Chapter 631 Martial Arts

"Senior, please!" The old fox led the way and took Zhou Tong to a cave in the south of the valley.

This cave is big and wide. It is obviously the residence of these foxes. After walking in, it is like entering a palace.

There are many small holes in the walls of the cave, and countless oil lamps are lit in the small holes.

The materials of these oil lamps are not simple. There is no smoke or any pungent smell when burning. Instead, they have a refreshing fragrance. The light of the oil lamps is also very bright, and even when the breeze blows, the firelight does not waver.

The cave is surrounded by various wooden bookshelves on all sides. The bookshelves are filled with books of all kinds, including manuscripts, woodcuts, lithographs, rubbings, etc.

Surrounding the walls, in addition to ten huge bookshelves, there are countless books with yellowing paper around the corners.

There are conservatively estimated to be 100,000 books in this stone room.

Seeing Zhou Tong's eyes looking at the books, the old fox leading the way was even more faintly proud, his beard rising up and down.

Zhou Tong felt a little funny looking at it. This old fox had simply learned all about human habits.

Many wealthy families probably feel the same way when they show off their collection of books to others!

Zhou Tong then approached the collection of books and picked up a few to read. Most of these books were Buddhist scriptures and other books, which were brought out by these foxes after the Great Zen Temple was destroyed.

Sure enough, when the old fox saw Zhou Tong looking through these books, he began to explain the origin of these books.

"Alas, it's a pity that the thousand-year-old temple, which was always bright with lights, was eventually burned down because of contact with the elders of the previous dynasty to rebel." Speaking of the ending of the Great Zen Temple, the old fox also felt a little emotional.

Dazen Temple is a thousand-year-old temple that occupies a huge area and was extremely prosperous. It is said that the young monk who offers incense to Buddha and Bodhisattvas in this temple every day has to ride a horse to come here.

At the same time, this temple is also a holy place for martial arts, spiritual practice, and wealth.

"It's hard to say that it's rebellion, but it's true that the Daqian Dynasty coveted the wealth and martial arts of the Dazen Temple." Zhou Tong shook his head. Basically, any place like this that has accumulated so much wealth can't No promising monarch would tolerate it, especially since the temple does not need to pay taxes.

"Senior, hello!" The old fox's eyes lit up and he nodded in agreement.

"There are many books here. Can you allow me to stay here for a little longer?" Zhou Tong turned to look at the old fox and asked.

"Senior, you can just read here, and all the tea and meals will be provided by me!" The old fox was very attentive, "As long as you can take the time to give us some advice occasionally."

Based on Zhou Tong's previous words, the old fox basically confirmed that Zhou Tong was at least somewhat knowledgeable and knowledgeable, otherwise he would not have been able to say such a thing.

The pure fox clan has always only secretly learned the etiquette and writing of the human race, but few have actually communicated with the human race. Now that there is such a person who is willing to live here and communicate for a period of time, he can only dream of it.

"My knowledge is limited and I haven't learned many things. I'm afraid I will disappoint you!" Zhou Tong shook his head.

He actually doesn't know much about the knowledge and principles of this world, because since he came to this world, he has only obtained the memories of the disciples of Jingyuan Temple, and what he knows is basically his knowledge.

Although many things are similar in basic principles, some principles of the Zhetian world can actually be applied to this Yangshen world.

But before he truly learned the principles and knowledge of this world, Zhou Tong was unwilling to say anything more.

"There is no end to learning, and Youdao means that 'knowledge of worldly matters is knowledge, and knowledge of human relations is knowledge'. Senior, you have traveled all the way through the mountains and ridges. This life experience alone is far beyond what we foxes in the mountains can match." The old fox said.

"Life experience...it depends on what kind of experience you have. If I know the experience, it's okay to teach you." Zhou Tong pondered for a while, then agreed, "Don't call me 'senior' either. I'm not that old either, so just call me 'Zhou Tong'!"

As Zhou Tong spoke, his eyes continued to stare at the books on the bookshelf.

"Okay, then you can read slowly here!"

"I'm going to teach those children. If you want anything, just give me an order." The old fox saw Zhou Tong flipping through the books again, and then nodded, said one last time, and then went out to greet the other little foxes. .

After the old fox left, Zhou Tong quickly looked at the bookshelf in the center, especially the two huge books in it - "Martial Arts" and "Tao Jing".

Both books are large, each containing dozens of volumes.

"The "Past Amitabha Sutra" must be in the gap between the martial arts scriptures!" Zhou Tong pondered for a while, and then directly flipped through these two scriptures.

"Wu Jing" and "Dao Jing" are classics compiled by collecting books from all over the world at the beginning of the Daqian Dynasty. However, not long after this book was compiled, it was immediately regarded as a banned book by the Daqian Dynasty. At the same time, the "Martial Arts" and "Dao Jing" that had been scattered among the people were collected and burned together. Anyone who was found to have hidden it would be guilty of a felony.

However, the "Wu Jing" and "Dao Jing" of the Daqian Dynasty had many omissions, and most of the things recorded in them were rough.

But there are many things that Zhou Tong needs. When he came to this world, he only had one "Moluo God Beat", and the rest of his knowledge of martial arts and Taoism was only obtained from the disciples of Jingyuan Temple. It needs some other martial arts knowledge as a supplement, even if the "Martial Arts" and "Tao Jing" all talk about the basics, that's fine.

Opening the two classics, this book begins with a discussion of the principles of martial arts and Taoism - crossing the sea.

The human world is a big sea of ​​suffering, the human body is the ship crossing the sea, and the soul is the person in the ship. Martial arts is about cultivating the physical body so that it can carry people across the sea; while Taoism is about cultivating the soul. Even if the physical body decays, the person inside can swim on his own, or even change a boat.

Zhou Tong read quickly. After reading all these two scriptures, he suddenly had a completely new understanding of martial arts and Taoism in this world.

"Martial arts is not much different from what I guessed, and there is no method here that I really need to open the acupoints; but for Taoism, I have a truly comprehensive and systematic understanding!" Zhou Tong secretly said.

He did know some realms of Taoism from the original text, but the original text did not describe all aspects of how to practice it clearly, so what Zhou Tong knew was only a rough idea, and he did not understand the most basic things at all.

However, a "Tao Jing" gave Zhou Tong a comprehensive understanding of Taoism and many of its mysteries.

"Of course, the biggest gain is this!" Zhou Tong held a very thin dark gold, silk-like thing in his hand, which was the "Past Amitabha Sutra" hidden in the cracks of the "Martial Sutra".