Chapter 9: Fight
"Xiao Qiang, with your ability it should be easy for you to find a good job. Why do you have to go to the martial arts arena? The fights there are very brutal, and there have been many injuries and deaths." Qin Ziling frowned when he heard this.
"I know, but I'm just a martial artist at the muscle level. If I don't show strong martial arts, I won't be able to attract the attention of the wealthy families. Only by attracting the attention of the wealthy families and entering them as a family guard or the head of the security guards, will I have the opportunity to quickly accumulate wealth and buy meat and medicinal herbs for nourishment, and then I will have the opportunity to break through to the membrane level." Liu Xiaoqiang said.
When Qin Ziling heard Liu Xiaoqiang say this, he stopped trying to persuade him. He squatted down like a horse, holding the stone lock in one hand from under his hips and swinging it forward and upward to exercise his muscle strength. However, he couldn't help feeling a little sad in his heart.
In the past, he didn’t have much feeling about “learning literary and martial arts and serving the imperial family”, but now he has deep feelings about it.
Seeing that Qin Ziling stopped talking and focused on practicing his strength, Liu Xiaoqiang moved his lips and finally closed them again.
Swinging the stone lock, Qin Ziling clearly felt a surge of energy and blood flowing as his muscles were stretched and pulled, just like water swaying in a bucket, constantly impacting the membrane.
It's just that the membrane is weak and full of pores, which can be said to be full of holes. Once the blood and qi rush through, they turn into heat and leak out.
Qin Ziling's blood and energy were already insufficient due to the lack of meat and medicinal tonic. It was like there was not much water in the bucket, and after swinging it back and forth a few times, he lost much of his blood and energy.
Only a pair of hands that have practiced the Cold Iron Palm have relatively thicker skin and less blood leakage. One can feel more clearly the sense of power when the blood and qi impact the skin membrane, and the skin membrane is subtly tempered and nourished by the continuous impact of blood and qi, becoming thicker and more sensitive.
"Since my rebirth, my senses have been very sharp, but that is only for the outside world. My senses inside myself are not that sharp. I didn't expect that after practicing the 'Immortal Galaxy Visualization Method' yesterday, I would have such a different and sharper feeling when practicing today. It seems that before I practiced the 'Immortal Galaxy Visualization Method', I had a powerful soul but didn't know how to condense it into a condensed force. The power was scattered, so I couldn't feel the subtleties of my body."
"Now that the soul has been specially trained, the internal senses have become very sharp. The scriptures say that the physical body is the boat, and the soul is the person who steers the boat. The stronger the soul, the stronger the control over the physical body. It seems that training the soul is of great help in practicing martial arts." This discovery surprised Qin Ziling and gave him more confidence in reaching the membrane realm in a short period of time.
Because to reach the membrane level of the Cold Iron Palm, there are only two elements, internal and external.
The external factor is to continuously pat the fine iron sand mixed with medicinal materials with the palms, and after practicing, use a unique medicine to wash hands, disinfect and reduce swelling, nourish the skin and flesh, and strengthen the palm bones. The internal factor is to use some cold iron palm power techniques to feel the impact of qi and blood to nourish the membrane, and then learn to slowly control the membrane and seal the qi and blood.
If you take meat and medicinal herbs every day, your Qi and blood will be abundant, the impact force will naturally be strong and obvious, and it will be easy to enter the membrane realm.
Of course, the control of membrane force is very different from the control of muscle force. Even if the qi and blood are abundant, a certain talent support is required to enter the membrane realm.
Therefore, the membrane realm is the first threshold of martial arts. Many people are stuck at this threshold, especially poor families, who have no meat or medicinal herbs to nourish themselves, and lack of blood and qi. It is even more difficult to break through to this realm, and most people are stuck at this level.
Qin Ziling used to have average talent, and he had no meat or medicinal herbs to replenish his qi and blood. He practiced the Cold Iron Palm every day, but although the skin on his palms made them strong and firm, he could not feel the qi and blood surging in the membrane of his palms, so naturally there was no way he could reach the membrane realm.
Now, with his powerful and condensed soul, sharp inner senses and strong control over his body, Qin Ziling has instantly become a person with extraordinary talent. Even if he has no meat or medicinal herbs to nourish himself, as long as he cooperates with Lin Jiahan's Iron Palm training method and unique potions, he will definitely be able to seal the membrane and reach the membrane realm.
However, without the replenishing of blood and qi to nourish the membrane, it will definitely take much longer. But as long as he has enough meat and medicinal herbs to nourish himself, he will be able to quickly break through to the membrane realm.
Qin Ziling put down the stone lock and performed the Lin family's cold iron palm technique several times, carefully feeling the blood and energy hitting the palm membrane as his muscles exerted force. However, due to insufficient blood and energy in his body, the force and frequency of the impacts were limited, and the membrane could not seal the blood and energy at all.
"It seems that the key next is to find a way to get some meat and medicinal herbs as soon as possible." Qin Ziling used another round of palm techniques, slowly pressed his hands down to his abdomen, let out a long breath, and thought secretly in his heart.
"Have you warmed up enough? Now let me teach you a few moves." At this time, Nangong Yue, who had already finished his special class, came over and looked at Qin Ziling with an expression like a cat playing with a mouse.
"Brother Nangong, you are a master at the membrane realm, which is one realm higher than Ziling. His foundation is average, so why don't I practice with you? I have thick skin and flesh, so it shouldn't be a problem if I really have to take a few palm strikes." Seeing Nangong Yue coming forward to find Qin Ziling, Liu Xiaoqiang frowned slightly, hesitated, walked to Qin Ziling and said.
"Hmph, it is precisely because Qin Ziling's foundation is average that he needs to practice with me. Being hit by me a few times here will only be painful for a while. But if he goes out in the future and is not as skilled as others and gets beaten, it will not only be painful for a while, but it is very likely that he will be injured or die, and the reputation of our martial arts school will be ruined!" Nangong Yue's face darkened and he said in a cold voice.
Liu Xiaoqiang was a simple and honest man. He saw that Nangong Yue was narrow-minded and wanted to take the opportunity to humiliate Qin Ziling. He also acted like a senior brother and spoke in a grand manner. He could not help but show anger. Just as he was about to speak again, Qin Ziling stopped him and said with a smile: "Xiaoqiang, Senior Brother Nangong is right. I have an average foundation and need to practice harder. It's rare that Senior Brother Nangong is willing to teach me, so I should cherish it."
"Zi Ling, he obviously..." Liu Xiaoqiang said angrily.
"Liu Xiaoqiang!" Qin Ziling pulled Liu Xiaoqiang and winked at him.
Although Liu Xiaoqiang was honest and straightforward, he knew that the Nangong Yue family was a wealthy and powerful family in the county town. Moreover, he was the favorite student of the owner of the museum. If Liu Xiaoqiang really wanted to make a name for himself, in the end, not only would Qin Ziling not be able to escape a beating, but he would also be punished.
So Liu Xiaoqiang finally shut up angrily.
Seeing that Qin Ziling, who used to be furious, suddenly changed his temper, Nangong Yue smiled coldly and said in a low voice: "Qin Ziling, don't think that I will show mercy if you do this."
"Brother Nangong, just let go." Qin Ziling said calmly, then took a few steps back, stretched out one hand forward and put the other hand behind, posing the starting posture of an old monk begging for food.
