Chapter 9 Breakthrough
Chapter 9 Breakthrough
Li Gongyi went to Master Qian's residence again. After delivering the gifts, he came back and smelled the odor of medicine. He also saw Xu Qing practicing boxing.
It was almost evening, and the setting sun cast Xu Qing's shadow into a long slender shape.
Looking at the shadow, it looks like a dancing crane.
The posture is graceful and as natural as flowing clouds and water.
Li Gongyu recognized that these were all the movements of the Crane Posture, but they were not quite the same as he remembered.
"Qing'er's movements are more standard than mine." An absurd thought came to Li Gongyu's mind.
He taught Xu Qing the crane stance yesterday, and today Xu Qing's movements were even more standard than Li Gongyu's.
Even with the blessing of ancestors, it still seems too shocking.
Combining the current situation with Xu Qing's advice, a thought that had been extinguished resurfaced. Could it be that Brother Qing was really possessed by an evil spirit?
"Uncle is back." Xu Qing's voice echoed in Li Gongyu's ears, gentle and steady, his eyes were clear, without any trace of evil.
"Well, Master Qian grabbed me and had a good chat with me for a while."
Xu Qing smiled: "Uncle, since you gave him money, of course he will be very welcoming."
Li Gongyi: "Anyway, this matter seems to be settled for now. By the way, the Crane Posture you practiced seems to be more standard than the one I taught you."
Xu Qing: "I figured it out myself."
"Think about it yourself?"
Xu Qing did not deliberately hide anything. He told Li Gongyu all his insights about the Crane Shaped Post and mentioned his experience of urging the hot air, but he did not mention any information related to "fixing the soul" and the bronze mirror.
Li Gongyu: "Can you control the heat naturally?"
"Ah."
Li Gongyu's previous thoughts were extinguished again, and he exclaimed: "It is worthy of your Xu family's ancestral kung fu, so even without the breathing method, you can control the heat."
He now believed that it was his bloodline that made Xu Qing master the Crane Posture faster.
Li Gongyu couldn't help but feel a little regretful. Although it was not advisable to practice martial arts too early, he could have taught Xu Qinghe Xingzhuang two years earlier.
But at that time Xu Qing was totally focused on studying, and even if he was taught, he might not study it seriously.
What's more, Xu Qing at that time is indeed very different from Xu Qing now.
Xu Qing smiled and said, "Let me practice for a while longer and think about it to see if I can figure out a way to control the heat and pass it on to my uncle."
Li Gongyu's eyes lit up: "Really?"
He has practiced the Crane Posture for half his life, and controlling the breathing method of that hot air is one of his obsessions. If he could learn the secret, the excitement in his heart would be just like what the scholar said: "If I hear the truth in the morning, I would be willing to die in the evening."
"Qingge'er is closer to you than your own nephew, how can it be false? Old Li, please move aside, this is the medicinal food prepared for Qingge'er."
It turned out that Xu Qing asked Zhou to buy Liuwei Dihuang Pills for him, but the process of making pills was complicated and time-consuming, so he simply made it into Liuwei Dihuang Decoction.
This is a medicinal food, which is also very nourishing and suitable for drinking on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
People in previous lives were well-nourished and were not suitable to take Liuwei Dihuang Pills. However, Xu Qing in this life was underdeveloped and it was just right for him to take it.
Xu Qing picked up the medicine and drank it all in one gulp.
He had just finished practicing the Crane Posture and heat was being generated in his body. After drinking a bowl of medicinal soup, the heat, under the perception of his soul, not only did not dissipate, but instead grew several times stronger.
Xu Qing then hurriedly told Li Gongyu and his wife that he was going to guide the heat, and then returned to the cabin.
Sitting on the bed, Xu Qing began to use his mind to guide the heat generated by the crane-shaped pile to spread into his limbs and bones. During this process, the medicinal power also penetrated into the heat.
It took a long time for Xu Qing to absorb all the medicinal power and heat.
He was sweating a lot, but he was in high spirits and felt more fulfilled.
"It turns out that the practice of this Crane Shape Posture must be combined with medicine prescriptions and breathing techniques. I use nourishing medicine prescriptions and my mind to guide the heat, and the effect is probably not worse than the original complete Crane Shape Posture. This time it is ten times more effective than before."
He looked at the bronze mirror again, and the words about the crane-shaped pile appeared on it: Crane-shaped pile (incomplete): entry.
With his "absolute concentration" learning ability, Xu Qing solved the problems of heat guidance and prescriptions, and he had no difficulty in getting started with the Crane Shape Posture.
In fact, it is not just the Crane Shape Stance. Other similar kung fu would not be much difficult for Xu Qing to master quickly and use them to strengthen his body.
What's more, the better his health and the more physical strength he has, the better the effect of "absolute concentration" will be.
This is a positive cycle.
Strictly speaking, the state of "absolute concentration" is equivalent to giving him a "comprehension" cheat.
"It seems that practicing Taoism and improving the soul will be of great help to the practice of martial arts." Xu Qing knew that even if others who practiced Taoism did not have the ability of "absolute concentration", it would be of great help to their martial arts practice once their souls became strong.
However, at present, Xu Qing has only found a way to improve his soul, which is to read books and nourish his mind.
He vaguely felt that reading to nourish the mind might be the right way.
"Let's not worry about the spiritual cultivation for now. Anyway, studying is useful for passing the imperial examinations and improving one's status in the secular world. It can also nourish the mind. This is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone." Xu Qing thought.
Now, with the support of Zhou, he can use the medicinal food worth ten taels of silver as a foundation to speed up the practice of Crane Shape Posture and strive to practice Crane Shape Posture to the limit. I wonder what the effect will be at that time.
However, he also guessed that ten taels of silver might not be enough for the medicinal food.
Practicing martial arts is indeed both hard and expensive.
Fortunately, he has a bronze mirror to observe his own progress. From what he can see so far, hard work pays off. Practicing martial arts is not hard at all. Instead, it gives him the pleasure of playing a game and leveling up.
He even couldn't help but practice the Crane Posture again. He was really addicted to it.
"Forget it. I just guided the heat and it was very exhausting. I'd better read some books to relax my mind. Besides, I'm going to take the imperial examination. If I neglect my studies, it will cause unnecessary worries to my uncle and his wife." Xu Qing suppressed the urge to practice martial arts and picked up a volume of the Analects to read.
You will get bored if you read "The Great Learning" every day, so take a volume of "The Analects of Confucius" as an appetizer.
Of course, "The Great Learning" is the best for nourishing the mind, and its status as the main dish is unshakable.
I just finished practicing and picked up the Analects to read. I always felt that the word "论" (lun) looks very similar to "抡" (lun).
The Master was very good at fighting, so the Analects of Confucius is also called "The Analects of Confucius", which is quite appropriate.
“Isn’t it a pleasure to learn and practice it from time to time?”
"I examine myself three times a day: Am I disloyal when I work for others? Am I trustworthy when I interact with friends? Am I practicing what I have learned?"
“Don’t worry about people not knowing you, worry about not knowing people.”
"Do unto others, do not impose on others."
In the yard, Mr. and Mrs. Li Gongyi were talking and listening to the sound of the Analects coming from the hut.
Li Gongyi smiled and said, "Qing'er is teaching me how to be a good person."
"I think you are not as good as Qing'er." Zhou rolled her eyes at him, took out a gauze bag, and whispered, "These are the dregs of the medicinal food. It would be a pity to throw them away. Try eating some of them and I'll see if you can still be useful."
"Oh." As soon as Li Gongqi opened his mouth, his wife stuffed a mouthful of medicine residue into his mouth.
Not long after, Xu Qing heard some inappropriate noises coming from next door, which was a big test for his concentration.
The hardships of spiritual practice are indeed everywhere.
Come on!
Xu Qing secretly encouraged himself, began to calm his mind and immerse himself in his own world.
The bronze mirror then began to change.
In the mirror, the ink color of the two characters "Dinghun" became darker and darker. When it reached a certain limit, it actually exploded and became a ball of thick ink. Then new words appeared:
"Hatched."
With a loud bang, Xu Qing felt as if he was "flying"!
(End of this chapter)