Chapter 6: Copper Pot and Silver Furnace

Chapter 6: Copper Pot and Silver Furnace

Chapter 6: Copper Pot and Silver Furnace
Two days later.

The sky is dim, withered trees and crows, and a few wisps of smoke rising in the distance...

There has been a lot of turmoil in the martial arts world during this period.

The news that the Five Mountains Sword Sect ambushed the Demon Sect at Damao Ridge in Hengshan and cut off one of Dongfang Bubai's fingers gradually spread, and the righteous path gained momentum. The Five Mountains Sword Sect Alliance led by Zuo Lengchan became the third righteous path alongside Shaolin and Wudang.

However, in Pingyang City on the border between Shanxi and Hebei, two medium-sized gangs engaged in a fierce fight over this.

The Wild Wolf Gang is close to the Sun-Moon Cult.

The Longlin Society joined the Songshan Sect.

Originally, the Wild Wolf Gang was suppressing the Dragon Scale Society, but when the news of the Demon Cult's defeat at the foot of Mount Heng spread, the morale of the Dragon Scale Society increased greatly, and they secretly invited seven or eight righteous masters to break through the Wild Wolf Gang's lair in one fell swoop.

The remaining forces of the Wild Wolf Gang were scattered, guarding the border between the two provinces and wantonly robbing caravans and travelers around Pingyang City.

"Hewu~"

The world is in turmoil, with thieves swarming, which has benefited the escort agency's business.

On the road, several escort teams were flying colorful flags. The escorts had smiles on their faces as they traveled back and forth between Shanxi and Hebei. The sound of iron bells fluttered in the wind, and the sound of "Hewu" was heard all the time.

From time to time, there were also lone warriors riding by, carrying swords and knives, galloping by.

A young couple was walking on the side of the road, and from a distance they looked close to each other.

The young man was eight feet tall, wearing a half-worn grey cloth, but his handsome appearance could not be concealed. A long sword hung at his waist, which made him look even more heroic.

"Am I a hero saving a beautiful girl?"

"It doesn't count!"

"I'm not a hero? Or are you not a beauty?"

Yue Lingshan raised her hands, which were still tied with cow tendon ropes, and angrily asked, "Do you think this is the act of a hero?"

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "Apart from this rope, I still saved you, so I should at least say thank you."

Yue Lingshan snorted lightly, and felt in her heart that the man in front of her was not completely disgusting. It was true that if he had not acted in time in the Guanyin Temple, she would have been doomed. At least he still had some humanity and conscience.

"This little thief is trapped in the demon sect, but he has a good appearance. He has a pair of phoenix eyes, narrow and deep, with slightly raised corners, like a phoenix spreading its wings. He is full of energy when talking. Such a person... In terms of appearance alone, perhaps only the eldest brother can compare with him."

She couldn't help but look at it a few more times.

"At the Guanyin Temple, if it was really necessary, I would rather be..."

Thinking of this, Yue Lingshan was shocked and shook her head violently, throwing this damn idea behind her. She thought to herself: "Yue Lingshan, Yue Lingshan, you really read "Female Training" in vain. If my parents knew, they would be so sad..."

Zhang Yu held the Jade Water Sword in his arms and held a piece of dogtail grass in his mouth. "Are you sick? Your face is turning red and white. I can't find a doctor in this wilderness."

Yue Lingshan glared at him: "What do you care! If it weren't for you, I would have poked dozens of transparent holes in those two bastards."

Zhang Yu shook his head and said, "If I had known that Lady Yue would be so ungrateful, I should have stayed outside the Guanyin Temple for a while before going in. Maybe I could have seen some... different scenery."

Yue Lingshan whispered, "I knew you had bad intentions, and you still want people to thank you, you shameless fellow!"

"I have bad intentions? God has mercy on me. I was almost killed by Master Yue in Damao Mountain. After I came down from Hengshan Mountain, I met you, Lady Xia Yue, and almost lost my life. But I, a shameless man, let bygones be bygones and saved your innocence from the two upright gentlemen of Songshan Sect."

Yue Lingshan knew she was in the wrong and just focused on getting on with her journey.

As night fell, the two found a sheltered forest and built a fire.

Two dry and hard sesame cakes were roasted on the fire.

Zhang Yu took out the booklet hidden in his arms and studied it again and again in the light of the fire.

"Clouds gather and disperse, flowing like formless objects, as smooth as water, giving rise to changes in wind and thunder, and concealing the potential of the sea of ​​qi..."

The first volume of "Feiyun Shengong" contains 5,800 words of internal skills. As a college student majoring in Chinese language and literature, with the help of the green jade ring to strengthen the six senses, he spent two days and two nights to memorize it.

"I want to eat sesame cake."

Zhang Yu immediately took out the baked pancake and handed it to her mouth.

"I want that one too!"

He had no choice but to give away the only remaining pancake on an empty stomach.

"I want to drink water." Zhang Yu opened the water bag. Yue Lingshan deliberately drank half and spilled the other half, wasting half the bag of water.

Zhang Yu asked coldly, "What else do you want, Lady Yue?"

"Wipe your mouth, pound your legs, and swat mosquitoes."

He couldn't bear it any longer and drew out the Green Water Sword.

Yue Lingshan muttered, "Who told you to tie my hands?"

Zhang Yu held her sleeve and wiped the oil stains from the corners of her mouth, then said with a smile, "Teacher Yue, can we start the class now?"

For the past two days, he has been asking for advice on the acupoints, meridians, and terms in the "Feiyun Divine Art" one by one.

What surprised Yue Lingshan was that this little thief from the Demon Sect had a good understanding, could remember everything he heard, and had a very high learning efficiency. He understood in just two hours what she had learned after several months of hands-on practice on Mount Hua.

"There is no spirit of respecting teachers at all."

Under the leadership of Yue Buqun, the Huashan Sect has strict rules and regulations, and the concepts of loyalty, filial piety and etiquette are very strong.

Although she was the daughter of the headmaster, she was also the youngest disciple, and she had to abide by all the rules. Just like eating at the table, she could only start eating after all the brothers had added rice.

If even the daughter of the sect leader can do this, isn't it only natural for other disciples to be loyal to their master Yue Buqun?

It was a rare opportunity to teach others, and Yue Lingshan felt quite proud of it.

"To cultivate internal energy, the first thing to do is to open up the Dantian. The Dantian is divided into three levels: upper, middle and lower..."

"In the Jiaziting Qigong Record, the three types of Dantian are commonly referred to as 'copper pot', 'silver furnace', and 'golden pool'."

"In fact, the classics also record a top-level Dantian, the 'Purple Palace', but it has never appeared in the current martial arts world. It is generally believed that it was fabricated by the author. You just listen to it."

Zhang Yu asked: "Dantian quality is also a person's martial arts aptitude?"

Yue Lingshan nodded and said, "The quality of Dantian does affect how far one can go on the road of martial arts. But nothing is absolute! Master Fangzheng of Shaolin Temple has a 'Bronze Pot' Dantian."

"There are also some who have developed a 'Golden Pool' Dantian, but some have died halfway through, or some have gone too smoothly in the early stages and couldn't stand the setbacks, and ended up going insane."

Zhang Yu asked curiously: "What quality is your Dantian?"

Yue Lingshan's lips curled up slightly: "Middle-grade Dantian, silver furnace."

Zhang Yu said: "Silver furnace? That's very ordinary."

"Do you think it's a stove sold on the street? Not to mention that most people in the world don't have the qualifications to practice internal skills. Even if they do, 90% of them are just 'copper kettles'."

Yue Lingshan said proudly: "I started to use the "Divine Guardian Sutra" to calm my mind and concentrate my energy when I was eight years old, bathe in medicine and take pills, and it took me seven years to build a solid foundation. It was only after accumulating a lot that I was able to open up the Silver Furnace Dantian half a year ago."

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "So, your original talent was really not that good, and it was all improved upon later. Most people in the world don't have a family background like yours, so naturally they can't cultivate internal skills."

Yue Lingshan laughed in anger: "Of course, he can't compare to my senior brother's extraordinary internal strength, but he is better than someone who has no internal strength at all!"

"Linghu Chong? He should be the Golden Pool Dantian, right?"

"Of course. Among the younger generation under the age of 30 in the Central Plains, there are only two people who are known to have opened up the Golden Pool Dantian."

"Besides your senior brother who has an excellent foundation, who else could it be?"

"You are really ignorant. Taoist Chongxu accepted Chen Lingyue as his disciple on behalf of his master. He is the junior master of Wudang and the successor of the Zhenwu Sword. People in the martial arts world say that he is the next leader of the Wudang sect. Have you never heard of him?"

"There is no such person in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer?" Zhang Yu searched his memory and indeed had never heard of this person.

However, the timeline of "Swordsman" starts from the Fuwei Escort Agency, which is three years later. Maybe there were some twists and turns in the meantime, and this junior Wudang master died in the middle of it?

"What are you laughing at? Not to mention the Central Plains, the martial arts world in Mobei, the Western Regions, and Japan should all know about the Wudang Junior Master. Do you think he is a nobody like you?"

Zhang Yu laughed: "Wudang Junior Uncle Master? That's a lot of titles."

Yue Lingshan smiled and said, "Are you jealous?"

Zhang Yu touched the green jade ring on his left hand and said with a smile: "No one is worthy of my jealousy."

"You know how to brag!"

(End of this chapter)