The First Sword of the Universe

Chapter 45 The Difference Between Internal Force and True Qi
midnight
Xiangyang Lane, the Lin family's ancestral home, is brightly lit and bustling with people.

"Ouch!"

"Ah! Be gentle, my arm is broken!"

"Someone help me up, my legs are so weak!"

"Chief Escort Lin is here? Chief Escort Lin is finally here!"

Some were screaming in pain, some were supporting each other, and everyone's faces were filled with panic. It was not until the arrival of Lin Zhennan and his wife that the guards calmed down.

Lin Zhennan and his wife checked the injuries of several people and found that they were not serious. They comforted them and then asked about what happened here.

Listening to everyone's chattering, Lin Zhennan's face became extremely serious. When he heard the news that the family secret book of "Bixie Sword Manual" had been stolen by an outsider, his face began to turn ugly.

When he heard the man who stole the Exorcist Sword Manual speak wildly, saying that the Exorcist Sword Skill he learned lacked many essential secrets and its power had become extremely ordinary, he frowned deeply.
When he heard that two of them were masked men in black, and turned out to be disciples of Yu Canghai from the Qingcheng Sect, his expression changed several times and turned ashen!
After listening to everyone's stories, Lin Zhennan arranged for his wife to stay and continue to comfort everyone, while he asked someone to bring the key, opened the copper lock on the Buddhist hall door, and walked in.

His eyes moved around the bright lanterns, then fell on the broken tiles on the ground. He paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up and saw a big hole in the roof above his head. A look of surprise and pain flashed in his eyes, and he muttered to himself: "No, it's impossible. How could an outsider know the secrets of the Buddhist temple?"

At this time, Madam Wang came in and saw that her husband looked unhappy. She looked around the Buddhist hall and then asked, "Husband, is it true that the Sword Manual of Exorcism left by our grandfather is lost?"

Lin Zhennan calmed down his emotions and sighed bitterly: "I don't know if my grandfather left the secret manual of the Sword of Exorcism here, but looking at the current situation, something must have been stolen by those people!"

Madam Wang frowned and asked in confusion, "Among the three people who came to steal, two were from the Qingcheng Sect. What do you think about this, my husband?"

Lin Zhennan shook his head and said, "I don't know why the people from Qingcheng Sect would come to covet my Lin family's Sword Manual of Exorcism!"

Thinking of the reputation of Yu Canghai, the leader of the Qingcheng Sect, the two looked at each other with heavy expressions.

the other side.
The two masked men in black who left first leaped along the roof tiles and soon arrived near an inn.

They returned to their inn room through the window, closed the window, lit the lights, and tore off the black scarves covering their faces, revealing two young faces covered with swollen red marks.

"Hiss! Who is that bastard with the stick? He hit me so hard!"

"No matter who he is, when we return to the mountain gate, we will tell Master what happened here, and Master will take care of it for us!"

"Brother Yu, is the cassock in that person's hand really the Sword Manual of Exorcism?"

"I heard that Lin Yuantu was once a monk, but later returned to secular life and founded the Fuwei Escort Agency. That Buddhist temple and that cassock... I guess they are really related to Lin Yuantu's Sword Manual of Exorcism!"

"That's such a pity! If only we could find it in advance, then we can bring the Sword Manual of Exorcism back to the mountain gate. Master will definitely be very happy!"

"Stop talking nonsense now. Let's go back to Sichuan tomorrow morning. That person dared to say that he wanted to visit our Qingcheng Sect. We will report this to our master and make sure that arrogant person will never come back."

"Brother Yu is right. Ouch!" In another inn,
Xu Xingchen returned to the room, closed the window, lit the oil lamp, threw the wooden stick into the corner of the door, took off the mask on his face, and placed it on the table together with the red robes.

He took off his nightgown, changed into casual clothes, sat down leisurely at the table, picked up the teapot, and poured out a cup of herbal tea.

He drank a cup of tea slowly and waited until he calmed down before spreading his red robe on the table.

"If you want to practice magic, castrate yourself with a knife, haha!"

Looking at the eight familiar characters at the beginning again, Xu Xingchen couldn't help but chuckle. He moved his gaze back, but unfortunately, he didn't see the eight words "If you don't castrate yourself, you can still succeed".

The following text is an introduction to the methods of practicing qigong and regulating one's energy, interspersed with many warnings and explanations.

It mentions the great harm that can be caused by practicing this skill without castration, and also mentions the amazing benefits that can be obtained after successful practice.

Xu Xingchen read it carefully, not missing a single word. Whenever his internal energy circulated along the above techniques unconsciously, a strong and hot air generated in his lower abdomen always made him sober up.

When his inner strength returns to normal, he will start to study carefully again.
Time passed quietly, and some light came in from the window. He barely managed to roughly read through the text and graphics above.

If you just practice according to the above content, reading it once is enough.

But Xu Xingchen's purpose is not this. Reading it through once is far from enough!
He put away his robes, returned to his bed and sat in meditation for an hour.

After opening his eyes, he went out and downstairs, ate and drank in the lobby, then returned to the room, continued to unfold the robe, and studied the words and pictures on it.

After three days and three nights, Xu Xingchen slowly closed his robes, returned to his bed dazed, and fell into a deep sleep.

He slept until dawn, yawned comfortably, and went downstairs to eat!
After eating and drinking, he returned to the room and unfolded the cassock to take a look. He had memorized the contents on it by heart. He knew how to practice the skills and what the taboos were.

Xu Xingchen withdrew his gaze, picked up the teacup, and sipped the tea gently. He was full of thoughts and felt quite excited.

"My guess is correct. Internal force is internal force, and true qi is true qi. Although the two overlap, they cannot be confused."

"According to Taoist classics, there are three kinds of power in the human body: essence, qi, and spirit. The three are mixed into one, but they are also distinct from each other."

"Among them, essence is closely related to the human body and originates from the lower dantian in the lower abdomen. The Huashan Heart Method passes through the twelve meridians, gathers the essence of the body, and finally transforms it into internal force in the lower dantian."

"Internal force is the aggregated transformation of the essence of the body. Whenever it is used, it can improve the strength, endurance, speed, reaction and other physical qualities of the human body, making people stronger. Add to that the martial arts moves of various schools and the use of different weapons, and the power that can be exerted is often amazing."

"In the martial arts world, more than 90% of people who practice internal skills are basically practicing the original power of 'internal force'"

"True Qi is different from internal force. It is related to the five Qi in the human chest!"

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