Chapter 11: Cutting off the cause and effect, the inner body
Jiang Changsheng carefully made a small nest for the snake egg on the bed, surrounded by bedding. Since he started practicing Taoism, he has hardly slept. He would sit in meditation and breathe in the air late at night instead of sleeping, and he would be full of energy after daybreak.
He began to look forward to the hatching of the snake eggs, and injected spiritual energy into the eggs every day to nourish the snake fetuses.
The peaceful days were broken after half a month.
"I am Liu Luoyin. I heard that Taoist Changsheng killed the evil demon demon king, so I came to visit you."
A cold voice came from outside the house. Jiang Changsheng opened his eyes. He had already noticed that the other party was coming towards his house, but the other party could not threaten him, so he did not ask.
Jiang Changsheng's voice floated out: "I wonder why Miss Liu is looking for me?"
In the courtyard, there was snow all over, and a woman was standing in the snow. She was dressed in beautiful purple clothes, like a chivalrous knight, holding a sword in her hand. Although her face was pretty, there was a cold murderous intent between her brows, which kept people at a distance.
Liu Luoyin said, "When I was young, the evil king slaughtered my entire family. I have been wandering since I was young and learned martial arts. I wanted to seek revenge on the evil king, but I heard that he was killed by Taoist Changsheng. I would like to ask Taoist Changsheng for guidance. Regardless of whether we win or lose, this grudge will be over from now on. If Taoist Changsheng needs my help one day, I will definitely help."
Jiang Changsheng was stunned, suspecting that he had heard it wrong.
What the hell?
I helped you get revenge, and now you want to discuss the cause and effect with me?
Jiang Changsheng replied: "I'm sorry, I don't like to spar with others. I am a cultivator, and practicing martial arts is just a hobby of mine. Please go back, young lady. As for the favor, don't think about it."
Fortunately, the Ghost-Eyed Evil King was killed by him, otherwise this silly girl would surely die if she went to the Ghost-Eyed Evil King.
There is still a gap in the level of their true Qi, although the gap is not big, but there is also an age gap between the two, which means there is a gap in experience.
thump!
Liu Luoyin suddenly knelt on the snow, and said expressionlessly: "If the Taoist priest does not agree, then I will kneel here for a long time until I starve to death in your temple."
As soon as the words fell, the courtyard fell into silence, and even the sound of wind and snow disappeared.
Not far behind, Qing Ku frowned when he saw this scene. He was about to step forward to stop it when the door opened and Jiang Changsheng, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, walked out.
Jiang Changsheng, who is almost seventeen years old, has grown up. He has a tall figure and a handsome face. He wears the Taihang sword on his waist and holds the Qilin whisk in his hand. Liu Luoyin subconsciously looked up and her eyes fell on Jiang Changsheng. She was stunned.
As their eyes met, the wind and snow on the mountain seemed to stop.
Jiang Changsheng frowned and asked, "Miss, why bother making such a fuss? At least I helped you."
Liu Luoyin retracted her gaze, her cheeks slightly red, and she stood up and said, "I know, I am not ungrateful, and I am certainly not your opponent. I just want to get rid of a worry in my heart. Even if the Taoist hurts me, I will not complain, and I will repay you in the future."
Jiang Changsheng frowned even more tightly.
Liu Luoyin drew his sword and waited for Jiang Changsheng to take action.
Jiang Changsheng sighed and said, "Then go for it. Use all your strength to avoid feeling resentful in the future."
Upon hearing this, Liu Luoyin's mouth curled up, and he immediately leaped up, swinging the sword quickly with his right hand. Sword energy shot towards Jiang Changsheng in a visible form, tearing through the wind and snow.
At this moment, Liu Luoyin suddenly felt that everything became slow. She watched Jiang Changsheng raise his legs. The movement was not fast, but it gave her an unstoppable momentum.
Jiang Changsheng raised his left leg and kicked out. Dozens of kick shadows shattered the sword energy in the air and hit Liu Luoyin.
"puff--"
Liu Luoyin vomited blood and flew backwards, falling heavily into a pile of snow.
She covered her chest in pain and tried to stand up, but she vomited blood again and fainted.
Qing Ku was so scared that he immediately ran over and asked in a trembling voice: "Senior Brother, she..."
Jiang Changsheng slowly retracted his legs, shook his head and laughed, "He's not dead, take him away. "
Killing people in the capital is illegal, unless the other person is a death row prisoner like Guimu Xiewang, or it is self-defense.
Qing Ku breathed a sigh of relief, just squatted down and stood up again, saying: "No, I'll go call my senior sister."
Having said that, he ran out.
Jiang Changsheng turned around and went back to the house, leaving Liu Luoyin in the snow.
Not long after, Senior Sister Meng Qiushuang and Qing Ku came with several disciples and took Liu Luoyin away. The news spread quickly and the disciples spread it widely, gaining a deeper understanding of Jiang Changsheng.
This senior brother became fierce after living alone!
Jiang Changsheng did not seriously injure Liu Luoyin, but only shook her true Qi. Her internal organs were not damaged and she would recover in a few days. The reason he did this was that he was afraid that Liu Luoyin would continue to pester her and make her despair and give up the idea.
Three days later, Liu Luoyin went down the mountain and did not come to see Jiang Changsheng again.
[In the 17th year of Kaiyuan, a woman named Liu Luoyin came to you for a fight because of a grudge. You defeated her idea, and you survived a cause and effect, and received a survival reward - the martial arts 'Xuan Nei Ba Ti']
Um?
Is this also considered a hardship?
It seems that if I hadn't been so cruel, wouldn't I have had more to do with her?
Jiang Changsheng thought of many possibilities, but he did not regret it at all. There are so many women in the world, and he cannot be distracted on the path of cultivation. A hundred years later, the other party will be nothing but a piece of yellow earth, and there is no need to worry about her.
"This life is destined to be lonely."
Jiang Changsheng sighed, and then happily inherited the Xuannei Ba Ti.
Xuan Nei Ba Ti is considered an internal martial art. It uses true Qi to temper the body, making it as hard as iron, difficult to pierce with swords and knives, and immune to all poisons. It sounds very awesome. Jiang Changsheng plans to spend two hours every day practicing it.
After breaking through the fourth level, the Dao Fa Zi Ran Gong entered a period of slow growth. It would be a long time before he could break through the fifth level, but he was still young, so he could just take it slow.
His spiritual power now can be described as majestic. Compared with him, Taoist Qingxu's true energy is like a stream compared to the ocean, or a grain of rice competing with the bright moon.
I just don't know who is stronger, him or the Tongtian realm expert in the palace.
…
The winter snow melted, the spring of the seventeenth year of Kaiyuan arrived, and Jiang Changsheng also quietly celebrated his seventeenth birthday.
Seventeen years old was already an adult in Jing Dynasty. Twenty years ago, most of the boys on the battlefield were sixteen or seventeen years old.
In the courtyard, Jiang Changsheng was meditating on a water tank. Looking closely, there was a gap of three or four centimeters between his legs and buttocks and the water surface. He was floating in the air, but from a distance, he looked like he was sitting on the water.
His Taoist robe fluttered constantly and visible heat was oozing out of his pores. His exposed skin seemed to be throbbing like fried beans, which was quite terrifying.
He suddenly stood up and landed next to the water tank. His skin quickly returned to normal and his Taoist robe was steamed dry.
After more than ten breaths, the wooden door of the yard was pushed open and Qing Ku walked in with an excited look on his face.
After so many years, he has put aside his experiences in the martial arts world. He is no longer so taciturn and has regained his liveliness as a youth. Ever since he learned the Nine-Seeking Heavenly Dragon Step, his martial arts have improved by leaps and bounds. Among the disciples, he is not the most outstanding, but he can certainly be ranked in the top ten.
Of course, the martial arts of the entire Longqi Temple are very poor, and most of them only know how to use fists and feet. Taoist Qingxu's true qi is equivalent to the Zhenyuan realm, and he may be able to show the strength of the Lingshi realm. Senior sister Meng Qiushuang is at the level of a first-class master.
Very weak, but fortunately it is located in the capital, so there is not so much competition in the martial arts world.
"Brother, good news! Brother Qiuhe passed the exam and became the top martial arts scholar. He is now the in-law of a high-ranking official in the imperial court. He is so glorious. Senior Sister is going to take several disciples to visit him. Are you going?"
Qing Ku said excitedly that he still respected Meng Qiuhe very much. Although Meng Qiuhe had rebelled against Longqi Temple, he had always stayed in the capital. Whenever his disciples came down the mountain and met him, he would treat them to a meal, as if they were still brothers.
Jiang Changsheng shook his head and smiled: "I won't go, you guys go."
Qing Ku said: "If you go, you can eat delicious food, there are meat dishes."
Although Longqi Temple does not have the custom of abstaining from meat, there are only vegetables and fruits on the mountain on weekdays. The disciples have no money and it is difficult to eat meat when they go down the mountain. So when they heard that they were going to visit Mengqiu River, they were very excited and competed to go.
Jiang Changsheng still refused, so Qing Ku had to give up. He was also afraid of wasting time and missing out on the delicious food.
"How did he get the title of Wu Zhuang?"
Jiang Changsheng looked at Qing Ku's back and thought silently.
He knew Meng Qiuhe's martial arts, which were very average in his eyes. How long had he been down the mountain?
Chen Li said that the title of martial arts champion was almost always fought over by martial arts masters. In the past, there had even been a top master who won the title and directly joined the army as a general, made great achievements, and attracted more martial arts masters to participate in the martial arts imperial examinations.
There's something fishy.
Jiang Changsheng shook his head and continued to practice, striving to perfect the Xuan Nei Ba Ti as soon as possible.
Night falls.
Jiang Changsheng returned to the house. He was observing the snake eggs. When would this little guy come out?
[In the 17th year of Kaiyuan, your former senior brother Meng Qiuhe set up a trap to plot against you, but you did not go and escaped. You received a survival reward - the spell 'Rejuvenation']
Um?
Jiang Changsheng couldn't help but frown when he saw this line of words. Meng Qiuhe surrendered to the enemy?
No wonder he could become the top martial arts champion.
Although he was somewhat indignant, he was more excited.
There are more spells!
This is more like it. How can a cultivator practice martial arts all the time?
In fact, it’s good to have more small hardships like this, which can make him stronger.
Jiang Changsheng immediately inherited the rejuvenation technique, and memories flooded into his mind.
Rejuvenation is a first aid spell. If a person has just died, it can help the person to breathe again and live for a while. Normally, rejuvenation can only heal wounds and accelerate blood clotting.
Take a breath?
This is a divine art!
Jiang Changsheng felt that he was able to solve the case.
That night, Jiang Changsheng was practicing the rejuvenation technique, and Qing Ku did not come to see him again. Meng Qiuhe just wanted to plot against him, so he naturally did not make things difficult for his own sister and other disciples.
A month later, Jiang Changsheng had completely mastered the art of rejuvenation, but his inner body was not yet fully developed and it would take more time.
The snake eggs had not hatched yet. If Jiang Changsheng had not been able to feel the life inside, he would have wanted to throw them away or fry them into eggs.
One day, Jiang Changsheng was practicing martial arts when Qing Ku came to visit him with an angry look on his face.
"Brother Changsheng, someone has challenged Longqi Temple, and none of our disciples are a match for him. He has threatened that Longqi Temple is not worthy of being the only martial arts sect in the capital, and he wants to replace us!"
Qing Ku was extremely angry, he clenched his only fist tightly and veins bulged.
Jiang Changsheng frowned and asked, "Is there anyone in the capital who dares to provoke Longqi Temple?"
Qing Ku gritted his teeth and said, "The other party is a demon Taoist that Your Majesty values. He wants to open a Taoist temple in the capital, but there is only one mountain in the city, Longqi Mountain."
