Changsheng: My experience in patrolling the liver

Chapter 162: Qi Refining Era
In the dark sea, the mental force under his control was like a glowing paintbrush, constantly sketching.

Many lines converge to form a slightly blurred blade.

This was the method of refining spiritual power that he had learned from Liu Dingsheng.

The process of using spiritual power to outline things is the process of condensing the spirit.

The principle is not complicated, it is simply consumption, application, recovery, and then consumption.

Each consumption will gradually increase the strength of your mental power.

And every time you use it, your mental strength will naturally be condensed.

Repeating this cycle is the simplest and most brutal way to increase your mental strength.

It is said that those hidden sects or some martial arts masters have mastered some serious visualization methods that can enhance the spiritual power of martial artists more efficiently and effectively.

Of course, this kind of visualization method is as precious as a martial arts secret, and even Liu Dingsheng has no way to obtain it.

What Song Changming was sketching was his dragon-patterned sword, but every time he sketched half of the blade, his mental strength was no longer enough.

He had to stop and rest before he was completely exhausted.

"Huh." Song Changming's mind relaxed and he came out of meditation. The half of the blade in the dark sea instantly disappeared without a trace.

“It seems to be a bit of progress.”

I sketched it day by day, from initially only being able to sketch a small section of the blade to now being able to sketch half of the blade.

The progress is still obvious.

Today, as usual, Song Changming tried to comprehend and study martial arts.

Suddenly, he felt a flash of inspiration, and it was different from the past.

Flipping through the annotations on the martial arts scriptures in the secret book, he seemed to have gained a lot of insights all of a sudden.

He immediately opened the panel and saw, as expected, the martial arts technique he had been longing for was there.

[Ninth-Rank Wind Dragon Divine Sword Art: Unlearned (0/1000)]

Although he is still at the entry level, the experience bar is displayed, which means that he can finally gain experience!
"Wind Dragon Divine Sword Technique!" Song Changming was excited. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

For ordinary warriors, they may have to wait until the Nether Sea is opened and their mental strength is strong and condensed enough before they can practice this kind of martial arts step by step.

But Song Changming is different. As long as the experience bar is displayed, he can master the martial arts!

Practicing martial arts and improving mental strength are no longer a matter of sequence; for him, they can be done simultaneously.

The sooner he gains experience, the sooner he can master martial arts!

As a result, the focus of his daily martial arts training will have to change slightly.

The more advanced power system such as martial arts techniques would naturally become the focus of his future experience acquisition, occupying most of his energy and time.

While he was delving into more advanced martial arts, the appearance of a dragon in Donglai County was known to the group behind Nanyang Gu Wenhui, and they decided to make a big fuss about it.

In their mouths, the Jiaolong was called a real dragon.

A true dragon was born in the territory ruled by Gu Wenhui, which indirectly proves that Gu Wenhui is the man of destiny in this world and he should follow the will of heaven and become king!

Gu Wenhui was very ambitious, and this step was also a preparation for his ambition to occupy the high ground of public opinion.

Even in ancient times, this kind of public opinion war was equally important.

After all, only the person who is ultimately supported by the people can naturally become the final winner, sit in the highest position, and make people convinced.

Otherwise, those who are dissatisfied with the people and try to sit on the throne by force will eventually be overthrown again.

Moreover, such widespread publicity will allow more people to understand his deeds and join him, thus enhancing his influence.

The effect is not small.

But being so ostentatious can easily attract hatred.

Today, the world is still in a state of fragmentation, with large and small forces vying for supremacy everywhere.

When they see that you are doing well, they will try to trip you up.

As a result, the war in the south, which had just subsided for a short time, began to break out again.

Winter goes and spring comes, and another half year has passed.

That day, in the courtyard.

Song Ping'an was practicing light body skills on an iron stake in the corner of the yard, concentrating fully on it.

Song Changming sat cross-legged alone. In the dark sea, a complete dragon-patterned sword was glowing and floating next to his spiritual body.

The dragon-patterned knife is not blurry at all, even the two dragon patterns on it are clearly visible, exquisite and delicate.

After a moment, Song Changming let out a breath and ended his meditation.

The dragon-patterned knife in the dark sea also disappeared.

Song Changming took a sip of tea, then grabbed the black wooden sword on the table next to him and swung it towards the iron stakes in the corner of the yard.

The next moment, a familiar ripple spread out from his black wooden sword, and boundless sword wind followed closely behind, sweeping over.

The waves hit the iron piles, and there were continuous rumbling sounds. The surface of the iron piles kept denting and deforming. Under the violent shock, Song Ping'an, who was above, missed a step and was about to fall down.

However, it was immediately swept up by the strong wind and blown higher, flying into the alley outside the courtyard wall.

"Almost done!" Song Changming nodded secretly.

This ripple is exactly the same as the one used by Li Pu when he fought with him.

[Ninth-Rank Wind Dragon Divine Sword Technique: Entry (850/6000)]

Now, more than half a year has passed, and he has successfully mastered the only martial arts technique he has.

Therefore, he can also use his mental power to activate martial arts and wield his sword to perform them.

Although it is not authentic sword energy, its power cannot be underestimated. He has not used his full strength just now, but it is more than enough as a killer.

He could feel how difficult it was to comprehend and practice this sword technique.

But after six months of training, the progress was much better than he expected.

And all this is thanks to the transformation brought about by the Dragon Ball.

The reason why he was at a loss at first was because his innate aptitude was too low, which made it impossible for him to start training.

After swallowing the Dragon Ball, both of his innate qualities and attributes increased dramatically, which allowed his martial arts training to get on the right track.

Moreover, his progress was quite fast in more than half a year without encountering any difficulties. As early as two months ago, he had successfully mastered this sword technique.

"With my current mental strength, I should be able to refine Qi." Song Changming put away his wooden sword and thought so.

In fact, he had tried to refine Qi more than once before.

But he could clearly feel that he was not up to the task, and his mental strength was not strong enough to support him to complete a round of Qi refining, so every time he tried he ended in failure.

It was not until now, after his mental strength was further enhanced, that he felt somewhat confident.

After returning to his room for a short rest and replenishing his mental strength, Song Changming began to practice Qi.

The process of Qi training is similar for every martial artist, and there is no special training method, unlike body training which has a specific focus.

Qi refining is a monotonous process of refining a breath, introducing it into the body and refining it into internal Qi, which accumulates and grows stronger day by day.

There are some notes on Qi training in his martial arts manuals, but they are not detailed.

Fortunately, the breathing method required for Qi training is not rare. Unlike martial arts, no one will pass on ordinary Qi training methods as private inheritance.

Therefore, Song Changming spent thirty pieces of Han gold and commissioned Liu Dingsheng to purchase a Qi refining method from a Qi refining master.

The operation of Qi Refining Method itself is not very difficult.

The real difficulty lies in the process of taking in Qi, circulating Qi, refining Qi and storing Qi, which require continuous consumption of mental energy to operate.

If the mental strength is not strong enough, it will not be able to withstand the consumption of Qi refining, and all efforts will fail in this process.

He has been like this since his previous failures.

When Song Ping'an came back from outside the courtyard wall, Song Changming had already returned to the room and started trying to refine Qi again.

His breathing began to change in a regular pattern. At the same time, he mobilized the spiritual power in the Nether Sea and sank it into his body, guiding the air into his body in coordination with the rhythm of his breathing.

Circulate the Qi around your body, and finally use your mental power to refine the natural Qi you have taken in.

He had failed in the refining process more than twice before.

Therefore, he was a little anxious this time, until a trace of refined internal energy finally took shape in his body and was captured by his mental power.

The anxiety in my heart was finally swept away, the dark clouds turned into clear skies, and I was in a great mood!

Become!

Although it was not much, just a trace of internal energy, but a successful start meant that he had successfully taken the most difficult first step.

Next comes the accumulation of energy.

The refined internal energy is unstable at first and easily dissipated, so he needs to consolidate it with his mental strength so that this strand of internal energy can remain in the body permanently, as if it were a brand.

This complete round of Qi refining ended only when all the mental energy was almost exhausted and the brain was groggy.

Using his mental power to look inward, he could clearly find that the trace of internal energy had already merged into his flesh and blood.

As soon as he has an idea, it can be mobilized and appear.

"great!"

Song Changming looked quite tired, but his heart was full of joy.

From today onwards, his martial arts officially entered a new stage!

The era of Qi refining!

In this remote Donglai County, he believed that there must be some masters of Qi Refining, but there were definitely not many of them, and they might not even be counted on two hands.

At this stage, most Qi-refining warriors are immersed in their own pursuit of martial arts, living in seclusion in the city, and rarely show their faces in the eyes of the general public.

Therefore, Qi-refining masters are generally more mysterious. Due to the application of internal energy, their appearance may even seem too mysterious. If someone occasionally takes action and is seen by others, it is enough to leave a remarkable rumor among the people.

(End of this chapter)