Yefutidaolu

Chapter 18 Three Gates and Nine Apertures
The sun has risen.

The city came alive again and people were moving again.

Ningtai County has regained its vitality, but this time, people are a little confused as to why the atmosphere in the city is wrong?
The Tiger Fist Gang, the Light Sword Hall, the Three Palms Zheng Family, and many other local forces gathered together, adding up to dozens of gangs and a total of thousands of people.

The reason they gathered together was because they found out...the county magistrate was dead.

The corpse fell in the county government office, as dry as firewood. It didn't look like the person had died yesterday, but rather that he had been dead for a long time and had been dried by the wind.

The City God Temple also collapsed, and the statues of the City God fell down.

All the door gods in the city disappeared overnight, and everyone's door seemed to be missing something.

These gangs immediately took over the local order and sent horses to report this strange incident to the provincial capital.

This incident is recorded in the "Ningtai County Chronicles", which says: "In the 246th year of the reign of Emperor Qiyun, Zhou Xi was a native of Zhangzhou. In the 235th year of the reign of Emperor Qiyun, he promoted both politics and education, made scholars and people live in peace, showed concern for the lonely, suppressed the powerful, had an upright mind, and was lenient in his administration. Scholars and people all admired him. Suddenly, he died suddenly at the hands of evil spirits. People missed him and built a temple to commemorate his love."

It also says: "In the 246th year of Qiyun, the Rui willows at Caishikou died overnight. The scholars and people thought it was a disaster. The Tiger Fist Gang, the Light Sword Hall, and the Three Palms Zheng family borrowed money from the treasury, performed Nuo to get rid of the disaster and ward off evil spirits. Three years later, the population increased rapidly. People said that the disaster and evil spirits had been eliminated. In gratitude to the three families, they were honored as 'righteous people'."

As for last night's rain and the sounds of fighting at night, the three families tacitly agreed not to mention them.

The evil spirit is dead, and the new county magistrate will take office soon. They will report the achievements of the three families to the new county magistrate truthfully.

At this moment, the two people who solved the problem had already run away.

Even though the horse was beaten to death, it can only run on its legs.

"You say, if we stay, will we become great heroes? We might even be rewarded by the court." Bai Ping said with a smile.

"It's just an empty title. Staying here will only increase the danger. We will inevitably have to fight with the locals." Gao Jian shook his head.

"Not necessarily, not necessarily. He might also be treated as a guest of honor and be treated to a banquet." Bai Ping joked.

"Do you care?"

"not give a damn about."

"That's it."

The two laughed.

I was delighted by the high view, and felt that the rust in my heart was removed a little.

Neither he nor Bai Ping cared about fame. What was the point of the awards they received in Ningtai County? Were they really planning to buy property in Ningtai?
The most urgent task is to send Bai Ping back to the mountain gate as soon as possible.

As for the rest, it doesn’t really matter.

Besides, even if there was a reward of silver or something, even if all of it was added together, it would probably not be worth even one-tenth of the tree core, let alone Gao Jian's 'Greedy Money'.

Putting aside the magic weapon of greed for money, this tree heart is the crystallization of the entire Ningtai County.

Bai Ping weighed it carefully and said softly, "This tree heart belongs to a master of the fourth realm who has 'broken through the barrier', so the value of the tree heart has skyrocketed."

"Break through the barriers? Four realms? What does this mean?" Gao Jian was a little curious.

Bai Ping also explained it very clearly.

He said: "Most people who practice cultivation in the world aim to become immortals, and to become an immortal, there are three levels to overcome."

"There are three Dantians in the human body: the upper Dantian, the middle Dantian, and the lower Dantian."

"Every time you cultivate a Dantian, it is considered as 'passing a level'. As the saying goes, 'focus your mind on the lower abdomen to nurture the Yuandan, and the fire in the Dan furnace will burn to pass the three levels'. The three Dantians are the homes of the essence, qi, and spirit, and are the most magical."

"There is a poem that says:

The three gates, namely the spirit gate, qi gate and essence gate, are all passed through.

The fish and birds in the streams and mountains are so free, and the wind, moon, forest and spring are all laughing and proud. The upper Dantian is called "Shenguan", which is located in the head and is divided into three acupoints, namely Baihui, Yuzhen and Niwan.

The middle dantian is called "Jingguan". It is located in the chest and is also divided into three acupoints, namely Tanzhong, Dazhui, and Jianggong.

The lower Dantian is called "Qi Guan", which is located in the lower abdomen. There are still three acupoints, namely the coccyx, the life gate, and the qi sea.

There are three acupoints in one pass, so it is also called "three passes and nine acupoints."

"When one acupoint is opened, it is called 'one realm'. For example, I have opened two acupoints, Qi Hai and Bai Hui, which is called 'two realms'."

Gao Jian nodded and continued to listen to Bai Ping's narration as he walked.

There are three gates, nine orifices, and twelve realms, plus the "Earth Immortal" above it, a total of thirteen realms. This is the current practice system.

Every realm and every level has its own magical use.

If one passes all three levels and opens up the human body, he will be not far from becoming an earthly immortal.

So there is a saying: "One hit through three barriers, and the celestial music will play frequently."

There are three levels to becoming an immortal, and the order of passing them can be chosen at will, depending on the skills and personal practice. Each level has its own magical effect, and thus millions of techniques and methods have evolved.

For example, if you pass the divine barrier, you can cultivate divine powers. Techniques like sword-controlling will become 'controlling the sword with the spirit'. Concentrate your mind on the sword, and the sword will be controlled like your own arm, with such precision that even peeling grapes will not be a difficult task. You will also become smarter, more intelligent, and your thinking speed will double.

After passing the Qi barrier, his magical power was abundant and the power of his spells was doubled. At this time, he used a method similar to sword-controlling technique, which became controlling the sword with Qi. Although it was difficult to control, the killing power was extremely terrifying. The flying sword could easily travel several miles, which was very violent.

If one passes the barrier of essence, the body will be as vigorous as a dragon and a tiger, with sharp ears and eyes, abundant vitality and blood. Not only will the life span be extended, but even if one has broken limbs, as long as the remaining body is reconnected in time, the body will recover immediately without leaving any trace. At the same time, the mental strength will be improved, and no matter whether one is thinking or working, one will not feel tired for a long time and have amazing endurance.

For example, many wise men, who have countless thoughts, eventually die of exhaustion. This is because they have opened the gate of spirit but not the gate of essence, causing their mental energy to not keep up with their brain power, and finally they tire themselves to death from thinking.

However, techniques like sword-controlling cannot be performed simply by relying on the essence gate.

According to Bai Ping, the willow tree was most likely opening the "Qi Guan".

As for where the "three gates and nine orifices" of a tree come from, this is actually the reason why monsters need to cultivate into human form.

The human body is a small world and a natural way. The round head represents the sky, the square feet represent the earth, the limbs represent the four seasons, and the five internal organs represent the five elements. The human body corresponds to all things and possesses the yin and yang energy. It resembles the shape of heaven and earth and is the spirit of all things.

Monsters also have acupoints, but they are born incomplete. Trees have qi gates but no spirit gates and essence gates, because they have no essence and blood and innate intelligence.

Like animals that walk on all fours, such as cat monsters, deer monsters and other monsters, they have the gates of essence and qi, and are very strong, but they do not have the gate of spirit. Because they have qi and blood, and their essence and qi are amazing, far superior to humans, but they do not have innate intelligence.

Therefore, they have to transform into human form before they can continue their practice.

Creatures like monkeys have all three levels and are similar to humans, but not as good as humans.

Sometimes people are flawed and lack some key points, and such people are not qualified to practice cultivation.

There are also some natural alien species, such as real dragons and unicorns, who are also born with all three levels, but their numbers are too small, not as numerous as humans.

The levels can give rise to many methods and uses. For example, if you pass the spirit level and the qi level, although your physical body will be a little weak, your spirit will be sufficient. Let's use the example of flying a sword again. At that time, the flying sword will not only be extremely powerful, but also as easy to control as an antelope hanging on a horn. If you can see it, then it will not be difficult to take someone's head thousands of miles away.

In addition, the acupoints themselves have wonderful uses.

Like Bai Ping, although he didn't pass any level, he opened two acupoints, Qihai and Baihui.

The Qi Hai allows him to control the sword with his Qi and cast spells. The Bai Hui is the meeting point of the Yang meridians in the head, which can make him clear-minded and sharp-eyed. His learning and reaction speeds are greatly improved, so he can memorize so many strange stories and master so many spells.

As for Gao Jian... he has no realm at all, has not opened any clues at all, and has relied entirely on the incense and incense for more than ten years to fight. He is the type that is difficult to categorize.

Without a method of cultivation, you can’t even find the acupoints, let alone pass the levels.

(End of this chapter)