"Really?" Cui asked in surprise.
"Yes!" Qin Ziling's nose felt sore when he saw this and he nodded heavily.
In fact, it has been a year since he was reborn into this world, but the time he has actually spent with Cui Shi is actually very short.
"Good! Good! Good!" Cui nodded repeatedly.
"Hey, mother, you are breathing deeply. It seems that the progress of unblocking the meridians through food and qi is very smooth." Qin Ziling suddenly raised his eyebrows, with a hint of surprise on his face.
"It is indeed going smoothly. If everything goes well, it should take only one or two months to complete the process of unblocking the meridians through food and qi," Cui said.
"Good, that's great! It seems that mother is a person with a talent for cultivation!" Qin Ziling said happily.
Although Qin Ziling did not have a clear standard of common sense about the talent of a Qigong practitioner, he knew from the notes of Taoist Wuhe that Taoist Wuhe had practiced for five full years before he completed the art of opening the meridians through the use of Qi.
Of course, Wuhe Taoist priests were all studying on their own based on a broken copy of the Canglang Jue, and they did not have much money to buy nourishing herbs at the beginning. Unlike Cui, Qin Ziling, a Qi-refining master at the True Strength Realm, taught them personally from the beginning, and they ate nourishing Qi-replenishing foods every day.
Among the nourishing and qi-replenishing foods there were even purple mist spirit rice and broth made from wild exotic beasts. These were nourishing foods that Taoist Wuhe would never have thought of at that time, and even some ordinary disciples of the Qi-refining sects would not have the opportunity to enjoy them.
But even so, counting from the beginning of the year to now, it only took Cui about six months, and it took her only about eight months to complete the process of opening up her meridians through food and qi, and she only started practicing when she was in her forties.
Therefore, considering comprehensive factors, it is not difficult for Qin Ziling to infer that the cultivation talent currently displayed by her mother is much stronger than that of the old Taoist Wuhe.
The next thing to look at is the spiritual roots!
The old Taoist Wuhe was able to cultivate to the initial stage of true power. Qin Ziling believed that as long as his mother did not have mixed spiritual roots such as four or five spiritual roots, even if she had three spiritual roots, he would try his best to help her at least cultivate to the true power stage and become a Qi Refiner.
"Haha, you only know how to make your mother happy. You have been practicing for half a year and you still haven't completed the most basic food and qi to open the meridians. What kind of talent can you have? Mother doesn't ask for anything. I just hope that I can use this to cultivate my qi and live a few more years. If I have the chance to see my grandson grow up, I will be satisfied." Cui said with a smile.
"Ahem!" Qin Ziling couldn't keep up with his mother's thoughts for a while. He coughed twice and said quickly, "Yes, yes."
"What do you mean by meeting? You're already twenty years old, and you don't seem to have any intention of getting married. You should get married earlier and give me a big fat grandson. Even if you are not at home, I will have my grandson to accompany me, and I won't have to miss you every day." Cui glared at Qin Ziling unhappily.
"Let's talk about this later, Mom. We have to find the right one first." Qin Ziling said helplessly, but he was speechless in his heart. In his previous world, forty-year-old women still used beauty filters every day, played around everywhere, and were even unwilling to have sons. But his mother in this life was different. She couldn't wait to become a grandmother at the age of forty.
"Mom, I know you've grown up now, so if you want to get married you must marry into a wealthy family. But the world is in chaos now, and who knows what will happen tomorrow. You can actually take a concubine first to leave a bloodline for the Qin family, and then marry the right one in the future." Seeing Qin Ziling refusing, Cui thought for a while and said.
Qin Ziling opened his mouth when he heard this, and didn't know how to answer for a long time.
Can this thing still be done this way?
"Mom is serious. The world is really getting more and more chaotic. Look at the prosperous Xujiabao, which is gone just like that.
Some time ago, a big incident happened in the city. It was said that the county lieutenant colluded with the rebels in Nandingzhou and the evil cult, and the county governor brought troops to surround the county lieutenant's mansion.
The two sides fought fiercely, and many people died. In the end, it was said that the county lieutenant fled from the south with his troops, all the way to Chenglin County, and is now recruiting soldiers in Chenglin County. It is unknown when he will come back. "Cui said.
"What? Such a big thing happened!" Qin Ziling was shocked when he heard it and exclaimed.
Qin Ziling naturally didn't know at this time that he had seized the Yin Sha Pearl and destroyed the Yin Sha veins of Sanyuan Mountain. He just patted his butt and left without taking a single cloud with him, but brought disaster to the Yu family.
He is the biggest driving force behind this matter!
"You don't know about this?" Cui looked at Qin Ziling with some surprise.
"I don't know. I went on a long trip recently." Qin Ziling replied.
"Then you can go ask Master Zuo. He is a big shot and he also runs a martial arts school in the city. He must know all these things. By the way, you haven't been back for such a long time, you should also go to Shuiyue Villa to visit him." Cui said.
"Okay, I'll go visit him later. Now let's go back to the house. I'll take your pulse carefully and see your specific spiritual roots." Qin Ziling said.
In the past, Qin Ziling didn’t know how to judge whether a person had spiritual roots, nor did he have the ability to do so.
But now that I have been practicing for a long time and have reached the middle stage of true power, I have gradually learned some tricks without a teacher.
"Can you tell what my spiritual roots are?" Cui looked at her son in surprise, as if she suddenly didn't recognize him.
At the beginning of the year, the Taoist nun from Jiuxuan Mountain forcibly took Yin Ranyue away because she had a very rare thunder spiritual root. However, no matter how Yin Ranyue begged, the Taoist nun refused to take Qin Ziling into the mountains to practice because he had mixed roots of the five elements.
Therefore, Cui had a very deep memory of spiritual roots, and he also learned from the Taoist nun at that time that it was impossible for most ordinary people to have spiritual roots for cultivation.
"Don't you trust your son?" Qin Ziling asked with a smile as he supported Cui's arm and led her into the inner room.
"Believe me, how could I not believe in my own son? I'm just very surprised. You are not a cultivator, so how can you judge my spiritual roots?" Cui said.
"Hehe, who said your son is not a cultivator?" Qin Ziling said, leaning close to Cui's ear.
"That's what the fairy said! She said that you have mixed roots of the five elements, it's impossible..." Cui was halfway through her words when she suddenly came to her senses, her body trembled slightly, and she looked at her son in shock and disbelief.
"Nothing is absolute in the world. Even gods can make mistakes sometimes." Qin Ziling turned around and closed the door gently. Then a green light flashed from his body and turned into a three-foot green sword floating in the house. Qin Ziling waved his finger, and the three-foot green sword circled around the house several times.
“This…” When Cui saw this scene, her lips trembled.
Qin Ziling smiled when he saw this, put away the peach wood sword talisman, then reached out and hugged Cui's arm, saying: "Mother, now you believe it!"
Cui suddenly woke up and nodded excitedly, "I believe it! I believe it!"
“However, my skills in Qi Refining are still limited, so no matter whether it is your cultivation or the fact that I can fly a flying sword, please don’t tell anyone else,” Qin Ziling said.
"Well, mother is not someone who doesn't know the importance of things, and you know how to hide your shortcomings, so mother is really relieved." Upon hearing this, Cui grabbed Qin Ziling's hand and gently patted the back of his hand, and then followed with expectation: "Then can you help mother see if you have any spiritual roots for cultivation?"
"Okay, mother, you sit down first, calm down and practice the exercises to open up your meridians." Qin Ziling said.
Cui nodded, sat cross-legged as instructed, adjusted her mind, and then circulated her energy according to the "Eternal Green Wood Technique", slowly circulating the energy of heaven and earth she had absorbed through her meridians.
However, her meridians have not been fully opened yet, so the energy of heaven and earth can only circulate in some of her meridians.
But for Qin Ziling, this is enough.
He placed his fingers on Cui's wrist, and a wisp of true energy entered her meridians, carefully feeling the energy of heaven and earth that she absorbed.
The energy of heaven and earth has not been refined and is turbid, but in the turbidity, one can vaguely feel a relatively strong breath full of vitality, followed by a relatively heavy and thick breath, and some other breaths are mixed and none of them stand out.
"That vibrant aura is the wood aura, and that relatively heavy and thick aura should be the earth aura. This means that my mother should have both wood and earth auras, with the wood aura being stronger.
Great, I just happen to have a wood-based technique, the Jade Wood Evergreen Technique. Mother can choose to practice the Jade Wood Evergreen Technique alone. Wood overcomes earth and can absorb nutrients from the earth. Even if some earth spirit energy is mixed in during the True Stage, it won’t be a big problem. "After Qin Ziling had investigated clearly, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
He now fully understood why the Taoist nun saw through his mixed roots of the Five Elements at the beginning of the year, because the spiritual energy of heaven and earth he absorbed was extremely mixed, and there was no particular closeness to any of the laws of the Five Elements spiritual energy.
Of course, Qin Ziling did not have the same powerful cultivation as the Taoist nun, so he could not see through the condition of her mother's five elements of spiritual roots at a glance. He needed to take her pulse and feel the condition of the energy of heaven and earth she absorbed before he could make a conclusion.
"How is it?" Seeing her son let go of her hand with a happy look on his face, although Cui knew the result should be good, she became very nervous when the time came.
"Mom, this time I can tell you with certainty that you have a talent for cultivation. You have dual spiritual roots, wood spiritual roots and earth spiritual roots, and the wood spiritual root is stronger.
I just happen to have a wood-based technique on hand. You previously practiced a wood-based technique, the basic formula of the Jade Wood Evergreen Technique. I will copy a copy of the Jade Wood Evergreen Technique for you later." Qin Ziling said.
"Mother hasn't even completed the art of opening up the meridians through eating qi, so there's no rush. Moreover, this technique is extremely precious, so please don't copy it for me, lest it leak out. After mother completes the art of opening up the meridians through eating qi, you can teach her the rest of the practice." Cui said happily after getting a positive answer.
"Okay, there are bound to be slight differences in transcribing. When you have completed the food and qi to open up the meridians, I will show you the original version of the latter stage and explain it to you." Qin Ziling nodded.
"Yes." Cui nodded, and then said: "You have worked hard on this journey. Go and wash yourself first. Mother will meditate and breathe before it gets bright."
"Okay, but cultivation requires a balance between relaxation and tension. More haste makes waste. Don't work too hard, mom." Qin Ziling reminded.
"Don't worry, mother knows what's going on." Cui said.
Qin Ziling smiled, then turned and left the house.
When Qin Ziling walked out of the main house in a good mood, Liu Xiaoqiang and Shao E just came out from the backyard.
Both of them looked absent-minded until they saw Qin Ziling's figure, then they shuddered and came to their senses.
"Young Master!"
"Master!"
The two men greeted each other in a low voice, one in front and one behind, and looked at Qin Ziling with deep awe in their eyes.
"Come to my study!" Qin Ziling saw the two people returning, greeted them, and turned back to the study.
The two followed him into the study.
"What is Xiaoqiang's current progress?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Sir, just ten days ago, my arms had reached the level of cowhide," Liu Xiaoqiang replied.
"Okay, you're progressing much faster than I thought." Qin Ziling said happily when he heard that.
"This is all thanks to the young master's generous cultivation and sister Shao E's hard training." Liu Xiaoqiang said with a humble and grateful look.
"This is also inseparable from your talent, physique, understanding and perseverance. I brought back a lot of good things this time. If you absorb them well, you should be able to have iron fists and iron arms before the end of the year, and you will be able to condense your strength next year!" Qin Ziling said.
"Strength!" Liu Xiaoqiang's body trembled and his eyes turned red.
Before this, he would never have dared to imagine in his dreams that he would actually become a powerful martial artist, and that he could condense his power by using the iron plates of his arms as the foundation.
But now, all this is within reach.
"Shao E, how are you doing?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Master, I have been eating a lot of exotic beasts' flesh and blood these days, and I have made great progress. However, to reach the Hua Jin realm, one not only needs powerful strength as a foundation, but also needs to comprehend the secrets of the changes. I haven't reached the threshold of Hua Jin yet." Shao E replied.
“Strength foundation is not a problem. The piece of Eight Desolate Black Python I brought back this time was prepared for you, and the small half of an unknown second-grade exotic beast was also mainly prepared for you.
You can give some to Xiaoqiang. His current foundation mainly relies on the flesh and blood of first-grade exotic beasts. He can only eat a little of the flesh and blood of second-grade exotic beasts, not too much. "Qin Ziling said.
Shao E's eyes widened when she heard this. She said in a trembling voice with disbelief, "Then, that Eight Desolate Black Python is, is it for me?"
"Why would I bring it back if I'm not giving it to you?" Qin Ziling said with a smile.
After Shao E got the affirmative answer, she was stunned.
The Eight Desolate Black Python, which is as famous as the Eight Desolate Green Python!
Last year, Xu Pengkun and his son had such a good opportunity to discover an Eight Desolate Jade Python on the outskirts of Wuyang Mountain. As a result, the two Huajin martial artists, as well as her and another Yunjin martial artist, not only failed to capture the Eight Desolate Jade Python, but also killed the Yunjin martial artist.
It was conceivable that the flesh and blood of a third-grade exotic beast like the Eight Desolate Green Python was not something that someone like her was qualified to eat as a tonic.
No, to be exact, even Xu Pengkun and his son, who were considered big shots in Fangqiao City, were not qualified to eat it.
But now, Qin Ziling said lightly that the piece of Eight Desolate Black Python meat, which was at least four meters long, was specially given to her!
"Master, I..." After a long time, Shao E couldn't help but feel her eyes turn red, her voice was stuck in her throat and she couldn't speak.
"As for the secrets of Hua Jin, you should first ask Master Zuo. If you still can't understand, I will take you to ask someone else." Qin Ziling saw that Shao E was so moved that she was speechless, so he patted her shoulder gently and said.
When they saw Qin Ziling mention Zuo Le, Shao E and Liu Xiaoqiang's faces changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Qin Ziling immediately noticed the changes in their expressions.
"Master Zuo is injured!" Liu Xiaoqiang replied with a look of anger on his face.
"How did he get injured?" Qin Ziling's face changed slightly when he heard that, but he quickly regained his composure and asked in a deep voice.
Looking at Qin Ziling with a calm face, Liu Xiaoqiang and Shao E inexplicably felt a chill rising from behind them.
"He was beaten by Pang Tianpeng from the Pang family." Liu Xiaoqiang replied.
"Pang Tianpeng? Even if he is the son of the county magistrate, he can't hurt Master Zuo for no reason, right?" Qin Ziling said coldly.
“Of course, this matter is not that simple. It definitely involves the struggle between various forces. It is also related to the fact that the Yu family was defeated and fled to Fangqiao City, and there is no longer a strong enough force to restrain the Pang family.
Otherwise, even if Pang Tianpeng has a father who is the county governor and a powerful master's background, it would be difficult for him to directly go to the house and injure Master Zuo." Liu Xiaoqiang replied.
"Well, I just heard my mother mention the matter of the Yu family, but she doesn't know much about it, and I was just about to ask you about it." Qin Ziling nodded.
"Sister Shao E and I usually stay at home and rarely go out. Concerning the sudden siege of the Yu family by the Pang and Lin families, we don't know much more than the madam does. If you want to know the details, I'm afraid you still have to go to Shuiyue Villa to ask Master Zuo." Liu Xiaoqiang said.
"Yeah." Qin Ziling nodded, then asked, "Is Master Zuo seriously injured?"
"The injury is quite serious. It has damaged the foundation of his strength. It will be very difficult for Master Zuo Wu to recover at his age." The person who answered this question was Shao E, not Liu Xiaoqiang.
Apparently Shao E went to visit Zuo Le after he was injured.
Qin Ziling's face twitched when he heard this, but then quickly returned to normal and said calmly, "My mother doesn't know, right?"
"We didn't tell Madam about this because we were afraid she would worry," Shao E replied.
"Well, you did a great job on this." Qin Ziling nodded, and then said to Shao E: "There is no rush for the secret of transforming strength. You should stew more Eight Desolate Black Python meat for nourishment during this period to condense your strength into a strong and powerful one. Xiaoqiang should also try to nourish himself and strive for an early breakthrough."
"Yes!" Shao E and Liu Xiaoqiang replied with a slight bow.
…
After breakfast, Qin Ziling came to Shuiyue Villa.
I haven't been back for more than two months, and Shuiyue Villa has changed a lot.
The wall is now very tall and solid. There are arrow towers and sentry posts built around the villa, including the back mountain. Archers with a fierce aura stand on them, looking around vigilantly.
A group of people gathered at the martial arts training ground in the villa early in the morning.
They are all practicing strength and martial arts seriously.
In addition to some old faces from the former Hantie dean that Qin Ziling was familiar with, there were also a few new faces and some teenagers in their teens.
Senior Brother Zheng Xinghan was also there, walking around the martial arts training ground with his hands behind his back. In the right corner of the martial arts training ground, under a willow tree, Zuo Le was lying on a rattan chair with his eyes slightly squinted. The morning sun shone through the willow branches and leaves, and his face was mottled, revealing a bit of old age and paleness.
"Qin, Brother Qin, you, you are here!"
"Brother Qin, you are here!"
When the short and ugly Bao Yingjun saw Qin Ziling, he immediately trotted over and bowed slightly to greet him. Yuntai, who was limping behind him, also bowed and greeted him with a very respectful attitude.
Seeing the short and stuttering Bao Yingjun and the lame Yun Tai trotting to greet Qin Ziling with a respectful attitude, Zheng Xinghan, Mu Xuan and Zuo Le who was lying on the willow rattan chair understood what was going on. The older generation of Hantie disciples who knew Qin Ziling's background, such as Lu Taiqiang, all showed a hint of envy and emotion on their faces.
Now, everyone knows that Bao Yingjun is Zuo Le's most valued disciple, and just two days ago, Bao Yingjun's fists had broken through the cowhide and become an iron-skinned martial artist.
It took Bao Yingjun less than four hours to transform cowhide into iron sheet. This speed was two months faster than that of Nangong Yue who died in the line of duty more than two months ago.
As for Yuntai, although he was a cripple and no one was optimistic about him at the beginning, after more than two months of training, his talent for martial arts and his hard work were surprising. He was very likely another genius of Hantie Dean.
It just so happened that these two geniuses, one was the person Qin Ziling had taught in the past, and the other was the person recommended by Qin Ziling. Both of them were people who knew how to be grateful, and they were very respectful to Qin Ziling, an inner courtyard disciple who had almost exhausted his potential and rarely showed up for a long time.
"Yeah!" Qin Ziling nodded to the two of them, then said to Zheng Xinghan who was walking over, "Senior Brother Zheng, long time no see."
"Yeah, you were away for a long time this time!" Zheng Xinghan said with emotion.
There are really too many things happening in the past two months.
"Why did you move the martial arts school to Shuiyue Villa?" Qin Ziling asked.
Logically speaking, the apprentices of Hantie Academy should practice martial arts in Hantie Academy in the county town.
"This is a long story, you should go see Master Zuo first." Zheng Xinghan said after hearing this.
"Okay!" Qin Ziling nodded, then walked towards Zuo Le under the shade of the willow tree.
"Master Zuo, Ziling gives it to you..." Qin Ziling bowed and said.
"You're back!" Zuo Le sat up straight and said before Qin Ziling could finish his words.
"Yes, the disciple has already broken through to the Iron Skin level, so he came to report to Master Zuo." Qin Ziling said.
It has been a year since he entered Niupi, and the situation in the city has obviously changed. If he keeps a low profile, it will be inconvenient for him to act, so it is time to show his level of Iron Plate.
Of course, his foundation is still shallow, and being too high-profile is not good.
In a year, Tiepi was neither too conspicuous nor too powerful. As a result, he often went in and out of Shuiyue Villa, and it would not seem abrupt when Zuo Le privately called him over to give him special treatment or sent him out to do things.
"Good, good! I didn't expect that you would break through to the Iron Skin level without making a sound. If I remember correctly, it took you about a year to go from Cowhide to Iron Skin. Your talent is pretty good!"
Zuo Le stood up suddenly and patted Qin Ziling's shoulder with a look of joy. His expression was as if he had just found out that he had broken through to the iron sheet.
"What? Zi Ling actually broke through to the Iron Skin level?"
"No way, Senior Brother Qin actually made a breakthrough?"
"Yeah, isn't it said that Senior Brother Qin didn't have much talent for martial arts, and that he worked hard for three years to break through to the level of cowhide at the last moment? How come he only took one year to break through from cowhide to iron skin? Could it be that he is one of those people who becomes more powerful as time goes by?"
"It's very likely! I heard that Brother Qin comes from a poor family and has average bones, which is why he has been working hard in the tendon and bone realm for three years. In fact, he is very determined, practices very hard , and has a high level of comprehension. In the past year, he has often been out and about, and he must have been trying to make money to nourish his body and make up for his shortcomings, so it seems normal for him to take a year to break through to the iron skin realm."
"Nowadays, Shuiyue Villa has abundant cultivation resources. Master Zuo is generous in rewarding those who are honest, respect teachers, and have a talent for martial arts. He is even willing to give out exotic beast meat for free to cultivate disciples. So in just over two months, Senior Brother Yu, Senior Brother Shen, and others have all broken through to the Iron Skin level.
Senior Brother Qin is a man of great loyalty and righteousness. He already has the trust of Master Zuo. Now that he has shown his potential in martial arts training, it seems that Master Zuo will definitely cultivate him vigorously in the future."
When people at the martial arts training ground heard the conversation between Zuo Le and Qin Ziling, some people who were familiar with Qin Ziling were suddenly in an uproar and started talking about it.
"He has made a breakthrough!" Just as everyone was talking about it, a woman with a nice figure but a little thick legs appeared at the entrance of the martial arts training ground. Looking at the familiar figure under the shade of the willow tree, everyone was stunned, and their heart was as mixed as a pot of mixed feelings, extremely complicated.
This woman is naturally Luo Yuke, who has always looked down on Qin Ziling.
Luo Yuke hasn't come to Zuo Le to practice martial arts for a while.
It's not that Luo Yuke didn't come, but every time she came, she always felt out of place. Moreover, over the past two months, Zuo Le had provided a lot of tonic resources to the inner courtyard disciples. It was even said that Shen Xiujing, Yu Yan and others had received exotic beast meat for free in private.
Only her, Zuo Le ignored her and did not give her any free resources.
Mu Xuan, Lu Taiqiang, Yu Yan and Shen Xiujing, who were at the same level as her last year, are now at the Iron Skin level. Senior brother Zheng Xinghan is even more powerful and has become a strength martialist. Only she and Qin Ziling, who is considered to have exhausted his potential, are still at the Ox Skin level.
But today, Luo Yuke suddenly discovered that Qin Ziling had also broken through to become an iron-skinned warrior, and he did so in just one year. However, she, the person who once looked down on and despised him, was still struggling at the cowhide level.
As for Nangong Yue, who once looked down on Qin Ziling and suppressed him in all ways, he was even more miserable. First, he was expelled from the sect, and then he unfortunately suffered at the hands of the Demon Sect. It was said that even his head was chopped off.
"Wow!" Suddenly Luo Yuke covered her face with tears and turned to run outside.
No one chased after Luo Yuke as she covered her face.
Neither did Mu Xuan.
So what if I catch up?
She had advised her a long time ago, but she simply wouldn't listen, and even turned around to slander Qin Ziling in many ways.
Others may not know, but Mu Xuan knows something now. She can be where she is today, Zheng Xinghan who is about to marry her can be where he is today, and even many people who are practicing martial arts in Shuiyue Villa can be where they are today, in fact, to a large extent, it is all thanks to Qin Ziling.
How could she possibly stand on Luo Yuke's side?
"Congratulations, Junior Brother Qin!"
"Congratulations, Senior Brother Qin!"
“…”
After Luo Yuke turned and left, everyone came forward to congratulate Qin Ziling.
"Thank you, fellow brothers." Qin Ziling bowed in return.
"Okay, let's all go practice martial arts." Seeing this, Zuo Le waved his hand and dismissed everyone, then patted Qin Ziling on the shoulder and said, "Ziling, come with me."
"Yes, Master Zuo." Qin Ziling nodded, then followed Zuo Le to the owner's mansion.
"Brother Ziling!" Qin Ziling had just stepped into the gate of the manor owner's mansion when a figure rushed towards him. It was Zuo Cong.
Zuo Cong's cheeks were rosy and he had grown a little taller. He no longer looked frail and sickly as before.
"I haven't seen you for more than two months. Zuo Cong has grown a lot taller!" Qin Ziling rubbed Zuo Cong's head and said with a smile.
"This is all thanks to you!" Zuo Le looked at his son with a look of relief and gratitude.
"Master Zuo, let's go to the study and talk." Qin Ziling glanced around and said with a smile.
After entering the study, the two of them sat down as host and guest, while Zuo Cong stood aside.
"Zuo Cong, how is your training progress? Is there anything you don't understand or have any questions about?" Qin Ziling asked.
"Replying to Brother Ziling, I have completed the process of opening up the meridians through food and qi half a month ago. Now Brother Ziling can teach me the rest of the techniques." Zuo Cong replied.
"Have you completed the process of opening up your meridians through food and qi?" Qin Ziling was surprised when he heard this, and quickly reached out to grab Zuo Cong's wrist. A strand of true qi was injected into it, flowing along his meridians, and he found that they were indeed unobstructed.
"Good, good, not bad! Not bad!" Qin Ziling couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Qin Ziling had no idea how long it took Bai Xiuqi and Gong Yangmu to practice the method of eating qi to open their meridians , whereas Zuo Cong only took two months to complete it. Judging from this alone, his talent was many times stronger than that of the Taoist Wuhe.
Of course, his own situation is different. He has a powerful soul to help him, and his starting point is completely different from Zuo Cong.
"Zi Ling, does Cong'er have a talent for Qi training?" Zuo Le asked with a happy look on his face when he saw this.
"At the moment, his talent seems very high, but it still depends on whether he has the spiritual roots to practice!" Qin Ziling replied after hearing this, then closed his eyes and carefully felt the energy of heaven and earth circulating in Zuo Cong's meridians.
At first glance, the heaven and earth energy running through Zuo Cong's meridians was no different from Cui's, both were turbid, but if you felt it carefully, you could find that there was an extremely sharp breath in that turbidity, revealing a breath of iron cavalry and killing. This breath was so powerful that no other single breath could compare to it.
Qin Ziling's heart couldn't help but tremble, his eyes suddenly opened, revealing a look of shock and disbelief. He also vaguely guessed why Zuo Cong had been weak and sickly since childhood.
Among the five elements, Geng metal is responsible for killing and fighting.
Among Zuo Cong's five elements, Gengjin spiritual root is the most dominant. He does not know how to practice cultivation, and usually inhales too much Gengjin energy into his body, which is bound to hurt his body.
"How is Ziling?" Zuo Le's heart sank when he saw that Qin Ziling's expression was not right.
"It's an extremely rare single spiritual root!" Qin Ziling replied.
"What?" Zuo Lezhen exclaimed. He had never thought that his son would have a rare single spiritual root.
"Will I become very powerful in the future? Will I be able to beat up that bad guy who dared to hurt my father?" Zuo Cong didn't think too much about it and asked happily after hearing it.
"Of course!" Qin Ziling touched Zuo Cong's head, and then said: "Since you have completed the Qi-Eating Meridian Opening Technique, I will now teach you the method of removing the dross and retaining the essence."
"Okay!" Zuo Cong nodded heavily.
"I'll step aside for a moment." Zuo Le said quickly after hearing this.
"There's no need for that. Master Zuo is not a Qi-refining person, so it's useless for you to listen to him." Qin Ziling smiled and waved his hand, then began to teach Zuo Cong the method of removing the dross and retaining the essence.
In the art of Qi training, the two stages of eating Qi to open up the meridians and removing the dross and retaining the essence are very similar. Only when you reach the stage of obtaining the truth, when you have to distinguish and separate the single five elements of spiritual energy, do the differences really become apparent.
So even if Zuo Cong has a golden spiritual root, Qin Ziling can continue to teach him the skills for the time being.
Zuo Cong was a very smart child and had a talent for Qi Refining. After Qin Ziling explained it several times, he understood and remembered it.
Seeing that he already understood, Qin Ziling gave him a few more instructions, and then told him to figure it out on his own and come back to ask him if he had any questions.
After Zuo Cong left, Qin Ziling's expression gradually became serious.
"Zi Ling, is there any problem with Cong'er?" Zuo Le's heart couldn't help but beat heavily when he saw this.
"There is no problem with Zuo Cong. The problem is that he has a gold spiritual root. I don't have any gold-based skills to pass on to him. What I'm passing on to him now is only the most basic skills. After he has eliminated the dross and retained the essence, he must have a gold-based skill to continue practicing.
Therefore, there are only two choices now. One is to let him join the Qi Refining Sect; the other is to wait for me to obtain the gold-based skills.
But the second option requires luck, and I don't know when I can get the gold-type skills, and the quality of the skills I get cannot be guaranteed. "Qin Ziling replied.
"So you're still inclined to let Cong'er join the Qi Refining sect?" Zuo Le asked.
Qin Ziling nodded.
Seeing Qin Ziling nod, Zuo Le pulled his sparse beard and paced back and forth in the study.
Zuo Le was of course happy that his son had a very rare gold-type spiritual root.
But he only has this one precious son, who is only eight years old this year. He has to send him to a Qi-refining sect to practice alone. He is really reluctant and worried about him.
With Zuo Le's identity, he knew a little bit. The Qi Refining Sect seemed to be detached from the world and high above, but in fact it had an extremely intricate and close connection with the secular world.
They need someone to help them search and collect cultivation resources in the secular world, and they need their help in finding and selecting suitable cultivation talents, so they need to support forces in the secular world.
These supported forces have the advantage of being close to the water and getting the moon first. Not only do they make a lot of money and enrich themselves, but they also give priority to their own children when it comes to recruiting talents.
As time went by, more and more children from wealthy families were sent to Qi-refining sects, and some of them grew up to become high-ranking figures and rulers of Qi-refining sects. As a result, they tended to recruit disciples from large families and powerful forces in the secular world.
Therefore, from a certain perspective, the big families and big forces in the secular world almost control the channel for the supply of talents to the Qi-refining sects.
Of course, the big families and forces in the secular world also control a large number of cultivation resources, and they can cultivate their own children on a large scale.
This is the same principle as the talent selection of the imperial court of the Great Qi State. In name, talents are recommended from the bottom up, but those who control the nominations are the local powerful families. So in the end, the people from the powerful families control the government. Unless a poor person is particularly outstanding and has good opportunities, it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to serve as an official in the court.
Zuo Le could barely be considered a local figure in Fangqiao City, but compared to other large counties with Qi-refining sects, he was actually just an insignificant local martial artist.
If his son joined a Qi Refining Sect, Zuo Le would definitely worry that he would be bullied by the children of big families and powerful forces. He would also be worried that the sect would not really devote their heart to cultivating him, a disciple from a small place.
"Master Zuo, there is no rush for this matter now. It will probably take Zuo Cong several months to get rid of the dross and retain the essence. Besides, he is still young, so it won't hurt anything even if he delays it a little longer.
During this period, you and Master's wife can think it over carefully. I will also ask someone to help find out if there is a suitable Qi Refining Sect. "Qin Ziling saw that Zuo Le was uneasy, and he could understand the feelings of a parent, so he spoke to comfort him.
"If jade is not carved, it will not be made into a useful object. Especially in today's world, if you don't suffer a little in the early stage, there will be chaos in the later stage, and that will be troublesome. I think there is no need to consider it. The key is to find a suitable Qi-refining sect." After hearing what Qin Ziling said, Zuo Le gritted his teeth and made up his mind.
"Zuo Cong is also Master's wife's son. You still have to discuss this matter with Master's wife, and of course you have to discuss it with Zuo Cong. If they don't agree, it's better to postpone this matter. Maybe one day I'll be lucky and get a gold-based martial arts technique." Qin Ziling reminded.
Zuo Le looked at Qin Ziling with some surprise.
In this world, although there is no saying that the father is the leader of the son and the husband is the leader of the wife, the reality is that the father is the leader of the son and the husband is the leader of the wife. There are very few people who respect children and women like Qin Ziling.
"Well, I will discuss it with them." Although Zuo Le did not completely agree with what Qin Ziling said, he was still very touched to see that he was so thoughtful and cared about the feelings of his wife and Zuo Cong, and nodded when he heard it.
After Zuo Cong's matter was settled, Qin Ziling asked with concern: "Master Zuo, how is your injury?"
"My strength foundation has been damaged. I can no longer circulate my strength smoothly, and it is not smooth for me to condense my strength. In addition, my Qi and blood have been declining. This injury cannot be healed. It would be good if I can exert 30% to 50% of my strength in the future.
But don't worry, there will be no problem in guiding and training my disciples.
Now we have abundant resources, and Yingjun and others are making rapid progress. On the Qu family side, Qu Chenlong should be able to condense his strength soon. In the past two months, I have followed your instructions and collected some orphans with potential for cultivation.
I think in a few years, Shuiyue Villa should be able to truly develop and become a real big force outside the city. If you, the powerful man behind the scenes, are added, I'm afraid it can barely compete with the inner city families like the Xiao family. "Zuo Le replied.
Qin Ziling reached out and clasped Zuo Le's wrist, feeling it carefully, nodded and said, "Although Master Zuo's injury is a bit serious, I got some good things this time. As long as Master Zuo takes good care of himself, recovery will not be a problem, and his skills may be further improved."
Wood represents vitality, and water nourishes all things.
The Eight Desolate Black Python is a third-grade exotic beast with water attributes, and the Four-eyed Green Toad is a third-grade exotic beast with wood attributes. Both are excellent meats for strengthening qi and blood and nourishing and repairing the body.
"What?" Zuo Le almost jumped up when he heard that, his face full of disbelief. It took him a while to calm down.
"I heard that it was Pang Tianpeng who came to your house and beat you up. Why did he do that?" Qin Ziling asked. A hint of chill finally emanated from his body, and his expression became gloomy.