Chapter 8 Cultivation of Mind Techniques
Chapter 8 Cultivation of Mind Techniques
"Brother Zhang, what is internal force?"
"Internal force is a kind of Dantian Qi formed in Dantian through breathing and meditation. If you want to become a master, you must cultivate both internal and external strength."
Boss Zhang drank his porridge and said to Tian Lin with a smile, "But I don't recommend you to cultivate your internal strength now, because it takes time to cultivate. You are in this mine, so where do you have time to cultivate?"
Tian Lin didn't say anything. He drank the hot porridge in the bowl.
With the help of Boss Zhang throughout the afternoon, he finally collected twenty counting chips.
But twenty counting sticks can only be exchanged for a bowl of porridge, a bowl of porridge with only pickles and no oil, how can it satisfy hunger?
Tian Lin suspected that Old Man Xu was deliberately killing people because more than a dozen new recruits had collapsed from exhaustion in just this afternoon.
"Go to bed early at night and get up early tomorrow!"
The man in black said a few words after finishing work, and the group ran weakly back to the wooden house.
A group of people were lying on the big bunk bed.
Tian Lin took off his clothes and glanced at the miners in the room.
Most people were rubbing their legs and shoulders at this time, and a sad mood spread among the newcomers.
"Damn it, isn't Manager Xu too stingy? Just tell me, how much money can he make from the little bit of food he saved from our meals? We work hard all day, but we don't get a penny."
Some people cried and wiped their tears, while others followed suit and said, "Yes, we were deceived by them. This place is a place that deceives Huahualang from other places like us and gives us free work."
"Shall we run?"
"Run? Do you see those men in black? Do you see the big fence at the entrance of the valley?"
"It is said that these men in black are former miners. Because they did a good job and won the favor of Manager Xu, they became supervisors and helped the merchants to exploit us."
Everyone was talking about it, and perhaps because of their common tragic experiences and common enemies, they became closer to each other.
Some people picked their toes or rubbed the sweat and mud on their chests, and asked each other about their hometowns and experiences in searching for immortals.
Tian Lin couldn't stand the smell in the room, so he asked Zhang Lao Da, "I'm going to take a shower, do you want to come with me, Brother Zhang?"
Boss Zhang picked up his clothes, got up from the bed, and left the wooden house with Tian Lin.
There was a man in black guarding the door. When he saw the two people coming out, he frowned and asked, "Where are you going at this late hour?"
Boss Zhang said, "Let's go take a shower."
"Come back before the night watch. Don't even think about running away. If I catch you, I'll kill you!"
The man in black did not stop the two men, allowing Tianlin and Zhang Lao Da to walk towards the creek beside the mine.
Not many people actually come to the stream to take a bath at this time, although everyone is feeling dirty and uncomfortable.
But after a tiring day, I was covered in wounds and it hurt as soon as I touched water.
So I have neither the energy, courage nor the mood to take a shower.
When Tian Lin took off his clothes, his torn skin felt a burning pain.
But he jumped into the water and felt a lot more relaxed.
Among the people present, only the old miners were still laughing and talking. Apart from them, only Boss Zhang was the most stable.
While Boss Zhang was having a bath, Tian Lin took out the 'Shengyuan Grass' that he had hidden during the day.
In the dark night, no one could see Tian Lin's movements, let alone know that he stuffed the Soul-Burial Flower directly into his mouth.
After eating the so-called Soul-Burial Flower, Tian Lin only felt a liquid like boiled water flowing into his throat.
Then, he felt a stream of air rushing from his limbs to his lower abdomen. Before he could feel it carefully, he fell headfirst into the river.
"what happened to you?"
Boss Zhang, who was scrubbing the body, turned his head and saw Tian Lin twitching all over and rolling his eyes in the stream.
He pulled Tian Lin out of the river and carried him to the shore.
"Did this doll drown?"
An old miner came over and said, "It doesn't look like drowning, it looks like he went crazy while practicing martial arts."
Someone in the underworld said this.
While these people were talking, Boss Zhang laid Tian Lin flat on the ground with his face up.
He put his right hand on Tian Lin's back, and after a few presses, Tian Lin spit out a pool of green juice.
"Great Kung Fu, brother, you can use your inner strength to heal people. I'm afraid you are a first-class master like Brother Bao, right?"
There was an old miner who was experienced, but Boss Zhang ignored him.
He frowned, and when he took the Soul-Burial Flower out of Tian Lin's mouth, his frown deepened.
"Hey, it doesn't look like he's possessed. It turns out he wants to commit suicide by taking poison."
Tian Lin heard the whispers of people around him, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Boss Zhang looking at him.
He heaved a sigh of relief and listened to Master Zhang say, "I thought you took some precious medicine and because you couldn't digest the medicinal power of the precious medicine, you became possessed."
He asked Tian Lin: "Why did you suddenly want to commit suicide by eating the Soul Burial Flower?"
Tian Lin didn't know how to explain for a moment, so he just said, "Didn't Brother Zhang say he wanted to teach me martial arts? Can you teach me the method of cultivating internal strength?"
"Brat, internal energy can certainly increase one's strength and power. But internal energy requires careful practice, and it will take several years to achieve any improvement. Instead of practicing internal energy, you might as well practice boxing and kicking to strengthen your body, which will be more effective."
Some people gave him some advice, but Tian Lin remained firm in his attitude.
He has the 'Shengyuan Grass', which can match the energy of others for one year at a time.
It's simply that I don't have the mental skills now, and don't know how to guide the medicinal power of the 'Holy Yuan Grass', so the accident just happened.
Fortunately, I was afraid of accidents, so I brought Boss Zhang with me.
"Since you have made up your mind, why should I be stingy with my heart method?"
Boss Zhang patted Tian Lin on the shoulder and said, "Wait until tomorrow. I will teach you the secret method tomorrow."
At this time, the night watchman's sound was heard, and a group of people hurriedly started to get dressed and rushed to the wooden house.
The inside and outside of the wooden house are like two completely different worlds, one with fresh air and the other with foul air.
As soon as Tian Lin entered the wooden house, he heard an old miner scolding: "You new guys, can you empty the toilet the next day after you urinate at night? It stinks in the house. Do you think it smells good?"
No one in the house spoke. At this time, a man in black outside the house cursed: "Aren't you going to sleep at this time? If you don't want to sleep, go out and carry a few more stones back."
As soon as the man in black said this, the room suddenly became quiet.
Tian Lin squeezed onto the bed with Boss Zhang, and Tian Lin once again felt the feeling of having to say hello to the person next to him every time he turned over.
He didn't know when this kind of life would end, but he sincerely hoped that Boss Zhang would make a big move and obtain the so-called magic.
However, after a day of observation, Tian Lin did not notice any unnecessary actions by Boss Zhang.
He was just like other miners, carrying stones seriously to earn chips, and there was nothing else to do.
The next morning, as usual, after eating porridge, we started carrying stones.
By noon, Tian Lin didn't know from whom Zhang Lao Da had torn a piece of clothing and wrote words on the clothes with charcoal.
Tian Lin didn’t know many words in this world. The old man had taught him some before, but he could only recognize half of the words in this mental method.
Putting aside the time wasted at noon, in the afternoon Boss Zhang continued to explain his philosophy to Tian Lin.
When it was time to take a bath in the evening, Tian Lin took out the 'Shengyuan Grass' as usual.
But this time he didn't dare swallow the Shengyuan Grass whole, but picked a leaf and put it in his mouth.
The medicinal power spread in the body, and Tian Lin began to guide the medicinal power to gather in Dantian according to the method of mental method.
He could feel that the 'Shengyuan Grass' really gave rise to a surge of Dantian Qi in his Dantian.
Although it is very weak - but Boss Zhang said that for most newcomers who are just beginning to learn the mental method, it is impossible to cultivate a trace of Dantian Qi without half a year.
(End of this chapter)