Poor Taoist Qiu Chuji

Chapter 7 Quad-Core Operation
Wang Chongyang accepted Qiu Chuji as his second disciple, but the task of teaching Qiu Chuji was temporarily handed over to his eldest disciple Ma Yu.

As for Wang Chongyang himself, he had to use the title of Taoist master to visit the wealthy families in various parts of the north and collect as much money and food as possible so that he could fight the Jin people again.

But Wang Chongyang was destined to find it difficult to gain much support.

The Jin people were not stupid either. After occupying the northern lands, although they could not avoid plunder and persecution, they did not do things completely. They still arrested some and beat others. The interests of some big landlords and big businessmen were protected. For ordinary people, they just changed their rulers who exploited them.

A stable structure had already taken shape. The Southern Song court that fled to the south merely used the recovery of lost territory as a slogan to exploit the people. No matter how capable Wang Chongyang was, what could he do?

Although he has the best martial arts in the world, he will gradually fall into the dilemma of drawing his sword and looking around in confusion.

However, Wang Chongyang's predicament was not a bad thing for Qiu Chuji.

The stable and peaceful Mount Zhongnan was conducive to Qiu Chuji's accumulation of strength and strengthening himself.

In the ups and downs of dynasties and the turbulent times, only by acquiring power far beyond that of ordinary people can one protect oneself.

Following Qiu Chuji's method, the construction of Chongyang Palace had a qualitative improvement in just three days, and many buildings and pavilions that had originally had no shape were now taking shape.

In the past, craftsmen were paid by the day, so it was impossible for them to work very hard.

Now the more you work the more you get, the more you earn. Shouldn’t this be rolled up?
It seems that the daily expenditure of money and food is much higher, but if the construction period is shortened, it will save more money.

However, in this way, those Taoist fire workers who were idle and bullied craftsmen and porters on weekdays also lost the value of their existence.

Except for a small number of honest and obedient ones who helped manage some logistics on the mountain, most of them were sent down the mountain to fend for themselves.

The disaster in Zhongnan broke it up and never took shape again.

There is a lot of miasma between the mountains. If you stand on a high place and look out before dawn, you can see a thick layer of fog, which covers the mountains and forests thickly and fits well with the grass and trees, like the souls of all things in the mountains and rivers. When the wind blows and the clouds and mist roll, it seems as if there are really dragons and snakes wandering in the mountains and forests.

Ma Yu brought Qiu Chuji and stood under an ancient pine tree, where he taught him the "Jinguan Yusuo Jue".

"Essence and blood are the foundation of the physical body. True Qi is the foundation of life. So it is said that those who have blood can produce true Qi. Those who have strong true Qi will naturally live long, and the essence and blood will gather to form a shape." Ma Yu was worried that Qiu Chuji would not understand some Taoist terms, so he broke down the contents and explained them in great detail.

Before Ma Yu became Wang Chongyang's apprentice, he had already established a family and a career. Now he is twenty-five or twenty-six years old, but his martial arts skills are still average.

His talent in martial arts was not very good, but he devoted himself to the cultivation of Taoism and had quite some insights into the methods of internal energy and qigong.

"Junior brother! The Golden Gate Locking Jade Technique was created by Master three years ago. When we practice internal skills and accumulate true energy, we can only extract it from the essence of blood and flesh. If we can master the Golden Gate Locking Jade Technique, we can lock the essence that leaks out on a daily basis and completely transform it into true energy. One day of practice is equivalent to three days of practice."

"But it's not easy to master this skill. You need to calm your mind and restrain your unruly thoughts... I think my junior brother is also aware of this, otherwise he wouldn't be able to tell such a good story as Journey to the West." As he spoke, Ma Yu nodded at Qiu Chuji, thinking that he had played a slightly humorous joke on his junior brother.

Qiu Chuji shrank his toes awkwardly, then gave a polite smile and nodded in response.

Over the next few days, Qiu Chuji learned from Ma Yu the Quanzhen internal energy "Quanzhen Dao Ge", the "Pure Yang Mysterious Skill" which absorbs the pure Yang from heaven and earth to make up for one's own deficiencies, and the "Golden Gate Locking Jade Secret" which is being passed down today.

Although they have different tendencies, they all rely on internal skills and do not have any external fighting skills.

This is not Ma Yu's fault. The main reason is that Ma Yu only knows internal skills. Wang Chongyang has little time to teach him light skills, sword skills, palm skills, etc., and Ma Yu is not very willing to learn.

Ma Yu worshipped Wang Chongyang as his master, not for the purpose of fighting against the Jin, but because he really liked to cultivate Taoism. Before Wang Chongyang won the first place in the world and got the Nine Yin Manual, Ma Yu had never thought of traveling around the world.

He later learned martial arts in order to help Wang Chongyang resist the pressure from the martial arts world.

This is also one of the reasons why, in the original trajectory, Ma Yu became a disciple of Wang Chongyang much earlier than Qiu Chuji, but his martial arts skills were far inferior to Qiu Chuji's.

It is easier said than done to tie up the heart and lock the mind.

The 'Twelve Young Masters' of the Ancient Tomb Sect actually use a similar method, but the requirements are much simpler. They deliberately achieve similar effects through external environment and self-behavior constraints.

However, this kind of "method school" is obviously an unorthodox path. Once it fails, it will easily cause backlash and cause great damage to the internal strength.

Although it is difficult to practice the 'Golden Gate Locking Jade Art', Qiu Chuji has a small plug-in called 'Qi Body Origin'. All the internal skills are thrown into the command of Qi Body Origin and mixed together.

Several internal skills can be practiced at the same time, combined with the Vajra Indestructible Skill he had learned a long time ago, Qiu Chuji can now be said to be running with "four cores", and his daily increase in internal strength is considerable.

Except for the 'Pure Yang Mysterious Skill' which can collect a ray of pure Yang Qi between heaven and earth every morning, the other internal skills still seek essence from within. This requires Qiu Chuji to eat more and eat well, with grains, meat and even warming and tonic herbs to make up for the daily consumption of essence.

Quanzhen Sect advocates the unity of three religions, so it also has to observe the same precepts as monks.

Qiu Chuji was practicing internal skills, while Ma Yu was squatting beside him, protecting him and peeling pine nuts at the same time.

Not eating meat does not mean not supplementing nutrition. Pine nuts are not rare in the mountains and forests. Pine nuts are rich in oil and are mostly used by Taoists for their daily qigong practice.

After circulating his Qi in one small circle, Qiu Chuji grabbed a bowl of pine nuts peeled by Ma Yu and poured it into his mouth.

While chewing with big mouthfuls, he looked slyly at a fat bird that happened to fly over the treetops above his head.

What a pity that he hasn’t learned the techniques of using hidden weapons, otherwise he would never have let such delicious food fly away so arrogantly.

"Junior brother! I found a lot of wild Polygonatum in a valley. I will take you there later. You can dig them out and eat them to replenish your qi and blood."

"Since it was discovered by you, Senior Brother, you can keep it for yourself. I won't take away what is good for others."

"Junior brother, the Taoist priest who worked with fire reported that two of the dogs they left for night watch are missing. Do you know their whereabouts?" Seeing that Qiu Chuji did not understand the intention of his words at all, Ma Yu simply spoke more openly.

"How would I know? Maybe the dog got lost in the forest because he was playing around."

Qiu Chuji stood up and rubbed his numb legs: "Alright, Senior Brother! Go and do your work. I'll go and play with Wang Chuyi and Liu Chuxuan."

Hearing this, Ma Yu could only sigh in frustration: "Junior brother, all living things have spirits, so don't be greedy for food and drink."

"Cicada! Cicada!"

Qiu Chuji waved his hand and left, not intending to listen to Ma Yu's nagging.

(End of this chapter)