The Dharma Sea of ​​the Green Snake

Chapter 431 What is fair is called moderate, what is not easy is called mediocre

"Straighten your waist, straighten your hands, and don't let your mind wander..."

Beside the waterfall in the back mountain, beside the meditation room that has long been turned into a "workshop", Pei Wende scolded Zhang Chusheng who was walking under the waterfall while forging the steel that had just come out of the furnace.

"Whether it is swordsmanship or boxing, physical strength is the foundation of everything."

"If your body is strong enough, even just a casual punch is a 'killing punch' that can kill people."

"But if your body is as thin as a hemp stick, and you are out of breath after a little dancing, even if your swordsmanship is the best in the world, it is not as good as the hatchet in other people's hands."

Listening carefully to Pei Wende's reprimand, Zhang Chusheng only felt that the soft sword in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand ounces.

In the past, the soft sword that could make a sound of piercing through the air with just a light flick, but now it is a bit powerless to even shake off the water splash on the sword.

"I'm different from the old monk. Compared with the spiritual practice, I care more about the hard work."

Seeing that Zhang Chusheng was exhausted, but still tried his best to maintain the standard of movements, Wen Wende immediately nodded in satisfaction.

"If you haven't experienced hard training, no matter how high your spiritual realm is, it's just a flower in a mirror or a moon in water, and if you have a little difficulty, you will be defeated by yourself."

"You are very talented, and you have Buddha's fate, so I am not worried about the upper limit of your future achievements."

"Compared to thinking about how to reach the sky in one step, spending more time and effort to lay the foundation and sharpen your will is the most important thing you should do."

With Pei Wende's narration, Zhang Chusheng seems to have entered a state where "one thought arises and ten thousand thoughts die".

The body mechanically and instinctively performs actions that have been repeated countless times, but the brain is completely empty, meditating, and just instinctively responds to the actions of the body.

In this state, Zhang Chusheng can feel every subtle change in his body.

The simplest action of swinging a sword in the past has been broken down into subtle dynamic changes.

From fur to flesh and blood, to muscles and bones, Zhang Chusheng's consciousness seemed to be integrated into every cell of his body, and he swung his sword in the most comfortable and perfect state.

We all know that human nature is lazy.

Training in the conventional sense is all about fighting against this lazy nature, so that one's body will continue to get stronger and stronger, and have a physique that surpasses the same kind.

But Zhang Chusheng, who was in this state, felt that the nature that made him feel tired and lazy seemed to have disappeared.

Or to be more precise, the lazy nature originally engraved in the depths of the cells was reversed, and transformed into an instinct to pursue strength and power.

Driven by this instinct, all behaviors that can make oneself stronger will make the body feel comfortable and loved.

Even the physical exhaustion turned into a certain degree of pleasure, which gave Zhang Chusheng the illusion that he wanted to continue and that he was not at his limit yet.

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"what?"

Obviously feeling Zhang Chusheng's change, Pei Wende, who was forging iron, couldn't help but stop the sledgehammer in his hand, and looked at him in surprise.

"You can get an epiphany like this? Isn't this kid's talent too good?"

However, after observing Zhang Chusheng carefully for a while, Pei Wende frowned again.

"Too much is too late, but rigidity is easy to break."

"This guy's talent is good, but it's too easy to go to extremes."

The instincts of human beings, and even creatures, are born to survive better, and "laziness" as one of human nature is naturally the same.

Although the lazy nature can easily affect people's will and make people like to be lazy.

But it is precisely because of the existence of this nature that human beings always pursue the most comfortable state so that their lives can continue.

Except for some extreme cases, sleeping when tired, drinking when thirsty, and eating when hungry are the instincts evolved by human beings for hundreds of millions of years, and it is a self-maintenance method of the human body.

But at this moment, Zhang Chusheng reversed this instinct and raised the need of "constantly pursuing strength" to the top level.

In this way, although Zhang Chusheng can ignore his physical fatigue and let himself be intoxicated by the fact of "constantly getting stronger".

But as a price, Zhang Chusheng's body will collapse and disintegrate little by little due to long-term overloading, until the end of his life.

"What is not biased is called middle, what is not easy is called mediocrity."

After simply thinking for a moment, Pei Wende suddenly raised his voice, and the vast words like bells and drums spread throughout the entire back mountain.

"The middle one is the righteous way of the world, and the mediocre is the law of the world!"

Zhang Chusheng, who was immersed in the state of epiphany, didn't even have time to make any reaction, and was struck by the magic sound like enlightenment, entering his ears and brain, and it was difficult to maintain the original state of epiphany.

Boom!

Affected by this, the soft sword in Zhang Chusheng's hand also came out, and fell vertically into the deep pool.

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"Brother?"

It wasn't until this time that Zhang Chusheng opened his eyes blankly, and looked at Pei Wende who had stopped forging.

"That's the end of today's practice, go to the temple and prepare today's incense sticks and candles!"

Hearing what Pei Wende said, Zhang Chusheng realized that the time had come to this point.

"Okay, I see, I'll be there right away."

Hurriedly plunged into the pool, Zhang Chusheng first picked up the fallen soft sword, and then hurried ashore to put on clean clothes.

Zhang Chusheng ran to the main hall of Tongqing Temple in a hurry until it was confirmed that there were no omissions.

"Tsk, this character is getting more and more frizzy."

With a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, Pei Wende watched the back of Zhang Chusheng going away, and began to beat the steel in his hand again.

As for Zhang Chusheng's "epiphany" that was forcibly interrupted just now?
However, Pei Wende didn't show any concern, as if that scene never happened at all.

Because the so-called "epiphany" is based on what you know and learn, and it is a kind of accumulation of inspiration that is accumulated over time and comes naturally.

If there is no profound knowledge as a foundation, the more epiphanies you have and the deeper your insights, the more likely you will go astray.

Just like Zhang Chusheng just now, if he didn't stop him in time and allowed him to deepen his wrong "epiphany", I'm afraid he would have to collect his body after a while.

After all, epiphany is just a kind of inspiration, a kind of introduction and opportunity, and it is a situation that any orthodox practitioner must be vigilant against when it is regarded as a "panacea" on the path of practice.

And this is also the difference between the vast majority of righteous practitioners and leftist casual practitioners.

There are two completely different results brought about by someone supporting and correcting you on the way forward, and practicing alone without any reference.

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(End of this chapter)