Chapter 10: Discovery of Qigong X

  Tie Zheng nodded, gaining Chen Jiu's memories and knowledge. Shaoyang Qigong was a traditional orthodox foundation-building method, its biggest characteristic being moderate and even. Practicing it would never lead to dangers like walking into madness or encountering bottlenecks. However, due to this, the power gained wouldn't be great either. Even after practicing for over ten years, one could only gain the strength of three or four galloping horses. Tie Zheng had practiced this method for thirty-two years and at his peak, he only possessed the strength of five galloping horses. In comparison, Chen Qi's Qigong was much more impressive.

  When Chen Qi was eight years old, he practiced this qigong and had the strength of ten horses in just two years. Of course, Chen Qi was also a rare talent, although it was said that he relied on Liuhun Xuan Guang to gain fame in the war against the gods, but in that era, on such a battlefield, being able to show his face and make a name for himself was by no means something an ordinary person could do.

  Let's not talk about Chen Qi, but rather Chen Jiu. Before his death, he was one of Chen Qi's personal soldiers and had learned the Western Wilderness War King's aura from him. Although he didn't have as many strange encounters and conditions as Chen Qi, he still managed to cultivate the power of 80 galloping horses in just a short decade.

  Moreover, the qigong of ancient times and modern qigong have essential differences in their training progress.

  Through Chen Jius cultivation of the Northern Wilderness War King Qi, Tie Jian could feel the overbearing power that this Qi Gong possessed, but he also felt the difficulty of cultivating it in the present world. Therefore, he was extremely cautious, which was different from the gentle and peaceful Shaoyang Qi Gong. If his body had not been well-nourished, rashly cultivating would have injured his fundamental energy.

  In his current state, the best choice is to continue practicing Shaoyang Qigong. After achieving some success with Shaoyang Qigong, he can then switch to practicing Beihuang War King Qigong. This way, his body's meridians will have adapted to Qigong and be able to withstand the power of Beihuang War King Qigong. Moreover, he still needs to find a way to absorb the Yinyang Liheshuai Qi from the Yuewang Tomb, which is also extremely taxing on the body. Although there isn't much of this Qi in the tomb, according to his estimates, it will take at least a year to fully absorb it. During this process, his body will undoubtedly not be able to withstand more powerful Qigong energies.

  These concerns, Iron Gall was unaware of, he only knew that his son had already developed a sense of qi and could use his piercing gaze, this was the key point.

  "You must be careful, this bead can only be used once, that is to say, it can save your life at the most critical moment. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, don't use it!" Tieda repeatedly warned, fearing that his son would not be steady and, out of curiosity, use up the bead prematurely, leaving him helpless when the crucial moment arrived.

  "Yes, Father, I know!" Tie Jun nodded repeatedly to reassure him, and carefully put the bead away in his sleeve. "Father, this thing is already cracked almost all the way through, it won't shatter when I leave, will it?!"

  "No, no!" Tieda said, "Although my cultivation is shallow, I also understand a thing or two about this treasure. This pearl still has a divine light emanating from it, which means it hasn't reached the point of exhaustion yet. As long as you don't use up the flame light inside, even if you smash it on the ground, it won't break. But once you've used up the flame light inside, I'm afraid it will shatter by itself without needing to be smashed!"

  After finishing speaking, he carefully instructed the actions of the second day, until Tie Jian showed impatience, only then did he let Tie Jian leave the house.

  After Tie Zhong returned to the house, he took out that bead and observed it carefully. Unfortunately, this bead was indeed damaged too heavily, and apart from the faint flame light, nothing else could be seen. He had no choice but to put it away again, and there was nothing unusual about the rest of the night.

  On the second day at dawn, Tie Jian arrived at the county government office entrance to assemble. Following Ming Jian's previous instructions, he formed a group with Chen Sheng and headed straight out of the city gate towards Luozanggang.

  As I walked to the entrance of Luozanggang, I took a glance at that old locust tree which had been cut off, and my heart felt somewhat moved, but my footsteps slowed down.

  "Quickly, what's wrong, hurry up and go!"

  Chen Sheng and he walked together, saw the footsteps slightly stopped, eyes gazing at that old locust tree, revealing a sorrowful color, couldn't help but feel some surprise. "Ming Daren said before, that tree has a demonic aura, probably because it's been steeped in this chaotic burial mound for too long, it's already become spiritual and turned into a demon. If we don't get rid of it, I'm afraid it will harm people in the future!"

  Tie Jun's gaze condensed, and he knew he was a bit out of place. Fortunately, Ming Jian had already led Lei Dong and the others into the chaotic burial mound first, otherwise, it would have been troublesome to say the least.

  "I just think this old locust tree has been receiving incense for a long time, and suddenly it was cut down, what a pity!"

  "You're still too young, these days, what's there to regret or not regret? What if you really become a ghost, you might end up harming people!" Chen Sheng shook his head and smiled as he entered the scope of the chaotic burial ground. "Hurry up, if we miss our chance, we'll have to endure another round of punishment!"

  Tie Jun didn't dare stay any longer, he lowered his head, pinched the sword token in his arms, and followed Chen Sheng into the Luozigang.

  This time at the chaotic burial ground was completely different from the last. The previous time, in this eerie environment, he was nervous and uneasy, even during the day, not feeling comfortable. Today, that feeling was gone, because he had merged with Chen Jiu's memories, producing a sense of nostalgia for this place, and even enjoying the eerie atmosphere. As he breathed, he naturally absorbed the eerie energy into his abdomen. This was due to the influence of Chen Jiu's memories. After walking about five or six miles, when they entered the range of the shadow cave marked out by Ming Jian, Tie Jian suddenly took a deep breath of cool air, and felt a severe cramp in his stomach. He let out a cry of surprise, clutched his belly, bent over, turned pale, and large drops of cold sweat fell from his forehead.

  Chen Sheng was suddenly shocked, and at first he thought he had been attacked. When he saw his appearance, he quickly supported him and asked urgently, "Junzi, what's wrong with you? Where are you uncomfortable?"

  "No, nothing, maybe I just caught a bit of a chill last night!"

  Tie Jun gritted his teeth and slowly squatted down on the ground, clearly understanding in his heart that this was not due to catching a cold or wind chill, but rather being affected by Chen Jiu's memories, absorbing too much yin energy, forgetting that he himself was not a yin spirit body. So much yin energy naturally had a great impact on his body, causing harm, which is why such things happened to him.

  This naturally cannot be spoken of, so I'll just muddle through with some words and not say much more. I sat down cross-legged and began to stir up that small amount of Lesser Yang energy inside my body, driving out the Yin energy within.

  Chen Sheng also sat down beside him, he was rather relaxed and happy, after all this search was also somewhat dangerous, although there were sword symbols to protect himself and Ming Sword as a backing, but no one could guarantee that if they really encountered the evil cultivator, their lives would not be in danger.

  Now that Tie Jun's body has suddenly developed a problem, it can be considered as having a sufficient reason to slack off. It can't be helped that before Tie Jun recovers, the evil cultivator will be discovered by others and then killed by Ming Jian, making it another uneventful day.

  With this intention, when he found that Tie Juan seemed to be fine, while practicing qigong, he also found a mound of earth and leaned against it, letting Tie Juan struggle on his own.

  Tiě jūn is now suffering in silence, unknowingly absorbing a lot of yin energy, which has accumulated in his abdomen, as if there was a pair of scissors wildly cutting inside. Fortunately, he already had a strand of Shao Yang energy in his abdomen, which tightly protected the Dan Tian. Otherwise, the Dan Tian would have been invaded, and even if he didn't die, his foundation would have been injured, making it impossible for him to achieve anything in qigong in the future.

  First, he used the Lesser Yang Qigong to seal off his Dantian, then slowly guided these yin energies out of his body through the most basic breathing techniques. This was a long and arduous process that lasted for three or four hours, until Chen Sheng felt it was getting excessive, Iron Cauldron finally let out a long sigh.

  "Sorry, Chen Sheng, I've kept you waiting!"

  "It's all right!" Chen Sheng crawled out of the grave, looked at the sun that had already passed his head and said, "Let's go quickly, we've wasted a lot of time, maybe other brothers have returned, let's go take a look, if nothing happens..."

  The words had barely fallen when a stern voice was heard from afar, and a sword light shot up into the sky, shooting towards a place about five or six miles away from them.

  "Xie Xiu has been found!" The two of them were shocked at the same time, looked at each other, and Chen Sheng gritted his teeth. "Junzi, you stay here and don't move, I'll go support!" After finishing speaking, he unfolded his body method and rushed towards the place where the fighting sound was coming from.

  "Father was right, this guy is indeed eager to make a name for himself, it's really seeking fortune in danger!"

  Chen Sheng's actions were somewhat unexpected to Tie Jian, but he quickly understood. With Lei Dong pressing down on him, Chen Sheng's desire for power was not easy to achieve. Now that there was such a good opportunity, of course, he had to make an appearance. The place where the fight was happening was five or six miles away from here. According to Ming Jian's plan, as long as the sword symbol shattered, within ten breaths, he would definitely be able to rush to the scene. With Chen Sheng's lightness skill, it was absolutely impossible to run five or six miles in ten breaths. A hundred breaths might be just enough, but still a bit dangerous. Therefore, even if he could make it, it would probably already be nearing the end, and at most, he could only show his face in front of Ming Jian.

  At this point, Tie Jun's eyes also lit up. He didn't want to take the lead, but he wanted to see with his own eyes the battle between Ming Jian and that evil cultivator. Although Chen Jiu's memories were not lacking in some high-level battles, he was just a personal soldier after all. On the battlefield of sealing gods, he was a small fish, and after more than 10,000 years, many memories had already been erased, so that he really didn't have a clear concept of the struggle between true cultivators in this world.

  "Let's go take a look, anyway I have the Sword Token and the Piercing Eye Jewel as double insurance, there shouldn't be any problem!"

  At this moment, curiosity slightly took over, and he immediately shouted, "Chen Sheng, wait for me, I'm going too!"

  She quickly opened her umbrella and chased after him.