Chapter 10: External Refining of Tendons, Bones and Skin (Part 1)

  Thinking that I will have to stay here for the rest of my life, and I can never go back, although I am carefree in modern times, I still feel a little reluctant to part with it, lamenting the twists and turns of fate.

  Xiao Shouren naturally thought of the bamboo slips and kung fu inside the cave, although he had already tried them out and they were nonsense, but he still felt a bit unwilling. After coming to this ancient era, as soon as he opened his eyes, he saw piles of corpses. Now, even though he was about to rise to high office, in the future, it would be inevitable to walk through the shadows of swords and knives, and without some real power, life would be very difficult.

  So I naturally thought of the cave in front of me before, that bamboo slip, that article on meritorious deeds and knife methods.

  The name of the technique is Blazing Flame, it can be seen that this is a powerful and fierce technique. The power is definitely not small, but the premise is that this technique must be real, if it's fake then everything is useless.

  Xiao Shouren had already read it more than once, and those words had long been etched in his mind. At this time, Xiao Shouren thought it was because he had read a lot before, and didn't think much of it. Later, he discovered that this transmigration had given him a great benefit - perfect memory.

  Xiao Shouren had seen it in his previous life. The main meaning of this fierce flame is to communicate the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, and then use the energy as a guide to lead the energy of heaven and earth into the body. First, refine the body, and when the body is refined, it can bear the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Then, you can store the spiritual energy in your body. It really has the effect of stealing creation and transformation.

  However, Xiao Shouren didn't quite believe in the authenticity of this kung fu method because he had practiced it before. He used to practice Xingyiquan with an old man, especially the Tiger Roar Fist was impressive. The old man told him that when Xingyiquan is practiced to its extreme, one can cultivate "qi". Qi is formless and shapeless, and it's too abstract to explain. The old man couldn't make it clear either, he just said that Xiao would understand when he finally cultivates it.

  Xiao Shouren had practiced for over a decade and still hadn't managed to cultivate any qi, and he himself had lost interest in that elusive and intangible thing. But now this technique was bringing it up again.

  Isn't this really difficult?

  Look at a thousand, think of ten thousand. In fact, Xiao Shouren has never tried this method, because after all, it is a skill, a mental method, not something else that can be done casually. If you're not careful, your life might be lost, and you can't do it casually.

  Having a thousand pieces of gold and silver in front of you that cannot be used, having a beautiful wife like a flower in front of you that cannot be held, this is probably the most painful thing in the world.

  Xiao Shouren finally couldn't resist the temptation of the Blazing Heart Method, and his heart flowed with the first chapter of the method, slowly exploring how to cultivate it.

  People die in comparison, goods are thrown away in comparison. Xiao Shouren just held a try-out idea, practiced the first heart method of sitting and running, but as long as there is a high-ranking martial artist by his side at this time, he will definitely see it. Xiao Shouren suddenly succeeded, Xiao Shouren suddenly succeeded in guiding the air.

  It's not without reason, Xiao Shouren himself also felt a tingling numbness in his body, and in an instant he understood, this is Qi.

  It wasn't until many years later that Xiao Shouren finally understood what was going on. In fact, it wasn't that the Xiao Shouren who had crossed over had high intelligence or good luck, but rather that this body was just too good.

  As the saying goes, when a person dies, it's like a lamp going out, and everything returns to dust.

  The key to practicing martial arts is to open up the Ren and Du meridians, circulate the small and large heavenly cycles, and continuously generate energy. Only then can one feel the Qi and emit it. The reason why Xiao Shouren practiced for over a decade without feeling the Qi is that he still hasn't opened up the Ren and Du meridians. Following Xiao Shouren's practice method, it's estimated that even after practicing for an entire lifetime, it would be very difficult to open them up, because this is truly too difficult.

  What is meant by "opening up the Ren and Du meridians" - Xiao Shouren only understood it many years later, simply put, it means to eliminate impurities.

  Humans are flesh and blood, eating five grains and miscellaneous grains, nothing is pure, the things we eat are impure, so our bodies also have impurities. As age grows, the accumulation of impurities increases, and the large and small meridians are also filled with impurities. The so-called opening of Ren and Du Meridians is actually clearing out the impurities in these two meridians.

  It's easy to say, but hard to do. After you clear the impurities from one meridian, where do these impurities go? They go into other meridians. The more you clear, the more they accumulate in the remaining meridians, making it increasingly difficult to clear them out. That's why very few people can open up the Ren and Du channels.

  There are three types of people whose Ren and Du meridians are both open. The first type is newborn babies, who have only received the innate Qi from their mother's womb and do not yet have any impurities, so it can be said that their Ren and Du meridians are fully open. However, shortly after birth, they will become no different from ordinary people unless they start practicing cultivation in the womb. The second type is undoubtedly those who have opened up their Ren and Du meridians through their own diligent practice or innate talent. The third type is dead people - yes, dead people. Once a person dies, everything begins to dissipate, as Lin Daiyu would say, "The pure returns to purity, the spirit leaves the body, and the body begins to dissipate into the universe." The impurities in the meridians also begin to dissipate.

  It's clear that Xiao Shouren is a third party, he occupies this body at the exact time when the impurities have completely disappeared, and then starts cultivating just a few days later, of course it goes very smoothly.

  The Blazing Heart Technique has nine chapters. Ancient people liked the number nine, it's an extreme number, so they all like to use it. The dragon pillars in the imperial palace and such are all ninety-nine roots.

  The first five of these nine mental methods are used for refining the body, while the last four are used for nourishing the body.

  There are many ways to refine the body, but most of them are incomplete. This Blazing Inferno is not only complete but also taken to the extreme.

  The first is refining the bones, the second is refining the skin, the third is refining the flesh, the fourth is refining the marrow, and the fifth is refining the body.

  When the bones are refined to be as hard as iron and of higher quality than steel, then it's time to refine the skin. The highest state of refining the skin is not about being harder, but rather about being resilient. Refining the flesh requires a strong explosive force, with all muscles trained to be extremely powerful, ready to burst forth at any moment. Refining the marrow requires blood like mercury, unceasing flow, and an unbroken circulation of energy within the body, including the blood. The final refinement of the body is to connect everything together in harmony.

  When Xiao Shouren followed the instructions on "Blazing Flame" to meditate and breathe, he suddenly discovered something unusual. It was too easy, as soon as his mind moved, he focused on the dantian, and Xiao Shouren quietly ran the technique, feeling a small stream of air rushing into his head, numb and itchy. He couldn't help but want to scratch, and when his thoughts were distracted, the sensation disappeared.

  Xiao Shouren knew that this was probably the kind of feeling mentioned in the first chapter of Lian Gu, numb and refreshing.

  After understanding, Xiao Shouren did not hesitate at all, calmed down, and kept his original heart. His mind was not distracted, and he silently pondered the first piece of Lian Gu Gong Fa.

  According to the first part of the blazing body refinement, follow the marked meridian route and slowly guide that small flow of energy to both sides of the top bone, allowing it to slowly seep in.

  The first part is divided into seven sections, the first step is to refine the head, the second step is the spine, the third step is the chest, the fourth step is the ribs, the fifth step is both hands, the sixth step is the pelvis, and the seventh step is the lower limbs, that is, both feet.

  All 206 bones have detailed exercise methods and different meridian guiding routes, which are complex and numerous.

  Xiao Shouren has just started refining his bones. The brain is the main subject of human thinking, but it is indeed very fragile.

  The brain has a distinction between the skull and face, with many pieces of bone in each. Xiao Shouren is now guiding the gas to the side of the parietal bone, allowing it to penetrate inside. It goes without saying that this is an exercise for the parietal bone. The parietal bone has two pieces on the left and right, which are the first to come into contact with the incoming gas and are also the easiest to exercise. By midnight, Xiao Shouren had already felt it - the speed of the gas penetrating these two bones was slowing down, becoming slower and slower. It seemed that they were saturated, and continuing would have a very small effect. So Xiao Shouren began guiding the gas elsewhere. The bone on the forehead is called the frontal bone, and the piece under the pillow when sleeping on one's back is called the occipital bone.

  Xiao Shouren was also a bold guy, he actually ran two routes at the same time, one guiding the heavenly energy to the forehead bone, and the other guiding the heavenly energy to the occipital bone in the back.

  Typical of one mind and two uses, those two pieces of bone were also very hardworking. When the spiritual energy touched the bones, it was absorbed on its own, perhaps because the bones were thin or perhaps because the spiritual energy in this world was too dense. At four o'clock in the morning, just before dawn, Xiao Shouren found that the two pieces of bone were almost saturated. He stopped and prepared to sleep for an hour, after all, he hadn't slept all night, and when the sun came up, there were still things to do, requiring a good spirit.

  No more sitting, stood up and stretched his legs, they had been numb for so long. Xiang Shouren found himself not sleepy at all, despite having stayed awake the whole night, he was still full of energy, probably due to the heavenly spiritual energy he had just absorbed. This thing was beyond comprehension, and Xiang Shouren didn't want to think about it anymore.

  The moon is very big and round tonight, although there are few stars, but with the help of the moonlight that comes in through the lifted curtain, everything inside the tent is clearly illuminated.

  Looking at Mu Yi sleeping soundly with a sweet expression, Xiao Shouren couldn't help but want to burst out laughing. This big guy was still drooling in his sleep, and there was a large wet spot on the pillow. He would occasionally snore loudly, and the quilt was almost kicked off, with only one foot still covered.

  Just as Xiao Shouren was about to help Mu Yi cover himself with the quilt, he heard a hurried footsteps outside the tent, ten zhang away. It's unclear whether it was due to the exercise from those few pieces of bones or because the night had become quieter, but Xiao Shouren's hearing had greatly improved.

  Xiao Shouren was puzzled, it's already the fourth watch of the night, when people are usually in their deepest sleep. Who could be outside except for the patrolling soldiers? And the footsteps were so urgent, sounding like they were heading towards the center of the camp.

  Xiao Shouren thought that this person was heading towards the central camp! Xiao Shouren knew where he was going!