Taoist chanting

Chapter 187 Challenge and One-Trick
Returning to the west hall on the top of the mountain, Zhang Wenfeng erased the restrictions inside the box, took out the old booklet with the broken edges, and carefully inspected the ordinary black lacquered wooden box with his spiritual sense. He found no interlayer or anything, so he flipped through the booklet of "Lingqianyijianjue", The front title page has been torn off, and the traces are very fresh.

There is no explanation and description of the basic swordsmanship at the beginning of the first page. A sword is drawn with the line drawing method. Countless dotted lines mark the trajectory of the sword, and there are very weird waveforms, circles, turns and empties.

There are a few four lines of scriptures below, after careful consideration for a long time, some can't figure it out.

Turning to the second page is a rune called "Spirit Leading a Line", which is clearly marked from the beginning to the end. The authentic Taoist runes are extremely complicated to draw. The runes are composed of three unknown secret scripts overlapping. To draw in one go, one must have a certain skill in drawing symbols.

Open it again, and it is an icon that depicts the spirit lead rune on the front and back of the sword.

After reading the rune drawing formula below, Zhang Wenfeng laughed aloud. No wonder this booklet is completely different from the sword techniques he has learned. He was confused. This is a cheat book of flying swordsmanship!

Whether you can complete the unimaginable sword-style movement before, the premise is to draw a secret symbol on the flying sword.

Gu Quan is so serious about repaying favors, it really is a great gift.

He felt more and more that a few days ago, when he was ambushed by a second-level martial artist in the woods and fought with the martial artist, he was seen by Gu Quan who was hiding in the dark. It can no longer be detected later.

Gu Quan saw him using a flying sword, so he gave him a copy of the sword manual.

The grievances and grievances are over, whether it is an enemy or a friend in the future depends on the positions and interests of both parties.

With a move of consciousness, the small mahogany sword escaped from the small hole reserved on the black cloth bag. Zhang Wenfeng held the hilt of the sword, and was stunned for a while. The sword was not finger-wide and curved. His current level of drawing symbols was not sure. Draw the complex spirit lead rune with three superimposed secret scripts on it.

Compared with the white paper, use Daishi to draw the shape of the flying sword.

Choose a fine-pointed talisman pen, dip it in ink and practice on a flat paper, draw more than ten times in a row, but none of them can be completed.

It's too small, and the runes are interspersed with complexity, and it's not enough to draw at his current level.

He was not discouraged either. With the flying sword and the sword manual in hand, he just practiced slowly to improve the skill of drawing symbols.

He is good at making talismans, he doesn't want to do this kind of thing by others, he has to do it himself.

After dinner and homework, I took out a blank booklet, took some time, first copied a copy of the ancient sword manual, and tried to raise the flying sword into the air, flying according to the waveform on the sword manual.

Perhaps it was because there were no runes drawn on the sword. Compared with his free play, his spiritual consciousness and Yuan Qi consumed a lot.

I had to stop and practice drawing runes on rice paper the size of talisman paper for a while, practice flat stabbing, and practice swordsmanship. Sword, adjust breath and keep quiet, meditate and practice kung fu.

Many days have passed, but he has never been able to enter that peculiar state of "sitting and forgetting".

On the morning of the [-]th, it snowed heavily.

This afternoon will be the annual leave, and the morning will be the year-end assessment.

All the apprentices sat around the largest practice room, and the three instructors sat on the platform. In the middle of the three-foot space, some apprentices were waving bamboo swords, demonstrating what they had learned during this period.

Apprentices take turns to play, and those who are familiar with the practice, wield the bamboo sword coherently, whistling with wind.

Those who just learned how to use swordsmanship, or those who are negligent in practicing swordsmanship, stumbled under the gaze of many people, and even forgot the follow-up sword moves, and ended up sweating profusely, causing the apprentices to laugh in a low voice.

The three lecturers recorded the performance of the apprentices one by one.

No matter how simple the drill is, they can see the degree of mastery of the apprentice's sense of qi and swordsmanship, whether he has worked hard, the level of qualifications, etc. In addition, there are also factors such as timidity and courage, diligence and stealth and slippery. Next year, they will be tutored accordingly. correct.

After three years of training in such a good aura environment, if he can't break through the realm and transform the qi, he will be sent home.

Taoist temples only keep those who are both excellent and hardworking as official disciples, and spend resources to cultivate them.

After the examination of the 36 apprentices who had found aura, it was Wei Jingcheng's turn to come on stage. After saluting with his sword in his arms, he performed half a set of Fengxing swordsmanship learned from his brother, and danced well. It seems that it took time Practice, more skilled than some apprentices.

It's a pity that he didn't even have a meager internal energy in his body, and the sword style he used fell into the eyes of the three experts, just a show full of flaws.

The last one to play was Shui Qingru, a thin black girl. After saluting, she hesitated on the field with her sword in hand.

In fact, she also secretly found a little friend, and learned a few moves of water swordsmanship. When she met the gentle gaze of the master, she decided to practice as usual, "shua", the bamboo sword stabs flat, draws the sword, and stabs flat again.

After the clean three stabs, he held his sword in his hand to salute, then turned around and sat down on the straw futon.

She is the shortest of all apprentices.

After a brief discussion, Yue Anyan got up and announced: "Gu Chaowen, Yan Jing, An Beiyuan, Shen Shan, Tie Jinlin, and Shui Qingru, the six apprentices performed outstandingly and won the rewards of this assessment! Please come up Come."

In the practice hall, there were buzzing discussions, and many apprentices looked at Shui Qingru who walked forward excitedly, showing dissatisfaction, why?

Yue Anyan lowered her hands, and all the noise stopped immediately. She looked around and said, "I'll give you a chance to challenge the six apprentices in front. Whoever wins them will be rewarded for excellence instead."

Immediately, all of them raised their hands in unison.

Yue Anyan said with a smile: "Each apprentice on the stage can accept three challenges... Shi Nanguan, you are the first one, who do you want to challenge?"

The little black fat man stood up, scratched his hair a little embarrassed, and said, "I challenge Shui Qingru."

He was somewhat embarrassed to bully a female apprentice who hadn't found her temperament.

There was a low laugh among the apprentices.

"Come up!"

"Yes."

The other five people went to the side of the table and lined up. The little black fat man and Shui Qingru stood facing each other two feet apart, listening to Daoist Yue announce a few simple rules for sparring.

"Shui Qingru, I'm sorry."

Shi Nanguan swung his bamboo sword, and made a beautiful move of "Flower Blossoms in the Wind", which made him look decent, and stabbed at the shoulder of the skinny girl who was standing stupidly and didn't know how to defend himself.

The 38 apprentices are naturally close to those in the village, and then there are those in the dormitory, and there is another kind of people who have cultivated the sense of qi for about the same time. Invisibly, they are divided into many different small circles.

As for Shui Qingru and Wei Jingcheng who did not have a sense of exhalation, even though everyone played together, some children still thought they were superior to them.

In addition to practicing swords, the three Taoists will teach them some simple basics of offense and defense, and they will learn from each other under the supervision of the instructors to enhance the apprentices' interest in cultivation.

Shui Qingru was a head shorter than the little black fat man, she raised her hand and gave a simple flat stab.

Shi Nanguan, who rushed over with a sword in the opposite direction, let out an "ouch" and backed up clutching his lower right chest, his black face turned pale from the pain, if he wasn't wearing a thick padded jacket, the blow would have been enough.

Yue Anyan stretched out his hand to help Shi Nanguan, input a trace of Yuan Qi, unblocked the Zhongzhu sword for him, immediately stopped the pain, and announced: "Water is as clear as water, victory!"

Shui Qing saluted like a little adult holding a sword: "Accept!" and quickly apologized: "Pumpkin, I'm sorry."

I'm afraid Shi Nanguan won't play with her next time.

There was a cacophony of laughter and "pumpkin" shouts from below.

Shi Nanguan was nicknamed Pumpkin, and suddenly his face turned red like a pumpkin in autumn, and he fled, forgetting to return the ceremony.

As soon as Yue Anyan raised his hand, all kinds of noises stopped, and he asked with a smile: "Who wants to challenge?"

This time, more than half of the hands were raised. Originally, I wanted to pick up a bargain, but I didn’t know that the thin and small Shui Qingru cleaned up the strong pumpkin so badly with just one sword. Being in the forefront is obvious to all, and no one will easily challenge it.

Yue Anyan pointed to a boy who raised his hand: "Zhuang Mi, who do you want to challenge?"

The 12 years old boy clasped his fists in a polite manner: "Hui Yue Taoist priest, I want to challenge Shui Qingru!"

"That's it!"

On the field, two people with huge differences in height raised their swords and stabbed each other after saluting. With bamboo swords of the same length, Zhuang Mi, who had a longer arm, was hit by the sword first, holding his stomach and losing the battle.

Those with sharp eyes can see that the sword is as clear as water, and the sword is steady, fast and resolute, and stabs to the end.

On the other hand, Zhuang Mi, who had the advantage of being tall and tall, faced the bamboo sword that pierced the wind, hesitantly wanted to dodge back, or swung the sword to block, and in the moment of hesitation, he was hit.

After Yue Anyan made the announcement, he asked again: "Who else wants to challenge?"

The apprentices below all stopped raising their hands, and all of them looked at the skinny girl with admiration.

I only practice one sword every day, is it so powerful?

A voice hesitated and said: "Daoist Yue, can I use a long spear to challenge instead?" It was the dark boy Wei Jingjie who raised his hand. With so many people watching, he was a little shy and embarrassed.

"Okay, come forward."

Yue Anyan nodded and asked, "Who do you want to challenge?"

Wei Jingjie got up and took a Zhangxu wooden gun from the shelf by the wall, walked into the arena, glanced at the nervous little girl, and said, "I want to challenge Tie Jinlin!"

He chose the boy in front of the little girl to compete with Shui Qingru, and he felt that the victory was invincible.

He is the oldest among all the apprentices, and everyone calls him Senior Brother in private.

Zhang Wenfeng smiled and nodded slightly.

Although the apprentices mainly practice swords, there are also those who like to use sticks, knives, whips, spears, and forks. The Taoist temple does not restrict the apprentices to practice more in their spare time. The second senior brother and Yue Anyan often give pointers.

Two teenagers of the same age faced each other with swords and guns at a distance of two feet. Following Yue Daozhang's "start", the tall and strong boy named Tie Jinlin swung his sword and jumped forward obliquely, fighting short against long. , must be close, the lecturer explained and demonstrated.

Wei Jingjie took a step back, turned the wooden spear in his hand and stabbed it out with a "shua" with his waist strength.

He practiced this pistol trick every day, practice makes perfect, and he has a good sense of the pistol.

"Crack", Tie Jinlin's bamboo sword couldn't knock against the stabbing wooden spear, and he wanted to dodge it, but it was already too late, he was stabbed in the shoulder by the round end of the wooden spear, knocked him back a few steps, and sat down on the ground.

The scene was silent.

Shui Qingru, who was standing at the end of the line, patted her chest lightly. She only knew how to stab with one move, and she couldn't block such a quick shot at all!
……

(End of this chapter)