Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 233 The human body is a small world!
Since both of them agreed to this, Chu Yuan and Shi Long went to the quiet room where Shi Long usually practiced.

Chu Yuan sat cross-legged in the center of the quiet room and let Shi Long sit in front of him with his back facing him.

Then he used the same trick again, tapping many major acupoints on the back of the stone dragon with his fingers.

move.

One is to prepare to help Shilong open up his meridians.

The second is that Chu Yuan uses specific techniques to spread his innate true energy throughout the body through the stone dragon's acupuncture points.

This move may seem insignificant on the surface, but once Chu Yuan takes action, he will hit several special acupoints on the stone dragon's body.

It can cause the stone dragon's true energy to surge throughout its body, causing it to go crazy and temporarily lose the ability to move.

Even an ordinary person can kill the other person.

The reason why Chu Yuan took this approach was to be prepared for any eventuality.

Human nature is so complex that it is hard to imagine!

Although in his impression, Shilong is a relatively upright and positive character.

But that was the image he knew from movies, TV shows and novels before he traveled through time.

When a person who only exists in the martial arts world of movies, TV shows, and novels actually appears in front of you, the character's originally simple personality becomes real.

Human nature is complex!
No one can guarantee that after he uses his own skills to help Shilong open up the meridians in his body.

Will Shi Long attack me because I have destroyed my own martial arts and think he has the upper hand over me, coveting my martial arts?

Chu Yuan doesn't want to gamble on human nature, nor will he gamble on human nature.

So while helping Shilong to open up his meridians, he also did some tricks on Shilong.

After he helped Shilong to open up his meridians, it would be fine if Shilong had no ill will towards him, but if he had any ill intentions, he would kill Shilong.

If he really takes the initiative to help people open up their meridians, he is a good person!!!

of course.

These were just some small tricks he used on the stone dragon to ensure his own safety.

If the stone dragon has no ill will towards him, he will find an opportunity to break the means he has set on the stone dragon later.

After doing all this, Chu Yuan said: "Master Shi, hold the Yuan and guard the One, and focus your mind on the Dantian."

Shi Long just did what Chu Yuan said, and Chu Yuan hit Shi Long on the back with both palms...

boom!
After a muffled sound.

The surging innate true energy, like a vast ocean, continuously flowed from Chu Yuan's palms into the stone dragon's body, spreading along the stone dragon's meridians and acupoints throughout the body, helping to open up its meridians.

"This true qi is so pure, and it also possesses a powerful vitality and a trace of true yang characteristics. This true qi is not acquired true qi, but innate true qi. Taoist Qingyang is indeed an innate master."

Sensing the true Qi entering his body, Shi Long was shocked by its power, which was far different from the acquired true Qi in his body.

A fourteen-year-old innate master!

This is truly unheard of.

“And looking at this aura that is like the vast ocean, he is definitely not just entering the Xiantian realm. Even among the Xiantian masters, the power of this Taoist Qingyang can be considered profound.”

Shi Long then thought to himself.

“I wonder if Taoist Qingyang is a disciple of one of the three great masters, Ning Daoqi, or a rare genius from the Taoist sect.”

Shi Long was wondering about Chu Yuan's origins.

Buddhism and Taoism!

Profound heritage.

There have always been many masters.

Buddhism is an imported religion, while Taoism is a native religion in China.

Not to mention the legendary Taoist sages such as Guangchengzi, Huangdi, Laozi, and Zhuangzi, since the Han Dynasty, famous Taoists such as Zhang Daoling, Nanhua Zhenren, Yu Ji, Zuo Ci, and Zhang Jiao have emerged one after another.

Among them, the great and wise teacher Zhang Jue and the Yellow Turban Army under his command personally destroyed the Han Dynasty.

Shi Long might be surprised to see a fourteen-year-old innate master coming from another sect.

But if the other party was from a Taoist sect, although he would still be shocked, he would feel that it was natural.

"Could it be that the Taoist sect saw that the Sui Dynasty was already in its final years, so it sent a talented disciple into the world?"

Shi Long was guessing in his heart.

Chu Yuan's identity as a Taoist priest, coupled with the fact that he was already a congenital master at such a young age, made him think more.

However, the distracting thoughts in his mind were soon forgotten as he was delighted by Chu Yuan's help in opening up his meridians.

Previously, Chu Yuan used 30% of his true energy to help his senior brother Kunyang open up eight meridians.

During the following period of time, although he had been studying and comprehending the "Eternal Life Secret" and had not practiced much, the innate true energy in his body had recovered to 80% of its peak state.

So at Chu Yuan's expense, Shi Long's meridians were constantly opened up.

Wherever the true Qi goes, the meridians become unobstructed.

First, the Twelve Meridians!

Then come the eight extraordinary meridians!

……

Three days later.

There was a smoky air condensing above the two men's heads and not dissipating. Chu Yuan withdrew his palms that were on the stone dragon's back, suddenly opened his eyes, and the smoky air above his head dissipated.

It can be seen that he was in low spirits and his eyes were dull.

This was a sign that he had used up all his energy to help Shilong open up his meridians.

At this time, there was no trace of the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" true energy left in Chu Yuan's body.

At this moment, Shilong also opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed across his eyes.

It can be seen that Shilong's martial arts has made a great breakthrough compared to before.

Shi Long stood up, then turned around and knelt in front of Chu Yuan and said, "Master Qingyang, I will never forget your kindness."

Generally speaking, except for the masters who are at the end of their rope, no one, even the master and his apprentice, is willing to pass on their skills to their disciples, or help their disciples open up their meridians.

Although Chu Yuan wanted to practice the "Eternal Life Secret", he used all of his innate true energy to open up his meridians. Chu Yuan's kindness was like a rebirth to him.

"Get up!"

Chu Yuan smiled.

He wanted to practice the "Eternal Life Secret" and with the idea of ​​making good use of waste, he used all his own true energy to help Shilong open up his meridians.

However, Shi Long's reaction made him very happy and he felt that he had not misjudged the person.

No one wants to meet someone who is ungrateful.

"How does it feel?"

After Shilong stood up, Chu Yuan asked Shilong.

"All twelve meridians have been opened, and three of the eight extraordinary meridians have been opened. The original acquired true energy in my body is transforming into the innate state, and I have also entered the innate state."

Shi Long felt the changes in his body and said happily.

"It's not surprising. After I mastered the first twelve levels of my Nine Heavens Qi, I was able to absorb innate spiritual energy and feed it back to myself. So after I opened up the twelve meridians, I was already considered an innate master."

Chu Yuan said.

There are also strong and weak innate masters!

It's impossible for everyone to open up all the meridians in the body like him.

As for the fact that he used 30% of his true Qi, he was able to help his senior brother Kunyang open up eight meridians, but he used 80% of his true Qi, but was only able to help Shilong open up fifteen meridians. Logically, he should be able to open up at least twenty meridians.

Opening up the meridians is not a simple arithmetic, because the difficulty of opening up the subsequent meridians increases and the consumption continues to grow. Because of this, he used 80% of his true energy to help Shilong open up fifteen meridians.

Shi Long said: "From now on, if Taoist Qingyang has anything to do, just let him know. Taoist Qingyang can just concentrate on practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" in the manor. I will protect you."

If Chu Yuan wasn't too young, he really couldn't bring himself to do that and he would have wanted to take Chu Yuan as his master.

Even though he had the "Secret of Immortality" in his hands for several years, he still didn't understand anything.

After Chu Yuan had obtained it for a few months, he had comprehended the demanding training method of "The Secret of Immortality". He felt that Chu Yuan would achieve extraordinary success in the future.

Moreover, the other party is a Taoist priest, born in the Taoist sect and has a very powerful background.

It is a great honor to have such a master.

Chu Yuan said: "Then I'll trouble you."

Shi Long was about to say goodbye and leave, but he suddenly thought of something and said, "I will give the "Eternal Life Secret" to Taoist Qingyang. How to deal with it in the future is entirely up to Taoist Qingyang. You don't need to ask me again."

Chu Yuan said in surprise: “You don’t want the method of immortality and breaking through the void in the “Eternal Life Secret”?”

Shi Long said self-deprecatingly: "People must know themselves. With my previous martial arts skills and the "Eternal Life Secret", it is like a child holding gold in a busy market. If the Taoist priest does not show up, once the news spreads, I am afraid there will be only one end for me, that is, the "Eternal Life Secret" will be taken away, and I will die tragically at the hands of others."

"The appearance of Taoist Qingyang may just have saved my life. Besides, I don't have the courage of Taoist Qingyang. I don't dare to practice the method of self-destruction of martial arts that Taoist Qingyang comprehended from the "Eternal Life Secret". So I might as well give the "Eternal Life Secret" to Taoist Qingyang."

Chu Yuan helped him a lot, not only teaching him the advanced martial arts "Nine Heavens Gangqi".

He also expended his own internal energy to help him open up his meridians, greatly increasing his martial arts skills.

So he was willing to give the "Secret of Immortality" to Chu Yuan.

Chu Yuan looked at Shi Long in surprise. He didn't expect Shi Long to be so courageous and give him the "Eternal Life Secret" just like that.

Chu Yuan said: "In that case, I will accept this "Eternal Life Secret"."

In a sense, his early appearance did save Shilong's life.

Otherwise, when Yu Wenzhi arrives, he will eventually die at the hands of Yu Wenzhi.

Now that he has practiced the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" that I passed down to him, and with my help, he has opened up his meridians and entered the innate realm. His fate is much better than before!
"Master Qingyang is practicing, I won't disturb you."

Shi Long said goodbye and left, temporarily giving the quiet room where he usually practiced martial arts to Chu Yuan to practice.

Chu Yuan was not polite either. At this time, the true energy in his body was almost consumed, and he could start practicing "The Secret of Immortality".

Now there is not a single trace of the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" true energy in his body, which is tantamount to destroying his own martial arts.

Chu Yuan took out the "Eternal Life Secret" and looked at the markings on the human figures on it and began to study it again.

There are seven humanoid figures in total. "If I remember correctly, Shuanglong should have practiced the sixth and seventh figures respectively. These two figures represent "movement" and "stillness" respectively. After they have mastered them, their true qi is one hot and one cold, one yang and one yin, complementing each other. Tsk tsk, there is no woman between the two of them. They can form a pair, and their brotherhood has turned into a bloody love story that lasts until death..."

Such a strange thought flashed through Chu Yuan's mind.

He shook his head to get rid of these distracting thoughts.

"According to my own understanding and speculation, although Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong have mastered the "Eternal Life Secret", they took a shortcut and each practiced one seventh of the "Eternal Life Secret", which can only be regarded as a broken version of the "Eternal Life Secret". In fact, whether it is yin or yang, the human body is a small world with various attributes. In my opinion, only when all seven diagrams of the "Eternal Life Secret" are practiced one by one can it be regarded as a true mastery of the "Eternal Life Secret"."

Chu Yuan said in his heart.

"The Secret of Immortality" contains a total of seven human body pictures!

If the last two pictures are about yin and yang, then the first five pictures should be about the five elements as expected.

These are the properties that exist in the human body.

Chu Yuan's self-created "Nine Heavens Gangqi" is not bad. If he wants to practice "The Art of Immortality", he must practice the complete version of "The Art of Immortality" instead of an incomplete version.

After studying for a while, Chu Yuan decided to start practicing from the first human body picture.

Chu Yuan calmed his mind and got rid of delusions, embracing the origin and keeping the One.

He began to practice according to the markings on the first human body diagram in "The Secret of Immortality".

really!

Without the true Qi from other martial arts in his body, when he practiced the "Eternal Life Secret", he no longer had the churning of Qi and blood and the signs of going astray at the beginning.

As Chu Yuan practiced, spiritual energy from heaven and earth began to flow in from his acupoints.

The so-called acupoints are not acupuncture points.

The human body has nine orifices.

They are two ears, two eyes, two noses, a mouth, a front vagina and a back vagina.

The first human body diagram Chu Yuan practiced was to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth from the acupoints, which were the noses.

Chu Yuan felt that when he was practicing, with every breath he took, strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth entered his body through his nose. Unconsciously, Chu Yuan's breathing began to become long.

From the beginning, one breath was taken every two moments, gradually it became one breath every four or five moments, and then one breath every ten moments...

As Chu Yuan's breathing time increased, although Chu Yuan's body shape was still that of a human, each breath he took was very long, as if he had become another creature, bringing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his body.

Although it was not winter, two three-foot-long white smoke columns visible to the naked eye came out of his nose, appearing and disappearing with his breathing.

An hour later.

Chu Yuan opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes:
"I really understood it correctly. This 'Eternal Life Secret' is to treat the human body as a small world to practice. The first human body picture is to practice 'gold'. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth that I just absorbed has entered my lungs among my five internal organs."

The human body has nine orifices, but each orifice has its own attributes and correspondence.

The nasal orifice corresponds to the lung, one of the five internal organs.

The lungs belong to the metal element among the five elements.

"Hurry up and practice. Although I have found the correct method of practice, my power is now wasted and I have no power to protect myself. I still need to practice the "Eternal Life Secret" before I can feel safe."

Chu Yuan said in his heart.

Then he continued to practice "The Secret of Immortality" without stopping.

……

Spring passes and autumn comes, cold comes and summer comes.

In a flash, two years passed.

During these two years, Chu Yuan tried to practice the other four human body diagrams in "The Secret of Immortality".

It is worth mentioning that the seven human body diagrams in "The Secret of Immortality" are not martial arts realms. They need to be practiced in sequence. Only after you have mastered the previous human body diagram can you practice the following human body diagrams.

They are independent yet interconnected methods of practice under the same system.

You can practice them together or individually.

Chu Yuan was practicing the first five human body diagrams at the same time. He did not practice the last two human body diagrams representing "movement" and "stillness" and "yin" and "yang".

The main reason is that I can’t practice.

Chu Yuan combined the many Taoist scriptures in his mind and came to a conclusion.

When practicing the first five human body diagrams, the growth of the five elements of innate true qi in the body disrupts the balance of yin and yang qi in the body, so the sixth and seventh human body diagrams cannot be practiced.

If you want to practice the sixth and seventh human body diagrams, you need to first practice the first five human body diagrams to a certain level, so that the five attributes of the innate true qi can achieve a balance in the body and reach the state of endless life.

Fortunately, after Chu Yuan gave up his martial arts, his progress in re-cultivating "The Secret of Immortality" was not slow. Chu Yuan estimated that it would not take a few years for him to practice the first five human body diagrams to achieve a balance in his body and reach the state of endless life.

After practicing "The Secret of Immortality" for two years, Chu Yuan also summed up some experience.

The first five human-shaped pictures in "The Secret of Immortality" each have their own attributes, and each has a suitable time and environment for practice.

Practicing "The Secret of Immortality" at the right time and in the right environment can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Just like the first human body picture belongs to gold.

Gold corresponds to the lungs!
It represents withering and solemnity, as well as metal.

If he practices the first human body diagram in the autumn, his practice progress will be greatly increased.

In addition, if there is metal around, the training speed will also increase.

It’s just that the growth will not be as great as practicing in the autumn.

The second human body picture belongs to wood!

Wood corresponds to the liver!
It is suitable for practice in spring or in places surrounded by dense forests.

The third human body picture belongs to water!

Water corresponds to the kidneys!
It is suitable for practicing beside a river with plenty of water flow or in the rain.

The fourth picture belongs to fire!

Fire responds to the heart!
Suitable for practicing in the hot summer.

The fifth picture belongs to earth!

Earth corresponds to the spleen!
Suitable for practicing in the mountains.

This is the experience Chu Yuan has summarized using various methods over the past two years.

Therefore, although Chu Yuan has been practicing the "Eternal Life Secret" in the past two years, he did not retreat in a quiet room, not going out of the front door or the back door, and staying indoors for years.

Instead, he wandered around the city of Yangzhou, looking for a suitable place to practice the "Secret of Immortality".

He looked like he was traveling and had fun, and didn't look like he was practicing in seclusion at all.

This made Shi Long feel a little guilty, thinking that it was because the "Eternal Life Secret" was too difficult to practice. After Chu Yuan realized that he could not practice the "Eternal Life Secret", he began to give up on himself.

He spoke several times, persuading Chu Yuan to give up practicing "The Secret of Immortality" and continue practicing "Nine Heavens Gangqi" and not waste any more time.

But when Chu Yuan showed him the "Secret of Immortality" that he had already practiced to some degree, Shi Long was astonished and realized that he had misunderstood Chu Yuan.

……

this day.

Shi Long returned to his manor outside Yangzhou.

"Master Qingyang, disaster has occurred, disaster has occurred!"

As soon as Shi Long returned to the manor, he said to Chu Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged in the yard and practicing the fourth human body diagram of "The Secret of Immortality".

It is midsummer now, the weather is scorching hot, and the sun is scorching the earth. It is a good time of the year for Chu Yuan to practice the fourth human body diagram.

"What's wrong, Master Shi?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan stopped practicing and calmed his blood.

The fourth picture of the human body belongs to fire, and fire corresponds to the heart. The orifice of the heart neither directly connects to the outside nor is it an empty hole.

Among the five internal organs, the liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys are all full, but the heart is originally empty.

Therefore, when Chu Yuan practiced the fourth human body diagram, there was no strange phenomenon.

Chu Yuan looked at Shi Long. Compared to before Chu Yuan arrived, Shi Long's life had undergone tremendous changes in the past two years.

First of all, after his martial arts reached the innate level, he no longer lived in seclusion in the manor on the outskirts of the city, but reappeared in front of people and managed his own "Stone Dragon Martial Arts Field".

He defeated countless people who came to challenge him, including some famous masters.

Therefore, his title now is no longer “Yangzhou’s No. 1 Master”!
And became the number one master in Jiangnan!

His "Shilong Martial Arts Field" has also grown many times in size, and is showing signs of becoming the most powerful force in Jiangnan.

The only bad thing is that the "Nine Heavens Gangqi" passed down to him by Chu Yuan is Chu Yuan's original martial arts. He cannot pass this martial arts to his disciples, so the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" is big but not strong, without a master to stabilize the field, and it all depends on him alone to support it.

"Five large ships have arrived from Jiangnan, with officers and soldiers from the Great Sui Dynasty standing on them. The leader is Yu Wenzhi, the commander of the imperial guards of Emperor Yang of Sui. They are heading straight for Yangzhou, and I'm afraid they have bad intentions."

Shilong said with a worried look.

Fortunately, the power of "Shilong Martial Arts Field" has spread beyond Yangzhou and spread throughout the south of the Yangtze River.

Otherwise, by the time Yu Wenzhi arrived, he wouldn't even know about it.

"Why are you panicking, Master Shi? You are already an innate master, and my strength has basically recovered. It's easy for me to deal with Yu Wenzhi!"

Chu Yuan said.

"But what if Yu Wenzhi came here on the orders of that tyrant emperor?"

Shilong hesitated for a moment and said.

This is what he is really worried about!

Now he is indeed not afraid of Yu Wenzhi.

But if he was targeted by the tyrant emperor Yang Guang, he would be a little panicked.

Although the Sui Dynasty showed signs of its end, the world was still in chaos. No one had yet established himself, and the tyrant was still the emperor of the world.

"No matter whose orders he follows, let alone Yu Wenzhi, even if Yang Guang comes in person, if he wants to seize the "Eternal Life Secret", he can't even think of leaving Yangzhou."

Chu Yuan said in a calm tone.

Now he has the confidence to say this.

It was the first time that Shi Long heard such blatant sarcasm, and he couldn't help but look at Chu Yuan a few more times.

By the way, is this a Taoist tradition?
I don’t know whether he is not afraid of the imperial power or he has already had rebellious intentions!
(End of this chapter)