"Taiji is a dancing sledgehammer, a shaking spear, and gossip is a dragging saber." Li Yangming was talking about martial arts. His words were directed at Long Jianmei. The little girl was completely uninterested in listening to him. Gu Tianyou listened very carefully from the side.

  He flew to Xiping first and went straight to a modified car shop contacted online. He bought a modified commander first. The chassis was reinforced on the original foundation, and the shock absorber and fuel tank were professionally modified in combination with the local landscape. Long Jianmei was very satisfied after carefully inspecting it. The car is naturally aspirated 5.7 displacement, front four-wheel drive, seven-seat panoramic skylight, interior decorations have also been carefully arranged, to some extent increasing comfort.

  When buying a car, the dealer gave away a bunch of wildlife items, thick dampproof pads, rainproof tents, the smallest diesel generator, lighting, heating furnaces and so on. Long Jianmei also personally ordered several guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition from the local garrison.

  After coming out of Xiping, he walked all the way to the west. The crowd was sparse and gradually desolate, and the road conditions were getting worse and worse. The car didn't drive fast. The little dragon girl drowsily drove the car. Gu Tianyou said that he would take her place, but he said that he wouldn't drive the car into a ditch even if he was half asleep and half awake. Li Yangming sat in the back row and said, "Miss Xiaolong is borrowing the rhythm of driving to nourish her mind. Her primordial spirit is naturally full, and she can practice kung fu whenever she wants. No one else can learn this technique."

  This old man had been talking all the way, either in terms of martial arts or martial arts, which made Gu Tianyou and Jiang Fei gain a lot.

  When it was getting late, you saw a big sign on the roadside that said you had entered the Kekexili Nature Reserve. Li Yangming said to stop and rest for a while before leaving. It's not too far ahead and we're about to get off the highway. Black lights and complicated road conditions made it difficult to guarantee that there would be no mistakes.

  The car stopped at an empty spot on the roadside. Li Yangming got off the car to feel the earth's atmosphere. His way of resting was very special. He kept his tent awake and worked hard to gather firewood. He stood in the middle and slept with the firewood in his arms.

  Hearing Jiang Fei mention this tune, she couldn't help but ask curiously when she saw it. However, Gu Tianyou didn't intend to ask by himself. Naturally, the curious baby would ask. As expected, when the little dragon girl saw Li Yangming set up the firewood pile, she immediately went over and asked, "Old man, what are you doing? Why are you not sleeping in the car and the tent? Is sleeping in this firewood pile your only secret art of the Snow Ridge Sect?"

  Li Yangming said, "This is called Standing Firewood Pile. It's not a unique secret art of the Snow Ridge Sect. It's not even a secret art in the past. Beggars who used to have a master know it, but now it's almost extinct. You'll find it fresh when you look at it."

  "Is there any way out here?"

  "Since the birth of the people, there have been beggars, the inner and middle schools are also not finished, only the difference between the north and south beggars: since the Republic of China, the increase in population flows, beggars can migrate. But the northern beggar did not go to the fire, and the southern beggar did not go to The northern beggar does not want to fire means that the northern beggar does not roast the fire. Although it is somewhat unimaginable, it is the truth. It would be wrong to see the group of beggars gathered in the shattered kiln and the bonfire piled up in the movies and TV shows. The traveling Northern beggar started to deliberately stay away from the stove fire from Bai Lu, in order to nurture the fire energy in his body. If he often roasted the fire, the firewood would be cut off one day in winter and he would freeze to death. However, since Bai Lu started, he would be able to survive the winter far away from the heat energy. Year after year, his kung fu would be deeper. "

  Gu Tianyou smiled and said, "It sounds reasonable, but is it necessary to sleep like this now? Aren't you afraid of injuring your body?"

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  Li Yangming said, "Since you have entered the door, wandering in Jianghu is this kind of work. This pile of firewood is first embodied in the word 'Stand'. You cannot lie down in the pile of firewood." The human body circulates blood energy, moving fast while lying down slowly. All kinds of movements are to nurture people while lying on the ground to exercise their bodies. Those who do so will surely suffer injuries. Lie in the pile of firewood to sleep, no winter, only cold dew autumn wind can catch a cold one night, and stand to sleep, although also shiver, but will be much better.

  Jiang Fei also had some things she didn't understand. She had already suppressed her urge to ask, "How can you fall asleep while standing?"

  Li Yangming chuckled, "The pile of firewood that you stand on should be tied up in a magical way. One must be reliable, two must be internal and external, and three must be flexible." Reliance means leaning against a wall or against a tree. It is easy to fall in the middle of the night if you don't lean against something. There are internal and external refers to the pile of wood outside the use of thick branches to play a supporting role, the internal use of withered grass to play a soft sponge insulation role. "There is a loose bundle of firewood, so it is easy to squat down in the middle of the night. If the bundle is too tight, it will hinder the circulation of qi and blood, so it has to be relaxed."

  Gu Tianyou asked in surprise, "This seemingly simple pile of firewood. So there are so many paths in it. Is standing here helpful to the improvement of martial arts cultivation?"

  Li Yangming said, "If there is one, there is also one. Compared to someone else, as far as the three of you are concerned, you can do it. Miss Xiaolong definitely won't have a problem, but Little Jiang won't. This is an external skill that can't be invaded by cold and summer. Her body is soft and feminine, so it's not suitable for her to endure it like this."

  "Many years ago, there was an ancestor of our Snow Ridge Sect who traveled all over the world, Found out about the beggar's craftsmanship, he learned to pass it down, After a long time, he came up with something special. "This pile of firewood is called the Star Observation Platform. The top of my head is open. There is also a type of massage shed called the Eight Trigrams Massage House. The hard firewood gathered in the surroundings is arranged according to the Eight Trigrams position. The top is sealed. If a person touches a wall in the middle, it is equivalent to receiving massage by meridians. In the early years, when a direct disciple first came to a pile of firewood left behind by another disciple, he knew the other disciple's level with a single glance."

  The inheritance of the Snow Ridge Sect stresses one truth and nine secrets. One direct inheritance, nine secret inheritances. Since the secret inheritance is called the secret inheritor, these ten people know the direct inheritance among themselves, but the direct inheritance does not know the secret inheritance. The true legacy was powerful, but the secret legend had a set of Nine Palaces Serial Joint Attack Formation that restrained the true legacy in order to prevent the true legacy from deceiving the master and annihilating the ancestor.

  Li Yangming's true legacy had long since been expelled from the sect, so he was no longer a member of the Snow Ridge Sect. The Star Observation Platform was for nourishing the spirit, but the Eight Trigrams Massage House was for body refinement. Gu Tianyou offered to try out the astronomical platform he had set up, but he did not refuse either. After letting him go out, he ran to the forest to collect firewood, and not long after, he set up a top-capped pile of firewood.

  The little dragon girl was so curious that she wanted to drill inside. Li Yangming hurriedly stopped her, "Aiyo, Miss Xiaolong, stop messing around. I built this shed for myself and also for Mr. Gu to see. This thing is for him to recuperate his meridians. It doesn't mean much to you. Mr. Gu will practice this pile of firewood with me tonight. You two can do whatever you want."

  Long Jianmei frowned and questioned, "Old man, are you really good for my eighth uncle's injuries?"

  … … … …

  Above him, the Milky Way was dazzling, and stars flickered. Gu Tianyou had never seen such a starry sky before. It was so deep, so beautiful. The depths of the galaxy seemed to contain all the mysteries of the universe. It was right above his head, leading Gu Tianyou to experience, taste, summarize, and gain. For a moment, he was somewhat dazed. He seemed to be asleep, but he seemed to be able to feel something. He went deeper and thought about it, but it was as if he didn't have anything at all. Immersed in the starry sky, and independent of the starry sky, his entire body seemed to be merging into sublimation.

  Something called'spirituality 'slowly grew in the blood and was sent to every corner of his body with the beating of his heart. Wherever they passed, the internal injuries and external threats from Chen Zhihan caused the pressure and exhaustion to disappear without a trace.

  Unbelievable? Ask yourself, all of this is a little hard to believe. Facing the starry sky of Kekexili, looking up at the sky in the pure darkness of the night, he suddenly remembered that those existences that we call'myth ', 'extraordinary', and'violate the laws of nature 'really exist.

  "You've gained some enlightenment, aren't you shocked?" Li Yangming's voice came quietly.

  Gu Tianyou said, "Yes, I never thought that I would be touched by the night sky. Is that why you made me stand on a pile of firewood tonight?"

  "You're missing something," Li Yangming said.

  "Tell me," Gu Tianyou said.

  "A reverence for life and nature!" Li Yangming said in a deep voice, "You are too scary. I have never seen someone as ruthless to me as you are in my life, and you can be so generous to the people around you. If a person like you can't show reverence for nature and creatures, the destructive power will be much greater than that simple villain."

  Gu Tianyou was puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

  Li Yangming said, "If you have the strength to transform, my voice will not be able to plot against you. So I know that you are practicing a painstaking skill that ascends to the heavens step by step. This skill is too hard. Even the most persistent man in the army may not be able to resist it."

  King Ming didn't move. Many people had been passed down by the Ming army. There were only two people who had truly obtained something. One was Meng Yi, who was extremely talented and possessed a tiger lattice, and the other was Gu Tianyou. Liu Feng could be considered ruthless, but his simplest action could not last for even a few minutes. Gu Tianyou was born prematurely in prison. He was three years old and had no mother. He was eight years old and killed people. He had survived life and death tribulations one by one. This kind of ruthlessness fused into his bones was naturally born. No matter how hard it was, it was treated as if he was idle. It would not cause any psychological pressure.

  Li Yangming continued, "You don't have a fighting style, but you have the strength and cultivation of a primordial spirit. There are such miraculous techniques in the Indian Brahma and in Western Christianity, and there are also people who have successfully cultivated them. However, the process of their cultivation is very terrifying."

  "What kind of terrifying method?" Gu Tianyou asked curiously.

  "Masochism!" Li Yangming said, "Christian bitter cultivators torment themselves by pestering suffering, The Brahma masters use needles, fire devouring, and self-whipping to disperse their mental pain. They use physical pain to share their mental stress, but you survive by your mental will. That's why I said I've never seen someone as ruthless as you. "

  Gu Tianyou smiled bitterly, "This is my destiny. I grew up like this, and no one will take the responsibility for me. When I was eight years old, I killed someone. At that time, I was in a terrible state of pain. An uncle said something to me, and I will always remember it."

  "What did he say?" This time, it was Li Ming Yang's turn to be curious.

  "He said to me, do you know why that man did that to you? Because he thinks he can do that to you. You must want to know why he feels that way? Simple, because you're naive. The world was like a huge garbage dump. Mosquitoes, flies, maggots were everywhere. Everything was rotting, and there would never be a clean leaf. "If you want to survive, you have to learn how to grind your teeth and suck blood. You have a weapon in your hand and a fierce look in your eyes. You covet every living creature. There is meat to eat, and if you eat all the meat, you will absorb the marrow. One day you must get used to the evil in this world. Trust me, never believe in punishment."

  Gu Tianyou said, "That's what I heard when I was eight, This is the environment in which I live and the people in that environment, So my spiritual will is not the result of deliberate training, but natural growth to this state, I must learn to forget pain, because pain is everywhere, I must adapt to hardship, because hardship is the essence of life, facing pain and hardship in my eyes is not a choice, but my destiny.

  Hearing this, Li Yangming sighed and said, "Take a good look at the starry sky. You will know that there is something beautiful in this world. Apart from the people who love you, there is also a world that loves you and everyone else that touches you from the bottom of your heart."

  The night sky seemed to wash, stars shining, spirituality lingering in his heart, and he slowly closed his eyes.

  The next morning, Gu Tianyou, who was disturbed by a gunshot, suddenly opened his eyes.