at Bai Yuchun with a smile and asked.
'Don't grandpa say this every day...' Yuchun said with a smile.
"Oh, it turns out I often say this. As we get older, there are so many stories to deceive children," the village chief laughed.
"But today, I really have something new to give you. Do you want to learn it?" The village chief lowered his head and asked Bai Yuchun.
'There is really something new? Hehe, how can we let it go?' When Bai Yuchun heard that there was really something new, he immediately became energetic and asked, 'What is the new thing?'
Most of the other children no longer believe in the village chief. No matter how sweet you talk, it is just to prevent us from having a good night's sleep. You tell us weakly; "The story of the village chief's grandpa is about to begin again..." Please give me God's blessing.
Give us a good night's sleep...'
The village chief also laughed angrily and said, 'You lazy idiot, you are already eleven years old this year. You don't get up early every day to exercise, the sun is shining on your butt, and you still want to sleep in. You really don't have a long memory.'
However, he also knew that these children were neglected and neglected. There were only a few villagers in the village, and there were no private teachers. Without systematic education, the children naturally had few rules in their growth, and it was not a big deal. He smiled slightly.
Then give up.
"Today I will pass on a magic weapon to you. As for what will happen in the future, it all depends on your personal destiny. There is nothing we can do."
Listening to what the village chief said, the children seemed to be really different from before, and they all cheered up a little.
The village chief didn't waste any time and started to get straight to the point, explaining that his ancestors actually left a treasure to the village, which was a cultivation formula.
There is no text or content in this mantra. There is only a mantra passed down from generation to generation. It is said that the ancestors used it for practice a long, long time ago. Now that the inheritance has declined, the cultivation techniques have begun to no longer be complete, leaving only this chapter.
The formula has been known by generations of ancestors, but they have not seen any great results.
However, the ancestors in the village took this formula very seriously and had very strict requirements.
"This world is far from as big as you see. There is a bigger world outside the village where we live. It is too big to imagine, and there are countless people of all kinds..." The village chief
When they started to talk about what happened next, Bai Qinghe and others were very serious because the village chief was well-informed and they didn't know many things.
'There is a kind of people in this world who fight with the sky, the earth, the Tao, and the Dharma, just for a kind of practice to enhance their own strength. There are many kinds of exercises, some for hunting and eating, Some are for strengthening the body, some are for curing diseases and relieving disasters, and most are for cultivating the abilities that are like those of gods...'
‘Ah??? Is there really a god?’ The children were all fascinated by what they heard. They were no longer sleepy and kept their eyes wide open.
'Haha, there should be, otherwise why do we have to worship gods.' The village chief said with a smile. This temporarily aroused the children's inner interest. Talking about the same things all day naturally felt boring. Today there is a new topic, the children They are naturally very interested.
The village chief began to talk about cultivation, and then returned to the village's Dharma.
There are a total of twelve sections of the formula left by our ancestors, which are: 'Qi travels three feet deep, hold Kunlun in both hands. Sound the heavenly drum from left and right, listen twenty-four times. Shake the heavenly pillar slightly, and the red dragon stirs the water. Give wood water. Then he will be born, and the divine fire will leave the womb. With the seal of heaven and earth in one hand, countless dharmas will rush forward. Close the sun to close the sky fire, and the jade purity will be pure. The mysterious law and Tao will generate thoughts, and the heavenly wood will turn the world. If you want to live forever, your chest should be clear. If you want to be immortal, the yuan There is no trap in the middle. Qi and blood blend together, and the netherworld grasps the movement. When the east reaches the extreme, the eight gates are born in different directions. The five elements move, and the heaven and earth are pure and peaceful. 'Have you ever written it down?
‘Ah? How can you remember it after such a long time?’ Ming’er said.
'Recite it again, grandpa, I can't remember it either.'
'I can't remember it either...'
Most of the children in the group started chanting. Although most of them didn't understand what it meant, new things are always easier for people to accept. These children didn't even know a few Chinese characters. It was good to remember them after reading them a few times. Naturally, the village chief was He understood it very well, responded with a smile, and recited it several times, until everyone remembered it, and then gave up. It took a lot of effort at this time, and it was almost noon.
'This mantra was left down by our ancestors. I can still understand the first few sentences to a certain extent. It means holding the Kunlun Seal with both hands and cultivating the inner breath, also known as Qi, for a long time. As for the latter part, I don't understand it. Some of them are It's profound. The rules left by our ancestors are that this formula cannot be spread outside the village. Can you write it down?'
'Remember, remember...' the children replied one by one.
The village chief explained the contents of the formula in detail, like Bai Yuchun's father and others. Most of the male protagonists in the village knew this formula, but their ancestors had limited understanding. No one stood out and practiced to a high level. Over time, Although this formula is not widely spread, it is no longer taken seriously.
The village chief, Bai Youfeng, is the most outstanding person in the village in recent generations. He cultivated his Qi as quickly as half a year, but later it was limited to this. He thought he had been mediocre in this life, but he was unwilling to accept it.
When the village chief was young, he left the village and became the first villager in many generations to leave the deep mountains and old forests. He saw the legendary outside world and, most importantly, brought back a world life that was not available in the village. You see, there are many people outside who have various cultivation methods. This is simply unimaginable to the people in the village, because they may get a key and open a treasure left to everyone by their ancestors.
What I didn't expect was that things were not as simple as imagined. No matter how hard the people in the village tried, they could not practice to the same level as people in the outside world, flying to the sky, escaping from the earth, and entering the sea and sky. However, everyone did not lose heart and continued to study seriously. Thinking about it, hoping to make a breakthrough.
In recent years, people like Bai Hu and Bai Qinghe have indeed become much stronger, faster in reaction, and clearer in thinking than before. It is as if they have changed by half. After discussion, everyone agreed that this is the reason for practicing the ancestral formula, so
Decided to pass it on.
The children were all ecstatic, especially Bai Yuchun, who could finally learn something and transform himself. Although I don’t know whether this formula can really change himself or how far he can go, but at least he can have a
direction.
Especially adults, they have been told by thousands of people that they must learn this ancient method well, but they are children themselves, how can they be as sensible and eager to learn as the gatekeepers say.
Only Bai Yuchun, because after receiving this mantra, felt elated and high-spirited, as if he had become a different person. He got up early in the morning, followed the exercises and started morning exercises. He persisted for more than ten hours every day, sometimes very late at night.
Now, I am still practicing this method over and over again, back and forth, tens of thousands of times.
Three months later, Yuchun successfully developed Qi. At that time, Bai Yuchun had been studying on his own for less than three months, but the people in the village had no experience at all, and no one knew how to proceed or what the next step would be.
Bai Yuchun couldn't sleep at night, so he ran out to find the village chief Bai Youfeng. It happened that the village chief was not asleep either. It seemed that he had known that Bai Yuchun was coming to find him, and was waiting for him at the door.
'Grandpa, I feel like there is a mass in my body. Sometimes it is hot, sometimes it is cold, and sometimes my body is swollen, but the overall feeling is that I am unwell. The only thing that can be confirmed is that my strength has become stronger. Is this because of cultivation?
The result of practice?'
The village chief nodded with a smile;
'You are very good, Chun'er. This is because through cultivation, the body has produced the so-called qi, which is completely different from before. In your current situation, you can already be called a practitioner.'
'Really? Hahaha, practitioner, I like it.'
Bai Yuchun was happy and happy, but he didn't know what to do next. The village chief seemed to have already known what he meant and said;
'The so-called practice means to use certain auxiliary means to reach the so-called state of unity of heaven and man, or even surpass the unity of nature and man, reach the ultimate human level, and achieve the supreme supreme.'
The village chief glanced at Bai Yuchun and said, "But the way of heaven is lonely, ruthless, and competing with the sky. Even if it can achieve the so-called unity of heaven and man, how can it transcend the constraints of heaven? Therefore, people who have achieved the supreme level in ancient times can be said to be
There are so few, our ancestors are so long ago, and they have reached the legendary supreme position. It can be seen that practitioners are doing things that go against heaven.'
"In that case, wouldn't our practice block our own escape route? How can we succeed?" Bai Yuchun asked, staring at the village chief with a chubby face.
The village chief chuckled and said, "The more you face difficulties, the higher your achievements will be. The same principle applies to cultivation. Although cultivation goes against heaven and earth, as long as you are still in heaven and earth, the more effort you put in, the harder it will be to gain."
The more benefits there will be, this is why so many people still know that the sky is unpredictable, but instead face difficulties more and more.'
The village chief was extremely happy when he saw Bai Yuchun's chubby little face. He was afraid that he would be too deep in thought to figure it out and waste his own path since he was a child, so he changed the subject;
'In my early years, I was fortunate enough to walk out of this old forest and deep mountain. I was able to see the vast world outside, and I also knew the cultivation methods of the outside world. Although I have not practiced to a high level, I still understand the general meaning.'
When Bai Yuchun heard about cultivation, he naturally became more energetic and asked hurriedly;
'What kind of practice does Grandpa practice?'
The village chief Bai Youfeng chuckled and said, "The formulas I teach you are the formulas passed down from ancestors. As for the kind of exercises you can practice, I don't know. Although the outside world is different from our cultivation methods, the way of cultivation is
It's roughly the same.'
Bai Yuchun listened carefully to the village chief's words, for fear of missing any sentence.
'It is said that the journey of cultivation can be roughly divided into stages, especially the beginning of 'moving to transform essence' to integrate the state of mind, which is through sitting quietly, cultivating understanding and soul, generating true energy, and laying the foundation. The main effect can remove ordinary
Diseases, opening up the body's secret points and meridians, and maybe body training, but I've only heard about how to do it once.'
Bai Yuchun was fascinated by what he heard, and he was so excited that he finally asked, "What does body training mean?"
'Haha,' the village chief said with a smile, 'I heard people from the outside world say that physical training is to lay a solid foundation for the body. The so-called high building foundation is the foundation and the bottom of the mountains is the root. It can help the later cultivation. This spring
It should be understandable, right?'
Although Bai Yuchun didn't study much, he had been watched by the village chief and his grandfather since he was a child. As a child of about ten years old, he had already understood the problem of the body and nodded in agreement.
But what does it mean to lay a solid foundation? Is there any visible proof? Bai Yuchun asked how to lay a solid foundation.
Village chief Bai Youfeng raised his head and said;
"According to outsiders, the ultimate level that can be achieved by refining the body in the mind-melting state is the power of the Nine Dragons and Nine Elephants. If it can be achieved, that would be..." The village chief looked at Bai Yu with a smile.
spring road;
'That's a bit far away. As for how, I really don't know. I know too little.'
Bai Yuchun looked confused, "It shouldn't be. This formula is passed down from ancestors, passed down from generation to generation. Everyone in the village should have practiced it. Why does the village chief grandpa know so little about it?"
Moreover, after passing down the instructions for several months, although my father saw me practicing meditation every day, he never gave me any instructions. Could it be that no one had ever gotten angry before and that he really had no experience?
'Hasn't grandpa practiced this formula before?'
‘The formula has been passed down from ancestors, and naturally all the men, women and children in our village have learned it...’ said the village chief.
'Then why...' Bai Yuchun wanted to ask but was afraid that the village chief would be sad.
The village chief was several dozen years old, so naturally he could see through his thoughts at a glance, and he laughed;
"You must want to ask grandpa, since he has practiced, why don't he have experience?" The village chief looked at the moon in the sky and said;
'Perhaps this is the so-called providence. It has been passed down to us from our ancestors. I don't know how many generations have passed, but no one remembers which ancestor practiced what technique.'
He turned around and said, "Come to you, the people of your previous generation should have practiced this formula, but most of them didn't produce any anger. Among your father's generation, there are more than thirty people of his generation, and only your father and your Uncle Bai Hu have produced anger."
I have lost my qi, and to go even further, I have also cultivated my qi, and it was only when I was twelve years old that I got rid of my qi.'
To be continued...