Chapter 1515: Practicing swords in the mountains, reading in the house
The moonlight is like water, the mountains are high and the forests are dense.
Chen Jin is practicing his sword.
He used the woods as his formation, the trees as his enemies, and the rocks and grass as his changes. He advanced and retreated, and drew his sword like the wind.
Tsk tsk tsk!
The tip of the bamboo sword was pierced on different tree trunks, and it stopped without piercing.
"Sword Manual on the Mountain" emphasizes meaning rather than gravity, method rather than moves. Its style is extremely elegant, as straight as flowing clouds and flowing water, free and easy.
The lethality is not bad at all.
It can seal the throat, break the face, hurt the mind, and break the soul...
This is still limited by physical conditions. When the essence and yang are strong and the essence and blood are boiling, the power of the sword will be incomparable.
Nowadays, the quality of life can be said to have soared. Not only is there meat to eat, but also high-quality mountain delicacies.
When refining essence and transforming it into gas, one has to pay special attention to the quality of "essence".
As the saying goes, "You can never tire of fine food, and you can never tire of fine cooking." Eating well is only a basic requirement, while eating fine and eating well is a high-level pursuit.
However, refining and transforming qi is an act of continuous development. It is impossible to become fat in just one bite.
To start over and practice practice again is not to follow the same old path, but to take the opportunity to find out the deficiencies and correct the learning.
Only in this way can we truly understand what we are missing.
The environment and terrain are extremely suitable for sword practice in the mountains. The biggest unexpected factor is the possibility of encountering hunters who go up to the mountains to hunt.
Therefore, Lao Lang also worked part-time as a sentry, responsible for patrolling. Whenever something was discovered, he would alert him at any time so that Chen Jin could avoid him.
Chen Jin's thoughts and actions are very simple, he just doesn't want to be disturbed too much by the outside world.
Killing Liu Laoer and others, I thought it would attract the big fish behind the scenes, but there was no movement.
If the other party doesn't come, it's just what you want and you can concentrate on your cultivation. It's also good to wait until you're almost done practicing before looking for the other person.
Several days passed in a flash.
Chen Jin's body shape has changed significantly. He no longer has the sallow and thin skin before, his eyes are clear and bright, and he has a bright look.
Jingyang is the innate foundation, and its tempering and improvement can comprehensively improve a person's mental outlook, such as the perception of the five senses.
If you practice it to a great extent, you will be able to transform your body and muscles, and cleanse your marrow.
Chen Abu saw his nephew's change and didn't think too much about it. He thought it was because the food had gotten better.
Chen Jin gave him a lot of money for food, and a few days later, he gave it again, which seemed quite generous.
This shocked Chen Abu and his wife. They didn't expect Chen Jin to have so much money.
Are you making money by helping people copy and write essays?
No wonder it is said that "the book has its own golden house".
This way of making money is really too fierce.
His nephew started to become rich and prosperous. Of course Chen Abu was happy, and his family also benefited from it. Every day, he could see the smell of oil in his food, which made him happy.
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"Confucius said: From this, I will teach you what you know! To know is to know, and to not know is to be ignorant. This is knowledge..."
This morning, Chen Jin was studying in the room.
During the day, he often studied poems and books and practiced calligraphy.
Not only because of the obsession left by the scholar, but also because when reading and writing, I can feel a rare kind of relaxation and calmness.
The scholar's obsession with studying to test his fame and desire to be named on the gold medal list is deeply engraved in his bones.
Chen Jin didn't object to this and just let nature take its course.
Reading can clarify your ambitions and sharpen your determination and patience. This can also be regarded as a kind of practice.
After reading one page, he stepped out and saw Chen Abu standing in the small courtyard with his hands hanging down.
He had been here for a while, but when he heard the sound of reading in the room, he didn't bother him. "Uncle, are you looking for me?"
Chen Abu showed a silly smile on his face: "Ajin, let me tell you that there is a banquet in the village today and a banquet in the evening. It's almost time for you, so come over."
Chen Jin asked: "Whose family is hosting a happy event? A wedding, or moving into a new house?"
Chen Abu said: "It's the village head's house, and we have invited the family god. So we have to hold a big banquet and invite people from the whole township to eat. The scene is like, tsk tsk! Ten pigs have been killed."
The tone was full of envy.
"Invite the family god?"
Chen Jin asked: "Which family god did you invite?"
Chen Abu replied: "It's the household god. It's great to invite the gods into the house, guard the house, and attract wealth. In our area, the head of the village is the only one who can afford to invite the household god. ”
Having said this, he paused and continued: "It is said that the reason why the township head made up his mind to invite the family god is related to his son Chen Liang. Aren't you and Chen Liang classmates? He came to see you a while ago, I wanted to go with you to fulfill my wish, but you were not here. You went to the city and never came back.”
Hearing this, Chen Jin suddenly recalled related memories.
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This is indeed the case.
At the beginning of the year, before preparing to take the boy examination, Chen Jin and Chen Liang went to the Confucian Temple in the county to worship together, praying that they could pass the test and obtain the title of scholar.
This is "making a wish".
Since a wish has been made, there must also be a "fulfilment" of the wish. In folk customs, wishes should not be made lightly, nor can they be made without repayment.
Otherwise, it will offend the gods, and what you will get is not blessing, but retribution.
Chen Jin said: "Chen Liang and I were only admitted as boys and not as scholars. Logically, we shouldn't have gone to fulfill our vows to the gods so early."
Chen Abu said: "That's not clear. Maybe he wants to go to the temple to worship more. Worshiping many gods will bring blessings. In short, it is a good thing."
Chen Jin: "..."
He doesn't think so. Within the scope of Shinto, worshiping gods is a very disciplined matter, rather than worshiping too much or worshiping randomly.
Therefore, it is said that if one sacrifices something other than its ghosts and gods, it will be a disaster.
Then, I asked some questions about the family god to find out more.
During this dynasty, Shinto was prosperous and various temples emerged in endlessly.
There are mountain gods, water gods, river gods, city gods and land gods, all kinds of things.
As for individuals, ordinary people are not qualified to build family temples.
The Book of Rites stipulates: The emperor has seven temples, the princes have five temples, the officials have three temples, and the scholars have one temple; but the common people have no temples.
Common people can only worship their ancestors in the ancestral halls of their clans.
It is called "ancestral god".
However, most of the ancestors of ordinary people do not have a good background and lack of notable deeds and experiences, so it is difficult for them to become gods. Their divine aura is extremely dim and cannot manifest.
In view of this, some well-off families, for the sake of home security or seeking greater development, have asked the immortal family to worship their family gods at home.
In recent years, this style has become quite popular among the people, especially those from wealthy families. Basically every household will invite the family god into the house.
Family gods have become one of the standards for measuring family wealth.
As for the level of the family god and the type of function, the range is very wide, and everyone can take what they need.
Some wealthy families will even invite multiple family gods to the door, which is very ostentatious.
Although Chen Jin is a practitioner, he doesn't know much about these situations.
All because he went to the Immortal Mountain with his master and practiced the Immortal Way, not the Divine Way.
(End of chapter)