Eternal Sword

Chapter 208 Marrow Cleansing
When Chen Tang came out of the Sutra Library, it was already dark.

Mingyuan and Du were still waiting for him in front of the main hall.

"Where are the helpers you invited?"

Seeing that the old man was not with them, Chen Tang asked subconsciously.

"He went down the mountain."

Ming Yuan smiled slightly and said, "He is not used to living in the mountains."

The three of them walked together towards Xiping Temple under the moonlight.

Chen Tang asked, "Brother, are you going to stay overnight at Xiping Temple? The environment there is average, and I'm afraid you won't be used to it."

There is nothing in Xiping Temple except a large hall.

Chen Tang usually just sleeps on the floor and simply gets by, he's already used to it.

Brother Mingyuan, who has a wife with him, can he endure the environment in the mountains?

Ming Yuan smiled and said, "I have lived in Xiping Temple for more than ten years."

"One year, after Ah Xi gave birth to a child, she spent a long time in Xiping Temple to recuperate."

Mingyuan held Du's hand and looked at each other, as if recalling the past, with tenderness in his eyes.

Mrs. Du said softly, "Yes, it was thanks to Master Lekong that Ping'er was able to be born safely during that time."

Chen Tang was somewhat surprised and asked, "Did Master's Wife give birth to her child in Xiping Temple?"

Buddhist temples are not against women.

But if a woman gives birth to a child in Buddhism, it will inevitably leave blood stains and violate Buddhist precepts.

"Ah."

Mrs. Du nodded and said, "That year I had a difficult delivery and the bleeding wouldn't stop. The midwife at the time was helpless and said she could only save one life."

"He held me in his arms and ran all the way to Xiping Temple to ask Master Kong for help."

"Master Liaokong did not reject me because of the Buddhist precepts. Instead, he helped my son and I to get through the difficult times. It was a close call."

Mentioning these past events, Du sighed and said, "At that time, Ping'er was born in a Buddhist temple. There were curious foxes in the temple who came over to take a peek."

Chen Tang asked: "Brother, where did you come from? Will you leave in the future?"

"We are from the capital."

Ming Yuan said: "Now that I have settled down in the capital, I came to report my safety to Master. The capital is busy and I may not have time to spare for some time in the future, so I took this opportunity to stay here with him for a few days."

"From the capital?"

Chen Tang's eyes lit up and he asked, "Brother, how are you doing in Beijing?"

"It's okay."

Ming Yuan smiled and said, "I have managed to gain a foothold, but I still have a lot of troubles. So I left the capital to look for help."

Chen Tang asked again: "Have you bought a house in Beijing? Is it big?"

"Forehead……"

Ming Yuan was confused for a moment and said, "I think I bought it. It's quite big."

"Great!"

Chen Tang exclaimed in praise sincerely.

In the capital of my previous life, it was difficult to buy a toilet, let alone a big house.

Chen Tang said: "If I have the opportunity to go to Beijing in the future, I will go to hang out with my senior brother!"

Ming Yuan's eyes lit up when he heard this.

He had long wanted to invite Chen Tang to Beijing. Seeing Chen Tang taking the initiative to mention this, he said, "Why wait until the future? After a few days, when we go down the mountain, you can come back to Beijing with me."

"With your abilities, you will surely achieve great things in the capital and gain fame!"

"Oh, let's talk about it later."

Chen Tang sighed.

Not to mention going to Beijing, he doesn't even dare to go down Wujiang Mountain.

Who knows if there are any spies from the Yuwen family or Xuantian Sect around Wujiang Mountain. The Grand Commandant and the Xuantian Sect Master are both in the capital. Once he enters the capital, I'm afraid not even a trace of him will be left.

As the three of them were chatting, they had unknowingly returned to Xiping Temple.

Seeing that Chen Tang seemed to be hiding something and looking tired, Ming Yuan did not continue to ask.

"Go to bed early."

Mingyuan did not disturb Chen Tang. He and Du took the bedding they brought from the mountain, spread it out in the main hall, and slept in their clothes.

Master Liaokong seemed to have known the situation in Xinping Zen Temple for a long time without even opening his eyes.

In this battle, Chen Tang suffered considerable losses.

After returning to the hall, Chen Tang felt tired as soon as he sat down, and just wanted to fall asleep.

But he knew that if he fell asleep like this, he would be sore and exhausted the next day.

Chen Tang took a deep breath, cheered himself up, recalled the "Marrow Washing Sutra" taught to him by Zhaba, and began to practice silently.

Most of the marrow cleansing exercises use sound to vibrate the bone marrow to achieve the purpose of damaging the marrow.

The same is true for the "Xisui Jing".

Chen Tang followed the description in the Xisui Jing.

Hug your left knee with your right knee, regulate your breathing and place your tongue against your palate.

The blood goes in and out of the nose and flows into the bottom of the sea.

If there is saliva, continue swallowing it and send it into the stomach with your mind.

Knock your teeth and beat the sky drum, and cover your navel with both hands.

Close your lips tightly, breathe in and out through your nose, put your tongue against the upper palate, and click your teeth while swallowing saliva!
The sound was so faint that people outside could not hear it at all.

But inside Chen Tang's body, it was like beating a heavenly drum, shaking the heavens and the earth.

The sound continued to echo and eventually penetrated into the bone marrow, continuously and lingeringly, flushing the bone marrow and washing away all impurities in the bone marrow!
This feeling is truly extraordinary.

Chen Tang had just gotten the hang of it, and when he clucked his teeth and struck the Heavenly Drum for the first time, he felt the gradual changes taking place in his bone marrow!
He is in the process of breaking through to the sixth level.

Even if this process is extremely slow.

Chen Tang was overjoyed, and used the secret method in the "Marrow Washing Sutra" to cleanse his bone marrow several times before turning over and falling asleep.

While sleeping, Chen Tang's Niwan Palace flickered with a faint light.

Relying on the spiritual consciousness in the Niwan Palace, Chen Tang is still practicing the "Xisui Jing".

In the morning of the next day, Chen Tang woke up early, stretched his muscles, and felt refreshed. All the fatigue of last night was swept away, and he was more energetic than before!
After practicing the "Xi Sui Jing" for a night, the body has long since recovered.

Chen Tang picked up the sword and began to practice diligently every day as he did in the past.

"Burning Wood Sword", "Subduing Tiger Fist", "Arhat Subduing Demon Fist"...

Not long after, Mingyuan and Du also woke up.

The two of them looked at Chen Tang who was practicing diligently in the courtyard, and couldn't help but look at each other and admire him secretly.

Having just fought a big battle yesterday, Chen Tang didn’t have any rest today.

Ming Yuan said: "No wonder Junior Brother Ming Jing has such fighting power. With his talent and hard training, his future achievements are immeasurable!"

Mingyuan even wanted to invite Chen Tang to Beijing.

But he did not go forward to disturb them, and went out with Mrs. Du.

Not long after, the two men came back with some vegetables, tofu and rice, and started busying themselves in the temple, chopping wood, setting up pots, cooking, and looking very familiar with each other.

At noon, Chen Tang smelled a fragrance and came to the back of the temple.

I saw that Mingyuan and his wife Du had already prepared the meal.

"What are you..."

Chen Tang asked.

Ming Yuan smiled and said, "Buy some vegetables, rice and seasonings from the Zen temple, and come back to make some hot meals for us to eat together. By the way, your sister-in-law's cooking skills are quite good, much better than the monk cook at the Zen temple."

Before Chen Tang could say anything, Master Liaokong came over after smelling the aroma. His white eyebrows twitched as he said, "It's been a while since I last tasted this flavor. I really miss it."

(End of this chapter)