Chapter 8: Leaving the Village

From this day on, Xiao Tian began his penance journey on the road of life. During the day, he went into the mountains and forests to fight with wild wolves, tempering his body, and meditating at night to condense his soul. I don't know if it's because of Master's profound method, or because Xiaotian is diligent in cultivation, as time goes by, he has made great progress in both aspects. In the process of continuous fragmentation and reorganization, the tolerance of the body has been greatly strengthened, and the recovery ability is even more amazing. The Divine Soul has also been greatly enhanced, and the detection range has reached a distance of fifty miles in the surrounding area, and it can last for about an hour. Although I still fall asleep from time to time when I practice at night, I often wake up in pain, and my body gradually adapts, and I fall asleep less and less. With the enhancement of the divine soul, the perception ability has been greatly improved, and the ability to react and adapt has been significantly improved, after a month of cultivation in the mountains and forests, three or four wild wolves are not his opponents, and after a few months, he has been able to cope with the encirclement of a group of wild wolves, advancing and retreating calmly, if he is not deliberately injured, the wild wolves can no longer hurt him. Later, when the wolf saw him, he fled in despair. Later, he also went to choose some fierce beasts to fight, and a male and a female two leopards fought for half a month, practicing the body shape like electricity, extremely fast, hedging and colliding with wild boars to hone his ability to resist, and fighting with tigers and lynxes to practice attack and dodge ability. Later, he met a black bear, tall and strong, extremely strong, at the beginning of Xiaotian against the strength of the disadvantage, often beaten to the skin and flesh, broken tendons and fractures, but he became more and more courageous, his strength also increased, the flesh became more and more tenacious, and gradually did not fall behind. In the end, the black bear was defeated by him, although he did not hurt his muscles and bones, but the black bear was in pain, and when he saw him, he also turned around and ran away. By the time he had practiced his iron bones and fought all over the mountains and forests, two years had passed.

At this time, Xiao Tian was nearly thirteen years old, compared to children of the same age, he was taller, although his body did not look strong, but his muscles and flesh were extremely solid, and the beast could no longer leave scars on his body, and he only tickled when the ordinary sword slashed his body. But in the eyes of ordinary people, he is just a tall child, with a strong body and quick movements. Zhang Dayuan sometimes chatted with Xiaotian's father, and also said that this child would be taken to practice by the immortals when he was going to, and he would definitely make a difference.

This night, Xiao Tian meditated in the house as usual, entered the subtle place, only to feel the sense slowly scattered out, enveloping the whole village, the sleeping villagers, the livestock and poultry in the pen, and even the night birds flying in the air from time to time, the insects and ants crawling in the ground, etc., all vividly in mind, such as witnessing it, can not help but be fascinated, secretly praise the wonderful. The feeling slowly spreads, only to spread over the hill on the edge of the village, and spread into the distance, and I don't know how far it will spread. After practicing for a while, I only felt that the tide of thought was surging, and my mind was uncertain, so I stopped work and didn't practice, and quietly went out of the house, came to the top of the hill, and looked into the distance.

After watching about a cup of tea, I was thinking in a daze when I heard someone behind me say, "Why don't you go to practice and come here to look around?"

When Xiao Tian heard the voice, he recognized that it was the master, so he hurriedly turned around and gave a salute, and said respectfully, "Master, you are here!"

In the two years that he has been cultivating, Master has only met with him two or three times, and each time he only says something like he has practiced well and still needs to work hard. Xiao Tian hadn't seen Master for many days, and when he saw Master coming, he was very happy in his heart, and said, "I was practicing tonight, but somehow I was restless, and Master once instructed my disciples to cultivate the soul to be clear and clear, and have no distracting thoughts, otherwise it would be harmful and useless, and remember not to act rashly, so the disciple first collected the gong and wanted to come out and meditate on it." ”

The master only smiled slightly, and said, "Your cultivation has achieved certain results, but in this small mountain forest, it can't help you anymore, do you want to see the world outside the mountain?"

In Xiao Tian's heart, he originally only vaguely seemed to have such an idea, but now when the master said it, he suddenly realized why he was restless, nodded and said: "Yes, master, the disciple himself also feels that the beasts in the mountains and forests are boring to fight, but he didn't think of the outside world. ”

Master smiled indifferently: "Cultivators should go through the hardships and dangers of this world, see the mysteries of this vast world, and explore the avenue between heaven and earth, so that they can have enlightenment and improve their realm." Blindly cultivating asceticism, after reaching a certain level, will reflect limitations, which will not help much to break through the bottleneck. In the way of cultivation, it is important to be relaxed and diligent, but it is also important to have the understanding to see the subtleties and draw inferences from others, and you must also keep this in mind. ”

Xiao Tian nodded and said, "The disciple has been taught." Then the Master said, "You will tell your father tomorrow, only that you have grown up and want to go out and see the world, and he will not stop you." I think you have made a lot of progress, which is good, but you must remember that the foundation is the most important, only when the foundation is strong, you can pay attention to speed, and you must not be greedy. Now your divine soul condensation is quite solid, but it is far from the level where you can divide your soul, and the tempering of your physical body also has a certain degree of heat, and from today onwards, you can practice the exercises. I have a copy of the "Hundred Herbs Divine Wood Jue", which is suitable for the cultivation of the wood spirit root, you have a slight perception of the wood vitality, and it is also suitable to practice this exercise, and you will start practicing from today onwards. There are many exercises in the world, and there are also upper, middle and lower grades, but they are nothing more than cultivating the five internal organs and six internal organs to make them strong and tolerant. The more you cultivate, the more vitality you can hold in your viscera, and when you have enough capacity, you can break through to a new realm. The so-called distinction between the upper and lower levels is nothing more than the speed of absorbing the vitality of heaven and earth, and the power of the supernatural powers. Some people think that the upper grade exercises must be better than the middle and lower grade exercises, but this is just a misunderstanding by ordinary cultivators. As a teacher, I want to tell you one sentence today, that is, there is no upper or lower level of exercise, and there are high and low levels of cultivation. If you can't reach the realm, against these people, any exercises, magic weapons, and magic weapons are vulnerable, and the backhand can kill you. Therefore, in the future, in cultivation, there is no need to think hard, and if you don't practice the top-grade exercises. My book "Baicao Shenmu Jue", on the effect is only considered to be a medium grade, it is easy to get started, pay attention to the steady word step by step, although the progress is slow but there is no worry about backlash, and you are very suitable. You have to make slow progress, lay a good foundation, and don't break through until you can't suppress it, and you can't blindly try to be fast. But he secretly said in his heart: "This kid, if he can't split his soul, then the path of cultivation will be completely ruined, and this fast word will have nothing to do with him when he cultivates, so he just comforts him, and he is not depressed because of his slow progress." At this time, he didn't know what to say, and said to Xiao Tianyan: "It's not difficult to get started with this exercise, as long as you practice to the third stage of qi refining within ten years, then your divine soul must be condensed and powerful enough, and you can try to cultivate the soul splitting technique." If the soul splitting is successful, the cultivation progress in the future can be greatly improved. As a teacher is leaving, you must study diligently, and you must not be lazy. Let's go back. Xiao Tian said: "Yes, Master, the disciple must remember that he must work hard and not disappoint the Master." Master nodded, and suddenly disappeared as he had come.

When Xiaotian returned home, he saw that it was still early before dawn, so he took out the "Hundred Herbs Shenmu Jue" to look at it carefully. Sure enough, as Master said, at a glance, there are similarities with the luck method that Master taught before, but it is more detailed in the subtleties, and there is more than one meridian to absorb vitality into the body. After reading it three or four times, I have memorized it, and I thought that I was already familiar with the meridian of the spring on the soles of my feet, so I silently practiced the method and practiced it carefully. After a while, I felt the slightest trace of vitality entering from the Yongquan acupoint, so I guided one way up, and finally entered the liver and stored it according to law. Sometimes this vitality is present or sometimes not, and after it enters the liver, it hovers for a week, and then the feeling disappears. Xiao Tian knew that this was when he first started to cultivate, and his vitality was insufficient, so he couldn't feel it, and when he was successful in cultivation and full of vitality, it could be called aura at this time, and when he cultivated until his liver was full, he could export his aura and incorporate it into the dantian, and at this time he had reached the first step of cultivation and entered the first phase of qi refining.

The time of cultivation passed extremely quickly, and between the presence and absence of this vitality, before I knew it, the sky was already dawning. Xiaotian heard that his father got up, and he reaped the credit.

After going out, I washed up and ate breakfast, but Xiaotian didn't go out, and said to my father: "Father, I... I've also grown up and wanted to go out and see the world. When my father heard this, he was silent for a while, glanced at Xiao Tian, and said, "Well, you are not young anymore, you should not stay in this small mountain village for the rest of your life." Where do you want to go?" Xiao Tian said: "This, I haven't thought about it, anyway, let's go to a place like Hongwu City to have a look." "A place like Hongwu City shouldn't be your target. Let's start with Hongwu City. In this way, we don't have any belongings anyway, so it's better to hit the day than to choose a day, so pack up and leave today. Xiaotian didn't expect his father to be so straightforward, and couldn't help but be stunned: "Ah, today?" "Yes, just today." "Oh, well. The father and son immediately packed up their belongings, and only took two burdens, one large and one small. The father said to Xiao Tian again: "Look at it again, what else do you want to bring, I will go and say goodbye to your Uncle Zhang, Aunt Ju and others." With that, he went out. Xiao Tian was in the house, carefully looking at the house where he had lived for more than ten years, and couldn't help but feel sad, once he really wanted to part, thinking of whether he would return to this place in the year and month, the young man's heart was also full of attachment, but he was immediately diluted by the excitement of the upcoming trip and the curiosity about the outside world.

My father went out for a long time, but dozens of villagers came back, and he kept saying some words along the way, but Mr. Su smiled and declined. After all, Xiaotian father and son have lived in the village for more than ten years, Mr. Su is literate and literate, has no quarrel with the world, and usually does not rely on the villagers' relief to live, so he is quite respected in the village, and his popularity is very good. But Mr. Su only said that he couldn't delay the child and insisted on leaving, and the villagers also felt that Xiaotian's child was somewhat different from the children in the village, and when they saw that they couldn't keep it, they stopped persuading.

Aunt Ju stepped forward, her eyes were red, obviously she had cried, hugged Xiaotian and said, "Child, when you go out, you have to be careful about everything, don't make trouble." Your father is also old, and you have to take good care of him. Xiao Tian nodded and agreed. Aunt Ju said again: "Child, Auntie has something to ask for." He took out a dragon head silver pendant from his arms, hung it on Xiao Tian's neck, and said, "This silver pendant was originally a pair, a dragon head, and a crested head, which was originally reserved for Xiao Ni as a dowry, but she was taken away by the gods that day, and I didn't finish my words to her." She has been wearing that crested silver pendant, you hold this dragon head silver pendant, if you see a girl wearing this crested silver pendant outside, it is Xiao Ni, you tell her, let her come back to see her mother, her mother thinks she thinks about it!"

After a while, Aunt Ju stopped crying and let go of Xiaotian. Mr. Su said gently: "Aunt Ju, you don't have to be sad, it's a good thing that Xiao Ni can follow the gods to cultivate, isn't it better than living in this small mountain village for a lifetime." If we meet Xiaoni after we go out, we will definitely bring the words and ask her to come back to see you. Then he said goodbye to Zhang Dayuan and other villagers one by one, and took Xiaotian on the road. The villagers were sent to Dalukou, and Zhang Dayuan insisted on sending their father and son to Hongwu City, but Mr. Su resolutely refused.

The father and son traveled all the way, day and night, for more than 20 days, and they had arrived in Hongwu City. This is the second time Xiaotian came to Hongwu City, the last time he came, he only saw the scene of this city outside the city, this time he came to the front, and the feeling was different from the last time, but he saw that the city wall was towering, and it was made of huge bluestones neatly piled up, which was majestic and magnificent, and the momentum was extraordinary. The father and son lined up to enter the city, and the soldiers guarding the city saw that Mr. Su had an extraordinary temperament, and Xiaotian was also strong and strong, so he didn't dare to slack off.

When he entered the city, Xiaotian saw that the road was wide, and the houses along the street were lined up, extending along the road, and he couldn't see the end at a glance. It was the first time he had entered the city, and he was dazzled and speechless for a while. Mr. Su had seen the world, smiled slightly, led Xiaotian along the street slowly, and explained to him from time to time. After walking along the avenue for a while, Mr. Su took Xiaotian into the side of the street again, and then entered the small alley, and stopped at a dilapidated inn in a circle. The shopkeeper hurriedly came out to greet him, asked about the room price, but it was cheap, and asked for a room to settle down.

Entering the room, the room was simply furnished, with only a table, two benches, and a bed. Fortunately, it is still clean, Mr. Su is very satisfied, and Xiaotian is not a problem. I was very tired all the way, Mr. Su was about to wash and sleep, Xiaotian excused himself not to be sleepy and let his father sleep first, and after a while, Mr. Su was already asleep, making a subtle and even snoring sound. Xiao Tian sat on the ground and meditated and cultivated.

The time of cultivation passed quickly, and Xiao Tian noticed that there was already a noise outside the house, as if it was already dawn, and someone had already gotten up to work, so he took his work, crept onto the bed, and lay down beside his father. After a while, when it was getting light, he pretended to wake up from his sleep. After a while, Mr. Su also woke up, and after the father and son washed up, after breakfast, Mr. Su called Xiaotian to his side and said: "The city is not as good as the countryside, and money is used everywhere." I don't usually have any savings, so I'm afraid this money is not enough for my father and son to live here for ten days and a half. Since you want to see the world, what are your plans?" Xiao Tian didn't have any specific thoughts, he got along with his father day and night along the way, he didn't let go of cultivation, his father saw it in his eyes, and he didn't dissuade him, and now as soon as his father said it, he had the courage to say to his father: "Father, I... I still want to cultivate. ”

Father nodded and said, "Although those immortals didn't choose you, but you are bent on cultivating, so naturally I can't stop you." Whether it's good or bad, it's all your own choice, even if you can't cultivate, you've worked hard, and you will blame me for blocking your future in the future. It's just a matter of cultivation, not to mention the difficulties, but it also needs resources, not to mention that you and I still have to eat and wear, how can these expenses be solved like this?" Xiao Tian didn't think about these things, and he didn't have an idea for a while. Mr. Su then said gently: "Then our father and son will go around the city first to see what livelihood is suitable for us." ”

The father and son left the inn and wandered around the city. Xiao Tian didn't know anything about life in the city, but Mr. Su knew a lot, and he looked at it all the way, so he talked to him slowly.

Since the cultivation of Qinglong Prefecture has become a trend, whether it is a mortal or a monk, most of the livelihoods engaged in are related to cultivation. Most of the shops are engaged in exercises, weapons, magic weapons, or the purchase and sale of medicinal materials, animal cores, inner pills, etc., and there are pawn shops, auction houses, etc., which are basically for monks. There are also small markets for those who are unwilling or whose items are not worth going to auction, and for a small fee at a time, they can get a stall in it, buy and sell on their own, or barter. In contrast, the number of stores that provide the needs of mortals is relatively small, and there are three or four out of ten. These are all new things to Xiaotian, and they are interesting to watch all the way.

The father and son wandered around at will, and unconsciously came to the city center, only to see that there is a large square here, occupying a circle of thousands of feet, and in the center of the square stands a tall building, which is built of white marble, and the top is a whole dome-shaped dome, which is particularly majestic and magnificent, and there are some relatively low buildings lined up on both sides. When Xiao Tian saw it, he couldn't help asking, "Father, what kind of building is that?"