Sword from the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 51 Is this difficult to practice?
Zhou Yi sensed something was wrong.

He interrupted her, asking, "How did you practice your internal energy cultivation?"

Dugu Feng said, "Naturally, I will focus on cultivating the Ren and Du meridians and refining the eight extraordinary meridians."

"Because the Ren and Du meridians are opened, the generated true qi conforms to the five elements, and the qi apertures have the attributes of the five elements, so the true qi of the Ren and Du meridians will not conflict with them. In this way, it is easier to open up all kinds of ordinary acupoints and cultivate qi apertures."

Do you understand what I mean?

Zhou Yi nodded, then asked, "What about the twelve primary meridians?"

"The Twelve Classics mostly refer to the secret martial arts transmissions of various major schools."

"This martial art can be divided into two types."

"The true qi in the eight extraordinary meridians is balanced and harmonious. After practicing for some time, it can circulate in the twelve regular meridians. Therefore, most martial arts in the twelve regular meridians can be activated by the true qi in the eight extraordinary meridians."

Dugu Feng stared at Zhou Yi: "However, some martial arts have even higher requirements."

"What martial arts?" Zhou Yi listened intently.

"Those are the extraordinary techniques and methods of the major sects, which require the level of innate subtlety."

Dugu Feng's eyes lit up: "At this time, we must focus on practicing a specific orthodox technique in order to reach an extremely high level, in order to meet the requirements of this extraordinary skill."

"When my grandmother was sixty years old, she had achieved great success in her cultivation. She switched from cultivating the eight extraordinary meridians to the twelve regular meridians. That was to integrate the characteristics of various weapons such as whips, swords, knives, sticks, and spears into one, creating the Cloak Staff Technique that could withstand attacks from all directions."

"At this point, he was already a martial arts master."

"However, because the changes were too drastic, practicing multiple of the twelve meridians caused a conflict of the five elements. Even she suffered from qi deviation and internal injuries, which led to her developing asthma."

Zhou Yi was a little confused. "What is the conflict of the five elements?"

Fearing he might not understand, Dugu Feng said, word by word:

"To put it simply, when you practice internal energy cultivation through the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, true energy is generated from the Yongquan acupoint, which belongs to the water element."

"The Heart Sutra belongs to the fire element, which clashes with the water element. If you use the water element of Yongquan (Kidney 1) to practice the Hand Shaoyin Heart Sutra, it will cause a conflict."

"If it is the peaceful true qi in the eight extraordinary meridians, although it is not subtle enough, it does not have this problem."

"If there were innate methods, it would be possible to make up for it."

Zhou Yi snapped out of his reverie and remembered something.

The Heavenly Frost Condensation Technique used by the Wood Taoist is indeed a unique skill, which only trains the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, proving that Little Phoenix was right.

Everyone focuses on cultivating the eight extraordinary meridians to practice pure internal energy, and uses the twelve regular meridians to practice unique skills.

This is the most orthodox way to practice martial arts in the martial arts world.

but,

I can practice like this very smoothly now, without any hindrance.

With the martial arts expert Little Phoenix right in front of him, Zhou Yi quickly asked for clarification when he had any questions:
"What if one were to master all twelve regular meridians and the eight extraordinary meridians?"

The little phoenix chuckled upon hearing his words:
"You really dare to dream big. Not to mention how much time you'll waste, it would be a miracle if you didn't go mad."

She suppressed her smile and said in a deep voice, "Your training method is even more unbelievable."

"Even if you want to learn from those masters and refine your martial arts to a higher level, and master the twelve regular meridians, you should start with the eight extraordinary meridians. How can you start with the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian?"

"My grandmother also spent sixty years accumulating her skills."

"To put it simply, what should you do after you open up your Qi channels?"

"Because it is the spring water vapor, it will be extremely difficult to practice when it encounters a fire-type acupoint, which will cause you to miss out on a lot of martial arts."

Zhou Yi understood, but then began to ponder.

Recalling my journey of training.

"I first practice the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian, then the Hand Taiyin Lung Meridian, followed by the Foot Jueyin Liver Meridian, and finally the Hand Shaoyang Sanjiao Meridian."

The lungs belong to the metal element, and the liver belongs to the wood element.

Metal generates water, and water generates wood; indeed, the two do not conflict with the water of a spring!
Oh no, no wonder he was able to master the Heavenly Frost Condensation Technique of the Wood Daoist; it was because of my Yongquan True Qi?
Practicing his cold-based method is indeed just right.

Am I going to follow the Wood Taoist and switch to cultivating the Complete Nature?

Zhou Yi's brows furrowed, feeling as if his path of training had been suddenly frozen in place, and he fell into deep doubt.

He was weighing whether to abandon his current foundation and start training from the Ren and Du meridians again.
He pondered for a long time.

Suddenly, Zhou Yi noticed something extremely wrong.

At that time, he practiced the Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian from the Xuanzhen Temple by visualizing the mysterious relief in his mind.

Furthermore, it can even miraculously reverse one's vital energy!

Even Master Jiao Wuzi was astonished. How could it be an ordinary method?
A flash of inspiration struck Zhou Yi, and he clapped his hands together.

Now, he not only realized what was wrong, but also understood the things that had been confusing him before!

"The Foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian originates at the Yongquan acupoint, which is the source of water generated by Heaven." "Further up, the second acupoint is the Rangu acupoint."

"However, it is also called 'Ran,' which is the Ying-Huo acupoint. These two acupoints are inherently in conflict between water and fire. But when I first started practicing, with the help of the relief sculpture, my true energy naturally circulated within these two acupoints!"

Therefore, when the spring water enters Ran Valley, water and fire interact, resulting in the unusual phenomenon of real fire within the water and real heat within the earth's core.

'This is the foundation of my inner strength!'

This is precisely the opportunity for the pulse energy to reverse!
That's right, it's Daoist Master!
Seeing Zhou Yi's initially worried expression turn into sudden joy.

"What's wrong with you? Have you gone mad from practicing qi cultivation?"

Dugu Feng comforted her:

"Don't panic, there's still hope for improvement. I'll take you to see my grandmother, and you can try to please her."

"She is currently focusing on the twelve primary meridians, which allows her to prescribe the right remedy for the illness, if..."

She stopped talking mid-sentence.

The young master was watching her, which made the girl blush slightly and feel a little uncomfortable.

Little Phoenix said bluntly, "I only made this suggestion because I saw you were heartbroken and felt sorry for your upright character."

"Besides, I don't have many friends in the martial arts world. You're an interesting person, so I wanted to help you."

Zhou Yi responded with an "oh," as if he hadn't heard her, and took the parchment scroll in his hand to look at the meridian and qi circulation diagram on it.

"By the way, what did you just say was the most difficult part of learning this lightness skill?"

"Naturally, it is difficult to cultivate the Qi aperture."

Dugu Feng said, "My family's Biluo Hongchen practices the Foot Shaoyang Gallbladder Meridian, which has a total of forty-four acupoints. The core acupoints that need to be opened are the Foot Qiaoyin and Xiaxi acupoints."

"The Foot Acupoint is a Jing-metal point, and the Foot Stream is a Ying-water point. Metal generates water, so they are naturally compatible. As long as you follow the family's method, it is much easier to practice than the 'Amazing Clouds Divine Travel' technique, and the progress will be much faster."

She extended her slender, white finger and pointed to the red cinnabar dot on the parchment scroll.

“Look, this is a spring, and this is a valley.”

"Based on these two opposing energy points of water and fire, one can cultivate the Lesser Yin Kidney Meridian. Although it is possible, it requires a very subtle control over true qi, and it is extremely easy to go astray and become possessed by demons."

"My Biluo Hongchen and your lightness skill each have their own strengths, therefore..."

She didn't continue, because she saw Zhou Yi staring intently at the parchment scroll, motionless, like a statue.

The Yongquan and Rangu acupoints, representing water and fire respectively, are essential for cultivating Qi. Only when Qi is released together can one develop the foundation for the "Amazing Clouds and Divine Travel" technique.

Zhou Yi understood this point and even realized why this secret manual appeared in Old Monster Ding's secret lair.

He remained silent for a while, then slowly spoke:
Is it difficult to practice?

Dugu Feng was initially puzzled.

Suddenly, Zhou Yi rolled up the sheepskin scroll and walked straight outside.

"Guest officer!"

When the staff at Caijiangge Inn saw the two hurriedly come out of the private room, they assumed they were going to dine and dash.

Suddenly, something shiny flew towards him, and he caught it without thinking.

Good heavens, gold!

"Wow! What a generous fellow, hero and heroine! Please take care!"

He grinned broadly and loudly bid them farewell.

Below the inn, someone was chanting and calling out, "Sending off our distinguished guest."

Zhou Yi walked faster and faster, and Little Phoenix felt more and more uneasy.

They exited the city through the nearest western gate.

As soon as they reached the outskirts, Zhou Yi immediately used his lightness skill to run!
In the late spring of Shangcai, new greenery spreads across the banks of a tributary of the Ru River. The grass grows tall and the birds fly. Zhou Yi leaps across a large expanse of reeds.

I strode towards the great river!
He took a step and landed on a piece of driftwood in the river.

The weird thing is!

The driftwood, after being subjected to force, absorbed a swirling force and did not sink into the water. Instead, under the vibration of the true energy at the toes, it stirred up ripples in all directions, as if the smooth water surface was sharing the energy!

Following behind, Dugu Feng was astonished for the first time by Zhou Yi's martial arts skills.

No way.
He mastered it!
With a slight push, Zhou Yi soared into the air like a kite, leaping across the river.

He stopped running and sat down with a smile on a patch of lush green grass.
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