Chapter 93: Why must there be blood?
The night deepens.
After having their fill of food and drinks, the fellow disciples of Dean Hantie dispersed.
Before dispersing, Zheng Xinghan called Qin Ziling.
"On the eighth day after the New Year, you will come to the martial arts gym. You, Mu Xuan and I are going on a long journey, which will probably take about ten days, so you need to prepare in advance.
This is the arrangement of Master Zuo. I will tell you where to go. There will be danger, but it is generally not serious. Afterwards, Master Zuo will give you a reward of thirty taels of silver, or two Xuanhan Iron Chicken Secret Pills. You can choose. "Zheng Xinghan said in a low voice.
"Since it is Master Zuo's arrangement, I will definitely come to the martial arts gym on the eighth day of the first lunar month." Qin Ziling nodded without hesitation.
Zheng Xinghan was not surprised at Qin Ziling's answer.
Thirty taels for ten days is a very generous reward for a martial artist at the level of Niupi. Even if it is a bit dangerous, there will definitely be a lot of people vying to go.
Besides, this was arranged by Master Zuo!
"Okay, see you at the martial arts gym on the eighth day of the new year." Zheng Xinghan nodded, waved his hand, and strode away.
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Xisheng Mountain.
Cave.
Qin Ziling sat cross-legged with his eyes closed. Not far away, there was a pile of firewood burning. On top of the firewood was a pot. In the pot, there was something black and mud-like surging, emitting bursts of unpleasant fishy smell that filled the cave.
Qin Ziling seemed to be completely unaware of this. At this moment, he was practicing the first basic level of "Evergreen Technique", which was to use food to open up the meridians.
The so-called "food qi to open up the meridians" means to absorb the qi of heaven and earth into the body, and then guide it to flow through the meridians.
Humans have meridians, but they can only be understood but not seen. Moreover, after birth, they gradually close and become blocked, leaving only narrow channels that allow the subtle energy of heaven and earth to flow through them disorderly.
And eating Qi to dredge the meridians means constantly taking in Qi from heaven and earth to reopen the meridians.
After the meridians are unblocked, allowing the Qi of heaven and earth to fill them and guide them to run along certain meridians, one must then learn to get rid of the turbid and take in the new, remove the dross and retain the essence, leaving behind the five elements of spiritual energy.
Eating Qi to open up the meridians and removing the dross to retain the essence are the basic entry-level exercises for Qigong practitioners, just like calming the mind and leaving the body for the spiritual practitioners. Apart from nourishing the body, they basically have no power and do not have any requirements for the five elements of spiritual roots.
However, the third level of "Evergreen Green Wood" has requirements for the practitioner's spiritual roots to achieve the true realm . It must be a single spiritual root of the wood element, or double or triple spiritual roots that also include the wood element.
Because the realm of obtaining the true power of "Green Wood Evergreen Technique" is to distinguish and absorb the wood spiritual energy from the five elements of spiritual energy. Only those with a single wood spiritual root or double or triple spiritual roots that contain wood spiritual energy can distinguish and absorb the relatively high purity wood spiritual energy, and then continue to condense and purify it. When the concentration and purity of the wood spiritual energy are condensed to the level of true energy, it is considered a breakthrough to the realm of true power.
It is for this reason that people with four or five spiritual roots are called mixed spiritual roots. This is because the five elements of spiritual energy absorbed by such people are not prioritized, but mixed together like a hodgepodge. However, the mental power of ordinary people is limited, and it is difficult for them to do many things at once. It is difficult for them to distinguish and absorb the spiritual energy with relatively high purity from the five elements of spiritual energy that are mixed like a hodgepodge and have no priority.
If you can't get the truth, then you naturally can't become a true Qigong practitioner!
Therefore, it is also destined that people with four or five spiritual roots cannot take the path of Qi Refining.
However, the vast majority of people have a constitution with four or five spiritual roots.
Qin Ziling calmed his mind and ate air to open up his meridians. He could clearly feel two streams of air entering his nose like two spirit snakes, then converging into a larger spirit snake, which, under the guidance of his consciousness, passed through the intricate meridians in a certain order.
The airflow, like a spirit snake, flows more and more smoothly in the meridians, and the meridian channels become more and more spacious and accessible.
"It seems that getting started with Qi Refining is also very simple! It only took me two days to reach the state of eating Qi to open up the meridians. Now I can start trying to eliminate the dross and retain the essence." Qin Ziling opened his eyes with a hint of surprise on his face.
Fortunately, Gong Yangmu couldn't hear what Qin Ziling said, otherwise he would be so angry that he would die.
You have to know that it took him three full months of meditation before he could feel the Qi, and then it took him a year to complete the process of opening up the meridians through food and Qi. Even so, his master still praised him as a genius!
As a result, Qin Ziling only took two days. Even if the preliminary thinking was included, it took only six days in total to memorize the meridian map and the trajectory.
"Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. It's time for me to go home. I have already figured out and mastered the 'Green Wood Evergreen Technique' that allows people to eat Qi and open up their meridians. I can start passing it on to Yin Ranyue to see if she has the talent for practicing Qi." Qin Ziling was thinking as he slowly stood up. His nose twitched and he immediately revealed a painful expression.
"The stuff is good, but the taste is really unbearable!" Qin Ziling's eyes fell on the iron pot on the firewood rack, and the expression on his face became more painful.
At this time, the firewood had gone out, and the Eight Desolate Green Python meat in the iron pot, which was as black as silt, was bubbling from time to time, looking more and more disgusting.
"What a sin!" Qin Ziling let out a long sigh towards the sky, then scooped a bowl of soup from the iron pot, waited for it to cool down a little, and poured it into his mouth with his eyes closed.
After pouring two bowls in succession, Qin Ziling quickly drank two large bowls of water before he breathed a sigh of relief.
After eating two large bowls of Eight Desolate Green Python Meat Soup, Qin Ziling soon began to feel heat emanating from his body, and his originally calm blood and energy began to become turbulent.
"What a good stuff!" Although he had adapted to this change in the past few days, Qin Ziling still couldn't help but sigh. Then he began to take off his clothes and ordered Yuan Da Hammer to refine and polish his torso and other parts.
It was not until late at night that Qin Ziling stopped tempering and polishing his body. He began to sit cross-legged and concentrate, visualizing the "Eternal Galaxy Map".
These days, Qin Ziling has been practicing his soul without interruption. In addition, as his physical body's qi and blood continue to grow, his soul has also been nourished. Now his soul is much stronger than it was six months ago. He can drive objects weighing hundreds of kilograms, and the speed of driving objects is also much faster.
The next day, early in the morning, Qin Ziling set out to leave Xisheng Mountain.
There were consecutive sunny days before the New Year, and the snow on the mountains had melted except in the mountains.
After the snow melted, the ground became muddy and bumpy, making it difficult to walk on.
The cold wind was howling and there was no one in sight along the way. There were only withered grass and trees, abandoned fields and ruined villages, and the occasional frozen corpses on the roadside.
What a world!
Qin Ziling sighed secretly and quickened his pace.
When passing by a deserted village, a horse-drawn carriage suddenly rushed out on the dirt road that no one had walked on for a long time, and drove towards Qin Ziling from a distance.
In fact, Qin Ziling had already heard the sounds of horse hooves hitting the ground and carriage wheels rolling over the ground from behind the dilapidated buildings in the village. If it had been in the past, he would have definitely hidden away.
But now he is no longer the same person he was before, and naturally he can no longer live in fear as before, hiding at the slightest sign of trouble.
Besides, carriages are usually vehicles for rich people. It is impossible for them to have any bad intentions towards him, a man in ordinary clothes walking in the cold wind on a muddy road.
Being overly cautious is actually a disease. Qin Ziling acts cautiously, but he has his principles.
However, when the carriage came towards him, he could see clearly the driver. He was tall and thin, with cold eyes and surging blood. He sat upright even in the middle of winter and did not seem to be afraid of the cold wind at all. It was Liao Sen, with whom he had a conflict years ago. Qin Ziling regretted not avoiding him.
Qin Ziling couldn't see the people in the carriage, but his keen senses still detected a powerful aura, as if there was a ferocious tiger hiding inside.
"Brother Qin, I didn't expect that we meet again so soon. I wonder where you are going during the New Year?" The carriage slowly stopped a few meters away from Qin Ziling. Liao Sen looked at Qin Ziling coldly and said with a forced smile.
"I work outside day and night to make a living, so I have to go home on New Year's Eve." Qin Ziling replied.
"What's wrong, Liao Sen?" At this time, a man's voice came from the carriage.
"Master Jiang, it was just a coincidence that I ran into Qin Ziling, the head of Hantie Academy!" Liao Sen replied.
"Master Jiang!" Qin Ziling was secretly surprised when he heard this. He already knew who was in the carriage. He immediately showed a respectful look and bowed to the carriage, saying, "Qin Ziling greets Master Jiang Wu!"
"Oh, is that the Qin Ziling you mentioned who messed up Xiaozhuang's business and had a conflict with him during his lifetime?" Jiang Yue in the car ignored Qin Ziling and asked Liao Sen casually.
"It was him. I met him at Zui Xiang Lou a few years ago. I made a probing move on purpose, but he rolled on the ground to avoid it. Later, Zheng Xinghan intervened and he stopped probing. Afterwards, I went back and thought about it carefully, and I always felt that something was wrong, but I couldn't put my finger on it..." Liao Sen replied.
"Liao Sen, we are in the middle of nowhere here, and Zuo Le and I have always been at odds. Since you have suspicions, why bother talking so much and thinking so much? No matter if he is the murderer or not, just kill him!" Jiang Yue interrupted impatiently in the car.
"Master Jiang is right. I didn't think straight for a while!" Liao Sen replied, then jumped off the carriage, walked forward a few steps, looked at Qin Ziling with two rows of white teeth, and said, "Brother Qin, I'm sorry, you are unlucky to meet me here.
Do you want to end it yourself, or do you want me to help you? Of course you can also escape, but our Youlong Dean is not only good at palm techniques, but also good at running and running. Otherwise, he is not worthy of the name Youlong, so you'd better not think about it. "
"Brother Liao, it's New Year's Day. Isn't it good for you to go your way and I to go mine? Why does it have to involve bloodshed?" Qin Ziling put away his cautious attitude and asked calmly.
"I didn't realize that Brother Qin still has some courage! What a pity!" Liao Sen said.
"It's a pity. You already suspect that I am the murderer of Zhuang Gaochi. Shouldn't you be fully prepared to deal with me?" Qin Ziling said with a hint of sarcasm and regret.
