Hong Kang opened "Three Teachings into the Theory of Changes", and the opening chapter was Hao Datong's quotations on learning Taoism.

"Since you are a monk, you must forget all worries and always be content with what you have. What is the use of accumulating two liters of food a day? A year's worth of clothing, what else can you ask for outside of yourself? A day's leisure, a day's immortality."

Hong Kang muttered to himself: "Tolerate shame and humiliation, and suffer hardship to benefit others?! This is the missionary purpose of Chongyangzi."

Hong Kang was still partially aware of Wang Chongyang’s Quanzhen philosophy.

The main Quanzhen Taoist tradition now has many branches.

But from these passages of Hao Datong, Hong Kang saw that Hao Datong seemed to regard himself more as a Taoist than as a man of the world.

"For daily use, you should practice Qi in quiet places, practice spirit in noisy places, walk, stand, sit and lie down, these are all the ways."

"If a cultivator does not surrender his mind, even if he has been a monk for many years, he will be of no use because he has not seen his nature. If he does not see his nature, how can he maintain his life? If his life is not prepared, how can it be fulfilled? Why is this? It is because of the disease of the heart.

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"If you want to join my religion, you must first cultivate your mind. If your mind does not wander outside, your mind will naturally be calm and your energy will be harmonious. When your energy and spirit are harmonious, the three fields will tie together by themselves; when the three fields are tied together, the grass will grow by itself..."

This quotation is not long, and Hong Kang finished reading it in less than a quarter of an hour.

It talks about various concepts and ideas, and does not involve any practice or Qi-moving methods.

However, Hong Kang remembered some of the excerpts handed down by Zhang Boduan, the "Zhenrenzi Yang Zhenren" that he had watched in Chongdao, Tiantai Mountain, and compared the two.

I have a rough judgment on the cultivation concepts of the Northern and Southern Quanzhen sects.

"Compared to the Southern Sect, the Quanzhen Northern Sect's cultivation focuses on purity, with "knowing the mind and nature" as the first priority, and based on refining the mind and body, while at the same time practicing without wasting the essence."

A look of enlightenment flashed in Hong Kang's eyes, and he said: "No wonder Hao Datong created the Zixia Gong in his later years, which is a Kung Fu that combines mind, energy and strength!"

Then, Hong Kang read through all the remaining Taoist classics such as "The Straight Talk of Teachings", "The Interpretation of the Heart Sutra", "The Interpretation of the Sutra of Rescue", "A Brief Interpretation of Zhouyi Cantongqi", "Taiyi Pictures" and so on.

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Some of them he had already seen, some he had only seen part of, and some that Hong Kang had never seen before. But after reading them all, they were of little practical help to Hong Kang. They only focused on "sex" and "fate".

The explanation of the direction, especially the statement "the gods come to the house" made Hong Kang think deeply.

What does "the gods come to the house" mean?

Hong Kang recalled that in the article "Guanzi Neiye", after proposing the "heart of the heart", he immediately said: "There is a god in the body, coming and going, no one can think about it... Respect it and get rid of it."

, the essence will come naturally.”

"She" is a metaphor for the residence of "spirit".

It is also said in "Human World": "If a husband favors his ears and eyes to understand the inner world but not the outer world, he will give up to ghosts and gods in the future."

"Zhibeiyou" also says: "If you empty your desires, the gods will stay. If you sweep away the uncleanness, the gods will stay."

If "living alone with the gods" is the realm of Taoism pursued by Taoism, then "mind skills" such as introverted consciousness, mental unity and sensory control demonstrate the method and realm of this spiritual practice.

"The essence of the Supreme Tao is graceful and graceful; the extreme of the Tao is dim and silent. Ignore and do not listen, hold the spirit in silence, and the body will straighten itself... Falling from your body, losing your intelligence, forgetting your ethics and things, they are the same.

Ming. Explain the mind and spirit, but there is no soul. All things are like this, each returning to its roots..."

This is describing a rather mysterious experience.

Hong Kang can now see the "god in the body" in his spiritual realm. These are the very subtle and sensitive acupoints of the human body, but it is still impossible to make them "always live with the gods".

"But is Hao Datong's realm so lofty?"

According to Hong Kang's opinion, if Hao Datong's realm in his later years had reached such a subtle and mysterious realm, then the reputation of the "Huashan Sect" should be as high as that of the "Quanzhen Sect"?!

Only when he turned to the end did Hong Kang notice a line of words.

"This is an excerpt from what our ancestor Chongyangzi said."

Only then did Hong Kang understand.

"It turns out to be Wang Chongyang's realization!"

"Looking at it this way, Wang Chongyang has at least had the experience of "entering the acupuncture points magically". This is already one step ahead of me. Could it be that there is a method on how to cultivate the acupoints in "Xiantian Gong"??"

"It's a pity that there are no words left here. There is no way to know whether my guess is correct!"

This time, after reading the collection of books of the Huashan School, although it did not substantially improve Hong Kang's ability, it confirmed the feasibility of Hong Kang's "training skills" idea.

Hong Kang has been able to see the "god in the body", but what he lacks now is how to let the spirit settle in the acupoints.

I remembered that when I looked inside my mind, I saw all kinds of light spots, the number of which was comparable to the stars in the sky.

Hong Kang sighed: "This is a big project!!"

…………

Went down to Mount Huashan.

Pang Qingyang asked: "Brother, shall we go home now?"

Hong Kang counted the days and found that there were still more than ten months until Spring Festival next year, so there was still plenty of time.

Said: "No, let's go west first. Let's go to Tibet."

"Tibet? Is it for the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu"?"

Of course Pang Qingyang didn't know about "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu". Hong Kang had mentioned it when he introduced some martial arts to him.

"good."

"Brother, you said before that the "Dragon Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" is a tantric Dharma-protecting magical skill, but it is widely spread in Tibet. Aren't their tantric sects afraid that their martial arts will be exposed and people will find flaws to target them??"

"This "Dragon and Elephant Prajna Kung Fu" is a body-training martial arts. After it is completed, the body will be strong and the blood will be like a dragon. When the martial arts is used, the power will naturally be doubled. As for why it is spread throughout Tibet, I don't know what those lamas are. What’s your idea?”

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Huashan, thinking over the cliff.

Feng Qingyang slowly performed the exercises against the mountains and clouds.

There was a low buzzing sound coming from him, like the muffled thunder that comes when dark clouds roll in before rain.

"Huh~~!"

Feng Qingyang took a long breath, and a little bit of gray accompanied the breath.

"Crackling~"

As the saying goes, when you grow old, you no longer rely on your muscles and bones.

It can be heard that Feng Qingyang's muscles and bones are roaring, and he is tougher than the youngest young man.

Most of his white hair has now turned black again.

Yue Buqun, Ning Zhongze and the others were shocked when they saw him again, and then they all congratulated Feng Qingyang for his breakthrough in martial arts.

In their understanding, inner strength is so profound that turning gray hair into black hair is not unacceptable.

Taoist internal strength has certain beauty effects!

Feng Qingyang felt the vitality in his body, as if he had returned to more than ten years ago.

and--

As soon as he clenched his fist, his strength increased a lot.

It should be noted that he has never practiced any horizontal kung fu.

This is because he has just started to perform [Marrow Change]. When the time comes, he will completely change the marrow and be reborn...

"Perhaps what I once envisioned, converting all the zhenqi into sword energy, can be realized!?"

After Feng Qingyang had condensed his sword intention before, he consciously combined his sharp energy and true energy, but his meridians could not withstand the stabbing force.

He knew that the problem was that his body was not strong enough.

But he is already so old that it is impossible for him to practice the kind of horizontal and rowing skills.

"Girl Ning, there is a gap in the cave. Go in and have a look!"

"You decide what to do with the things on the walls inside."

Feng Qingyang finally told them what happened in the cave.

Of course, those so-called strange moves that could defeat the swordsmanship of the Five Mountains Sword Sect were simply not in his eyes, which was also one of the reasons.

Ning Zhongze felt strange for a while. Isn't it just a cave inside? What could be there?

But after she entered, a moment later there was a scream.

"How can it be??!"

After hearing his wife's exclamation, Yue Buqun became anxious and said, "Uncle Feng, what's in that cave?"

For a moment, I didn’t pay attention to my tone.’

Feng Qingyang said happily: "Want to know? Just go in and see for yourself!"

After receiving permission, Yue Buqun stepped over in two or two steps.

After finding his wife, Ning Zhongze looked sad and his eyes were blank.

"Senior brother...our Huashan's swordsmanship has been broken by others~! Look..."
To be continued...