第二日一早,靈鐘未響,青霜院的院門便被清風叩動。露氣尚重,草葉間的水珠尚未滑落,晨光便已透過薄霧灑落庭中。
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容昀早已起身。習慣從小時候,父母雙親教育而來,清晨靜坐一柱香,呼吸深長。不求氣運運轉,只求心念不亂。
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今日是內院分堂之日。
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青穹宗分設六司:靈陣、煉形、煉器、丹修、研經、藏文。每堂各修一術,弟子需依心性與靈根選入。初入宗門三月之試後,即需立志,選修所歸。
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至午時,眾弟子便齊聚於內院東側的「諦觀殿」。那殿無匾額,無色彩,唯六根石柱自地而起,各立六堂象徵。
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「靈陣司弟子,至東側靜石道集合。」一位長衣道者手執木簡,聲音淡淡地響於殿門外。
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容昀、紀流一前一後起身。後者顯得有些緊張,反覆確認腰間的法簡是否帶齊。
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「別緊張。」容昀輕聲道,「你昨日講過,比較有把握。」
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紀流臉紅了紅:「我哪有講那麼大聲……」
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靜石道上,已有數十名弟子排成兩列。領課之人是一位女修,身著灰青色司袍,身形修長,眼神清冽如霜。
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「我是沈隱,道號‘聞觀’。往後一月,你們將於靈陣司初修‘鎮心’與‘測符’兩課。」她開口不高,語調卻極穩,一如陣法本身。
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「陣法為術之根骨,非為搏命,亦非爭勝。」她掃視眾人一眼,「若只為一時高下,勸諸位改投他堂,免污此地。」
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說罷,袖中揮出一枚銅陣盤。那陣盤旋即落地,展開如蓮。細微紋路自中心向外擴展,靈息沉穩,像滴水落於深井。
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「誰先來,步入此‘息定陣’。若能在其中穩神凝識,視為通過第一環。」
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四周無人先動。
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紀流咬了咬牙,將容昀的袖子拽了下:「我先去好了……不然會更緊張。」
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容昀看著他點了點頭。
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紀流深吸一口氣,踏入陣中。腳步未穩,靈息便有些浮動。片刻後,他強行閉目靜息,雙手合印,終在陣光漸暗時穩住心神。雖非出色,卻也未失禮。
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再數人後,容昀步入。
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與昨日的測根陣盤不同,此陣非測靈根、非測魂魄,只測心志之定。
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容昀腳落地,靈息未起,陣紋竟如自動隱沒。
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沈隱皺眉,剛欲開口,卻聽陣中風聲如止,草動皆無。
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容昀立於陣心,眼未閉,卻像整個人與風靜合為一體。
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良久,沈隱才輕聲開口:「退陣。」
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容昀應聲離開,氣息未亂,步伐如來時一般平穩。
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紀流眼裡閃過一絲難以名狀的情緒,低聲問:「……是好還是不好?」
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沈隱未答,轉身走入堂內,只留下一句話:「今日止步於此。明日練符,無故遲到者,逐出司外。」
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眾弟子低聲退散,唯獨紀流偷偷湊到容昀身側:「……你進去的時候,好像整個陣都靜了。」
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「我沒特別做什麼。」容昀語氣平平。
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「那就是……你心太靜了吧?」紀流說著說著,像想到什麼,嘀咕道,「我若是你,就怕自己靜太久會活得像棵樹。」
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容昀沒說話,只微微一笑。
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院中竹葉滴水,數人已先行回房。蕭篁倒是倚在門邊,見他們回來便揚了揚下巴:「怎樣啊?靈陣司開課第一天,陣盤是不是比人還有脾氣?」15Please respect copyright.PENANAoY6FhWGvHk
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「沒脾氣。」容昀答,「只是要聽得懂它在說什麼。」15Please respect copyright.PENANAGGv4nuf8LM
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蕭篁「噗」地一聲:「你這話,像夙玄師尊講出來的。」15Please respect copyright.PENANAXOdFnOuvOr
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周明衍也在門側,他睨了容昀一眼,淡淡道:「明日我也入靈陣司。」15Please respect copyright.PENANA2a247TR46u
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紀流驚訝:「你不是說要去練形閣嗎?」15Please respect copyright.PENANA9UJUeNgCgM
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「改了。」周明衍語氣一貫沉靜,「你們幾個太弱,一旦出事,不會有人替你們收場。」15Please respect copyright.PENANATEt8FXCHGH
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蕭篁:「……你這人說話就不能不當‘兄長’麼?」15Please respect copyright.PENANA3EtBa4dGQw
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周明衍:「不能。」15Please respect copyright.PENANAqEFfKQyh89
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紀流撓撓頭,苦笑。15Please respect copyright.PENANA0g52MQztdz
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那夜,四人各自沉思,靈陣之道初啟,一堂未竟,已將彼此性情照出微光。15Please respect copyright.PENANAhsnfufWp0x
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窗外月沉,山風吹過燈火。15Please respect copyright.PENANAYFYrgZvTC4
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容昀伏案未睡,展卷書寫入宗後第一封家書。15Please respect copyright.PENANAsbrRGFK3uw
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他筆觸不快,字跡端穩,開頭只是問安,問父親農時是否順,母親腰傷是否仍舊犯痛。末了提及,自己雖被列親傳,卻仍需自修苦行,無須為他多慮。15Please respect copyright.PENANAgjMH6g7yoT
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他停筆時,窗外月光正好照入,映在那行未竟的字旁。15Please respect copyright.PENANAyRWbd0Vuii
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他忽而伸手輕觸紙面,似想再寫點什麼,卻終究未寫。15Please respect copyright.PENANAHwpmsH6y7P
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他沒說的是,靈根未現,法脈未通,整個青穹宗裡,或許只有那位什麼都沒說、卻一句「歸我座下」的師尊,願意給他一條立足之路。
他抬頭,看見夜色深處遠殿有一點燈火未滅,似有人在閱經。那道燈火不動、不晃、不滅。15Please respect copyright.PENANA7j7DSj79DM
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與他心中某一處靜處,遙遙呼應。