I Killed Gods and Demons in Song Dynasty

Chapter 16 Heavenly Thunder Body Refining
The clue is broken.

Li Qingyun felt somewhat helpless, as if he was being led by the nose and played around in circles.

In his original memory, the puppet was obtained from a homeless, sloppy old man.

But in the previous dream, the dirty old man who gave him the puppet turned into an old fortune teller.

He originally thought that he remembered it wrongly, but when he thought about it carefully, could it be that his memory was distorted and biased?

If that's the case, then the so-called fortune-teller may not exist. No wonder I couldn't find him at all.

But if that is the case, then who is the person who has repeatedly tampered with his own memory?

With a big question mark hanging on his head, Li Qingyun was not discouraged but full of fighting spirit.

Since I can't find you, let Kaifeng Prefecture take action.

He organized his thoughts and prepared to go to the yamen to find Bai Yunrui and Fang Shuan.

Regardless of whether the fortune-teller was real or fake, at least he had remembered his face clearly this time. The rest of the matter would be left to Kaifeng Prefecture to handle.

Seeing that he remained silent, Shopkeeper Sun smiled flatteringly:
"Don't worry, boss. I, Old Sun, will take care of this matter. Have you eaten yet? How about having a meal here?"

After hearing what he said, Li Qingyun actually felt a little hungry.

It was already past noon. He had been busy all morning and had not had time to eat. He only drank a few cups of bland tea.

"Okay, just get yourself something to eat. I have something else to do later."

Just as Manager Sun was ordering people to prepare lunch, a tall young man hurried in from outside the door.

"Gang leader..."

Li Qingyun looked back and found that it was Song Ke, so he asked:

"Why are you back again? Is there something wrong?"

Song Ke nodded and glanced casually at Shopkeeper Sun.

The fat shopkeeper Sun understood the situation very well and immediately said with a smile:

"I'll go to the kitchen to check..."

As he said this, he waved his hand and took away all the guys who were busy. In the blink of an eye, only Li Qingyun and Song Ke were left in the huge gambling house.

Song Ke took out two well-preserved thread-bound books from his sleeve:
"Boss, this is what you want."

Li Qingyun took it and read the name of the martial arts written on the title page.

【Snake Steps】.

【Flowers raining down from the sky】.

A set of light skills and a set of hidden weapon techniques.

Together with the [Five Elements Boxing] and [Changle Swordsmanship] he had already mastered, these were all the martial arts passed down by the Changle Gang.

"that's it?"

Li Qingyun remembered the agreement between him and Song Ke that he could only read the secret books himself and could not take them away, so he asked while slowly flipping through the two books.

Song Ke thought about it, let out a long breath, and calmed himself down. He carefully took out a few yellowed pages from his pocket and handed them over:

"This is for you, too." "What is this?"

Li Qingyun glanced at the pages that carried his body temperature, and his expression gradually became solemn.

【Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Technique】

"When I was a child, I met a Taoist hermit by chance. He said that I had a talent for martial arts, so he taught me this set of Hundred Words Mantra."

Looking at his gang leader's surprised expression, Song Ke slowly explained:
"This is the Taoist body-refining technique, which records the methods of breaking through the four major barriers of tendons, bones, skin, and flesh. Once practiced to perfection, it will be the peak of the mortal body and achieve the realm of martial arts refining essence."

"After that, you can try to draw the heavenly thunder into your body, and use the extraordinary power contained in it to refine your true Qi, build your Qi foundation, and achieve the Taoist supreme heavenly thunder body."

“But that master had specifically emphasized at the time that before the four major barriers were broken, one must not rush for success and rashly draw the thunder into the body. Otherwise, the body would not be able to withstand the extraordinary power within, and the person would mutate and become a monster without reason.

"He once said that I had no fate with cultivation, so he only gave me the upper half of the method to cultivate my muscles, bones, skin and flesh. But he also promised that if I could guide the heavenly thunder into my body and successfully gather the energy before the age of thirty, I could go to Longhu Mountain in Xinzhou, Jiangxi to worship him as a master, and he would personally build a foundation for me so that I could cultivate to become an immortal."

At this point, Song Ke showed a self-deprecating look on his face and said with a wry smile:
“What the master said is true. I really don’t have the talent for cultivation. I have practiced hard for five years according to the records above, but now I can only barely break through the second level. It is still a long way to go before I can reach the realm of containing heavenly thunder. But despite this, I have benefited a lot.

"Your attainments in swordsmanship and fists are beyond my reach. Although I don't know how you practiced, I believe your talent is far superior to mine. It may be a little late to give you these pieces of paper, but I really..."

Having said that, Song Ke pursed his lips, a look of regret on his handsome face.

He thought he had a pair of sharp eyes, but he misjudged Li Qingyun. If he could have given him the body-building method earlier, perhaps with the other party's talent, he could have led the Changle Gang to become a powerful force in Bianliang City.

"What is the state of refining martial arts essence, and what is foundation building?"

Song Ke was still sighing when he heard Li Qingyun's lazy question.

He was stunned. He didn't expect that the leader of the gang had mastered martial arts to such an extreme level, but didn't even know many basic common sense. So he patiently explained:
“These are the sayings passed down from ancient times. Apart from those innate gods, ordinary people who want to become gods and saints can only do so through practicing martial arts, cultivating Taoism, and practicing Buddhism.

“The method for warriors to achieve sainthood in their physical bodies is in the hands of the upper three schools, which include refining essence, refining qi, refining spirit, and so on.

“I heard that the complete path to becoming a Taoist saint is only available at the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain. It includes the concepts of gathering qi, building a foundation, and forming an elixir, which also represent different levels of cultivation.

“Buddhism can also lead to enlightenment, but I don’t know the details. It’s probably controlled by famous temples like Shaolin Temple and Daxiangguo Temple.

“In addition to these three methods, other gods and saints also have some means of transforming mortals, but many of them are heretical and should not be trusted.

"For example, the old man with long eyebrows who went crazy and out of control here today probably believed in some evil god, which is why he is like this."

Li Qingyun listened with great interest, and couldn't help thinking about the magical powers that "Ji" gave him, but he didn't know what the path to becoming a god or a saint was.

"Since this 'Heavenly Thunder Body Refining Technique' is a Taoist technique, why can it help people achieve the realm of martial arts refining?"

Song Ke glanced at his own leader unconsciously:
“Whether you are a warrior or a Buddhist or Taoist, you need a strong physique in the early stages of your practice to be able to resist the various anomalies brought about by extraordinary powers. Otherwise, you will only end up losing control and falling into depravity.

"For example, this 'Heavenly Thunder Body Tempering Technique' also requires the practitioner to break through the four major barriers of the physical body before they can make further progress. Therefore, the practitioners of the three major orthodox schools all start with the martial arts. This is the case for the Upper Three Sects, Longhu Mountain, and even the Daxiangguo Temple has gathered a large number of martial monks."

Li Qingyun inquired about the ins and outs of this body-building method and couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

It took Song Ke five years to break through the first level. This technique is naturally extremely difficult to practice. It must be extremely powerful after it is mastered.

The other party was right. It was a little late to start practicing this profound Taoism now, even if one was a genius.

But for me who possesses the magical power of "initiation", it is completely different.

As long as there is enough energy and blood, and with the help of divine power, there is no martial art that cannot be practiced.
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(End of this chapter)