I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 8: Eight Great Passes of Cultivation, Daxueshan Ginseng Qi Post
Shen Haohao frowned and looked at the young man in front of him who was dressed simply.

The young man had exceptionally handsome features, and his expression and words also revealed a simple and honest manner. He was unlike those domineering noblemen in Xuantianjing.

But this young man is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he has only the Qi transformation level of cultivation. Not to mention comparing with those young masters in the capital, even in this Su Nan Prefecture, I am afraid he can't stand up to the standard.

"But... How did Chen Zhian generate blood energy when he has never practiced cultivation?"

Shen Haohao was a little surprised, and then he heard Chen Zhian's careful questioning, with a sincere tone and no teasing in his eyes, so he patiently replied: "Today's Dayu is not only a flourishing era for literature, but also a flourishing era for spiritual practice.

All the famous scholars in the world practice martial arts and cultivate. The noble families attach equal importance to literature and cultivation. I heard that you have never studied for the imperial examinations, so I thought you had already started to cultivate. How come you don’t even know what Qi transformation is?”

"The so-called Qi transformation is the first of the eight stages of cultivation. It means tempering the body and transforming it into blood Qi. The blood Qi will then feed back into the flesh and blood. The body will then nourish the blood Qi, and then one can enter the second stage, the Qi nourishment stage."

"Nourishing your Qi also nourishes your body. The Qi and blood will spread throughout your limbs and bones. Your skin, flesh, bones, fascia, and internal organs will all benefit from this, becoming stronger and stronger, and eventually you will be able to develop a strength of a thousand pounds."

"I saw that when you were resisting Si Hougui's spirit suppression, blood and energy surged from your body. It seems that you have already transformed into blood and energy... But why don't you know anything about it?"

Chen Zhian listened carefully, silently digesting the words of his neighbor.

"The eight major levels of martial arts... transforming qi, nourishing qi... it seems that these are the first two levels of martial arts practice. The second level, nourishing qi, can cultivate a thousand pounds of strength?"

"It seems that the red ginger grown in Kunlun Lake is really extraordinary. I just drank a cup of ginger tea, and I have already turned into blood without realizing it."

Chen Zhian pondered in his heart, and then he bowed to the sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl in front of him: "Miss Shen, you have cleared my doubts for me. Chen Zhian is very grateful... But I don't know what are the other six of the eight levels of cultivation that Miss Shen mentioned, besides transforming qi and nourishing qi?"

"Zhi'an has lived on this Qihuang Street all his life and has never come into contact with anyone who practices martial arts. I am really curious."

Shen Haohao asked, "Hasn't Uncle Chen told you about this?"

Chen Zhian shook his head.

Shen Haohao frowned, then lowered his brows and sighed like an adult: "It seems that just as Uncle Chu, who came to visit our house yesterday, said, Uncle Chen seems to be really disappointed with the court and the adults in the hall."

"I don't want to have anything to do with Xuan Tianjing anymore."

The person living in Chen Zhian's body is not just a 17 or 18-year-old boy. What happened in the yard today made him realize that his father, who had taught elementary school on Qihuang Street for more than ten years, seemed to have some background.

The purple-robed general who had just left with his father outside the door, and the domineering Si Hougui, both seemed to be coming for his father.

"Since you asked, I'll tell you something casual."

Miss Shen sighed, and seeing Chen Zhian bowing his head in thought, she replied: "For a martial arts practitioner, the path of cultivation is like climbing mountains and crossing ridges. After climbing one mountain, there is another mountain. For a practitioner who sets foot on the martial arts path, it is like climbing a ladder to heaven. It is difficult to climb one mountain after another.

[Transforming Qi] and [Nourishing Qi] are just the beginning. After Nourishing Qi, there are two more realms: [True Essence] and [Spiritual Essence]. They refine the strength and body, transform blood and Qi into True Essence. The True Essence senses the Niwan, nourishes the spirit, and transforms into the divine essence of martial arts. "

"After that, you will reach the realm of [unpolished jade] and [innate], where your physical body and spirit are like unpolished jade, and a breath of true essence enters the innate realm. Once you enter the innate realm, you can communicate with all kinds of energy in the world. Every move, every breath, can increase your physical strength."

“Those who have reached the Xiantian realm are considered truly strong even in a state. A martial arts practitioner at the Xiantian realm, even if he comes to Sunan Prefecture, the prosperous Suwu Prefecture, and goes to the Sunan Prefecture government office, he will easily become the prefect’s guest of honor. If he goes to the army, even if he has no military merit, he will at least be a general. He does not lead troops, but has a sixth-rank military salary. Once he has military merit or shows his military talent, he will immediately become a sixth-rank general!

I said this, do you know how precious the sixth level of martial arts is?"

"True Essence, Divine Essence, Unpolished Jade, Xiantian... If you join the army with Xiantian, you can receive a salary of the sixth rank..."

Chen Zhian was amazed. With his current vision, he really had no idea what realm the two high-flying rangers he had seen before were at.

I don’t know how powerful the innate realm is, but I know... a sixth-rank general is a very high military rank.

Being able to hold such a high position right after entering the army shows how extraordinary his innate realm is.

"Miss Shen, what realm was the third son of the Si family just now?"

Chen Zhian sighed and asked at the same time. He remembered that Si Hougui did not take any action, but his aura alone was enough to make his whole body ache and his breath was as weak as a candle meeting the wind. He couldn't help but feel curious.

Shen Haohao glanced at him and said, "Si Hougui, the third son of the Si family, is not some unlearned official son. He is ranked 347th on the [World Young Tiger Monument], one of the nine lower monuments. He is a true young prodigy. He is only one year older than you, but he is already as unpolished jade without dust, and his spiritual essence is full of supernatural powers! He is a true unpolished jade martial artist who has entered the fifth level of martial arts.

He is not the strongest among the younger generation of the Si family, but he also has considerable prestige.

If it wasn’t for my grandfather and I coming here by chance today, you would have broken a few bricks on your knees if you dared to speak to him like that.”

"The World's Young Tiger Monument? Ranked 347th?" Chen Zhian pondered. Shen Haohao knew that Chen Zhian had no idea, so he took the initiative to explain: "Don't look at this ranking outside the top 300. You must know that the Nine Monuments of Taoism are world-famous treasures that fell from the sky. Only by good fortune can you see them.

The Young Tiger Monument includes countless young masters from the seven great kingdoms, dozens of small kingdoms, all the Xuanmen sects, and academies. There are only a thousand young practitioners in the world whose names can be engraved on the Young Tiger Monument. There are only a hundred people from Dayu on this list, and Dayu has a population of 800 million... Do you know what this means?"

"Does it mean that there are only 346 young people in the world who can surpass him in cultivation?" Chen Zhian swallowed.

Shen Haohao shook his head: "The Tiger Cub Monument does not only look at the cultivation level, but also the age, the cultivation talent, and even the background, inheritance, the cultivation method he practices, and the weapon he holds in his hand.

Because cultivation is all about talent, age, wealth, inheritance, treasures and weapons. Of course, there are more than 300 people in the world who can beat Si Hougui. But considering all these factors, and the huge Si family standing behind Si Hougui, this Third Young Master Si can indeed be called extraordinary. "

Chen Zhian fell silent for a moment.

This Tiger Cub Monument... is quite realistic.

"I just talked about the first six levels of martial arts. As for the two levels after Xiantian, they are Yuque and Yuanhua. I won't go into details..."

Chen Haohao said this and added: "The mystery of these two levels cannot be explained in a few words... In fact, I don't know how profound the people in these two realms are. A Jade Palace master once told me that among the eight realms of cultivation, there are actually only three realms - before the Jade Palace, the Jade Palace, and the Creation. Entering the Jade Palace is considered to be the real climb of the first mountain.

As for the realm of good fortune... I only know that people who can go up and down the monument of good fortune can sometimes even decide the rise and fall of a country. The reason why Daxi suddenly fell apart was because two of the Daxi royal family's good fortune cultivators died inexplicably in the past. The Daxi royal family was no longer able to suppress the three major families, which led to the division of the former overlord who dominated the world into three."

"These are things that are not recorded in books." Chen Zhian finally sorted out the so-called eight major levels of martial arts.

"Transformation of Qi, nourishment of Qi, true essence, divine essence, unpolished jade, innateness, jade palace, creation!"

"I drank a cup of ginger tea yesterday, and today I have eliminated my bloody anger..."

Chen Zhian couldn't help but feel excited. He clenched his fists. He didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but he could even feel the blood flowing in his veins surging a little more.

This world... is really interesting.

Shen Haohao looked at Chen Zhian, whose brows seemed slightly different, and thought of the sister who treated her very well in Xuantianjing. She also thought of Si Hougui's aggressive and condescending attitude towards Chen Zhian just now. She couldn't help feeling a little upset.

So she suddenly said to Chen Zhian: "Wait here."

Before Chen Zhian could answer, Shen Haohao turned around and left the yard. But a moment later, Shen Haohao came back. Her rosy face looked more heroic in Chen Zhian's eyes.

She took out two yellowed books from her sleeves and stuffed them into Chen Zhian's hands.

"I am in a good mood today, so I will give you two introductory secret manuals."

"The Great Snow Mountain Ginseng Qi Post."

"Tiger Fist Revised."

"These two books are... cultivation techniques and martial arts secrets!"

Chen Zhian opened his mouth and looked at Shen Haohao, but Shen Haohao poured cold water on him, saying, "Practicing is not hard labor. It is not enough to just have some strength. Entering the path of practicing is like entering a den of illicit money and a prison. Money, perseverance, talent, and time are all indispensable. I can only give you two books to satisfy your curiosity. You probably won't be able to practice them, so don't thank me."

After she finished speaking, she was about to leave.

Chen Zhian looked at her back and suddenly asked, "Why did Miss Shen give me these two books?"

Shen Haohao didn't answer and walked straight towards the gate.

Chen Zhian did not ask further questions, but just said: "Zhian has remembered the kindness of the two secret books of the young lady, and he will repay her in the future... Now I have no money or power... I can only paint some pictures. Please allow me to paint a portrait of Miss Shen, which is also a small way to express my gratitude."

Shen Haohao waved his hand, walked out of the courtyard, and entered the General Tiebi’s mansion opposite.

Chen Zhi'an's expression did not change. He spread out a piece of Luoshan paper produced by Luoshen Mansion, which he usually was reluctant to use, on the table in the yard, and took out a homemade charcoal pencil. He closed his eyes and thought about the image of Shen Haohao standing under the pear tree, then picked up the pen.

"It's a pity that I don't have any paint, otherwise I wouldn't have to just draw sketches. If I could draw some oil paintings, even though they don't have the grandeur of a painting, the colors would be richer and the faces would be more like them, which should also be able to please women."

He thought to himself.

(End of this chapter)