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Chapter 10: Hatching
Xu Qing floated up, and the scenery around him remained unchanged. The moonlight came through the window, illuminating everything in the house. The only difference was that he saw "his" body.

At this moment, his physical body's eyes were closed and his breathing was visibly much weaker.

"It turns out that the soul has left the body." Xu Qing's heart moved, and he could still "see" the bronze mirror hidden in his soul.

And now his soul has left his body.

"I wonder what other abilities I will have after my soul leaves the body?" Now that Xu Qing has come to this point, he carefully tests his current abilities in the room.

There is no need to panic in the current situation.

Because ordinary people sometimes see their own bodies when they have nightmares.

It's just that kind of situation is closer to an illusion.

Although Xu Qing is now in a state of out-of-body spirit, he has already adapted to the situation in the bronze mirror, and his thinking is no different from usual.

No, there are still some.

When the soul is no longer placed in the body, one will feel empty and extremely insecure in the heart.

This is not quite the same as when it was inside the bronze mirror.

Although the bronze mirror imprisoned him at first, it also protected him like an eggshell.

At this moment, he appeared naked in the world.

It is worth mentioning that when his soul was out of his body, he still retained his physical clothes and physical appearance. In fact, the soul is like water and has no specific shape.

As soon as Xu Qing thought about it, the clothes on his body disappeared.

But not feeling quite comfortable, he changed back again.

After this, he felt that his soul seemed to be a little lighter. This "lightness" was not a reduction in material, but a reduction in energy.

"It should be the consumption of mental energy." Xu Qing guessed.

Then he tried to touch the paper and pen, but he couldn't turn the pages at all. His shadow could not be seen in the moonlight.

There was a bowl of clear water on the small table in the room, which could not reflect his appearance at all.

"It seems that I am in an invisible and intangible state now." Xu Qing's mind moved, and he tried to pass through the door again. Sure enough, he passed through it in one go. But after passing through the door, he immediately felt that he was a lot "lighter".

Obviously, passing through physical obstacles consumes a lot of soul power.

He stayed in the yard, the night wind was cold, and there was an inexplicable sense of danger lingering in his heart. On the other hand, he could hear all kinds of sounds, clearer and more complex than before.

No, this is because the brain used to block out useless information, but the soul does not have this function now.

Xu Qing remembered that there was a Bodhisattva in Buddhism called Guanyin.

How can we observe the sounds of the world?
In his current spiritual state, Xu Qing actually had some enlightenment.

He focused his attention on a certain sound, and it turned out that he was no longer hearing it, but "seeing" it.

This kind of view is not "looking", but a description of a behavior.

Compared with the five senses of the physical body, the perception of the soul is more comprehensive and specific when observing a certain thing.

He also "observed" the breathing of his uncle and his wife as they fell asleep after the battle.

Not only that, he also saw a faint fire in the room where his uncle was, which made him feel uncomfortable.

"It's not fire, it's blood." Xu Qing quickly analyzed.

He was somewhat subconsciously afraid of that kind of fire.

The night wind suddenly became much stronger.

Xu Qing's soul couldn't help but shiver, as if he was trapped in an ice cave.

Xu Qing hurriedly went back to the cabin through the window and returned to his physical body.

All of a sudden, it was like leaving a world of ice and snow and entering a hot spring, instantly warming up.

Xu Qing recalled the cold and terrifying feeling he had felt before.

"In folklore, ghosts and gods need incense. I seem to understand the meaning of incense. The coldness just now really needs something that makes the soul feel comfortable to heal. Incense is something that is beneficial to ghosts and gods."

The soul felt much more comfortable under the warmth of the body. At the same time, Xu Qing felt that his physical strength was rapidly depleting and he felt a little unwell.

The longer the soul stays outside, the greater the damage to the physical body will be.

"So ghosts and gods without physical bodies need incense to replace the functions of physical bodies. If there is no incense, will ghosts and gods also die?" Xu Qing speculated.

Furthermore, the ghosts and gods in this world are definitely not as powerful as living people. Because if ghosts and gods were more powerful than living people, they would definitely have ruled the world.

On the contrary, they should still be very dependent on incense for their existence.

Could the origin of sacrifice be related to this?

People in the Yu Dynasty treated death as life. This was not only a tradition, but was probably also a rule established by our ancestors who figured out the principles of the survival of ghosts and gods, because everyone will die eventually.

It is indeed terrifying for the soul to enter the world naked.

Therefore, building tombs and making magical instruments may also be done to achieve the effect of the physical body on the soul.

But these things are just to replace the effects of the physical body.

Therefore, the importance of the physical body is self-evident.

Prolonging the life of the physical body is better than anything else.

Hey.

In this regard, Xu Qing is currently not as good as ordinary people.

He has too little time left to live.

I hope that the subsequent practice of Crane Shape Posture will extend his lifespan, so that he will have more room for maneuver.

Although the soul has left the body, it seems to have an extra ability, but in fact, this thing cannot be used easily. It is too dangerous outside, and it is still night. I don’t know how dangerous it will be during the day when the soul leaves the body.

Xu Qing doesn't want to try it for the time being.

He calmed his mind, gathered his thoughts, and fell into a deep sleep.

I feel dawn.

Xu Qing woke up and felt very energetic.

In the past, when he slept, he would have some shallow dreams. This time, he should be in a deep sleep for three hours.

You should know that the average person spends a quarter of their sleep time in deep sleep.

It takes four hours of sleep to get one hour of deep sleep.

“The true men of ancient times did not dream when they slept and had no worries when they woke up. They did not enjoy their food and their breaths were deep.” Xu Qing recalled a passage from ancient Chinese literature, which corresponded to his current state and he had some understanding of it.

The fact that his soul could leave his body meant that his soul had become stronger. The benefit was that sleeping could help him calm his mind and help his body rest and recover, and even help it grow and develop.

Because in previous lives, top athletes all attached great importance to sleep, which is one of the research results of modern sports health.

When the principles reach a high level, they are all connected.

It can certainly be applied to his current situation.

He dressed neatly and opened the door. Zhou was already preparing breakfast. However, Li Gongyu went to the yamen to be on duty before dawn.

Xu Qing washed up first and then went to help Zhou.

Mainly chopping wood.

Although Xu Qing had chopped wood before, this time he felt something completely different when he picked up the axe. He focused on the wood, vaguely seeing the texture of the wood, and raised the axe to chop it.

Steady, accurate and ruthless!

The firewood split open with a sound,

Highlight a silky smoothness.

This seemed to create a gap in the current difficulties in his life.

carefree!

(End of this chapter)