Chapter 10: Eat to make up for deficiencies, build foundation with five animals "Is Tiezi gone?" The young aunt who had been busy in the kitchen came out and glanced at Tao Tie's back as he was about to disappear in the alley. "Well, let's go." Uncle Hui nodded, feeling somewhat uneasy and as if he had lost his soul. "It's better to leave, so that the neighbors won't gossip about it." The young aunt said this inexplicably, and then greeted, "The meal is ready, let's eat, head of the family." After saying this, the young aunt turned around and called her two children, Jiaxuan and Minmin, to come out of the house and serve the dishes and rice. Just live a stable life, nothing needs to change. Looking at this scene, Uncle Hui shook his head and chuckled. He suppressed the strange thoughts in his mind, walked forward, and had lunch happily with his wife and two children.
Well…… No matter what changes happened to Tiezi, he definitely had no bad intentions. Not only did he buy two strings of candied haws for Jiaxuan and Minmin, he also left a live rooster and half a roasted chicken. I've never seen it cooked this way, but it tastes really delicious! After eating half a chicken and feeling full, Tao Tie left Uncle Hui's house, carrying his bag, two sets of clothes and all his belongings, but he did not go directly to the missionary home. Instead, he went to the poultry market first. Liuxian County is surrounded by water on three sides and backed by mountains on one side. As the old saying goes, live by the water, eat by the water; live by the mountain, eat by the mountain. Liuxian County is rich in aquatic products, and the hunting and raising of poultry and livestock are also good. The output is very good and the market is very developed. In addition, the Dayong Dynasty vigorously promoted Confucianism and martial arts, and more people practiced martial arts among the people. Naturally, the demand for meat was high, and each demand was strange and varied. Therefore, Tao Tie bought a pair of tiger livers, a pair of deer kidneys, a monkey heart, and a bear spleen with a very clear purpose. Although they were quite strange, they did not attract much attention. There are so many people whose behavior is stranger than this! This is like a hacker and engineer who is proficient in software and hardware going to Huaqiangbei and buying a lot of scattered electronic accessories, which will definitely not arouse much suspicion. On the contrary, it appears quite harmonious. What's more, Tao Tie was wearing the uniform of a formal student of the Missionary Academy! In this way, Tao Tie entered the missionary home with dry clothes, all his belongings, and newly bought tiger liver, deer kidney, monkey heart, and bear spleen. Mo Yuhan, the eldest daughter of the Shahe Gang, has never stopped observing Tao Tie. As Mo Yuhan's personal maid, Xiuxiu naturally had to accompany and serve by her side, and also watched Tao Tie's entire morning schedule. The missionary institute is not some other place, and Mo Yuhan doesn't dare to use the "circular light technique" to observe the scene inside. After a while, seeing that Tao Tie showed no signs of leaving the missionary institute in the short term, he stopped maintaining the water mirror of the circular light technique.
"Miss, what do you think is going on in this man's head?" Xiuxiu then spoke up and asked the question in her mind, "It's fine for him to join the missionary institute, but why did he buy tiger liver, deer kidney, monkey heart, bear spleen, etc.? Could it be that he wants to practice the Five Animal Exercises by eating these things?" Mo Yuhan did not answer, his heroic brows slightly frowned, and he did not quite understand Tao Tie's approach. But there are thousands of secret methods and countless adventures in this world. Thinking of the bird-playing skills that Tao Tie demonstrated underwater, Mo Yuhan felt that this porter who had suddenly mastered the bird-playing skills might really be able to master the remaining tiger-playing, deer-playing, ape-playing, and bear-playing skills by eating tiger livers, deer kidneys, ape hearts, and bear spleens. Then you can really complete the 100-day foundation-building with the Five Animal Exercises and start practicing Taoism! Just then, she received news from her master that several functional departments of the Celestial Empire were about to expand their recruitment. This porter has a clean background. If he can really complete the foundation building and enter the Taoism practice, there is a high chance that he can enter those functional departments. No matter what, the Shahe Gang has a relationship with this porter. If they maintain it well in the future, there may be unexpected gains. Thinking of this, Mo Yuhan had an idea in mind and decided to contact the porter and offer investment at the right time. Tao Tie, who had no idea that his every move was being observed, came to the backyard of the missionary institute and entered the dormitory assigned to him. Those who are willing to pay to become formal students of the missionary academy are all determined to practice Buddhism and naturally attach great importance to the living environment. Therefore, the dormitories provided by the missionary college to regular students are all single rooms. The area is not large and the furniture is minimalist, but privacy is still guaranteed. This is just convenient for Tao Tie to do next. After closing the doors and windows and putting away his spare clothes and all his belongings, Tao Tie immediately took out the fresh tiger liver, deer kidney, monkey heart and bear spleen he had just bought. According to the order of the five elements, after the bird playing (metal), it is followed by the deer playing (water), the tiger playing (wood), the ape playing (fire), and the bear playing (earth). Make up for the deficiency with food, make up for the body with form, make up for the action with action. Therefore, what Tao Tie was going to "eat" next were deer kidneys, tiger livers, monkey hearts, and bear spleens. Calming his mind and practicing the Taotie Visualization Method, Tao Tie visualized Taotie and transformed himself into Taotie, conceptually eating deer kidney, tiger liver, monkey heart, and bear spleen in turn. Then, with the help of the inexplicable and mysterious Taoist rhythm, he started practicing the Five Animal Exercises, starting with the Bird Exercises. Bird play, deer play, tiger play, monkey play, bear play, the five plays are performed in one go, with the five elements of gold, water, wood, fire and earth giving birth to each other and rotating back and forth. After performing the Five Animal Exercises five times in a row, the inexplicable and mysterious Taoist rhythm that came from "eating" deer kidneys, tiger livers, monkey hearts, and bear spleens disappeared. Tao Tie slowly stopped, regulated his breathing, carefully sensed himself, and triggered the information fragments. 【Name: Tao Tie Race: Terran Constitution: Stubborn and leaky Skills: 1. Taotie Visualization Method (Entry-level, progress 10%); 2. Five Animal Exercises (Mastery, progress 1%). Realm: Hundred-day foundation building (50% progress)] Three changes.
First, the progress of the Taotie visualization method has increased by 5%, which is very impressive. Second, the mastery of the Five Animal Exercises has reached the “proficient” level, with a progress of 1%. Third, a new entry, [Realm], has appeared, which contains the content of “50 days of foundation building” and the progress is %. Tao Tie didn't quite understand why, after practicing the "Five Animal Exercises" from the beginner to the master, his progress in the "hundred-day foundation-building" was only 50% instead of 100%, and he couldn't help but ponder. After a while, Tao Tie ended his meditation and seemed to have realized something. The key to 100-day foundation-building lies in "foundation-building", which means laying a good foundation for practice. The so-called "hundred days" actually means that the ancient sages believed that this state can be achieved after practicing for one hundred days. So, what state can be considered as laying a good foundation for spiritual practice? Three aspects, three standards. First, it completes physiological leak repair; Second, the Qi and meridians are unobstructed; The third is that the qi rushes to the lesion. Therefore, Tao Tie only mastered the Five Animal Exercises in terms of theory and method, but did not achieve the effect of building a foundation in 100 days from the three aspects of physiology, qi movement, and disease elimination. After figuring this out, Tao Tie immediately had a very clear plan for his future study and life in the missionary seminary. First, you need to establish a foundation to repair leaks, clear the channels, and eliminate diseases, so that you can practice Taoism. Secondly, you should actively learn, from the teachers of the missionary academy, from the academy's library, from your classmates, and from all aspects, to acquire all the knowledge you can obtain; The last step is to find the method to enter the Tao and practice, as well as the path after entering! Laying the foundation is the beginning of the road, and the road ahead is long and arduous. Tao Tie will continue to explore! (End of this chapter)