From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 141 Nothing is difficult in the world

It was a summer morning, and although the streets were bustling with people, Zuiyue Tower was very quiet.

Meng Yuan poured tea for Dugu Kang, then poured wine for Nie Yannian, and finally poured wine for himself.

"You can go out and play, but don't let Qingqing know." Nie Yannian was a teacher after all, and he was still giving Meng Yuan some advice.

"I'm not that kind of person." Meng Yuan added more wine to Nie Yannian's glass.

"Is it because someone is around you and it's inconvenient? How could I not know what you are thinking?" Nie Yannian knew Meng Yuan very well. He looked at Dugu Kang and asked, "Sir, is there any girl that Meng Shuangjue is close to?"

Dugu Kang thought for a moment and said, "He rented a yard in Qishui Town, and the landlord's wife seemed to take good care of him."

Meng Yuan glanced at Dugu Kang, who immediately added, "But Teacher Meng didn't respond. Teammate Hu Qian also tried to show her goodwill, but Teacher Meng ignored her."

Nie Yannian nodded slightly, satisfied, and then asked: "You met the princess last night, right? Did she give you any instructions?"

"There was no instruction, just asking me to work hard." Meng Yuan poured more wine, "Master Nie, what exactly is the meaning of expanding Dantian?"

"This is both simple and complicated to say." Nie Yannian sipped his wine and said, "You have read a lot of books, so you should know the difference between the primary and the secondary."

He knocked on the table with his knuckles and said, "The place where we warriors store our strength is the Dantian, where the true qi turns into jade liquid, and the jade liquid is our 'strength'. The Dantian is like a stove, and the jade liquid is firewood. If you boil a pot of water to soak your feet, everyone can do it, and it doesn't show your ability. But if you put a thousand-pound iron pot on it to boil water, the stove will not collapse, the fire can still boil the water, and the person burning the wood will not feel tired, then it shows your ability."

"I understand." Meng Yuan held the wine glass and nodded slightly. "If you want to show your ability, you need a stove that is large and sturdy, and can hold more firewood, so that the fire will burn more vigorously. If you can save more firewood when pouring water on the boiler, that would be even better!"

"That's the truth!" Nie Yannian was very pleased. "You are a gelder, so you must have seen pigs being mated. Some pigs are still energetic even after being mated with three or four pigs in a row; some are exhausted after being mated with one pig and even lie on the ground gasping for breath. That's the difference!"

These words were very rough, but easy to understand. Dugu Kang couldn't help but nod his head. "Teacher Nie said it very well. It would be better if you could use a different analogy."

Nie Yannian ignored Dugu Kang and just looked at Meng Yuan, continuing, "How to save firewood and effort when boiling water is how to use the jade liquid in a meticulous manner. This depends on talent and experience, and it is difficult for others to help. But there is a way to make your stove bigger and stronger, that is, to make your Dantian more stable and larger. In this way, you can use more firewood, so can't you boil a bigger pot?"

Seeing that the discussion had reached a crucial point, Meng Yuan listened attentively, not daring to be distracted.

"This is not simply turning a small stove into a big stove. Otherwise, wouldn't everyone be able to open up their Dantian and become a big stove?" Nie Yannian said seriously, "You have to understand that this small stove is in your body. Even if you have reached the seventh level and have strong muscles and bones, it is still very fragile! If you shake it hard, it may collapse."

"You must first have strong muscles and bones, abundant essence and blood, and even your dantian must be solid and tough?" Meng Yuan said.

"Not bad, not bad." Nie Yannian praised, and then said: "If your stove is made of mud, then forget it. But if your stove is made of fire-resistant bricks, or even a diamond iron frame, then you can slowly build it up little by little, and finally it will be a circle bigger."

"How does that mud become an iron frame?" Dugu Kang asked curiously.

"Dantian is related to the three opened parts, upper, middle and lower. The deeper the acupoint is, the bigger it can be. Using it more, practicing more and honing it more will also help! It also depends on your own physique, opportunity and talent." Nie Yannian took a sip of wine, "Eh? Prince also understands?"

"Your disciple taught me." Dugu Kang answered casually, and then asked: "In the end, it all depends on talent. So those who are muddy have no hope of success?"

"In fact, which profession doesn't require talent? It requires talent in everything. The seventh level is the first place where talent is required for warriors." Seeing Dugu Kang's interest, Nie Yannian did not hide anything, "There is always hope for warriors. It just depends on whether you dare to do it. Even if your Dantian is made of mud, just burn the mud hard and turn it into hard bricks! If it still doesn't work, destroy your Dantian and rebuild it. Warriors never leave a way out. As long as you want to move forward, risking your life is also a way."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Kang remained silent and just shook his head slightly.

"What should we do?" Meng Yuan poured wine for Nie Yannian.

"Two methods!" Nie Yannian drank another cup and continued, "The first is to strengthen yourself, which is to boil the jade liquid, infuse all the acupoints, and force them open little by little; the second is to find a warrior who has reached the sixth level to forcibly open it for you. Both require a lot of hammering, great pain, and great perseverance to succeed. But the former is too dangerous, the latter is safer."

After Nie Yannian finished speaking, he added, "Of course, some great medicinal fruits can also stabilize and expand the Dantian, but they are hard to come by."

After hearing this, Meng Yuan recalled the time when he faced the thin-waisted slave. It was just like the first situation that Master Nie mentioned, and he felt as if his dantian was almost shattered.

After the injury healed, Dantian did become more stable and slightly expanded.

"Then how to open the Dantian? How?" Meng Yuan asked again.

"You haven't even taken good care of your family yet, and you're already thinking of getting a mistress?" Nie Yannian made a mocking remark as usual, but after all, he was his son-in-law, so he said, "If the Dantian is damaged, you can pick up some scraps and rebuild it, which is called reconstruction, but it is very difficult. And if you want to open another Dantian besides your own Dantian, it is even more difficult!"

"What do you mean?" Meng Yuan was very curious.

"The Dantian is like a stove, and the jade liquid is like dry firewood; it's like a person is a stove, and essence is firewood. If you want to set up another stove, you need to use your own essence, blood and flesh to condense another Dantian." Nie Yannian nodded, "The principle is very simple." "It's just not easy to do?" Dugu Kang interrupted.

"The prince is still smart!" Nie Yannian even dared to be sarcastic to Dugu Kang.

"How do we do it specifically?" Meng Yuan became even more motivated. He was not afraid of anything that required perseverance or suffering!
"I can't tell you the details, after all, I haven't experienced it, but I understand the general principle." Nie Yannian lowered his voice, "I told you before that the place where the lower thirty-three heavens are reflected and engraved is outside the Dantian. This method is to find a place outside your original Dantian with the acupoints of the lower thirty-three heavens. At this time, the meridians, tendons, bones, internal organs, and even blood and flesh of the whole body need to be mobilized. If it can be done, it can absorb blood and flesh essence to form Dantian. It's like suddenly having a baby in your belly, absorbing a lot of your nutrients, and finally having to suffer the pain of childbirth!"

"..." Meng Yuan rubbed his brows and said, "Then what?"

"What else is there?" Nie Yannian smiled. "If the Dantian is opened again, then it is not difficult to go through it again. As for the upper thirty-three heavens, it needs to interact with the original Dantian that has been opened, and finally you can use the divine power of heaven!"

He nodded at Meng Yuan and continued, "The specific method may be known by the princess. You may go and ask her!"

"It sounds simple." Dugu Kang said.

"That's right. People say that cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country and pacifying the world, sounds simple, just one step at a time." Nie Yannian smiled.

Meng Yuan felt that it was indeed a bit difficult, but nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets his mind to it.

"In fact, the divine power of heaven is ever-changing, and there are countless strange and bizarre methods. Some divine powers of heaven can temporarily make the dantian split into two, or even two into three, so that multiple divine powers of heaven can be used at the same time, but they cannot last long, and the jade liquid is consumed a lot."

Seeing Meng Yuan deep in thought, Nie Yannian said, "My child, your strength is not only determined by the number of Dantian you have, but also by whether your jade liquid is condensed. Some people's jade liquid is willow catkins, some is pine, and some is jujube. Can the fire they burn be the same? Even if you build another stove, it will not work if you don't have enough firewood."

"The foundation of a warrior is the upper, middle and lower three heavens, which are used to stimulate the divine power of heaven. The stove and firewood are only used to burn fire." Meng Yuan argued, "Jade liquid is like firewood. If there is not enough firewood, I will take off my clothes to start the fire, break off my flesh and blood and essence to burn the fire, and even use my own life fire to burn the fire."

"..." Nie Yannian was stunned for a moment, frowned and said, "Did you fight your f*cking life out there?"

He grabbed Meng Yuan's wrist and checked it twice. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, he felt relieved and looked at Dugu Kang again.

"Your disciple didn't fight desperately." Dugu Kang only felt fire in Nie Yannian's eyes.

Nie Yannian was relieved, and patted Meng Yuan on the shoulder, saying: "It is extremely difficult to open the Dantian again. It is better to improve other things first. Your Dantian is larger than those of the same level, and the jade liquid is extremely condensed. You are a big stove, a jujube tree!"

He poured wine for Dugu Kang, and seeing that Dugu Kang didn't drink, he brought it to Meng Yuan and continued, "Open up your Dantian first. I've already made arrangements and found someone for you, but he's on a business trip now and won't be here for about two months."

"Who is it?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"I told you before that I passed on my old friend's abilities to his son after he passed away." Nie Yannian said with some pride, "He has good aptitude. At the beginning of the year, I received news that he has entered the sixth rank."

"The one who likes fur?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

Dugu Kang moved forward as hard as he could, also extremely curious.

"..." Nie Yannian was stunned, then nodded, "Yes, just like you, I like animals, not people!"

"I like people more." Meng Yuan emphasized, and then asked: "That senior brother won't be here for another two months. It's taking too long. Can we ask the princess for help?"

"It's not good to trouble the princess." Nie Yannian made sense, "Besides, it's only a two-month wait."

"Then can I ask someone else for help?" Meng Yuan thought of Sister Mingyue.

"If you have the connections, it's up to you! But remember, your brother helping you is nothing. Asking others to help you is a big favor!" Nie Yannian wiped his mouth, stood up, and said, "Don't go to the guard post today, go tomorrow. Stay and talk to Qingqing, I have something to do at the martial arts office!"

After Nie Yannian left, Dugu Kang replaced Meng Yuan's wine glass with a teacup.

"Are you planning to ask Mingyue for help?" Dugu Kang asked.

"No?" Meng Yuan was curious.

"That's not right, Mr. Meng." Dugu Kang took a sip of tea, "Flowers in the mirror, the moon in the water, it's just a waste of effort."

"Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it." Meng Yuan is full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)