Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 11: Circulating the Six Voids, the Emperor's Qi-Seeing Technique
The Jin soldiers' formation had collapsed, so they naturally became lambs to be slaughtered.

Although it is said that God is merciful, the gold thieves are not among them. The Taoists killed them in the smoke and dust without showing any mercy.

About an incense stick later, all the Jin soldiers had their throats pierced.

Only the Song militiamen who were forced over were left, still shouting and running. A small number of them accidentally rolled down the cliff and were either seriously injured or simply killed by rocks.

A group of Taoists gathered together, holding long swords dripping with blood.

"What should we do with these people?" asked the big man who took off his veil, revealing his bearded face.

"Let them go! We can't kill them all!" Taoist Jingshu sighed and turned his gaze to Qiu Chuji who was finishing off the enemy.

"No need! All of them were hit in the throat by a sword. There is no chance of survival."

Qiu Chuji: "The world is so big that there are all kinds of things. What if someone is gifted?"

"To be on the safe side, I'll have to strike two more times at the chest and temple!"

"If the iron sword in your hand is not really handy, chopping off the head is the safest option."

A group of Taoists who had retreated from the battlefield couldn't help but gasp when they heard this. Where did this killer come from? He had such a strong violent aura.

Qiu Chuji was unaware of this. After finishing the strike, he did not wipe the blood off the sword either. He held up the blood-stained sword and said, "I have heard what the Taoist priests said just now. It is not good to let these people go. It is better for them to stay in the mountain and do some odd jobs."

"To build Chongyang Palace, we need a lot of stones and wood. These can be obtained locally, but it takes too much manpower."

The Taoists looked at each other, and Jingshu said, "Is this... a little too harsh?"

Logging and quarrying in the mountains are not only hard work, but also dangerous. If you are not an experienced worker, the danger level will be much higher.

"It's more dangerous to go down the mountain. If the Jin people know the real situation in the mountain, I'm afraid they will send more people up the mountain. Although we are not afraid, it is still troublesome. If no one goes down the mountain, they don't know what's going on and will hesitate and be frightened."

"Also, whether these people were forced to come here or voluntarily surrendered to the Jin people, if they came down the mountain like this, given the brutality of the Jin people, how could they not be punished? Leaving them on the mountain would actually save their lives, which would also be a merit for us."

After the Taoists discussed in a low voice, they all felt that Qiu Chuji's words made some sense.

Then, when the smoke and dust cleared, they began to call upon the Song people's militiamen, collecting the bodies of those who had died and providing medical treatment to those who were injured, so that these people's emotions gradually stabilized.

There is no need for a small Taoist like Qiu Chuji to worry about the subsequent inventory and arrangements.

The danger of the Jin soldiers searching the mountain was temporarily resolved, and the Taoist priests and Taoist children who had been hiding also heard the whistle and ran out from various caves.

Once everyone gathered together and communicated with each other, what Qiu Chuji had done could no longer be concealed.

After orally narrating half of Journey to the West and becoming Wang Chongyang's apprentice, Qiu Chuji became the most frequently mentioned topic among people.

Many little Taoist children began to put aside their jealousy and regarded Qiu Chuji as their idol.

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The weather is getting cooler, the yin energy is rising, the yang energy is fading, and the dew on the mountains, rivers and grass turns white.

On the ancient viewing platform in the western section of Mount Zhongnan, Qiu Chuji looked down at the mountains, rivers and land with bright eyes.

It is said that this tower was first built by Yin Xi, the official of the Zhou Dynasty and the commander of Hangu Pass, who built a tower made of grass to observe the stars. Later, Taoist practitioners repaired the tower many times. Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty also ordered people to build large-scale projects here. However, it has long been abandoned and has become just a fox den and crow nest.

Qiu Chuji climbed several peaks to get here, so it was certainly not because he was bored and came here to admire the scenery.

Yesterday, he heard the bell ring again and entered the star path of the heavens, where he met the second fellow Taoist, Feng Shui master Lai Buyi. Qiu Chuji exchanged the Quanzhen Sect's "Golden Gate Locking Jade Secret" and the "Qi Body Origin" alchemy scripture taught by Taoist Master Mi Jingzi for a volume of "Qingwu Preface" and a volume of "Cuiguan Pian" from Lai Buyi. He then used these two volumes to fish in the heavens and obtained the Zhouliu Xugong and the Emperor's Qi-watching Technique from the "Kunlun and Canghai" world.

This time I went to the observatory to practice the two methods and verify their effectiveness.

Practice the Six Void Skill and cultivate the eight kinds of strength. If the eight strengths are combined, it will be as if they are in harmony with the power of heaven, and each move will be like the anger of nature.

The Emperor's Qi-gazing technique is also extraordinary. He can see through the changes in a person's breath at a glance, and then use this to deduce the opponent's weaknesses. After learning this method, he will never fall behind in a competition of the same level. Even if the opponent is slightly stronger, as long as he reveals a flaw, he can still defeat him.

With these two achievements, Qiu Chuji's foundation became more solid, but it also made him fall into happy distress.

The Zhouliuxinggong is naturally very powerful, at least much more profound than the Quanzhen Daoge, but it is still within the scope of being governed by the 'Qi Body Origin'. In fact, Qiu Chuji has only upgraded from a four-core operation to a five-core operation.

And under the effect of the Zhouliuxu Gong, the internal force has eight more powerful changes, and the properties of the internal force in the body can be changed at will according to needs.

However, if given a choice, Qiu Chuji would rather have the "Black Book".

"My problem now is not a lack of magical skills, but a lack of power. Whether it is the Vajra Indestructible Magic Skill or the Circulating Six Void Skill, to bring out their true power, they both require extremely high internal strength as a foundation. According to the rules of the martial arts world, if you have less than a decade of internal strength, you are not qualified to fully operate any of them. If you want to operate both of them simultaneously, you may have to improve your power to a hundred years."

"The time for cultivation is still too short. No matter how much I squeeze my potential and practice advanced internal skills, I can't shorten the cultivation process any further."

"Unless you give me a method to absorb energy, or a martial art like the Black Book that can activate my potential."

Qiu Chuji naturally did not have such a method, and it was just an idea he had in mind.

The most taboo in spiritual practice is to take shortcuts, as all the gifts from fate are secretly marked with a price.

Whether it is the method of absorbing energy or the 'Northern Divine Art' that might be found in this world, their essence is to forcibly seize the energy of others for one's own use. It's just that the more skilled ones have some tricks in absorption and transformation, and being able to purify one or two only solves the problem of backlash, but it is never as good as what one gets from one's own practice.

If you follow the Quanzhen Sect's "Inner Alchemy Method" and embark on the path of absorbing power, you will never be able to cultivate the golden elixir and glimpse the great way in your lifetime.

"Using the Emperor's Qi-gazing Technique and the two methods of observing the Qi of mountains and rivers taught by Lai Buyi, I may be able to see the direction of the Qi in Zhongnan Mountain, find one or two precious places, collect spiritual medicines, and improve my internal strength. This is the right path I should take."

With his eyes bright, Qiu Chuji leaped into the air using the Golden Goose Skill. Amid the white clouds swirling around the mountain, he vaguely caught a glimpse of a hint of purple air.

Qiu Chuji pressed his feet hard on the stone platform, and followed the north wind, floating into the mountains and forests, speeding on the treetops.

Although his skill level has improved only to a "limited" extent, he can still fly by controlling the wind energy in the Zhouliuxinggong, which not only increases his speed but also saves more internal energy.

After flying for dozens of miles on the treetops, Qiu Chuji had consumed only one third of his internal energy. And because of the operation of the five cores, his recovery speed was not slow, just slightly less than what he consumed at this time. If he stopped, it would be fully recovered in a moment.

This is enough to show that although Qiu Chuji's explosive power is not good enough, his endurance is already comparable to the best in the world.

When his body landed on the ground like a roc, he had arrived at a valley that looked like a fairyland.

Although it is the bleak autumn, the valley is full of blooming flowers, just like a warm spring.

Stepping on the flexible grass leaves, Qiu Chuji did not relax his vigilance, but drew out his iron sword first and was on guard.

Desolate mountains and deep valleys, uninhabited areas, the more beautiful and quiet a place looks, the more dangers it hides.

After all, in a good place, people have eyes to see, and ferocious wild animals also have eyes to see.

(End of this chapter)