Chapter 81 Looking for it
Li Daoxuan opened his eyes and it was already daybreak outside. The misty and rainy first month of the year was a time for beautiful scenery and a rare time for rest.

Sit cross-legged facing east, inhale and exhale. Close your eyes and look inward, let your thoughts shine through your body. It is often said that practicing Taoism is similar to studying medicine. Both require combing the meridians and identifying the acupuncture points. Only in this way can the Dan Qi be circulated and the internal Dan method be practiced. Therefore, observing the inner and clear meridians are also something that Taoists must understand.

However, people do not have the divine eye, so it is difficult to check the eight extraordinary meridians in the body. Even if there are sages to guide them, few people can understand themselves. People are different, and the eight extraordinary meridians naturally have small differences. Therefore, when the sage teacher teaches the true way, he will often help his disciples to sort out the meridians. Only in this way can you understand the situation of your own body, refine the nectar, and create the Huachi.

The so-called mysterious is not the Tao, but human beings themselves.

Li Daoxuan naturally didn't worry about these things. He had opened the Purple Palace in the beginning, and one inch of golden light entered the Nine Palaces. He could see ghosts and gods above and recognize the meridians below.

The elixir energy in the mysterious world reverberated, and it could also flow along the radiant Zhoutian meridians under his inner vision. With such innate conditions, I don't know how many people would envy him.

After all, if one opens the Heavenly Eye and observes the inner organs, the meridians of the whole body can be seen clearly. Wherever the Dan Qi goes, wherever it passes, it is all like a river flowing through the mountains and rivers, and he can see it clearly. In this way, one only needs to proceed step by step. If one passes through the Mysterious Passage and gathers the Dan Qi, the Great Law can naturally be achieved. This is why the old Taoist is worried that if Li Daoxuan goes astray, he will become a disaster in the world.

After all, who wouldn't be afraid of the future path a person will take if he follows the steps to become a true heavenly master?
Practicing Kung Fu and gathering Qi, just like going out early to exercise the body as usual. Last night, I had a sparring match with Yan Chixia, and my attack was much more ruthless than Uncle Jiu. When Li Daoxuan woke up, he felt unbearable pain all over his body. He almost lay in bed and couldn't get up. He needed to slowly go to Yan Chixia again.

But the benefits are self-evident. In addition to gaining more experience in fighting, I also learned a new method and practiced a new set of swordsmanship.

The sword technique used by Yan Chixia is the "Sword Controlling Technique", which emphasizes the sword being contained in the body and nourishing the sword with Qi. When killing an enemy, he can summon the flying sword and take the enemy's head from a thousand miles away.

This kind of magic is too powerful, so it is very difficult to practice. Yan Chixia has long said that if you want to practice sword control and call back all the swords, you need to enter the golden elixir and achieve the state of refining qi and transforming into spirit.

Although Li Daoxuan made rapid progress, he had not yet completed the process of refining himself and building the foundation, let alone the subsequent steps of refining essence into qi and refining qi into spirit.

There is still a long way to go, and the way of controlling the sword is a long and arduous journey. So Yan Chixia taught him a set of sword techniques, which was named "The True Explanation of the Sword Way".

This sword technique is ordinary, but it contains many sword techniques. If you practice it often, you can also have a deep understanding of the sword. Although Maoshan has sword techniques, they are just sparse and ordinary. It is still much worse than "The True Explanation of the Sword".

He found an iron sword and began to practice sword fighting under the eaves. Rainwater dripped from the eaves, splashing on the ground with a dripping sound.

Jinling in late winter and early spring this year seems to be warmer than in previous years.

After practicing sword moves, Huancui brought warm water. Li Daoxuan tested the water temperature and found it was just right, neither too hot nor too cold.

A few days ago, Huancui also went to Wang's house. Later, all the servants and maids were bewitched by the strong man in yellow robes and trapped in the backyard. When the incident in Longling was over, these servants and maids were awakened and realized that something big had happened outside.

Fortunately, the remaining people did not kill innocent people indiscriminately, otherwise it is still unknown how many people can survive. Perhaps the Taoist never thought of killing innocent people from the beginning to the end. He had only one goal from beginning to end, which was to make the Qing Dynasty extinct.

Every time Li Daoxuan thought of such things, he couldn't help but sigh that there are always heroes in the world.

It is true that once a hero draws his sword, it will bring another ten years of disaster to the common people.

Huancui wrung out the towel and was about to wipe the sweat off his face, but Li Daoxuan took it from her.

The fingertips touched lightly, and the little maid withdrew her fingers as if she had received an electric shock. She pinched her fingertips with one hand, lowered her eyebrows and looked down. A hint of blush appeared on her fair face, and she looked a little shy.

"Young Master." Huancui called.

"No need to trouble you, I'll be more comfortable doing it myself." Li Daoxuan wiped his face and smiled at Huancui.

It had been some time since he came back from the mountain, but he still couldn't adapt to a life where he had to be served in everything.

I have my own hands and feet, and they are very hardworking, so I don't need to bother the maids for help. "Young Master always works so hard himself, why would he need us maids for anything?" Huancui said a little depressed. She was sent by Madam Li to serve Li Daoxuan. If Li Daoxuan didn't need anyone to serve him, then what was she for?
Therefore, Huancui felt a little sad every time she was rejected. Sometimes she would wonder if it was because her hands and feet were not flexible enough and the young master was not comfortable serving her. When Li Daoxuan knew about this thought, he also had a good talk with the little maid.

It was probably because the young master lived in the mountains all the time, so he was used to doing things within his ability. But when he encountered something he didn't know how to do, he would trouble the little maid.

For example, combing and tying hair in the secular world is different from that in the temple, where one still needs help from others.

Li Daoxuan's hair was black and smooth, like silk. Huancui also liked to help take care of his hair, just like petting a cat.

"Maids are not born to serve others. There are some things that can be done by oneself. Why bother others?" Li Daoxuan sighed.

Although he knew that it was wrong to say this at this time, he still wanted to express his inner thoughts. After all, some of his views from his previous life were deeply rooted.

He had no intention of driving Huancui away, or talking to her about the equality of all people. After all, being a maid was also a job for her. It was just that this job was a contract to sell her body, and her life and death were all in the hands of the master.

After chatting with Huancui for a while, he went to the hall to have breakfast.

Recently, my eldest brother Li Mingda has become busy, and I have met him less often. I heard from Master Li that the Wang family's side branch is urging my eldest brother to get married, and they want to set a date this year. After all, something like that happened in the Wang family, and the side branch is also afraid that the marriage will fall through.

In addition, the Li family had received a promise from Liu Kunyi, the governor-general of Liangjiang, to participate in this Western trade. Everyone knew that the Li family had caught the governor's eye and was going to soar to the sky. If they didn't rush to get married now, when the Li family really took off, there would probably be a lot of changes if they cared about these things.

This is also the reason why my eldest brother doesn't want to stay at home.

It seems that no matter what era it is, urging marriage is always inevitable. Li Daoxuan mourned for his elder brother in his heart.

Just as they were finishing their meal, a servant ran in from outside. He came up to Li Daoxuan, bowed, and then whispered, "Third Master, there is an old woman outside who said she is here to look for you. She looks like an ordinary woman. Do you want to go out and take a look, or do you want me to chase her away?"

"Old woman? Looking for me?" Li Daoxuan was a little curious about who was looking for him. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and followed the servant to the side door.

When I pushed the door open, I saw an old woman with a haggard face holding an umbrella, shivering in the cold drizzle.

She heard the door open and looked up at the person coming in. She saw Li Daoxuan coming out with light in his cloudy eyes.

"Sir, please save me." The old woman knelt on the ground with a thud, ignoring the slippery ground and the rain. Her voice was hoarse, as if there was phlegm stuck in her throat.

Li Daoxuan was startled by her and quickly reached out to help her up. He pinched the old woman's shoulders and felt that under the heavy cotton jacket, there was a skinny body.

Looking at the old woman's face again, she was exactly the wonton-selling woman he met when he first came to Jinling that day.

He remembered that day when he saw that his mother-in-law had an unhealthy face and was afraid that there was an evil spirit in the house, so he gave her a yellow talisman to ward off evil spirits and taught her methods to exorcise evil spirits. If she did this for fourteen days, she would be able to drive out the evil spirits in the house.

I just didn't expect that when we met again, this mother-in-law looked ten years older than before. I don't know what happened in these days to make her so exhausted.

"Old lady, get up quickly, we can talk." Li Daoxuan said, and went forward to help the old woman up.

　I have the flu and have a severe cough. I can't smoke, my mind is not sharp, and my whole body aches. I just came back from an IV drip. I'll update one chapter today. I really can't sit still, so I'll rest early to let my body recover quickly. I'll update again tomorrow.

　　
　
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