Chapter 31 Qi Training Level 3

Chapter 31 Qi Training Level 3

Chapter 31 The third level of Qi training
In a blink of an eye, it is the first month of the year, the end of the year.

Outside, firecrackers were blasting and gongs and drums were beating, but in a small courtyard in the east of the city, Lin Shan turned a deaf ear to the outside world and focused on his cultivation.

Three months ago, he successfully entered the second level of Qi training and made rapid progress. The spiritual power in his body was probably enough to release more than 20 wind blades. After thinking about it, Lin Shan still felt that it was not safe enough, so he continued to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth day and night. After all, this kind of predatory training would be addictive for anyone.

During the past six months, apart from eating, drinking, defecating and urinating, Lin Shan basically stayed at home, which made Mr. Zhao of the Zhao family very anxious.

Ever since his second brother, the Zhao family's top expert, died in Linshan Court that night, and the person in charge of the rescue came back to report, before Mr. Zhao could gather a large number of experts to set up a dragnet, the people outside who were watching and tracking him said they had lost him.

After that day, there was no trace of Lin Shan anymore.

Nightingale's own assassins watched him day and night, and the city also sent people to investigate secretly. But Lin Shan seemed to have evaporated from the face of the earth, as if he had already left Zangke.

Mr. Zhao, as the head of the Zhao family and the chief aide of the governor of Zangke County, naturally would not simply let the matter go. After all, at this moment, his antique shop still displayed the antique gold bell that Lin Shan bought for three thousand taels of gold.

Seeing that Lin Shan was young but bold and careful, he dared to use the banner of Jiang Protector to tease him, and he also calculated in advance that he would send people, and set up a fatal attack that night, even killing a first-class master.

After analyzing all the actions, Mr. Zhao did not dare to underestimate them at all.

Although he didn't quite understand why Lin Shan didn't move Jin Zhong in advance since he could predict that he would send people to attack, he wanted to kill this kind of person as soon as possible while he was young to avoid future troubles.

Now half a year has passed and there is still no progress. Mr. Zhao has no choice but to give up.

But what he didn't expect was that Lin Shan was not only in the city, but was also practicing steadily under his nose.

……

Another year has passed. It has been more than a year and a half since Lin Shan left the Lin family in Qinghe County, and Lin Shan is almost 18 years old.

Lin Shan, who had been enjoying his cultivation and never wanted to leave, ended his retreat at this time. It was not because he had no money. After all, he had a huge sum of more than a thousand taels in his hands, which an ordinary person could not spend in his lifetime.

The real reason is that he encountered a bottleneck.

Ever since he reached the peak of the third level of Qi training two months ago, he felt that no matter how hard he practiced, the spiritual power in his Dantian just wouldn't increase.

Later, during his exploration, he finally discovered a spiritual orifice, which is the so-called "Xuanguan" barrier in the practice of martial arts.

Only by breaking through the mysterious gate and entering the fourth level of Qi training can you expand the capacity of Dantian and continue to improve your cultivation.

This is the bottleneck that everyone will encounter from the early to middle stages of Qi training.

So for the next month, he tried to break through this "gate" all day and all night. But every time he gathered his spiritual energy to break through, his spiritual energy would always scatter. The scattered spiritual energy wandered around in his body, causing considerable injuries.

After trying several times, he finally realized that it would not work if he just did it on his own, unless he had elixirs to help him break through. Otherwise, long-term failure would lead to meridian disorder and possession.

Of course, there is more than one way. Later he discovered that although the entrance was thick and hard, it could be polished!
How could Lin Shan, who had tasted the sweetness of cultivation, endure the torture of not being able to improve his cultivation?
So he continued to work day and night, and after half a month, he finally discovered sadly that if he continued at the current speed, he would need at least eight to ten years to get through!
"It takes 10 years to get through the bottleneck from the early stage to the middle stage of Qi training. What about the bottleneck from the middle stage to the late stage? And what about the bottleneck after that?"

Lin Shan wanted to know how other cultivators practiced. After all, he was working alone and in the dark. At this rate, he had no idea when he would be able to reach the ninth level of Qi training.

"If there is a place with rich spiritual energy, I can practice and polish it slowly. If the spiritual energy is twice as rich, I can break through in five years! If it is ten times as rich, I am afraid it will take less than a year! If it is twenty or thirty times as rich, I will be able to break through in five years."

After Lin Shan thought about it, it seemed that it would be better for him to go to the deep mountains and forests to look for a spiritual spring or a spiritual vein, rather than staying here and working hard.

"In fact, the most time-saving and labor-saving method is to have a powerful pill to assist in the breakthrough of the Xuanguan, but where can I find the pill corresponding to the breakthrough in the Qi training period?"

Lin Shan felt that he had a strengthened panel, and it seemed that he could take a shortcut and use the elixir to break through the barrier. But he didn't know if the elixir used by the warriors to break through the barrier could be used for himself after it was strengthened.
However, now that he has reached the peak of the third level of Qi training, the spiritual power in his body is much stronger than when he first entered the Qi training stage.

Lin Shan estimated that it would be no problem for him to cast the Wind Blade Technique hundreds of times. Even if he was surrounded by a large army, he would be able to fight his way out!
"It's time to go out and look for opportunities, but before that, there are two things to do."

Lin Shan packed up slowly, pushed open the door to the yard, and a biting cold wind howled in from outside.

Before I knew it, it was already the first month of the year. A crescent moon was hanging high in the sky, and every household was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations. However, there were not many people walking on the streets at night, and it was cold and deserted.

Lin Shan was dressed in white, with a warm sun jade pendant hanging around his waist, and he was walking slowly on the streets of this big city in southern Xinjiang.

Passersby who saw him couldn't help but take a few more glances. Whose young man is this? He's so handsome!

……

At this time, the Zhao residence was a bustling scene, with people coming and going in an endless stream.

Tonight is not only the third night of the Lunar New Year, but also the 70th birthday of Mr. Zhao, the mother of the head of the Zhao family, Old Lady Zhao.

Big red lanterns were hung high inside and outside the gates, various colorful paper-cuts were hung on the trees, and even the two stone lions standing at the gate were wearing two garlands!

"Is the Zhao family serious about displaying this wreath at a birthday party?"

A young man in white came to the gate of Zhao's house with his hands behind his back. He looked around slowly and was surprised to see the wreaths on the stone lions.

It's no wonder that Lin Shan was confused. After all, the Song Dynasty in this world was different from that in his previous life. The customs in each state and county were even more bizarre, and naturally the meanings were different and the understandings were different.

After watching for a while, Lin Shan followed the crowd of guests into the Zhao residence. The waiter at the gate saw that Lin Shan was unfamiliar and was about to ask him to take out the invitation to see it, but Lin Shan went in straight away.

The servant was unable to stop him and had to give up.

At this time, in the front yard of the Zhao Mansion, the large square was already filled with tables and chairs arranged in two squares. There was a large empty area in the middle, and a large troupe of actors had already started singing on the stage.

Lin Shan found a seat at the bottom and sat down. The table was already filled with fruits, wine and meat. Lin Shan, who had been practicing for a year and a half, started to eat without hesitation. After all, Mr. Zhao still owed him three thousand taels of gold.

What's wrong with eating him?
The guests around were invited by Mr. Zhao, so they were naturally all well-known figures in the military, political and business circles of Southern Xinjiang. Many of them had never seen Lin Shan, and they were wondering who this young man in white invited by the Zhao family was and why they had never seen him before.

……

Half an hour later, when all the guests had arrived and the stage troupe had left, the owner, Mr. Zhao, and his biological mother, the old lady, came out from the backyard and took their seats.

"Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come to the banquet at Zhao's invitation. I would like to thank you all on behalf of my mother. Today, I would like to drink this cup with you all, and wish you all a prosperous career in officialdom, military affairs, and wealth!"

"Let's drink this!"

There was a chorus of agreement from the audience, everyone raised their glasses, drank together, talked and laughed, creating a very happy scene.

After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.

Mr. Zhao clapped his hands, and a long line of Western dancers came out from behind. Each of them was charming, with a seductive figure, wrapped in light gauze, and with spring in their eyes. They came to the center of the field and danced to the music played by the musicians.
Lin Shan was overwhelmed by the sight and secretly sighed that the Zhao family had such extensive connections that they could buy so many Western dancers even though they were in southern Xinjiang.

In the past, he had always been doing odd jobs in the Lin family. How could he have enjoyed this?

I came here at the right time today, and it was a feast for the eyes and the taste buds.

He looked around and saw that these dignitaries were not showing any unusual expressions. They were still toasting each other and chatting with each other. It was obvious that each family had a beautiful woman in a golden house. These were all basic operations.

After a while, the singing and dancing ended. The dancers came down one after another, sat down beside the guests in order, and began to pour tea and wine, massage shoulders and legs.

A girl also came to Lin Shan's side. She had beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and her belly button was exposed. She looked at Lin Shan with her big watery eyes, then lowered her head shyly.

She knelt beside him and gently massaged his legs. Her pair of snow-white and tender arms were very clear in the night.

Smelling the faint fragrance around him, Lin Shan, who had not touched a woman for twelve years, could not help but feel moved.
(End of this chapter)