Volume 1 Linglong Case Chapter 6: Arrogance
After obtaining Zhu Jiang's martial arts skills, Lin Qianxing went to find the qi-gazer in the town.
The man was an old man who looked to be around sixty years old. His name was Xu Fengzhi.
Lin Qianxing wanted to buy the practice method of Qigong from him. The other party smiled and took out a volume of "The True Secret of Qigong" and a volume of "The Art of Looking at Qi". The two books together cost Lin Qianxing ten taels of silver.
The reason why it is so cheap is because Xu Fengzhi doesn't think Lin Qianxing can learn it.
These are his exact words.
"Since you are interested, take this! I have copied a lot in recent years, but I have not been able to learn any of them. The path has been cut off. How can anyone practice the ancient Dharma now?"
After getting the two books, Lin Qianxing returned to the inn, closed the door and read them.
Compared to the path of martial arts, Lin Qianxing is more interested in the legendary Qigong practitioners who can call the wind and rain and predict the future.
"The True Art of Practicing Qi" records all the cultivation methods of Qi practitioners from practicing Qi to building the foundation, as well as Xu Fengzhi's annotations.
The key to becoming a Qigong practitioner is to have a sense of Qi.
The first step is to breathe in the vital energy of heaven and earth and accumulate spiritual energy in the body. The so-called spiritual energy, according to the annotations in the book, should be the purified vital energy of heaven and earth.
When the spiritual energy accumulates to a certain level, you can choose to build the foundation and become a mortal.
Lin Qianxing tried to sense the vitality of heaven and earth, and then fell into silence.
After sitting cross-legged for half an hour, he didn't sense anything.
According to what is written in the book, as long as one has the talent, one can sense the vital energy of heaven and earth within ten breaths.
So, he doesn't have the talent to become a Qigong practitioner?
Although he had expected it, Lin Qianxing still felt a little regretful.
He thought that as a time traveler, he must be somewhat special, but in the end he was just like an ordinary person.
But then again, if there were many people with the talent to become Qigong practitioners, the Sitianjian should not have only less than 200 people until now.
Then Lin Qianxing looked at the "Art of Seeing Qi" again. This thing is not difficult to learn. It is to inject spiritual energy into the eyes in a specific way, and then one can see all kinds of qi between heaven and earth.
However, if you cannot practice Qi, then you will have no spiritual Qi, and without spiritual Qi, you will not be able to perform the "Qi-Looking Technique".
Lin Qianxing suddenly had the idea to try using his internal force, but the idea just flashed through his mind before being abandoned.
In any case, it is better not to do anything that will lead to your own death.
If practicing Qi doesn’t work, then I can only practice martial arts.
Lin Qianxing took out the "Mountain Shaking Fist" he bought from Zhu Jiang.
This was Zhu Jiang's foundation in Hecang Town. When Lin Qianxing first proposed to buy the whole set, he was unwilling and only said that he could learn boxing, medicinal baths and other tricks, but would not tell him.
However, when Lin Qianxing saw that Zhu Jiang disagreed, he chose to increase the money and said that he would not develop here, and then Zhu Jiang agreed.
Five hundred taels of silver was almost one-third of the savings that Lin Qianxing had taken away before.
That’s right. Now, apart from the gold bar and the ruby bracelet, he only had less than one thousand taels of silver notes left.
But Lin Qianxing thinks it's all worth it.
This allows him to understand the world faster and also provides him with a channel to improve himself.
Lin Qianxing opened the boxing manual and read it carefully.
He had inspected the goods before, but he did not look at them in detail at the time, he just confirmed their authenticity.
Now that Lin Qianxing has looked at it carefully, he finds that this method of cultivation is not as mysterious as he had imagined.
"Hanshan Fist" is a boxing technique, but it is also a martial art.
Through special medicinal baths and physical exercises, you can strengthen yourself in the desired direction.
The first step is to train the skin. The medicinal bath used is also very cheap. It contains some very common herbs and mineral materials, which add up to no more than ten cents. If you want to save money, you can pick the materials yourself, which is quite affordable.
On average, children only need to be washed once every two or three months, while adults can wash their babies more often as appropriate.
According to the description, anyone who can complete leather training within a year is a genius. By then, the leather membrane will be extremely tough, and ordinary people will only leave a white mark when cutting it with a sword, and will not be able to break through the defense easily.
This is only the first small realm of body tempering, not to mention the subsequent strengthening of muscles, strengthening of bones, marrow cleansing, blood transfusion and so on.
Lin Qianxing had previously heard Zhu Jiang mention the performance of a strong man who had achieved great physical strength. It was said that he could charge into an army of thousands and had the courage to defeat ten thousand men.
By the way, Zhu Jiang himself is only a warrior in the early stage of bone forging, and because of insufficient resources and his old age and declining blood, the possibility of a breakthrough seems not high.
Soon, Lin Qianxing planned to practice the Mountain-Shaking Fist here.
However, considering that he was afraid of going astray without a teacher's guidance, Lin Qianxing waited until the next day to visit Zhu Jiang in person and began to practice under his guidance.
After taking off all his clothes and soaking in the gray-brown turbid medicinal bath, Lin Qianxing felt some numbness and itching all over his body, but it was not severe and he could bear it for a while.
Zhu Jiang said, "After soaking for a quarter of an hour, practice boxing to absorb the medicinal properties to the greatest extent. In addition, it is best not to miss the head, otherwise it will leave a weakness in the future . You can wet a silk towel and wipe the skin of the neck and head. Just be careful not to hurt your eyes. When the qi and blood are running, they will be able to temper the corresponding membrane well..."
Having someone to teach and having no one to teach are indeed two different things. Under Zhu Jiang's guidance, Lin Qianxing quickly got the hang of it and found the way.
In addition, while practicing boxing, Lin Qianxing discovered a problem.
While boxing mobilizes qi and blood, if he uses his internal energy to support it, the effect will become even stronger.
He also discovered that the medicinal properties of the medicinal bath would be absorbed more quickly in places where internal energy was flowing.
The most straightforward manifestation is that, according to Zhu Jiang, after soaking in the medicinal bath, the itching will last for at least three to five days. Only by practicing boxing to activate the qi and blood can this time be shortened.
But with Lin Qianxing's internal energy circulating, he no longer felt the tingling sensation for half an hour. Moreover, some old skin on his body continued to shed, and the new skin became obviously much tougher.
Seeing this scene, Zhu Jiang was surprised and said: "You have a strong talent for martial arts, but it's a pity that you are a little late. If you had trained your body since childhood, you would have at least mastered bone forging by now."
Lin Qianxing was not fooled by Zhu Jiang's words.
He understood that this was all due to the special nature of his inner strength, which allowed him to absorb the medicinal properties faster.
Lin Qianxing was not too surprised that internal force had this function.
According to the descriptions in the martial arts novels he had read in his previous life, internal force is almost an omnipotent energy.
It is helpful for healing, detoxifying, beautifying, enhancing one's own attributes, nurturing treasures, and even for quickly refining and swallowing medicines.
If the internal force he obtained from the game was based on this setting, then it is normal for his internal force to have this effect.
The effect he has shown so far is to refine the medicinal power in his body.
To be honest, this is very unscientific.
But when Lin Qianxing thought about the fact that he could use the force of the air to jump, he found it not so difficult to accept.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Qianxing had lived in Hecang Town for three days.
Thanks to his internal energy, he took four medicinal baths in three days and achieved some success in skin training. Now, if he used an ordinary knife to scratch his body, he would not get hurt as long as he did not use too much force.
In addition, Lin Qianxing has become more and more proficient in the use of internal force. With a thought, he can attach it to the surface of the body, or drive it to the corresponding limbs to bring attribute blessings.
Therefore, he also bought a short sword about two feet long from the blacksmith shop in the town and wore it around his waist.
In this way, he had some ability to protect himself.
Just when Lin Qianxing had somewhat forgotten that he was still a fugitive, reality made him face this problem again.
That night, he suddenly heard quarreling and searching sounds coming from the inn, and his previous body's instinctive reaction instantly woke up the sleeping Lin Qianxing.
Lin Qianxing had no intention of checking the situation. He immediately put the package he had packed on his back, opened the window and jumped out .
As a thief, my predecessor always slept with his back half-leaning against an object at night, and always slept with his clothes on.
Lin Qianxing thought these were good habits, so he inherited them all. So now he doesn’t need to make any preparations and can just escape at the first opportunity.
However, as soon as he jumped out of the window, he heard a gust of wind.
whoosh!
Almost at the same time, an arrow landed on Lin Qianxing's left shoulder.
"ah!"
Lin Qianxing cried out in pain, but did not care about that. He endured the pain and quickly used the void to gain momentum to fly into the sky.
Crash~!
A net appeared on the roof and covered the direction in which Lin Qianxing was flying.
Lin Qianxing's expression changed in shock. He didn't expect that there was someone on the roof.
He was directly covered by the net and fell to the ground. He tried to gain leverage from the void, but was unable to fly with the net. There was someone pulling at the bottom of the net, making it impossible for him to break free.
Bang!
Lin Qianxing landed on the ground, and his internal force instinctively circulated to protect his body. As he had made some progress in leather training, he was not injured. He just felt some pain where he touched the ground. Along with the sound of footsteps, a large number of detectives from the Anti-Evil Bureau holding torches soon appeared around him.
The leader had a silver waist badge on his waist. He looked to be a man in his thirties. He walked past the crowd and approached Lin Qianxing, saying, "I didn't expect that I could get such a bargain. Half a wing? Can't you fly? You know, my Sky Net is designed to catch birds that can fly!"
Lin Qianxing did not reply. He just tried his best to pull the net covering him. Unfortunately, the net could not be torn open even if he used all his internal strength. He did not know what material the net was made of. Several constables holding nets nearby did not move at all. It was obvious that they did not take Lin Qianxing's strength seriously.
"This is a net woven with Tianluo silk. It is as tough as gold and iron. Even a bull cannot break free from it. With your limited strength, you'd better save your energy." The silver medal constable smiled sarcastically and said to Lin Qianxing.
"What's your name?" Lin Qianxing saw that he couldn't break free, so he glared at him.
"Want to take revenge on me? Okay, remember, the one who arrested you is Feng Jie, the Wind Chaser of the Evil Enforcement Division. If you want to take revenge on me, just come on." Having said this, he paused for a moment, and then added, "Hiss, but with what you've done, it might be a little difficult for you to get out of the Sky Prison, hahahaha!"
While laughing, Feng Jie kicked Lin Qianxing twice.
The pain from his body made Lin Qianxing couldn't help but groan.
He remembered the name and the two kicks.
He will remember the lesson of this moment that the world is not as simple as he imagined.
Even if he has a golden finger, he is not invincible.
He should have left here long ago, but he stayed for two more days because he was greedy for temporary comfort. He was so arrogant that he thought the people from the Anti-Evil Bureau would not be able to find his trace easily. He was so arrogant that he thought he could easily escape by walking in the air even if he was found.
The current situation is the best lesson for him.
Seeing that Lin Qianxing did not resist or curse, Feng Jie felt a little bored. He ordered two constables to come forward and put shackles on him, then he turned and walked aside, as if planning to go to the inn to rest.
At this moment, a gleam of light flashed in Lin Qianxing's eyes, and the dagger was unsheathed. As his internal force circulated, a silver-white sword light flashed, and the tough gold and iron net was instantly split open.
Lin Qianxing immediately cut off the arrow on his left shoulder, and the internal force in his dantian circulated desperately. He broke free from the restraints and jumped into the sky.
whoosh!
Lin Qianxing soared into the air, and the scenery below quickly became smaller.
Seeing this, the constables became anxious. Feng Jie even asked people to take out bows and arrows and aim at Lin Qianxing. However, Lin Qianxing was too fast and it was dark at night. After a few arrows missed, they lost track of Lin Qianxing.
Lin Qianxing was in the air, running quickly towards the distance.
He escaped once again, but this time he had no intention of saying anything harsh.
Everything that happened tonight taught him a good lesson and made him let go of his arrogance.
He would never let such a thing happen a second time.
