Chapter 10: "Xuanmen Chonghe" No one knew what magic the young man used. After waiting for a few moments, several rays of light appeared from the corner of the bookshelf and slowly floated towards me. Xu Heng looked from afar and saw that what were suspended in the air were indeed various text carriers, including bamboo slips, wooden tablets, silk books...but the most common ones were still paper Taoist books. Because the carriers are varied, only a few can see the names. Xu Heng looks carefully and sees "Qingmu Sensing Method", "Caixia Yangqi Method" and so on. Obviously these are the Qi-refining techniques that Xu Heng hopes to see. After counting carefully, there are as many as fourteen. Xu Heng thought for a moment, but did not rush to take it. Instead, he asked, "Excuse me, Senior Brother, are there any differences between these Qi-refining techniques?" The young man summoned the fourteen books of Qi-refining techniques and just smiled as he looked at them, seemingly unwilling to say more. However, when he heard Xu Heng's question, he still answered: "These Qi-refining techniques are some advanced, some superficial, some of them are peaceful, some of them are extreme, and some are very complex and obscure... The differences between them are of course huge." Xu Heng pondered and said, "Then the difference in cultivation will naturally be huge?" "Of course." The young man said, "It is extremely important to choose the right method to practice." Xu Heng asked seriously: "If that's the case, how do we choose the right technique?" The young man smiled and said, "There are lectures every month in the academy. If you listen carefully, you will naturally have an idea of how to choose a practice method."
"What?" Xu Heng couldn't help but ask, "Why didn't the academy make it clear about such an important matter? If someone chooses the wrong method, wouldn't it be twice as effective for their practice?" "Haha." The young man said naturally: "If you have concentration, you won't be in a hurry. If you have wisdom, you will naturally understand it clearly before starting to practice. Even if you are a little smart, you will ask more questions like you do." Xu Heng's heart was moved when he heard this, but the young man didn't seem to notice it. He just shook his head and said, "Of course, if you have the chance, you can make a random choice and maybe you can pick the most suitable technique for yourself. With a little luck, you may be able to refine it without knowing it..." "The path of cultivation is rough and bumpy. If you don't have anything, how can you make it through?" Xu Heng couldn't help but remain silent. This was naturally unfair to those who didn't know the reason and chose the wrong method, but he was also very clear that what the other party said was indeed reasonable. Moreover, the existence of Qimingyuan was originally to screen talents, so isn't this also one of the tests? "Okay." The young man waved his hand and asked, "After hearing all this, do you still want to choose the Qi Refining Technique?" "Of course I have to choose." Xu Heng put away his distracting thoughts, cupped his hands, and said, "Can you please teach me, senior brother?" "You are indeed a smart one." The young man smiled again, "I am on duty in the library, and I do have the responsibility to guide you. Since you have asked, I cannot be stingy." He pondered for a while, then said, "Let me ask you first, when you came to the courtyard, was there any elder in the sect who promised to accept you as a disciple?" Xu Heng asked: "What does this have to do with choosing a Qi-refining technique?" "Why do you think there are only these fourteen Qi-refining techniques in this library?" The young man did not hesitate to explain, saying, "These techniques were carefully selected or even specially created by the sect. They more or less correspond to the sect's profound Taoist techniques and are of great help to subsequent practice." "The elders in the sect have different ways of practicing Taoism. If someone has promised to take you as a disciple, you can naturally choose a method based on this." Xu Heng was slightly stunned and couldn't help but think of Taoist Feiyun. He was not a stupid person, so he could naturally see that Taoist Feiyun valued talent. However, the promise of taking a disciple... I guess it can't be counted, so he could only shake his head. The young man was not surprised, but looked puzzled: "If that's the case..." He thought for a moment, raised his hand, took out a volume of Taoist books, and said, "As a method of refining Qi, this is almost impeccable except that it is a little bit lukewarm." "Besides, your situation is not suitable for being too aggressive. A little more gentle is more appropriate. Take it and have a look." Xu Heng heard that the young man was hinting at something, and he was not surprised. He took the Taoist book in his hand and had a strange feeling. It was called a 'Taoist book', but it was actually a scroll of written documents. Xu Heng could not tell what it was made of, but he felt that its color was as white as bone. Yet, when he touched it, it felt as warm as jade. He unfolded it slowly, and the contents inside were revealed. Xu Heng's eyes fell on it, and he was immediately captivated. Xu Heng couldn't help but read it word by word: "Li Linquan's annotation... "Xuanmen Chonghe Pian"? "
"That's right." The young man nodded and said, "This Xuanmen Chonghe Pian was passed down from ancient times. After mastering it, it will be a natural process to learn various Taoist methods without any obstacles." "If you have the ability to comprehend, you won't go wrong by trying this." He mentioned a few more names and said, "If there are any obscure parts, there are several annotations that you can look for as reference. Of course, you can also wait until the sermon to ask Master Liu for an explanation." "Go ahead and think about it carefully." Xu Heng actually had many more questions in his mind, but now that he had said this, he could only suppress them, raised his hand and bowed, saying respectfully: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother. I'll take my leave." The young man waved his hand without saying anything, but just opened the Taoist book in his hand again. Seeing this, Xu Heng turned around and went to find a quiet place. The rules of the library do not allow the books to be damaged or the originals to be taken out. If Xu Heng wanted to study "Xuanmen Chonghe Pian" frequently, he had to either memorize it by heart and recite it by heart, or copy it down. Xu Heng actually had a very good memory, but since the matter was of great importance, it was safer to write it down in black and white. Also, going over it once would help him to sort out the article in his mind. So by the time he left, the sun was already setting outside the study. Xu Heng looked at the sky and thought to himself, "It looks like I won't be able to remove the weeds in the yard today." While transcribing the "Xuanmen Chonghe Pian", he discovered that although there were annotations by previous generations, it still used many mysterious terms. Even though he had learned some from Taoist Pan, he still found it very obscure when he read it. It was undoubtedly a pipe dream to want to start practicing based on it. However, Xu Heng did not feel discouraged. The purpose of his trip today was not to start practicing rashly again. Successfully obtaining the method of refining Qi was already a real step closer to the path in his heart, and that was enough. "The path of cultivation..." Xu Heng's gaze turned to the present. The mountain road was illuminated by golden light. He stopped without saying the word "rugged and bumpy". He smiled and walked up. When he came, the sun was climbing up the clouds, and when he left, the sky was setting sun. Xu Heng walked on the winding mountain road, but there was a sense of pride in his heart, which was even higher than when he came. (End of this chapter)