The Wandering Immortal

Chapter 13 Yi Wood Classic

Back home, Jiang Yuan felt empty and weak. He had pretended to be relaxed in front of Bai Xiazi, but in fact, he had forcibly used his soul power to drive the peach wood hairpin, which greatly consumed his original essence. Guan Canghai's body was in such poor condition that it was really difficult to support him.

I must never again waste my soul power.

Therefore, Jiang Yuan wanted to exchange a set of cultivation techniques and incantations for some talismans from the blind man. He wanted talismans that had been infused with magic power beforehand, so that they could save his life in a critical moment.

Jiang Yuan told Bai Xiazi that he had some things to do, but he couldn't reveal his sect's affiliation. He wanted to ask Bai Xiazi for some talismans.

The incantation Jiang Yuan recited at the end happened to be related to the blind man's eyes.

He could naturally see that the blind man's liver qi was damaged during his early years of practicing martial arts, which led to his blindness. The "Yi Mu Jing" was just a set of introductory techniques for the wood element, but for a wandering martial arts practitioner like the blind man, it was a treasure that was hard to come by. If he mastered it, he could see the light of day again.

The blind man had no doubts whatsoever. Feeling that his opportunity had arrived, he returned to his lodgings and began drawing talismans incessantly. He then guzzled pills to infuse the talismans with magical power, fearing that if the talismans were not effective, Jiang Yuan would not pass on the "Yi Mu Jing" to him.

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With the evil spirits of the mother and child eliminated, the Guan family was naturally overjoyed, especially Old Master Guan, who finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart after decades of worry.

Qinghe was completely convinced. Her young husband was truly a celestial being descended to earth. What was she to do?

After all, they were a married couple who had gone through the wedding ceremony. In the past few days, she was in a daze and didn't feel awkward. But now, facing Jiang Yuan again, Qinghe felt more and more at a loss.

Jiang Yuan naturally noticed it as well.

Before his ascension in his previous life, Jiang Yuan was a senior elder of the sect. He had several concubines in name, but he never coveted women and only focused on seeking the Dao.

After reincarnation, he only lived for ten years in the blessed land of Peach Blossom Spring, and was just a child. Now, the one who has been reborn is still a twelve-year-old boy with poor health, and has no thoughts about men and women at all.

At night, Qinghe went to sleep first, but Jiangyuan was writing furiously under the lamp.

Guan Canghai never really practiced calligraphy properly in his lifetime. After writing only a hundred or two hundred characters, Jiang Yuan felt his wrists were getting tired. The brush really wasn't very good to use.

That book, "Yi Mu Jing," has a general outline of three thousand characters. We need to write some annotations for him, otherwise, given Bai Xiazi's limited comprehension, if he makes a mistake while practicing it, it could kill someone.

Jiang Yuan wrote until midnight. Qing He got up, put on her clothes, and when she saw Jiang Yuan's scribbles, she couldn't help but laugh. Her immortal husband could only draw talismans and couldn't write at all.

Qinghe asked Jiangyuan to write it for her, and he was happy to take the easy way out, but it was indeed too late today, so he would write it tomorrow.

The next day, Qinghe copied down the several hundred words that Jiang Yuan had written. The characters were written in tiny regular script, and the handwriting was so beautiful that Jiang Yuan found it very pleasing to the eye.

Next, Jiang Yuan recited a line of Qinghe and wrote it down, taking two days to finish writing the general outline of the "Yi Mu Jing".

Then there are the annotations, which are not from the original text but are entirely the understanding of a Taoist immortal regarding basic techniques.

In order to make it understandable to ordinary people, the principles had to be explained clearly. After seven days of this, a manuscript of seven or eight thousand words was finally written, a thick stack of pages.

Jiang Yuan felt a pang of sadness upon seeing this. If this thing were injected into the jade slip, it would only take a moment. Without magic power, what could be done?
Qinghe was indeed exhausted. She would shake her wrists and clutch her ribs, as if her blood and qi were not flowing smoothly, and her face was pale.

Jiang Yuan was shocked. It seemed like something had gone wrong during her practice. Could it be that she had actually developed true qi by copying a copy of the "Yi Mu Jing"?

After carefully inquiring about Qinghe's feelings, Jiang Yuan was almost certain that her true energy had gone astray. What should he do?

Now that there are neither elixirs nor magical powers to help her clear her meridians, she can only rely on herself.

Jiang Yuan helped Qinghe to bed, closed the doors and windows tightly, and put up talismans to prevent anyone from disturbing her.

Then, Qinghe was asked to sit cross-legged, and she was guided to regulate her internal energy.

Qinghe had never practiced cultivation and had no idea about the pathways of the human body's meridians. Copying the "Yi Mu Jing" only gave her a rough understanding of the principles, generating a surge of true energy, but she didn't know how to guide it. This energy should travel along the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, from the Qimen acupoint below the left breast, down to the Ji Mai and Yin Lian acupoints on the inner thigh, all the way to the outer side of the left big toe.

If the vital energy is expelled from the feet, the crisis will naturally be resolved; otherwise, if the vital energy runs rampant within the body, the consequences will be unpredictable.

There was no time to draw a diagram now, so Jiang Yuan could only stroke Qinghe with his hands to guide her to regulate her internal energy.

Qinghe was extremely embarrassed, since those acupoints passed through many sensitive parts of her body, and coupled with her fear, she became increasingly short of breath and even had difficulty breathing.

Jiang Yuan knew that this approach wasn't working; he needed to dispel her concerns first so that she could focus without distractions and continue.

So he stopped and taught me a set of "Heart-Cleansing Mantras," which consisted of only a few dozen characters and were mainly used to regulate breathing and stabilize the mind.

Qinghe was indeed intelligent; she entered a meditative state within the time it takes for two incense sticks to burn.

Then Jiang Yuan told her what to do next.

Locating acupoints through clothing is inaccurate. It is best to remove clothing, use a peach wood hairpin to accurately locate the acupoints, and finally make an incision on the toe to guide the vital energy out of the body.

Qinghe almost lost her breath again. She couldn't even stand being touched through her clothes before, and now she had to take her clothes off. This true energy was too evil!

Jiang Yuan lowered the curtains and sat cross-legged in front of Qing He, saying softly, "We are husband and wife, there's no need for any worries!"

That's what they said, but when Qinghe took off her clothes, Jiang Yuan was dumbfounded and secretly swallowed his saliva a few times.

He had no choice but to suppress his agitation and use the peach wood hairpin to prick the acupoints one by one.

About an hour later, the true energy was finally expelled from the body through the feet.

Jiang Yuan was also drenched in sweat; it must have been so tough for him!

Qinghe quickly pulled the blanket over her body, her face as red as a peach blossom.

It was late at night, but Jiang Yuan was wide awake. He was even more excited than Qing He at that moment.

It wasn't some evil thought, but rather the discovery that Qinghe actually possessed a rare hidden spiritual root constitution, making her very talented in cultivation.

In the cultivation world of Tianlong Star, the "Yi Mu Jing" is merely a basic technique for the Qi Refining Realm, but it is by no means something that ordinary mortals can comprehend. It is truly unbelievable that Qinghe could generate true Qi after copying it only once.

If you diligently cultivate the "Yi Wood Scripture," thoroughly open up that meridian, and break through one or two acupoints, you will naturally be able to sense the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, absorb and refine it into true energy, and that would be considered entering the realm of Qi cultivation.

Jiang Yuan carefully explained the methods and taboos of cultivation to Qing He, and they would officially begin their cultivation tomorrow.

Ever since Qinghe found the peach wood hairpin, almost every day has brought major changes. In just over ten days, she not only married an immortal, but also discovered that she could embark on the path of cultivation. It's simply unbelievable.

"It seems that your finding this peach wood hairpin was not a coincidence, but a preordained destiny. We are destined to be together!"

Jiang Yuan took out the peach wood hairpin, intending to hand it to Qinghe, but Qinghe shrank back in fright, pointing at the red rope, speechless.

Jiang Yuan then remembered that a ghost baby was imprisoned in the red rope. At the time, he just thought the ghost baby was quite strange and shouldn't have such spirituality, so he put it in the red rope.

"Don't worry, once bound by this red thread, even a god can't escape. We'll deal with her when the time is right."

Jiang Yuan thought to himself that the ghost infant probably had the strength of the second level of Qi Refining. He would need to have a cultivation level of the fourth or fifth level of Qi Refining to release her, otherwise he would not be able to control her at all. But who knew when that would be?

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