Wandering Sword Seller's Life in the Qin Dynasty

"This is a meridian chart. Next, you need to memorize it..."

Xu Qing handed Xiao Meng a scroll of diagrams he had hastily drawn, asking her to memorize it.

Although Xu Qing was unable to master the Medicine King's poison on the day he was in Daze Mountain, it did not mean that he was completely ignorant of medicine and pharmacology. In fact, he had some knowledge of it.

He may not have integrated poison techniques into martial arts like the Medicine King, but he is definitely a famous doctor in the world.

Of course, Xu Qing didn't deliberately learn these things.

Rather, it was a gift from those who inherited his sword.

Xiaomeng took the diagram and was not dissatisfied that Xu Qing had not directly taught her the internal energy cultivation method. On the contrary, she cherished this opportunity and carefully memorized everything on it.

With her strong innate talent, Xiaomeng quickly memorized all the contents of the document.

Xu Qing was not surprised by this.

In the original story, Xiaomeng was only eight years old when she defeated the six elders of the Heavenly Sect in a swordsmanship competition. This may be because the six elders did not use Taoist techniques or internal energy, but in terms of pure swordsmanship, Xiaomeng surpassed them who had been practicing for many years.

This is enough to show that Xiaomeng has great talent.

The reason why Bei Mingzi would come out of seclusion and take Xiaomeng as his disciple is probably because of her terrifying talent. He didn't want such a talented person to be forgotten.

In the world of geniuses, mastering a skill in a short period of time is a basic skill.

Although Xu Qing was not a born genius, with the help of external advantages, his current talent is also among the best in the world. Therefore, he can understand what kind of world Xiaomeng lives in.

"Now that you have memorized the meridian diagram, I will formally teach you the internal energy cultivation method."

Xu Qing looked at Xiaomeng, who had already thoroughly studied the meridian diagram, and said calmly, "The Dao follows nature, giving birth to all things. Countless sages have observed the heavens and earth and thus offered their own insights. Perhaps they only saw a corner of the vast world, but they were still interpretations of the profound Dao from different perspectives..."

After saying a few brief words, Xu Qing began to explain the mental cultivation technique.

"Spring brings forth life, summer fosters growth, autumn gathers and winter stores away; the Qi follows the seasons, the pulse responds to the earth's spirit, the Dao unites heaven and humanity, and the cycle continues endlessly..."

"This method is based on the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and inherits the essence of Taoism's natural way. It imitates the cycle of the four seasons through one's own meridians. Once you have mastered this method, your internal strength will be like the ever-changing sun, moon and seasons, constantly regenerating and circulating... Even when you are sleeping or eating, your internal strength will continue to increase."

In terms of vision alone, Xu Qing's vision has reached the pinnacle of the world, and he is also proficient in the unique skills of many schools.

After taking Xiaomeng as his disciple, he thought about what to teach her. In the end, he combined the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches of the Farmer's School with the Taoist teachings to create a brand-new internal energy cultivation method.

This mental cultivation method originated from the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches, but unlike the Twenty-Four Earthly Branches of the Farmer School, which is a battle formation technique, Xu Qing transformed it into a unique internal skill.

The cultivation of this internal energy requires finding a suitable ley line and combining it with the corresponding season to cultivate unique internal energy. Once the four special internal energies of the four attributes are gathered, they are allowed to evolve into a microcosm within the body, just like the four seasons of heaven and earth, forming a special cycle. Even if one does not consciously circulate the internal energy afterward, as long as the cycle continues, they will be endlessly regenerated and continuously strengthen one's internal energy.

Chapter 324 Passing on Knowledge and Instruction, the Pursuit of a Fallen Nation

Normally speaking, internal martial arts training is actually more difficult than external martial arts training.

External martial arts don't involve many complicated processes; they only involve daily physical training. If various medicinal herbs are used in conjunction with them, the process can be completed more quickly.

Of course, this refers to ordinary external martial arts. If one wants to cultivate external martial arts to the highest level, in addition to consuming a lot of resources, one also needs top-notch aptitude, such as innate superhuman strength, extraordinary talent, and so on.

Returning to internal martial arts, it may differ from external martial arts in that it requires the consumption of medicinal herbs to hone the physique, but it still has corresponding requirements for internal martial arts techniques and the aptitude of practitioners.

Even with average talent and a basic internal energy cultivation method, one might practice for several years but still find their internal energy shallow.

Those with exceptional talent, coupled with excellent mental techniques, may accumulate internal strength much faster, but there are still limitations. After all, accumulating internal strength requires constant practice, allowing internal energy to circulate throughout the body's meridians and Qi to flow freely, before a new wisp of internal energy can be generated... This is not a process that can be accomplished overnight.

Even if one could use rare and precious medicinal herbs to accelerate the accumulation of internal strength, how many people in this world could obtain such a blessing?

If one is blessed with good fortune, even a stray dog ​​on the roadside can suddenly become a dog with internal strength. That's because of the blessing of luck. Talent and such things don't matter much under the support of such great luck.

However, if one does not have such good fortune, and it is simply a matter of competing in perseverance, diligence, and internal cultivation, then it becomes extremely difficult.

Xiaomeng's talent goes without saying.

However, even with such skill, Xiaomeng was still slightly inferior to Fu Nian in terms of internal strength during their contest in the original novel.

This is not because Xiaomeng's aptitude is inferior to Fu Nian's, but because she has been cultivating for a shorter period of time than Fu Nian.

It is evident that the number of years of cultivation is also a very important factor in accumulating internal strength.

But in this world, there are always all sorts of extraordinary people and extraordinary techniques that can quickly make up for this shortcoming.

Xu Qing was such an extraordinary person.

Through constantly gifting and selling swords, and signing sword contracts with others, he not only acquired many of the sword wielders' unique skills, but also their cultivation aptitude. While an individual's aptitude might be ordinary, it would be even less by the time it reached Xu Qing. However, Xu Qing's own aptitude was already quite remarkable. Over a long period of time, this aptitude, when added to Xu Qing, became exceptionally terrifying, further elevating his already impressive aptitude.

Thus, a true monster was created.

Xu Qing today can learn any martial art at a glance. Even if it is something he has just started learning, he can understand its secrets after observing it for a while.

The cultivation of internal strength is even less of a concern.

Not to mention that he was already incredibly wealthy, just based on his powerful spiritual realm, his breathing was no longer just his own internal energy circulating within his body, but resonated with the heavens and earth. With the blessing of the power of heaven and earth, it would be difficult for Xu Qing's internal energy realm not to improve.

Ultimately, those rare and precious medicinal herbs are nothing more than the essence and spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

This time, the cultivation method that Xu Qing created for Xiaomeng was a unique one. With Xiaomeng's remarkable talent, she mastered the basics of internal energy cultivation in just a few days.

After that, Xu Qing took her on a journey through the Wei Kingdom, constantly searching for sacred mountains and beautiful waters, seeking out special terrains, and drawing power from the earth's veins to nurture the nascent internal energy within her body. This caused Xiaomeng's internal energy to grow rapidly.

If the battle between Xiaomeng and Fu Nian from the original story still exists in this world, then it's really hard to say who will win between them ten years later.

In a mountain valley, a stream flows through the valley, its clear water crashing against the stones in the stream, making a splashing sound.

Xiaomeng sat cross-legged on a blue stone on the shore, with wisps of mist rising from her mouth and nose.

Xu Qing stood beside him and said softly, "During this time, I've been taking you on countless journeys through mountains and rivers. Your internal strength has finally gotten on track. Now, it's time to teach you some self-defense techniques."

Upon hearing this, Xiaomeng immediately opened her eyes, and the misty fog dissipated as well.

However, the internal energy circulation within his body did not stop, but instead began to circulate slowly in the background.

"What self-defense technique?" Xiaomeng asked curiously.

Over the past few days, as she spent time with Xu Qing, she gradually became familiar with him and learned about some of her master's character.

"Lightness skill, swordsmanship, and... magic!"

Xu Qing calmly said, "These are all self-defense techniques."

"Besides, the world is dangerous and bad people run rampant. In order to prevent accidents, you may need to learn some disguise and medicine skills. Some things may seem useless, but they can save your life when necessary."

Xu Qing spoke eloquently, then turned to Xiao Meng and said, "Your Dao is close to water, and you have a unique talent in cultivating water techniques."

"Today, I will teach you a few water-related techniques..."

Within the Yin-Yang School, there exists a special identity called the "Five Spirits of Profound Harmony." They are candidates for the Five Elders, each possessing a unique physique and a distinctive talent for cultivation in a particular aspect of the Five Elements arts.

While Taoism doesn't have this concept, its disciples each possess unique talents in the cultivation of certain Taoist arts.

During this time, Xu Qing also examined Xiaomeng's physique and confirmed that she had extremely high aptitude for cultivating water techniques.

It makes sense, considering that in the original story, Xiaomeng used water magic the most, and even used the techniques of "Ten Thousand Rivers Autumn Water" and "Heart Like Still Water" at the same time.

After the words were spoken, Xu Qing pointed his finger, and in an instant, the water in the stream broke away from the creek, soared up, and turned into streams of water that surrounded Xu Qing's body.

Xiaomeng's gaze also instantly hardened.

She recalled the scene of Xu Qing putting out fires in the town in the past. Those raging flames that devoured lives were like docile lambs in front of Xu Qing, being manipulated at will.

How similar is the scene before us?

The difference is that Xu Qing is now manipulating flowing water, not raging flames.

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The fall of the Wei Kingdom caused a great uproar throughout the land.

Including the previously destroyed states of Han and Zhao, half of the six states in Shandong have already been destroyed.

Within the Qin state, on Mount Taiyi, Taoists lived in seclusion, detached from worldly affairs. However, this detachment did not mean they were unaware of the changes in the world. The Human Sect, in particular, emphasized cultivating the mind in the mortal world, believing that the Tao resided in the mortal realm. Compared to the Heavenly Sect, they were more concerned with the vicissitudes of life.

The news of the fall of the Wei Kingdom caused great distress to many disciples of the Renzong sect who were from the Wei Kingdom.

This is not the first time such a thing has happened in the Human Sect.

When the states of Han and Zhao were destroyed, disciples of the sect from those two states also suffered greatly, and some even took the initiative to leave the sect and choose to descend the mountain.

Some of them returned, while others never came back.

Qingxuan was one of the most distressed disciples of the Human Sect.

Compared to ordinary disciples of the Wei state, his identity was more special because he was born into the royal family of Wei and was a member of the ducal family.

Upon hearing the news of the fall of the Wei Kingdom, he immediately had the thought of leaving Taoism, returning to his homeland, and doing his last bit of effort for it. However, he quickly restrained himself.

Simply because his individual strength was far too meager.

The State of Wei has already fallen, so even if I go back, there's nothing I can do.

If one truly wants to avenge the State of Wei, such as assassinating the Qin army's commander-in-chief, then one must possess even greater power.

The knowledge taught by the Human Sect is unlikely to be of much help to me in a short period of time; only the unique skills of the Heavenly Sect can help me achieve that.

Unconsciously, Qingxuan thought of that dream.

To this day, he still can't tell whether that dream was real or not.

Although I later realized that the dream was related to Xu Qing, the dream was too real, even though I failed in the dream.

However, a sense of wishful thinking inevitably arose in Qingxuan's heart.

If I were given another chance, I might not necessarily fail.

This is the negative effect of the Worldly Sword: it allows people to see their true nature and experience real life within a dream. Sometimes, it can help people break through their obsessions and wake up from the dream, while at other times, it can deepen the obsessions in people's hearts and give rise to wishful thinking.

However, before Qingxuan could even prepare to do anything...

When he had just left the territory of the Human Sect and had not yet set foot in the territory of the Heaven Sect.

An unexpected figure appeared before Qingxuan.

"Qingxuan, where do you want to go?"

The figure, with deep eyes, looked at Qingxuan and calmly asked.

"Sect Leader..."

Meeting the gaze of the newcomer, Qingxuan's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Do you want to go to the Heavenly Sect and do something that betrays the principles of our Human Sect?"

Xiaoyaozi remained silent, but when he did speak, he accurately revealed Qingxuan's innermost thoughts.