From a refugee to a martial artist

Chapter 100: Time of Crisis
The cave was damp and dark, with water dripping from time to time.

The eternal lamp was embedded in the walls, and the edges were very smooth. The mice squeaked and tried to steal the lamp oil, but to no avail.

The sound of chanting came from afar, which was more annoying than a mouse.

Meng Yuan finished the biscuit in two or three bites, but he still felt hungry. He suddenly asked, "How long did it take me to break through the level?"

"Three days." Zhang Guinian took out a pill and said, "Take this Qi-replenishing pill. It can replenish your Qi and blood. If you take one pill, you won't feel hungry for two or three days."

When Meng Yuan broke the stone gate, he did not do it all at once, but instead took it step by step, which was extremely safe.

I thought it hadn't been long, but I didn't expect that three days had already passed.

"No wonder you're so hungry." Meng Yuan swallowed the pill immediately and glanced at Miss Mingyue. Seeing that she was still sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed, he asked, "Has the reinforcements arrived yet?"

"Nothing happened." Zhang Guinian lowered his voice, "This should be the refuge that Jie Kaiping secretly opened up to prevent his identity from being exposed. In my opinion, this place should be extremely secret, under the river."

"Is your injury healed?" Meng Yuan asked.

"It's much better now." Zhang Guinian tapped his chest. "The white monkey took advantage of my exhaustion after using the Floating Light Cave Heaven Technique and injured my internal organs. I need to recuperate for a while."

"The reinforcements are not here yet, and Miss Mingyue is not awake yet. We can't wait any longer." Meng Yuan said seriously, "Please teach me the method of Floating Light Cave Heaven."

Zhang Guinian's expression became more serious, and he said, "The skills of the Demon Suppression Division cannot be taught casually. They are originally exchanged for merit. But the situation is different, so I can teach you."

He looked at Meng Yuan and said seriously, "Xiao Meng, you have just entered the seventh rank. You should wait until your Dantian is stable and your spirit is strong before practicing the method of heavenly secrets. Opening the secret vault and obtaining heavenly secrets will carry the weight of heavenly secrets. If you are not careful, you will suffer backlash. Do you really want to learn?"

"Learn." Meng Yuan was not afraid. He had tempered his body three times. In terms of the strength of his flesh and blood, the strength of his tendons and bones, and the vastness and solidity of his dantian, he was much better than those of his peers.

Even if using the supernatural power of heaven and earth would hurt his body, he could not care less.

"Okay." Zhang Guinian stopped talking after seeing this. He drew a human figure on the ground and said, "Take the middle thirty-three heavens as an example. The Niwan Palace, which we have agreed on, is the first one. Next are the sixteen places of internal organs, tendons and bones."

He explained the order of division, but did not continue to talk about the Heavenly Secret Diagram of the Floating Light Cave Heaven. Instead, he said: "This method is to extract the jade liquid instantly, and then transform it into thousands of floating lights, like needles and thorns. When performing it, it is like carrying a mountain on your back, and your Dantian is dried up."

"You have just made a breakthrough, so the jade liquid must not be full. You should cultivate first. Wait until the jade liquid is sufficient and your spirit, energy and vitality are sufficient, then you can talk about it." Zhang Guinian said.

This was pertinent advice, so Meng Yuan naturally did as he was told.

This time, after entering the seventh level, he has already glimpsed the secrets of heaven. Meng Yuan's internal organs, bones, and dantian have all undergone changes.

Now the Dantian is empty and there is not much jade liquid left, so it is time to cultivate.

After closing his eyes and meditating for a moment, Meng Yuan mobilized the jade liquid, which circulated slowly in his body, one circulation after another.

Suddenly, the vitality in the body was vigorous. After a long time, a trace of jade liquid slowly emerged from the dantian.

Then the jade liquid flowed around the body, and the jade liquid produced in the dantian became faster and faster.

The effect of the three body temperings was evident. Meng Yuan didn't know how much faster he was than his peers, but he was certain that he had a vigorous energy and a sense of vitality. He was definitely recovering much faster than his peers, and it was getting faster and faster.

However, one's own Dantian is also very vast, and it takes quite a lot of effort to fill it up.

When Zhang Guinian saw Meng Yuan closing his eyes, he waved his hand and Gong Zihua came over.

"Old Nie has a good eye for selecting people, and he even raised him as his son-in-law. He didn't bring shame to Old Nie." Zhang Guinian said kindly, "But you should not feel ashamed of yourself. You should learn from the good people and emulate them."

"I know." Gong Zihua nodded in agreement, "Brother Meng is indeed talented. I could tell when we were of the same rank and grade."

Seeing Gong Zihua frowning and trying to hold back the pain, Zhang Guinian asked, "Are you distracted by the chanting?"

Gong Zihua nodded.

"Then come here." When Gong Zihua leaned over, Zhang Guinian raised his hand and hit Gong Zihua on the back of the neck, knocking him unconscious.

Zhang Guinian sat cross-legged again and waited for most of the day, then he saw a slight movement on Meng Yuan's face, and then he opened his eyes.

There seems to be a gleam in the eyes, which is a manifestation of full energy and spirit.

"Okay?" Zhang Guinian asked with a frown.

"All right." Meng Yuan tempered his body three times. His body was much stronger than those at the same level, and he recovered very quickly. He was back to normal in half a day.

"..." Zhang Guinian touched his chin, "Damn, Old Nie didn't have such a sharp eye before!"

"Brother Gong, what's wrong?" Meng Yuan saw Gong Zihua lying on the ground and asked, but he saw Zhang Guinian smacking his lips and looking at him curiously.

"Have you eaten anything? Any exotic fruits or flowers seen in the mountains?" Zhang Guinian asked.

"Just follow Taoist Li and eat the Fire Bodhi." Meng Yuan was honest, stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Guinian's hand, "Uncle Zhang, teach me!"

"..." Zhang Guinian was stunned for a moment, then he remembered what Meng Yuan said about the Floating Light Cave Heaven. He pondered for a while and said, "From the top one to the middle one, and then to the bottom one. And then..."

He spoke very slowly and carefully about the method of operating the Floating Light Cave Heaven, which required using the jade liquid to impact the reflected and engraved areas in order, for a total of 49 times.

The jade liquid needs to circulate very quickly, and in some places it needs to be slower, which is extremely complicated.

Meng Yuan wrote it down carefully and asked Zhang Guinian about it bit by bit, fearing that there might be any mistake.

"Try it slowly in Dantian first. This won't open the secret treasure. Just try it as a familiarity." Zhang Guinian said. Meng Yuan followed his instructions and tried it slowly. He felt that there was nothing unusual in his body. It was just that when the jade liquid was being moved, his whole body was full of energy.

After trying this slowly for more than a hundred times, Meng Yuan felt that he had succeeded and prepared to find someone to try it with.

"Don't worry!"

Zhang Guinian held Meng Yuan down and said, "You might as well be the backup. I am injured and cannot kill them. But if they dare to come and force me, I have my own way to deal with them. You have just entered the seventh rank, so there is really no need to take risks."

"A violent method of mutual destruction?" Meng Yuan lifted up Zhang Guinian's hand. "If Master Nie knew that I was holding back and letting you risk your life to clear the way, would you still be my disciple?"

Meng Yuan could see clearly that both sides were struggling. The white ape and the peacock were injured, but not seriously ill. They would get better and better as they recovered.

Miss Mingyue was disturbed by the fourth-grade monk's method of planting thoughts, and the longer she delayed, the worse the situation became.

Looking closely, Miss Mingyue, who was originally very fair, had three colors of light appearing on her face from time to time, as if she was enduring the pain with some divine method.

"No wonder Old Nie values ​​you." Zhang Guinian smiled.

"Since we have a knife in our hands, we have to give it a try." Meng Yuan also smiled, pointed at Ming Yue, and asked, "She seems to be enduring pain. So what is the Master's method of planting thoughts that is a kind of pain?"

"No." Zhang Guinian was knowledgeable. "This pain is not physical pain, but the seven sufferings of life: birth, aging, sickness, death, resentment, separation from loved ones, and failure to obtain what one desires."

"What should we do if we encounter this method?" Meng Yuan asked.

"If you are tricked by a low-rank monk, you won't have to be afraid as long as you have a firm will." Zhang Guinian stroked the hilt of the knife and whispered, "But how can life be without suffering? The monks seek emptiness, but you are not. The difference in rank is like a natural chasm, which cannot be stopped."

"I've heard that there are gods who have come down to earth to know the secrets of heaven, and they are not afraid of other methods." Meng Yuan asked.

"Don't be afraid. But you have to kill the enemy when the gods come down to earth." Zhang Guinian taught earnestly.

"Then we warriors have no way to deal with this kind of bad intentions and methods of silently inducing people to make mistakes?" Meng Yuan asked curiously.

"Yes." Zhang Guinian smiled, "There are thousands of ways to master the secrets of heaven, including attack, defense, and of course the way to achieve unity of mind and spirit, and to calm the soul and guard the acupoints."

He nodded his chin towards Mingyue, "Ms. Mingyue used this method to get rid of the idea. But the opponent is too strong, I'm afraid it will be difficult to endure."

"She said the news had spread, but there has been no news for so long." Meng Yuan smiled, "Uncle Zhang, what is her background? Is she also a follower of our Demon Suppression Bureau?"

"She was brought here by Taoist Ke. Taoist Ke is from our Demon Suppression Bureau. This girl should not be his." Zhang Guinian whispered.

"Can we ask her to teach us the divine power? I think the Divine Power is very good, and I want to learn it." Meng Yuan said.

"If they are willing to pass it on, there will be no problem," said Zhang Guinian.

"Can we negotiate?" Meng Yuan rubbed his hands.

"My child, your little girl has been through thick and thin with you, so she listens to you. You were chosen by Old Nie for Qingqing, and Qingqing thinks you have a good character and good looks, so Qingqing is devoted to you. You don't need to be cunning about either of them."

Zhang Guinian held Meng Yuan's shoulders and said, "But some people don't buy into our romantic talents, no matter how good you are at writing poetry. She is very cold and hard to deal with."

Meng Yuan remained silent.

Zhang Guinian saw Meng Yuan frowning, clearly ready to fight, so he simply encouraged him and said, "It's not easy to deal with women, but for a seasoned lover, it's a piece of cake."

"Uncle Zhang, you think too highly of me."

Meng Yuan knew his own worth. Although he had treasures hidden on his body, he had never shown them to anyone. He truly had treasures that he could not show to anyone.

Moreover, Meng Yuan thought that he was not good at dealing with women, especially at coaxing women.

For example, Jiang, the girl at home, didn't need to be deceived at all, because she was determined to get married. But Nie Qingqing was willing to be coaxed, and she enjoyed it very much.

When encountering someone like Miss Ying San, Meng Yuan could only be bullied and be teased as the immortal poet.

Just as Meng Yuan was thinking about it, he saw Miss Mingyue open her eyes.

Her eyes were dim, as if filled with a hundred emotions, as if she had experienced all kinds of suffering in the world, but she did not look like she had seen through the world.

"What's the matter?" Zhang Guinian hurried forward, and Meng Yuan quickly stood behind Zhang Guinian.

Mingyue sat cross-legged on the stone. She took a deep breath and released her left hand.

The jade in his hand had turned gray-brown and was covered with cracks. It was obvious that the secret treasure of meditation had lost most of its effectiveness, but the thoughts in his heart had not been eliminated.

"The other party is a fourth-grade perfect being, and has other magical powers. I can't hold on any longer." Mingyue's face was heavy, and she pressed the sword across her knees. "I must kill them first, otherwise I will definitely cause chaos..."

"What's the score?" Zhang Guinian asked in a low voice.

"As warriors, we can create our own world even if we have a glimmer of hope," said Mingyue.

When Meng Yuan heard this, he knew that Miss Mingyue was going to use some kind of magical power or secret technique.

By then I'm afraid I'll hurt myself before I hurt the enemy, or even end up using some cruel method that would make heaven and earth live as long as me.

At this moment, Meng Yuan moved forward again.

(End of this chapter)