Sword of Coming

In the twilight, Li Liu brought a food box to the mountain, where Li Er and Chen Pingan ate at the table at the hut.

Today's boxing practice, Li Er didn't feed his boxing. He just took a picture of a fire dragon full of meridians and acupuncture points, spread it on the ground, and described several ancient boxing styles in the world with Chen Pingan in detail. The routes, their respective exquisiteness and delicacy, especially explain the different divisions of the 520 muscles in the human body. The method of refining true qi, for the sharpening of skin, muscles, bones, and meridians, there are generally some unique secret techniques at the bottom of the box, which explains why some masters suddenly go crazy when they practice boxing deeply.

It was the first time Chen Ping heard about ancient warriors, and they even divided muscles into two categories: random and non-voluntary. Regarding the training of muscles in many "barbarian lands", they tended to one corner and had greater knowledge. It is difficult for ordinary martial arts Shimen's true fists and fists have been completely tempered, so there is a difference in the thickness of the martial arts foundation of the same realm.

Cui Cheng taught boxing, opening and closing, like a waterfall rushing down, a little carelessness, a wrong response, Chen Ping'an would be worse than death, more of an instinct, forcing Chen Pingan to grit his teeth with tenacity Support, to the greatest extent, is to "open the mountain" of physique, not to mention that Cui Cheng helped Chen Pingan punch twice, especially the first time in the bamboo building, not only hitting Chen Pingan physically, but also not letting go of his soul.

It's like Cui Cheng handed out a ten-pound punch, and you, Chen Pingan, have to obediently eat the ten-pound punch. It was Cui Cheng who dragged Chen Pingan along the Ascending Martial Arts, and the old man didn't care whether the "child" in his hand would have blisters on the soles of his feet, bloody flesh, and bare bones.

On the other hand, when Li Er taught boxing this time, he also worked hard for his body, but he also took into account the teaching of the basic principles of boxing, and Chen Pingan had to figure it out by himself. It was Li Er who showed the way.

There is no distinction between the two, but there is a difference in order. Just as Li Er said, Chen Pingan could not have the martial arts scene he has today if he replaced Cui Cheng to teach boxing.

At the dinner table, Chen Ping'an was still asking Li Er about a certain true energy flow trajectory in the fire dragon picture.

Li Liu didn't disturb the two of them, and sat quietly by the side.

At some point, the wooden tables, benches, and bamboo chairs in the room were all complete.

Chen Pingan asked curiously: "Uncle Li, have you been this fine since the beginning of your training?"

Li Er smiled and said: "I can't help being rough, the master will watch the progress, and the master doesn't care about the little details on the way of martial arts. Master thinks that being lazy and slacking off will result in suffering, but I’m fine. According to the rules, I just practice hard. Zheng Dafeng was miserable back then. I remember that Zheng Dafeng still had his soul detained in Master’s place until he left Lizhu Cave. Side. I don’t know if the master returned it to Zheng Dafeng later, although he is a brother of the same school, but he has some questions, so it’s not easy to ask casually.”

Chen Pingan became more and more confused.

The soul has been incomplete, how can I practice boxing.

Li Er took a sip of his wine and said: "It's okay to tell you these things. Zheng Dafeng's method of practicing boxing lies in the fact that his souls are different. Each strand of souls, each practice their own. Three souls and seven souls, you need to learn from ten of your own. I practiced boxing in my mind, so when my younger brother was guarding the door, he often felt sleepy and dozed off, but it was not really sleeping, just practicing boxing hard. As for the younger sister Sudian, it was different. It emphasized a day training, night training and dream training. Lingshan is a long river of time to go to, tempering the soul and body, and often drowns in it. Fortunately, the master can fish out the 'corpse'. The methods are all good methods, but whoever can reach the highest place in the end still has to Look at your own good fortune, listen to the master's words, go your own way, and there are not a few people who accidentally become crippled."

Li Liu said with a smile: "Chen Ping'an, my mother asked me to ask you, is it because the shop is shabby that you don't want to spend the night there every time you go down the mountain?"

Chen Ping said helplessly: "If I stay there overnight, it is easy to spread some gossip, which will hurt your reputation in the small town. Even if Miss Li doesn't care about it, Aunt Liu has to deal with the neighbors from time to time. , In case there is a quarrel, Aunt Liu will not be sympathetic for a long time when outsiders talk about it. Even if you marry someone in the future, it will still be a problem. The better Miss Li is married, the more women like to look through the old calendar. "

Li Liu said with a smile: "That's the reason, but you can talk to my mother yourself."

As for the matter of marriage, Li Liu never thought about it.

Chen Ping glanced at Li Er, and there was one last time to teach boxing.

Li Er asked him to get enough energy first, saying that he was not in a hurry, but Chen Ping always felt something was wrong.

Li Er asked: "In the history of Haoran Tianxia, ​​some senior fighters, their basic boxing styles are somewhat similar to your Xiao Dalong. Where did you learn it from?"

Chen Pingan took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Uncle Li, can't it be the boxing that I realized myself?"

Li Er smiled.

The look in his eyes was like that of an old father-in-law looking at his son-in-law, teaching him that he has nowhere to hide.

Chen Pingan didn't continue to hide, and said: "This boxing frame was created by an old gentleman in Ouhua Blessed Land of Tongyezhou, named Zhongqiu, who is the national teacher of Nanyuan Kingdom. Known in the Jianghu as the sage of literature and master of martial arts, I once wanted to invite the old man to leave Ouhua Blessed Land together, but unfortunately the old man had a lot of worries at the time, and he didn't want to leave. I don't know if he will change his mind in the future."

Li Er said: "Should come to Haoran Tianxia."

Li Liu thought for a while, and remembered the weather in a certain place next to the capital of Nanyuan Kingdom, "The blessed place of lotus blossoms today can't hold this person, and the dragon curled up in the pond is not a long-term solution."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "I'll go back to Luopo Mountain and have a chat with Mr. Zhong again."

After eating the food and wine, Li Er went down the mountain.

Li Liu stayed on the Lion Peak to "practice fairy arts with the old gods on the mountain".

Li Liu carried the food box to his mansion and took Chen Pingan for a walk.

This time, the Lion Peak was closed for no reason, not only the gate was not allowed to enter and exit, but also the monks on the mountain were banned, and no one was allowed to walk around casually.

So the two didn't meet any Lion Peak monks on the road.

Li Liu asked: "After leaving the Dragon Palace Cave and Fushui Island, the aura on the Lion Peak is much weaker, will it be uncomfortable?"

Chen Ping said with a smile: "No. The aura accumulated on Fushui Island, the water palace, the mountain temple and the wooden house, have not been refined yet. This is the first time since I became a monk. On Fushui Island, relying on the unretainable aura, I drew nearly 200 pieces of talisman, which are close to the water and towers, and most of them are cross-flowing talismans. Run out."

Li Liu said: "These are trivial matters, so you don't need to be too grateful to Fushui Island and Li Yuan. In fact, if Li Yuan is smart enough, he should give the 'Jun Qing Yu Xiang' jade plaque to Mr. Chen. It's a pity that this guy is too petty. , just like the rain from the sky, you can only hold water with your hands, but don’t know how to move out a water tank, after the heavy rain, it’s just to quench your thirst for a while.”

Chen Pingan took out the "rest" wooden sign, "Li Yuan left Water Dragon Sect along Jidu for some reason, and gave this to me. The gift is light and affectionate, and it is no worse than the 'Rain Phase' sign."

Li Liu glanced at the crude wooden sign, and shook his head, "This orange wooden sign will not help Mr. Chen in his practice, especially in absorbing the aura of water transport."

Chen Ping put away the wooden sign and said with a smile: "But when I come to Luzhou and Jidu in Beiju in the future, I can go to Li Yuan for a drink in a fair manner, just drink. If it is the 'Rain Phase' brand, I won't accept it, even if I bite the bullet and accept it, it will be a burden."

Li Liu was silent for a moment, then slowly said: "Mr. Chen is almost ready to break through."

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "It seems to be only one punch away."

Li Liu suddenly said: "That's the same meaning. On the road of cultivation, don't hesitate. With the step-by-step and step-by-step progress on the road of martial arts, people who cultivate the Tao need a different kind of thinking. Dare to ask for great opportunities. Dare to accept, don't be timid, shrink back, and care too much about the admonition that blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. Mr. Chen may think that when the five elements are complete, and the five natal objects are assembled, the Changsheng Bridge will be completely rebuilt, even if it is still It doesn't matter if you stay in the three realms, in fact, if a person who cultivates the Tao is in such a state of mind, he will fall into the lower vehicle."

Chen Pingan thought slowly.

Li Liu continued: "Since you are a cultivator, you should have a heart of detachment from the ground. Martial arts practice is to follow the trend, and practice is to go against the current. So when you reach the martial arts gold status, Mr. Chen should You have to think about the method to break the bottleneck of the three realms of qi practitioners, the willow tendon realm of the three realms has been a place to keep people since ancient times, so is it possible that Mr. Chen still hopes to reach the sky in one step?"

Chen Ping shook his head with a smile, "I don't dare to think about it, and I don't think so."

Li Liu said: "Before I returned to Lion Peak, there was a martial artist in Jinjiazhou who entered the Jinshen realm with the six strongest realms in the world, so except for the local martial arts temples in Jinjiazhou, all martial arts temples must feel and congratulate him. A share of martial luck is to go to Jinjia Continent, and one is divided into two, one for the warrior and the other to stay on the continent where the warrior is. According to the old rules, the martial luck of the warrior is similar to the aura of the monk, not the mysterious and mysterious luck. Shenzhou has the largest land and abundant resources, and one continent can be seen as eight continents, so it is often the martial arts of Zhongtu who get the most martial arts from other continents, but once the martial arts break through in other continents, the martial arts sent by Zhongtu Shenzhou will also be more Otherwise, the strongest martial artist in the world will only be taken over by the Middle Earth Divine Continent."

This is a new thing that Chen Pingan has never heard of.

Li Liu jokingly said: "If that Jinjiazhou martial artist breaks through the situation later, the good thing will turn into a bad thing, and he will miss the martial arts. It seems that this person not only has the best martial arts, but also has good luck."

Chen Ping heard Li Liu's implication. On Lion Peak Mountain, after Uncle Li fed his punches, Chen Ping began to catch up and surpass the six-level background of that talented martial artist.

Of course there is happiness, how happy and joyful it is, but it can't be said.

Chen Pingan asked curiously: "The monks on the top of the mountain can see these martial arts trajectories that circulate in the territory of Jiuzhou?"

"The fate of martial arts in the world has always been something that Confucian Confucian temples can't break through and control. In the early years, the Confucian sages didn't think about mixing it up and planned to include it in their own rules, but Li Sheng didn't agree. It's very interesting, Li Sheng is the person who made the rules himself, but he seems to have been against Confucianism in later generations, and many choices that are beneficial to the development of the Confucian context have been personally denied by Li Sheng."

Li Liu eloquently explained many mysteries: "Unless you are a monk at the peak of the Ascension Realm who can barely see the secrets of the heavens, it is difficult to detect the signs, and the seventy-two sages of Confucianism who sit in the sky can see the most clearly. Strong, it's just a current matter, compared with the martial arts of the same era in Jiuzhou, so if martial artists like Cao Ci and Mr. Chen stay in a certain realm for a long time, all other martial artists in the same realm don't have to expect that. Good luck."

Chen Ping shook his head and said, "Compared with Cao Ci, I'm still far behind."

Li Liu said with a smile: "That's the truth, so we have to take a longer-term view. Let's talk about the difference between nine and ten realms. What is the real end, among the three realms, there is also a big gap. Song Changjing of the Great Li Dynasty, up to the ninth realm, is not as good as my father, but now it is hard to say, Song Changjing was born with a strong temperament, if he is also in the tenth realm , my father's temperament is dragged down, and he will suffer a loss if he fights with him, so my father left his hometown and came to Beiju Luzhou. In the fight, Song Changjing will still die, but if both sides reach the "God Arrival" which is the closest to the end, the possibility of my father losing will be even greater. Of course, if my father can take the lead in entering the legendary eleventh realm of martial arts , as long as Song Changjing punches, it will be difficult for him to live. If he comes first, my father will end up in the same way."

Chen Pingan asked softly: "If Uncle Li stays in Aquarius Island, neither of them will have a chance?"

Li Liu nodded and said, "Although there are no absolutes, it's probably the case."

Li Liu asked back with a smile, "Mr. Chen is not curious about these truths. Did my father say it, or did I know the inside story?"

Chen Pingan shook his head and said, "You don't need to know this. I believe Miss Li and Uncle Li can handle both family affairs and outside affairs well."

Li Liu said for no reason: "If Mr. Chen thinks punching and beating are not enough, and wants to have a hearty fight with punches, I have a suitable person on my side who can be on call. But once the other party makes a move, he likes to divide life and death." .”

Chen Pingan did not hesitate, and replied: "That's enough, let's wait until the next time we visit Beiju Luzhou."

Chen Ping'an guessed that he might not be able to withstand Li Er's next punch.

And once he reaches the seventh level of Martial Dao, and Dadu's journey to the river has come to an end, he should immediately return to Aquarius Continent. Luopo Mountain still has a lot of affairs that he needs to deal with, and then of course, he will go south to Old Dragon City again. Take the cross-continental ferry to Daoxuan Mountain.

Li Liu said: "Actually, Mr. Chen also knows that person. He was at Baojing Mountain in Ghost Valley at that time."

Chen Ping suddenly realized.

It was the weird guy who couldn't see the depth but gave Chen Pingan a very dangerous aura.

In Yang Ningxing of the Chongxuan Department, the proud son of heaven, she has never felt this kind of feeling, or it is not as strong as the former.

Li Liu asked: "Mr. Chen, have you ever thought about a question, how do you feel about the people who are against you when the level of realm is not too great?"

Chen Ping froze for a moment, shook his head and said, "Never thought about it."

During these years of long travel, there have been too many fights and too many deadly enemies.

Then the first thing Chen Pingan thought of was Ma Kuxuan in Xinghua Lane, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. Xuan's power is like a broken bamboo. After the fight in Caiyiguo Street, the two sides never had a chance to meet again. I heard that Ma Kuxuan was very prosperous. He has been praised by Baopingzhou Mountain as Li Tuanjing and the recognized practice after the Wei and Jin Dynasties The most talented person, the mansion reported recently that he killed an old general of Haichao cavalry, completely avenging his family.

Li Liu smiled and said: "If it were me, whose realm was similar to that of Mr. Chen, I would never make a move."

Chen Pingan shook his head, "Miss Li is absurd."

Li Liu said: "It's not good to be too modest."

Chen Pingan said: "It shows that my effort to show weakness is not enough."

Li Liu couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Chen, please leave a way for your opponent to survive."

Chen Pingan also laughed, "I really can't promise Miss Li about this."

Unknowingly, Li Liu and I walked to the top of the Lion Peak. It was not too early, but it was not time for a sound sleep. We could see a lot of lights in the small town at the foot of the mountain, and there were a few continuous lights like slender fire dragons. It is particularly eye-catching, it should be the streets and alleys where wealthy families gather together, and elsewhere in the town, most of them are sparsely lit, in twos and threes.

Li Liu asked: "Mr. Chen has traveled such a long way, do you know the true origin of the cave and the many secret places of mountains and rivers?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said: "A friend once mentioned that not only the Jiuzhou of Haoran Tianxia, ​​but also the other three worlds are all fragmented territories, some secret realms, predecessors and even after the old world fell apart. It will be the heads and corpses of many ancient gods, as well as those... the stars that fell on the earth, which were once the palaces and mansions of gods."

Li Liu said: "You friend really dare to say that."

Chen Ping said with a smile: "In fact, courage is big and big. He is full of magic weapons, so he dares to travel across continents alone. He is a person who does not dare to travel far in the wind. He is afraid that he is too high from the ground. .”

Li Liu asked: "A good friend?"

Chen Pingan nodded and said, "It counts as one."

The breeze on the top of the mountain carries the fragrance of the mountains and fields during the rainy season.

Li Liu was silent for a moment, then asked casually, "Have Mr. Chen read any books recently?"

Chen Ping smiled and said, "Yes, one copy..."

Chen Pingan paused for a moment, and said with emotion: "It's a strange book, a collection of short stories about life and death, which was obtained from a big demon who likes to refine famous mountains."

Li Liu no longer has much interest, life and death, she has seen too much, it will definitely not benefit her current way.

For her, this life is like old man Yang being a teacher in a school. Asking her to do homework is not about moral knowledge, not about sage articles, or even about attaining a state of ascension, but about how to be a human being.

This is actually a very awkward thing.

Li Liu felt that she got used to it only when she closed the door and got along with her parents and younger brother Li Huai. When she went out, she looked at the world and things in the same way as in the past.

Chen Ping looked at the lights at the foot of the mountain, and said softly: "I once saw in a scholar's writing that ordinary people spend half their lives on that bed for a short life. It seems that people who practice Taoism are not bad. Practice is like sleeping for most of their lives. But after careful consideration, it is still different after all. Standing in different places and looking at the same thing, it may be one kind of heart and two different things.”

"I have read two letters written by literati, both of which talked about ghosts and the world. One literati once held a high position and wrote it after returning home. The other was a down-and-out scholar who failed the imperial examination and never entered an official career. After reading these two notebooks, I didn’t feel much at first, but later on when I was traveling and had nothing to do, I flipped through them again and chewed out some aftertaste.”

"If you stand tall and see far, you will see human nature more comprehensively. If you stand close and see carefully, you will analyze people's hearts in a more nuanced way."

Speaking of this, Chen Pingan said with emotion: "Probably this is the one who travels thousands of miles and reads thousands of books."

Chen Ping suddenly laughed, "That friend who didn't dare to resist the wind, his knowledge was mixed, made me feel ashamed. I once asked him a question casually. It’s so close, but it’s always invisible. If you open your eyes, will you be sad? He thought about this question seriously, and gave me many unimaginable and mysterious answers, but I kept laughing, Ms. Li , do you know what I was laughing at?"

Li Liu smiled knowingly, "In that Niping Lane, chickens and dogs come and go, especially the hen often brings a group of chickens, pecking here and there every day, so there are no flowers and plants."

Chen Ping smiled from ear to ear and nodded vigorously.

Li Liu suddenly restrained his smile, bowed and bowed, "Thank you for your teaching, sir."

Chen Ping was stunned on the spot, not understanding what Li Liu was doing? I'm just chatting with you Miss Li. Could it be possible to realize something from this?

Chen Ping'an had only one thought at the moment, that he was indeed not a cultivator, and his aptitude was mediocre, so after practicing boxing on Lion Peak this time, he should practice more diligently.

After Li Liu got up, he said goodbye, and went to the shop at the foot of the mountain with a food box in his hands.

Confused, Chen Pingan returned to the fairy cave, went to the mirror, and continued to learn boxing from that mountain, not seeking to increase his boxing intentions, but only seeking a true peace of mind.

In the night, the woman was doing her calculations behind the counter of the cloth shop, flipping through the ledger, doing calculations, and sighing, it has been half a month, and there is not much income, and there is no surplus of three taels of silver.

Compared with Chen Ping'an's previous help in the shop, he could earn three taels of silver in a day or two. Fortunately, in a small town, there is no big expense,

The woman stared at the light on the counter, dazed, then turned her head to look at the foolish man standing not far away, and said angrily: "Li Er, what are you doing here, can you use it as an oil lamp? "

Li Er shook his head.

understand.

Recently, he bought a lot of wine, but it's not all his fault. Chen Pingan didn't drink less.

The woman seemed to see through Li Er's small thoughts, and said angrily: "It's one thing to spend money to feel sorry for, but it's another thing to entertain Chen Pingan. You Li Ershao dragged Chen Pingan on him, and you have the ability to drink you." Spit it out, sell the money and pay me back, I will not blame you! You just hang out all day long, doing short-term jobs for others, how many taels of silver can you earn all year round?! Enough for you to drink and eat meat?"

Li Er said sullenly: "Chen Ping'an is leaving soon, I will quit drinking for half a year, will it work?"

I never thought that when she heard that Chen Pingan was leaving, the woman would be even more angry, "My daughter can't get married, it's just a burden for you as a father, you have the ability to become an official and master, it seems that our shop Will the matchmaker who comes to ask for a marriage step on the threshold of our house?!"

Li Er said nothing.

The woman complained: "If Li Huai marries a daughter-in-law in the future, the daughter's family will look down on our family background. See if I won't let you go to the yard to make a bed in the winter!"

Li Er scratched his head.

Just as the woman was about to turn off the oil lamp, she suddenly heard the sound of the door opening. She ran out of the counter immediately, hid beside Li Er, and said in a trembling voice, "Li Liu has gone to the mountain. Could it be that a thief came to the door? Come on, Li Er, don't mess around, the broken silver in the shop was given to thieves."

Li Er hummed.

Fortunately, the person who opened the door was her daughter Li Liu.

The woman immediately stepped on the back of Li Er's foot, "Well, if there is a thief, a monkey like a thin bamboo pole, Li Er can't be relied on by you! When the time comes, whoever protects the other will not be able to rely on you." It's hard to say..."

The woman babbled and scolded the man.

After turning off the oil lamp, the family of three went to the backyard. The woman had no energy to curse, so she went to bed first.

Li Er and Li Liu sat on the same bench, Li Liu conjured a pot of immortal wine out of thin air, Li Er shook his head.

If he is really a drinker and really wants to drink that good wine, Li Er can't drink it.

Li Liu insisted this time: "Father, make an exception."

Li Er was a little strange, took the pot of wine, but did not lift the mud seal, and said with a small smile: "I will drink with Li Huai later, at his age, he is almost ready to drink, and when the time comes, he will call it a lion." It was rewarded by Master Feng."

Li Liu smiled and said nothing.

Li Er said: "Your mother has actually thought about going back to Aquarius Island many times. After all, there are relatives there, and the neighbors in the neighborhood are familiar families for generations. They will not be like this. They are outsiders after all, so you When my mother said it, I agreed. But then your mother went back on her own, saying that Li Huai was studying in the academy anyway, and it would not be too much to be bullied by others. You are different. After all, you are a daughter. She is worried about you Staying here alone, and I don't want you to go down the mountain, and break the fate of the fairy family that she never dared to think about."

Li Liu nodded, stretched out his legs, stacked them lightly, intertwined his hands and fingers, and asked softly: "Father, have you ever thought that one day I will regain my real body, and then my divinity will be far greater?" Exceeding human nature, everything in this life is as small as a mustard seed. Maybe I won’t forget my parents, you and Li Huai, but I definitely don’t care about you so much now. What will I do then? Even when I arrive at that moment, I won’t feel the slightest Sad, how about you?"

Li Er smiled and said: "Of course I have thought about this kind of thing, and my father is not really a fool. What should I do? There is nothing to do, just treat it as a daughter who is very promising, like... well, like a crop that faces the loess all its life and its back to the sky. Han parents, suddenly one day, they found out that their son won the first prize in the examination and their daughter became the empress in the palace, but the son is still a son, and the daughter is also a daughter? Maybe there will be more and more nothing to talk about, and the parents are in their hometown Guarding the old family, the son of an official, who wants to worry about the country and the people in a distant place, and the daughter of the mother, it is rare to visit relatives, but the concerns and thoughts of the parents are still there. The children are doing well, dad Mother knows they are doing well, so that's fine."

Li Liu lowered her head, "Is it that simple?"

Li Er hummed, "It's not that complicated, and it doesn't need to be so complicated as you think. I didn't tell you this before, because I thought it would not be a bad thing for you to think about it, even if it was wild."

Li Er hesitated for a moment, "But I still hope that one day, even if you are stubborn and pretending, you should treat your mother better. No matter who you think you really are, to your mother, you It will always be her own daughter who was pregnant for ten months and brought you up with great difficulty. If you can agree to this matter, I, a father, really have nothing to ask for."

Li Liu said softly: "Okay."

Li Er sighed, "It's a pity that Chen Pingan doesn't like you, and you don't like Chen Pingan either."

Li Liu complained, "Father!"

Li Er grinned and said, "Father just said something, what are you upset about?"

Li Liu has a pair of beautiful eyes, and a pair of crescent moons are smiling.

Li Er said: "Knowing that Chen Pingan doesn't live here, why is there any reason, is he unable to say it?"

Li Liu wondered: "What is he worried about? Afraid of causing us trouble?"

Li Er shook his head, "Our family is reunited, but there is an outsider. He, Chen Pingan, can endure all kinds of hardships, but he can't handle this."

Li Liu returned home that day.

Chen Ping left with a smile.

The young man in a green shirt walked alone on the street in a foreign land, turned his head to look at the shop, and did not look away for a long time.