Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 25 Why is it so difficult to get into the right state?
After making an appointment to meet again in three days, Liang Zhongzhi left in a hurry.

Zhao Yifu was frowning, as he was assigned a task.

He began to seriously consider whether his cultivation in the Danqing Sect was truly correct. After all, this was a sect that assigned him homework.

He reluctantly went back to his room to change his clothes before going to the dining room to prepare for dinner.

Wu Zhong served the meal to Zhao Yifu, then looked at the ink behind his second young master's ear and felt a little uncomfortable: Young master is really working hard, where did the ink get to!
When Zhao Yifu saw the table full of food, he subconsciously put his worries behind him and focused on eating.

At the same time, he ordered, "Uncle Wu, please prepare more food for our neighbors next time, both morning and evening."

Wu Zhong hadn't expected Zhao Yifu to love cats so much, but after thinking about it, he felt it was not a bad idea, so he nodded and said, "Okay, young master, but you promised me you could get a dog..."

Zhao Yifu said cheerfully, "Then we can raise one. There are only two of us at home, so having more small animals is a good thing."

He has now fully realized the benefits of raising more small animals. Thinking about how the group of cats Qi Miao had actually controlled Liang Zhongzhi's Yin Spirit just now, he felt that these cats were not raised in vain.

Since a group of cats have this ability, adding a dog shouldn't be any worse, right?

Zhao Yifu now hates the person who gave him "homework" very much and is full of revenge.

Of course, we can't really retaliate, so we just raise some cats and dogs to scare them.

Thinking of this, he said to his loyal servant, "Uncle Wu, remember to get a black dog. It must be completely black."

Wu Zhong was stunned for a moment, and thought that a black dog and a black cat seemed to be a good match, as both could ward off evil spirits.

So he nodded and said, "Okay, I will go and look for it tomorrow."

Zhao Yifu nodded, and when he had almost finished his meal, he took a pot of Pearl Spring wine back to his room. While drinking by himself, he spread out a pen and paper on the stone table in the pavilion and started to worry.

Time to do homework...

But after scratching his head, he suddenly remembered that he had not practiced martial arts today, so he put down his pen and moved Yiyi over to press her on the paper to protect her from the wind.

Then he took off his coat and started practicing the crane claw grappling technique.

He practiced very seriously, and because he was used to moving vital energy when practicing the Crane Claw grappling technique, now that he had achieved the Small Circulation, he subconsciously used his true energy to assist in the circulation, wanting to see what the effect would be.

Then, he was surprised to find that the Crane Claw Grabbing Technique actually contained the direction of his next practice!

After the small circulation comes the big circulation, and to achieve the big circulation one must open up the twelve main meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians.

The Crane Claw technique is a hand skill, but it already contains the practice of four meridians: the Hand Jueyin Pericardium Meridian, the Hand Shaoyin Heart Meridian, the Hand Yangming Large Intestine Meridian, and the Hand Shaoyang Triple Burner Meridian.

It's not that the Crane Claw Grappling Hand Technique has a corresponding method of breathing qi, but the movements of this set of external gong are very suitable for the circulation of true qi in these four meridians.

That is to say, he can start to cultivate these four meridians next, which will surely be convenient with the Crane Claw Grappling Technique as a foundation.

After practicing for a while, he felt that his Qi was flowing smoothly. Although the four meridians were not unobstructed, they were actually in a semi-open state due to years of practice.

Thinking of this, he simply transferred some of his true energy to nourish these four meridians, and then he slowly performed the Crane Claw Grappling Technique again to cooperate.

Before he knew it, the moon was already mid-rise, but Zhao Yifu was not sweating. He just felt that his hands were stronger, and his meridians were unblocked, making him feel as light as if he was about to spread his wings and fly.

Then he suppressed this thought, and returned to the pavilion and sat down with a sense of satisfaction... Facing the paper and pen on the stone table, he instantly stiffened again.

"Yiyi, why don't you let the paper go with the wind?"

He began to vent his anger in a rather literary manner, as if the little cat was wrong for obediently holding the paper for him. Yiyi meowed in dissatisfaction, and then Zhao Yifu grabbed her in his hands and rubbed her until she could only make a "gurgling" sound.

Zhao Yi Fu stroked the cat for a while, then threw Yi Yi, who had become as thin as dough, on the table with a sense of loss. He picked up the pen again... but found that the ink on the pen had dried up long ago.

He threw his brush away in annoyance and wanted to wash it and dip it in ink again...

It’s difficult. This homework is really difficult for him. He feels like he can’t start writing no matter what.

Why are there so many things that distract him and prevent him from doing his homework properly?
Finally, when he picked up his pen and prepared to start writing again, it was already dawn...

However, with the rising sun and the coolness of the morning, his mind became clearer, and he began to reluctantly write some words that could be considered a summary.

He began to reflect on his Qi training since he was fifteen, diligently cultivating and accumulating Qi without breaking any rules, but ultimately achieving so little and feeling frustrated...

As he wrote, his pen became smoother and he began to record fluently the things he encountered and the changes that occurred during his practice.

He even recorded the two times he accidentally extracted true energy while painting, and wrote down his doubts about it.

There was also a case where he successfully refined his true qi by using his spiritual energy to dissolve the dryness in his vital energy while practicing martial arts...

Before he knew it, he had written dozens of pages, writing down all the difficulties, opportunities and doubts he had encountered along the way.

His mind was completely immersed in it, and he wrote in more and more detail, even starting to write down some of the subtle changes during his daily practice... He gradually lost himself in it.

He didn't even notice that his loyal servant had come to him twice and tried to call him to eat but was unable to open his mouth both times.

He didn't know that Yi Yi had quietly accompanied him for two meals and had gone hungry. She didn't even notice that it had gotten dark again and didn't turn on the lights.

Because there was light before his eyes.

This was not a state of having his spiritual eyes open, but rather a state of entering a mystical realm after he had fully focused, and what he saw was completely different from usual.

In other words, at this moment he was seeing things more with his hidden soul, but he was completely unaware of it.

Wu Zhong took a lamp and wanted to come over to help his second young master light the lamp, but he was finally stopped in shock because a group of wild cats had gathered around Zhao Yifu.

They squatted silently on the ground around him as if they were guarding him.

Yiyi squatted in the pavilion, silently watching its owner.

Beside it, the black female cat was squatting on the edge of the pavilion.

Wu Zhong was greatly surprised when he saw this, and felt that his young master seemed to have encountered some opportunity.

Fortunately, he was a sensible man and immediately stood quietly by without daring to disturb him.

Until one moment, Zhao Yi Fu's expression suddenly relaxed, and then he threw down his pen and fell asleep in the pavilion.

Wu Zhong heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this, knowing that his young master's miraculous deeds had finally come to an end.

He saw that the cats around him seemed to be dispersing, so he quickly called out, "Please wait a moment, everyone. I'll get you some food. Thank you for your hard work this time."

He now truly regards these cats as important members of the mansion.

(End of this chapter)