Chapter 95: Old Jedi Apprentice Fu Qinghai

"It is an energy field created by all living things that surrounds and permeates us. It has the power to unite the entire galaxy."

—Obi-Wan Kenobi

"In the training process of the Jedi Temple, Jedi apprentices need to form various training groups according to their personality preferences to live together."

Inside the stone room covered with brown vines and green moss, old man Hu Xian asked with a smile:

"So, do you prefer the brave little bear team, the persistent little dragon team, the stealthy Katarn team, or the devout and intuitive Bogufa team?"

Fu Qinghai rolled his eyes:

"Only Jedi apprentices make the choice. I want all the adults."

Old man Hu Xian put away his playful face and said,

"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. I also joined the Jedi Order directly as an adult, so I haven't joined any of these messy apprentice training groups. Let's start directly with the meditation steps."

"Have you ever meditated before?"

Fu Qinghai said: "Yes."

Space Marines rely on meditation to activate the Sassan meninges, and the White Scars have always had a tradition of meditation. This tradition was required by Chagatai Khan due to genetic reasons. Ogedei explained to Fu Qinghai that it was a way to reflect on oneself and the gains and losses of battles, but this reason was not to the extent that it required mandatory requirements. Fu Qinghai has always speculated that there may be deeper reasons.

Old man Hu Xian said,

"It's good to have a foundation in meditation. For young Jedi apprentices, meditation is like a boy's skill that they have been practicing since childhood. But for adults who have not received training in this area, it is very difficult to enter a meditative state. Once many people close their eyes, all kinds of thoughts will float to their minds uncontrollably, and their minds will start to wander and they will not be able to have a clear mind."

As the master of his own body, how many organs can a person control? Very few. Not only can he not control his heartbeat, gastrointestinal motility, body fluid circulation, but he can't even control his brain.

There is a very vivid example in "Inception".

When someone tells you "don't imagine an elephant," the first thing that comes to your mind is an elephant.

This is the "pink elephant" effect in psychology.

It reflects how difficult it is for a person to completely and thoroughly control his or her own thinking and focus on one thing.

"Before we enter meditation, let me test your understanding of the Force. Qingshan, what do you think the Force is?"

This question stumped Fu Qinghai.

In his previous life, he read a lot of fantasy and cultivation novels online.

The protagonists began to practice as soon as they got the secret manuals of martial arts. Once they started practicing, they either relied on their extraordinary talents or on hard work and practice.

No one has ever thought about what this thing they practice, the "spiritual energy" between heaven and earth, the energy in the body, this "qi", what exactly is it? What

is the Force?

In Jiang Wen's words, the Force is "really fucking good."

Fu Qinghai's mind suddenly changed, and he said:

"The Force is not anything. The Force is just a setting created by George Lucas."

Star Wars is just a European and American science fiction and cultivation story, so why bother digging into its origins?

Old man Hu Xian laughed and said,

"You seem to have seen the essence of the problem, but in fact you are just being clever. There is no answer to this question. Maybe Industrial Light and Magic doesn't know what the Force is."

"The Jedi Order has been studying the Force for centuries. Their understanding and views of the Force are not static and are constantly innovating. From the earliest dualistic theory of the Light Force and the Dark Force to the more popular unified theory of the Force and the theory of the Life Force, they are all trying to explain the essence of the Force."

The representative figure of the theory of life force is Anakin Skywalker's master, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"All these force theories have their own flaws and inexplicable things. Perhaps in the future, you can also propose your own force theory, the Grand Unified Theory of the Force, to explain all force phenomena in the Star Wars universe."

"Let's not waste any more time. Next, follow my instructions and we will start meditating."

It's begun… Fu Qinghai said in his heart.

Based on his past experience, Fu Qinghai sat cross-legged with his palms facing up, closed his eyes, and calmed his mind.

The voice of old man Hu Xian rang in my ears:

"Very good, you have already done the first step. Now, spend fifteen to twenty minutes patiently controlling your breathing, relaxing and closing your eyes, and begin to look for the energy around you with your heart and patience."

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"Step three, maintaining this mindset and posture, then begin to visualize a small, light object that you want to move, preferably paper, and focus on your intention to do so, imagining the object moving the way you want it to. Continue for however long it takes, feeling the balance between you and the object."

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"Now, focus your attention on your intention and use the energy you can now feel around you to move the object in front of you. Remember to stay focused, maintain correct posture, and remain patient and relaxed."

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"Put your dominant hand in front of you and imagine you are holding a spherical object. Take time to notice the pressure points on your palm. These are the most sensitive parts of your palm."

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"Do the same with your entire body, finding those sensitive points. Now that you've generated a lot of energy, start channeling it into another object, which can cause it to move, shatter, or become solid."

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For a whole week, except for the necessary hunting time, Fu Qinghai and Hu Xian stayed in the stone chamber, practicing meditation on the Force.

Fu Qinghai just came up with a creative idea to let the force rules of the Star Wars universe infect himself, which does not mean that the force has awakened directly.

As for how to practice, you still have to practice step by step.

Just as old man Hu Xian said, Fu Qinghai's talents are mediocre and his Force sensitivity is average, and he is definitely not outstanding.

This made Fu Qinghai mentally prepared for the difficulties of practicing the Force.

Fortunately, Fu Qinghai had experience and foundation in meditation, so he entered the state quickly. Secondly, Fu Qinghai had "felt" the feeling of Hu Xian using the Force through genetic detection nerves. He could find the trick to perceive the Force by recalling that "feeling."

Fu Qinghai spent three weeks and finally moved a dead leaf three meters away from him by one centimeter.

"Congratulations!" Old man Hu Xian said with a smile:

"The Force Awakens."

Fu Qinghai smiled bitterly and shook his head.

The scene of old man Hu Xian accurately controlling the Force flying sword to behead the Orc is still vivid in people's minds. With Hu Xian's example, Fu Qinghai's little progress and breakthrough seems insignificant.

Old man Hu Xian was very excited. It was also the first time for him to instruct a Jedi apprentice. In his opinion, any progress of Fu Qinghai was worthy of encouragement.

Old man Hu Xian said,

"Then let's start the next stage of learning. Close your eyes and start meditating."

Fu Qinghai closed his eyes as he was told, sat in a relaxed position, and cleared his mind.

After three weeks of meditation training, he has become very proficient in this set of techniques.

Old man Hu Xian, who was sitting casually cross-legged opposite Fu Qinghai, did not look at Fu Qinghai, but instead stared down at a black beetle that looked like a longhorn beetle and was crawling slowly on the stone ground in front of him.

Old man Hu Xian stared at the beetle and said slowly:

"Now, recall everything around you before you closed your eyes. Try to use the Force to sense them, those living objects. Let the breath of every flower, grass, tree and wood pass through your Force."

Seeing that Fu Qinghai seemed to have entered a state of focused and selfless perception, Hu Xian gently asked:

"Now, tell me, what is on your left hand side, at the ten o'clock direction?"

The black beetle gently raised its legs and then slowly put them down. It paused and the two antennae on its head swayed slowly. It seemed that it was sensing something with its antennae.

Fu Qinghai sensed it for a while and said:

"It's a vacant lot, nothing there."

"well."

Old man Hu Xian sighed and rubbed his forehead helplessly.

Hearing the sigh of old man Hu Xian, Fu Qinghai opened his eyes and looked to the left.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

I saw a black beetle crawling slowly on the ground.

"Well..."

Fu Qinghai knew why Hu Xian sighed.

He was unable to sense the presence of this beetle using the Force.

My talent is indeed too mediocre. Is this the consequence of having too few midichlorians? Fu Qinghai thought secretly.

As if he saw through Fu Qinghai's thoughts, old man Hu Xian shook his head and said:

"You are too dependent on your superhuman organs, Qingshan. It is undeniable that your vision, hearing, smell, and touch are very sensitive, far beyond that of ordinary people, but at this moment you must find a way to abandon them and focus on using the Force to perceive and understand the surrounding environment instead of letting your super organs interfere with you."

Fu Qinghai nodded and understood.

Just as after Daredevil Mark Murdock lost his sight, his other four senses became enhanced.

When you rely too much on one sense, such as vision, other senses will unconsciously weaken.

Daredevil's eyes were once repaired by the Extremis virus, but he subsequently lost his powerful perception of his surroundings. So at the end of the story, he gave up the opportunity to restore his vision and turned back into a blind lawyer.

At this moment, Fu Qinghai could only try his best to block his five senses.

He couldn't possibly poke out his eyes, pierce his eardrums, and cut off his nose just to learn how to sense the Force.

Although Daredevil's blindness was a blessing in disguise, it was not voluntary.

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The morning mist had not yet dissipated and the sun was still shining through the leaves. On an open and flat mountain meadow, Fu Qinghai and old man Hu Xian stood face to face.

Hu Xian said:

"Communicating with the Force through meditation is a long-term and persistent thing. It depends on your own continuous practice. The meditation afterwards depends on you. Now, let's start learning lightsaber swordsmanship directly."

Old man Hu Xian asked:

"Have you ever used a sword or other weapon before?"

Fu Qinghai nodded: "I have a certain foundation in cold weapon combat."

Fu Qinghai dared to say this because he had a certain level of strength and confidence. As mentioned earlier, Space Marines generally do not practice hand-to-hand combat because there are not many scenarios where it can be used in actual combat.

However, cold weapon combat is the most commonly practiced and sparred event among the Astartes Legions.

Various chainsaw weapons and power weapons require the support of close combat skills.

Different legions also have different cold weapon fighting styles and cultures.

The Imperial Fists embraced the culture of death cage dueling, while the Emperor's Children reveled in the beauty of swordplay.

The Chogris people like to use knives. Fu Qinghai's swordsmanship is inherited from the White Scars. His style is simple, practical and fast. He has been invincible in all battles against the Dagger. The Ultramarines love to use swords. During the practice with Papa's Ultramarines trio, he also learned a lot about the Ultramarines' Macragge sword fighting technique.

Old man Hu Xian smiled and said:

"I can tell that you are very confident in your sword skills. But I have to remind you that a lightsaber is different from any sword you have used before. The blade of a lightsaber is almost weightless, and there is almost no air resistance when it is swung in the air."

"The advantage is that it's faster and more flexible than any melee weapon you've used before."

"The disadvantage is that you can't use the weight of the lightsaber to kill the enemy."

Old man Hu Xian was right. The essence of a lightsaber blade is a plasma beam wrapped and controlled by a magnetic confinement field + magnetic fluid recovery system. Plasma has no weight and air resistance.

The lighter the weapon is, the more flexible and easier to control it is. However, the lighter the weapon is not necessarily better, because in many cases, momentum itself is a weapon. As the saying goes, a heavy sword has no edge. There are indeed heavy swords that are not sharpened, and their killing principle is similar to that of blunt weapons such as sticks and hammers.

The disadvantage of a lightsaber is that it only has a cutting effect and does not cause any momentum damage.

Old man Hu Xian said: "I only have one lightsaber here. This is a lightsaber I made myself. You can't control it, so now we use wooden sticks to simulate lightsaber practice and learn swordsmanship."

"Find a light branch that you think won't have much resistance or weight when swinging it, and use it as a lightsaber."

Upon hearing this, Fu Qinghai leaned over, picked up a wooden stick, and said:

"Then let's get started, Mr. Huxian."

Old man Hu Xian looked at the wooden stick in Fu Qinghai's hand and said:

"I mean you have to find one with as little weight and air resistance as possible."

Fu Qinghai nodded: "This wooden stick is equivalent to having no weight to me."

Old man Hu Xian choked.

Okay, okay, I know you've become stronger.

......

　Thanks, I don't know what to name it, thanks for the reward from my fellow book lovers.

　　The original force that George Lucas originally designed was a ball of glowing energy, but he felt that this setting was too low. It happened that Hong Kong Shaw Brothers' martial arts films were popular in Europe and the United States at that time. Influenced by this, George Lucas changed the setting of the original force to something invisible and formless, similar to the "qi" in oriental fantasy.

　　The original book explains it as an innovation and development of the cognition of the Force. In fact, George Lucas's setting of the Force is a change of the book. At the beginning, the light and dark forces were set. The light side of the Force embodies positive elements such as justice, love, and healing. The dark side of the Force represents negative elements such as fear, anger, hatred, and malice. Later, it was felt that this black-and-white dualism of good and evil was too low, too religious, too idealistic, and too unsci-fi. Later, the unified force theory was proposed, which was euphemistically called the theoretical reform of the Jedi Order.

(End of this chapter)