I am about to die of old age, and I have awakened the character of longevity.

Chapter 126: Fetal breathing is fully developed, divine light appears as bright moon!

drive!
drive! !

A burst of rapid horse hooves cut through the vast rain curtain. Galloping under the heavy rain.

It was Xie An, Yuhe, and Ah Qi who were traveling in the rain.

Yuhe and Ah Qi rode their horses with great effort to catch up. Yuhe felt that... the master was really serious this time.

In Yuhe's impression, Xie An has always been a low-key and steady person. As long as it does not affect his peaceful practice and life, he will not be too obsessed with other things.

This time... it's different.

She clearly felt a strange aura in Xie An's eyes.

"Master, the rain is heavy and the roads are slippery. Go slowly."

drive!
Instead of slowing down, Xie An raised the whip and whipped the horse's back hard, continuing to accelerate.

Without the dedication and perseverance of his disciples on the front line, there would be no peaceful days for the hall master Xie An to practice martial arts.

Some things can be taken slowly, but matters of life and death... cannot be taken slowly.

If I had been a second slower, more of my children might have died.

Although Xie An knew that this trip was accompanied by risks.

But Xie An could not do such a thing as to allow his sons to die tragically.

"Aqi, Yuhe, hurry up and follow."

Three fierce horses cut through the gloomy rain curtain and headed straight for Gupo Village.

As soon as he arrived at the camp gate, Xie An smelled a pungent smell of blood. He dismounted, grasped his broadsword, and led the way through the gate.

Although Xie An walked quickly, he had actually opened up his five senses and was carefully sensing the changes in the surrounding Qi. If there was any change, he could respond immediately.

The stables were littered with horse corpses. Some had turned into mummies, some had their heads ripped open, and some had their abdomens ripped open, with their internal organs and intestines spilling all over the ground.

What shocked Xie An even more was that... some of the disciples had the same fate, with their organs, intestines, blood and flesh... scattered all over the ground.

After traveling through this world for thirty-four years, this was the first time that Xie An encountered such a tragic scene.

Moreover, it happened in Baiyu Hall, which was under his jurisdiction.

At the several sentry posts in front of the camp, the young men who were on guard duty were also turned into mummies.

It was clear that the entire camp had been targeted and annihilated in a raid.

This was something that Bai Yutang had never encountered in the past ten years.

If the Qingmu Black Corpse in Wu Temple and Yutong in collusion with Fang Baiyu... were just minor fights, then this time... it was a targeted attack by the Corpse Refining Hall.

This is the real show of strength.

Xie An took a deep breath and asked, "Aqi, where is the cellar located?"

"Master, please follow me." Although Ah Qi was frightened by the scene and his legs and feet were a little weak, he still mustered up the courage to lead the way.

When he passed a building and approached a room where miscellaneous items were stored, Xie An heard screams and the sound of fighting coming from inside.

brush!
Xie An drew his sword, left Ah Qi behind, and rushed towards the direction of the sound.

Ah Qi tried his best to catch up but couldn't, he just felt that Xie An's speed was frighteningly fast.

Then, Ah Qi saw that the maid beside Xie An turned into a black shadow and rushed forward and disappeared... he could not catch up.

When Xie An arrived at the cellar, he was struck by a strong, stench that nearly made him faint. Two torches were stuck on the wall, and by the light of the flames, Xie An saw corpses scattered all over the floor.

Two bronze corpses lay on the corpses to suck human blood and dug open people's heads to eat the brain marrow.

The bodies on the ground included the elderly, children, and men with knives.

Moreover, it is not difficult to see from the position of the bodies that when the incident happened, the men with knives should have been standing on the periphery, protecting the elderly, women, girls and children inside the circle.

Not a single man retreated into the circle.

All the men must have died. Then the women and the elderly formed an inner circle, protecting the children in the innermost circle.

The elderly and women did not retreat. After they all died, it was the children's turn.

Even Xie An, a fifty-year-old man, couldn't help but feel his eyes burning when he saw these corpses.

Suddenly, a sentence from the Titanic came to my mind: Let women and children go first.

And this scene before him undoubtedly shocked Xie An even more.

This is the troubled times!
After four years of peaceful development, Xie An felt the claws of the troubled times so deeply for the first time.

But the three circles of corpses in front of him clearly told Xie An that even in troubled times, there are still glimmers of human nature.

Not knowing what string was touched, Xie An slowly drew out his knife.

"Evil beast!!"

He leaped forward and immediately chopped down at a bronze corpse that was eating a woman's body. Without holding back, he unleashed a five-fold mountain knife attack.

Ouch!

The bronze corpse sensed the danger, turned around, chuckled sinisterly, and pounced fiercely at Xie An. Suddenly, a dazzling blade flashed from the cellar, and the whistling sound of the blade split the bronze corpse in half.

After one slash, the knife did not stop, but swung forward three feet and pressed on the head of another bronze corpse.

Inch power, explosion!
The brain exploded, and the second bronze corpse had no time to react before its brain burst.

One knife, and the two bronze corpses were killed!

Xie An did not feel happy at all. Instead, he began to look through the corpses one by one, looking for a survivor.

At this time, Yuhe and Ah Qi rushed in.

"Hurry, look and see if there is anyone alive." Xie An hurriedly gave an order, and then accelerated the search for living people. However, Xie An searched through all the corpses in the pile of corpses and did not find a single living person.

How he wished he could find someone alive, then one... would be good too.

However, it did not.

An inexplicable desolation swept over my whole body.

Even if you gallop all the way, you are still slow!

Just then——

"Master, look here!"

Xie An came to his senses when he heard Yuhe calling his name. He hurried over to take a look and saw a man covered in blood kneeling in the corner of the cellar where vegetables were stored.

The man was hunched over, his back facing outward, holding a baby less than a year old in his arms. The baby's face was ashen and he had already fainted.

Yuhe squatted down to check the baby's breath and was overjoyed: "Master, the baby is still breathing. It's just that the air here is not good and he fainted from the smoke."

Xie An also went over to check, and only after confirming again and again that the baby was fine did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Team Leader Chen!"

Ah Qi rushed over at this time. After seeing the dead man, he threw himself to the ground and shouted. After seeing the baby, he suddenly became ecstatic, "It's the young master, it's Master Chen Xiang's young master!"

After Ah Qi's narration, Xie An finally understood that after Chen Qing came here, he was seriously injured and was rescued by a herbalist named Ah Wei from the village. Later, the girl took good care of him and the two fell in love. Then they had a child.

This was supposed to be a happy occasion, but Chen Qing felt that he had not yet received Chen Qinglang's approval, so he did not announce it. He thought that after he made achievements and received Chen Qinglang's approval, he would take A Wei back to the Chen family and have the child enshrined in the Chen family ancestral hall.

He wants to be famous...

……

Cavalry Camp Hall.

It was raining heavily and dark, so we had to light oil lamps for lighting.

Then light the stove to keep warm.

Under Yuhe's care, the baby screamed "wah" and then burst into tears, unable to stop.

Yuhe was delighted. "Master. Young Master Chen... is fine. He's still sucking my fingers. He must be hungry. I'll make him some rice porridge."

Yuhe was very capable. She made a bowl of rice porridge in the camp kitchen with ingredients on the spot and fed it to the baby with a spoon. The baby ate with a loud "smacking" sound and soon stopped crying. He looked at Yuhe with his clear and bright eyes and smiled.

Yuhe: "Master, look, he's smiling."

Xie An came over to take a look. The baby's smile became brighter and brighter, but Xie An felt an urge to cry more and more.

After a long while, Xie An reached out his hand and gently stroked the child's tender and fair face. "Good, good. You left a survivor for my cavalry camp. As long as there are people, there is hope."

Yuhe, take the little guy back to the hall and let Chen Qing see him. Chen Qing's injuries are too severe, I'm afraid he can't hold on. Also, send someone to the Tiger and Wolf Sect headquarters to notify Chen Qinglang.

Yuhe readily agreed, "What about the master?"

Xie An stood up and looked at the heavy rain outside. "I'll stay here."

Stay here, even though it's dangerous.

But Xie An knew that as the head of the hall, he enjoyed all the benefits of the head of the hall, including power, status, fame... and the support of countless brothers.

Something has happened and there is a need... Xie An must step forward.

What's more, Xie An also felt that... when people have abilities, they should do something for the people around them.

Although Xie An has always been cautious and low-key, it does not mean that he has no sense of responsibility or that he is not responsible.

He just doesn't want to meddle in other people's business.

Now that things keep coming to him, Xie An has no choice but to take responsibility.

"Master, be careful. This is the first time in decades that the Corpse Refining Hall has shown its hand. I'm afraid there will be even bigger actions to come," Yu He warned repeatedly. She then found a small quilt, wrapped the young master tightly in it, and rode away. As soon as Yu He left, the hall immediately became deserted. Ah Qi stood beside Xie An, silent. Looking out at the lightning and thunder, he felt a deep fear.

But when he saw Xie An sitting upright on the armchair, he felt that he was his pillar and his heart was much more at ease.

"Ah Qi, go and piece together all the bodies as best you can, place them under the eaves of the hall, and arrange them neatly. Don't let the brothers get wet in the rain."

"Yes." Ah Qi agreed with tears in his eyes.

After calming down, Xie An returned to the cellar again.

Although this incident was a great shock to Xie An, after he calmed down... life still had to go on, and practicing martial arts seemed more urgent.

There is no other reason. The Corpse Refining Hall is probably targeting the Baiyu Hall, and there may be bigger moves next.

This gave Xie An a huge sense of oppression.

He is the head of Baiyu Hall.

Everyone else in Baiyu Hall has a way out, but Xie An, as the hall master... has absolutely no way out.

It is particularly urgent to improve our strength as soon as possible.

After entering the cellar, Xie An absorbed the immortal energy of the two bronze corpses and then sat down cross-legged in the cellar.

After entering the state of concentration, open the panel:

【Absorb two strands of immortal energy.】

[Current Longevity Level: Level 0.0004. Fusion Degree: ]

Finally increased by two thousand points.

This made Xie An breathe a sigh of relief.

[Fetal Breathing Technique: Divine Light Appears (1000/1000)]

[Ming Yu Gong: Jingzhe 25/100]

[Remaining Years: 48]

"Sure enough, the longevity element is a very large unit. Its improvement will greatly accelerate the progress of the health-preserving exercise. The fetal breathing exercise, which was originally a bit difficult, was also completed directly."

Knowing that time was running out, Xie An immediately cleared his mind and began to practice fetal breathing.

hum.

Suddenly, Xie An felt the aura of the Crimson Palace enveloping his spirit.

For the first time, the spirit and heat flow connected.

The spirit is like a fetus in the mother's womb, adapting to the surroundings and being warmed and nurtured within.

Immediately afterwards, Xie An felt his body emitting a "crackling" sound, exploding continuously. Although it brought Xie An a lot of pain, it felt very mysterious.

It felt as if all the joints in his body were about to be opened up. Every time the beans sizzled, Xie An felt his joints and bones tighten further. It felt as if the corn was about to be fried into popcorn.

The next moment, nectar suddenly fell from his mouth!
Quickly use the divine light to stare at the lower mouth, circulate the circle once from Mao to You, and store it in the Jiang Palace.

The sound of frying beans has stopped at this moment, and nectar is produced in the mouth.

Xie An clearly felt that his five senses were improving rapidly, as if some huge changes had occurred.

The three wonders of the divine light: a baby in the mother's womb, sweet dew coming out of the mouth, and the sudden appearance of a bright moon.

Xie An had already seen two of them.

It already feels extremely magical.

"No wonder Fetal Breathing is over ten times more difficult than the Five Animal Exercises. No wonder Meng Hu practiced for twenty years to finally master Internal Breathing. This health-preserving technique is truly remarkable. I've been practicing for over four years. Thanks to the continuous improvement of my longevity, I've finally achieved perfection."

I wonder if the third wonder will appear."

Suddenly I saw a bright moon...

Xie An gathered his thoughts and carefully switched to the fetal breathing technique, allowing the heat from the crimson palace to radiate throughout the body, flowing through the limbs and bones before being retracted, completing each cycle.

Soon, Xie An entered a state of meditation and ecstasy.

Forget yourself, forget everything.

Completely enter fetal breathing.

Fetal breathing stops.

When the mother is pregnant, sweet dew comes out of her mouth.

Suddenly, Xie An, who was in a state of calm, suddenly saw a bright moon rising over the sea level in his mind, shining on his whole body.

The divine light appears in the bright moon!
Xie An's mind also recovered at this moment, and he clearly "saw" his body.

That’s right, it’s seeing the scene inside the body.

I saw the beating heart, the breathing lungs, the blood vessels in the body, the blood flowing, the bones and muscles...

what?
At first Xie An thought it was an illusion, but after checking it again and again... it was indeed the case.

Even though Xie An had lived two lives as a human being, he couldn't help but be frightened when he saw such a strange sight for the first time.

Fortunately, Xie An knew a lot of information.

I wondered if this was the legendary inner vision?

In my previous life, I had seen such a marvel in martial arts novels, such as the sword's heart being clear and being able to see things far away.

I didn't expect that I actually did it.

It took a long time for Xie An to come back to his senses and carefully examine his body.

Although it does not have the effect of a microscope, it is indeed like a surgeon performing a laparotomy on a patient, and can see all kinds of conditions inside the body.

To be honest...it's quite disgusting.

There was blood everywhere and all kinds of discomfort.

It took Xie An quite some time to get used to the feeling and finally he was able to get rid of the discomfort.

That bright moon... was actually the warm current in the Crimson Palace.

The heat flow formed a sphere, exceptionally bright, about the size of a child's fist. It lingered in the crimson palace, illuminating the entire body.

Moreover, this white heat flow is constantly surging and vortexing internally.

Xie An even felt... that this heat flow was no longer a heat flow, but had a vague tendency to transform into materialized "qi".

There is an essential difference between heat and air.

Heat is just a feeling.

For example, an ordinary person has temperature, and touching their skin will give you a sense of warmth, but they do not have Qi.

Qi is undoubtedly a higher level of existence.

People need to breathe to have life.

This is true for both plants and animals.

It is said that water is the source of life, but isn’t air the same?
"Unfortunately, I don't have a master to teach me, so I don't know what this is... nor do I know how to use it. I clearly feel this treasure, but I can't dig it out. It seems I need to go back to Tangjiabao and ask my eldest brother."

Throughout Qingwu County, there were only a few masters practicing health-preserving exercises. The only one who surpassed Xie An in this respect was Tang Zhengyang.

"The mother's womb was pregnant, sweet dew appeared in the mouth, and the bright moon suddenly appeared... I witnessed the three great wonders. The fetal breathing exercise was also complete. Great."

Xie An was very excited.

I have to say that longevity is amazing.

Xie An was afraid that all this was an illusion, so he stopped practicing, opened his eyes to stretch his body, and then continued practicing the fetal breathing technique. He still saw the bright moon.

This was repeated many times without any accidents.

Only then did Xie An stop.

Glancing around, he discovered that all the bodies had been carried away by Ah Qi, leaving only blood all over the floor of the cellar and a pungent smell of blood.

"Let me try my hand and foot skills."

Xie An felt that the effect brought by the full use of fetal breathing skills was definitely more than just this bright moon, and it would definitely benefit the body.

As Xie An practiced the Five Animal Exercises, he felt his body become completely different.

Not only is the increase in strength exaggerated, but the hands and feet are also more flexible.

Speed, reaction ability, and the delicate control of hands and feet... have all increased dramatically.

The range of the five senses also increased to about thirty-five meters.

Within this scope, Xie An had a God's perspective. Every tiny detail was within his eyes and within his senses.

The steps can be as light as a swallow or as heavy as Mount Tai.

It all depends on one thought to be able to control it.

Xie An even felt that if he held his breath, he could fake his own death, completely disguising himself as a corpse, making it difficult for anyone to detect.

"This fetal breathing technique is so mysterious. I still don't quite understand how to use this bright moon. After asking my eldest brother, I think we'll gain more by digging out the heat flow within the bright moon."

Xie An performed a set of Five Animal Exercises and stopped only after he was sure that his strength had greatly improved.

When they walked out of the cellar and into the hall, Ah Qi came to greet them, "Master, two villagers have something important to report. They claim to have information about the demon from the Corpse Refining Hall."

(End of this chapter)