Liver into a martial arts legend: starting with Embroidered Spring Blade

Chapter 71 The Core Difference Between Nature and Acquired [10]

Jiang Xuan originally planned to go home directly.

But suddenly I thought of Xiyu and Lu Zhu in the imperial prison, and on a whim I decided to come over and take a look.

Because if he wanted to get back Rama's body and be promoted to a thousand households, he had to first eliminate his biggest competitor, Black Stone.

Although they already had information about Black Stone and knew that the leader of Black Stone, King Zhuanlun, was Cao Feng, a ninth-rank eunuch of the Ministry of Public Administration, it would still save a lot of effort if Xiyu could provide some more information.

The most important thing is that before leaving, Xiyu took away Heishi's 800,000 taels of silver.

Jiang Xuan was also very interested in this wealth.

I didn't expect to encounter such a scene as soon as I arrived.

Looking at the two uneasy jailers in front of him, and glancing at Xiyu who was huddled in the corner with a panicked look on her face, Jiang Xuan could see what the two jailers were trying to do.

This is also the unspoken rule of Beisi.

Especially since Xiyu is not bad looking, and she was able to endure until now before taking action, these two jailers are considered cowardly.

"Go out. I'll finish asking you questions before you continue."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand and didn't blame them.

"Yes." The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and ran out quickly.

Seeing this, Xiyu felt relieved.

Even if she was really going to be insulted, she would rather it be the Jinyiwei who had defeated her than those two...

What am I thinking? !

Xiyu suddenly woke up and quickly suppressed the complicated emotions in her heart. She looked at Jiang Xuan, her face regaining its previous calmness, and said in a deep voice: "What are you doing here?"

"Hey, what? You blame me for ruining your plan? Then I'm leaving?"

Jiang Xuan said this and turned to leave.

"and many more."

Xiyu's expression changed, and she quickly called out to Jiang Xuan. She bit her lip and asked, "What exactly are you going to do?"

The tone softened a lot.

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "Isn't that enough? You're still stubborn even after entering the Imperial Prison. Do you think that even after coming here, you're still the feared Black Stone's number one female assassin?"

"Come out."

Glancing at the environment in the cell, Jiang Xuan frowned slightly, turned around and walked out.

Xiyu hesitated for a moment, then stood up and followed him out. The sound of chains clashing against each other was loud.

Jiang Xuan had no intention of unlocking the door for her. He went straight to the table outside and sat down. He picked up two clean teacups from the side, picked up the cold tea on the table and poured it into them. He pushed a cup in front of her and said, "Drink it."

After not drinking water for a day, Xiyu was indeed thirsty. She picked up the teacup and took a sip, and only then did she feel a little cooler in her throat.

"Do you want to die or live?" Jiang Xuan asked calmly.

Xiyu was stunned for a moment: "What do you mean?"

Jiang Xuan looked at her and said, "If you want to die, I can help you now and save you from torture and humiliation."

"If you want to live, do something for me."

Xiyu was silent for a moment and asked, "What's the matter?"

"I want to destroy Black Stone and take back the lower half of Rama's body." Jiang Xuan said bluntly.

Xiyu's expression changed slightly: "These are two different things."

"it's the same."

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "If you want to live, you have no choice but to cooperate with me."

Xiyu took two deep breaths and nodded, "Okay, I'll help you."

"I just like talking to smart people. It's not tiring to explain things."

Jiang Xuan nodded in satisfaction, then looked outside the door and shouted, "Come in."

"Sir." Two jailers walked in nervously.

"Untie her shackles." Jiang Xuan ordered.

The two of them changed their expressions slightly: "Sir, this..."

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly: "Is there a problem?"

The jailer on the left gritted his teeth and said, "Sir, this is against the rules. What if we get punished by the higher-ups..."

Jiang Xuan waved his hand: "I have captured the person. Tomorrow, I will explain the reasons to the governor. Even if something happens, it cannot be blamed on you."

"This...is, sir!"

Upon hearing this, the two of them said no more and stepped forward to open Xiyu's shackles. After all, Jiang Xuan would be responsible if anything happened.

Tread...  

Just then, footsteps were suddenly heard outside the door.

A Jinyiwei dressed as a captain walked in with a box of food. When he saw the situation in the imperial prison, he was stunned.

His gaze turned, and when he saw Jiang Xuan's centurion's attire, his expression changed slightly.

Then he glanced at Xiyu beside him. He seemed to understand something and felt relieved. He stepped forward and saluted, saying, "I am Pang Yun, your humble servant. I am honored to meet the Captain."

Jiang Xuan frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"

Pang Yun glanced at Xiyu, a smile on his face, and said, "I was ordered to bring some food to the two prisoners captured today. I didn't expect you to be here. I'm sorry for disturbing your pleasure. Please forgive me."

Seeing Pang Yun's smile and eyes, Jiang Xuan knew that he had misunderstood. He might have thought that he was also in the prison cell to have fun and get something for free.

But... come and deliver food to Xiyu and Lu Zhu?

Jiang Xuan frowned and asked, "Who asked you to deliver it?"

"We are the captain Jiang Xuan."

Pang Yun said, "Lord Jiang said that these two people are still useful and cannot be left to die, so he specifically asked me to come and bring them some food."

"This……"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned.

The two jailers looked at each other and immediately realized that something was wrong.

Isn’t Lord Jiang here?

"You..." One of them was about to speak when he was stopped by Jiang Xuan's eyes.

Jiang Xuan narrowed his eyes, looked at Pang Yun and asked, "Don't you know me?"

"This... I have just arrived at the Northern Division not long ago. Please forgive my poor eyesight and don't know who you are, sir?" Pang Yun pretended to be confused.

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "What a coincidence! My name is also Jiang Xuan, the same as the Captain Jiang Xuan you mentioned."

"what?"

Pang Yun's face changed, he immediately realized something was wrong, and turned around to run.

But before he took two steps, he suddenly felt a pain in the back of his neck and fell forward uncontrollably.

bang~
Two jailers immediately stepped forward and held him down, shouting, "Who are you? What are you doing here? Speak!"

Jiang Xuan waved his hand, signaling the two jailers to lift him up.

Pang Yun's face was full of panic at this moment. He didn't expect that when he pretended to deliver food on Jiang Xuan's orders, he actually met the real person. He was so unlucky.

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "I don't know whether to say you're lucky or unlucky. You were tricked into the Imperial Prison using my name."

"Tell me, who asked you to come."

"If you don't behave honestly, I'll use every torture device in this prison on you one by one."

Pang Yun's pupils shrank, he gritted his teeth and cursed: "You dog official, if you offend us, you will die sooner or later!"

After saying this, a trace of blood slowly flowed from the corner of Pang Yun's mouth, and then his head tilted, and soon he stopped moving.

A jailer opened his mouth and took a look, frowning and saying, "Sir, he had a poison bead hidden in his mouth and committed suicide by biting it."

Jiang Xuan frowned, looking thoughtful. He glanced at the food box Pang Yun brought and ordered, "Test the food he brought."

"Yes."

The two jailers took out the silver needles and tested them. Their expressions changed slightly and they said, "Sir, there is poison in the food too!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiyu's face changed. This man was here to kill her!

Jiang Xuan immediately understood who had sent this person. He turned to look at Xiyu and said calmly, "Everyone in both the black and white worlds wants you dead. Now your name, Xiyu, is known to everyone."

Xiyu's face looked grim and she said nothing, but there was a cold murderous look in her eyes.

If she agreed to Jiang Xuan just now because she wanted to survive, then at this moment, it was completely for revenge!
Jiang Xuan waved his hand and said, "Unlock her and throw away the body."

Since we know who sent them, there is no need to investigate in detail. It is most likely a spy planted by Heishi in the Jinyiwei.

"Yes." The two jailers were more awed by Jiang Xuan's methods and hurried forward to open Xiyu's shackles.

"Let's go." Jiang Xuan glanced at Xiyu and walked straight outside.

Drizzle followed without saying a word.

"Um...donor, wait a moment." At this time, Lu Zhu in another cell could no longer sit still and quickly stood up and shouted.

Jiang Xuan paused and looked back: "What's the matter?"

"That..." Lu Zhu was a little embarrassed to speak, but thinking of the two perverted jailers in the imperial prison, he couldn't help but tighten his back door and said with a stiff upper lip: "Donor, you have obtained Rama's body, can you let me out as well?"

Jiang Xuan said calmly, "I took Xiyu away because she was useful. Are you useful?"

Lu Zhu glanced at Xiyu, and as if he had made up his mind, he said in a deep voice: "As long as the donor can release me, I will obey your orders."

Xiyu sneered and said, "Aren't you afraid of death?"

Lu Zhu blushed.

He is not afraid of death, but he also doesn't want to be tortured to death.

Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment. This guy was quite powerful and could be used to deal with the Wheel King.

Thinking of this, Jiang Xuan looked at the jailer and ordered, "Let him out."

"Yes, sir." The two jailers had already given in. Jiang Xuan would take the responsibility if anything happened anyway.

Soon, Lu Zhu also opened the shackles, and heaved a sigh of relief. He bowed slightly to Jiang Xuan and said, "Amitabha, thank you very much, benefactor."

"Let's go."

Jiang Xuan turned to leave, but stopped when he thought of something. He looked at the two jailers and ordered, "Tomorrow morning, report to the public and say that Xiyu injured you and escaped from prison. I will explain to Lord Xu. Do you understand?"

"Yes, my lord."

……

After leaving the prison, Jiang Xuan glanced at Lu Zhu and said, "Find a place to rest. Don't even think about escaping. The monk may escape, but the temple cannot. If I can't find you, I'll lead my troops to raze Yunhe Temple."

Lu Zhu's expression changed slightly, and he lowered his head quickly: "Amitabha, don't worry, I know what to do."

"I understand, and you too."

Jiang Xuan looked at Xiyu and said, "Since I was able to catch you the first time, I can catch you the second time. Even if you find someone to disguise yourself, it won't be difficult for me to find you."

Xiyu's expression changed slightly when her thoughts were revealed. She was originally planning to go to Huizhou to ask the genius doctor Li Guishou to help her disguise herself.

But now that Jiang Xuan said this, she immediately gave up the idea.

Jiang Xuan ignored the two of them and led them out of the government office before turning around and leaving.

The night is deep.

In the yard, Jin Xiangyu and others paced back and forth with nervous expressions.

"It's so late, why haven't you come back yet?"

"Is something going to happen?"

Heizi and the others nearby were somewhat helpless: "Boss, he's a member of the Imperial Guards. What could possibly happen to him in the capital?"

Qiu Moyan, who was standing by, snorted softly and said, "She's not worried about your boss getting into trouble. She's worried about your boss not coming back. She's alone in the empty room tonight and can't sleep."

Jin Xiangyu blushed, then snorted, saying, "So what? Do you think I'm just like you, dressing like a tomboy and no man wants me?"

"Who do you say doesn't have a man who wants her?!" Qiu Moyan was immediately furious.

"I'm talking to you, tomboy!" Jin Xiangyu showed no sign of weakness.

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Heizi and the other two were in great trouble. It was as if these two were destined to be incompatible with each other. They would start quarreling after just a few words.

wow-

Just then, there was a sound of the door opening, and then a dark shadow slowly walked in.

Everyone's expression relaxed.

Jin Xiangyu quickly ran up and hugged Jiang Xuan's arm: "Husband, why did you come back so late today?"

"Something happened in the government office. What happened?"

Jiang Xuan was a little confused: "Why aren't you sleeping so late?"

"Well... I couldn't sleep alone when you weren't back." Jin Xiangyu pretended to be shy.

"Slut!"

Qiu Moyan snorted coldly and turned back to the room.

Jiang Xuanze's mouth twitched.

If you keep doing this every night, even if I were made of iron, I wouldn't be able to stand your torture!

"I have to practice tonight, you go to the side room to sleep."

Jiang Xuan said righteously.

We must stick to the bottom line tonight and never indulge in such extravagance and debauchery again!

"Well... I don't want it." Jin Xiangyu hugged Jiang Xuan and refused to let go.

Heizi and the others shook their heads and sighed, then turned around and went back to their rooms.

Sin!
Jiang Xuan felt a bit of a headache. After thinking for a while, he said, "You guys should go look for a suitable place to open an inn in the next two days."

When the inn was mentioned, Jin Xiangyu became more serious and asked doubtfully, "Has the case from the past two days been solved?"

Jiang Xuan nodded: "The half of Rama's body in Black Stone's hands has been found. In a few days, once I kill Black Stone and retrieve the other half of Rama's body, this matter will be over."

"Husband, are you in charge of this case? Is it dangerous? Do you need our help?" Jin Xiangyu was a little worried.

"No need, just take care of the inn first. This matter is very important. It is related to whether we can successfully escape with multiple escape routes in the future. We must not make any mistakes!"

Jiang Xuan's tone was serious, and he used the word "we" for the first time.

Jin Xiangyu was delighted and nodded, "Don't worry, my husband. I will definitely run the inn well."

She naturally understood that the inn Jiang Xuan was talking about was actually a killer organization.

But she doesn't mind.

When she heard Jiang Xuan say "we", she knew that Jiang Xuan had officially accepted them.

From then on, we were all in the same group.

"Ah."

Jiang Xuan nodded, then pondered for a moment and asked, "How much do you know about the Xiantian realm?"

When fighting with Lu Zhu today, his sword force was blocked by Lu Zhu, which made Jiang Xuan more cautious about the innate master.

In addition, I have to prepare for a breakthrough in my innate ability next, so I want to know more about it in advance.

"innate?"

Jin Xiangyu was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully, "Husband, don't you know the different levels of martial arts?"

Jiang Xuan shook his head: "What I know is what I heard from the outside world, it's not detailed."

Jin Xiangyu nodded, then said, "Actually, the difference between innate and acquired is not that big."

"Postnatal martial artists are actually masters of external skills. Although there are first-rate, second-rate, and third-rate divisions, the classification in the martial arts world is very general. As long as one has achieved a small degree of success in a basic martial art, he can be called an entry-level master. When he has achieved great success, he is called a second-rate master, and when he has achieved perfection, he is called a third-rate master..."

"But some people have mastered several basic external skills to perfection, and they are not necessarily weaker than those who have mastered a single external skill to perfection; and some people have mastered first-class external skills to perfection, and they are more powerful than many first-class masters..."

"So who is more powerful can only be known after a real fight."

Jiang Xuan nodded.

He knew this very well.

He had only mastered three martial arts at first, but he was able to kill the first-rate Tian Boguang. Even the second-rate Xu Longqing, Shen Lian, Lu Wenzhao and others were no match for him.

"What about the innate master?" Jiang Xuan asked.

"According to the division of the martial arts world, as long as you open up the Ren and Du meridians and cultivate internal strength, you will become a Xiantian."

Jin Xiangyu said: "Starting from the Xiantian realm, each realm is divided into four stages: beginner, intermediate, late and perfect."

"Opening the Ren and Du meridians and cultivating internal strength is the initial stage of Xiantian."

"Then, after accumulating internal energy and starting to open up other meridians, you will be considered to have entered the middle stage of the Xiantian realm."

"When the difference in external skills is not too big, a mid-stage Xiantian master will generally be stronger than a first-rate master, but not as strong as a top-level master."

"After opening up the eight extraordinary meridians, you will reach the late Xiantian stage."

"Martial artists at this level have their internal energy overflowing, and have begun to circulate the Small Circulation around the Eight Extraordinary Meridians, nourishing their muscles and bones. This is enough to rival the best masters."

"And to achieve Xiantian perfection, one needs to open up the twelve meridians and begin to transform internal energy into Grandmaster Qi, hence the name 'Little Grandmaster'."

"Cao Shaoqin is at this level. He has already transformed some of his true energy, and he should be practicing physical training such as Tongzi Gong, so he can withstand the sword energy of Zhou Huaian and others with his bare hands."

"Once all his internal energy is transformed into true qi, he will become a master, also known as the 'Open Meridian Realm'."

"Tongmai Realm?" Jiang Xuan frowned.

"Correct."

Jin Xiangyu nodded: "I also heard about this from some people in the martial arts world when I was in Longmen."

"Because the Grandmaster has opened up the twelve main meridians and eight extraordinary meridians in the body, his internal energy is endless and circulates continuously. It has also transformed into innate true qi, which can form a protective qi on the surface of the body. He is not afraid of ordinary sword attacks, and can even have a certain defensive effect against the 'momentum' of the most advanced masters."

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly, as if thinking about something.

Could it be that Lu Zhu is the master of Tongmai realm?

But when I think about it carefully, it seems unlikely.

When fighting with Lu Zhu today, although his sword force was neutralized by him, Jiang Xuan felt that the gap between him and him was not so big that he was unmatched.

If all means are used together, there is still a chance to win.

After all, he hadn't used his hidden invisible magic needle yet, nor had he used his advanced Gale Sword Technique.

There are thirteen strikes in the Kuangfeng Sword Technique, and each strike contains three or four hidden follow-up moves, which adds up to forty or fifty strikes in total, and each strike contains the power of sword momentum.

If he uses all his strength, how many of Lu Zhu's blows can he take?

"So what's the specific difference between an innate master who achieves success by practicing external skills to open the Ren and Du meridians, and an innate master who achieves success by directly practicing internal skills?" Jiang Xuan asked.

Jin Xiangyu shook her head: "I'm not too sure about this, but I think there shouldn't be much difference. In the end, they all need to cultivate their inner strength."

"A congenital master who achieves this through acquired cultivation will be more powerful than a congenital master who achieves this through direct cultivation of internal energy."

Qiu Moyan's voice came from the side room.

Then, she walked out slowly, glanced at Jin Xiangyu with disdain, then looked at Jiang Xuan and said lightly: "The energy of a first-class master, after opening the Ren and Du meridians, is transformed into internal force."

"Not only is the lethality greater, but even if you practice ordinary internal energy, the speed of opening up the eight extraordinary meridians and twelve regular meridians to achieve mastery will be much faster."

"Directly cultivating internal energy through meditation and breathing is relatively gentle and not as powerful as the internal energy converted from Qi. Moreover, if the internal energy level is not high enough, you may never be able to open up all the meridians and break through to the Grandmaster level in your lifetime."

Jin Xiangyu was a little unhappy: "You are only first-rate, so what do you say?"

Qiu Moyan said disdainfully, "Do you think I came from a humble background like you? My master, Master Huiyuan, is a master who achieved success through acquired experience!"

Jiang Xuan ignored the bickering and looked at Qiu Moyan, asking, "So, to achieve innate strength through acquired strength, one must cultivate internal strength from within, while those who achieve innate strength through direct cultivation of internal strength cultivate it by absorbing energy from the outside world through meditation and breathing out?"

"You could say the same thing."

Qiu Moyan nodded: "Because the innate masters who achieved their accomplishments through internal strength have not yet gone through the acquired body refining stage, their foundation is relatively weak. Therefore, among the same level, their strength cannot be compared with the innate masters who achieved their accomplishments through acquired strength."

"Of course, there are some exceptions."

"For example, the Shaolin Temple's martial arts manual Yi Jin Jing, and the legendary Nine Yang Divine Art, etc., once you master it, you will have the power to break swords and split rocks, and challenge those above your level without any problem."

"But this level of internal energy is rare in the entire martial arts world, and ordinary people simply cannot practice it."

Jiang Xuan nodded slightly, roughly understanding what Qiu Moyan meant.

For ordinary people, the way to become a peerless master is to practice external skills first, and then practice step by step from the acquired realm.

In this way, after breaking through the innate nature by opening the Ren and Du meridians through strength, one only needs to practice an ordinary internal skill and understand the method of breathing qi, and then one can quickly open up all the meridians and become a master.

For those who directly cultivate internal skills to become innate masters, if their internal skills are not high enough, the chances of breaking through to the grandmaster level are slim.

The main difference is the size of potential.

Of course, those who directly practice advanced internal skills are not included.

As for combat power, before breaking through to the Grandmaster level, the competition is based on external martial arts.

Innate masters only have an advantage in protracted battles.

But if the external skills are not as good as those of the acquired martial artists, they will still not be able to win.

"What about you, Miss Qiu?"

Jiang Xuan was a little curious: "You were born in Jingning Temple, so you should have no shortage of internal skills, right?"

"The internal energy of Jingning Temple is not suitable for me." Qiu Moyan shook his head and said nothing more.

But Jiang Xuan vaguely understood that it might be because Jingning Temple did not have advanced internal skills.

However, Qiu Moyan is arrogant and unwilling to stop at the innate realm in the future, so he practices external skills first.

"In that case, once this case is over and I have some free time, I'll start opening up my Ren and Du meridians and advance to the Xiantian realm..."

Jiang Xuan planned secretly.

The Three Talents Sword I got before also has a matching luck method. The reason why I have never practiced it is because I mainly practice swordsmanship and don’t like swordsmanship very much.

Secondly, it is because he still has expectations in his heart and looks down on this ordinary internal martial arts method.

Since he came to this world of martial arts, Jiang Xuan naturally yearned for the legendary advanced martial arts, such as the Nine Yin and Nine Yang, the Divine Art of the North Sea, the Taixuan Sutra and other magical skills.

But now I know that after achieving the innate ability through the acquired, even if I practice ordinary internal skills, I can break through to the Grandmaster level. So I will practice the Three Talents Sword first and talk about it after breaking through to the Grandmaster level.

It won’t be too late to switch to this practice when you have the opportunity to find those advanced internal skills in the future.

(End of this chapter)