Apprenticeship at Qingcheng Mountain, Senior Brother Yu Canghai

Chapter 238: Five Qis Returning to Origin
The sky was clear and cloudless.

Outside Yangzhou city, on the banks of the Grand Canal.

Chu Yuan sat cross-legged under the shade of a weeping willow tree, his eyes closed, his mind focused on his Dantian, practicing the "Eternal Life Secret".

This was seven days after Yu Wenzhi and his subordinates retreated from Yangzhou.

The arrival of Yu Wenzhi was just a trivial episode for Chu Yuan.

During these days, whether before or after Yu Wenzhi's arrival, Chu Yuan never relaxed his practice of "The Secret of Immortality".

This place is close to a river, and the surrounding water attributes are rich in spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth that ordinary people cannot see with their naked eyes gathered around Chu Yuan's body at an extremely fast speed as he practiced the human body diagram of "The Secret of Immortality", and then entered Chu Yuan's body through his ears.

The water element corresponds to the kidneys among the five internal organs.

The kidneys correspond to the ears among the nine orifices.

Therefore, when Chu Yuan practiced the water-based innate true qi, it was absorbed into the body through his ears.

Unconsciously, wisps of azure blue mist had gathered around Chu Yuan's body and surrounded him. Chu Yuan absorbed them into his body through his ears and the mist went into his kidneys among his five internal organs.

If someone could see the five internal organs of Chu Yuan at this time, they would find that a huge amount of the five elements' innate true qi had been stored in each of his internal organs.

These five elements of innate true qi appear in five colors: white, green, blue, red and brown. The remaining four elements of innate true qi, namely gold, wood, fire and earth, have basically achieved a balance in their corresponding liver, heart, spleen and lungs.

Only the water-based innate qi in the kidneys has a faint color.

However, as Chu Yuan practiced by the river, the water-based innate true qi in his kidneys was growing stronger and stronger, transforming towards a balance with the other four organs.

An hour later...

There was a loud noise inside Chu Yuan's body.

Chu Yuan stopped absorbing the water energy with his ears, and then there were clicks...

It was as if some kind of chain reaction had been triggered. After five slight sounds were heard from the internal organs, the five elements of innate true qi in Chu Yuan's body finally reached a balance at this moment.

Chu Yuan felt that he had a special connection with the entire world.

Afterwards, the five elements of innate true qi in Chu Yuan's body appeared at the same time, forming smoke of five colors, which was faintly visible in Chu Yuan's abdomen, and others could actually see it with the naked eye.

This is the state of "Five Qis Converging to the Origin" in Taoist legend.

Fortunately, this place is remote and no one saw this scene, otherwise Chu Yuan would be regarded as a god.

Except for one person.

That was Xu Ziling, who was sitting not far from Chu Yuan and watched the entire process of Chu Yuan's training. He was almost dumbfounded at this moment!

"Is the Sect Leader a deity?"

Xu Ziling said to himself.

There were many people practicing martial arts in Yangzhou City, but he had never seen anyone practicing martial arts in such a miraculous way while meditating.

today.

I learned that Chu Yuan was going out of the city to practice.

He and Kou Zhong followed Chu Yuan at the order of their master Shi Long.

In the past few days, the news that Chu Yuan obtained the "Eternal Life Secret" has gradually spread in Jiangnan, and Chu Yuan has become famous. Shi Long is afraid that Chu Yuan will encounter short-sighted and greedy people, so he asked Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong to follow him. If Chu Yuan encounters an enemy, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong can go back and report the news.

The main reason was that Shi Long was very busy recently and had no time to teach Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling martial arts.

So Shi Long let Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling follow Chu Yuan temporarily. Maybe if Chu Yuan was in a good mood, he would teach them a martial art, which would be enough for them to benefit from for the rest of their lives.

Just now Kou Zhong went to swim in the river, and he was the only one accompanying Chu Yuan to practice under the shade of the weeping willow tree.

Chu Yuan opened his eyes, and the "five qi" that was faintly visible in his chest gradually disappeared.

A hint of joy flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes. He finally made a breakthrough in the first five pictures of "The Secret of Immortality". The next step was to practice the last two pictures of "Yin" and "Yang".

Seeing Chu Yuan finished his training, Xu Ziling asked cautiously: "Master, are all the people who practice martial arts as good as you?"

Now he finally understood why his master Shilong and the "Shilong Martial Arts Field" wanted to join the Qingcheng Sect!

Judging from the strange phenomena that occurred during the Sect Master's training, although the other party was young, the same age as him and Young Master Zhong, his martial arts skills were extraordinary.

Chu Yuan said: "That's not the case, I'm just better."

No one is like him, born with all his meridians open.

It took only two years to complete the first half of "The Secret of Immortality".

Xu Ziling asked again: "Master, between you and our master, whose martial arts is more powerful?"

Chu Yuan did not answer, but smiled calmly: "What do you think!"

Xu Ziling then realized that he had asked a stupid question.

If his master's martial arts were better than Chu Yuan's, why would he bring the "Stone Dragon Martial Arts Field" to join the Qingcheng Sect...

But the leader Chu Yuan is obviously about the same age as them.

They were already the leader of a sect that Shi Long could join, but a few days ago, they were just two small hooligans.

We are all human beings, so why is there such a big difference between us?
Chu Yuan didn't know what was in Xu Ziling's mind, so he asked Xu Ziling, "Where is Kou Zhong?"

Xu Ziling said, "Mr. Zhong just said he went swimming in the river, but I don't know why he hasn't come back after such a long time."

Kou Zhong and he both grew up in Yangzhou City. They were both very good at swimming and were not afraid of drowning.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling are different.

The two have completely opposite personalities, one likes to be active, the other likes to be quiet!
So Kou Zhong went there just now, but Xu Ziling didn't.

Chu Yuan asked: "How long has he been gone?"

Xu Ziling said: "It's been almost two hours."

Chu Yuan asked: "Which direction did he go?"

Xu Ziling said: "Mr. Zhong went downstream."

Chu Yuan said: "Two hours, logically speaking, he should have returned long ago."

The fact that he didn't come back means that he met with an accident.

Chu Yuan was hesitating whether to let Xu Ziling go down to look for Kou Zhong.

Now that the sun has set, it's time for them to return to the city.

At this moment, a figure ran back from the downstream of the canal at a very fast speed with a panicked look. It was Kou Zhong.

"Master, Xiaoling, something bad has happened. I was just swimming in the river when a woman in white suddenly came to the shore. She even asked me about our Shilong Martial Arts Field, our master, and the master. I saw that she had bad intentions, so I tricked her away and immediately ran back to report the news."

Kou Zhong ran to Chu Yuan and Xu Ziling, panting.

"woman?"

Chu Yuan frowned.

"She is coming!"

Kou Zhong suddenly looked behind him with a look of horror.

They saw a woman with fluttering clothes, looking like a fairy, holding a long sword, coming from downstream of the river. She used the art of lightness and leaping to chase after the three of them at an extremely fast speed.

In just seven or eight breaths, it landed in front of Chu Yuan and the other two.

"Boy, I want to ask you something, why are you running?"

After the woman landed, she said to Kou Zhongdao.

Chu Yuan looked at the woman in white and saw that she had a cold and arrogant temperament, beautiful looks, curved eyebrows, eyes like autumn water, an oval face, and a slender waist that was too thin to be held in one hand. She was a very beautiful woman.

Chu Yuan was right beside him, and Kou Zhong felt more confident. He said to the woman in white with a haughty tone, "Didn't you just ask us about the owner of the Shilong Martial Arts Arena and our sect leader? To tell you the truth, our master is the owner of the Shilong Martial Arts Arena, Shi Long, and this is the Taoist Qingyang you are looking for. He is also our sect leader."

Upon hearing this, the beautiful woman in white looked at Chu Yuan.

She was moved, because although the man looked young, he had excellent looks and a refined temperament. With his hair tied up in a hairpin and wearing a well-fitting Taoist robe, he looked like an immortal.

The woman said, "You are the Taoist Qingyang who has become famous recently and is said to have mastered the "Eternal Life Secret", one of the four great books in the world? Even Yu Wenzhi was defeated by you?"

When Chu Yuan saw this woman, he roughly guessed her identity in his heart: "Are you Fu Jun'er, the disciple of Master Yijian, Master Fu Cailin, one of the three great masters in the world?"

As soon as he saw the beautiful woman in white, he recognized her identity.

The woman saw that the other party had seen through her identity at a glance, and a look of vigilance appeared in her eyes: "You know me?"

Chu Yuan said: "I heard that not long ago, a Korean assassin broke into the Luoyang Palace and tried to assassinate the emperor, but unfortunately failed and was hunted down by the chief of the imperial guards and the imperial guards. That Korean assassin was you, right?"

Although Fu Jun'er's identity was exposed by Chu Yuan, she did not admit it immediately, and asked Chu Yuan: "How do you know that the assassin is me?"

Chu Yuan said: "I'm not sure, but if you admit it yourself, then I can be sure."

As soon as the words fell, Chu Yuan's voice was filled with a hint of bewitching, like a devil's voice falling into Fu Jun'er's ears: "You are Fu Jun'er, the disciple of the Korean Yijian master Fu Cailin, right? You were also the one who assassinated the emperor, right?"

Fu Jun'er had no power to resist. She was hit by Chu Yuan's "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique". She felt that she could not control herself and could not help but admit: "Yes, my master is Fu Cailin, and I was indeed the one who assassinated the emperor."

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling, who were standing nearby, felt frightened for a moment when they saw this strange scene.

They didn't expect that there were such strange and terrifying martial arts in the world.

He was able to control the other person and make him answer his questions without any guard.

As soon as Fu Jun'er finished speaking, she used her true energy to break through Chu Yuan's control over her using the "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique" and regained consciousness.

"What kind of martial arts is this? Can it control other people's minds for a short period of time?" Fu Jun'er's face changed drastically, and she quietly stepped back a few steps.

She had been in Central Plains for so long, but this was the first time she encountered such terrifying magic.

"Do you want to know? If you want to know, I will tell you slowly."

Chu Yuan said as he looked at Fu Jun'er who was trying to escape.

"The Art of Transmitting Sound and Searching Souls"!
The Xiaoyao Sect martial arts he acquired from the previous world.

At the beginning, the "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching" method had considerable limitations and drawbacks.

However, after Chu Yuan slowly modified and improved it, the current "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique" has become a strange martial art similar to the "Soul Capture Technique" that can temporarily hypnotize and control the minds of others.

It’s just that Chu Yuan’s “Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique” uses sound as the medium, unlike the “Soul Capture Technique” which uses the eyes as the medium.

The only bad thing is that this "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique" can only control the minds of people whose martial arts are weaker than oneself. Fu Jun'er's martial arts is stronger than Yu Wenzhi's, so after answering Chu Yuan's questions, she got rid of Chu Yuan's control.

call out!
Before Chu Yuan finished speaking, Fu Jun'er quickly retreated.

Chu Yuan's weirdness and terror made her feel fearful, and she didn't want to have too much contact with Chu Yuan anymore.

Her body was as fast as a bird. In three breaths, she retreated twelve or thirteen feet. When she turned around, she saw Chu Yuan still standing there, with no intention of chasing her. This made Fu Jun'er feel relaxed.

As a result, the next second, Chu Yuan raised his foot, took a step forward, and appeared in front of her, about seventeen or eighteen feet away.

Fu Jun'er was careless and almost bumped into Chu Yuan.

"Miss Fu, since you are here, why leave? Let's chat. I am very interested in the Yi Sword Art, one of the three great masters in the world!"

Chu Yuan looked at Fu Jun'er and said.

Fu Jun'er didn't answer, but changed direction and continued to run. Chu Yuan let Fu Jun'er run for three breaths again, and then took another step and arrived in front of Fu Jun'er again.

"Go away!"

Fu Jun'er saw that Chu Yuan's lightness skills were not comparable to hers, so in order to let herself leave, she had already decided to fight to the death.

As she spoke, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

Then the sword in his hand suddenly glowed brighter, and he was about to stab Chu Yuan with the sword.

Chu Yuan chuckled, then he restrained his smile, his expression became serious, and he lightly waved a palm towards Fu Jun'er.

In the eyes of Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling standing by, it was just an ordinary palm strike. But in Fu Jun'er's eyes, the momentum of Chu Yuan's palm connected heaven and earth, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth moved with Chu Yuan's palm.

When Chu Yuan swung out his palm, it was as if he was carrying the entire world and attacking him.

The sword light that had originally surged suddenly lit up for a moment and then went out again halfway.

Because Fu Jun'er hadn't drawn the sword in her hand yet, she was knocked away by Chu Yuan.

Fu Jun'er's body flew out like a kite with a broken string, smashing several trees on the bank of the canal. She didn't get up for a long time after landing.

Chu Yuan walked over to Fu Jun'er, whose face was as pale as paper, with blood staining her chest and the long sword in her hand falling to the side. He looked down at Fu Jun'er lying on the ground and said, "You should have come for the "Eternal Life Secret", but it's a pity that you are too late. I have made some breakthroughs in martial arts. You are not my opponent. If you had found me earlier, it might be difficult for me to defeat you."

Fu Jun'er's martial arts should be stronger than Yu Wenzhi's.

If Fu Jun'er had come earlier, it might have taken him some effort to defeat her.

But just now, he made another breakthrough in practicing the "Secret of Immortality".

The five elements in the body are balanced and endless, and have achieved the state of "Five Qis Returning to the Origin" in Taoist legend.

His martial arts are several times stronger than before.

"Is this the Secret of Immortality? The Secret of Immortality is indeed extremely powerful!"

Fu Jun'er looked at Chu Yuan who was walking towards her and said with a sad smile.

After hearing the rumors in the martial arts world, she was still a little skeptical.

Looking at it now, this skill is truly incredible.

The opponent was obviously much younger than him, but his martial arts skills were much higher than his. They were not on the same level at all. He was just defeated by him with one move.

"Tell me, why did you come to Yangzhou to look for me and Shilong? If you don't tell me, I have a way to make you speak up. You don't want to tell me everything about yourself, do you?"

Chu Yuan looked at Fu Jun'er and said.

If Fu Jun'er insists on being stubborn, he will have no choice but to use the "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique" on her.

Hearing Chu Yuan talking about the "Sound Transmission and Soul Searching Technique", Fu Jun'er's eyes flashed with panic, and she quickly said: "Don't, if you have anything you want to know, just ask me, I will tell you everything I know, don't use that evil martial arts you just used on me."

"Master, I think you have to use that martial art on her."

"That's right, she herself won't tell the truth."

At this time, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling came over and looked at Fu Jun'er who was defeated by Chu Yuan and fell to the ground. They enjoyed watching the fun.

The fight between Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er just now really opened their eyes to both of them.

They felt that the martial artists they had met before were not as good as Chu Yuan and Fu Jun'er in terms of martial arts.

At this time, unlike the original plot where they shared hardships with Fu Jun'er and regarded Fu Jun'er as their own mother, they now only regarded Fu Jun'er as an assassin from an enemy country who was detrimental to Shilong Martial Arts Field and Chu Yuan.

"No, I'm telling you the truth. If you use that evil martial arts on me again, I would rather commit suicide than let you get any useful information from me."

Fu Jun'er said quickly.

Just now, she answered whatever Chu Yuan asked, and she couldn't control the feeling of herself, which made her feel extremely scared.

"Alright, I won't use that martial art on you. Come back to the martial arts arena with us first, and I'll ask you questions and you can answer them."

Chu Yuan said.

Hearing Chu Yuan's words, Fu Jun'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank you."

Fu Jun'er thanked her.

"Can you walk? If you can't, let them carry you?"

Chu Yuan asked Fu Jun'er.

When they heard that there was a chance to carry such a beautiful woman on their backs, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were eager to try.

Fu Jun'er was originally seriously injured and had no strength left in her body, but when she saw the two men's lecherous looks, she immediately regained some strength.

"No, I can walk on my own."

Fu Jun'er struggled hard and stood up shakily from the ground.

Seeing that there was no chance to carry the beauty on their backs, Xu Ziling and Kou Zhong both looked disappointed.

"Okay, you two go pick up her weapons."

Chu Yuan said to Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling.

The weapons that Grandmaster's disciples carry with them might be some kind of magical weapons!

Upon hearing this, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling went to the side and picked up the sword that Fu Jun'er had just dropped.

Everyone walked into the city.

……

Shilongwuchang Mansion.

forecourt.

Inside the meeting hall.

Upon hearing that Chu Yuan had captured a female assassin from an enemy country who had failed in her attempt to assassinate Emperor Yang Guang, Shi Long also rushed over.

Chu Yuan and Shi Long both sat in the upper seats, only Fu Jun'er, Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling were standing.

Fu Jun'er stood because she was a prisoner.

Kou Zhong and Xu Ziling stood because they were younger generations.

"Now can you tell me what the problem was?"

Chu Yuan said to Fu Jun'er.

"It's nothing, actually. I came all the way from Goryeo this time with the intention of assassinating Yang Guang and preventing him from using troops against Goryeo in the future. However, there were so many experts in the palace that I could only escape by relying on my Qinggong skills twice. I went to Yangzhou to find Shilong and the Taoist priest because our spy in Yu Wenzhi's place knew that Yang Guang sent him to find Shilong, so I came to investigate."

"Halfway through the journey, I heard that the Taoist priest had defeated Yu Wenzhi and mastered the 'Eternal Life Secret'. I became curious about the 'Eternal Life Secret' and wanted to find the Taoist priest to find out the truth. But the Taoist priest didn't know whether I was good or bad, and he beat me up as soon as we met."

There was undried blood on the corners of Fu Jun'er's mouth and chest. She stood there like a weeping cuckoo and said miserably.

Chu Yuan looked at Fu Jun'er and said, "I just wanted to explore it. Don't you have any thoughts that you shouldn't have?"

Without waiting for Fu Jun'er to speak, Chu Yuan continued, "Since you failed to assassinate the emperor and were being hunted by Yu Wenzhi, you must have wanted to cause turmoil in the martial arts world, so that the people in the Central Plains martial arts world would kill each other so that you could escape. The Secret of Immortality should be part of your plan, but you didn't expect my martial arts skills to be so high."

Fu Jun'er was silent upon hearing this. She really thought so, but she didn't expect to fall into Chu Yuan's hands.

Chu Yuan looked at Fu Jun'er carefully and said, "No, my intuition tells me that you must be hiding something from me."

Chu Yuan vaguely remembered that Fu Jun'er should also know the secret of Yang Gong's treasure house.

Fu Jun'er looked innocent and looked straight at Chu Yuan: "Every word I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can kill me or chop me up, it's all up to you."

Chu Yuan saw through Fu Jun'er's trick at a glance: "Every word you said is true, but I don't know if you are evading the important things or deliberately concealing some things."

(End of this chapter)