Mang Shusheng's Ink Painting Practice

Chapter 65 Who will appreciate this painting?
Zhao Yifu began to paint.

To be honest, as a painter, his painting skills are quite solid now. In fact, with the blessing of Lingxu finger strength, his brushwork is powerful and is no worse than some famous artists.

But neither Liang Zhongzhi nor he himself would think that he has entered the upper realm of calligraphy and painting, because there is always a lack of freehand brushwork in his paintings.

And this freehand style is the key to calligraphy and painting art these days.

Anyway, Zhao Yifu's paintings always tend to be realistic, and he really doesn't have the idea of ​​freehand painting.

So when he encountered this kind of assessment similar to that of his master, his first reaction was that he was going to fail the test... His second reaction was that he might as well completely magnify his own characteristics and do it realistically.

Why is "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" regarded as a national treasure?

The author's painting skills are another matter. The real key point is that it contains so much content that almost captures the prosperity of the entire Northern Song Dynasty capital.

This even became a scroll recording history.

Of course, what Zhao Yifu wants to do now is not to reproduce a painting of Along the River During the Qingming Festival. After all, those rats from the Midnight Kingdom are not worthy of it.

He simply wanted to paint a "Midnight Kingdom" in the style of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" to hand in his homework, but he didn't know whether Liang Zhong would be able to accept this style of painting?

After thinking about what to draw, Zhao Yifu had already engraved the situation of the Midnight Kingdom's camp into his mind after a day and a night of surveillance.

So he started to paint at this moment, and first drew a morning equinox line horizontally on the spread out drawing paper.

This is marking the time.

Then he splashed ink and swished with his brush, quickly depicting every blade of grass and tree in the surrounding terrain.

With the help of ink-splashing technique, he has a great advantage in painting these detailed styles that require a lot of effort to complete.

Anyway, Zhao Yifu outlined the environment and terrain with just a few strokes, and then quickly drew the simple camp with a few more strokes.

He even did not miss the phosphorescent light in the camp, and visualized all the details of the camp one by one.

That's the easy part, but here comes the hard part.

He began to draw mice.

There were a total of 493 rat demons in the Midnight Kingdom, and countless little mice crawling on the ground.

Zhao Yifu first drew the rat monster in the camp, and then drew the rats that were making fire and cooking one by one.

The mole crickets that night were not spared and were also painted.

Then there are the 'night shift' mice returning from the water. He painted some images of mice climbing out of the water in the distance.

He also drew some images of mice transforming into human forms and flying away at the other end.

Basically, each stroke depicts a rat demon, and the eight styles of Renshui and ink-splashing technique are used to achieve precise control, clearly depicting the different states of each rat.

When it comes to details, Zhao Yifu felt that he had paid enough attention to them. He really memorized the appearance of each rat demon, and now they were all written down on paper.

Even if one wants to capture and kill the rats from the Midnight Kingdom, it is no problem to use this scroll as a 'wanted warrant'.

He quickly carved out all the details, looked at every detail on the painting, and made sure that the 493 rat demons had been painted. Then he changed his pen and wrote the three big words "Midnight Kingdom" above the morning equinox line on the scroll.

Zhao Yifu felt quite comfortable after writing these three big characters, because his pen power had actually been greatly enhanced with the help of Lingxu finger strength.

When expressed in such large characters, the writing appears extremely heavy and solid.

But his calligraphy is still a little lacking after all, and these three big characters seem a little lacking compared to this painting.

However, Zhao Yifu didn't care about it. He took out his own seal and stamped it, and the work was completed.

The other person's "Along the River During the Qingming Festival" records the prosperity of a prosperous dynasty, while his "Midnight Kingdom" appears to be ominous and depressing...

Well, Zhao Yifu looked at the finished product of his work, stroking his chin, and felt that his mentor might not like it.

But at this moment, the letter seal in his hand, which he had not yet put away, suddenly began to shake.

He was stunned, and felt a strong yang and spiritual energy continuously flowing into the letter seal... The amount was so great that he had never seen it before.

In fact, as the owner of the seal with the letter character "信", he can feel which work these positive and spiritual energies come from.

The reason why he was surprised was that he discovered that this unprecedented yang and spiritual energy was emanating from the "Midnight Kingdom" that he had just finished painting in front of him.

Zhao Yifu was startled. Who was looking at his painting?

He turned his head and looked around. The house was quiet and there was only Miao besides him. There was no one else.

Then he lowered his gaze and soon saw a fleshy tricolor flower 'dumpling' lying on the table...

He turned to the other side of the table and saw that 'Hua Da Niu' was staring at "Midnight Kingdom" in a trance, with a very serious look on her face.

Zhao Yifu blinked. Was it really the yang and spiritual energy given by this cat?
He stretched out his hand.

Hua Da Niu's eyes suddenly moved and looked over, and Zhao Yi Fu also felt that the yang and spiritual energy on the letter seal were suddenly interrupted.

This time he had a clear idea.

But his hand still fell down and rubbed Hua Da Nv's head.

Hua Da Nv narrowed her eyes, then looked back at the "Midnight Kingdom" with a soft gaze.

Zhao Yifu only felt that the yang and spiritual energy coming from the letter seal continued, and it seemed that the amount was even greater than before.

He was surprised and looked at the cat head in his hand, thinking, could it be like this?
He was in the mood, so he simply hugged the chubby girl in his arms, and then reached out and used all his strength on her head and back.

Rubbing and kneading were performed in turn, and the big girl was served so hard that she gasped and water was about to drip out of her cat's eyes.

During this process, Zhao Yifu also felt that the yang and spiritual energy transmitted from his letter seal was growing in a fluctuating form.

And the rhythm of this fluctuation is perfectly consistent with his massage technique.

Then he seemed to have realized something... It seems that allowing the viewers of the work to maintain a happy mood will help increase the output of yang and spiritual energy.

Finally, Hua Da Nv's yang and spiritual energy were gone.

Because the big fat cat was lying on the ground with its limbs spread out and had fallen completely asleep.

Zhao Yifu felt a little regretful. Hua Da Niu's output of yang and spiritual energy was almost ten times that of his father!

What a rich mine this is!

What's more, you can squeeze out more by manual operation...

It’s a pity that it can’t last.

He channeled this considerable amount of Yang and spiritual energy into the Foot Yin Que and Foot Shao Yin meridians in his legs, then rolled up the dried scroll, carefully stowing it away and waiting to leave in the morning. This was a work of art, so he couldn't just send it up the mountain like a 'paper folding book'; he had to do it himself.

This time I went out in a hurry, and with the "Frosty Footsteps on the Sky" it was much faster.

It took only about three-quarters of an hour to run the twenty-mile distance, and I met Liang Zhongzhi.

Just like when Zhao Yifu went down the mountain, Liang Zhongzhi was practicing calligraphy in his study.

The brush seemed to make a "swish" sound when it fell on the paper, but at the same time it seemed as if there was complete silence without any sound at all.

Zhao Yifu looked at Liang Zhongzhi who was concentrating in the study, and suddenly realized something.

So he quietly placed his work on the guest desk in Liang Zhongzhi's study, and then quietly left.

He knew that his master was going to start showing off again.

Liang Zhongzhi was not always like this, but there was always a time when he would have an attack.

Fortunately, after going through so much trouble, Zhao Yifu could finally breathe a sigh of relief and put his mind at ease.

Until he returned home, there was still no movement on the letter seal.

Zhao Yifu's face darkened, and he felt that the corrupt scholars all over the mountain were not as useful as his cat.

If he had known this would be the result, he might as well have left the paintings at home for Hua Danniu to see. At least Hua Danniu is really productive.

When I got home and looked around, I found that the chubby figure had disappeared somewhere.

Zhao Yifu's eyes flashed, and he felt it was quite a pity.

Then he returned to the house, sat cross-legged and began to open up the last two meridians in his legs.

The Yang and spiritual energy he had just obtained had been injected into these two meridians. Now these two meridians were very loose, just waiting for his true energy to penetrate in one go.

Since all the preparations have been made, why should he hesitate?
Then the true energy was injected into the Foot Yin Que Meridian, breaking through all the barriers that had been almost warmed up in one breath.

Afterwards, this true energy did not stop, and another breath poured into the Taiyin meridian of the foot.

To be honest, Zhao Yifu did not use the contents of "Frosty Steps into the Sky" at this time, because he had discovered that this was not a fundamental method suitable for cultivation, but could only be regarded as an application-type method.

If this technique is taken as the basis, it won't take long for the practitioner's body to be filled with Yin energy and then become cold and poisoned.

And now, Zhao Yifu has finally opened up all twelve meridians with his own true energy, and he is carefully gathering the true energy so that it is still only circulating in the Ren and Du meridians.

Because he saw from "Frosty Walks on the Sky" the consequences of running the true Qi randomly. Without sufficient theoretical knowledge, one really cannot let the true Qi flow randomly in the meridians of the whole body.

When necessary, he would simply transport the true qi to the required meridians, using it simply as a consumable energy to stimulate the power of the meridians, and would not try to completely connect the true qi in each meridian.

At this moment, Zhao Yifu really knew what kind of knowledge he still lacked.

This "Frosty Footsteps on the Sky" taught him how yin is born from yang, and actually brought him the true enlightenment of the five elements of yin and yang balance in the human body.

As a result, he had a lot of ideas, and he had too many ideas to try, such as whether he could reverse the order of qi circulation to produce yang from yin?
Or you can adjust the order of true qi in the meridians throughout the body so that you can balance yin and yang and control it as you wish.

But he didn't dare to try it rashly. The human body is too sophisticated. Trying it rashly without the corresponding theoretical knowledge is no different from seeking death.

However, this difficulty will not hinder him from opening up the meridians throughout his body. The difficulty lies only in how to circulate the Qi, which is the key to the fundamental practice.

Zhao Yifu was thinking in his heart, and he was not happy at all because he had actually become a "top-notch master" in this world. Instead, he felt that he had more things to do next.

Since he was a child, he loved listening to his third uncle Zhao Yehe telling stories about the martial arts world, and he also knew some of the levels of martial artists in the martial arts world.

Those who have practiced external skills to the limit and vaguely touched the mystery of internal energy like Zhao Yehe are second-rate masters.

The gap between second-rate masters is huge, because there is the support of external skills. Only when more than six main meridians are opened up can one be considered a first-rate master.

But even if all twelve meridians are open but the Ren and Du meridians cannot be opened, then it can never be called top-notch.

According to the classification of martial artists in the martial arts world, Zhao Yifu is definitely top-notch at this time.

He is even a top-notch person who is about to open up the eight extraordinary meridians. He is a peerless embryo.

Of course, this mundane division has no meaning to Zhao Yifu. In his mind, his opponents are all monsters, spirits, or cultivators themselves.

All twelve meridians in the body were now unblocked. Zhao Yifu felt that his legs had become stronger, and he was in better spirits, and it seemed that his physical attributes had also become stronger.

He stood up suddenly, and then began to practice the "Crane Claw Grappling Technique" in the yard. This technique originally required the coordination of footwork, but this footwork did not involve the cultivation of the foot meridians.

The twelve main meridians are actually connected in pairs, and will eventually be divided into three yin and yang meridians.

That is, the Shaoyang meridian, Yangming meridian, Taiyang meridian, as well as the Shaoyin meridian, Yinque meridian and Taiyin meridian.

Originally, Zhao Yifu's practice of "Crane Claw Capturing Technique" could only stretch half of the Three Yin and Yang Meridians, but now that he has practiced "Frosty Footsteps to the Sky", he subconsciously began to adjust his footwork so that the entire meridian can be stretched.

This adjustment is not without cost.

The price he paid was that Zhao Yifu's "Crane Claw Grappling Technique" became increasingly weird and less and less practical, and finally seemed to have become a dance with many stretching movements.

Zhao Yi Fu didn't care about this at all. All he needed was a set of exercises that could stretch his muscles and veins to complement his practice.

He was immersed in modifying his own martial arts technique, when suddenly the seal with the letter finally emitted positive energy and spiritual energy.

Zhao Yifu stopped in surprise, then sensed the rise of Yang and spiritual energy with anticipation.

Hua Da Niu can provide him with so much yang and spiritual energy, there is no reason why the great scholars on the mountain would provide less, right?
After a while...

Zhao Yifu felt the yang and spiritual energy leaking out from time to time like a blocked prostate, and his chest felt so stuffy that he wanted to complain.

These great scholars are really not as good as a cat.

Such a tiny bit of Yang and spiritual energy...

Zhao Yifu had never received such a small amount of yang and spiritual energy.

But considering that the source comes from Moshan, it can actually be explained... After all, how high are the standards of those guys on the mountain?
Anyway, Zhao Yifu realized through this experience that it is better to find the right target customers than to be a good painter.

Otherwise, if you just blindly work hard to improve your painting skills, the effect will be half the effort and twice the result.

Of course, there was also good news. The good news was that a paper crane came down from the mountain with Liang Zhongzhi's pretentious words written on it.

【Just by relying on this painting, you can enter the inner gate. 】

Zhao Yifu instantly burst into tears...

It’s not easy, his artistic achievements are finally recognized by his master!

(End of this chapter)