"So this group of foxes came to invite me. Teaching is secondary. The most important thing is to classify the books. It will be convenient for me to read in the future. I didn't expect to encounter such a situation when I came to the Western Hills to guard my mother's grave. That woman named Consort Yuan actually took out the pure gold coins from the palace. What is her relationship with the foxes? This matter is confusing and I don't know if it is a blessing or a curse. "
Classifying the books was a big job.
Many rich families had thousands of books and they would invite experienced scholars to classify them.
Hong Yi had read many notes of the fox monsters and most of them were about passionate foxes, scholars, and beauties. But when he encountered such a situation, he felt that these foxes weren't as simple as reading and cultivating.
This complex thinking came directly from the pure gold coins in Consort Yuan's palace.
But these were all guesses. The most important thing now was to study. With so many books, Hong Yi was too excited. He relied on borrowing and copying books before reading again.
"Mister, have a good rest. If you are free these few days, you can stay in the secluded valley. All the tea and food will be provided by me." Tu Lao saw Hong Yi flipping through book after book and nodded his head in satisfaction.
"Then I will start classifying the books tonight." Hong Yi said.
"That's good. Xiao Sang, Xiao Fei, Xiao Shu, go and prepare some snacks for Mister."
"Jiji, jiji." A few cheerful calls from the foxes came from outside.
"I am going to meditate and recuperate. If Mister needs anything, just let me know. The children outside might not know how to speak but they can understand the language. "
After Tu Lao exhorted, he walked out shakily.
Hong Yi's attention was on the books in the stone room. Once Tu Lao left, he immediately walked around the room and looked for the books he was interested in.
"The books in this stone room are really complete. Especially those related to martial arts and Dao books about cultivation."
About an hour later, Hong Yi roughly walked around the entire stone room. He discovered that a large portion of the books in this stone room were martial arts and fist techniques, while the rest were cultivation books. It was truly as vast as the sea.
"Eh? There's even the 'Martial Scripture' and the 'Dao Scripture'. I've been longing to read these two great books for a long time, but I've never been able to find them, nor have I been able to borrow them. "
As Hong Yi was flipping through the books, he suddenly saw two large books placed in a prominent position in the middle of the bookshelf. One was the Martial Scripture, and the other was the Dao Scripture.
Both books were huge, and each book had dozens of thick volumes.
When Hong Yi saw it, he pounced on it as if he had found a treasure. He had wanted to read these two books for a long time.
These two books were compiled during the founding of the Da Qian Dynasty.
The Book of Martial Arts was a compilation of all the martial arts in the world.
The Dao Scripture was a compilation of all the Dao books in the world, and it was a cultivation book.
Hong Yi had read the notes of many scholars, and he had described in detail the situation when these two books were compiled. The Da Qian Dynasty had collected all the books in the world, filling up the entire country's library. At the same time, there were thousands of people compiling these books, including famous martial artists, Daoist Taishang Daoist, Zhengyi Daoist, Fang Xiandao, and some leading figures of Buddhism.
Unfortunately, after these two books were compiled, the Da Qian Dynasty immediately banned the printing of these two books. At the same time, they collected all the books that had already been printed from the people and burned them in one fell swoop. Anyone who hid these books would be charged with a heavy crime if found out.
Later, the Da Qian Dynasty used the slogan of "Righteousness, Discard Heresy" to collect the books from the temples of the people and greatly revise the books. However, there were no more books like the Martial Scripture or the Dao Scripture. Instead, all the books were about benevolence, righteousness, propriety, righteousness, and loyalty.
As for the Daoist books and martial arts books collected by the people, they were all burned to nothing.
Moreover, the Da Qian Dynasty issued an order to strictly prohibit the people from practicing boxing and stick skills in private, and strictly control the temples and Daoist temples in the world. Since 20 years ago, after the army had annihilated the Daizen Temple, the Da Qian Dynasty's control over the people's martial arts had reached its peak.
However, although the Da Qian Dynasty prohibited the people from practicing boxing and stick skills in private, they encouraged the nobles and members of the royal family to practice martial arts, horsemanship, and archery. At the same time, they opened a "Martial Arts Lecture Hall" in the army.
The "Martial Arts Lecture Hall" had a strict grading system for martial arts, which was even stricter than the imperial examinations. It was a way for martial arts practitioners to advance.
Hong Yi had read about this series of methods in some of the reading notes, but he was not clear about the specifics of the "Martial Arts Lecture Hall" in the army.
"Using scholar-officials to suppress military officials, but secretly training military officials to preserve the country's martial arts. Collecting books from all over the world, revising the books, controlling the martial arts in their own hands, forbidding the people from practicing martial arts, and developing the official martial arts. Such methods are really earth-shattering."
Looking at the two books, Hong Yi's heart was filled with emotions.
These two books were not easy to read. The Da Qian Dynasty had a law that those who copied, copied, and imprinted martial scriptures and Taoist scriptures would be punished with the whole family banished to the army, exiled for three thousand miles, or even beheaded.
Hong Yi had been longing for these two books for a long time, but with his status, it was impossible for him to read them.
If he kept these two books in the Marquis's Residence, Madam Zhao would immediately find out about it, and that would be troublesome.
"A scholar can't be without the strength to truss a chicken. Since there are martial scriptures here, I have to read them properly and find one or two martial arts to cultivate the body. "
With such thoughts in mind, Hong Yi flipped open the "Martial Scripture".
The opening chapter of the martial scripture stated: The ultimate goal of martial arts is to strengthen the body, transcend life and death, and not to kill to show off. The world is like the sea of bitterness, and the body is like a raft to cross the sea. If the body is strong, it can carry people to the other side of the sea of bitterness.
"Hmm? Martial arts is about transcending life and death, but what about immortal arts? "
Hong Yi thought in his mind and flipped open the Taoist scripture.
The opening chapter of the Taoist scripture stated: The world is like the sea of bitterness, and the body is like a raft to cross the sea. However, the sea of bitterness is boundless, and the raft will eventually decay. Only the soul is strong, and one can abandon the raft and use one's own strength to swim to the other side of the sea of bitterness.
"So that's how it is. Two different theories of cultivation, but they both make sense."
Hong Yi was a scholar, so it was easy for him to understand the meaning of the words in the book.
After reading the opening chapter of martial arts and Taoist scripture, he finally had a clear understanding of martial arts and immortal arts.
The ultimate goal of both was to transcend life and death.
The world was like a vast sea.
Living in the world, the body was like a boat to cross the sea, and the soul and thoughts were the people on the boat.
Martial arts focused on cultivating the body. If the body was strong, it could carry people to cross the sea of bitterness safely.
On the other hand, immortal arts focused on the boundless sea of bitterness, and the body of the boat would eventually decay. It was better to directly cultivate the soul, just like making people proficient in water. In this way, even if the boat was destroyed, the people would not drown.
Hong Yi continued to read and compared the two. He found that the cultivation of martial arts was divided into seven major levels: Flesh Training, Tendon Training, Membrane Training, Bone Training, Viscera Training, Marrow Training, and Blood Changing.
In the Taoist scripture, there was a detailed description of these seven major levels.
Flesh Training: The foundation of martial arts. Exercise the whole body to make the flesh firm and full, and agile. Able to fight against two or three people. The "Martial Arts Lecture Hall" in the Da Qian Dynasty army called these levels "Martial Students".
Tendon Training: The tendons and tendons of the whole body are strong, explosive power is fierce, and the body is agile. Able to fight against six or seven people. These people are called "Martial Students" in the army.
Membrane Training: The skin of the whole body is strong, and can withstand attacks. When exerted, the human skin is as tough as cowhide. Able to fight against more than ten people. These people are called "Martial Artists".
Bone Training: The bones of the whole body are strong, and the penetrating power is strong. The body is more agile, and the body is stronger. Able to fight against more than ten people. These people are called "Martial Masters".
Viscera Training: Through breathing and exhaling, the internal organs are strong. Breathing is continuous and deep, and the body is strong. Able to fight against almost a hundred people. They walk as fast as a galloping horse, and jump as nimbly as a bird. These people are called "Xiantian Martial Masters".
Marrow Training: The cultivation of fist martial arts has penetrated deep into the bone marrow. These people are called "Grandmasters".
Blood Changing: After the bone marrow is strong, the blood in the whole body will be rejuvenated after cultivation. The so-called "Marrow Training" is like frost, and "Blood Mercury Serum" is refined. It is a complete rebirth, and the marrow is washed. These people can fight against hundreds of people. These people are called "Martial Saints".
"Martial Students, Martial Students, Martial Warriors, Martial Masters, Xiantian Masters, Grandmasters, Wu Sheng! What a detailed division. I wonder if it is the same as the division in the imperial examinations. Scholar, Elementary Scholar, High Scholar, and Grand Scholar? The Da Qian Dynasty was founded on martial arts, and they had put in so much effort. This was something that the scholars did not know. They even had an estimate of how many people they could fight against. It seems like they had undergone strict training in the army. However, even if they are Martial Saints, they still can't transcend life and death. It feels like they haven't had enough. Hong Yi wanted to continue reading, but at the same time, an inexplicable fear arose in his heart.
It was a fear that arose from the precise degree of control that the Da Qian Dynasty had over people's martial arts.
Such a powerful martial control system.
It was even more rigorous than the imperial examinations.
Hong Yi knew that the people who could fight against ten people or even a hundred people were not ordinary people, but trained soldiers. After reading the beginning of the "Martial Scripture", Hong Yi finally understood how strict the Da Qian Dynasty's control over martial arts was, and how much effort they had put into it!
"Hmm?" As Hong Yi read, he suddenly realized that there were annotations in between the lines of the text of the "Martial Scripture". Obviously, they were added by the scholars themselves.
"If you don't understand the acupoints when practicing martial arts, you won't be able to become a Sage with your body, and you won't be able to understand the mysteries of the human body. The acupoints of a human body are like the stars in the sky, and the gods of heaven and earth live in them. If someone can understand the acupoints and practice, and the stars in the sky resonate with them, then every move will have infinite power. You can catch a dragon and throw an elephant, like the fusion of the Daoist Yang Spirit and transcend, and reach the Human Immortal Realm. Annotation by Zen Master Yin Yue in the 30th year of the Da Qian Dynasty's establishment. "
Obviously, this passage was annotated by a monk from the Daizen Temple called Zen Master Yin Yue.
The meaning of the text wasn't very profound. It basically said that the human fleshly body, in addition to the flesh, tendons, membranes, bones, organs, marrow, and blood, had many acupoints. They were like the stars in the sky, and numerous gods resided within them. After cultivating these acupoints, one would be able to unleash boundless power with every movement. A true immortal fleshly body was a Human Immortal!
"Human Immortal!"
"The highest realm of martial arts is Human Immortal?"
Hong Yi looked at this passage and thought to himself, "When my father, Marquis Wu Wen, was young, he once shot nine stones in a row. I wonder what realm he was in?"
"It seems that I have to practice martial arts. A weak scholar is not a good situation. Although the Da Qian Dynasty is dominated by civil officials, to be granted a title of nobility, one has to rely on military achievements. If I learn martial arts and become a Jinshi, and then join the army, my status will be high. If I make military achievements, I will be granted a title of nobility. Then, my mother's status will not only be Madam, but also Princess … Her status will be much higher than Madam Zhao's … "
After reading the beginning of the Martial Scripture, Hong Yi thought about practicing martial arts again.
In fact, it was not that Hong Yi did not want to practice martial arts, but he did not have the conditions, nor could he hire a martial arts teacher, nor did he have the money to buy a horse to practice riding and shooting.
Fortunately, riding and shooting had been removed from the imperial examinations. Otherwise, he would not have the chance to make a name for himself in his lifetime.
However, he knew that if he practiced martial arts and became a Jinshi, he would be well-versed in both the pen and the sword. After entering the army of the Da Qian Dynasty, his status would be very high. If he made military achievements, he would be granted a title of nobility. If he was lucky, his mother's status would be conferred the title of "Princess" by the imperial court.
The status of "Princess" was much higher than that of "Madam". It was the highest honor bestowed by the imperial court to the aristocratic families.
In the Marquis Residence of Wu Wen, only the deceased Old Matriarch Hong, Hong Xuanji's mother, was the "Princess Compassionate".
"I must fight for the highest status for my mother. However, martial arts practice is not something that can be done in a day. There is no rush. Let's first look at the practice of immortal techniques and spirit. What's the difference if I don't know? "
Hong Yi flipped open the Dao Scripture again.
Sure enough, it was just like what that old fox Tu had said. The cultivation in the Dao scripture was divided into ten major levels, namely, Spirit Concentration, Hatching, Night Wandering, Day Wandering, Controlling Objects, Manifestation, Possession, Possession, Thunder Tribulation, and Yang Spirit.
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