Devouring Evil Martial Arts, Eliminating Demons from All Heavens

Chapter 88 Blood River Cart
despair!
Chu Tianshu caught the knife, without hesitation, pulled out the entire knife and looked at it carefully.

The back of this knife is straight, the tip is a sharp angle, and the blade has a slight inner curve.

The entire blade is a dull silver color with many scratches, but you can still feel that the blade is solid and the edge is sharp.

The guard should be made of brass, shiny and glossy. The thin rope wrapped around the handle is old and has become a red and black color. It is so tightly connected with the wooden handle that it is difficult to distinguish between them.

Chu Tianshu tried a fake chop to the side, and it felt very good.

The center of gravity of the knife is just right, so when you swing it, you feel that the power can be fully exerted on the blade, but you don’t feel that the front end of the knife is too heavy, which affects flexibility.

The shape of the Tang sword, which has been tempered through thousands of times, has a ferocious aura that can break armor and kill people when it is touched in the hand.

The Sanqi Divine Sword is a magic weapon after all. In terms of the feel, it is not as exquisite as a pure fighting weapon.

The most important thing about this knife is the spirit within it.

Chu Tianshu turned on the psychic perspective and looked carefully.

The sword spirit had no specific outline. It flowed from the hilt to the tip like a stream of flowing blood, like a gloomy autumn feeling.

But when it reached the tip of the knife and suddenly turned back to the handle.

It was also like a cool breeze suddenly coming in through the window in the second half of the night.

It is full of vitality in melancholy and seems ruthless in the cold.

"This is the Sword Soul..."

Chu Tianshu seemed to be lost in thought.

The temperament of the sword spirit is very similar to that of its master, Cheng Xiazi.

However, people are complex. Even if they have a unique temperament, it is not like growing horns on their heads that others can see at any time.

Most of the time, those extraordinary people give people the impression that they are just ordinary.

But the Sword Soul is different.

Although it originates from humans, it is purer than humans.

It's like extracting the most outstanding parts of a blind man's personality and temperament and leaving them out alone.

Therefore, for those who can observe the sword spirit, the sword spirit is so outstanding from any angle and any time.

But it is precisely because of this purity that the sword spirit cannot survive on its own and must rely on the sword master's cultivation.

If the sword master dies, the sword spirit will be like a tree without roots and will naturally not last long.

"If the relationship between the sword spirit and the sword master is like this."

Chu Tianshu said, "It seems that the sword spirit will not necessarily dissipate after the sword master dies..."

Cheng Xiazi said: "That's right. If there are multiple soldier souls fighting on a battlefield, there will be a strong blood and fighting spirit."

"Even if their masters are dead, there may be lingering soldier souls that have yet to dissipate, absorbing the essence of other soldier souls and the blood and energy of the battlefield, surviving beyond recognition and becoming an evil weapon."

"The Taoist priests and monks call these evil soldiers wild soldier spirits."

"The Wild Soldier Spirit will choose a certain person and show an extraordinary attraction to them, turning them into a puppet to help it kill people and draw blood."

Blind Cheng took a sip of wine.

"This kind of puppet has a name, called a knife-wielding ghost. I've encountered it many times before. Some knife-wielding ghosts can even use the sword moves of the original owner of the evil weapon."

Chu Tianshu hummed.

It turns out there are soldier spirits that survive in this way.

But that wasn't what he meant to say.

What he meant was that if, when the master had just died, the soldier soul could meet someone whose personality, temperament, and physical strength were 90% similar to the original owner.

Then let the second person perform the same blood-refined military technique, perhaps he will be able to match the soldier soul and allow that soldier soul to continue to exist.

However, the probability of this happening is very small indeed.

"I feel like you're in a different mood today, so I might as well just say it straight out."

Chu Tianshu sheathed his sword and returned it to Cheng Xiazi. "I want to learn your blood-refined weapon technique. I can exchange it for money or a clever method of cultivating your energy."

Cheng Xiazi took the knife, a puzzled look on his face: "Why are you learning this? You who learn the art of alchemy, your body's blood and essence are not pure enough to nurture a soldier soul... That's not right!"

He paused here.

"In the temple, I felt that you were using magic, so I just thought you were studying magic."

"Now that I think about it, could it be that you are one of those rare individuals who can master both alchemy and martial arts?"

Chu Tianshu smiled and said, "Yes."

Blind Cheng tutted, "So that's what you're after? My Blood Refining Military Technique is a method passed down to the elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty Army. It's said to be a secret, but in fact, many people have learned it."

"When the Six Kingdoms merged, the Nanzhao army also learned this method. With your skills and medical skills, you can just go into the city, find a high-ranking Nanzhao official, and become his guest for a while, and you can get this thing."

Chu Tianshu also changed to a lazy sitting posture, holding the wine glass and taking a sip lightly.

"I'm too lazy to go."

He said, "Since you are right in front of me, why should I go so far?"

Cheng Xiazi said coldly: "My price is very high. If you insist on buying it from me, it will be ten taels of gold."

Chu Tianshu groaned and asked tentatively, "It'll take a while to save up for this. Can I buy it on credit first?"

Blind Cheng rolled his eyes and gulped down two more bottles of wine.

Chu Tianshu felt bitter for him for drinking so much of this kind of wine at once.

"Then I'll dictate."

After Cheng Xiazi finished two bottles of wine, he closed his eyes and said, "Just listen first. How much you can understand depends on yourself."

Chu Tianshu sat up straight and concentrated.

There are not many people in the lobby now, and even if you are blind, you won’t move.

His voice was low, but his pronunciation was relatively clear, and he did not deliberately read too fast.

This set of skills for cultivating the soldier's soul is called "Blood River Chariot".

Heche is a Taoist term.

The Han Dynasty's Zhouyi Cantongqi said, "The master of the five metals is the river cart in the north."

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, Taoist masters have made many annotations on this, and the derived theories have their own merits, but there is one consensus.

The so-called river cart generally refers to the phenomenon of the transportation of qi and blood in the human body. Blood can be divided into true blood, ordinary blood, and mixed blood.

Mixed blood is as quiet as a stream, while ordinary blood is as surging as a river.

True blood is the most refined and pure. When people first moved qi and blood, they wanted to let the true blood circulate like a cart in the river, opening up the river channel and consolidating the riverbed.

Until the mixed blood and ordinary blood transform into real blood, the human body gradually becomes extraordinary.

There are three gates in the operation of the Heche. The first is the coccyx gate, which is at the end of the spine.

Second, the Jiajiguan, located at the back of the heart, includes an area of ​​the thoracic spine. Third, the Yuzhenguan, located at the back of the head, below the Yuzhen point as doctors call it.

The entry standard for warriors to learn the "Blood Refining Military Technique" is to first build up their strength, coordinate and be flexible in their body, and be able to feel the existence of the tailbone gate.

In "Blood River Cart", there are three carts: sheep cart, deer cart and ox cart, which correspond to the stages of clearing the three levels respectively.

In the first stage, breathe with force and intention. Your breathing should be gentle and meticulous, like a sheep pulling a cart, with small, delicate, gentle, and steady steps. Combine this with kidney massage techniques to replenish your energy.

In the second stage, you should be as smart as a deer, running with huge strides, and visualize your breathing to keep your heart and lungs unobstructed. The sound of your breathing should be like the cry of a deer, light and far-reaching.

The third stage is like a blue ox pulling a cart, bravely and firmly. The blue ox carries the sage out of Hangu Pass. On the ox's horns are hung the five thousand words said by the sage and recorded by Guan Yinzi.

At this stage, it is not just about physical strength, it also requires a person's character and experience.

The ritual of taking blood to smear weapons is different in each stage.

During the sheep cart stage, blood is mainly drawn from the waist and legs using small needles.

During the deer cart stage, blood can be taken from the tips of the ten fingers in turn.

During the Oxcart stage, blood can be drawn from the sides of the neck, earlobes, forehead, and between the eyebrows.

In fact, as long as you can practice in the Sheep Cart Realm for a few more years, you will have the opportunity to cultivate a soldier soul.

For those who can reach the Deer Cart realm, the mutual induction between humans and soldier spirits is already quite clear. The time of drawing blood, the patterns applied, the visualization and breathing in the ritual do not need to be strictly followed in the established form.

As long as you follow the feedback from the soldier soul, it will be the most suitable for your own soldier soul.

As for reaching the ox cart realm, it is even further.

The weapons of that kind of person are displayed outside, and they are powerful and fierce, like the master of metal.

And the vitality of man is within, vast and long-lasting, like the king of the north.

That would truly be the extraordinary state described in Zhouyi Cantongqi.

Chu Tianshu listened to Cheng the Blind's explanation and watched him dip his fingers into the wine, leaving patterns on the table.

The complexity of the "Blood River Cart" technique is far greater than that of the "Golden Toad Tai Chi".

Especially those visualization patterns, the number is no less than the visualization method in "Ghost Gate Witch Doctor Annotation".

However, telekinesis opens up the mind outward, while warriors open up the mind inward.

The function of these patterns in "Blood River Cart" seems to be mainly to help guide the qi and blood in the human body.

But in addition to moving qi and blood and visualizing patterns.

There are many ritual steps in this secret technique.

Chu Tianshu didn’t quite understand the purpose of this part, but it occupied a large part of the text.

Fortunately, when Chu Tianshu reached the stage of dual cultivation of sex and life, he was extremely energetic, and his vision, hearing, and memory abilities naturally became stronger.

Just like when we were in school, some people would compete with each other in memorizing things.

I can recite a text after just reading it once or twice, but I may forget it by the next day.

Chu Tianshu can now recall Cheng Xiazi's lengthy description without missing a word or a picture within at least three or four days.

This amount of time was enough for him to put what he remembered into writing.

"That's all there is to the Blood River Chariot Secret Technique."

After Cheng Xiazi finished speaking, he drank another bottle of wine to quench his thirst.

Chu Tianshu closed his eyes and recalled it, then called out the token screen.

As expected, "Blood River Cart" appeared in the column of martial arts materials.

It can really be considered a martial art!
Chu Tianshu was happy and picked up the bottle, wanting to pour another glass for Cheng Xiazi.

Blind Cheng suddenly stood up, picked up the knife like a blind stick, tapped the ground a few times, and walked towards the guest room.

Lady Wenjing was walking out from behind, having changed into a blue cloth jacket with white flowers.

She smiled brightly, but seeing Cheng Xiazi walking straight ahead with his head down, she couldn't help but ask, "Why did you finish eating so early today?"

"I drank too fast today."

Blind Cheng paused for a moment and said, "Madam Wenjing, your cooking skills are good, but your winemaking skills are really not that good. If you want to do better business in the future, you should hire another winemaker."

Lady Wen Jing's face darkened: "You stinking blind man, go to sleep!"

Blind Cheng shook his head, with a slight smile on his lips, and continued walking.

Madam Wen Jing walked angrily to the opposite side of Chu Tianshu, her cheeks flushed a little more because of her anger, her eyes were really almond-shaped and her cheeks were rosy, more natural than any makeup.

"Mr. Chu, did I provoke him? I even changed into this outfit specially..."

She sat down angrily, then suddenly woke up and said self-deprecatingly, "I really am showing it to a blind man!"

Chu Tianshu poured half a glass of wine and sipped it slowly: "You didn't provoke him, but it seems like I provoke him."

Lady Wen Jing was puzzled: "Huh?"

"He was already a little off today, and after drinking with me, he got even worse. But after talking to you, he felt a little better."

Chu Tianshu smiled and said, "Anyway, he definitely didn't mean to offend you, so just be magnanimous and let it go."

Madam Wen Jing felt a little embarrassed. She picked up the wine glass and took a sip to cover up. Then she remembered that it was the blind man's wine glass and hurriedly stood up and said, "I have something to do in the kitchen. Excuse me."

Chu Tianshu's face was full of smiles.

The proprietress is probably in her twenties and manages a restaurant. She is usually very graceful and elegant.

How can something like meeting a blind man still feel like the beginning of love?

so good.

Chu Tianshu ate his dinner slowly, asked for paper and pen and went into the room.

It was late at night, but he didn't light the lamp. He sat by the window and wrote in the moonlight.

The shadow of the curtain fell on him, his expression was as quiet as an ancient well, and the moonlight covered the corners of his clothes with frost.

Only the hand holding the pen was still moving, as if nothing else mattered to him except the words flowing from the pen.

However, after the first watch, the sound of the night watchman's drumming on the street had just faded away.

Chu Tianshu's ears moved slightly, revealing an expression of "as expected".

He put down the brush, blew the ink dry, tidied the paper, and pressed it onto his bed.

After doing all this, the paper window suddenly lifted up, and his figure flashed and appeared outside the window. He caught the corner of the window with his right hand and slowly closed it.

The next moment, Chu Tianshu's toes were already on the outer wall of the restaurant, looking into the distance.

Twenty feet away, the blind man's figure was moving through the alleys like a civet cat.

He made almost perfect use of the alleys and shadows from the corners of the eaves.

It made him seem like he would suddenly disappear and then reappear in another place.

(End of this chapter)