Chapter 55: Magical Power in Sight of a Fire Practicing Taoism requires spiritual roots. If it is there, it is there; if it is not there, it is not there; you cannot force it. However, there is a saying that goes, "There are fifty great ways, forty-nine of which are derived from heaven and one is hidden by man." There is another truth, which is "Only the easy can be changed". Therefore, a person’s lack of spiritual roots does not mean that he is completely incapable of practicing Taoism; there will always be a chance of turning around. The so-called "100-day foundation building" is the source of this elusive turning point. The principle is that if you follow the rules, you will become a human being, and if you go against the rules, you will become an immortal. Its essence is to build the foundation with martial arts, replace the role of spiritual roots, and practice Taoism! There is fundamentally no difference between a Taoist practitioner with spiritual roots and a Taoist practitioner without spiritual roots who builds a foundation in martial arts to enter the Tao; they are both Taoist practitioners. The difference is that Taoists with spiritual roots are more likely to be truly liked, and it will be smoother if they follow the path of the talisman school; It is not easy for a Taoist who enters Taoism through martial arts to follow the path of the talisman school, so he can only work hard to expand the path of the alchemy school, which is the external alchemy school and the internal alchemy school. The latter type of Taoist practitioners often practice both Taoism and martial arts, with Taoism as the main focus and martial arts as the auxiliary! At the beginning, Instructor Huang Junshi brought Tao Tie to the Shahe Gang to extort money, and only "bargained" on the amount of gold and the grade of the magic sword. Not a single word was said about the top-grade yellow-level martial arts technique "Xingyiquan".

There is a reason why Teacher Huang did this. Before receiving the inheritance of Xingyiquan, Tao Tie did not understand the reason. After receiving the inheritance, Tao Tie only regretted that he had wasted two months of time for not practicing Xingyiquan earlier and taking the path of practicing both Taoism and martial arts! “It is never too late to mend.” Tao Tie took a few deep breaths and invoked the derived characteristic of the Purifying Heart Mantra [Purifying Heart] to calm his mood and comfort himself. Then he stopped worrying about the waste of time, put aside the regret, and focused on Xingyiquan. The top-grade yellow grade "Xingyiquan" is a complete martial arts inheritance, the core contents of which include the three-body stance training, the five elements boxing and the twelve-form boxing. The three-body stance training emphasizes the three external combinations and the three internal combinations. The three external combinations are the combination of hands and feet, elbows and knees, and shoulders and hips; The three inner harmonies are the harmony of mind and intention, intention and qi, and qi and strength. The process of standing meditation is in line with the principle that Wuji gives birth to Taiji, Taiji gives birth to Liangyi, and Liangyi gives birth to Sixiang. After standing still, as for the Five Elements Boxing, it is the Four Symbols performing the Five Elements. The Five Elements Boxing includes chopping fist, drilling fist, collapsing fist, cannon fist and horizontal fist, which correspond to gold, water, wood, fire and earth respectively, and are the methods of practice. The Twelve Forms Boxing resembles twelve animals, namely dragon, tiger, bear, snake, ox, monkey, horse, chicken, swallow, crocodile, kite and eagle. It is an actual combat technique. What made Tao Tie lament “I’m so stupid, really” was not the three-body stance training, nor the fighting method of the Twelve Forms Boxing, but the practice of the Five Elements Boxing. The potential of the Five Animal Play has been fully tapped. The five elements stance training in Taiyi Five Elements Guiding and Refining Body Technique focuses on collecting herbs and refining qi. Further exploration of the secrets of the body that have been revealed by the nose, tongue and lips has been slow to make progress. Who would have thought that Tao Tie had already obtained the method to continue the "Five Animal Exercises" and further explore the secrets of the nose, tongue, and lips. It is the Five Elements Fist of Xingyiquan! It's just that he himself hasn't discovered it yet.

[Kung Fu: Xingyiquan] [Information fragment 1: All methods come from the Three Body Style, simplify the Five Elements Fist.] [Information fragment 2: I searched for him among the crowd for hundreds of times, but when I turned around, he was standing in the dimly lit place.] [Information fragment 3: Since the nose, tongue, and lip physical abilities are promising, what are you waiting for? Practice now!] You definitely need to practice, but there's no rush. Tao Tie put away the "Xingyiquan" inheritance jade slip which contained one more martial arts true meaning, stood up and left the pavilion in the middle of the lake, left the missionary academy as planned, and continued to carry out the monster catching mission. He promised Instructor Huang that he would do the task of catching monsters in remote rural villages during these days, and he couldn't just do it for one day and then give up halfway. Especially since the Immortal God Division of Liuxian County will be officially established tomorrow, and he was promoted by Instructor Huang to the position of deputy squad leader of Class A Patrol. First of all, a man cannot stand without trust, so he must do what he promised; Secondly, more and more people will pay attention to him, so every aspect must be done well, and the more details, the more attention must be paid. In this way, Tao Tie quickly put aside the visit of Tan Jinxuan, Chu Mingtu and Du Bo, and also put aside "Xingyiquan", and concentrated on the task of catching monsters in the remote rural village for a day. I left the missionary house at the beginning of the morning. In the morning and afternoon combined, I visited three villages in two townships. I comforted a corpse that was hit on the forehead by a black cat, moved a grave that was touched by a dragonfly, and communicated with a dead soul that had not received filial respect from its descendants for many years and therefore felt resentful. He was busy until the beginning of the You hour when he returned to his cave and immediately started his evening lessons. After finishing his evening lessons steadily and quietly, Tao Tie then leisurely started his first practice of Xingyiquan. With the help of the "guidance" of the Disha technique and the foundation of the five elements' standing meditation of "Five Animal Exercises" and "Taiyi Five Elements Guiding and Refining Technique", the first practice of Xingyiquan went very smoothly, and there was no embarrassing situation like the "Taiyi Fenguan Sword Art" where one was unable to learn by oneself. From the three-body stance training, to the practice of the Five Elements Boxing, and then to the fighting methods of the Twelve Forms Boxing, every step went smoothly. Facts have proved that the value and price of jade slips that can help one comprehend the true meaning of a technique are far higher than those of rubbings that cannot help one comprehend the true meaning of a technique. This is reasonable! Among the five elements of boxing, chopping fist, drilling fist, collapsing fist, cannon fist and horizontal fist, After practicing the Bengquan which corresponds to wood, and the Zuanquan which corresponds to water, there will be "stimulation" to the liver and kidneys among the five internal organs and the eyes and ears among the five senses but it is not obvious. After practicing the chopping fist corresponding to metal, the cannon fist corresponding to fire, and the horizontal fist corresponding to earth, the "stimulation" of the lungs, heart, spleen of the five internal organs and the nose, tongue and lips of the five senses will become very obvious. It is not to the exaggerated extent that one can sublimate the special ability into physical supernatural power after practicing it once. However, Tao Tie realized that if he persisted in practicing Xingyiquan, he would be able to successfully tap into the physical supernatural powers corresponding to the nose, tongue, and lips. There is another benefit. That is, as he was practicing, Tao Tie suddenly had an epiphany. The supernatural power corresponding to the nose is "hum" of white air that shakes the soul, the supernatural power corresponding to the tongue is "hal" of yellow air that disperses the soul, and the supernatural power corresponding to the lips is "immune to all poisons"! This was very different from his previous conjectures about the secrets of the body being opened through the nose, tongue and lips, including the humming and breathing, the tongue bursting with thunder, and the words coming out as the Dharma came out. "Let's not talk about Shennong. Are the two generals Heng and Ha more suitable for Qianliyan and Shunfenger?" With the help of [Knowing All Things], Tao Tie quickly found out the reason for such a big discrepancy. That is the fundamental difference between "Five Animal Exercises" and "Xingyiquan"! However, Tao Tie did not get hung up on the differences and discrepancies. Being able to tap into the supernatural powers of the physical body is much better than not being able to do so. If there are discrepancies, just let them be, it’s no big deal! After finishing his Xingyiquan training, Tao Tie immediately adjusted his mindset, and then incorporated [Kung Fu: 5, Xingyiquan (Entry Level, Progress: 6%)] into the "Taotie Visualization Method" to seek a shortcut in training.

As for the focus, it is of course on the exploration of the supernatural powers of the physical body. After all, [Clairvoyance] and [Super Ear] were acquired after "eating" the person in the pupil and the person in the ear. Of course it would be best if you could "eat" some rare food and directly develop the three magical powers of nose, tongue and lips. Even if you can't master it directly, it's good to have a way to speed up the process. [Kung Fu: Xingyiquan + Taotie Visualization Method] [Information fragment 1: Five colors of luck, red qi, yellow qi, green qi, white qi, and black qi.] [Information fragment 2: The Qi of Dantian passes through Niu Nu Wufen, the Qi of Huangtian passes through Xinwei Jifen, the Qi of Cangtian passes through Weishi Liugui, the Qi of Sutian passes through Kangdi Maobi, and the Qi of Xuantian passes through Zhangyi Louwei.] [Information fragment 3: Eating the five qi of the five heavens every day can help you practice Xingyiquan and also tap into your physical body’s magical powers.] "Well……" After reading the three pieces of information, Tao Tie felt quite strange. You said there is no shortcut, but it is indeed a shortcut. You say there is a shortcut, but it still requires "hard work" of looking at, gathering, and consuming qi every day. It also involves the twenty-eight constellations of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches! call…… After letting out a long breath, Tao Tie quickly adjusted his thoughts, walked out of the meditation room, did nothing else, went to the bedroom and fell asleep quickly. Liuxian County Xianshensi will be officially established tomorrow. As a direct descendant of the first governor Huang Junshi and the deputy leader of the Class A patrol inspector, Tao Tie must appear in the most energetic state of mind at the listing ceremony and the general meeting of all employees. There is no better way to rest your mind than having a good night's sleep. I slept peacefully and woke up naturally at 3:00 . Just like usual, doing boxing, morning lessons, collecting herbs and refining qi, there was no difference. The only difference is that the boxing they practiced was changed from "Five Animal Exercises" to "Xingyi Quan", and the morning class was moved forward by half an hour. This allowed Tao Tie to arrive at the Xianshensi Yamen to report in before 06:00. The Xianshensi Yamen of Liuxian County was not newly built. It simply connected the Demon Slaying Department and the Demon Exorcism Department, which were originally separated by only a wall, and then made certain structural modifications. The original personnel of the Taoist Association and the Buddhist Association can be directly moved from the county government office to the Immortal and Gods Administration office. When Tao Tie arrived, the official personnel who had been confirmed to be admitted to the Immortal God Department, the temporary personnel who were still uncertain and needed to be examined, and the monster catchers who wanted a chance to be examined had all arrived. The temporary personnel and monster hunters were waiting quietly outside the martial arts arena. The official personnel lined up in six vertical rows on the training ground. The first vertical column is Gongcao, which consists of only two people, Gongcao Zhuli and Gongcao Shuzuo, who are responsible for recording, assigning tasks, and examining and recording performance; The second vertical column is the warehouse department, which consists of only three people: the chief warehouse clerk and the assistant warehouse clerk, who are in charge of the financial work of stipends and the market. The third column is the Law Department, which has only one Chief Law Department Officer, who is in charge of the internal judicial work! The fourth column is Class A, which has twelve inspectors;

The fifth column is Class B, which has twelve inspectors; The sixth column is Class C, which has twelve inspectors. As the deputy squad leader of Class A, Tao Tie naturally stood at the front of the Class A queue. Tao Tie was no stranger to the two deputy class leaders standing at the front of Class B and Class C, having dealt with them before. One is the eldest daughter of Shahe Gang, Mo Yuhan! One is the young Taoist priest Qingyun from Yuanyang Temple! The three shifts of inspectors are the foundation and backbone of the military force of the Immortal God Department. However, among the three deputy foremen who were actually in charge of all daily work, not only were none of them veterans of the Demon Slaying Division and the Demon Extermination Division, but none of them were from the county literature or martial arts schools. Even a three-year-old child would not believe that this situation had nothing to do with Huang Junshi, the chief of the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County! As for the leader of the three inspection teams, currently the deputy governor holds the position concurrently. The origins of the three deputy governors of the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County are very interesting. One is the former chief of the Demon Slayer Division, from the county literature; One was the former head of the Demon Extermination Department, who graduated from the county martial arts school; One of them was parachuted in from Siming Prefecture and had nothing to do with Liuxian County. Judging from their backgrounds, it is absolutely impossible for these three deputy mayors to unite and work together to undermine Huang Junshi's position as mayor. From this, we can see that Huang Junshi is just indifferent to the world and wants to teach and educate people in the missionary system. It is not that he has no skills or is not good at politics and scheming. There were many people in the martial arts arena, and there were many hidden talents in the Immortal God Department, so Tao Tie did not activate the active modes of [Clairvoyance] and [Super Ear], but just relied on his super perception to observe the people present. It doesn’t matter if you don’t observe, the ignorant are fearless. After careful observation, Tao Tie finally understood why Instructor Huang did not let him participate in the establishment of the Immortal God Division of Liuxian County. I also understood why Instructor Huang only gave him the badge of deputy head of Class A yesterday morning. Among the official personnel of the Department of Immortals and Gods, there are Confucianists, martial artists, Taoists, Buddhists, and witches. The six Gong Cao, Cang Cao, and Fa Cao are all seventh-grade monks! There are a total of thirty-six inspectors in the three classes of A, B and C. They have different paths and realms, but none of them is lower than the eighth rank. In other words, if Tao Tie had not obtained the opportunity left by the Eight Immortals on the Eight Immortals Mountain, and his cultivation had not soared from the ninth rank to the eighth rank with the help of that trace of Tai Chi energy, he would not even be able to become a formal staff member. He could only give up his role as a monster catcher and become a temporary staff member who still needed to be observed. Not to mention the current deputy head of Class A. Well…… I don't know what kind of luck this guy Tan Jinxuan has. In just one day, he has dropped from the upper ninth level yesterday to the lower eighth level today. "Perhaps, in the eyes of others, I am also a lucky person who has no idea how lucky I am!" Suddenly, Tao Tie felt such emotion in his heart. The time just came to 06:00.

Huang Junshi, the chief steward of the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County, led three deputy chief stewards and suddenly appeared in the air in front of the martial arts arena in the morning light. He looked down at the official personnel on the training ground, the temporary personnel and the monster catchers outside the training ground. The entire martial arts arena suddenly became extremely solemn. The entire Immortal God Office suddenly became so quiet that not even the leaves dared to shake. Huang Junshi was wearing a white robe, with his left hand casually behind his back. His voice was like the sound of a huge bell, which was heard by every regular staff member, temporary staff member and monster hunter. "The Celestial Empire established the Immortal God Department to eliminate the evil spirits and evil spirits in the country." "I am Mr. Huang, the chief of the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County. I have nothing else to say to you, just one thing." "Since I came here, the Immortal God Department of Liuxian County has not supported any idle people." "It has been found out that the Wutong demon sneaked into our county, first disturbed the weather of Yudai River with a robbery weapon, and then entered the Eight Immortals Mountain to harm the mountain ghosts with the 'Seven Arrows with Nail Heads', in an attempt to extract the dragon energy of our county's ground veins and practice evil methods." "I am honored to be the chief of the Immortal God Department of this county, and I have no choice but to fulfill my responsibilities." "I will lead you to slay the demons and monsters today." As soon as he finished speaking, Huang Junshi gently waved his right hand, summoning forty-nine rays of golden light. All the 49 official personnel of the Immortal God Division of Liuxian County, including Huang Junshi himself, were instantly moved to a miasma-filled valley in the Eight Immortals Mountain. Suddenly, he came in front of a Taoist who looked kind but actually had an evil and weird temperament. Huang Junshi formed his right hand into a sword finger and slashed down with the remaining force. The Taiyi sword light, as bright as a galaxy, suddenly fell into the human world. The sword energy is so powerful that no one can stop it. (End of this chapter)