Chapter 140 is here
Qin Ziling quickly helped him up, rubbed his head with concern, and said, "What great favor or not, don't listen to your father. But there is one thing you must remember, my foundation is still shallow, it is not appropriate to be too ostentatious, so you must not spread the way of Qi Refining with me.
Otherwise you will inevitably get into trouble. And in order to avoid accidentally letting the cat out of the bag, whether in front of outsiders or in private, you should still call me Brother Ziling.
When I feel I have grown up and have a solid foundation, and I don't need to worry about outsiders knowing, it won't be too late for you to call me Master. Remember, this matter is currently only known to your father and mother. If you spread it out, I will not teach you the way of Qi Refining in the future."
"Brother Ziling, don't worry. Cong'er is very sensible. You said not to let outsiders know, and I will definitely not let outsiders know." Zuo Cong nodded heavily and said with a firm face.
"Well, Brother Ziling believes in you!" Qin Ziling touched Zuo Cong's head again, then looked at Zuo Le and his wife and said, "Master Zuo, Master's Wife, Zuo Cong has already kowtowed, I will start teaching him the Qi Refining Dao method now!"
"Okay, thank you Ziling!" Zuo Le nodded, and Xu Jingfang bowed slightly.
After saying that, the two turned around and were about to leave when Zuo Cong stopped them, scratching his head and said, "That's not right, Dad and Mom. Brother Ziling is my master, and you and mom are Brother Ziling's master and master's wife. So don't I have to call you Grandmaster and Grandmother?"
Upon hearing this, Zuo Le and his wife opened their mouths, not really knowing how to answer.
"Why so many names! Just treat each of us differently!" Qin Ziling smiled and tapped Zuo Cong's head lightly .
"Yes, yes, each to their own." Zuo Le and his wife nodded quickly, then left the study in a rather "embarrassed" manner.
"I don't know what this kid is thinking about all day long. When Ziling said yesterday that he wanted to pass on the Dharma to Cong'er, why didn't I think about the problem of confusion in generations!" After leaving the study, Zuo Le said to his wife with a wry smile.
"That's because you know Zi Ling's character very well and know that he won't worry about these things, so you didn't think about this problem subconsciously. Otherwise, if it were someone else, would you still be able to act so casually? Would you still be worthy of him calling you Master Zuo?" Xu Jingfang said after thinking for a while.
"Yes, you are absolutely right! Apart from my parents, you and my son, I have never trusted anyone so completely in my life!" Zuo Le nodded in agreement.
"I don't know if my son has the talent for refining Qi and practicing Taoism. If he has this talent, then there will be nothing to worry about in the future." Xu Jingfang said.
“Don’t place too much hope on your talent in Qi training. The threshold for Qi training is much higher than that for martial arts training, and only one in a hundred can succeed.
But you don't have to worry. Zi Ling is definitely not an ordinary person. He will definitely become a big shot in the future. He is such a loyal person. As long as the Zuo family follows him, he will protect the Zuo family.
So in fact, as long as Cong'er can get started in Qi Refining, get rid of the old and take in the new, nourish Qi and cultivate himself, and grow up healthily, that's enough, you don't need to worry about the rest." Zuo Le said.
"That being said, it's rare for Cong'er to have such a great opportunity. Naturally, I hope that my son has a talent for Qi training and cultivation." Xu Jingfang said.
While Zuo Le and his wife were talking privately, Qin Ziling had already begun teaching Zuo Cong how to identify meridians.
Zuo Cong was indeed born smart, and children have simple minds without so many distracting thoughts. After Qin Ziling taught him several times, he actually remembered it.
Next, Qin Ziling taught him how to enter a state of meditation, breathe in and out, and use the food and air to open up the meridians. He memorized them all.
The next day, Qin Ziling came to Shuiyue Villa again to test him several times. Seeing that his answers were all correct, he felt relieved.
Next, it is up to him to follow the method he taught, calm down and breathe in and out every day, until he can sense the Qi of heaven and earth entering his body. Then he can start to absorb Qi and open up his meridians, which is considered to be the threshold of Qi refining.
In the future, there will be no problem in using this to nourish Qi and body and prolong life. As for whether he can go further and become a Qi-refining sorcerer with real offensive combat power, it depends on whether he has cultivated spiritual roots.
In this regard, Qin Ziling can't help at all!
On the third day, on the official road from Fangqiao County to Gaitong County, three people were riding three tall horses, whipping the horses and galloping at lightning speed.
One of the three people was wearing a black cloak that covered her face, and one could only tell from her body shape that she was a woman. The other two were dressed in warrior attire, and they were Zuo Le and Qin Ziling.
As for the only woman, she was naturally Xiao Qing.
Xiao Qing was riding a horse with a leopard head and body. When its four hooves were raised, clouds of smoke were generated under its hooves, as if it was a domesticated beast walking on clouds and mist - a clouded leopard horse.
The horses Qin Ziling and Zuo Le rode were as shiny as black satin, except for the four hooves which were as white as snow. The joints and tendons of the limbs were particularly strong.
Although this horse is not as good as the domesticated clouded leopard horse, it is also a famous thousand-mile horse in the Great Qi State.
Gaitong County was only about two hundred miles away from Fangqiao City. The three men were skilled and daring, and they galloped along the official road.
We encountered four groups of robbers on the way.
However, when the four groups of robbers rushed down, they saw that Xiao Qing was riding a clouded leopard horse. Three of them were so scared that they turned around and fled halfway through the charge, and the other group was so stupid that they were dispersed by the three men on horseback before they could even come to their senses.
In Fangliao County, anyone who can ride a clouded leopard horse is an important figure with a prominent background. Their cultivation is at least at the level of a martial arts master. How could they be robbed casually?
Therefore, the three of them did not delay at all along the way. They set out in the morning and arrived at Gaitong County before noon. It was not like when Qin Ziling, Zheng Xinghan and the other three went to collect herbs, they walked for four days to cover more than 200 miles.
After arriving at Gaitong County, Zuo Le left the three people's horses at a disciple's home.
Zuo Le has run a martial arts school in Fangliao City for decades, and his disciples are spread all over Fangliao County. In Gaitong County, there is now an inner court disciple who came out of Hantie Dean's academy, and he is at the Iron Skin level.
Ironplate-level cultivation is nothing in Fangqiao City, but in Gaitong County, he is equivalent to a powerful martial artist.
This disciple had quite a bit of property in the county town. His house had high walls and deep courtyards. When he saw Zuo Le coming, he was naturally very surprised and wanted to hold a banquet to entertain the three of them.
However, because Zuo Le was concerned about Xuanhan Tieji, he told him to take good care of the horses, and took Qin Ziling and Xiao Qing all the way to Wuyang Mountain, which was more than 30 miles outside the county town.
The place where Zuo Le discovered the Xuanhan Iron Chicken is located in a miasma-filled mountain range on the outskirts of Wuyang Mountain. Such places generally do not have valuable ferocious birds and beasts living and moving around, but are often home to poisonous insects and snakes. Moreover, this place is relatively deep inside the outskirts of Wuyang Mountain compared to other places, so even if someone passes by here by chance, they will not be interested in stepping in.
Four years ago, Zuo Le passed by here by chance. He had no interest in entering at first, but just then he caught a glimpse of the figure of the Xuanhan Iron Chicken flashing through the miasma and mist, so he cautiously went in to take a look.
But they found that after passing through a miasma cloud, there was a valley with an entrance but no exit. The valley was full of lush green trees and a small lake. There was green grass beside the lake and a group of Xuanhan Iron Chickens lived there.
"This is it." Zuo Le took Qin Ziling and Xiao Qing back along the old path and soon arrived at the entrance of the valley. He pointed at the valley first, then lay on the ground and carefully surveyed it. Soon he found some traces of the activities of the Xuanhan Iron Chickens. He couldn't help but said with surprise, "Great, the group of Xuanhan Iron Chickens haven't left here yet."
"Master Zuo, it seems that this valley has only one exit!" Qin Ziling looked around and saw that there were cliffs on three sides in front of him, and said with a thoughtful look on his face.
"That's right, there is only one exit here." Zuo Le nodded.
"That's great! So, Master Zuo, you guard the entrance of the valley to prevent the Xuanhan Iron Chicken from escaping, and Qingzhu and I will go into the valley to hunt and kill it." After Qin Ziling got a positive answer, he made a decision immediately.
Qingzhu is Xiao Qing's pseudonym, which is formed by splitting the character "Qing" from her name.
"How about Miss Qingzhu and I go in, and you guard the valley entrance?" Zuo Le suggested after hesitating.
"Don't worry, Master Zuo. With Qingzhu here, I'll be fine. Besides, she and I have worked together before and we have a good understanding of each other." Qin Ziling said.
Seeing Qin Ziling say this, Zuo Le could not insist any longer, so he nodded and said, "Then you guys should be careful, and send a signal in time if there is any situation."
Qin Ziling and Xiao Qing nodded, then they tiptoed and quickly disappeared into the jungle.
"Look , there!" Soon, Qin Ziling and Xiao Qing arrived at the small lake mentioned by Zuo Le. They stood on the top of a tall tree and looked out. They soon discovered that on a green meadow opposite the lake, the Xuanhan Iron Chickens were gathering in groups of three or five to forage for food.
The body of the Xuanhan Iron Chicken is as big as a swan, and its wings emit a metallic luster like iron sheets in the sun. A pair of iron claws dig into the ground, just like an iron hook plowing the ground, turning over the soil. Then it pecks down with its iron beak, and a bug appears in its mouth. It is as thick as a little finger, one foot long, colorful all over, and shaped like a small snake.
"No wonder the Xuanhan Iron Chicken would live and reproduce here. It turns out that there are many colorful earth dragons living underground. I heard that the Xuanhan Iron Chicken's favorite food is the colorful earth dragon." Xiao Qing said with a relieved look.
"I see." Qin Ziling nodded, then pointed to the groups of Xuanhan Iron Chickens opposite him, and said with a happy expression: "There are a total of 20 adult Iron Chickens and five chicks. This is a big harvest!"
"That's right. Even if the Pang family knew about this many wild first-class exotic birds, they would be extremely jealous!" Xiao Qing showed joy upon hearing this.
"However, they all gather in that piece of grass in groups of three or five. If you use your water and wood dense net to catch them twice, the other Xuanhan Iron Chickens will scatter everywhere. It will still be difficult to catch them all in one net!" Qin Ziling frowned slightly.
