Seventy, retreat and enlightenment

Han Tiefang was not living well in seclusion. On the contrary, he had no problems on the surface, but his heart was extremely uneasy. When fighting with He Hongjie, he hurt his body, but his heart was messed up. Confused heart was a taboo for monks, so he had to seclusion to calm his mind.

Han Tiefang was in a state of confusion, not because of the defeat. Although he was defeated in this battle, he was defeated with almost no resistance. Moreover, the opponent had not tried his best yet, and he couldn't even explain how much success he used. It can be said that he was defeated so miserably that he could not bear any further defeat. However, such failure could not affect Han Tiefang's mind at all.

Han Tiefang learned from a mysterious strong man and was taught by his father for many years. He never cared about victory or defeat at all, and there was no failure. The idea that victory or defeat is common in military affairs is deeply rooted in his heart. Whether it is fighting or war, there has never been a strong man who will never be defeated. If he has the mentality of failure, then Han Tiefang will no longer know how many times he will die. Therefore, accepting his failure in battle or war is one of Han Tiefang's advantages. Failure will only allow him to learn more from it, thus making himself stronger. He firmly believes that as long as a person can survive and continue to pursue progress, he will be able to defeat the enemy today and in the future.

All things in the world must have cause and effect. This is what is said in the great art of cause and effect. There is a reason why Han Tiefang was confused this time, but this reason is because of the education he received before and the experience he gained over the years. In other words, there is a conflict in his thoughts.

The ancients did not know the heaven and earth. They believed that the sky was round and the place was round. But suddenly a man came and showed the most conclusive evidence to prove that the earth was round and the sky did not exist at all. Then, this person would inevitably lose his spirit, because this impact from thoughts and conflict from worldviews is stronger than any external impact. If the ideological problem is not solved, the cultivation level will never progress, and the worst will lead to the devil and will be done from then on.

This conflict of thought comes from Han Tiefang himself. In Han Tiefang's life experience for more than 40 years, and after countless battles, Han Tiefang has had a very deep understanding of the battle, but today's battle has completely broken his understanding, which makes him feel at a loss. This feeling conflicts with what he learned before, not ordinary conflicts. It is a completely fundamental conflict, and this conflict has shaken all his understanding. Simply put, it has fundamentally shaken his own world view and outlook on life. Such conflict is the most fatal. He realized that if he cannot be liberated from this ideological conflict, then he will never make any progress in the future.

Since his debut, he has experienced countless battles and faced many strong men. In these battles, Han Tiefang won and lost. However, these battles did not exceed his understanding. Therefore, if he fought more, his combat experience increased accordingly, making him stronger. But today's battle was completely beyond his cognition, which caused great surprises to his own cognition.

In general monks, the level of combat power depends on the strength of the magic weapon, the total amount of true energy, the nature of the true energy, and the power of the Taoist arts they have mastered. Therefore, the four combat modes in the Yanhuang clan: formation cultivation, law cultivation, instrument cultivation, and martial arts cultivation are all based on this.

Zhang Chaoran, using a Bodhi array generated by imitating the Seven Treasures Tree, is obviously a formation cultivation and weapon cultivation. Hai Hongyuan, using a bunch of spiritual treasures, should be the way to practice the instrument cultivation. As for Gong Ziyu, he has already taken the evil path, but he is obviously taking the way to practice the martial arts. As for real Dharma cultivation, he only seeks the power of Taoism. Han Tiefang has also encountered many people in the competition and duel. Once those Dharma cultivation is released, the power is indeed extraordinary. But which sect does He Hongjie belong to? None of that sect belongs to.

Artifact cultivation? He Hongjie used a kitchen knife in his hand, wearing an ordinary set of clothes, and was not even a magic weapon, so it was no need to say it was a magic weapon. Dharma cultivation? Did He Hongjie use Taoist techniques? Formation cultivation? He Hongjie never used formations at all. Martial cultivation, indeed, there is a little shadow of martial cultivation, but is it possible that martial cultivation is so powerful? Moreover, martial cultivation relies on his own physical strength and takes the route of body refining, but He Hongjie has not practiced body refining skills. This is very certain. So, people who do not follow the route of body refining can also be called martial cultivation? What is this common sense that does not subvert people?

So, which sect does He Hongjie belong to? In the battle of the monks, none of them used the true energy he cultivated and borrowed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth as their own use, which was to have earth-shaking power. However, has He Hongjie borrowed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in battle? No, at all, he only used his true energy. Such a fighting method is definitely a matter that subverts Han Tiefang's understanding.

In a word, the fighting method used by He Hongjie made Han Tiefang unable to follow it and could not find any explanation, but it was so powerful that he didn't even have the ability to parry. Others might think that He Hongjie used four moves to defeat him, but Han Tiefang himself knew very well. In fact, he was defeated in the first move, and he was very thorough. The reason why He Hongjie did not defeat him in the first move was because he wanted to give him more three moves, so he defeated him with four moves. Having such powerful combat power, but he was completely different from the combat mode he learned and knew, which made Han Tiefang feel that everything he learned was useless and outdated.

In ancient times, there were people who liked dragon slaying. They spent countless money to learn the secret technique of dragon slaying. It took three years to learn the secret technique of dragon slaying. After returning home, they showed off in front of the villagers, saying how to grab the dragon's head when slaying dragons, how to pull the dragon's tendons, how to peel the dragon's flesh, etc., and they were extremely proud. However, the knowledgeable one among the villagers said: "Where are dragons in this world?" (This story comes from "Zhuangzi. Lie Yukoo"). The secret technique of dragon slaying has since become an idiom. People only know how to laugh at the person who was unrealistic to learn the secret technique of dragon slaying, but they cannot understand the mood of this person after hearing this sentence. Han Tiefang now has such a mood. A mood that cannot be explained in words.

If a person is useless to learn, or if everything he learns is out of reality and is useless to learn, then when he spends countless time, money and energy to learn, he will naturally be extremely depressed, and it will even cause a major blow to life. It would be fine if he almost didn't commit suicide. Therefore, Han Tiefang now only feels that his thoughts are confused, his willpower is already strong enough.

To solve this kind of ideological conflict that is useless and thinks that what you have learned is correct, not outdated, or useless, you must find out that what you have learned is useful, and what you have learned can keep up with the times, otherwise, the problem cannot be solved. Just like the secret technique of slaying dragons, if there is a dragon in the world, then the secret technique of slaying dragons is a very useful skill. Now, Han Tiefang needs to find this dragon.

Is Han Tiefang useful? Of course it is useful, otherwise, he would not have defeated hundreds of masters with what he learned, helping him win in duels and competitions, and helping him win in battles. If what he learned is useless, he would have died many times. But the one he proudly learned is vulnerable to his opponents, and this gap is really too big. Just like a certain country has just developed a computer with electronic tubes, thinking that what he is studying is the most advanced thing in the world. However, once the country opens, other advanced countries are already using four-core or even eight-core computers, and this gap is unacceptable to anyone.

Han Tiefang spent half a month carefully recalling the battle with He Hongjie, and repeated the offense and defense in this battle countless times in his mind. He was learning from He Hongjie's moves and then repeatedly calculated in his mind. If he used this or that move, used this trick, that trick, changed the defense method, etc., could he accept He Hongjie's attack?

As a result, after half a month, Han Tiefang had to admit that even if he exhausted all his knowledge and everything he had learned, he still couldn't take the other party's move, and he was still defeated in one move. If it was a life-and-death battle, he would die with one move, and the result was no change. This made him depressed. It was like playing a game. After you know the progress of the game, you still failed after repeating it countless times, because you could not defeat the enemy at all.

Wow, Han Tiefang spit out a mouthful of blood, and his breath became unstable, and there was a sign of being possessed by the devil. He was shocked and quickly calmed down and stopped thinking about the messy things. He calmed down first before he could say it. Otherwise, he would have become possessed by the devil before he could think clearly.

It took a day to calm his mind. Han Tiefang then let out a long breath, stood up in the seclusion secret room, turned a few circles, let himself relax, and then fell asleep. He realized that he was too impatient to resolve this kind of ideological conflict. He couldn't find the key point but he still forced himself to think about it, and the result would only be worse.

Both women outside the secret room were a little restless. Shi Qingya asked: "Sister Yinhe, why did you think your husband suddenly want to go into seclusion?" "My husband was defeated in this battle, and he was very dissatisfied and did not understand. Therefore, he was afraid that he had doubts about what he had learned, doubting whether he had taken the wrong path and doubting everything about him. Therefore, he had to go into seclusion, to find out whether he still had a chance to win, and to find out the reason why He Hongjie was so powerful. If he couldn't find it, his husband would be abandoned from now on."

Shi Qingya was shocked: "Oh no, my husband is afraid he wants to leave." "It's normal. He has lost so badly, how can he not want to leave?" "Then we have to find a way to help him." "How to help? Such ideological problems, such self-doubtful thoughts are simply something that outsiders can't help him. The only thing that can help him is himself. This is a disaster for the husband, but it is also an opportunity. If he can understand and find a chance to win, then he can make great progress in his cultivation. If he can't understand it, it is God's will. Of course, what the husband cannot understand in a short time is to hope that there will be great opportunities for him to understand."
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