Origin

Everyone likes to hear good words, and Wu Zhongyuan is no exception. The words of the old man in black made him very embarrassed, and he was a little dissatisfied in the embarrassment. "Haha, the elder is exaggerating. After all, I am also a mountain cultivator." Because, with the green dragon armor protecting me, I should be able to survive for three or two days."

"Maybe you think I'm alarmist?" The old man in black turned to look at him.

Wu Zhongyuan did not nod or shake his head, just acquiescing. In fact, he did think that the old man in black was alarmist.

The old man in black smiled and said, "Everyone understands the principle of catching the thief first. If you are really the Golden Dragon, after the seal disappears, the five kings will definitely attack you first, and you are not their general at all. "

Perhaps feeling that saying this was not a big enough blow to Wu Zhongyuan, the old man in black added, "Don't talk about the five kings. Even the generals under their command have spiritual energy cultivation far beyond yours."

"The ninth level of qi training, Taixuan is the ultimate, and the mountain is the seventh level, how can it be so far superior?" Wu Zhongyuan somewhat suspected that the old man in black was deliberately attacking him.

"Who told you that Taixuan is the ultimate in Qi training?" The old man in black had a look of disdain in his eyes, "Who told you that Qi training is only at the ninth level?"

Wu Zhongyuan didn't answer, and he couldn't answer what the old man in black said. However, he could hear the implication of the old man in black, that is, there is more than the ninth level of Qi training, and Deep Purple Taixuan is not the ultimate in Qi training.

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was speechless, the old man in black took the initiative and said, "Qi training is the absorption and tempering of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is divided into two grids: heaven and earth. The earth grid is Kunyin, the sky grid is Qianyang, and the heaven and earth grids Each is divided into nine levels, Taixuan is the ultimate of the ninth level of the earth grid, and there is also the ninth level of the sky grid above it."

Wu Zhongyuan was stunned. People will be confused after encountering an emergency. The difference is that some people will be confused for a long time, while some people will come back to their senses quickly.

After coming back to his senses, the first thing Wu Zhongyuan did was to judge the authenticity of the words of the old man in black. The old man in black should not have lied, because this person had no motive to lie, and he had previously interacted with the groundhog Huang outside the Tianchi stone outdoor area. When Huang Sheng and others fought against each other, the cultivation level of Huang Sheng, Hu Tong and others was indeed higher than that of Tai Xuan. At that time, he suspected that Tai Xuan was not the ultimate in Qi training.

After confirming the authenticity, the next step is to scrutinize the consequences. In fact, there is no need to scrutinize the consequences. If you only have the ninth level of Qi training, Jushan Lizi can indeed be considered a master. If there is the ninth level of Tiange above it, then it’s over. Jushan Lilac isn't even average.

At this moment, the monkey at the door of the stone room suddenly made a squeaking sound. Wu Zhongyuan turned around when he heard the sound, and saw the monkey squatting on the ground, holding his head with both hands, looking panicked.

"Go far away, the time has come, the Lord wants to play the harp." The old man in black turned around and went ahead.

Wu Zhongyuan followed behind,

It was noon when the three Yi people drifted by the island. They had heard someone playing the harp on the island, and it was noon. This shows that Xinyuehu plays the harp every noon. This habit has been maintained for many years. .

Back then, the three Yi people were still far away from the island, but they could hear the sound of the piano on the island. This shows that when Xinyue Fox plays the piano, the sound of the piano can spread very far. If you want the sound of the piano to spread very far, you only need two people. There are two possibilities: firstly, Xinyuehu has spiritual energy cultivation, and secondly, the guqin used is a magical thing.

The island is high in the east and low in the west. The middle area is full of various fruit trees. Some fruit trees have fruits and some do not. Judging from the types of fruit trees and planting areas, these fruit trees should not all be original to the island. Some of them are. The old man in black transplanted it later, and his purpose was naturally to provide food for Xinyue Fox.

Seeing the fruit trees, I thought of food, and suddenly thought that there were no cooking utensils in the two stone rooms on the island. From a scientific point of view, normal people cannot eat fruits all the time, and they will lack protein and carbohydrates. Xinyuehu and The fact that the old man in black can sustain his life on fruit alone shows that the two of them do not eat the fireworks of the world, and are like gods.

The two of them had not gone far when the sound of the piano came from the stone room. The first few sounds should be Xinyuehu tuning the piano, but the sound was intermittent and not in tune.

After a while, the sound of the piano began to be coherent and penetrating, but the melody was very beautiful, soothing, peaceful, clear and melodious.

Music is very common in modern times, but it is very rare at this time. As the saying goes, the material base determines the superstructure. At this time, people did not even have enough to eat, so how could they have time to study music? Music at this time only appeared in relatively wealthy people. The aristocratic class appears in very small numbers and does not have a very mature repertoire.

The reason why music is widely loved by the world is mainly because music can convey feelings and emotions, and is an artistic supplement to language. Wu Zhongyuan intends to indirectly understand Xinyuehu's state of mind and emotions by listening to the sound of the piano, but he is eager to Wanting to know about the situation of Qi training at the Heaven level, I had no choice but to focus on two tasks, "As the elder said, Qi training is not only nine levels, but divided into two levels, Heaven and Earth, with a total of eighteen levels."

The old man in black nodded, "Dongshen, Gaoxuan, Shengxuan, Dongxuan, Sandong, Dadong, Jushan, Dongyuan, Taixuan, these are the ninth levels of the earth, aiming to reach the heavens and strengthen the bones. , after the practice is successful, it can be transformed into vitality, strengthening the foundation and prolonging life."

The old man in black paused for a moment before speaking, and then continued, "Taixu, Shangxu, Yuxu, Tailing, Shangling, Yuling, Taiyuan, Shangyuan, Yuyuan is the ninth level of heaven. Gong In the powerful soul, the bones are replaced and the marrow is washed, and the accomplished person can grasp the yin and yang and lift the heaven and the earth."

Seeing the old man in black answering fluently, Wu Zhongyuan became more and more convinced that what he said was true. Since he had never heard of the ninth level of Tiange mentioned by the old man in black, he decided to find out, "Why is the lower third level empty? The middle third level is empty." As a spirit? Going up to the third level as an element?"

The old man in black shook his head, "The title of the ninth level of heaven and earth has been around for a long time, and it is difficult to trace the origin. The reason why the lower third level is named after Sanxu must be because it was the first glimpse of the door, which is empty and unreal. The middle third level is called Spirit, the foundation must be stable and the spirit is powerful. Going up to the third level seems to mean returning to the origin."

Wu Zhongyuan nodded slowly. Although he was not a Taoist priest, his master was, so he had some understanding of Taoist matters. What the old man in black said was not unreasonable and coincided with Taoist classics.

Thinking of Taoism, I suddenly discovered a problem. Whether it is Sanxu, Sanling, or Sanyuan, they are all prefixed with Tai, Shang, and Yu to distinguish high and low. This actually coincides with the Taoist theory of Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing.

Outsiders don't know why, but they only think that Taiqing, Shangqing and Yuqing refer to the three founders of Taoism. In fact, this is not the case. Taiqing, Shangqing and Yuqing are the three realms of heaven. The Taoist Heavenly Lord is in charge of the Taiqing realm, and the Lingbao Heavenly Lord lives in it. It is in the Shangqing realm, while the Taoist temple of Yuanshi Tianzun is in the Yuqing realm. Taiqing, Shangqing and Yuqing are the places where the three Taoist ancestors lived, not their names.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly asked, "Above the three yuan, can there be the three pure ones?"

The old man in black turned around in confusion, "What?"

"It's nothing." Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. Just looking at the expression of the old man in black, he knew that he didn't know that there was anything else about Sanqingyi.

"The water in the stream is clean and can be drank." The old man in black pointed to a gurgling stream not far away.

Wu Zhongyuan waved his hand, "I'm not thirsty. I would like to ask the elder to explain in detail. What is the situation at the ninth level of Tiange?" When Wu Zhongyuan said this, he felt that his question was a bit broad, so he became more specific. Son, "I have been promoted to the ninth level of the Heavenly Grid, but I have transformed into an immortal by becoming an immortal?"

"What is an immortal?" the old man in black asked.

Wu Zhongyuan tried to explain, but the matter could not be explained at all, because there was no Taoism at this time, and there was no such thing as an immortal. He could not explain to the old man in black what an immortal was.

After thinking anxiously, Wu Zhongyuan changed the question, "The aura of the ninth level of the earth grid is red, blue and purple. What color is the aura of the ninth level of the sky grid?"

"The three voids are black, the three spirits are white, and the three yuan are yellow." The old man in black said casually.

After the old man in black finished speaking, Wu Zhongyuan suddenly realized that the ninth level of the Heavenly Grid he mentioned corresponds to the Earth Immortals, Heavenly Immortals, and Golden Immortals of later generations. According to Taoist classics, Earth Immortals do not have a physical body, but belong to the soul, and their emit is black. Spiritual energy, while the Celestial Immortal emits silver spiritual energy, and the Golden Immortal, as its name suggests, naturally emits golden spiritual energy.

Wu Zhongyuan was determined to continue asking, but he held back. At this time, Xinyuehu was still playing the piano, and the previously peaceful and soothing sound gradually began to fluctuate.

Although the sound of the piano can convey emotions, it is not as accurate as language. Even if the person playing the piano can accurately integrate his emotions into the sound of the piano, the person who hears the sound of the piano may not necessarily be able to judge what the person playing the piano wants from the sound. As for what to express, because everyone has their own consciousness, the person listening to the piano will put their own feelings into it. To put it bluntly, it will inevitably contain a certain subjective component.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't know exactly what Xinyuehu wanted to express, but the first half of the piano sound gave him the feeling of orchids in the empty valley, slanting shadows of bamboo forests, mountains and flowing water, the chirping of birds and the chirping of insects. It was very elegant, soothing and peaceful.

But then the rhythm changed, with ups and downs, and it felt like a peaceful life was suddenly broken.

In addition, although there are obvious ups and downs in the sound of the piano, each ups and downs does not lead the tune to a higher level. In fact, on the contrary, the ups and downs and fluctuations are followed by obvious depression and restraint, which seems to be calm. After his life was broken, the owner tried hard to eliminate the interference and try to restore the previous peace.

Seeing that Wu Zhongyuan was fascinated by what he heard, the old man in black did not continue walking west, but turned left and walked into the fruit forest, and sat down in a grass pavilion in the forest. The pavilion was very old, and there were some farm tools placed in it. It is a place where the old man in black works and rests.

Wu Zhongyuan followed the old man in black and sat down in the thatched pavilion, continuing to listen to the sound of the piano.

The old man in black knew that he was listening to the piano and did not disturb him.

Although Xinyuehu's soul was damaged and she was insane, she played the piano very well and her control of the rhythm was very precise. One minute was one section, which was very standard and almost every second was correct.

Naturally, there is no concept of minutes at this time. The rhythm follows the number of Jiazi, sixty is one Jiazi, and sixty drips is sixty seconds, which is one minute.

The first verse is soothing and calming.

The second quarter saw ups and downs.

The third quarter tried to calm down the ups and downs of restraint.

There seemed to be hesitation and hesitation in the fourth quarter.

Starting from the fifth verse, there is murderous intent in the tune, not a jealous woman pulling her hair and scratching her face, but a dignified and solemn air of murder.

After the murderous intent appeared, the tempo of the tune began to speed up and the sound of the piano became louder and louder. Counting the fifth verse, the murderous atmosphere lasted for three full verses. It gave people the impression of indomitable and decisive killing, and the listeners were filled with pride and blood boiling. .

"Has your master ever participated in the ancient wars?" Wu Zhongyuan looked at the old man in black.

The old man in black raised his head and glanced at Wu Zhongyuan with a serious expression.

The old man in black didn't answer, so Wu Zhongyuan stared at him and forced him to answer.

At this moment, the sound of the piano changed again, and the chilling air was swept away, replaced by sadness and a dilemma...