Chapter 115: Nothingness of Self and Others, the Grandmaster's State of Mind
In the sight, when Chu Qinghe held the carving knife in his hand and kept dropping it on the wood on the table, the fluctuation of internal force in his body was particularly strong.
Compared to the previous fight between him and Yao Yue, the fluctuation of his internal energy was at least five times stronger.
And there is an indescribable charm about Chu Qinghe.
Realizing Chu Qinghe's current situation, Yao Yue came to her senses and immediately dodged to the side of Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao who were practicing, and instantly controlled the two of them in place by circulating her true Qi.
And as the true energy spread, it directly enveloped himself and the two little girls, preventing any movement or sound from being heard.
During the whole process, Yao Yue even adjusted the fluctuations of her own true Qi, trying to make it as gentle as possible.
Feeling that Yao Yue was acting strange at this moment, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao both looked puzzled.
However, when the two girls followed Yao Yue's gaze and looked at Chu Qinghe, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao both felt something different.
After a few breaths, Qu Feiyan looked at Yao Yue and asked, "Sister Yue, what's going on, young master?"
Hearing this, Yao Yue said in a deep voice: "He has entered a state of enlightenment."
When Qu Feiyan heard Yao Yue mention the word "enlightenment", her eyes widened.
"Epiphany?"
When Xiao Zhao next to him looked at Chu Qinghe, there was also a look of surprise in his eyes.
Yao Yue nodded slightly.
As she spoke, Yao Yue looked at Chu Qinghe standing beside her and couldn't help but exclaimed, "Although I already knew that he had a very high talent, I didn't expect it to be this high. However, he can enter this state of enlightenment when he is in the acquired perfection realm."
The concept of enlightenment comes from Shaolin, which means sudden enlightenment.
When a warrior falls into a state of enlightenment, he can enter a state of mind of "enlightenment, and unity of man and nature".
In this state, some warriors may suddenly have a breakthrough in their cultivation during an epiphany, while some warriors may make progress in their martial arts.
And the effect is far beyond ordinary practice of several months or even years.
In the martial arts world, every warrior dreams of reaching a state of enlightenment one day and thus increasing his strength.
But generally speaking, a state like sudden enlightenment often only exists after a warrior enters the innate realm.
Like Chu Qinghe now, he can fall into the state of enlightenment at the post-natal perfection realm. Although there have been such people over the past hundreds of years, they are all rare.
Even Yao Yue, despite her great talent, had only fallen into this state of enlightenment once in all these years.
And this was when he had successfully broken through from the Innate Realm to the Grandmaster Realm.
Listening to what Yao Yue said, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao beside her also understood why Yao Yue had been so anxious to stop the two of them and isolate the surroundings with her true Qi.
After all, sudden enlightenment is rare.
Once there is an obvious sound influence, it may affect this state of enlightenment.
"No, aren't you carving wood now? Can carving wood also lead to enlightenment?"
In response to Qu Feiyan's question, Yao Yue explained, "All things return to their origin. Some warriors may reach a bottleneck and suddenly see the light after thinking hard, while others may experience sudden enlightenment after being moved by a scene. The opportunity to achieve sudden enlightenment is naturally different for each person."
In response to this, Qu Feiyan, who was answering questions through Yao Yue's explanation, couldn't help but sigh in her heart. When she looked at Chu Qinghe, there was a hint of envy in her eyes along with her amazement.
“I don’t know what it will feel like after entering enlightenment.”
After all, she is a teenager at heart. Compared with the effect of enlightenment, the little girl is more curious about the difference between the feeling when she enters enlightenment and the usual feeling.
However, compared to the three women, if there were other woodcarving craftsmen here who saw what Chu Qinghe did, they would probably stare out of their eyes in shock.
Generally speaking, there are four types of carving knives for wood carving.
One is a flat-blade carving knife, which is characterized by a straight blade. If used properly, it can create the effect of brushstrokes in a painting, appearing strong, powerful, vivid and natural.
The second is the round-blade engraving knife, which is characterized by an arc-shaped blade. It is mostly used for circles and round indentations. Because of its flexibility when cutting, it is mostly used for carving flowers.
The third is a bevel-blade engraving knife with a beveled blade, which is mainly used to polish the joints, corners and hollow slits of the work.
The fourth type is the Yuwan knife, commonly known as the butterfly chisel. It has an arc-shaped blade and is a finishing knife between a round knife and a flat knife. It is divided into two types: arc and oblique arc. This knife is used when the flat knife and round knife cannot be used due to special carving angles.
In addition, there are several other carving knives such as material knives and other corresponding auxiliary tools that allow a wood carving craftsman to complete a piece of wood carving.
But at this moment, in Chu Qinghe's hands, this flat-blade carving knife was used by Chu Qinghe to give the feeling of two other carving knives: a round-blade carving knife and a bevel-blade carving knife.
As the carving knife in Chu Qinghe's hand kept falling, the blade of the carving knife sometimes seemed as sharp as splitting Mount Huashan, sometimes as gentle as picking up a flower and caressing it, and sometimes as quick as a dragonfly touching the water.
His movements are free and easy, just like those of the top painters, splashing ink and writing with abandon, as if he has the universe in his mind and his strokes are as powerful as a god.
It's clear that he has made great use of this flat-blade carving knife.
If an ordinary carving knife craftsman saw his control over this flat-blade carving knife, he would probably doubt his life.
Not only that, when ordinary wood carving craftsmen do wood carving, they need to draw the pattern first, then outline it with ink lines and enlarge it onto the wood, and then process the wood to process the rough wood before carrying out the fine carving.
But Chu Qinghe now skipped the previous steps and started carving directly.
However, although Yao Yue, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao on the side didn't understand wood carving, they could feel a special kind of smoothness and natural beauty from the way Chu Qinghe's knife was cut.
Under this beauty, the three women's attention was not on enlightenment, but they were unconsciously attracted to Chu Qinghe at this moment.
At this moment, between these carvings, Chu Qinghe pursed his lips slightly, his eyes focused, and there was a hint of sharpness in his eyes.
The handsome face no longer had the casual feeling of the past, but was instead filled with an extreme concentration.
As we all know, serious men often have a special charm.
Especially when the man is good-looking, this kind of charm is even more sufficient.
Wood flowers fell from the piece of wood in front of Chu Qinghe, some falling on the table, or floating in the air for a few seconds before landing at Chu Qinghe's feet.
As a light breeze blew by, the branches of the camellia trees in the air swayed in the wind.
The rustling sound of the carving knife rubbing against the wood actually echoed with the rustling sound of the branches rubbing against each other in the breeze.
The petals on the branches in the air fell with the wind, and there were also flowers on the wood that fell and floated in the breeze.
The petals flying all over the sky seemed to have become the best background, and the young man was like a painting accompanied by flowers.
Combined with Chu Qinghe under the tree, it formed a beautiful picture, which attracted the attention of Yao Yue and other three women on the side. They couldn't take their eyes off it. They couldn't help but hold their breath subconsciously, as if they were worried that it would affect and ruin the beautiful scenery at this moment.
As time went by, the piece of wood in front of Chu Qinghe continued to shrink under the carving knife, and was even taken into Chu Qinghe's left hand.
When the wooden flowers fell on the table and formed a thick layer, the outline of the shape of the wood carving gradually emerged.
Judging from its shape and size, what Chu Qinghe was carving at this time were flowers.
At the same time, the internal force in Chu Qinghe's body began to flow slowly. The internal force, like a stream of water, began to flow along the carving knife in Chu Qinghe's hand and continuously fell on the wood sculpture in his hand.
Noticing the inner strength Chu Qinghe was pouring into the carving knife at this moment, Yao Yue couldn't help but raise her eyebrows slightly, seeming puzzled.
"Um?"
However, when Yao Yue's gaze moved from Chu Qinghe's body to Chu Qinghe's hands, after watching for a few breaths, Yao Yue could not help but let out a light exclamation.
Before this, Yao Yue had not paid too much attention to Chu Qinghe's wood carving process.
But when Yao Yue's eyes fell on the carving knife and the wood in Chu Qinghe's hand, with Yao Yue's martial arts skills, how could she not see that when Chu Qinghe's carving knife fell on the wood, there was clearly a trace of martial arts.
Even Yao Yue had never seen anyone who could incorporate martial arts into carving wood.
After discovering this, Yao Yue couldn't help but feel a little more curious.
Soon, under the carving knife in Chu Qinghe's hand, large and small wooden flowers fell, and the shape and style of the flowers in his hand gradually became clear.
It turned out to be a lifelike magnolia.
And when the last knife fell, the internal force fluctuations in Chu Qinghe's body suddenly became a little stronger.
As the carving knife slid down and cut off the last piece of the magnolia in his hand, the condensed internal force quickly flowed into the magnolia along the carving knife in Chu Qinghe's hand.
At this point, the internal force in Chu Qinghe's body finally subsided.
And when this magnolia flower was completed, the special charm that had previously condensed in Chu Qinghe quickly dissipated.
Seeing this, Yao Yue, who had been covering herself and the two little girls with her true energy, finally released the true energy, and instantly flashed in front of Chu Qinghe with a tap of her toes, her eyes then falling on the magnolia in Chu Qinghe's hand.
Although this orchid is carved from wood, the lines are smooth, and the original wood grain now looks like the veins of petals.
The most unique thing is that this wood carving actually has a fluorescent undertone. The petals are thin and light, and the angles and levels give people a lifelike and natural feeling.
Although she didn't understand this wood carving, when she saw the magnolia in Chu Qinghe's hand, Yao Yue couldn't help but nod secretly.
While Yao Yue was admiring the magnolia that Chu Qinghe had just completed, Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao also came over.
When their eyes fell on Mulan in Chu Qinghe's palm, the two women also showed amazement in their eyes.
After watching for a while, Xiao Zhao couldn't help but say, "Sir, the Mulan you carved is so beautiful."
Hearing this, a smile appeared on Chu Qinghe's face.
When looking at the magnolia he had just completed, he felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
At this time, Yao Yue suddenly asked: "What did you realize after your sudden realization just now?"
Listening to Yao Yue's question, Chu Qinghe said calmly: "That's not enlightenment, it's just a similar state."
"Not an epiphany?"
Facing what Chu Qinghe said, Yao Yue frowned slightly, with a look of confusion on her face.
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe explained: "The so-called enlightenment is actually just a special state of mind and state. All things return to their origin. Whether it is music, chess, calligraphy, painting, or sculpture, if one can reach the corresponding realm, one can also master and touch this similar state. To put it simply, it should be a state of no self and no object, which is different from enlightenment."
Different from the medical skills at the grandmaster level, it focuses on using medicine with great concentration, and can cure all diseases in the world.
This grandmaster-level woodcarving skill also comes with a grandmaster's state of mind.
Chu Qinghe was able to achieve a state of concentration in the wood carvings where he was oblivious to everything else and himself. In this state, his speed of cultivation and efficiency were greatly improved.
The effect is predictable.
Listening to Chu Qinghe's words, Yao Yue suddenly realized and asked, "In this state, will the effect of cultivation be improved?"
Chu Qinghe thought for a moment and said, "The effect of cultivation should be five times better than usual!"
After all, concentration sounds easy, but it is difficult to really immerse yourself in it.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t be so many students with poor grades when they were studying in their previous life.
Who would want to get bad grades when they can get good grades?
It is not easy to stay focused at all times, let alone this state of being neither self nor other.
The effect is naturally greatly enhanced.
"Hiss~"
Upon learning about Chu Qinghe's state of having nothing but himself, the three women beside him couldn't help but stare at him, and Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao couldn't help but gasp.
When looking at Chu Qinghe, let alone Qu Feiyan and Xiao Zhao who had burning eyes.
Even Yao Yue was moved at this moment.
Facing the three women's gazes, Chu Qinghe rolled his eyes and said, "Don't even think about it. This thing is not that easy."
In terms of difficulty, if you want to master any skill, it may be much more difficult than creating a top-grade martial art.
It is difficult for ordinary people to reach this realm in their entire lives. Even those with extremely high talents may waste most of their lives before they can suddenly realize and reach the master level.
The three women are different from the cheating Chu Qinghe. If they want to improve their wood carving skills to the master level, it is more practical to practice hard.
Afterwards, without continuing the topic, Chu Qinghe handed the wood lotus in his hand to Yao Yue.
Facing Chu Qinghe's behavior, Yao Yue gently lifted up the wood lotus and took it.
However, just when Mulan fell into Yaoyue's hands, Chu Qinghe said, " Try injecting some of your true energy into it."
Although she didn't understand Chu Qinghe's purpose, Yao Yue still injected a trace of her true energy into the wood lotus as Chu Qinghe said.
In an instant, Yao Yue felt a stream of Chu Qinghe's internal energy quickly flowing out of her and then into her body.
It was at the moment when the internal force just entered Yao Yue's body that the true energy in Yao Yue's body reacted instantly.
However, before Yao Yue's true qi could subconsciously crush the internal force that had invaded her body, Chu Qinghe's voice once again reached Yao Yue's ears.
"Don't circulate your Qi to resist, just follow this inner force and feel it."
When she heard the voice, Yao Yue immediately controlled the internal energy in her body and allowed Chu Qinghe's internal force to flow in her body.
After Chu Qinghe's internal energy circulated in Yao Yue's body for a few breaths, Yao Yue instantly realized that something was wrong.
At this moment, as Chu Qinghe's internal energy entered Yao Yue's body, it actually ran along a special route.
The route of the inner force's operation is surprisingly the same as the operation method of "Zongyi Ascension to Immortality".
Moreover, compared to the "Steps to Immortality" that Yao Yue is performing now, it is even more mysterious and smoother.
Comparing the locations where the internal energy in the body paused and the routes involved when it flowed through the meridians, Yao Yue quickly discovered some obscure aspects of his previous Qi circulation.
When Yao Yue followed the route that Chu Qinghe had just used to let the internal energy flow through her body, she actually felt as if she was suddenly enlightened.
Sensing the change in the path in his body, Yao Yue stiffened slightly and asked in surprise, "You can actually seal your own martial arts into this wooden sculpture so that others can learn from it?"
Warriors have no idea about the practice of martial arts and internal power.
To practice martial arts, you only need to constantly accumulate skills and break through bottlenecks to naturally improve.
However, the practice of martial arts is more complicated.
It not only involves the use of techniques, but also the coordination of corresponding methods in the body.
The branches of the meridians are innumerable, and there are as many as 720 acupoints alone.
When a warrior uses martial arts, the true energy in the body needs to constantly flow through different meridians and veins, and will also involve corresponding acupuncture points.
You can imagine how complicated it is!
Therefore, the higher the level of martial arts a warrior practices, the more complex the routes involved in the method become.
The situation in battle is extremely changing, and it is impossible for you to circulate your Qi slowly like you do during normal training. You must move your body freely.
If you want to quickly flow the true energy to the meridians and veins in an instant, not only will it involve a number of acupoints, but you also need to control the amount of internal force and true energy you use. The difficulty is self-evident.
If the practice of martial arts is compared to drawing a picture, when a martial artist practices martial arts, he needs to use the meridians and veins of the body as paper, and the true qi as ink to draw.
If one only needs to draw a pentagram to get started with lower-grade yellow martial arts, then lower-grade heavenly martial arts requires one to draw a sketch of a person.
And use different acupuncture points as nodes to inject true Qi into them.
This is why there is a saying among warriors that the qi points are filled.
Only in this way can the true Qi circulate quickly throughout the body with just a thought.
When you have mastered it by heart and your inner strength and true energy flow instantly, you will be able to learn more complex drawings.
This is why some warriors in the martial arts world would shout out the name of a move before each attack.
It is probably a bad habit that he developed while practicing martial arts.
First, shout out the name of a move, and then subconsciously in your mind you will circulate your internal force or true energy according to the move used.
Otherwise, who would be so stupid as to yell before using a big move to notify the enemy? Are you full of yourself and still think that you can only output damage by yelling?