Chapter 21 Internal Strength

Chapter 21 Internal Strength

Chapter 21 Internal Strength
For the next three days, apart from going to the kitchen to get meals and visiting the old scholar, Chen Yuan spent the rest of his time in the courtyard practicing martial arts, transforming all the Fu Hu Jin Qi in his body into Liu Yang Gong Qi.

The Six Yang Exercise is a first-rate exercise that can directly reach the state of transforming energy. The true Qi is also extremely magical, extremely yang and extremely strong.

If Chen Yuan used all his strength to activate the Six Yang Skill, one palm strike would leave a charred palm print on the clothes, and it would feel like being burned by fire. It would have a miraculous effect if the opponent was caught off guard.

This is just the marrow refining stage. According to the secret manual, after breaking through, every move you make will be accompanied by internal energy, burning like fire. Among warriors of the same level, there are rarely any rivals.

Chen Yuan was very envious of this, and after regulating his breathing for a night, he boiled and took the hundred-year-old ginseng, using the medicinal power to impact his internal strength.

He had stayed at the peak of marrow refining for more than half a year. He had accumulated a lot of experience and his physical body was far superior to that of ordinary warriors. With the help of the medicinal power of hundred-year-old mountain ginseng, he naturally broke through the bottleneck of internal strength.

Chen Yuan felt the true energy in his dantian was more than twice as strong as before. He suddenly struck the old locust tree with his palm, causing leaves to fall down.

He stretched out his right hand, took the ring-handled sword from the weapon rack, and practiced swordplay in the endless falling leaves.

Wherever the blade passed, the internal energy flowed through, and the fallen leaves spontaneously combusted without fire, transforming into flaming butterflies that emitted little bits of red light.

After performing a set of Five Tigers Breaking Door Sword Technique, a circle of ashes piled up under Chen Yuan's feet, about an inch high. When the autumn wind blew, the ashes were blown away by the wind.

Chen Yuan put away his sword and stood up, looking inward at his body. His dantian was empty and all his true energy was gone.

The true Qi turns into internal strength, and then penetrates the body, consuming a huge amount of energy.

Only by accumulating more true energy can you use internal strength at will.

Chen Yuan put the ring-handled sword back on the weapon rack, went back to the house and took out the jade pendant and Peiyuan Dan.

During the past three days, he had been infusing his body with starlight every night and taking two Peiyuan Pills, which were enough to fill the energy gap. There was still a small amount of medicinal power left, which was enough for him to practice martial arts the next day.

Chen Yuan took the jade bead out of the cloth bag. The jade bead emitted a faint green light. The stars in the sky flashed and merged into a thin beam of white light, which fell from the sky and enveloped Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan closed his eyes slightly, feeling the clear and numb sensation on his body, and silently counted the time.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths… ten breaths, eleven breaths, twelve breaths… twenty breaths!

The white light dissipated, Chen Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked down at the jade pendant in his hand.

This time, the starlight infused his body for twenty breaths, twice as long as before!
But there was nothing unusual about the jade beads. The green light faded away and it returned to its crystal clear appearance. Under the illumination of the Milky Way, it was flickering with a faint glow.

Immediately afterwards, a feeling of hunger far stronger than before surged up from the bottom of Chen Yuan's heart.

He quickly poured out a Peiyuan Pill and swallowed it.

The medicinal power quickly turned into a hot current and flowed into every part of the body.

However, the effect of the medicine only relieved a little of the feeling of hunger, and it was no longer sustainable. Chen Yuan poured out the second Peiyuan Pill and swallowed it.

The feeling of hunger had mostly dissipated, but it still hadn't completely disappeared.

Chen Yuan swallowed the third Peiyuan Pill, and the feeling of hunger finally disappeared completely, but there was no trace of the medicinal effect left.

He looked at the only Peiyuan Pill left in the jade bottle and shook his head helplessly.

It is certainly a good thing to extend the time of starlight infusion, but the energy that needs to be replenished has also become more. The Peiyuan Pill that can make the blood and qi of the marrow-refining warrior active for seven days needs to be consumed three times at a time. It is really a gold-eating beast.

But feeling his strength obviously increased, Chen Yuan couldn't help but smile.

This tremendous strength is his biggest trump card. No matter how many pills he consumes, he must speed up the speed of starlight infusing his body.

In addition to increased strength, Chen Yuan's physical strength continued to increase, and his flexibility, agility, speed, and five senses continued to improve, and even his thoughts became clearer and smarter, with countless benefits.

Chen Yuan stroked the warm jade in his hand and murmured:
"What kind of treasure do you have that has such miraculous effects?"

……

The next day, Chen Yuan practiced the Six Yang Palm again and found that the speed at which his true Qi increased was even faster than yesterday.

He was only at the Marrow Refining Stage yesterday, with the residual medicinal power of the Peiyuan Pill still in his body, and his blood and qi were active. Today, he has broken through to the Internal Strength Stage, and without the help of medicinal power, it has become easier to accumulate true qi.

I didn't expect that after just twenty breaths of starlight infusion, the effect would be so obvious.

Chen Yuan was in a good mood and practiced the Six Yang Palm a little faster.

Tuk-tuk-tuk! Tuk-tuk-tuk!
Suddenly there was a rapid knock on the door. Chen Yuan frowned, slowly stopped working and opened the door.

A horse face came into view, Chen Yuan's eyes flashed, and he smiled innocently:
"Brother Hu, how come you have time to come to my place? Please come in."

Senior Brother Hu waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Let's talk about it next time. Master has something to ask you. Junior Brother Chen, please come with me."

Chen Yuan was surprised and said:
"Okay, I've been feeling very uncomfortable at home these days. Is the shopkeeper going to assign me any errands?"

Senior Brother Hu was stunned and shook his head:

"That's not the case. Someone from the County City General Gang came to see you and Senior Brother Zhao. It should be related to the convoy."

Chen Yuan said disappointedly:
"Oh... Senior Brother, please wait a moment. I was just practicing the Subduing Tiger Fist and I was sweating all over. I'll change my clothes and go right away." Then, Chen Yuan changed into a yellow cloth short coat, put on a wooden waist badge, and followed Senior Brother Hu to the Sun Mansion.

The doorman understood the order and did not stop them, so the two of them went through smoothly all the way to the main hall.

Chen Yuan glanced over and found that Zhao Shan had arrived. Manager Sun was still sitting in the main seat, but the armchair under him had been replaced with a new one. Beside him sat a young warrior.

The man was about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, not much older than Zhao Shan. He was dressed in black and had a handsome face. He was listening attentively to Zhao Shan's story.

"...Master took the initiative to stay behind to cover our retreat. Junior Brother Chen and I trekked through the Chimang Mountains for three days and three nights before we escaped. When we returned to the county, we immediately reported the news of the murder and robbery in the Black Wind Village to Manager Sun..."

After Zhao Shan finished speaking, the young warrior nodded slightly, turned to look at Chen Yuan, looked him up and down, and said with a smile:
"You are Chen Erniu, right?"

Before Chen Yuan could speak, Shopkeeper Sun interrupted:
"Erniu, this is Wei Wuding, the steward of the main hall. You must answer whatever he asks you. Don't hide anything."

Chen Yuan hurriedly clasped his fists and saluted:

"Chen Erniu meets Deacon Wei!"

Wei Wuding waved his hand and said:

"No need to be polite. I came to Leping County this time because of the murder and robbery in Black Wind Village. Tell me in detail about your experience in the Chimang Mountains."

"Yes, I followed the convoy into the mountains..."

Chen Yuan recounted in detail the entire process from the moment the convoy entered the mountain to the moment he and Zhao Shan escaped.

Wei Wuding nodded thoughtfully and said:
"It's exactly the same as what Zhao Shan said. I also know Li Yong. He is smart and capable. It's a pity that he met with misfortune this time."

Chen Yuan and Zhao Shan both showed expressions of grief. Wei Wuding said:

"How about this? Tomorrow I will go into the mountains to wipe out the Black Wind Village. You will come with me and kill a few bandits. This will also be considered revenge for your master. Brother, what do you think?"

There was a hint of displeasure in Shopkeeper Sun's eyes, but he smiled and said:

"Okay, let's do as you say. Zhao Shan, Chen Erniu, when you go into the mountains this time, you must obey Steward Wei's orders and not interfere with the suppression of the bandits."

Chen Yuan and Zhao Shan looked at each other and responded in unison:

"Yes!"

Wei Wuding smiled and said:
"Very good, you guys go back first and pack your luggage, as we will be in the mountains for quite a while this time."

The two men clasped their fists and saluted, then left the main hall.

Shopkeeper Sun turned sideways to look at Wei Wuding, stroked his beard and asked:
"Brother, how do you plan to wipe out the bandits in Black Wind Village? It is said that the leader of Black Wind Village, Xie Quan, was born in the military. He is highly skilled in martial arts and has strong means. It's a pity that Li Yong didn't escape. He has dealt with Xie Quan the most and knows him the best, so he should be able to help."

Wei Wuding said calmly:

"Don't worry about that, Senior Brother. I have my own plans."

Upon hearing this, Shopkeeper Sun looked annoyed, his fingers tightened, and he almost broke off a strand of his beard.

Wei Wuding seemed not to notice and asked with a smile:
"Li Yong didn't come back this time, so his wife and daughter are left alone. Life must be hard for them, right?"

Shopkeeper Sun's expression changed slightly:
"What do you mean, Junior Brother?"

Wei Wuding smiled and said:
"Nothing. I have met Li Yong several times before. His life or death is uncertain. How can I just ignore it?"

Shopkeeper Sun said with a fake smile:
"Brother Wei, you are indeed loyal and righteous. As a brother, I cannot let your kindness go unappreciated. But Madam Zhang came to me yesterday and offered to give me the family heirloom Six Yang Gong and five hundred taels of silver so that I could take care of her. I have already agreed, so Brother Wei, please do not worry about it."

Wei Wuding smiled and said:
"Five hundred taels? Li Yong's family is quite wealthy, so he must have a lot of money left. I also want to take care of his wife and daughter. What do you think, Senior Brother?"

Shopkeeper Sun's smile faded, he stared into Wei Wuding's eyes and said:

"I'm afraid this is not easy to handle. Li Yong has followed me for many years and left two bone-refining disciples. I have disciples to help with small matters and I will take care of big matters. He doesn't need my junior brother to take care of him. In my opinion, let's just forget it."

Wei Wuding chuckled and said:

"Brother, you are wrong. Although I am far away in the county city, I have been in the headquarters for many years. I have more connections and better information. Maybe I can help a little. How about this, I will go and talk to Madam Zhang in person tomorrow to see what she thinks."

Having said that, he was about to get up and leave.

Shopkeeper Sun stared at Wei Wuding for a long time before he slowly spoke:

"Junior brother, you are so loyal and righteous. I am deeply moved. However, Li Yong's life and death are uncertain. His family is grieving and sad. It is better not to disturb them. How about this, Junior brother, copy a copy of the Six Yang Skill. If there is any problem in the future, please take care of his wife and daughter. This is also considered as a friendship between fellow gang members. How do you think?"

Wei Wuding sat down again and saluted:

"Thank you, senior brother, for helping me!"

(End of this chapter)