A small candle was lit on the clean table, and a young man was studying hard under the window where light and shadows intertwined.

Although there are many books in the museum, most of the contents are recorded in history, and there is only a very concise introduction to the practice of Taoism. Xiaoqiu knew that opening the seven orifices is the first step in formal Taoism, but he had no idea about the detailed steps. The booklet left by Mengdu Sect can almost explain all the doubts in his heart.

The four abilities of ears, eyes, nose, and mouth, corresponding to the four abilities of listening, sight, smell and speech are the main channels for external information to enter the human body. At the same time, they are also closely guarded portals. All information must be inspected and filtered layer by layer, and there is no one in the end that can be passed. The most important thing is that they block the spiritual energy of heaven and earth that is crucial to the practitioners.

If the Taoist fire is not extinguished, spiritual energy is the ignition of the Taoist root. The more spiritual energy, the purer it is, and the more vigorous the Taoist root burns.

Ordinary people block spiritual energy. Their physical constitution is too weak, and a very small amount of spiritual energy is enough to cause destructive consequences. Therefore, practitioners must first strengthen their bodies before they can open their seven orifices to receive more than ten times more information than before, and the spiritual energy will enter with it.

But at this time, the spiritual energy can only stay in the human body for a short time and will soon be lost. During the process of incoming and outgoing, the shape of the monk will become more tenacious, just like the nest of birds, which accumulates one by one, and will not be suitable for living until it is formed.

The order of opening the seven orifices is different for each person, but it can only be carried out one by one. The process of opening the orifices is the same for each time:

First, a certain ability is suddenly greatly enhanced, and the practitioner can only use it by concentrating all his energy. Overuse of extraordinary abilities at this stage is harmful. At the least, there will be a mental depression, and at worst, there will be damage to the organs.

Then, after a period of practice and accumulation, this ability will suddenly increase significantly at a certain moment and last for a long time. This is an important level. Innumerable sounds come at the same time, the most subtle scenes fill the eyes, the taste of habit suddenly becomes pungent, the mouth keeps making sounds and travels for miles or even more than ten miles. Too strong abilities become torture. At this time, the practitioner must remove distracting thoughts and concentrate on fighting against his extraordinary abilities. After passing the level, he will always have this ability and only need to concentrate a little energy to use it.

Xiaoqiu saw a few lines of bold black words, reminding practitioners not to frequently use extraordinary energy even after passing the level. Practicing the Tao requires meditation and strengthening audio-visual and scented words. It is just to absorb the side effects of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Long-term use will greatly interfere with the cultivation itself, which is tantamount to losing the root and pursuing the end.

Many children of practitioners have the root of Taoism at a very young age, but they still have to wait several years before starting to formally practice Taoism. The purpose is to forge the body, and the more important reason is to wait until the mind is mature and not to use extraordinary sensations indiscriminately, so that they can open the seven orifices, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

It is extremely rare to start practicing in the womb like Zuo Liuying, the first in the Forbidden Secret Department, and he may not be able to have one in ten thousand years. He also paid the price for it and lost the ability to speak forever.

The five Taoist children mentioned by Erliang Shen Xiuwei obviously belonged to this situation. They did not start practicing early, but instead went to the mountain gate like ordinary Taoist owners.

Xiao Qiu lifted a huge rock on the Old Ancestor Peak, indicating that his body could withstand enlightenment. However, there is a problem that neither Meng Yuanhou himself nor the booklets he left behind could explain: enlightenment is risky, and it is usually done with caution under the supervision of his elders. Few people learn without a teacher - very few are not none, but this rare phenomenon has occurred before without exception to the descendants of the monks.

People like Xiaoqiu who have an ordinary background and who have developed Taoist roots very late can also open their ears. This is definitely the first time in the impression of Meng Yuanhou.

After reading the booklet, the moment Xiaoqiu was about to close the album, it began to burn and quickly turned into ashes, blown away by a breeze coming in outside the window.

Xiao Qiu extinguished the candles and lie down on the kang, without using extraordinary listening again.

It is a strange feeling to be different, mixed with superior pride and unusual fear. For Xiaoqiu, this contradictory feeling is particularly obvious. He opened his eyes and thought for a while, turned to sleep, leaving all his emotions out of the sky.

Before dawn the next day, Zhang Lingsheng opened his voice and called on his disciples to get up. He was a person who had opened his seven orifices, but he strictly followed the precepts and rarely used four extraordinary sensations.

Xiaoqiu's body was still very sore. After walking a few steps down the ground, he felt better. He walked out of the door and breathed in fresh air, and his spirit was boosted. The pain in his body became unremarkable.

Seeing Xiaoqiu appear, many children greeted him enthusiastically, and some even ran over from the other end of the yard. Xiaoqiu all replied with the same enthusiasm. He still remembered the two sets of statements he heard yesterday, but he just didn't want to care too much about it. His purpose was to practice Taoism and he was unwilling to be disturbed by these trivial matters.

Just understand the truth, Xiaoqiu thought.

First, he used a set of bone-forging fists. Xiaoqiu stood beside Shen Hao as usual. When he finished practicing boxing, he whispered: "Don't ask Xin Youtao to take revenge."

Shen Hao looked surprised, "Who is it that talks too much? Mu Feihuang?"

Xiaoqiu shook his head, "No one leaked the secret. I just happened to know that it was not Xin Youtao who made the stone roll, but..." Xiaoqiu pointed at the real culprit with his eyes.

"Zhang Lingsheng?" Shen Hao's voice became even lower. There were too many people around him. He picked up a stick and lowered his head to return to his original position. "I remembered it a little when you said that. Zhang Lingsheng also wanted to get a reward. He participated in the mountain climb the day before yesterday and climbed quite quickly. He passed by me, but he didn't climb to the top of the peak, nor did he meet you. It was indeed strange."

"At this point, we will soon go to Yangshen Peak to practice. If we have no contact with Zhang Lingsheng, he will not be able to do anything, and there is no need for us to waste time on him."

Shen Hao was still angry, but he knew it himself. It was easy to beat Xin Youtao. He sought revenge on a Taoist priest who had already opened his orifices, but he was asking for trouble. "When we can achieve success in our practice..."

Xiaoqiu smiled. The boy from Yelin Town was the most reliable partner. He hoped that everyone could go further.

The stick match began, but Xiaoqiu's opponent was still Xin Youtao.

"It's a good recovery." Xin Youtao didn't know that he had just escaped, and his tone was still very arrogant and a little excited. Every morning healing medicine was suffering under Xiaoqiu's stick. Although there were extremely fast healing medicines, he still hoped to fight back a few sticks. Today, Mu Xingqiu looked extremely weak, and even stood there a little shaking. It was the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time.

"There are not many days for you to fight casually. What are you waiting for? Take action and use all your strength!" Meng Yuanhou always felt that his disciples were not ruthless enough, and tried every means to stimulate everyone's fighting spirit. At this time, he had a new idea and walked around the stick group and said loudly: "At the end of the month, I will hold a competition, and the winner will be rewarded with three golden souls. Don't think that you don't have a chance. I don't care who has the best stick method. It just depends on whether you use all your strength and will be the winner even if you lose your life!"

If you only compare the stick method, many children will immediately lose confidence in fighting. After all, no one wants to compare with the strongest children. However, using all your strength is to compete with themselves, and almost everyone has the possibility of winning.

Meng Yuanhou achieved his goal. The shouts in the courtyard were louder several times in an instant, and the sticks hit more frequently, and the shouts were connected.

Xin Youtao made all his strength from the beginning, but he made a mistake in his judgment. Xiaoqiu looked weak and was still fierce and accurate when he swung the stick. His strength was far better than usual. The first stick hit the prince's head.

Xin Youtao was unable to defend himself, screamed and turned his head to run. He could have played a few moves, but at this time he had no fighting spirit and just jumped around in the crowd. He didn't run far away and ran into Meng Yuanhou. He was taught to pick him up and throw him towards Xiaoqiu, "I can't die, why run!"

Shortly after dawn, the fight ended. Xin Youtao had more swollen bags on his body than ever before. He said to Xiaoqiu angrily: "When you arrive at Yangshen Peak, you are not so proud. There is no physical strength there, just look at your understanding."

Xiao Qiu raised his eyebrows and did not respond. Although he opposed private revenge, it was still a pleasant mood to have the opportunity to beat Xin Youtao. Although the prince was not the planner of the huge rock rolling down, his behavior of forcing Xiao Qiu and Fangfang to release the demon seed was still unforgivable.

Xiaoqiu handed over the stick, and when she got up, she suddenly felt someone staring at her.

Turning his head, he just met two sharp gazes.

As early as when practicing bone-forging fist, Xiaoqiu had noticed this child. In fact, no one could turn a blind eye to him. He caused more whispers than Xiaoqiu and Erliang Shen Xiuwei combined, and Shen Xiuwei himself always stared at him.

The boy is about ten years old, with a well-proportioned figure, neither tall nor short, and his black hair is tied into a high bun like an adult Taoist priest. His facial features are flawless, so perfect that he doesn't look like a human should have. His expression is a bit melancholy, as if he hasn't used to it when he first arrives in a strange place. Erliang Shen Xiuwei once said that he is very shy, but what Xiaoqiu saw was a kind of pride that penetrated his bones. Xin Youtao was simply the farmer's son compared to him.

But his pride is so natural that everyone thinks it is right. Even if they teach Meng Yuanhou, they will nod their heads formally when they walk by him, which is completely different from treating other children.

There were four people around him, two women and two men, both of whom were about the same age, and they were all breathlessly handsome. Xiaoqiu was willing to swear to anyone that he saw a layer of faint light on these five children.

The gaze ended soon. Xiaoqiu didn't see any emotions in the other person's eyes, as if she was just simple curiosity.

Even such a short look at each other attracted the attention of many children. Erliang Shen Xiuwei ran over and whispered excitedly: "They are real Taoist children, and I really hope to be friends with them."

Xiaoqiu also thought, but when he recalled the elegant voice he heard yesterday, he was a little bored. The voice was very compatible with its owner and declared to everyone in a hidden way: he would choose friends, but others could not choose him.

In the dining room, five Taoist children sat around a table, and the food they ate was different from others. They only had half a bowl of rice and a few vegetables, which were small and light, but they ate very seriously, as if it was a serious task.

They ate very quickly, and then the leading boy stood up. He was not tall and had no majesty, but there was no sound in the dining room.

Xin Youtao looked at him with anticipation and found that the other party was not coming to him, and his disappointment was beyond words.

The boy looked at him without looking sideways and walked to the table of the young man in Yelin Town, and nodded solemnly to the stunned Erliang Chen Xiuwei, "My name is Shen Geng, I hope I can work hand in hand with fellow Taoists in the future."

Erliang stood up in a hurry, happiness came too suddenly, he was so panicked that he was at a loss, and said with a blushing face: "My name is Chen Xiuwei..."

Shen Geng nodded again and turned to Xiaoqiu, "I also hope to carry forward the Pangshan Taoist Technique with this fellow Taoist Technique."

"My name is Mu Xingqiu, this is also my wish." Xiaoqiu replied while sitting, feeling impolite, and stood up.

Shen Geng's show of kindness was only for these two people, and he turned a blind eye to other teenagers in Yelin Town. Then he walked to a table of female disciples next to him and his eyes were on Xiao Qingtao.

Xiao Qingtao was so excited that her whole body was trembling. She grabbed Fangfang's arm tightly, and couldn't say a word.

"You can learn Taoism without a demon." Shen Geng's tone did not change from the moment, and he was still elegant and a little cold, "but until she proved that she really had severed all relations with the demon clan, I don't recommend you to be friends with her."

Shen Geng left with four partners. No one spoke in the dining room for a long time, only the confused village women scratched the monotonous noise of the wooden barrel.

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