Destiny is ashes

Chapter 18: The Heavenly Penetrating Spirit and One Yuan Method for Nourishing Qi

——It’s God again?
An Jing still remembers that the introductory literacy book at Xuanming Manor was the Huangtian Sutra.

This is not surprising, because Huangtian is God, the representative of the heavens and all divine will, and a popular belief in Dachen and even Huaixu. Many of the allusions and scriptures in it are the source of many of Dachen’s current culture and laws.

But the Huangtian Sutra is not the same as this booklet, because Huangtian worship is too common, and many martial arts techniques are attributed to Him, but they all belong to certain sects.

If all the martial arts of Xuanming Manor have this naming pattern, it means that the one behind it is most likely not a sect, but a religious school.

An Jing opened the book and read it carefully, turning the pages one by one.

The owner of the medicine shop watched An Jing flipping through the book, carefully observing every detail.

It was not until An Jing finished reading the entire manual that he asked, "Any ideas?"

“Old and new.”

An Jing pondered for a while, then slowly said: "The core idea is very old, but the specific practice method is very advanced... Master, the Linyuan Yangqi Posture and Guanjia Zhenjin that we learned before are part of the records in this manual, right?"

The old man didn't answer, so An Jing continued: "This Huang Tian Guan Shen Yi Yuan Yang Qi Method is roughly divided into one general outline and four major parts."

“The beginning part is the general outline.”

"The first part is to 'visualize' the heavens, which are free from desire and self. It is the Emperor of Heaven who bestows the mandate upon the heavenly spirits to create the mind. This should be the fundamental secret method for those with destiny to nourish their spirits."

“The second part is ‘facing the abyss’, to cultivate energy without fear.”

"The third part is 'penetrating the spirit', to penetrate the power without doubt."

"The fourth part is 'Xuan Bu', which is to walk without confusion."

Having said that, An Jing raised his head and looked at the owner of the medicine manor who finally smiled: "Nourish Qi at the edge of the abyss and penetrate the armor, it is the practice part after taking out 'No Fear at the Edge of the Abyss' and 'No Doubt about Penetrating the Gods' separately."

"The fundamental meaning of this Huang Tian Guan Shen Yi Yuan Yang Qi Method is 'no doubt, no confusion, no fear, no self', and the word 'Xuan Ming' in our Xuan Ming Manor is a reflection of it - man is born on earth, his life depends on heaven, the heaven and earth combine their qi, and the life is called man."

"If a person can respond to the four seasons, Heaven and Earth are his parents... He has no doubt or confusion, no fear or ego, and responds to the four seasons secretly. He uses the legends of the ancient Emperor of Heaven as a metaphor to lead people into the martial arts and use the ancient to illustrate the new."

Finally, An Jing concluded: "It contains spiritual cultivation, qi cultivation, martial arts, and footwork. This is a truly superior and correct method that can lead directly to the [Five Inner Strengths] and even the [Hundred Piercing Martial Meridians]."

"Very good." The owner of Medicine Manor also laughed out loud at this time. This was the first time he laughed from the bottom of his heart since An Jing entered the pavilion. "After reading it once, you will be able to understand the entire method thoroughly, and even have your own ideas and thoughts."

"You should have discovered it, right? Lin Yuan, Guan Shen and Xuan Bu can allow you to break through your inner breath until it is like a tide. This is the technique that those instructors practice."

"If you can awaken your destiny, you can use the method of selfless concentration to break through your inner strength."

At this point, the owner of the medicine shop was also quite curious. He looked at An Jing and asked in surprise, "But why... do you think this is a cultivation method that leads directly to the 'Hundred Pi Martial Veins'?"

Baipi Martial Veins is the realm after the five scenes of inner strength. It is when all the supernatural powers are born in the whole body. The warrior uses the supernatural powers as the foundation to rebuild his body and open up martial veins in the body that connect to the sky above and respond to the human beings on the earth. It corresponds to the three elements of "heaven, earth and man". It is a great warrior who can dominate several cities.

The owner of the medicine shop was very curious about the source of An Jing's speculation.

"It's very simple." An Jing picked up the booklet and repeated what he had said before: "If a person can respond to the four seasons, heaven and earth are his parents...If a person knows all things, he is called the Son of Heaven."

"The four seasons of heaven and earth. Since there are the four seasons of Huang Tian, ​​there are naturally the four seasons of Hou Tu. Huang Tian Guan Shen Yi Yuan Yang Qi Method focuses on concentrating the mind and nourishing the qi, exerting strength and body movements, which are sufficient, but a true martial arts classic should have other parts."

"So I guess there is another book called 'Hou Tu Fa', which is most likely to focus on 'body training'. It is divided into 'mind training', 'qi control', 'fists and feet' and 'swords and weapons'."

Under the stunned and surprised gaze of the Medicine Manor Master, An Jing thought for a while, and then finally expressed his true conjecture: "All of these are just laying the foundation. The Emperor of Heaven bestows the order to nourish the foundation of the mind. The Queen of Earth forges the body to build the boat to cross the world."

"Just as 'the combined energy of heaven and earth gives birth to a human being'. The human being conceived by the Emperor of Heaven and the Empress of Earth is called the Son of Heaven."

"Only after you have mastered the two methods of Emperor Heaven and Earth can you create a special 'divine', then open up a 'martial vein' and become a 'Son of Heaven'."

"The 'Son of Heaven's Law' is the beginning of a true and superior Dharma."

The owner of the medicine shop stood up with a bang.

"you you……"

He raised his hand and pointed at the young man in front of him. The wrinkles on the old man's face were both loose and tight. His gaze at An Jing was filled with green flames: "You actually saw it all!"

An Jing looked into his eyes, and even felt as if he was staring into a fire with his eyes burning. The invisible poisonous heat forced him to close his eyes to avoid being burned.

This is one of the many [magical things] that can only appear after the 'Five Scenes of Inner Strength', [Fire in the Pupil].

This confirmed An Jing, who had guessed long ago, that the Medicine Manor Master's strength was at the 'Inner Strong Realm', and his cultivation was probably not low. It was unknown what his fate was, but he had created several miraculous abilities.

"Very good……"

The owner of the medicine manor took several deep breaths and finally suppressed the joy in his heart. He sat back in his chair and looked at An Jing with a smile, his eyes burning: "You have an extraordinary understanding... You can see through the essence of the Dharma at a glance. I didn't believe there was such a person at first, but I didn't expect there really is one!"

"That's right." The old man nodded directly, confirming An Jing's guess: "The Emperor of Heaven and the Empress of Earth are actually one and the same. In addition to the 'Emperor of Heaven's Oneness and Oneness to Nourish Qi Method', I also have the 'Emptying Gods and Mixed Yuan to Nourish the Body Method'."

“No doubt, no confusion, no fear, no ego, above is the response to the Emperor of Heaven; no anger, no hatred, no desire, no attachment, below is the response to the Earth. Practicing both is a complete martial vein building method.”

“Only those who have awakened their destiny and cultivated two sets of methods can truly enter the true path of my Tao…”

At this point, the head of the Medicine Manor raised his eyebrows and looked at An Jing: "With your intelligence, you must have guessed what kind of organization our Xuanming Manor is, right?"

"Don't worry." He said, "With your talent, awakening your destiny is not difficult at all. Once you have truly mastered the art, the Northern Envoy will personally take you to the mountain and teach you the Houtu Body-nourishing Method."

"Thank you, Master!"

Without saying much, although he was still wondering, "Who is the Northern Tour Envoy?" and "What organization? I can't guess it," An Jing still bowed his head respectfully to thank him, and Deputy Medicine Envoy left his seat and personally handed the manual of the Emperor's Heaven Cultivation Qi Method to An Jing: "Nothing to thank you for, this is the rule. If a talent like you cannot be taught the true method, it is my fault."

The owner of the medicine manor even patted An Jing on the shoulder. He looked at the boy's calm and resolute face, which showed no joy at all, and said with emotion: "So calm, so composed."

“Are you born this way?”

An Jing did not answer, he just smiled. The owner of the medicine shop shook his head slightly, and it was not clear whether he was smiling or sighing, indicating that An Jing could leave.

Holding the Orthodox Manual, An Jing walked out of the medicine cabinet. It was already dusk, and he spent quite a lot of time flipping through the secret book. The fact that the owner of the medicine shop was willing to wait for him for so long was enough to prove that he had high hopes for him.

This manual is not thin, but not too thick either. It contains many illustrations of practice, very detailed drawings of the human body, and anatomical diagrams of muscles and internal organs. It describes in detail the details of using strength, so it is very smooth to read through without any problems that you cannot understand.

An Jing's real doubts are actually about "Xuanming Manor".

"Northern Tour Envoy, this is the main gate of a great sect. There aren't many great sects like this in Dachen, right?"

"Shangxuan Shangqing, Xingzun Shenglong, Tianyi Zhenmo..."

An Jing pondered over all the details, trying to recall which major sects existed in Dachen, but he was not very familiar with this aspect, so he did not come to a definite conclusion in the end.

"Could it be..."

Suddenly, An Jing frowned. He thought of an incredible possibility and his eyes widened: "It's impossible. Could it be a demon..."

"Hey, Xiao An, aren't you going to dinner?"

At this moment, a voice came from behind An Jing. It was a familiar pharmacist who was pushing a small cart full of potions out of the medicine cabinet. Those potions seemed to be the same kind that An Jing and his friends drank when they ate ferocious beast meat.

He saw the manual in An Jing's hand and greeted An Jing enthusiastically: "If you go now, you will definitely be able to eat hot food!"

"Thank you, Master Wu."

An Jing reacted and realized that it was not a good idea to just stand there in front of the medicine cabinet, so he walked out of the medicine cabinet with the pharmacist named Wu.

However, when An Jing went to the cafeteria, he found that Pharmacist Wu did not go to the cafeteria with him, but turned around and went in another direction.

If it were an ordinary person, he wouldn't think too much about it, but An Jing was a little confused.

After the potion is prepared, it naturally needs to be given to people to drink. Although the fresher the potion is, the better it is, the potions they have drunk in the past were all very fresh.

Pharmacist Wu was pushing a cart of medicine. If he wasn't sending it to the cafeteria, where was he sending it to?

After thinking for a while, An Jing restrained his breath and followed Pharmacist Wu from a distance.

Pharmacist Wu was not at the inner breath realm, he was just an ordinary person with martial arts skills. He didn't notice An Jing following behind him. According to him, he was also a loser in the trial that year, and he had no talent for martial arts. However, because he had a talent in pharmacology, he became Zhuangzi's pharmacist.

This is also the reason why An Jing is always reluctant to doubt the nature of Xuanming Manor, because there are too many examples to prove that the ending of losers is not miserable, and there is always a way out no matter what.

In short, Pharmacist Wu hummed a little tune all the way and pushed the potion to the "Dongshan Farm" on the east side of Xuanming Farm.

Is it actually that place...Dongshan Farm, indeed, I have never been there.

An Jing watched behind him as Pharmacist Wu walked onto the solitary path, then he turned around and walked towards the cafeteria.

In the cafeteria, An Jing received everyone's cheers and congratulations again. He was indeed a competent eldest brother and everyone was convinced.

An Jing responded to everyone's praise with a smile without any abnormality, and ate his share of the beast meat and potion as usual.

Those impulses and indifference could be suppressed very well by him, without showing any trace.

In the evening, night falls.

After everyone fell asleep, An Jing opened his eyes again.

(End of this chapter)