Chapter Fifteen: Divine Ability Gate?

  Gu Qing pushed open the door and was met with Xu Xiaolin's eyes filled with resentment.

  "Master, you've finally woken up."

  Gu Qing smiled lightly and seemed to have not caught the dissatisfaction in her words, nodded slightly towards her before heading downstairs to the courtyard.

  Arriving in the courtyard, waiting for him was Xue Bingying with a hint of resentment...

  These two people, upon learning that Gu Qing was going to impart the divine technique of advancing from Airway Fivefold to Airway Ninefold in three years' time, were so excited that they didn't sleep all night and arrived at the outside of his resting Star Gazing Pavilion around 4 or 5 o'clock.

  Especially Xu Xiaolin, who couldn't sit still anymore, deliberately made some noise, implying that the two girls had gotten up early to wait for him. You're a grown man, you shouldn't still be lying in bed, should you?

  However, this method may be effective for others, but for Gu Qing, it has no effect at all.

  The cultivation time of "Xīng Chén Yǐn" is greater than everything.

  As soon as they entered the yard, Gu Qing directly said a word: "Begin."

  After finishing speaking, he started practicing alone.

  Xu Xiaolin and Xu Bingying, who had been waiting for more than two hours, were stunned when they heard Gu Qing say this after coming downstairs.

  Seeing him seemingly determined to keep fighting, Xu Xiaolin couldn't help but ask: "Uh... young master... sir, you... haven't forgotten something, have you?"

  "Really?"

  "You said it yourself last night, that you would teach us the secret technique to cultivate the Ninefold Divine Gathering in three years. Lying isn't a good habit, you know."

  "I have already begun teaching you."

  "What did it teach us? When?"

  "Now."

  "Now?"

  "Yes, boxing, how to box makes yourself feel most comfortable, most relaxed, that's how you should box!"

  "This... this is that mysterious technique you were talking about!? Can one really cultivate to the 9th level of Qi Gathering Realm in just three years with this?"

  The movement of the old man's hands slowed down slightly, but did not stop: "Every move a person makes will involve all 409 acupoints, 206 bones, 639 muscle tissues, and over 6 billion muscle fibers throughout the body. However, it is one thing to engage them, and another to utilize them and bring out their effects. Ordinary training can indeed strengthen certain organs or limbs, and achieve significant improvements, but such training is limited to a specific range. The boxing method I mentioned earlier emphasizes using the body's instincts to guide self-training, with optimal enhancement effects on every muscle, every meridian, and every bone in the entire body. Perhaps in a single aspect, this training may not be as effective as your deliberate exercises, but accumulated over time, its effect is more than 30 times that of your intentional practice..."

  Gu Qing's words were straightforward and easy to understand, but Xu Xiaolin and Xu Bingning listened as if they were in a fog.

  "Four hundred and nine meridians, three hundred and six bones, six hundred and thirty-nine pieces of muscle tissue... And what about those cells, muscle fibers... What are all these things? Do they have a great relationship with our cultivation?"

  "Follow your instincts... follow the feeling of your body! It will tell you the best way to train."

  "Uh... is that it?"

  Xu Xiaolin was left speechless and staring in shock.

  "Humans only control their brains at a rate of 3% to 4%, even geniuses won't exceed 7%. However, the subconscious mind controls the brain at a rate of 100%. So, do you think 100% is better or 3-4% is better?"

  "Of course, it's better to be 100% sure."

  Gu Qing nodded and continued his own cultivation.

  "But!" Xu Xiaolin blinked with some annoyance: "I still don't understand..."

  "Surrender control of the body to the underlying spiritual consciousness and follow the sensations in the body."

  "Oh!" Xu Xiaolin responded with a sound, but after a while, she couldn't help asking another sentence: "Is this really useful?"

  "When you focus your attention on breathing, don't you feel like your breath is getting shorter?"

  "Yes."

  "When you are eating, if you control your tongue, is it especially easy to make mistakes, even biting your tongue?"

  "Yes."

  "This shows that the human subconscious mind has more control over the physical body than self-consciousness, in this way, if we entrust our body to our subconscious mind, it can naturally achieve twice the result with half the effort, and quickly adjust the physical state to its best!"

  After listening to these two simple and straightforward analogies, Gu Xiaolin finally understood and started practicing boxing with Xu Bingying, following that so-called feeling.

  However, it is clear that they are not likely to achieve anything in the first attempt with their minds preoccupied. Sometimes, their subconscious mind makes them do a few indecent movements, and they will instinctively resist, disrupting the rhythm of their practice. As a result, they feel relaxed at times and tense at other times. After two hours of practicing fist techniques, neither of them feels refreshed like Gu Qing, but instead feels exhausted all over.

  Having finished, Gu Qing glanced at the two women sitting in the pavilion beside them resting and said: "This method requires a calm mind, no distracting thoughts, letting go of all worries, merging oneself into one's own soul and the universe, only then can it be effective. The first time you didn't get the effect, it's reasonable."

  "But... " Xu Xiaolin's eyebrows were filled with skepticism: "Is this really useful?"

  "As long as you can get into the state, it will naturally produce remarkable results."

  "Is it?"

  Just as the two women still had doubts in their hearts, a sudden shout came from outside the courtyard: "The young master has arrived."

  Right behind them, Gu Yifeng, the true master of the Wuwei Marquis Manor, and Gu Dingzhong, the future young marquis, quickly walked in under the escort of a group of servants.

  As soon as he entered the courtyard, Wu Weihou, a middle-aged man in a high position, couldn't help but ask excitedly: "Gu Qing, is it true? Now everyone in the palace is talking about how you shocked the audience at the Gathering of Heroes Banquet, suppressing both Qingping Junzhu, the daughter of the King of Zhenxi, and Second Prince Ning Tianqi. They say you've already reached the Nine Heavens Boundary in your cultivation. Is this true?"

  Gu Qing glanced at this excited young master and nodded slightly.

  It was Xie Xiaolin beside him, who couldn't help but vividly recount the events that took place at the Heroes' Banquet last night, from Gu Qing's arrival at the banquet, to Huang Hao's incident, to Jian Sheng Nian Wusheng pleading for mercy on his behalf twice, and then using his Qi Dao Jiu Chong's strength to overpower Qing Ping Junzhu, making the Emperor cautious and withdrawing his decree. Finally, he added: "Last night when we came, we had already asked Young Master, and he has admitted that he indeed possesses the cultivation of Qi Dao Jiu Chong's peak."

  "The Ninth Layer of the Nascent Soul... The Ninth Layer of the Nascent Soul, I never thought that in our Hou Manor, there would actually be a son who has reached the Ninth Layer of the Nascent Soul and has a chance to contend for the title of Alchemy Master."

  Next to Gu Dingzhong also had a smiling face: "Seventh brother, your hidden depth is really impressive. If it wasn't for Nian Wusheng's discerning eye, I'm afraid we wouldn't have known your true strength until who knows when."

  Gu Qing didn't say anything and just stood there.

  This attitude suddenly made the two of them somewhat embarrassed.

  Gu Qing had not shown any remarkable talent in the Hou Mansion before, and was just a dispensable person. After marrying Miss Xu of the Xu family, Xu Bingning, he incurred the jealousy of Princess Qingping of the Zhenxi Kingdom. The Hou Mansion became even more indifferent to him, almost letting him fend for himself, and if not for Xu Bingning's sake, it was entirely possible that he would have starved to death in the Hou Mansion.

  There was a chill between them for three years, and if Gu Qing had been overly enthusiastic about the two of them, that would have been strange.

  Just as Xu Bingning saw the atmosphere was a bit dull and was about to mediate, a servant suddenly came to the gate of the courtyard and said respectfully: "Your Excellency, Sword Saint Nian Wusheng has come to visit... He says he is here to fulfill an appointment with Seventh Young Madam..."

  "It's not even noon yet, and he has already arrived to pay his respects...". Xue Bing thought to herself, hastily saying to the servant: "Quickly, please invite him in!" Her tone was slightly excited.

  Xu Xiaolin next to her is also like this!

  A girl's heart is always spring!

  For the young sword saint, Nian Wusheng, who was famous throughout Daqi, she had always been filled with admiration. Last time and yesterday night, due to special reasons, she hadn't been able to meet this young sword saint face-to-face, which had left her feeling somewhat regretful. Now that Nian Wusheng had come again, and under the circumstances of only a few people being present, a hint of excitement had already appeared between her eyebrows.

  "Unexpectedly, Nian Wusheng actually took the initiative to come to our Wuwei Hou Mansion for a visit."

  Gu Ding let out a soft exclamation of surprise.

  Although Gu Yifeng and Gu Dingzhong didn't want to miss the opportunity to get close to Jian Sheng, the atmosphere was awkward at this moment, and it wasn't good to stay any longer. So Gu Yifeng said: "Since you have an appointment with Nian Wusheng, we won't disturb you anymore. We'll take our leave first. Bing Xing, please treat Nian Wusheng well on my behalf."

  "Yes, Lord Hou!"

  The two nodded and left the courtyard under the words "see off Master Hou" by Xu Bingning and Xu Xiaolin, while walking, they were thinking about what kind of method to repair their relationship with Gu Qing.

  Gu Yifeng had just left when Nian Wusheng followed a servant into this courtyard.

  Of course, there was also his constant companion, his junior fellow disciple - Su Fangyu.

  Under the guidance of the person, I entered the courtyard and saw that Xu Bingning, Xu Xiaolin, and Gu Qing were all present. Nian Wusheng couldn't help but pause for a moment, smiled and composed himself, and bowed to the few people: "Gu Qing, Miss Xu, I'm sorry to disturb you, please forgive me."

  "Hehe, being able to invite Nian Wusheng to our Wuwei Houfu as a guest is an honor for us. Please come in, I'll have the servants prepare tea and refreshments!"

  "Miss Xu doesn't have to be so polite, we can just visit each other as casual friends." As he said this, Nian Wusheng's gaze had already shifted towards Gu Qing.